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single event took place that lessened
the pleasure or interrupted the har-
mony of the large company. The
scene Of festivity was the commo-
dious saloon of the Washington AS
sembly Rooms. As might have been
expected the ladies responded to the
invitations Of the plasterers in large
numbers and the ball was graced by
many of the most beautiful bellies
from all sections Of the city" The
only name printed with the advertise
ment of the hall was Thomas
Hodgson, secretary.
Union Engine Company No gave
it's annual ball October Is. 1858, at
the Assembly Rooms and The Star
said:
Their ball last night filled the
Washington Assembly Rooms with
some one hundred couples, who mer-
riy danced the night away" Espu.
ta's Band played.
A BALL of the Washington Yagers
was danced in the Assembly
Rooms January 3, 1859. January 4,
1859, the Montgomery Guards gave a
ball in the Assembly Rooms. 1t was
the guards seventh annual ball and
in the advertisement are the names
of this committee: Capt. Key, Lieut.
Langron, Lieut.. McElhone, Lieut.
kelleher. Sergt Moore. Quartermaster
Maher. and Private Coughlin.
The Columbia Typographical So
ciety gave its thirty fourth annual
ball Monday, January 3, 1859. ] am
sorry for the continuity Of my story
that this ball was not al the Assembly
Rooms. 1t was at Odd Fellows Hall.
OF course, it would not be an unusual
liberty with history 80 place this hall
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their limit with gold. silver and jew
elry are clearly described. but never
have been found and probably never
will be. Here again is Il report of an
especially built room, a carefully con-
cealed stairway, and both these have
often been sought by Government
workers. armed with tape measures
and equipped with light hammers,
which have SCARED hundreds of feet
of wainscoting, in efforts to uncover
the Butler secrets.
DROBABLY the huge cellar. sealed
with great blocks of cement and
stone, is the depository for any valu-
ables which may have been hidden
away for the past 60-odd years. 1t is
here that imagination places the
vault guarded by ghosts which fol-
lowed the riches of New Orleans
North and are supposed to wander
nightly, prepared to avenge any at
tempt to recover the wealth they
guard. A chamber covered in by ma
sonry which matches the walls of the
structure is told of. This, it is as
serted. will rest concealed until pow
erful explosives open its secrets to the
eyes.
Again. it is claimed that we'll of
untold depth is the depository OF the
Butler loot. and that this has an
opening far from the top and con-
cealed by water in which the SPOONS
and Plate of the Crescent City event
uall. will be located. Here, it is ex-
pected. will not only be found bullion
and coins of American mintage but
relics that date back hundreds of
years and which were brought over
from France by the ancestors of the
famous Creoles of the historic Louis
lana city.
This all goes back to the early days
of the Civil War and the outrages
which followed the capture of New
Orleans after Admiral Faraguets or
der. Damn the torpedoes. Go ahead, :"
clpa red the WAY for. tho ITninn frnnnS
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water. flushed the cutters. All night
the city glowed in the light of her
own incendiarism. The little children,
seeing the CLEANS through the closed
windows and hearing the cannon from
the forts, trembled in their beds in
terrified wakefulness. Deserted by
their parents and shrinking instinc-
lively from their negro nurses, they
asked one another in whispers, VIII
the Yankees kill us all?'
THE next morning. from the old
Christ Church helfry on Canal street,
the bell tugged the alarm. slaves
rushing out. leaving houses open,
disordered. behind them. shouted tri
umphantly to one another. THE Yam
KEGS are here The rabble holding
riot on the streets. men. women and
children. staggering under loads of
offerings from the conf1agration, cried
too. The Yankees are here.
Early in the morning. the officers
came, bearing summons to sur
render. The mayor deferred TO the
military authority in command, The
Confederate general, evacuating the
city with his army. put his respon-
sibility back on the mayor. During
the colloquy in the City Hall. the
populace in the streets hurled insults.
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81 iHay Ilbi INNS July - 1o""'
The. cause of the fire is not
~ given in the account before
me and likely it was not
known. Here follows the story from
The Evening Star, July %, 1869
Destructive Fire-The Old Wash
ington Assembly Rooms Gone-Last
Of the Canterbury-Heav Losses
Fail of the Front Wall.
