Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-21
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT


have received. They appear to night In the
Little Gipsies."
GRoyER's FaEATER:-Miss lucille Western
appears tonight In the character of /" Jack
sheppard The version OF this play, In which
MISS ": appears, is her own, and she Ia &C.
kp9Wsdged to be superior in the character OF
handsome Jack" She will be adnirabiy
sustained by Mr.. Growers fine company.
CASTRRBURY.-s. The HIghwayman's Last
Crime" drama In which all Of the Cant r.
D Dsr nramas,s company will appear will be
go through his famous Zouaye drill, and the
regular concert hall bill Of song. dance and
Ethiopian eccentricity will be performed.
FAIR.-This is the last night OF the Fair at
Odd Fellows Hall, under the auspices of the
ladies OF the Western Presbyterian Church.
They have still many beautiful and useful ar
t;clfs on hand, which must be disposed OF to-
night, and all who feel DESTROYS OF aiding a
benevolent object cannot do better than visit
the Hall to- night. 1t will be an excellent Oh.
portuntty to purchase suitable gifts for Christ.
mas.
HOSPITAL AND PRISON INsPECTIoN.-Secre-
rary Stanton with a view to correct hospital
and prison abuses, has established a Board of
Inspection for those establishments; and his
skoughtfulBess for the welfare of the soldier
will be seen in the character of the men desis-
mated on the d lard, and the r ules dra wn up for
their guidance.
Department, Messrs. James 9. Wetmore of
Ohio, q ardiner Tufts OF Massachusetts,, W. Y.
Selleck OF Wisconsin, A. c. Chester Of Illinois,
and ]. Q. Rafferty, of New Jersey, are consti-
Hospitals and Military Prisons in the Depart
ment of Washington, with full authority to
correct every abuse which they may discover
OF the Inspectors thus appointed, the three
1irst-named, Messrs. Tufts, Wetmore and Sell
leck, are the military agents Of their respective
a M O rn aSnI,
way or another with the interests of the soldier;
and the Secretary Of War, in making his selec.
zion of Inspectors, could not have pitched upon
better men. In order that the Inspectors NAV
have every facility for the prosecution of the
inquiries under their appoin tment, the Quar-
termaster's Department are directed in the Or
der to furnish them such transportation as may
be necessary, and the officers of the prisons and
hospitals are directed to treat the Inspectors
with all due courtesy and respect.
The instructions of the INSPECTORS, as issued
by the Department., are as follows:
lst They are required to inspect the hospi-
tails as to he general order and cleanliness in
all their parts and premises.
ID. To observe as to the efficiency, faithful
ness and humanity Of the Surgeon and the at
PENDANTS.
Sd. Toinspect the management of the kitchen,
the condition of stores and supplies, both as to
food and clothing; the nature of the cooking;
the quantity and quality OF the rations; and in
general everything pertaining to the sanitary
condition OF the patient.
ith. To receive com plaints of patients as to
grievances, and give them q reasonable hearing
and inveS tigauon; yet in no way to interfere
with the military discipline of the hos ital. If
any just ground for complaint be found, or
any reform be needed, they are to apply for the
remedy to the surgeon in charge. If that does
not accomplish the end, they are to report the
fact directly TO the Secretary of War. and gen.
orally they are to report to him whenever
in their Judgment anything relating to a hos
Pital or its officers cannot be remedied without
his attention.
5th. Three of the Board shall constitute a
sufficient number to conduct an inspe ction, and
every general Hospital in the Department is to
be visited once in thirty days, and as much
oftener as In the Judgment of the Board it may
be expedient. These visits will be made with
or without previous notice to the surgeon in
charge, as the Board may determine.
9Th. Generally in the spirit Of the above in
structons the Inspectors to regard the
good condition of the Hospital as committed
20 their keeping, and are to have an eye on
everything connected with them that concern
the welfare of the patients, and the needs Of the
military service. 1t is desirable, however,
that they should SO act that far it is pos
sible, consistently with their duties, they shall
not be antagonistic to- but cooperate with the
surgeons in charge for the best good of the
Hospital.
A Prison Inspectors they are required to in
spect the military prisons in the department
of Washington in all their parts and promises,
cleanliness
ID To observe to the efficiency, fidelity
and humanity of the officers In charge.
3D. To see whether the prisoners as well
cared for. with regard to rations, beds, CLOTH
ing, fuel and other accommodations for com.
fort and decency as Is consistent with the fact
of imprisonment and the necessities OF proper
discipline.
4th To inspect the records OF the prisons,
and see that against the name Of every person
admitted there Is q clearly written statement OF
the offence for which he is committed; and II
for Icing period without an official hearing or
appear to have been overlooked by the proper
military authorities, or with regard TO whom
there Is evidently some error in the charge, the
rp
War
partment of Washington Is to be visited by at
least three of the board together, once in thirty
days, and as much oftener as may be deemed
expedient. Except by way OF suggestion and
advice to the superintendent, the insp ectors are
not to interfere with the discipline of the
prisons, but Will report to the Secretary of War
whenever in their Judgment the good of the
prisons and OF the public service requires it.
IMPORTANT RAILROAD AND MAIL CHANGES.
On Monday next, 22d inst. a general change in
the schedules between New York and Wash.
ington occurs. Four daily trains, at improved
speed, will run in each direction tor through
travel and mails, leaving Washington at and
1l50 a. m, and ana $50 p m Leave New
York at and 10 a. m, and 7:30 and II p. m.
One or two of these trains each way, will pass
through Philadelphia without change of cars
between Jersey City and Washington Before
the first of January all the trains-both freight
and passenger-are expected to run between
New York and washington without any
change Whatever, using locomotive power, by
the new road built around the northern limits
OF the city of Philadelphia, between Kensing-
ton and Gray's Ferry.
The passengers and mails from Washington
connecting in New York for points North or
East, will leave Washington at p. m; but all
New York travel proper can take the sleeping
cars al $50 p. m, kere, and reach New York in
ten hours precisely, without interruption or
change.
The Baltimore and Ohio line adds another
train between Washington and IA l.
ttmore, for the benefit of Government clerks,
congressman and others, who will lodge in
Baltimore, by moving to and from Washing
ton to suit business hours here. This is ex-
pected TO relieve through travel trains also.
The double tracks betw n this city and Bal
tlmore, as well as betweca the Susquehanna
and Philadelphia, and also near Trenton, are
all being rapidly completed, and sections OF
them will be put in use AZ once.
The Baltimore and Ohio Company also i'm
proves its schedule tor Western passenger
trains from Washington and Baltimore, to