Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-31
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AND WHY.
Fl 3 8 T Q r Y
NE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO.

n Z DOST hNO" WHERE 10 Co.
Surrau experienced another reverse last night
in ais lecturing campaign, and 1t ought to begin
to leak through his hair that the public do ut
want to hear. his story. 1t seems that some
months since he conceived an idea that a L c.
ture on the subjects with which he WAS con
nected IN the minds of the American public
would prove remunerative, and consulted his
friends accordingly. His religious advisers de-
clined TO express an opinion, referring him to
bis counsel and men Of the world more expert
eneed in the probable success OF such an enter
prise. Whether he consulted others or not, h
iectured in Rockville some weeks ago, and
then, as now, our reporter was on hand. He
vent to New York, and repeated his lecture in
the Cooper Institute to thin house, and again,
evening before last, IN Concorda Hall, in Ba'-
timore, to a yet smaller audience. 1t was an
nounced, by bandbills and advertisements. tn at
he would lecture lere last evening. Hts agent
Sheridan Corbyn, wrote from New York and
secured Lincoln Hall; the agent CT which said in
MS reply that 1.-THE regular price was Sl0O, but
be would put IL down TO him for S1j'' The au-
tEorities governing that building after wards
reversed the action OF Their agent, and notified
snrratt accordingly. His agent then secured
Odd Fellows Halo 9Th street: but Yesterday
morning he received the following letter:
WASHINGTON. q. g, December % $50.
=. w John n, sETJat-Dear Sis: I'm consequ -oc . of
u q raaJ OF the citizens OF the city
q Na;;hlinston in regard to your lscturing, am
F,IgN : Hail for that purpose
Very respectfully, &c. ); q; ROBINSON.
Agent Odd Fellows Hall
That was a sumner. Two places refused him
after being engaged. COIbyn at once called ON
SurrattS spiritual adviser and was counsalIed
by him to do nothing hat would lead to aEy
wiser was Catholic ele- gyman, who used every
effort
TO DIssUADr sURRATT
from appearing in pubkc here. Corbyn them
tired nasuccessinlly TO see Mayor Emery as
from al the rumors as to & attempt TO prevent
Inc me Ieetnc itw would be we'll TO provide against
clstul baLce. He then went 10 Carusi's Hall
and secured il for the evea;ng, determined TO
HAVE TEE LECTURE DELIVERED ANYHOW.
Al O'Clock, however, thS Mayor called upon
Corby8, and stated that he had notice that a
petition had been signed by over 500 citizens
against the lecture OF Surrar.. and handed him
the following notice
MAYORS OFFICE CRY HAN.
- ~ SN,rsti-sir: Ii is snnouL ed in the papers
q iHdsy cha, you are to lecture ts evening at odd
there u great opposition your Ieciuring in Wash,
isgton cily upen the subject proposed, aud if You
earnestly advise YOU officially. desist from your
RssL to
20 the affair was ended there, SO far as the
lecture was concerned, Surratt accepting the
mayors advice. Meantime "A BRIEF advertise
meIt lad apreare! n The STAR that the lee
ture woulc take place at Carusi's Saloon, and at
that hall at O'Clock there were little groups
befe and there on the pavement between the
proximity TO the hall door and to resist ALI efforts
at recognition, but moved about restlessiy, now
sepaIauDg into small kEots, and then again
estheiing INTO solidSrouIS. like the conteet. OF
akale1deseope This nigh. or might not ipdi-
cate trouble ahead
ATTBR GENITAL GUAaD-EorsE
me reserves were all in line ready for orders,
while around the hall one OF or detective force
could be seen fitting about. The hall was
lIghted UP according 10 agreement, and in less
'bsn Eslf an hogr various prrties Of both sexes
collected in the vicinity, but seemed TO be shy
OF lear approach - the entrance. A few car
fisges drove up. bEt the occupants remained
theIeln 10 await Information, 1hick was very
soon give 10 our reporter BIZ the owner of the
nan, that SurTatt's agent promised 70 be there
al O'Clock, but nOEe OF the PARTY had put in
en- APPEARANCE Twas then after : O'clock
ana : information being spread the street soon
teCome Cest rted. so 10 the Scaion House diI
oui reporter 60, and was shown 10
ROOM %.
ne three occupants OF the room were Sur
ralt, torbyn, aud TOnTy, the husband OF Sur-
rats sister Annie. SarFstt was in his Shirt
sleeves. lie showed considerable restraint
OWING doubtless to his suspicious a. the GRAND
oil those who sought him.
wen, YOU were prevented from Iecturin1
this evening"
Wei yes; brt not exactly prsrcnfed. lac
cepted Tie Mayer : suggestion
Jle:'' 'e'' ''"-
Vel, the Mayor seemed to think there would
Did lie eXpl,.-A?r'
go but BE seemed positive i'm his ronvi--
lions. =. nd IN tel! YOU another thing bava II
.ICm man 20 day, high in authority here. and
he's 10 -ioueh eitlier: that the lecture would be
stopped AZ all hazards"
Nr. C0rbyn hire interrupted, saving: "R,
wouldn't have been allowed 10 have spoken ten
lines OF IT,. when SGrratt, rising from his Oh air.
re pied; NO, sir; not lire Of 1t. ThyJ might
bot have let me get on the platform"
.'oh, they would have doue that, if oniv to
GET glimpse az a person OF your notoriety."
'ft-, vel, they'd be satisfied with ha,. ]
Ehve good reason to beiieve."
TO what do ven attribute this opposition %
ne delivery o. your leetuTe?''
ooNe one here said something about the Bows |
in Blue.
No, sir said Surratt mo Roys.,1 B,pe |
About ~. IL II Is Boys in Blue, thew are only
me hired tools of the powers that be. WHY.
aNng VarmJ look at ry arrest in Baltimore
ast nght, puTrorting 10 he on United States ]
warrant. and still the United States Marsha, |
nscisIms AL knowledge Of the affair RS a !
p.o.; siI; an organized attempt to choke nv |,
Why, then, don't you take a southern tripo,, |
us j. tne commencement of NV southern
ZIP, sald SuTratt; but somehow or other me /,
friends think that would be the woIs, Mace I |
'oald 90 TO. They say the absence of law and 1
% dar ger.n f'S' "i'
We'll. low about Richmond"
WI ~, my friends think Richmond the most |
dangerous place could go to-
"Well, il that's the case,
WHERE CAN YOC GO -
All: ldespondingly) don't know. GO to
Tomorrow, to lecture. but who
ever II -, there Is power somewhere that has
aiken away two halls from now and / rea-
'onabiy suppose they may be powerful enonxn
to DO il again.
But You'll try IT on
ssiudeel | will