Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-18
THE EVENING STAR.
pETKRRKP LOCAL ARTICLES.

Syound,. embracing 4e4 acres, ext-nd back 20
he Eastern Branch The center portion 81 ne
porlhern wing is devoted 20 those. ssn;socad
th-re for offences against the corporation, and
the soethera 70 the poqg.
In the vorknocse department. there Are NJ
present sixty eight per,on-, who are KEPT -
WORK the farm or about the house; the most
OF ihsm bstng employed under the direction OF
Hr. Vim. TyIreI, the gardener, and the other.
AZ washing and mendiHg, and in the dairy aad
In the Kitchen. Sometimes taiiors, shoemakeTs
And ether mechanics find their way do wn, and
are put 10 work az their respective ayocaaon5;
but q. present but few mechanics are her..
scr,e of The inrnatc. remain for q considerable
Imr, bat IN n majority Of the cases the friends
Of the unfortunate" pay their aaes and IKE
ihsra ca. Dfthin 4 frw days Of thrtr commit
nsrf. There are some very hard cases, how
ever, who would he out Of their element II they
WIRE n laryr, and QUO or TWO now here have
hoBss was buii:. The larger PORTION now con-
fined are coIored, both male and famais The
ECMbfr OF white women Is very small, and
good looking one very scarce II /. said
0at the soldiers stationed near BY have so much
Kallentry that they never allow pretty women
10 rrnain thrrr, bat promptly pay their fines
and escort them Of in triumph Not unfre-
Gpentiy women dressed IN the Insight Of fashion
are escorted here BY the Metropolitan police.
A few wrecks since three gay young dacks in
fancy hiding habits, were sent down for some
offence against the corporation laws, but did
Eot stay long, as some Of their male friends
soon appeared 70 pay their fines.
The poor and infirm in the other portion Of
ne bulidi4g number 10, among whom are some
who are very old Many Of the deserted in
fzBts picked up abouf the streets formerly found
their way here, but the mo.t Of them are now
taken TO other asylums. There are abopf n
dozen OF them here now, however, who, ~ We
language Of one Of the old men, are the nat.-.:
consequences OF the rebellion" their paternity
being due 10 individuals of the military persua.
zion
The building is of four stores the lower one
being used FOR the bakery, kitchen. dininy--oo.ne
r. md nm ON for nri-s
1nents. The two OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
aln1shoUse-are ssperate and distinct, bnt such
of the poor - arr able 20 work are often Seatout
with the woTkbouse hands TO the field TO over
see them, hat ~ nrn the day work Is over they
separate In both departments they are well
fed having brad, (.h aa:,) mPa.- COFFEE, fish.
ke-. and some who are sick milk and other food
suitable TO their condition The bakery and
Kitchens are under the direction OF VIA Ar
nour, and me food seems of excellent quality.
The brad particularly struck US IA superior
TO much obtained outside.
The farm and garden - in a high state O! cn!-
t'yaiion, and although The soil " not shifted 10
carly crop. yet uBdsr the management 81 Mr.
Mark Tyrell, gardener, and Mr. MEGA, assist
An: gardener, the products have rr;lchrd me
mar&t 1T an early date, and beng OF superior
quality thry have brought good prices: the pro-
eeeds for six months ending Oct. LIST, amounting
10 ss347-a larger sum than has been realized
tof some years. The crops made consi.. of
cabbage. potatoes, corn, lettuce. dc.
The premises and building are kept in excel
Lent CONDITION, and reflect much credit on the
n IL
Adams, intrndant; Mary A. Adams. rnatron:
Marx Tyreil, gardener Samuel Met me- AS iSt-
ant g. Daroeigh, clerk; VIM. Armour, baker:
Deli'ha Goats, WAGNER; DIR. s. A. H. McKim.
physician; DR. Johnson Eliot, physician 10
smallpox hospital; Drs. +. Richards and RalDh
l. &. Walsh, resident students. The commas
stoners are DIR. W. G.. Newman, J. 5. Slater.
and John McDeviy. John Z. Leach u secre.
tary 10 the board.
