Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-23

white ground, while upon the stare nae one
OF C M Inhns grand pianos, from the store
vision were In regatta and seated upon the
stage: Overnead was suspended q vignetts
photoersph OF Major Gen. o. o. Howard.
in 'front.' OF large National nag, Stretched
over the stage from side to side . : :
ne exercises OF the evening were opened by
me Overture to Tampa By Miss Ada Moxon
lowed by beautiful anthem, entitled swine
Is Mocker" BY Misses L. and q. Ross, M xon.
browne, Eaker, and M. Bail, and Messrs,
MiSney, wilson, Winfield, T. L. Jacobs, ana
The Divine blessing wa. invoked by Rev.
Dr. Z: n Gray, Of the Z street Baptist Church
also member Of Howard Division; after
which the trio Hear our Prayer" was sung
by Misses l.. Ross, Ada Moxon, and Mr.. F.
of LorrenIe." By kiss Clara G. BAKER, Of CO.. c
lumbia Division. A Duet "The Moon has
ised her Camp Above" was next sung by
Miss l.. Ross and M. w. A. Widney.
The opening address was delivered by Mr..
VIM. q. Finney, Worthy Patriarch or the Di-
vision, who stated that the Division was or
eanized in 1865, when Mr.. VIM p. Drew was
elected a. the nrst Worthy Patriarch, and the
Division had az mem bers and 10 lady visitors
at the close ofthe first quarter. The Worthy
Patrnrchs since the organization OF the Divi.
son, ]. NJ Doncan, c. W. Hin, IRE. elected, o.
y. Howard, H. w. Smith, and W. B. Gonzal-
YES. The total membership of the Division for
Withdrawn. and 80 been suspended. while IL
had died or been expelled. After speaking OF
the success Of the Division, Mr.. Finney pro-
ceeded Al len GIN to explain his ideas OF tenn
perance and Christianity.
Al the conclusion OF his remarks the over
ture to 'Crown Diamonds" was played by Mr.
7. Mollo, and zdiss Ada Moxon, which was
Louise Ross, Of Metropolitan Division, Messrs
ingram, T. L Mills, f. j. WIlioughby, w.
A. Widney, of Metropolitan Division.
Hon. hiram Price, Of Iowa, was then intro
duced and proceeded to address the audience,
say ing that he had come to talk about temper
ance. He would not talk upon this or any
other subject unless he thought some good
Ject IL was ever new. He had never found go
many true men and women working in the
temperance cause a. in Washington He was
ion since its aforementioned Diyi.
sion, God bless the name and the
cause" he said. He proceeded TO advocate the
temperance cause at length SAYING public
opinion had made radical chaags In the
state OF affairs, and he hoped to see the time
when the laws Of the,nation would be enforced
oy temperate omcials from the President
down and he was not to be deferred from de-
bouncing the present President of the United
States as notorious drunkard. This senti-
ment met with applause and Kisses, and sew
expected few Kisses. he was used to them,
however. He had been charged this evening
Tlth breaking up the Republican party in
Iowa In consequence of his so termed fanati.
cal ideas upon the temperance subject. They
had brought the liquor interest TO be ar upon him
I'D MS district in Iowa, but they had sienaIIy
L. ca, LOT ne mad be- returned to the House Of
Representatives with 1000 majority The trou-
o'e and the curse ofthe nation was that such
men would getinto power. Men who were elect
eoto places OF public trust and power ought to
ne Total ans tnence men. The Congressional
Temp rance Society, he said, was Organized
having as one OF its objects the sanction of total
abstinence men In places Of public trust He
would say 70 the temperance advocates before
him, ''persevere in this cause the nam
you are travelling is yet luminous with the
footprints OF those who preceded you"
N or ,ne Tenei ,s Of MI PRICES remarks,
played by Miss Ada Moxon and Mr. Reiss. and
alter more singing, VIM. p. Drew, Grand
worthy Patriarch, was introduced and made
. lew remarks, In which he invoked the adyo.
