Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-13
THE HOP AT WIZARDS.
Presence Of the Distinguished LnIipu,ians

Presence Of the Distinguished LnIiputians
The hop of last night at the Willard Hotel
was, If possible, even more brilliant than the
preceding one; and at one time there were as
many as tw hundred and fifty couples on the
IloOr, and the assembIage was an exceedingly
Brilliant one.
Between 20 and ii o'clock Gen. Tom Thumb
and lady visited the ballroom, and their entree
was, VI course, an Occas ION of the greatest in
terJst. Mir. Thumb Was dressed in fuIl suit
OF hack, patent leather boots, and a faultiess
netk'lv. lie wore u large bTeas tpin OF brilllanls
gold watch and elaborate worked cham and
\ snow-wiIIte pair of kid gloves. Mrs. Thumb
wore dress of itch white satin, sprlnkled
with rich green leaves, and topped with carna-
ton buns; and a necklace of diamonds and a
beautiful diamond cluster pin. She W ore also
a bracelet OF sparkling diamonds on each
wrist.
After prOmenading the hall for a time. they
danced IN a qUadrIile, TIE set being completed
by hr ". Is. SHAW, (oi the New York press;)
MTs- Low, OF California; W. Cornell JewetI,
OF peace nr collation. renOwn,) and others
The little pair lett the room for their apart
mcEiS, ulon the conclusion OtShc ;fgadrifie
IEe d;in' ing was kept up uattl "a U clock
9nIs morning, and even then many eaaer eyes
si-OWt q Willingness for more
I"ocaiIs capital band, of ten pieces, fur
I::>Ifh The music and The supper was prepared
10y steward Atkins, ia the same SUPERB styie as
81 the iniiatory hop OF the season at this hotel
Among those present last night were Gems
Heintzleman, Clay, Farnsw ortiz AID Wan Allen,
and other officers; Senators McDougaIl and
Harris. Representatives Low, Edwards and
Gthers, Mrs Low. Mrs. Gen. Doubleday, thp
Presidents Private Secretary, MIR. Nicaay, w
Prescott Smith, OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad and others of note.
A FEMALE SOLDIER--Wednesday morning
the police were informed that among the per.
sons PeranbUlating the streets III mems cloth
hers w fNtrs 81,
person, apparently about IS years Of age, who
called himself (hgrself) VIM. Johnson, and who
was evidently sailing under false coiors One
OF the detectives started on the track. and about
o clock ne, with officers U'Conneli and Tue
ker, of the Third Yard, entered 4 barber shop
or Mass. avenue, near Seventh ST., where they
found the object of their search seated, while
hsr companions (;hree solders) were being
shaved The detectives at once accused her OF
being woman, which she stoutly denied;
whfreuron they asked II her name was not
Mary Gordon, alias s.Siliy;" when she indiR.
nantly replied that her name was johnson, and
che was as good man as any one. Her voice,
however, had too much femininity I'm it. and
tie officers took her liz charge and escorted her
10 the office OF Justice Giterson, w no ordered
her to be locked up. In the evening she was
taken before Justice Stration, at the Third ward
Station, and gave her real name, and was in
formed that she would be sent to the work
house for 20 days, for wearing garments un.
suited 10 her sex; TO which she replied, "All
right; and she vas sent to the Srcond. Inward
station, where she passed the night, and was
yesterday morning sent to the workhouse.
When arrested she was dressed in grew over.
cCaf- soldiers bious", grey pants, pegged boots,
and SLOUGH hat, AMI before the Justice she ap.
pCarPd very modest.
She Is well known 20 the police in the North.
ern Liberties, and has on several occasions
bsen in their hands. She halls from Camden
N j., where she has husband and friends, and
states maj she enlisted in the 18th Pa. regiment
as private, and served three months, and then
deserted on account of difficulty with an ON.
Ger, and went to Philadelphia, where she served
"a a rt-ri n alto Co.. ,,,r
weeks ago she came to the city and took lod1.
lngs at house on Fourteenth St. from which
she vas pnt out for nom payment OF board. She
hen mustered force OF two or three soldiers
and went to house near the boundary, which
was inhabited by two or three women Of doubt
ful reputation, and, after breaking In, she re-
manned there until the folio day, when
some Of the second precinct police and patrol
made descent on IL and captured them-Mary
being taken to the guard house. Mary Is not
In any ways handsome, but in citizens clothes
makes passsble-lookiDg youngster.
Os LAKK.-On Monday, Fanny Reed, a
very pretty girl, we'll known 70 the visitors of
house OF ifl-reputs Ia the .Wes-end," came
from ALEXANDRIA, where she now resides, 70
see some OF her acquaintance, and got on a
Jolly drunk, riding about in q hack, but by
scme means sho got out or fell out near the
War Department, and U1S taken In charge by
Cmcer Mills. She was taken to the First Ward
station, whers she abused those present at
round rate, denying them To imprl.on her be-
hind the ugly bars, and SerEeans Hurley a.
once ordered her 10 . cell, where abe euioyed
Ih3 luxury OF sleeping on . son plank. and on
Tuesday she was brought ont before Justice
DrDry, to whom >he stated that the parties
WIN whom abe was riding had put her ont of
tie csrrisge, and that she had 1ost her rnuH
and furs, together with her pure containing
All bar money with thu exception Of three doll
lars The justice male the fine correspond TO
her casA On hand, and che cleared her pockets
and WA released.
RosBIHe SoLDsR-Yesterday. Parolman
Burch and Psndei hearing that soldier had
been robbed on Canal street, near Seventh, and
K-tting description OF tho robbers, went after
them and arrested John Smith, John r. Cole
man. jacob Fell, and John Hall, who wsre
taken before Justice johnson. The soldier,
whose name was said TO be Simon Peter, was
not found bat two Witnesses testified that the
4; prisoners got with him in that out OF the way
Piac-, and "went through him." (as the sharps
2 express the searching process,) and took from
= him about Sls In money. One or the witnesses
saw the act committed Justice johnson COM
mltted all four To Jail for further hearing when
the officers are able TO find the victimizod
3 soldier.
RoBBsRs AsD PIcKPOoK RTs About one
O'Clock Yesterday Lieut.. Robert Mclaughlin,
cDRp and robbed OF q silver w ateh and two
ffIy dollar Treasury notes, by party OF three
rnsr, near Growers heater.
Markham Grant was arrested by officers
McElfresh and Miller for picking tina pocket Of
Drake, . soldier. brakes pocket book was
4 found On Grants person.
Il On Wednesday afternoon, as Lieut. Oscar
Livingston, Of tina Thirty fifth Massachusetts
IH~ irrasury department, wherS he had inst
feeoived his pay. Ia had his pocket of picked
'"0 hundred and eighty dollars.
seventh North Carolins, and J.
Il atchford, company r. Twenty eighth