Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-03-18
LOCAL NEWS.


GsevER's THkkTnE--Anosner Sh1kyperian
,isht 81 Growers, snd on this occasion Ham,
It, will be preseutst. N che prorniaent mem.
ters of the Waiiack-bsyenport combi nation
appearing in ths esss Mr. Dsysnpsrt win
Ehsss- Emily Msstsyer, . z usen Gsrtrude;;''
ADS Psrker, - opheliaH Ben Rcsers Appears
As Po,cnius."
WASHINGTON THEArHRa-Miss Matilda He
re En- SON ssss a. sss
she has played "Caaille.n The houses have
t4en all that could be desired, and hosts of adj.
Inirsrshaye &c knomiedged hsrsuperiority, in
GCspiiIe" will be played, and for the las.
time. - = 60 e. $50
-CANTERBrRY-The riumyirate of beauty,
grace and eleSance, J Mia Mortimer, Kate Per.
attraction that has ever heretofore appeared
upon the boards OF SIMS popular resort. Ii
is impossible to draw o Distinction between
a IN al hPsn0 Ss and
night sgain -. = ..-rfss-.--t = : --s--ss -
VARIETIES Ii no more non ular resort
in the city than the Varieties. Residents have
learned % apprrciate the performances nightly
OF red long ago, and strangers and visitors
speedily discover the fact that II IL decidedly
enjoyable place. The. Rollande brothers Ada
TssmaD, Frank kerns and others appear to.
wYNAN.-Ths famous yentriloquis, and
magician "Opens to- night at Odd FeiIo VS. Hall.
The same programme Of wonders performed
before the frlnce OF wales and the Japanese
Embassy is announced. OF course the lovers
of genuine fun-wi turn out en- nasss and A
general fiutter will be created among the little
folks by the announcement Of Wyman's APP
pearance .h-straa & +. -. 80.
CHURCH FAIR.-The ladies of the Western
Presbyterian Church, who are pretty, witty
and sgreeable. Continue their Fair in Stotts
Building, corner OF Pennsyly ania avenue and
Twenheshstrset' during the present week.
RACE THRoUsH THE Mup-A man who
gave his name as John A. Beens, YESTERDAY
afternoon went into the billiard saloon Of Mr..
ESrp, corner VI Eleventh street and Psnnsyl.
Nania avenue, and in billiards and drink ran
up q bill Of a5ous one dollar and a half and not
having the wherewithal to settle, he offered his
Oyercoat In pledge until the next day, which
offer was accepted by Mr. carp; but a moment
afterwards Bcene snatched the coat from Mr.
EarP's hands, gave the latter a blow on the side
OF me mead, and started on run down stairs,
closely followed, however, by an employees of
the billiard room. When the pursuer had
nearly overtaken the fugitive, the latter Turned
anc deal. mir severe blow, which felled him
10 we ground. This act was observed by
detective bic Dewitt, who toc5c up the chase and
MeDs being neet OF foot sooA came up TO the
fugitive, when the latter tnrned and seized
officer McDcvitt by the thrcsn but the latter
soon compelled him to acquiesce in the arrest.
by showing him six-shooter. The race was
an exciting one, and was rendered doubly so
neither TO the right or left as thew splasbed
through the mud; and when Beene was secured
II would have been difficult to distinguish the
material nI OF his clothing. It was, however,
amply protected from being further soilPd by a
thick coating Of mud paste. Med. himself
must have been obliged to use the brush on
his own coat TOT some time before he got 1t well
eleaned- beene was committed to jail for court
MARYEANr REBELS IN THE OLD CAPITOL
John Leonard and Samuel l. LLOYD, two Cit
Z-us resident in the vicinity of Pooles willie
Maryland were sent to the Old Capitol prison
yesterday by order OF Capt Todd These men,
II appears, have been among the most active of
the Rebels IN their session of the country.
Leonard aided Stuart when he made his raid
last fall, and harbored Captain Owens and
other Rebel officers He drilled Whites Rebel
guerrillas before they went into the service,
snd underworld to get drafted Marylanders 10
JOIN the Rebel army, and proposed to Join that
army himself as soon as il became so that he
could not do Is much service at home as ne
could as soldier. Lloyd shot at a soldier who
was Attempting TO capture the Rebel Captain
Owens and two other Rebel officers who were
Secreted in his house, and concealed the horses
OF Rebels In The pines.
DJATzs OF SoLDIKRs.-The following have
been reported 70 Capt. Hartz, (office corner of
Eighteenth and q streets, } since our last, at
which place all information relative TO de-
ceased soldiers may be obtained:
G w Rnek, ll1 n. J.; G.. w. Flair, lad n.
y +. Roth. 9TH N. Y. Bat; Jas. Beard, 2d Pa.
10Th n. J.; ;. b Darling, 9Th Mich. Cav; JOHN
h. saith, i3dh N. H; A Mohler, Q. Nj. D.; p
Lilly, I'd U. ;. Cav; R. Plattenburg, 132d Pa;
I. b. Holeomb, LIST U. s. Cav; +. HornkiII, fO3d
n. W Z. Murphy, lst Me. Art; Jacob Yiles,
l4th u. 5: Inf; 7. Burnhardt, 18th Pa. Cav;
Andrew Thompson, nth N. "; r. Taylor,
q. Els, 10th ". Y; 1t. G.. W. Benjamin, 5ih
Ram, I20th n. Y.
ROBBING AN INyALID.-Last nj ght a German
soldier, named Augustus Moesner, was picked
up ont avenue druEk, and taken to the Four h
Ward s'ati n He appeared 10 lie a very INTEL
hgtntyou g man. and, judging from the medals
IN his Possession, had seen much service in
Europe, as well as in America He said that
ne nad faint recollection Of passing by some
young men, one OF whom tripped him do wn,
che Icing very lame,) and the party took his
lO>ket-boOk from aim. Fortunately, before he
started out he had taken all his money except
some change from the book, and hid il in a
small pocket in his pants, which the robbers
did not find. He was dismissed this morning.
ana his watch, money and several papers re-
stored TO him.
An oDD CAsE.-Last week, Mr.. J. H Clark
sent 70 the wheelright establishment of Mr.
Hoyt, In the First Ward, a carryall to be re-
paired, and Mr.. II. instructed his workEnen not
10 let the yehlele 90 out OF the shop until the
money was first paid. OF Sunday, the vehicle,
hich had been locked up in the shop, was
tsken oui, the shop having been broken open
Tor that purpose, and on Monday Mr.. Clark
vi Vas found IN possession Of the carriage, and
ne was arrested by officer Williams, and taken
before Justice Drury, when he gave bail for
ms appearance at court . e..
TIE NEW Court has not yet organized, an
the occasion Of the delay is supposed to be the
faet that vacancy exists on account Of the
failure Of the Senate TO confirm Judge Wylie,
As II Is understood that an organization cannot
De effected until the fun number of Judges CEN
templated by the law are appointed, Tie
county jurors are sitting about the store ut the
cUnrt room, waiting with all possible patience
Tor he organization OF the court, that their
status may be ascertained under the new la W,
and whether they are 70 be discharged or
brought into service. cana -..0. 81 u
The NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE POTOMAC
An engineer corps is now engaged sounding
the mud across the Potomac, preliminary to the
erection Of a new bridge by the Washington
and Alexandria Railroad Company. The
bridge is to be built the left hand side Of the
present bridge. To prevent horses from be-
coming alarmed by the trains crossing, q
wooden bulkhead, twelve feet high, will be
constructed all the way across the river. The
present bridge win then be used exclusively
Tor vehicles and pedestrians. 81. -