Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-30
LOCAL NEWS.


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night taxes benefit, Appearing a. Kathleen
Kayanagh in the Peep O'Uay," an Irish
drama. which was performed here for the first
time last night 20 deli GIFTED audience This Ia
also, Mise Placides fast night, N she roas
hence tomorrow. Tomorrow Messrs RrInL
and Bailey, now playing at this resort, Will
GROWERS THnATER viii no doub, IA a.
usuab srammea tonight, il being the occasion
of BIZ. barney Wiliiams's benefit A rich bill
9h Wss,.m IN siadRRs ireland 2. i Was," with
Judy Olroti :" Law for LADIES' with Mrs.
IN fretean character; and "Poor PilIicod-
dy, seteheil appearing AS John Peter. or
course tAe iun lovers will be ont in force
OANTKRBURY.-The iaughsble comed,etta Al,
''tousin joe, will be performed again this
evening, rs also n variety OF songs, dances,
performers As julia Mortimer, Kate Pennoysr
Hannah Birch, Lille Brandon, Agnes Sut6er
land, Dick Parker, ii. w. Eagan, G. II. Edeson.
AND r TIN; Vr OF others.
VARIKTIKs.-They offer splendid entsrtain.
ments at this resort, and the crowds appear To
appreciate the performances, judging from the
Lar Err IN n Hn,,h ,ney mock there Mile He
worth, ID lie Lizette, Bob Butler, Ada Tssman.
and othris, apprar Tonight.
TEST Is understood that Col Dams and
tapt- e. h Snow or the qnartermaster,s d.
PaItment here, are 10 be temporarily trans.
1870 70 rssmouth, va, for the purpose of
q
tnal point H. the same methodicsl and efficient
manner that now exists here - :
FOR eonsideraiii time after the commence
Meht oI Gie " ar II was supposed that hostili.
Us would lot eonunne for q long period and
therefore the con vemiencss-wh arfage store
-noss., staolins repair-shops, &C., were in
In the blacksmith's department all the horses
OF regiment of cavalry can be shod in two or
wagons and mules are ALWAYS on hand. and
any requisi;iUn of The array connected with
Hsnsportailon can te instantly filled. Hos.
pi'ai Stab !rs fUr horses and mulss have Also
been erected, aid hundreds are Constantly
under III aimrni, " 18th great success Some
niteeE hundred teams are in constant employ
m Nnt here, and the whole number OF persons
employ ed in he department is about seven
thousand. In fact, Washington Is the great
military depot for the Army of the Potomac
Laiferly, all these have been changed Stores
nave be'n removed from all the public buiId
Infs except ihr Post Office Department. and are
low under cover, IN durable storehousrs, at
convenient points for transportation Wharyes
have been repaired and enlarged, and suitable
repair shops, stables, &c, erected. In the shops
In the First Ward there are now employed b.
tween seven and ei@ht hundred men In the
black miths' and wheelwrights' departments
all articles Of repair are kept constantly on
nand, and can he supplied In moments notice
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TIE SIEGE AND Fall OF ssCAsTLH BROWN"
y! Eleventh street, near the Boundary. is an
old house which is known as "Castle Brown
lately garrisoned by Jenny Rudd, alias Brown,
i
Gordon, Il las "IIilly," who had been liyino in
the nrigiGi Oh hood, came over and reinforced
the garrison, and on Wednesday the garrison
received The formidable accession of two
soldiers. some parties, however, having COM
rlalnrd CT The character Of the house, the police
and military combined and determined to lay
sicge TO and take the Castle. AccordiugIy
officer .jamcs johnson led the forces, which
consisted of Officers Mulloy and Beail, and
three OF ''Scon's 90n, and on arriving At the
place the attac king party was judiciously dis .
lac and Nv
closing in took The whole garrison prisoners
Jenny Rudd, alias Brown, and Anna Sinclair
were taken hefoIe Justice Giberson. and ex.
hibiting emit TO the aimshouse, and making
q proposition 20 go there, were suffered to de-
part. Mary German, alias BILLY" took seat
behind oie OF the Cavalrymen, and she and
tAe two SOLDIERS were taken to the-Central
Guardbouse.
SCHNIDT MARREp.-6ieo. Henry Schmidt
the well-known harmless and cheerful Cripple
who pediles matches and plaeking." called
this morning at the Star Office to inform that
he wash marrit yesterday to Miss Sophie
Katrina Margaretta Cott rs, by the Rev. Mr..
Finkel, at his residence in the First Ward.
Schmidt tells us that yesterday he and his af-
famed called on Mr. Finkel TO ask HIM to be
ready for them on Sunday, but as Mr.. F. had
Just married couple, and had his hand in,''
they concluded 10 marry at once, and in q trice
the two Were made one. Schmidt "yants the
pooblie of Washington now to mind dare own
pisness and stop dare foolish talking, ash he
tsh marrIt now, and means to live right in de
o
much experience III The match business it is to
be hoped that he has made good one for him
self.
Police REPORTS.-.Sscoad Pr.cinct-Joseph
Dumb. I, malicious mischief; dismissed. Jenny
Rudd. ke' ping house of i'll fame; workhouse.
Sarah Shreses, yagraney; do Mary Gordon,
brerkiDg open house; dismissed.
Third i'T-cinct.-Isaac S!rausburg, gambling;
Robert Ruash, drunk; dismissed John Scott,
diEoTdeTiy: wOTkhouse.
prSr -Iao anil Hpr,r lion
fined s3-workhou=e. Thomas Barnes. petit
larC ny; Dismissed.
Sirth Pree'nct.John White alias Stoddard,
petit larceny; Jail. Eugene Knowles, do dis
missed. Mary Smith and Peter Glenn, drunk
and disorderIy; workhouse 30 days each.
Tenth PreciHct.-Mary f. Jackson and Mary
E Green, abusive language; fined S1.9 each.
Harry Johnson, assault; Richard Smith, diSor-
dsrly; s2.si each. John Welsh, threats of vio-
lence; security for peace
SAD CAsE-TesterGay> Sergeant Reed, Of
The Second Ward patrol was called upon TO
md girl about 10 years old, who was sup
posed TO be in house Of ill-fame in this city.
The sergeant found the girl and her mother at
q house OF iil-fsme, corner OF h and Eleventh
streets, kept by Mollie Miller. The mother
nS1 sns enia 6IoIgnt there 70 Tb hsr
70 the station house, and Justice Walter
6rT-d the mother TO leave the city in The first
train North; and the daughter was turned over
10 party in search OF her, who took her to her
friends in Baltimore, who are very respectable
The woman had her son with her. He is a lad
OF 10 years, and she had him enlisted for the
sske Of the bounty, and then encouraged him
to desert the srryice. He was turned over 70
the n Hilary by order Of the Justice.
HARBoRISa UHsRRTaRs AND D1ALIH0 IN
GOVERNMENT GooDs. Conrad Schreyer, q
q Trnan, living on Fourteenth street, was on
Wednesday evening arrested by order Of Col
-Uoster, on q charge Of harboring deserters and
purchasing Government goods. It seems that
Schreycr has been conducting this business for
Q long time, and quite extensively. Upon his
premises were found two deserters from regi-
ments In the army OF the Potomac, and large
clothing, etc Ii was also ascertained that he
had at various times disposed Of considerable
Quantities TO other parties. Sehreyer was taken
TO the Central Guard-house, and yesterday
N rnirg tram ferred TO the Old Capitol prison,
fo- trial.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsBs.-Wm. Fay,