Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-03

LOCAL NEWS.
AEusEhIKrs so-sIaRr.
FsRF's TRaArRR--AasgieM itchell's friends
and admirers will again tonight hav~ au op-
portunity OF seeing her An the greatest O. all hrr
Characters, " Fanchon, the Cricket" This, too,
is announced as the last night Of this play.
Manager Ford 10 10th to remove lie from tbs
boards, and the public you'd no doubt he well
satisfied to have il retained, but it must give
way to other attractions.
WAsnInsTss TAsArIs.-Sc popular has the
great omblnation-Davsnport Wallack and
MS Farren-become. that even the very had
weather OF last night could not deter crowd
from resorting TO the Washington Theatsr.
Ihey Will appear TO. night again. for tn" last
time but one at this theater. as Mr.. Grover will
open his new est', iishmcnt on Tuesday. Ths
bill Tonight il Is " lid OATS and the extriya-
sanza "a Pleasant NeighbCr.''
COMMUNICATIONS splendid eutertlIn.
mept will be given this evening at the popular
Canterbury Hall Julia Mortimer and Mile
Fowler will appear in the "Glpsv's Lay" and
other delightful acts. Clara Fowler will Also
appear in graceful dare" and George r. E-e-
SON and Nellie Taylor viii sing songs and an
near comedy. All of the company take nsrt
IL The performances.
FAKIETIks-A good bill is announced for
tonight &C this hail Song, dance, ballet, PAN
tomlme, and Ethiopiaa eccenIri ;t;y are nightly
given, and the performers al the Varieties
never fail to entertain their visitors in admira
BILE all l..
Fehf'i4qnisni, &C, VIII be given at Odd eel-
lows Hail te-nichr. We understand tnat
">man imposes going TO Alexandria shortly
10 give entertainments and consequently this
may be the last opportunity of seeing hin in
tins city.
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FOURTH WARD Station CAsBs-Sarab
Austin, selling liquor unlicensed; go .Tulius
m msmpn n9gGs inc Brook.
drunk and disorGerly; military Johu Kesny
drunk Si.5S. Andrew Cornix, vagraney; dis.
missed VIM, SummerviIle, do; do. Max
Shuibring, grand larceny: do Gee johnson,
assault and battery; bal, for peace. Michael
Dunn, drunk; s1.5s. Michael Failrv, do - So
Thomas Breen, do; military. John Robinson,
Mathew QuigIey and Thos Saunders, assault
and battery bail for court. Charlotte johnson,
dI>orderly; dismissed Jos. Dean, assault and
battery Jail Pat'k Hsyeny, drunk; dismissed
Thos. Thompson, larceny of a horse and lot of
feed jail for court Harry Sonneborn, havin
q stolen Morse IN possession; dismissed. Den
MS Hodge, malicious mischief Esther Jane
Conner and Anna Maria McGahe, drunk; dis
missed. {. $. Shea, disorderly: 81 S. Mary
Jane, alias Kate Light vagrancy; srss Henry
Smallwood, threats; Jail. Sam'I Miller, drunk;
military VIM. Chopper, do Sis. Jas. Perry,
son, do dismissed. Margaret Timlon drunk
and in company with negro dismissed.
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TIE SATELLITE AND RELIANCK-The crews
OF the Satellite and Reliance which were cap
tured in the Rappahannock in August last, we
believe are now all here, Dut several of the Of
HcerS are sfili II prison III Richmond- The
wounded officers VINO were left ut Irbana
among whom are Acting Ensigns Walter, of
the Reliance, ami Summers, OF the Satellite.
have nParly recovered from the effects OF their
wounds. They state that The people in whose
care they were lett treated them as they would
nave their own sous, and that nothing was left
undone 70 MAJ their situation as comfortable
a possible correspondent of the Richmond
Despatch, III describing the capture. admits that
Capt. Walters acted with great bra avery, and
did everything IL his power TO save his vessel,
AND says that after having been severely
q ll6 INT N fhp Hat bon y
blew his whistle for help.
THAT BABY.-It has been discovered that
the likeness found in the sket con lining the
baby left on the steps of q residence Sixth
street, was that OF a member Of the family.
The shirts belonged to the same individual
The note was signed " Mary" and stated that
the child was born on the ith day of August,
and was named Emma" The note also
stated in substance that the party to whom it
was addressed had always said this thing
would yet disgrace him land now, said the
note, :. take It, and let It disgrace you Before
We are informed that the child will be taken
in charge by the Sisters OF Charity, at one of
their infant asylums.
It is proper to state that the party to whom,
the note was addressed denies ali knowledge OF
the paternity of the little stranger.
RBTCRyHD OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES H. De-
vaughn, Captain Of the Mount Vernon Guards
Kirk, members of the same company. came
into our lines day or two ago, and were yes
terday evening brought into Fort Lyon as
prisoners. They all left here in May, is6l,
and were in the Confederate service, we un-
deEstand when they left, and they made their
escape in order to avoid the rebel Conservation
They Will perhaps have q hearing before our
military authorities to-day, and will either be
sent to the Old Capitol or returned south
Fsrg1nia State Journal, Oct. 2.
SUSPICION OF LARoBsT.-James Christopher
Thomas alias James Perry, alias Sporty and
Rachel Ann johnson. colored, were arrested
by officers DeVaugn and Monahan on suspicion
OF stealing $40 in gold and notes and several
articles OF jewelry. The property was in pos
session OF Mary Jane Foster, who lives in
W ash ngton Alley, and Mary Jane was in her
house with the accused, and put the money
Jane aToke and looked Tor the money, but it
was non est, as also were the prisoners JUS
uCe Giberscn committed Sporty to Jail for court
and dismissed Rachel Ann Johnson.
DISMISSAL OF COL. TAIT-Col. J. A. TAFT,
LIST District of Columbia volunteers, has been
dismissed the service by order OF the President
He was Provost Marshal General of the de-
fences south OF w ashington last winter, and
was charged with neglect Of duty and disobe-
dience Of orders for which he was tried aud
hUnorabIy acquitted, but Gen. Helntzleman,
handing the Department, disapproved the
finding Of the court, alleging that the eviden
adduced showed that the charges coz
clusiypiy proved. The case referred to
the President, " no ordered Col. Tat 10 DC dis
Observation-Disclosures Americcn
TIE UNION MASS CONVENTION AT Rock
yILLE.-A largr Number Of Union men from
various sections in Maryland arrived in this
city this morning, on their way 10 Rockville,
Md, to attend The great Union Mass meeting
TO be held there to-diy. We notice among tha
parry Hon Thos. Swami. 1t is announced that
a platform viii be adopted, defining the posi-
ton OF the assemblage upon The great esrions
now agita'inR the country, and more particu-
larry upon the question of emancpa ion.
- Postmaster q neral blair, and other distn-
guished gentlemen will deliver addresses.
TRIAL RY Court M AL or TWO DETEC-
TIyES.--The testimony the case OF Edward
STANDBY and Joseph Scott, who claimed TO be
detectives OF tbr office OF the Provost Marshal
for The draft WAS, concluded yesterday. At
the time Of their arrest the particulars OF the
occurrence were given in the Star. The de-