Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-23
SPIRITS At weRK AT THE LEGrs.
LATIVE HALL
Mysterious Movements of the Farni.
ntfure-Exotius of Tables, Chairs.
Desks Inkstauds. Cfocks, wash
stands. Soap, Towels, and Hair
brushes t-Remarkab Exit of q
Feather Duster.

niture-Exotlus of fables, Chairs.
Desks. inksiands. Cioeks. wash
brushes t-Remarkable Exit of q
Feather Duster!
There have been many wild rumors sioat to-
day in regard 70 8 Wholesale cleaning out OF the
ETC., of the legislative halls by some
OF the late members, and have sent a reporter
to make inquiry into the matter. From the
particulars below IL will be seen that the stories
ahoat are somewhat exaggerated, and that, for
instance, nothing has been taken from the
Council chamber. From the Delega tes hall,
however, several articles have been taken soma
''for repairs" OF borrowed" or as % q JOKE"
and some without any particular explanation.
The furniture and property In the hall OF the
House OF Delegates was left in charge of Mes
senger Henry Beverly, an old cclored man, who
has been employed about the hall ever since the
FIRST House was organized; young white man
named Vim. b. Ssyres, who Is acting a sub
stitute for his father, VIM. Sayres, one of the
messengers, who has been at home sick for some
time, and the third is q poor old cripple, who
uses two clutches, named James Gates.
Beverly says orders were given him by
Speaker Shepherd 10 take charge of everything,
and not TO let anything go ont of the han.
came, and ordered Sayres 70 help him take the
clock down. This is 4 very foe clock, costing
SEQ, which was fastened upon the wall Opposite
the Speakers desk. SayTes declined, aud sail
he had TO authority TO do SO. Gleason called
bin - of q -, and said he could take it
W thout him, at the same time han3ing an order
10 DcNtIlg, OF WHICH Tue iOilONlus Is q copy:
WASHINGTON, June -, i5Ii.-rhe sergeant
At arms Or Waterman at the House of Delsg ateS
Is hereby authorized to give the clock no " in
the hall OF the House Of Delegates to the bearer,
Andrew Gleason.
(Sigued) ARTHUR SaEPHERD,
late Speaker House OF Delegates.
Al this time clerk aud a member assisted
Gleason in christening the clock from the par
tJiOn wall. aud III doing SO they split the back
OF 1t, and Gleason took 1t away.
just after this furniture wagon drove up
mn I'D
the Speaker for twelve chairs in front OF the
hall. Eusscy declined to receive the ca airs
mentioned and insisted on taking the fine wal
nut srm chairs inside the bar used for visitors
and took them Instead. These chairs could not
have cost lees thaE $40 or Sl2 each. Besides
this, he took one OF the pivot caalTS used by tho
members with cushion scat AMI a water cooler,
neitt er of which were Oh his order. The order
was also taken away, as he stated, to have the
two last named articles added to il, and las not
been returned 10 the messenger. Next came
Dele gate Creli with wagon aud took away
five Uf the members chairs, as he said, to have
then repaired. The chairs could not have cost
less than $50 each, and were perfectly
sound and needing no repairs. Mr..
Trim BILE then came and ed the chair
used by the Speaker, which cost $50, and the
desk and chair used by himself without any or
der, saying that he did not need an order. This
was about O'Clock, and the messenger. Beverly,
states that when he (Trimbe) came he appeared
To be surprised at what had Deen done by the
others, and pulling out ten cents, told Beverly
To 60 up to the governors Office at once and in
form the governor. he obeyed orders. AMI be-
lore ais arrival there he saw DR.. TtndaII on tia
street, and leaving the street car, commute
catGu 10 him the TACT. DR.. Iindall ordered hin
to return, and let nothing more be removed,
and 10 take a list OF such articles aud the names
of the persons who had taken them, 50 that he
could have them all prosecuted for larceny. He
r6tuIned as soon as possible, and was told by the
other messengers that Mr.. Trimble hal taken
his desk and chair. Late in the evening Dele
gate Perkins called with a wagon and took his
nd de- laAy Nsyir no
ger an order, the following of which il y CODY:
"Ihls Is to certify that l, j. y. Perkins has
borrowed the chair ana desk lately occu pied By
him 20 carry home his books and papers.