RkoCIRISG ATTESrIox-Edito- IF TIE saar.
Permit 81 n in
uDEs for the purpose Of calling the attention OF
those having authority in the matter, 10 a sub
ject in which the inhabitants OF the District ar,
and In which the Government O,sgk, 10 lie inter
ested. j allGde 10 the road radiating from the
District cities, and 10 the unpayed STREETS of
washington. No one w no saw them last winter
viii recall TO mind, without a shudder the
fearful canals of almost unfathonat,ie mud into
which our streets and roads were converted, Nv
the immense amount OF yehicular travel over
fhfn for army purposes; while to those who
did not see them, the power of description
utterly iails 10 convey even a faint idea of their
condition during The months or January Feb
Iuary and March. Every road leading from
Washington or Georgetown wonId have been
pronounced iInpassable, had not the necessity
OF subsisfine IN army made transportation over
them imperative, n; any cost, and at any sac
rifce OF human patience and horse flesh II
would tie difficult TO estimate precisely how
much the cost of army transportation was en-
HANGED during the winter by the terri ,le con-
ditiOn of he roads, over which long lines of
half loaded wagons wallowed along vi a snaii's
But taking into cons ration the DELAY in array
movements, the additional number OF wagons
and horses made necessary, the wear and tear.
loss OF horSes, time consumed, &c, &e, and
reducing all this TO dollars and cents, the sum
wouId, without doubt, macadamiZe every foot (
6f roads within radius Of ten miles of Wash.
ington. The army required to garrison Inc :
defenses OF Washington Ito saynothing of prob
able reserve encampments) will require vast
amount OF transportation during the coming
winter, ana few days of our rainy season will
soon convert the roads leading TO their defenses,
as well as our streets, into the same condition .
as last winter, unless the proper pre yentiya is
applied IN time. We may reasonably expect !
from four to six weeks yet Of Gpen weathO, |
before our winter rains fairly set in Within I!
mat Time all our roads and streets may be put {
In such thorough repair as 70 avoid q repetiiion
OF our last winters experience, and when once
put IN repair, a comparatively small fnrce
properly organized, would be sufficient tn ICON
tina IN good condition. Asamatter of economy
20 the government, II would seem perfectly
proper that the War Department should take
this matter into consideration while i'm iustice
to the people Of the District who have con-
suncted these roads, we have a right tn ASH
S snaI the Government, in whose use they have
oeen destroyed, now repair them, that we
mud. fJrIzSN
POLICE MATTERs.-First Preciaet.-Geo Pic.
kerel, abuse; dismissed.
Second Preeinct-Ellen Green, threats: dis.
missed. h Bresnahan, refusing to pay toll and
IL.
AcGin, stealing; bail for court MARY McDar-
mott, do; Jail for court Alex wiliet Albert
LEWIS, 90; dismissed. James w illialns, locked
up un sober. Michael Shay brcakine doors.
fined $40. 'S'
htrs Pree,Ret.-ElizAbeth SHEER wood, house,
ofeaking: bail for court John II. FrizalI grand
Iareeay; do Cyrus Merryman, disorieriy: dis.
missed James Smith, q. Ritter, DRINK: do
Eliza Whitney, do; workhouse. s Ellsworth,
concealed weapons fined s54i.
F0urh Preeisaet-P Simett, assault and bat.
beIyi security FOR court p. Ct. Carrico drunk
and disofderly; dismissed J. Sullivan 10
tnrned over 10 the guard. Sarah Jones, larceny:
committed for court
EtsAh PTeeiae.-John johnson. John BAXTER
John Parker, Henry Paxton, drunk and dis.r
oeriy; TUNED over 20 the military A Samp-
son, usureT; do IL. W. Foust drunk do Jas.
6ltsy, indecent exposure; dismissed A. y
Bsond1n. drunk; fined - cents. M McCarty
Tho Slogen, dfsorderly; dismissed JnO. Ma
rooney, do; fined sisi
Sfnn Precina--Wm. Hart, indecent expo.
sure; fined t2-5-- John WanderIech assault
and battsry: dismissed.
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