Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS,

.bout the most disorderly person that an
af6cer has to deal with. Much Of the drunk
a,oess and disorder mentioned in the re-
norts of police officers is among negroes of
this sort; and it is fact clearly proved by
every day observation, that the free negroes
N this City are growing rapidly to be mas
tors of the streets Some are professional
rsmblers; others are rOwdies of lower or
Ter: some are thieves of the most skillful
sort; others, worthless vsgabonds, who are
few days out of the workEouse, and few in
iced, comparatively, are worthy of conf
leDce.
What IS the reason of this The security
Of free negro In " ashington is seldom for
teited, no matter what acts he may commit
By an act of the Cooperation, approved De-
cember 10th, 1850, it is provided that free
negroes coming into this city shall give Sc
curity in the sum of fifty dollars for their
good and orderly conduct, and that the per-
son named in the bond {" does not become
:hargeable to or commit any offence against
the laws Of this Corporation, or against the
laws of the United States" This bond is
TO be given annually, and it has been en-
forced Sc seldom, that it is looked upon as a
mere matter of FORM" and we have heard
Of PERSONS specializing in bonds of this sort.
The act approved January 18th, 1851, re-
luireS the Mayor {" to cause suit to be in
stituted against the bond Of any and all free
negroes violating any Of the ordinances of
this Corporation" 1t is to be hoped that
request of this sort, Of the present Mayor,
will be unnecessary, and that every bond
will be enforced. We know that we tread
upon the corns of some who are said to be
good citizens, but we do not care for that
they should be careful in bonding for ne
groes, that they do not fill our city with
negro thieves and paupers.
D0nnef'is letting Monkeys With this af
terneOR and night closes this truly extra
ordinary Exhibition. The performances of
the trained animals invariably exceed the
expectations of the most sanguine, patient
training having brought them to such per-
fiction as to throw many of our bibed per-
formers in the shade. Herr Won Spingalen,
the rotary wonder, must be seen to convey
any just idea of his feats-a truthful des-
criptiOn would appear the height Of exagge-
ration; we therefore decline the task. The
Mechanical Disselving Views are artistic
and extremely beautiful, and are alone
worth double the admission fee. We would
strongly urge parents and guardians not to
neg lect this opportunity of affording their
Young charges one of the greatest juvenile
treats of tue age.-Inteliigencer.
4vivals.-A Buffalo and an Elk from the
Rocky Mountains, and pair of splendid
horses from Kentucky, passed through our
streets this morning. They are the prop
erty Of Clark Mills, esq, and are no doubt
intended to be used as the models of some
future work by our talented fellow citizen.
We also noticed the arrival of a very
handsome and large omnibus, intended, we
earn, for the Washington and Alexandria
Seatboat Company. 1t is good piece of
Workmanship no doubt, but we had much
Father ride in one built by Washington me-
caanics.
-larkst.-The market was very well sup
pied this morning. Provisions were of ex
eelent quality, and prices high enough to
Justify a strike for wages among all classes
Of workingmen.
~ Read the advertisement headed
1000 gifts for the people, and if you
Would take q chance for the Panorama,
Piano, Gold Watches, SC, call E. A. Ryther,
or ?. Tultavull, and who will furnish the
tickets.
No Go.-Two chaps were arrested this
morning on suspicion of passing counterfeit
money. They were carried to the dealer
VINO mad taken the money, but he was sat
mol