Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-26

There Is probably additional expenses in the
way Of contingency, but we are not prepared to
In consideration of this expenditure of public
money, the community has a right to expect that
the police will attend to the duties devolving
upon them, and not devote their time exclusively
10 watching certain corners Respect for them
selves, we should think, would be sufficient 10
deter them from this latter practice, especially
now that their uniforms render them so easy Of
recognition. We do not mean TO apply these
remarks To all the police officers of the city by any
means, for there are among them quite a number
who apparently endeavor to do their duty. Some
OF these we frequently meet i'm different parts of
the districts assigned to their charge and in one
instance. although the locality is probably equal
10 any other in the city for the number of lawless
characters residing within its limits, the mere
fact of the officer walking about il with but little
intermissiOn efectualy restraints those whose acts
OF outiawry and violence would otherwise he fire.
quent, and II seldom becomes necessary for the
officer in question 20 make an arrest IL the other
officers would do likewise, acts of lawleSsness
would soon become unusual within the confines
OF this corporation, and the police corps would
elevate Itself amazingly in the Puhlic's estimation
CITY MARkErs.-TheC Centre mar ket- house ques-
ton, like poor Pillicoddy's wifes first )" turns
uPagain every now and then, and would undoubt-
edly have been finally disposed Of long ere this,
but for opposing interests to location, &c, at
work The markets of Washington are mostly
short distances of the markets. and buy from the
farmers of the adjoining States the stock which
they would sell in the mar ket were IL not for these
dealers. The farmers thus lose time from their
farm work, and receive what they consider fair
wholesale prices for their produce But the dealers
do not stop in the near counties they travel long
distances To obtain the choice Of distant markets
Though they come under the law relating 10
hucksters, they widely different from the class
of huckSterS which a few years ago occupied the
ground and were much distrusted by pur-
ehasers. Among the dealers Of the present day,
there Is little Of the fofestalllng game" PLAYED,
or at least, they not caught ia H. The licensed
dealers allowed to sell in two markets, paying
for the privilege SIS per annum. In addition 10
the license they obliged to rent stall at each
market. The butchers are exempt from the license,
hut pay the annual stall rent The country dealers
Pay no license. Some Of them sell from stands in
the sheds, but mostly they sell from their wagons
Upon the Registers book Of licenses granted
sincc the lst Of January, 1859. counted the
names Of PIP dealers; of these PIP deal at the Cen
tire market, ll2 at the Northern market q at the
Eastern market, and IL at the Western. The Cen
tire market is the leading business point for all the
dealers, and notwithstanding there are markets
north east and west the Centre market is attended
BY purchasers from the very boundaries Of the CITY
The present Centre market shed has long been an
sore the main avenue, and effort after effort
has been made To Improve il, but without effect.
The present Councils have taken the matter I'm
hand, and the business In Ike feeling displiyed at
the last meeting Of the lower board in relation TO
new market-house on the present site. gives hopes
for the speedy erection Of building creditable 10
the city in all respects.
TRAVELLING on THK RHINB.-ThP second lecture
Of the course for the benefit of St. Pauls English
Lutheran parsonage was delivered at the Smith
sOnian Institution last evening, by Rev. F. w
Brauns. The subject was s.Trayeling ON the
Rhine" and the lecturer wrought from il very
interesting and instructive discourse. which was
interspersed with frequent anecdotes generally Of
an amusing character. The geography OF the
Rhine and Of the country through which it flows
was descriOed and alluSion was made TO the OBJ
lects OF curiosity and places Of note on the banks
Of the river. The customs of the people inhabit-
ing those regions YVES also a subject Of comment,
aud a r5cy description was given OF the vessel in
which the lecturer performed his VOYAGE and Of
his fellow-passengers. While the matter of the
discourse was not Of a character TO demand an ex-
tsnsiye newspaper notice, il was probably more
replete with Interesting aud last To
the hearers than the majority Of popular lectures
Of the day; and the style Of the lecturer pecu-
larly such TO win for his essay the constant
tentiOn Of his audience.
The next lecture Of the course Is to be delivered
on Monday evening next, by Rev. J. g. Morris,
IL Baltimore, and IL will no doubt be Of a supe-
rior Character Il win be addressed especially to
the ladies, az the subject Is . Woman In the His
tory Of the Arts"
The RIvER.-Reports from the Potomac fish
ings this morning are rather discouraging. The
shAd are reported 10 be falling of in numbers to
such an extent that the OILERS are doing next to
nothing. Two vessels came up to Alexandria
Yesterday, bringing but two hundred or two hum
dred and MY shsd each, the product Of the gill
ers To catch these four five hundred shad,
some ten OF twelve gill nets were employed ali
day. -. - =
Above the long bridge, yesterday, a scow loaded
with some 5Oo0 feet OF lumber, FOR Mclean sunk
while passing from the vessel at which II Wa,
loaded to the shore, and some twelve 10 f1fteen
thousand feet Of lumber was lost =
number Of vessels laden with coal are dis
eharQ mo- their af the c0al M
Oysters are very scarce again, and command
high prices.
DURING the past week, the number Of passen-
gers travelling over the Warrington and Alexan.
dria Railroad, averaged about 30 per day. 30