Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-19
THE SANITARY CONFUSION BENEFIT A

THE SANITARY CONFUSION BENEFIT AT
GEovKR's-The beARfit in aid Of the Sanitary
Commits sioa, at Growers, Saturday night, was
a great success. netting over $4,000 for the OBJ
iect proposed. President Lincoln, Mrs. Lin
coin, Master Thady Lincoln, and Mr.. S:oddard,
the Presidents Private Secretary, occupied the
lower stage boxes to the right, and Secretary
Seward, Lord Lyons, and others of note, those
opposite. Every part OF the house as damned,
and reserved seats sold at a large premium
long before the hour Of opening.
The play, Macbeth, with Miss Cushman as
Ladv Macbeth, Wallack as Macbeth, and Daven-
port as Macdgf. and the other parts sustained
by the excellent stock company at Growers,
was presented with perfection very rarely
attained in Misrepresentation of Shakspoarian
play in Washington. Through the excellent
arrangements carried out under the vigilant
eye OF Mr. Grover in person, the immense
throng was comfortably seated-a task OF NO
little difficulty under the circumstances.
Mr.. Grover. it will be remembered, gave the
use of the entire resources Of his establishment
for this benefit, (including the services of two
stars at his own expense,) and Miss Cushman
generously contributed her valuable aid to the
same object.
Two PRECIOUS RooREAcKs.-Tbe Wash
iHgton hotels were s'agog" last evening with
story alleging that on the night before last
Moseby got int the village of Fairfax Court
House and captured and carried Off two COM
panies of our cavalry-the body guard of Gen.
Rufus King-and fifteen commissioned officers.
1t was Of course fib, manufactured of whole
cloth.
This morning Pennsylvania avenue was
startled with another similar story, alleging
that guerriilas last evening attacked q lot of
1,OU0 led horses on the way from Alexandria
to the vicinity OF Fairfax Court House, cap
turing ESQ of them, and stampeding some 400 Of
the balance into Washington. This roorback
is based on the fact that about six p. M yester.
day, while 4 uartermaster men were leading
about thousand horses over the Long Bridge
(destined for the army q passing locomotive
made such commoton among them that some
hundreds stampeded, ran past the guard on
the bridge, and were only brought to halt
after getting into the heart or the city.
ARREST OF CAPTAIN RUssELL.-Captain
George W. Russell, we'll known as a steam.
boat commander on the Chesapeake. was ar
rested yesterday, in Baltimore, upon charges
Of q serious character, but which have not yet
bean made public; but supposed to be some
thing relative to lending aid and comfort to the
rebels. The american says: "About the COM
mence1nent OF the present war Captain Russell
quit the service of the Baltimore Steam Packet
Company, stating that as he could not sincerely
approve OF some measures of the Government
he would not draw a dollar from its treasury"
The PEARL OF SAyoY.-Such is the title of a
new and interesting play to be produced at
Fora's Theater this evening Miss Maggie
Mitchell is the heroine. OF course. The piece is
said to abound in beauties, and only to be
equaled, not excelled, by that idyl of the stage
Fanchon, the Cricket