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CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE SQUARES TOO LONG.
why the Commissioners Think 1t Im-
practicable - Have Fixed stopping
Places for Street Cars.

The letter referred to in THE STAR, written
by the Commissioners to Chairman Barbour, OF
the House District committee, in relation 10 the
Dill "tor securing more rapid transit oy exist
Ing railroad lines within the boundary OF the
city of Washington, ID. c., said:
"In their the Commissioners1 Judgment the
provision to limit the stops of street cars and
herdics at each street crossing, as contemplated
In this BILL is not advisable, as 1t would cause
general Inconvenience and frequently great
hardship, without afiording material advant-
age to the public. The great average length of
the squares in Washington il an important
ground of objection. some of these squares are
more than five hundred feet long. For in
stance, that on Pennsylvania avenue. from Sd
To Al. l. 597 feet IL inches: that from 4la to
9th is 597l, feet; that from 18th to 18th is 500
feet 2 inches, and that on Connecticut avenue,
from Dupont circle TO n street, is GIL feet
inches. while the length of many others ex-
eeeds 100 feet. These distances are exclusive
OF the width OF one street, which must be
added tn each square to show the distance
from one OF the contemplated stopping places
tn another, amounting to not less than
so feet each. In extreme cases one-half of this
total distance would have to be traversed by
Passengers before they could enter one of the
vehicles In question. To accomplish this, or
even to traverse the average distance to- one OF
these stopping places, would be impossible TO
many feeble persons in the best weather, and
in Indictment weather il would be Objectionable
to all. The Commissioners are informed that a
like experiment was tried in the city of New
York, but that IL was soon abandoned as i'm
practicable, although the distance to be walked
there To- reach n conveyance was very much
less than IL would be here. With respect to the
Increased rate of speed provided for in the Dill,
the Comm issiOners are of opinion that eight
miles an hour, including stops, would not be
toogreai on the avenues and wide streets, but
they think that on narrower highways, such as
9TH and 9th streets northwest, the rate OF speed
should not be much greater than at present.
The Commissioners also observe that the bill as
drawn makes no provision for penalty for Vio-
latlODS OF its reQulrernents.
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THE BRICKLAYERS AND EIGHT
HOURS.
The Cost OF Building Under the Short
Hour System-What the Union Says
About il.

At a largely attended meeting of the Brick
layers union Wednesday night resolutions
were adopted setting forth the views ard pur-
poses of the union regarding the eight-hour
movement. These resolutions recited that
This association views with alarm the grow
ing tendency to a Capitalization of the building
interests of the city within certain prescribed
limits expressed in the published statements
of the Master Builders Association That ..as
such statements are calculated To mislead the
public it is the bOunden duty OF the working
men to demonstrate the utter fallacy of their
statements and to give assurance to those con-
plating building of the entire feasibility OF oper-
ating and maintaining on an equitable basis
the eight -hOur system" That as 1.-The master
builders have in their statements suggested an
increase of from twenty to twenty-five per cent
in the cost OF building as result OF TINS move
ment we are prepared to construct buildings on
q basis of from ten TO twelve per cent less than
formerly paid, thus saving To the owner all the
cost intervening between the master builder
and the final completion of the building, and at
the same time maintain higher standard Oh
workmanship"
The resolutions declared "that it is our firm
and unalterable determination TO stand firm In
our demand for eight hours as a legal days
work; that those bosses who have expressed
themselves as favorable to the movement are
entitled TO and shall receive our hearty sympa-
thy and cooperation, and that in demanding
eight hours as legal days work we do not
recognize the master builders as proper ar
biters, but an intelligent and discriminating
public who are Immediately Interested.
NOT BOYCOTTED.
Resolutions were also adopted in relation to
a publication in a Sunday paper that one b.
