Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-20
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT

and ills scarcely necessary to say that IL ELECTED
the mnst unooundsd applause and the charm
Ing Maggie Mitchell won new laurels. Tho
melo- drama Is one well worth seeing, as 1t is
IN 'rinsicaiiy msritorious, and is performed at
,Fords in a charming manner
-CAErKRBURr.-A good bill OF song, dance
and Ethiopian ecceniriciiy Is announced for
this fv' ninE's entertanm- at at Manager Sims
popular hall. Mile and Clara Fowler, JuIia
Mortimer, Ernesine de Faibar, the sisters
marie ana Augusta, John Muiligan, Andy
Leavitt. George X Edeson, and all the old ia.
voTItes will appear. HThe Arab Lay" will be
performed among other acts.
FAIR AT ODD Fellows HALL.-The season
Tor fairs l. again approaching and the st. PaE-
TICKS Parish Church havr taken the lead and
orened one at Odd Fellows Hall, Seventh
street They b: We good display OF articles
and excellent refreshments.
ALTERED TREASURY NoTRs = Yesterday
afternoon, man named +. A. Harmon uas
arrested By I'M 'eE Robert johnson, of the Third
Nalo, for passing II fifty dollar note, aitersd
1tcm a two do;lSr more OF the Government
issue. The cas- was taken be fore Justice Row.
lard. where the complainant, Mr. Jacob
Schneider, bla. ksm ith stified that he recei we'd
the rots from Mr.. Harmon, in part paymsnt for
property. Mr.. Harmon is engaged in ths suit
iers business, and sta'ed in his defense that he
" as ignorant of the fraud, and tina, ha oct tho
Dotf from s0m- person come .ted Wi Ii the army
OF me Potomac. Justice Ro Wand Dismissed
,he case, upon Mr.. Harmon making good the
s amount OF hly dollars. The altered note was
.ui Eeo over to the property clerk of the police
by Sergeant Skippon The nota js si,nisr N
oas ueeciioeo IN the Star some weeks ago 1t is
ssc,S neatly altered from genuine two. The
ngnrr 80" is very nicely covered by 500,
engraved upon very thin paper aud pasted in
me upper corners. The all" IN the 10 Yer
g. e1f . are hiisd in between them with a kind
OF green INK. The word two" in the promise
70 pay, is also covered with fifty" pasted ON.
Inc two between the circles in tho rar1lIal
hnes In me lower right corner, over the Treas
hrr signature, are concealed by dashes of
green Ink. Altogether, the alteration il veil
c;illuistPG 10 deceive those unaccus,omed IN
sne appearance OF the gen uine note. The mark
oy which they can be detected was before er
planned In the Star; hut for rhe benefit of the
puhilc we repeat 1t. At the left end of the mar
alei iiEesl circle OF delicate lines, represent.
ing rays, IN which are printed the figures l. D q
he hguT- indicating the denomination OF the
uo'@ Is IN small white circle, from which the
rays converge, and this mark Is not as vet.
dl'eled Ia any notes discovered
POLICE REPnRTs.-frst Precinct-John Hill.
hebtihgi So Middleton Foster do: So
htcond PreciHct-Geo. Beaverly, drunk and
nisoinsTiy, -. y Dexter, cunning Sun
day; IS. Michael shay, disorderly; Sl.e4 L.
Charles, suspicion; military. Owen Johnson,
carrying weapons; Sa0. Barbara Swartz, do
dismissed ~1
Third Prscinct.-Ca,ha,ins Harertv disor-
oefiI 81 ST. John IL. Frizzell, cisDrdar,y: 8, A.
las. Honesty, do: Si.lt Chas. Frizzell, grand
C ta,"tns diS InnS Jno. Paekenha'n, Edmond
Sap'Ihai X, MARY Packenham, disorderIy; do
Il. shoemaker, do; syst. Jas Cole, and
Jas. shelton, dsordsTly, dismissed Patrick
Blanisan, do; military. H: ). Haskell, tres
pass; Jail. Hannah Smith, drunk dismissed
FOWih Irtcinct.-Wm. Sweeney, and lar
cenH; dismissed. Agnes White, drunk and
disorhIriy; workhouse. Michael Rurk, do;
do. .;no. Wtish, d. unk; do.
