Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-13
The Raid ON the POLICY Deu,


WAR ON AN OUTRAGE OF LONG STANDING.
The fourishing and lucrative business OF
lottery policy, which for SO long a time has
been carried on In this District with imouni-
", Is likely, al LAST, TO meet with a check.
The Keepers OF these numerous gambling
bells have become so bold. and the suffering
entailed by them so widespread, that the
officers OF the Police Court and the Metro
politan Police force have devised a plan for
checking, IL not Graduating the evil. This
was developed last evening In the nth pre-
2an sIscs' VIM Morr 6.oSs q %r soe6
Simpson, Urlah Hilton and Thomas
Rutherford, all alleged 60 be keepers OF
ieges, Keeps the headquarters. where IL IL
pretended the drawings take place, and from
whence the other dens are supplied with
nc en or reoe,pts for the money paid for
place Is over bank at the corner OF 18th
and streets. James w. Walker, connected
w,h his place as writer, was also arfe5ted
generally flush with money, aud have
friends who aid q nd sbet them they all gave
BOMBS 10 SEQ for hearing. Mr.. Birney this
morning, In the Police Court, askei post
ponement OF the hearing until Saturday,
when these and other cases Of The same
kind will be heard, some dozen In all.
A SUIT AGAINST THE WASHINGTON
MARKET Co.-Mr. James A. Hoffman has,
by X h. Elliott and &. A. Elliott, entered
suit against the washington Market Com
pany for money due and payable by the de-
iendant 70 the plaintiff. He sets forth that
10 ls2 he purchased for purposes OF his own
9th street wing Of the Washington market,
and entered into possession for his own busi-
ness. About the FIRST OF December the de-
,en "a entered upon The building adjacent
did alter and add 70 said building, and OBJ
struct free access TO said stalls, aud close
certain doorwsys thereto from the 9TH street
'front.' OF said building, end plaintiffs busi-
ness as a butcher has been seriously Injured
thereby, and he claims damages In the sum
TIE WAsHIsGroN FRUIT AND FLOWER
MISSION met yesterday, and there was an
unusually large and nRe collection of now
pitfalls. The contributions were from Gen.
Babcock, Mrs. John Douglass, Mrs. John
saul, MI. Henry Douglass, Mrs. George II.
Royce and Mrs. w. +. Hall Two hundred
and MY boQuets were made and distrfbuted
70 The Epiphany Home, Providence Hospi-
Association and Protee tant Orphan Asylum.
Fruit Is very much needed for the sick there
being very little sent In, and Contributions.
e en- 1e OF rnit or money 70 purchase Il, viii
ing-New York avenue Presbyterian church.
Cook & Slater today entered suit for VIM.
L. Riley against Harriet Wilson, for ma
ncious persecution, In having, In June last,
caused q warrant 70 be issued against him.
having trespassed on her land, breaking
down her fence, and maliciously cutting
a a,n Two s trees, and s removing the soil, on
prisoned and required 10 give bail. but no
one appearing against him the case was dis
missed; he charges that defendant wen
trespass, and that by this acIion he mas been
greatly damaged In business and repuLafIon
Damages are laid At $4,000.
MARRIAGE Licenses have been issuea In
Edward Wtnslow and Jennie Brown; VIM,
Goodwin and Clarfssa Good win: r. u. Earn.
shaw and Alice X. Rerold; Thomas Smith.
o. 81 Mays county, Nd, and Ella N. Up.
q Montgomery county, Nd, and EiinaI N.
warning; j. Dixon Doyle and Anna Bestor;
X w. Shufeldt and Catherine 8. Babcock;
Eyddone Of Rs on net Ms snd Sestr1ss
and Elizabeth p. Scott; Noble n. snowden
and sufan A. Webster.
BUILD DING PERnIrs issued by Inspector
Plowman: Eugene Sullivan, Q two story
s S
ling, north aide r, between i4th and isth
brick dwelling In Alley, Z street, betveeS
18th and 18th streets northwest; q 800. VIM
Smith, q two story brick dwelling, north
.ide 9, bstveen 18th and sth streets south
IEcIEDIARlsM IN vrRorrrA.-Insoru,.
lion has been received here that LAST veek
The barn, eranary, crops, and some stock of
NJ. Jaooo Strong, near Gone river, North
ire, entailing loss OF over ss 900. Toe barn
1f hon. 4. Edwin BETH, In the same peieh-
oornood, was also destroyed by nre. Bota
u tnese nree are supposed % have been the
YORK OF some people who have recently
'erved q term In the penttentiary.
On writes az in reference
70 The "mysferious amir pueiished tn -
Ierdays star about Mary Key, = ceanG
~. o." sayS This statsment n "Aitogethor In
correct: 10 Vas not alone, nor Wa there
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