Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-19
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

Growers. The Magic joke and the ." Fair,
Circle. OF Con O'Carolan's Dream" will botI
be performed. Our theater -goers have hera
toicre had opportunities of judging Of ,ha m sri
of 10th these plays.
pIsy OF :. Hermanee," will be repeated to.ui-ht
and II should be borne in mind that il IA Ala.
Maggie Mitchelis last appearance but one He,
enEaEement mas been all too short. and III.
lovers OF standard amusement will part with
her with regret; for she is one OF tho, actresse.
whose PcPaia iiy Increases, the more the pub
nc KNOWS OF hPr Let her then have a full
mouse 'his ana tomorrow night.
CASTERBURY.-Julia Mortimer and E.ts
fehnoyer will appear to night again in the
aIaH Lay: piece repiete with the most
sraceiui ierpsichorean movements. Ills really
worm seGinG. Besides this the dancing of the
sisters Augusta and Marie is unsurpasse
tisra Harrington sings in excellent styI. IA
vorite ballads, and the daring trap.ze feats q,
Ire RC!iaEdr brothers are thrilling indaed
FARiETIEE-This resort is well namad r.,
the management certainly offer nightly a mos,
varied entertainment OF song, dance Ethiopian
@cCentriCIty and partOmime. In addition ,o "a
usual bill Offered, contest il now poing ON
between Dick Sands and Tim HAYES Tor The
championship in clog dancing, which none
should faIl TO witness
OPP FELLOWS HALL--Rooker,x hs,oe. Ia,
might was, We Are pleased to know, q perfect
success; and the same splendid bill will De per
formed again this evening The new song,
"tiive US back our old Commander" was re-.
ceiyed with tremendous applause To.morroy
evening Is set apart for the benefit of Mr. NJ O.
campbell, the popular manager Of the troupe.
"A CHANGE IN THE PRoyOsr MARsHALsHIp
Gen. MaTtlndale has issued general order re-
Heflhg Lieut. Col. W Z. Doster from further
duty as provost marshal of Washington and
appointing as his successor Capt Henry b
Todd Col Doster has occupied the position
slner harch iast-Dcariy twelve months. At
Tie time OF MS being a signed to this post, he
vas Major I'm the ith Pennsylvania cavalry,
but mas since been promoted his present
Tank-Lieut. Colonel OF that regiment. Capt
Il l. her Ol he, LIST No
airy. he his held positions both the stats
OF Gems. ellsworth and Martindaie, and was
for long while on Gnty n the central guard
house. attending 10 The examination of prison.
eTs. All who were familiar with his cours.
tl@re, know how well ne did his duty, and
therefore TIE people may feel fiient that no
better appointment OF Provost Marshal couId
have beef made. lie is firm, impartial eupr
getic and industrious. Col. Doster is ordered
TO reIniii Ills regiment.
Col DOsteT has made an excellent oHicsr
dischargiug his 6HtirS with frmnpss and ef
fciCncy, and az the same time with courtesy
which officers dc not ALWAYS exhibit when
PLACED III such positions.
DEATHS OF SoLDIERs.-The following have
been reported 70 Capt. Hartz, (ettce corner of
Eighteenth and q streets,l since our last, at
which place all information relative to de-
ceased soldiers may be obtained:
Sergt G. II. Royce, 9Th Mich; f.. A Sayyn
I'd u. :. :. =; b. L. Rlffen sperger l3lth Pa;
John Walton, 9lst Pa, j. y Holt OH n. H:
L. NJ Thurbar. l69tA N. Y; NJ. Forbes, 10Th
H., 4.
man, llth L. 5. Int; l.. G. Moody, 9th N. H.;
Joshua Richard, I'd Mich; e.. s. Williams nth
NJ VT; W e. Ryail, l2lst Pa: r. Saekett. 9Th
ting, l3ith n. Y; j. W. Compton, J6th Pa: las
Hamilton, 18th Mass; Il. Gerson, oist n. Y; ].
H. Jenness. 9th N. H.; w. Davidson, 18th N. J.;
man, l2th L. 5. Inf; Alex. Graham, 10Th N. Y:
John Welsh, i2d ". Y; ]. Shaghiiff, i25th Pa;
C. Hart, 55th Ohio 1: Brownell, Ii5th Pa; W.
MAYNARD, I3ith Pa; NJ. F. Remick, Goth Mass
ID. Webster, 27th N. " Jas. Maxim, I2Ith Pa
II. q. Howell, Goth N. J.; o. Conklin LIST N 7.
J. +. Morse, 18th Vt; J. ID. Bond, loth u s.
Inf; =. Maloy, teamster, u. NJ. d.; (i H nv
son, laborer, U. NJ. ID.
