Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07

Nancns star OF July ~, 1S6O. IN
cicates the material diff
ference between the methods In vogue
half a century ago and those which now
facilitate the immensely greater task of
counting the people:
ut is expected that the returns Of the
eighth census will be received in large
numbers during the latter part OF the
coming month. Many Of the assistants
have completed the enumeration and are
preparing the copies required by law to
be made. The law and instructions make
1t obligatory on the assistant to file his
original return with the county clerk as
soon as he has made three copies. Every
page Of the copies he Is to subscribe with
his own hand and certify on the last page
OF each Set that they are exact copies Of
the original. These copies are to be
transmitted to the marshals. who certify
the fact to the superintendent Of census,
when a Treasury draft for one-half the
earnings of the assistant will be trans
mltted, the other half to await a particu-
lar examination Of the returns"
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Criticism of the local police force was
frequently expressed half a century ago
by citizens who felt that the
Police District government was not
Force afording a proper degree OF
protection. In The Star of
August 1. 1860, is letter from a reader,
signing himself Law and Order" in
part as follows:
Our famous police system thrives
apace under the fostering care and pro-
ia
would think that those brave captains
and lieutenants, and subordinate officers
and high privates, and low privates, who
come up to the city hall in such warlike
manner on the first day Of the month
and SO f1ercely draw down their money;
and so patronizingly grace the convenient
ioahng places along our public thorough
fares during all the other days of the
month, where they so intelligently discuss
the politics of the day and canvass the
probable chances Of this or that candi-
date. would occasionally find a few mo-
ments' time for little recreation for
the benefit of the corporation. the tax
payers of which feed and clothe them.
A fine opportunity to stretch their legs
and at the same time to air the neighbor-
hoods to which their laborious loafngs
are confined is presented every Sunday
afternoon in the vicinity of G street and
New Jersey avenue. where there Is
collection Of playful men. who amuse
themselves on a Sunday evening by
throwing stones at ladies and gentlemen
who may chance to pass. Last evening
these target men could have witnessed
the merriment Of these funny fellows as
practiced upon two respectable ladies
and gentlemen who happened to pass
that way. The joke consisted in their
practicing upon those ladies with good
sized stones, first trying to see if they
could hit the ladies without striking the
gentlemen, and then reversing the opera
ton and practicing upon the gentlemen
to the relief of the ladies' This was
continued for some distance as they
walked along, and one Of the gentlemen
was severely struck by fnterposing his
person to save his lady companion from
huge stone that was flung with great
force at her and would otherwise have
struck her Our model police, by at
tending these amateur Sunday evening
performances few times, might get some
useful hints regarding that portion or
how to assist successfully in breaking up
an election precinct on election days
when the chances are against their side
of the municipal treasury"
The following paragraph printed in
The Star of August 3, 1850. reflects
custom on the part
Of the public convey
ance drivers which has
Drivers happily long since
passed into history.
yesterday morning hackman had
a gentleman arrested for profanity and
the gentleman complained of the hack
man on the same ground. The cases
were laid before Justice Dom, who
in view of all the circumstances
dismissed them. The facts were that
the gentleman called the driver and
told him to arrange to carry his family
and baggage away in the afternoon.
In a moment he was surrounded by
whips and to rid himself threatened
with a forcible remark to use his cane.
One of the hackmen replied In an
equally orthodox style, which was the
ground of complaint. Lieut.. McHenry,
as soon as he heard the complaint, re-
marked of the hackman that they are
really an annoyance to strangers. and
we have told the officers over and over
again to keep them back to the curb
He further remarked that as the hack
men are so tenacious of the law when
strangers offend they should expect to
be dealt with Is strictly"
The work in and around the Capitol.
which had been in progress for num-
Der of years, was fifty
CAPITOL years ago slowly approach
W. ing completion. In The Star
"oAn Of August 4, 1860, the fol-
lowing is printed:
work around the Capitol and in the
building itself is more vigorous than
for some time past. Ground has been
broken for the flights Of steps on the
east side both Of the Senate and House
of Representatives; and, in the case OF
the latter the masonry is advanced
nearly to the level Of the ground. The
iron paling between the Capitol and
the enclosed park due east Of it has
been removed, preparatory to setting
the road further back. Ground also
has been broken within the west Capt.
toll gate for the same general purpose
of extension. The naval monument,
that has for so many years occupied
the center of the basin of water in
the paved slope on the western ap-
proach to the Capitol. has been re-
moved The last Of the marble statues
was taken away yesterday for convey
ance to Annapolis. where the monu-
ment will be reinstated In the in
terror of the south wing plasterers
are engaged and in the hall itself the
desks. formerly rejected, have been