Evening star., 1870-01-31

| at the Congregational Church, 10th and G sts,
and was largely attended.
| Senator Patterson, who, after referring to the
l enormous amounts Of money expended for
| liquor, spoke of communities where liquor
/ drinking does not exist, and gave q very inter-
| esting account of Salt Lake City, which. he
| stated, had been made beautiful by Brigham
/ Young and his Mormon followers, who include
dustry. II was the duty Of every American cit
izen to urge the temperance reform.
Senator Upton, Of Nebraska, was the next
i speaker, and corroborated what Mr.. Patterson
had said in relation to Utah. He remembered
that twenty years since when he delivered an
address on the occasion of dedicating Temper
| munity were opposed to the cause, but he was
l glad to know that such is not the case now, and
in conclusion he urged that the young especially
identify themselves with the movement
Senator Morrill, was the next sneaker. and
remarked that the habitual use of Intoxicating
liquors Is the gigantic evil under which this
day in all christendom. Thirty thousand drunk
aras go down to the grave yearly through its
influence, and $50 600 600 are annually spent fer
ro r@ Supply, ne Prohnc sources OF crime and
| hrst moral suasion, and that is the main reli-
| ance. The other method, legislative, is i'm the
power OF the government of the people. For
| this District the power is in the hands of Con-
greSs The duty of lawmakers is to prohibit
| that's the word-prohibit what is wrong. Does
any any body doubt about the wrong being done by
Il
/ The arguments that the prohibitory liquor law
| Is oppressive is all subterfuge on the part of
those who want to dodge the question. The
/ question of the States having the right to pro-
/ hibit the sale was decided by the Supreme Court
| of the United States when the Boston liquor
dealers attempted to send imported liquors into
/ explained by Mr.. Morrill,, who argued that it
should be put in force i'm this District. If men
have to ''sneak" in to buy liquor there will be
| General Howard, made an eloquent address.
| taking as his text the necessity that exists
for carrying the temperance principles into
| rehgion. There appears to have come over the
| temperance people an unexplained apathy.
There must be some method taken to warm into
life again the friends of temperance.
| THE THEATERs.-"Om American Cousin
which has been performed over a thousand
nights by Miss Laura Keene, will be pre-
sented at Walls Opera this evening; Miss Keene
IN her celebrated character OF "Florence
IrenchaFd," and Harry Hawks as casa Trench
ard, the characters in which they appeared at
Fords Theater the night President Lincoln was
assassinated. Those who desire to secure seats
can do so at Ellis music store.
Kelly & Icons famous Minstrel Troupe COM
msaee IN engagement as the Nauon.. Th... Thr..--
this evening ever The troupe comes reinforced In
MessTs ailter snd SSid1iCn SS1ich' osns sam Price
rIS~. s vio iaNefites leon, Brociway, Purdy, Sur
. e, and Clinton, are too well known and
appreciated to require any notice. "Matri-
1n,ss aabndDodgins and for Wife will be the bur
the "Burlesques Japs," and new French comic
opera entitled the 'sPretty Faust" will be pre-
sented orPThursday night.
ASSAULT ON OFFICERs.-Saturday evening
Isaiah and Daniel Stewart while in a street car
became disorderly and Officer Chase attempted
to arrest them, and was knocked OFF the car by
them and beaten about the head and face. The
conductor (Mr. CoOk) and Sergeant Sebold
with Omcers Pierce and Caruthers went to the
assistance and fnnG tl,ax
Stewarts towards the station, and on the way
Lieut.. johnson. who had come up, received
heavy kick in the abdomen from one of them
Ofhcer Chase was taken to Martins drug store,
where his wounds were dressed and he was
afterwards removed to his residence on 1lth
street. between and NJ. The Stewarts were
ing they had a hearing before Justice o. s. b.
Wall, who fined them 80 each for disorderly con-
duct. Lieut.. johnson preferred the charge of
assault and battery and resisting the officers and
after hearing the evidence held the prisoners to
bail for court.
DESPERATE ASsAULT.-Yesterlay. about
O'Clock, as four white men were passing i'm front
of the residence of Edward Middleton colored
ON South Carolina avenue, near Eleventh street
east, one OF them kicked his dog living on the
pavement, and Middleton came out, when they
attacked him, one of them striking him with a
clothes prop, and another knocking him down
with stone, which fractured his skull but he
Is not so seriously hurt at first supposed.
Officers Shimonick and Mills saw the assault
and gave chase to the parties, and succe eded in
arrestlng VIM. Simigan and John +. Barnes
after a chase OF about half mile, but the 9th
els, Richard Brown and Tom McGraw, sue
ceeded in making their escape.
JUICE ISRAEL s. SPENCER, Of Syracuse. NY.
| will deliver the seventh lecture of the g. A. r.
course, at Lincoln Hall, this evening, giving an
account OF Egypt and what he saw on the river
Nile. His description of the country. its people,
their religion, manners and customs, is said to be
very interesting. He spent considerable time
with his family in nearly all the principal cities,
making excursions iAtO the country, examining
| relics Of antiquity that are celebrated in an
tiquity.
WHAT EVERYBODY saws must be 50. If So the
place to get the best and cheapest Photographic
hkenesses, all sizes and STYLES, plain and col
or deceased friends, from old daguerreotypes or
other old pictures, made larger smaller. plain
or colored, and renderedfresh and life-like, is
at the whitehurst Gallery, new Nos. 1919 Pa.
ave., between ~ and 9th streets.
H
\ COMMITTED TO JAIL.-This morning, a noto-
| rious little bootblack, named Willis Banks, was
arrested hy officer Smith for stealing thirteen
boxes u candy, valued at 1925, belonging to
Mrs Fanny MeKibben, and Justice ID. r. Smith
committed him 20 jail. On the way to Jail the
ittlc thief got his teeth ON the officer, and left
his mark.
The SorTH WASHINGTON SUNDAY SCHOOL
/ CNioS--Ihe monthly y meeting OF the Union was
held yesterday afternoon at Ryiand Chapel, Mr.
J. III. Heron in the chair and VIM. II. Cook
Secretary. The exercises consisted of singing
and addresses by General Smith, Hon. s. S.
Fisher and Mr.. Singleton.
| SIZE ADVERTISEMENT why Stewart, corner II
and 12th streets, Is going to sell coal at SO low
price.
l0EOFFICE ROOMS FOR RENT-Two commu-
u$ ncating front OFFICE ROOMS FOR RENT
on February l. at SIS per month $50 Der quarter
in advance. Now occupied; nicely papered; on 9TH
street, opposite Post ONCE. Address Landlord"
washington ja25 2ws
IN@N y ICE OF RE MOVAL
os Having removed our place of business from No.