This morning shortly before
o'clock the large building on Louisiana
avenue between Four-and-a half and
Sixth streets formerly known as the
Washington Assembly Rooms but re-
Gently (for eight years. as Canterbury
Hall was discovered to be on fire. The
flames were seen to he mounting the
northwest corner on the inside. An
alarm was at once sounded from box
g. City Hall. and in a short time
Franklin No, >, the Hook and Ladder
Company and Columbia No. were
on the ground and in service as also
the police of the seventh precinct,
who aided in removing the furniture
from the Jichau House adjoining on
the west as also from the two-story
dwelling house on the east of the
Canterbury.
"A general alarm was subsequently
sounded which brought Union No. !
= nd The Henry Addison from George
town and they set TO work with will
and succeeded in confning the flames
to the building in which they origl-
mated notwithstanding several sections
of hose burst. It was not long after
the alarm had been sounded before
very large assemblage Of persons
gathered in front of the building, but
the police by stretching a rope kept
the crowd back, and it was well they
did. for notwthsta nding the thickness
Of the front wall it soon began To tot
ter and about $50 O'Clock II fell with
p loud crash. some portions OF the cor
nice striking as far as the middle
Of Louisiana avenue.
For time there was great danger
of the Lichau House, adjoining on the
west and the house occupied by Mrs
Jumhardy ON the east, taking fire,
q also the buildings in the rear. but
bay good management neither of these
were DANA Esd from falling walls or
FIRE To save them il was necessary
10 deWGe them with water and by this
element thew were somewhat dam
eyed Mr. James l.. Barbour Is the
owner II the Lichau House. Mr.. John
N. Young the owner Of the Canter-
bury building, had in il large stock
81 carriages and coaCh-making ma
terial. none Of which could be saved.
and - '1s-s something over $500
on which there Is insurance of $4,000
in n Baltimore company. Mr.. Lichau
loses 10 the amount Of several hundred
dollars IN damage to his furniture and
stock. as also does Mrs. Lombardy,
who occupied the building on the east
owned by Mr.. T. Swami. which was
considerably damaged. Mr.. j. .. FL
lis. attorney at law. in the building on
the cast. saved his green bag ami
books.
Nos. ? and 3 engines took the plug
81 the corner OF u and Sixth streets
and No. / and the Henry Addison at
the corner Of Sixth and G streets,
while the ladders from the truck were
placed in requsition on adjoining
buildings. and, after the flames had
been subdued. under direction Of
Lieut., Noonon, thu sanitary force
e~A@s~t sl"S@ tAe AreFAeA ia puliinz
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following a four-day bombardment of
the Confederate forts, which started
on April 20, 1862. This ended with
the raising of the Stars and Stripes on
the New Orleans city hall, but only
after a struggle which was described
by one Union Navy officer as like
sailing over hell on sheet of paper.
Nothing could be seen except the flash
of great guns"
Mai. Gen. Butler took charge Of the
city as provost marshal about May |,
and almost Immediately started com
plete census of all residents. that their
status in regard to loyalty might be
established and placed in the Govern
ment records.
In testimony before a congressional
committee he stated that out Of 100000
Inhabitants only 1000 swore that they
were loyal to the Union. He then ex-
planned the reason for this regiStra-
ton, as giving him the legal ground
to seize the property of all those who
acknowledged that they were Confed-
crate sympa thizers, the property of all
known as such being liable to confis-
cation.
Through his census he ascertained
and verified by personal signature and
oath the standing of all New Orleans
inhabitants. and this left the way
clear for him to demand and seize the
homes and property of all those who
denied their loyalty to the Washington
Government. Under this process he
proceeded to take over such homes as
were needed for quarters by Northern
soldiers and to confscate money and
food where it was found in the pos
session of enemies of the Union.
p1StI hi co1f
legally for the use of many buildings
for Federal purposes without payment
to their owners, and called attention
to the large saving made by this.
which obviated the payment of extra
allowance for quarters to the Army
officers. who took possession of many
of the finest old Southern homes in
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down some of the walls which were
regarded as unsafe.
