Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-15


The HucEsTERs' WAGON LICENSE -Yester-
day seven licensed huckster5 Were taken before
Justice Dom upon charge Of running wagons
without license They Were not prepared to enter
upon trial, and the cases Were postponed till
Tuesday next AS the case seems to be important
20 this numerous class Of our citizens, and Others
non res dents, engaged in this business. we make
the following extract from tue act Of ls5i, on the
subject
Chap 10 Of the laws Of Jlst council is IAN act
70 license and regulate hue kSte:s " in the follow
ing words. THAT from and after the passage Of
this act IL shall not be lawful for any person or
persons,whether resident or non resident, engaged
ln tho business Of huCksering, or Of trading buy
ing, selling or dealing in poultry, eggs butter,
Wild game vegetables, fruits and other market
stutis, family provisions horse feed corn meal,
or Of vending, retailing any other such articles
except fresh fish, within the limits Of this city,
unl' 81 said person OF persons shall first obtain
from the Mayor and Register n license therefor.
for which license he she, or they shall pay to
this Corporation the sum Of SIS, which sum shall
be IN addition to the cost hire rent OF the stall
stand occupied, and OF the license paid for the
running Of the wagon other vehicle used in
the business as aforesaid. and which license shall
authorize the person persons to whom il Is is
sued 10 use one wagon or other vehicle, and to
occupy one stall or stand IN the Center market.
and one stall or stand in one Of the other markets
Of this city, not held the same day as the Cen
Ter market; the selection of the market to be made
by the person or persons APPLYING for and clearly
and every additional wagon or other vehicle used
and for each and every additional stall or stand
occupied In either Of the several markets Of this
city, a separate license shall be required All
licenses granted under this act shall expire on the
LIST day Of January Of each year - The second
section Of this act repeats the first section of the
old act of 1853 For some time this act was con-
stTued Ia permit hue kstefs to use one wagon in
their business withsJ; paying an additional tax.
but that construction has been set aside, and
hence the contest
The defendants argue that the horse and wagon
used by them ought 10 be az free from taN as the
tools In a mechanics work shop and ask why
they should be made to pay two or three times
for the same property They regard the old con-
struction as the intention Of the law-nake 5 who,
taxing the view that, as their horse and wagon
were essential 70 their business for the privilege
Of which, they were licensed, these were included
In u That. as the horse and wagon would be
assessed in the personal property, il would be I'M
fair 70 taX them third time That as the horse
and wagon were not engaged in the public carry
ing trade, they ought not to he taxed as wagons
'bat were. And they hold that the law provides
Tor the licensing Of the additional stand or
stands and the % additional wagon. -" clearly i'm
plies that the first We're included in the license
POLICE MATrERs-Befors Justice Bayuaelo -
Tom Welsh, hackman, was brought up to answer
several grave charges A member Of Toms fam
lly had surprised him in com pany with a cOloyed
SiTi NJ certain house, and desired him to come
home Tom was on a spree and wouldn't and
the cOlOred girl whose name is Sarah Davis
cursed prOfanely at the person who had come 10
fetch Tom away In the ma gistrate's Office Tom
interrupted the testimony by avering with large
sized oath that the witness was a id liar and
when demonstrated with by the officer fnsinuated
win many more Oaths that the police were set
81 paupers and humbugs. and that our local mag
lsutcy- rom the Mayor down, was i complete
nZZlei That the entire local authorities without
exception, We're = set Of COntemptinle beggars
and not worth 81 shuCks - When the mas!strate
Informed him that he was fined $40 and costs for
profanity, Tom pitched into that official with
urade OF proiane abuse calculated to show that
Tue mag lstrates Were even more infamous than the
ponce, ana was going on TO prove his assertions
when The Justice committed him to Jail for con
tempt Of court. Sarah Davis was fned SIS and
costs for her portion OF the affair
James, Thomas, William w ., Ann, Elizabeth
John and Mary Cavanaugh, an entire family
Were accused Of being vagrants and Of indecent
exposure Of their persons The first three were
caught and committed to the wOrkhouse for 60
days each; the others escaped
The following cases have been disposed Of at
this otlce during the present month
Virginia Maiord. indecent language: II %
John Ross, profanity. two cases, $40 IA. VIM
Gray, throwing stones; 81 % Mary Ross Curs-
ln2 and swearing; - "a Samuel Bell, indecent
exposure - o. Chas Fletcher profanity: b 81
Mary Jackson, disOrdsrly conduct and Indecent
language; 81 o.. II. Lloyd, throwing OtfaI in
TIE street, Two cases; = 3G David Dixon, disor-
dder-yi - p Charles BriscO, do. - -. VIM.
