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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-23

A DKsPBRATR ENCOUNTER Last night, q
rev occurred between teamsters occupying
sha n ;,ss at Kendall Green Park. The shanty
oct up ed ~ Fred'k King WAS assaulted. and
Eif V as sai,ed by \ iaArrstsr Allen Jones.
vi en- Kin struck him, and Jones turned upon
b,m with knife infirtinR nine wounds, slabs
srd cu's. fortunately the deepest stabs and
Gus escsped the yitals, though several were
very rear. Jores was arrested this morning
nv sergt fsrnnin, Of the Fourth Ward, AID
was sent 70 jail for court BY Justice 0ibersen.
ForRTH WARD STATION OAs1s.-Michaal
nelly. drunk AUD aisoIGriiy; -. John Nc Kin.
Schmidt, drunk and disorderiy: 40 John r.
MILE. 70: do. Dewitt W. Marrell. do: a..
VIM. Perkins, attempt g rob; jail for hearing.
Then a. MADDEN, drunk; o. IS rnos. Dillon,
tor, ed. Ellen Butler. drunk aad disorderiy,
6i.5S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-23

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sa.It 49, nishs1 NJ 81 MsGs-
vemoAr 10th eomssnolnS As 0}f O'Clock, and con.
NhuinS At the ssns hoar on sue sesoiEs DAYS as
the late J. Louis Kt1ssr, tf Ale1andrsa, yi-xtcsa
cUmp.isins the newest and bsst siitons In m
In part
Aets, Laws Codes, comnentariss, and oissssr
Reports u U 3. ecpfsna and Own Courts 81 Tie
EHcbsgusr
Reports Of v,rsihia. MARYLAND Pennsyivanis, New
York Minnsso.A Missnuri Kaneas and Ar
k.nsas, particularly CON olete in Virginia Aa4
MarylanI
Re,cI Is IL Sks English Courts OF Common La~. Is
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-23

m J. o MCGUIRE 90 .Auat!oussrs
E,RAME HOUSE AN LOT ON Six cH sTRDRp
VEST, Bat Snns sou7s AID u sfRsIf On
on the pre- misses. We shall sell lot No 3d. In SsusrS
~, fronting IS fess on 6iIth street west bstva.S
s And atfeers, leland. Aad rum ing ,sok ia ~
TO = foot alley, i'm ireyes By Two story f.:
DIsiltng house. contsipius ave rooms,
Terms cash, --..e..-.t
noi7 7 q Ma0NIR0 T. ~ -.
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06
Important Test Question at st. Louis
The Emancipation Proclamation.

ST. Louis, Jan. 29,-In tho case of Bcnja
min Williams, black man, indicted for
grand larceny before the Criminal Court to-
day, the question whether he was freeman
or aslavc at tho time of the larceny, on the
9th of January, was argued at length; the
penalty in the former case being incarcera-
tion in tho penitcntiary, and in the latter cor
portal punishmen
The evidence olicitod proved that lie was
horn slave, in Mississippi, but previous to
his arrival in this State, two or three months
ago, he was the property of Major Thaclkin,
of Arkansas, who at tho time was a prisoner
of the Union forces. Judge Clever delivered
an elaborate docision declaring that the said
prisoner is FREQ man by virtue of the Presi-
dents Proclamation, and being once free, is
forever free, tho Judge knowing of no power
or law by which man, being once cmancipa.
ted, can be again cnslavcd.
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06

