National Republican., 1884-04-14
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Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.
G. II. Haley has been appointed a special
policeman.
Suit was entered on Saturday by Mr.. John
Holloran for $4,000 damages against the
Potomac Terra Gotta company, John Lynch,
Albert Gleason, and Andrew Cotton. The
suit grows out Of the Lynch -Mackall trouble
on the ninth of March last to hold possession
Of certain property on G. street northwest,
and in the eiectment the plaintiff is said to
have been seriously injured.
On Saturday the police raided an alleged
gambling house on Third street just below
Pennsylvania avenue and found game in
full blast. The proprietor, Mr.. Frank Samp-
son, together with several reputed witnesses
was arrested and locked up in the seventh
precinct station. All the parties are white.
quantity of chips and cards was also
captured.
Joseph Macauley, an inmate Of Providence
hospital, was arrested Saturday as . fugitive
from justice. Macauley had been arrested some
time before for stealing registered packages
from the city postofficc, and released on bail
bond given by James Dement,, but when the
trial was called he failed to appear, having
gone to Virginia. Mr.. Dement, hearing of
his return to the city had him arrested and
surrendered his bail price.
A beautiful Easter remembrance was re-
ceived Saturday by Mrs Warner Miller from
Miss Della Dwight, daughter of ex. Represen-
tativo Dwight, Of New York. 1t is u large
branch of white magnolias, painted by Miss
Dwight and framed in blue velvet, the whole
about y feet long and II feet wide. Last
year, while Miss Dwight was visiting Mrs
Miller, she painted from the tree in Franklin
square the pattern flowers, and from these has
painted this Easter gift.
A number of gentlemen veterans of the
union and confederate armies held u meeting
saturday night at the National hotel to form
an organization to raise funds for the Con-
federatc Soldiers home Mt Richmond, Va.
DIR. T. A. Duncan, Of Sherman's staff, was
chairman: II. w. Hoppy, LIST Missouri in
iantry, secretary; and Alexander Hunter
Black and Capt. 4. IL. Van Douseu, 9th New
York infantry, treasurers After some routine
business the meeting adjourned.
Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Ramsdell
celebrated the twentieth anniversary of their
wedding, at their home, on Il street. Among
those present were Justice and Mrs. Miller,
Justice and Mrs. Macarthur, Mr.. Blaine Mr..
and Mrs. Crosby S. Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Il. Young, Ar. and Mrs. ID. X. Mckee,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Richardson Mr.. George
w. Adams, Mr.. Maginnis, Mr. Halett Kill.
bourn, Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Kaufman, Mr..
Hillyer, Mr.. aid Mrs Schaefer, and Mr.. Ed
mund Hudson.
Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs. G. H..
Mitchell, of 1902 Sixteenth street, entertained
some New York and Boston visiting friends
at musical and social reunion. Tho occa-
sion was most enjoyable one, and those
present as vocalists and guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred. Beverly of New York; Miss
Blanche PAUL. and Mr.. Sturgis, of Boston I;
Mr.. Evans and Mr.. William Foster, of New
York; DIR. and Mrs. +. NJ. Home, Mr.. John
La Tourette, Miss Anna Montgomery Mr.
and Mrs. Slas Boyce, DIR. and Mrs. Won Har-
tleben, Col. and Mrs. Hardaway, Miss Laura
Harper, Miss May Ward, Mr.. A. w. Tyler, jr.