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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11
THE WATER SUPPLY.

We are glad to learn that the Commits
sioners are taking vigorous measures to stop
the waste of water Without doubt peo-
pie hoggishly careless of the rights and
convenience of others by leaving spigots
open allow enough water to run to waste
to supply every family in the District. The
trouble might, perhaps, be remedied par
tally by laying a separate set of mains to
supply all the higher areas, but that would
cost large sum of money, probably several
hundred thousand dollars. 1t will take sew
eral years to complete the aqueduct extern
sion, and meanwhile the condition of things.
when nearly third of the houses in the
city, perhaps more than third pay for
water they do not get, is simply intolerable.
We believe it to be in the power of the
Commissioners to apply remedy by a yigo-
rous search for and repression of all waste.
We know that the effort thus made has al
ready produced perceptible effect, and that
water is now reaching points on Capitol
Hill that it has not reached before for
months.
If water enough to supply residences can
not he found otherwise, the carp ponds which
now use large quantity should be drained
Fish propagation can be carried on else.
where and the ponds for the purpose should
not be created at the expense of leaving a
thousand or so families without water in
their houses.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11
nv COHRFSrONDFNTs
THE BOB.TAH ClR QUESTION.


Some extraordinary person writes to the
papers to oppose the hill before Congress
prohibiting the use of "bob-tailn - cars, on
the ground not only that it will diminish the
number Of cars, but that there is no real
trouble in the bob.tails so long as passengers
are "polite ~ enough to pass up one another's
fares to the box. The iallacy underlying
the latter form OF argument is very gross.
1t is not one another for whom passengers
perform service in passing up fares, negotiat-
ing for change and tickets, refunding amounts
enormously put in the box, and enduring
the other nuisances of bob.tail travel, but
for the niggardly corporation which ought to
pay a conductor for doing just this work.
There would not be the slightest breach Of
oivility in mildly but firmly declining to pass
up tickets or money for the most elegant
lady, or even the crippled and indrm. The
correct remark would be, MADAM, am not
the CONDUCTOR" and II the protest is made
"Well, you might be willing to do this for
"me," the reply is ready, Pardon me, |
g am willing to dc anything in reason
" for you, but this is not something for you,
" but for this miserly tramway company.
" Remain quietly in your seat until it sends
i" its own agent to collect your fare The
position of the unhappy man who gets
caught in the front end of crowded bob.
tail car--pawed with greasy hands, poked
with umbrellas and elbows to make him
accept money and tickets, carrying on com
plicated transactions of six tickets, please,
take out one - " change, please, and pay
- three fares !" glared at savagely by igno-
rant females and suspiciously by the driver
if he hesitates or makes blunder, crooking
his back to howl desperately through the
brass trap-door, which shuts with snap
that nearly drives his teeth down his
throat, trying to keep his balance on curves
with both hands full of tickets and change
and three market baskets standing on his
corns, and ending by falling wildly
over four unsympathetic black la
borers with his knuckles against
the glass and his precious burdens
all over the car-such a position, we
MAINTAIN, Is unfairly puTuensoule 10 one
who has paid his fare and does not wish to
work his passage. As to the other argu-
ment, that the tramways would take off some
of their ears in order to pay the enormous
wages of n conductor on the others, (about
sl.33 a day. it might be replied that the
public could stand this ii the companies
could the service already being about as
stmgy and inadequate as it could well be,
forcing many to walk or take cab who
would otherwise patronize the cars. But a
more effective answer is that the charters re-
quire cars to be run at certain intervals be-
tween certain hours, and that Congress
would add even stricter requirements should
it appear necessary.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

