Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-04

STREET CAR CoNpucroRa Editor Star.
|" These car conductors Of your city are poorly
dressed class, )" said lady In onr presence while
waiting TOT car at the junction, corner of eth
rueet and pennsylvania avenue, yesterday
morning. This may be true in some cases. but
from what have seen OF street car conduct 0rs
IN otner cities, those Of Washington present an
favorable comparison with those OF Baltimore,
Philadelphia, and New York. The wonder il
that they are able to keep as well dressed a.
they do. When we consider that a majority OF
these employees have families to support, house
rent to pay, and doctors bills to meet ont of
their miserable allowance, We are at a loss to
understand how they manage. As class they
are the hardest worked and poorest PAID of any
body of working men in this community. SIR
teen hours on duty every day, Sundays not ex-
cepted, lost time deducted, even though occa-
stoned by sickness, and all for two dollars per
day, with the humiliation or wearing one Of
Philips /" bell puuchers" If these souess
corporations would pay their employees a fair
and honest compensation for their services,
there would be no necessity of degrading them
by hanging dEtOmdt0H thief cGtchsrs around their
necks. PUNCHINzLLo
TIE LIBEL ON SENATOR CHANDLFR-Arrest
BHeI, ne SenSotiOndi CorreSpondent.-Last
night, Detective Sargent arrested Mr.. A, q.
Buell., Washington correspondent of the De.
troit Free Press and st. Louis Republican at the
Ehoitt House, on warrant placed in the OFF,
GER hands by the District Attorney. sworn out
by Senator Chandler, charging Buell. with
criminal libel in publishing that he (Chandlerl
had been In the Senate in a state of beastly in.
toSieatlon. Mr.. Buell. was taken before Judge
Smell, who fixed bonds at 5000, Col Dom
this morning.
Prior to the converting or the Police Court
this morn ng Buell., accompanied by Col. Piatt
put in an appearance, and remained but a few
minutes. Both then proceeded to Judge SMELLS
residence, who continued the bond of - OlO,
and postponed the hearing of the case until
Tuesday next, at 10 O'Clock, Col Piatt still be-
ing the bondsman.
THE SAWYER AND WILSON PERJURY CHARGE
TRIAL POsTPoNED.-In the Police Court this
morning Mr.. Gloss entered a motion to post
pone until Saturday next the examination into
the charges OF perjury preferred against VIM.
f. Sawyer and Henry Wilson by SamI Strong
suit instituted by the latter by re asOn of GER
tain utterances made by Sawyer and Wilson
before the Congressional District Investigating
Committee. Mr.. Hine objected on the ground
that owing TO the gravity of the charge no in
dulgence should be allowed the prosecution
and that the court should not prolong the aeon,
sation hanging over the heads of the accused
Judge Smell said, while il was the duty of the
government to exercise due diligence in the
case, the court should not be over-hasty. He
refused q motion to dismiss the bonds, aud con-
tinued the case until Saturday next in accord
ance with the motion of Mr.. Gloss.
A POCKET Book LOST IN AN AvRNuK CAR
This morning, Detectives Miller and McDeyitt
arrested an Avenue car conductor, on suspicion
OF picking up and retaining pocketbook con-
tanning s95 belonging to a Mrs. Sherman, who
cropped ii in his car on the 31st ult. Mrs s.
complained at police headquarters, and the
officers suspecting the conductor of the theft
charged him with IL which he denied. but on
being taken to the police Office confessed taking
1t, and offered in justification that his family
were in want, his rent due and his pay too small
10 meet his expenses, which he had reduced to
the lowest possible figures. Only q portion OF
the money was recovered, he having paid some
of his bills; bat he offers to make il up to the
owner. He is retained at headqua to an
sver before the Police Court.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFRRs.-O. G. Burr to
Geo. W. Linville, part lot %, square 725, $50;
Jos. II. Bradley ct al, trustees, TO G.. NJ Wat.
kins, lot co, chapmans subdivision Of square
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