Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-13

A LApY,s SENTIMENTS ABOUT oun srRlrrs.-
M. Editor: read piece In your paper the other
day, telling Of the sad plight OF New York avenue
want TO call the attention of the citizens to nearly
all the streets. True, am only woman, and /
can only talk or write; and for once tciR have
my say about my own city love this place
above all others, as the capital Of great nation
and a. my home Critics may laugh and sneer ,
and say, {. What does she know Of city afaip.''
rest Of the world, and know what / am saying
Living, a. do, In the suburbs OF the city, 1 am
more annoyed by the condition Of the streets than
many Others, and may take more notice, a. al
do assure you the fear Of an upset often keeps me
at home, as much a. like going out. 1 feel that
iii at the risk Of smashup Of myself or carriage,
or both. have complained OF the streets 10 many,
and they say ii is the water pipes being laid ,
They have been laid for months In some places,
and not thing has been done to the streets there
Ii hardly street tito drive through in the city
Pleasant driving, to De sure, over hills and h9-
lows stones Of ali sizes, and rubbish Of all kinds
The streets that paved land few there are) are
full Of ruts and stones have been told that II ID
all owing TO the way the work was done-by con.
tract; and then, worst Of all, the cutters Of our
city-the construction Of them 10 awful, to saw
nothing Of their condition where they are washed
by the rain. hear they are called Berret CUTTERS
but think break-neck cutters far better name
An the country roads around the city are far bet
ter to ride on than our Streets some one seems 70
take care Of them; you see the stones piled up on
the side OF the road, and all the washed places
mended. III the mayor and city fathers want to
see model road, let them take drive past "Mr
Corcoran's Lodge" and they will see that pri-
vate citizen has done more for road that passes
his country seat than they have done for one Of
their city streets.
IL seems to me we might Just as well have no
public authorities for what good can see that
they do Tor the city liz You complain to the Mayer
he refers you to the Councils, and the Councils
IN nnfh mr. g. A.
be presented to a company of another city, APP
point committee 10 present It, and all hands 90
on t. New York for grand time. BY the way,
In other cities is is said that the ladies' heads are
being turned by 'the Young Prince;n but here
forsooth, he has turned the heads Of orr City
Fathers, for they do nothing but talk Of his COM
ing. They have even forgotten the respect due
the PRESIDENT, In their to pay homage to
the Prince Don't they know that the President
Invited Victora's son to visit him. and she ac-
cepted the invitation for her son. But IL il like
all they do; neglect their duty for something Of
no benent TO us L say shame on such a set Of
careless men as have our affairs In charge Instead
Of irving to make our Metropolis whatit ought to
be, as the capital Of great and aud glorious Re
public, they do nothing. Have they no pride
about the matter! Strangers are always coming
70 see the seat OF government. When this young
Prince Is driven over our terribly rough streets,
viii he not remark on them? ! do hope he will
get out OF our city without accident, although /
have no love for English princes; and hope our
citizens will not make fools of themselves IL he
should come here. / do hope the streets will be
fixed, by some means or other, before long, for
never saw them as they are In my life. they even
Tighten DIE VERNON.
SERIOUS CHARGR-Yesterday morning Caspar
Nichols and Saml Larson arrived in the earIy
train from Baltimore, and went to officer Reese
and informed him that Nicholas had been syvi n,
died bya Frenchman named Thomas Lamar
alias Sig l. Luttey, alias F. Hochberga, and that
LARSON had been robbed Of his wife by the a
Individual about six weeks since Reese GOT ON
the trail, and hearing that Frederick Beck bad
also suffered to the amount of $50 by the same
man, by forged papers purporting to be letters
from Dr. r. Die fen bach Of Irving College. Man
chester, Md telegraphed to Beck to come on
He at once came In the evening train and Reese
went with him to the house of George Dilly. near
the Northern market, where Lamar was boarding
BY stratagem Lamar was brought into the pres-
ence Of Mr.. Beck suddenly, and at once ATTEMPTED
to leave the public room, but was arrested. Keese
went with him to private room and there the
officer says, Lamar acknowledged everything
charged against him, and said he Intended to
make all right. He was taken before Jus,ice
Dom, and the whereabouts Of the woman being
discovered she also was brought up On the at,
pearance of both in the office Mr. Larson drew
double pistol, loaded and capped, to shoot them,
but was instantly sieZed and disamed Lamar
was committed for hearing to-day, when II is
expected that DIR. Dieffenbach will arrive The
woman is a small light complexioned German
woman, not over "a years of age apparently. and
seems to excite considerable degree Of sympathy
at the office. =" p s.s