Evening star., 1863-05-08
LOCAL. NEWS.
AnrsEMYNTs TONIGHT.

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AMusEMHNTs TONIGHT.
wAsHINaroH THKATRR win again be opened
this evening fer the drama, and Mr.. !. Wilkes
Booth will lake benefit and make his last ap
pearance but Onr. The play selected is Shaks-
peare's grsnd drama OF Macbeth" ;" Mr. Booth
sustsins the prin ipal role, and he will De sup.
ported by Alice Gray, Brink and other excel.
lent performers.
GRovEk 5 THEATEE.-This is also benefit
night A. Growers, Mr.. Edwin Adams being
the reelprnt and his contribution to the en-
10: merit OF our theater goers certainly deserves
handsome r. turn He plays "Robert Lam
dry" In the dead Heart" and there is no
doubt but he will, as heretofore, give entire
Denim and others.
SWISS BELL RINGERs-The Peak Family
offer nightly at Willard's Hall a rare and ele-
CANT entertainment While attending upon
their performances one realizes to the fullest
extent that H. re is ''m sic IN the hellS." Added
to the tintinahulations of thC merry bells how
ever. are the fine vocal and Instrumental per-
formanees OF the troupe, which are by no means
the smallest attraction.
CAHTERBURY.-To the already snperabun.
dant variety of the Canterbury enter ainments
Manager Sim has lately added another feature
In the shape OF dramatic entertainments, which
would do credit to more pretrntious theaters
+'Jack Sheppard" will be performed to night,
together with songs dances, and Ethiopian en-
tertainmenss. Matinee to- morrow afternoon.
RUSSIAN W AR.-This fine series Of paint.
ings, illustrative of the nost prominent scenes
in The Crimean war, is on exhibition for few
nights longer at Odd Fellows Hsll It is well
worth seeing.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. great bill is announced
for this evenings amusement at the Varieties
Mr.. Harry Leslie, the noted rope walker, &.
". Parker, the boneless contortionist, A Ada
Tesmsn. the charming vocalist, Helena Smith,
the graceful danseuse, and others, appear.
THE FAIR for the benefit Of st. Matthew's
parochia! schools is still open at the church,
corner Of H and Fifteenth Streets A fine dis.
play OF useful and faNcv 8rticles
BALL of the Perseverance Fire Company
takes place this evening, at Temperance Hall.
FIFTH WARD POLITICAL MKErING.-A large
number Of the voters of the Fifth Ward assem-
bled last night In Wards building purs uant to
the following call:
"Eoticc.-The voters of the Fifth Ward, who
are friends and supporters OF the Administra-
tion in its efforts and measures to queIl the re.
bellion and maintain the Union, are requested
to meet at Wards Building, corner Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue, on Thursday
evening, May :, al * O'Clock.
''B b. FRENCH,
IN. SARGENT,
81. M. BRoDHEAp"
The meeting was called to order by Alder
man Brodhead who nominated Alderman N
Sargent as chairman. Mr.. Robert T. knight
was appointed secretary.
Mr.. T.. l.. Stevens then offered resolutions
making a declaration or principles. pledging
their earnest support of the Administration,
which were adopted.
n. b. Northrup (of the Guardian, socia-
ty,> called attention to the confusion that had
existed at the last meeting in the Fifth Ward,
and he thought it should be a warning and he
therefore moved the appointment of 8 commit
tee OF three, who should act as supervisors in
this election tor candidates, and have power to
reject the votes of all known to be secession.
lists, or OF those opposed to the Administration;
which motion was adoted, and Messrs Gu
lick, L. l.. Stevens and Alexander Eaton were
appointed said committee.
1t having been then decided that the commit
tee should take position in the center of the
room, and that the voters should pass between
them and deposit their BALLOTS nominations
were made Tor Aldermen, and Messrs J. NJ
Brodhead, (present incumbent,) 6. +. Gulck,
Chas Garfield and Robt. T. Knight, {members
ofCommon Conncii,l Were nominated.
messrs. Garfield and knight declined, and
the contest was therefore between Messrs.
Brodhead and ulIek.
While the balloting was going on, Captain
Darling, of New York, Chief Of the Capitol
Police, and bogus delegate to the gathering
which assembled in Temperance Hall q little
over wrek ago and nominated Mr.. Richards
Tor Collector, made himself decidedly conspic-
uouS in the room, after the modest manner
usual TO gentlemen from other States " no are
SO good as to undertake to regulate municipal
AFFAIRS here 10 save the citizens Of Washington
the trouble. Finding that his high -cockalorem
airs frightened nobody, and that he, absolutely
h,-Capt. N. Darling-Capt. Nathan Darling
Capt. Nathan Darling, of the Capitol police
Was held in the Fifth ward as potatoe OF only
moderate dimensions, he bimmsd on his hat
with an air, buttoned up three brass buttons Of
intrepidity let of the cheap and angry assertion
that his opponents were secesh, (out declining
to make good his words on being invited so to
do and made his exit.
When the votes were counted il was found
that Mr. Brodhead had 16, and Mr.. Gulick 81,
whilethTee were cast for Mr.. John Grinder.
Mr.. GulIck was therefore declared the nom
inee.
The following gentlemen were nomina ated for
Common Council, viz: Messrs. r. T. knight,
&. Garfield, (present incumbent,} E. L. Ste
yens, John Grinder, and r. p. Ferguson. The
vote stood-Charles Garfield, 81; r. p. Fergu-
son, 76i K. I. knight, 81; John Grinder, 81; and
L. l.. Stevens, u.
Messrs. Ferguson, Garfield and knight were
therefore declared the nominees. The nomina-
tions were then made unanimous, and the
meeting adjourned.
The COLoRED REGIMEST.-Last evening, q
meeting OF the cUlored people, in relation to
forming a colored regiment, was held at Israel
Church, near the Capitol, and was largely at
tended. Lieut. Col Raymond twhite) called
the meeting 10 orders Francis A. Taverns (col-
oredl was called to the chair and Ed. A Wat
son (col.D appointed secretary SAt the sugges.
ton of the Chair, the following committee was
appointed TO aid Col. Turner and Lieut. Col.
Raymond in the work:-John +. Cook, John
r. Costan, Adolphus WINFIELD, John A. Sims,
Gurden Snowden, Thomas II. c. Hinton and
VIM. Wormley Addresses were delivered by
Col (Rev) j. u. Turders (white,) Reys. II. NJ.
Anderson, (white,) Of Jamaica, and the chair
man; after which, an invitation was given the
people to enroll their names, and several were
obtained The roll OF colOred volunteers now
numbers about two hundred.
DEATHS OF SOLDIBRs.-The following have
been reported to Capt Hartz (sfflce corner of
Eighteenth and g streets,) since our last, at
which place all information relative TO de-
ceased soldiers may be obtained:
John H. Rich, l37th n Y; Peter Carey, ID
Me; d. J. Mitchell, OF; q. Waldo, 18th CT; w.
Giles, 4Oth Mass 1t. F. Sautler, 5sth N Y;
T. D. Walker, 125th Pa; G. Barricklaw. 10th
Pa; q. Bennett, 12Ist n. Y; p. s. Nottingham,
10Th N. Y; w. McNaughton, sth N. Y. cav;
John H. Peters, 126th Pa; N. F. Church, 117th
n. Y; Jas French, 17ith N. T.; John N Da-
Wis, 18th CT; w A. Heayener, rebel citizen