The firemen were entertained by
persons in the neighborhood--th
Union and Addison at the Parlor Sa-
loon, where Mr.. Beamer presented the
first-named with handsomely framed
picture and the last-named with a fine
gold badge.
Elsewhere will he found interest
ing "reminiscences of the Canterbury
for 40 years past, it having been the
fashionable resort of Washington So
ciety for many years.
NO Canterbury advertisement was in
The Star before the fire. The
Rambler picked out this advertise
ment in The Star of January /, 1869;
Canterbury Hall--This popular
place Gf amusement Is attracting large
crowds every evening. IS the per
formances are of the most entertain
ing character which have been
brought to Washington and as there
are continual changes of program.
The ballet troupe is very good. The
Can-can is the principal feature of the
terpsichorean performances and is
loudly applauded every night"
The advertisement names "Fitzsim-
mons. director" and emphasizes
Howe, the homeless man. and Miss
Nellie Howard, the champion jiggist
of the world" During the Winter
ard Spring of 1859 Canterbury adver-
tisements were in The Star. but there
were weeks when no Canterbury
lad" was in the paper When the
homeless man was wriggling and Mel
lie Howard was jigging at the Canter-
bury, the Black Crook" was at the
National and Davenport Brothers at
Mctzerott Hall. The Washington
Skating Park, at the foot Of Twentieth
street. and the National Skating Park,
Al Fourteenth and S streets, were
drawing crowds. Turning the pages
of The Star till / came to the Canter-
bury fire. The Rambler saw many
notices of horse races at the National
CITY Course tnear the insane asylum),
Sheldon's dancing parties, tests at the
Schuetzen Park. yacht and she'll races
on tho Potomac. the new Navy Yard
Fridge. and . school In Carusis Acad-
envy Assembly Rooms. Eleventh and
streets, for teaching the art of
riding the vel0cipede." Most Of the
news in The Star was OF political
clubs of the wards and of nominating
conventions for city officers.
The Ramh!aI received three letters
on the subject of Canterbury Hall.
One was from the president Of the
South Washington Citizens Associa.
/ ton II follows:
Il am always interested in your
articles on old Washington, because it
is so often that the places and people
are those ! know. In this mornings
paper YOU wrote about the old Can
terbury, and you said that YOU were
not just sure of the end OF the old
place. The Canterbury burned early
one morning. and | am sure you will
he able TO obtain the facts from the
records of the old Metropolitan Hook
and Ladder Company. which were
| few years ago stored in No 6 engine
! house, on Massachusetts avenue. Bat
| TALON Chief Mcconnell can very
| likely tell YOU where to look for them.
/ Nv father was foreman, and the
| father of the present acting chief of
| the Fire Department, Philip Nichol
se4'- was tae tilleTTnankcf the truck
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provost marshal himself. The attitude
taken by Butter was 50 arrogant and
intolerant that it actually encouraged
the making Of these charges which
quickly became So widespread that
they were believed bv practically the
entire South and have been handc<s
down as a tradition to present genera
tons.
In the meantime, the Union officers
stationed in New Orleans. and es-
pecially those i'm the Army. COM
Wandered the finest homes in the
city and had servants without num-
her. although now and again they
found themselves embarrassed through
the fact that many former slaves
We're still loyal To their former masters
and resented being called upon 10
serve their liberators As a result Of
this. hanquets which Union officers
had invited their friends To attend
were sometimes far from successful,
when cook was overheard with salt
or pepper i'm the seasoning of some
special dish, while in other cases IL
seemed impossible for ovens % work
properly when the guests wore blue
uniforms.
Regardless Of this, the Union sol
diers had little difficulty in obtaining
the best of everything. and I'm few
cases bothered about paying for what
they got, Selling the needed pro-
visions or household equipment a.
liable 10 confiscation under the mar
tial law, which had supreme control.
and To dispute which there was little
chance.
