Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-23
LOCAL NEWS.
Iu1,.EMHyrs TONIGHT.

stpution Of an audience Cor an entire evening.
She " II or veil supported.
FoRp's TsrATRR.-John Brousham's srss.
suflesqus OF "oocahontas," Of which almost
every line induces lsuzh, will b performed
hprs 60 night; and the Webb sisters, who assume
he p.oniurn' parts, will bs sure 70 bring out
she most amusing rar:s in full force. There is
no-hiHS like 1000 u. srty lAus h, and the most
denure must laugh when no witnessed " Pocs-
hontss.' TIE performance OF the evening will
commence with " The Lilts 9ipses."
CAsThksuRY Mr.. Sim ressins for the pres
ept ~ ek all Of hss meet prominent performers,
So Kathleen O'Naiil, ]. y. Chiiders, Ernestine
- Fsiber. julia Richmond. Lille Brandon and
tne rec ot the company. Besides these, Mr.. O.
v. Psrker, th6 oonSiess man, has 5ean engaged.
Sad will appear to right A splendid concert
bsli entertainment will be given To- light.
STRIKE OF THE DRIT Sis ON rBR Crry BAIL
EAY.-AL be iass meeting OF tbs Board OF Dr.
Tattors OF the Washington and George.own
kSiiroad Company, pettuoa Was received
rrOn The drivers asking al Increase Of pay from
81 50 10 ~ ~ day. and the directors passed q
= sou lion authorizing them TO receive 81 Is Dor
day. This arrangement, however, II seems " as
Lot asiIEf, ctc-y 10 Lhs drivers, and yesterday
iheT ht Affecting IL the Park Hotel, at which
they l'assed g resolution that they would not
WORK Tor les> than 81 per day, and Mr.. Sayrss
th superintendent Of the road, was informed
thty would not 90 to work this morning.
BIZ. G. S. Gideon. the president OF ms road.
xaa Siso infO1 med OF the acton OF the drivers,
la last night, and was At early dawn this
norAing At The principal depot, Now Jersey
sven ue,) W here he was waited npsn by a COM
MITE OF the striksrs. Mr.. g., After hearing
a3ir dem dis, made ths following proposition:
That they should receive the amo ant demanded
mill the sense OF the dire ctors can be nscsr.
tsin.d, and If ths directors Sr- willing, then the
smoubt Is TO be continued; hat IL the directors
are unwilling, then he MIR. o. Is TO give them
three days to consider whether they will con-
tnue 10 work, acceptinE such pay as tao
rrctors shall hx, giving them. during this
nnlo the amount demanded.
his iropusIuIom the comrlittee though, sa-
tlsfactCry, bat After comforting with the body
OF drivers tkey returned, ard stated taat the
majority would not 60 TO work until en-
r os'e BOT 3 dfiver) EEo had tesn suspended
~ the superintendent, for refusing 70 obey
orders, had Esrn reinststed. Mr. Gideon re.
piled that he would investigate the case, and
any injustice had been zone the man he
should be reAs'ated. The conference here
ceased, the committee announcing 10 Mr.
Gideon that -hs ori rers would rot res ums work
until the man $ reinst8ied.
At maetIng held this mornius at the prince
q. oIge Restn liant on Seventh straat opposite
the Center Market, tee Committee consisting
oi J. Mckeevsr, A. Souder, J. Breunsr tfeorse
Graves and w. w. Wallace, raporis! tnat thpy
hid wait upon Mr.. J. z. Sal -es Superiuter.
d. n Ct the road, and he told them that he com
Ihny had concluded that Iht Y COD Id not pay the
drISsrs more than Si75.< Com mittees were
tsFeIoie appointed to meet at the different
startiug points of the road at IN early hour his
CTLI atid inform such OF the drivers as had
&c 70 out early, of the fact.
BCt it was ALE ged at the drivers meeting
io-uaY that this morninS George p0u cherry,
v no: duty II is 10 change the horses on the
Fourteenth street line, was called up betwesa
aLo o clock by MIR. say res, tue superintcnd-
ct, and asked u drive car. This sir Dough-
'ry REUSED to do. allagng that il WAS not in
ccCrdauce with The dE.y for which he had
heen mp Dyed. Dougaerty was there lore dts-
charged. and the drivers sey hat, belie vin Z
Mr.. u. haC been discharged on account of de-
votIoL TO their Interests, the refused T. go to
- ok uuul ne Is re!nstited.
