Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-03-09
LOCAL NEWS.
AunsHAHNrs TONIGHT.

-. ,ns..rn.nt 4, .nSthen-d cut another
week. Mss Alice Gray. also remains, and both
snp-Sr IN 1Eabes OF the Wood, and married
Jiii.."-which Is thc bill announced for this
eJ,uing's emit rtaIpmsnt As Jeremiah Bee:l-,''
th- heupeck-d husband, Clarke stands without
A rival. and All will reinp4nhHr what satista
ton ne Eavc when persorailng this character
=: FCrG's last fall. e .. 80 %
(;.vyEG's THEATkR.-Iarra Ercns's grand
cou.R1y combination remain one week loo ger,
and viii every night present a change Of pro-
s,,rIirg comedies will be performed Miss
Eernrs new and hishiy successfu1 comedy
Rachel the Reaper" and the petite comedy OF
"PoPpir the Question" Is the bill announced
for this evening.
CANTERBERY--Manaser Shinn announces
tie first appearance Of Miss Ernestine lie
Faiber, a fine vocalist, and grace :ui dausPusn.
juila m3Ttirn'r and Kate Pennoyer remain ahd
viii agar appear in the Arab Lay tn:
dTamatiC company will appear in a sensation
dTama-"ThP Fortune of War" and the Court
Of hrap.y win appear in the beautiful ballet
yARIkTIEs.-The RoIlande Brothers are en-
gagged and VIII appesr at this resort every
night this wrrk- The intTepidity Of their gym
nsshc peTformsnces have placed these brothers
in tie first rank OF their profession. All the
Did favorites, including NPfla Richings Ada
TrsBan, NJ lie Lizrtta, Charley Neil, DC re-
main. and will all app, ar to night.
TIE HUTOBINsON FAMILY will give another
concert ihis evening, at the Fifteenth street
Presbyterian Church, the entire proceeds OF
whi,h viii be devoted to the church charitable
association All wall sppear-Asa, Abby, Fred
dy. and little bennett, and. this is positively
their last CONCERT in this city.
TIRE iNDIASs-Yesterday A series OF three
meetings WAS held at Odd Fellows Hall, the
CbFcT being 20 excuse, as far as possible, the
atrocities which the red men have from time
10 time perpetTated; and especially to present
facts as reply 10 Mrs. Swisshelm's recent
lecture aeainst the Indians OF Minnesota. The
frat meeting was hcld IN the morning At half
past ten, the audience, however. not being very
large The moving spirit of the meeting WAS
Father b. esoD, we'll know n in connection with
tie atoriginrs. Mr.. Bresos related numerous
instances where The Indians had been inStI.
gated TO the commission OF atrocious crimes by
the aTtloBS HDG violations Of faith on the part
OF tie " h:tPs. In relation to tho Minnesota
Indians hr stated That they had suffered sspe-
cialiy AZ the hands OF faithless agents, who
had on yariOHs pret@xts retained from
them, or prevented their receiving their lust
dues End allowances. T liking advantage OF
the wrongs, The agents OF Jeff. Davis and the
SuuTh@In on t-Ger5cy were sent anony them,
ard H..iCs. .HrIu hai"yP that they ffhp & ,ntei-
crates we're The real American Government
and thsir natural protectors; and ttat their
scents fustieatSd the n 10 the co ON; sSloa OF
Ike bATldTi!iS which tIpy had recently COM
mifteo npon he people of Minuesoti. He h:ld
himself srt II a Proclamation of JEFF. Davis to
the same effect. The Indians kne w no better
aE:! considering II q good Opportunity OF re-
NTEgIEE thr wrong pei ptiTat. q upon them
I. ~ had but too readily accedpd 10 tho desires
Of the Ccnfederates. For this and othar causes,
Ike peak Thought justice should he 10 some
SXteEt Tempered with mercy in dealing with
he uH!Orturae red race. g. S. e. -.. e.
The second meeting was held at three O'clock
IN The afternoon. and Mr.. Baeson again ad-
dressed the Getting, and much to the same
import IS At the morning meeting
a hal'-paSt seven the third meeting was
hsld, and " as opened with inging and PRAYER.
