Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-06-11
LOCAL NEWS.
hsUsEMENTs TONIGHT.

peaied toni ht at Growers cory establishment
Miss Addie Proctor who made her debut before
the Wa.hington public on Monday night as He
lcnin or the Gouvernante, ~ winning much ap-
plause, and Is evidently becoming great favor
lite. MIR Mortimer, too, has made decided hit,
and has fully tHablisbed himself In The good
Eraces Ct the theatsr- loving public All the other
leading performers Of Growers hns company ap-
Pear In this piece.
FoRDs ATHENRuM 1.-THE Three Fast Mem,
continues 10 be an attractive card, and II will be
repeated tonight for the third time. The cast IL
very excellent one and the parts are perfectly
understood and very well rendered Mr. Bishop
as Jerry Blossom, the unso phis;cated green young
man from the country, 10 superb He keeps the
audience In a continued roar Of laughter. Mrs.
Bishops character, " Jenny Fairlove," 10 excel
lently rendered.
who thrOng nightly at Odd Fellows Hall have
htt one verdict In reference 10 the exhibition Of
tie principal scenes and Incidents of the great
Eeoellion All unite In Its praise, and speak Of II
as superior work Of art Messrs Stanley and
Ccnant have spared no money or labor TO make
the exhibition superior one.
CASrEBBUsY Any one troubled with the blue,
may have hem speedily cured by simple in
vestmeRt Of twenty FIVE cent, and an Application
Of Manager PeTcivsl'. laughing gas As admins
tered oy Parker, Rice, Worrill and the other
burnt cork heroes. The laug hab!e comedy the
- Rough Diamond - will be repeated to- night
APOLLO CoNCER1 SALooN-Free concert daily
az IN and continuing until o. Vocal and
instrumental music and Ethiopian eccentricItes
hNHChLHchssI iiQIlO duo SOLO, always at ldld.-
GLIMoNT.-To-n!Sht,a att O'Clock, the splendid
and safe steamer Young America will leave the
Eleventh street wharf for 6lymont-ths most
beautiful spot on the Potomac, especially by
mOenli2ht-with excursion party under the
auspices Of the Washington Social Association
suPeri brass and string band will accompany
end enliven the. excursion. Arrived at Glymont
be eKCurSOaisi5 will dance all mig ut by the lie ht
of the moon, and return by the boat In the
mo'nirg. Tickets may be procured at the boat
NJ G. A-The elegant foral and strawberry
festival inauguraed last night at the rooms Of the
Dung Mems Christian Association 10 for the pur-
pose Of raising funds for the erection of mi.sion
school This 10 a laudable and a much. needed
work. The ladies' OF the various city churches
90 tnet par. IN preparing the articles, and devote
their time TO the $ le- The gentlemen should
also do their part, by visiting the rooms and pur-
chasing articles Of use and ornament We are
certain that all who call will be received with
pleasant smiCs, and very agreeably entertained.
FRANKLIN He The festival fon the benefit
OF the Western Presbyterian Church will be con.
tnued during This week; and we trust that no one
vii! he'itste to give the ladies call The ladies
Of this church are pretty, agreeable and witty.
ana we know Of no better way Of spending an
nouf Than by call upon them, and Of no better
way OF securing an approving conscience than by
contributing TO their undertaking.
FEsTIvAL-The Festival at the Lecture Room,
Of the Foundry NJ. +. Church has attracted large
crowds. The only difficulty the ladies have IA 10
accommodate tn dignitares and citizens who
are In nightly attendance.
The WASHINGTON AND GEoRsErowN Ran.
Waive gave yesterday the names Of the board
Ct directors elected by the stockholders Of his
road.
The Board IF directors organized Yesterday and
elected Henry u Cooke, Esq., President. and
Harris =; Fahnestook, EIi Secretary and Treas
drer. The nails and other materials for the con-
t'ruction OF the road have already arrived, and
tbs laying Of the track will be commenced to- NOR
row The cars have also been purchased, and we
learn are ~ the most elegant kind and newrst
pattern We congratulate our citizens that thi.
road 10 In the hands Of gentlemen Of so much en-
ssgy, and whose promptness in commencing their
IsooB gives assurance that we will have the
ROAD In operation By the time prescribed by the
charter.
