Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-18
LOO AL NEWS.


terosy various important measures OF improve
ment IN regard 10 river navigau Ii, city sewer
age, dc, suggested by Engineer seymour
secretary Usher, in his excellent snnuai report
ref rs 10 some OF these measures aivdctted by
Mr Seymour III the following recon- men datory
terms:
aqueGU.t viii socn fuI mis- h, will afford an am
PIE surriy fcr fountains at all appropriate
places and Tor cleansing the streets aud sewers
OF The city-k, ep ing them at all times in a
he3iibiuI ano Agreeable condition. But in or
der T. the Accomplishment OF this most drsira-
bic object, the present system # expenditure
Ter the repairing Of streets and the construction
OF sewers must be abandoned, or mod fed 70
such an eNtsnf rs 10 piac- it und,r one control.
L can perceive no good reason why the GOV rn-
men shCu dtsk upon self the sxclusive man.
az rent aro - raIr II one or more OF tae ,rees
ard ayenues OF the city. while II ;,re equally
necessary TO ti,e convenience ard corntorg of
the citizens Of the United STATES pisi ing or re-
sidiug III the cry CT Washington The great
width OF lis numerous streers and avenues
quite discouraEss any attempt 10 completely
pave their; nor is it desirable that it should be
generally done. when We CONSIDER the in .raa>ed
amCunr OF heat that would he raGIat-d from
their exposed surfaces. ard the clouds OF dust
that would be constantly sweeping over them
at is believed that this NAV hp avoided L,
ersat extent, 10y allowing III some instances
the adIclning TropEietors to extend the site
Waiks into rhe streets, so as to reduce the late
10 a proper width for pavement or cor creEtnair
10 afford space FOR grass plots in froH..x;np n
nwenfs and N bhss tbcenTn stu The middle for
TIE rrj,iyst.'n Of ihe trees and plants. and th5
srsot.nr sS9torntaips BY the adoption OF such
.i' oEe ut,ea the stIarts ard avenues o. the CITY
1reuid ba reduced TO such width as to admit of
tpeir being thoroughIy paved at reasonable
cost, and the beauty and comfort OF the cl'y
immensely increased. But neither this norany
orher crest imIr vement can be expected
under the present laws.
uThey sheuld he so modified as to require a
Uniform aEo perfect system OF Sewerage
throughout tire city and to superintnd thts,
and toimprove aist repair the streets, eommis.
si0ners should he pi,yided, one to ne appointed
by the government ard cne or m ore 10y the cor
porate authorizes of tn. cty-the money ap-
priated by Congress 10 ne expended in such
proportion to the sum plovided by the city
as should be prescribed by lazy, and the obliRa-
tion impose upon the city to Isise by taxation,
annually, such sum as might be deemed by the
commissioners necessary for the objects 70 oe
accomplished
ROUGH RECEPTIoE-Tuesday night John
FaIrall, 8>deserter from the rebel eervic', took
walk out towards Swampoodle and got into
company with some others at q house on Mas
sachusetts avenue, between New Jersey ave-
before he was severely beaten. Roundsmsn
Kelly went 10 his relief, and tried to find out
took Farrall to the Fourth Ward station, where
he was accommodated as lodger.
Another rebel deserter, named John MACK,
was picked up by the came ofhcer for lying
drunk in the Street, snd was locked up.in ths
same station house. Bob these men arrived
Tuesday, are certainly under >bligations to the
pohce Tor ecrd quartz RS that night
POLICY sHoP CLosRp.-Wednesday morn
ing, Sergeant TAFT, upon the general order of
Superintendent Webb, Metropolitan Police,
OF Frank Simpson, on E street. between Ilth
and 18th, and arrested the proprietor upon a
charge of dealing policy tickets, and nine COL
ored men and one white man, who were there
congregased, rs a disorderIy gathering. Ser
geapt TAFT toek the entire paraphernala OF the
institution, consisting Of blanks, tickets, &c,
&C., and placed them in the hands Of the prop
erty clerk. Simpson and his company were
taken before Justice Clayton, who held Stmp-
son TO bail in $500 to appear at court. Three
OF the company Were dismissed, and the re-
maipder were fined SO each under the Oorpo-
ration law.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH INTENT TO
KILL - Yesterday Oficer Morrice, of the
Fourth Ward, arrested Robt Richardson, bet
ter known as !. Bob Rats" and John Herbert,
col, for assault and battery on John Francis,
col. Francis was on his way from the western
part of the city, with quantity OF work, he
beng shoemaker, rnd stopped IN at house
on ]. street, in the Fourth Ward, where he
csme in collision with RichaI dson. Francis
drew an old pistol, unloaded, when Herbert
tcok the pistol nom him and beat him on the
head, mskIng some ugly but not very severe
cuts upon his face and scalp. Justice Kiusey
examined the witnesses, ant ordered the pris-
oners to give bail for court In $3.50 each.
DESPERATE AssAULr-Tuesday afternoon.
Michael Enrk. a teamster attached TO a train
parked Iesr the Long Bridge went into q tent
among tome of his companions and threatened
to kill them all, when George Gorman, an old
man, ask ked IL he would strike an old man like
hin, AND BuIk attacked him frs, with his nsts
and then With the but Of his W hip. The wagon
master CHR. Rabbi) tcok him In custody and
turned him over to officer Max well by whoLA
be was iaken before stice Boswell and COM
mitted to Jail ~ t2 a.
/. OrB1cE.s IssTALLs.,-Eagie Tent No: a9a.
I, o. of r. cha b ties, whfch is in a Hourishing
condi,ion, has Installed the folioviug os1ioers
.sI me tim - y I; wv Missaa, 1ssss,, sn VIM B.
sJysrty, D. r.; r. B. Marche. r. s.; jas. GIN,
F.s, a II MsKin. tt VIM. Slater, l.;
r MeMillep, I. q : I. Hamittop, O. g.; Peter
f. Iittle, Chap. Supporters 10 t;. R--Jappss
Hsmiller, ,. Mundslli Snpporters 70 o. g.
John Rawitp gs ard Pyies. - Z. SIS rsgaf
! ! ~. A woman In New Yofx h fsw days aro
fcihined q pass on n New Horx-ra ad on the
around thatesheisha sthree Husbands In the
army Rafting for their oounsy,p = And thonght
it bard that she could not nave free ride "
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