Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-05
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsKMENTs To-NIeHT

AMUsEMINTs TONIGHT
RIVERS AND DERIoUs' CIRCUS. at the corner
OF New York avenue and 9th street, continues
20 prove Q very attractive resort. Madame
IMacarte, the noted equestrienne. Is here this
week, and is decided acquisition to the al
ready fine company The Eedouin Arabs, who
appear each afternoon and night, are among
The most attractive features.
CANTKRBURY.-Admirers of grace and beau
ty should by all means see the troupe of female
performers now at Canterbury Hall, and all
who would also enjoy q hearty laugh can do
so by witnessing Dougherty's laughable farce,
- Life In Limerick and the Ethiopian acts
OF John Mulligan and others. t-..
growers THEATRR.-"AnH Hour in Seville"
Mrs. Williams astonishing Protean comedy,
is announced for tonight for the last time
This play is well worth seeing. Mrs Williams
assumes eight distinct characters, and her
transformations are perfect. The entertainment
will conclude with "Uncle Pats Cabin" in
which Barney Williams is unriyalled.
pesp bsr TimEaTaHMagge Mitchell will
g. Pearl OF Savoy" tonight Maggie's popu-
larity does not wane in the least, crowded
houses greet her nightly and she receives the
most rapturous applause. On Friday evening
next she Will take benefit and will appear
d. original character 's". "TAs Little Bare
Club give their eleventh grand ball tonight,
and the Metropolitan Hook and Ladder Com
pany, No /, give ball at their hall on Massa-
chusetts avenue. Either will be worth at
tending.
THIRD WARD MEETING.-The Draft Asso-
citation of the Third Ward held another meet
Mr.. Sharretts reported that by direction of
the committee he had visited Alexandria, and
had had an inter view with party whe pro-
posed TO furnish recruits to fill up the quota Of
the ward. He (Mr. S. had no doubt the men
could be speedily raised If the money was
Mr. Larner corroborated Mr. Sharretts' state.
ment as to the possibility Of obtaining the men.
He believed they would receive a satisfactory
answer on Wednesday, (to.day.) Gen. Fry
(Mr l.. stately had postponed sending draft
notices to Georgetown, because there was a
prospect that they would I'LL their quota. The
same leniency had been extended to the Third
Ward, and he thought now every effort should
be made to raise the req uired amount of money
10 secure recruits. Twenty five hundred dol
lars in addition TO the amount Of money now
on hand would clear the ward and put in a re-
Cruit for each man. Mr. L. did not believe
anything could be expected from the Councils,
for the supplementary bill introduced would
only give each man about 1853. The ward m ust
therefore depend upon itself; and Mr.. Larner
invited some proposition looking to the raising
Of money. .-
Mr.. Sharretts urged the ward to do some.
thing at once. He had come here night after
night, and IL was the same thing over, and no
action was taken. He was willing to continue
TO work If the association would do something.
bot he would not come here another night to be
mySby mere child's play. Heretofore it was all
taKs now let Ii be work.
&rxWot moved the appointment of COM
m50e6 of twenty five to can yass the ward, and
hesoiieyed the $3.50 or $4,000 required could
bo.yalsed by Wednesday night. II the wards
quota was not now filled, there would ineyita.
bly, be another draft.
MIR. Ogden did not believe the committee
would accomplish anything in the way OF col
iections. He for one would not serve.
Mr.. VOLTS motion prevailed and gentlemen
We're asked to volunteer as collectors.
Some one asked If the money could not be
borrowed.
Mr.. Bartlett opposed that unless there was
some guarantee that 1t would be paid. The
money could be obtained if two or three gen.
tlenen would endorse, but no one would take
the endorsement of the ward itself.
An elderly gentleman in the back part Of the
nall asked if the association was now working
TO clear the whole ward, or to aid only such
members as had contributed.
The Chair stated that the object now was to
clear the whole ward. Out of the So drafted
not more than Is soldiers would be obtained by
accepted men or substitutes, and another draft
would be inc yitable.
Mr.. Shedd, one of the drafted men, said he
had been accepted. He had contributed his
mite, and now asked to be protected, as prom
1sed by the association He was on the eve Of
being put into the barracks, and he wanted to
know at once what the association would do
1oRAim. He thought they were doing more
Tor those who had not contributed than for
Inc a11afted men who had given what they
c66fdts He only demanded his rights. He had
joined the association under apromise that he
would be protected, and he now demanded
NJ Wolf, Mr.. Sharretts, MIR. Mexican and
otis thought Mr.. Shedd was rejecting un-
July on the committee. They would help the
drafted men TO the amount on hand, but thought
IT best to make an effort to clear the whole
ward.
fecting upon the COMMITTEES. He only wanted
the committee to do something positive.
A number Of gentlemen here guaranteed
snas OF money amounting in the aggregate to
660ORbrovided the men could be raised.
Mr. Ogden did not think it feasible to collect
the amount required, and he submitted prop
osition that one half Of the funds on hand be
diem among such or the contributors as had
been drafted, and the other half be retained to
beuMviaed among such members as may be
draw in case of another draft.
tI0A proposition was opposed by many
PRESENT, while others asserted that it was
nothing but simple justice to those VINO had
Volunteer collectors not coming for ward,
the Chair was authorize to appoint the COM
mittee, and it was instructed to make every.
effort and report to might, and if unsuccess-
full In the collection, the money in hand will
be divided, as per Mr.. Ogden's resolution.
LINCOLN AND JOHNSON MEETING IN THE
SIXTH WARD-The regular meeting of the
East Washington Lincoln and Johnson Asso-
citation was held last evening at Odd Fellows
Hall, Navy Yard, Mr.. VIM. Dixon presiding.
and Mr.. James @. Dulin secretary.
An Invitation was received from the Lincoln
and Johnson Club Of Giesboro' TO meet them
Wedr esday evening, which was accepted. The
Giesboro' Club will provide ambulances, which
will he at the hall to take all over who desire
to attend, and il Is understood that a steamer
will leave 9TH street wharf this evening for the
purpose Of taking the city folks over.
The Chair stated that 1t had been currently
reported that the timber of which this flag
ntaff was made was a free gift from the Depart
ment, and he wished to correct the statement
every thing was paid for.
Mr. Peake, the treasurer, stated that the
whole outfit was paid for, and he held the re-
q ceipt Of the paymaster OF the Yard for Sl9i05,
paid for the pole. He also stated that the flag
and burgee cost SOC, which had been paid.