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Our Street nomenclature.

To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
The bill of Mr.. Springer's before the House
to change the names of certain alphabetically
named streets to names of public men, COM
mencing with the same letters. u.s. il appears to
me, as unnecessary as it would be mischieyous
Our street nomenclature Is the best in the
country, or rather it was until OF late new
corners have endeavored TO spoil it by iItrCdu-
cling streets named without system. The alpha
betical style suggested by Mr.. Springer is excel
lent and was proposed by me through the
columns OF The STAR several years ago. but in
connection with tine present plan and not by the
sacrifice of it. In naming streets as i'm other
things. one should look ahead. The names OF
our numbered ones may be extended indefi-
nitely. but there are only twenty-siK letters i'm
the alphabet and four of those not i'm use. Let
us extend the present excellent system into our
fast growing suburbs. instead of continuing the
troublesome old fashioned one already COM
menced for the sake of giving little local
honor to the owners of corner lots. After using
up our alphabet, that is X and Il. let us
begin it again with the names proposed by Mr..
Springer-Adams. Benton and Clay; still better
perhaps, If We could alternate letters and names.
In another section. let the names of cities,
rivers or trees be taken in the same way; by so
doing We could go as high as We could desire.
to correspond with streets numerically named.
Where short streets are cut through between
old existing thoroughfares and parallel with
lettered one, they should be given name COM
mencing with the same letter. Grant street,
between and II, lie so named; Defrees street.
between II and l. is not; and Myrtle. between L
and X, should have been denOminated street.
as that ill-used letter is missing from our street
vocabulary. New streets cut parallel with
numbered ones should have the affiX half
added, and as it is the mission ofstreet names to
give information as to the geography OF a city
in as concise q manner as possible. all esthetical
persons who feel shocked at the idea of residing
on one bearing only an initial or number for a
-J,z tAlyn frlnn an a
circles or Places where they can be easily
accommodated, and be happy. G.
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max" practical suggestion. The blair Eig-a-
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mean tautu>. bN which u WIS pat into its present
shape, anal az fhrct-U'tNS debate I'm which iJ
had the support OF majority q the leading aemo-
cratic senators, PASSED bA two-Jhlrl, vote WHICH
proves II II he moi "A party but patrt1fIr measure
AN passed X diners tut slightly from tls bu
which democratic commit leo IA tl.r tIo-4. las
reported and Wii. H. Sul~' ruttd 10y !!- ,u.uiffea
for H. Own ana urged 10 il passage.
This l. the golden opportunity which rs friends
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Listening T!fh bltcd breath Ia hear what the irU-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-19
where the Railroads Should and
should NOs Come.

To the Editor IF THE EVENING STAR:
1t seems to be understood that committees of
both houses of Congress are favorabv disnoed to
allow the Baltimore and Potomac railroad to re-
main where il is on 9th street and to remove the
depot of the Baltimore and Ohio road from its
present location and place it alongside OF the
Baltimore and Potomac on 9th street Against
this there should be most earnest protest These
roads and any Others instead of being located
on the mali anywhere, should be placed south of
Maryland Grenue-say between South Capitol
and AZ streets--where there is plenty of room
to place all their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., freight
houses ''rOund houses" &c. Congress should
pass law declaring this section (frOm Mary
land avenue to the Eastern Branch and from
South Capitol to ~ street, a railroad district
and not allow any railroad companies, either
those now here or that may hereafter enter the
city to locate their buildings anywhere else in
the city. The advantages of access. both to the
public and the companies, will be obvious to any
one looking at the map.
If the b. and .. Is placed alongside the and
p. on 9th street Con the malD the ultimate re-
suit. | fear. will be to give up the whole of the
mall from 3D. street to the Monument for rail-
road purposes; for other companies entering the
city hereafter (there are other companies seek
ing to enter the city) finding portions of this
beautiful park so occupied will claim the right
to go there too.
In the event that the B. and P should be
forced to vacate their present depot on 9th
street (Which hope they will be compelled to
do) the government, OF course would take the
building and pay for it. With but few altera-
tons it could be soon adapted for the new CITY
post office for present use and. if not large
enough, enlarged by building west and south to
meet all requirements. On the south side Mis-
souri, avenue might be extended through to 18th
street running directly west parallel with b
street In locating the new post office at this
point it would be as easy ofaccess from all parts
of the city as any other Three lines of street
cars already pass very near it.
s'JACK DAFT"
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NATIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE


