Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-05-26
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

1OfIneQ ODIy tniS week.
GROVES IHEATER.-Herr Hermanns, the
Celebrated basso profunda, has arrived from
New ORR, and thus the opera company is full:
and Mr Groyer is prepared to give his patrons
founoa grand opera OF " Faust." The cast
!! As one OF immense strength, 1t being but seldom
tnat SO many operate stars as Mr. Grover has
ceIiected together are upon the same stage.
OANTERBURf-"C udjo's Cave" and a va.
Ileo 9lil OF song, dance and negro burlesq ues
ny Marietta Ravel, Mons Baptistin, Jennie
EngeI. w b. Cavanagh, Mulligan, DeForrest,
-aho otner well-Bnown concert hall performers,
MKTRoPoLITAN HALL.-A good company and
nne orchestra at this hall tends to induce
crowds of visitors nightly. The bill for to.
night is one OF the best yet announced.
a COOP MoyK.-We understand that Mr..
pelrees, superintendent of Public Printing
mas made an arrangement with his employees
Oy Wnicn they are enabled to quit work at o
Hi. saturday afternoons and enjoy a little
1t has been suggested to us that similar pri.
Nueges mlsht be granted to the employees at
me arsenal and Navy Yard without loss to
me Government, and with great ad vantage to
the Workmen. The men, invigorated by rest
and breath OF fresh ar, would be enabled to
40 as much, and probably more, work per week
rs they do now; but should the Government
require an equivalent in time, it is believed TINT
the workmen would prefer having fifteen min.
otes time deducted from the dinner hour each
G Say 20 enable them To quit work at p. m. of
Under the present arrangements the work.
men are debarred from the privilege of enjoying
with their families the Saturday afternoon
music In the public grounds, or any similar
nealthful and eleyatng enjoyment In the
same connection we would respectfully sug-
gest 10 Prof. Henry, the esteemed secretary of
the Smithsonian Institution, that by opening
tne building, especially the library, at night
ne would confer great benefit upon the work
ang men OF the city, to whom that noble insti.
tuition is now q sealed book in consequence of
ITS being closed during their only leisure hours
II not con venient to be opened every night it
Or "a Oman ad rSoi,, =.
each week.
Lusby, assault and battery; dismissed
second Presinct.-Samuel Thompson and
rural smith, disorderly; ga each. VIM Ham
Ilton, and Charlotte Smith, do; 81 each. T. r
Lee, do; military. Josephine Christen mos
titution dismissed.
Third Preciact-Kitty Garter, disorderly
dismissed. Mary Hannowin, do; Si45. Pat,
rick Sullivan, keeping a vicious dog: q al
Charles Stewart and Harriet Stewart, disor-
derby; 81 Sc each.
Fourth Precinct-Harriet Grason. disorderlv
% III. Casey, do; dismissed. Mary Casey,
do; two cases; 50 in each case. Pat REYNOLDS,
indecent exposure; dismissed. John Curren,
drunk and disorderly; military. Geo. Tucker,
FTa Precinct.-wm. Bundy, profanity: ST.
Ann Davis, Amanda Monroe. Mary Milder-
champ and Betsy Talliford, disorderly: 81 so
each. Hester Tillman, deunk Sl5s Henry
Thomas, do; 81. James Mcmahon, do; mill
tenth Precinct-Walter Devaurhn. disor.
DERBY; S. Benz johnson. do; Geo. Spates,
do SIS each. Jno. Hatcher, do; dismissed
Ann McPartlane, do; workhouse. BENZ. Mol
Finegan, do; 50. Chas. Bowen. do; E. S.
1Surris, do; military. q. W. O'Reilly, drunk
and tdss d,soT % e; FL; L. Barron do; dis
tellen, do; military. Geo. Bennett and Chas
Finegan, do; dismissed. Geo. Spates, riotng
pail forIhearing Gustavus Hessler, do; do
Louis W. Naiser and Mary N. Barron, threats
bail for peace. Thos King and Geo. W. New
man, suspicion Of stealing; dismissed.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-The following sales
OF real estate and stocks were made by JAS
G.. MEG uire & Co, yesterday afternoon:
Los No. 26 and 2e, in Square No. 953, on
Tenth street east, between NJ and N streets
south, to Thomas Miller, for II cents per foot
Part of same square, with buildings, being
the slaughter house property Of the late
Charles Miller, TO Charles and Thomas Miller
for $500
Lots 1, 2, 8, and 4, in Square 95i, on o street
south. between Tenth and Eleventh streets
east, to Mrs Otterback for cents per foot.
Frame house and lot corner NJ street south
and Tenth street east to II. G. Greenfield for
Small frame house and lot corner OF Eleventh
street east and south M street, to William H.
Carrico for 81 600.
Brick house and lot corner of Thirteenth
street east and street south, to Geo W. Mil
Der for $4,000.
Small brick house on X. between Tenth and
Eleventh streets east, 70 MI Bradley.
Company stock, $50 TO 1853 per cent. on par
Lot of Corporation of Washington stock at
~ shares Bank of Metropolis stock, OK
20 shares New Mexico Mining Company, at
Sli per share.
Suspicion OF LARcKHY.-Last night, Henry
nj Hockey was arrested by ofhcer Lynch, on
suspicion of stealing case OF surgical instru-
Tnants from DIR. Robert j. Nugent. The pris-
uner being acquainted In Canada where the
doctor studied, the latter invited hIm to mis-
once While there patient came in, and the
doctor left Hockey in the Office and went into
rriyate room with his patient. Hockey left the
once on pretense of going to the post Once; ana
fefore ne returned the doctor discovered his
loss, and accused him Of stealing the instru-
xnents Hockey at once proposed to pay ior
fren If pothing more was said abontit Under
these circumstances Justice Emerson sent
Hockey to Jail Tor court
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEs.-Jno. Dow
ell, fugitive from paren Is, sent home; Jno. NC
Hugh, assault and battery Jas. Regain 40,
siismissed Mary Coleman, drunk, ana olsor-
derry dc Patrick as da da ana I oh
johnson, profanity, $500; Layinia penny
5000 Anna Dean, do, dismissed; Barney NC
Oloyd, drunk and diorderiy, miH Hac ' May
16phting: Chas. Dudley, drunk, dismissed
Henry MI. Hookv, suspicion Of stealing, Jail FOR
court: Arthur Senant, drunk and disoroeply'
a. 81 s Hensell, disorderly, for hearing Bel
ton, do, do. {; H. Bein, do, do; A ": nan, oo.'
do, 4. l.. Levitt. do, do. Jas. White, do, do.
LEG BRoKRN-Yesterday afternoon, as ON:
Ger James II. Beali was riding on Maryland
ayenue near the Capitol, he was ridden against
nv some officers, causing his horse 10 take
fright, and he was thrown on, causing MS leg
n be broken above the knee. He was taken 70
his residence, on g street, between Sixth ana
seventh, Navy Yard,t by the ofhcers OF the
Fifth ward when Drs Mckim and McComo
set the limb.
Headquarters Prorost Marshal and Board Of }
Enrolment of District of Columbia,
Washington, ID. c., May 26, 1851
The Board of Enrolment Of the District OF
Columbia will be in session at the office OF the
Provost Marshal District Of Colu mbia, corner
of Fourteenth street and New York avenue,
daily Sundays excepted) from III o'clock a. m.
a. ~ - olonH :, for he purDOap of hearing