Evening star., 1863-03-23
LOCAL NEWS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


WASHINGTON THEATER.-Natilda Heron to-
might appears for the first time rs LADY Edith
and ssMad me Vine, in the play OF Edith or
the Earl's Daughter" Our theater- -gorrs have
been heretofore familiar with the plot of this
thrilling play, dramatized under the ma ne
OF East Lynne" which was performed with
such success by Lucille Western. Miss Heron
it is said excels the latter in the personation of
the character OF the erring wife; and il is also
said that the play has been much improved.
OF these things our play -goers may now. Judge.
Growers THEATER.-The Wallaek- Daypn.
port combination conclude their engagement
with the present week. Tonight for the only
time, Viii be produced the play of the. ..Iron
Mask which was written; expressly for Mr. T.
VI. Wallack. and is founded upon facts con-
ufciCd with the history of France in the time of
2he GrGadF HoH1rqns and the Huguenots. The
play possesses thrilling interest throughout
nlMAN continues his exhibition of magic
and ventriloquism during the present week,
and will every night add new attractions of
wonder and curiosity. His nightly levees are
well worth attending, and none can possibly
fail 10 enjoy themselves. The entertainment is
Very interesting 10 Children and the little folks
are always on the qua uice for the wonderful
Nyman. "..
CANTRRBUrY.-The "Gipsy Tris,n bv Ern.
estine de Faiber, j ulia Mortimer and Kate Pen.
noyer, will be performed e yerf night this week:
the management not feeling at liberty to re-
move ii yet on account of its immense popu-
taTity. Szollosy's great ballet troupe will ap-
pear III the beautiful ballet of 8 Hon-ton- on
law law, or the " Festival of the Celestials"
II
for the week Miss Addie Thompson, Miss Nell
lie Seymour, (her first appearance on any
stage.l Ella Zeyara Forrest, Dick Watkins,
and a number Of other performers, new and
Old, male and female A splendid ballet will
he performed, and the entertainment will con-
ciude with the comic drama of the " Irish Tim
kerr
The UNION LEAGUE.-The public meeting at
the new rooms of the Union League, on Ninth
street near E, on Saturday night, was largely
'hp chg fatra ntp,,t
-<Slock by x-Goy. Bibb, of Ohio, who called
s2pon Mr.. John T. Parsons, who, in his usual
eiine style, sang "John Anderson my Joe
john
Gov. Bibb made a few remarks as to the
objects OF the Leagues, which were exPrting SO
great an influence elsewhere The present time
was 4 great epoch in the worlds history. In
the Revolution there were only few thousand
men in arms, while now more than million
OF men are engaged What were the armies of
Greece and France to be compared with ours.
He alluded 10 the Copperheads, who were
breeding mischief among the loyal people of
the North. They are beginning 10 be known
and the League was intended 10 put them
down. The greatest punishment they could get
would be TO have their names handed down to
posterity in iAfamy, and the names of their
children and children's children would be
tia 'kened through all coming time.
IN New York leagues We're in successful
9pGation in every ward in the city Gov.
Seward sends his name to a league, and advises
all Union men to have their names inscribed.
that rosterity may see them The leagues were
".
lucky, which was still true. She had just
handed the copperhead Craven OF Indiana out
of the House il to which he had been introduced
by Nickli;ie. Look al the effects of the league.
in New Jersey the copperheads had introduced
set OF resolutions which they had to tone
down: in Pennsylvania they had done nothing
but elect 4 Senator not as good as he might be,
i3ul we had enough OF good Senators to keep
them straight; in Ohio they had passed strong
Union resolutions The people have only to
Fssnd themselves together, and they can send
me copperheads before them like leaves before
the wind. The Government was sure to be
successful. Financially we were prospering-
the great loan Of Secretary Chase was being
taken rapidly. Everything is now bright. The
army of the Potomac is now under ssfighting''
Joe Hooker, Lapplause,l and is not TO be held
back any longer 1t is not now Mcclellan and
Buell., but Joe Hooker and Rosecrans and old
<frant-old United States Grant-[applausel- j
and soon the glorious old river of Mississippi
will be opened The whole country is ours,
and we will have it in spite of the copperheads.
IApplause.1
Kansas who took the stand, and congratulated
The league on their efforts to purify this, the
heart of the country. [Applause.l Almosttwo
years ago he had said that the work OF purfica-
lion should begin in this city; and he also stated
that if he We're in command in this city he
would drive out OF it every secession sympa-
thzing man and woman or people the Internal
regions. [Applause.l It is a disgrace to the
country, and he (the speaker} had taken great
pleasure in saying to the authorities here that
Il sympathizer with treason should not be per-
nlited to set his foot the soil of this District.
lie speaker thought it singular to expect
that sym pathiZers with treason should be kept
from the limbs when they are permitted to
main in the heart. The work of puriiication
should begin in the District.
The speaker said it was enough to make
patriot shed tears of blood, and he had often
prayed 10 Almighty God Tor power to cleanse
This city. LApplause.l He lived in one of the
most distant States, one Of the newest, and he
believed one of the purest; tor there, if a cop
perhead was known, he was ordered TO leave
the State, and if he did not do 50, he shot
down. T., That's the way" and applause.l
The speaker then related an instance where
1his mode OF treating copperheads had been car
Iied out
The speaker then proceeded 10 argue that
negro regiments could be made as useful and
effective as white ones. he also advocated The
settlement of the negro in some portion OF the
United States where they could have govern
1Aent and laws Of their own. He hoped TO live
long enough to see every white man in South
Carolina in hell aud the negroes inha6iting
theIr country. fApplause.
In conclusion, he again bade the league God
speed cleaning ont the sympathizers IN the
district 1t would not wound his feelings in
the least TO find the bodies OF sympathiZars
pierced with holes, lying in every street and
alley OF the city. TApplause He would re-
gret it only on account OF the waste of powder
and ball lie would rather have them hung
and the rope saved. Let them dangle in the
air until their Sinking bodies rot and fall to the
ground piece by piece loud applause.l
The meeting then adjourned after Mr. Par
sons had sung patriotic song.
Another meeting was announced for next
Saturday evening.
THE CASE OF LIEUTENANT GRAHAM.-OfHce
;Simonds, who went to New York on Friday TO
identity party arrested there the supposl-
tion that he was McNaughton, the party sus-
peCted 10 have robbed Lieut. Graham while he
was dying, on Thursday morning last, returned
yesterday minus the man, who proved to be a
off. rent person.
The remains of Lieut.. Graham were sent off
to Vermont yesterday, in charge of his brother
Nothing further has transpired to throw light