Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-11
How Gipsies Settle Their DiAicu,ties

FIGHT BROKEN Up BY THE POLICE.
a din Guilty occurred in the gipsey camp yes
terday between two brothers called 8. Mailer
and "SparrOw," both of whom married daugh-
tiers of old Mother Riley" who has charge of
a band. The quarrel resulted in a set fight ac-
cording to the rules of the ring. 1t seems that
came into camp, some from Virginia, some from
Maryland and one from Florida, aud that in
the jolhffcation at meeting after an absence of
several months, some of them got liquor at FOx's
Piney Branch tavern. and among them tn SCI
two brothers, who, after drinking, renewed an
old quarrel, and this resulted in fisticufs, each
STRIPPING TO THE WAIST
before "going ill.," This was in front of the
Piney Branch tavern, and during the great
est excitement, Officer Rains appeared on the
ground. This was just as the Younger of the
two was getting the worst OF it. The officer or
dered the gipses to pack up and leave, and
they at once commenced TO hitch up tn cir
horses, and the officer left. The father of the
two boys said with an air of pride to the officer
that he had three boys, and they
ALL HAD BIT OF FIGHT IN EN-
On going his afternoon rounds, MIR. Rains
was astonished to find the whole camp at the
same place he had left it in the morning and to
learn that the quarrel had been going ON at in
tervals during his absence. He asked them why
they did not leave as ordered, and one OF them,
pretty fun OF LIQUOR, said they would
SEQ WHERE THEY D PLEASED
The officer reported the facts to Sergeant
Roadway, who went to Mr.. Shoemaker, the
owner of the tavern. and ascertained that he
had given them no leave to remain there. Ser
gesnt Roadway then went to see MIR. Fitch, the
agent OF the property Oh which their camp is
located, on the Piney branch road, and got an
order from him to remove them, and this morn
ing Lieut.. johnson detailed squad OF mounted
men TO proceed to the camp, and the gipses
were started OF towards Maryland, making al
together
QUITE CARAVAN.
Old Crabtree told the officers that they never
went to law about their differences, and they
might just as well let them fight it out there as
W. her
persstently declined to divulge the nature OF
the quarrel. but said il was an old difference
The last party that arrived'here had some very
hne horses-one OF them, fast trotter, valued
at 500.
EXTENSION OF THE CAPITOL GRouNDs-SIre
81 Buildings on Squdre 6S1.-MesSrs. Latimer &
Clearly commenced yesterday the sale of old
buildings on square No. 6ss, which has been
purchased by the United States government for
extending the Capitol grounds. This square is
bounded by Delaware avenue and A and Ii and
LIST streets. The buildings are to be removed
within thirty days. Whitney's hotel was the
Mr.. Henry Eastman for S525; two large houses
on north A street, ON lots and g. were knocked
down to Mr.. p. Cuhnan for 81 900; buildings on
lot u to stephen Wales at $500 on lot ID 70 J.
50; on lot 26 to G. w. Kirk for $3.50; on lot %
10 \. u. Ordway for $50; on lot SO to II. East
man ior 500; on lots from 10 to l26, on LIST
street, to the W ashiHgton and Georgetown rail-
road company for $3.50; ON lot 3d. ON street to
"A. Swartz for $500; on lot 80, on b street. to
Moses nelly TOR 500; on lot 80, on street, to
Moses Nelly Ion 81 20. on lot -, on b street. to
nenry Ea:,inan lot $40; on lot q on b street,
to John o'Meara for 500; two Qrou ps of sheds
IN the rear OF the premises were sold one to Dr.
Snodgrass for $40 and the other 20 Mr. Naisack
for $50. frame house and shed to &. T.. Hulse for
$50: frame shed in rear OF b street to s. Gamma.
dy for 81 so. The total amount realized from
the sale yesterday was nearly $4,000.
BrIIpJNG AssoCIArIoy.-Att the eisbtaenth
monthly meeting of the Central building asso-
citation last night. ffty-two shares Of stock were
advanced upon at an average premium of i6
per cent.
OLE Bull, the eminent yiQlinist, known to
ali I'm the land, will perform ON Wednesday and
THURSDAY evenings OF next week, at Lincoln
nan. His troupe come well recommended by
HE "a ed n 4 NI.afz