Court FOR TRIAL or SPIEs-A court CON-
sistine Of IL jor Generals Sumner Hartsuff and
Morrell; Brig. Gen. a. Porter; Coils A A Glib
son, ll2th regiment Pennsylvania volunteers
W. j.. "istar, 15Gth regiment PennsyIyania
volunteers, Francis essenden, 25th Maine, III.
b. Ssrgeni, LIST Massachusetts cavalry; and
Capt. T. =. Webb, 18th artillery, and OF which
Col. Joseph Holt is Judge advocate, meets daily
in the rccm in which the Porter court martial
hello ls sessions for the trial Of persons charged
with being rebel spies.
The court sits with closed doors, but il is I'M
derstood that they are now engaged ON the case
OF DR.. John 5. Powell He is charged with
actng as guide in the attack on Dumfries and
with having violated his parole. Powell is
Young physician, and the son Of Mr.. Powell,
the proprietor OF the weli-known sPoweli
Mill between Georgetown anu I-eesh~rs.
The next person to be tried, it is said, Is .
Il
error IL say ing that he is son OF DIR. Cornelius
Boyie, late of this city NOW major in the
Rebel army, DIR. II. has no children of an
age for military service.
How he LOST HIS MONEY. Yesterday
morning, Robert Gordon, 9th New York, Sc
currd the services of Officer O'Connell and had
s girl named Nellie Shepherd arrested and
taken before Justice Giberson, before whom he
testified that, ahout four months since, he went
To- the house of May Gibson, near the corner OF
Thirteenth 81. and N.York avenue, and stopped
all night with Miss Nellie. having first gwen
her forty dollars to keep for him, " hich was re-
turned next morning, min Us his lodging bill.
About month Later he paid her another visit,
and gave her ninety dollars to keep tor him.
She made an excuse 20 go out, and after wait
ing Until twelve O'Clock, and she not having re-
ned, went To his camp and came back for
his money the next day, but did not see her.
he got " arrant for her, but she was not ar
rested until yesterday, when he met her on the
street, for the first time since the occurrence.
Nellie acknowle lodged that Gordon had stopped
with her once, when he gave her the forty dol
lars, W ich she returned; and stated that If he
ever gave ninety dollars 20 be kept ~ the house
IL must have been 10 some other girl; and that
when he came there he was usually very
drunk. The Justice dismissed the case.
POLICE REPoRrs-TAird Preciact.-Alfrsd
Snowden, disorderiy; fined $3.50. Danl Casey,
seliIng liquor without license; dismissed. Also,
ssihng on sunday; fined 5000. John Penn,
drunk; dismissed. Michael Murphy, house
breaking; Jail. George Mahooney, disorderly;
fined S2G2. Chas. Dyer, do; do Sl.6e. Philip
Rina ard Geo. Beatty, do; dismissed.
Fourth FT.cIact.-Thomas Merton, grand lar
ceBy; Jail for court Peter q. Carrico, incen.
disrism-setting his own house on fire; jail for
court.
Sirh Precinet-Timothy D. DAILY, huckstsring
without license; So cents costs. .. +. huhte-
mann, do; dismissed. John Barron, do; fined
50. Robert Cunninx CHAM, do; dismissed. David
Brinker, drunk; workhouse. VIM: yamee
drunk and disorderiy; nnsd 81: Eoin Gardi-
ner, Pai-ick NJ q ueen, Henry Richards, Hsnry
Andrew, and John Bresnahan, do; turned
over to military. T. NJ. Harvey, assault and
battery; dismissed. John O'Neil, drunk ana
battery; do. NJ
Tsnfk IT,cinct-R. Mitchell, assault; dis
missed. John White, drunk and dsorderiy, 90.
OLD CAPITOL PRIsOSErs TO BIZ TRIED
Brig. Gen. Martindale, Military Governor OF
The District of Column bia, has issued an order
CREATING a military commission which will
mold It's sessions n the Old Capitol prison, AND
will BE- charged with the duty OF trying persons
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