Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-22
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMENTs. &C., TONIGHT.

o. Messrs. Goes, Purdy &c Converse MAKE
neH hIst appearance this evening. The
uospe embraces some OF the best dancers,
SINGERS and musicians, and their burl.saus
operas, with limitations of Parepa. Rrisnoli
capital.
NATIoNAL THKArKR-First night OF Mr. J.
with q moral
ODD FELLOWS HALL.-The Grand Premium
guneeIt tnls evening, under the aus pices OF
msosme kTetchmar and Mr.. Cannon, for the
oeuent OF ire Sisters OF Mercy, Is a charity
lndt should commend itself to our citizens
NKTzRRoTT HALL.-There will be a matt
nee this afternoon and another performance
tnis evening of the Ellinger Foote combina.
"9h They are worth seeing.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 18th streat
very interesting and instrueting Stersopt con
and Microscopic Exhibition this evening
METROPOLITAN HALL.-A varied and in
terestIng entertainment this evening See ad
yertlsement.
FORREST HALL, GEoRGKTOwN-The cara
OIaD Nights exhibition tonight
STOTT's HALL, First Ward-The fair and
festival by the ladies OF the New Episconai
Church of -. John, Baptist, in the First w "a
IN AID OF the Church Will commence tins even
ing.
TsmPRBANCR HALL-Eighth Grand Ball
quo frize Masquerade Of the Independent
SoclaIs' this evening good time expected.
JEUNEsAS's PLEASURE GARDBS, 4th and f.
streets-Grand reOpening to-day. Dancing
ms afternoon and exeniBg.
RArp UPoN THE CYPRIANs-Op Saturday
eight the police OF the Second Ward and fifth
precinct under Lieut.. TAFT, made a descent
upon the row of disreputable houses upeu
lin street, near the canal. Lieut.. Tait's par
~ accompanied by Major Richards, Chief of
Police, Captain Reed, Detective Bigley and
other officers of the Police Department lett
the Central Guard house at III o'clock and
moved 10 the scene of operations where tne
party, according to previous arrangement,
dlNloed INTO squads, each squad taking a
separate house, front and rear and with such
quiet CELEBRITY that the inmates OF the row.
male and female. were all bagged. almost be-
Tore they were aware OF the entrance OF the
police.
Major Richards, with a squad. took possess
sion OF the upper house in the row. No 523
Kept by Eliza summers, W HON he arrested
Iogether with VIM. Douglass II. johnson
Geo. n. Williams, Jacob Philips, James vii
liams, Henry Miller. Maggie Ewing. S,IIie
Laiate, Sallie Miller, Biddy MaIoney. and Sal.
lie Hull. Eliza Sommers was held TO bail for
court the women were fined . and the ren
- each by Justice Tucker
captain Reed, with a squad Of men, pro-
ceedeo 10 mouse 81 OF the block known as the
-,iour-gun battery" where he arrested Iohn
W WeidhSm, VIM. L. Graves and MAGE
Burns; They Were fined - apiece by Justice
Lieut. TAFT. with another squad Of men. ar.
rested at house 533, James Graham, lanes
williams, Daniel Hues, Emma Young, Anna
Murphy, Jennie Jones, and James Jaurdan-
They were fined IS apiece by Justice Nor
sell.
Sergeant r. johnson, with 50 uad of rus..
went 70 the third house of the same block
No. 535, where he arrested the landIady. Ellen
Ale Maggie Forrest, Sarah Forrest Anna
Iay loT, Kate simmons, John Mills William
Brown, and Chas. Sheridan The landIadv
was held 70 bail for court, and the Others were
fined s. apiece by Justice Morsell.
sergeant Walker and his men arrested al
mouse SO, the last house n the row, len
ME Brooks, Chas. Joaes, Cora LawIer. sally
Miller, and Sally Jones. Jennie Brooks was
held TO bail for court; the others were fined =
apiece by Justice Morsell.
