Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-22
The District Volunteers.

ARRANGING TO PUSH THE BOUNTY BILL BEFORE
CONGRESS.
well-attended meeting OF the District volun
teers OF 1861 was held last night at st. Georges
Hall Mr.. j. W. Bradbury presided and DIR. j. L.
Adams acted as secretary.
Mr.. R. j. Beaii, from the committee on bounty,
reported that he mad made appointment with
the House committee on war claims which in
consequence OF Gen. Darlington having fallen
from his horse, was not kept, yesterday. Arrange
ments had been made for meeting on Friday or
Mr.. Beall, from the executive committee, re-
ported that Senator Sherman. Reprt sentatives
Compton, McComaS ButterwOrth, johnson, of In
DIANA and Gen. L. C. Darlington would deliver ad-
dresses at the mass meeting on the 29Jh lnst and
also, that in their interviews with the committee
on war claims they had met with much encourage
ment.
W. T. Dubant, from the committee to consider
ported in favor OF the project He said that he had
conferred with the acknowledgement OF the G. A.
R., who had promised as soon d roll OF thirty or
forty Is furnished TO muster them In. The roll was
opened, and Al signatures were obtained.
Mr.. Dubant further said In relation to the bounty
as the II would be tner serS VI @0cn
Capt. Duffy suggested that the roll be called that
those present might know who were members.
This was done and showed that over $50 were en-
MIR. Beall stated that the bill granting them
DOunt1eS was favOraOy considered In the last Con.
gresS and was on the calendar but not reached
He read the report made by the committee on war
claims on the subject, including the letter OF Gen
z: Stone urging the passage OF the bill as an act
OF justice.
SPECIAL TAx-LIEN SALE ENJoINEp.-Judge Cox
yesterday granted restraining orders returnable
February 25 In two cases OF James PillinR against
the District OF Columbia and the First National
Bank of New York. In the bills plaintiff claims
that he purchased property At o tax sale on OcJO-
Der 25 1885; that when the legal time had expired
ne applied 10 the Commissioners or the District for
q deed TO the properly, but was refused until he
had paid several Improvement certificates, dated
thirteen years before his purchase. This he re-
FUSED to DO. and on q writ OF mandamus from the
court the Commissioners gave him deed on Janu-
airy IL, 1883; that on January 81 following the
commissioners advertised the sale OF said land to
pay said certificates, and February % is the day
nxed for the sale. The First National Bank Of
New York Is made cOdefendant BY reason OF their
owning the said certificates.
CURIOUS LEGAL PoINT RAIsKD.-Georre Black.
ley, Douglas Gordon, and John Rufhn were placed
on trial In the Criminal Court yesteniay for house
breaking In the dollhouse OF Robert Barr. The
point was raised that q dollhouse was not build
ing. but shed, and the Indictment could not be
maintained The trial was not concluded
Prince Bismarck Is said TO have submitted a re
gencv bill TO Emperor william yesterday,
Al meeting Of CLYDE ship-0wners In England
yesterday, gloomy reports were made OF the pros-
poets OF the bus1nesa A total collapse bofore the
end q the year was predicted BY Nj. Allan.
A San Reno dispatch aAyD the alarm1st rumors
regarding the condition of the crown prince aTe
gtoundleeA