Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-01
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMknTH TONIGHT

|frrn so S.rat tina; the nnaIa-emrn II Fard's
have concluded upon rerrodu ing /; for some
Knights longer. IL l. produced If fordS in ad-
nr1hic sty.e icdced
GROVER THEATER,-A gooi bill tonight NJ
Givyerr- Lucille We-trrn eaters upon the
eixih week OF hsr rr-agrnirnt- :.ad appears Is
cynthia IN 9TH: Gipsrv. or tha Flowers OF t1a
1oresr" The mot prominent member, OF
GroyrTs company appear in the cast. "Takiny
tie &, nsps,- with Setchell IS Pater Families.
concludes the entertainment
CANIERBrRY HALt.-sThe Paintsr,s Hin,
SION il the ba iiet selected by Anrett, a. .;iatti
sind Mcns. Friarde for the opening OF the sec.
ono w.ek OF their engagement a. Canterbury.
In addition TO these STAR, Juiis Morti,ner and
Kate Pennoyer will also appear. Tn, ne
nrnsnce VIII conclude with the tan Enable
s5roe OF "Black Anthony"
CKEAoRNE CIRo rs-Mr Nixon has aow in
Froupced TO the Washington public four star
lacy riders. viz: Mad. Sherwood. N lie Ia
% lie EiyiTa and Miss Mary Carroll. Three
Reynolds, Frank Phelps and
lncnt. The inuEhable pan,omime Of the ssUar
1Tst time. ~
ACADEMY OF MusIc.-Free concerts daily.
lfoed refreshments at hand.
AfFAiRs ABOUT THE DEror.-The 10th rag
nent OF New Jersey volunteers, which has for
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, hss G sesS
eheyed by company q, 2d-District volunteers,
nosr ccnmand Of Capt. Stockbridge Per-
nade under the direction of the energetic pas
niger agent, Mr.. Edmonds. II will b. remern
oPreo mat heretofore the soldiers doing guard
auey, when not Immediately employed, were
located shout the door Of the ladies' waiting
oom, IN rhe depot, their knapsacks, blankets
nd muskets lying around every where, much
. the annoyance OF ladies waiting for the de-
parture of trains. Mr.. Edmonds has obyiated
his Inconvenience by locating the soldiers at
ne opposite side OF the building, and has erected
Jacks tor their use TO deposit their baggage
Inc guards are also now extended all round
NE tuliding for tho protection Of passengers
nc cihers having business with the company.
Tie beneiicialriiccts of this is apparent to every
pne. Pass ageways and entrances are now not
Plocked up, and better order is consequently
preserved,
The railroad company have of late increased
ne rolling stock of their road by the addition of
zen new and magnificent cars, at a cost of
100000. These cars We're built at the cnmpa-
ny o works at Mount Glare, and are FIRST class in
ali respects. The seats and interior fittings of
the cars are Of black walnut, AID the cars are
60 arranged rs TO be much more roomy than the
|crdinaryraalroad carriages. There is no spring
TO the seat, but the is so constructed that q
peculiar easy, rocking motion is given when t: g
train moves The interior OF the presents
to some extent the appearance of a staambo7t
saloSn, and IN fact, Is copied after the intnrior
OF the ste amboat Isaac Newton. The cars nave
opGngs In the top, allowing a more free cir.
culstion of air, a great desideratum in crowd
ed car filled With people.
Notwithstanding the immense business in the
passenger travel OF the road at this time-start.
ing of, as they do, fourteen and eighteen cars
nlied with passengerS-eypryt thing is conducted
VIII cIoTK- work regularity, under the manage
ment OF MIR. Edmords. All the passengers are
not only provided with seats, but they are so
elassin as TO secure to all the greatest possible
amount OF pleasure and comfort on the Journey
Certain cars are specially assigned to ladies.
ann they are not, therefore, thrown into pro.
-nisenous assemSlagcs and disagreeable associ-
ations.
The depot and cars, too are now kant in q.
more cicanly condition than heretofore The
iIelght business l. also very extensive. During
the week preceding Thanksgiving, u large
business was done in freight, of boxes contain
1n- TURKEYS, chickens, dc, from parties in the
North to their soldier friends and relatives in
the camps about w Washington. On one night,
mo iess man nifty boxes OF this sort of freight
arrived.
|. Among the most obliging and interchangeable
Smclsis at the depot Is Mr.. Reuben Collins, who
nae charge OF the baggage. He has heen en-
ployt d In that position for seventeen years, and
mas never yet lost a single piece of baggage
although between three and four hundred
pieces nave been assigned to his care at enc
time.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE-About half past eleven
O'Clock last n'ght, fire broke on. in an old
stable IN the rear of Mr.. NJ. M Whites embalm-
ing establishment, south side of Pa. avenue,
AT the col ner of Third street and the flames
q on spread TO Mr. Whites sh D., and the ad-
joining buildings on the east-all of viii n were
OF frame-and in a short time three or four
buildings Were entirely consumed, and the
building occupied by Mr. Chas. Mades as a res.
taurant, OIL the corner of Third ST., was burnt
a
while the fire ragged fearfully, and the wind
blowing directly across the avenue The sparks
fell thick and fas; upon the houses on the OPP
posite side of the street.
The property occupied by Mr. White belongs
to the estate of Major p. ]. Howle, late of the
marine corps, and the balance of the properly
cons uined was owned by Messrs III. MAYOR
and John A. smith respectively.
Al the time of the fire there were one O two
corpscs In Mr.. Whites establishment, which
we're carried out. Most of his TOOLS however.
were burned, thus indictin1 a loss of two or
three hunSrt d dollars.
Mr.. Donlan, who resided over Mr. Whites
snop, lost the greater portion of his furniture.
Tbs Is n serious loss, as MIR. ID. had not been
married more than six months and had COM
msnced housekeeping but a short time ago.
The shoe store of CT. Huetter, the matchmaker
shop OF MIR. We'll, and the small ware store OF
Thomas FawCett Were also DESTROYED together
with portion Of their stock and furniture The
loss OF the latter in furniture and stock will
amount 10 over five hundred dollars-no in.
suranCe-
A horse belonging to Mr.. White was got out,
ate having been very slightly burnt
McDermot's large coach factory was no
donbt the salvation Of the entire so uare "a
all the intervening buildings between that and
Mrs. Bannerman's boarding house, near tie
corner Of the alley, are OF frame and very
combustibie. No serious damage WAS how
ever done to McDermstts building, except the
burning OF one or two window sashes, and the
IRE there was speedily extinguished. Some
little damase WAS also done to the carriages
and vehicles, which were removed as quickly
as possible.
A negro, whose name we did not learn had
the misfortune to have bureau fall on him,
and he was picked up for dead; but he after
wards revived, and as il was only head
wound, he soon recovered.
A soldier. who was assis ting in carrying out
some furniture, fell from a window, but was
picked up uninjured
While the fire was in progress, two horses
attache d to an ambulance ran of, and came in
contact with hack, which was upset and
somewhat injured.
The fire was evidently the work of an incen-
diary, as there was but little combustible mat
ter in the stable where the fire originated, and
nocne who had business there had been in IL
with n light during the evening. Suspicion Of
the act WAS directed TO a young man named
Ed A. Williams, who was arrested by the
Fourth Ward patrol and conveyed to the sta
ton -house, where he is held for hearing rs
Don Witnesses can be produced.
The Franklin and Perseverance fire compa-
nies were the first on the ground. The steam
engine did not arrive until the fire had been
raging nearly an hour. and then could not pro-