Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-06
LOCAL NEWS.
AMVsEMKNrs TONIGHT.

10 a irht tak.- a benefit and three rcusiuS plays
are announced, viz: Irish Ambassador"
an me fir.rMr.w iiiirrns appear. as Sir Patrick
O'Pl-nIpo, and viii sing the LIQUID sojer boy.
In ,h. second MR.. W. will sing :. Bonbin'
around" and "My Mary Ann boys OF Kill
kenny" viii also b. sung.
WAsAISGToS TERATER Will. no doubt, be-
crsmm-d tonight, az it is Maggie MITCHELL
BEN 1T she again offers what win be the most
acceptable performance she could announce
4 - Fanchon." Maggie has hosts of friends. who
will delight 70 10 her honor on Thu evening
4 b. sides, All admirers Of true genius, and ali
" no would see remarkably good play
Invariably we'll performed, should by no means
fail TO SEE s'Fanch0n'' Tonight
II ODD FELLows' HALL.-The Campbell Min
etr-ls eontiD1t- TO draw good houses. They
certainly Off'T most enjoyable entertainments
Their songs are always selected with care.
and evinc-In their execution good degree. of
study. and a careful preparation, SO that " hen
they appear upon the stage NO blunders are
Committed.
CANTxRBURy.-All this week Sim has haan
play ng the ID At Canterbury That is h.. is
playing pantomiEe entitled the "(iohiin
Sprite,' full OF dtdtterie. Prominent among
the attractions are Julia Mortimer, Kate Pen.
meyer vi Hes Augusta and Marie, and others
NAkIETIKs.-The fascinating dances fin.
minstrelsy, ard amusing Ethiopian eccentriri
ties never fail to attract crowded house. a. this
resort good bill is offered for to- Nightmare
Zoe, Ada Tesman, W. - Budworth, Ben Yates
and the entire troupe appearing.
F. SMITHSONIAN LECTURE-The second lecture
OF the course on "Artiticial Light" will ba de-
ivcred this evening in the hall Of the Smith
sonlan by DR.. TORY, OF New York.
ASYLUM FOR CoLORED WOMEN AND Chill
DREN-The bill introduced by Senator Grimes
ITO incorporate asylum for colored women
and children, prerides-
First-That such institution shall be estab
hshcd in the District of Columbia founded
upon the peeuniary basis of - annual member.
ship, or $50 for HE Inembp rship. and he de-
Il 'signea 10 provide n suitable home, board,
cis'hIng, instruction, and Christian influence
for INDECENT women and Children.
Second-That the officers shall consist of a
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treas
urer and Board OF Managers of nine malu-
bers, the " hole to constitute executive com
n.iitee.
Third-That the society may receive into a
BUILDING, TO be- provided, any children, at the
request OF father, mother, guardian, or next
friend, such person giving written surrender
OF such chlldreh. The superintendent, with a
board of trustees, may govern the inmates
preserve order, enforce discipline, impart in
sructioD, and direct i'm some useful course of
labor; and, also, bind them out to trades to
suitable persons.
EOurth-That the Commissioner of Subsis.
tence may furnish, for each indi vidual for
ore year, one army ration per day; and that
suitable lands, not exceeding one hundred
acres, may be connected with the institation.
CHARGED WITH PLAYING THE CONFLUENCE
GAME.-Mr =. II. Os:rsEder who has figured
rather conspcuousiy as the manager of the
grand concert for the benefit of the sick and
WOunCfO New i OrE soldiers, which came off
at Wizards Hall on "Wednesday evening last
was committed to Jail by Justice Bates, a Few
hours before the commencement of the concert
MIR. OstTander, 1t appears, was in July last
arrested on the affidavit of +. l.. Harvey,
charging the former with having rirfraudpd the
firm of Harvey, Collins & Co. OF the sum of
sl35. He gave bail for his appearance hut
failing 10 appear on the day OF trial hi surety
surrendered him into the hands OF an officer on
Wednesday, and was committed to Jail until he
shall give bail OF shall have hearing and ia
T "a lSn ph nit,
having defrauded Kennedy, the grocer, and B.