III. Warder, reputed millionaire, has declined
to make an improvement of > 900 because
he has been bOycotted by the Brick1ayers
Union of this city" ''oaid statement" the
resolutions declared. ''was given to the press by
"a member of the so-called Master Builders
association, Tor the evident purpose of misead-
ing the public and placing this union in a false
position before it,
The union, by resolution, emphaticaily de-
MED the published statement. and declared
that the name of II. III. Warder has never been
brought before the union. The resolutions also
asserted ''that this union is capable o! settling
any differences that may arise between 1t and
the master bricklayers without the assistance
or Misrepresentation of the sO-called Master
Builders association or any of its members"
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MY Ship Comes In.

Meath Summers sun and Winters blast
While the long years swept slowly past
waited, looking Out to sea,
FOR sure my ship would come to me-
An, sure, For with this mornings sun
MY glad heart heard her signal gun:
a M safely down the sheiteriny bay
saw my ship come in to-day.
And then learned that she had been
EieEen weeks III quarantine,
Whlie yellow fever sunk the crew
Deep In Its complementary blue.
And long before, while tempest tossed.
her mitsts and rigging had been lost
ana then the crew, a frightened horde
Had flung the cargo OVERLOOKED
And then steamer Of the line
Laid hold upon this ship of mine
And lowed ner through the waters wild
And fearful claims for salvage filed
And then / learned the companec
That had insured my ship for me
Had gone up higher than O Kite
Bursteo wide open out ofsight
And 80 again sit all day
Down where the restless breakers play
And Stsh-thougn all the good II does
My ship had stayed out where II waa.
And when the evening, gray and dim.
Fails on the oceans misty brim,
With weary heart ana quivering lin.
wish l'd never had NO ship.
-6o8E8T J. BU1D11y
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LITERARY NOTES.

What NAV fairly be characterized as q new
event In dashodnd is the publication By Mr..
w n. Morrison, OF this city, OF new transla-
ton of Gathe's immortal poem "The Tragedy
OF FausI'-ihe work Of translation being done
by Mr. Frank Claudy, also Of Washington.
Many and excellent English versions OF this
great work have been offered 10 the public
nom time TO time. among the best Of which
is that OF the late Baysrd Taylor. but this
l., believe. the FIRST time the task OF
putting IL I'm our language has ever been
undertaken by one Of Gethe's own coun-
trymen. The advantages arising nom these
conditions are numerous and manifest some
thing 81 "a poet himself, German born. and
thoroughly familiar with the spirit and form
OF both languages, Mr.. Ciaudy has been able
not only to thoroughly comprehend the
subject, but also TO preserve the peculiar
and fnish, and 10 adhere at the same time 10
Its meter and rhythm, so that his version reads
moro like an original than a translation
Mechanically considered, the volume IL credita-
bic 10 all concerned, and II will doubtless sc
cure the close attention OF scholars and stu
dents of Goethe as well as the ad IN lration of
those who enjoy poetry for It's own sake.
Undoubtedly the literary sensation OF the
month will he the publication OF an English
edition OF Gustave Flaubert 8 famous ''Salamm
bo," which makes It's appearance simulta-
neously in London ana New York to-day. For
nearly quarter OF century this eNtraordi-
nary work has ranked among the masterpieces
OF modern French fiction; but curiously
enough, until now there has never appeared an
English version OF IL. This was partly due 90
the inherent difficulties presented by the story
ITSELF with the literary style of the author and
partly 10 the opposition al his heirs. who were
unwilling 10 have "A translation appear which
might not do full justice 10 the original text
Both these obstacles seem, however Ia have
been surmounted at last, and those who for
years have known OF the fame OF the story with
out being able 10 enjoy II I'm the Language of the
author VIII now have the opportunity ID Judge
FOR themselves OF Its quality, and Also To under
stand the sensation IL created when IL first APP
peared I'm France.
The Emperor and Empress OF Japan have,
through his excellency, Mr.. Kukl, their Minis
ter at Washington, expressed their thanks to
Mr. Edward creey for his last japanese book
"A Captive OF Love- This work IL now being
translated into German by Prof A. Hense Of
konigsburg.
