Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-08-18
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entertainments Will conslst OF LSnt Vduuevlles
gaDIas, songs and dances, &c, particularly
adapted to the summer season and for the ANUS ,
men. Of ladies and families. A great original
programme II offered for this evening, and prom
inent among the artists win appear Eva Brent,
Sam Sharplev and J. w Stewart. :
CANTERBuRY.-The beautiful and graceful Ma
rietta Ravel 10 PLAYING at Canterbury with i'm.
mense success. She Is an acknowledged leader
In the terpsichorean art. Clara Butler, the dash
Jig dancer, have been engaged, and win appear
tonight. All the old favorites remain upon the
boards for one week longer. First night Of the
comic trick pantomime OF the " Golden Axe" !
At 4 p. m. Nacbman leads the orchestra, and
Winterstein presides at the plano. Refreshments
at hand.
Ing Its former military liveiness. by the arrival
and departure OF troops. On Saturday evening
the lad Pennsylvania Regiment arrived III Is
commanded by Col Emlen Franklin, who rem;
dered efhcient service during the "three months''
campaign. T.. McGovern In Lieutenant Colonel,
and Tbaddeus Stevens, j., Is Msjor. The com.
panies have not yet received their position In
line, and have therefore not yet besn lettered.
The Captains commanding are Samuel Rowe,
George Musser, Benjamin +. Baer, JEFF Nef, M.
Raub, William Duncan, Jchn NJ. Amweg, l..
Audenreid, - GAIT and - Byerly. D. H.
Adjutant, and J. r. McGonigle IN Quartermaster.
This regiment 10 between 900 and leo strong,
and was raised entirely in Lancaster county. IL
would not be easy to find better material for SOL
diers-most Of them beiT strong, healthy farmer
boys Glorious old Lancaster! she has sent her
sons forth to South Carolina, Virginia and Ken
lucky, regimen: after regiment and company .fser
company, and ''the boysn say she Is able to do a.
much again. II IN estimated that she has over
1000 soldiers In active service.
The l29sh Pennsylvania arrived yesterday morn
ing. The field officers are-Col. g. Frick,
The regiment numbers $50 sturdy patriots, from
the beautiful hill, and valleys and the coal mines
Of schuylkill, Northampton and Lehigh.
The old Bay State 10 nobly doing her duty, and
has sent her sd regiment, Zoo strong, priDci-
pally from the counties Of Middlesex, Essex and
Suffolk. The regiment Is commanded by Col.
C. Maggi. A. B. Underwood is Lieutenant
Colonel James Bates, Major; w. w. Teb-
bett, Adjutant; w. E. Richardson, Quartermas-
ter; w. y. Brown and ID. r. Gage, Surgeons
The l25;h Pennsylvanis, Col Jacob Higgins,
arrived this morning, and were marched to the
other side Of the Potomac The regiment Is $40
strong, and was raised In Blair and n huntingdon
counties. The other of1 cen are: Jacob 8. link,
Lieut. Colonel; J. J. Lawrence, Major; r M.
johnson, Adjutant; w G. Bailey, Qlartermt ster;
and Surgeons Hayes, Fay and Davidson. The
companies are not vet lettsref, bnt tbs Capital NJ
commanding are Rell, McKear, Huyett, Hos
letter, Thomas, Wallace, Gregg, Gardins. and
McGraw.
The 34th regiment Massachusetts volunteers
arrived about O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and
were quartered last night at the Soldiers Rest
The regiment numbers 900 men, who are remark
ably fne-looking, and will no doubt be fully up
TO the standard Of Massachusetts troops In the
d Ihtlng line. There are ten companies here and
two others incomplete at Worcester. which they
expect to join them III week. large number
ofthe ohcers have seen service, among them Col.
J. ID. W els, who has until recently been second
In command Of the LIST Massachusetts In the army
Of the Potomac, which he left about two weeks
since TO take command Of the 3ith Major Bow
man Is paroled prisoner, having been captured
at Balls Bluff, and has not vet been exchanged
At present no bind Is attached to the regiment,
but they have full quota Cf field nusic-iwenty
drummers and twenty buglers, being two IF each
to each company. The following Is list Of
their otacen
Field and staH.-Colouel, George ID. Wells;
Heary BoxmSD Cn Adiu,sns, Samuel a'In' WoOS S.