RETIREMENT OF MR. WEED.-Mr. Thurlow
Weed, of the Albany N. " Evening Jour
nal, announces his retirement from the editor
ship and proprietorship of that paper, after a
connection with it of thirty-thrce years. He
bids his readers, his friends and his old poll
tical associates an affectionate farewell as an
editor, while at the same time he announces
the reasons for this step in these frank terms:
'But we have fallen upon evil times, Our
country is in immediate and imminent danger.
differ widely With my party about the best
means of crushing. the rebellion. That differ
snce is radical and .irreconcilable | can
neither impress others, with my views, nor
surrender my own solumn convictions. =
The alternative Of living in strife with those
whom | have esteemed, or withdrawing, is
presented. l have not hesitated in choosing
the path of peace as tho path of-tluty.~ II
those who differ with ma are right, and the
country is carried safely through its present
struggle, all will be well, and nobody hurt"
On this the New York Tribhne remarks
In other words, Mr.. Weed has ceased to be
republican, and deems that the time is come
when he should say so openly. The an
nouncement, we presume, will take nobody
by surprise. That he has for months ceased
to act with the republican party, if he has not
used his large influence and untiring energy
% defeat its purposes, has been much more
than suspected by his old political associates.
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06
It's Very Hard.

It's very hard to have nothing to eat bat
bread and milk, when others have every sort
ofnice things, muttered Charlie, as he sat with
his wooden bowl before him. cts very
hard to have to get up SO early on these cold
mornings, and work hard all day, when others
can enjoy themselves without an hour of
labor. IT'S very hard to have to trudge along
through the snow, while others roll about in
their coaches
"It's great blessing" said his grand
mother, as she sat at her knitting-"it'sa q
great blessing to have food, when 50 many
are hungry; to have o reof over ones head,
when so mary are h5tieless, It's a great
blessing to have sight, and hearing, and
strength for daily labor, when SO many are
blind, deaf, or suffering"
why, grandmother, you seem to think that
nothing is hard" said the boy still in grum-
bling tone"
'No, Charlie, there is one thing that think
very hard"
that at last his grandmother had found some
cause for complaint.
"Why, boy,eI think that heart is very hard
that is not very thankful f'rso many bless
ings.' c
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06
"A. G.. BOYD, PUBLISHER
The Story of Life.
BY JOHN O. SAKE.

Say, what Is life ? 'Tis to be born;
4 helpless Babe. to greet the light,
With sharp wall, as II the morn,
Foretold a cloudy noon and night
To weep, to sleep, and weep again,
With sunny smiles between and then
And then, apace the infant grows,
To be laughing, pulling boy,
Happy despite kis little woes,
Were be but conscious of his Joy;
To be, In short, from two to ten,
A merry, moody Child /; and thon7
And then, In coat and trousers clad,
To learn to say the Decalogue,
And break it an unthinking Lad,
With mirth and mischief all agog;
4 truant oft by field aud fen,
To capture butterflies; and then ?
And then, increased In strength and size,
To be, anon, YOUTH full-growni
A hero In his mothers eyes,
A young Appollo In bis own;
To initiate the ways of men,
In fashionable sfnsj and then ?
And then, at last to bo Han;
To fall In love; to WOO and wed;
With seething brain to scheme and plan
To gather gold, or toll for bread
To sue for fame with tongue and pen,
And gain or lose the prize; and thenf
And then, in gray and wrinkled Ed,
To mourn the speed of life's decline
To praise the scenes his youth beheld,
And dwell iu memory of Lang-Syne
To dream awhile with darkened ken,
To drop into his grave and then ?
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06

THE SPECULATIVE FEVER IN New Yong
Effect Of Inflated CWrrency.-A letter from
New York says:
One Of the peculiar and most significant
features Of the present imitation Of the cur
rency, and bubble blowing at the stock cx-
change, is that willie everybody is apparently
getting rich-on paper-there is an almost
universal desire to get rid of the paper as
speedily as possible, in exchange for some
description Of property, the permanent value
of which is not likely to be influenced by Che
vicisSitudes of the war. Hence, many persons
are investing their surplus revenues in watches
and jewclry; as well as in real estate. Some
of the Broadway jewelry establishments never
did better business than at present. 1t is no
uncommon thing for them to sell hundred
gold watches at time to private individuals,
not at all connected with The trade. The
value of the watches, of course, is enhanced to
a point corresponding with the dearncSs Of gold
but the investment, nevertheless, is consid-
cred safe, If not profitable one, Many
small capitalists would prefer investing in real
estate, but are prevented from doing SO, owing
to the high prices asked on Manhattan Island
and so there is sharp inquiry for vacant lot
over the river, in New Jersey. All along
shore, from Newark avenue to West Hobolel
and Weehawken, the transfers Of property
during the current month have been very ex-
telsve in small way. Lots 25 by l0O,rang,
ing from $500 to 81 000, are in most demand
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06

