Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-08
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsBMENrs TONIGHT.

4 ELECTED renewed applause lo-night Will bt
performed Widow Victim. = ssToodies," and
-'Barrry the Baron" with Chanfrau in princi-
pal characters. Cubas will dance .Bokazo
Osardasr and "El Ole.
GsoyEH's THEaTEE.-Miss Western apnrars
Il Tonight again n Lady Isabel in "East LYNNE g"
She certainly has no superior, and but few
equals in characters Of this nature. BY many
her rendition of "Isabel" is Considered svn.r,cr
i TO her "Carnille." Her acting is true 10 nature
and entirely devoid Of overwhelming efforts for
>Irerr Eject L he f;iai parting with ..Irvison,"
And me deafh-bed scene of little Willie and OF
inc heroine,Tnu be seen to be appreciated. IL
IS Impossible TO describe them adequately
foRos THEATER.-The sensational drama
OF SIX Degrees of Crime" will b. produced az
play WILDLY portray the various stems throu Oh
a path OF crime to a death Of ignominy. The
SGn ah are all well cast, and include
Bishop, Bailey, Brink, Miss Carr and others.
1t is we'll worth Witnessing and may b. pro-
ducti'e OF good in lettering many from a first
lalse step The thrilling naval play OF ~Jack
Junk" will also be performed. -
CANTERBURY HALL-This Is the last nigbt
An opportunity will BE- given OF seeing the most
o-aufifui act the Canterbury managers have
ever put upon their boards-that OF the dip
sey Lay" Thegrace and elegance displayed
by Julia Mortimer and Kate Pennoyer In Its
presrntat:on make 1t much admired. Miss
euheriand will entertain with some OF the
sweetest songs
NxoS's CREAoRSB CIRcrs-Among the
many places Of ADJUSTMENTS in the CRY AZ the
pre- emit time, Nixon's circus occupies a leading
trrrstinS entertainments; Stone and the Conrad
bro4hers thrill with their several acts, while
Thayrr Ia ever ready with rich budget of
laughter provoking jokes.
HOSPITAL FOR AMIN iLs.-The public has
heard much Of the various hospitals for the
SICK and wounded soldiers, bat is not probably
aware that Uncle sam provides, ALSO spacious
quarters for the benefit of invalid animals
horses and mules III the army service The
most extensive OF these hospitals hrrrabouts is
Az z Nrbir
as hlrh as five thousand in valid and worn
down horses and mules at slime. With the
late requlsifions for everything available in
this lfaP, the number on hand is probably less
thar three thousand II present
Former pic-nic-ers At Arlington Springs, that
1avor!te resort FOR young and old in times past,
would he SonleWh hat startled at the changes
made through The necessities OF war. Eytrn-
siye stock yards cover tRn ground in one direc-
ton aEd horse burial grounds OCCUPY other
portions Huge piles OF baled hay loom I'D i'm
the vicinity of large granares, and the trampiiny
OF many thousands Of animals, serves to cnt
up the turf that has served heretofore for the
ms Try dance.
There are como eight yards in all, the largest
of which is ISL feet each way. There are .hree
yards = o feet in length. so arranged rs 10 ac-
cUmmodate three different grades of horses
turned lii 10 recruit The yards will acComno-
CAT, OF emergency, 7,OOa horses or $1,000 mules;
there. beng That difference in the amount OF
space required respectively by these animals
In many respects this animal hos pital might
AFFORD a model 10 the managers of orr soldiers
hospitals The excellent veterinary surgeon
DIR. PiCkenS, Ems TO succeed in pnttin" iarr.r
proportion OF his patients on their legs again
than happens with many surgeons who have
human lives IN charge. The food serted out
10 the anlmalsiS undoubtedly OF the hest quail
~, brlght hay and plump oats, also q particu-
iar III which ilc adv aatage 10 b. an favor
OF the animals according 10 the report of
some OF the Hospital Investigating committees
Amongst SO many sick and used -uD animals,
there must however necessarily be ndmero.is
Incurabies, and these including those having
dangerous diseases like the CHAMBERS ar, shot
at once. Lately n grease factory has been put
up here which di>poses OF most of thee arcases,
but until lis erection IL "a necessary 10 bury
them in trenches. Some OF these trenches
sevtn1 five feet in length, have received the
corr>es of two hundred horses each The
operations OF 80 large an establishment require
necessarily n considerable force of men, and
from one hundred and fifty to ont. hundred
and seyenty-fiyt are employed here under the
supervision of superintendent Rathburn.