Quartermaster, Chafles Rowland; Surgeon, r..
b. Clark; Assistant Surgeons, Cyrus b. Smith,
Dr.. w. Thorndike; Chaplain, b. Fairchild.
y. Cutter Quartermaster's Sergeant, Charles d.
TTumbull; Commissary's Sergeant, George w. .
Marsh; Hospital Steward, Mrs. Fairbanks.
Company A-Captain, "A. W Pratt; First Lieu
tenant, J. A. Lowell; Second Lieutenant, Robt C.
Waller.
Company B-Captain, A. Potter; First Lieu,en-
ant, Lafayette Butler; Second Lieutenant, -
Cobb. .
Company c. Captain, A. ID. Pratt; First Lieu
tenant, Frank Leach Second Lieutenant, Henry
Bacon. b.
company D-Ceptdln, u. w. thompson; First
Lieutenant, >. w. Smith; Second Lieutenant, :.
A. Lyman. -
Company E-Captain, WIN. b. Bacon; First
Lientenant, Geo. Macomber; Second Lieutenant,
Levi Lincoln sr'
Company F-Captain, - Chandler; First
Lieutenant, Chas. T. Elwell; Second Lieutenant,
ECOmPany G-csptaln, (v,cant;) First Lieuten.
ant, c. n. Channcey, (commanding;I Second
Company H-Captain, p Fox; First Lieuten-
ant, Albert c. Waller; Second Lieutenant, -
Amidon.
Company I-Captain, Daniel Holdes; FIRST
Lieutenant, Alex. Soule; Second Lieutenant, Geo.
Goodrich. $500.
rCompsny K-cap,ain. w. B. Cooley; First
Lieutenant, LYMAN w Van Lean; Second Lieu
tenant, Samuel H Plat.
The l27th Pennsylvania regiment arrived about
2 O'Clock this morning from Camp Curtin, Pa,
and at once went into quarters at the Soldiers'
Retreat, which they left az noon to-day for one Of
the surrounding forts. The regiment numbers
about $50 men, and Is well armed and equipped
for Immediate service. The principal o ID GERS are
Col Jennings, Lieut. Col Ateman and Major J..
kohrer, who have already seen some service
The regiment 10 well supplied with feid music
During Yesterday quite q number Of recruits ar
riyed, there being Of the Retreat this morning
setts 18th, and "a for the LIST Ohio battery.
These regiments are ~ fine and splendid
looking bodies Of men a. could be gathered 10
gether They are mostly sturdy yeomen, and are
country In a time Of real danger, and when their
services are most needed. Az they marched
through the city on their way to the en-
camPment, on the sacred soil, every one was
struck with the soldierly bearing Of each volun-
ter. They are fully equipped and armed with
muskets Of the latest pattern, and Of this years
manufacture. With such men as compose the
new levies, none need despair Of the Republic.
A GALLANT OFFICER Col. A. J. johnson, Of
the fanous New Jersey Eighth, In the late battle
n Wiaamsburg, we are glad to learn, has 90 far
recovered from his wounds a. to be able TO visit
our city upon business with the War Department
The Colonel IL passing few days at the residence
Of his friend, the Rev. Alfred Holmead, on Four
teenth street, near the Long Bridge. It viii be
remembered that Col. Johnson, with his noble
regiment, forming q part OF Hookef's division,
for Ave hours Il W iliansburg, resisted the rebel
attack and In three several battles owe bach the
rebels when all seemed TO be lost. The Colonel
himself was borne from the SD, having fallen
pierced through and through by a Mimic ball, and
bears about him, not yet healed, wound four
teen inches In length. His many friends Will be
glad to know Of his well doing and whereabouts.
THIRD WARD STATION CAsKs-Bsfors Jxsties
WdItv.-Sunday-yohR Reeder, drunk and dis
orderly; workhouse 30 days. James Jones, do |;
turned over 10 the military. John Jones, do; do.
MOnday o. Conner n b0v clever veayn