Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-20
LOCAL NEWS.
AnusKMKNrs To-NIaHr.

AMusRMKNTs To-NIsHf.
THEATER.-John e. Owens as " Sam Slap" In
The " Rake's Progress, - and as Scion Shingie"
In the Yankee Teamster." Tomorrow night
benefit Of o wens, and presentation Of the "Chim'
ney Corner"
CAxrERBuRY HALL The Canterbury minstrel
and pantomime companies in huge bill Of cho-
ruses songs, ballads, dances, hurlesqus and side
splitting comicalities, concluding Win haoul,
or the Magic star"
KISe,s AxprruxArzR.-Benefto Of Mile He
loIse, and first appearance Of Miss Minnie, with
BIN Gardiner. Baldwin, smith, Dan Gardiner,
WHITAKER, and others, In an original programme
OF equestrian and comic performances.
PHILHARMONIC HALL. - Ethiopian dances,
songs, ballads and buriesque, by the entire COM
pany OF sixteen star performers-W. A. Chrtsty
and others-concluding with an original after
piece.
MUSICAL HALL concerts, embracing the
choicest selections Of popular music, excellent re-
freshmsnt,, &C. Hall open all day.
sxI7HsoSIAr NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lecture
by DR. Hayes on "Arctic Explorations" with an
exhibition of nsturaI curosities and other collec-
Nons from the Asctic regions. Admittance free
Doors closing att o'clock.
Orphans FAR, for The benefit OF st. Vincent's
Female Orphan Asylum, corner OF Tenth and 6
streets. An attractive entertainment
ACADEMY OF MusIc.-Han open all day. Free
concerts at O'Clock, with refreshments Of supe-
Nor quality, good music, &c.
FRANKLIN HALL, corner Of Ninth and sis -
ClNIl GTaNI CNulilOn party OF tue nldWdi0d
Club. LEX out for a capital time.
Nh. AMEs' LECTURE Last night Rev. Chas
6. Aunes % Illinois, iectured before the Wash
ington Lecture Association, 70 an audience OF
about sixty persons, upon 40 bat will become OF
the Repuhlic.D The present war, he said, pro-
misses 20 be a long one, and has with II forebod-
ings Of fundamental change. The prime question
would be for many years, as IL was with cur fore
fathers, under what kind Ct a government will
we live Not only our institutions but ourselves
a. Aafa afnoA yhofh-
er we are deserving Of Republic, and able to
defend it. The nation was born strong and Wig
orous, but diseased, and the blotch of secession
and treason were only the breaking out Of the
humor which poisoned the blood. The putting
down Of the rebellion was not Of necessity the
security OF popular government. As a nation
we were diseased in many other respects than
with slavery. The knayery and intrigue OF poll
ticians, the deep selhs1ness Of the people
evinced by the multitudes parading their "claims
upon the country, "and the robberies Of contrac-
tors and public thieves were evidences OF the
comparative unhtness Of the people for a Repub-
lie. There muu be a revision Of the understand
ing Of that clause, +" Governments are instituted
among men, deriving their just power from the
consent Of the governed" and we must govern
the seeded States in their paroxysm e insanity,
without this consent, together with the colored
population. until the latter can be brought into
the fun enjoyment OF their popular rights. We
must also revise our theories Of the rights OF
States aud every State that has defed itself with
treason, must pass through purgssory before !:
Aosoived from any obligations TO slavery, by the
very act Of the oligarchY. The men who were so
fearful OF injury to the institution would CON-
plain Of the miracles Of Jesus Christ In casting
out devils, az an interference with vested hts,
and OF tie raising Of Lazarus as a waste Of grave
clothes The safeguards of liberty bad been
rendered null and void in the slave States, and IL
was duty to set aside the safeguard of slave
~ in the Constitution. This was the only condi-
ton Of the preservation Of a popular government.
lmbeclity was as fatal as treason, and the nation
cOuld only he saved hv hold strokes The danUer
would not be over IL the war ended without
harm TO slavery, and he would prefer a recogni-
ton Ct the southern COME deracY to their being
brought back by construction Of the Constitu-
ton similar to their principles. He would inter-
pref the oath ofAbraham Lincoln in the language
OF hi; principles, slavery and Freedom cannot
death blow. II this failed, and slavery was not
destroyed by the war, there would be Federal
democracy, and a motley crowd Of falsely called
conservatives, between whom the struggle
would again break out. There could be no true
peace until the utter extinction OF slavery was
effected.
