Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-16
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.


FoRD'e THEATER.-Ths comedy season at
Ford's commences to night. and in the engage.
ment OF the Webb Sisters the manager here
has shown his determination to do all in his
power 10 please his patrons, by the employ
ment OF only the best comedy talent. Two in.
teres'inK and amusing dramas are announced
for to-Eigh', viz" The Nobleman's Daugh.
ter " it'll Miss Emma Webb as "Julia," and
sin and Out OF Place. with Miss Ada Webb
in pro,ean character. A good company will
sustain the Webb Sisters In both plays.
CAaTERBURY.-Manager Sim Announces no
new performers for the present week, but the
old ones are amply sufficient to please and en-.
tsrtain the large audiences who nightly con-
greSate at Canterbury. and which has now
ent red upon the third year Of Its existence.
MI }. H. Childers will to night again appear
10 his famous Zouave drill. Miss Kathleen
Nsill and the rest OF the company will also
APP. ar, and the drama 1.-THE Highwayman's
Last Crime," will be performed.
DEATHS OF SoLDiERs.-The following have
been reported to Capt. Hartz, fsffice, street.
between goth and 2Ist streets,) at which place
may be obtained:
John Hollins. @. NJ. D; Jacob Morse, 7th Md:
a. Fonnerwald, LIST Mich; e. Wolf, ist Va Lgt
Art'y; W. A Fry, 18TH Pa. Res; ID. H Wescott
seth N II Royal Kneeland, 18th Me- W. H. AL
bert, eth Me; John Robinson, SD NJ Y: John
81 sh Pa s. s ansrs% 18th M Nm
Pa arty; Ellis G. Davis. 18th Pa. cav; g. w
Pike, I'd VT; W. ]. Butler, 153d N. Y; James
18th Miss; Avery Tile, 143d Pa; Lawson BOY,
er, eth Md; E. Edel, 18th Pa cav; John G. Rob
MS ms, slst n: !: cav; Martin Henderson, 10th
DRY, s0th Pa; Oscar Riltberg, I'd N. J. cav: r.
Ravens, 5th U. s. art'y; Leonard Doten, i2h
=; :. inf; g. r Stevens la6h NJ Y William
foreman; II. Bricker, 126th Ohio; P. Sylor, 18Th
Pa cav; 5. M: Terwilligar, 1i3d N. Y; Richard
msadyi q s,S M p; H. Bender e. NJ d. W
n. y. cav; g. Boston, l43d Pa; John Higgins
Q; MD; John benson, oh Mass; W ! Da'
900 &. Brown, list d. C. cav L. H. Irwin, 4sth
Pa; ". Lamb, I'd bat: l. y; A. Auch. ,st Md.
cav; J. e. Bishop, I'd U. s. cav; a. b. Roberts;
MeGr gor orb N. Y. cav; w. NJ. Dunn, 14th
n H.; f. G. Devenay, eth Md; H. T Jillson,
LIST W. aIt'y; Jno: Crooks, ll9ta Pa; Unknown,
J. Eodson, 9Th Me- Elliott Moore, 5th Me; Hem
~ Tapley, 9th Me; Jacob Quimby, 9th Me-
III es1 A Eder Sin %a ppen 18th sth
htich. cav; John Conner, 2sth Mass; W. K.
i,itiibridgt. I'd bat I. &; q. W. Garwood, 10th
Pa; A H. Cotteen. 10th N: Y. cav; Chss. Hale,
god Mass: u. w. Perry, rebel, 9th N. c; George
Tolman, ed Mass; w. Wharton, 9th Me;
W. McQusde, 62d Pa; Sewell, P.gsley, 22d
Boyce, Ri bel, 30th N. g; John Houragan, 18th
Mass; kern Conkwell. 5th Wis; Reuben T.
6rn hi1h N III JShn Ratt15y; 5h W,s
CUP, 9th Mich. cav; ". E. Gpbhart, 18th Pa.
n a1 saS i "a o ah' 4 = srty th sta
Reaney, l1eth Pa: E. Hannarman. 9th Me; g.
