Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-09

tants, having two banners, one of Eden Lodge,
having representation OF Ada. and Eve In
the Garden Of Eden, with the motto, Woman's
friendship, woman's gift" and one of Lebanon
black and another whi.e, In the act Of handins
a purse to widow and child. This deIeaation
was accompanied by the fine oolored band at
tacnss 70 the 7.n >: coi2red volunteers, sta
70 rmed really admirably ON the route
The Grand Chapter, numbering about forty
persons, followed BY the grand officers and
directors, brought up the rear, and bore with
them the large banner of the Philadelphia
Chapter, bearing upon its front the coat Of arms
Of the order.
and in some places they were enthusiastically
received In passing the Office of the Military
Governor the procession halted, and the band
played the Star Spangled Banner; after which
the order gave three cheers for the flag, and
three more for the Provost Marshal General,
meaning, we suppose, the Military Governor
General Martindaie, or Provost Marshal Todd.
The procession entered the grounds Of theP
idential Mansion about 12k o'clock-the band
performing the air "Red, White and Blue" On
arriving ia front OF the Presidents House tha
procession was halted and fronted. and the
Star Spangled Banner rendered by the band;
alter which three cheers were given for the
President Of the United States and three each
for the members Of the Cabinet.
The President being engaged in Cabinet coun-
Gil, did not max his appearance, and the pro-
cession took up its line Of march, followed by
the large crowd of colored spectators mostly
females, who had congregated in front Of the
building.
A guard Of the Cd District regiment accom-
panied them on their route to quell any out
break, and performed their duty faithfully.
The route OF the procession was as follows
Down Fifteenth street to I, up to Pennsylva-
mia avenue, up Pennsylvania avenue
to and around the Circle, down Pennsyi-
yanIa avenue to Fifteenth street, via Presi-
dental mansion, down Fifteenth street to r,
down + to Sixth, down Sixth to Louisiana
avenue, up Louisiana avenue and down 1ndi.
ana avenue to Third street, down Third street
10 pennsylvania avenue, thence along Penn
ssylvania avenue up Capitol Hill, north side, to
Israel Church.
At the church the following exercises will
take place, under the direction Of p. g. M. B,
d. Mccoy, master of ceremonies: Prayer by
Rev James A. Handy, Of this city; music
by the choir; Introductory address by Rev.
r n; F. J.. A Handy; music by the choir;
Philadelphia; music by the choir; address by
p. 6. M. D. d. Turner, of Philadelphia;
music N icy by ne R choir; address by Rev. r. g.
song by the Order benediction.
A grand collation. will be given at the City
Assembly Rooms, on Twelfth street, this eve
ming.
1t may be stated in this connection that the
colored organization of Odd Fellows noticed
above have no utilization with the white order
in this country; and it is understood that the
colored lodges In this country have charters
from the $ United Order of England, different
from ours, and with which ours has no affilia-
ton whatever.
Libel SUIT AGAINST THE COUNT GURow-
skI.-Ihls morning, in the Supreme Court sit
ting as criminal court, Judge Cartier presi-
aang, the e case OF Count Adam Gurowski,
charged with libel upon William Hunter, chief
clerk CT the State Department. was taken up
District Attorney Darlington conducted the
case on the part OF the Government, and j. h.
Bradley, ST., appeared tor Count Gurowski.
1t is charged in the indictment that dam
Gurowskl, the accused, who was at one time
clerkin the Department of State, did, in a book
written BY him, and called "Diary from March,
1861, to November, 1862, y use the following Ian
guage:
Yesterday N dined with Lord Lyons,
and during the dinner an anonymous note an
no 70 ,ne LORD that the proclamation of
the blockade is to be issued on to morrow
N, who has romantic turn, or rather who
seeks for midi 14a hours, specuIated what
lady would have thus violated a secret d.
81 rather think it comes from the Ministry,
OF, as they call it here, the Department About
two years ago, when the Central Americans
were so leased and maltreated by the filibusters
and democratic administration, Minister If
one OF these Central American States told me.
in New York, that in chief Of the Depart.
ments or something the like, the Central Amer
leans have valuable friend, who any time that
trouble is brewing against them in the Depart.
ment, gives them secret and anonymous notice
OF OIL, II, rms trend may have transferred his
In another part Of the book other alleged
libellous language is used, as follows:
"Ths chief clerk made Mr.. Seward make I'm
pas de clerc, and this at the start. As Lord
Lyons took L great interest in the solution of
the question of blockade, and as the chief clerk
was the 0raentum in this question, these COM
oined facts may give some clue to the anon
ymous advice sent to Lord Lyons and men
toned in the month Of April"
MT. Hunter was then, and is now, tho Chief
Clerk OF the State Department and the indict-
haf A do,
write the language above quoted for the pur-
pose Of inducing the bolief that the said Chief
Clerk violated the confidence reposed in him
as an officer Of the Government
The following jury was empannelled John
b. Blake. Henry N. johnson, John e Neale,
Chas. Cumberland, Henry Burch, Jno o. Lei
vel, Jas. L. Davis, James Mankin, Frederick
A. Hopper, Saml r. Sylvester, VIM. h. Fan.
ming and John B. Davidson.
Mr.. Darlington made the opening remarks,
and explained the Indictment and the law upon
containing the libel had been widely circQ-
lated, and that Mr.. Hunter was charged with
inefhciency and with betrayal of State Sc
crets. The libel was an imputation that Mr..
Hunter took advantage of his position to betray
secret to the representative of q nation BY no
means friendly to the Republic; and the libel
further charged that in betraying the secret of
the blockade to Lord Lyons, it intimated that
he (the Chief Clerk had been guilty of such
acts heretofore. This case was mere misde.
meanor, and it was not one which would send
Vac WO1uiy OouuI W peulIeutldTy-porQapS
the Judge would not send him to jail but it
was desirable to teach the Count and through
him the world, that the character Of public
oaic. was not to be lightly impugned Mr..
Carrlngton then read, as part Of hts argument
the litellous matter.
Mr.. Bradley, in his opening speech to the
jury, said they had before them simple in
quiry, whether Count Gurowski wrote and
published matter rejecting upon the prosecu-
ting witness in his public capacity. The jury
were merely TO inquire whether the publica-
ton was of such character as to induce g
breach of peace or to bring the prosecuting
witness into contempt and ridicule. As to Mr.
Hunter, he was, and is the respected and
and it was evident the publication has not
caused him injury, for he still retains his posi-.
ton. he argued that it was the right Of an
American citizen to canvass the acts OF the
officers of the Government, and III this right
were denied, the freedom Of speech and Of the
press would be denied. Mr.. Hunter I'd simply
been charged with error, and that was not libel.
lous, for Mr.. II. was not immaculate, and