Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-28

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Treasury snce NE city Vas laid out, ana expeo6eS
upon the erection Of TIE public buildinqs, and
Other impsoysmenfs, and thlnks much yse reunsins
Ss csas i0t Which issss .i s
could soms deaned ruie g is;a q saysnssgs
d d what class Of Improvements shonld Be
sna wSss p the
been asksd for and made by co1rfe1 durirs
years past for objects Of purely local IL not OF
p r coarscsef g the neglect or postponement
nuss ana streets have been Improved and lighted
the cost Of the General Govefnment while otheTs
o. o. equai importance have been improved and
nansse - ne ezpense Of the indlvidu.ls owning
upon no Just principle, have encouraged applica-
uons 70 oe made for almost every conceivable pur-
pose, until Congren very naturally has been led 70
even thcseobjecfs which have been Commended
% ~ favorable regard "a falling within the range
o. io exclusive patronage. = -
Secretary Thompson thinks This state Of things
alike embarrassing to Congress and Injurious to
the tree interests d the city, and sggests that It
should not be allowed TO CO ,,inae; but that by
the mode suggested II can be enectually REM
eminent viii be able to .undestsnd the precise
nature and extent Of Its obligations and move
forward with certainty and directnes TO dis-
charge them; In reference TO new jail and
Penftsntiary, the Secretary says that the judges,
members OF the bar Of the several courts, ss well
a. grand iurfes, and many influential citizens,
have called attention from time to time 10 their
ssse hav. le1n,r I've c 5s
municated % Congress by this department., but
no favorable action a. YET has been taken with
reason for the failure Of Congress to act but the
supposed one, .sthat Congress must have REGARDED
the cost these Improvements a. properly devolv-
ing upon !, the people Of the Diriet ~ The report
system Of making appropriations. and the adop-
ton Of other arrangement In order to secure exact
isirnen and justice to every interest. AS a feas-
stons for the Improvements and lighting Of streets
and avenues, and the support Of general police,
be discontinued, a. well az ali special sppropri..
q he s sna in IN lieu sh shsseo
that an annual appropriation be made, in proper
ton 70 The amount Of property owned by, and
held fos the exclusive use Of the United States in
the District Of Columbia, to be applied in such
manner and for such objects a. Congress shall APP
prove. ~ as.s,s -
TIE Horns or wAsHrxerox.-A washing
ton correspondent Of the New York Times, Il ap-
pears, 10 engaged In the thankless business Of
wholesale detraction nom and MISREPRESENTATION
and abuse Of the hotels Of this city; in his pre-
tended estimation evidently at for little else than
pig sfyes Such writer's, In such cases, only earn
for themselves the reputation Of wanton and bare
faced slanderersi insomuch an the many thou
IND
Of the federal metropolis, I'm their intercourse
with the world elsewhere, are able to, and do
bear testimony to the sweeping injustice Of their
Por n. pnou,ation oro ol,ss s ,ngv
hotels can and do accord the best accommoda-
ton to the largest number Of guests to be enjoyed
snyEdhers: -, That e TO say, An no city in the
many guests be 90 comfortably and 70 wen ac-
commodated In all respects 40
Willard'sfs one Of the largest hotels In either
Union, as IL evinced by the iminense business Il
does. The National and Browns, though not 20
large, are among the best In the country each enc
loying, besides full share Of Transient business,
hundreds on hundreds, II not thousands Of guests
annually, who patronize them regularly, from
time to tme-guesfs, who knowing well what
comfortable and desirable hotel IL, would be very
rienctng rs discomforts. The United States un-
der the auspices OF IT. present PROPRIETOR though
smaller than those named above, 10 well ap
York; and we will let the New York Spirit Of the
Times tell the story Of the Kirkwood House. a
20 TIE Kirksoood Hcsss at Waski.ssor.-Amony
the nfst-clsa hotels at the city OF Wsshinetosn
there u none In which the visitor can be 90 well
served and made 20 entirely comfortable a. at the
N1fnwooa House, Though not 70 spacicu: -
are extensive, and best Of AL the proprietors de-
vote an attention to their guests which cannot be
obtained at the other monster caravsnseras Of
| in xt.tpso TIKI
kept and home-like house, butin no aspect 10 it,
excellence % srikngy exhibited AZ in the attend
ance which III visitors receive at table. With
comes indifferent and almost worthless; but with
Is such board az Is spread at this hotel becomes
worthy Of Lucullus. A cloud Of black genii,
are ever at your elbow, and the imp who takes
You specially In charge seems to have been wait
ing all the season In order to have the pleasure Of
inquiring blandly after your wants. The mana
cestainly competent 10 keep ! hotel. . =
IL Is far easier to inditea piquant paragraph
hnding fauh with hotels, than TO entertain the
reader oy telling the truth concerning them.
Written who profess 70 be 80 -fastidious con-
cefning them a. him OF the Timss are usually half
Starved and meanly-served persons at home who
getting into hotel, feel Ike the individual who
or, roasted, for his shilling
Prrrr NAyr saor II BAIrInorE-onMo Monday
NdB, Well-kuOWn bdlttmOfe
hard case. who has not uuffequentiy paid Wash
ington city visit, was shot, fatally ff IL thought
In the courss Of an afftayin Lovely Lane, by Wes
ley Woodward, another hard case pretty well
known In this vicinity. woodward, Il win be
remembsred has been recently elected ssmaQis-
Eate' Of the Twentieth Ward Of Baltimore. Mar
was IN this city week OF ten days ago, and his
reputation called around him q few Of the Wild
young men Of this city, who kept bis com panv
during his stay, and participated In hts frolicsz
some OF them going even further than Petty him.
SELF was willing to do, In violation Of law. His
reputation here was that Of man who could rule
fiotous gang 70 perfection, and induce them, by
his word, 70 execute scts Of violence which With
ont bis presence they would trcmble 70 think Of.
He was mot easily taken on his guard; and when
aroused and penned up,wss desperate opponent
Wesley woodward II well known here, where he
was raised, and became notorious a IA inyete-
rate rowdy could desire. He 10 very respectfully
ccnnected but hss acts have caused the bftfcrest
sorrow 10 his family and fdcnds 2.
TEE TEnrERAscs ALLY RowprIs --In the
case Of Daniel Carroll, John Boyle, and Patrick
Boyle. tiled yesterday Cor assaults and battery
on John Lynch, the jury found the two ant
named dsfendants guilty, and Patrick Boyle not
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