Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-23
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT


fun and joviality throughout the large audi
ences who nightly delight to witness their en-
tertainments. 1t is healthy to laugh There:
lore, all who can't laugh ordinarily, snouio
visit Canterbury, and they will be sure to
laugh at the extraordinary and funny per-
formances.
opened last night at Odd Fellows Hall, and to
a good audience. Com. Foote, Col Small, MISS
Eliza Nestel (all dwarfs). and the vocalists
fion Of ali in attendance. Last night the pro-
ceeds OF the performance were devoted to the
benefit of st. Josephs Orphan Asylum. To-
FAINT Asylum. A company who is thus liberal
in aiding purely benevolent institutions, is
certainly deserving OF an extended patronage.
SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE 166rH
OHIO REGTNENT.-The time of the 166th Ohio
regiment, Col. Blake commanding, hundred
day men, having expired, they yesterday after
noon paid their respects to the President, who
made them speech in front Of the Executive
mansion. The President addressed them
briefly, saying:
suppose you are going home to see your
families and friends. For the service you have
done in this great struggle, in which we are
all engaged, present you my sincere thanks
for myself and the country. i almost always
feel inclined, when happen to say anything
10 soldiers, to impress upon them, In Few
brief remarks, the importance OF success In TINS
time to come, that we should perpetu for
our children's children this great and free
iiv Usefhm beg you to remember this, not merely
rariIy, to occupy this White House. am
living witness that any one of your children
may look to come here as my fathers child
has. 1t is in order that each of you may have,
through this free Government which we have
enioyed, an open field and fair chance for
your industry, enterprise and intelligence.
That you may all have equal privileges in the
race of life, with all its desirable human aspi.
I struggle should
maintained, that we may not lose our birth
right. Not only for one, but for two or three
years, the nation is worth fighting for to Sc
cure such an inestimable Jewel.
The President having concluded, the soldiers
gave him three cheers.
GRAND LARCRNY.-Randal Jackson and M.
A. jackson. colored, were ares ted last night
by roundsman Ecklof and officer Wood, Of the
4th Ward, for stealing hundred dollar note
from John F. West, colored. The case was
taken before Justice Giberson for hearing. 1t
appeared that last Sunday West and the prs
oners engaged hackman to carry them to va
rious places. During the time that he was
employed the haekman saw the hundred dol.
lar note several times The Jacksons left
West in the hack, about o'clock, and the
hackman carried West to his home, on street,
hack hire he e discovered that he had lost his
hundred dollar note. West had been drunk
since Saturday, and when the officer arres ted
the Jacksons West was with them at q ball at
Sam1 IreIands, and was arrested with them
Justice Giberson held them to bail for court
In $500 each When arrested the two Jacksen's
Immediately declared that they would fix off
West: that he is a deserter; was put in as
substitute by man named Stokes, at Ellicott's
Mills, and has deserted. West was very much
inclined to let the case goiout the Justice would
not take part in compromising felony, and
refused to discharge the case. West was held
by the police to be turned over to the provost
marshal, to stand investigation upon the charge
OF desertion. West and the Jacksons all
claim to be employees of the Sanitary Com
mission.
THRAsHING THE WRONG BoY.-This morn
ing, between and 5 O'Clock, hickman named
Hildebrand went to the stand corner of 18th
and ID streets, and getting down from his box
employed a colored shoeblack to black his
boots. The boy finished his work. and Hide
brand offered him dollar note in payment.
The boy said he had no change, but would go
into Randalls grocery store and get it. Hide de
a while' The bootblack said if he didn't pay
him he would muddy the boots. Hildebrand
went toward his hack and the boy threw mud
on his boots; and white boy named Edward
Haye, who was standing by, joined the shoe
black, and thew mud, which, however, did not
strike Hildebrands boots. Hildebrand caught
the white boy and beat him so severely that
John ID. CLARK, Esq, interfered, and arrested
HIdebrand, and turned him over to the police.
The boy Haye was represented to be a wild and
bad boy, and Justice Clayton decided to dis
miss the ase of assault and battery, and fined
Hldebrand 50 for disorderly conduct.
FELL OvERBoARD.-A man, named either
Daniel or Thomas Harrigan, was drowned from
the Charlotte Vanderbilt under the following
circumstances: Harrigan took passage on the
Vanderbilt from City Point at 10 o'clock a. m.
on Monday, where he had been engaged as a
Iaborer in the employ of the Government.
Being we'll supplied with money, he had in
dulged rather freely in liquor, and in that state
went en- board the steamer. About3 p. m. he
was attempting, in a spirit of braggadocia, to
walk the railing on the port side, when lurch
of the vessel precipitated him into the James
river, lust below Newport News The untor.
tunate man sustained himself on the surface
for about ten minutes, when he went under.
Every exertion was made to save him, and in
moment or two more the boat that went to
his assistance would have reached him. MIR,
Colmony, the clerk Of the Vanderbilt the Sec
Ond mate, and one of the drowned mans COM
rades went out in the boat to his rescue.
EINDKoRNT LANGUAGR-This morning, Maui
rice Sullivan was arrested for using indecent
Language, and tor disorderly conduct openly
in the street. The witness were a colored wo-
man named Ellen Brooks, and two white fe-
males. The colored woman was a tenant If
Sullivan, and was going to remove. Fearing
breach OF the peace, she got note from JUS
tice Bates to Serg't Cronin, of the Fourth
Ward, asking protection for her. She exhibit
ed this note to Sullivan, and the indecent Ian.
guage complained OF was used by Sullivan in
reference TO Justice Bates, which was heard
by ladies sitting by at the time. Sullivan was
fined Sal.
To BE ENLARGED.-The well known Con-
gressional Cemetery here, account of the
increased ratio OF interments in it the last two
or three years, is becoming crowded. Some
80 TO 100 urials there take place monthly, and
the yestry have under Consideration inn
mediate enlargement OF the ground. tits be-.
heved that the land Immediately east of the
present ground, containing sufi cient for about
forty thousand sites, will be next improved for
burial purposes.
COL SMALL.-Remembe that the great moral
Exhibition of Col. Ellinger &c Foot this after
noon at and evening at g, Is for st AIMS In
liant Asylum. Let there be a crowd.
IN INVITING the attention of our friends and
T.
school, In another column, we rendering
an essential service to all who are solicitous
concerning the education of their sons. 1t has
long been the great want of the Distrink that
The opportunities for the private instr ction of
youths have been so restricted. Such success
full teachers as Nessrs. Wight and Hardy, in
washington are constantly turning away ap-
Plicants for seats; while in Georgetown 1t is
many years since any attempt has been made