-'EFtt tTFF'Fi { UIIIfffUFt
hleh"p VI. simpson OF Pa President
non. j. @. Wilson, OF d. &. Treasurer.
1iol !. K Painter, OF Tenn, Cor. Secretary.
-, ENECUTTvE COMMITTEE
lev. VI r strictly. DD-, or y. y, CHAIRMAN
Kew. j. G Hartzel, DID, NJ la
heV. q. VI. Gregory. u. H., OF ma
Hon. J. l. NJ. curry, OF Va
Gen. \ {. Armstrong. of Va.
Rev. X. II. Allen. II H.. ~ Pa.
Rev. n-. living, ~ Y y
President 4. - HAY good. II Ca
Nj benjamin TaiGm. OF NJ
Rev. e x. Bliss. Of III.
Rev. Robert Iu-lyeT, ID. d., OF Ny
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10 the Editor of THE EVENING STAR
A Circular has just been issued by the 'Ns-
uonal Education Society" in words and figures
as follows:
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as 1t caused me to be very short bresthed.
was Immediately set at practicipg
full and deep inspirations. and drilled
In the habit Of talking and reading only when
the breath was leaving the lungs. At first this
was most difficult to me to do, but persevered.
and 1t was the last great difficulty had TO over
come. | Afterwards followed Prof Bell to Ros-
ton. whittier he went TO take private pupils and
received great benefit from his system OF teach
Ing. he taught me modulation and infection
with other things that needed To know. at
forwards. for some months was in Mystic Conn
where had lessons from Zerah c. Whppe now
dead. who also had a system of his own. But
went to him principally to be in the country on
account OF failing health. and for practice in lip
reading. more than for lessons in artc-
ulation: 90 that while there | praCticed
what [ had already learned rather than
gained anything new thought his system
was specially adapted to be used in teaching
lip-reading To those who, ike myself. had not
time To spend over amore elaborate preparation
for practice. My efforts at learning 10 know
what others said from the motion Of their lips
was not 80 successful. Ike ny attempt at learn
ing how 10 speak naturally. because Il required
the givngup good deal OF time 10 practice
each day, for years. | could not do this aud al
the same time pursue my literary work to ai-
vantage. The effort [ made to learn 10 speak
While working necessarily II keep up with
numerous literary engagements seriously i'm
paired my health. SO that the study and practice
OF lip rcadi2-T was more than | could COMPASS
at that time. situated rs was. I have no doubt
that had been able 10 give if my time and
th"u-hts, | might to-day converse readily
without the aid Of pencil ana paper. SO tircsome
to my friends As it is am but half reclaimed
from the disabilities OF dcat-dumbneSS. But
when | remember what additions happiness it
has brought into my lie to he able to speak
freely and naturally | can estimate what II
would be 10 read with ease the speech OF others
upon their lips. and 1 would gladly take Up the
study and practice of lip-readiur again were |
50 situated a. to make il 4 success.
HaW.PD GTYNppS
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EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE FrNpa
But NOT ExCLUpED FROM TIE ENUMERATION
OF uIrrERArEs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-19

The New York excise commissioners Yesterday
refused TO license the sporting houses OF the noJO-
rious Harry Hil and Billy Madden.
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EsEE sRougG1 oF TsEE c7Tx.
HaEpros ei:icgafs So.y im Progress or IL,
EonfenII :lasiCn.