To us Speaker u House IF DeIegdtss'
The large mirror used in the waSAroOm which
cost S66 has mysteriously disappeared and no
one can tell who took it, All the towels, combs,
brushes, inkstands, soap, and even the nail
brushes used at the wash stand have been re-
moved and the whole place has an appearance
OF desOlaiCn. Iti said that one OF the delegates
took costly feather buster and running the
handle down inside his Wristbands through ons
OF the legs OF his pants ana blttOning up the
feather end under his vest walked or with it.
The portraits OF the eS-mayOEs hanging in the
hall have not been taken rs has been RUN pred
about town. 1t is bus justice to Speaker Shep-
herd to say IL at when the order foe the ok
Wdssbown him late IL the day he denied ha wing
written it, saying that he knew nothing OF it.
1t Is not true, as stated, that Articles have
been purloined from the Council Chamber.
The property there Is under lock and kew aud
In charge OF a faithful Waterman.
This morning, Major Richards received 2
note from Gov. Shepherd requesting hia to
cause policeman 10 be placed in charge OF the
hail, and let nothing moro DE removed, and TO
recover all that bad been carried away. Ia sc-
cordance with this request an officer was de-
tailed from the fifth precinct 70 take charge
until the property can be turned over TO the
pefsoI authorized to receive it.
RIAL Estate TsANsFRRs.-EIenJ. Laugh
in t. John +. MURRAY, lots q and %, So Iare
6i, sc 200; John r. Hanna e. al, trustee, @ T.
A Dutfy, part lot Il. square 537, 81 80; M.ry
+. Evans 81 al. 70 Robert A. Phillips, lot 10,
Phillips. lot 2, squsTe 800, s., 600; Csspar Win
jus and wife TO Laura Ii. Cain, part lot TO-
sIuare. $40, S3,132; +. l.. Schmidt, trustee, to
GasIar Windus, part lot 10, square &c. - GOO:
" Il. Warner ard wife to Maria Roberts, lot "A,
Mt. Pleasant, 5000 Judson 4. Gull ct al. to
Edward Il. Hughes, lot 4, square 9l7, So;
John a. Ruh, executor. to Mary Howard, lot
II, square S28, SloG; John b. Hammond, trus-
tee. 10 Charies Graf. lot J, square 80, 81 John
+. Kendall 10 LysaEder Hill, part lot u, square
JJ3, 80, 500; Jos. Gregory to August DOnath,
nstt iot 10, square 362, s2,igO; q. u. Baker aud
wife TO Theo. L. Gatchel, lot 81, square Sol,
; GOO; Mary g. Mitchell to l.. Luchs, lots 8 and
10. square 23S, -; Robert Il. Dodge, trustee,
ct a.. to Jos: H. Davidson, part lot 2, square
POI, So; Jos. Edeiin to John Fegan, part lot 10,
square 1876, $500; John Il. Arms to Otis Bige-
low, lot :, square 81. S1,500.
DROWNED BODY OF WOMAN FOUND IN THE
RIyER.-About O'Clock this morning some
boys found the dead body OF a womsn flo ating
in the dock at the foot of 18th street, AMI noti-
lied the police, who removed the body aud took
IL in cart TO the first precinct station.house
v here IL was identified as that OF Mrs. Gross,
a German woman about so years old, who lived
Ia South Washington and has been missing for
several days. lt IL supposed that she committed
suicide.
The coroner was notified, and, after he Iriny
The statement of several of her relatives AMI
acquaintances 10 tie effect that she has lately
showed symptoms OF an impaired mind, decided
that 1t was case of suicide while laboring
under temporary alteration OF mind. The
body was turned over 10 a brother-in-la@ of the
ieceased-hr. Ben amin Gross-for burial.
BooT BLACKS on THEIR MUsCLR-A regu-
ar Iugilistic set-t0 between two boot blacks
came OF yesterday afternoon on d, bet ween 18th
ana 18th streets, i'll front of Mr.. Daniel Smiths
lumber mills, lasting for some time, AMI was
by quite large group Of Division
sports. The 10th round was fought with ia cir
boxes, by swinging them at each other with the
straps. The parrying soon had a deROraliZing
effect on the boxes. and they were smashed TO
'plinteTs, when the fight was resumed with
cienchCd fists. "Jake" was victorious over
candy" and the latter retired considerably
bruised about the head.
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THE CGCETS.
PROBATE COURT REGISTER Webster.
To-day, Tbeodorus Bailey qualified as admin
strator of estate Of Margeret 5. Bailey-1onl,
p 900. John II. Goddard filed his remuneration