The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-07
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

ots.Hfhe sixth grand annual Al masquerade bali ali
q GA az feic% %S Hall S % t ssns
% Of the new Masonic temple. The hall and
the stage were tastefaliy decorated with Ameri-
suspended circle Of gas Jets, having inside the
word Harmony" The music was furnished By
stage, and discoursed some Of their best. The
attendance was very large, the hall being well
the sus was s
drea sharastsls' proSaSiy, were rspre.ented.
About nins S,sloef the grand promenade took ok
the scene then presented was one Of nne effect
ss on tie sH
eRar.ssi repse.enteS VI % styie rOS
Paris" by Mrs. Rosa Blout-a''make Up" almost
The "Kitchen Brigade created much merriment
sra w somp9ssd o. some 81 M aY scholars o. the
under charge Of their teacher. Mr.; J. 2. Jacob.
sss with auth. u. S:5SS t, na s tRs
large shsissiefs, upon that indispensnS!ss house:
Lewis Heiman, And the Yankee girl, f-Free-
The aBoo.S.s!" wa: , prsssn.M..tss Nathan han
stock, Created quite . hutterlns. wherever she
SSas and SstS &. = sss.
msnss when hs mnera aisp sn ns v! hveys
Pensed BY the "waiter," A. Stcinberg. Then
there was the" New johnson Taylor,a as the
Rlsyssrd upon ms "a, san =. W,tn W. "aai
accompanied BY his goose.the biggest in the
room, probably-and sported an ENORMOUS pair
Oh nes n and M r,s Sp s, nne he G
men," ne ,S WIZ M n hSrn the
e, asIIs ne :, sh a. sEsiIs NE ape,
"'godde,s q t,berty'" the Indian Hunter"
Shs.sses sss' queens and almost every
,sna after q grand march, supper va. served q
ana q : ls,s' q rather carly, hoaI when ws isil
the hall Harmony Cifcle and their friends were
still enjoying themselves hugely,
PxIvATE CANNING RooNs--THEfR BAD
IEyyxcTs.-A yerdsnt Of one Of the Western
sfsw days since, and was relieved Of some Of his
surplus asugar" Consequently he "sques!sd,"
ssiSss before SbsSS," where The affair '" Was
somewhat hshown up.n In yesterdays paper
we gave short account Of little set-to In front
Mr.. John H, Altman, Implicated In this affair,
Yesterday MT. Charles ". sps ss at the ONCE
out swss,sat sssia;. IL. Shs,is. Il; Mssss,
charging him with r9bbing him, en- or about the
~ uhy " JnnunIyl insthutl u 1ioi. DeteutNe
McDeyin was sent Ior, And he arrested moore
and brought forth, on summons, number oil
witnesses.
appeared In evidence that MT. CHARLES w.
'1ettis on the ID instant, invited Mr. Spades mot
hhe aoe) TO q room Of the corner Of Pennsylvania
avenue and ftfteenth street. for the purpose OF
having social game Of cards.
MT. Spades accepted, and was soon seated with
with Moore and others around the card table,
and was engaged n the interesting exercise OF .
room As the game proceeded, Mr.. ., discovered
that he was becoming "heeecd," and he began to
suspect that some A. the tahie were playing the
sharp game OF sleeve" bag" lug "hoid-
out""iapping," &c.i and feeling thus convinced,
he reached LOT tine PACK o. eaius, counted them,
a. I'D found that one was missing. He then dis
co yered that one o. the cards was on the floor,
anil thereupon ne pulled down tho money, when
Mo- 'rs siTasSSsd 1t from the table and poeks'ed
j; Z MeCorle, Pendieton, ana others testified
that hey saw no ioui play. twas asserted, on the
thus ostIng him as TO the characterof the hands
out. 1hls was the statement OF Mr.. Jamison.
Justice Cox reserved his decision.
This, we hope, will be lesson to many who
go to private rooms with q view to having a
harmless and social game Of cards. II play You
will, 60 TO a hrst-class gambling house, and you
will have some show for your money.
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