Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-11
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the Star of Wednesday last, an article in rela-
non 70 light that occurred on the corner of
I'm and streets, Of the same day, between
Two persons residing in the same neighbor.
nood, naming the cause that led to the coils
SION, .. that No had sold No house,
ana that No. had rented it to improper per-
sons
In order that the public may become moro
properly acquainted with the circumstance,
being that there is considerable feeling mani
tested, we ask the favor of a space in the STIR,
In order to place the matter In its true light.
AS referred to- No. sold to No a house
ana lot on Twelfth street, between G and d
streets No. 2, after purchasing, moved his
family into IL. A short time after he rented
another house and moved out and rented his
mouse, and this tenant rented the same after.
wards to woman Of ill-fsme. No. having
property nearly adjoining considered this foul
play In the purchaser, and as injurious to his
property l" hence the misunderstanding and
fight" No now offers the pretext that the
person who rented had right to rent to who
ever he pleased No. 2, however, must GER
tainly know that such a construction Of law
cannot be sustained moreover, being an off,
Ger, "a constable and police officer of the corpc.
ration" he should certainly be in possession
OF suficiency of law to know that persons
renting property to be used for prostitution,
the renter and sub-renter, are both amsnable
and liable for prosecution.
But what duplicates No. 2 in this provoking
circumstance is, that he was thoroughly ac
quainted with the parties that he rented to
ne knew that this same woman kept a house
OF Ill fame in the same neighborhood for a
considerable time, and at one time was ipdct-
ed before the Grand Jury When officers of
the corporation become SO corrupted as 10 be
used as instruments for persons who disregard
law and who live by the earnings Of crime, it
should be made known to the proper authority,
who holds the power to remedy the evil
- A CITIZEN.
SOUTHERN TRAVEL The Interruptions 10
travel South are not yet conqu cred, though
the companies are making all possible exer.
tions to that end The Powhatan is able to
make her daily trips to Aqua Creek, though
she gets some hard knocks in the service The
mails by the Orange and Alexandria railroad
are conveyed from this city by small steam
tug The crossing at the break in the Long
Bridge is made in small boats.
BEARS ABOUT The Woodstock Tenth Le-
gion says: "Within the last few DAYS, two
large bears have been seen in this neighbor
hood. The deep snow and CONSEQUENT scarcity
OF provender, no doubt, induced Bruin to alb
oicate his home in the mountain solitsdes for
the more populous regions in the valley -
We learn that more bears, or the same old
uns, have been seen lately in Montgomery,
near Colesville, Maryland.
REMEMBER The FAIR in Schueider's Build
ing. A young friend of ours, who has yisitsd
u, is most enthusiastic in his praises of tie
entire arrangements, including the array of
pretty girls, at whom visitors are permitted tn
take respectful look, provid ed they purchase
handsomely at the tables Our friend declares
MS intention to go every night, ii the fair
should continue, till he gets gray headed.
The RUsH.-The city is ove1howipg with
visitors just now; nearly all the principal 10.
tells are full, and last night gentlemen were
oonged to walk about in search Of comfort
able lodgings.
HE PLACE TO MAKE Coon INVESTMENT
Is at Philbrick's. He will give you more
BOOKS LOT tue same money than can be OBJ.
tanned elsewhere, besides giving Won presents
of more value, in many cases, than the amount
of the books.
MYSTERIOUS AND STARTLING DEVELOP.
hENrs For a few weeks past portion of our
cilzens residing in the First Ward have been
Kept In state Of painful wakefulness and sus.
penss, by series Of oft-repeated sounds igsu.
ing Tom the residence of one Of cur most dis.
tlnguished official dignitaries, and who. by
the by, has bevy Of young and beautiful
daughters and nieces residing with him At
late hour Of the night shouts of immoderate
Laughter would be heard, succeeded almost
immediately by pathetic and touching excls-
nations OF tenderness. The curiosity of the
people residing in that neighborhood wa,
aroused to its highest pitch-indeed. the whole
community was cOnvulsed With unprecedented
excitement; ard at last a crowd surroutded
the house from which these mysterious and
extraordinary expressions proceeded A com.
mittee was appointed TO wait upon the head
OF the establishment and demand Of him, in
unhistaS aole terms, the cause Of these strange
noises, the clue to which they were trying 10
obtain.
"Ha ha.. ha !.!'' roared the old gentle.
man; "go home, gooi folks, AMI nurse your
baoles The loud laughing AMI exclama-
tons which you have heard proceeding from
my domicil for the last few nights, comes from
my daughters, who, instead Of retiring al a
reasonable hour, like other peop!e. they sit un
All night preparing their Valentines to send
on on the morning Of the l4:h. which ruoyes
them at times to mirth, at other times 10 sad.
ness They cannot help giving vent to the
pent-up feelings of their peculiar organ:ze-
tions; therefore 1 trust you will not ALLOW
yourselves TO be annoyed any longer by them
But a. the same time, L must be candid with
you, and say, that am afraid SO long as Cupid
allows that fellow Shillington, to dispense his
beautiful sentimental and cOmical alen,inss
at the 'Odeon Building corner Four md,
half street and Pennsylvania avenue. so long
will you have cause to complain. l advise
you all to go home and go to bed. Good night,
gentlemen"
WATCH RETURNS John Jameson, asleep
In The street; dismissed Several dodgers were
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