Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-12
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUssMlNTs TONIGHT.

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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT. 9
GROWERS THKATER.-Miss Lucille Western
will conclude her engagement at Growers to-
morrow evening, and it therefore behooyes all
who would witness fine acting to avail them
selves of the opportunities offered this and to.
morrow evening OF all Miss WIS characters,
the best and most effective will be performea
this evening; she appearing as sLady Isabel"
and aMadame Vine," in the drama OF 0East
Lynne" gt4e srsts .F ..t
CAsTRRBURY.-With Eva Brent, to delight
with her fine singing; with Kate Pernoyer and
the sisters Marie and Augusta in the dance;
and with fine dramatic company. all on the
boards each evening" 1t is not at all matter of
surprise that Canterbury should be crowded
even this hot weather. good bill tonight,
the above named and many others appearing.
VARlETIEs.-Oyer fifty performers appear
upon the boards of the Varieties nightly, in q
rare and varied bill OF song, dance and ethiopi-
an eccentricity. The exciting drama of Jack
sheppard will be performed this evening. W.
s. Budworth, Harry Leslie, Nellie Taylor and
others appear.
METRoPoLITAN HALL.-The operate enter
one. Selections are made only from the best
English, German and Italian operas, and are
executed with much musical ability.
THE CASE OF THE CoLoRED CoRPoRAL.-
Yesterday afternoon, Capt. Merritt. of Gen.
Martindale's staff, held an examination in the
case OF policeman ] I. Parker, who Is charged
with beating the colored corporal John Ross,
and also with tearing off his chevrons, on Tues
day evening last from tine evidence it APP
peared that as the corporal was passing along
Seventh street, above the Northern Market,
some boys threw stones at him, and he ran
after one OF them named Parker, chasing him
into the house The brother OF the boy opened
the window and inquired the cause OF the dis
turbance, and the corporal told him if he did
not whip the boy he (the corporal) would ar
rest him the brother). The brotherstald Ross to
80 away, remarking that he thought him druak
and did not desire any trouble with him. The
corporal replied in very abusive language,
hat hn hnl
sswhite s-p of b-h." A crowd gathered
around, and the excitement ran high, when
J. T. Parker, policeman, but no relative of
the boys, and another policeman, arrested
Ross, and with difficulty got him along, the
crowd pushing him in the melee some one tear
ing OFF one cheyron and the police the other.
AFTER the police had taken him IN charge, the
corporal called the policemen white SIS of
b-hes, and one Of the latter struck him over
inc head with a slung-shot. 1t was in evidence
fhat the corporal said he would 90 with the
police, but not with the mob. Parker admitted
having struck him with billy, and says that
In the melee he may have torn the chevrons
of, but that he does not recollect il, and if he
did so it was accident.
Capt Merritt stated that whatever might be
the private opinions of any one, the Govern
ment having authorized the raising of colored
soldiers they should be treated as soldiers.
The evidence will be laid before Gen. Mar
undale for his action, Superintendent Webb
being responsible, in the meantime for the
appearance OF Mr.. Parker whenever he is called
for.
DEPARTURE OF CoNvIcTs FOR ALBANY
Yesterday evening thirty one convicts, sem
fenced by the Criminal Court for various Of
lenses committed this District, took their
departure for the prison at Albany, n. Y.
Among them were George Ward and George
Carol. convicted of garroting and robbing
der down and robbing him; Sweet, alias
White, hotel robbery; John Howard (colored,)
John Bruce, (colored,l and Mich. Warner, as
sault and battery with intent to kill; Billy
Patterson, (colored, } burglary; and fifteen wo-
men, for various offenses. All the bailiffs of
the Criminal Court, and Messrs. Robinson and
Sylvester of the Jail guard, and w. a. Mulloy.
deputy marshal, have them in charge.
ME. WIsE's INJURIEs.-Mr. Samuel Wise,
whose carpenter shop was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday morning, was badly burnt in en-
deayoring TO get out his coat. When the alarm
was given, Mr.. w. rushed in and attempted to
get his tool chest, bat was followed by Mr..
King, who urged him 70 return, seeing that it
was impossible TO move the chest, and they
started out. Mr.. W., however, returned to
get his coat, in the pocket of which was his
account book, when the flames struck him,
burning off the rim of his hat, the back Of his
vest and shirt the skin geeling off his neck,
Mr. w, who is improving in his condition, but
1t will be some time before he will be we'll.
SET TO WoRK.-A number of contrabands
have been put TO work in the neighborhood of
Lincoln and Emory Hospitals, in covering up
the night soil which has been deposited in that
locality. The scayengers of the Fifth and Sixth
Wards and the Government, makes this local.
lty their bank of deposit. The contrabands
who were put to work preparing the place by
Capt. Krause, it is said, dug the pits ten feet
deep, and well known physician, now at
tached TO the army, a few weeks ago rode into
one OF the pits, and both rider and horse came
near being lost. The commission created by
the War Department to report upon the sani-
tary condition OF the city, earnestly complained
OF this locality.
LIGHT WEIGHT HAY.-There has been much
complaint recently of the practise OF selling
baled hay in this city that has not passed over
the scales of the corporation weighers, and
which falls far short of the weight for which
IL is sold. The practise is a swindle upon the
buyers, as well as violation OF our municipal
laws. The excuse of such dealers as have
been questioned about it is that the corporation
law cannot be complied with; and, as they
purchase IN Maryland and Pennsylvania by
weight, marked on each bale, they have right
TO sell in Washington by those weights. This
violation of law will be taken notice of by the
proper authorities, and the question will be
settled by the enforcement of the penalty.
STRAWBERRY Observation-Disclosures are an
Rouneed for this evening as follows, and at all
of them tair ladies will be in attendance to
dispense delicacies and luxuries, and to enter
tain with lively conversation AT Temperance
Hall, under the auspices of the Sons of Tenn
perance; at the hall of the Union Hotel, George
town, by the ladies of ST. Johns Church; at
Island Hall. Seventh Ward, for the benefit of
Ryiand Chapel; at Wesley Chapel, corner of
Fifth and streets; at St Paurs English Luz
theran Church, corner Eleventh and H streets;
and at Odd Fellows Hall, Georgetown, for
the Dunbarton Street NJ E. Sunday School.
ORDERED TO THE FRoNT.-Yesterday morn
ing the Second New Hampshire Regiment, Col.
Edw. X. Bailey, left their encampment to join
the army. They marched up the avenue and
went down to Sixth street wharf, where they
were to embark on vessels chartered to convey
them to their place Of destination. They mum.
Der six hundred men, and have been two years
in the service. Last February they returned
home en- furlough, and recruited one hun.
dred aud fifty additional men.
Fatal ACCIDENT.-We learn that few
days since, private Daniel Golden, of Go. A,
LIST ID. O. regiment, with others, was engaged
in taking q lot Of old muskets from a wagon At
the Slave Pen in Alexandria, when one of the