Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-07
LOCAL NEWS.
A,.na.MEsIs To MIGHT.

IN Il,
cnospement at the new National this week. The
ensuing nights be will, however, enact some Of
hIs msst popular characters. The announcement
81 setcheirs speedy departure win be heard with
reqIet by his many admirers, and, we doubt not,
the house will be crowded this week. Tonight
he appears as Toodles and az Toby Tramp in the
amusing farce OF the " Mummy This will also
be the last week Of the ccnSty congress.
CISrERsURY-Per cival has succeeded in re-
engaging the ripe company which has hpen 90
hugely dejIghung the Washington community
the rast two or three weeks But positively his
Will he ~ , last week. as they are engaged to ap-
pesr al Front s. Get Tbeatsr on Monday evening
nSxt All the performers viii appear Ia new acts
songs ard dances. Pon, Smith, thu Ethiopian
comedian, will make his first appearance to-
night, and thu Ravel troupe will appear In the
Iaue bable comic p2ntemime entitled "rhe We'd
ding Festival"
APOLLO CONCERT SALOON Fl rec conceftsdaily,
commencing at 4 and continuing until 70 p. m
Refreshments at hand. This saloon 10 one Of the
coolest and most comfortable In the city
ACADEMY OF Music -Rosenthal has nrst-ra.e
refreshments. and pretty water girls to dispense
them, while the visitors enIoVa concord Of sweet
sounds "
ARRIVAL OF SICK AND WOUNDED On Saturday
afternoon, the steamer Commodore errivsd at the
loot OF Sixth street, from James river. bringing
S42 soldiers Of the army Of the Potomac, there
being about an puusl number Of sIc L and wounded
Many are wounded seriously, and thefe are some
very SICK ones among them. on the passage up
the surgeons In chefge wefe constantly required
professionally, and amputations were performed
on the wav. Nearly every regiment in the army
10 represented by either sick OF wounded, and
among them are many officers.
Among the latter are Col. w. r. Lee, Goth
Massachusetts,, sick; Col J. w Davere, 7,h New
York, fever; Lieut. Col. Sweeney. 9th Massachu-
sets, sick; Lieut.. Col. F. Tully, 10th New York,
fever; Capt Bartlett, Assistant Adjutant General,
low, LIST U. 8. Artillery, fesh wound; Lieut.
Piscon, Gen Heintlelman's staff, debility; Lieut.
F. w. Butler, Signal Corps, lung fever Capt. F.
8. Wise, LIST California, fever Lieut.. F. J. Ash
ton, do fever; Captains G. F He Imam, 9TH Mas
sachusetts, wounded; Thomas Mcconnell, 10Th
Pennsylvania Reserve, wounded In neck and
shoulder; w. A. Lynch, 42t New York, debility;
C.. F. Mullin, nth New York, wounded in thigh;
Assistant Surgeons 6. w. Craney, l5;h New
York, sick, and : r. Croford, sth Illinois, sick;
Sergeant Majors F. Murray, 60 b New York, and
James l.. Belain, Sist New York, sick; Lieuts l..
c. Spencer, Sd New Jersey, H. L. Johnson, Sig
nal Corps, ]. NJ. Goddard, 18Th Massachusetts; f.
w. Whey, nth New York, and J. e. Boss, ID
New Jersey, sick.
Seven wounded rebels, from North and South
Carolina regiments, were brought up.
The following died on the passage up: J. NJ
Hughes, 93d New York; L.. Morebouse, Stk New
York; and M. Seymam, It'll Michigan; all of
typhoid fever. o. Mula 4, 10th Pennsylvania
Reserves, was drowned.
As soon as the boat reached the wharf large
number Of ambulances were on hand, and the
wounded were soon taken to the various hospitals,
where they were made as comfortable as posi- ble.
A large number Of citizens were at the boat and
witnessed their debarkatiOn, and were ready to
give every assistance, but the Government had
made ample arrangements, and the suffering
soldiers were soon taken of the boat. Ii was
remarked that not groan murmur was heard
from any one, although some Of them, from the
nature Of their wounds, must have suffered con.
sldcTably.
