Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-28
Police Raid ON a Chinese Den.
OPIUM SMOKING AND GAMBLING WITH WOOD



CARDS IN PROGRESS.
A few minutes past IL o'clock last night Ser
geant Diggins, with Officers Hathaway Bailey
and Ellis, paid a visit to Moy Jims Chinese
store, at 1910 Pennsylvania avenue, ana in
back room found seated about table eight
Cinnamon engaged in quiet game of chance
Four other Cinnamon were seated about the
room, one of them smoking an opium pipe.
The officers took possession of quantity of
articles, which constituted a complete para
phernalia used in a combined opium joint and
gambling saloon run on small scale. 1t con-
sisted of three opium pipes, with needle
lamp and bottles. The cards are made OF
wood, covered with red and white dots and re-
semble dominOes. Two tin boxes containing
cards were taken, with a box of pearl and iron
chips. the latter bearing Chinese inscriptions.
Noy Jim. the proprietor, and ten OF his visitors
were marched to the station, where Jim left
$50 coilateraland his visitors We're summoned
"a witnesses This morning about = o'clock
Jim went to the station and requested the loan
OF one OF the opium pipes, saying that one of
ms friends was sick and would die if he did not
nave smoke. The pipe was given him upon
his promise To return it at O'Clock this morn
ing. but Jim failed to put in an appearance.
was charged with Keeping disorderly house.
10 which charge plea of not guilty was entered
by his counsel. Mr.. c. NJ. smith. Testimony
was given by various witnesses to noises in
the place, one witness saying 1t was worse than
barking dog or growing rooster, and is
usually kept up until three o'clock in the
morning. Sergeant Diggins testified to the
raid and Interested the courtin explaining how
the Chinese smoke the opium pipe. The judge,
in taking the defendants personal recOg-
niZance, referred to the tact of their being no
Jaw in the District the subject OF opium
smoking, but told them they had better watch
the progress of the law, there is a bill ON that
subject now pending before Congress.
A NEW PASTOR OF THE SwEDENBORGIAN
CHURCH--The congregation of Swedenborsian
church yesterday voted to- allow their pastor,
Rev. Jabez Fox, to- devote his entire time in the
Iuture 10 the duties Of general pastor OF the
Ma-yla association, and extended a call TO
Rev.E. Daniels, of Toronto, Canada, to be their
pastor. After next Sunday the church will be
closed until the fall, when it is expected that
Mr. Daniels will take charge.
HIS FATHERS WATCH.-Several days ago
Detective Rail took valuable gold watch from
a. young man named Bartholomew Oertley,
Tor sale at very small figure. The
watch which originally cost three hundred and
fi!ty dollars was presented to the young mans
1atncr by the employees in the supervising arch
ltects office iii the treasury, and when the
father died his daughter came into possession
of the watch. Saturday the young man was
arrested and this morning in the Police Court
he was arrsIgned on a charge of petit larceny.
As his sister did not want 10 prosecute the case
the court accepted a plea OF guilty and sus-
pended sentence, taking the young mans
personal recOgnlZance.
THE NATIONALS SHUT OUT BY THE De.
TRoITs.-A we'll played game was that between
the Washington and Detroit clubs in Detroit
saturday. The score was Detroit, 2; Washing
ton, U. Other games saturday at Chicago
Chicago, 3; Philadelphia, L. The Kansas CITY
New York and the BoSton-St. Louis games
were postponed on account of rain. The game
played yesterday al ST. Louis, between the st.
Louis and tine Cincinnati clubs was won by the
former club by a score of 8 to 1.
Affairs I'm West Washington.
OAK HILL CEMETERY.-J. Taylor Motler, of
Frederick, Nd, was recently appointed by the
board OF directors OF Oak Hill cemetery 10 fill
the position oi superintendent made vacant 10y
the death OF n. jackson Jones.
PEKSONAL.-The family OF w. III. Trunnell
has gone 10 spend the summer among the
mountains OF FlrSlnlG-At an entertainment
given last week by lnvincible Council No o, ).
q j., at Curtis hall, Miss Maggie Bradt was pre-
sented with IL handsome ladies gold watch Tor
selling the highest number OF tickets upwards
OF 4OO.)
GRAIN RECEIPTS.-Canal boat Beulah ar
rived this morning with $500 bushels OF corr,
ana 900 bushels OF wheat Tor Hartley Bros.
SHIPPING NEwS.-Schooner John T.. Sand
ford arrived with 800 tons o. Ice nom kenne-
bee schooner Lena CotlInguaIu arrived with
fertilizer nom New York.
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER
AT a. M.-,ireat Falls, temperature, 73; con-
dltion, 10. Receiving reservoir, temperature,
10; condition at north connection, b; south
connection, 22. Distributing reservoir tenn
perature, 40; condition at inhuent gatehouse,
II; elhuent gatehouse. %.