Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-04
THINGS I'm PHILADELpHIA.

Progress of the Moral War-Mayoy Con
rat and tie Disorderly Housss-Another
Descsnt-IHe Weather-Monster Concerts
The Foil II ade, DC.
90 81 -1- ~ PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8, 1854.
His worship, Mayor Conrad, is using the
most stringent measures for the suppression of
disorderly houses; and his efforts, in this par
ticular, meet with the hearty approval of the
moral portion of the community. His last
cleansing, which took place on Friday night,
was in tho, infected district in tho neighbour
hood of the Walnut street theatre. Lieutenant
Blackburne was the officer selected. to make
tho sweep He selected about thirty off,
Gers, and about half-past IL o'clock, made q
descent simultaneously upon houses Nos. |, 3,
and 5, Osborne's Court, and Nos. 4, 8, 8, 3. 5.
and "a Duponceau street, being nine bawdy
houses IN all. In the spsce of about ten min
utes, the party of officers arrested no loss th an
sixteen men and thirty-eight females, who
we're all safely lodged In the Adelphia street
Station House .5-H m
Several Of the women appeared to be married
women, or at least, women who ought to be
married, The ages of the females varied from
10 to 40. The men were generally of very
genteel appearance. They included q western
merchant and Market street clerk, who had
evidently set out to show the merchant =" the
elephant" The merchant has no doubt been
very much grati6ed by the exhibition of the
animal, tusks, proboscis, and all, complete
Among the party were also two Jerseymen.
whose wagons are row standing in Market
street, waiting for their owners. While their
customers are waiting for them, they are Will
ing away their time in tho delectable com.
pany of tie Marshal and the Mayor. There
we're, also. one gentleman of worldwide repu.
ltahon as circus performer, two theatrical
gentlemen, one professional man, one police
officer from the 9Th Ward, and 1 number of
the fancy, with handsome meustacbes. blus
coats with metal buttons, and massive gold
chains. The ages Of the males varied from
20 to So
One we'll dressed gentleman contriYed to
escape from the station house by representing
that ne had not been in the house, but had
mixed with the crowd, and been ARRESTED in
mistake. He said he would be ruined, if he
was found among such party. Under this
representation he cUntrived to get away
Quito a number of the .sfancy'' were around
at the Station house, this morning. erdeayor-
ing to get an opportunity to speak to their
ladies, but they were kept at respectable dis.
lance. Some of the landiadies have frequent.
~ been arrested, and they must be considered
among the. very worst Of the women In the
city. 1t was melancholy, indeed. to behold
some Of the young girls, adorned by nature
With much beauty Of person, reduced to this
degraded mode of life. A few of them seemed
TO feel keenly their miserable situation; but
most were evidently TOO brason to blush at
re-. mr.
The weather has again become excessively
md Ypa cSph civ Ga. -
forts Of Cape May.
Parkinson has made hit with his monster
concerts. A general wish is expressed for
their continuance.
The fall trade has fairly set in, but with
only so'soish prospects. ~.