Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-10
LOCAL NEWS.
AMusKNEgrs TO-NIauT,


will be assisted, a. before, by Mr.. Edward Sc
gum, the American baritone. The fame OF this
artist IL worldwide; ard the music loving public
are ever pleased when she announces musica!
feast. Her reception last night was brilliant, and
her audience very sppreciative. Young seguln
10 very like his lamented father, both IN voice
and action, and the sudience was delighted with
him. The piano forte performance OF 1usaVe
De speiss ELECTED great applause
CAyTKRBuRY HALL-Inclement weather ep-
pears 10 have no effect whatever upon the fun
loving community who resort TO the Canterbury;
and the success Of the management Induce him
TO keep up the interest by presenting Tor to-ni3 at
an excellent programme Of fun aud frolic. sob,
HUH or the Virginia Cupid" will be again pre-
scented this evening
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Lecture by Rev.
Francis Vinton, ID. D., Of New York. Subject
- The Gentleman. q" The public are invited. Ad-
mission free.
The NATIONAL FREsDNAS's X zLIEs AssocIA-
TInS-A meeting Of this association was held last
evening IN The rooms Of the Young Mems Chris
tfan Association, which was attended by total
of eight persons, the night betrg unfavoraole
After waiting until nearly an hour after the time
ad yertised for the meeting. h was called to order
by the President, (Mr. II Hamlin,) and the NIL
nutes Of the previous meeting were read by the
Secretary. From these minutes II appears that
the association was organized on the lyth OF
March, at the house Of Mr.. Van Santvoord, for
the purpose OF relieving contrabands, by furnish
ing them with clothing and temporary employ
ment, and also to I ssch them TO read and write.
The President made statement In relation 20
the workings Of the society, and said that sl2o
had been collected, OF which some bad been ex-
pended ia buying two or three hundred wards OF
cloth, which was being made up for the fugi-
tives now in the city. He spoke OF the object OF
the Association as being christian one, and
stated that he did not believe in any christianity
which did not include humanity. The fugitives
when they arrive In the city are mostly In des-
titute condition, and had many wants which the
Government would not supply. The Govern
ment furnished them with ratOnS and shelter,
but not with clothing. This Association was
designed to aid The government. some OF tne
oficers had called on Gen. wadsworth and in
formed him Of the organization OF the Associa-
ton, and he expressed himself highly gratiEed,
and stated that he would give them every facility
which they might need The Executive COM
mittee had engaged rooms on Four-and-a half
street. near C. which would soon be ready for
occupancy as a depository Of clothing, &c He,
In conclusion, Informed the members Of the I'M
portance Of the work, stating that when the
schools were established they would all have
enough to attend to.
The treasurer, J. w. Jayne, reported the re-
cell pts 10 the present time to have been $685. Of
chase Of cloth, leaving balance of SO Sc In the
treasury; 25 contrabands had been relieved, and
SIS garments dispensed. He stated that he had
visited some fifty contrabands, living mostly on
the Island, which he found in destitute con-
dition. He had no means to estimate the mum
Der Of these fugiiives now In the city, but had
heard II said that In all there were 100
The Association then went into an election to
MI vacancies and complete their organization.
During the balloting II was stated that out Of the
entire sum thus FAR collected two ladies had been
instrumental In collecting 500 about the Senate
chamber.
The following are Il e ofBcers elected :-PresI-
dent, H Hamlin, Of the Treasury Department;
Vice President, Hon. J NJ. Sade; Secretary,
John Van santvoordi Treasurer, J. w. Jayne;
Executive Committee, C. Storrs, q. F. Need
ham, DR.. l.. d. Johnson and NJ. Du Bots.
RIoT on THE NAVY YARD On Monday after.
noon, as Patrolman Clarke was going his rounds,
when near the corner Of and Eleventh streets,
one OF party Of men came out Of house and
commenced "jawingn him. Clarke told his
slilant 10 he did not keep his tongue be would az
rest him, when the man became more violent
Clarke then attempted 10 arrest him, but was met
at the door by the rest Of the party, one Of whom
attacked him with spittoon, another with fire.
mans spannef, and third with shin of venisOn.
