Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-05
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would like 10 enquire Through your paper IL cur
Councils and Mayor have the legal zig ht TO pdf-
chase set Of colors for the New York regiment,
| and then invite a committee of favored citizens
and part Of their own number, to go to New Y ORR
1 at our expense TO present them IL they ca 10
1t by law y certainly is not hight 1 suppose they
must have taken an oath TO do Justice 70 the cliff
zen iaxpayefs; but how can any set Of honest men
spend the money Of Others for purpose entirely
out of our city, and with which they have nothing
to do In their corporste capacity n they wishes
to make present TO that fine corps Of citizen SOL
diers why not put their hands in their own pock-
cts, and get others to join them, That would
have been just and fair but suppose they prefer
putting their hands, very unfairly in the pockets
of the lax. payers is there not independence and
spirit enough in citizens to resist this wrong
and compel the Mayor and members Of Council
voting @ h0; so ssGI for them b and
upon by a committee Of citizens, and IL unlawful,
that the authors Of the wrong be made to bear IT,
STAND or CoLoRs TO THE SEVENTH REGIMENT.
Mr. Editor: Who Is to pay the fsre Of the Bills
beg pardon-the bill Of fare Of the well-selected
ites appointed to deliver the stand of colors
to the Seventh Regiment Of New York? How In
Is that several Of the prominent wards Of the city
have been overlooked I'm the appointment of that
committee? Are the military of Washington to
be excluded from the payment Of their pro rata
Of the amount necessary to defay the cost of pur-
chase and presentation of these beautiful and
costly flags, as they are excluded from the CON-
mittee, Are there no good drinkers to be found
diate vicinity Of the CITY Hall? These may be
impertinent questions to those in AUTHORITY having
the control Of the city treasury but nevertheless
outsiders of this select circle would like to know
how the wires are pulled and who pulls them.
"UNsoPHIsTIcATED SuBrERRASEAN
.--Fe- -- PRoPERTy-HoLDER.n
Note 1.-THE Committee are to pay their own
expenses We have every reason to believe that
any gentleman OF this city who felt disposed to
have had place on the committee, would have
been so appointed on slgnifying his willingness
to foot his own bill, which between our readers
and the Starr is likely to be a very steep one
At any rate, IL will not cost the Corporation of
Washington sixpence We publish the above
Communications to enable US to make this ex-
plantation, which is due to the many clever gen.
temen who form the com nittee, who are not the
men to seek to have such "high time on't' as
they are likely 10 have, at the cost of others than
themsefves.-ED. BID.
POLICE MArTERs-Bsfore Jxstics McKsnna
MIR. Theodore IRELAND, who had served his
country faithfully on board one Of Uncle SANS
war vessels, came home and received his dis
charge, and At the same time several hundred
dollars as the reward of his services Theodore
happened to fail into evil company, and In short
time found himself living at a house where the
Proprietress maintained an ostensble livelihood
by vending small articles In the cheap dry goods
and confectionery line. Here he liked the fare So
well that he gradually imbibed much of the
prevailing custom in this degenerate city in re-
spect OF stimulating lbations to render himself
| obnoxious to the police, and Justice McKenna
fined him IS and costa proceeding which The
OdOre denounced as subversive of the rights OF
free citizen and an honored of the noble State
| Of Maryland. He refused to pay the fine The
Justice endeavored to convince him that It was
wrong to "pipe bis eye' by an elaborate argu-
ment, and falling TO do so. committed the contu-
macious defendant 10 the wGrkhouse FOR 30 DAYS
Arriving there, Theodore reflected few DAYS and
then paid his fine, obtained release, and went
back to his Mary Ann. Here something had gone
wrong In his absence, and L heodore gave express
I'm hi l.affn
fnterplixed with pugilistic experiments upon
the person of his Nancy Ann, which again
made it manifest to the officers that he was not
true and faithful subject and an orderly citizen
Theodore again made bis appearance before JUS
tice McKenna, who enunciated certain total alb
sinence pri pies of practical character TO him.
dore failed to see. The Justice then fined him
$40 and costs, and Theodore discovered the point
in that, for he sernly and somewhat offensi vely
refused to pay 1t. The good -natured mag lsrate,
with characteristic deicacy, did not press the
natter on the contrary, sitter some reflection he
had compassion on his prisoner, and finally car
ried this feeling far as TO tender him board and
lodging in pleasantly situated suburban locality
for this space of fhIee Months for nothing an in
stance OF generosity, we are happy to say which
is not unfreq uentfy exercised by all Of our mu-
nicipal Judicial officials. Much TO the mag is
| tratess surprise, Theodore ungratefully rejected
the benevolent protfer, but an officer who was In
attendance here inter posed with some powerful
arguments, the effect Of which the skeptical gen.
against his will, +" he occupied vacant seat I'm
carriage which In due course conveyed him to
the country residence Of Mr.. John X. Queen
PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The
Gazette Of this morning contai ms local notice Of
the failure on the part of the Board of Visitors to
accede to the propos. ton Of the United Synod Of
the Presbyterian Church to locate their TGeoogi-
| cal Seminary at Charlottesville and proposes
Alexandria to be selected as a suitable place
Most heartily do we unite In this suggestion, and
would urge upon the friends Of the Institution to
consider the advantages that city presents for
such an enterprise. Various places have been sug
gested, among the rest, We believe, Lynchburg
stanton and other places But none of them
appear to present SO many advantages as this
The population is greater than any of the places
named, and the fact that we have here a flourish
ing society OF that denomination would alone
| SEEN an inducement. Rev. DIR. Bryd, In a letter
| to the ministry and churches in connection with
the United Synod Of the Presbyterian Church re-
ports so 900 as already subscribed, and says that
Sl0U.0U will be required to erect the Necessary
buildings This is a southern enterprise, and
! southern men the principal movers In It, Let
iEe seminary be located here -Alsz. Sentinel.
THE COUNTY AND TsE CoLoRRD POPULATION
The repeated disturbances and riots on the farms
and roads Of the county have at last aroused the
psopeTty-owners to an effort to prevent unlawful
gatherings IN the county limits. Yesterday, Col
Selden, hav fng received informant on that crowd
was to assemble In the vicinity OF his farm In the
afternoon, gathered posse Of eohsts bles and DO
licemen and went out for the purpose Of taking
them, under the law Of Maryland In relation 10
| such gatherings Arriving at the spot the posse
was Informed that the gathering was picnic for
the purpose Of making up fund to establish
free school Tor cOlored children under the control
| of Catholic teachers AS there was no disorder
they were permitted to remain with a notification
that all such things must cease In that nsighbor-
| hood for the future
LAYING UP FOR WINTER -Yesterday descent
was made on the Government fence on the g street
| front Of judiciary square by number Of men
and women, and in a short time II disappeared
| from tae jail to near Fifth street. Information
being given to police officers Yeatman and ling
| they obtained warrants and arrested Julia Burk
Pat o. Brien, Mary Murphy, M ichsel Kart, VIM
Hart, Anthony Myers, Honora Cronig, and they
were all held TO security for their appearances al
| the next term Of the Criminal Court by Justice
Dom. The appearance of some Of the ACCUSED
opposed the idea of accusation Of this sort
They did not look like persons who had any need
| to 90 to such desperate means to supply them
selves with fuel.
Too COsTLY!-A rumor was circulated yester-
day that one Of the City Fathers, DESTROYS Of
taking Northern tour, requested friend to use
his influence to have him appointed on the COM
mittee IN accom- ma the Ektsnd Of fsoloye;, IN