Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-01
LOCAL NEWS.
AMCsHMHNrs TONIGHT

account OF its thrilling lncidenta II wss con
Eiderfd one Of the very best or Mrs. SIS san.a-
<l0nai stories. This tale has been dramatizad
and VIII To produced tonight a. Growers
Ihrater "Capitola" will be pereonat,i by
hat. Denim, BLACK Donald" BY Mr.. Barron.
ard the o her characters by Mr. Groyer's su nsrh
company. Tomorrow night the popular Dan
Setchell takes a benefit
MAsHISGTON TEEATER.-Frank Drew +
r. BaITer and the favorite. w ashinSton debu-
.ants, Ella Chestney, all appear TO- night At the
" ashinston. Miss Ches.ney promises much
rs an actress, and the announcement of her
appearance Is always gratifying to the Wash
Pin, with l.. +. Barrett as "Dick Turyin"
FIR =. Drsw Jockey" and Miss C:.-stney
As Betty To conclude with The Bride OF
Ahydcs.''
CAsTskBCKY HALL-On tho occasion of the
reOpeaing OF this Resort, last night, il was
cranEned and jammrd, in orchestra parquctte
and gallery. A newly arran ged, Canterbury
IrcteGtS q remarkably attractive appearance
Even the coiored population hay not been for-
gotten by the maaa gement, and they now ha We
most comfortable gallery. good bill will
b. performed tonight again, which will bring
OUT the full strength OF the company.
FAEIETIEs.-Hernandez commences the new
year by the production Of a most attractive en-
irrtsin,nrnt, which will embrace all the b,s,
Iaiert OF his company. Kathleen O'Neil, n .ris
Zoe, Ada Tesman, Sam Long tha Bad worth
Brothers, and all the most PROMINENT Urrlorp-
ers. VIII appear. The ballet {. la BoIuetinre''
and the rantomtmc Of ''F l-au- vent" viii both
be- performed.
ene 81 Nincrnt Orphan Asylum deserves an
ex<%nded public patronage. \ fsw dimes can
NOT lie invested IL Il better causB. Thu fair ia
being held 81 the Asy ium corner of Tenth and
q strretS. ~
FEsTIvAL.-No one should allow New Years
DaE to pass without visiting the lecture room
oil "fsley Chapel, corner OF Fifth and F SITS
where the la:!ies are holding 4 delightful fasti-
Val. A visit there is certain 10 ne enjoyed
CHARGE OF Yesterday Dir. w
ted \ I
Eiiiivid, upon the oath Of C.Dti!a G. = IL
huston " ho charges that shout tho il, OF Dt.
E-mcer " s.iifis III :" INDEED hfn Out of the sum
OF SO The def nant r.pr. syiItng himself 10
h' Lieu. Colonel by brrYtt, and alta he'd to
. rn' h.lei'San'on tan, the Justice proposed 10
ttrn the case over 10 the military authorities To
which h. o;.jecsed ana chose to be IN d by civil
Jaw Iusft,e johnson asked for his ron mis-
sion he SAID be had i-fl il a. home The JuS-
nee then a. KIDD to- has pass, and Whit Id ax-
hlbfted an order YuT. porting 10 fs from Col
SfrinT chr giving him leave of absence 10 at
itnu ih@ Porter Court Martial as Il witness Tho
Justice proceeded 20 examine Captain Huston
who tSiIii' d ;iia; about thr day Charged Whit
ntiu ihNlt' tiTn IL ride, and they role out
Nnnhtld furnishing botn horses. On lie rid.
hlnrid proposed 70 sell him one o.: Ib.,n
Alter they returned &, the MrtrupojitaD III Vel
;hc horses wsTe sent Ia "A T. th- s,a,.ie bv Whit
.lrid and The ia. tain bari,aiueG Tor one and
pad S'O-ihe price agrred upon. Whitfield
gave him an UrIirr a Mr Morse livery stable
ke.p.T Oh L,ehih sire,t, tor the horse. Upon
CanvasSiuR Eighth stT ct for such i livery sta
bic he found out that no person OF thai :rns
Kept ON EiGh street. Captain H. met with
Whitfield, and the latter promised L, refined
tht money, anu This promise delayed the pros
Scut!Cn.
