Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-28

THE DELEGATES TO THE DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION 10 elect delegates TO the national
convention Ia Cincinnati held caucus at John
Chamberlain's parlors, New York avenue, last
night. Mr.. w. T. Bell was called TO the chair,
with Lawrence Gardner secretary. Some dis
cussion took place as TO how the convention
should be organized, and, ballot being taken,
Mr.. j. I. Ennis, for chairman, received ~ votes
and Mr.. Bell 25-l2 not voting. Mr. Gardner
was declared the choice for permanent secreta-
ry. Mr. 4. b. kalbfus moved that the candi-
dates who receive majority or the whole num-
Der OF votes cast to-day sholld be declared
elected Mr.. Robert Ball after speech In which
he declared that any nominee should be elected
on receiving two-thirds and no less, moved TO
make that the rule, which. after some discus
sion, was rejected; and Mr.. kalbfus' motion was
adopted. Mr. I. B. Swart suggested an earlier
hour than O'Clock for the meeting OF the con-
vention SO as 10 accommodate the farmer dele
gates. Messrs. Wilson, Ball and Dickson were
on motion or Mr.. SiouSSa, appointed commit
zee OF arrangements, with instructions TO call
the meeting at six o'clock.
notwithstanding the action voted above as 10
the hour OF meeting, the general understand
ing is that the delegates will meet at O'Clock
many names presented that IL was Impossible
TO determine who stood the best show outside
OF Mr.. VIM Dickson, who IT has been conceded
but to-day IT seems that Mr.. John +. Ennis viii
have the best show, and IL is not unlikely that
the delegation will favor Hancock.
A SIXTEEN STONE DIAMOND CLUSTER PrN.-In
Circuit Court, No. l. this morning, before Judge
Macarthur, quite an interesting case was
called-that or A. c. ArnSthal agt. John w.
Starr, TO recover the possession OF diamond
cluster pin OF sixteen stones, valued at $3eO-Mr.
\. II. Miller appearing for the plaintiff and Mr..
c. c. Cole for defendant. The plaintiff TESTIFIED
that on November 21th, 1875. while residing In
Philadelphia, his bureau drawer was broken
open and this pin, with earrings TO match, the
whole valued at $3.50 taken by his brother-in-
law, husband OF his sister, one Frederick Car
tier, that Cartier was subsequently, ar
rested by witness with an officeris as
sistance, and pleading guilty, received a
sentence: that subsequently Cartier wrote 20 his
wife (witness stster,l stating that he had, under
the name OF A. T. Marsh, placed the pin In the
hands OF Mr.. starr, who had given him MEM
orandum agreeing to deliver 1t up to him on the
payment OF sl25 within ninety days: that he
had called on Mr.. Starr and corresponded with
him on the subject, and had offered $50 for the
pin, and he had refused to deliver It up. The
DEFENDANT claimed that he advanced the amount
In the regular order OF business, but offered no
testimony. The plaintiff asked that the coulr
instruct the jury to return q verdict for the
amount claimed-$300-or for the Possession OF
the property. Mr. Cole asked that the Testimony
as to Carriers declaration be ruled out The
case went to the jury without argument the
court fnstruct1ng that they should consider all
the testimony, but be sattsfied that the plaintiff
owned the pin In question. The jury found q
verdict for plaintfn-$25 damages
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