Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-27
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT


ELL1fGER AND FOOTE'S great moral exhi-
bitaon Will close tonight at Odd Fellows Hall.
popular with ali who have o witnessed them.
~ Is certainly worth ones while TO see the
[nree smallest people in the world, ana at the
same time hear the fine vocal and ins.ru nhs;1
al music of Miss Ellingsr, VI. D. FRANKLIN,
frof Brooks and others.
CAETKRBURY.-The admirable bill which
mas proven so immensely attractive mere tne
past week will be repeated tonight again, and
Us is usual at the close of the week, there will
be large crowd in attendance. There Is
abundant attraction here in the way OF song,
dance and Ethiopian eccentricity.
FARIRTIBs-M Manager Fitzsimmons gives
his audience "Uncle Toms Cabin to- night
again in fine style. In addition to the drama,
mere will be songs, dances ana Etnloplan acts.
a ROMANTIC YOUNG LADY.-On the night
OF the 10Th of this month, young lady, aged
about IS, named Henrietta Harding left her
parents residence, as she states, near Long
Bridge, and did not return Immediately 1t
was ascertai that she was in COMPANY with
a young man named Richard Conner, on the
night she left home, and a warrant was pro-
cured on which he was arrested Thursday
night, by Officer Vernon. 1t was also ascer.
tanned that the girl was at the house of Mrs
Murray, 4board'ng house) near the Circle, in
the First WARD, and yesterday morning Officer
Vernon found her there and escorted her to the
Tenth Precinct Station, where she met her
brotner and sister, and the case of abduction
was heard by Justice Boswell, who dismissed
the young man, and advised Henrietta to re-
turn home. The girl states that she was not
abducted, but left home of her own free will,
because her parents treated her badly, and
would not allow her to see her friends, that
after she retired to bed she got up, dressed her.
self, and taking her clothes, with her two
watches and money, she left the house, and
meeting the young man, she asked him to fina
her home, and they walked nearly all night,
where they represented themselves as brother
and sister, and she was furnished with room.
She states that he visited her but once while
cir al traits nod
much opposed to going home, but after her
mother had entreated her for some hours, she
left, and it is to be hoped with the determine
tion to be q more obedient daughter in future.
CENTER MARKET To.DAY-Beef, best cuts,
Dried Beef, Csc. Veal, SOC. Mutton ti best best
chops,5 &c. Lamb, per pound, 25c Pork,
fresh, CSC. Pork, corned, 25c. Bacon, hams,
25c. Butter, 55a6Oc. Chiekens,per pair, SlaS2
Ducks, per pair, SIPS. Eggs, per dozen. 30c
Tomatoes, per peck, ste. Pears, per peck, 5Oasl
Cymblins, per dozen, 20a25c. Cucumbers, soc.
Green Corn, per dozen, 35a4Oc Apples, per
peck, new, 50; dried, SOcaS1. Potatoes, Irish
per peck, SOC Sweet potatoes, 81. String
Beans, per peck, 40c. Peaches, new, per peck,
5Oasi; dried, per ct, 25c. Cherries dried, 25c.
Beans, butter, SOC: white, 10a12c. Raddishes
bh., 5a10c. Reets, 1Oc. Onions, per PIX, s1al 25
Cabbage, per head, 20a25e. Lettuce, per head,
3a1Oc. Fish-Rock, large, each, 81 5OaS3 small,
per BIB, 5Oa6Oc.; halibut, per Id, 20c; sea bass,
&c., blue fish, l5c; lobster, PC. sturgeon, &c.,
bushel, s1.75as2. Cornmeal, 50. Shipstuf,
9Oc.as11O. Brown Stuff, CSC. Shorts. SOC
Corn, shelled 81 in the ear, per barrel, $40
per c%,. So straW 81 5Gasa Clovsr
Hay, S125aS1 so Egg Plants, each, 10c; Can
teloupes, 1Oa25c. WatermeIons, 25a50. Dam
sons, PIX, 20. Plums, per quart, 15a25c.
POLICE REPoRTs-Second Precinct.-Jno. W.