THE FOLLY OF TIE DUTY on PAPER
A ''book publisher" writes to the New York
Express as follows:
To show you the folly of imposing & duty Of
Miry;fre cents on the dollar on all imported pa.
per, | will give you some items not general
ly known to our wise Legislators at Washing
ton: Paper has advanced in this country ITO
per cert, within seven weeks, and there are
many ways to get around this exhorbitant
duty, ard set buy paper in England at less
than half the price sold at in this Country.
The smartcst trick yet knoTn is that of a
celebrated map pubhshcrin in this city who has
actually saved 5000 within five weeks by
buying paperi in England and shipping It hers
free Of daty. 1t is done legally and as follows
MIR. j. I. Lloyd, finding the price of paper
doubling in price, sent duplicate plates of his
maps to London at an expense of $40, and
printed heavy editions there of each kind of
ma p, buying paper there at eleven pence.
which sells in this country at thirty mine cents
per pound, then shipping the maps to New
York at less than an eighth of one cent per
copy freight, without duty, as the duties
on maps are nothing, but on raw paper 80
cents on the dollar Isn't tbiswise legis-
lation1 Could daily papers do this, hundreds
tof thousands, of dollars could be saved daily.
The circumstance is another evidcnce Of the
incompetency of our abolition Congress,
and we hope that this absurd tariff on paper
will soon be repealed, that all may enjoy
such low prices of parer as our enter
prising map man.
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06

IN Madagascar, and an agent of the French
Academy of Sciences has forwarded 10 that
body an account of it. 1t belongs 10 he genus
Indris, and is described as having n snout like
that of a King Charles lapdog, the skin of the
face boing bare and ola brilliant jet black tint.
Its fur is long and woody; its paws, or rather
hands, are bare and black; the fourth finger is
the longest; the thumb of the hind paws ire
placing tho great toe is very thick hatted -
The whole animal measures S6 centmircs,
fifteen of which belong to the tail. The cry oil
this animal resembles that of human being
in distress, and when there are many to-
gether they form e very disagrceablc con-
cert
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06
A western poet has wriien a hymn intended

A western poet has wriien hymn intended
t. bo sung by Congress, during its session. i'm
mc'liatly aftcr prayers. Tho following stsnzs
is speciman:
From Africa tho negro came,
And, o Congress, bless his namc;
Stand up, good Lovejoy, bless the day
The negro came from Africa.
In him wo live, in him wo more;
For him We preach. for him we pray
For him wo meet from day to day,
That coorod cuss frum Africa.
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06
More Arbitrary Arrests

