Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-22
LOCAL NEWS.
AMEsEaiEN-s TONIGHT.

AM~ rfcA6NA 40 IO-N1GhT.
GROWERS THEATER.-Miss Lucille Western
tonight takes q benefit, and will appear as
<.Lucif-r," in Msiame Celeste's drama OF 81 N
ci:e., or the Mysterious Stranger" and as
IIGertTude." in the ssIoan of Lovers rood
bill, truly, aud one which will secure a full
house, for Miss Western is a Great tayorire
here, and deservedly so.
WASHINGTON THEATER was again crowded
ia-, nfTnt, ana the audience manifested much
dehgnt AZ the manner il which :, Uncle Toms
Cabin was performed The cast of chars cter
could nor Wen be Improved, and the scenery,
costumes, stage effects, III esic, &C. are in per
feet keeping with the design OF lie play
CANrERBrRY.-"L Vivandiere" will be
performed again by that graceful danseuse,
Annetta Galletti, assisted by Miles Marie and
Augusta and Szollosy. II. B. Harrison will
siEg some OF his comic songs. Budworth and
others Will portray Ethiopian character, the
Court OF Beauty will appear, and Edeson viii
assume the character OF stPaddy Murphy" in
the stirishTDan III India
NAIIETIEs.-The Old Folks Concert burles-
que and the drama of ss.iuIabolum.'' will both
be performed Tonight attiiIs resort. Numerous
other acts, making altogether one of tine best
bills OF the season will also be introduced Ada
Tesman, Mile. Geraldine, Harry Leslie, Dick
Watkins, ": ). Budworth, and ali the OLD
favorites will appear.
WASHINGTON ANDTHE WAR-A Panorama
exhibiting scenes in Washington city and i'm
cidents connected with the war Tor the Union
is now on exhibition at Wizards Hall, aud
gives most correct representations of scenes
with which al! here must necessarily be- fami-
liar. Mount Vernon and scenes in the Allan.
TIC Coast, are also portrayed.
RUSSIAN WAR AND AMERICAN Crv;y w Ar
This Panorama, depicting scenes and incidents
connected with the battle fields of Russia and
America, continues to be exhibited At Odd Eel
lows Hall. Views OF ruins, scenery, statuary
etc, are also given. making ON the whole
most delightful exhibition.
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE CAsE.--In the Supreme
Court of this District yesterday morning. the
q Andrew of
maryland, the former being claimed as an alb
seconded slave of the latter, came up for fur
Their hearing.
Prior to the case being brought directly before
tie Court, Judge Cartier made some brief
remarks relative 10 the increase Of crime in this
District, and the great urgency tor the Court to
attend to lis present criminal business in pref
erence To all others, il for nothing more than
least to rid the Jail OF its accumulated and
accommodating wretchedness, in more ways
than one.
Mr.. Dean opened the case on BEHALF of he
slave, and argued that the acts OF Congress
only apply to fugitSes who have ESCAPED
from one State to another; or where the ftr-
tive has escaped from one State 10 another.
and then IS found in the District of Columbia,
and nat 10 where the flu gitiye escapes direct 10
this District; this by the act of isal. He also
held that al the previous acts Of Congress on
the subject OF The rendition OF fugitive slaves
were repealed by 4 special act Of Congress of
April Is, 1862: and that this same law fread
this District from all right in reclamation be-
yo2c doubt. Mr.. ID. Ii. n made a third point.
to- tue rendition Of fugitive slave. then none
int the CHER Justice of the Supreme Court
for The District can issue said warrant Again,
that his new court is not Circuit Court OF
the United States.
