Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-28
LOCAL MEAS.
ANusENxNrs To Nrsa,.

Miss Duciie western, when she Will appear In
her great role Of Lucretia Borpia and will after
wards perpeirate " Oh good joke" on Mr.
G. Bishop. Those who have not seen this
charming Young actress should not lose this OPP
portunity Of seeing her in tragedy and comedy.
Between the pieces a dance by Miss OLIVIA.
WASHINGTON THEATRE -Thisi IL the only COM
cdy night Of the great combination OF dramatic
stars, and their last appearance but one: Wlld
Oats" and " Black Dyed susan" are the pieces
selected. Judging from the excellent manner In
which "The Dramatist" was performed last
night, treat may o. expected this evening
CANTERBURY HALL.-A great bill tonight, In
which all the excellent performers Of the Balti-
more and Washington companies appear. To-
ladies-when presents will be again distributed,
among them splendid sewing machine.
TEMPERANCE HALL.-Pro Barnes select CO
tilIon party to-night Geo. Arth's band will fur.
nlsh the music. These delightful weekly parties
arc getting very popular.
Orr FELLOw's HALL night but one OF
SaniOTd's Opera Troupe, when "Uncle Toms
Cabin IL 20 be presented, and variety Of songs
AID dances Lockout for an evening 81 genuine
Satisfaction.
PARKEE'S Hall, (Yuung Mems Christian As
ISOLATION Rooms, ON PvnBsYlvania avenue, he
tween Niuth and Tenth streets 1.-The Ladies'
Festival aud Fair sill continues. Let our resd-
ers bear In mind that IL they drop In here they
can procure refreshments Of all kinds, listen 90
delightful music, and be waited upon by young.
ladies' as modest az beautiful, and agreeable
as modest. Then again the money spent here 10
devoted 10 the noble cause Of rebuilding house
Of worship (the First Baptist Charch) destroyed
by the tornado.
CLARESDoN CoEcERr HALL-Rcfreshments
rich and rare; capital cigars music, and fair
waiting maids, are the attractions.
PARDoN.-Marshal Lamon yesterday received
the following from the President, pardoning the
parties deslgnated:
To all TO tcb0U tksSs presents SHALL eonus Greeting
whereas 1t appears that at the August term of
the District Court Of the United states for the
Norheru District Of Florida, James Gill and
William Witberilt were convicted for "IesiSting
aud preventing the master and pilot of an Ameri-
can vessel In the Tree and lawful exercise Of their
authority and command on board thereof" and
were by said court sentenced to imprisonment In
the District of Columbia pcnitcntiary for the
period Of seven years,
And whereas u appears that toe said James
Gill and William Witherilt were guiltlcss of
criminal intent, and were resisting command 10
perform service against the terms Of the articles
under which they shipped;
Ard whereas the said James Gil and William
Witherilt have already undergone three wears of
the court
And whereas the said James GIL and William
Wtherit are subjects Of Great Britain and II. B.
Ms Minister Plenipotentiary has caused special
inquiry to be made into the merits Of their case
and has besought me to extend TO them the Exec
Now, therefore be II known, that I, Abraham
Lincoln, President Of the United States Of Ameri-
ca, In consideration Of the premises divers other
SoOa and sumcient reasons me thereunto moving,
nave granted, and do hereby grant, unto them
the said James Gill and William w itherilt a full
and unconditional pardon.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed
nv name and caused the seal Of the United
States 10 be affixed.
Done at thu CITY of Washington on the twenty
seventh day Of Match, A. ID 1862, and
l.. ] Of the independence Of the United States
the eighty sixth.
BY the Prrsident: ''-'
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary Of State
SMITHSONIAN LEcrURE.-The third and last
lecture on 1.-the Glaciers Of Switzerland by
Professor tsirman Rogers, was delivered We'd
nesday evening, at the Smithsonian Institute
The lecturer commenced by describing the
creviees Of the glacier. which were sometimes of
blue, green, u white color, and which are
often from two TO three hundred feet deep. The
TOP OF the glacier Is often composed of angular
poines In spring, owing to the sun melting of
portion OF the Ice, but as summer advances the
surface becomes melted down and presents
knob6y appearance Sometimes they crack cross
alright angles and split up the ice into cubes
which are afterwards formed into pinnacle
mass.
The wells or shafts which are orte found RIM.
ming down Into the Ice perhaps TO Its bottom, the
lecturer explained as being caused by the water
which 10 melted on the surface finding Its way to
a crevice, and being Of warmer temperature
toan The Ice wears It's way down, making a tube
as II desCends.
The phenomena of the morains Of the glacier,
which 10 torned OF dirt, rock, &c worn from
the side OF the mountains down which II passe.
wds fuily explained by the lecturer, who went
on n explain also the cause Of the strata observed
IN the RlaCi'rs. Tie stated that tue glaciers were
COEsantlY sub3iding, seven -tenths Of foot being
melted nOm the surface, while three-tenths were
worn Oh from tue bottom. Frequently the water
which II constantly making It's way Through
Iotms an archwaY under the center Of II, through
which the water makes its escape. He noticed
QUO 81 these whose mouth measured no feet in
width and from 50 to 90 feet wide.
The lecturer had little doubt but that the
glaciers were formerly much more numerous
than now, and noticed the evidences which 90 to
prove this. -
were often seen in the Atlantic and commended
that instead Of being immense masses of salt
water Ice. they were portions Of the glaciers Of
Oresniand, which were broken up by the rising
of the tide.
POLICE MATTERs-FuSt Ward.- Before Justice
Drury Hinton and NJ atiIda Booth. making
threats security TO keep the peace J. e. McGuin
driving on the pavement fined 81 rs
Second Precinct, County. )-J. McNeal, drunk
and t2 hting; Michael Brown, w r Green and
Michael Moon, drunk; turned over to the military
StLh Ward-BefOre Justice Gull John Kelly
and Bartholomew Murray; ~orkhouse.
SsoTgstotcn PoI,ss atttrS-Barney McQusde
aud Andrew Handley, fighting; nned 90 3 each
n Barker, disOrdeTly conduct; sent TO Jail. nj
REYNOLDS, selling liquor on Sunday; fined $40 95.
Henry Jones, . Vanscriver, T.. Beatty, and NJ.
~
fUh Wdyd-Before Justice Ferguson -Jobn
Jewell, disorderly; fined 81 IS. James Murphy
assault and battery; held for a further hearing
Andrew Humss, drunk and disorderly; fined 80 s.
John Parker, col, do 81 IS. John Daily John
Sullivan, ThOs. Ferguson and Mich'l OiBrian,
soldiers, drunk and disorderyi turned over to the
military.
SsvsHh Ward-Before Justice s,ratton.-John
King, Jesse Davenport, John Murphy, r. Slide
and } as- Gardner, soldiers, drunk and dsorderly;
turned over to the military. Bat Shay, selling
liquor on Sunday; fine and costs, s26.27 Mr.
Thomas, do; do. Thos. Ryan, assault with in
tent TO kill; held for further hearing Daniel
Harmful, assaulting bis wife and profanity; fined
S27i, and held to security TO keep the peace
Geo Washington, dlsorderly at ball, and having
pair Of iron knuckles; fine and costs, $40 o.
HORSE STEALINS--So many cases Of this kind
nave occurred Of late, which have been broue hit
ofhciallv before our police magistrates, that IL
seems necessary and proper 10 caution citizens as
well as strangers visiting this city on horseback
against the unsafe practice Of hitching their
horses TO posts, ratings or racks, and so leaving
them while the owners or riders 90 into taverns
stores. public and Drfvatp oftices N