Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-08
LOCAL NEWS.
AMuuHMBaM TONIGHT.

LOCAL NEWS.
AMusBMssN foEieR1.
6Hovsl's TEsArEn.-Miss Lofty Houah.
Who 20 charrnsd the hsbttues 1t Grovsr's Last
rprinE, has returned from Eurore. and Will
tonight r~appear ~ Growers popular rasort In
The character Of Madame Aubrey, In the spec-
t.eul.r dram. "Rom.ne. OF ROOF 1ounS
This is . most beautiful drams, and 10 produced
II 9rovsrs with much eaecs
Folp's THIATxR.-Ths " Rnehantrese" viii
- rspratsd To- night and for posiuv ely the las.
thr public Of witnessing It.. Tho acting, music,
ballet, scenery, and every thing counectsd with
this spectacle make 1t exceedingly interesting.
Tomorrow evening "Ths Daughter Of tho
.syfs. WIN DC p'000ee' IN mAsA'n'sn'
CAyTnBpRY hAIL-Canterbary Hail retains
and vslard<. The noral ballet "La Boo u.ters"
win Be prodnced this evening Tho '.Sipsey's
Lay" win alro be revived. The Court Of
ia i'" ~ Pretty Lille al
and win give some Of his laushsbls Ethiopian
eeeentricfties. -..~
FAHIBrIBs.-rhe comic burlesque Of tie
.n o. tSInOrougn snd ~. comic pan;
Tonight NJ the Varieties, MR. Hernandez and
the entire troupe Appearing. Mile Pauline,
the beautiful and accomplished danseuse,
The new ballet entitled the "Fairies" viii also
b. given -
MKRRY SOCIAL Observation-Disclosures ball
ton; this evening 1t Temperanee Hall. The
ball win Be beautifully decorAt and splen-
did efase and string hand has been. engaged,
and wi.hsi an experienced caasrsr has bccn on
~1a&ed TO furnish refreshments, This Associa-
ton always get up good par tiee.
FIRBe-Aoopt I O'Clock yesterday morning
the stable Of = eolor-d hackmsn, named Charles
Black, situated betweep K and L sts. and Con.
necncpt avenue and Eighteenth WAS discoy-
cred On nrr by patreimen Williams and CAL
eoUn, who instantly gave the alarm. The stable
beang hlled with hay, &c, wa soon DESTROYED:
not, however, before the horses and carriages
were saved by the neiShbors and police. The
names spread 70 . two-stOry frame dwelling
occupied by Vim. Beckett, also hackrnan, and
IN a short time II Was entirely consum@d Most
OF the furniture was saved. The loss to both
peruee II estimated at - 500 on which there
was no insnrance. The firsmen were out soon
AFTER the alarm was given. but on sccount OF
tae scarcity of. water, could render but little
assistance. There is little doubt but that il was
Inc Work Of an incendiary.
About noon, yesterday, the handsome frame
residsnce Of Mr.. R. T. Nc Lain, situa just be-
You'd the District line, or the old Bladensbu
foad, caught fire, and in s. little time was en-.
tirely consumed SO quick was the work Of
deetruction that Mrs. NJ cLain and her IL va chill.
orsn saved Int llttle OF their apparel. mum
Der OF soldi, re and tbs neighbors were early on
the SPOT, and rendered every assistance Mr.
meLain ioses about $4,000.
Cor0RPssIoNAL LIBRARY-Under tina regp
faIlon- S.STT2- - :ha library of Congress
when took is wanted by person &c. rarnad
an the statute a. entitled to the of library,
fts title, with the name of the applicant 10
written on ticket. The ticket is then given to
An officer OF the library, W no puts the book into
hands Of the n ader. Readers are required 70
return books before leaving the library and
take back their tickets; otherwise they are held
respensible Tor the books. Persons wishing TO
consult costly works of art must max special
application TOR that privilege. No one is
rs allowed 10 inter- the alcoyss In taking notes
1rom books, pencils mot pen and ink) are TO be
used. The statnte and the instructions OF the
committee forbid the librarian to permit any
book TO he taken from the liorary for the use Of
person not named N the statute entitled 10
thaipriyilege.
