Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-13

c0OO 70 s4uO among other things Was the hand
kerchlef, which Mr.. Pearce said be valued at
from $50 TO $50. The counsel and other gentle
men In court manifested considerable curiosity 10
S,rd |, yain s and Il wa. passed from
lar texture with grass linen, and was beautifully
embroidered: tThe genuine pine handkerchiefs,
at a much higher price than this one
Stephens was convicted and sentenced to three
years imprisonment In the penitentiary.
note-an advertisement-from Washing ton q In
digenoqs Detective Allen, - against The western
. Dssseca We" now employed BY the Govern
lie service. We print IL, not because we have the
slightest sympathy with Mr.. E. J. Aliens assail-
ant, but In accordance with our customary sdver-
Using rules, allowing the party paying his money
TO state his grievances after his own fashion His
iettef, az whole, cannot injure the party at whom
nh aimed. II but on account Of Its very bad tenn
We may add, that while we ore certain tb,t the
western " Detective Allen" has made an unfortu
nae e IN Judging OF our lava and police
gro, we know well that the pubic is greatly in
deoted 10 bis energy, sagacity and hdelity, for
inPo,anI services rendered to the military au-
inorltles here, In tbs conduct OF police Affairs
rebellion: '" 'ep'es' VIC
To "a. IFsLie- Having been asked by a number
myself 70 tne soltionsts for the purpose of get.
nng up tnat report which was read before The
90 80 'eek, deem IL due to myself and to
mem 70 "a " IN publicly as can, that the report
nov ~ ne. L was never In NV life connected
VIII an thing 90 mean and dirty. II is not the
ProGu don Of any District officer, but was worked
up oya person from Chicago, Illinois, who IL
emu rely Ignorant Of our laws, but has impudence
en- sugh TO meddle with our local Institutions
1Oogf the s, GoVs .s !: pledged to protect
the report and that has deceived many Of nv
friends Ia order that the deception may not be
again PrsGticed successfully, beg my friends to
trict who have any experience in arresting GRIM
inals, that " Z. }. Allen" means " Pinkerton,n
%oo Is well known to detectives here and In the
large western cities. The services Of Pinkerron
and bis gang will hardly remunerate the Govern
ment for the expense Of keeping them; especially
a. ney are smPioIed only In making reports for
of the country.
. lie A. r. ALLEN, Detective Officer
ASuesBsTIOS.-Mr. WaLdch: beg for space
enough to suggest to parties about Alexandria
who have suffered by then and the destruction of
property by soldies-and who should, think,
TO expect, in the way Of prevention or redress
from the officers In command-that they prepare
without further delay, to present their claims 70
Congress, accompanied by details Of facts and
loss with such proofs by respectable neighhors a,
can be obtained. I would recommend a like
S0qEse In cases where property S.uch as land,
competsnt military authority for forts Campo &c
Wealthy secessionists (some Of them actively en-
u. Al
friends at court, have succeeded, I am cddibiy
Informed, In obtaining both protection and con-
Pensation for their property; but tie loyal The
wiSo~s ana me poor, who are no: so fortunate as
and friends must adopt SOM other u,s,n. 20 We
tanning Indemnity for loses and n,otection 49,,
lnJaryi ana Know OF none Better than The .n1.
gested application to Copies 'Ae 'us
AUNIor MAN.
nN ~ A soLDIER-A volunteer from
.h ode Of the river met several soldiers Of
IL u 3 Cavalry, who are stationed on Ma.
"a avenue, near the Capitol, on Tuesday
1ght, who asked him to take something 10 drink
He accepted the invitation, and took something
20 often that he became oblivious and In that
condition was robbed Of q considerable amount
Of money he had been entrusted with He made
complaint, and was taken to the barracks Of The
Cavalry, where he identified one man. who wa,
arrested oY the officers and committed to Jail by
De OF the party, are missing, and IL In probable
covered
DIsNIssED.-Yestsrday morning officer Allen
arrested Jas. Hands apon chargoof taking let
ters from the Post Once directed to camps below
The Eastern Branch without proper authority IL
appeared on examination before Justice Dom
that Hands had been employed in carrying the
mails TO several camps; but recently one Of the
camps employed another person to carry the mail
Tor thatcamP. Upon coming to the city the new
carrier discovered that Hands had taken bis mail,
and this caused the Issue Of the warrant. There
being no proof Of Intentional ofense the case was
dismissed.
THEArER.-" The Seven sisters' continues the
card OF the theater, nlling the house nightly up
stairs and down. The spectacles and tableaux
as now perfected are extremely effective, and are
undoubtedly the finest displays of the sort ever
seen here. We notice, however ey both the
dsIfe, and sinister digits Of the guardian angelo
tnat dollar Jewelry 10 supposed 70 circulate to
some extent In paradise, and to be the correct
thing for beatihc wear. The piece has another
anomaly IN The shape Of stspid Yantee;-but
perhaps these little discrepancies Intentional
a. among the wonderments Of the piece.
the Island WA disturbed last night by trio of
gay girls, whose names are respectively Mary
DonneIly, Cornelia Rollins, aod Cornelis Des-
mond- 10 seems that Mary claimed some sort of
right to have q say in the matter Of the bride.
groom bestowing bis affections, and brought the
two cornsliss with her to back her position.
tan Police, and duly fned BY the justice before
whom they were taken.
sELLIss Lrsuoz TO soLpIrRs.-Peter mulliean
was arrested by oficer Leach and brought before
Justice Walter, on the charge ofselling liquor 10
soldiers and also for ssi.ng nanO, BY the small
go and 50 cents costs; and, on the second charge,
held 10 hail for court.
srEALIss AHAM-Richard Smith, colored
man, was arrested yesterday afternoon bv ofacer
Gibson, for attempting 70 steal ham from the
store Of Middleton Beal, on the Avenue. He
was walking OF with the ham his shoulder
when arrested. He was committed 70 jail, by
Justice Dom, ror Court. :"
WINTER QuARTEKs.-The Eleventh regiment
Maine volunteers, stationed west Of Columbian
College, will, In few days, 20 Into winter guar.
ters, on the ground lately occupied by the E ghth
New Jersey regiment, where comfortable wooden
buildings have been erected foe their accommoda-
ton.
GREAT ATTRACTION at Christy's Opera House
to-night-new burIesques, songs, and original
ecmicalities grand programme 10 In prepare
lion for the matinee to-morrow-IuH the thing
for ladies and children.
TIE BEAUTIFUL ballet la Baysdere st Canterbury
Hail To- mig t with the charming N iss Carrie la
don't Ia new and select ballads Look out for the
HafEes tomorrow afternoon, oh! ye little foiks
L4QuoR CAsK.-JohR BsTthol was yesterday
tned s5 s. by Justice Ferguson, for selling
liquor On Sunday last, In the Fifth Ward
RENEMsgR the Fair for the benefit Of the Ninth
o. Methodist Protestant Church, held a. Thorn's