Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-26

CANTERBUEG.-! 0orr drama, "Tha Is
caYed Convict viii be performed Tonight ~
the Canterbury dramatic conpany. Miss Eva
FTFnt Will s'rg new soncs, and Martini 6hi-
ri HI, lagen, Edwards. Cavanaen, Donne,lg
ard ell the company viii appear 10 = splenIid
bill CT canoe ard Ethiopian eccPntr:city-
VARIETIES Mss Lina WinCel, Miss Mag
gle Friel and tn cGFrnany a 'he Varieties VIII
aprsar tc- night iii Mr. Fi,Zs imincns' version of
uThe Fr.nrh Spv' The corps of dancers
ard the yo-a'ts.s will also tax. part in tie en-
ttrtailmept. while the Ethiopian corps will
make merlinent and fun for all.
ELIING8R & FoorE announce this as The last
week Of ter cor hinei entertain a1ent ut Old
Fellows Bai. Tie dwar's Com Foote, Cot.
Small and Miss Eliza Nestel, give an enter
tainmPnf attractive % all parties. aud the vocal
ard Instrumental music is OF high order. TIE
exhibition is p splendid one throughout.
METEoPoIITAN CONCERT HALL Will ne open
tonight agaiI. and an entertainment consist
Ing Of soI ard dance 1ill he given. Among
The performers here ar. Hr, F. F:eury. Miss
Fannie May. the Archard sisters AID others.
SPIRITUAL NJ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dtvan-
port Brothers give another spiritual en- terrain.
ment to- night ut " lizards Hail. aad af5er the
public exhibition there will be a sitting in a
private room, when many strange things Will
be ST en- and heard
DEPARTURE or estarday az
te:noor, the ttirty eigat prisoners convicted
aud sentenced al the iafe term Of the Crim'uat
Court 10 he penitsnt,ary n Albany, we're seat
I en- the jail Ia charge OF Mr.. Wise, the lUIor
and guard. The party, which vas conp1ssI
OF y white men ard boys. II coIorrt npn iud
bows, and col red women and girls, left me
jail abont tour O'clock, AUD procaa led 90 tne
depot Were they took he five O'Clock train for
the North The prisoners, a. he time drew
near, were ordered down in the Jail yard,
where there Were s. veral chains laid on. and
as they came out bani-cuH' Were pat on them
and they were MAD" t,~t 70 the chain, the
whites first. The colored nex-. and the wnarn
Bringing up the rear. a they Epr- beng
made IeaCy tor the jJnrney. the mist o. the n
seemed 10 take NJ phttosophI- ally, Gn3 saiGf2-
tons were freely x hanged by tenn " It'll t1eir
cid comrades in the cells some II m IT banter
ing those behind IN" bar 10 taxi their places !
the rat KS, and 0 hers white passing OF i1Uxai
up 1T The sold Riue lug and exrI 3i-aed,
'Gc0d hNe to old boarding house, / hope W.
are 10 get IA better o1e' These prisoners an
peare d mostly to n marc enaa criminals, hat n
vas apparent that some IT them .ra yaunc ~
triWe, aud II i to be nored that The 0uni-A-
nent Trey are 10 UNDERGO. may lend L. reform
tbem.
A stated yesterday, the terms FOR which
they are sentenced rsu@" from one to serea
yeaIs-the toy James murphy, who WAS In
Cict. d tor the muroeI or Faomas HI I and con-
victd OF mans iangtt-r, going fps m joGrr>t
period. Oscar ufion and Michael RsFaol.ts,
who were in ir,sd il SeytTa. c.sse1 f5r bur-
gay II breaking lEto several houses Iii ire
EiIst Ward, ana COZ ricteG tvvo cases, each
come IN Tor Tie next longest if8a--sIx years
each, (tarse - each TaoaIts G0nC van,
X dds sc re and John dsri,, VINO were con
Nici'd OF highWfy robbery - alta KING ar.i
rohb.Ep iI"Ut Gutgi-y, went OF To- i " yaa7-
ea' IA Among til n were ven convicted Of
horse mug Gh-raas " tIxar VITO eo.S fpr
tCuI yea :: john Wood and Cornelius .,tiii-
we'll, % hrs, years each, y II. "ood, RJb'Tt
fsel', John Donovan and Haory = Sm.th, ftr
Two HcaIs each. Henry Morton and Joseph
A6tW !, Tor fo"brnS a Tlii - ,I@cHE-toHn- Ar
t. take "a tenn II ytar each Wa King
alias Kals. convicted 81 ,,-E,ag s, waa.l from
Iothtt 20 Gp rur i5ke PERIOD. ihs h4'.
ancf Cf the Y hEfrs-.tCat Howard, Wnt. RYAN.
Vim. Noods, Roo II SN.t,T-r, flames DJn~Ia
and M norriuF sou .tGe last named asias af
Scott'- !ttl. coE yictsd Of grand larleav. are 10
lave one year each
Tie color.d yersonS-Iohn Thomas. Vim.
jackson. :. Richards. Rob-rt Williams, Rufus
SitnisI, fenl Wiitams, koat Dorsey, Wal
lace Tuner. ,ionn johnson, Ella IsC:rl;x. W.
