Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-01-23

A DARkTE NEwsPAPER.-we have seen a cop,
Of "The Weekly Anglo-African," published
every Saturday by Thos. Hamilton, No IS Beck
man street, New York. II Is large sheet. clearl,
printed, marked No. -, and dst-d Nov 81, 1860
with the motto Man must be free: IL not through
the law, then above the laws There is an ed
itor!al on " Negro Nationality" and one on "Mar
tyr's Day, Dec. ID ~ also article on the "Anni.
versary of the Martyrdom Of John Brown, %
"CaIl for a Convention at fremont Temple, Bos.
ton, on Sd December, to discuss the question,
How can American slavery be abolished p u
signed by James RedPath, secretary. There is
correspondence from several cities, including
Charleston and Washington. The Charleston
correspondent signs himself GA Colored Man, %
and seems to be rather deficient in grammar, but
quite conservative. He holds forth as follows :
Harper's Ferry, the Texas raid, the Hitching
movement In Marlboor, Is. C.,l are only making
matters worse. Trustworthy servants are eyed
with suspicion, and In some places strict sur
VIGILANCE are kept even to the exclusion Of rel
privileges Freemen also inspected, and mat
tiers have risen 10 such pitch that they con-
sidered an anomaly, and their presence as danger
to the peace of the State This state of thin
are the fruits Of the action of northern fanatics,
and God only knows where IT will end" &c.
The Washington correspondent eschews politics.
but treats Of social matters concerts, weddings,
&c, in colored circles, In such a style az would
make the white Jenkins die with envy The
Syracuse IN W correspondent, j. w. Loguen,
treats negro suffrage and says: ''Is msjority in
the county was go, while the republican majority
was 500. ] want them to have all the glory that
pcion0s 10 tDtH1 UOO KNOWS IL Is little enough
in this case; and If the colored people had not
taken the matter in their own hands, l believe 1T
would not have bad a majority even here, as
many OF the republicans voted against it Shame
on such friends. II was a measure of their own,
too. l n yer did have much faith in them, and
now have less, &c. Besides all this there Is
''poetry," anecdotes and the commencement
of tale called ''Miralda, or the Beautiful Quad
room; Romance of American Slavery, founded
on Fact,n .'by VIM. Wells Brown" The first
three chapters open rich, nearly equal to any
inn ~ ,,,,I
kitchen table by lady in Georgetown and her
servants would give no satisfactory explanation of
It's appearance there Ii is supposed the "Anglo-
African has considerable circulation in the
District, though it does not come through the
post office The underground railroad Is proba-
bly, In coed running order.
POLICE MArTERs.-Before Justice Bo,naclo
Henry Campbell Virginia RUSSELL Mary Jane
Hall, and Barberta Bell, Were severally hauled up
before the justice on account of the conspicuous
part they had taken In a general 80 scrimmager in
Bates allev. They were severally fined IS Is,
IS IS, 50 81, and - Of Margaret Tyler. accused
of traDsgressing one Of the commands of the dec
alogue, was fetched" in by an officer, under
whose auspices she was mulcted in 81 o., and
afterwards well scOlded by the jnstice Peter Ju-
venal was suspected of selling ardent spirits with
out proper voucher from the City Register; he
paid the magistrate $40 Sc. John Mccoy made
public nuisance of himself, by exhibiting his
birthday clothes; he was fined sll Is Bridget
Carey and her little child were both picked up
that they were Migrants, and sent them to the
workhouse for % days VIM. T. WAR was ac-
cused of profanity; fined 81 o. Sophia Brogden
also profane; fined 81 %. John Click created a
nuisance, and paid fine Of SO 81. Charles n
Butler, drunk and profane, was fined 81 "a
Aaron Cokely, disordery; fined 81 81 Sarah
Smith, drunk and vagrant; workhouse 50 days.
Befor. Justice Cldrk-wm Simpson, accused
Of throwing stones in the streets fined 50 %.
Andrew Hanson, guilty Of nuisance; fined 81 IL.
