The evening times., 1895-08-10
Gossip Of the Day.

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or by public sentiment There is no bet
! ter illustration than the FIasler case.
II verify believe that nine out Of every
ten people in Washington forced the opin'
ion on themselves. or had 1t forced upon
| them, that the district attorney would not
act in the matter simply because the
young lady had influence. I believe 1t
was the intention OF the prosecuting at.
torney from the first to do as he did, and
how matters could have been expedited
don't know. Now that Miss Fiagier
has given ball, the public will breathe
easier. 1t will not feel at rest, no wever,
until the grand jury disposes Of the case,
and then only In the event the charge is
ignored, where 1t would necessarily end.
II true bill were returned the public
would again grow fretful, because the
trial did not take place instanter, and so
on through cnnviction or acquittai until
final resting place is reached. 1t is
the same way with every case. Men
cannot rest assured that their fellow-men
will do their duty"
.There is a little red book kept 10 every
station-house," said q popular officer
of the Ninth precinct, that every patrol
man would like and ought TO see, but he
don't It is called the book Of efficiency,
but 1t would be better named the book of
inefficiency.
mo one about the station sees It but the
desk sergeant and the lieutenant. Good
or bad marks, but especially the latter.
are recorded here as reasons Tor them occur
or are supposed TO occur. Then 1t goes
every morning to Major Moore, aud from
him to Commissioner TruesdelL There
are two reasons why II should be open to
the men themselves for inspection. The
first In to prevent fraud. No matter
how efficient and dutiful an officer may
be If the desk man has a grievance against
him he can gain solace by recording black
mark The lieutenant, through ignorance,
may sanction 1t.
1.-THE other reason Is that IL the officers
knew wien they were not up to prime
they might correct themselves. as In dress
and personal appea rance"
There is one place In Washington that
bears some resemblance to Battery Park,
New York" remarked u gentleman who
observes. THAT is the parking around
the city hall. or course, the water isn't
there, and the IL" road doesn't skirt its
edges. nor do multi distorted buildings fence
it in; but the walks, the park benches. and
the people Oh them look the same-ofc course,
on a more moderate scale than the famous
metropolis park. A person sees the same
lounging frequenters of the place pretty
much day after day. In the morning they
sit on the benches west of the courthouse
As the sun climbs up the shade falls more
III Inttf
on both sides Of the building In the alter
noon they follow the shade to the east
walks. One not infrequently sees the same
face ON different benches from early morn
ing until nightfall"
"Does>a reduction 10 price necessarily
mean a reduction in specd?'' queried her
die patron TO a Times reporter 1T Ger
tainly seems that the herdic company has
adopted that theory as their motto" he
continued. Not that these vehicles were
ever particularly speedy in their palmiest
days, but 1t does seem that ever since the
directors in the goodness and kindness OF
their hearts reduced the fare from the pro-
verbal nickel to three copper pennies there
has been a corresponding decrease in the
velocity with which these hay feeders"
move. Furthermore, there is Il decided
irreguIarity In their movements and it is
not an uncommon thing for one to wait
from twenty-five to thirty minutes for a
chance to practice economy"
Though the City Hall is an old building,
and every frequenter of the place knows
the crying need of a new home of justice
more In keeping with the general appear
ances of the city, there Is one thing certain.
and that is that II is one of the cleanest
kept buildings in the Capital City The
praise for this is due TO the quintet of col
ored porters, who make a most formidable
army against dirt.
Every corridor, from basement 10 top
story. and every room that Is in use is mop
ped at least once day, while the indus
trious five make two cleaning raids n week
on the uloccuped courtrooms during the
summer. This is done not because they
need 1t, but simply from force OF habit.
James Howard, more familiarly known as
simply Howard" Is the leader of the
cleaning brigade. He has held the position
for years, and there is not lawyer about
the courts that he does not know.
A large painted sign, mounted on a
wagon, and lazily drawn through the
streets by dilapidatcd looking mule, ad-
vertised yesterday the fact that Wash
ln-Con is soon to have a new newspaper
The Cactus" is the Arizona like name
chosen to ornament this journalist ic
venture, and Carl Browne, he of Coxey
fame, is to handle the editorial reins
Just what has Induced the redoubtable
Carl to enter the newspaper arena is
matter of conjecture and most serious
thought Browne says that the Cactus is
to be highly pictured and cartooDed, and
that every body will want to read it but
Mr.. Cleveland So from this announcement
it is TO be presumed that the Cactus will
not BE- very friendly to Mr. Cleveland or the
administration.
down by the soft bTeezes from off the coast
of Maine, and the iokers at the police court
have unIaden the breeze and are carrying
the story themselves. 1t was gossip of
the courtroom yesterday. Judge KimbaI,
it seems, who is fishing and enjoying
himself along thecoasto of the pine tree State,
was very much surprised the other day to
find that on the end of his line there was a
fish. or course he pulled up, and taking it
in his hands gazed atitsomewhatp tpeculiarly
The fish looked pleadingIy, and his honor
thought to himself. This punishment is
certainly too great for the fish," then
turning to the fish he asked:
sis this your first offense?"
The finy captive wriggled that 1t was,
and the Judge, dropping a salt tear on the
fish to revive 1t, gently put it back in the
water and said:
I'm take your personal bonds.''