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The Coming Day.

Gods house of Life hath many rooms:
Some front the East, and moraing light;
Some face to the westward, and the gloOmS
And ghosts OF slowly passing night
One saith: "Look not abroad-beware!
Make fast the door with bolt and chain:
There's Venom in the early air,
And sights OF dawn will turn the brain.'
Another saith: II see the gold
Ola new day ali up the sky;
We stide In the murk aud mold
Of this low chamber where we lia
"Let the decrepit and the blind
Go huddIe by the dying fire:
We will throw wide the door, and dnd
In open day our hearts desire
"Truth grim shape to fear and feet
Who houts The Eternal Order sol
The only safety is 70 see,
The surest service u TO know"
-E R. Sill
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A Criminal Sensation In Richmond.
A NEW PHASE OF The RESERVOIR TRAGEDY.
In the latter part OF last summer an old
maiden lady named Rachel Mcdonald, living
near the reservoir at Richmond, Va. In which
the body of Lillian Madison was found, was
found dead in her yard with her throat cut.
virginis's capital city IL now startled by
rumors that witnesses have been found to
prove that Miss Mcdonald was murdered; and
further that Lillian Madison, whom It vas
thought was thrown IN the reservoir oy her
for it, died at the house OF Miss Mcdonald from
attempt at abortion, and was thrown into The
water after death.
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TEN PERSONS KILLED AT GREENFIELD
It now appears that ten persons lost their lives
by the railroad disaster near Greenfield, Mass,
on Wednesday evening. The injured number
Dugan, drummer, Boston; J. X. Gould, Abing-
don, Conn.,; =. G. Hayden, drummer, Spring.
Held, Mass; Engineer Littiejohn and Viola and
Oscar, his children; Merritt Seely, Of Great Bar
rtngton; Brakeman Spenser; Charles Temple, y
drummer, OF Walthan, Mass, and Edward
Whitehouse.
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what u sauce for the Goose II Ssuce
for the Camden.

10 Tue EUIIor Oh The EVENISG STAR
Permit me through your paper to indorse
the movement OF the sewing women Of WASH
ington to increase the pay for labor and shorten
the hours. No class OF people labor harder or
receive less reward than the dressmakers, who
work from 8 q. m. to 8 p. m, with but half an
hour for lunch, and many are widows, with
helpless children to support Why should the
What we want 10 the eighthour law, and why
can we not have tit A DREssMAKER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-10

Not particle OF fruit OF any kind was found
by Paris chemist In "currant jelly which
he analysed lately. and which had BEEN put up
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n
since the bitter cry OF outcast London made
SO much stir i'm 1851 sS4 and stunning" be-
came a pastime OF the gilded youth OF the West
End, the idea has been pretty generally ac-
copied that the horrors of London were un-
equalled in the civilized world. Yet DIR. Miguel
Oberburgermeister, OF Main,
asserts (slnd quotes authorities enough amply
to prove that the housing OF the poor Is worse
i'm Germany than in England, and adds:
''Such holes as the so-called clappers of Berlin
and its night lodgings are scarcely to be found
in England to-day, aud IL II in perfect har-
mony with this that we lind In London O lower
average OF house rents and death-rate of ~ per
1000 whereas the death-rate in Berlin is 2s
per l,oo0." Fancy lJO patients i'll with spotted
fever in one house! Yet such a case actually oc-
Cured In Berlin No. 81 Miller strasse six years
before my sanguine guide pointed out the adj
vantages OF the Berlin poor I'm the dwelling
question. And In the same year No. IL Git
schiner strasse harbored III persons who were
medically treated at the expense Of the Guard.
ian OF the Poor. Moreover In 1867, when the
n serp Was e inc ca4Ted ou
there lived 29O, 900 human beings In dwellings
with but one room each that could be heated
and besides these there were 10000 others In
dwellings with no opportunity for heating
whatsoever. In the nineteen years that have
interviewed the population OF Berlin has 10.
creased enormously, and 1T 10 probably sale 70
assume that to-day these numbers are too
small rather than TOO large, while IN 1870 lOl
per cent OF the whole population nveo IN owsS
hngs below ground In cellars!
