Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-23
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.


r.,IoyAL THEArER.-The fnimitzbie Chan
.,,u. WHO has been engaged for q few nights
Az the eBterprisIng managers of the National.
n.kes his first appearance this evening in his
--s.t speclsIity of SAM" which unrivalled
tmperscns,ion must be seen 10 be appreciated.
W. expect 20 see crowded houses during his
stsy. -
=, the Returned Con Wet, " and the Rough Dr.
,nond" this evening. .-- ~
POTOMAC HALL, IsLAND.-Ball Of the Pyth-
an Rase Ball Club this evening. EF sf-
Oup FELLOWS HALL.-The grand festival,
concert and tableaux for the benefit Of st.
nouinIc's lnew) Church. Island, is drawing to
. sI.s4 All should attend at least once this
xsek The original amateur Ethiopian Min
ssr,ls OF Washington will give one OF their
choice entertainments this evening. The pro-
Sr,mue Will embrace many OF the most pop
aIar songs
ruKOYsTKR TRADE-As a disinterested OBJ
server Of the oyster trade, desire to correct
such misapprehen sions as would likely pre-
vail from reading the articles published in the
Star and Constitutional Union, in reference to
the matter, and at the same time think that
Otner safeguards might with propriety and sd
vantage be adopted by our city fathers. The
;rade is now mostly carried on by restaurants,
oyster houses, and shuckers, the last being
uearIy all eontrabands. These contrabands
buy the oysters, direct from the vessels, shu lex
hem on BOARD or on the wharf, start with their
Kettles and sell them the same day, and IL the
.ovSfers are sound when purchased are vet 40
when consumed, and are wholesome food To
guard against unsound oysters being sold, the
HArbOr Master Is very careful TO examine all
the oysters at the toharvsS, and in case any are
bad fOrbids the sale, and he Is ALWAYS obeyed,
IN fact. he exercises the same supervision there
IS the Market Master does in reference to the
safe Of unwholescme meat, poultry, vegetables
OF fruit Now the public can iadge for them
selves whether the chance is not greater for
getting stale oysters AT restaurants and oyster
houses, where they are bought by the q uanti-
". ana kept until they are sold out. and al
ways selling the Oldest first and where
there IS no opportunity for any examina-
ton. A case occurred on Saturday where
the HarbOr Master sent a vessel from the
wharf with four hundred bushels of stale
oysters, after but few had been sold, some OF
these 10 restaurant keeper on the avenue
he having said that he considered them good
IL Is true these snuckers buy the smaller and
lower priced oy sters; whilst the others buy the
larger and higher priced; but the one Is quite
are paying nolicense. and seem under no con-
troll by the corporation, whilst hucksters in
everything else are attended TO. Thew should
- licensed, and penalty imposed for selling
uBsound articles. quite as much so as a butcher
Tor selling unsound meats. As 10 the measur,
II the Wharyes, IL Is probably the same as D
has always been. the sealed half oushel being
used, the same opportunity is here of givinG
short measure a. in market OF elsewhere
where sworn measurers are not employed
This can only be corrected by legislation, anC
the quality also, by having inspectors pro
but also all places where oysters are retaiIed
such legislation has been suggested by parties
Interested IN the business, and il Is to be hoped
Cur CRY Fathers will give il the attention i
consume the oiyalves and stake in the ma
tlyps" ORsRRvRp