Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-09

dressed 10 the MARSHA OF the District. except in
eases of emergency. have ever bcen r. DIV ,
change Tie address upon application of the Ma
shat, stating the emergency. l have no power
to change the law. out the Territorial Leg 'sla-
tuTe has the unqUestiOned power to revise the
law applicable to this class Of cases, a. they have
Pos CD the law relating to gambling houses, and
provide especially for the service OF process
III they would take this subject in hand and
treat IL boldly, by licensing the social evil or
by fixing some absolute and definite fine or term
OF Imprisonment, my labors would be sensibly
1t is their day to do this the tone of the press
sufficiently indicates. Until il is done, the
counts, acting in conformity to the law a. it is
most certainly should not be exposed 10 constant
cenSure, misrepresentation or abuse.
With regard 10 the Impre sion sought to be
conveyed, that hitherto there has been want
o. harmony between myself and the Chief OF
Police. tine statement Ga Major A. c. Richards
Is a sufficient answer.
the executive or ministerial departments OF JUS
ice, have endeavored not - be wanting IN
TIE proper eourtcsies TO be extended to all.
VIM. Il. SMELL.
DEFAETMENT OF METROPOLITAN PoLIcE,)
Cifce of Major and Svperinfeadenf
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9th. ISL. y
H.n- WS- u. Ss-sH, JWdqe cs Police Court.
Ny Dear Sir In reference to the published
reports OF conference yesterday at the Office of
the u . DlstIict Attorney between that officer,
yourself and myself, 1 desire to state that YOU
expressly declined to do so on HE grounds t6at
beng the Judicial officer who would be called
npOn to pass upon the matters under conSidera-
ton, you deemed il improper for YOU to advise
or give advice with reference thereto Won
further stated that the matter was entirely i'm
the hands of the District Attorney and myself
And allow me here to state that the official re-
IatioDs between yourself and this Office have
always been, and now are, of the most cordial
and reciprocal character. L trust that these re-
latiOns viii continue to be in the future as i am
happy to state, they have been in the past en-
uLsiy frank, cordial and harmonious.
'er! r"iy yours; A; G. RICHARDS,
Major and Superintendent.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PUBLIC GROUNDS.
zen Ba1eock has just had one hundred seats
sent here fiOm Philadelphia, to place in the
Capitol grounds, in both the east and west parks
The western fence hitherto bounding the DAG
footway leading from the entrance gate ON the
Avenue to the building has been removed and
seats are TO be placed at regular intervals on
each side. The cost of these seats is - each
and they are similar to the ones recently placed
IN Lafayette Square. Gen. Babcock has al-o
had two cor ugated iron water closets Unmarried
from Glasgow, Scotland, which he will place in
these grounds. They are to be placed near the
lodges at the two principal entrances Adj
c1ti0nal lamps are to be put up on the outer
walks, heretofore but little frequented in the
evenings on account of the da-kness.
In the public garden, wet of the Capit1l
SoiEmen are engaged In the construction OF an
1nmerse basin 81 feet in diameter, in which is
10 be large fountain with nine jets one prncipal
one IN the centre, with smaller ones surrounding
II Seneca stone coping win be put around this
basin, with foot walk outside and carriage
n
temptation for these gardens and grounds.
among the improvements in Lafayette Square,
IN ADDITION - these heretofore noticed in The
STAR, there are 10 be lamp ports erected in
NarioPs parts of the ground TO light up the dark
places. Water pipe are al 0 ID be introduced
WITH Two plays at points where the eItife square
can De reached With no e ih order u water the
grass and shrubbery whenever necessary.