+. Moses, furniture dealer
GRAND LARCENY OF GOVERNMENT Boors-
Last night, two colored men We're observed
carrying bundle into a GROCERY near Gro
ver's Theater, where they left ii, and taking a
sample of the goods few pairs of boots
went into Mrs. Kellys, two doors below and
offered them for sale. Patrolman Parker ar.
rested John Harraday, who had the boots in
his hands. Unfortunately, it happened that
the man who brought them there was not ar
rested, and Harraday was only examining the
boots TO ascertain their value, and buy them if
he felt disposed. Harraday was taken to the
station house, and this morning proved him.
self innocent OF the larceny, and was dismissed.
But by the in estigatiOn the guilty parties were
ascertained, and will doubtless be arrested and
tried to morrow.
METHODIST CHURCH CoNPRREscHs-Tbe
Baltimore Annual Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, composed of ministers
of nearly all the Baltimore city churches west
Of Jones Falls, those of the District of Column
bia, st. Mary's and other counties, will assem-
bic on the eth of March, in the Union Church,
Georgetown, of which the Rev VIM. Ii. Chap
man is pastor. There are about eighty minis
tiers attached TO the body, which will be pre-
sided over by Rev. Bishop simpson.
The East Baltimore Conference of the sauna
Church meets on the same day in the Borough
of York, Pa. The body embraces over one
hundred ministers or itinerants.
The Mary Annual Con ference of the
Methodist Protestant denomination will as
semble in Baltimore City, on March 18th.
DEATHS OF SOLDIERs.-The following have
been reported to Capt. Hartz, (sffice corner Of
Eighteenth and G streets,) since our last, at
which place all information relative to de.
ceased soldiers may be obtained:
J.. L. Boyer, 10Th L. s. Inf; Geo. II. Brown,
"a Mass; ii. Sterling, 18th Pa; G. L. Cakes,
rem, 96th Pa; ]. F. Binder, I3st Pa; peter
Gay, 18th Pa; III. Campbell, Goth Mich; Jonu
Lo'ett, 23d n: j.: A. u. Seelye, 10th Pa; E. Z.
Taylor, llth ~ J.; J. M. Munger, 18th Conn;
:. Taylor, 9Th n. j.; John NJ. Chesney, Ill.
Cav ID. Baird, SD Pa; q. l.. Shurtliff 18th
Pa; r. Blood, q NJ: d.
STEALING OATs.-I.arge quantities of oats
are frequently missed from the different wagon
parks around the city, thereby hieeting the
wagon-mastefs to much trouble, and the Gov
eminent 10 loss; and very rarely is IL discovered
by what means the bags get out OF camp Among
the sufferers by this species of the theft is Mr.
U. HatZell, whose camp is in the First Ward,
who detected two teaTnsters in company going
on with bag Of oats between them, q few
Williams, who took them before Justice Drury
Merritt Rennif was sent to Jail, and Edward
Saddler " rs dismissed.
ATERNAGENT.-Onw Wednesday night, Thos
Quinn, VI no resides on 4 street, near Twenti-
eth, complained At the fourth precinc. station
that on coming home and asking his wife for
his supper, she pitched into him with the
dishes. chairs, &c, and broke them over his
head, raising the very mischief. Officer Cal
houn at once went 70 the house and found her
quite drunk, and very disorderly, and brought
her to the station, and Justice Drury wrote out
commitment for the workhouse, but her hus-
band relenting, paid her fine OF S3-5S, and she
returned home, 1t is hoped, a better woman.
THE SMALLPOX AMONGST THE CONTRA.
BASDs.iWe are informed that the number OF
cases of this loathsome disease in the hospital