SOLD ii Err SOUL THE DENll@-A<8ore
lips a pretty and well-educated young lady
from Valiscoe, Iowa. committed suicide az
Omaha, Neb., tuesday, In very sensational
manner Sue took blood from her own veins,
aud wrote with IL the following nSts, which va.
found ON her pillow; Ls a. raiapPs, ns,e ~
which he agrees 10 give me wealth, beauty and
the power 10 overcome ali my enemies. She
had taken q heavy dose of morphine. Her homo
nffSred her every comfort, but she lett tt. and
went 10 Omaha three years ago. Step BY step
she went down 70 destruction.
Though green peas are IN bloom In the east
eru counties OF North Carolina, the roads In the
sonthwest part Of the state ere even yOe bali
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-10

Though green peas are in bloom In the east
ern counties of North Carolina the roads In the
Southwest part Of the state ere even yoe half
blocked with snow.
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THE DISTRICT TROOPS IN 'Sl.
The Citizen Soldiers who Guarded the
Capital ut q Critical Time.

THE FIRST TROOPS MUSTERED INTO THE FED
ERAL sERvICEs-HOw THE DISTRICT RE
sPoNDED TO THE PRESIDENTS CALI-THE
DISTRICT BATTALIONS.
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MEN WHO LEAD THE HOUSE IN THE MATTER
OF BALDNESS-YoUNG MEN WITH SMOOTHLY
WORN CRowNS-THE THICK AND THIN OF
LEGISLATION.
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though some became quite nervous. We then
which greatly enjoyed after our morning
exercise. After that We cleaned up camp and
got ready for dress parade, which was about 10
O'clock a. M, who 10! and behold, the REIN
forccments sent for six hours before from
Jamestown, a mile and half away, arrived,
with drums and fife in full play.
A CAPTURED BArTEAU.
While in camp at Seneca, one day our colo
mel, with the captain and first lieutenant, went
up to Poolesville to pay their respects to Col.
Stone who was in full command OF the District
troops and left the camp in charge Of I'd Lieut..
-, as officer Of the day. AS he was strolling
bathing, and took it into their heads to go over
into 'Old Virginia." which was directly against
orders. On the other side they captured large
considered it as q great trophy: II there had
been one Johnny over there at the time the
poor fellows would either been captured or
killed. The "JOhnnies" must have heard of this
officer, as in the evening they appeared in large
numbers, hidden In an old barn that stood on
the ..other shore" The boys were highly elated
at their success until the cOlonels arrival. Hav-
ing heard of the affair, the colonel ordered the
command out as II for some special duty. He
then severely reprimanded the poor fellows for
their disObedience VI orders. and then dismissed
US, after giving US due caution not to disobey
camp Seneca the Metropolitan Rifles, Capt.
Nalley, aud the Constitutional Guards, Capt.
Degges. We remained in this camp until re-
lieved by the gallant Ninth, N. \. s. NJ. We
arrived home about midnight, much rejoiced
to be at "home again." want the young gen.
GRAFTON to know that there were others Of the
District who calamity and nobiy gave their SER
vices to their country, besides the Washington
Light Infantry and the National Rifles The
Putnam Rifles were on duty at the Virginia end
OF the Long bridge on that beautiful moonlight
night when the United States troops took pos
session Of Alexandria and Arlington Heights,
and were given the post OF honor In picket
Ing the road through jackson City," some of
us being up to over waist in the marsh each
side Of the "avenue through jackson City,"
W.T.. H.
