Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-11

UoO OF moneys for freedmen's claims. in which
at the end OF seven years efforts to discover the
claimants an have failed, the interest of which
erS for erecting buildings Tor the educa ion of
colored children and for advancing the higher
education OF coored children. Referred to the
committee on ways and means.
HOTCH-POTCH.
Mr.. u. b: Smith made a personal explana-
ton in which he said his name had been
had been charged with recommending "a
mass of hotch- potch'
The president said he thought he expressed
member of the board doubted his integrity
MIR. Fairly said that much that he had
said In the discussion was based On miSlnfor-
nation, and expressed regret that Mr. Smith
took bis remarks as personal
Mr.. Smith said that he bad come , the con-
cluslon to ask to be relieved from service on
the text book committee.
Mr.. Brooks moved that the question be left
with the president: agreed to.
Mr.. Lovejoy moved that the president be
authorized to appoint the committee, which
and Holland, was adopted.
AT II 80 the board adjourned.
RAID ON AN ALLEGED GAMBLING HOUSE.
Lieut.. Austin, with Sergeants Boteler and
S,attery and Officers amos, Wheelock, Riley
Landers and Henkle, made raid about II
o'clock last night on the gaming house of John
Usher, on e, between 18th and 18th streets.
nightly guests into custody. The entrance of
The officers was sudden and unexpected. They
found the doors barred, and forced the sta
had suddenly disposed themselves around the
room, pretending to be asleep, some laying on
me tables bed and floor. all snoring in most
soclaI and competitive manner. The officers
found very little trouble in arousing them, and
securing them all, together with a gaming
table, several lay: outs, cards, about fifteen
hundred ivory chips, gaming chairs. a silver
fn ho
trail station, where. after the prisoners had as
usual given fictitious names for record they
Of $500, and the others on SO each for appear
ance in court: This morning, in the Police
Court, when Mr.. Coyle, for the government,
morrow, MIR: A. B.Williams, for the defence,
stated that these gentlemen having been ar.
rested and given heavy collaterals. such post
case was continued, $500 bonds being required
for Usher and slC0 each for the witnesses
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
richard Warren Langley and Annie S. Bowie {;
Jonathan j. Thomas and Annie E. Shipley. of
| montgomery Mon county, Md; W. S. Harris and
gustus c. Bostrom, of Troy, NY, and Christi
ana Hallstrom. Of Soderhamn Sweden Chas.
IA and Anna Drummer, OF Bladensburg,
X. True. OF ROckland, Me, and JEANNE E.
Bryan: George GOrbel and Carstina Mass
Chas. b. Humphrey and Millie H. Plummer.
DIVORCE SUIT.-To-day,W P Bell filed a bill
Tor Martha 7. Webster for a divorce from the
bonds OF matrimony with Isaac Webster. She
in June, 1868: that they lived together until
September, 1875. and she charges that he com
mllfed adultery with several persons, and de-
serted her.
SUIT AGAINST THE DIsTRICr.-Today P. w.
Browning, by F. T. Browning, entered suit
against the District Of Columbia for $500
damages by reason of defective drainage and
bad construction of sewers in Missouri ave
nue., and which he claims injured his property
on Sd street, near Missouri avenue
THE HANsCoM RoBBERY.-The case of Ed
with the larceny of $1,000 in bonds from ex.
Naval Constr uctor Hanscom, was to have
been heard before Judge Humphreys this
morning, but was continued until Tuesday