Tho Star-Route defendants have taken a
good method TO weary out public patience
and attention to their case, by obiecting to
every item Of the necessarily complicated
testimony brought against them, and hag
Cling over the most trivial and unimportant
details. They are aided in this by the fact
that the rules Of evidence compel the Gov.
ernment to prove its case as il were, back.
ward, hy FIRST showing the conspiracy, and
then the transactions in pursuance Of It,
When the preSentpreliminary stage, unduly
protp%ed as it is by the desperate tactics Of
the toi9ts Of counsel for the defense, is
over ~ are promised evidence that will
throw flood of light on all that has gone
before, aud expose all the workings of this
most nefarious and shameless Ring. Eyen
as it is, the current of public opinion about
the Court House, where persons are in a
position to know, has turned most strongly
against the defendants during this second
trial, and there is a deep glow OF satisfaction
about the Government counsel, and a sick
and scarcely concealed anxiety among the
defendants that cannot I've feigned or mis-.
taken. If our laws allowed of a special or
. struck ~ jury in such cases as these, there
would be no doubt whatever about the
result, But already one of the colored jury
men, who, be it said with no unkind feeling
toward his race, was most unfit to be
chosen on such a complicated case, has
openly confessed that his head is almost
turned by the effort to comprehend it, and
by the ceaseless clatter. worse than a
wagon" kept up by the noisy battalion of
lawyers for the Ring, and mis-trial is
threatened by his sickness or that of some of
the others
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

Born Houses Of Congress should carefully
scrutinHe the petitions" meagre at best,
company has been able to file. They were
obtained by direct solicitation of its agents
from door TO door in this city, and chiefly
from thoughtless people who did not consider
the nuisance they were inviting. We ven
ture to assert that few or none of the large
gas consumers of this District indorsei any
such worse than dubious remedy for what
they have to complain of.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

TnE vauuted reduction in the price of gas
which the charter-grabbers' company pro-
poses to make, if allowed to tear up our
streets at pleasure and build another gas
works to infect the air, is simply from Sl.7j
to $l.50 per thousand feet, which experience
proves can be easily recouped by reduction
in the quality of the gas, or setting the
meters to run little faster, tricks in which
it is popularity believed all gas companies
are adopts. The game is scarcely worth the
candle, or rather the additional gas light is
not worth the game necessary to obtain it.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

The arrest of a respectable married lady,
resident in this city, at the Baltimore & Potomac
station yesterday, on mere telegram from South
Carolina sheriff, seems TO demand Investigation.
The insult and indignlty, besides the inconvenience
to one who seems to have been In crippled con-
ditioE, are very little excused by profession of good
mention on the part OF the authorities the release
OF the lady at police headquarters II Ocer Kearney
who made the arrest, exhibited therein the full
amount OF his discretion, he had better he removed to
a less Important position, where lack of judgment
Is not likely to do so much mischief.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11
TJyE N4VAL nm.

The action Of the Senate Committee in
striking all the general legislation ont Of
the Naval alAppropration Bill is wise in itself,
and all the more so since it is perfectly owl
dent that there will he no time to consider in
the Senate the new legislation, much Of
which is very Objectionable. one peculiarly
outrageous feature Of the House bill was its
attempt to sacrifice the corps OF paymasters,
bonded officers, whose duties are very re.
sponsible and their accounts often very COM
p!icated in order to find duty for surplus
line officers. In the first place we do not see
why officers who have received an education
at the public expense should bo regarded as
having any better claim to a life support
than equally efficient officers who have
educated themselves for their duties. And
in the second place the pay corps is one
which it would probably be very costly
to dissolve, and we do not see how officers
detailed from the line could well be required
to furnish bonds
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11
UyMIrIeArgp astonishmentmay well

USMITIGATED astonishment may well arise in
this country the fact that Messrs. Bull South
ampton, England have failed heavily in consequence
OF a contract for erecting great public building,
namely, the new Law Courts In London, at a cost of
several million dollars. As the New York World
remarks:
II a New York contractor had been intrusted with
the Job the Government might have been forced into
bankruptcy before its completion but the
uayeTi
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

An actress atManchester, England, rejoices
In the sweet OF Miss kissie Walton. At least
so may deduce from the that she has
lately received from her manager gold bracelet with
the Inscription, presented to Miss Klssie Walton,
"by Captain Balmbrdge, token of his apprecia-
"tiOn of her kindness and ceverness In undertaking
" the part of SiHdbui at q few hours notice.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

