Evening star., 1863-04-10
yaLOCAL NEWS.
AMBsEMESrs 10 -NIaHr.

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NINA Il 81 this is her last appearances but one.
kroue b;ss rich burlesque Of aPocafontas"
has tfen selected for this ocpasion The en-
tertainIncnt VIII conclude with the farce of
+. Sas her and Crasher"
CANTERBURY The five stars, Miles Marie
ana Augusta, Kate Penn6yer, Julia Mortimer,
and Ernestine de Faiber, continnpN to attract
immense crowds 10 this popular Hall. good
prince of Eihorians, Emerson will, be on
hand
EARIETIEs.-D During this Easter holiday
We'L place OF ;tIn Sc Enent has offered greater
attractions than the Varieties Crowds have
attended nightly, md all have been delighted.
a good biu tc-n:ght again, Brisn oil Laurent,
Tesman and others appearing.
pissoLyIaG IIEws.-The last exhibition Of
Gissolving views will be given al Odd Fellows
Halt this evening. This is one of the finest
artistic exhibitions our citizens have had an
opportunity OF witnessing Tor some time.
THE ssALLlGAToR BATTBEY"-This battery,
which is announced as having been lost while
In tow Of The steamer Sumter, ID the same bat
tsry that was brought to our Navy Yard last
sum mer, and remained here until q few weeks
SINCE, when she was towed to Fortress Mon.
roe on the way TO Port Royal, where she was
ordered by the department to assist in Destroy
ing or rendering harmless the torpedoes which
had been placed in the way of our feet
The Alligator, we understand, is the inyen-
ton OF frenchman in Philadelphia, and Was
built by company there, VINO placed it in
charge of Acting Master Aiken, who brought
il 10 the Navy Yard, and who has since had
charge of It. The mac hne was about thirty
with conical ends. 1t was made OF iron, with
the upper part pierced for small circular plates
OF glass, for ighi, and in it were several water
tight compartments.
When it arrived here there were sixteen
paddles protruding through the sides which
were 70 he worked by the men inside, but this
plan was subsequently changed, and the
paddles Were removed and a propeller suhsti
tuted. which worked by n crank By Iatting
the water III the departments, the machine
WAS submerged, and by first calculating the
bearing" OF The torpedo or ship on which it
was intended TO work, the operators coaId an
proach sufficiently near TO II (the lnach,ne be-
ing strered from he inside) 10 answer the pur
pos required, it was believed.
Al the Navy ard the experiments were IT
fifst IN satisfactory. the machine On one occa-
sior sirringing 4 leak and sinking beside the
= t,acii but after the propeller was attached 10
II tfe experiments were successful. speed OF
about seven miles an hour being attained, and
the muchiHe showing capabiiity OF moving
';si;'tr water at the option of those controliin.
= some powers were, however, claimed for
1t th.t even Master Aikn:l-v;ho IL a pro;as
slonal submarine eS plorer, tisay wing been en-
gaEed In removing the su1xrn ships in the
:larbor OF Sebastopol} }-conteudrd it did nor.
I'n~sess. but h. was of the opinion that in clear
v ater it wonId be valuable in finding the To-
Mi ifrs pi i0r;ledoes, &c
..e. Alligator was to De manned BY sixta,
men, besides one in submarine arInor. Mnc va.
I ito explorer, aud a captain who was 10 steer
The craft. An air pump III !he center OF the
machine, 10 which were attached two air tub
attached 70 fioats, was ID furnish air 70 the oc-
cupants, the machine being Of course air tight
The entrance TO it was through = man hole at
one end, which wa covered with an iron late
with leather packing.
The loss is an unfortunate one at this ,unc-
tarr.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-Yesterdas, GcorSe Star
was found guilty OF stealing = lot Of clio hing
from George Lee, colored. In this case the
question was raised by the defendants counsel
that the testimony of Lee, who Is colorad, was
not admissible, but was oveTruled by the
Court.
Edgar Banks, colored, was found guilty of
petty larceny.
70 thu fact that Dennis Avery, a soldier, in very
poor health vas confined in Jail witness
against Charles Ellis, and the conrt ordered
that he be placed in the care OF the medical
director.
The grand jury made presentments in the
cases Of the following: Alexander Clark, alias
George Ferguson, for assault and resisting an
officer; Theodore Reynolds and Frank Fairfield.
fer petty larceny; Thomas Nc Mann for grand
larceny Charles Ellis and Ed dward Farley tor
highway robbery; Adolphus Baker, obtaining
money under false pretenses: who are in Jail,
and against Thomas Piunsall and Henr7 G.
Murray for assault and forcible entry and de-
tSlner; John Carpenter for malicious mischief,
and William Beckit for resisting an officer; who
are on bail.
TIE DJTAssY COURT MARTHA. This
couit met al ~ O'Clock yesterday. Major Gen.
Eadwalader was substituted u member of
the court IN place OF Gen HartsuH, ordered 10
the held. The court is now composed rs fol-
lows:
MAJOR Gen F. A. Hitchcock, Major Gen
George Cadwaiader, Brig. Gen. George w.
Moreii, Brig. Gen. J. p. Hatch, Brig Gen. Z.
". Kinks Col. +. G.. Marshall, 18th n. Y. vol
unteeEs Lieut.. Col. J. r. Brinton, I'd Pa. cav
airy NJ aior I. Gaines, Judge Advocate.
TIE Judge Advocate announced 10 the court
that the Government was ready to commence
iiae trial of Col. D'Utassy. An order was then
sent 10 the he;itia uarters of Gen. Heintzelman
10 have Col. D'Utassy brought before the court.
but owing to the fact that since the last meet
ing o: the court the custody of the accused has
been transferred from Gen. Heintzelman to
Gen Martindale, the court adjourned before
he was brought before them.
Col DI'tassy has not yet been formally
arTa;gncd and the charges publicly preferred.
He is under strict military guard at his rooms
on I street. The trial promises 10 be long and
tedious, as there are y great many witnesses to
lie examined, many OF whom are scattered i'll
all parts OF the country where oar troops are
now located.
TUEFTs.-Nathan Pierce, Of the ii5th Penn.
sylyania volunteers, was arrested yesterday
tor stealing forty dollars from n patient in the
guardhouse on complaint of DR.. Bryant, sur
groa in charge of the hospital.
Anevening or two since, ssme thief or thieves
robbed Miss Mary A. Mason OF one hundred
dollars in Treasury notes. The money was
taken from Miss Mason's trunk al the resi-
dence OF her step father, on i. street, be.wecn
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets.
THE NAVY YARD.-The revenue steamer
Corwin has been caulked and is now coaling.
The gunboat Penobscot has received a tho
rough oyerhauling, and Is now undergoing 3
trial OF her machinery. The Satellite Is on the
ways receiving repairs. The Reliance, w hlch
waS severely injured about a week since by
being run ashore during u storm on the Bay,
l. lying in the stream, awaiting her turn to be
hauled up. The steamer Ella has been tho
roughly repaired and refitted, and now awaits
her orders.
PROFESSOR ALEXANDRA WoLowsKI, the
distih guished pianist and vocalist, Is going to
begin his last course OF instruction of the piano
and singing, by his new and simplifird method.
The most satisfactory results which he obtain :
ed with his numerous pupils. in his previous
courses, leave no doubt that all those who
desire To becurns, in a short tims, fine singers
or good performers on the piano, will avail
themselves OF the Professors new system, and
particularly as this is the last opportunity.
Professor Wolowski's rooms are at No iai