CONSULTING A Observation-Disclosures the
23d ult., Mr.. Geo Schenck, who resides in the
Northern Lib rties, WAS robbed of about $50,
which harbeen kept in a chest, and being nm
able TO ind out who the thief WAS consulted q
fortune teller in Baltimore, and recei we'd a de-
ecriptiOn OF the parties. Mr.. and Mrs John
Hinsiey Living near him, he thought ans wered
10 the cescrlp'iun, and he caused the arrest of
the parties, " ho had IN examin alton before Jus
5iee Barnacic on Tuesday last, and ANAL ex-
animation on Saturday, when they were hon
orally DISCHARGED. If Mr.. Schenck is silly
enough 10 pnt his faith in fortune teliers and
toeharge his Nigh bors with theft on the strength
81 their Information, he is liable to get himself
INTO big scrape some day.
CHuRcHEs VACATED Epiphany, Grace
Church, and Ryland Chapel, which have OF
Late ben used as hospitals, were Saturday
relinquishtd by the Government, and will
shortly be opened again for their legitimate
exercises.
We understand that it is also the int n ton of
The Medical Director TO rtlinqush all thu
ehurch's as fast a. hH can do So Some OF tue
PatSents IN many of the hospitals ar. not ia q
condition, rs yet, To be removed with safety.
7 his will cause delay In giving mp many or
the church. @, hut 10 40 $40 dooir~ ausheri-
ties not 10 deprive the people of their places OF
worship longer than actually necessary.
DISTRICT SOLDIERS RKLIsr-Major r. n
French, the treasurer of the fund for the relief
of the families OF our District volunteers, has
made about Fix hundred payments in sums
ranging from four TO thirty dollars, according
70 the size Of the family, since the first of Sep
tsmber last about seventeen thousand dollars
have been received on account OF contr ID ations
to the fund. of which abod six Thousand dol
lars have b,en pad Out by the treasu rer up to
eleven thouss-d dollars. 1t il anticIn,tad ,h,t
th~ fund -, os inereased oy further coutribu.
tons c|aoout nVe Thousand DOLLARS
FORTH WARD S1ATIos CAsHs-Su,,
feter GRADY and Peter Stratum, drunk and
dssordsriy; turned over TO military and locked
mp 2 hours VIM. Uodd drunk; fined 81 Han.
nah W wilson, vagranS locked 10 hours Thos
f A. d. drunk Ta; dismissed. Jas. Mcyey. do
.. David Jones, do; do Richard Heyer
drunk; turned over to military. Frank Wells.
1iunA anu suspected OF larceny; dismissed
Ut. Tanner, assault and disorderly, for hear
ing. Charles Leyant, suspicious chxract-r:
dismissed. John Burne, drunk and disorderly
fned 81.
WARRINGTON THEArER-This resort, which
has been much improved in its Internal ar
rangems nts by Mr.. Nixon. will De rsopened on
"Wednesday evening next, when Miss Ella
ChestDey, who made her debut last season.
will appear ~ Lady Gay Spank.r''
n "I-ond0n Assurance" A good COMPANY
intending Mr.. and Mrs. Bland, Mr. and Mrs
Gaspard alder, MI George Farren and Mrs
Berrell, has been engaged.
DIsoRpERLY--CaptaIn H. A. Lacy, Janes
Martin, supposed 10 be lieutenant and Jonn.
son W hite, no represents himself ~ n ssmer-
Chant we're yesterday arrested by onlcer Dona
Tor creating q disturbance ~ Sal Austin's, on
SA1th street, and breaking up the furniture
Ihey were taken TO the station house to await
Q hearing this morning.