Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-07
LOCAL NEWS.
AMI sEMEHTs TONIGHT.

fCgDs THEATRR.-" Fanchon" has been
Withdrawn after successful run. and tonight
charming Maggie Mitchelrs admirers will
nave an opportunity Of seeing her III another
character. Satan in Paris announced ~
the play, and Maggie will sustiin five different
CHAR aeters. She will be well supported though
ouL ny Mr.. tords splendid company OF aruHts,
male and female.
0ROvER's THRATER-The opening OF this
elegant place of amusement last night was 4
splendid success; and while Dir. Grover must
nave been gratifed at the evidence 'hr pubic
gave OF their appreciation OF ms efforts 10
please, those who were present were no less
sratined 10 find that SO much had been done
IoT furnishing L. public with a HIsF -cldas
place OF amusement and frs class aEnUSe
ment>. The play announced tor tonight is
Beaumont and Flstcher's drama. ,<rhe Bridal
Wa lack, Davenport, Mrs. Farrpn, sc. appear.
CAsTERRU Kr.-It is seldom indeed that
has an opportunity of seeing upon the sane
boards ami upon the same u'ght, SO murh
beauty, race and elegance as 5 now employed
al Canterbury Halt .Iula Mort Tner, III" SIS
tiers hiari" and Augusta. Clara an MiiiIe low
lSr, and Er1"stine de Ffibrr. ar all S'ara IN
the 1trpsichdreaD vCrld aid fasId : hose,
Sim has splendid company, a21 all viii al'-
pear Tonight.
WIMAN. the Wizard, viii give four more
m3giCal entertainments Z, tdd Fellows Hal.
this evening being Included Al each cutter.
I. irment the autCmata viii h. trgdu '"d. aad
Nyman Will display his powers II veGsrlto-
Qul>m.
viii take place 1t Temperance Hall tJ-lEcAt.
1t Will 10 Goubt be a peasauf aAd agree
affair, all the parties s:v,T, ny this club lra.
The NEW NATIONAL INSTRUMENTATION
the various new enterprises started III his ci5y
is the National Race Course. 10. ated near tae
Insane Asylum, over the Eastern Branch,
" hicf, frcm The character OF the gsntI ,lnnn
connected whit, anG the laCgs outlay expended
in making the course AID Improving ths
erouucs, bios Jar TO psovc i permanent in~1i-
tntion. The ASSOCIATION uni.r whose auspices
this enterprise has been started is composed Of
some of our best citizens.
The course il lS'atpd directly back OF thp
Asy luIn. and the approach u it. over gn.,tlV
rising road. which turns to the right after the
Navy ard bridge is crossed, and which has
been recently, by the direction Of the Levy
Court, graded and gTavei-d. forms one OF Tia
mos pleasant drives about Iii, city. The co ;r-a
is on hi n ground, and n fine virw is had rom
il of the entire diStriG; and the surrounding
country. About sirty-tyto agTrs ui ground ara
included III the enclosure, and the p!av" rs
been much Improved thai thu locality Is
scarcely recognizable. The traeE, which IS
pear or egg shaped, has been std 0Gt au1 era
ded, and is now in fiae condition. - t.,iiac for
the accommodation III TWO han lreG hpr ses is
being erected, and already & l,rgr sand. caEc3-
lated 70 accommodate three Thousand persons,
has been put up, and other stands are yet to Dr
erected.
The 2Gth instauth his been fixed upon for OMEN
ing The course, when running races will take
place for one week.
gagged tor the running races and dnriar the
season other famous horses viii arrive: Capt.
Tom Moora's KenfuckE Stahl-, consisting Of
1dev4td, Ali, Momcna and fliY, ny Rilggoli;
Dr.WeiG-n's striu=, ny lizzie W. Sympathy,
Canary Bird and EiiiahCrc: "aiton's striag-
John DAVIDSON, Egfer, Capt MOORE, Aida.
baron, Lexington tilly (1hree years. and Knight
OF st q, orga fly three years. Itaaddv5
(Canadal stTing-Ehnn,irr, Elrga and Harper;
+. L. Ford Il Co.'S st~ing-Eluehird, three
wears Lexington hlly ana others: Morris IN
twin For, q. SVrfN
porter .Ichu Hunters Ky string able ana
Copac; John j. Clay's XIV strInC-Lcd Slsa-
daddie and three others: Bushs (N.Y.) string
TToya'orp. Ben Bruce, Seven Oaks; Geo, -
Wilkes sirug-Ben West and Panic. For the
trotting, second week a number of owners of
crack horses in New York and other places
have signified their intention of bringing
their stables. Messrs JOS. Crocharou and No
land, CT the Fashion Course. L. ID We're here
yesterday, and made arrangements for the fol-
lowing horses to trot for the Sf,0n0 purse:
Butler, Fellngham and California Bell They
have each trotted in less than 22i. Patchen
ard other noted tTotters. it is expected, Till b.
here during the season.