Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-17
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS To-N1aur

ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT
roRD lHEATER was literally crammed last
night by fashionable and critical audience
among Whom we noticed portion of President
inSoih household. That ssThe Eiyandiere''
Dids lalr 10 nave much such meas ure of popu-
iarlty as ssFanchon," the enthusiastic plaudits
tast evening fully attested. The Zouaye drill,
oN sixteen young ladies, was peculiarly At
Iactlve. This splendid drama will N, ppr
formed again this evening, it being the oc casion
OF Miss Mltchell,s farewell benefit "Mask.
opens the performance
GROWERS THEATER-Beneft of f. L. D,r.n
Port-Ihis popular actor tonight takes his
iarewen benefit and appears as s.ShyIock." in
SnakesPeares "Merchant Of Venice- and a.
SDuke Aranza" in the "Honey.moon - Mis-
ince appears as '.Portia,, and As .Jnliana, ;,
Two OF her best characters. Dir. Davenport has
had most successful engagement and has
dttraetsd unusually large houses He is trnIy
gifted performer, and whether in tragedy or
nletoGrama always excels. Give him bumper
HAsHINsToN THEATER.-John Owens has
ceen induiging in a game of chance. and has
Drawn prize in the shape of a u S mnskrt-
ano tne DRAFT ommissioners want to make
tai! Just imagine J. E. o with the inimitsbIe
conAcal movements he so well makes: or that
Irresistible smile brought to bear upon the
sButternuts1 Why, ii would be worth a hat.
terry Of artillery, for it would so affsct the rsi
oahfles OF the "Rebs" that they could NOT firr n
snoi, and would fall an easy prey If Won
VII ocilcNs tnis, 80 see him tonight in three
% IL. nas pest characters: "Henry Dove" Jem
Bags aud "Spriggins." ]. O. takes a benefit
before "going for a soger." 3 :.
CANTERBURY HALL" The Gipsey's Law
does not look as though the patrons of C,anter
oury would ever tire Of il. 1t is Certainly a
most BEAUTIFUL act, and il performed with sir-
Hular grace and elegance by that couple OF
beauties, Mortimer and Ravef It will be given
again this evening, together with a bill of so
many nne things, that we could not undertake
nva
that the Canterbury troupe undertakes to do
will be we'll done. 49,. - - - =.
BARNuM's CIRCUS AND MUsEUM-Doe not
forget the fact that an opportunity is not often
0uefed OF seeing one such natural curiosity as
zom Thumb or Commodore Mutt: and that
tsree may be seen at Barnum's for one affrnis.
SION price. Besides the circus troupe is most
excellent one and furnish a rare entertainment
Inc bland faee Of Mr.. Barnum himself NAV be
seen too, perhaps, by those visiting it, - -
The OLYMPIc.-Fanny Forrest sang last
night again to delighted audience. She is
undoubtedly superior vocalist, very much
better than the run of ooncert-room perform.
ers. The other members Of the troupe are ex.
eellent in their several parts. -
ACADEMY OF MUsIc.-Free concert tn n;oht
Refreshments at hand. g -
THE MARINES Notwithstanding that tho
number Of men drafted from the station here
LOT Inc suhhoafs DC, OF thenavy, has drawn
neaNiiy upon the force here, yet enlistments
nave been going on 20 steadily that the NUM-.
Der now in barracks has reached 323 nearly as
many us nave been CHARTERED here for some
uae past The men there will Compare favor
aoly with any heretofore enlisted in the ser
vice, being mostly young and we'll propor-
uoneo ana considering that the most of them
are new te the service, are remarkably we'll
drilled The usual parades take place daily.
and numbers OF strangers, &c, FREQ uently visit
ne post 20 witness the precision with which
the manuai OF arms is executed. and the spleu
dld marching for which the corps is famed -,
Inc post IS at present under the command of
laent Coi: Edelin,, the Commandant, Col. Har-
ms, BENG absent on tour Of Inspection to the
different naval stations. Capt. McCauley is in
command OF the battalion, assisted by First
Lieutenant Baker, and Second Lieutenants
iels, Wells, Church and sherman. The non.
commissioned staff are Sergeant Major Robin
son, Quartermaster Sergeant WILDER, Fife Ma
JoT Scala, and Drum Major Roach as :
POLICE Matters Third Preeinct.-John
Emory, larceny; turned over to military L.
der, without license; fined 1926 Barney t,orn
do; sent 10 Jail. ]. W. Boucher, do in two
cases; nned $3.50. David Boone, do; fined
1925. F. Jones, do; dismissed r. o, SuIIi
van, selling liquor to soldiers: iail' M. Shea.
drunk dismissed. NJ. Turner drunk and dis
orderly; workhouse. 90 - -'-'"-f~--
missed. w. Williams do: turned over To mil.
dtary- X. Berry, assault and Sattery: dis.
missed Edward Kahn, do; fined 30 81 Betsy
Dill, obsructing footway; do. S. Koon. Ped
ding without license, do. M. r S,iiaord
drunk; do. ooi"'
a, Nina Preeinet,Henry 9. Murray, assault
Tsnh Preeinct-John Kale, shooting a hoy:
ruled Tor trial. w. Carpenter, NJ. Carpenter
n Tuckson, w. Smith, Daniel Bell, disorderly;
fined 81 Julia Williams, do: fined 80 Jotin
Evans drunk and disorderly fined ST p
Buckley and E Buckley, nuisance: do. p
Downey, do; do. W. Conner, drunk and
asleep; do. ~ r.. ~. = -
THE LOST SIsTER.-Some weeks ago a younr
Woman applied at the Fourth Ward station for
iodgings, and told the officers that her brother,
soldier, had telegraphed To her in new York
Ioeofne to Washington and see him. She raised
aS muehmCney as would pay her way to Wash
iis'oh out when sfie arrived the regiment had,
hsrae. The sympathies Of the officers were
aroused, and they furnished her with an excel |
lent supper mt the station. When the Justice
arrived Inc story was repeated TO him, and he
furnished her with lodging in a respectable no.
Tel, designing to obtain employment for her in
some Respectable family. She disappeared for
q Gay or two, when the Justice was astonished
10 IND her turn up ON his docket charged with |
drunkenness, and he sent her to the work !
house Sheservedh her term there, and Wednes-
gay night was again picked up for being drunk
aah discrdfrly, and was again sent down for
thirty days. She is truly a 81 lost sister" i
e e 81. q -oA-- CA. ..r
Enthusiastically, Acting Brig General |
Devrops brigade was re yiewed b. Gen. CASEY
commanding the troops around the city or East /
Capitol street, near the Ahnshoase The fol-
.onInS opPrarc0 IN line. i<Sn erlnOnt, Col. A. 1
p. Blnnt 18th New Jersey; 9th New Jersey: |
I'm Vermont, Col F. " Randall; and the 18th |
massachusetts battery, Captain Jones. After
Gen. Casey and staff had passed down the lines
they took position in center and front, and the
troops passed in review before them, marching
IN manner highly ereditable TO new troops
was universally remarked. 5--.
The ground on which the review took place
IS now used as q camp of instructio under the
direction of Gen. Casey. A review of least
Two brigades will take place here at la O. clock
4. o. - ID
Row AT SOLDIERS Observation-Disclosures !
night as a number OF soldiers at the Retreat
near the depot. We're going in TO their supper
several OF the men crowded as to seriously
hinder the proper disposition of the men at the
tables, and the guard in attempting to restore
quiet were assaulted, and i general row took
place. some of the soldiers using stones, &c. III
The. crowd and