Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-27
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS To NJapr

t'ORDS fHEATER.-Edwin Forrest supnort
ed oy Madam Ponisi, Alice Gray and McUul-
iongr, LOT the last time, in the great tragedy of
.Corloianus." Tomorrow, for the f1rst time
In washington, the drama, ssThe Streets Of
New York.
GROWERS THRATBR.-Benefto of Miss Lucille
western, this popular actress appearing in
.Lucretia Borgian and s.Don Caesar De
Bazan. tragedy and comedy, bill OF suffl.
Gent variety to draw immensely.
CANTBRBURY.-Lacy, 30 wers, Johnny Mack,
wentworth, Mulligan, and all the stars OF the
great company in a rich bill Of ballads, dances
and comicalites.
OXFORD HALL-Ballet, music fun and sen.
timent concluding with screaming afterpiece,
by the whole company.
METROPOLITAN HALL.-Fine concert saloon.
songs, dances and other amusements.
QUARTERLY REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
RIoHARDs.-A. O. Richards, ESQ Superinten-
dent OF the Metropolitan Police, has made his
report for the quarter ending December 3lst,
1864. 1t is the first Official report of Mr.. Rich.
ards, and is based upon his personal investi-
CATION OF all matters alluded to, and is sYste-
matlcAfy prepared and interesting document.
After referring in com plimentary terms to his
predecessor and asking for himself the gener-
osity OF the Board in the consideration Of his
very recent entry upon the discharge of the
duties, the Superintendent proceeds to report
IN the following order
.Statior, Houses.-He considers the station
houses of the it'll and eth precincts Qst and 5th
Wards) as safe, convenient and comfortable
as well as ornamental TO the neighborhoods
city of Washington, and reflect a commendable
degree OF liberality and enlightened public
sent on the part of the citizens and corporate
authorities of the capital Of the country. Per-
haps ii should be said that the Sd precinct
(Georsetown) has station house which
answers very well the demands upon it, but
when we turn from these precincts and
contemplate for moment the con-
dition of the places called station houses in the
other precincts, the horrors of the "Black
Hole" and OF Austrian dungeons came unbid-
den before our mental vision. The Superin.
tendent says they are unsafe, incon venient,
discreoitable and unavodably filthy, loath-
some and pestiferous, and were 1t not for the
interchangeable efforts of the sergeants in charge
would actually be indictable as public nui-
the police and sanitary condition of the city
which is the capital Of a country which Is
boastful OF its liberal, enlightened, humane
and outstanding Institutions. The Superln-
tendent asks a remedy for this evil, and thinks
the parties to it render themselves liable every
day to a suit for damages, and the Board OF
Commissioners, the citizens of W ashington and
himself cannot rest cOntented while IL contin-
ues. The Superintendent then proceeds to
show the great difficulty of strictly enforcing
the requirements OF the board in those precincts
where the stations are in this miserable con-
dihon.
County Ja1-The Superintendent next refers
to the practice of putting criminals into the
army prejudiclal to the ends of justice; and
this practice prevails at the county Jail. Hotel
and passage thieves ridicule the idea of pun
ishment, which they escape by going into the
army, and deserving thence. 1t rarely occurs
that an able bodied man committed to Jail re-
mains longer than three or four days before he
is In the army as substitute for some person
drafted or liable to draft. If these men would
remain in the army, there would be n shadow
of justification; but they do not, and Justice
and the Government are detraaded Of their
just dues. Instances have been reported of
criminals, their immediate desertion and re-
sumption of their old practices.
Discipline.-The discipline of the force in
three or four precincts is entirely satisfactory;
The Superintendent proposes in a short time
to recommend course to rid the force of all
inefficient or incompetent men, whether officers
or patIolmen.
Sanitary Department-This important depart
ment is thoroughly organized, and doing all
that can be done under the existing imperfect
sanitary laws of the District. The Superin.
tenCent alludes to the frequent dismissal of
cases, or the imposing Of very light fines on
offenders, by magistrates, and the remittal of
fines imposed, and the consequent taunts and
jeers officers in the discharge of duty are sub
nuisances reported $50; abated by citizens, a5o;
by the Sanitary Commission, l; not yet aba Jed,
20; warrants served, 26; persons removed to
hospitals, g.; buried per order OF the military, g.
removed to the Insane Asylum, ]; dead ami
mails removed, 50; fines imposed, S1S6 26. This
force also reported all persons engaged in
Detectire Department following is sum-
mary of its operations: Number OF robberies
epertsd 1917 amount OF property stolen
S1,55S IS; turned over to the proper custodians,
S773 IS; turned over TO claimants, S7S5; amount
taken from persons and returned to same,
s726 Is. This does not include the operations
of detectives McDevitt and ClaIvoe for the
Government In the Port Jarvis case, which
was mainly worked out by them
Condition of the Foree.-This division OF the
report includes statements Of the health Of the
men, the average Of time lost by sickness, (six
and half days TO each man, causes OF sick
ness, &c.
a1resDUring quarter S,sa arrests
ad inOla nm a rpQd md yryrifo
1871 could not. Classified as follows Offences
against the person, 1901 males; 9lS females Of
fences against property, 1,126 males; % females
The disposition of cases having been referred to
in the Sergeants report, are not transcribed
here by us. Fines imposed in Washington,
s9,7l4 "a; In Georgetown, S1,2O6.94; grand total,
S10,92l32. Lodgers accommodated, 637; lost
children restored 25 sick and disabled persons
assisted, IS; horses and cattle found estray, 13;
doors found open and secured, 2; fires attended,
II; horses with vehicles taken up and restored
to owners, u. Amount turaed over to the
property clerk, S6,i76,O5; amount restored by
Magistrates and Sergeants, S33,SG3 65; amount
delivered to claimants by the property clerk,
81, $3.50 90. Total S5i,1l160.
CORRECTION OF THE EMBODIMENT LIST
The following names were stricken from the
enrolment lists yesterday:
F1,st Sub Dist,iet.-John H. Nichols, over
age Hugh Fitzsimons and John f. Llnkins,
furnished substitutes.
Second Sub District.-Janes W. Orme, fur
nished substitute; Henry o. Kerr, erroneous
enrolment OudS. b. Golden, DO.
Third Sub Observation-Disclosures Stuhlinger,
two years in service; G.. X. Andrews and r. f.
King, physical disability.
Fourth Sub District.-Geo. W. Jones, enrolled
in Maryland; Thomas f. Pendle, VIM. Fear
and Chas. W. Scheil, physical disability.
Fifth Sub District.-Daniel Boston, over age
@. =. Bailey, enrolled IN New York; James
w; Cox, under age; VIM. Saddler. Jas Riley,
John Bell and Jesse Lesley, physical disa-
bility.
Sizth Sub District.-Isaac Fardwell, enrolled
In Maryland; George w. Disney, Chas. War
ner, Thomas Williams, over age, Thos. Tuer,
enrolled in Maryland; George II. Randall de-
tailed in Navy Yard; Patrick Chambers, over
age; Joseph Dsrsett, alien; W. Cook and Il. II.
Lee, physical disability.
Sercnh Sub District John Paig, two years
in service; William Peck and John Goodrich,
physical disability.
Eighth Sub Dist,ict.-F. B. Entwisle, over age.
METROPOLITAN RAILRoAD.-A bill was IN