Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-04
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ARSENAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ne " labora.
tory a. the Washingt Arsena al Is now in ope-
taken In on Monday. The new building Is
erected in con venient location near the Model
arsenal and some $50 yards from the site Of the
old laboratory destroyed by the explosion.
MAJOR Benton, the accomplished command
ant at the arsenal, has in making selections
amongst the large number of applicants for
situations in the laboratory, gievn the prefer
enee, very properly, to the widows OF Union
soldiers, or the wives OF soldiers In prison at
Richmond and elsewhere. Every care has
been taken in the new building to provide
against accident and the building instead OF
being in an open hall is divided into comPart-
mems with heavily timbered division walls.
The construction Of the sea- wall on the west
front OF the arsenal grounds (extenslon) Is pro-
crossing rapidly under the active superin-
ter dence of Mr.. Callahan, and is completed all
but the coping stone and some filling in.
The dredging on the east front of the grounds
"a most important Improvement Is also pro-
Ceeding rapidly under the efficient supervision
of Mr.. William Wise, and has already pro-
crossed as far as p street. The soil excavaed
here goes to fill up the marshy ground border
ing upon it, and thus double improvement is
carried on at the same time at small expense
comparatively.
Aside from the importance of this work to
the government in opening up new line of
river wharf front for the arsenal, it will prove
a sanitary i'm proyement of incalculable value
to the neighbOrhood.
Major Benton is infusing activity into every
branch OF the operations In his department.
AN EXPENSIVE WEEK TO GRoGsELLERs IN
THE SECOND PRECINCT.-The second police
precinct, which includes portion of the coun-
ty, is one OF the precincts of the ub-district
over which Justice Thompson has mAgisterial
jurisdiction For a long time the grog shops
of the county and on the northern boundary of
the city have done thriving business selling
liquor to soldiers, and without license, those
living in the city limits being obliged by law
to obtain license from the Corporation, and
those in the county from the Levy Court The
lodges of the soldiers and dealers to evade the
law have been numerous and effective until re-
Gently the police made descent upon them,
and the weeks reports from Justice Thomp-
son begin with SlS7 for fines in this precinct
alone. Although they see the determination of
the Justice to enforce the law, some continue
to offend and try the dodge.
Yesterday Thomas Riley of the county, who
on Monday paid $40 for selling liquor to SOL
dlers, and for selling without a Levy Court Ii
cense, was taken before Justice Thompson for
selling liquor to boy of 10 years of age, who
purchased for a soldier. Justice Thompson
announced the fact to Riley that selling liquor
to minors is a violation of law, and that the
fine in this case was 800, and that as he Riley,
had repeated the offence OF selling liquor with
out the Levy Court license, the fine would be
repeated and should be $40 in that case also.
Riley was one of the parties flned on Monday,
and his expenses for attempting to evade the
law this week amount to $50.
1t will be well for liquor sellers in the
ond precinct to comply with the law at least,
as long as Justice Thompson discharges the
duties OF that sub district