F=!htr BsrsCn explained Iha cauSe IF tha In
dian outbreak in Minnesota In 1852, left,
Davis, IN. the United States Sena'P advocated
the rilhts of the Indians 10 their lands ami
Mason, leading spirit III the Confederacy,
supported tiat doctrine: and they (taa indians,
knowing this fact, and having i: also impressed
upon THIN that the South We're the strongest
party, and were their friends, entered into the
war against the whites.
During tie evening, Father Beeson read a
letter from Senator's Nesmith and Harding, OF
Oregon, in answer TO Commissioner Dole's in.
quiriss 10 the fitness of the speaker for an
appointment among the Indians. The letter
states that Beeson lived in Jackson county,
Oregon, in 1882, and during an outbreak he
took sides with the indians; that since then he
has been travelling around with a half breed
prostitute. delivering lectures rrpie.s with
folly and falsehood. The LETTER states that Bee
con is either knave or 8 fool, perhaps 4 COM
position OF both, and recommends il the Gov.
eminent has vacancy in any iuDatic asylum
10 appoint him 10 il.
Father BeesOn, 1t considerable length, do.
frrded himself, denying the allegations. In
conclusion, he spoke OF thn present wants of
the Indians, which, If not attended TO- will bs
likely to lead To an outbreak exceeding by far
In magnitude the late Minnesota outbreak
GRAND LARCFNY.-Samuel johnson was
arrested yesterday by palroiman Brewer, for
Stealing gold watch, the property of Mr.. Jno
Is. Dawson. 1t appeared ST the examination
thst Mr.. Dawson went TO Shaeftr's bath rooms,
on Seventh street north, and hung his watch
up IN tn room while bathing. Johnson was the
attendant in charge st lie time. After Mr.
Daw-oa returned 10 his boarding house hs
missed his watch, and went back IN the bath
W hsr ha tsff nd
Skari!rr W ho was there. Johnson was called
10 account for 10, and denied ali knowledye or
a., but saIG two drunken soldiers had beea in
the room and had filled the place with
mud. Mr.. ShatHrr doubted his truth, and
searched him, and In the search found his own
gold zen, which ne had lost some days before,
but did not fad the watch. Mr.. ShasHer now
tined 10 FerS made Johnson 10 con ftss and sur
render the atch, hut he persisted in DENYING
any KNOWN dye IL. Mr.. Shasfpr searched h,m
sgalr, srd after getting his boots of, found the
watch IN the leg of hts draws. Justice CLAYTON
committed Jof nsor for a further hearing The
prisoner is young Nulatto from Baltimore.
MISSIONARY ANNIvKRsARY.-The Juvenile.
Missionary Society OF Wesley Chapel held their
annual annitersary yesterday afternoon a. the
chapel. Addresses delivered py Rev
Thomas Sew all and Rev. Or. Durbin.
II Was announced that over xi,i0G had been
COLI csG for missionary purposes; OF which. the
Juvenile society raised 1881, and that within
Ihe last ~ c months. Over three hundred G3l-
lars " a. collected Yesterday afternoon
Hon n. r. Odeli, NJ. &. from New York. who
hes evinced great interest in The congregation
and Sabbath School OF Wesley Chanel, AMI
whc has obtained the esteem Of all connected
herewith ty his co operation, was presen ted
oy TIE sabbath school children with L most
trau.!rl photographic album. The present.
ton WAS mace ny Rev II. L. Brown, pastor Of
he church; and the gift received m behalf
OF MT. Odeli who IL confined to his house BY
sickness) by The Rev. DR. Dur5in, OF New York,
VINO responded in feeling and beautiful ad-
dress.
CosTRABAEDIsr ARkRsrED-James Davis
Noted ecntrabandIst in small way, who
mao escaped from Fairfax Court House iaiI
Wa arrested yesterday by patrolman Parker,
a. TIE lnsisnce Of Lieut.. Csrps-, OF the l6,h
feEnsEtrania cavalry, who r. ,,gnIsad him AZ
'ohIatandet Fifty one dollars IN green
backar and forty seven in southern Stat,
currency, were found in Davis's poo et- ho DIX
Davis - believed 70 b citizan of Louder,
county, VA, and ha. been confined in The old
Capitol Prison t-fore for furnishing rebels
outside The lines with contraband articles.