Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-06

iAPio progress has been made by contractors in
All sections Of the city. slt| 4@h ~
In the First and Second Wards, most of the
heavy work has been completed The improve.
rnentof G and Twentieth streets Is proceeding
with dispatch. The work Of cleaning alleys and
cutters In those two wa,ds, constituting the dis.
suspended, the appropriation for this purpose
having been exhausted
In the Third and Fourth Wards, the district Of
commissioner Owens, great amount of work
gress. .Hs'rf N -
All the work ordered in the Fifth and sixth
WARDS, the district Of Commissioner Coster, has
been completed
In the Seventh Ward, Commissioner E.nev
the contractors have done large amount of work.
adding materially to the value of property I'm thai
rapidiy improving and growing Ward. The
ment OF n street south, which Is regarded az one
OF the most important works began this .e,son
out II cannot possibly be completed this winter
A SCHOOL OF CRInr-Ed;t., of the Sta,
know you are not aware, or we should have hoard
from you ere this that youths, from 10 to 20 wears
OF age, congrrgate nightly at a certain ten.pin
alley In the Second Wa'd, where they strip (some
OF them) TO their pants aud linen, and ROLL drink
smoke, chew and blaspheme, early and late
There was quite run on this establishment on
saturday night. They (the' boys) were Just get.
ting under way when the fre broke out i'm the
First Ward, between II and ] o'clock There
was one "a trump Of the party quite nushdidnr
Ike to bet less than upon a single bali One
OF the prOpretors Of this (school of
youthful depravity) takes great pleasure in in
strncting his boy patrons in his art. This pro-
lessor OF ten pins takes conside, able pains in
" teaching The young idea" how to roll
NV object In troubling you with these few lines
Is to call your attention to this nuisance bopino
you will notice said establishment in your vain,
able and useful paper; so that, should there b a
law against the keepers Of such houses the atten-
ton Of the officers whose business il is NAV I've
called to II, that they may do their duty in the
premises, and save, IL il is not too late some of
those boys from ruin.
Respectfully, &c, SuRscp,prp
r You will do an act Of Kindness to many
parent, especially the widow, who, II NAV be. is
sitting up waiting for her boy, by noticing this
and kindred establishments
Washington, Feb. 2, 1853.
Mr. EDiroR:-win you do me the justice to
contradict the statement that appeared in your
issue of the 4th son the New Code,v
] am reported to have said, oone act, provides
that the martial may retain in his possission any
money collected bv him. quoted the fowlow-
ing rom chapter, 8, New Code. as an objections,
'the martial or his deputies In holding on to
money collected, were only liable to paw Is per
cent per annum. while If the usury law was re-
Pealed they might make fine Business by let
ting the SAME at I20 pr cent pr ann and because.
the same default for a constable, be and his den,
uties, were liable to IS or cent damage
Again am reported to say, "That one of the
Laws imposed levy Of fifty cents on every male
citizen on arriving at the age Of 81 years to nav
that' ~ ~
| read from chapter IA, New Code. Section ,.
anu ., which provides that every male citizen
subject to military duty, should on arriving at
port Of the militia system" ~ 'D' sup
l stated that ] was Of the opinion that, that
system should be supported by an equal tax lev
led on the property protected, and that those who
done duty should be paid for 1t, and that child
Is years Of age. should not be made to pay tax,
equal to that Of the millionaire,
IN. MxRKrLL.
ExPLASArION.-In our report Of the meeting
Of the Merchants Exchange Association. on last
Tuesday night. an expression is used as coming
from MIR. Perry, as follows: " Before will con-
sent 10 bow down to any taterdemallion Senator
or member OF Congress-" &c. Mr. p requests
US to state that the expression must have been
misapprehendsd. As we are assured by leading
members of the Association that Mr.. Perry used
precisely the words set down to him. we res pect-
fully decline to make the correction asked. We
do not design that our reporters shall be made
pack-horses for the blunders Of others,
SUPREME CoURr-FIiday.-No 159 Charles
McMicken, appellant, rs. Franklin Perrin. The
motion to dismiss this cause was argued by Mr.
Taylor in support thereof, and by Mr.. GilIett. in
opposition thereto
No. 66 Horace H Day, appellant, rs. The
Union India Rubber Company. The argument
of tlis came was continued by Mr. Moves for the
aPpellees, and by MIR. Jenckes for the appellant
Adjourned until Monday.
+ CENTRE MARKLr-This morning the various
departments were well stocked with provisions,
and the purchasers were numerous The lower
stands Were again occupied by dealers from the
country and city. The hay stands were all &C.
cupied, and the prices ranged from Sc to 81 90
per cwt. Pork at the scales S7aS7 IS per lOO lbs
The supply OF poultry was quite large and of
excellent quality. Good order was preserved and
the regulations strictly enforced.
RETURNED district Attorney, P B. Kew,
Esq arrived in our city last evening from a
short triPto the West Indies in pursuit of health.
ne appeared In court this morning, but did not
resume his labOrs at the bar NOR does he intend
10 DO so during the present term are infoI med
de appears to he very much improved in health
since lac left home.
OFFICERS ELEcrEp-At the annual meeting of
the Perseverance Fire Company, No. S, held on
the evening Ofthe 9TH inst the following officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing yea Pres
ldent, John y. Dom; Vice president, w w.
Grant; Secretary, David z. Kurtz; Assistant
S1cIetarv, Oeofge h hainmersiv; Treasurer,
Henry Janney; Keeper Of Apparatus, James r.
narrower
STOLEN COAT Last night a complaint was
made at the guard house that a colOred boy was
Offering to sell a new blue cloth coat, of good
material and workmanship. Watchman Stoops
was sent for him but failed to find him. This
morning gentleman picked up a coat Of that
description in the Armory lot He left IL at the
guardhouse To be identified
AssAULTs.-l.ast night an old gentleman who
Is somewhat lame and of small stature, was at
tackled on Four and-a half street by several row.
dies. He described them young men, gen.
teelly dressed, and wearing shawls
A party similarly described, had assaulted q
young man on Seventh street, and colored man
near the same time and at the same place.
Tine MELoDEoS OPERA TROUPE perform every
evening to good houses. The bill for this even.
Ing embraces several new songs and novelties,
the BnTlesque Old Folks, received nightly with
roars OF laughter, concluding with +. d. Rice's
Opera Of :" o Hush"
HARRY SANDERsoN's CONCERT, on Monday
night next, Is the talk In our musical circles.
Reserved seats, without extra charge, can be OBJ
TUNED, we learn, at Metzerott's Music Store.
On Tuesday, the 9th instant, Mr.. Sanderson
Will give q concert In Alexandria