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mcnt had stopped the further muster of Dis
trict troops. Many OF the members OF this COM
pany were, however, allowed to muster in
Capt. McDermott's company, running up the
roll to 10Y. Lieut. Michael Dufiey failing to
obtain leave from his duties at the Jail was COM
PEELED to resign II few days alter the muster, and
Mr.. John U Meara was Commissioned as a lieu
tenant in his place.
The following is the roster Of company:
Captain Joha McDermott; lieutenants, Maui
rice fuckers subsequently surgeon in the
service), Michael Du1tey*, VIM. O'Donnell SER
genntT, George &c Callahan Jeremiah oLeary*
John Smyth*, James Mcclure, Michael Null
cares subsequently an engineer in the navy
and john Il. Walsh*; musicians, VIM. OMeara
and James Archer, and Privates Michael Arm
strongs, Henry Boucher, john Bennett Tim.
othy Brosnan, Thos. Bagget", John Coyle@. Cor
Dennis Cane, George Cottreil*, James Dunn, :
Patrick Dugan,* Richard Driscoll, Fred. +. Darr,
Felix Dugan,* I. Donnelly ~ Patrick Donneliy,
Michael Desmond, Hugh Downey, Thos. Fe-
gan*, Michael German, Michael Griffin,* Chas.
Heuler. Charles Haage, George Hoffman, john
hughes, Michael Harrigan, j. Francis Kenpey,
Patrick Knox, James kenney, Daniel killigaii,
Z: X. Langley M. Lowney, John Maddin,* D;.nl.
McCarty, rhos. Maroney, John McGran, Tim
John Ousley*, Michael O'Shea, john OMears,,
0'Leary*, BENZ. Fullerton, James Quirk, John
VIM. SunIer~, Cornelius Toomy, Thos. Tolands,
John Welsh, Daniel Carberry%, Alex. Hayes,
Michael Morgan Thomas Mctracken, Patrick
Cunningham, Francis Ford, W.K. Kane, John
T. Millard+, John MolOney, Thos O'Callaghans,
Michael Phillips, Malachy Ryan*, Patrick q.
Coleman, John BrOsnahan, jeremiah Hurley,
james Flanagan, Lawrence ODai, Patrick Glea-
son, Garrett Fitzgerald, Thomas Fitzgeralds,
Michael Boucher*, VIM. Bennett*, Patrick
ODOnnells, Thomas O'DOnnell*, Thomas p.
O'DOnneilS, Thomas Riley, Patrick Coleman,
James Shanahan, Thomas Conner, John Gan
non, Vim. Blake, *JOhn Hagan, James Scots and
James Webb.
Those marked are reported dead.
THE WASHINGTON ZOUAvES.
The Washington Zouaves entered the service
AZ Company Z, Washington Light Infantry, but
under the battalion organization was assigned
to Lieut. Col. Towers command as Company ID,
aud during the three months campaign did as
much service as any other OF the District com
panies. In the fall of 1860, Immediately alter
Col. Ellsworth visited The city with his Chicago
Zouaves, military matters received an impetus
here. One OF the results was the organization
Of this corps In the upper hall OF Thorns build.
Ing, on 7th street, below Odd Fellows hail. The
picturesque uniform OF the zouaves and what
then their peculiar drill attracted tho young
men, and In Q lew weeks o fully uniformed and
armed company was The result, and constant
drill had telling effect on the health OF the
members and their discipline. Alter
several parades as an Independent or
~ nization under Lieutenant John Tyler
! Powell. now Of Chicago. they were accepted Ia
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ADVERTISING RATES.
COMMERCIAL.
SACRAMENTO MARKET

eACRAxEETo. November 10Th
ERUTT-Lemons - sicily. 80 2NoI9 50. LINES,
GO 75@7 2 bog Apples slgl . 2 box; Ba-
dozen Cocoanuts sc sea- Panama Oranges
g 50@2 70 2 100; Grapes 50G60c; Tahiti Oranges,
market bare California Oranges, SStG4.
