Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-23
DEFERRED LOCAL ARTICLES.

WAsHISGTON AsYLUN.-A ride to the Wash.
iRgtOn Asvlum, when the weather is at present
neither too hot nor cold. and the road not ground
into dust by the constant travel. is not at all un
pleasant; aud a ramble over the farm and throuD 4
the building, under direction Of the Intendant
JnC. X. Queen, Esq, deyelopes much to interest
and gives food for serious reflection
Sine the occupation Of the new building tbs
improvement Of the grounds has been rapid. and
they exhibit more beautiful appearance than
ever beforr considerable change has been
made IN the appearance of the hill side the ter
race his been cut away, and now il las 4 gracefn
stop" from within few feet Of the building Linz
10 the lower boundary near the A nacostia
The nrlds and garden appear to he i'm an excel
lent condition, aud the regularity with which
they aTr laid ont denotes that the Intendant and
his assistants fully able to obtain from the qis
oners Labor sI scientifically regulated. The crop.
are very promising. especially the vegetables
whi"h VIII CnnpIrr faVorably with the produce
of some or tiic best farms ia the vicinity Under
tine direction Of the lHtendant. himself skillful
gardener. and his oVerserF an old and sucr eSxfu
manager. tine crop for the market will doubtl,x,
bs handsomely profitable this sr1son The front
garden las been laid tastefully; and in a shori
time, when the Shrubbery arrives at perfection
the visitor, upon approac hing the gate will hardly
suppose hs is at the yIHm for the poOf and thI
pcnitentidry for the diSordery.
At the present time. there are about TAO inmates
OF the Asylum. or these, about 75 are in the
wOrkhousr department, the remainder i'm the
AIHlshOHse In walking through the AImIshOuse.
one cannot help being moved To pity for misery
he SEES and esPecially IL acquainted with the
nler history OF some who Were i'm easy circum-
stances. moving in respectable society. The Door
old. afflicted women; the crippled and aged lnan;
and the Young helpless children are all objects of
pity OF the latter. there fourteen or fifteen
ranging in aye from u few months TO ten wears
aud some of them very Interesting In one Of the
rooms, living upon a little bed is a very pretty
girl about eight years Of age suffering from
dreadful burn which she received by accident a
few days ago. The lntendant may be rough with
the adult prisoners when necessary, but his heart
seemed to melt the moment he entered the apart
ment devoted TO the aged females and these help
less Infants and when he addressed the poor lttie
sufferer. his eyes, well those Of his visiters
expressed their HEARTFELT sympathy
ia a room To himself was DIR. Kimberly, the poor
afflicted man who tried to commit suicide by
drowning. and subsequently, by starvation The
lntendant is OF opinion that he is deranged Fre-
Quently he may be heard cursinr the whole estsl,-
lshment, and declaring that since he put up at
that house neither landlord nor servants seem 10
mind his calls, evidently suppOsing himself in
some magnificent hotel. A look around among
tie prisoners excited sorrow. Among that gang
of vagrdnts recognized several whose tiuc;I.
ton and requirements should have led them 10
honorable positions, but rum had ruined them
and there they the associates of the vile I'm the
vagranes prison.
SCALES, WEIGHTS AND MEAsUREs-Nr. Editor:
] respectfully request the use of your columns TO
direct the attention of the public to matter of no
OF small account but if at the end Of each month
4 calculation could be- made. il might be found a
nItter of very large eaccouHt-particulary to the
working man, who often has To econOmize, in Or
der 70 - make both ends meet"
In the first place, if there laws, they should
be enforced and carried out. Steps should be
taken IA protect usekeepeTS and others from the
Of false or short weights and measures; to Sc
CUrc Ia them fair and honest equivalent for
money paid for articles Of consumption Officers
should he appointed to regularly visit, at stated
tInIsS. every grocery aud shop ia the city, where
sales and weights measures are used and see
that thry Of Just and lawful standard
The price and weight of bread should be reyI-
lIted aud attended to. All bakery establishments
other places where bread is sold should be req
UlfrlY VISITED, and whenever bread is found 10 bt.