Mr.. Joiiffe, of Ohio, for the defendant. ex
pressed IL as his opinion hat al powers attach
to- 10 old Circuit Coart OF this District
Were and are conferred upon this naw u
pr me Court Tor the Distric: OF Columbia, " 18th
the exception OF the power heid b; the former
Court relative to The enforcement 0. the laws
Ia con
tended that the act of 1885, : unconstitutional
because 1t vests the Chief Justice with the
power to iss ne the warrant. In his opinion,
such power cannot be invested III a iuiqe, but
1t must be conferred upon coart. Again, he
beld II 10 De a ~ f5stcTat and not 3tGic."t act.
the Supreme Court Of the rnited States having
SO decided IN several cases. He quoted legal
authorities 10 sustain this point He said there
was no such officer as the : Chief uStcc:, o.
the District of Columbia under the act OF /, 81.
Under ihat act the officer was designated as
tsChief Judge" The acts OF Congress 2
serlb;ng the manner III which the randitio is
10 be made require that the demand SHOULD y
made by the Executive OF State or Terrific =.
The argument of The attorneys for the 81 re
having been concluded, Walter $. Coke. j..
Tor tho owner, Mr.. DuTall took the grot al
that the act OF l1!3 conters upon any Judge u
justice OF the peace the authority TO issue pa }
cess to- the rendition OF fugitive slaves. T.r.
e., in the course Of his argument, made the
follow ing points: Ist. THAT the act Of March,
1851, imposed tine duty on the Chief .indge OF
snrrendering fJcsItiyes, and that il was cunsti-
Circuit Court the power TO appoint conlmi
sioners for certain purposes Sd. That the as
of 1856 gave the power 10 any Judge of the
CirCuit or District Courts. or any one OF said
commissioners, 10 execute the same duty: and
that that law applies TO the District of Column
bla IL all its remedial provisions.
MT. Joseph II. Bradley tolloW IL an elao-
crate argument, showing that the fugitive slave
Is y applies to every part OF the United States
over which the Constitution of the United
States is extended, and every where the proyi-
INFO operation to bring back TO any good citizen
tha: which is his lawful cue, and which Is
guaranteed to him by the Constitution and the
laws made under II.
The Court. having heard inc arguments pro
and coa.- adjourned, rcserying its decision III
the case.
CONCERT BY THE I.ITTLE FORKS. The
Smithsonian lecturer room was crowded last
night on the occasion OF the concert by the chill
dren of the secondary department of the Fourth
District and part OF the First and Third Dis
tricts. The display of neatly dressed, pretty
little misses on the stage was very pleasing, the
children BEING Costumed in white, with beauti-
tut wreatas and ornaments OF natural flowers
tastefully arranged
Prot Daniel, their teacher, conducted the per-
fofmances, and Miss Daniel furnished some
Judicious and pleasing accompaniaents at the
piano. Among the solo performer of the eve
ing who Were much applauded were the little
Misses KATE Carter, Clara Johnson, Louisa
StTobei, Julia Schiebia, Mary DoDohoo, Sarah
Anderson, Annie Humphreys, Bette Brown,
SARAH Mclaughlin, Annie Creighton, j. Bar
ron and Z. Mortimer, fduet,) Louisa Carroll,
Mary Adams, Mary Mabin, Annie Barnard,
Maggie Kennedy, Bette Dunn, Florence Hin
ton and ]. Cunnington, ami the four last
named were called out by On encore in " N,
Goes the Banner "The Young Recruit =
leone take Sail" and ssOrigiu of Yankee
Doodle Mr. James Whitmore, q fine, manly
little fellow, was also made much of in g Eiye
fAmerica."
TIE choruses naturally were the most ef-
fectiFe performances of the evening" as call
That nafnn nSiIiu xryifh
and strength when thus mutually supported.
Mr.. Daniel seems TO exercise tact and patience
in Tie management Of children, ana the results
are cTeditable 70 him.
THE RACES, ELECTROMAGNETIC first race OF
the season came of under the auspices OF the
Washington Trotting CLUB, on the course near
Piney Branch, (Jos. l.. Heise, proprietor yes
terday afternoon. and was attended by from
fifteen hundred TO two thousand persons, and
went on with the best order. The entries were