Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-19
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUSEMENfs TONIGHT

LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMENrs TONIGHT.
FoRp's IHkATKR-The Webb sistsrs have
proven themselves comedy actresses or rare
merit and our thea.er. goers, who are ever ready
tifnl theater nightly 10 witness their superior
acting. The three.act play of Nicholas
GH az, and the protean comedy, =" In and
the Webb sisters win sustain, nrincinai char
acters in both.
1koVkRs IHKATER-The performance hero
Sra nIgat :, WIN commence with the beautiful
which Miss Western sustain the prominent
part and VIII end with the roaring farce, "Na-
ture and Philosophy" Miss Annie Ward ap.
PeaTing as "Colin.' One of the principal fea-
lures at this theafer is the excellent orchestra,
which is led by Koppitz. /
CANTEEHURT.The troupe at Canterbury
never fails to please, as the large audiences
who nightly resort there will attest. Soldiers
and citizens always find ii a resort, where.
selves up to laughter and fun for q short neriad
The bill announced for this evening in one OF
tas best OF the season, and will undoubtedly
FAIR.-Odd Fellows Hall is lust now most
pleasant place TO visit Of an evening for the
ladies Of the Western Presbyterian Church are
now holding one OF the most delightful of fairs.
line array OF articles, useful and ornamental,
is superb indeed, and the ladies who attend at
the fair exercise oil their powers to entertain
anu make Visit agreeable.
GRAND BALL.-The ball TO be given to- NIGHT
at Island Hall by the Potomac Association
promises to be superb affair We knew the
managers OF 1t as young gentlemen of energy,
good style. ~
PROMOTE FoLuNTKzRIN6.-On Monday next
the books will be opened, and the collectors
appointed at the public meeting to promote
enlistments in this District, under the last call
of the President for 100000 men, will call upon
and nlfnt thnIr t.,L,,
order that sum sufficient may be raised to
grant adequate bonnties to parties desiring TO
enlist in the service Of the United States BY
This means II is belle yed Il further draft may be
prevented III this District. II our citizens con-
IribHte hberaiiy, there il doubt whatever d.
hut that before January tn, quota of this Dis
tTict can be tiiled ny. There are many here
now who would volunteer wera IL not for the
fact that the mere sum they receive for their
services rs soldiers totally inadequate to sup
port their families Large bcuutcs will obvate
all this. Men will feel that all are interested
in their welfare, and the sums they will receive
will be an inducement for them to volunteer
Something must be done New York, Phlla-
delphia, Boston, and all the large cities are
Offering large bounties, and there is no reason
why Washington and Georgetown should not
so the same. Ii the volunteers are not obtained
draft will be inevitable, and it is certainly
much better for citizens to contribute now than
wait TO be drafted, and then be obliged to secure
a substitute at q large price, pay $500, or go to
the war themselves
The names OF the collect )rs, at the head OF
which stands John II. Semmes, Esq, is surety
that all moneys collected Will be properly ap-
proprated. There is not man upon to- roll
of collectors who Is not responsible and we
would therefore urge upon all either to con-
tribute literally or to lend their personal aid in
furtheriHg this matter by inducing some one,
White or black, to volunteer.
POLICE RRPoRTs-FirSt Precinct-Francps
Myers, fast riding over Eastern Bridge; dis
missed.
TAird Prsetnct.-Henry Davis, disorderly;
S44i
.o,.rh Precinct.-Augustus Couzins assault
and battery Will intent to kill; bail for court.
James Smith, selling without license; $500.
Thomas Wright drunkenness; dismissed.
Sirth Prscinct.-Thomas Johnson, drunk; 81.
VIM. ]. Mosbey, careless riding; dismissed. p.
H.Gaughran, assault and battery; bail for hear
ing: James McMahon, disorderiy; 81. VIM.
Tenth Pr5ctnct.-Catharine Donovan, disor-
derby; dismissed Edward Masaroon, do; do
Charlotte Jenkins, do; 81. Laura Hilbert, do
81. Jno. Devlin, drunk and disorderly; So
Cornelius Dempster stealing; jail for court
George Beckett, disorderly; 81. Evans Brown,
drunk and asleep, dismissed. Daniel Murphy,
drunk ana disoIderly; 50 Robert Lewis sus-
ricion Of stealing dismissed.
WARLrKE DAEKEY.-H. &. Jones' sergeant
of one Of the colored regiments, arrested
by Capt. Doan detectives yesterday after
loon and sent to the Central Guard house.
Zones, who was under the influence OF liquor,
WAS addressed by couple OF white citizens
" Io gaet him Gil the street. lie did not like it,
il appears, and made for them with his sword.
The citizens gave leg bail and were hOtly rur-
sued by Jones, who was finally overtaken by
zwo members of the 157th New York Regiment,
who commanded him to desist. Jones didn't
like this either, and threw his sword at one of
the men with such vim as to lodge its point q
foot or more In the ground. Luckily the SOL
siier escaped the intended blow. Jones then
went OIL TO his guard, and after taking mus
ket for his own use, and loading it, commanded
his guard 10 follow him, but before he reached
the parties he was arrested. Jones is a stall
wart fellow, six feet or more high.
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SUPPOSED ROBBERY AND RECOVERY OF TUE
MoNEY.-Yesterday, Elizabeth White, the col.
portico OF the City Hall complained to the Me.
fropolitan Police that $500 had been taken from
her room sometime between Monday light and
Yesterday morning. Detectives Caryoe and
MCDevitt We're charged with the duty Of inyes
tigatiEg the matter, and the former after 8
search, found the money in a wardrobs
in the house of Mrs. White, which lis also
occupied by one or two other families. /
was suspected that the money had been sto
len and subsequently replaced by the thief
and suspicion rested upon party in the house
but the evidence was not strong enough tC
Justify An arrest. 1t is also suggested that Mrs
White herself (w no Is said to be very forgetful
placed the money where it was found, anC
forgot what dispositlon she ! had made OF it
woman, much to her delight
PRoTRACTED MEETING.-For several week,
past one of the most extensive revivals OF re
1igion which has ever taken place in the Dis
trlct has been in progress at the Dunbartor
street Methodist Episcopal Church, George
town, and now, in the seventh week the in
1eIest seems undated. The minister of tho
charge, Rev. ". Ii. Chapman, has been assist
ed by ministers throughout the District, and
nightly is the church crowded, numbers o.
other denominations being in attendance. Ur
10 this time above seventy conversions have
been reported.
ASSAULT AND Extraordinarily night
man named Owen Clark, who resides on
Twenty second and streets, had difficulty
near the Gas house, with some men workipe
there, named Owen Kelly, Michael Craugls
and John McGinniss, growing out of an ole
grudge, which resulted in Clark being badl,
beat H. his eyes blacked and his face mashed
CLARK yesterday procured warrants against tn,
parties, and they arrested by Officer
Stuard, who carried them before Justice Drury
by whom Kelly was held to bail for court, and
zhe others held To bail TO keep the peace.
FIGHT IN SwAMPooDLE-Last night of