Mr.. Clarke fading u impossible 20 make the ar
rest, went for reinforcements and returned, but
the party had left the house and were going over
the bridge. The police, however, overlook them,
and on attempting TO arrest the man who first at
tackled Clarke, a row ensued, in which the whole
party became involved, add In short time as
many az two hundred persons had collected, In
Guiding large number Of women and children.
The police finding ii impossible 10 arrest the
whole party, took OF two of the rioters with the
Intention Of arresting the others afterwards Tues-
day morning the rest Of the party were arrested,
10
~ Mentally, fined md held to bail for court, Jas
Brennan, security for court John SOper, dis
missed, John bison, fine SO So; VIM. Berger,
nned IS. IS; John Smith, security for court stan
islaus Taylor, security for court and hned IS 81;
C. Edelin,, hned SlO5S. IL is proper TO remark
that nearly the whole party We're drunk.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsKs-BsfoTs Justice
C;ayk-John McGivenny, larceny Of a military
orcer's coat This prisoner Is young married
man, and this morning the meeting between him
and his wife was extremely affecting. The act
was perpetrated under the influence Of whisky,
bot that being t'nO excuse in the eve Of the law -
the prisoner was held TO bail for court IL is q
lesson that he may profit BY II he will. Charles
Fisher, drunk paid So cents costs James Muir
ply dIuk; wOrkhouse 60 days. Thomas Ankal,
drunk; turned over to the military. Dennis Col
Inns created row at the corner Of c and Twelfth
streets, and when arrested oy Patrolman Sessfo.d,
fought like tiger and stripped the patrCiinan OF
his waterproof coat At the station he behaved
SO Tudely that In order to cool him down he was
treated to a shOweTbatb. He was hned 81 40.
Thomas Riley, fighting drunk; fined STAG.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEs-Bsfors Justice
Walter Thomas Chandler, George keeslY, John
Ryan, drunk and disCrierly; tuTHed over to the
military. John Shannessy, drunk and disorde!Iy;
fined 81, and held TO security for peace toward
his wife Patrick Mcguire, violation Of the hack
law; dismissed. VIM Chester, assault and bat
terry; fined 81 Adam Lobink, threats; held for a
hearing. +. ]. Cooper, tearing up pavement;
Counor, vagrant. This ri is only thirteen ysaIs
old, won't live with her parents, and was sent to
the workhouse few weefs ago, IN company with
several girls Of about the same age. When asked
by the magistrate II she wanted 10 20 back 10 the
Asylum, she replied that, although she was just
out, she didn't care II she did go back. The JUS
tice dismissed her, and advised her TO go back 10
her PARENTS but she replied, 4" Not to-day"
DssMISsED.-A further hearing IN the case Of
James Spaulding, charged with Tobbing soldier
Of $40 on Saturday n!S III last, was had Yesterday
morning before Justice Ferguson. Several wit
nesses VINO slept In the same room with Lilly tes-
tihed that after he had been put 10 bed Spaulding
did not enter the room, and that l.. was drunk
that he did not know what happened. The jus
tice dismissed the case.
On Tuesday. two men named Willis and Knapp,
were arrested by officer King upon a charge Of
stealing a wagon from b. l.. Lent. After a thor
ough hearing Of the testimony, Justice Dom de-
cided that there was no evidence OF felony, and
dismissed the case.
Desperate AFYRAY On Sunday afternoon, an
alteration took pace on Capitol Hill, between
Dennis Callahan and Daniel Moriatty alias BIZ
Dan, In which the latter was hit In the face by
brick and knocked down, In his fall striking bis
head on the curb and ffaeturing his skull. Cal
lahan at once proceeded to the Fifth Ward police