Arlington is not particularly healthy To-
cality, and number OF the EMPLOYEES have
suffered from chiils and feyPrs here during the
season. As IL ID also announcement Of access,
especially during the winter months, it is rot
improbable that the corral here Will be removed
10 some other locality.
Among the features of su ch an establishment.
where grain is stored in large quantities, is the
number and boldness of yernin, rats and mice
They not only infest the hay and granarics,
but swarm about the quarters of the officers and
employees in the most unpleasant manner. Not
long ago, DIR. Pickens had a shirt, destined for
the mornings wear, completely "chawed up"
10y the ''yarmints' within ward of his pillow,
The following are at the head of the opera
tons at the Arlington constitution Rathburn,
superintendent; X. W. Sweeny, clerk; Dr. Pick
enF- veterinary surgeon; Campbell, weigh
master; - McConley, and N. n. Robertson,
supcrintendents of laborers; T. r. Rossiter,
blacksmith.
PAVEMENTs.-Withn the past few weeks
pavement has been laid on the east side of
Eighteenth street, between the avenue and T.
suttt, which IS a very desirable impro yemant,
and VIII b. much used by the public. The
children attending the public school OF the Sis
tFTE OF Charity (Col. Tayloe'S late residencal
" III Ind this truly a convenience The south
side OF Il street, between Sixteenth and Seven
tenth streets, has been paved completing the
line OF footwalk OH that street from Georgetown
10 New Jersey avenue. A brick pavement has
teen placed on Massachusetts, avenue from
Twelfth TO Thirteenth streets. On this square
some grading VIII have to be done to make the
grade OF the avenue correspond When the
square west of this is graded which can he
done at Il cost not exceeding $1,000 TINS fine
avenue VIII he In complete order from New
Jersey avenue to Fifteenth street. A line of
pavement has been laid on Second street be.
tween { and G. streets, which will complete
that street as far is street; thereby not only
giving facilities TO our own citizens but making
an excellent walk for strangers visiting Dou-
glas Hospital Maryland avenue, between
Second and Third streets east, has been i'm
proved by fine pavement OH the north side.
The north side of X street south, between
Elghth a and Ninth n streets SSavy iardl has
Eleventh street between and Mary Wand ave-
nue., has been similarly improved. The alleys
in the square bounded by Third, Fourth. South
"A and East Capitol streets, have recently been
paved. ..f
POLICE MATTEEs.-Second Precinet.-Albert
Gleason, petit larceZ y; dismissed.
THIRD DiStFict.--Jas. Cfallian, disorderiy: fined
Sl.44- Elizabeth Crops, do. fined 81 % Anna
Queen, grand larceny; Jail. Jas. Ripple, drunk;
dismissed.
EGurt1 PreciRct.-James Russell, drunk and
disOrderly; dismissed. Frank WEIGH and Frank
Riley, do; workhouse. Jas. McClernon, sell
ing hquor without license; fined S2l.25 John
II. Gray, assault; bound over for peace. Anna
Mcfarland, do; dismissed. T. WEIGH and
Charles More, larceny; do.
Eighth Preetnct--Jos Meter, selling on streets,
dismissed. I.aviniawhi grand larceny; Jail
james Connolly, drunk and disorderly; turned
over TO military. Jerry McCarty and Eliza
Nihh Preciact-John Wood, firing pistol; dis
missed q McCleary, selling without license;
do. John Hays, larceny; do. David Jackson