Ii WAS also in evidence that the defendant had
worn 8 Lieut. coionels uniform several DAYS
d. fore his arrest, though the trial ne aDpparj
in citizens dress, except military vest
Inc dri'nnant asked postponement Of the
nearing as he expected to dIspToye all the aIi.-
Sanons made by the complainant, and the jus
ice TO afford him opportunity to ob:aio his
witnesses b, Id him TO bail in $50 for further
S-l my n,.yt at ,-cI
W. - simpson becoming his bon isman
PcIIcH RerogTs-!Second Preciact-Charlns
Turner, diFoTderly; dismissed. Chas H Fart;t-
drunk turned 10 military and sent TO hospital
George Douglass, drunk and disord=riy dis
nitssd Arculus Tiger, drunk; sent TO mill
Iary hospital
Third Prectnet.-He-yey Williams, disorder
~; $50 X. Ciaxton, do dismissed. Mathew
Mcintire, drunk; dismissed
Fourth ErSriHct-JamFs Ramona, stealing q
morse; CEN United for court. T.. II. MUMMY, ac-
cess"ry 70 the horse stealing; security for court
.Sirth irTciHct-s,amRel Davis gran larceny:
Jail for count. Walter Barnes, iisordariy. W
q h liam, do: Jana"s b. Kellum, do; dis.
MISSED Jerry Mahrr, suspicion of stealing al
tnr fire; do. Thomas v iilams, sleeping In tn.
mUrke0 dismissed. II. keenan,, assault: do
John boy 10. petit larceny; Jail for court. Rus
- III tiiitn' d. sleeping in q market; turned over
.omilirary. Thomas Wahlby, obs tructinS street.
fned S',.e. Hiram Hennonston, drunk ana
disorderly; do. S2.ai. Harris Perkins, driving
on pavement; dismissed. Frederick viedt
~ d John Riordan, diserderiy; dismissed
Tenth Precinef.-Wilson Ranica, profanity:
John Wilson, DRINK; dismissed.
ASSAULT on NEGROES, AND Row WITH THE
CE-Abost TWO O'Clock last night, Officers
ksliy and Clements hearing q CRY OF avl.rb,
from near the corner of First street and tia
aHtnne, proceeded TO the spot, and there found
SIX white men In row with a number of col
cred people who were on their way from a fair
at the church NEAR the Columns engine house.
the men trying 10 rob them of their sha-yls
The officers Ct once arrested one OF them who
Spp-sied To be the leader, and were on their
way TO the station, when the rest coming up at
The corner OF Maryland avenue, attacked the
ofncers ard rescued the prisoner; not, how
ever, before the officers were roughly handled
In the melee Officer Nally fired fl We shots from
Ills reyclyrr, but il is not known whether any
> took effect: The whole party succeeded in
making their escape towards the Island.
ORPHANS CoURr.-Yestrrday, Lydia p. Has
kc11 wcs appointed ADMINISTRATIVE OF Matthey
Haskell. The will OF Joseph Harbar~h was
proved ard admitted to probate. Mrs. } uifa
QuackeEbush and Mrs Harriet H. Birnie filed
caveat to the will OF Mrs. Harriet Worthing-
ton, which " as admitted TO probate on the 18th
- August last, praying that the sans be
nulled. The executors Of Sarah A. Duv,il
deceased, returned An inventory and list OF
debts. The administrator OF VIM. McCarty, jr.,
returned an inventory Of the personal est ate OF
said deceased. In the matter of the estate OF
OF Rev. Edward ASKnight, upon the motion of
Eeryey Colburn, the consideration OF MS ex-
ceptions, and the answer filed thoreto, was con-
;inued until the 10th Of January next
STEALING A WArCH AND CHArS.-This
morning, at one O'Clock, Patrolman Biglry and
Parker were called upon 10 arrest Andrew
Chase and George Adams, both cSlored, for
ct aling a silver watch and gold chain, valued
at S4U, from Webb's oyster house, on q street,
frtwcen sixth and Seventh. They caught
thrur in IN" oyster house and searched them,
but the watch was not found. but on taking
them to the Fourth Ward station and searching
again, thr watch was found in tina leg OF Cha-as
drawers. They va 70 examined before Justice
W alter, and Adams Us dismi Ssed, and Chase
committed 10 Jail for court
DEAD.-Mr. Iohn t. Bangs, prominent and
respected citizen OF Georgetown, died this
morning a. Il yrn O'Clock. Mr. Bangs was the
frsidr - % the G' orgrtOwn City Councils aud
OH car ia OF the ban ks there. lie was also
a prominent member Of the Odd Fellows, and
held thr rosltIon OF Secretary OF the Grand