Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-16
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

appointment experienced at this resort last
Night on account OF the nonarriyal of the bag
gage, containing the dresses and accoutrementS
OF the ST. Dennis Troupe: but the disappoint-
inent was taken in good part, and the ward
robe having now all arrived, pleasure seekers
may look tor splendid ertainmen Mt to- night.
rms troupe comprises over twenty frst-class
performers. and are successfully riyalling the
havel troupe OF Paris. Go see them tonight.
CANTERBURY continues to be the popular re-
sort both of citizens and strangers. Citizens
naturally drop in there, it being a coy, well
established resort, every way worthy of being
maintained; and strangers seek il out because
1t is well-known eyerywhel :, among amuse-
ment lovers, that SIM engtses none but the
best performers, and offers a, ways las he will
to night,) bill replete with f u and rich enter
talnment.
POLICE REPoRTs.-Second Precinct.-James
Monerger, carry whisky to soldiers; military
Henry Shiven, disorderly; Jno Branigan, do ;
James Coyan do, military.
law. w. ]. Bates, two cases, do; 1925, each
Benjamin Bohrer, do; S625 VIM. Gibson do;
dismissed. Jas Adams do; S625. Alfred Lee,
do; S6.25. George Kraft, do; S625 w. II. Bra.
shears, do. dismissed Edward Lynch, do;
$50. J G.. Gatewood do; s6a5 r.. Litch-
field, do. S6.25. A. Roder, do S2O25 5. 5.
6ankin, do; s625 J. T. Brand, do; dismissed.
Martin Donoghue, selling on Sunday ssh.
CathaTine WEIGH, drunk; workhouse. James
Magee selling liquor to soldiers; S2N4i. Mich
aei sullivan, disorderly; Si4i. Jas. O'Neal,
do; dismissed.
Fourth Precinct.-Peter O'Day, creating nui-
sance; Sl.75. David z. GIascoe, grand larceny;
bail for court. Jas. Finnegan, assault and bat
tery;do. Lawrete Extra disorderly, dis nissed.
!Sirth PTecinct.-Wm. Hadley, drunk; dis
missed.
Tenth Precinct.-Chas. Massey, drunk; dis
missed. Robert Williams, driving on pave
ment; do. James King, drunk and disorderly;
do Wm Harrison, drunk; do. Anne Jack
sor, suspicion OF larceny; do. Rutha Pan
nell, do; do: Mary Fleet, disorderly; fined
Hanpn 6n or}o
Newman, vagrancy; workhouse. Mary Hor-
ner, do; do. Table Butler, disorderly; fined
-. M. +. Wheeler. vagrancy: for hearin..
joan Murcles, disorderly fined -.
GEORGETOWN PUBLIC SCHooLs.-The an
nual examination OF the public schools OF
Georgetown commenced on Tuesday the I4tn,
at O'clock III the school room on Montgomery
street, near Bridge, in the Junior Male Depart
NEXT, Hiss Laura A. Reed teacher. There
were present Messrs. Beall, president Maler,
Dunlop, Hyde, Secretary Jewell and DIR. Bar
BARN, composing the entire Board Of CIuardians
with two exceptions, besides all the teachers
of the other schools, and several parents, with
a goodly number OF pupils OF the other depart
mentS. There were AZ present out OF So, the
residue being absent from causes beyond their
control. The examination was conducted under
the supervision o. Mr.. Hyde, assigned to that
duty by the BoaI u, assisted by MIR. Craig, of
the Senior Male Department, and the teacher
But little was expected of this school, because
of the frequent change of teachers during the
thorough as far as their studies had gone,
elected the remark from one of the guardians,
that he would not hesitate to have it put in
competition with any school of the same grade
in the District, and ne did not wish the remark
10 be considered s'soft sawder,'' to be published
but his candid conviction of what was due to
the school. The examination gave entire salts
faction, win the single exception of the second
class in arithmetic, which the examining trus-
tee thought might have been better. No gem
eral invitation was given TO attend the exami-
nation. because of the change of teachers in
three of the four during the year, and the con-
sequeht fear of failure; but the result of this
examination would have done credit to any
school under the most favorable circumstances
The distribution OF medals and premiums
Will take place on Monday, the Goth, at p. m,
at the school rooms, formerly the NJ. T..
