Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-19

THE RIoHroR,PAs1Hrs TO CaAsrfssrHs IR
CHiLDRsH.-Yesterday, colored man named
81 sSe Fa Ward rpon ehsras Of
cruelty beating his child, little girl ten years
OF age. The warrant was issued ON COMPLIANT
q Jane wassrs the ne. mother Of the chile and
1t appeared in evidence that Anderson and
Jane Waters bad been living together as man
and wife. hut parted about ave years ago. An
derson taking the child 70 raise. Sunseq uentiy
he married and the child was sent to school
and well cared for Recently the child dis
covered the whereabouts OF its mother and
went TO her. The father took her home. say
ing when he was done with her she might 60
where she pleased. A few days after wards
the child got away and sgain went to the
mother, who found that her chiId's hands were
tied together with cords, and there was mark
on her neck as If done by tying cord around
her neck. The child was Immediately taken
to the station by her mother, the cords upon
her wrists being unlo0sed in order to exhibit
the child, and have the parent arrested.
After hearing all the evidence, the Justice
remarked that the law secures to the father
dren. 1t is as much the duty Of the father to
correct improper habits by corporal punish
Tnent, when necessary, as to feed, ciothe, and
the Hnld no is justified
beating and torturing them without cause. In
this case the facts seem to indicate at the first
glance design to torture the ch,ld; but II the
fact that the father has always been careful of
the child, clothing 1t WE'LL feeding it well, and
giving it as fair an opportunity for education
as the city offers and his circumstances per-
nit, the idea of torture ceases. The mode of
keeping the child at home seems to be impro.
per; but as 10 cruelty the marks upon the skin
are not sufficient to impress the mind with
re-
the right Of the father TO properly chastise and
correct his child, the Justice dismissed the
OBTAINING his child at home might be employed
which would not excite the same feeling
among the people as in this case.
peraRce meetings were held yesterday after.
noon and evening throughout the city.
In the afternoon large meeting was held
in front of the Patent ONCE and addresses were
delivered by DR.. Howard, VIM. p. Drew, Mr..
McPheeters and others, after which number
OF those present signed the pledge.
In front OF Island Hall large meeting was
held under the auspices OF Hope Division,
Sons of Tempersl ee. Addresses were made
by Messrs. j. q. Hardness, J. l.. Kldwen and
others. -..v 9#&1g
At tine Northern Liberties Marie, house ad.
dresses were made by Messrs. Hollingshead,
Walsh, Finney. Drew, McPheeters, and a
number signed the pledge.
The regular meeting OF the washington So
ciety was held at Temperance Hall In the
evening and able addresses delivered.
AtGorsuch chapel last evening large au-
dience was present to listen TO the Hon. T. G.
Tbeaker, who delivered an instructive and in
teresting address.
THE RIVER FRONT. AUGUST 18th. 1867
The Wawaset, with the aggregation and
Sunday School scholars of the st. Stephens
Church, left her wharf this morning on an
excursion to Glymont. The same steamer
w Ii make two other trips this afternoon.
Carter's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Father
Il Son, McReady, Elizabeth river, Va, with a
cargo of guano
Riley's Wharf-Arr,ved-Scho Brave
Bradley, Havre- de-Grace, 1877 tons of coal for
John Laurie; steamboat Columbia, Harper
Baltimore, with merchandise and passengers,
tor W asbington merchants.
Foacler's Whorf.-Arri ved-Schooner Bru-
rere, ]. Mason, wood for market schooner
Mariner. Grayson. Chapawamset Greek,
lumber for market.
CrOach'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Traina-
grit, Crouch. Alexandra, for repairs; Octayia
Ellen, Elliott, down the river light.
BrorR's Hhnrf .-Arri yed-Schooner Nep-
tune. Blizzard, Philadelphia, coal for s. p.
Brown Il Son.
.Sirth Street Whurf.-ATrived-G overnment
steamer Rucker, Bell, loading with coal for
Philadelphia and New York.
BASE BALL.-An interesting game OF base
ball was played on Saturday afternoon be-
tween the second mines Of the National and
Empire Base Ball Clubs, on the grounds OF
the National. The score s'ood-Empire st. and
NJ I>no M al