Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-18


Police Rdids last Might cOnnosion Amsrg tie
"Eperts''-Gymncs.ics Of the "Gdy Gam5o!iers"
At ten minutes past II O'Clock last night
raid was made by the police force, under Major
Richards, on several houses in this city IN which
gambling is said to be carried on. The upper
portion Of the city, in the neighborhood Of lith
and l. streets, was surprised by Sergesnts Yer
hon, Clayton and Kneass, with officers Dun
oyan, burlington and Aldridge. The lower
portion, in the neighborhood Of 9Th street, was
attended to about the same hour by Lieut.. kel1
Iy and Sergeant johnson, with squad OF Off
cers. The saloons of James Thompson, Geo.
Parker, Clinton Lamb, John Frere. - Kelly,
Darden IS Bird, and James WescOtt were all
visited, and altogether about Twenty-Five ar
rests were made, after the usual stampediug
and jumpinR out of windows, over fences, &c.
|, The entire gambling rarapharnalia IN these
places we're captured, Consisting OF deal ia
bles, checks, cards, silver boxes, and other
appliances used in Fighting the tiger"
The Central GuarGhouse was oyerrun with
guests, and Officer Thomas Marden, in charge
Of the station house, was kept quite busy In
registering the names of his rodgers; and after
farming over the contents OF their pockets, and
shsy were about retiring O. their rooms, (?)
Sergeant Vernon decided to take collateral Sc
curlty In everycase except the princip ais, and
the work of restoring them Their pocket knives
pistols, and other trinke'a 4. IS proceeded with:
and after S10 in each CASE had been deposited
the parties were sent on their way rejoicing. Ii
was quite amusing to look over the listof names
entered on the station house docket. which. il IS
needless to say, were nota familiar as the faces
OF those who signed them The list embraced
the regular sports who frequent these places,
department. clerks, merchants, doctors and
dead beats" all in 3 Capitalization aces rd-
ing" The job was perfect success, aud was
yeIy quietly executed. The money captured in
the bank in the uptown raid only amounted TO
sis.5o, and none was found in the lower avenue
raid, the parties managing TO secure it all.
, In the Police Court, this morning, most OF
those who deposited collateral last night failed
to appear, and Judge Smell decided that The
sums deposited be forfeited for contempt of
court.
MARKETING--Editor Star: The burning of the
old market disturbed the relations of many a
purchaser and salesman, and before matters
are SO adjusted again that each customer will
be able to wend bis or her way directly to the
stand where the usual measure will be meted
out, stu, greater changes may come over the
old, and in spite of its Inconvenience, the pic.
turesque market "When can buy my butter
OF You again?" said to the old friend who had
always treated me so we'll, that L wished to see
him behind his stand, instead of loupging dis
consolately without place or foothoid in the
new building. al do not know" said ne, .'the
present company who have acquired possession
by the fire, charge me as much rent for month
elbow much?" "Twenty dollars month,
There is man with a peanut stand that is
charged twenty-one! He will have to sell
quart to save himself. We cannot, and we
shall ali have to leave, and corner groceries will
nave to supply the people," "Oh dear, If we
a are Depend upon corner groceries, hope we
snail have better ones than we now have"
1t cannot be denied, Mr.. Editor, that change
In our marketing customs is very possible, and
there would be some advantage in good corner
er0ce ries, which should be open at all hours OF
the day, and still greater advantage, perhaps,
IN the market cart, which would pass every
mouse, ringing its bell in the street, and giving
the honsekeeper only the trouble Of going to its
side and selecting for the day, and sending Or
deis for the morrow. In many places daily calls
from the carts OF the butcher and the grocer
hghten the labOTs OF the housekeeper in q
great dc gree. Should the old market, with its
immense variety, lite curious assembage Of all
sorts of things, from moses and wild flowers of
the woods, to the confectionery OF the baker;
with its beef and pork. its nsh and fowl, its
Vegetables and Cry goods; should all these
things leave their present local habitation. and
become memory osly amongst the things of
the past, let us hope that the corner grocery will
not be the only resource left, but that the gro
GERS cart will be an established convenience in
our midst. *