Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-17
improvements

winch cIs- Ueh oheI man presfdes, have COM
menced the erection of an Industrial Home for
women, at the corner of North Capitol and X
streets Women in reduced circumstances will
De taken care of, and the irseitution is to be
made self supporting, the ladies' of the society
making II their duty to provide work in the
line OF sowing, washing, ironing, and kindred
branches of industry. The size of the lot is $50
street, and win be covered, in due progress
SION, BY two end wings, running back u the end
OF the lot, connectethy central wing, covering
erS buildings, and - as to form hollow soua amo
oEiit round on three sides. The north wing now
under contract has 25 feet front by IS feet depth
containing collar, two lofty stories, and Man
sard roof. The first story contains receiving
room; two w1rk-rooms, dining room, kitchen,
laundry, ironing room, store-room, &C. The
workIoon1s and to chambers. The exterior will
be finished in ehaste, modern style of arcbitec-
ture, allthe details being Of original design Mr.
Adolf Cluss is the architect, and Messrs Herii-
by & Wade are the contractors The early com
pietson OF the building is much to be desired.
The Newsboys and the Sabbath.
EDITOR STAR:-Dr. Sunderland, it will be
seen, has presented a petition to the Legislature
ior some action in regard to the noise made by
me newsboys in selling their papers on Sunday.
public as to the Doctors object III is not resist
anee to the publication and sale of the SUNDAY
newspapers, but simply to preserve quiet and
coed order, as far as possible, in the streets of
Washington on the Sabbath. He only asks that
we may be as quiet and orderly in this city, the
capital OF the nation, as they are in New York
Nhere so much disorder, violence, and bloodshed
have recently prevailed. For the last six wears
the crying aloud of the SUNDAY newspapers has
been prohibited in New York, and All classes
cheerfully acquiesce in it. There is no difficulty
about getting the Sunday papers in that city
and there is no noise or fuss made about IL
either. Why should our law discriminate i'm
FAVOR OF newsboys, when every other class Is de-
MED the privilege of crying aloud articles. for
sale? This is partial and uni ust legislation We
are glad to see that The CdpitqL-a Sunday news
paper-takes the same ground. We believe that
when rightly understood, all the SUNDAY news
papers will cheerfully support the action of the
legislature in so changing the law as to avoid
now disturb the sanctity and repose of the Sab
bath day in our city; and we are quite sure the
secular papers and the community generally
will be satisfied to have il so.
AT the same time ii is to be understood that no
interference with any mains private views or
CONSCIENTIOUS convictions Of his own duty and
nDerty IN keeping or not keeping the Sabbath Is
intended or approved beyond what NAV be inn
Piled in the maintenance of that public ouiet
and cessation from the usual noise and uproar
OF human business incident to week-days but
certainly unbecoming to the Christian Sabbath
II we are TO have any recognition of the day at
all as Christian people.
Much less is there any intention or wish on the
part OF the Doctor, as he assures US, to make an
assault on the business of the newsboys by
which they gain living. His idea is that, though
prosecuting their business, they may still learn
10 become Christians, and not grow up as those
who neither fear God nor regard man. These
boys are generally shrewd, active, enterprising
nttle fellows, in whom the whole community
should take deep interest The question is,
ns5f to their asiy support How shall they be
ANOTHER DIsGRAcEFUL AND RIorous Az
FAIR occurred yesterday down the river An
excursion was made by the Washington Schuet-
zen Nereln, and IL seems that large number of
our German citizens belonging to this organi-
zatlon, with their famiies-tw0 boat loads-ob-
tanned the Marshall Hall resort for the purpose
OF spending the Sabbath in their usual ouiet
way; ana that party of some thirty roughs from
Hooker Division took passage down ON the sec.
ono 9 boat and having plenty of liquor with them
aisorder soon commenced on board the boat
which eliminated In fight on the grounds
inns was kept up the whole day. completely de-
s1aoyLng the pleasure OF the whole party: whoop-
ing, cursing, obscene language, and bloody
noses was the order of the day. Detective CIar-
voc happening to be on board, did his best to
preserve the peace, and had rough time of n
He was as bloody on his return home as N he bsd
been at work in a butcher-shop the entire day.
ms clothing torn, minus a valuable breastpiil,
seemed to be foremost in the disorder. These
disorders occur outside Of our police Jurisdiction
ana mere Is no remedy from here. If the Gov
Ger TO the river landing on SUNDAYS to preserve
the peace, he would do q good act; and as the
1sohf1 M are principally from this city, no
est extent with the authorities Of Maryland in
the matter. -'N -
-O
TEE OLDEST IsHABIrANrs AND THEIR TRrp
70 MOUNT VERNoS-The following has been
transmitted to Miss Cunningham, Regent OF the
Ladies' Mount Vernon Association:
WASHINGTON, July IS, 1871.
AtH Anne Pamela cunningham, President Ladies,
10 ant Vernon Association
respected Madam: i have the honor and the
pressure OF informing You that at the meeting of
the Association of the oldest Inhabitants of the
District Of Columbia, twas unanimously resolved
t ina. nhe thanks OF the association are rendered
ato N
ne Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, for her
KIND and hospitable reception of the Oldest In
napIants on the occasion of their celebration of
4th July last near the Tomb Of the Father of his
Country " 80
am but giving expression to the feelings of
very member when assure you that they will
retain IN grateful Remembrance your kindness
and attention, whereby they were enabled TO
testify in public and solemn manner, on con-
Fee anr ground their respect and generation
time to come, under the charge of patriotic
american ladies, others may enjoy, as they did.
With great esteem and respect, your obedient
f'ah'' SHos CARROLL BRENT, Rec. Sec.
up the Aqueduct bridge over Rock creek CON.
meeting Washington with Georgetown. for the
purpose OF replacing the wood work in that
the bridge having decayed. Thevork will he
completed by the FIRST Of August and until fien
bridge. CIV '. 'A0
FRATxRNAL Wharf.-The next quarterly meet
ing Of Columbia District Tent Of Reehabites
which occasion there sill be grand procession
Of the order in that city, and not unlikely some
" the subordinste teats in this section will
accompany the District Tent.
MrssRs. VIZ. E. DAnrr & Co. jobbe,, n
ocs T NOT e ana Easterng have Just opened
specialties of their trade n 10 cure eh;m.ev. -