W. Coed speed, seth n; y. Eng'rs; ". S. Per
Waite 9th Me- Isaac Crago, 5Oth N. Y.
THE SEWING MACHINE CAsE-In the Cir.
cult Court tChiet Justice CARTIER on Saturday,
the Great sewing machine case was up, aud e.
a. ST ward, Esq, of New York. for appellants
made swer TO the motion of the appeI,ees to
dismiss the case for want Of jurisdiction and
because the action of the old Court Judge
Dunlop) as alleged, had terminated the appeal,
Coutend'n" hat the appeal from The Commits.
5oner OF Patents taken in 1860 had been trans
mitted to this Cent rs unfinished business
Chief Jus ice Cartier expressed the opinion
that there was no doubt that the new Court of
the District OF Columbia succeeded to all the
powers OF the o. Court. and also declared that
he thought Judge Dunlop ought to have heard
the appeal on It's merits, Notwithstanding he
mad previously made decision in ano her
case on the subject.
contend that this Court could not sit in such
casas OF er than the Chief Justice, as a eviso-
~ oficer Of the Go nmissioner Of Patents, etc,
and held that vita the retirement of Judge
Duniop his case ended.
MIR. Bradle will be further heard to-day.
THE GENEROSITY OF CANTERBURY HAIL.
Mi. MANAGER Sims generosity in furnishing
aid to the Protestant Orphan Asylum has thus
been handsomely acknowledged:
Mr.. sinn, Proprietor Of Canterbury Hall. Cir:
Your gift to the orphans amounted altogether
to SIS s,1 fer which sincerely sine ~ thank You
First Directress Protestant Orphan Asylum.
November IA, 1868.
Those who had the benefit in charge feel un-
der deep obligations to Mr.. H. Polkinhopn for
the donation Of a large amount Of printing; to
Messrs Clarey Reilley, OF New York city,
beautiful coiored posters; and TO the o publishers
and editors of the Evening Star aud other city
papers for gratuitous advertising, editorial no.
tees. DC, and to the members OF the company,
orchf stra, and others, who kindly volsn.
teered their services.
nrca
as officer l.. ID. Mi!stead was passing a house
Kept by MIR. Pfemer, on the corner Of 5th and
East Capitol street, he heard @ noise, as if q
night was gong on inside; and after vainly
sndeavoriag to obtain admission, he went TO
the Soldiers Rest and obtained a guard from
Capt Camp. and returned, capturing three
io!oters, who were turned over to Capt. Camp,
and the following, viz: Elizabeth Lambert,
Mary White Christiana Peterson, Elizabeth
EWald, and Or. Rudolph Rodenhousen, and
took them to the station The last manned was
III re attending to girl who had had her head
cut IN hight the previous night, and was dis
missed by Justice Fergus o o, who fined the first
Two girls Si4 and the last two 1874 each.
THRTrRF-The celebrated horses Dan Mace,
Lady Champ on, Little Mac, and abb dian
Chitf " Ill trot another We m le race at ilti-
moe, ednesdav, November 18th, over the
HerTin Kun Course.
Notice to State Marshals and Special
The special aids to the Chief Marshal of the
Getty sourg celebration will be increased to
seyepty-two from each State
Inc badges TO be worn by them on the occa-
Sa oh VIII ne furnished on the morning of the
is'h, at Gettysburg, by some person designated
10 tnat duty by the undersigned
Sptcial aids are requested to wear buH- COL
ored buckskn gauntlet gloves, to be furnished
by themselves.
stste marshals appointed by the Governors,
ana oeitfd State marshals, specially inv ited
oy the undersigned, will be furnished with
nolses and riding equipments Batons will
ALSO De furnished 10 all the marshals
All Special Aids in this city who ha va been
VERBALLY In formed of their appointment by the
undersigned, will please meet at the Oity Hall
courtroom on this Monday evening at
o'ci"ck. They will severally please notifv me
IN Wrung, II they cannot perform the duty as.
sigAeu 70 tnsm. WARD H. LAMoN
Marshalin chief
AT MEETING tha