Washington sentinel., 1854-06-24
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Protection Of Property-City Railroad.
Two bills were yesterday reported in the House
Of Representatives interesting TO our citizens
The first TO prevent mischief, and to protect pro-
perty. II visits with fine and imprisonment in the
county Jail all persons who wilfully damage or
destroy property Of all kinds whatever, whether
enclosed or not, and inbibits cunning on private
grounds without the consent of the owners
thereof The levy court is empowered and di-
rected 10 prevent within its jurisdiction the sale
of spirituous liquors on Sunday, and the circuit
court is prohibited from granting licences. for that
purpose beyond the limits Of Washington. A
person violating the law, to pay on conviction,
twenty dollars, and 10 be imprisoned in the county
jail for sixty days.
The other bill is to incorporate the Washington
and Georgetown railroad company. Messrs. John
L. Towers Nicholas Callan, Robert Ould, Will
liam M'Kenney Osborn, and John c. Rives are
appointed commissioners TO receive subscriptions
to the capital stock, which is not 10 exceed
$500,000. The company are authorized TO con-
sruct double track Of railroad for the con-
veyance Of passengers between the navy yard
and Georgetown, and TO enjoy the exclusive privi-
lege of running their cars through certain avenues
and streets, and are likewise invested with the
power TO make lateral branch to the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. station.
DEAFNESS of Provisions.-A writer in the
National Infelzgencer suggests, as a remedy, in
part, for this great pecuniary evil, that all the
market places in the city be opened every day in
the week, except Sunday This, he says would
have tendency TO bring in people from the coun.
try with their "fresh eggs" which are now col
ected by spectators and kept for high price, or
until they are stale. The time has passed, in his
opinion, when tri-weekly market will answer
the wants Of this city, with its foryfve thousand
inhabitants. "The crowds are so great at market
that people have to elbow way through, and,
besides the Inconvenience, the rush during market
hours, is one cause ofthe high prices, the same
articles sell at lower price as the day advances.
This proves that it is not the scarcity Of the arli-
cle but some artificial cause, that makes the exor-
bitant price,"
We are sure there is another cause for the
dearness Of provisions, namely: the habitual vio-
lation of the law against forestaling by the huck
sters, who not only set and maintain the high
prices, but monopolize the larger portion Of garden
products. The market-masters are almost if not
quite, useless officers, so far as that law is con-
cerned.
Warlikc.-During the present week there
have been numerous fights, batteries, and as
saults in different parts Of Washington as if Bel.
Iona herself were in the city to "gender strifesn
and 10 stimulate violation of the municipal laws
for the preservation Of order.
The particulars ofthe fstcufs, the stone throw.
ing, and the head-cracking, would not, we pre-
sumo, be edifyng to our readers.
Some Of the combatants have been arrested,
and held to bail for their appearance at court.
Heretofore, excessive lenency has been ex-
tended towards such rioters, but the tender hand
ling of them by the judicial authorities has proved
but little more eficacious than the grass thrown
by the farmer at the boy in his apple tree.
The excessive heat Of the weather, one would
have supposed, was unfavorable for belicose dis
plays: but it appears that the temperature, instead
of enervating the bodies of those disposed to be
dsorderly, irrita,ed them to the fighting point,
with the aid, in some instances, ofspiritous drinks
and lager beer.
Pleasurc-Seeking.-The season for steam
boat excursions and pcnics has fairly commenced,
and numerous are the participants in such diver
sions. A day given occasionally TO such innocent
pleasures cannot fail TO be promotive of much
good both TO the body and mind and business
men especially should, now and then, forsake their
offices and shops for the river or the country. Not
only would they find their physical but social con-
dhion improved, and thus be better prepared for
the active concerns Of life.
Mr.. Josiah Holbrook, well known in this city,
and who was engaged in educational pursuits.
and whose great object was TO simplify science to
the capacity Of youthful minds and interest them
in its prosecution by practical and pleasant expert
mcnts and modes of study, was recently drowned
in Virginia his body having been found in Black
Water creek, as we learn from the Lynchburg
Trginian. II is supposed that he met his death
by falling down a cliff while searching for geoogi.
cal specimens.
The President of the United States, accom-
panied by Mrs. Pierce and Mrs Smith, of New
Hampshire her relative, together with the secre.
tary of the Navy, General Cass, and Sydney
Webster, esq, the Presidents private secretary,
left the city yesterday morning on brief visit to
Old Point ,he party to return next week.