Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-10

Ing saws - A large and enthusiastic meeting of
tne Whig and American party was held at Lib
1ry nan Iast night, G. F. Lee in the Chair, and
w: A. Harper and F. w. Ashby Secretaries.
patton by the State Of Virginia in the proposed
Sootnern Convention-declaring that the General
assembly In at all entertaining or considering
such proposition, transcends its powers-that
nothing in recent occurrences renders disunon
exPedient-that the present troubles in the coun-
try grow out Of the determination Of the Demo-
slavery question to party purposes-adopted and
endorsed the resolutions Of ii. w. Thomas, re-
Gently offered in the State Senate the subject of
the Misunderstanding that our Delegate, Lewis
Mckenzie, had perfect right to call upon Hon
John M. Bolts for an expression of his sentiments
endorsing In the main, the letter of Hon. John Nj
Botts-resolving that return to the former days
Of the Republic. when Federal office holders were
not expected to influence or control political meet
ings is highly notwithstanding like opposi-
ton to all sectional parties, and adopting the con-
sentative, Union resolutions recently passed by
meeting In Richmond county, N. G. w. ID.
Massey being called out, addressed the meeting
In II, an aoie speech whichwas warmly applauded.
The meeting then adjour led"
The Alexandria Rltenen were last night paid
the amount due them for their services at Charles
town, by Sheriff Castleman. The total amount
PAID to the military Of Alexandria for services
rendered at that place, was 30 AIS So, as follows:
Artlllefy, numbering Is men, 1909 81; Rfemen.
So men, 1858 "A; and the Mount Vernon Guards
81 men, 1871 o. The resolution providing for
extra pay has passed both Houses of the Virginia
Legislature.
The Sarepta Lodge of Odd Fellows and the
friendship Fire Company were out in uniform
Yesterday afternoon attending the funeral of their
late brother, Richard Javins
The ship Silver Star freighted with coal at
Alexandria months ago, which set sail for Califor-
MA, and has twice run aground had to discharge
cargo &c, is now reported bv telegraph as in
nhamP ton Dads with loss Of rudder and chain"
Rather an unlucky craft.
Mr.. John Leadbetter, one Of the oldest and
most respected citizens Of Alexandria, and long
a popular and skilful druggist died at his resi-
dence In that city yesterday morning.
Fathers GRIEF " esterday afternoon Of
fcers Zimmerman and Brewers were called upon
by hard working laboring man named Gamer
to aid him in recovering his child, who had i.ft
her father and mother TO live life of prostitu-
ton She had been gone several weeks and II
was only recently that he discovered her stopping
place The officers went to the house of Susan
Prince, on Maine avenue near Four.and.a-haIf
street, and found her there and conveyed her to
tne gnard-house to await the order of her father
nne Is very pretty girl, small in size. and be-
tween IL and ID years of age. She has grown
aStonlsh1ngly expert in the use of the vocabulary
OF common prostitutes, and her language was is
gushing In the extreme, especially her boasting
history OF the different houses she had been in
since she left her parents. Upon the arrival of
ner father she was taken to the office Of Justice
Dom, where her father related how she had fall
en-. ne is Woodworking man, but being out of
employment, he allowed his daughter to support
herself by. hiring as a help at various board np-
houses She went from one to another and BEING
Withdrawn from parental observation, her degra-
dation was begun. He said that his present wife
was her stepmOther but that her treatment was 81
the kindest description to the children under her
charge. The old man turned to his child and
asked, with tears In his eyes, ''Sarah, did your
father or mother ever treat you unkindly in your
llfe?" The hardened girl made no Ieply but
turned her head away with a scornful toss of con-
tempt: A warrant was served upon her for steal
ing bonnet but under all the circumstances il
was thought best to send her to the workhouse
for ninety DAYS. so that when her father gets to
work in the Spring, he may send her to the Mag-
dalene House in Philadelphia, or House Of Ref
nge IN Baltimore to try to effect reformation of
her. She was committed for ninety DAYS The
officers stated that at the house of Susan Prince
there Is another child about the same size LITTLE
II any older, and at first they thought she was the
girl they wanted Upon these statements Justice
Dom issued a warrant for the keeper, charging
her with Keeping a bawdy house
THE LECTURE of Dr. Scudder last evening. was
IN relation to the Brahminic Priesthood-caste:
their mode of worship. The Brahminic priests
are regarded as gods; even the person and char
acter or the Braham were sacred, and 1t was Ger
tain death for of any other tribe even to touch
such an one with blade Of grass Caste was
peculiar, all pervading and terrible institution
ana 10 treat OF 1t would not only require a whole
10 give thsm as good an impression of it as he
could in the limited time allotted to him was
not In any sense civil institution; but il was
religious constitution of society II claimed
directly Divine origin The four original c,ste,
came from the four different parts Of the God
Bhirmuda. The Brahmin came out of the month
Tor he was the purest. In behalf of caste there
was claimed Divine source and philosophical
basis To transgress caste was to disregard and
tramplc under foot the Divine law and to which
Iansgresslon severe penalty was attached. The
Brahnln is the leading Caste but each caste claims
superiority over all inferior. Time and preaching
had as yet done nothing to blast out or encroach
upon the Brahmin, and they were TO-DAY what
they Were three thousand years ago. The other
three classes, no viewer, were much broken m
and it was very much doubted whether the diff
ferent informed ate classes existed at all He did
not hesitate to say that tue greatest rrier to the
progress of Christianity i'm India was this borrib
institution OF ''caste'-greater than all idolatrv
1t was moral. physical, social, and national
blight; and not much could be expected to be
accomplished until it completely laid low
But it must finally yield to the love of Christ
which nothing could whilst md.
WASHINGTON ART AssOCIATIoN.-The lecture
announced to be delivered before this association
by the Rev. DR.. Samson last evening was most
poned until Nj onday evening next at the request
OF the members and Others who wished TO attend
without interruption the course Of lectures at the
Smithsonian, one of which came off last evening
The display OF Paintings, though not complete
yet in consequence of the non-arrval of pictures
on the way: is highly attractive already Among
those in place we notice some beautiful landsca pes
by Weber, Richards, Fueschel. and others; a fine
historical picture, Franklin before the English
PHvy Council, by Schuessele; set of graphic
scenes illustrative of Western character from the
pencil OF Bling ham; some admirable little pieces
oy Philadelphia artist Newell; and great
number OF fine portraits, including one Of striking
excellence, winch has evidently been a work Of
1--we with the artist t. e. the fdll-length portrait
OF his wife, by TEos Hicks
Our own artists are also handsomely represented;
and In sculpture the exni bition promises to make
good show.
IHE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.-The canal
ooard at their meeting last week contracted with
Messrs Hassett and Herr to repair the breach at
Dam No. 5, created by the late freshet The
Hage,stown Herald says-.sWe learn that there
is no doubt but that the canal will be I'm good or
der as soon as the water becomes low en0uph to
enable the work to be done. The contractor for
the work at No. 4, was ordered to comnlrte II
with the greastest possible dispatch The New