Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-09-13
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsKMKNTs TONIGHT.

nIgntly
At this popular hall are pleasing indeed. liner :
are songs, dances, pantomimes, dramas auo
Ethiopian acts by the best perior meIs III tue
concert hall busidess. Besides, just at THIS
time, MIR. John Denier, the noted gymhast, is
performing here.
FoRD's THEATER.-Dickens' dramatlZation
of "Dombey and Son" is announced for to-
night MIR. Florence Will appear for the first
time here as Captain Cutie" and Mrs. Flor
ence as g Susan Nipper." If Florence rende IS
this character as well as he does others, the
entertainment will be a rich enc indeed, es-
pecially as he is sustained by an admirable
company.
Growers THEATER.-"The Heir at Law
and the farce of "bunduckerty's Picnic" are
announced for to- night at Growers. 1t should
be remembered that this is the last night INIT
four of the warren comedy combination a
company in every way worth seeing and hear
ing. MT WIN. warren is first class, as indeed
are all OF the company.
HAnBUJER, the great magician, opened last
st Odd Fellows Hall, 9TH street. There was
gooo audience in attendance, and all were
pleasantly mystified. His tricks and diablerie
are admirable, and each enc elected m uch ap-
plause.
NARIETIEs.-FitZ Simmons has revived his
play OF" The Female Pickpocket OF Washing
ton. 1t processes to be picture of high and
low life in the Capital City. There is also
good bill Of song, dance, &c.
THE LINCOLN AND JOHNSON GLUE had an
other meeting last night, at the hall of the
Union League. a number OF new members
were enrolled. Speeches were made by Cant
Beardsley, of New York, Thomas O. Connol-
molly was speaking a dispatch was read an
nouncing the great Union victory in Maine
which announcement created much enthu-
siasm and great cheering.
The presiding officer remarked that Ii had
oeen frequently asserted that heads Of depart
ments retained men In responsible positions
sired to state that Secretary Stanton was mot
one OF them, for provost marshal had lust
been removed for that cause.
a gentleman wished an assistant provost
marshal nearer home could be induced to quit
the Coppernead organization, of which he Is q
member, or resign his position.
"A resolution was adopted authorizing the
executive committee TO arrange with the tele.
graph companies TO furnish the club, at its
rooms, with all important kilograms pending
the approaching election.
With three cheers for Maine the club ad.
Journed.
SHIPS GALLEYs.-For long time it has
been a desideratum to have q ships galley for
cooking the food of the men, where hard or
anthracite coal may be used instead of wood
and numerous attempts have been made in
various parts OF the country to supply this
want with but little success, 1t being difficult
70 obtain draft at sea sufficient tor a hard
coal IRE. Several months ago the attention of
the mechanics at the various Navy Yards was
called 10 the matter, and two galleys have been
made, the first by Mr.. VIM. Young of our
Navy Yard, and the other by Mr.. Prescott
master workman in tie Portsmouth, n. II.
Yard, and the two are TO have a trial at sea for
six months. Mr.. Prescott's having already
been placed on the steamer Taconey, and Mr.
Ioung's is shortly TO be placed on the Malta
Oassett, and II Is understood that the galley
proving the best adapted for the purpose will
be adopted by the department aud substituted
Tor the ealleys now in use. Mr.. Young's galley
attracts much attention. 1t has an important
advantage in having larger amount of ba-
king surface than any other and occupies but
g small space.
DIED IN THE STATION HoUsE.-About 81
yesterday morning, officer Howard, of the
Fourth Ward, picked up man, who was lying
apparently drunk in the street, and took him
to the station house. He gave his name as Thos.
Conlin, is about forty years of age, an Irishman
by birth and la5orer by profession. He was
placed in a cell but was not locked up. He
soon appeared 10 be sick, and the officer got a
permit 10 carry him TO the poorhouse, but
unfortunately the wagon was late coming to
the station. About4 p. m he was asked by the
he replied that he did not. An hour later the
officer visited the room and the poor fellow
was dead. The coroner will be notified TO
hold an inquest if he shall consider it neces-
sary.
SKEDADDLED.-On Thursday last, a young
man named John Shepherd was arrested by
officer Shelton on the charge OF committing an
assault and battery on Mary A. Washington,
an old colored woman residing the headquar-
tiers of the Engineer Brigade, Navy ard,)
and he was taken before Justice Gull, and
partial hearing was had, resulting in his being
held to bail for a further hearing on the fol-
lowing evening. Shepherd appeared at the
appointed time, and another examination was
entered into, but the case was not concluded,
Saturday afternoon being set for the final
hearing. He, however, did not make his ap.
pearance, and on inquiry no tidings OF him
could be obtained, other than he had left home
ASSAULT WITH RAzoR-Sunday afternoon
George Davis, colored barber, went to tue
house Of John NJ udd, colored, on Sd street, be
tween Penn'a and Missouri avenues and
kicked up row with the latters wife in rela-
uon to some washing. Mudd took the part of
his wife, and Davis becoming enraged drew
razor and cut Mudd on the arm and then
knocked him down. Davis was arrested Sun
day night by ofhcer Skinner In Tin Cup alley,
and in the morning he had hearing before
Justice Boswell who fully committed him for
court.
DIsoRDERLY FEMINIEEs.-Yesterday morn.
ing before daylight Emma Corbett and Emma
Cover, two gay damsels from Austn's Cove,
went 70 the residence OF q young man on 9Th
street, near Pennsylvania Avenue, and dis
turbed his repose especially, and that Of the
neighbors generally, by rapping at his door,
screaming, cussing some, and using language
of q very indecent character. Officer McCol-
gan arrested them and took them to the Attn
ward Station house, where they remained I'M
iii the trial hour, when they were discharged
upon paying fines amounting in the aggregate
10 $500.
A COMPLAINT Editor Stdr:-Will you please
oblige one OF your subscribers by inserting
the following in your valuable paper?
sat 10 O'Clock p. m, on the llth inst, l had
occasion to procure medicine for person suf-
fering intensely, but though l tried five diff
ferent Drug Stores on Penn'a avenue, and af-
ter almost pulling the bells down at each OF
them, i could not obtain admission.
"Do these Druggists imagine that medicines
are only required by the public during the
time they please to keep their stores open -
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18th. JUSTICE
SMASHING THINGS observation-disclosures
morning, Charles Bennett and Francis Kelly,
two citizens, working ~ esboro went into
VOLTS restaurant. on 18th street east, near the
Navy Yard Bridge, and kicked up a row, as