Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-24
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

ACT meets with deserved applause. me pam
tomimists are excellent; the dancing and per-
formances on the rope and wire graceful and
spirited, and the music of that style which is
sure to please. Performance to. Knight, and to-
morrow afternoon very attractive matinee
for families and others.
CANTERBURY.-This popular resort, which
is firmly stablished in the affections of all fun
lovers, continues TO be crowded nightly. The
bill offered is invariably good, and nc one who
buys 8 ticket feels that the investment is use
less, tor il is impossible to visit Canter bury
and not enjoy hearty, healthy laugh. Go TO-
night and test the matter. Tomorrow after,
noon there will be a matinee for ladies ana
children.
VARIETIEs.-While the concert hall enter
tainments gwen at this resort this week nave
been as usnal-good-yet the great attricute
feature OF the week has been the new io ,e:,i
drama, :" The Belle of Washington. IL VIII
be performed to night again. Among the places
of amusement now open in this CITY, none Oh
ters opportunities OF enjoyment superior 10
Varieties.
DFsTEICTIyE FiRE.-About nine o'clock last
evening Il stable in the rear OF row OF tWe-
story frame dwellings on Thirteenth street
between and %, was discovered TO be on fire,
and notwiths landing the efforts of the neigh
bors and officer O'Hara (who was near by at
the ;ime) in pulling down the fences so as to
prevent the flames catching to the houses, they
were soon in blaze, and before it could be
extnguishrd four two-story dwellings were
totally consumed and two others We're burnt
considerably. The flremen from every part of
the city were at the scene, but from various
causes they could not get to work early. One
of the fourway plugs At the corner of Thir-
teenth st.eet and N could not be used for a
long time, it taking halt dozen men on the
wrench to move the cap. Whether this fault
lies with the Department we know not, but
certain it is if the hand engines could have got
water from this plug as soon as they arrived,
more than halt of the property would have
been saved. The steamer Hibernia worked
from this plug after it was opened, and threw
tremendous stream upon the fire. but the
hand engines, having to get their water from
such distances, could throw but small streams.
The house of MIR. Lee, two of Mr.. Venable,
zone occupied by Mr.. Young,) and one of Mr.
Corrigan, were totally destroyed, and the two
owned by MIR. James Carroll, zone occupied by
Mr.. Lockmeyar,1 We're rendered unfit for use.
The loss amounts to above $1,000 in houses
and furniture. There is an insurance of 5000
on one of Mr. Carroll's houses, and one OF Mr..
Fenable'S is also insured.
The police were on the ground and rendered
efficient service in taking care of the property,
the second precinct officers remaining all night.
There was some little disorder among the
vast crowd, but no fighting occurred.
SENT BACK TO BALTIMoRE.-Last week one
of the fancy girls of Baltimore, who had been
staying at Mrs. Hoffmans S, No Asa Tenth street,
and goes by the name of Dora Shelter, paid
visit to Baltimore. While there she W as robbed
OF all her money, and went to her brother, an
errand boy in the jewelry store of Hervis HUI
bers, and told him of her loss. Saturday her
brother stole from the store three gold watches,
= lot OF hnger-rings and a breastpin, and gave
them to his sister to put her in funds. Yester-
day Mr.. Hubers and a detective came to Wash
ington in search OF the young woman. Obtain
ing the aid of Sergeant Cronin, they went to
the house of Mrs. Hoffman, and without diff
Guilty recognized her in the midst of the crowd
OF females and soldiers, some of whom had not
heard the reveille, and were still in bed, though
the hour of noon had passed. The trunks of
the young woman were searched, but none of
the property was found. She taken into
custody by Sergeant Crenin, but she expressed
willingness to 60 to Baltimore without wait.
ing requisition from the Governor Of Mary
land, and Sergeant Cronin delivered her to
detective VIM. J. Bowling, of the Baltimore
police, who started with her for Baltimore by
the $50 train OF cars.
COURT MARTIAL.-The court.martial re-
Gently ordered to assemble in this city, of
which Mai. Gen. Hitchcock is President, have
been engaged in the trial OF HAZEL b. Cashell,
of Montgomery county, Maryland. Cashell
was charged with giving information to the
rebel cavalry as to the Whereabouts of q large
number of Government cattle, by which they
were enabled to capture them. Mr.. Charles
Ebert, q member of the bar, from MARYLAND,
appears for the accused. The decision OF the
court in this case is locked TO with great inter-
est, as there are already number OF cases Of
like character, and this may be regarded as a
precedent.
The next case to be taken up, it is under
fOrnerlV
detective in the employ of Col. Fish, Pro yost
Marshal OF the city of Baltimore He was ar
rested by order of Col Baker. The charges
against him are that he received brides from
rebels Tor favors which his position enabled
him to extend to them.
The GOVERNMENT STEAM FIRE DEPART-
MENT.-On Wednesday, two steam fire engines
ordered by the Government for use in this city,
Were received and temporarily housed in the
Union Engine house, which has been occupied
Tor some time by the Hibernia. The new
steamers are of small SIZE but are said to be
very powerful, and were built in Philadelphia
Two splendid hose carriages come with them
One OF them can be drawn by hand; weighing
100 pounds less than the Franklin spouting
engine These steamers will form the Govern
ment steam Fire Department, and will he
under the direction of Mr. VIM. Dickson, who
has been appointed chief engineer, and we un-
derstand that one OF them (the Seen. ID. II.
Ruoker, y will be located on f street. between
Twenty-irst and Twenty second, in the neigh
borhood OF the repair shops, and the other 1.-THE
''ien. melgs, atIhe railroad park in swami
poodle, where large number of stables are
row being erected.
A HANDSOME PREsENT.-The clerks and la
boring men connected with the Commissary
Department of this city, did the handsome
thing with one of the clerks under Lieut. Col.
George Bell, Commissary at this point. Yes
terday evening committee, which had been
previously appointed by the donors, purchased
q handsome gold chain, valued at SAC, and an
elegantly finished album worth $3.50, which
they presented to the lucky clerk, Mr.. Diffen-
derfer, before he could decline the gifts, or
inquire why they were presented. 1t appears
that Mr.. ID. came here about the time the emer.
gency looked the most threatening, and has
since been interchangeable in his labors, in at.
tending to the duties of the depar tment Mr..
Ditenderffer left for Washington last evening,
to continue on under his able commander,
Lieut.. Col. Bell.-Harrisburg Telegraph.
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A SAVAGE WIFE BEATBR.-YesteYda after
noon officer Mills, of the Fourth Ward, arrested
Thos. Fitzgerald for beating his wife. Both
are young enough to live together costly and
happily; but Mrs. f. appeared with q black
eye, indicating terrible matr imonial in felicity
Fitzgerald did not deny whipping her, but said
In the station house that the next time she
called him u s-n of a b-h he would be ar
rested for something! The evidence proved
that he krst struck her in the eye and knocked
her down he then pulled her clothes up over
her head and kicked her naked sides until he
broke three of her ribs. Justice }iberson
thought the case one for court, and held Fitz.
gerald to bail in $3.50 for appearance there for
trial.
BARGAINS IN DRY GooDs.-Lansburg &
Bro, at the Baltimore bargain store, No. 375
Seventh street, offer peculiar inducements to
purchasers OF dry goods, whether OF cloths,
cassimeres, dress goods, sheeting, DC. All their
purchases are made with q view to retailing
their goods in this market at prices to suit all