Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-04
STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

SPIRITUALIsM IN WAsHISGToN.-MissE Emma |
Frances Jay, &" the celebrated speaking and
singing medium" held forth " while in the
enhanced state" last night, at the Fifth
street Congregational church.
Miss Jaw was dressed in black, with q from
tai opening disclosing tidy chemiZette and
some wide linen cuffs were turned up at the
wrist where the sleeves were closely buttoned.
She is of medium size, has good forehead Of
thu masculine type, wears her hair in cork
screw ringIets, and has a voice of sufficient
volume to be heard quite distinctly in all
parts of the church. She is good elocution-
fst and her gesticulation is copious, and con-
sidering that she speaks with her eyes shut, is
for the most part, appropriate and in good
taste, though occasionally she paws the air in
way rather trying 20 the nerves of the spec
tators.
She spoke for nearly an hour very fuentiy,
and to one listening rather to TIE words tnan
the meaning this rhapsody of fine words well
modL lated, seemed rather beautiful tnlnS
The Iecture sermon, or whatever 1t might be,
was Of the semi-religious order, but OF VIVA.
particular stripe, il was hard to tell she
seemed to be of the Theodore Parker School
in regard to- the infallibility of portions of the
Scriptures, and like Fanny Ferns husband,
she doesn't seem to believe in a devil. The
Trinity with her is 'GOd, Nature, and Man"
and Christ stands toward God In the relation
of the moon to the sun.
Miss JAY concluded her discourse with a
xusyer, and then making a few mesmeric
Nssses. threw herself from the speaking to the
l. ,sie-f state, and while "under the influ-
onca {" sang a wild but rather beautiful airs
81 81 IN with another series of manipulatiOns
80 - Gus starts and tremblings, she came
80 =; - natural state and took a seat.
Tba and;o zee gathered about the pulpit,
81 F. ~. time Miss J held levee.-
W. it.bs-Ias, Nth her eyes open. She has
rather a sweet t,n,, t1l looking face, and it is
hard to saw She ia a IN, 'uIbug, consequently We
shall do nothing of the s, ut, but ,"itner oeheve
devoutly in the spirits, or else inc. me ehaii-
tably to the opinion that the fair lee. tlsl y
laboring under some unhealthy conditiC- : u
the brain.
WASHINGTON ARMORY.-In the Senate, yes
terday, Mr.. Brown, from the Committee on
the District of Columbia, reported a joint
resolution changing the location of the District |
armory from the Mall to Judiciary square.
Mr.. d. explained the object Of the resolu- |
ton, and asked its immediate passage, detail |
ing what had been heretofore done in the
premises and speaking Of the manifest impro-
pristy of placing this armory on the mall and
was understood to say that a building had
been contracted for which would cost more
than the appropriation originally made, and
which was limited by this resolution to $50, 900.
Mr.. Adams expressed the opinion that
whenever any officers of the Government made
they should be made personally responsible
for the overplus, and that persons so contract
ing should be forced to look to the agent of
the Government in his individual capacity.
Mr.. Fratt thought it would be better to
make the officer Immediately responsible to
his own Government for such derelictions, and
not make victims of the persons contracting.
That remedy would be protective one.
Every one who had looked at the Mall would
see the improperly Of such a selection. That
spot was intended to be reserved as place of
public resort in times to come, when the pOpu
lation of the city would be greatly increased,
to be planted with trees and Ornamented as a
favorable and beautiful retreat for the city,
and certainly never contemplated by any one
20 become place for the display Of troops or
depot for keeping arms.
The joint resolution was then read third
tim, and passed.
LEAD YEAR BALL AT ISLAND HALL.-After
tba Hill, ant success Of the ladies last night
with thar ball, we think it high time for eur
male mana. us of such affairs to lower their
pretens;ons IN the unrivalled occupancy of
the 6eId Onr conviction, after a pleasant
hours looking on at Island hall last night, is
that the ladies ba We natural gift and tact
for the management of such things which COR
ruder sex do not NJ ere efficient hoor mana
gers than Miss Hobbs and Miss Smithson, we
lent managers general ly than MS Stark,
Mrs. Krammar, and 9th ers whose n. >mes do
not now occur 70 us. The ladies, of course,
received the gentlemen, and did the hon, rs OF
the occasion, introduced lady partners to the
gentlemen; in short, quite reversing the usu
programme. The good order maintained
might put TO the blush many of our male /
managed balls. Altogether it was triumph
for the ladies; and we presume that now the
Ice has been broke, We shall hear Of similar |
gatherings. We are informed that success.
full affair Of the sort came of lately in George
town.
SUPREME COURT -Yesteriay-No. y Am
aron Ledoux ct al, plaintiffs in error, as.
John Black ct al This cause was argued nv
Aessrs- Carlisle and Badger for the plaintifs
IN error. and by Hon j. p. Benjamin for the
defendants in error.
Nos %. and "A The Mechanics and Ira
ders' Bank, branch of State Bank of Ohio,
plaintiffs in error, Us. Henry Debolt, late
Treas urer of Hamilton county These cau,es |
were submitted TO the consideration of the |
court on the record and printed arguments by
Mes srs. Perry and Stanbery for the plaintiffs |
In error, and by Hon. Geo. E. Puyh for the
defe ndants In error.
No. rs Theodore Adams ct al, plaintiffs in |
in error. as. lothian Salisbury ct al. This
eau Sc was argued by Mr. Austin for the de-
fenc,a ants in error. Adjourned.
STEALISG Yesterday, a little bow named
Samuel Bennix was arrested for being CON
cerned with others in stealing money drawer
containing money, the property of c. III LIoyd.
The little fellow confessed that he was with :
the party, but when the money was divided, |
he and another boy got none of it He stated 1
that one of the crowd got in the shop while
the keeper was in an adjoining room and d.,
got the drawer and money. 1t was then TAX
en- behind the house where four divided the |
money and the drawer was thrown away. He
gave the names Of his companions, some of
whom, though young, are considered by tb !
police as old acquaintances Bennix was SO MT
TO jail by Justice Goddard for further he ar.
ing.
RELEASED We understand that the how
Petersen, who was charged with false wear
ing, and was taken before Justice IJanieI :