, 1877-02-18

Wheeler. Miss Helen Goodrich, Miss Eato1,
and Miss Price, and Nessfs- E. Z: Mou!1o9, =.
F. Edmonds, Dwight 1aekso9' D 2; har| Ghmgo5u' s.
John Weston, George Price, e. 4 hmoafR, ".
Burroughs, c. Mcdonald, and others.
A co1porteur called at house On Leayitt
| st rect Yesterday, and with fascinating smile
entreated the lady Of the house not TO consider
It AL insult ii he left with her an assorted bum
| die of tracts for the young: She replied. With
cuuat suavity, that, Sd far from doing 20, stc
would regard it as favor, for her children pre-
| ftsxed tracts to newspapers. II am glad to
know it, lie sad enthusiastically. "for the
daily press contains 80 much that Is encryatang
| aud dcbasing--" 40. It isp't that" she
hastencd to e1pIain, With n gracious smile:
''but the fact is, that they make such q horrid
! 1nrss cuttin. ttleu up. aud tracts a5c just the
| right size for kjte~tai}s." The vo]porteur re-
marked. as he went dorm the steps, that it
| rah ut the Day Of Judgment than tor South
Lea:ltt street.
/ TIE sURPRlsERs.
| Latest news from the trout indicates that the
| surprise party B8slai-Razonks, in{esttng the
principalitics east Of Latliu street and south Of
! Monroe. have suffered Il decided check, d fact
| which has correspondins3y elevated The spirits
| Of the peaceful population Ever since The set
countless ineursions upon the houses Of peaeea-
| bic residents sucking them, and leaving once
| llapps aud smiling mansions dismantled ruins
! On Tuesday night last Il strong band ot the
bandits swept down upon AT outlying mansion
| expecting to carry 1t ty assault, aud that it
| would prove an eaey prey. They we're, ttosF.
ever. dis1ppoin,ed ed III Ibis, for strong picket of
! small boys had been posted two blocks OF,
aud, being driven ita, lcll back on the main
body, Offering desperate resistance aud g1ylps
thu alarm. The bcsiegrd had thus an opportu-
! WIy to barricadc their doors, and, putting ont
The gus, prepare 10 sell their lives as dearly us
| might be. Tie main body sat down on the
| sidewalk before the fortress, While sappers
T; heing the front door. The Storm porch was,
however, boltetl On the inside hence the besiesr
ers wert: unable TO eernpy the bell-pu!l. and
compelled to content themselves with cro"nin@
J Of knocks. Mcapwhilc a diversion Was at
1rnrte.l, picked i,oJv OF intimate friends try
i.,t. to turn the left flank of the house by al.
| yaucinc zigZxg up between the building and
| the tcpre, Snsenuug to seixc the stue aoos ana
fnr.r IN spfra1ltc through tho back d1n1nE~
| room. For = no,pcnt il appeared AZ II the
desperate attempt wonl1 te successful, but thc
bcsicger>, recovering from their Temporary CON
fusion. nude 4 vigorous sortte with the Dulldo@
anil drove the ussailant$ hack in confusion with
] u heavy loss Of pieces of pantaloons and water
! proofs- The bulldog. however. adyaneeA beyond
rvae Df his supports, and the Invaders. faittiug.