PIE FRUIIS-AsSorued, I1s-D CALLS, p dos
q 2591 50; assorted, gallon cans, 81; Peaches
2-%b cans, 81 so; Portland BluebeTies, 2-Ib cans
81; Whortleberies, s. 75i Capital Asparagus
81 75(d2 p dozen cans
DRIED FRUITS-Apples, sliced, SG4o = n; do
eyaporated, 9@10c; 40 qUsrtered, 2G3ci Pears,
peeled, 6@7c; Plunns, pltted, 6,97c; Peaches,
99l0c; do peeled 15915c; Primes. German and
French, 6@61zc; French Prunes, eyaporated
71z@Sc; BlseEbenies, 1913 DISC; Figs California,
TABLE FRUIIs-Assored, 215SS-n cans, 2 dos
81 2O@2 Is; Plums q 5O@l 20; BiackbeITies, $50
210; Gooseberries 81 25@2 50. Strawberries
& 5000 IS; Apricots, - i5G2 %; Huscst
Grapes, 81 6o@l IS; Bed Uurrants, 80 S592 10:
VEGETABLES-Po tatoes-Early Rose, 7O975c;
Nevada Snow Flake, 81 10; Nevada General
Grant 81 IS ; River Red, 65g75c; Onions
81 35G1 90; Cabbage, 75c@Sl; Csrrots sc;
Turnips, 75c sack; bunch vegetables, f21zc p dog;
Parsnips, 81 %; Beets. 81: Horse Radish Sc 2 u;
Garlic. 4@5c Artiehokes, 40c q dozen: Okra, Sc
-, 81 1S FFS-Flour. 81 50 Dbl; OetInes1
. 70 p 100 lbs; Cornmeal. white and yellow,
Cracked Wheat. g 70; Eominy, So 50 p cwt
POULTRY = Live Turkeys, hens, 1Sc !;
Chickens, IS dozen young BOOSTERS,
81 so = dozen; Brothers, s. 50 a tame Ducks,
6ta5 so; Pekin, Sc So: Teal, 75c; Quails S1@1 90;
Hare, 81 50; Mallards, s.; Widgeon, 75c; Sprig,
81 so; Canyasback, So Geese, G26o2 % y pair !;
Eggs, choice California, 4214c; Eastern, SIC p
dozen.
DAIRY PRoDUCTs-Butter. fancy roll, 500
921Ic 3 d; ranch butter, 25GS0c; picked, 21@
BIC; packed in hrkins, choice, 21@22c; com
mon, 12@15c; Cheese California, 9@11c; West
ern fats. l3G14c; Martins Cream, lac.
HAY, GRAIN AND FEED-Ost hay, S8@9 p
ton: Alfalfa do, sSG10 p ton; Bran, SIG p ton;
Mddlings s22 = ton; Barley, whole, paying
81 o5: rolled, 81 go: Wheat. paying 81 40
p cwt: White Wild Oats, 81 75C91 IS; Tame Oats
81 65; Corn, paying 81 . cEt-
MI5CELLANEOUS-S Alfalfa, 10@1015c /;
Timothy, Eastern, 6@615e z b Pop Corn
a S14@4o 3 n Red Glover, L@12; Red
Top, S@9e. Nuts = Chile Wslnuts, new 100
lilo; California Welnuts, 10G11c; Almonds,
new 125S6I515c; Peanuts, California, 41z@51zc
Lard (CGlif0rnlal cans, 71lt9S1le; Eastern, $40
&c. Hides, salt light and medium, Sc;
heavy steers, 915c; dry, 16o. Tsllow, &c. Hops
Sales of Pacific coast in New York, 25@27c;
market value here. 25G27c.
MEATS-Beef. 5@51Sci Mutton, 5@51ae p n;
Lamb, &c; Veal, 1896; Hogs, 234S3o; Dressed
Pork, Sc; Hams, Eastern, lbc; California,
l2o; Bacon. medium, 95ac; selected, lie:
extra light DC