Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-15
THE EVENING STAR
LOCAL NEWS. +
AHUsEMENrs. &C.. ro.NIoar.

ADJUSTMENTS, &C.. TO-NI0Hf,
Walls NEW OPERA HoUsx.-arne Loss
strike" drew q full house Last evening. and
was even better performed thau on It's FIRST
PreseEtation. 1t will DE repeated to-nIght.
NATIonAL THEArsR--Maggie Mitchell IN
81 anchor this evening. #s.t '..-
HABEAs Ce.Pgs CAsK.-Yesterday morning,
IA CnsmOers, Lewis Smackam appeared be-
fore Judge Wylie, having in charge two col
Ored boys. Rsbert and Lewis Wilkins, on a
Writ OF hd1eds cerpxs sued out by Mr. Green
bury M. W atkfHs, of Montgomery county,
ND Mr. j. IL Bradley, jr-. appearing for the
pe-tioner, and Messrs. Browaand Smithers for
The petftion in the case set forth that the
Children were the issue OF a slave woman
CrtsAy, who subsequently, was the wife of the
respondent and were linden tured appreu tices
10 him Mr.. Wstkinsl, having been bound to
him by the Orphans Court Of Montgomery
county, IN December, 1865; that they have lived
with him until few weeks since, when he
gave them permission 10 visit their uncle in
George;own, and they had not retained.
The respondent (Smackam) in his answer
states that he is the step father of the children
VINO are the issue OF his former wife, Crissy
and charges that the petitioner treated them
badly, and asserts that they wished to remain
with the respondent.
considerable testimony was taken In the
case on both sides, i.cluding a certified copy
OF indentnTes from the Montgomery County
Orphans Court.
Mr.. Browne read a portion CT the civil rights
bill, and said that il nullified the Maryisnd
lndeUtur0s g
master" term which is one OF the relics OF
barbarism
The Court said that unless authority was
shown TO prevent a court from binding ont
white and black children, he should have to
respect the Mon gOmeTy County Orphans
Court The laws of Congress do not say that
white children should not be bound out and
IN the eye of the law white and black are ON an
equal footing. In this case the children are
without father or mother: they were bound
20 hr. Watkins by the court in the terms of
". lpm ho
not TO this.
Under the Constitution of the United States
n fugitive from labor escaping from one state
10 another must be surrendered TO the State
from hence he escaped, and 1t has been held
that apprentices, when they escape. shall be
given up. 1t Is true that slavery has been
abolished, but apprenticeship has not been 1t
had been said that slavery being abolished, the
term master" is obsolete, and il was true in
the sense OF master and slave, but it Ia not SO
considered IA connection with apprentices
As 20 the manner In which the boys had been
treated u was not question for this Court Ii
was the duty of the Court under the t,onsutu-
ton 10 return them 10 the jurisdiction from
whence they escaped, and the Courts their
could punish the petitioner for any iiI.treat
ment.
The respondents condition-having inst left
slavery, and living here where labor Is super
abundant II being difficult TO obtain employ
ment-was such as, even If be was so in ciIned
20 make him feel reluctant to allow the chill
cren 10 remain with him 10 tske the chances of
comply with the requirements of theIaw The
country was the proper place for BOYS at any
rate and II was the duty OF the Court 10 send
A. many as possible TO the country. Ifthe boys
are allowed 10 remain with the RESPONDENT
who i not connected with them by blood the
chances are that they will get among THE ves
ana IL q lew short years bring up in the peul-
tentary As for the petitioner he knew MIN
we'll, and no one a kinder master He
thereuI0n ordered the children TO be delivered
20 Mr.. Watkins.
The counsel for the respondent took an an
peal and the case goes TO the Court in Banc
THEMAsQUEEADE LAST NIGHT.-Last N ght.
the nth annual masq uerade ball OF Harmony
Circle came of a. ODD Fellows Hall, asd was
very largely attended. Nearly every variety
OF character was represented, the most promi-
nent being the Elephant. INT. s L. liable
actlng as keeper, and Messrs. Chas Oudiip and
L. ID. Sh.ner acting as legs,) the Black Bear,
TINKER, Sclssors-grinder, Wood Sawyer Capt
John Smith, Pocanoutas. Flax Spinner Teacher
OF Freedmen's School with her Pupils. and the
Second Moses. There were Nuns, Sisters of
TnaI ~ rrests, Clowns. Se-, IN profasion.
glnal characters, and Alderman Il. T. Lloyd
DE- Jas Borrows, and Mr.. VIM. Kiigour, were
appointed the judges. who awarded the white
satin opera cloak to the Flax Spinner Miss
EInstein, and the box of dressing instruments
To the Elephant. After the award was an.
nounced the characters unmasked and the
ner's Band fernIshed the music The follow
ing are the officers Of the Circle, who last nigh
liable, President; II. Kronheimer, Vice Presi.
dent; b l.. Blout, Recording Secretary: A.
Adler, Financial Secretary; 1. L. Biout,
Treasurer.
a MAN SHor-JeaIousy The Cau,e-Last
night, Major Richards, Superintendent of Po-
lice, issued warrant Tor the arrest of Josepb
Crlder, who was charged with shooting one
Dade Groves. Crider was arrested and n ksn
10 the Fourth Ward station by Off Ger Duran
IL subsequently appeared that the shooting
done ho
arrested. This morning, the case was laid be.
lore Justice racker, and the prosecution Ri,h.