Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-11

\ previous question,
that the club re olive i'self into a mass meeting
| and it was declared carried. Mr.. q; ton took
| the chair, and Mr.. Robertson and his friends
withdrew from the hall. Mr.. David Henson
was elected secretary pro tenn, AID read the
| resolutions offered at a previous meeting by
Mr. O'Malley, that the candidate for the House
OF Delegates be chosen in mass meeting on
Tuesday night next, the 10th instant. The
amendment proposed by Mr.. Barton to substi-
tute primary election for a mass meeting was
lost after which the resolution was adopted.
The Dashaways and q he Sunday Liquor
Law.
Editor Star: The resolutions passed by the
temperance organization known as the :" Dash
Always" which we noticed in the colt ms of
| THE STAR of Mondays issue, in which fault is
| .ourd with the opinion claimed 10 have been
given by the assistant District attorney as to the
| responsibility of persons having no license, to
| sell liquor on Sunday, seems to attract consid-
| cradle attent on in certain quarters.
| We have examined the law bearing on this
| subject as it appears in webb's Digest, page
225, section 10, which reads as folows:- Ali
keepers Of hotels, taverns, ordinaries and res
tlUrants are prohibited from selling any kind of
| spirituous, distilled or fermented' LIQUORS on
Sunday, and are required to have their bars or
other places where liquor is usually sold, closed
| on Sunday during the entire day and evening;
and for the first violation of the requirements OF
this section the offender shall be fined not less
than twenty, nor mo; than fifty dollars; and
| for the second oferse a like fine shall be i'm
20. ed, and the license of such person or persons
| shall be forfeited and annulled," &c.
This law was enacted by the late mayor,
board of aldermen and board of common cum
| Gil of Z e late corporation of Washington, and
Is entitled "An act to licerse, tax, and regulate
hotels, verns, ordinaries, restaurants, and
tippling, houses" approved October 81, 1854.
| 1t will be seen from the above that the law
does not apply to persons hdring no 'cen.e, and
| such per Or7 cannot be held liable under this
law for sci, ng intoxicating liquors on the Sab
bath. If tie law is defective and fails to reach
| cas- of persons wfo sell without 'cense we
advise our friends the "Dashaways" to have the
law amended by the next legislature. and stop
| finding fault with the assistant District attor-
| ney. The attorney does not make the law
neither Is it his province - execute but merely
| to file informations or complaint, and prosecute
for violations Of the laws as they are found on
| the statute book. LAWYER
| GRAPE GRowINs NEAR wAsHINGroN.-The
| splendid grapes that are being sent into this
| city daily from the celebrated "North Arlington
| vineyards of X. A. Phillips, which are now
being sold by our principal grocers, fruit dealers
| at least, we may expect henceforth to receive
| annually bountiful supply of that delicious
and exceedingly healthful fruit The demand
hss become SO great FOR them in this and all our
| cities that it now requires many tons daily,
where few pounds would have suticed few
| years ago. 1t Is matter of congratulalion to
| Phillips the most superior quality of this valu-
able and b. autiful fruit can be grown upon the
] North Arlington Heights, within sight of this
city, where the soil has proved to be peculiarly
adapted to their production in the highest
degree of perfection, while in. many localities
throughout this country and Europe they have
failed, or have produced only an inferior article.
Some localities there have been sold for fabulou.
| sums on account of the very superior quality OF
| grapes produced, owing to some especial quality
Advertising columns tbat Mr. PbiIins gro ~ oa
i to sell a portion of this valuable grape land ,
which seems to be very desirable in many other
| respects.
A RUNAWAY HORSE MAKES A RAID ON A
CKLLAR.-On TueSda ming one of the fast
| horses owned by Mr.. Richard Robinson, at
| the corner Of 10th and L streets, and, dashiny
/ furiously against the frame dwelling of Mrs
Bridget Gleason, broke through the cellar door
and brought up in one of the rooms Of that
| lady's house, much to her CONSERVATION. 1t was
| led out By way of the cellar steps without seri-
Gus IL Jury, but the buggy was q compete
| Mr.. Robinson paid $50 to the Police Court as a
fine for fast driving on that day. and is likely to
| prove somewhat expensive, as Mrs. Gleason ex-
| pre- sses her intention of putting IN bill of
damages for injuries to her house.
THE BAPTIST the meeting
| OF the Baptist Atsociation yesterday, reports
showing the churches generally to be in a
healthy condition were made. The following
churches were admitted: Seventh Baptist
church, 10th street, between X and s; Mt Zion
Baptist, Richmond Va; First Zion Baptist,
| Annapolis, Md; Ebenezer Baptist church,
Richmond, Va; Sixth-street Baptist church
1 WdehluStOuy ", Dculdu Ddplst CHURCH,
LancaJter county, Ia; HIatsville Baptist
church, Lancaster county. Va. Prof. Storum,
Of the Wayland theological seminary, was then
introduced, and made some interesting remarks
upon the new building now being erected by
the society, and asked the cooperation Of the
convention.
AN ACCEPTABLE GIFr.-Quarterma Gen.
eral Meigs has notified Mr.. A. s. Solomors
| vice president of the Citizens Relief commit
sion, that he can have for the poor of the Dis
trict some thirty large army wagon loads OF
wood-the remains of buildings lately occupied
by the quarterr ~ vs. department., on Con
| necticut avenue aud 9th s. eet.
The THEArKRs To-sIeHr.-The play o.
"Jack Harkaway" at Walls opera house con
thu 70 draw good houses. 1t Is a live drama
and Is full Of interest fIol the beginning to thu
| close.
The Theater Comique offers an entertainin.
variety OF performances nightly, and Just nov
| has an unusual number of special attractions.
ga postcard marked " pri yate" has gon,
the rounds of the country.
GVThe cable which was laid between Kings
ton and Aspinwall and twice lost has again beei