AT the u.e. ting OF the drivers this morning
they disclaimed any inEsntion Of doing via
i'nce Oh committing any mobilize acs, and
ated Il 81 they aiscountenancsd the acts Of
<uch ci The drls crs as haG shown q disposition
IL Coe!c.' tie men running the cars to-day.
1tmnI:tees CT drivers had ceen poStsd on I'm
S.rs u aid lie Avenue 10 persuade such Of
q z nLmbtr as VT re at work TO quit AID in
stnie lhstsHc,s they had bean sufficiently de-
mo: etahHe and boz Prous to demand the ia
reference Of the police. ANY such attempt at
coercion % the drivers was thought to be bad
policy oy the meeting.
a committee o. eleven, consisting OF W. W.
.,ilace, 7. Moore, +. Ash, A. Graham. Geo.
Graves. VIM. Terry, Chas. Golden, Jacob
Love, Elias Oliver, Adm Sanders, aud Jno.
meke-Ner were appointrd 70 wait upon Mr..
Gideon, and The NEE tin, pledged themssv es to
abioe BY the action of the said committee. The
committee called upon Dir. Gideon at eleven
cIcSk.
Tie interview with Mr.. Gideon was sho-.
and to thu point. He told the committee that
he would irve,Igaa Mr.. Dougherty's case, and
If he found that he 3D. had bven discharged on
n count Of this strike he should be rriustat ted,
but If upon investigation IL spneared that he
hsd been Giecharged Tor other causes he would
rot be reinstased-
He then gave the committee ths following
letter, which was addressed to Mr.. Sayres, the
sup$rintrnd' Mt:
w r q. R. r. Co, Nov %, 1853.
SIR: All the drivers have agreed to 20 to
work. and you had better put tnsm on their
cars ston rs they come in. They will re-
,.ive 90 Per day for their services. To-day, of
course. they are TO be paid for the tims tney
may make Re. l,sa y ANA, me-, ....,,
To Mr.. g. X. SAyRFs, Supt. w. &. q. X. r.
Wien the above facts were reported 10 the
rnGe idg, the later Considered them fair IN all
respects, AID agreed TO go t. work At once;
Be- oe adjourninY, however, they adopted :.
Ysso ution u: aninously rendering their thanks
u Mr.. q 'deon tor his promptne=e In replying
to II em and accedIrg T. their request.
The business Of n. road has rot been ma
ter ally interrupted by this strik-; a. all the
CONDUCTOR, extra and razulsrI hostlers, and
Other employ ees were put to work: m1nv OF
th. conductors themselves: acting as drivers.
BAD rEGISNISG OF A LIrrLE BoY.-Sorna
time aPc, a little boy, " 40 said his name was
Mstthew kennedy, was arrested for stealing q
atch, and WAS sent 10 Jail for ceurt. His va b
iEdu cd the CoiIt 70 sa~d him to the work.
aoasP. Since his confinement In the work.
Eouse Mayer Wallach, hearing that he WAS a
fugitive fr. m his parents, who live IN Jersey
find the Ma:Ihew Kennedy who mad lost 8 son
aeort two onths ago. The chief OF police
kr' no one of that name, but found 4 Mr..
Matthew Dillon whose son. ans wering the d =
rcription Of the boy Ia preon, ran away about
the time indicated. In the meantime thu little
fellow escaped from the workhouss. Mayor
Wallach, anxious 10 restore the " 10 his pr.
r'r's, who are greatly distressed, Eotihed Ser
Eesnt Crorin. Yesterday, officer Frazier, &C =
ing by direction of Sergeant Croun, went In
search of the boy, and found him in company
9TH ~ ftsnn 7hr,I 49,
He vas in 8 n isersbls condition, his clothes
bFirK nearly gone. The boy was placed 10 thu
Fourth Ward station, and the Mayor was No.
tilted of the arrest, and the boy will be detained
10 await his orders.
A RoCGH PRIsosER--Saturday afternoon
As patrolman Kahn, Of the Ssroui Ward, was
In a STREET car near Csntar Maize he was
called upon to arrest a man named Stephen
Allen, WHO was charged with stealth a pal OF
boots from A. Kiecher. Allen was arrested
and the hcots recovered. But Allen had NJ
idea 81 roing TO the station house; an being q
powerful man, he handled the ON ar very
roughly threw him the RuttaT To hig coat