The State Medical Society of New York
last week approved the code of ethics by which
aOpathic physicians allowed to consult with any
legally qualified practitioner. The enlightened ply
scians of the city Of New York, witch is the Amer
lean centre of medical intelligence and influence,
have taken the lead In throwing oft the shackes of
code of ethics which belongs past age. The
trades unOnism of doctors is breaking down, to the
great benefit Of the public.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11
couLIssE CHAT.

j. G. McCollom and Mrs. u. p. Bowers
travelled together professionally seventeen years before
! becoming man and Wife.
Charles Wyndhm's daughter is going on
the stage, and her arst appearance will be in Bronson
Towards " Young Mrs. winthrop, ~ which Is to he
| produced In London ner mother Is Mr.. Howard =
| sister.
Charles Dickens's granddaughter, Ethel,
Is to adopt tho stage as profession. She Is said to
have already played q small part, under an assumed
| name, At the London Haymarket and to have shown
considerable ability both there and In private thenttI.
/ Gals.
Nine. Nilsson told representative Of
the Cincinnati Enquirer recently that she was
greatly anlicted with Insomnia, and seldom slcpt
more than three hours during the night. NV doc.
tGt told me 70 stop thinking and would 20 to sleep
/ she said, '' but that Won know IA jnnossibIc I
atn told that 10 Is caused by want o circulation of tho
blood, hut do not understand how that can bc for
I ANA great walker, and am not large eater.
During the engagement of certain star
actress at Boston theatre florist was engaged by
her to stay behind tho scenes every evening" for tho
purpose OF working over flowers into new designs
Tile great hora ship which was handed over the foot
gts IN the first act for Instance, wond astonish and
delight her again In the second act IN the form of
pillow, aud then be thrown TO her In numerous bo.
quets throughout the rest OF the play. In this way
she reduced her bill OF flowers but offended the
norist' who therefore let out the secret.
An interesting question is raised by the
suit OF Mr.. II. D'oyey Carte, representing Messrs
Gilbert and Sullivan, to restrain Mr. Charles IT, Ford
fom producing In Baltimore the opera Of "Ioanthe''
with orchestratlon by Professor tnbn T. Some, NJ
the Marine Band. II the suit can be maintained IL
Will give all foreign composers virtual mononoiv ~
the production of their works I'm ills conniry hy
their control over the orchestraton nlihnnoh ,bs
words and planoorte score as in Tho cose of ao,t
and Snlllvan's opeias NAV he nnbIIshed me-
answer OF MIR. Charles E Ford dlscioses tho fact maj
/ his versions Of "plnafore' and uThe sorcereT -
were arranged for tho orchestra by L. A Rosenhergar
OF Baltimore his version of PotIence', Inv w hM'
Furst OF the same city; his version of 'Iolantbe iv
Sousa, as above stated; and of ,,Ollyettc s,Tbe
NasCOttc ~ nThe Little Duke ~ and ttThe pis
rates, ~ by other American musicians so that I'm
some cases washinptonians have never heer1 ,in
original orchestratlon of the composers Thc case
Will be ably contested by eminent copyrlght cxnarts
and COUNSEL f'
the orchestra next to the fOntliphts tha
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

1r is of small avail to arrest and fine
private consumers of Potomac water for petty waste
on their premises, while the worst offender, the Gov
ernment, remains untouched The sanitary arrange
ments of the new part OF the City Hall In themselves
draw small torrent Of water from ,he mains con-
tinualy, and every new public building will add to
this result,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

Robert Beall sends us " The Financial Re-
form Almanac FOR lSS3;' a Wade Mecum for Fiscal
Reformers, Free Traders, Politicians Public Speak
ers. Writer'S and the Public generally, containing
eaborately tabulSted statistical Information. Lon
dom: Longmans, Green Il Co.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

% DOES it freckle ~ is the question agi-
tating Philadelphia ladies' abont the electric light
Savants say that it is chemically exactly like sunlight
and tans the skin, and various policemen claim to
exhibit faces sunburned by the Brush lamps. on
the other hand, the shopgrls at wanamakers say 1t
doesn't frecke their fair faces.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11
The bang, a. ls strike. One la Wansas.

