Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-16
LOCAL NEWS.
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AMrssNssTs fo-NIGHT.
WARRINGTON THaArxR--Mazsis Mitchell,
-presrs 20 night In tie 6Tauaa OK " Hsrraanc.,~
rhlca Was translated expressly !er her, from
H.. srr Iosne ssS wis sns pftss Of NO ga
..Hrrnanc-," we believe, has never been per
formed in this city. and Mtilnot fail to draw a
crowded house. A favorite farce Will onrInd.
the evening" entertainr1en:.-,---- -,
GEovzRs splent1Id p,eo "a.
tA4 "Magtc Joke" 'slrish A ssurancs and VA
kee Modesty.' and Teddy The Tier are "a.
nouncfd for this evening en- t. At this
ever popular resort In all Of than, Mra
Mrs :" Williams appear. Dan Setcheli also sD.
Hesr- w prominent part. forthe first time
since Ills snort northern tour. New costpma.
gorgeous scenery and illustrative music have
been prepared for the production of the "Mazic
CASrERBURY.-Mansger Sinn announces no
chanre this week as to performers Tho ~,
tTSstiE-n+ss of the Till d, however, incr-a ..d
Q! ;he announcement Of new acts thrsushou.
with the exception OF the .Arab Law Ths
later Is such a beautiful piece and posses .as
so many attractions, that the man age emit have
frit compelled 70 retain IL. GThe Gipsav,s
Lay" (made TO suit the present day) viii .Iso
D. psrfcrmed BY favorite couple
FARIETIBs-Dick Sands and Tin, HAYES will,
4 a AZ TINS resort every night this week
Fred Mas,t Irish vocalist ma kes his debut BE-
fore Washington audience this evening. ada
1e.nsn and Mile Zoe have been re eSpa -
ara va sppesr in the "Gipsey's Lay" Three
rev Ethio;ian buriesques will be perform a..
a=d tie who'll entertainment viii concI-L,,
WAN The pantocrim-. - The cottage nv rho
Lake" ~ 'No
OrD Pillows, HALL-M- JH prs-.L
WAC Is now connected with the Camnhe,i
minsirels, to-night takes a benefit, and IA hs Ia
nssrs Gsserying performer, it is to be hoped
th;;t nat;ering house will greet him The
cp:re troupe win appear in a mos. sntartainin0
bi!!, and one which cannot fail to give enrire
performance ~' 0-o
LECTURE By o. s. FowLER.-This dist;n.
fusE"d speaker will lecture tonight at vii
IsroS HAL. Subject Courtship and Mar
rage and on conclusion of his lecture will
Fv" some OF his notably graceful readings of
character by eNaminatinns OF persons nomi
ns%a ~ tne audience. During the day, those
|so Wish 20 'know themselves can do so by
calling on MIR. Fowler at his suite OF rooms
N@tional ECtcl.
C'TT ASSEMBLY Rocks. Twelfth street, be.
Icwihe ayenue.-Ball Tonight, which promises
t. u a. Entertaining affair
EALL-Ihe United Association also announce
fail az the hall OF the Anacostia Engine.
Acds-, Navy Yard
TEMPERANCE HALL.-The Merry Social
As~o, i'ition give their fourth grand soiree this
evsTi|g. ~
FANCY DRESS BALL ut Fmer,ch,s Hotel,
TGTi'T OF Eleventh street ard Penn s,-l, ania
1VFCUC.
NAVY YARp-The steamer Baltimore ar
rived az the yard on Saturday ,nCrnnr from
u i more, here she has had a thor ugh oy-r-
hS'.iInf, her machinery Eesug put III repair by
1!c->rs " iegan &c Hazlehursr, and her hull ~
SCI1tiy painted anu is rs bright as a new pi
The gunboat Cohasset is on the railway r.
CrlIihg repairs 10 Der propeller, and in a few
deSs VIII no launched.
