Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-27
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS, &c. TONIGHT

r-. LOCAL NEWS. rlE 500
ADJUSTMENTS, &c, TONIGHT. -..,
NATIONAL THEATRE.-The fayortte Mrs
Seguins benefit this evening, when Auber,s
performed .o 80, -
ODD FELLOWS HALL.-Another crowded
audience assembled last evening to witness the
astonishing feats of legerdemaln performed by
Professor j. Macalhstpr, who Justly claims to
De one OF the most successful and &C complisnsd
illusionlsts OF the age. The distribution of
presents is not the least attractive part of the
entertainment.
The NEW STRREr-CAR SYsTEM.-The
metropolitan Railroad Company yesterday
put upon the track their new style one horse
ears, which are run without conductors, on
me plan coming into use at various points of
the country. As the system adopted by the
metropolitan Road has many interesting aud
novel novel fsa;nrss, we give below such an expia-
stand something OF its distin Give points
Inc cars used are made by Stephenson, of
New York. and are finished in the best style
OF that leading manufacturer. They are IL
feet inches long, feet 6 inches wide, ! feet S
IEches in height, (Inside) and are calculated
tSr 10 passengers each; eight on q side. AS
there has been some question whether a car OF
TINS size could be run by q single horse, we
may say that In New Orleans cars l6 feet long
navs been run by single mule. There are
sleeper grades in Washington than in New
orleans, but as hill horses will be used at Capi-
tol Hill and the Patent Office rise, there seems
70 De no doubt that cars OF he size put on the
road, and even heavier ones, can be pulled by
one horse, especially as the Company have
supplied themselves with heavier horses than
or two, until the cars are brought down to
their bearings, they will be run by two horses.
the new car weighs about thousand pounds
less tndn the two-horse car, which weighs
about two tons The cars are reversed at each
end OF the line. on a turn. table, and there is
consequently Eo necessity for changing the
horse In finish the cars are very han some,
having marquette covered cushions and
innings, Are Paneled in solid curly maple,
and are orass-mounted throughout. Silver
plated rods flor handles) are placed on the
door and rear end of the car, for the protection
OF ladies' in getting in and out. There is no
rear 5s p ia TO the car but It's place is sup
platform is exclusively for the driver, being
semi-circular IN form, and fenced in TO pre-
vent passengers see king an entrance at that
end. Most Of the accidents in connection with
street cars arise from passengers attempting to
get on or OF the front platform: and this danger
tlont end OF the car A strap overhead, furn.
ished with loops, connects with bell, to indi-
cate 10 the driver that passenger wishes to
get out. Another strap, protected by a casing,
ensbies the river to close the rear door q fter
passenger enters OR leaves the car.
The feature OF mostinterest. however, is the
novel m ode provided for the reception of fares
without the intervention of conductor. The
arrangement is the patent of J. Is. Slawson, of
n y a. and nd. in connection Wi,n the ONE horse
Orleans, Louisville, Cincinnati, Evansville
and New Albany, Indiana, Bridgeport CT
Sssn ia ana a New
the road there is the only tram road in the
tnHed States paying dividend OF 20
<7r s2le. The arrangement consist of
an oblong box placed upright at the front OF
the car inside the door, provided with glass
windows, SO that both the driver aad passen-
gers can see within. The passenger on laying
his fare advances to this box and inserts the
money, or ticket as the case may be, through
rtrpr nod in hit
The fare descends through series of zig zig
Compartments designed TO prevent the
Ress it rsss being Tse to dsb
the glass face to the box that the fare
is correct, and pulls spring letting the fare
fall into an iron safe below, and the disk flies
back. ready tor another fare. The driver has
no access to the money or tickets in the safe,
and when the car Is turned in at night the ac-
the safe by the proper ONCE Of the company
Should passenger by mistake put in larger
amount than Is due, 1t cannot be rectIfed by
the driver, but application must be made at
the office. The box Is lit up at night BY a
small lamp prepared especially for the pur-
pose: when PASSENGER enter. the car should
he not advance to pay his fare the driver sum.
mons him by bell to walk up to the captains
office and settle Should the passenger not
have the exact change, (seven cenis) he noti-
ies the driver by pressing down brass plate
III the front door labelled 'sChange," by which
pressure bell is rung. He passes his money
through the aperture to the driver, who re-
turns the change through the same aperture:
the brass plate flying up in each case after.
wards TO close the aperture. BY this means
IN colo weather. to obtain access to the dri yer.
ltshould be stated that change is always re.
turned by the driver to the full amount;
and it is managed as follows.
The driver is supplied with leathern belt
containing We pouches. In these pouches are
sealed envelopes supplied with tickets and
Thus, supposing passenger to desire change
tor twenty-five cent piece, he passes it
through Tie "Chanee Gate to the driver, who
returns him sealed envelope labelled "25
cts" The passenger opens this and flrd DIS in
ii a seven cent car ticket, ten cent currency
stamp, and the balance (eight eeuts) in nickels.
IL ne passes q ten cent stamp to the driver for
change he gets an en- valope maj ked $50 cts.,"
containing car ticket and three cents. The
system Is the same Tor any amount changed;
but change 10 not given tor eny sum above So.
On geiting lis ticket and charge, the passen-
ger drops the ticket into the box, through tie
aperture above des crihed. Tickets in pack
ages OF ten for fifty cents. and twenty for 81
are also supplied in envelopes by the driver.
piacard is posted conspicuously in each car.
as follows:
as the driver is not allowed under any circumstan-
nisked BY the driver. who viii return the full
amount, thus enabling passengers to put their ex-
The cars yesterday, upon the first day Of
their trial, were well filed with passengers,
and so m uch satisfaction was expressed with
the comfort and elegance Of the cars, and the
conveu tence and ingenuity OF the mode Of fare.
paying and receiving change that there seems
to be no doubt that the new system will come
into iavor. ~.
The PRIZE RING-The "Mill' that did not
Come OS-Departure Of the Crowd.-YesterdAy,
barney Mullen and his brothers having left
the ground on which the prize fight was to
have come Of. returned to this city immedi.
a'ety on leaving the ring at 10 o'clock, and at.
ter stopping q short time at Boyle's, near the
depot, took the 1215 train for Philadelphia,
and 1t is said that the stakeholder, James
Smith, as his name was given by some. and
Frank CLARK, 81 given by others, left with
them and 1t is generally supposed that he has
returned TO Mullen bis money. II he has not
given up the entire amount Of stakes, $4,000.
Dillon, accom- panied by his friends, remained
on the ground until one O'Clock, as stated IN
the STAR Of yesterday. expecting that the
stakeholder would appear at that hour and
deliver over tn money, If Mullen did not re.
turn TO fight for II, as he had promised. Dill.
Ion renamed on the ground q few minutes at.
Ter that hour, and returned with several friends
to Alexandria, where be had made has head.
quarters at Terry Ryan's, and last evening
passed through here on his way to PhIadeI.
phia, where demand will be made for the
stakes.
The afternoon and evening trains took of
nearly all the crowd who came on here TO see
the fight Barney Aaron, accom-. anted BY
Bill RyAlf, left in the 3 40 train for New York,
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