DENIAL-By the following It will be seen
that the Mr.. Jenkins in the Capitol prison Is not
the henry Jenkins, Of Fairfax county, who be-
traved his neighbor:
OLD CAPITOL Prison, Washington, ID. c., Feb
1e-W. ID. WdLaeh, Esq Sir: 1 notice in your
Issue Of yesterday, under the heading Of " Our
Military Budget" the arrest Of Col. Croc kerr
father, Of Fairfax county, Va, who was seized
by the rebels last summer at the instigation Of his
rebel neighbors, prominent among whom was
Henry jenkins. recently arrested In Alexandria
and 10 now ned in the Old Capitol prison u
As the article above alluded to might lead many
Of my friends to believe that was instrumental
In causing the arrest Of Mr.. Crocker, I will here
state that do not know either Mr.. Croker or the
Mr.. Jenkins alluded 70, and was sot In any way
connected with his arrest or any similar transec-
ton. Please insert the above, and oblige yours,
respectfully, B. II. JENKINS.
JusTIcE CLARK Down ON SHINPLAsrzRs-T'
mid Aa1 A-rFsa For all
patroniIe the Central or Second Ward station
house during the service OF Justice Clark always
to reserve enough in specie or notes above five
dollars to paw fine and costs. The Squire is an
avowed enemy # notes I" under the denominatio
OF Eve dollars" he follows the law Of Congress
prohibiting their passage In the District. ANY
man who offers him dollar note risks the PEN
atty Of the law, for be conceives himself in duty
bound to enforce the law until Ii 10 repealed.
Yesterday morning, prisoner offered small notes
in payment Of fine The Squire saw the man
was ignorant IT the law, and explained It's provis-
ions to him, tdding, have no right to tear this
up;' but TO express his contempt for the shin
plas,ers, he folded the notes and threw them
under the stove The prisoner picked them up,
and friend furnished the legal tender.
PRACTICAL ANALsAMAIiox.- Mullen, a
white man, who has an " sfin ity'' for female
Of African descent, known as Charlotte Medley,
got into trouble last mig ht as follows Il appears
that James and Charlotte have been living to
geiber as man and wife in the alley south Of the
First esbyterian Church for some time past.
Last night, Richard jefferson, chap nearer in
color 10 Charlotte than Mullen, took fancy to
her, ard calling at the house proposed to supplant
ths latter aud larry ali night with her She de-
eidtdiy objected TO such dark exchange, when
her cO4Ossd lover commenced "breaking things.n
Mullen and Charlotte complained at the Fourth
Ward station house, and the result was the ar
rest Of all three Of the parties and their conhne-
ment for the nigh; in the station-house.
OLD TRISIrY CHURCH The war against Mr..
Ratnorn, proprietor Of the livery stable In old
Trinity Church, still continues, and Yesterday
morning nine warrants for his arrest for violations
OF Corporation laws were served upon him by
Pstrolman Pendle. -Four Of the warrants charge
him with keeping = livery stable without
license; four with converting building into
stable contrary to the law, which provides that
no stable shall be within fifty feet Of dwelling;
aud one with washing carriages on the side walk
IL Is stated that 70 urteen warrants have already
been issued against Mr. Hathorn. The cases
rgainst him viii be tried before Justice Walter
On "wednesday next.
"OBiTUARY ."-Seeing a crowd gathered around