Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-03-19

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Dea~ Io-s'k"'t .'o Tor me only time in her
ET.s' roie Of = Med-a." This is psvnouurrd
by ihe>r who have secn il, Miss Hsron's ersu.
masterpiece. The tragedy itself posses.e. mn Oh
intrinsic merit, bat Niles IL. add ne Do .r 10
the piece by Or superior acting. The ex,rax
zgaTzs OF ''fprahontas' win conciuds .h :.
evenings entertainment :. N10
GEovER's THfATkR-" Othe do. IS "A. mar.
ioihsS y 'na com ain ation company. was re-
Cri'ec VIII sncn evident satisfaction ON M on
day niFhi, is;tt iis repetition has hsen aa,.r
mined on, and 10 will be performed In niyht
assn, snd ~itk the same auirabla cast OF
Monday evpniuE. Shakspeare,s chsrsc-sr.
we're never h@ft, delIn-at. d I'd an thsy arr no =,
~ tne Weiiat K tavenpoIt combination Ts
borrow j; W. Wailsck takes a benefit. -
tANFERBuRY:-" h- Gips-y Trio" by Er.
.e-une ce ta:her. Kate Pennoycr ana Juii,
-acfhmeF, %ih be performed Tonight again
d ms act upiics All the gracs, beauty, ans aIa.
zance OF M 'stiip>ry's" and - ARABS" Inys
tfsldrs aFstied attractive features The nsr
toTmshee eCncfnd-s with the fares. OF tbs
<'1rish Tutor, :. " ne r.in George Edeson per-
sonates 'iDr O'1oul.f..... 49,. =,
VARIETIES. Ella Zoyara Forrest Mile
Geraidin., md sob Hail, are announced q,
appear 1t tie arieties this evening lis fur
th-Tmorr announced that charming vocalist
.name not giS en- viii also make her tehut
Win these new attractions, added to the s,,irn-
did Troupe v hich has so often epter,aincd ~
eitIzens, the't arieties cannot but b. Ior uiar.
MIhAN opened last. hight a. Odd Fellows,
Hail. 10 driSted ud cr, and his " t,,;ar.r,
eAi" iurnls an magic and ventrilooujs,n Sr,t;
hrd All ibr lovers Of the marvellous Wyman
VIII Only main here ten nights. His enter:
iainmrEt$ are snch as can with propriety bs
a!ti nG q ny the most refined and uo ona yri,1
fail 20 D. much amused. -
FAIE-Thc Fair of the Indies of tho prss,a--,
il+ros t - 1nurch continues open, al the
C'Trrr OF PeDnsy !vania avenue aad twenty
fourth street Give the ladies q cali, ana assist
mem IN their laudable undertaking - -
MUSICAL ENTERTAINNEsr At t,.up.r
EoaPiTAL.-l-tst evening, a del. ghtfnI omar
talnliiiehL Was given ~ Campbell Hospital,
scar TIC Park which went of with the greatest f.,
success 1 ne arrangements were made by the
parents Tor The IL. own. qualification, and con-
sistrd oil singing, spealing, &c. The patients
numbering TN &c or four. hundrea, assembled
amour CLOCK IN the central ward, which had
Ieen fitted mp with seats and chairs and xliIy
decorated with flag, eyergreens &c After the
pelIornah' OF IN overture, the quartetIe,
speed AWAY" was rendered with tine effect
by Mr. ARK hamilton, of thr Comrnissary Ia
partm'h 1T (~ho Also prr sided at the piano ,
Stfward iohn II. white, ana Messrs Jos: w. =
w bile ana Chas. Peabody. Mr.. III. CLAY preuss
follow Ell, resising tiIr poem, God save our
NCple HIoni' anG several humorous Passages
from = I ncie TOMS Cabin" which eiicited un-
bounded appiansr. Miss Maria Davis sung
Win inr effect g W hen this cruel war is over;
Mr. Hamilton sang the numerous song :. Al m.
20 and lmogen," which was received with
scrt ans OF iaukhter. Crooked IN the cradle
OF thr dreT was sung ny Steward White in
such i manner s. TO bring down the housa
Inc exercises were closed by the singing of
several pieces, among them "Juaritl," by
Misses Maria Davis, Mary Greer and Susan
Ei;EEer, each of whIgh were heartily Hi.
