Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-16
Church, Fifth street. and the Columbia Engine

DA' An eHoes onu Inc Ooiumbia Engine
Suppose that signal is given from box al
{"H'afos Hotel), the bells will strike four
times, pause of five seconds, and then one;
peated, and so on
1t will be perceived that no boxes have dou.
pie numbers-thus, II, % or 33-as this might
produce confusion
The key. holder should yer open the box
or touch the crank except in case OF hre-nor
should ne allow signal t be given for q fire
seen at distance.
Care should be taken that the box be locked
before leaving it and the key never allowed to
pass out OF the holders possession, unless to
called Sy
Supernten dent By strict observance OF such
rules there would be but little danger of a
false alarm OF hre.
AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE FIRE DEPAEr.
MRNT.-Among the items in the bill making
appropriation for the expenses of the corpora
tion for the fiscal year ending June, 1865, are
the following for the new Fire Department:
For compensation to the Clerk of the Fire
Commissioners, as per act Of April 25, 1864,
S7OO. For compensation to the Chief Engineer
Of the Fire De apartment, as per act OF April 25,
1854, 1890. For compensation to three addi-
tional engineers. $500 each, as per act of April
25, 1864, 81 800 For compensation to four Fire.
men of Steam Engines, $500 each, as per act
OF April IS. 1854, $4,000. For compensation to
25, 1864. $1,000 For compensation to three
Firemen, at 400 each. as per act of April 25,
1864, 200. For compensation to one Tiller.
man, as per act of April 25, 1864, 800. For
compensation to "a extra men for the Fire De-
partment 800 each, as per act of April 25, 1864,
$4,000.
BAD BoYs.-For some time past two rival
crowds of colored boys, known as the Niger
Hill and First Ward gangs, have been IN the
habit of having a stone battle in the vicinity of
18th and M streetseon Sunday afternoons, en-
dangering the persons of all passing that To-
cality. The officers have for some time been
endeavoring to stop this sport, but were I'M
successful, so well did the boys keep watch,
until Sunday afternoon, when officers Bull,
Hurdle and Borland made a descent on them,
and after racing them through the mud caught
three, giving their names as Rob't Evans, Jno.
Evans and Charles Henry Albert Ridow, and
took them to the First Ward station. Justice
Drury fined the two first 80 each, and commit
ted the latter to the workhouse.
a HARD CAvALRYMAN.-Yesterd after
noon drunken cavalry sergeant created an
excitement in the neighborhood OF 10th and K
streets, by general onslaught on all the
colored people he CHANGED to meet, and pro-
miscuous breaking Of windows and furniture in
that locality. Among other places he went
into blacksmith shop, Kept by colored man
named Burrill, running the workmen out and
throwing the tools after them, he being at the
Sergeant Hurley stopped the fellows mischief
by arresting him, and was on his way with
him to the station when he met guard, and
delivered him over to them.
CANTERBURY HALL, Washington, Aug I6.
To THE PUBLIC.-A scurrilous article an.
peared in the Chronicle OF Monday, emanadng
from the brain of the self styled "Iterarv AID.
vertiser'' of a one horse third story show crib,
situated in the vicinity of PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue. and Ninth street, in which he takes occa-
sion to attack me personally with a TRADE eff
billingsgate slang entirely devoid of truth,
meaning, or sense, and which / have deter
mined to take no further notice Of I am al.
ways open for fair competition in my business,
m ipo TO
with the miserable cur of the aforesaid third
story kennel in blackguard composition as that
is part OF has nature.
The public will Judge fairly of the merits of
the performance at the Canterbury, and will
at all events give rs the credit of advertising
such performers only as we can present to
them, and OF having never as yet carded
performer to have them perform elsewhere
when they were engaged to us; in which con-
nection we would suggest to the "Literary
Advertiser" OF this one-horse, infamous den,
that he need not attempt to inveigle our per.
formers into his vile haunt by promises of in
crease of salary, when in reality he intends to
defraud them altogether. That dodge ha 3 been
practiced by the pettlfogging Literary AID.
vertiser to such degree that the profession
are posted with regard to it. He has one or two
people whom we can use, and shall therefore
deprive him of them at once; but we shall not
promise them an increase of salary-oh, no!
we shall pay them omptIy a fair remuneration
for their services, and in due course Of time
we intend to buy the aforesaid "Literary Adj
vertser" and use him to drive our show
wagon.
In conclusion, when we are convinced that
this literary quack has paid all his just debts
his performers, printing bills, taxes, license,
board and washing, and when his ballet girls
quit complaining that they have to follow him
int grog shops to dun him fer money enough to
pay their board from week to week-if he will
then apply to us for the situation OF driver of
our advertising wagon, "a literary appoint
ment, by the way,) we might be induced to
lend him helping hand
The public's obedient servant,
GEO, LEA,