Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-04

SEC. 2. That the limitations, restrictions,
regulations, ard recommendations set forth and
required in the FIRST section Of this sct shall
apply tn, and be required previous to the is
sue of any License under the act, entitled San
set regulating the sale of spirituous or intox-
icsting liquors." approved June Sd, 1858.
20 Ssc. 8 That hereafter the person or persons
applying for q license under the act, entitled
IAN act to license, tax, and regulate taverns
aud ordinances" approved june Sd, 1854, shall
first deposit to tho credit of the general fund
the sum or sums following, viz:
&. For license to keep . tavern in whichther
are fifty rooms or more, in which guests or
boarders may be accommodated, two hundred
dollars. o.,.,-|
For license to keep tavern in which there
are LEES thsnforty and moro than twenty rooms.
in which guests or bosrders may be sccommo-
dated one hundred and hfty dollars
Il For 8 license to kesp any other tavern or
ordinary, ore hundred dollars, the number of
room, t. be ascertained, and communicated to
the Register by tho Commissioner of the ward
or wards in which euch tavern or ordinary may
be located.
sEc. 4. That hereafter the person or persons
applying for license under the act entitled
IAN act regulating the sale of spirituous and
Intoxicating liquors" approved June Sd, 1858,
shall FIRST deposit TO the credit Of the general
fund theesnm of one hundred dollars.
SEQ. 5. That from and after the first Monday
Of November, eighteen hundred and ifty-four,
the Mayor shall not grant or issue license to
any wholesale or retail dealer or dealers in
goods, wares and merchandise, including
spirituous or intoxicating liquors, for less
Sum than fifty dollars, duly deposited accord.
ing to law, and from and after the first Mon
day in November, 1854, the license to any
Wholesale or retail dealer or dealers in goods,
wares, and merchandise, including spirituous
liquor, shsll be increased twenty per cent
Absye the present clause, and that so much of
the third section Of the act, entitled IAN act
to license, tax, and regulate Wholesale and re-
tail dealers," approved October 3lst, 1913, az
fs inconsisten. with the provisions of this see
ton be and it is hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. That all act or parts Of acte, incon.
sistent with the provision Of this act, be and
they are hereby repealed.
DAILY MARkErs.-Iti is really to be hoped
that the Washington Councils will authorize all
the markets of the city TO be open cd daily, as
a sanatory measure. This current month of
September bids fair to be the hottsst of the
season, and it may be, to be redole Mt with
bilious fever, our city having been r,sn,arka-
bly, healthy thtou2 hout the whole of the past
hummer. Vegetables sold in our maj kets are
usually gathered on the morning Of the day
before or on the day before that, the time de-
pending wholly on the distance from market
at which they may have been grown. At this
season, and more especially underline effeot of
such . drought, in twenty -four hou 70 after
they are gathered the work Of .decon position
commences upon them. The result is-thst
with every other day markets, at lesist nine
tenths Of all the vegetables sold in tn Wash.
ington markets contain the germ q bilious
fever for those consuming them. 40 ...sr. s
Prices OF provisions are enormously high
hero, the consumer generally paying from
nifty to one hundred per cent more than the
grower gets for them. This is remedial though
not By the means essayed not Iorrg since BY
our city councils They propose to make it
penal for the middle men to buy OF the pro-
dncers, except in certain fixed hours. Nothing
is easier than the evasion Of this re- gulation,
~ will be found in the end. We Pre- lict that
herewith NOT be ten convictions in q II under
1t The proper remedy is to iesatiss daily
nrarkets so that the trip of tie producl,r to the
city, it he remains to attend the open market,
need only to be very few hours longer than
If he sold his truck to . hucksar The
proposed reform accompanied by rel ulations
designed and really calculated to insu re to the
farmers fair chance for the exhibi ton and
sale Of their produce in their own AMOS in the
Washington market, win remedy ell he evils
growing out Of forestalling combinations. Let
iGbe tried.
The CAMP MEETING AT ScAeGs's W1oDs.-
There was an immense attendance Of colonel
people, as well as Q large number of whites,
at the camp meeting yesterday. hey left
town in all sorts Of ways from ehankHs mare
TO six borse omniOusee; some the wagons
with two horses being overloaded with as
vehicles filled to replstion Several went ON
horseback. and among them some rode double
and oas. poor animal made his way through
the dust With three persons on his baek The
persons engaged in this mode of workiu horse
fesh, did not appear to be among those who
were attending the camp for religious exsr-
cfses. We visited the grounds in the after.
noon, and heard portion of q really elc q usnt
sermon, delivered by Rev. Mr.. Clayton, Of
New York. The hymns were sung by regn.
lar choir, followed BY such persons as chcyed
TO join in, and all was conducted most decor
ously. There wero SONG fifty tents, in one or
the other Of which "soDgs Of praise" and
glory were continually making the old wood.
rescued with, their echoing voices. Through
clouds of dust and numerous vehicles, We
made our way home again, leaving the parti-
cipants parsakDg Of their suppers, or getting
ready for further exercises which were to DOM.
menre at o'clock. -..t D..
niA-' 4hAF WO VTHdRS Def.
Through the action of the Mayor and Com
missioner, tho contractor has had bridge
thrown across the sewer at 9th street. on the
south side of Pennsylvanis avenue, at thsspot
where spersoD ws.siDjured on Thursday night,
making the crossing Low quite secure. This
should hsye been done at fist, We observe,
however, that new sewer is left open nightly
ut the north east corner Of D and 9th streets.
and 30 exposed that it is singular some person
has not pitched into it, 1t is not very dcep,
but is still Of sufficient depth to severely in
jure any one falling therein But still deep
er one exists little further up D street, be-
tween s;h aud 9th, which has not sufficient
protection. They all should have lights, both
as regards the safety of pedestrians as we'll Is
those using vehicles and horees. A few heavy
lines might do some good. I'd .-7sf't
.kr-. II q
BARNUN's GRAND ExAIBIrIos IN WIsaIxs.1
Ies.7On Wednesday next. the celebrated mu.
SCUM and Denagerie Of the more celebrated
P. T. Barnum will be opened in this city. II
Is the greatest exhibition of the kind in the
world ; and ~ it 10 only to remain here one
6ay, all that can should avail Of the oppor.
tunity 10 behold it,, There will DO three exhi.
billions during the day, however, aaordins all