Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Young
Zouaves.


worth Zouaves OF Chicago
Young stimulated the soldering
Zouev.. spirit of the local youth,
and a movement was ear
ly started to organize a Juvenile company
OF this same kind. In The Star OF August
p, 1860. is this paragraph:
I'VE were favored yesterday afternoon
with q visit from and an exhibition by the
Young Zouaves' OF this city, Capt. Z. II.
Skirving. who. in their parade through
the principal streets, halted In front OF
The Star office and went through a great
variety OF evolutions and feats In imi-
tation of their Chicago namesakes. With
other things they marched, counter
marched, cross-marched, marched round
and round shouldered arms, presented
arms, rested arms, grounded arms. lay
down. rolled over, loaded and fired in a
recumbent position (all but loading and
firing, and handled themselves and their
wooden rifles in every conceivable man
ner, to the infinite amusement of a large
crowd of spectators who gathered around
them. They were neatly uniformed in
scarlet pants. blue shirts and skull caps,
and made very fine soldierly appear
ance."
Speaking Of uniforms, the following
paragraph in The Star Of August %, 1SGO,
suggests that the dispo-
Bakers sition toward distinctive
NJ. costumes was not confine ]
1Sie' TO young Washington:
THE journeymen bakers Of the city held
a picnic at Loefier's City Garden yester-
day afternoon. and previous to going there
marched through the principal streets,
preceded by Esputa's new band. who wore
their handsome new uniforms. which
looked exceedingly well. The associated
bakers wore light shirts trimmed with
blue. and black pants and neat white
aprons, which gave them something of the
appearance Of society of Free Masons
Behind the procession two colored men
led two white horses. harnessed to a light
bread decorated with petite flags and
wreaths OF flowers, which attracted uni
versal attention and wonder. The loaf was
at least six feet in length and Of proper
tomato circumference"
In The Star Of August %. 1890. is a para
graph copied from the Alexandria Ga
zette disclosing a prac-
Human tice which. OF course. was
Sd. checked by the civil war.
A"A SS' but which has In another
form been revived since in some Of the
southern states under the name of peon-
age. The Gazette said:
"On Saturday last Wesley Avery, col
lector for the first and fourth wards. ex-
posed for sale in front OF the mayors
Office the service and labor of thirty
four free negroes who have not paid their
city taxes. The bidding was not spirited.
but all the negroes were sold at the rate
Of 10 cents per day for periods varying
from five to thirty-three days. and real
lied some $50. The sale was made under
the following provision of the city laws:
That any free negro failing to pay his or
her corporation taxes or levies for any
year or years. and not having visible
property out Of which they can be made
by distress, shall, by order Of the mayor.
be hired out by the collector of the cor
poration Of the district In which such
free negro may reside for such time as
will suffice at not less than 10 cents a
day to raise the said taxes and levies.
with q commission to the officer Of per
cent. The negroes were not present at
the sale. and the new owners must catch
their property before making use OF it."
The Stars special correspondence print
ed at this time half q century ago under
the initials &C. s. N" COM
Newport prised d description OF a
u:l,. visit to Newport, and the
o"' following extract from the
issue Of August o, 1850. VIII suffice to
show that the now most fashionable sum-