This morning gang Of some 20 men were -,
al work near the foot Of the Capitol In ptepafIng
the tools for the large fcrce OF uor kmen who viii
be Immediately EN- ployed 70 lay the rails between
the Capitol and Georgetown. The ground will
probably be broken this afternoon or TO morrow
morning, aud the work will then 20 rapidly on.
The company have discarded the contract system
and viii have the work done by days work un5
der the ssperintendence Of Mr.. VIM Morton JT
gentleman Of large experience In building street
always. The gauge Of the road will be feet |
* inches
"Ion," OF the SVa, writes:
AT the first meeting Of the stockholders OF the
washington and Georgetown Railway, as called
by the corpOratOTs, election Of seven directors
was held to-day. Thu following Is the list Of d.
Tectors chosen, viI:-George 3. Gideon, John Car
Ter Marbury, Henry ID. Cooke, Harris G. Fahnes.
took, Edward w Clark, Barlow Moorhead
w A. Darling. The two gentlemen last named |
are experienced railway men-Mr Moorhead OF |
Philadelphia, and Mr.. Darling, Of New York
MI Darling IL the president Of the New York
Third Avenue Railway. the most successful city
railway IN the world. Its stock IL 100 per cent
above par. Its receipts are $500 600 a wear IL
transports annually twelve millions Of passengers
That railway was Improbable for several years
AID when Mr. Darling undertook Its manag cement
q was losing money very fast. The Washington
system Of railways 10 well devised, and II will
ray well with good management. I understand
that the directors will commence the work TO.
morrow II the storm should sbate. They will |
6nish the whole work az soon as posi- Die and |
will not avail themselves Of the length of lime
allowed them by the law TO have the whole svE-
TEN In working order "
TER WAsHISGToN LECTURE ASSOCIATION
The annual meeting Of this association was held |
al Temperance Hall last evening for the election
OF onice1, and was attended by some Is or 90
members. Mt. smith, Second Vice Pres |
!dent, presided The Secretary, Mr w. A Crof.
fut, read the proceedings Of the last meeting,
rom which 10 appears that the association had
appropriated 600 each for the relief Of the sicE
aud wounded soldiers and 10 the National Freed
nans Relief Association for the benefit Of the Il
ccntrebands.
The election for oncers was then held, and
after many ballotings the following were de- /
Clared cleo ted
Rev. John Pierpont, President; Lewis Gle
phane, d T. Smith and w. A Crofut, Vice
Presidents; John X. French. Recording Secre-
taryi J. Hall, Financial Secretary; Il Richards,
Trsas1reri Charles Rosser, M. ID. Deverau1 and /
,. X Van Welt executive committee.
series Of resolutions providing for holding
meetings monthly, and imposing q tax on the
members TO reimburse the treasury the amount /
appropriated at the LAST meeting, &c, Were sub
United, and occasionsd much discussion, in
which some sharp words were uttered. One
party charged that the object of the resolution
was to give the members an opportunity to watch |
The officers and interfere with their duties while
the other contended that they had perfect right
TO 80 do IL they thought proper, but denied that
such vas he object. The object Of the associ-
alton should not be confined to giving lectures,
but other affairs should engage their attention |
such as the abrogation Of the fugitive slave Law
Pending the consideration Of the resolutions
the nesting Adjourned
AssLULIED.-About eleven O'Clock on Monday
night, officers Borland and Reynolds, In going
round, heard the cry Of murder, and following
the direction Of the cry, found near the corner Of
l. and Seventeenth street two contrabands q man l
and woman, the later bleeding profusely from |
wounds about her neck, and both Of them very
much scared They pointed the ofecers 10 a man
running OF IA the peTDetFatoF Of the act and