The bang girl may place her bangs down
on the back Of lhe pew ahead VI her during the
lug prayer, and ny 10 he good but her corset viii bo
too tight, and size bitches around to ease the pain
one eye VIII rise Ike the morning over the Lack
OF the pow, and that eye VIII catch the ego Of young
nan Two seats 10 tho right who Is trying 10 his
lace with one hand while he fles tO keep the eS
the ponade On his hair with the other aud his
IN the prayer Is knocked Into cooked hat The bang
ing Of girls hair changes the whole nature OF tie
little wretch and she becomes as gun that Is not
loaded. IL Is the same With the boys. You take
nice pous sunday school boy repeat verses
OF the New Testament, and cut his hair with clipper
and he looks Ike Tug Wilson Wichftd Times.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11
I'll q civil Service.

In an excellent article in the February
Atlantic, entitled ''Some Truths About the Civil
Service,' Mr.. Henry l.. Nelson shows up in strong
light the vicious features of the present spolls system
hegrettihg that we have not space for morc we re-
produce the first part of his article:
The following letter throws good deal of light ON
the point OF view from which many members of Com
gress regard the Civil Service:
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

Is ndorsing General Getty fair claim 10 be
retired as a brigadier general General sher-
man strangely omits to mention the wound
Getty received in the Wilderness. A yete-
rams scars are the best evidences Of the honor
able nature of his services, especially 50 in
the case Of a division and corps commander
Fayoritism will give brevets, and has given
them, to thousands of nou-combatants. A
gun.shot wound is better evidence than a
breyet that a division commander was shar-
ing the dangers OF his troops aud inspritiug
them with his personal presence On the line
of battle.
General Getty would not have been com
PEELED TO ask Congress to act in his behalf
il executive iayoritism had not deprived
him of the rank which would have become
his in the natural course of seniority aud
which no otIeerin the service has more fully
earned.
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THE CLERKSAND THEIR HOURS

The attempt OF the Committee on Appro-
priations, through the medium of the Legisla-
tive Executive and Judicial Appropriation
Bill, to enact a law confning clerks in the de-
partments to their desks from $50 A. NJ. to
4:3O P. NJ. is the product of ignorance of the
workings of the departments. Many of the
clerks are now compelled to work over hours,
and the work of all of them is of such a II ature
that their efficiency cannot be in any degree
determined by the number of hours they re-
main at their desks. While it is perfectly
true that any number of persons would be
glad to take clerkships upon condition of
working eight hours, such persons would be
of an inferior class, and what the public SER
vice really needs is higher class of clerks
and not more nominal hours of duty. There
cannot well be any hard and fast rule about
hours, and that subject is one which ought
to be left somewhat to the discretion of the
heads of departments and their suhordinates
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

TAG proposal to exempt the stan OF the
commanding general Of the army from the rule
that stan details shall not last longer than
three years only shows that some one wants
10 toady to the commanding general. No
fayoritism," should be the motto governing
army legislation
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

Tng evil OF obituary speeches aud adjourn
lnents in the House Of Representatives has
begun TO attract the attention of the press of
the country, from the fact that there have
been an extraordinary number OF deaths to
De thus houored at a short and unoommonly
busy session. Various mitigatons OF the
nuisance (for such it is to the country at
largo have been suggested, but the best
remedy is to abolish it altogether, and in no
unkind spirit let the dead past bury itsdead.
Our Legislators need more of the spirit of old
Abraham Davenport, who was willing to re-
main at his post of duty, though uncertain
whether the world might not be coming to
an end.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

a0~ A q A E ID .