TIL, REAL EsTaTE MARKET-STEVR PROPERTY
VERSUS CITY rRUPERTY-MH. W. C.. HILLS
LATEST VENTURE, ETC.
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The real estate men state that they are now
ItcHi'lng numerous inquiries from people i'll
search OF Ground upon which to erect houses
The architects report that 4 great many persons
are inquiring IS to the cost OF building and con-
sidering plans for houses which they desire TO
erect. From both stand points the indications
are regarded a. favorable for an active season.
The backwardness of the springwcather as COM
pared with last year has had an effect upon
building operations, but in spite of this there is
a large number Of houses being erected all over
the city.
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U0oDEs 8AEgs AND PLASTER.
fac strong Room oE the City Pest Office
- here Half Il Billion Dollars are
fla:ldied searly.

Five OF six hundred million dollars are han
died in this room every year" said city post
Office official to STAR reporter. The reporter
stood in little room forming Part OF the regis
tration division At the city post Office. 'Scehow
strongly it is secured, said the official satiri-
caly pointing to a row of tlimsy wooden Stats
nailed over the transom of one Of the doors.
Outside the Goor is wooden railing with a
swinging gate which divides this part OF the
Office from the common passage-way. VIM
dow at one end of the room is guarded by an
oid-fashloned cast-irOn grating. designed. evil
IDENTIFY. more for the sake of ornament than of
security. The walls are of plaster and lath and
In one corner is a hole broken through the
plaster. by means of which detective in an
adjoining room sometime ago was enabled to
observe dishonest messenger in the act of
stealing package of money. Down stairs is
another little room or pen. divided off from the
otner parts OF the Office by light wooden rail
ING. Up IN the Treasury" continued the Off
cial, IN the internal revenue bureau. where
they nave valuable packages Of stamps the
rooms are guarded with strong iron ratings
and combination locks. There is always man
ready, who has nothing to do but knock YOU
down, III case you pat anything in your pocket.
Men are Kept tfer" tor that purpose. Now
those same stamps are brought here and taken
to that pen down stairs. The contrast is
SIMPLY ridiculous. We guard this prop
eltt to the best VI orr ability. that is to the ex-
tent o. the fierce allowed Us. The postmaster
mere II required to give bonds to large amount
and is responsible for any loss Now it is
hardly q fair thing to hold him responsible when
the government falls to provide a strong and
secure place. y lire here would go right through
the building. As 10 skEiful burglars. these
walls and wooden Stats would offer about as
mnch obstruction net OF c0bwcbs." On the
counter. While the reporter was in the room.
lay heap of packages, containing. it Is sup
posed. valuable matter The clerks in the
office never know the contents of these packages
except in cases where they are not properly
sealed. Sometimes Packages OF mreenhacks are
sent through this Office TO the Treasury for re-
denPtipn. so arranged that the ends of the ills
can be seen. Banks frequently send packages
done up i'll such d manner as to expose their
valuable contents. his is partly the result Of
tine confidence felt in the registered letter divi-
sion. In the Washington office not hing has ever
been lost except some small amounts, stolen by
inessen ger, Who was finally detected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-19

