Evening star., 1863-04-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Ang SEMESTs TONIGHT.

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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.
WASHINGTON THEATER.-A re-engageTlent
ha. bern effected With Mrs. John Wood, and
She vii appear tonight as '.Annie Bracsgir-
die in the play Of 1.-THE Actress by bay
light and as /" Minnie" in "Somebody Else"
GRuyEE's THEATER.-AIiss Annette Ince will
appear II this resort, for limited period how
e,rr !" kanca,'' in the tragic play Of the
Italian Wiie, and . Mrs. Chillingtoue,' in
the farce Of the . Morning Cal!,' are announced
81 her charao tPrs for this evening
CAnTEEEURY.-Five stars, Mile Augusta,
JuiIa Mortimer, Ernesline de Faiber and Kate
j'cDn6yeT, viii all appear together this week.
f,deson also reappears. A superb bill is also
announced, ana the amuse ments at thi. favor
lie ~ OFT viii rs usual be A No. J.
Fs"fETIrs.-We notice no changes at the
Varieties; but the old faYorites, Ada Laurent,
Ada Iesnlan, Wallace, Dick " atkins, aud
others, are amply sufficient to draw crowded
houses
BALLS. Three parties announced for tn 3
evening. At TpilutsrlnCc Hail under the au-
spec OF the Phunix Society. 1t Island Hat,
by the V a-hngion Quadriile Associaiion: and
~ odd Fellows Hail. Navy Yard, by thr
Columbia Engine Company. Choose, ye.
DEATH OF AN INDIAN CHIEF.-Yellow Wolf
chief of the kiow-a Indians, and who was sent
heIe az one Of the delegates to ser the President,
dirG on Saturday evening at the Washington
House after short Illness. and was bnried yes
trTiay afternoon, At the request OF the suryi-
wing indians, saS the white brethren were. =
The Government furnished the coffin, which
was very fine one About half an hour br-
fore the breath LETT deceased his companions
commenced 10 paint his face, hands and feet
with red paint, and then securing new clo-
thing and new blankets, they arrayed the dying
chief in them.
4 fe" moments before expiring Yellow Wolf
sent 10 Major ;. q. Colley, the Indian agent for
that and other tribes, and taking the agents
hands. said to him: 1--WE have come a great
way to our Great Father, and make peace
L have seen the big father, and am at peace
with every onP-with the Great Spirit and
with the Great FathPr-and am now going to
lay down and sleep with him here
As soon as the chief ex pred, his companions
took his bow and arrows and broke them in
half. They were then made mp in bundle
together with his other effects ana Will be
buried with him, as also will his buffalo robes
and blankets, and all that he owned AT the time
OF his death. A large silver medal a present
from President jefferson tu Yellow VOLTS an
cestorS. will be buried with him also This
appears almost ridiculous, as il has been hand
ed down from father To son since the days OF
President j., and is 4 connecting link between
the present and the past which should be
placed IN charge of the Government. But the
Indians insist upon its inrerment with Yellow
OH aud the agents DO not desire TO offend
+hCm ny I refusal.
Yellow Wolf was nearly - years Of age, ana
Ma iur Colley, the agent OF the tribe and of th.
juGians in their section, says h. is = serious
loss, as he was always disposed 10 peace, and
rnird has people Justly hut firmly. Another
when the dele CATION about leaving their
western homes, the family of Yellow Wolf
lDpiorpd him not 70 leave, ana were so peF> "a
ten; III their efforts n induce him 10 remain. As
10 follow the delegation tor miles, and with
oars aud lamentations yaiuly endea yoTed TO
IIssuade him from going.
THE JANE MORLEY AGAIN-The I,ii.lli-
GsHttr. sui sore about the :. .iann Morley af-
fair. gets some :. FrPnChman'' 10 assure ii that
the French OF :: April Foot should be Poisson
q -irrH rather than f0u IL irrii Quite righ
hut bless your dear old spectaCles, what an
awkward name the iotiSson 4 ArrlE would
have made Tor our saucy little craft. Oh no.
thank Yen. not at all. Doubtless the Iuts!lt-
3sRccr can find an . Englishman' TO object to
the nglish Of "Hokes, Sell & Co.. as well:
bntas Artcmus says, cit will pass
he lntrHtg.RCer still insists that the contra
band affair was very wicked piece OF husi-
ness. Like Don juan
We re very sorry. very much asha med,
And mean next winter TO be quite reclaimed.
=
The SMALL PCN.-At the small Dox hospital,
near the contraband camp, there are but sew
enry cases OF this disease at present, and but
few new cases are being received. at one time
there was high two hundred and sixty
cases. There has been perhaps seven or eight
hundred cases treated here during the winter
and the record OF mortality shows that but
small proportion have proved fatal. DR.. Daniel
Breed, OF this city, the surgeon in charge, has
been relieved, and DIR. Webster OF Conn, ap-
pointed i'll his stead.