Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-07
LOCAL NEWS.


LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsBMBNfs TONIGHT.
GROVES THsATBR.-Miss Mary Provost
tntr9duces this evening her own adaptation OF
abe French play OF The Wife's Trials" All
OF Growers excellent company will sustain
her Mise Provost has made her mark in her
two appearances at Growers, and Is certain to
have a most successful engagement "a Mora
ing Call" concludes the entertainment
WAsEINeIoy THRATER.--The entertainment
a. he Washing ton TO ght W Ill commence with
the drama OF "Don Cesar de Bazan,r the favor
lite actor, Mr. Brink personatiog Don I,e,ar."
and Mrs. Maeder t" Mariana" The great eI-
traTaganIA OF - Pocahontas' hao been revived,
ana VIII also be performed. Our theater goprs
Will remember what merriment this sXIr5va-
CANA created when performed heretofore. II
ts true Davenport and pretty Fannie Brown
are rot here, but their places are we'll supplied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Maeder.
CASTERBURI.-Mlles Marie and Augusta
were last night received with enthusiastic ap-
pisuse by the large number gathered. ~ usual,
al popular Canterbury Hall. Kate Pennoysr
Agnes sutherland and Eelli- Taylor Continue
iii = full TIDE OF success: while Edesun, Closxi
Clarke and the rest Of this excellent company
never fail 20 entertain in their sc yeral parts
EARiETIEs-This resort Is In the tuII lid. of
success. and attracts crowded houses nightly.
With such performers rs Hernandez. Kathleen
o'Neli, Ada TeEman and others 40 place of
Amusement could well fail of success. Anoth-r
good bill tonight Of song, dance and Ethiopiaa
cccentricity.
fAIK.-A very agreeable hour may be spen,
ny n visit 20 the fair now being held at the Or
I'han Asylum, corner OF Tenth and G. streets,
MILITaRr aSp Owe BALL-Temperancs
Hall will doubtless De- the scene OF much gairty
TINS evening, 1t being the occasion OF a grand
iniiiiaFg AnG civic ball. A fine opportunity for
= dance. ava
IL. DsAThs or SoLDIEKs;-The folio have
joseph Belle. l3ith Pa: Ii. Knowles, frebcIl
5lst Georgia Geo. keene, i2lsi Pa; e. Ken
Kingston, I'd Del; Z. Emncl I63d r. Y: 7
Lalk, 10Th N. Y; T. Il. Jennings. eth N. y. :.
ID; H. JoerE, Let N y. Art; ". X Heron, path
IA; jos. a. Bittgood eth IL. l.; NJ r. Jackson
1sTh Maine; II. Ma'tingly, 5th Va; g. d. Pike,
Iith Conn; Jas Askwith, sth n i. :. NJ; Jas
lIson, i"h Pa; John Robinzs I5th Mich;
IL Noble, 2I.t Ct: -. CrandsIl. i6oth =. Y: O.
Mithamer. ii5th Pa; J. ID. Morrison, lst n.
y. Art: Ledwidge Geth n y; ID, SULLIVAN
tSd n u; 81 LJdley, 9Th n. Y: W McWhaI
len, i2Gfn Pa; A. Mcfarland. rad Pa; John
O. Cara, l2th Pa. r; Darby Murphy, Old Pa;
Maine: Thomas Nelly, och Mass; T.. Fip,an.
1Ist Mass: Mark >tonham, i3d N y: John
keTTig5n, 2!st :. y; Jos. Ha.adin. 7th n. Y:
CT. W. BriCker, Itth Pa. H.; r. Summers, tn
Pa; ). X. Leighton, 9Th Maina: H. H. Uouston
10th Maine; IL Z. Jackson, 5ih Maine; Capt g.