TO make matters worse, a contin-
ual guerilla warfare was kept up
from the west side of the Mississippi
which so angered the Northern forces
that they held New Orleans sympl-
thizers in this system Of attacks TO
the striCtest of account, making the
feeling that existed grow worse rather
than better Buffers force was not
strong enough In permit his cleaning
out the irregulars. and the situation
was described as follows in a letter
written by Union officer from Baton
Rouge. in July 1862;
1--WE expected an attack last night
from guerilas. I think, rather than
have us hold the place, they will de-
stroy II. The country is fun of them.
| would like TO have my way for
about two hours. We are too kind to
the rebels and we can never conquer
them till we adopt more stringent
measures. These guerrillas murder and
burn. and do what they please to
Union people. without our doing the
least thing to them more than to treat
them politely"
With such conditions existing, graft
spread rapidly. and Army disci-
pline drifted close To the rocks SUIT.
lers for the Confederate forces in-
vaded New Orleans secretly and
bought up huge quantities of food and
medicines. which their fellow conspira-
tors obtained from Federal store
houses. 1t finally became so bad that
a high Union officer declared publicly
that the rebel troops in the vicinity
would have been forced to disband
completely if it had not been for the
medical supplies which they obtained
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FIRM CONTROLS DAM
AIabamans Denied Muscle
Shoals Power Plea.
BN United Press

BD United Press
WASHINGTON, June 29.-The
Alabama Power Company and not
the Government controls the water
supply of Musclee Shoals, repre-
sentatives of 10000 Alabama citi-
zens were told by Brig. Gen. G. L.
Ruggles of the War Department.
These citizens had called to press
the claim of Muscle Shoals City for
leasing of the Government filter
plant near Wilson Dam.
Ruggles told the committee that
the Alabama Power Company had
already leased so much of the water
facilities that the municipality could
not buy from the Government with
out the power company agreeing
This the power company refused
to do.
Ruggles suggested to the citizens
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Fishing The Air
BY LEONARD e. PEARSON

broadcaster is to serve as memoir
ial to the late Eugene V. Debs, in
ternationally known labor leader,
whose home was Terre Haute. A
representative group of prominent
laborites and progressives constitute
the board of trustees.
It is expected the station will be
known as WDEBS and may become
part of a circuit of labor radio
phones throughout the country.
VIGIL already represents the Chi
cago Federation of Labor and SINH
lar stations are contemplated for
Washington, D. c., and the Pacific
coast.
Several band concerts are on the
air tonight. Two of these are the
Remington Band at 6 p. m. over
WGY, Schenectady, and the Gold
man Band at $50 p. m. over WNYC,
New York.
The dance program of WCCO,
Minneapolis-St. Paul, at 1905 p m.
is followed at 1870 by an organ con-
cert.
The first of series Of summer
concerts reminiscent of the early
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The Debs Memorial Radio Fund
has the assurance of the Federal
Radio Commission that it will be
licensed as soon as broadeasting
equipment is purchased.
This announcement brings re-
sumption OF negotiations for the
purchase of a high-powered station
in the New York area, by the trus-
tees of the $250,0O0 fund. The
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wife Tries Suing

BU Times Special
GREENCAsTLE. Ind, June 20
It's the wifes turn now. After two
divorce cases filed by her husband
failed Of result, Mrs Imogene P.
Celidoni has sued Dominic Cell
doni. She alleges cruelty
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BIZ Times Special
WABASH, Ind, June 29.-The
county meeting of the Odd Fellows
lodge will be held in Liberty Mills
Thursday evening. A large crowd is
expected. The meeting is one of a
series of county gatherings being
sponsored by Odd Fellows.
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PRETTY Church
WEDDING TODAY
Miss Cora Curtis eseans wife o.
Prof. Stephen A. Tut in Service
This Morning

Beautiful and impressive. yet
marked By simplicity. ~ere the scr
vices today at high noon which unit.
ed Inc lives Of Prof. Stephen 4 lnh
and Miss Cora Curtis. two Of 'ne
ciiy's mosi highly esteemed young
people. x.,.u.
Stewart beautifully sang on. Perieel
Love" With Mrs. Stewart At the OF
can As The bridal psly came INTO
The church. Mn Sle~aTt played inc
Wedding march from Lohcnerin'
Boots Vas maid Of honor and
Mr. Jim Minee served as best man.
