Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-19
Haislup Grove Campmeesfng.

lSPeClal correspondence OF Inc Stal.
HAIsLUP GROVE, Aug. 10, ls7o.-The camp
meeting Of Washington District Church was
commenced to-day in the beautiful grove OF
Mr.. Chas. Haislup, about \ miles from Annap-
oils junction, directly on the Washington pike.
The circle is unlike what its name would imply,
that IL, II Is a square, and about il are over 20
tents, while back Of these are numbers OF others,
the total number erected up to last night being
nearly 100. The stand is erected in the same
place as it has been on two previous occ sslons.
one old custom has been changed-the horn for
displaced by bell. The seating is the time
honored pine plank-soft side up-and will ac-
commodate from 500 to 3,Coe, while as many
more more can ind standing room in the circle.
who are located in the southwest corner Of the
square. On the west side In the boarding tent of
MT. Mcknew, on the north side that of Mr..
Charles Haislup, the owner Of the grounds, and
Mrs. Boyer, and on the left that of Mr.. r l..
Ewing. The latter is boarding the company
from Wesley Chapel, McKendree, Hsmline, and
East Washington. On the southeast corner is
delegation from Gorsuch Chapel The main
Washington company are located in a court
about the dining tables Of Dir. Ewing, in a very
Savage Factory is on the northern side of the
circle, and in this the first prayer meeting was
held last evessng, led by Rev. Charles Mvtru-
ger, Of Bladensburg. The management OF the
camp has been entrusted to Mr.. Artemus Dom
aldhon, OF the NJ. z. Church. assisted by Mr.. X. L..
Ewing. Rev. Dr. j. A. McCauley, the Presiding
Elder, is in charge and has been very active
on the ground. as also Rev. B. r. Brown, of
Wesley Chapel; Rev. Messrs j. W. start and j.
5. NJ. Haslup, of Elkridge Circuit; W. 4. l..
Weech, of Union Chapel and Richard Gri in.
ministers are expected by Sunday. The entire
camp will be lighted by coal oil in bottles, which
will give the grove at night a Schuetzen Park
asp It, but 1t is not probable, owing to the Ger
man element keeping close to news quarters.
that nany will be present. The refreshment
booth is in charge of Sayres, of W Washington,
and barber shop Is also convenient. A number
OF wagons from Washington are engaged in run
ming passengers, and the scenes at the junction
on the arrival of the Washington trains are be-
'oming quite animated, as numbers are taking
advantage Of round trip tickets to visit the
camp. g,
NEW SwINDLE.-About the first of August
complaint YVES lodged at the police headquar-
tiers bv Mrs. Ellen Fletcher, a respectable COL
ored lady that she had been swinded out of ten
dollars by means OF a forged message purpOrt-
ing to have been written by her husband. Soon
afterward 1t was ascertained that others had
been swindled by the came operation. The case
was assigned to detective 1illman to work up,
ana the result was that yesterday he Csted
and brought to headquarters young man nam
ed Alfred ROiph about ninetee years of age as
the principal. and Henry Smallwood and Frank
foreman, two cOlored men, as his assistants.
The game practiced was, Il is alleged. to write
notes, of which the following is a copy, and send
them by inrocent boys for delivery and wait for
a return Of the messages:
bedf Wue' Tiease seDU me ten SIU) dollars
Immediately. If you have not got it, send me
what you have, without delay. Put it i'm an en-
velope end direct it to me.
fours, &c, (Signed)"
By means Of these notes money was obtained
in three instances; in one, as stated above, from
Irs. Ellen Fletcher, ten dollars from Mrs
Charles Syphax, and ten dollars from Mrs. John
Butler, all respectable celored families in the
irst ward. Rolph, il is charged, Is the leader in
this novel way of obtaining money, and the two
colored bows are in his employ ment. Detective
Tillman has secured the notes written by Rolph.
and some witnesses who delivered the messages.
and the case will come before the Police Court
to-day.