&ha gurhoat Peno5scot arrived on Friday
es'n;ag fFGm the coast OF North Carolina,
where size has been blockading. She has suf-
f'r'd considerably from the severe weather
ans! WI; III a few days he hauled up 20 receive
= thorough overhaRling
The Steam slcop- of-war Ossiree Is nearly
ready for SEA, her machinery having been put
Al complete order, the valves oeii. slice. ic,,
TO oE, rcome the friction whicI caused late
failure. --s--.
The little tug Nellie d. vau I'M (iateIy pur.
chas1dl has been converted into n gunboat,
and is nearly ready tor servic. 1t Is under.
stoud that Master Sweet, Of Jacob Bel,
Will lie assigned to command n r, and that
mastrr Eldridge now of the King Phillip,
viii take charge of the Bell.
4 SOLDIER RoBBIsG ACoMHADR-Satlrday
night, John King and VIM. Finn, two sol.
aiirr, Nisied The house of Mad ;ine Wolf, cor
ner OF g. and Thirteenth streets vest. and while
Their, King picked Fiynn's pocket OF q p ,cket-
bcck containing $50. King was arrested in
5u; on the street he was pursued ann arrested
by Pstrclmsn Gihon, while Pa.roman Voss
vent in search of the money, which King tried
10 throw away, TO prevent its being found upon
Linn. The pocket book and money were found
In tie gutter, and identified by Flynn. sun
say morning King WAS sent TO Jail for court by
Justice Drury; but before his departure for his
re" quarters, copy OF his "Inug' was taken
10y piaotograph er Biglcy, for tan metropolitan
1or =. likeness, he wvpt bitterly, being sor-
rcv fully affected by tn determination Of the
Metropolitan Police to keep him in remem-
bT.rcv-
PHISTBRs MEEIIEG.-The Columbia Ty-
pHgrsphlesI Society held a meeting OF Satur-
cay right 70 consider the IueStIo1 Of ad Yanc-
AZ the scale rricsa for primers work done
l.. has city. The Frs. section OF thr new scala
Changing the wages CT weekly hards fro.n sii
IC SO, after discussion, was vocei Oa-yaas
., nays -. The President OF the SooIety de-
c'Cad thai -. Increase was not carried, as the
Constitution required II two-thrd vote 20 make
sHT ~ GRAFTON amendment in the scale of
irI:es. An appeal was taken from the de-
c:siGn oE lie chair. and il was oveTruled 4
motion Was then made Increasing .ie yyaS OF
PRIMERS twenty pCr CENT on piece ana we xiv
HclA also. The melting ~ journed without
coming 10 a vote on this molten. The Society
VII. meet 80 al Eext Saturday night
TIE CLAIN-AeEsCY BCsINEs RISKY oEs.
On Saturday afternoon Mr.. q. W. Boel, clsin
agent, met with Maurice Cone AMI Jas SulIi.
van, two soldiers, st the cornar Of & and sew
enIh streets, near the Bank Of Washingto and
gan 10 intsrrogate them az I, their being dis
charged They, suspecting that he was on the
lookout for soldiers poke books made q dash
AZ Lin, and o:a struck bir,on the head, caus-
ing HIM TO ieayS his hat, and ave himself BY
soldiers were arrested and taken 10 the Cen-ral
Quad house by Patrolrnan Frazier. Mr..
BCeis Eat was taken from of the sold era
srd returned 10 hia. Soldiers have beu.i go
badly us atsd by persons protesting to be tlair
friends, hat they are very apt TO suspeet any
one who iBteTrogstos them about their dis.
charges.
BOARD TO DsrnRxIss THE VALIDITY OF
AR EXCUSES or ABS BNTEBs-We published.
- few days since, a list Of officers threatened
with dismissal from the service if they did not
T'port at Washington within ten days armed
with good excus- for their continued absence
Tom their commands. A board composed of
BRIG. 9aHs. J. H. Ricketts,, s. W. Crav ford, and
= A. Meredith with Major j. u. Biddls as re-
cord"r, is now holding daily sessions at tbs
once Of Col. u. H.Ruckor. corner OF EtShtesnth
and q streets, 20 hear and determine on the
validity OF such ofacers' excuses. Those un-
able DArsOn would FL To m