Of light weight let it De seized and sent to the
alnsi"u>e. The officers should he furnished with
b"fsc and wagon, scales and weights, and 20 about
their busnrss in Il business-lik manner
~ Eight batter DrOugh Ia markets for sale is
liable 10 forfeiture and seizure. why should not
the batter sold by SEOpkerIrs be Subjected to iu-
sI-toi AND seizure if found too liz lat iH weiz lat
Much Of the butter sold by shOpkeepers probably
las never h'-eH DroIgLt 10 tL,. market but pur-
chased h-f"re the wagons entered the city, and
nav b., knowing OF without knowing, that il Wis
of Isbt weight
Ti,. new invented or Fashioned scale used
by hut hrrs and Othrrs, work admirably, no doubt
tO thu advantage of tie seller II he be slLarpp
or at least Ia the advantage of some srll.rs who
weigh piece Of beef other article in the small
eSt siace If time; tue buypr no doubt sonetiInes
paying for four pounds when hc gets only about
three and a half pounds. W hen weighing. these
sales shOnld he pared held fairly To tli,. view
and closer 70 the sp-CtiOn of the buyer so that
H. i;Iay see that he IS getting the quantity he is
pUiHI for The distance at which these scales
'rr usually hung or placed from the buyer might
D. considerably leSs-ned. that the figures and
marks rs well rs the mcfHS Oy,rrandi may be dis
tncty sern and noticed 10y the purchaser. without
tn Gtd ej SPscfHCLsS' But, after all, believe the
Gld-flshioHed scales and weights are preferable
tl,.i h... I'll
b. JUsTITIA.
INCIDENTS AT The GCARD-HoUsE-A ScathiHg
Rs,ake.-On Thursday night. Officer King ar
rested COlOred boy named Joe Hate whose rep
uttiOn with the police does not stand quite so fair
- il might, Tor profanity and for resisting him,
aHd he was taken to the guard-house. The Chief
Of Police happening there, an investigation WAS
about Ia be- had, when young man, (White,) en-
tired, and in a very ponPOus manner, demanded
10 know what right the OIiicer had to make n
proposition 20 the prisoner relative To the return
Of certain goods upon the payment OF the fine and
cost The ctief skcd his authority for the accu-
s-tiOn; and be pointing to Bill Moody a we'll
Known darkey, who las frequently figured in the
reports OF the vdrious prisons OF the United
states, well is those Of the city, lac responded
''Ii.Is gentleman The chief was considerably
'-rIl-t' by this attempt tO introduce such trsti-
nnHy against white man, and expressed him
Iii 10 that effect Both the man he appeared for.
aHd the witnrss hc prodaced. tLe chief said were
lhtniIt NJ that iie would soon believe either of
them ~ the Ollcer The chief rejoined by saying
. WAS probable that the officer would soon be-
hrvr either the prisoner or his witness, as the
volunteer counsel. The young man ieft with
hssl in his ear
A. the ears arrived on Thursday evening gen
tlenan, VINO claimed 10 he a member of the bar in
the state Of Georgia, made assault ON 4 man at
tie depot and in the affray displayed a Derringer
pistol He was arrested, and the pistol was recOv-
cred from an omnibus driver 10 whom he had
given ID, and was taken TO the guard-hOuse TLe
Chief Of Police heard the case, aud ordered him
to paw $50 and costs for carrying the pistol and s.
for curSing and swearing. The gentleman began
10 talk ot the laws in his State and wondered that
there Were such laws here that especially against
profanity Said he, a.. why, such a thing was
never heard Of ia my state is the filming Of a man
for curslng aud swearing in the street. The
Chief replied that here t was desirable to secur,
the moral aud religious from the ANNOYANCE OF the
vulgar, indecent, and lprofane, and for this pur-
pos tie Law against profanity and Obscenity was
rnactsd. The Chief gave him some excellent adj
vice relative To proper department when travelling
Ia strange places, where he was ignorant OF th.
law; and IN view "f the fact Of his being a stran-
ger, and ignorant OF the law h. relaced the ii ns
as low possible; and the gentleman paid saO
aud irf, PERFECTLY satisfied, apparently with the
PROGRESS LIZ had made in legal knowledge.
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