Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-08-28
LOCAL NEWS.
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Fokp's ArHEsEuN-This popular resort opens
tonight. The auditorium has been 10 arranged
company has been selected witt care, and with
particular view to comedy. The bill fer this
evening 10 good one, and are two wherein Mr.
Clarke can best display his qualities "a a come
dian, being "Paul Pry" and the "roodles -
Mr. Clarke will be sustained by frst-class com
PAW This 10 his nrst appearance since his re-
'urn from Europe. 60 to Ford's delightful re-
t'ea; this evening II you would fully enj y your
felf
CANTERBURY HALL.-Go to Canterbury and see
the beautiful Marietta IN her fascinating dances
snd her cha ming Clara Butler IN song. New
songs, new ACTS and new dances IRE prod ucsd In
quick succession at this resort Toe pantomime
isreceived nighlvwl,h renewed spplau'e Bud
worth, Gallagher, the Delevantes, Clotki and
Harrison are i0msnse In their p; cular Lines Of
business The latter especially manu- actures
song FOR the million.
STILL THEY CONE The 18th Maine regiment,
numbering I, 40 men, arrived Yesterday after
moon. The regiment Is made up mostly Of young
hardy men, W no will no doubt make their mark.
marched over to Virginia. The following are
the Held and STAFF or era: Colonel Daniel Chap
lin, Bangor; Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H Tai
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Quartermaster Horatio Pitcher, Bangor; Surgeon
b. Paine, Hampden; Assistant Surgeon Js-
rome T.. Elk NJ, Ashland.
The 9th New Hampshire, numbering SIS, ar,
rived about O'Clock last evening, and stopped
at the Rest' during the night, and are to leave
today for Dixie: The following are the Officers:
Colonel, Enoch q. Fellows; Lieut.. Colonel, Her
bert B. Titus; Msjor, Geo. w Everett Adjutanf,
Geo. II. Chandler; Quartermasier, Carleton B:
Hutchins; Surgeon, VIM A. Webster; Assistant
Surgeons John 3. Emerson and Francis N. Glib
son; Chaplain, Edward M Gushee; Sergeant
Major, Edwin Green; Commissary Sergeant,
Shepard.
The Fourteenth Connecticut arrived about 3
O'Clock this morning. They number ,007 men,
who are finely equipped, and are ready to 60 In
the field. The following are the officers, the
most Of whom have already seen some service ::
Colonel. Dwight Norris Lieutenant Colonel,
tutant, Theodore 6. Ellis; Surgeon, Philo g.
Rockwell; First Assistant Surgeon, Levi Jewett;
second Assistant Surgeon, Frederick A. Dudley
Henry s. stevens, Sergeant Major, Henry P.
Goddard; Quartermaster Sergeant, William A.
Comes; Commissary Sergeant, Julius w. Moul-
too; Hospital Steward, Alfred 6. NOLAN; Drum
Major, John McCuaing; Fife Major, Philo P.
Bush.
SEVENTH STREET AND THE PLANK ROAD The
corporation Of Washington, at an expense Of
about 50, 900, has improved Seventh street, and
put II IN excellent con lition, to connect with the
members Of the Councils, who took great inter-
est In the Improvement and fastened It's compile
lOn, were leo 70 eXp peel an lmmedlaSe improve
ment,o the road, corresponding with that Of the
sTeet Indeed, 1t was promised, but the road
Improvement has not been commenced, and per-
sons who use the road and pay she high tolls for
the Purose Of keeping It In repair complain Just.
ly Of it, present coalition. Was II intended by
the company that the road should be repaired?
n other words, was the promise to repair made
In COED faith, or was IL only made to induce the
corporation to expend mosey for the benefit OF the
road compshy! The road ought to be put In
good order Immediately, in justice to the city.
PIrIFuL SCENE Tuesday afternoon, as the
wife Of an officer Of the 12s.h Peunsylvania Regi-
ment was returning to the city f,om The Gangs in
Virginia, In a carriage drawn by fine par Of
horses, the animals took frigh aud ran away
and upset the carriage at the Virginia side Of the
bridge The horses dsengaged themselves from
tne carriage and kept on across the bridge Cn-
fortunately the drawer was opened about ten feet
and Notwithstanding the efforts Of bystsnders to
turn them back they III he'd on, and tried to leap
the opening One nearly cleared the space, but
the other pulled him back, and both fell into the
channel and were drowned. The lady and her
driver were not seriously injured by the upset;ing
animals Ia the stream excited the pity Of the by.
ISLANDERS, who were unable to save them.
The 6LANnERIp RoRsEs.-Yesterday J. C.
Bryan went 10 the Fourth Ward police to INQUIRE
about the diseased horses and mules mentioned in
boxes near Judiciary Square, and removed blythe
Fourth Ward pa1olmen beyond the city lfmits
to be killed. He claimed them as his property,
carcasses for the manufacture Of glue He was
taken before Justice Walter, and the charges
made was for tying the animals to the tree boxes
n Ie 1psace gave Judgment against him for eyery
and this was regarded a. q very moderate penalty
In the case.
THIRD WARD STATION CAsHs-Bsfo,s Jxate.
Caytos.-rhe only case disposed Of yesterday
wa Geo Coplin. drum and disordery; nned 81.
Io-day-Margares Pierce, creating a nuis, nce
haed 81 81 Margaret Holm, do do. 81 s..
Martha Waters, passing base coini dsmiased
SE1nmou' Tslsers passing coun.srieit money;
hned Sl5s. NJ. A. Wall, threats dismisn
August WooIt and Essper Nichols dunk;
turned over to tie military. Jas d, Smith, do ;
tined 81.
A CHOIR SINGER STEALS sHoKrER's HAT
OHcer Crown arres.ed, on Tuesday evening,
Patrick Hawkins, {colGTed,) on the charge Of an
assault aud battery on w. Shorter. The al air
grew out OF Hawkins scaling Shorter's hat, as
alleged some weeks since, since which time the
iarues nave been at logRefheads; and on Sunday
night Hawkins went to the Asnury Church and
called SHORTER (who sing. In tn. choIl outside
security to keep the peace.
AssAuLrED.-Las, evening, about O'Clock, an
old genuemin whose name we Were unable to
ascertain, while going along the railroad up Cap
itol Hill, was stopped by three negroes, one Of
sns%ersa s ia bs ne nsa any moaey 70 Which he
Knocked by one Of them with q stone, which cut
his face severely. The party made of, leaving
The old gentleman on the ground, and were pur-
sued for several squares, but were not overtaken
CIRCULATION OF SMALL Morris IN THE DIsrRIcr
OF CoLuMsh Law Of Congress passed sew
eral yeap ago forbidding the circulation in the
District Of Columbia Of bank or corporation notes
below the denomination Of ave dollars, win be
strictly enforced after the 10th Of September and
offenders prosecuted according to law. The gov.
eminent issues will supply the denciency, and
consequently exclude foreign notes Of question
able or counterfeit character, a. well al the gen.
uine ones Of small denominations.