plandrd. J hr perforlaauces on the Piano oy
MIR. Hamilton, ahd Or The fiu,e by Mr. Munsou
were aiSo IL ter sting features in the rntertaia
nrnt- At O'Clock SuIgeou Baxter, in charge
OF the o-ittai, no;i;i. d the men tina, il was
time TO IetIre and they quietly left the hall
followed by he visitors, numbering twenty
Gyeor thirty ladies anu ~ u man, all of whJIn
were highly pieas-a With the entertainment
These N 'ert;'lmnisnts, learn, are of FREQUENT
occurrence, ard have ta" h1ppiest effect on the
patients. We aIr as sured that tS' most cheer
Jul patients and the 3. 81 behaved are those of
TINS Hospitals ana of fInley Ho-pitai who ~ OF.
hcFrs have followed tHP example of Cam bell,
ard intrOGuC. a similar entertainments From
the evidence before that sucn entertain
Inents ado mus "a 10 the comfort and enioya,eut
OF the p;tit Mt, THEREBY diminishing the onerous
duties OF The .hysi, ianS would sugyes; tn at
other hospitals iHangurate similar entert;lia-
ments for the qualification OF their patients.
TALL WALKING lack Cross yesterday com
mPpCPG ~ Wood ward g Building, Prnn.yiya-
MIA avenue, hetween Tenth and Eleventh
streets, t'ie er-at Il at OF walking forty EIGHT
consecutive hour, On Il plank sixteen feet in
length, sIxi. Inches wide, and -lev a.ed thrnt,
feet from th'- .ioor The pedestrian is young
uIaE. sweit " sTv'D years OF age. about five
ftet eien EiIr inches high, aud endowed
with 8 fine cuiar development. He 4
dressed In 3 flannel shirt representing tina
National cciOrs, with a green sash, wooden
drawers, and stockings, and wears thin gait-r
boots. The plank or '. hich hp walks is CHI ak ID.
and Is set AT such a distance from the wall
ieas' support. Tins l. the first TIM,
informed that ,-e;iestria has ever attempted
to walk the same l"ig'h OF time on piaak OF
the size OF thar which Gross walks. and
without srrPor If some kind on either side.
He has thus FAR walked necessarily, aud NJ
tO the hoHr OF this writing ii0S o'cio TX a. M
with apparsut Ease and no evidence of weaIi-
ness HIsl IS ana ankles are phi able, aad there
Is ne eyIden e of stiffness or swelling. The
Judges ar. Cart, King. Major Thorn, J. Allen
and - Mon eitli, l-cted by the parties ma
king the wFg.I: and they keep him ~ work
cuTiiu ualiy. He takes his food fwhi n il very
Egbtl while walking. and is allowed No other
nCuIIshInsIt .. kept AT times Il small quantity
Of hi afsGy and wairr- He varies his gait al
times moving very siowiy and then chr ~ n !,
to Il half run. VIA, makes this fat the
difficult is the shortuess OF The plank, which
COmpels him 10 turn so often.
Cross is siEeadS hat noted pedas-
trisn, having walked in New York TrJy
Rochester and o'h'r CITIES, but he never before
attempted so difficult fat 81 The present one
He has been Vii Ell by a large number of per-
sons, among them number of sporting m-n,
who take Il GOOD deal of interest in this feat
He "a III ccInli,t L. his engagement at o'cl lck
tomorrow aiisInuUu should he not break down
IN the undertaking.
DESPERATE FELL"w.-Yestarday after
noon, officer Peudle, hearing pistol q isch trg-d
it4 Marble ALLEY. went Ia 10 preserve or,ter, an
found a fellow IN the act of kicking the door of
the famous rancho known as mo. TO-" 10 force
entry. He had fr,d shot from navy
pistol, the bali passing entirely through the
mouse ana striking IN fen CO back of the hon 50.
lie was taken 10 tha Fourth Ward station,
where he gave the name of Dennis Harrigaa.
Patrolm N Michigan recognized him the
person who drew Frank Murphy into sN1 TO-
the day before, wh'.n the cioak was stolen,
which caused Muri.hy's arrest on suspicion OF
larceny, as stated IN the Star yesterday. He is
reputed TO be- a shoulder hitter, and no soldier
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEs.-Margaret
Johnson, eolorrd, drunk; dismissed Frank
Mitchell, drums and dIsorderly military, Den.
MS HaTrIgan- firing pistol through a hou Sc;
not disposed nt Also, suspicion OF stealing 5,
cloak; jail for further airing. ThCs. Madden,
drunk; Dennis HarIigan carrying concealed
weapons; not disposed of. Jas. Kane eserter;
military. J. =" Hing and ID. w. Sny der, dir n x
and disordrriy; fined IS each. JAS. A Wilson
and Henry Roots, asleep in the street; dis
missed. Peter Gait and VIM Garvey, drunk
and disordsrIy; military. Thomas Luceas, as
sault; security for p ace Hrnry Mcdonald,