Church, and all friends of education are cor
daily invited to attend.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEs.-Charles
Rossfield, embezzlement Of $4,000 Jail for
court Susan FitZhugh and Mary Dempsey,
profanity; fined 81. IS each. Patrick Dempsey,
threats: Jail. Francis Reese, drunk; fined LIS.
Ellen QuaIles, threats; bail for peace. Maurice
Suliil an, assault and battery; bail for court
Sarah Jane Beekman, profanity; fined SIS.
Edward Tatpaugh assault and battery; dis
missed Philip Martin, drunk and disoi derIy;
fined SIS. Lemuel Harris, fighting; for a
hearing. Lemuel owen, drunk and disorderly;
turned over to military. Martha Harris, street
walking: fined S1.5S. Michael Hinshaw, Sleep
ing in street; turned over to military. Eliza
beth Salore, larceny; dismissed. Mary Demp-
sey, threats; bail for peace. George W. Allen,
larceny; dismissed. Charles w. McAllister,
accessory; do. Daniel Lang, drunk fined 81 So.
Mary Ann Hamilton, drunk and disorderly;
hnea Sass, and 81 due for an old offence. Ann
Cant, fighting; fined sos. Thomas Balm,
rioting; fined SOS. Ann Walters, do; do. Ann
Smith, do; do. WIN. Boston, drunk fined
s15s. Peter Sheppard, sleeping in wagon;
fined Sl.5s. Vim. GUAM, do; locked up two
hours Z. Langford, drunk and disorderly;
turned over to military.
DEATHS oF SoLDIERs.-The following have
been reported to Capt. Hartz, (effice corner of
Eighteenth and G streets,) since our last, at
which place all information relative to de-
ceased soldiers NAV be obtained
J. ). Drew, 18th VT: J A. Page, 1st artillery;
J. Hause, l75th Pa; John Ruiiie, 9th n. I. ar
tillery; Daniel Newton, 16Sth Pa; NJ. Jenkins,
i0rh n. Y. artillery; 7, W. Towle, 3ith Mass;
James Lindsay, 18th Pa; VIM J. Adams, 153d
Pa, George VI. Monger, 9th Vt; Joram Chat
field, 9th OHIO cavalry.
GovERSMEHT Property FoUND-The es-
Establishments OF John Pella and - EerZberG
were visited yesterday by Capt. Johnson's de-
tectiyes, and a large lot of Government proper
w, consisting of carblneS, saddles, blankets,
officers swords, infantry sa6ers, cavalry sa-
beers, &c, &c, were discovered, and taken in
charge by the military authorities. These
places have been visited heretofore by the mil
itary, and at each visit Government property
10 greater or. less amount has been found.
Both are pawnbToking institutions.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsEs.-Thomas
Paul, yagrancy; So cents cost. John Beckley,
assault; security for peace. Susan Beckley,
do; do. Thomas Bowie, assault and battery,
dc. John Bullock. drunk turned over TO mil
tary. Charles O'Neal, suspicion of horse
stealing; held for a hearing Warren Martin,
drunk fined 70. Lewis Smith, do. do. Lewis
Keafer, yagrancy: dismissed James Rogers,
James Beall, and q. Harris, sleeping in the
street; do.
EHTEEPRIsIEG.-We are indebted to our
neghbor Barney Green, OF the Kirkwood House
news stand. for New York papers of yesterday.
The train not arriving last evening, Barney
was determined that our citizens should ha We
the news from New York, and he therefore
rugged up wagon and started for Laurel, and
at midnight arrived In town with the New
York journals.
DEPACIHG GOVERNMENT HORsEs.-Matthew
Calhoun was arrested yesterday on a charge
OF defacing Government horses by obliteratlng
the brand put upon them by the Government
and was committed to the Central G uardhouse
by order Of Col Baker.
SHILLING LIQUOR TO SoLDIERs.-James d.
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