Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-08
AMusEMyNTs To-NIsHf.

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AMusEMzNrs To-NIsHf.
THrArER-Barney williams 40 "Pat Rooney
to Good Luck;~ and Mrs williams az 'sClsrissa''
in '' Customs Of the Country"
CANTERBURY HALL-Lsst night Of Tony Pas
tor, Misses Duvall, Wells, La Folle, little Ella,
with an immense programme Of choruses, songs,
ballads, burlesque, dances, slack-rope performan-
ce, &c, by the entire Canterbury, Minstrel, and
Pantomime companies; concluding with The
"weskett-ripping" pantomime, g. The Rose of
Sharon"
wnLARp's HALL Last concert Of the cele-
brated pianist, l.. nj. Gottschalk, assisted by Miss
Huxley, Brignoli, Susini, and Sanderson, in a
grand programme Of the most popular music; an
entertainment not to be missed by any manner Of
means.
Opp ELLows' HALL -Sanford's great opera
comic and extravaganza, conciuding with ola
Somnambula." Go hear the charming songstress,
Miss Anna Bordwen.
PHILHARMONIC HALL.-The original Campbell
Minstrel. in capital bin Of song. dances, comic
full tWhat 10 it' the Albino family, and other at
fractions Barnum's wonders on exhibition all
day.
MUSICAL HALL.-Free concerts at 5 O'Clock,
excellent refreshments, good music, &c. Hall
open all day.
AcApzMY OF MUsIc-Hall open all day. Free
concerts at O'Clock, superior refreshments, &c,
&c with musical selections from the most popu-
lar operas.
LscruRz.-Last night Rev. John s. C. Abbott
tectured before the Washington Lecture Associ-
alton upon european and American nobility"
Briefly reviewing the origin, development and
characteristics Of the nobility Of Europe, the lee
turer proceeded TO establish that work, either of
the hand or brain, 10 the only true enpobler, and
that no true nobility can exist unless founded on
character IL was false to say that nobility was
Ing cut, but true nobility was daily growing
stronger. Washington, DR.. Kane, Hamilton,
Hancock, Jefferson, jackson, Webster, Florence
Mig htingale, Madame Kossuth, the Empress
Josephine, and other similar characters were
specimens Of true nobility In Its highest sense
Henry Clay he styled the Duke OF Kentucky,
Webster our earl, and President Lincoln dem
ocratic duke and Republican lmperator, whose
heraldic title Of "Honest Abe' we might well be
proud Of. A college once conferred upon stu
dent the title Of FIR 3 Fellow Of Remarkable
Stupidity; and II would not be amiss to interpret
the LII b. Of DIR. Russell of the London Times,
into "Lies like the deuce" The arrogance OF
British aristocracy, which had stamped vulgarity
upon It's brow In showing that It had no con-
was bitterly denounced. Sometimes II became a
religious duty TO get mad, to be angry and sin not
and Great Britain should be soundly kicked by
holy Indignation for her detestable spirit mani
tested towards the United States. Some souls were
Ike IRE, some Ike cotton, and others like cleo
tricity. There was magnanimity In some mems
the blood Of the atonement might not be sufficient
to wash them away. The old ideas Of titled no.
bihty were fading out In Europe, and IL had been
found necessary to estimate q mans nobility by
his merits instead Of rank Most Of the illustriots
men Of the present day were Of plebsian birth,
and the greatest lords Of England-Brougham,
up from the humble sphere Of the artisan and
tradesman.
In conclusion, he argued that the success of
American Independence depended upon the lib
erdlitV Of DuDifc sentfmant and
taelished for all-every man being allowed to
enter, on an even footing, in competition for the
the brilliant future Of the Republic, TO result from
the Development Of genuine nobility.
CRIMINAL CouRT.-Yesterday, Henry Lyon, ths
colored boy convicted Of assault and battery on
Abraham Price, white boy, was sentenced to
four weeks In jail, and to pay fine Of 81. The
Court, In sentencing the prisoner, spoke to him
of his bad temper In resenting a blow from a
SNOWFALL by violence, and also spoke Of the fact
In evidence that persons al hotel In the vicinity
Of the snow balling had advised him (the pris-
oner) to assault any white person who interfered
Pals Gstano, convicted of the larceny Of an az
from George Savage, was sentenced to four months
in Jail, and hned 81.
Joseph Kidwell, convicted Of an assault and
battery On Elizabeth Scott, was sentenced to six
months imprisonment In Jail, and fined 81. The
the facts disclosed In evidence that tie prisoner
was ysung married man, and assaulted girl
eleven years old, apparently with the view Of
violating her person.
william Acton was convicted of an assault
On Gilbert Nelson, also Of an assault on Patrol
man harbin, and resisting that ofncef. The
prisoner, who Ii member Of the I'd District
Regiment, was sentenced to four months i'm
prisonment In Jail and TO Paya hne Of 81 In each
case
The Court then adjourned until Monday, hav.
Ing previously discharged the grand jury until
Il win be seen that the cases tried in the last
two or three days have been assaults and petty
larcenies, principally, which ought properly 70
be tried by a Magistrate's court. According to
the present system, the expense OF Jury trial In
each Of these cases, entails a heavy expense on
costing the United States ten times that amount.
besides consuming the time Of the Court which
has grayer and more important cases awaiting
ouen, - % 30 ana S me oon,e
some change absolutely necessary.
surarxx counr, March Ferdinand N.
Clark, appellant, vs.. VIM n. Y. Hackett ct al.
The motion to dismiss this cause was argued by
MI Carli,le In support thereof, and by hr. Fer.
No. Isl. Lucius a. Pratt, PLAINTIFF In error, vs.
Henry Fitzhugh et al. TIE argument Of tina
cause was continued by Mr. sedgwici for the
defendant In error, and concluded by Mr. Rogers
No lA. Chs. Clagett, plaintif In error, vs.
David w Kilbourne- This cause was submitted
and printed arguments, BY Mr. Dixon for sGG the
Plaindh In error, and by Mr.. Mason and Mr..
6illet for the defendant In error.
No. 100 James Harknes, ct al, appellants, vs..
Isaac Underhil. The argument Of this cause was
commenced by Mr. Wylfe for the appellants, and
continued by Mr.. Webb for the appellee.
Adjourned until Monday.
wAsnssrox MEN CArruREp At FoRr DON.
sLsos William Lloyd, q carpenter Of this city,
who was In Dixie at the breaking out OF the war
and was impressed into the rebel service wal
captured at Fort Donelson, and taken, among
other prisoners, to indianapolis, where he has
since died Of pneumonia.
Edwin Langvoidt, formerly q compositor In the
once Of the National Eva, where he learned the
trade Of printer, was also captured at Fort Donel.
sou. He was working in Memphis at the time
Tsnnesee seeded, and was impressed into the
I'd Tennessee regiment, which at that time was