Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-09
sC4Rs.eused Locals.

The police are to have new Style o. hat Tor
winter wear.
Company &, Washington Light Infantry,
elected several new members last u gbt.
BY order OF the Board OF Public Works four
gas lamps wih be placed on + street southwest,
between Cd aud ~ streets.
Col. T.. NJ. WI itaker, for several years past
chief of the siivision of correspondence in the
Department of Agriculture, has resigned.
The annual fair Of the Montgomery MARY
land) Agricultural Society takes place at Rock
Vile on the 18th, 18th, and 18th OF the present
month.
scrimmaes and fsticuffing took place this
morning, about II o'clock, in the Post Once
department, between two energetic clerks
Result, visit 10 the repair shop.
1t was not tie hook and ladder truck which
came into collision with "A buggy yes er,lay eu
the Avenue, consequently the truck horses were
rot in uIed, asEeported.
The Presidents Mounted Guard paid social
visit to Company y, Washington Light Infantry,
at their armory last evening, when Col. S. w,
owen presented that company with a copy OF
tactics published in ZIG.
Mr.. Theodore T. Gatchell resigned his clerk
ship in the SeceSd Auditors Office to-day, and
on Monday will enter upon his duties as SAM
taIy Inspector General. The assistant ipspec-
tors will be appoiated by the Board of Health
tonight
At meeting of the republicans of The second
district, held at M. Pleasant on Thursday eve
ming. committee swas appointed TO wait upon
me me Governor ana Tequeat the removal of all
democrats now h5,ding positions of RESPONSE
oirty on the public works of the county, and
especially Of those liz the second district.
ROOFING THE LAID OFFIcE.-This morning.
about O'Clock, officer Mcmahon, of the Jtn
precinct, noticed a wagon drive down 9th street
between and q. and also saw jefferson Brown,
coored man, come out of the Patent Office
building with two large sacks of paper, which
were placed in the wagon. The officer suspect
ing that all was not right arrested Brown as
Alec VIM. Harris and Thos. Gibaon, who were
with the wagon, and took them with the paper
Hara fhsar, F.s,,
TO be blanks used in the LaGd Office. The pris-
oners were taken to the Police Court, where
Brown was arraigned ard plead that he had
permission TO take the paper, and the others
were dismissed. Brown wac fined So and costs.
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS FRox A POLICE CoURr
CELL.-Henry Davis, VIM. Jones and Chas. Will
Hams, convicted to day of larceny in the Police
Conrt, and sentenced to pay fine of SO each
and costs, in default of which they were to be
committed to Jail, Hade their escape from the
ee'ls OF the court at halt-past two O'Clock by
breaking down the middle door communicating
with the passage, and made their escape out by
the front door before they were discovered
wilson Ped, the messenger, discovered them
and gave the alarm, wien bailiff Lacy went
for them, and caught Henry Davis Oh the cor
FER OF and 9th streets, the others getting of.
G. U. o. F. CELEBRATIoN.-The Committee
on Celebration appointed by the various Lodges
Of odd Fellows OF the G.. L. o. of O. F.. met at
their usual place of meeting on Wednesday
evening, Il. VI W vi ufSay IN TIE Cnalr, 10 nc Ike
arrangements for the annual celebration to take
place on the 10th of October. P. g. NJ. John r.
I. WilkersOn was elected chief marshal; P. n.
G. W. III. Cole, p. y. G.. Gaines, P. n. G Small
WOOD, and others, were appointed aides
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RAID oNARANCHE-Lastn night Officers Leach
and Skinner made RADIO Ellen Longs rancho,
in Louise alley, (between Maine and Maryland
avenues and Sd and u streets) capturing Ellen,
three of the girls and two colored men, This
morning the case against Ellen was postponed,
the three women were committed to the work
house in default OF security, and the men were
dismissed.
Mr.. III. B. LEM, of the firm of III. II. Lein &
Co, 1905 street, has purchased in New York
complete stock of stoves and housekeeping
articles (which we would advise our readers t.
call and zee, feeling confident it will be to their
advantage TO do SO before completing their fall