Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-10

OhFhANc' FAIR, Tor the dement, OF ~. VlncentS
Female Orphan Asylum, corner Of and Tenth
streets Ice cream, confectionery, fancy articles,
etc, etc
AgAnKMY OF Music, Pa. avenue, between Ninth
and Tenth sts.-Free concerts at O'Clock. Hall
open all day.
"WoRKIrs ADD SHIRKINs Mr. J. G. HoI-
land, Of Springfield, Mass editor Of the SPRING
field Republican, and author Of {" Bitter sweet,
and other works which have excited attention
within the last year or two, lectured before the
Washing ton ASSOCIATION on Friday night, upon
Shirk il constitutional with the human race
Adam shirked the blame Of eating the apple upon
Eve, and Eve upon the serpent; and from that
time down, SHINING and Sinking go together
All mankind are naturally lazy. No considerable
amount Of stone fence was ever built for the love
of It! Every profession, trade or calling that
gives the most return for the least labor is over
crowded But bVthe great competition in shirk-
ing II happens that the shirkers sometimes make
hard work Of
Of anation, in encouraging false ideas and causing
labor to be held an disgraceful The stock ex-
change is the paradise Of shirkr; and professional
sPeculating In stocks is Sinking reduced to a
But the most humiliating exhibition Of sinking
IS tDSt upon change Of Administration when a
hundrer dollars Of borrowed money, half dozen
clean shir's, and a carpet-bag, make the stock in
trace OF an hundred thousand men who HE to
y. sshington to get clerksbip, a consulship, or
anyother ship that may enable Them to shirk hard
L
or less hear'iness by the Association folk upon the
platform, among whom the lecturers random bit
certainly made ten-strike The doctors, law
ysrs and traders Of our day shirk the necessary
preparation and apprenticeship requisite 10 al
them for their work The boy changes his round
about for a coat, and sticks out his single Asa
general thing his single sticks out longer than
ne does
The Ioafer lies who says the world owes him
living. The world owes him nothing but a very
rough coffin and a retired no-aceount place to put
tim
Tie duty Of selEassertion is shirked. Amer.
cars dread singulsTity OF personal opinion as mach
as singularityin dress Such men take to the fence
as naturally In times Of conflict Of opinion an
does squirrel to a tree Peace Is good In mat
tiers not Of vital importance, but not TO the point
Of sacrificing opinion and Welding to wropI II
sold out
Next is toe disposition to shirk ,ocial du,,e.
There are the shirks In churches. We all know
how, In every parish, the duties .all upon small
number OF persons and are shi fked by the major
itv. IL is the same in socIet--its bufdens are al
ways borne by few TIE sinking many are
done will be done by somebody, somehow, at
sometime. -
Then there 10 pol. deal Sinking, which invaria.
oy IesuIs IN Ieav ing affairs in bad hands. There
nave sneo opportunities to gain office. Who lie
resPonslo 4el Not the bad men mainly. The only
LedSon why bad men reign Is because good men
II polls because politics shave got 80 corrupt;'
10 attend the primary elections to that be ter
men are nominated. Such good men the
lowest Of sneaks and shirks. While one set OF
Enen too good 70 mix in politics another set
TOO busy, and thus the worst men get into power.
The present unhappy condition Of the country 10
documentary upon the wisdom Of such shirking.
The cure for this grand national fault Is great
war for q great cause A long peace maintained
without q sacrifice is fatal to manhood Peace is
very beautiful, and may be very safe for angels,
b<t not for men.
Could anything but war have brought out the
Itional exhibition Of patriotism now scent The
insult TO our Tag at Sumter made every man
hero, and every woman a heroine. fimld capt.
tai itself became bold and defiant. There is no
lack Of selfassertion now. Political Sinking 10
becoming thing Of the past
In conclusion, the lecturer expressed the belief
that the war was ordained by an aI-wise Provi-
dence for our national publication.
CENTRAL GuARDHoUsK CAsEs-BsfOrs Jxstiee
HdhtT -Sunday-Brdget Buns, drunk; fined
- s.. Michael Kendrick, do dismissed. VIM.
ID. Bell, drunk and profane; hned IS o. George
Jones, colored, Government teamster, drunk
turned over with his team to the military. VIM.
H. Mortimer, drunk; do. Chas. Cole, colored,
profanity; fined 81 William Mentzer, assault
and battery on a small boy; do. IS 81. Margaret
LOmax, disorderly and Profane; fined 81. John
Dunigsn, drunk and disorderly; DO. 90 IS
Monday -MichaelJ Laugh profanity; hned
81 So. Peter Riley, drunk; dismissed James
do. Thomas Meeghen, drunk and dlsofderiy;
retained for hearing. John Daley, suspicious
person; dismissed. Thomas Campbell drunk;
turned over to the military.
FOURTH wARDsrATIos CA,Es-Befors Jnstics
Walter. -Sunday-The only cases docketed for
trial at this station were John Green and Edward
Davis, soldiers. They were turned over to the
military for being drunk and disorderly.
Monday.-Martha johnson, drunk and disor-
derby; dismissed. Alexander McGlue, do; turned
over to the military. Benjamin Hines, do; do.
A. A. Osgood, taken from Browns Hotel by
request OF the Waterman; dismissed. Thomas
Rsriden, drunk, disOrderly and kicking sPen the
sent to the workhouse for 90 days.
PoLIcz-The patrolmen Of the Third Ward
reported the following cases for Saturday: John
Cordien, selling liquor without a license; hned
so 81. Samuel Duncan, cold, carrying con-
cealed weapons; dismissed by Justice Barnaclo.
The Fourth Ward patrolmen reported: Thomas
Berry, riding over the pavements; dismissed by
Justice Walter. Alexander Langdon, arrested
upon Q bench warrant; taken 10 jail. Thomas B.
Thornet, selliog Government horse; held 10 bail
for further hearing. Owen y Callan and James
RainsfoTd, attempting TO pass counterfeit money;
dismissed oy Justice Johnson. A. J. Amos, as.
sanit and battery on Josiah Essex, dismissed by
Justice Barnaclo. John Wilson, drunk and dis
orderly; turned over to the military.
WHO ARE THEY "A correspondent of the
New York Cogs8ssreiaI, writing from this city,
tells very GO morantic" story all about two ms
ceptible military men from New England who
both made love to lady In Georgetown. The
lady said 70 be suspected Of strong sympathy for
a. Secesh." This did not affect the passion Of the
two ortcers, however, and q challenge passed be-
tween them. This resulted In pistols for two, a
shot piece, nobody hurt" restoration of the
a. entente cordial and the scene closes with the
arrest Of the two principal actors by the Provost
Marshal.
FUNKRAL OF An OFFIcER Lieut.. Thomas of
company ID, I'D Pennsylvania volunteers, who
died few days since was buried yesterday after
noon. The funeral procession was conn posed Of
the members Of company ID, and the staff ofacers
Of the regiment and was preceded by fine
band. The deceased ofacsr was inferred In the
burial placs At Soldiers Home, near this city.
STEAMED OYsrERs -Elsewhere will be seen
the announcement Of the opening Of a steamed
oyster establishment upon q new plan, opposite
Wlhsrd1 Hotel BY this arrangement the oyster
retains ia fall size, favor, and all il juices, 4
!nary That INJUSTICE enjoyed 70 be sPPreciated