Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-18
L 0CA L A FAIRS.

rOnV, or Dreacn OF the peace.
4 member of Congress may violate any
If the laws of our Corporation, and 90
free. He may lie drunk in the streets as
long as he pleases. lie may be as disor-
derlv as it suits him: curse, swear. and
use the most indecent language, and never
do an hours work at the Farm on ac-
count of it. Our citizens have frequently
had occasion to condemn the acts of
members Of Congress, who have made
themselves as perfect nlisances as it is
possible for civilized men to be.
We do not wish to be understood as
Wishing to deprive the National Lcgista-
tors of any reasonable privileges but we
DO think that insulting females in the
street, making use of indecent language,
pubiicly; quertering prostitutes in res
potable neighborhoods, are privileges to
which ga member" should have no more
right than the hurblest citizen.
We have no Uratten laws to reach such
gsntlemen; but we have seen the unwrit-
ten laws severely inforced on several &C.
casions when members of Congress were
severely thrashed for using insulting lam
guage to ladies. 1t is to be hoped that
we shall have at the next session of Con.
gress, members who will respect their
positions and behave with deeency.
Target Firing.-The Infantry, Capt.
Tate, after marching through the prin-
cipal streets on yesterday, proceeded to a
field over the Eastern Branch bridge, for
the purpose of target-firing: the result
ofwhich was that the judges, L" after care
full consideration, awarded the first choice
ofprizes to Augustus Glasgow, and he
selected the Bible, an eleeantly-printed
and bound volume, presented by Joe
Shillington, a staunch friend of the COM
pany, who had proftered any book they
might designate;) the second to R. Dove,
who took the cup, manufactured by Gait
& Brother; and the third, silver port
monnaie, to E. B. Davall. The leather
medal fell to d. West. The prizes were
Severally delivered to the respective win
ners by Mr.. F. McNerhany, who dis
charged the duty in manner highly cred
table to himself and to the qualification
Of the company.
Sreefs.-If our streets are kept clean,
and the filth that accumula+es in the gut
tiers removed daily we shall had little fear
ola Z" sic'ly summer" though at present
there is every reason to believe it Will be
q very warm one.
The Ward Commissioners, we have no
doubt, will attend to their duties with
proper energy. But house-keepcrs have
a duty to perform that will, if attended
TO, tend as much to preserve health in the
citv as the labOrs Of the Board of Health
AMI Commissioners combincd-i. e. the
cleaning Of their own premises. Let it
be attended to and all viii be we'll
Oraace Rnilroqd-The question of sub
hitting to the voters proposition to APP
pronriate six hundred thousand dollars
TO aid in extending the Orange and Alex
andria Railroad to Lynchburg, with a
branch to this city, was settled by the
Board Of Aldermen last Monday evening !:
the consideration of the resolution from
the Common Council was postponed in
definitely.
Excursion to Philadelphia-Mr. Per-
ham. the proprietor Of the Panorama
lchan"eS for which are to be distributed
IN Gift Tic'lets,0 has made arrange
ments for pleasure trip from this city
to Phila lelphia, leaving on Tuesday and
Wednesday, the 9th and 25th instant.
and returning on the ensuing Friday and
Saturday. Tickets for the round trip,
SIX dollars.
TIE Gardner Case.-The Circuit Court
having adjourned for few days, the
Criminal Court is again in possession of
the room.
This morning the District Attorney
was continuing his address to the jury,
which commences yesterday. At eleven
o'clock the crowd in the Courtroom was
not very large.
Workingmen's Cmdidates.-At a meet
ing of number of the Workingmen held
IN the saloon of Temperance Hall, last
night, the nominations of Joint commit
tee appointed on the part cf the Washing
ton Workingmen' Association, Nos. l