Jones, hucksiering without license; - . VIM
Boston, drunk and d!sOrderly; 81 10 Jas HAYS.
do 3 IS Pat BrIen, do; 81 81 John Howard d,
disCrderlyi s.. Levi Logan. disorderIy and
profane, 81 s. J. Buske, dsorderly; - 81 John
Harrigan, do; - 81. Margaret Harri gan, do. .:
: q. Peter Harrigan, do; 81 81 Nancy Col
Inns, disOrderly and drunk; - a Julia O'COn-
nor, drunk - 81 Sarah Davis, disOrderly; IS al
Mary Ross, disorderiy and obscene, - 81. Peter
Harrigan, indecent language: 81 81 w J.
Brown, diSorderly and pr0fans. 81 > J. A
Wentz, disorderly in the market; - o. Amanda
Simms disorderly; s. al Edward Barrett do !.
ret lrnI2 DO = u IL
nard, do II 81 John CLARK, charged with
stealing stove from Rebecca Edmons dismissed
Isaac Hall, charged with stealing till drawer
from VIM Schultz, sent to Jail In default Of Sc
Curity for court. VIM Shaw, sane charge: iaiI
James Shields, charged with stealing coat; dis
missed Mary Martin, charged with stealing sill
yer spoons from Amanda Weltol; gave security
for court.
From the above list, twill be seen that the Off
GERS Of the second, fourth and sixth districts have
their hands fun Of Corporation and other business
Mr. Editor Please permit me 20 speak a word
20 tue public In behalf Of large portion Of young
ladies called seamstreSses. We are not believers
In modern wOman's rights; but we do believe
- lis wOman's right TO counsel man In sorrow :
trying hour, and say. As We love US protect
Us ~ IL may not be that with our plain dress and
aruess ways we " tickle the fancy Of gentlemen,
but we are sure that with their Judgment they
respect US shall ] detain YOU with Feports Of
wrong Shall talk to you Of midnight toll for
q mere piitance which, perhaps, is not half paid
IL - NOT my OBJECT so much 10 dwell upon the
eyli, as 10 ask you to hell us TO find a remedy
II laws can be made to regulate the price of hack
hire, why cannot they be made 10 regulate the
price Of a weeks labor and then make IL fine
able onense for a person not TO pay for labor
IN a reasonable time There are fashionable dress
makers I'VE do not mean to say in Washington
city, but in New York and New Orleans who
fare sImptuously, - dress 10 death, - build biz
houses, and never pay one-half the girls who earn
their money | have known editors sometimes to
have black lists, upon which they place the names
of persons who did not pay the printer "
wonder how some Of the gay dresy makers would
Ike that arrangement Why cannot we have
some association similar TO the Typographical
Association Are, there not some persons W ho will
interest themselves upon this subject, IAN ounce
Of prevention IS said 20 be better than a pound Of
cure" And now my mind runs over the history
a the Five Points Mission, in New York How
came those people so degraded Answer: Want
Of employment, pay, and proper instruction. The
world sometimes gOes mad over reformations; but
prevention never comes within the angle OF their
vision. They give millions 70 reform, but not
one cent 10 establish a mandatory Of nne arts
which would give employment 10 so many
people. And, now think Of it, | would like 10
10 be informed how much money 10 paid yearly
Nv the United states 70 other countries for fancy
articles which ought to be and could be made at
home. by ladies who need the pay, II some one