Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-28
The Law a. to selling Liquor to Minor.


Lieut. Arnold is reported in your issue Of the
10Th as saying that something ought to be
done TO stop" the selling of liquor TO minors
and that a law should be passed imposing a
nne OF one thousand dollars" Allow me to ask
Lieut. Arnold why he and the rest of the police
Iorce do not enforce the law already on the
books? The act of October 10, 1856, Webb's
uigest D. 226. imposes fine Of not less than
t"enty nor more than forty dollars on any
Keeper OF tipping house who shall sell LIQUOR
70 any minor There is no more trouble in get
ung con victions under this law than any other
relating To the sale of liquors but the cases are
not presented by the police / do not believe
the records win show twenty cases brought be-
ioIe the courts In the last ten years. All expe-
nence shows that an increase OF penalty does
not render conviction easier, but the reverse
Ahd vigorous enforcement of the present law
sn0uio be tried before seeking new legislation
CITIZEN.
THEATER TICKET SPECULAToRs.-washi
TON Is injected just now with theater ticket
specuiators- Seats for Mary Anderson's per-
iofnanceS Is the stock in which they have
cnieny dealt. In a number of cases. it is said,
tnese spectators have received as much as So
Sno ~ seat To-day persons who went to the
box Office to buy seats for coming performances
were quite disguised at finding all desirable
outside spectators, with BLAND smiles and hand
luis OF tickets, were selling the choicest seats.
81, an ad vance Of nfty Cents over the regu MAR
prices, Alta prominent book store where seats
- soaa, an advance Of only twenty-five cents
- regularly charged A STAR reporter was In
Sormed at the store that the seats were obtained
oy haS4ng nve or six men in line when the sale
Oh seats began. and that the ticket-seller did
NOT Know for whom they were purchased.
"A TKKAsURY CLERK DIES IN FLORIDA
fIan l. Miller. late a clerk in the second
audi tors Office, Treasury department. died at
Gainesville, Fla, last Saturday morning of con-
suInption. Before coming here he was engaged
N journalistic work in Stanton, Mich and later
S2oghf school at Vienna, Va, which place was
nus nome at the time of his death. Mr. Miller
was The Washington correspondent Of several
michigan papers and the author OF several
poems de was twenty-six years old and un-
married The remains arrived here yesterday
ana the funeral took place at Vienna, Va, to-
Gay Thursday.
AN ADDITIONAL SLEEPER TO PrTrsBuRe.-
The passenger department of the Pennsylvania
railroad announces that, commencing January
29th inst, a Pullman palace sleeping car will
be placed In service between Washington and
f1ttsburg. The car will leave the Baltimore
and Potomac station at 7:10 p m every day.
and arrive at Ptttsburg 9:25 next morning
This car h In addition TO the sleeping car now
running on this train between Washington and
chicago. and Will prove Of great convenience to
travellers, as they can transfer at Piftsbury TO
sieepers or coaches running through to Column
bus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and St Louis.
The ART SALE.-The art sale at the gallery
OF Messrs. Walter b. Williams & CO. was well
attended last night, but the prices realized were
which embraces some Of the best paintings, to-
gether with about one hundred sketches, win be
offered tonight at O'Clock.
Baltimore and Ohio R r. company have placed
on their Cincinnati limited express trains,
leaving Washington at 3 p. m. daily, through
sleeping car Washington 10 Indianapolis ar
irving at Indianapolis daily at 11:45 a N.
following day; time 81 hours.