Lawrence, iI!th Pa. II. ID. Russell, 9th ct:
i:Afh Pa. John Haywood, 18th NJ II. viii
hams' iaoorer, q. n. department
LEVY toURT-On Monday at the meeting Of
ffc Levy Court Dir. lord, from the COM
mittee On The application OF justices of The
peace for compensation for collecting fines for
hciilnS Iqror TO soldiers, made port adj verse
10 the application, accompanied by 8 resolution
declaring that the trates were not On ttIed
10 either percentage or costs in such cases:
which were adopted. This subject came up
Srum the TACT OF one OF the magistrates refusing
To pay over the fines in his hands unless he was
allowed compensation at the rate of syO par
month. " T'' P-
A letter vas received from G.. II. Belt. ASKING
IN abatement OF taxes, on the ground that his
iTncing had been destroyed nd crops dam aged
by solcdcrs encamped on his place; which occa-
stoned considerable discussion
a resolution was offered and adop:ed dirnet
ing the Collector 20 report what damage had
been done 10 farms and crops in the county bv
troops encamped thereon.
II was stated that the practice OF taking d.sd
Lorses and diseased horses into The country and
allowing them TO remain unburied, was preya-
ientr ana that some means should at once BE-
Enken 10 abate the evil. Messrs. Crawford and
BoFen were appointed a committee 10 ask
congress Tor power TO abate nuisanCes.
Mr. Crawford was appointed attorney snd
unselior for the court.
A FALSE PHBTEsCg CAsE-W. Won Boniu
a military officer, WAS arrested last week on
charge OF obtaining goods by false pretsnces
he case wa taken before Justice Walter but
- only the original statement upon which he
warrant was issued was taken, and The COM
r!ainant declined tn prosecute, the case was
dropped. From this statement i. appears that
tie accused went with u brother oIficer TO W
Iabn, merchant tailor, on Sc yenth street, and
Obtained uniforms for himself and his COM
p6nlon, Swing IN payment draft on New
ork, where he said he had money on deposit,
which turned out 10 be worthless draft
Upon Icing brought before the Justice for trial
he plead with Mr.. Zahn 10 carry the case no
Iarrher, and offered so in part pay, and prom
lSrd 20 pay the balance at an early date Mr.
Iahn accepted the sum offered and the PROMISE
balance. he at
The amount OF the draft WAS s135. From the
Justice We learn that the accused had been
street near Four-and- 8 half, and his bill for
10 and, champagne, and other refresh ments,
was settled with a similar draft.
AN IAPUDEST PEIsoNEE.-On Monday eve
ming, ~ Justice johnson was riding in a street
car with several other gentlemen, one OF them
remarked that It was rumored that Rosecrans
had surrendered his army Of thin ty thousand
men. fellow named w. Il. Stone, WI o is 3
paroled rebel prisoner, sprang TO his feet, and
with profane and blaspsemous EXPLANATIONS
declared IL TO b. his wish the rebels would
capture the whole id horde OF Yankee s-ns
OF bis" and that he was going to Richmond
today to have another chance at them" The
Fellow boastingly rolled up his pants and coat
sleeves TO exhibit a new uniform he had pri.
yatsly made since he was parolsd. Justice
johnson went immediately To Sergeant Cronin
and stated the facts, and the Sergeant placed
Roundsman Ecklof on the trail OF Stone, who
arrested him a. night in his brothers-James
C'Ohc s-oEuS STORE, corner OF Seventn and Il
streets north, and delivered him UP TO the mil
Ite-y authorities at the Central Guardhou.e.
hIsDSHss TO TIE SoLDIHRs.-Monday, 81
Inc city railroad car No - was going down ths
avenue, youthful-look soldier, OF the 18th
Massachusetts Regiment, weak and feeble from
long cor f'nement in the hospital, and who had
just obtained a discharge and was on his WAY
home, got in about Tenth street Room was
made for him beside lady, W no by smile. and
Chserful conversation endeayored TO enliyen
ar Siyth
street, but before doing SO she quietly slipped
dollar bill into the soldiers hand. The lady
Wa unknown 20 the soldier or any one else in
ne car, and We venture TO say not three persons
saw the Act, although The ear was full
TIE AHNUAL REPORT OF the Guardian So