Evening star., 1863-05-11
Local NEWS.
AmrsEMESre rO-NIeHr.

AMEsEMEhTe TONIGHT
qHovER's .HEATEK.-Mr Grover has effected
an enlargement with Mrs. John Drews Area
street ihea'sr (i'biladeiphial COMPANY, AID
they Will aupear for tie first time in a plas by
Tn rnyIor, entirely new to Washing soniaus,
evtit.rd ..Jp at the Hills, or Life In In sia-n
Mrs John Drew will CT course take 3 promi-
u.nt ar, and she vii, be, sustained BY Mrs
ST pnens. MIR. Barton Hill, Miss f.rice. Of aer
cw. rp"n,, and prominent members Of Mr..
Grcyer's 20 company.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Calletti, tha rival
OF isaa la Cuh2s for tfrps,chnrean honors, has
been -ngased hs Msrag.r Sim. and will make
her irst apsesrance ;hss evening. Agnes Sutn
eriand, thr Scottish nightingale, who has herD-
tofnre oeiigbied Washington audisnces, hss
also been ensag.d. I,esid ides these te Can.-r.
bury company will appear 10 night.
SWISS BELL RIhGsas-The Peak Family
hav' concluded tn reInaiu one week longer. the
bad Wea ll:sr OF tie past week ha wing prevented
many from witnessing their Delightful enter.
tai"La-nts. In no.ils the vari performances,
it is ,ificuit 70 aw trd superior merit 20 Ithar
of the performers, for all iproach 70 pe-. lection
IN their SEVERAL parS Of bell ringers, nar Jist IS,
ticliristS, or vocaiist5.
yAEIETfEs The beautiful Forrest Sisters
have been added to the Varieties compsny,
ana make tl.i- tirst appearance thi- -yaning
t,udworh, Dick Watkins, Bob HAL, Ada res-
mar. HeiaTa Smith, and all the Old fa vorites
frenlail. and will apnear in more of tn o-a ad-
Tnira5le performances which have placed the
Varieties on q soiid basisas first class music
HeM.
hi'ied this T-vk yet and ia connection with
The SieTeoptican exhibiting scenery in Europe
and America These two works of art naving
hpln combined, they will be exhibited II Odd
Fellows Hall, Seventh street, forming an at
traction Of wonderful intr rest.
FAIR for the benefit OF ST. Michaers parochiai
schools, at the church, corner OF Fifteenth and
II streets.
BALL at Temperance Hall, by the Hickory
Club, who never fail to give satisfaction at
'heir parties.
The FJGITIgE SLAVE Law IN THr DIS
TBICT.-The SurTeme Court of the District OF
Columbia was tcupicd "a urday in hearing
argument on the question OF the execution Of
the fugitive slave law in this District. Tho
case technically is that OF Andrew Hall ". Geo.
W. Duvall, OF George, OF Maryland, the former
tei,.g colcred boy claimed absconded
slave or the latter. The boy was taken up here
on g writ issued by one OF the judges, uni-r
thc law .or the rendition OF fugiiives from
labor escaping from one state into another, &c,
and Leing lodged in prison accordingly, q writ
Of hat-cs cmD,ls is sued out. now by Messrs.
Dean ana Joliffe. seeking his discharge The
courefl Tor the owner are Messrs Joseph II
I;rtds.y, E. S. Coke and O. H. Uterm-hle.
reYuarh-b.e feature of ri,c present case is thai
the coicred hoy is understood TO b -Tfectiy
wiling T. return home 70 his master, notWitl-
staudil Z these proceedings in opposition, rs If
on his beh If.
RAID On NOTORIOUS MISUNDERSTANDING
night, S-r2eant Reed, with the Second Ward
To!rs', E2:ldr :. IL SCENT Epor tue liquor shops
Hogan, An order OF Superintendent Wcnu
v=is lssfied some days ago Tor the closing u
the houses OF Kelly and Mrs. Hogan, but Tie
execution was postponed till Saturday night.
on accoEut of the weather. The descent was
made an,.u; O'Clock, AND the house Of Talty
was Included IN the raid, and from The ttireo
hoGaCS fGfty live persons, white aud black,
pfc-" ithrn te The station house. The patrons
OF fhs house were fined. and the proDrietOrS
held e bail ter further heir;ng-Taity fer
Aatpis z Gisor6PrEy mouse: Koiiy Tor the same,
;iEc iiSo Z aaliI bling hoasc; Mrs. Hogan. disor-
deTiy house ana keeping lottery and policy
once. Al three OF thsse houses are cause OF
c0ustSnt coE.pliint The police hold posses-
slon Il kelly and MRS. Hcgan's.