BALIFF LACY OF TIRE Police COURT Ex-
PLAINS But WONT RE 7IGN.-At the evening
session Of the Police Court yesterday BaiIiif
Henry Lacy, who figures in the testimony given
before the inve ytigatiDg committee of the Legs
lative A..smbly, pre-ented a statement in
writing II Judge Smell, which is designed to be
reply TO and denial of the charges against him
AS Lacy was implicated in the alleged irregular
1OeS by the testimony of Nj. y. II. Miller and
Sergeant Vernon and Officer F. III. Doyle, of the
metropolitan Police, and others, it was to be
supposed he would initiate Marshal Thomas and
after explaining, resign. Instead of doing 20 he
announced his intention to @stiek." I'm n
Miller testified it will be remembered. that his
business before the court had fallen of, because
he would not divide fees with the officers OF the
court, at the suggestion Of Lacy and George
Thomas Accompanying LAcy's statement were
his affidavit denying The allegation of Mr. n II
Miller, and the affidavit of Nellie Johngon, de-
nylng that OF Officer T. NJ. Doyle, both of whom
testified before the committee in relation 20
Lacy, who sWears that the charges against him
are false.
THE AMERICAN PONoLoeIcAL SOCIETY
At the tc sion o. this body in Richmond on
Thur. day IL WIS decided that the next mee,ino
qi The ~0vrIsy shall be held in Boston. The fol,
lowing c-.ters Sere announced to bold their
places Tor two years: President, Hon. Marshall
r Wilder, OF Massachusetts; treasurer, Thomas
II. james Cambridge. Massachusetts; secretary
T. X. ELiot, OF Ohio; and vice president from
each state and Territory, among whom are W.
Saunders, District of Columbia; w. ID. Brack-
enTidge, Maryland; q. Z. Il. Leighton, Virginia;
DR.. se1O;her, West Virginia.
The pre- MUM fruits OF Virginia and NS,,,,r.xr,
mo -. ..
zion ffCm California and Maryland have ben
pre- ented to Maj. John III. hing, prCS;I,ient of
the Potomac Fruit Growers AS-ciciation. for
the exhibition a The meeting of that associa-
ton, which take place in the rooms of the
Board o. Trade, in this city, September Y.
HUNTINGTON.-we are glad to refer TO the
success in establishing a town, to be OF no
small importance to US, at Huntington, the
junction of the main stem and Washington
branch of the Bait more and Potomac railroad.
The arrival there of the construction trains
and the laying Of the track has produced good
effect, and the prominent citizens of Prince
Georges have joiPcd with the present residents
Of Huntington and are about celebrating the
complexion Of the road to the town by an old
fashioned barbecue. Any per,on acquainted
with eSt-Sng facts, must feel every confidence
that there vii be built up at this junction
thriving and widc-awake town of atifactiveness
for homes, and, as Wen, 70. e-sed OF good busi-
mes adVant-Ses. Our people are daily invest
ing in building lots there for homes under the
anticipation OF the hourly connection speedily
10 De e dbl>hSd, which the recent activity eS-
hibife ed in PrSb'ng forward the road % compile
zion, renders a certainty within the next Few
weeks.
The IMPROVEMENT OF NORTH CAPITo-.
STREET-Mr. Peter Mcnamara, who has TIE
contract for parking North Capitol street, from
the Capitol building - the city boundary IS get
ting along " it'll the work quite WELL and having
parked said street and paved il with Seneca
stone between and streets, is now at work
with his force between III street and the Bound
ary. He has ~ men, with four-horse wagons
and 20 hOrses and carts employed. The reason
for this ''skip' IN the work from TO III street is
that bridge Is neeeS airy at ID street. over the
railroad track which, IL i thought, will be built
by the ID. & o. Railroad Company. The chief
engineer Of the road Mr.. j. l.. Randolph, has re-
Tor,ed In favor Of building the bridge, and 1t Is
thought il will net be long before the necessary
orders are given for is construction.
SALE OF A TELEGRAPH LISE.-The Bankers
and Brokers Telegraph Line, between New
York and Washington, with AL its effects, wires
poles, ONCE Instruments, &c, was sold in Bald
more Wednesday by the trustees for $4,000, and
was purchased by John Howard Wellcs. There
are tye wires between New York and Philadel-
phis, and three between Philadelphia and Wash