The Philadelphia Ledger Of yesterday gives
the following account of the arrest Of Mr..
Boueau, of the Evening Journal:
Yesterday the provost general arrested Al
bert ID. Boileau, publisher and editor of the
Evening Journal Mr.. Boileau arrived at
home at late hour on Tuesday hight, and
soon afterwards was visited by two men, who
said they We're authorized by government to
arrest him and take him to Washington. In
"iew minutes tie party started Tor tie Balt-
more depot, Mr.. Il. W. Carr being in colnpa-
ny. At the depot, Mr.. Carr was arrested bv
detachment from the provost guard. and after
Mir. Boileau had started in the train MIR. Carr
was taken 20 the headquarters of the provost
guard, ard detained until yesterday morning,
when lie was released. Tie usual afternoon
edition of the Journal was printed Yesterday.
but botorc any quantity Of them We're distribH-
ted, assguard from the provost's office appeared
and took charge of the establishment, and pre-
vented the issuing of any more copies from
the oitlce. Sentlnels were placed at the door
and Inside of the Office, and this guard is to be
kept up until the order under which the arrest
WAS made ie revoked or modiie |. The cause
OF the arrest, or the charge upon which it was
made, has not trauspired.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan, % I'm the Court of
S'N''''Nt N'tsSiOHa lIliS DutlEc LUDLOW
directed the grand jury to hay other business
aside until the authority Of The State law had
hcep vintirat"d.
Ne cited the case Of the forciblc arrest Of
Mr., Boileau, Of the Evening journal, and the
closing Of his business establishments He
directed that the grand jury take action to
have General Montgomery and the Provost
Marshal and all others concerned in the arrest
called before him, that they may be asked
under what authority they acted on the arrest
of Mr.. Boileau, and taking him out of the
State without authority OF law. Judge Lud-
low said he acted on his own responsibility.
without consultation with his brother Judges,
HARRISBURG Jan. 24.-lhe arrest of Mir.
Boileau, of the Evening Journal was brought
up BY resolution offered by Senators Donovan
and Wallace. The former authorizes the Gov
ernor to 60 to Washington aud demand the
release of Mr.. Boieau. MIR Donovan support
cd the resolution in an able speech, which was
replied to by Mr.. Lowry. The resolution was
referred to the committee on Fcderal relations,
and motion to discharge the committee was
defeated by strict party vote. Considerable
excitement prevails in regard to the arrest
The democrats of the House held caucus this
morning, and resolutions similar to those offer
ed by Mr.. Donovan will be passed to-day.
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06
Extract from u Thanksgiving Sermon

The following Is an extract from Thanks
giving sermon by Rev. William Whitaker
the learned and esteemed pastor Of the Pres
hyterian church, Kindcrhook. We find it re-
ported in tho Hudson Gazette:
Il have no respect for that proftssed mius-
ter of Christ; who forgotful Of his sacred cal
ling, and instead Of preaching the Gospel in
its purity and simplicity, turns aside from the
path of duty and profancs the Sabbath Ond
the Sanctuary by preaching politics.
contend that the pulpit is not the place,
nor tho Sabbath the time for discussion Of po-
litical opinions, and hold it to be treason
against high heaven, and sacrilcge of the
deepest dye, for an ambassador of the cross to
onter tho sacred desk, and with all the author
ity Of his Office, and in virtue of his heavenly
commission, become the designing domagogue
and tho political partizan.
Let him give undue prominence to subjects
of purely political naturc-let him instead
m promoting lovo and harmony, engendcr
envy and strife, and hatred-instead of ut
tering kind words, prudent counsels and sound
advice, let him doal in opprobrious epithcts,
harsh censurc, and unmeaning jokes-lct him,
instead of endcavoring to bind more firmly to-
gcther this glorious constellation of States,
seek to rend them asundcr and he will
preach resistance and rebellion, and will be
looked upon by all good men with loathing
and contempt"
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06
EFFECTS OF WAR.

Whene'er contending peoples fight,
For private pique or public right,
Armies are raised, and fleots are mann'd--
They combat both by sea and land
When after many battles past,
Both tired with blows, mako peaco at last.
What is it, after all, the people get?
Why taxes, widows, wooden legs, and debt.
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06
GES. CAMERON AND THE WAR. 4

GES. CAMERON AND THE WAR. A special
dispatch from Washington to the New York
Tribune, dated the 2sth inst, says:
Gen. Cameron will soon resign his Office Of
minister to Sc Petersburg. A promise made
to Cassius M Clay, Immediately after his re-
turn from Russia, will be redeemed. by ac-
credtiug him anew to the court of the Car,
Simon Cameron, true to his policy and to the
manhood of his report of 1862, to day offered
to the War Department to lead brigade o.
colored Unionists into the heart of the rebellion
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06