= tones, May Bruce, Lucinda Johns 1n. Jane
DAVIS. Aimee Pheasant AID Mary A. johnson
are al o Wet ~ gTanu lar aenv, srsa z ~
Tor or, ye"r l.. 'xerpJ.nz tue flr5t-na ned,
Who gc' up TT sighte-,' mo ain.
IT." procession ma.ed IF f-- minutes
atf'T 7OuT, he IrI-cnsr rs b,tdIpZ god bye 10
their cCura0es and II % to tne CuarIa as tAev
IassE. oct end pfoc'eset TO III depot ~ IN
feast fr'qN1HiTG streets. but Notwithstanding
curtIu. c1Cwc soon "a Eer.d about them,
ano Il lot OF hoNs 4Oi ed n n - me lie rpt
= HI re they attracted mueh at.enliC-. The
Fr'so ners, 8ecCrtIc-I tHd by tna guards, took d
car t rEtrrseiNs ana Here o proceed win
cut chanf'Eg 70 Hp~ FORK. i here they would
:ruNe thls morning ard take Ia cars on raa
hudson Riser rsa,.. AMI an Albany about
neon today.
PoE.cE REgoEgs.-First PrecsaeL-Ia.tin
Mac. .ruLF, bCrt iii 80 GER
S.cor 4 pree,ay s.--.IaIles Wh1ien, assault tuI
battery: oil 1orpeace Ehza6-tn Bel, assault;
Th.si fr,cinct.--M. aIeNaIlv, selling o. san
Gas sso=6 Eds- Beatsy, disc-Eerfy -
tct',- Ircc.Ec maurtce Clifford, assault
alG - Ja.l '5r court Ghas. oz,i.h, 10 ;
oisE i,sed. a. II + be disc, derIy; - Ann
j Gan, hard, do: vTogkhouse Il. Crosar graaa
larrhy }. Turner. ). 7. Reieer, do, silsmis
+ III Pre,snz' --augusta Brown, selling j.
qroc licensed; Ihns. 8 illi.ns, Grand Tar
nF; WIN. Datsey. ASSENT ard battery John
Johns, disordsriy las. Gibson, d.. an ,ldruGl5.
dismissed. David ilsne, sleeping IN TIE stree s
uliIsary
TS'sL Prtcta..- Elizabeth Kelly, Isa4ing
lswd course Of iil- deisrled. Sarah I5fo ,yn,
VuEiii4 WiiFafas. Es4rEaIeT MaJtg4a. MARY.
carer, Ino Cro7Eieg, drunk and disorieriY.
1Ei'staly. inc. T. Kelly. deserssr: -. Wm.
Thcmgsfr, selling iiqaor uHiteeass4; HoEk-
LoUss.sN
A NEW LpTFKR Box.-wp notice at the city
Post Cfiise new letter hoy, of an ingenious
6esJiiptoa Il hiss been deemed q dssider4-
TIM Ia secure tte letters deposited lpd pre-
vent "a. II uCstTac io., aad ta,s box Guild sc u
To accomplish IL chjsct 4 is very simple
CCnriEruc'. end is operated ~ means ot r
- nfl., Which :; irEscn lowers and deposits
lis lester IN tie opening. This done, TIE Gaadia
rs cTCl PED, APO Tie letter is carried upou a
inc.iEse Tiare 70 7 corresponding aperture IL
the tot-nnl Il he box. and Is arGpprd IBto the
piCp.T fGcept2c!e. Tie maIG feature % this
cen.il ahes y, q seen IS he box is opened ia
noi.', n .'lf. slorepE aper,ure : perfectly
cit<eo, thus rendering impossible an aitara nt
to frftJ out My sis tract 81 letter iron the ont
sids II Ee Pcs; Office.
I8.PE cvRMENT - 4 tarsiye in provsmepts
are lrCi ctsr ~ lie pEclic aEtboyities in the
neiG,f' rtood - The pa.!tentjarr, and extend.
ing fsfouf b 20 the river. Surveys are MAKING
daily y the laud there ahout; ant The sac crssor
of Col Ramsay, industrious Is tt.st officer un
CoubtSnlS a, IS pakiHg Lis Il 'iGsncs aud
lTesFEcr manifest Its dtsiE aci 70 cut a shin
canal frcm The Eastern Branch "a 20 tne base
Gf tire apnol ;tinost. 10 establish workshops
Gt capavtty Sufficient for the increased neces-
CITIES q the war. and 10 demoiish the ola pent-
eenti8fy, which Tie Government 1T present
eises fCI the manufacture Of ammunition, etc
ARRIVAL or EETEgAEs.--W ilnin the past
Few day be following veteran regiments have
arrived at the Soldiers Resi-, and been for
.yaIoed 10 tbe frnnt:-T6ta Mich, 81 men; I'D
III ass; $50 Ien, 9tn n. Y. ca gary, 22J nlen, 7th
" r.. A2 fneE; tSsid Pa, $50 NEE, S5tn n I
81 men There have also arrived 5n.veferaus
Tor N 6'h J j, 50 recruits for ist ". Y. srt.;