Yesterday was arDof day in New Jersey, and
though the schools ordered closed little at
tenlon was paid TO the purpose OF the holiday-the
planting OF trees
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HIS DceH HOHOTtu WIN important
civil and governmental trusts. He now occupies
the important position OF discussing officer and
superintendent of the Post Office department
and is well and favorably known for his strong
traits Of character and the energy and perse-
yerance with which he prosecutes every under
taking.
First Lieutenant James F. OYSTER. the
youngest of the officers is one of the rising and
most prominent merchants OF Washington and
commands large and influential position in
social circles. He is very popular with the
members of the command. is a generous. whole
sOuled gentleman and most excellent officer
He is the chairman of the executive committee
OF the company. and chairman Of the building
committee, and to him, in measure, is due
large share OF the Rifles unbOunded success
Second Lieut. George w. Evans like his
brother officer, Lieut.. Oyster. Is a native of
Washington. During greater part of the war
he was with the army of the Potomac as a news
boy, commencing his career as such at the ace
of fourteen. Near the close of the war he re-
turned home. entered the civil service of the
government in the capacity of a messenger boy
In the financial division of the Interior dppart-
ment. BY hard study and close attention to
business he gradually assembled the ladder stem
by step, receiving seven promotions until he
finally reached the position of chief of that di
VISION aud discussing officer of the Interior de-
partment. He was promoted from the ranks to
leutenancy in the Rifles.
Lieut.. Joseph o. Manson was born at Know
Vile. Tenn, and though mere boy at the time
he enlisted IA private in a Tennessee regiment
of the Union army in the early part of the war,
md was participant in many Of the hardships
of the western campaigns He has been a resi-
Gent Of Washington for ten years or more. and
is classed among Its best citizens He is the
popular treasurer Of the company and the orr
| ginatOr Of the many financial schemes that have
worked so well and brought such marvellous
| success TO the command. He fills an important
| position in the Office of the treasurer of the
United States. where his abilities as a fnancier
are frequently ami successfully brought into
| Ic1u.stiOn. Like the other lieutenants of this
command he was charter member OF the Rifles
| and rose with them from the ranks to his pres
eGt office.
And so with The rest Of the command. Il Is
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.,
on tor months The unavailing endeavor seemed
to consume my life: but | would not give it up
My teachers very nearly did. however although
they had not yet spoken of 1t to me; when one
day, in some tneXplicable way. | struck the
right pitch. The change was so sudden that the
teacher who was with ME could not at first
| realize that it was that spoke. And there was
great rejoicing over what seemed little short of
miracle, after hope had been abandoned. do
not mean to say that | spoke always thereafter
with my newly acquired voice. Habit was too
strong for that. But what | had done once
could do again; and at last could analyZe the
way in which / did but pitch my voice at will
This was the great thing to accomplish. and
| | did it. OF course / needed constant remind
ing for quite while afterwards as it
was necessary to use constant watchfulness to
prevent me from falling back into old ways and
in moments of excitement my voice would rise
to the old shrill key and the false pitch. This
artificial method of speaking, acquired by the
deaf who cannot hear themselves and have not
been trained to regulate their voices by feeling
in place Of hearing. There was still a great
difficulty to be overcome. l did not yet speak
i'm natural manner but with a nervous haste
and talking fatigued me. There was tightness
across my chest: my breath failed me in the
middle of sentence. What was wrong? Here
again was another difficulty to be surmounted
For a long time it in turn bafiled mellow to
speech pleasure?
About this time Prof. Alexander Graham Bell
who had but recently come to this country. was
| engaged to illustrate and teach the system Of
visible speech invented by his father, Prof.
Melville Bell, to us of the Clarke schools Nv
case being peculiar one, was brought under
his notice After observing me attentiyely for
time he solved the problem. l talked while
taking in breath as well as While it was leaving
! my lungs. And / was not at all conscious of
doing this and did it in such way that it was
not easily discoverable by others. | had been
doing it ever since / became deaf, and it was
the chief cause of my hurried, inarticnlate
speech and the tired feeling that I always had
after talking five minutes continuously and it
had given rise to the idea that had weak lunss,
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Proportion n S7-.eoa.eao - zach N,ste osr 7ss7
Ter. ''s ne. 'aStS y .'stt.Isyy as She.rA ~ q
Cs..s'sS 3r 1851
New-York tribune., 1884-03-31
PLAN OF THE PROPOSED FIRE SERVICE.