Mis-, Curiks bridesmaids. The ushefs
and little Betsy Cochran. the Hover
qirl. completed the bridal party,
Miss Curtis gown VAS a lovely
creation Of ivory satin. Tie lullness
Of inc gown ~as drawn 10 the soc
front ard finished With tiny cluster
Of pearls Her iullc Neil was worn
ukh a band Of rose poinie lace Nnieh
: had belonged 10 her grandmother.
! n. t.rr fcilnxt 81 tnr contour oi INC
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WAR MEMORIAL BODY
TO SPONSOR PROGRAM
Chamber of Commerce Will Hold
Open Forum.

Fridays open forum meeting OF
the Chamber of Commerce will be
devoted to a program sponsored by
the Indiana War Memorial Com
mission. Frank j. Henley, commits
sion secretary and Samuel Ashby
attorney, will speak.
Marcus s. Sonntag, Evansville
and E. A. O'Neill, Charlottesville
commission members, will be guests
of honor at the meeting.
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California missions VIII be on the
air from XII, Los Angeles, from 10
to IL p. m. These programs will be
made up of old Spanish music and
will feature James Burroughs, tenor
and Los Cabelleros Orchestra,
directed by Pryor Moore.
A popular bill Of orchestral
"hodge-podge" with several of the
stations well-known artists will be
heard between 9 and II p. m. from
WIS, Chicago.
The offerings of WIZ and the blue
network are:
6:00-Musical Moods.
ssoe saxos sis de oesst numbers by Davis
7:oo-Maxweli hour. featuring Nathaniel
shilkret's Orchestra and. Franklyn
Baur and Rex Schepp, soloists.
The WSAI sacred chimes concert
comes from the Cincinnati station
at 6:15 p. m.
Light and airy selections from
"the Mikado," "Pinafore," Robin
Hood and Naughty Marietta" will
be heard at 9:15 p. m. from KOA,
Denver. The studio light opera COM
pany and orchestra will radiocast
this, featuring soloists and a large
chorus.
The Always Of WEAF and the
Red network carry these features
tonight:
eoo-New Tales Of scheherazade: 1.-THE
Speaking Bird"
6:30-Organ masters.
7:001Ipara Troubadours. playing Broad
7:3o-Goodrich siivertown Orchestra and
S;3o-Rolfe's Palais dor Orchestra (WEAF
s:oo-Edoie Elkin's and his orchestra
(WEAF and WRC).
Bernice Krieger, organist, and
Robert Lynch, baritone, provide the
musical program at $3.50 for VOC,
Davenport.
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cruises down the Ohio river. With
this will be heard Merrill's Orches-
ira playing dance music. Commence
ing at $50, it ends at 7 p. m. when
the microphone connection is brok-
en- and the boat steamS away.
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Castle Farm dance music radiates
at 8 p. m. from WLW, Cincinnati,
the Crosley instrumental Trio at 9
and Johanna Crosses organ recital
at 10 p. m.
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A "first time" program is sched-
uled for 8 .. m. at VIDAL, Baltimore.
It consists of a number of selections
making their debut on the air, play
ed by Sol Sax, pianist.
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A Texas woman has asked. news
papers to help find her husband,
last heard from when he enlisted in
the Confederate army.
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A real-for- sure steam calliope goes
on the air tonight at KDKA, East
Pittsburgh. The big music-maker is
the attraction Of the Homer Smith,
a pleasure boat which nightly
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committee that it buy water from
the power company at a rate to be
agreed to by the Government, city
and power company.
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The Metropolitan Life, Military
Band and Glee Club broadcast from
WOR, Newark, at 6:45 p. m.
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NO DELIVERY ON FOURTH
Postoffice Windows Will Be Open
Until Noon.

Except general delivery windows,
which will be open from a. m.
until noon, all postoffice depart
ments will close Monday, July A.
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson an
nounced. Special delivery letters
and perishables will be delivered,
but there will be no carrier delivery.
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WDAF, Kansas City, has its Night
hawk Frolic at 11:45 p. m.
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Bernice Krieger, organist, and
Robert Lynch, baritone, provide the
musical program at $3.50 for Voc,
Davenport.
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A popular bill Of orchestral
"hodge-podge" with several of the
stations well-known artists will be
heard between 9 and II p. m. from
WIS, Chicago.