ruin irtctnet-JHo. brown, stealing a horse;
Jail for hearing. Jno. Mack, Violating city
0rdinanoe; - 81. Amelia Hoizbaur, selling
>i5.h Precimct.-C. Smith, drunk and dis
9rd' riy; VIM Johnson, James Mcfarland and
Michael Conner, dsorderly; 3 each. David
Lynch, disorderIy; 81. Geo. Robinson, do; do
Jas casey, do; military. Susan Boiler, do;
80. Walter Burdy, do; 80. w. q. Axe, firing
pistol q street; Rs. Thos Roberts, drunk
dismissed. Patrick McMann, drunk and dis.
orderly; costs, So cents.
Tenth Observation-Disclosures Elliot, fighting ST.
Edward Elliot, do; sass. John Drunk, drunk
and oisorderly; dismissed j. Nicholas, c. Ru-
ply, M oConnelI. James Reagan, Joan Will
dc; 1891. Daniel Grsason, do; 81. Louis
sampson. do; So John Marder ana Matilda
Phil .ps; drunk and disordesiy: dismissed: J.
Smith, do, 50 Sc. Letitia Boiand and Mary
Morrison, disorderiy house; d dismissed Barney
Mcintyre, threats; bail for peace
DAseERors SPORT OF A MAN AND Hrs
OF the Second Ward, arrested James Grayson
a"d Mary, his wife, for being disorderly IN the
Fifth Ward, and took them before Justice
ferguson. Upon Investigation it appeared
that jones had given Mary hall. dollar few
days ago, and, anting 10 get il again, asked
hrr :cr il. She refused TO return it, whereupon
on the head with 3 rock, but struck her back
instsad. James then seized a wood-saw, ap-
Farsnily 10 split her head, but again failed.
Mary forsiyingiy tried TO excuse the conduct
OF her husband, and said he was only in sport.
The Justice decided that, as the sport was
dangerous, 1t must be stopped, and IS Mary
would not complain OF her husband, the Jus.
ticr, acting under the municipal law, nned
James S4.9i and Mary sl.s4, for disorderiy
conduct.
FoRp's NEW THEATER-The production of
the Pearl of Savoy at this chief resort of the
intelligent and fashionable, was marked and
Mitchell. Mr.. Raymond, Mr.. Fannin, and the
entire corps Of artists engaged by Mr. Ford
was superb. The house, was anticipated,
was filed to repletion, and rarely has it been
our fortune to see a larger collection of wit
and beauty. The Pearl OF Savoy has become
at once a fayorite play, and will have in all
piece ever produced in this city. The new
scenery by Mr.. Getz, and the splendid music
by Prot Withers, were indeed efforts worthy
Of these Great artists. Seats for any day OF
Maggie Mitchells Encouragement may be
secured by application at the box office of the
theater, without extra charge.
AREIvEp.-The gunboat Jacob Bell arrived
last night from the 10 wer Potomac, but reports
nothing new. The ReIl has been for a long
time in active service, and is q valuable boat
been to the yard for over four months, having
been actively engaged in the Potomac and
Rappahannock. AS some changes have been
made among her officers, we publish the list OF
her present officers, as follows Ct q. Shultz,
Acting Master; BENZ Walker, Ensign aud ex-
officer; Thomas Bentley, Second Assistant En-.
gineer; w. III. White, Third Assistant Engi-
neer; S. Anderson. Paymastsr; - Nelson,
Surgeon; ID. w. Hodgson, X. L. Omensetter,
Arthur Clegg, Masters Mates.
Guilty occurred on car No Do originating fro N
a naval officer smoking In the car, w hch is
against the rules. The conductor called on
lin to cease smoking, which he refused 10 do.
and officer Taylor, who was on the car, was
called on and arrested him, but in making the
arrest some parties interfered, and the officer
crew his pistol, which, III the melee, vas taken
from him and has not been returned The
naval officer was taken 10 the Fifth Ward
station, and dismissed by Justice Furguson.
The pistol, however, which belongs to another
ctnceT, was carried of by some party who has