Gates OF temperanc &c before him to 20 forth from
the entertainment Of Howard Division with a
IerSent ana honest determination TO do their
whole duty In the temperance cause.
After more music, the In teresting exercises
OF the occasion were concluded with the sing.
ing OF the Temperance Song" By full chorus,
and the audience dispersed.
CoLoRED COMMUNAL RELATIoNs-Yester-
day in the Eq uity Court. Judge wyIie opinion
was read In the case OF Brown agt. Beckett ct
al Inc complainant as representative of
creditors of Clement Beckett, applies to set
ASIDE deed for the use of Mary Beckett, who
was alleged to be the wife Of said Clement, for
the purpose Of sellinl such property under an
execution against Clement. 1t appeared that
the land in question was originally purch ased
10 the name OF Beckett, but Mary Beckett I'M.
proved IL out OF ner own earnings, and also
pstd on an incumbrance of 81 500, for which
Clement decided her the lots. She has spent
some $1,000 OF her own earnings as washer.
woman on the lots. The Judge says .sStiII we
are bound TO decide thai, however worthless
: he husband may be, all the earnings and saw
e OF the wife are his and are therefore liable
LOT nIs aeoe, ana II she has ever paid of in
cumorances upon the property to an amount
exceeding It's value, that will not save her but
the deed which propose to secure II for her
use m ust be set aside as fraudulent as against
Creditors, whose claims were IN existence at
the date OF Its execution" He holds tina, these
principles DO not apply to- this case because
mary Beckett was not in law the wife Of
element; the evidence shows that when thew
came together In sc they were slaves and 10
the code Of slavery the relation of husband
AID wife was stranger. Alter they were
emencipated they continued to live together
Both Of the parties, in their sworn answers,
deny that they were ever married subsea uent-
" TO the acquisition Of their freedom. The
!. nos says LII. then, marriage prior to that
relation 10 each other was only that Of concu.
mage, and its character has not been changed
SINCE oy any act Of theirs. Neither could
maintain sun for divorce from the other, and
II either were now TO marry no Indictment
could be sustained for bigamy; not because
the law requires the marriage to be proved,
contracted. The existence Of marriage is a
question OF evidence, the onus being upon the
paruss VINO assert il. Consent, and not CO.
neoitaiion mares marriage, and cohabitatiop
alone - but slight evidence Of nuptials ex.
ceps In those cases where II would be fraud
upon third parties were Ii other wise The
opinion concludes 1.-THE injustice threatened
70 be done t, this poor woman and her children
oy seizures on the traits OF labor, economy,
and thrift, and applying them q second time
70 me payment OF the debts OF q thriftess and
triniDg drone, whom she has fed, clothed and
shefered- because he was the father of her
children, may fortunately be averted without
the violation Of any OF the est blished rules Of
law. The bill should be dismissed with costs"
DEDICATIoN OF A HALL.-Equal Division
NO 3, Sons OF Temperance, last evening ded.
leated their new hall, in the fourth story of the
lnteiligencer Building, corner Of Seventh and
ID streets, in the presence OF large number Of
visitors The walls were handsomely deco.
rated with the national colors and the banner
o. the Division John II. Hollingshead. ESQ,
Deputy Grand Worthy Patriarch, was called
on 70 preside. and the dedicatory ceremonies
were conduct by him, assisted by the fol.
lowing Officers Of the Division: J. m. +. HouSh.
W.P; Arthur Shepherd, p. W. p; CHARLES
onooye, w. A. q. A. Anderson, Chaplain;
l. j. klopfer, Conductor; and i. p. Dukes,
Assistant Conduct or. At the conclusion Of the
dedication, MI. Hollingshead addressed the
audience, picturfDg the evils OF inssmperance
and referring TO the vast amount Of good &C.
complished by Equal Division. The uniniti.
ated then Withdrew, and the private nesting
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