Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-18

liable paper, and oblige .
| Yours truly, P. H SKINNER.
DIR. SKINslR-Dear Sir: Enclosed 1 send
| tho sum Of -, which you will please to use in
| any way you think best for the noble work
you are engaged in. Only do not account for
the same to the public. Think not that
shall hereafter weep over my loss, and attack
you as an imposter.
wish to say, have been looking for your
answer to that malicious and libelous produc-
ton, by what presents itself to my mind az a
monster in human shape-the uneven grapple
of ferocious tiger upon a lamb. Sir, your
conduct has won my highest esteem. Oh, how
the man dwindles into nothingness who has
horded up money by unjust means, until he
has accumulated worldly power, and left
around about him the poor deaf and dumb
and blind children uncared for in comparison
with one who has sacrificed all for them, and
who has lamented it no loss to become as one
of them. Sir, be encouraged. see now that
your very silence is your most powerful
weapon. 1t ia the silence Of lamb before a
lion.
Be assured, sir, there are hearts here in this
District that can and do act from motives of
true benevolence. They do and will sympa
thiIe with you in all your plans for the good
of the unfortunate. Again 1 say be encour-
aged. A SINCERE FRIEND.
1t will require little more than the tone and
arguments Of the above Aminidab Sleekish
communication, to enable the public to com
prehend the necessity for the conduct of such
an institution as the one referred to purports
| to be, under due guardianship and control of
disinterested citizens who have the confidence
OF everybody.
| NATIONAL THEArRE.-An audience IN ade up
| of the elite of the metropolis was gathered
last night at the theatre, and the greatest Gu
II rIp la1 70 80 A.
| tai Booth, in the part Of the hump backed
| Duke of Gloster. Very shortly, however, after
| the rising OF the curtain the conviction forced
| itself upon every spectator that the mantle Of
the father had indeed fallen upon the son.
His rendition last night of the character of
Richard showed that while nature has en-
dowed him with every requisite for hiF pro-
fession, he has not neglected, as too many prom
ising actors do, to avail himself of all the addi-
tlonal advantage to be gained by close study
| and attention to details. So young, and of such
| brilliant promise, We look forward to the day
when he will reach the most elevated point of
| his profession
| Tonight he sustains the great part Of Car.
dlnal Riche lieu, in Bulwer's play Of that name
| and we presume that another Intelligent au-
disnce-for such this fine intellectual play
always attraets-will be gathered at the Ma
tional.
| a RUss.-LaSt night, officers Stewart and
| Goddard took a drunken man from the street
| to the guard house, where he was placed for
safe keeping. He told the officers that he had
killed man in Baltimore, and had thrown
the body in the dock that he ad csc aped and
| had been lying In the woods for five days and
that ho came to this city for the purpose of
| ending his existence In the canal, but had
| changed his mind and determined to give him
self up This morning he was recognized as
| Robert Howie, we'll known to the police, and
| 1t appears that his confession was an ingenious
devise to get himself accommodated with
lodging for the night He was Iectured and
| sent home to his work.
| PARDoSED.-The President has pardoned j.
w. Morgan who was convicted in 1852 on two
| indictments for forgery, in the criminal court
| Tor this District, and was sentenced to an ag-
gregate OF SIX years imprisonment in the Dis
| tflct penltentlary, In which he has been in
caTcerated since February, 1853. He obtained
nothing by bis forgery. His whole conduct as
| q convict was very exemplary, and greatly
strengthened the application for his discharge.
| FIRE.-Thls morning, the temporary wooden
floor in the office Of Capt. Meigs, supe rintend-
eut Of the Capitol extension, took fire from
the excessive heat Of a stove beneath the Of
| nee. The floor and some drawings only were
| consumed, the walls being fire. proof and re.
straining the fire within narrow limits, which
| soon expired for want Of material to feed
upon. The damage will not amount to one
hundred dollars, as all the drawings were du-
plicated.
/ SEARCH Yesterday, a search warrant was
issued by Justice Birch and directed to Officer
Gill, to search for q large quantity of dry
| goods, stolen from the store of r W. Carter
and supposed to be concealed in a house in
the Seventh Ward. The premises were care
| fully searched by the officer, but no goods
| could be found. The goods lost are valued at
several hundred dollars.
| SUPPOSED FUGITIvE.-A colored man, ev-
Identity from the country, was arrested this
| morning, having In his posse ssiOn q horse and
harness which he offered to sell for fifty dol.
lars, and afterwards for twenty-five dollars
| HIS conduct excited suspicion, and he was ar
| rested as fugitive by Off GERS May and Degges
and committed to Jail by Justice Goddard.
| SELLING BIZ SAhPLEs.-At this season many
dealers from the North come to Washington to
| dispose OF goods by samples 1t would be
| well for them to look at section eleven Of the
" Act to license, tax and regulate wholesale
/ and retail dealers" The attention of the
police officers has been directed to those deal
/ ers.
| THROWING SroyEs.--Yesterdsy,s several lads
| were arrested Tor throwing stones at the resi-
dencs Of Caroline Sanderson in the Second
Ward. After hearing before Justice Stevens
Proctor was fined 81 and costs, and Charles
Newly, Lewis Donoho and W alter Butler fined
So and costs each.
ASSAULT AND BArrERY.-Wm. Bruce, col
ored, was arrested yesterday by Officer Nit
| chell, for assaulting and beating Isaac Green
he was taken before Justice Williams, who
held him to bail for trial at the Crimina al
Court.
| THB Coon WILL CLUB are proceeding spirit
sdly with the preparations for their bali to-
morrow night We are informed by mem
Der of the Club that this is the third ball in
stead of the first held by them at Carusi's
Saloon.
WATCH RETURSs.-Ann Smith colored, dis.
orderly; workhouse 80 days. Robert Howie,
i drunk dismissed.
USWho 10 Hostetter What Dyspsptic
and nerUousy unstrong invalid that tried his cee