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY PoUND.-On Satur-
dav night, roundsman Fenwick, of the fourth
pTcCiact, arrested man In citizen q dress having
In his possession drum, evidently belonging 10
the army. The man stated that he had obtained
the drum from Patrick DonnelIy, who had ad-
vsnced g. on II to a soldier. This aroused the
suspicion Of the officer, and Yesterday morning,
having procured a search warrant, roundsman
ienwick and oh ;ers Nichols and Drane wen, to
the residence Of Donnelly, on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near Third street, and found inree horses,
one of which was branded gu. - ~ about one
hundred pairs Of Government seeks, blankets,
Government boots, drawers, pants, cavalry and
artillery tac kets, blouses, bavonet, pistol can
teens, &c, &c, which they took TO the station
house Of the fourth precinct.
light carriage and double set Of harness
elegantly silver plated, and new white leather
Tcins, supposed tc be stolen, were also taken pos
session of ny the officers. Donnelly was loo ked
VI for bearing, aud this morning Justice Wal
ter held him for trial The case as To the Gov
eminent property will be furtser investigated TO-
day.
The officers report Z 'ueilys house a dirty,
filthy hole, and one whose evident tendencies IL
90 breed disease and pestilenCe. II 10 one Of the
viest dens Of the city and is resort for sold iers
who thsre obtain whisky, and whisky, too, vile
nellys house was reported to the authorities some
time ago, and was cleaned up, but as soon as the
Ofhcers disapp' AIRED IL was permitted again to re-
e et' G 70 !" n t sCha.0n HOSES cows hog,
Of the neig hborhOod and ANNOYING all In the
neighborhood. Ii shosld be further looked after.
FOURTH wARD STATION CAsEs.-Bsfo,. jus
HF1T0.
ing sidewalk; locked up one hour. J. WEIGH,
drunk; do. eight hours John Rooney, assault;
do ten hours Charles Veiger, careless driving;
for hearing. John Robinson, profanity and light
log, nnsd 81 Henry Watson, profanity; fined
81. Rosa Melrone, lodger; dismissed Glen
nard Franklin, stealing; jail for a hearing. r.
Rivers vagrant ordered 10 leave the city Henry
Wand rhev.n, drunk and disorderly; fined 81.
G. p Vanderheven, do; do. 81 Antonio Law
azagie, fast driving; do 81. George Atkins, do ;
do. 81 Frank White, drunk aud disorderly; do
for Trial. Henry Gordon, disorderly; do Fred X
Miller, drunk; fned 81 So. Thomas Little, re-
sisting an officer; dismissed.
Monday-Papk Donnelly, suspicion OF larceny;
for trial John Kasey, violating hack law; aned
s. 81. Lewis Snyder, drunk; do. 81. Thoma,
Stevens, druak and disorderly, dismissed. Jno
Cllwson, deserter; turned over 10 the military
Pat Calby, Suspicious circumstances; dismissed,
ADD required as witness In the c,se OF Patrick
Donnelly.
woman was found by Patrolman Crown in a
house occupied by colored persons, who had given
her lodgings for the night. She is quite young,
and was almost starved when taken TO the Fourth
Ward station, not having eaten anything all day.
She gave her name a. Rosa Meltrone, and saws
abe came TO the city hoping to find her brother,
soldier In cavalry regiment. but learned he was
with the army before Richmond. The patrolmen
u the station furnished her wi h a supper; and
Justice Walter, arriving soon after, heard her
case, and Immediately had her removed TO a re-
spectable hotel, where she will be provided for
until abe can obtain situation to support herself
LKBT.- Yesterday w. b. Moore, alias w lillian
Howard, alias English Bill, OF New York, was
taken 70 the railroad depot and put upon the train
Of cars to return 10 the city from whence ne came
his well known skill a. pickpocket making him
an unwelcome visitor In washington. He was
under the especial care Of Sergeant Cronin but
he was also accompanied by his Moll, who wept
bitterly at the separation, Bill was the more dis
inclined TO leave, inssmuch az he had not ''taksn
trick" since he came to Washington, and was
"hard up" Before leaving an exact copy Of his
features was taken and deposited with the SUPER