Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-17
LOCAL NEWS.
AMusKMENTs To-NfsHT


Dufard, - in "The Victims, % and ga Peep behind
the Scenes"
ODD FsLLows' HALL.-George Christy, Neil,
Baslam, Scott, strattOn, Hayes, Clairville, Boni-
face, smith and "Japanese Tommy" in a huge
bill Of songs, dances, burlesques, &c concluding
with side-splitting afterpiece.
CANTERBuRY HALL First presentation Of
6aveis great pantomime ''Raoul," and second
Abecco, Miss Duval, Butler, Ward, and all the
other stars, in new and spirited performances.
PHILHARMONIC HALL.-Choruses, songs, bal
lads, dances, burlesque, and Ethiopian comicali.
ties, by the original Campbell minstres, assisted
by splendid corps Of new and brilliant stars.
KINGS AMPHITHEATER.-First appearance Of
Bill Gardiner and Silas Baldwin, with Mile
Heloise Rivers, Ducrow, Forrest, Kincede, Smith
Hernandez Gonzales, Odell, Tournaire Dan
Gardiner, Whitaker and others, in an attractive
programme of equestrian and acrobatic perforr
ances. Don't fail Of witnessing the superb co. -
TRAN feats Of the beautiful child rider, Eli Se
diner ~UH-
SABBATH SCHOOL FESTIVAL, for .
Foundry IN. El Sabbath Scho' - pehe1t Of
ORrB.1s, Fan. conner at. Go early
for the benefit of ST v 81 Tenth and streets,
nsylum rare en'' ,.Nss.s s%s.s 0iPhsn
embracing Sc Arslc-free concerts at4 O'Clock,
ras. excellP- -eoticns from the most popular ope-
all day. at tefreshnents, &c &c. Hall open
AM
par .eosrIA HALL, NAVY YARD-FIrst cotIlon
70 Jof the AnacOstia Fire Company. Lookout
"a grand time.
SsICIpE.-Leonari w. McKenney a printer
committed suicide In this city on Saturday mig ht
between IL and IL O'Clock, by cutting his throat.
The deceased was about twenty-eigh years Of
age at the time Of his death. He formerly resi-
ded In Eaton Rapids, Mich, where he has or had
a wife and child, as appears from letters found
among bis effects. He came to this CITY about
the commencement of the present session of Con-
gress, and has worked most Of the time since at
MS business Of printing in this city, and then
the publication Of the Daily Virginia Chronicle
at Alexandria. The Alexandria firm was dis
solved about week since, and McKenney, who
had made many friends here by his amiable dis
position, returned TO this CITY, and engaged board
at the public house Of Mr.. Robert Rainey, on ID
street near seventh, and il was in his room at this
house that he committed The fatal act For some
days past has spirits appear to have been much
depressed as to affect him with symptoms Of in
sanity.
Before retiring to his room on Saturday evening
be babe goodbye to a favorite little daughter of
the landlord, and to others After be had been in
MS room short time his room mates were awak-
Pned bv q slight noise, and on procuring light
found that be had cut his throat with pen knife
and the bed and floor were covered with blood
A coroner's inquest was held by Justice John
son yesterday morning, and verdict rendered N
accordance with the above facts. The late In
sanity Of deceased was testified to, and ii wa also
N evidence that be was man Of very ten .perate
He wa member of the Columbia T ,nog,s,b-
real Society and the Masonic fraternif y, and will
be buried This afternoon at , O'Clock
DE-. CHEEvER's POLITICAL : <vuou psv n,
Cheever discoursed in the q ,it,,isn r. yVDo
n. G9anningO church W ,sterday afternoon from
l. The word Of the ,,ord came unto me again
saying. 'a'i'' u'i'o H'e 1ssin'
~, W oes mean ye, that We use this people con-
ILL aS,a W. I'd Of Israel, saying The fathers
are set ed Sour grapes and the children's teeth
As five, saith the Lord Sod, We shall not
occasion any more TO use this proverb.
