Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-16

TEE sxALL-Pox-Editer STAY: In the local
columns OF your Saturdays issue ZEE you make
l some very sensible remarks in reference to the
spread throughout the city Of this losthsome and
deadly disease You seem to think that some
this connection II NAV be well 70 state that in the
l city OF Cincinnati, when smallpox IN becoming
/ prevalent, the city authorities-the boards Of
/ council and aldermen, with the Mayor-preclaim
and have executed such rigorous laws as this, to
/ wit:
/ "Whereas smallpox Is spreading In our city,
&c, H., mayor Of the city Of Cincinnati, do
demand that whenever II shall be known that an
Il Individual has contracted the small. pox yellow
nag shall be suspended over the sidewalk In front
OF the house In which the patient lies: that no
person convalescing from small-po shall be al.
| lowed to leave their house for - DAYS after the
fever has subsidized; that any individual found
1 wilfutv disobeying this proclamation shall be
| nned $50, or be Imprisoned thirty days; and that
policemen shall act as detectives, half the
1 amount Of the zines accruing to their benefit"
1 Should we not have something like IL here.
person is liable at any moment to come in con-
tact on the streets, In the pest oce Ia an auction
room, or any place Of public resort, with con-
| valescing small pox patient, who IL in a most
glorious condition to assign over to you-a grave.
house Of anv friend; for the matin welcome may
| be, " Walk In, - has bad spell Of the small.
pox; walk In and see him " Let the Mayor de-
to the streets SO SOON and then Let the proclama-
| ton be enforced to the letter, and opine the
disease will gradually disappear. HEALTH.
| The LONG BRIpsE RAILROAD -Notwithstand-
Ing the snow and sleet 500 men were at work
yesterday preliminary to the construction Of a
| railroad from Washington to Alexandria, over
/ the Long Bridge. There will be single track,
In Virginia. II 10 supposed that the road will be
In operation In three weeks. BY this arrangement
IFS designed to supply our army from the North
This morning nearly two hundred laborers and
/ others from western New York arrived by the
| ears, to work upon the road.
The work thus far has been mostly In taking up
| the old track upon portions Of the road between
| the Long Bridge and Alexandra, preparatory to
| relaying II to make connection, without break Of
| gauge, with the Manassas Gap road, over which
we haye control as far as Springfield station, and
/ the Loudon and Hampshire road, upon which we
| are running cars out as far az Falls Church,
towards Leesburg
i Rearsr The Metropolitan Police in George.
| town must have had lively time on Monday,
Judging from Sergeant Newman's report of Tues
4 day morning, which, among other cases, con-
tains the following WIN. Bryan, VIM Drew,
| and Randolph Robertson, for gambling on Sun.
day, were fined IS so each. Siicer Nelson keep
on, got of with the payment Of the moderate ine
4 Of IS a. Andrew J. Arlington, disorderly con-
Duct 81 so Henry Theodore, do; IS n Jack.
son Moreland: James Norris, do; s2.4 each.
ii ~
Joseph Ehrmantrout, keeping his bar open on
Sunday; held to hearing. Thomas Morris,
soldier, and Caroline, his better half, were ar
| rested for grand larceny. Thomas was sent to
jail to answer the charge, and Caroline was held
| TO bail for her appearance. John Hilleary and
| VIM Robertson were each fined 50 so for buck
l stering without a license. A boz Of candles was
found by the police, supposed to have been stolen
BOGUS CoIs.-Tbere are parties In this city at
| the present time who are industriously engaged
II In aNfn Ill
| ton Of the genuine being good, but the conn o-
4 nent parts being pewter with some other metal,
and galvanized. Some Of these pieces were Of
4 fered by soldier yesterday at the public house
4 Of Mr.. Kllian, on Eleventh street, but Mr. X. de-
tected the imposition. The soldier had received
/ them at store on the avenue for change In some
/ purchases be had made, and on ascertaiDing them
/ 10 be boous returned them. The storekeeper re-
i marked II they were not good he had been taken
/ In for much larger amount. We presume this
gang 10 the same that has been visiting the camps
Il and changing Treasury notes In the hands Of the
poor soldiers with this bogus stuff. Look out for
| them.
How Is II ,-Edito, STAY: VIII YOU allow
stranger a few lines In your valuable paper
Il noticed in one Of your city papers mention Of a
/ dry goods merchant being arrested for refusing
| man who wished to purchase a small article /
4 went to the post ofdce on the 18th, asking ffty
cents worth Of postage stamps fer the payment Of
! which Treasury note was refused | am sure
II was not the want Of change as there was plenty
1 there. would like to know II II is right to ar
| rest citizen for refusing TO return specie for
Treasury note II the Government itself refuses to
do It! S.B.S
WATCH PEpDLrRs Yesterday, officer J. F.
King arrested Isaac Umann on suspicion Of steal
i log watches. Several new silver ones were found
| In his possession. Subsequently, Merrick Meyer
was arrested az an accomplish They were taken
| before Justice Dom, when II appeared from the
evidence that Meyer and Ulmann were reddling
watches without license, and the watches found
| were part Of their stock Justice Dom dismissed
4 the case OF larceny, and officer King transferred
/ his prisoners to the Metropolitan police, who
/ took them before Justice Walter, Of the Fourth
Ward, who fined Meyer $50 and costs for selling
| without license, az the principal, and released
| Ulman.
| RICHARD KELLY, the unfortunate little boy who
| was run over by the cars on Maryland avenue
| some DAYS ago, and was taken to the Washington
Asylum TO have his leg amputated, as was st ted
In the Star at the time 10 now suffering with lock
Jaw and It Is feared be will not survive over the
| day Great hopes Of his recovery were entertained
| until the lock jaw ensued. Some surprise has
been expressed that the railroad company has not
afforded some aid to the unfortunate sufferer from
the brutal carelessness Of Its employees running
| cars along Maryland avenue.
De. Won MoscHzr.xsR, the well known oculist
and ahrist, from Clinton place, New York, Is now
/ In Washin gton, and has his consulting rooms at
| 227 Pennsylvania avenue, opposite Willard's
| Hotel, where persons sfa'cted with deafness or
/ impaired sight can consult him.
CoRss, Bunions, Calosities, Bad Nails, En-
larged Joints, and all d seases OF the feet cured
4 without pain, by DR.. White, Surgeon Chiropo-
dist, 426 Pennsylvania avenue, between Four
L and half and Sixth streets. Room "a up stairs.
Once hours from IL m. to p. IN. Orders 10 call
at residences promptly attended to. Inns
PLEASANT FURNISHED ROCKS, with fuel and
gas, with without board, at AIS F. street, be-
/ tween Eighth and Ninth streets. Table board"rs
can be accommodated. Inns
INDIA RUBBER 6ooDs.
India rubber Sheets for protecting children's
beds, that no family should be without; rs cents