Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-08
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

AMUSEMINT3 TONIGHT.
GRovRR's TBEATBR.-To-night Miss Char
lotie Thompson, who has for several nights
been deiighting the patrons OF Growers Thea
Ter, will take benefit, and announces that she
Will appear in the play entitled Ths Little
Barefoot" This play is a most Interesting QUE,
and tho character, as portrayed by Miss
Thompson and MIR. Growers fine company,
could scarcely be excelied upon any boards
Miss Thompson deserves bumper benefit.
FoRD's THHATKR-This night Is also a ben.
EFT at Fords, Mr.. Joseph Proctor, the TRACE.
dian, being the recipient. It should also be
remembered that this is the last night but one
of Mr.. P.'s engagement He has Certainly,
daring his limited engagement, won golden
opinions nom large class OF theater. goars.
1.-THE Avenger." seH..I-
SAfTkRBURY Manager Sim, with charac-
tefsuc hberaiiiy, seme time ago offered to give
per,oImance for the benefit of the Sanitary
ara Cnrlstan Commissions. The offer was
accepted, and to night the benefit entertain
meat Will be given. Every cent Of the pro-
eeeds vi be devoted TO the above Commits
slons, ana oy them will b. used in aid OF sick
and Wounded soldiers. The bill announced is
an admirable one; and it intrinsic merit 10.
gether with the cause for which the enter
taihment Is given, should attract very 1ull
house.
THE GREAT REBELLIos.--Those OF our citi-
xens who delight In works OF art, and would
witness q correct portraturs of scenes
ne cted with the present rebellion, should make
haste TO go to the Washington Theater, for
Harry Davis's exhibition will close to morrow
night.
RUSSIAN WAR.-This exhibition will also
close to- morrow evening. This. too, Is spIen
did work OF art, and depicts in fine style scenes
and incidents connected with the great Cri-
mean war. This has ever prov q most at
uactiye exhibition.
AARr MATTBRs- Aarkriters Coilection.-A
new picture by Meyer, OF Dresden, The
Mothers JOY" attracts much attention at
Markriter's, 4S6 Seventh street 1t represents
charming young mother leaning over babe
whose upturned face is the perfection of in
famine grace and heany. The tender loving,
motherly expression Of the one, and the inno-
cent, purely childlike expression OF the other,
are depicted with n faithfulness that, to our
mind, stamps Meyer the first Of modern
painters in this difficult branch of the art The
fes tints are exquisite, the coloring delicious
iy transparent, and the drapery easy and flow
Another picture of great merit to be seen at
Markriter's is one entitled $50, and Sin No
More" by Goldberg, Of Dresden.
AN exquisite landscape by Brown, of Port
lano, Maine, catches the eyes of all connois-
teuIs, and Will conbtless be secured by some
good Judge OF meritorious pictures.
In the Photographic collection of Markriter's
are tome admirable sun lignt copies OF Land
SEES o. ct pictures, that we recommend to the
average merit in this way.
Inc display of new engravings at Markriter's
embraces the best specimens OF English, French,
German and American art, and fr.m the grs {
variety in this branch we cannot do more than
call attention to them as a whole. But we must
not conclude without some mention Of the
frames at Markrter's. Aside from his stock of
gilt frames, he has variety in dark wood
mat are exceedingly rich and beautiful.
~ POLICE REroRTs:-IhtrA Precinct Eliza
Doris, disorderly; 1856. VIM. Wilson, do;
90 90. mm Steet, DO; s3.so; Jno. Cavanaugh;
DO; Workhouse. Mary Gatsly, drunk; dis
missed.
Tenth PrtciHel-John Green, drunk and dis.
orderly; John Prpnnen, do; military. WIN.
Burke, disorderly; Edw. Allen, do S3 VIM.
ITashearS, assault and battery; dismissed Mary
I Smith, dis"rderly; workhouse John Smith,
do; 81. Catharine Spanld ng, drunk; work.
house. Jas. Hardee. Jas. Brown, Jno. Smith
eisorderlyi dismissed. 0
SAFE-Yes;erday morning. lieutenant with
lady, got out OF hack at the Maryland
. ar ing for the South The hackman received
bic pay, but before he could transfer the bag
gage to the train it started. and the baggage was
left. Fortunately. officer Dom saw the bag
gage in the backman's possession, and asked
shout 1t. The hackman told the circumstance,
and delivered the baggage up TO the officer. The
lieutenant may obtain his baggage by applying
to Superintendent Webb.
GRAND OVERWHELMINGLY night, dstec.
t:Ees McDevI.t and Clarvoe arrested Lucinda
Johnson and Fanny DyanE, colored, at the
Varieties, tor stealing about $50 worth Of cloth
ing from Mrs: Isabella Cassidy, 4ls Eighth
street, on the gotta December last. They were
tsken before Justice Clay ton, and sent to Jail
fer hearing. Lucinda Johnson has been chang.
iIS HeI ulTlHg places frequently recentlv, and
sc many families have been losing their wear.
Ing apparel, jewelry, &c, the detectives will
be pleased If such report to them Immediately.
DEATHS OF SoID1ERs.-The following have
been reported at the office Of Capt. Moore, Chief
Assistant Quartermaster as the names OF sol.
diers who have died in the hospitals OF this
city within day or two: Robt Gardner, com.
pany b, 12ith New York; Charles Cowperth.
Wait, company L, LIST New Jersey Cavalry;
Iran E,Tam %. Robbins. company D, llth Vermont
1-cth Pennsylvania; John Taylor. teamstsr;
John M Robertson, conscript; Augustus n.
PaIson, regiment unknown.
ANIMAL ELEcTIoN.-Last night, the Perse-
yerance Fire Company, No. S, held their an
nual election or officers, with tue following
result:-President Henry Lyles; Vice Presl-
dent, Julius Strobel; Secretary, John s. Dick
inson; Treasurer, Henry Janney. Directors
Augustus Glasgow, JOHN r. Lyons, p. Stro-
LyIes Julius StrobeI, John s Dickinson, Jno.
II. Thompson, John r. Lyons.
Inns, Anna Smith, John Denny. drunk; dis
missed. James WEIGH, assault and battery:
jail for court VIM Douglass, drunk and dis
orderly; 81 So Samuel Contss, suspicion OF
larceny; dismissed. J. r. Putnam, do; do
Harrison Jones, do; for hearing John War
m mer' d vagraney; %orSho.se Frederick sh2m,
90; aismissed francis Mercer, peddling with
out license; S2J5S.- --....-',
OoAAlTTED FOR COZ yesterday, officer
Frazier again encountered James WEIGH better
known as Paddy WEIGH, the deserter who es-
capped from him the night before, and pre-
yiously from Capt Scheetz's detectives, and
this time of1cer Frazier succeeded in placing
him in the Foprth Ward station Justice Gil
berson committed WEIGH to court TO answer
tor the assault and battery on the officers.
The METROPOLITAN HOOK AND LADDER
COMPANY, at their meeting last evening, elect
ed the follow lng officers Tor the ensuing year:
President, John I. Chancey; First Wee Pres
idant, Chas. Hoibrook; Second do, William s.
Scott: Secretary. .Edw'd III. Spe; Treas urer,
Geo. II. Noyes Delegates TO Fire Department,
John u. Chancry, Cha. 'es Hoibrook, VIM s.
Scott Edw'd H. Sipe AID Geo. II. Noyes.
SMALLPOX CASE ~ THE SraEsr-Ronnds.
men Miller and cooke, of the First Ward, in
making their rOnhis las ninh