Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-18
LOCAL NEWS.
AGREEMENTS TONIGHT.

ford's TheSt'r. A. n combination OF grand
operate, scenic and terpscho-pan effects moth
ing aPproa' hing it ha= probably ever before
been brought Oui III his city. The RichingS,
Mr.. Dunn, Mr.. Bishop, Miss Annie Graham,
Dir. Brink, the Ronzani Troupe, &c., &c, all
appear in the piece.
GRcyER's THEAIRF.-Byg general raouast The
popular Dickens Burton Brougham pIay OF
"Dombey Son " Ill " repealed at Greyer's
tonight, positively for the last time. MI
hril-immGrtal " Dan''-appaars a. Giant
Cutie" and N q Kate Denim as Edith Gran
ger Thr performances conclude with the
IiCh farce of " Poor Pillicoddy"
CANTERBURY HALL.-The Canterbury CON-
times 20 progrsss in popular favor, with a full
bread ~ >tefa on, and has now on its list of per-
formers SECh III lists a. Annetta 4ailetti, Mons
Ko1Sant Julia Mortimer, Kate Pennoysr, Mel
IL isyioT, T. NJ Hayes, q. r. Edeson, Harry
Talbot, Jean Clo>ki, the "ceurt Of beauty
etc, etc. Tonight a rich bill.
WAsHINGTOS NARIETIEs.-This establish,
nent Ia conducted with great pntrrprise and
its variety and from the number Of excellent
perIoTm'rs ngaECd. Hernandez >ands Ian
dis, erger. the Budw ribs, L~hmans, Moreste
nouncSd else where.
THE ANACosTIA FIRE COMPANY give their
grand bali tonight st the Anacostia Hail.
Nay 1aro All the pretty<ladies OF that part
Of the city propose 10 be present and a fine
IIne may be counted on.
IHR WASHINGTON CLUB announce their
grand bali, TO take place al Temperance Hail
Tonight iA'iA
FEsTIvAL.-The enjoyable festival OF tbs
foundry Church people is continued AT Odd
Fellows Hall, and is thronged nightly, we are
giad 70 say. Drop in and enjoy yourselves.
MEETING OK IHK PgNNsYLvAsIA RELIEF
AssoCIATION.-There was quite a laryr ar
tendance OF the representatives OF the keystone
State At the Four-a half street Pre- hyterisn
Church, last evening. Gen. J. X. Moorhead
presided, and Rev. Byron Sunderland pastor
opened ne meeting with PRAYER
:. Inc report OF the executive committee was
men read, from y hirh il appear, the associa.
has beer IN existence some seven months and
mas received 72i barrels, half barrels, knrs
&C, Naiued at Si.,2e.'.@i. which have all been
uiSuloufd except the small amount i'm ih.
storc-rooIa. The association h~i be.n rrnr,.
Srnted az Harrison : Landing Bull Run, and
on the Rappahannock
Inc nnance committee report that from ALL
sources they have received si,5a8 10 and therr
pfsl ,GE5. 90.
After short addresses by DIR. Elder and Mr..
irsdy, the reports Wei" adopted, and ordered
70 BE- printed.
J. L. Murdoch. Esq, being called on, read
TWO eN' client poems, son Board The Cumber
land, ami :. The CAR, IN an impressive man.
ner, fer which the thanks Of the association
were rendered.
Hon. Simon Cameron being noticed in The
auoience was called on and + sponded in 81 al
GGuent speech. Il had listened to the rapor.
with great deal of interest. The association
had SCI the necessity for such a society and
hf Was glad 10 hear that L. y as 20 pyo>nprous
They had all heard OF ths :. ord ,.red tapa :,
which when he was in the War i,-u,rtU'e1r
was obnoxious. being used 10 signify rnuece-
{. ~ Ctlay; but In r few days past h. had seen
the effects of red tape A 'atht.r left his Penn
syiysnia home with an only son and went "a
Antietam, where the latter was killed Cha
fathFr 4 an invalid and the raother is i'll on ac-
count - srifN ing fer her son He hid asLsd
that the father rould go 20 his home 20 ses .l,,
SICK mother; butno, red tape wouIan' ALLOW H.