NEW STOCK o. INTERIOR AnoRNMENTs-
a. th.s is the son for household renovation
generally, ali housekeepers will ha Obliged to
us 1OT Calling ats ntion to maIkriter's adyar-
tlsthi..it> elsewhere. His stock il q suparo
on, embracing everything needed in the up-
ioistry ana paperhanging line has been
selected with care ana tast-; and in accordancs
with tie iudicious business rules which have
given Marhriter 80 good a uaIpe in his line of
busint *, are supplied, ana uc,teTs axacut cd 1t
such rcaS' n;bls rates, and with snch pains
taken II giving satisfaction, that customers IL
ways find il their interest to go to him again.
his aIranr' nrnis for supplying different
needs Of bcusekeepe-s are much more varied
thu usual in his liue OF business, as Will b-
stSr hy retel eEce 10 his ad lertiseUeut and by
g.. examination of his stcck. Remember the
numti. .7O Seventh street, eight doors above
Odd Fellows Hall.
RETrnNISa HoNE.-The l22d Penusylya ania
Te2lnien:, I:ii:e month"; men, arrived mere on
Saturday hight, aEd yesterday attended the
funeral ot Gen. Whippe. IL whosa division
they nc1iy fought in the late engagement near
t'h:ncciiocsvilla. THsy are under the co.n-
:ziaud or Col F.nlcr FRANKLIN, and yTer,. re-
crritfd entirely in LancaGfer county. They
went ii4te he fight with 800 n II, and lost IA
killed, wonud and missing, IN Tl-n. Among
Inr ruuh 7 wounded were ihe following offi.
GERS. Captain ;. 2. Gault, Lioutenants Tnos
Diuas:, iirnbak :, Jos Red=etker, ". q. Reed,
and II STIfctrT. They lefa IN special train
last cyt uir.,. Many OF them express desire
&C :" suiisf after pending = short time with
LLe.r families.
DELEGATES 10 EcclEsTAsTIC Al BoDIEs-
1T i meeting OF the friends Of siLay Drlc-;I-
ton in the III. L. Church, OF Wesley Chapel
he IolioTing gentlemen Were chosen DELEGATES
70 thF IL yrn8r's Convention" 10 Be held in
New YORK or Tuesday, the 18th inst: SAmI
Fowler, Samuel Norrnent, G.. II. Lane, 9. 9.
Burr and e. r. Butler.
hc P-e,bvrery of the District OF Columbia
=; their lafe meeting chose Rev J. G. Smith, u.
D., comm isSioter 70 the General Assembly.
" hich meets IN Philadelph on the 2ist inst,
and Rev. IL. Dunntug, of Baltimore, alternate.
FIom the elders, ID, Miller, of Baltimore, and
". J. Redstrske. alternate. A committee WAS
appointed 10 prepare = narrative OF the state OF
religion within the bounds OF the Pres bytery.
TIT MCCLELLAN RssoLUTIoss.-The dele
cation IN charge ot the resolutions of thanks 10
Gep. IctSei.an, passed by our city councils
n Is ubd, rstood will leave IN the II o'clock
tram tomorrow tor New York, for The pur-
pose Of making me presentation. In addition
70 the names of those published faT days
since, the following Will be OF the delegation
Gen. p f. Bacon. Cuuncllmeu Wm. Talhert
and j. w. Thompson, Alderman Thomas z.
Lloyd. :. K. Sylvester, j. +. Hodgsou, J. T.
Chsuncsy, and Fred. L. Harvey. It is ex-
pecud that several others will go with the
resoiutions.
SENT TO JAIL FoR CoCRT.-SaIurday the
case OF Charles T. S,eile, who is charged with
adultery aud abducting the wife of A. Il. Mar
CONNER OF New York, came mp for hearing
before Justice johnson. Justice Johnson re-
quired Stele 10 give bail for Court, but by the
advice OF his counsel, Wr. Wharton, Stelle
cho-e to be sent 10 Jail, in order TO have the
case brought before the Court oy writ OF habeas
corpus
DIsPosITroS OF OFpIoERs.-Col. Rush, Of
tt.a 9TH P-nnsylvania Cavalry flancerst, has
been detailed for special duty at the Wax De-
partmen', TO organize the invaiia corps