| beat him off. I. WAS now apparent that tue sur
render o1 the invested hou$e WIS o'ly mater
| 81 time, but fortunately the beSitgers had
! neglected to cut the A. D. 7. Co.'S wires aud
the garrison siguale1 for reinaorreinepts- both
uf tircu,cn aud policemen. In eeedieuce TO
this signal strong body ot messengers
Laud-engines and brigade of speciai policemen
! armed with brsarh-]oafi,g clubs were promptly
dispatched and arTirea in the utck Of time. The
advanced guard OF messengers rapidly taxing up
pusition opened CALLING kre-Or, rather, wafer
charged with caroonic acid gss-on the beaiesss-
crs, while the policeman. onthankinE them on
the left, moved them down With successive yol~
leys ct his club. They were unable 70 stand
this aud speedily broke and fed, when,
tho garrison sallying out with cries Of victory,
turned the li.bt dog loose to complete their
route. lie hung upon and harassed their ut1-
projected rcars for several blocks, capturing
seven eoat-tails, two patent pauitrs, seventeen
yards OF pettleoats. po!onslses. and ovefsSlrts,
an oTershoe, aud considerable quantity OF car
dinal red Stockings aud cotton batting, from
which it is inferred that the female allies Of the
beeiegers suffered considerable loss. The
enemy had to break camp with stlch haste
Of their siegetrain and eommissariat, such mate
rias as hddles. accordions, daneing-shppers>
ham sandwiches, cold chickens, apple pies
spoons and the like. falling into the ha,,ds OF
the garrison. 1t Is believed that this rennlse
has eHectually broken the power OF the social
bandits infeseing that locality: however, to
make matters certain, the garrison il enlisting
its arquaiutances as allies, an1 proposes to In
stitutr surprise parties to follow the maranders
to their strongholds, and carry fiddle and sup
tion. The garrison Is wild With e!ation~
PENSION cERT1F1cATEs~
There are i'll this city and county large num-
ber of United States pensioners, most Of whom
are naturally in reduced circumstances. They,
in common With q good many other people,
have felt the pressure Of the times. and have
often found 1t necessary to raise money
It has been one of their {ayor1te devices to put
I'D their pension certificates. which arc e,ubel~
lished with gigantic seal, present an agreeable
and safe appearance, and are looked upon BY
most trades people As perfect security tor any
money they may advance or goods they may
furnish. 1f1e trouble is, however, that these
documents are valueIess In the hands Of any one
except the person in whose favor they are made
out. Not only that, but it Is illegal for any one
except the nensioner to have them. Tbs pro
yiEion OF the Law Is not generally known to citi-
zens. and often not to the pensioners them
his certificate to some butcher, or
grocer, Or other store-keeper az collateral for
articles supplied: but neither the butcher nor
tue grocer can draw The money when due, nor
can it be garnisheed by any proress, nor Tan tue
certificate be withheld from the ppnsioner, no
matter how freely he handed it osrr, without
subjecting the Illegal holder to the penalties OF
the law. Several instances Of this have lately
come TO the attention OF the Special Agent OF
the Pension Office for the Northwestern Dis
trict. MIR. e. C}einen. and, In one or two cases,
he has been Obliged to go to the parties With
NuUiu lAC CCllaAS NSlE qAeuSEa3 aAA @DupC4
them to give them up. Il is proper that trades
people should know that these certificates are
not things that they eau meddle With, and they
would do we'll to refuse them rs security.
CITY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE,
The City Democratic Central Executive Com
mittee met yesterday afternoon in its rooms in
the American Express Building. John r. Mat
tucks occupied the chair, aud II. F. Merritt nct-
Ell rs Secretary. The attendance was very
large. The Committee on Hall, through Il. NJ
Shepard, Chairman, reported that the present
quarters had been leased ut $50 per mouth till
the 1st OF May. The Executive Committee
then adjourned and, on motion Of Mr.. Mat
tocks, geuerst meeting was held, With ". b.
Snowho4ts in the chair. =
Alexander Hoiten, the Thirteent, Ward
orator, a thoroughly unwashed Democrat,
rusc up and Wept Tor the degrner-
acy OF the times, when flldea is not, aud Hayes
is He couldn't zee any more virtue in the bal
1ot~ho4, and thought that the freedom OF the
nation WIS gone- He poured out the phials Of
his wrath. lie was airsid there was going to tie
bloodsbed, and he didn't wal,t 10 sec It, He
denounced the Commission Of Arbitration us
Bradiey's Commission. He talked of "Bony-
| parte,' and wanted 10 SEE swords drawn, and
be WAS willing to pour out his blood, because he
| loved hi. rountry. The speaker isu1ed himself
rs a "poor. honest mechanic, who Didn't want
any oiiee,'' AID kept up disconnected TRADE
| for some time, which was remarkable for its
| nunsensca1 abSurtlty.
| Gen. Lieb said that the Democratic party had
J consented to d gambling scheme, and they had
| lost. The sentiment Of the people was for
| peace, and tnev had to submit to the decisions