A DISTINCTIVE DIrFERENcE.-Some time
ago, near st. Louis, q white tearnster, on
what provocation we do not know, struck a
negro camp-follower, from the effects Of which
he died. The courtmartial found the offender
guilty and condemned him to be hung, which
sentence, submitted to President Lincoln, was
ratified.
Nearly six months ago bloodhound by
the name of Mcneil, elevated by legislation to
the rank of brigadier general, murdered ten
men whom he had taken prisoners of war, in
cotd blood, for the alleged abduction Of citi-
zen Of Missouri by She Confederate authorities
The circumstances Of the murder our readers
know. They have doubtless grown hot with
rage as they rad how the minions of this
brute Mcneil walked up to their poor victims
after they hat wounded them at ten PAGES
ritle-fre, and deliberately pointing their pistols
at their hearts blowed them into eternity
And yet this blackheartcd murderer Mcneil is
shielded by the President of the United States
when his life is demanded as the just expiatior
of his foul crime, while the white teamster is
promptly hanged for taking the life of a Negro
in moment of rage. Dubuque Herald
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06

After General M'Clellaa had been removed
apon the allegation that he did not move rap
idly enough, tho first instructions his successor
had from Washington were, ''sot % be in
haste"
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06

DISMISSAL OF ARMY OFFIcERs.-1t is said
that eighty army officers are to be summarily
dismissed the service for violating the army
regulations by the use of improper language
in reference to their superiors and the com
mander in-chief in connection with the re-
moval Of General Mcclellan, and the court
martial and sentence cf General Fitz John
Porter.
Maryland free press., 1863-02-06

Ae1 General Cheathan of the Confederate
army reported killed at Murfreesdoro was not
even wounded.
Daily national Republican., 1863-05-20
Personal,

POLITICAL, MUSICAL, AND DRAMATIC.
GEN. GRIFFIN remains in town, in IN health.
HoS. Geo. AsHMUN is in town.
GEN. DEvENs is still suffering from his
wound but is nevertheless doing As well MS can he
expected.
GEN. WARD 3. BURSETT has been designated
by the President 10 organize the troops the State
Of New York, now being formed under the Gov.
ernor, for service In the field.
MARY PRovosT is playing a very successful
engagement At the Boston Museum, the house
being nightly packed. Mary is Boston born girl.
She made her first appearance in that city when
quite child, AS Young NOrN cl," In the tragedy
OF Douglas.
Mr.. EDWIN WEMPLR, an engineer of the New
York Central Railroad, has been presented with p
silver goblet by certain gentlemen who were pas
sengcrs in train Ga that road, in October last,
which he saved from destruction 10y his skin and
presence of mind.
The Hon. JoHN YOUNG, with his family, re-
turned TO Montreal on Wednesday, where he was
received by = large deputAtion of his iellow-oti-
zens, greeting him on his safe return. His family
consisted OF twelve persons, and 1t Is remark able
providence that Of that large number not one was
lost In his reply to the address presented 10 him.
| Mr.. Young said: The agonics of the shipwTeCE
were beyond descriptions and that he and his fam
lily should be brought out Of II in safety to theu
home and their friends, was matter of thankful
ness 10 God"
Daily national Republican., 1863-05-20
FROM CALVES TON.
The Harriet Lane Not Out-Attempt TO
Convert Her into an Iron
tuition Of the Texans,