He hop'd The ladies would take the fIlatrr IN
III
Ircye, but away from his home and friends in
the hosl tal, he is always longing for a sight of
nohip' Ihey W-ne talking OF Christmas dia-
rsis; 'My God" said he, s.send them home
and let them eat crust OF bread with their
mofhers.'
Pennsylvania had always stood firm. She
had more men than any other State i'm syarv
army of the Union. and paid more money for
the support OF the Government. The war not
oFeryet anu there was no telling when il would
end. They would have 20 fight il out and CON
quer them or they will conquer US. PeunsyI-
wants would submit 10 no wrong. There could
be TO reconstruction either; for house could
net b. built with sound and rotten timber Th,
Union must be preserved, no matter at vvhat
COSY. There should be NO politics now, save a
devotion TO the Union.
Mr.. Cameron referred, in closing his sne.ch
20 tol- torney, comcllme ntink him a one of
the best newspaper men.
Col. FOrney came forward and apollo zissd for
not making speech, and called out his friend
Morton McMichael, who delivered short
patriotic address.
The chairman state THAI a sub,crin:iur
paper was on III table, and Ia q short tim.
quite large amount was subs cribed, the fol-
lowing leading the list: Simon Cameron ~fns,.
J. r. MooTehc ad, SlUr: J. ". TOru-y. so; anJ
" h. Moorehead, $50.
ThK DEArT~IS MONTGOMERY COUNT,
mD.-Ihe Rockville Sentinel Sav-:
1.-The draft in this county took uIac, fra-nar
nneNpect ecly to some foiks) on Tues:ia. last
9Haer the snPerS isIon 81 The Enrolling Com
mis- iorer, l.. A Dawson. Esq, assisted nv
Richard VI. Williams, ESQ as Clerk. T r
Dexuliunl- Esq, after being effactuaIIy blind.
!oieei Tor the occasion, ofticiated a. craftsman
ana " must be admitted performed the duties
assi2ned him with a. much exquisite axactnes.
as eou!d De expected from the most aconmica!
,8rinomither' thai ever sweetened Tea for her
household.
"Dame Fortune was especially pranky auG
ni'.ribnred her favors With much seeming par
uaihy-cilpglng with rrInarkabie pertinacity
70 several families, whilst she firtipr sIiohtad
oihfrs equally prominent. Her visits 10 I'm.
localities were particularly siriEtno the effactS
OF which We're plainly dscornible in the un-
usual disconceriment apparent among their
respective inhabitants.
"Seyerai private clubs had been formed pre-
Sious 20 the draft. e. c member of which con-
Libutsd to Joint fund 10 b. dis tributse. aInou-
such OF th' ir number IS might ne so r,nfortu
rate as TO tail within the.draft, % ena 10 hem
= pr Ire substi utes.
"As incident of tho Occasion yca pntIce
hat fsur out OF the five Enrollers IN mis- die
T.et are among those drafted; and it is thought
he venerable locks OF the fifth alone saved
him from sharing like fate.
"a CONSIDERABLE number Of those drafted
we're absent from the county Ut the time aud IL
Is supposed are now in Dixie"
The draft, we notice, fell heavily Upon tho
fsmiiy a.! Mr.. Thomas Fawce.t, u prominent
ci'izsn Of Montgomery. Three OF his sons and
anephew-ali employed n the same man fac
. airing eslabiishrnent-werad rai.ed
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FOURTH WARD SrAfioS CAsE..-Jsr,.s
Thompson, (col., assaulted Elizaheth Brooks.
fcoi.,) with razor. Elizabeth wa going to =
ball, and JaISvs. who had been u1yiug atten
i.On 10 her, vas somewhat 4ug-rrd hy her
cEo irg another conpaniou. followed her and
sladc the assault Monday ghJ. He was lined
SIC. l.. H. Fletcher, alias BIZ h., carrying con-
cealed weapons; do. $40. Patrick Kelly, having
stolen goods IN his Possession; baH for hearing.
Alice Kelly, buying stolen property; do THE
above are father and daughter, and she bought
some goods which were stolen from Weisen-
hrld's eIolhing stnre Monday Z izht. and FUND