Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-16
COndensee Locals.

Monday night raid w6s made by Lieut. Ans
Tin and his officers (of me eth precincD on a
h6use-N0. 56 street n.V.-kept by Rosa " Gr-
ner, colored. said TO be q oawdy house. Three
white and five cOlOred hlen and six cOloIed
women were taken out OF the house and lOcksd
up for a hearing.
Street lamps win be lighted at II D. NJ. and
extinguished at $40 a. 10.
Al a meeting OF the carroll Institute last
night MessTs; ID; l. Murphy, Dr. A. |. Faust ane
1. Howard Bushnell were elected delegates
and DIR. Il. E. McArdle, T. p May and IT, y
woodward alternates to the Catholic Young
Mems National Union Convention, on the 12til
May, In this city.
The members of the Washington Light In
fantry have all been measured for their new
unlf0TIns-white coats and blue pants-and In a
short time they expect to parade $50 men fn
line. In consequence OF the NUMBER OF recruits
having reached lis maximum there is neces-
slty Tor the election OF two additional Heuten
ants and among The prominent candidates are
Sefgeants BasseJt ana Miller anG QuartermaS-
ter Goddard.
A golden weddine was celebrated yesterday
Dy MI. and Mrs. Thomas ScriveneT, CT No. IS {,
street northwest, and they received the con-
CALCULATIONS OF hundreds of relatives nd friends
Mr.. Scr1yener is in his 12d year, anc his wife
only few months his iuniOr.
Mr.. Richard Mayer. formerly one OF the best
known citizens OF Baltimore. but foY The past
eight or ten years resident OF Washington
and Alexandria, died in this city "wednesday ar
the age OF -. HewaS the senior mennbe, of the
firm OF Mayer Il Washington up to the tine of
its dissolution, about fftee2 years ago. and its
udCi4lut SIiopS III btltullOfS acre Jle seat OF q
large and valuable industry. Mr.. Mayer has
recently made his home With his married
daughters here and in Alexandria.
Nj. ID. e GuSdorff. a member OF the Wash
1ngton Literary Association. 2n organization
formed In 1861, being about TO leave the CITY to
take up his residence at Sante Fe, y. NJ, the
members OF the association last evening gave
nm farewell banquet at kOlE'S, Sth and f
streets Mi. j. StraSbGTger presided. with Mr.
GuSdoff, tie vice president and guest OF the
evening, on his right, and other ofEcerS and
Addresses, in which good viii was expressed for
Mr. GusdOTf. were made by the president (who
presented him with a gold medaB, MesSTS /.
Heller, e. NJ. Heller, (. BehrendS L. Rich and
Others.
captain Joseph White has not temporarily
suspended himself from the steamer George
Leary. He is experimenting the building Of
mington, Del. and goes there every Friday. be-
ing his lay day in Washington, and returns
saturday morning. always BEING in command
OF the LeaTy when she leaves here.
Captain Frank Hyde, a member OF the victor
fouS American rifle team in the International
contest or 1s'7, IS now in the city and viii shoot
IN the long-ranSe subscription match at Ben
n1ngS Tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. W. A. Bachelor, the well-knov-n proprie.
tor OF Bachelors har-dye. died last evening. at
his residence, near this city, in the Goth year of
his age.
Senator Butler to-day submitted a resolution
directing the District Commissioners to furnish
the Senate with an estimate of the probable
cost OF completing the filling up of the old
canal, the amount OF ground that will be re-
Claimed thereby; also the probable cost of
placing James creek canal in good sanitary con-
dltion. Referred to the District committee.