To all who are suffering from tho errors and ndls-
cTetlons OF YOUTH nervous weakness early decay loss
Of manhood, ETC., I VIII send recipe that win
cure you, FREE OF CHARGE This great rowedY
was discovered by missionary In South America
send self addressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH
r. IsMAE, Station n, RsD York City.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

ROBINSON. February o. 1853, Psytun Gwyun
sou OF samuel A. and Elizabeth Peyt0n Robinson
aged nye years. eleven months, aud twenty three
daSs. lhternent at OAK llil February 10, 1853.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

For llIleen years colony OF hess had
made their headquarters IN near Grldley, Gal
The only access To their treasure was a almost per
pendioular wall 0f rock and the dlfculty OF secur-
Ing Il had always been sunicent protection until
ABOUT "a week ago, when party Of invaders deter
mined on an assault. They reached the cave aud,
after thfee-hOurs' battle with the bees came OF
victorious. In The cave found "A solid mass OF
honey In the comb two and q half feet thick.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

lr is presumed that Mr.. Blaine has de,
cisiyely retired from the race for the Presi-
dency, from the appearance of items like the
following in his very special organ here
There are very few branches Df business which may
not be greatly helped by ludcOus advertising, but we
have never known man 10 get the Presidency by
advertising 10 the world that he was much n want
Of II.
And, by the way, what has become of the
Presidency Its promoters should not be so
easily discouraged by the mere fact that
their candidate, "if elected, would decline
Z" to serve"
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

THR President seems OF late to labor under
considerable hesitation IN filing important
positions made vacant by course of time or
created by new legisls don. This is good
sign if it means careful weighing Of the
merits Of men who are not seekers for office
not so good if it means deliberatOn over the
strength Of "inhuence the various can
didates can command, and altogether bad if
it means mere vacillation and inability to
make up lhe Presidential mind a. to what
motive or set Of motives ought to govern his
conduct The delay in itself is nothing
desirable, and in one case, that Of the Civil
Service commissioners, it may bs said Is
Objectionable, since the time in which the
law is to go into effect is already so short.
Mr.. Arthur can scarcely De accused now, as
he was at first, Of an over eagernrss to rush
his friends into office in hurry, or at all
events the esgerness il well concealed by
prudence.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

IT hVeIna IInpOsaIDIt IHUI Remedy made OF
drake, daudellou etc should make so many and
such great Hop Blters do; but when old aud
young, rich aud poor, pastor and DOCTOR lawyer and
editor al testify 10 having been by them, you
must believe and try them yourself, aud doubt no
longer.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-11

THE verdict of the Philadelphia jury
awarding only $50 to Forepaugh's prize beauty is
full OF impressive warning TO Mrs LangtTy.
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down TO THE BOTTOM |
j. A. LUTTRELL 4 co.,
S17 MARKET SPACE.
OUT SALE OF
WINTER DRY GOODS.
IN OUR
DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT
WE ARE OFFERING

o. so and 80. v ~ "
from o.. % mn. ''
BLACK AND COLoRED vELyErs, from 4, nm.
r SHMERES, SHUDAS and all the NOVEL
TIES IN LADIES' DRESS GOODS, pure wool
nu OF lhe finest fabric; must and will be closed out
KEUAhDLESS OF COST, to make room for our
SPRING STOCK. " '"'
are Just now opening the prettlest line OF SATIN
LiSSE OR FRENCH SATEENS that has ever been
SHOWN IN this city, to which call spec al attention
SnklNG SILKS AND SATIN RHADAMEs in
all the new shades. ~ "
ALL THE NOVELTIES IN WHITE GOODS,
with suitable trimmings In HAMBITRG SWISS
ana NAlNSOOK EDGINGS, IRISH POINTS etc
FEW LADIES' COATS, DOLMANs, AND
uLSrElss still left which win positively close ont
NJ a little more than half price
housekeepeis are specially invited to examine our
stock OF domestics.
We are Offering FULL-WIDTH TABLE LINEN
than 90 y cents. ' ~
PURE LINEN TABLE COVERS coored borders
sghty Soiied from 80 cents 10 81. 60 not more than
half the usual price. ~
ruRE LINEN NAPKINS, from so cents nm.
ELS, SlIEETINGS, AND DOMESTICS OF
ALL KINDS, very much under value.
All we ask Is u careful examination of orr stock
No trouble to show goods. whether you buy or not
J. A. LUTTRELL g. CO.,
Sl1 MARKET SPACE.