Behold. all souls are mine, the soul of the
-sher so also the soul Of the son is IN me- the soul
mat sinneth, Il shall die.
He drew parallel between the Jewish people
and our nation, and said the expression used in
fhr sscred verse Of the text was popular pro-
verb illustrating an inspired truth. He contend
ed that the Constitution was iniucal TO Slavery,
and IL ssrvice - was tolerated in those early
days II compared with the slavery" Of the
present day as does the domestic cat to the full
grown tiger The beast should be thTOttled and
nothing would so commend our country to the
favor Of the Lord God as the immediate emanci-
patton OF the slaves, which was no longer a cues
ton Of policy but lad become one Of necessity
Better have a series Of defeats as disastrous as
that Of Bull Run, than reconstruct the Union on
the basis Of protection 70 slavery. Such a recon-
sInctlon would be the inauguretioL Of perPet-
ing the Farewell Address of Washington, II was
not at all impossible that the rebels themselves
a
recognition OF their nationality.
portion Of the audience generally known
here now as the Cheever eIaqae indicated their
approval OF the sentiments enunciated by demon
stfattve applause.
CENTRAL GUARDHOUsE CAsEs.-Bsfors Justice
CLdTk.-Saturday nighLCatharine A. Gattee,
rhrearsi security for peace Henson Brown, drunk
md disordeTlV; 81 So. Washington Owens dis
ssSaerly; 81 SIS. Herman Eaton do ; 81 So Henry
Thomas, drunk turned over 10 his master F.
klllcraO.
drunk; turned over to the military. Samuel l..
Jackson, drunk and profane; 8 o.
SundaY-NichOles McCafery, disorderly;S2 81
Elizabeth Maher and Bridget Conner, street
walkers; dismissed. Mary f. Lewis, disorderly;
do. Mary o'Krefe, drunk; workhouse 90 days.
VIM. Rattiffe, disOrderly; 81 "a. John T. Bark
man, do; 81 o. Lloyd Cole, do; 81 S. John
Fisher, do; 81 Sc. Thomas Catcher, do. dis
missed. Sarah Sims, do 81 So Sarah Brown,
do 81 s.. James Sims, do 81 Sc. F. Killcrab,
vagrant; Tor disposal. George Jacobs, disorder
" and fast driving; SO. II. Kirschner and Chas
Roser, do dismissed.
Monday-Michael Mack, disorderly; turned
over to the military. Robert Wallace, drunk;
fined 81 81. Louis DetI, larceny dismissed
John Smith, drunk and disor6erly; fned 50 o.
feter A Farmer, larceny; held for S hearing.
LUM COOPER GOES DOWN TO NORTH CAROLINA
TO SQUELcH BURNSIDE BY the following
clipped from the Richmond = ispafch, Ii will be
reversts on Roanoke Island by the aid Of the re-
nowned seventy nine Lum Cooper" (aIiaS
EDELIN, Of this city, who with mis- Baltimore
company Of ragamurnns has volun eered to 20
down and squelch the Burnside expedition. The
Dispatch Say':
Capt. Edelin's company Of the First MARY
land Regiment, now In Richmond, have re-
NBqushed their furlough and volunteered to
proceed to North Carolina 10 meet the Burnside
expedition They leave for Goldsboro' in the
Cay this morning. This company had previously
re-eBlistsd for the war. Well done, Maryland -
Bad for Burnside,
ADAR1Ne BURsLAR.-0n Friday morning last,
about O'Clock, Messrs. Polish and Matchett who
were sleeping In the library Of Mr.. II Richards'
schooIhouse on Thirteenth street, were ava kened
10y noise in the room, and rising, were further
sstOnished by having piece Of anthLacite coal
thrown In their direction, which scented to pro-
coed from an arm well exercisea in the projec-
ton Of such missiles. This reused them thor
cughly, and they discovered astraDge man In the
room He was seized, but managed 70 make his
discovered that the burglar had forced an en-
trauc. and lad broken Onen q closet and de-