Beall, assault and battery; William Wagner
and James Mageee, shooting black birds in
dismissed Spy L
ing; jail for court.
Third Precinct,-Edward Nolan, taking a
pocket book from a boy; dismissed. Pat Hag-
gerty, disorderlg; % A. Hung Deane, drunk;
dismissed. Bridget Cosgroye, prostitution
workhouse. Fanny Warren, sleeping in street.
dismissed. Benjamin Ogle, disorderly; for
Fourth Pricinet-Juda WEIGH, nuisance; 81 So
James Glinn, drunk and disorderly; work.
house.
lSi-th Precinct-Thomas Linthicum violating
market rules; $40 lack Brown and Bro. New
ton, swindling. VIM. Flood, disorderly; dis
missed. Cornelia Cover y, leonard Gig, Anne
liza Fanvoraus, Marg't Johnson, Ellen Collins,
John Wilson, Frank Morris, do; 1858 each.
Thomas MekeeveT, do; Sis. Ann Dorsey,
Tenth Precinct.-Henry Smith, drunk and
disorderly; dismissed. Henry Quinn, do 50.
bail for peace. John Hireen disorderly; 50 90.
Jane Thompson, drunk; dismissed. William
Johns, threats; for hearing. Isaac Mirter,
keeping vicious dog; deferred Peter Coyle,
selling liquor on Sunday; John Boady, drunk;
dismissed. John Anderson, deserter; military.
ship Empire, Dobbins, New York, merchan-
disc, TO District merchants. Cleared-Steam.
ship Empire. bobbins. New York; schooner
Blooming Youth, shannon, Naniemoy; Vol
unteer. White, Seals Island; s. Wright, Con-
rad, Chesapeake City; E. Virginia Collier,
salisbury; A. Trail, Higgins, Philadelphia;
Beachum, St Mays ao SU Bunting, Balti,
more F. Patterson. Glover, Port Deposits l..
Day, Blackerson- Wilmington; J; P; Speddon,
more; Sarah Allen, Wheeler, Leonardtown
American. Wheeler, st. Marys; NJ. Il E.,
Bouker, New York; Georgia, Sweet, Phila-
delphia; Ridge Wood Weeks, New York;
sloops II. Day. ]. Jones, St Marys; W. J.
Hammill, CheseIdine, do; Frank, Birchrates,
Havre-deGrace; Black Bird, Cheseldine. st.
Marys.
PERsoNAL.-The Postmaster General has
left the seat OF Government, on a brief visit to
the North. During the absence of Mr.. Blair,
the Hon. Alexander W. Randall. First Assistant
Postmaster General, will be in charge Of the
department.
Major General Butler arrived in the city
yesterday morning, and left in the 6H p. m.
train.
Hons. VIM. NJ. Evarts, E. Delafeld Smith,
Isaac Sherman, VIM. Curtis Noyes, with POST
master Wakeman. of New York, are at Will
lard's.
Senator Chandler, Hon. Thaddeus Stevens,
A. G.. HODGES, of Kentucky, and Judge Tilden,
of Ohio are at the National.
Senator Doolittle is in the city.
RESISTING THE OFFICERs.-Thursday night
Jno Roger and .Jno. Shadd, two discharged
soldiers, went to Canterbury Hall where thew
behaved in a very disorderly manner. Mr.
Harrigan, the special officer there, went to
quiet them. when both turned upon hin and
stripped him of his coat and shirt to his skin
Fortunately officers Kelly and Frazier were
near, and succeeded in arresting the pair and
locked them mp In the 5th Ward station Yes
terday Rogers was fined Sl0.6i, and Shad S5 81
for disorderly conduct, and upon Rogers pay.
ing the officer for his coat and hirt, the case OF
resisting the officer was dismissed
A FRATRRNAL VIsIr.-MetropoIis Lodge.
no. 16,I. y. D, F., will, we learn, pay fraternal
visit 10 Mechanics Lodge, of Baltimore, on
monday night sext, meeting at their hall on 7th
street., at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon for that
purpose. 1t Is expected that q number of
members Of other lodges will join with them,
and That the party will be large one.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsRs.=William