plan was submitted to the Judiciary Committee
Of the Assembly few laws ago by }. l.. Douglass,
secretary Of the Merchants Fire Insurance Company
of this city, which is intended to protect the dry
goods district and other parts of the city FROM ire
Nr DouglasSs plan, in brief, Is as follows; Build
an engine house at Readc-St. and west broadway,
i'm the small park there, III the park at Canal and
West sts: put a double set of Holly engines IN
them connect the engines with the boilers OF the
Manhattan Company at Worth and Leonard sts.,
having 600 horse power Of steam, or with the New
York Steam Heating Company with lO,OOO horse
mower i'm GreenWieh-st make connections and
cross-connections ,ctwcen the enginesand pumps
of the iolly service and the CrOOn water mains IN
that district placing other mans as follows: in
CLnrch-st. one 2O-nch and one 6-inCh main (; in
Broadway one 3G-inch and two l2-inch mains; IN
West Broadwaytw 6-nch and two II inch mains :;
and in uudsOu-st. two l2-inch mains; make a
water district at once, when fire breaks out by
shuttinp or closing the present valves, making the
district within few blocks, and put on a direct or
high prcssure from tie Holly engines during fire,
forcing water direct from the hydrant; make con-
nectiOns with all necessary valves cut tolls, etc,
With the Hudson and East rivers, and use salt
water only in case of great emergency, ST. as the
failure of the CTotOn supply. - q,
Mr Douglass Gays that the method thus outlined
will give full water supply for lire purposes that
can always be relied upon, and which cannot be
drawn down and that the cost of maintaining the
Fire Department, if this system were III vogue,
Juld soon be lessened sufficiently to pay the cost
of eauipping the new system.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-31
NEW-JERSEY TOWNS.

HAcKrNsAcK.--A quiet SUNDAY was passed yes
teIday. few violations Of the law being reported;
The bergen Circuit Court viii open tomorrow and
it is expected that the Law and Order Society viii
oppose the applications for liquor licenses. On
saturday night the house of John Eugel, farmer,
was entered by burglars aud robbed Of large sum
of money. AbOut half past Ii, as MTs. Engel was
going up-stairs, she saw a man with box OF
money in his hand and clothes over his arm She
struck at the box and he knocked her down and
inmpod ont of the window, Mrs Engel remained
insensbe for several hours.
HoBoKFN.--Heney Seidler, an artist, who lives at
No. 23G Hudson-st., was discovered IN hls room
Yesterday afternoon with buile hole in his head.
4 physician was summoned and Probed for the bull
nonnced the wound fatal and by his advice Seidler
was taken to ST; Mary's Hospital. Soldiers vii; wife
and relatives believe that the shooting was accl-
dental ~ Charles Brown, a sailor on the steamer
Thingvalla, was passing through FoTy,-st. when he
was accOsted 10y two men, one OF whom drew
knife and demanded his money and yalnables.
Brown handed over SO and silver watch and was
allowed T. proceed. William Bradley was subse-
Gnently arrested aud identified by Brown as the
man who drew the knife.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-31
LONG ISLAND.

LONG ISLAND CIT, Two horses belonging to F.
/ Keating West 1ty-iTst-st., New-IoTk, took
right in Borden-avc 'esterday afternoon, and ran
down tho avenue to the ferry The coach struck
ne of the pillars at tho entrance 70 the ferry and
was smashed to pieces. The horses broke down the
rear platform Of a street car. They were stopped
by the ferry gate.
FLusHING.--The Library Association has decided
IN abandon business and close its doors. Lack of
patronage is the reason assigned. The association
was incorporated III 1868
SETAURLr--Nlr. and Mrs. Walter Dlckerson cele-
,brated the fftieh anniversary of then wedding on
Friday.
SoUTHcLD.-School Commissioner Cleavcs, OF
Sui1ulk County has filed in the Office of the Town
Clerk an order constituting another school district
to he known as District No. IL, comprising Fisher
island. . During last, week 10000 bushels of
nntaf0cs were purchased of the farmers living on
he line of the Long Island Railroad, between
Southold and Suffolk, and shipped to New-fork'
COOP GRoUND.-The wife of James Robins on on on
Friday night took a large dose of Rough on Rats.
Anfid0tes were administered. When physicinn ar
rived she was pronounced out OF danger.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-31
MAXINE INTELLIG ENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC
sun rises $40; sesG20 Moon teta llAoIhoons aFe'~
HIGH WATER TO-DAY.
H-snsdy Hsoh II l02 Gov. IsaHt III isn nnt 80
PX-sgndy loak, ll29 Gov. Island 1l;19l beh Iat] i'
New-York tribune., 1884-03-31
Announcements
urNpY A DANIRLs. VI. d

Earl g. Wilson's and w brand OF Mems
collars and Cufs are the best. sold everywhere.