The scene following upon the arrests was a
curious one- The men, mostly young men
from eighteen 10 twenty-five, appeared ex-
ceedingly sneeptsh for the most part, and had
very little to say for themselves One parson
said to be in Uncle Sans military service
VINO was found in an upper room OF J.3 in
scant orapery, was so exceedingly tardy in
dressing himself that the police were Obliged
20 hurry his movements. He didn't want 10
loln IN the procession. Wanted TO know IL
70 leave an $500 certificate OF deposit vito the
police as guarantee that he would make his
appearance AT the offiee in the morning, hut
the police couldn't see H. and he was forced "a
get into line with the crowd His mariner
however, took the affair as coed lark
ana skipped scout the room gaily, from ward.
iy tor the trial room. Most of the girIs weTs
young, under twenty, apparently and soae
OF the youngest cried a little over the arrest
as II some shame were left, but more probably
because &hey were frightened, and uucertain
what would be done with them But win
TWO or three exceptions, the women, with the
recklessness peculiar 10 their mode Of life
treaties the affair huge Joke. and went OFF
laughing and cnattenng to the guardhouse
most OF them gave assumed names az the guard
mouse, ana occupations that they quite GER
talnIy never followed One young man, whose
fastldlous dress and delicate hands gave evil
oenee OF his being scion OF upper-ten dom
gave ms occupation as that OF shoemaker,
and his companion OF like stripe, as that OF a
butcher. OF course the officers put down
the true names OF the prisoners when they are
known. ~
Many of the girls were in a state Of irnrscn-
mostly, and were Obliged 20 borrow money
from their friends 70 pay their fines Others
Oh mem drew me money from their stockings,
which. oddly enough, seem to be the usual
places for safe keeping of money and vain abIes
amongst this class OF women. Bail was entered
Ior inc keepers OF the nonses by their "fancy
men, who In some instances appeared as
amate ur lawyers in behalf of n cir lad friends
Ihen came the inquiry, when fines were pssd
ana securities gwen, II they could return TO
their quarters Yes, Major Richards told them.
they could return for shelter for the nj ght, but
iney would not be permitted 10 resume hus,-
ness He would hold the keys for the owners
OF the houses; not TO be rented again for a like
purpose. These answers brought a storm OF
appeals from the women. They kept .sentirely
Iespeetaoie establishments" mo disorder vas
Permltted "none OF the girls were ever seen
drunk on the premises" ait was against tha
positive rules Of the house for any OF the girls
70 appear on the street 10 invite CUSTOM" &c,
&c. But the Major was MEMORABLE and the
frail fair ones left the ONCE in a much more
dlsconsoiate mood Than they entered IT,
As q humane man, though q firm and ener-
geuc officer, doubtless Major Richards felt the
hardship 10 these poor outcasts OF being turn
cd into the streets and cut of from the only
means OF support that under the taboo of So
clety they have left 10 hem; but his duty was
70 execute the law, and compel them 10 ..moye
on cannot humanity dev Use some means of
reilef Tor these poor unfortunatesl afford
thSIn seme resing-piare, give them honorable
employ ment, and chance for reformation /.
Of me large number gathered by The pelice
Iast night, nearly all were young-mere girls
ana mere was scarce purely sensual face
amongst them. They fell not from love of sim
u might safely be asserted, but through giddi.
ness, or trusting confidence In a betrayer In
Chrisuan land there surely oughI 70 be some
mode OF redemption for such poor girls as
these.
The DEMOCRATS OF THE FIRST WARD-ln
response 70 n published call, the Democrats of
the First Ward assembled in Greer's building
on Pennsylvania avenue near 18th street. last
saturday night at 30 o'clock. II was but
slim attendance for that ward, and upon hear
ing that The meeting was called for the pur-
pose OF eIecung delegates TO q convention TO
nominate candidates for the Offices to be filled
Al me election in June next there was a gen.
efaI expression Of opinion adverse TO a con-