Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-16

14tu street Inc was turning the corner OF New
York avenue, young man reached over the dash
board and grabbed the cash-box. containing thirty
tickets and several dollars IN money and made off
with II The driver yelled 'stop thief" and Omcer
faIvey, who was N the car, gave chase down I4lh
street until he reached the corner OF G. street
where Special Officer GriSson caught the thief He
gave his name as Dennis Hickey. In the Police
Court this morning Hickey was sentenced to six
months In jail
THE DEPARTMENT OF TIE Potomac ELECTION
AT The annual meeting OF the Department OF the
Potomac, g. 4. r, last evening, officers were
elected as follows: Department commander, NJ NJ
Bro0kS senior Vice commander, j. B. Burke: Junior
vice commander, j. W. Wilmer; medical director
A +. DonahOe; chaplain, Ben swallow: members
o. council OF administration, y. b. Ftnan, j. Il.
Baxter. w. w. Granger, A W. Atwood and j. c.
Pomeroy; delegates 10 national encampment-deie-
gate at large, Z. ii. Ingram; alternate j. NJ Pipes:
Delegates, Dan Groeyenor, Thomas DIckenson;
alternates, Nj. E Urell. NJ. A. Dillon. Comrades c.
Z. Royce, William Gibson, George L Corson L B.
Cutter and J: C. $ Burger were appointed com
mittee on department commanders address. The
report OF Adjutant General Ingram showed that
there were 81 members IL good standing There
there was charity fund OF S!l5Sl on hand. The
oUer or the Union Veteran Reserve CORPS as an &C.
cort 10 Commander-in-chief Kountz ON his arrival
In the city on Monday next was accepted.
IaE CAgcAsCs AND Irs pEoPLE.-Mr. George
Eennan's lecture last evening, on .sThe BRIDE
Paths OF East Caucasus introduced those whe
nave been attending this course 10 a still more re-
mote oy.patn In the strange country, and among
30 much profit In order 10 give a better idea of
the appearance or the natives OF Daghestan the
aec.ureT retired and then reappeared in a native
costume. with the long gown, pointed hood and the
carved dagger sheaths and pistols, which display
great sAiu In ornamentation- The description OF
the noe over the BRIDAL paths In that wild and
mountainous country very wildly presented the
dangers as well as the difficulties Of the traveller
M: hennan gave a history OF the sixty years
seEuegie winch the natives carried on with Russia
Tor their independence and their succr1mbino
a,,ar oe,pre tne miners and sappers the advance
lecture series Of stereopticon views were given M
country. ' 0
WHAT her LOVE FOR DANCING Cosr HER-For
several years past Mary Thomas has been a faith
snan oe ant at the residence OF Mrs W. G. Bate
asl weakness Tor dancing, which kept her out late
~ night On "Wednesday night she dressed her
went TO dance Mary failed TO return the n ,sI
morning and the dress was missed Ofiicer Hess
r vas naae acquainted with the facts and he
IsS.eo Mary, who was wearing the dress She said
tnat sae on.y borrowed the dress and intended TO
return It. Mary was taken before Judge Smell.
VINO sent her down for a month
RED MEN AND THEIR FRIENDs-A number OF In.
uan chiefs and some OF their white friends met In
1rienoE council last night In the parlors OF Dr.
Bland Hon. g. Ballou, OF Montana, read paper
On indian civilization. Speeches were made by
OF the Creeks. Prof Dorsey, OF the Smithsonian
George Yoakam, OF Montana. farmer In charge of
kht CneyenleS, who were with Sitting Bull and
Or Bland The prevailing sentiment was In favor
OF lndustrfal education for Indians and opposed To
aiotting lands In severalty until the red men are
educated
THE WAsHiNGToS CANOE CLUB.-The members
OF the W ashington Canoe club met last evening az
The residence OF Mr. T. w. Cady, 1903 o street and
held what they termed a "winter camp-fre Re-
ataon OF adventures on the water and the pleasant
interchange OF experiences while plying the trail
craft occupied the evening.
A NEWSPAPER THIEF GETS Six MoyrHs-Arthur
fiater, small colored boy, stole fve copies OF a
morning paper from In front OF Nairns drug store
iota street and New York avenue, early this morn,
ing He was arrested and sentenced TO six months
IA jail By Judge Smell
MARRIAGE LIcESsEs.-Marrtagel licenses have been
Issued by the clerk OF the court TO John Keane
and Virginia Green; Edward II. Lewis and Ida c.
Gordon Frank c. Sanders and Mary A. Maher. las
A. Scott and Sarah Lee.
SENT TO THE REFoRN SCHooL-william Jennings
Thomas Payne and Chas. Hickey small coIored
boys, each Of whom stole a brass bushing from the
Washington Brick Machine company, were sent TO
1e relosm school during minority BY Judge Smell
this mofnln9.
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