THE THEArER was crowded (of course) last
night, and great was the fun with the roaring
farce. can Affair of Honor" in which Jefferson
was immense as the blood thirsty ''Maj. Linky;"
and RAYMOND as "Capt Carnage" was excellent
too TOO Then came the favorite play Of Newman
Bland as "Squeers;" Bangs warmly welcomed
after his illness) as "Nicholas Nicklebv;' Miss
Anna Placide Mann as ''Smike;" Miss Mary
Shaw Is the vicious "Fanny Squeers;" Raymond
Is the big-fsted, big-hearted Yorkshifeman,
"John Browdie;' and Mrs Ryan as his COG uetish
sweetheart, "Miss Price, The play was capt.
tally performed indeed and the audience testified
IFS enjoyment by the most demonstrative applause.
The beautiful tableaux were managed with a
Pc lection, worthy Of admirng notice as well.
Tonight we are to have something new again,
aserio comic adaptation Of "Mazeppa," in which
Jefferson takes fearful ride on an imaginary
wild steed. This to be followed by the amusing
farce of LEND me Five Shillings," in which he
also appears Go early.
TRAP Yesterday we mentioned the dismis.
sal, the day before, Of Mary Lewis, a young
woman hired as servant at the Ebbe;t House,
who was accused # the larceny Of money and
jewelrv from GODDARD Bailey. The evidence was
not sufficient then, and the readiness of the girl
TO undergo examination, and her apparent dread
of ruined reputation, excited the sympathy Of
every one. She was dismissed, and thought her
self beyond suspicion, and proceeded to make
some purchases Detective Allen and bis CON-
panions spread their net and caughtth bird. The
: twenty dollar note and set Of gold studs and
eieeve-buttons were recovered, and identified as
Z Mr.. Bailey's property. The note was on the
, Union Bank of Tennessee, and so marked as not
TO be mistaken. The three ffties have not been
recovered Miss Mary was committed for further
hearing, despite her prOtestations that such i'm
Prisonment would injure her reputation and be a
barrier TO her future employment The Officers
say she has only recently been dismissed by the
grand jury for similar ohense.
OVERLOOKING Rocks. The great success
which has attended DR.. Schlosser here, in his
treatment for corns, &c, 10 the best criterion we
can suggest Of his knowledge and skill In remov-
ing those painful nusances TO which all are
liable-corns. His system being safe and easy,
without cutting or pain, 10 an iDducement to the
most umid to place themselves under his care
He Is said 10 be barely able TO satisfy all the pa
irons who wish to consult him daily, 80 hume GUS
the calls at his consulting rooms. He will
leave the city in a few days, now. None who
really require his services should allow him to
leave without seeing him.
SUPREME CouRr-Tuesday-N As Thos M
League, plafntlu In error, dgt. CYRUS w EgerV
ct al. The argument Of this cause was continued
by Mr.. Philli ps for the defendants In error, and
concluded by Mr. Hughes for the plaintiff in er-
ror.
No. 40 VIM 8. McEwen ct al plaintiffs in
error, agt the Lessee Of Charles Bulky ct at.
The argument Of this GAUGE was commenced by
Mr. Maynard for the plaintiffs in error, continued
by Mr.. Nelson for the defendants In error, and by
Mr.. Heiskell for the plaintiffs in error. Add.
The NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS, we understand,
are depending on the State Of Virginia for a sup
ply Of arms to make them an effective military
organization in the event Of refusal by the
President to grant them from the Government
supplies. In the contingency Of not obtaining
them from Virginia. 1t Is understood that they
fall back upon the promise Of a member OF Con-
gress from California who, IL Is said has promised
TO supply them with i've hundred stand Of mus
kets.
THE young ladies Of Mr.. J. 8. Hallowell's
School Alexandra, paid a visit to our city yester-
day: On visiting the Capitol, they passed through
the Hall Of Representatives just before the House
was called 70 order, presenting a very beautiful
array Of buoyant youth and beauty. They re-
manned in the galleries Of the House until quite
late in the day and attracted considerable atten-