The Harriet Lane Not Out-Attsmpt to
Convert Her into an nIrOn-ClRd-DeEtI-
tuition OF the Texans.
The New Orleans Era, of the 7th inst. fur
nshes the following interesting items of Texan
affairs, obtained from a gentleman recently
from the vicinity of Galveston:
"The statement recently made that the Har-
riet Lane had escaped to sea, without masts, on
the night of the oath of April, we arc positively
assured, Is entirely incorrect. Officers who
have been in the blockade service since Janu-
ary 4th, assure our informant that, to their
certain knowledge, the Harriet Lane is still
closely hlockaded In Galveston harbor, and
that she has been seen and identified by cxpe-
rienCed eyes within the past few days.
"It is known from various sources that the
Lane was badly damaged In the fight on the
first of January, her shaft having been bent to
such an extent that II cannot be used, and the
rebels have no means Of repairing or replacing
il. The masts have been taken out, and at
tempts made to iTOn-C her.
The blockade is rigidly kept up, and only a
few small vessels and schOoners of light draft
yet out Of the harbOr. There is sufficient
grounds for believing that the OwascO dam
aged the Harriet Lane after her capture by the
rebels.
From the same source We learn that the
whole Gulf coast of Texas is in a state of the
greatest destitution. The society of Galveston
and Houston is completely dcmoraiizcd, and
lawlcssness and RIGHTEOUSNESS prevail to an
alarming extent. The inhabitants complain
that they have nothing to eat.
Affairs at the mouth of the Rio Grandc be-
gin to look squully for the swarms Of contra
band traders. Sickness has already broken out
In the fleet of trading vessels, and fears are en-.
trrtaincd, and with good reason, that a yellow
fever epidemic is close at hand. The business
Of getting cotton to sea by way of MatamOras
is attended with so many difficulties that 1t Is
scarcely remunerative."
Daily national Republican., 1863-05-20
EnAi LYnne.N

We have seldom seen larger audiences at
Growers popular theatre than on Monday and
last evenings, and have never seen them so
% East Lynne" with Miss Lucille Western in
the character of Lady Isabel, supported by an
unusually strong cast, and after the cOnsC-
qucnces of the elopement began to developc
themselves, the tears of the audience fell like
rain. From the seat we occupied Monday
evening the whole audience was visible, and
1t was apparent that strong men as well as
women were unable to restrain the emotions
produced by the performance.
We could see many weeping furtlvely, while
others allowed the briny tears to flow without
any attempt at concealment. Some appeared
to be proud of their sensibllties, and looked
at the fearless ones as IL they would say with
the poet
" The eye that will not weep another's sorrow,
Should boAIt no gentler brightness than the glare
That reddens in the eyeball of the wolf"
Showers were frequent in the fourth act, and
the fifth act was accompanied by a steady
rain of tears, and drenched cambric was visl-
BILE everywhere.
In the scene of the dying boy some of the
younger matrons sobbed Historically, and few
of the single ones "took on" seriously, in
view of their own possible future circum-
stances.
The effectiveness of Miss Westerns acting
was fully attcsted by the tears that were shed
for hers was the pathetic part. She exhibits O
marked improvement since her last previous
visit to Washington, and she has every en-
cOuragement to persevcre in overcoming what
ever faults remain to her acting.
Miss Susan Denim, in her last engagement
here, was quite charming in the character Of
Barbara Hare, although it is not a character
that gives full scope TO her powers.
Miss Germon, as CorDcy Carlisle, was excel
lent 1t is a part peculiarly in her line, aud
the character Of the irascible, economical old
maid was portrayed in such manner that she
was the prominent feature when on the stage
causing laughter enough to counterbalancc the
tears shed in the pathetic scenes.
! Sophie Climber rendered her part with excel
lent effect.
The Misses Monk also appeared to better ad
vantage than usual.
Mr.. Bartop Hill performed the part of the
vilainous rake in a different style from that
Mr.. Barrett, who assumed the character in pre-
vious representations here. His conception o
it is good ono and the natural defect in hiI
voice did not detract from his performance.
The other characters, of which we canno
speak in detail were well rendered, and on thu
whole the piece was never so well played il
this city before. 1t is to be repeated for tn,
| third time tonight