Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-02
LOCAL NEWS.
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GsovER's T8lAIER This evpa,na tss been
set sp4rt for the teneft OF the fsvofhe actress,
Miss Susan Dsain. The e;ooiionsi drama OF
Camille, !" from the Frenc If Ale Mar Dhmss,
Is the play selsct-d. Mics Dr1ln per'onetln2
c. Mill. Gsutler winch Is SID 20 Be her greatest
cha acter. Mr. MOrtiu1~r pr naoes hfuhno IN,
val, aud the entire fire. CT 6rovert spleaold
conrsnv Will assist ~ tne p'essnthuon. We
doubt not the hogse Will be ero~ded rom
orchestra 70 dome The scralBsing hrce els Uuc's
Sc m with Bee Rozsrs In tie princi pal feIs, will
conclude the pcrfnr,nance.
PoIrrorAHA The interest In Stanley and
Consnt,ss plendid exhibits IN continues uns batst,
and H. splreclxtive aad delighted crowds who
niebdy resort tnete pronounce the psisiing not
only inir,nscally merito ious &C a wcrk 81 az,
bat exhibited in superior style, and With grand
mechanical effect This Is positivelJ the last
week Of It's exhibition.
CASrERBuRY.-lt IL resllv refreshing . hs e
% cool place a. Canterbury TO Itscrt to thu g
warm evenings, and 10 10 amusing AMI Interest," :.
to witness the performances there given.
before the public. II includes Mile Zanfreia
and her brother Alexander, Of tight rope faR-;
Eva Brent, the charming vocalist; Marietta Ravel
and Mons. Velarde, Of terpsichorene fame; the
number Of other leading characters. Perctyal
oders a charming programme nightly Mile
Zaafretta will, tonight, display her skill with
the pistol.
Apollo CoscsRr sALooH-There 10 Q free
concert daily at the Apollo; Mis- Annie Wen
sings, snd signor Tlberini presides At the piano.
RefreshG Snts at hand.
ACADEMY or Musc.-Pretty and attractive
waiter girls dispense superior refreshments, VII 10
fne musicians (voc.l and instrumentaD delight
with concord OF sweet sounds"
TEE CoHcsRT, LAST HIsHr.-A very sppfeeis-
tive aud nee attended ut willards' Hall last
night, on the occasion Of the concert for the
Hall was not BY aav means a. full - 10 vas e.
pected IL would be when the object Of the sstsr-
tainment was announced. IAe sslsstisas made
ny the Marine Band were fae nustsal oonoep-
been better adapted TO four walls, and vsell
have sounded much more musical Mr.. Scheel,
who presided at the piano, perforse1 bis part
well; aud Mr.. Parks a musical director appeared
TO be the right man In the right place. She
" Msrseillsise" was sung with thrilling eject;
and Miss Elida 3. Rumsey's execution Of "R-sel
Flags'' and "Fhs Star-spangleA Banner" (which
were the best performances hy fsr) was exq uisite.
d" Americs" slosed the perfornance-the entire
audience rising and Joining In the singing. The
Hall was gsily decorated with the Flag Of the
Unioh. The entertainment was, on the whole q
delightful one; and all the perfornen deserve .
need Of praise for their musical efforts, and the
management for the scIat with which the enter.
tainment passed OF.
SOLDIER ROBBED On Monday night, . SOL
dier named Samuel mcGow,n, belonging to the
Goth Pennsylvania regiment, informed the police
Of the Seventh Ward that he had been robbed in
house near the corner Of -Four. and q. half street
aud MARYLAND avenue, and the enacers arrested
ynhn Robinson, John Early, alias Dem john, and
WIN Brown. MCGOWAN states that he got drunk
and lost his musket, and was snticed int shis
house BY these parties, and that he sent out after
liquor Some time during the afternoon he fell
ssleep, and they rubbed snuff Ia his eyss, aad on
awaking be discovered his money, aaevstirz 70
about sS, gone. Brown, Who, Il appears, lad
received q portion OF the money, was used A
States evidence. The parties were taken before
Barly to jail for TRIAL and Brown to appear a.
witness.
fHs EXAMINATION Of the district schools com.
nnenced yesterday by the exaniHation Of the male
department, fourth district, Mr. J. E Thompson
teacher. Nearly every member Of the Board of
Trustees attended. There were Is scholars pres
ent, and each clans was carefully and vigorously
examined, the Examiners requiring q reason for
every answer given and an explanation Of the
usedxs oysyasdi Of arriving az every conclu-
sion class Of arithmetic, which was examined
while We were prese I, sustained hemselves ad-
mirsbly. With Q few exceptions the pupils
evinced much aptitude, and were quick and
prompt In their answers The examination was
. very satisfactory one and pleasing 10 q number
Of relatives and friends who were In attendance.
The principals and assistants Of the various other
SCI ools throughout the distric, were also In at
tendance.
KsoTrY CAsR-Oa the 2osh Of June, a sol.
der nom ons Of the hospitals, named Henry Pen
rod, mode complaint charging c. r. Mitchell,
GvlGE or Fourteen. u Of reet with having q stolen
pistol belonging 70 bin !. hi, possession. The
served IL, AID took Mr.. Mitchell before Justice
CLAYTON. Mr. Nit ,hell stated that the pistal had
been len at his house OF Lisut. Dalton, Of the "a
District voiun eeIs, who was sent for, and, with
four or Ave other witnesses, Identified the pistol
zs his Mr.. PenFod, OF the other and was "a ualiy
confident that IL was bis property. and about the
same number Of Witnesses 81 5stsn'iated the lat
tR's statement. The Justice being ussble 70 de-
eide from the evidence al 20 the rightfu owner Of
the pistol has determined 10 re.er the Gaze to he
provost marshal
A Ksocx Dowa.-A5out six o'clock Monday
afternoon, a. q colored Sunday school waz pass
ing In procession near the East Washington
provoked, struck a white man named .;vans,
and knocked him down. A brother OF Exams { 1
turn knocked the negro down, aud wa about
giving him q severe beating, when some soldiers
came up and parted the combatants. Odicer
Humphrey arrested the Messrs R-ans aud took
than before Justice Gull, but Let the negro slide
The Justice, after hearing the evidence, dis
mlked the case The negroes allsae a. sxcsse
for the attack that the young man broke the line
Of the procession.
q soldier named Christopher Robinson, belong ing
70 company C, ID District oluntesrs, accids entail
" shot himself through the hip, at the portable
barracks, on East Capitol street, between Second
s1d Third east. tspPears that he went 'r' atsnt,
and fnding his musket lyisg acrossE 4, tsok
IL up, when the cock caught In the u. Of the
bsd, and the piecs went OF, tbs ball oassi az
through his hip, scattering the bone and cut ing
OF the limb Of q tree near by. A surgeon wss n
oncs summoned, and he was removed 10 the Fast
Washington Methodist Church Hospihl. Robin
son halls from Philadelphiz.
STxALISs Yesterday Q colersl man NAMED
w N. Easten went % the oflcs Of Justice Dean
and gave himself up a. prisoner, ssying he had
ignorandy become party 10 larceny. He gave
security for further hearing. subssq usntly,
sohn Gursey, col /, was arrested. and the theft
was sscertsfned 70 he that Of carriage pole aad
swingietree, which Gursey got Easion TO carry
. short distance for him, and 90 eonnsctsl Rastoa
with tbs then Quincy was seat 10 jail for cours,
and Easton was honorably acquitted, and re.
PoLlcs-rhe Third Ward patrolmaA reported
yesterday; Jerome B. Reed, assauit; security 70
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