Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-28

70 disorderiy, and reminded them that persons
who were unable to govern themselves were not
Mt to govern Others
MOST OF MR.. HOLMES FRIENDS LEFT THE HALL.
and nominations were made for secretary. Some
one nominated Major James McNabb McNabb:
For the Lords sake DON'T Mr.. Phil A. Ju-
of the Howard University, was elected and Mr.
j. II. Smith was chosen treasurer.
THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
A resolution was adopted, authorizing the
presidents Of the various District republican clubs
TO cali mass-meetings Thursday evening, Febru-
airy 5, to elect five delegates from each district
to the convention to be held to elect two dele
gates and two alternateS to the Presidential
convention to be held in Chicago next June.
Col. Smoot moved to amend by striking out
February 5, and inserting April 9Th. He said
they would not have time enough to talk up the
matter. The motion was lost Mr.. Trimble
moved that the resolution be laid on the table;
lost. MI: sHoot moved that his motion chang
ing the time be voted on by districts; lost.
resolution was adopted that Mrs. Belva A.
Lockwood De made an honorary member of the
central committee. Adjourned.
WHERE CONFINEMENT Is IMPossIBLE.-Con-
tentment produces, in some measure, all those
effects which the alchemiSt usually aScribeS to
what he calls the philosophers stone, and If it
does not bring riches it does the same thing by
banishing the desire for Them But the induce
mentS for a fortune at the cost OF only two do
lars is sufficient to cause any one to read care
fully the announcement made by the Louisiana
state Lottery Company of the next monthly
D.
10th. For further information apply to NJ. A.
Dauphin. New Orleans, La, or same person at
No. s19 Broadway, New York city, n. Y. t
THE Young MEMS REPUBLICAN CLUB of the sth
legislative district organized last evening ard
elected the following officers: President, Col.
treasurer P. r. Harvey; secretary, W. Fl. Jor-
dan; second secretary, Phillip Haukerford board
of managers. E. d. Dudley, Harry hopkins,
John A.Silence, Dr.. Hartwell, and R. II. Roberts
THE COURTS.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN.
peal; submitted. Abbott Downing wing { Co. a st
Moran ct al; on hearing.
EQUITY COURT-Jitdgp James.
Yesterday, Nation agt McGrew; argued and
finally ratified, Foster agt. Foster; appearance
of absent defendant ordered. Leonard agt. Leo
nard: do. Miller agt. Miller; hearing COM
menced.
CRIMINAL CouRT-J,tdge Cartier.
Yesterday. Hilleary johnson, grand larceny;
not guilty. Frank Jordan, assault with intent
TO Kill Richard Smith, trial commenced.
POLICE CoURT-Judge Shell.
To-day, Fannie Belmont vagrancy bonds or
GO days. Bernard Hughes, do; bonds or 80 days.
Geo. Gaigins, do: personal bonds to leave the
city. Frank Curran charged with picking pock-
cts; sent to the reform school during minority.
James Butler, loud and boisterous; S. or Is days.
Henry Hamilton, charged with the larceny of
some provisions and glassware from Wizards
notel, 60 Gays In jail. Salnuel Lee, assault ON
Henry Johnson: IS. James Sodey larceny of a
horse collar from Cesar Smith; 80 days in Jail
and restitution ordered and in default OF res
ttution 10 days additional. Robert Dent and
Scott Gordon, charged with assaulting VIM. H.
Payne by stabbing him in the abdomen; Dent
was sent to jail for six months and Gordon for
60 days. Charles Ennis alias Ernest, charged
with burglariously entering the house of Reu-
ben W. johnson and stealing some jewelry and
money; grand ju1y-bonds 81 900. Reuben john
son, malicious mischief in breaking the furni-
ture OF Mary johnson. The latter testified that
johnson broke the furniture, and johnson in
party to move, and she having failed he put
her goods out, but did not break any Of the
furniture. The court said he had no right to
things out in the absence Of the prosecuting
witness, to be plundered, and imposed a fine OF
80. =