Evening star., 1864-05-16
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEaENTs TONIGHT.
HRovEhs THEATER,.Miss Mary Provost
appears tonight as !" Bob Briefly" in the
Ilcket OF Leave Man" This will be the
only time the play will be performed. MISS
Provost is said to be the best deiineator of
brierly's character on the staEe.
FoRD,s sTHEATER.Clark has departed. and
MISS Mary Mitchell takes his place as the
reigning attraction. It Is the first time she has
has appeared here as star, but has good
and "a day after the Wedding" 1--we onASe'
CANTKRBURY.-John F. Poole's version of
"OudJos Cave" will be performed here this
neeA among the numerous acts, &c, which
anse mace this hall SO attractive a resort
METRoPoLITAH HALL.-Beautiful taliets
comic Tantomimes and negro burleso,Je . are
the order at this hall nightly This weeks
Dill ls q splendid one.
ARRIVAL OF MORE WouSpsp-Yesterdav
evening the steamer Columbus arrived with
1SV wounded on board, followed by the Lizzie
Baker, with 400, all Of whom were distributed
among the various hospitals of this city
This morning, at o'clock, the steamer Con !.
necticut, Capt. Shanahan, steamed up to the
& &Wharl win 500 wounded, $50 of whom were
9mssrs Among this number were Lieut. Osl
=, bulord, 5th Michigan, wounded In back;
Mal0T :: 5 Matthew's, 5th Michigan, in shoul-
en; ssm Major su L; ~; " Bradley sath New York, in
yania. in knee; Col. P. Lydes, 57th PennsyIya-
MIA. in arm; Lieut. Col F. E. Pierce, 1Osth New
York. in knee Col @. A. Craig, l55th Penn.
5th Virginia. in head Major w. Ellis, 49th New
YORK. arm and side; Major L. W. Curtis, 9TH
MIchigan, in neck; Major J. McKernan, 7th
4Oth New York, in back; and Col Smith. 6ist
pennsylvania, In thigh.
ROBBERY OF SILKs.-Messrs Barnes Il
mitchell. (dry goods merchants,) have for
some time past been missing valuable silks
rom their store, and on Monday afternoon
last reported that they had lost two pieces of
black silk valued at $780, to the Detective
Bureau Of the Metropolitan police, but not
before they had spoken to J. F. Dwyer, q new
clerk, who had CT arge of that portion of their
business. The matter was at on .e placed in
the hands OF Detectives McDe witt and Claryoe
and they soon ascertained that Dwyer had de.
camped to parts unknown, leaving his trunks
which he had at two different places, which
they took pos session Of and carried to the Office
when in in, one Of Them was found the pieces of
black silk and quantity Of colored silks,
valued at 5000, which was identified by the
firm.
APPOINTMENTS OF PATRoLMRN BY THE
ID CROOK, vice Ja1es Handley, Seventh pre-
Third precinct; Dan isl Donougly, vice George
a Parkhurst, Eight, precinct; John H. Meade
Tise Charles W. ThoSpson, Seventh precinct;
precinct; James johnson, vice Richard H.
Moore Sixth precinct; Christopher Whelan,
vice Lew s. Montgomery Fifth precinct; David
Ouni ing nam, vice j. M. W. Davis, Third pre-
cInct. Mr.. Geo. H. Ives received the appoint
ment of extra patrolman, Fifth precinct, for
the Santa ~ Commission.
CoUNTERFRIT TREASURY MoNEY.-Fridav
might, JaInas A Robinson, alias eorgeThornas
TOOK odgings at the kirkwood House, and paid
MS bill tn advance out of a 800 Treasury note
which this morning was discovered to be worth
less, and detectives MeDeyitt and Claryoe at
once arrested him. Robinson, it appears ran
away fr"m his father, in Philadelphia a few
days since, robbing him Of Sl20 in gold, some
Treas ury money and a watch. He states that on
Friday hight he received the bogus note on the
knowledge of having known it was worthless
Rooinson will probably be returned to his
father.
CELEBRATING HIS 5,0O0rH BIRTHDAY-A
German piano maker recently had q grand to
do an d jolifcatIon on the occasion of the birth.
day OF his 5,0JOth piano. This was an exhibi-
rion OF very pardonable PRIDE, and also, a good
advertisenlent. To show how far behind
Europe we are, in one branch OF trade at all
events, Chickerlng & Sons, q few weeks since,
prod ncsu their 26, ,O0Oth piano-the same superb
grand piano which they presented to the NJ Y.
Sanitary Fair-and had not pride enough in
the event We are constantly learning from
Europe how to do things.
MARKET THIEvEs-Last night the officers
OF the Third Ward arrested Jas. Boget white,
VIM. Harvey, David Mason, Cornelius Harris
and George Carroll, cold, for breaking into
several stands in the Center Market The Of.
6cers found nothing on them but keys and an
augur with which they operated. They are
all boys that loiter in and around the market,
but the officers were too quick for them to
make q robbery of the stands They had a
hearing before Justice Thompson, and were
committed to Jail for court.
REAL ESTATE OwssRs-Persons who have
real estate for exchange or sale are referred to
the advertisement of Hall l. Eaton, Real Estate
Brokers, corner of 9TH and F streets. These
gentlem want several houses and lots, for
which they have immediate sales at good
prices. Those who wish to sell will find
through aheir agency the very best facilities.
They have calls for several five and ten acre
lots, improved, near the city, and their demands
for various kinds Of property show clearly
that the future Of Washington Is bright one.
ARRIVAL OF REBEL WouNDKp.-Yesterdsy
evening, the steamer John W Pents arrived
at the Sixth street wharf from Belle Plain with
$50 wounded rebels on board Some of these
being but slightly wounded were committed to
the Old Capitol, and the others were sent to the
Lincoln Hospital.
AN EXCELLENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Robert Boyd, of the 1st regiment District Co
lumbia volunteers. has been appointed Lieut.
Col. OF said regiment IN place OF our fellow
townsman, L. Towers, resigned. Success to
Col. Boyd, say we.
DEAD.-The bodies of the following officers
have been sent to Drs. Brown &c Alexander for
embalmment: Lieut.. Ooi d. L. Sticker, I'd
Del; Capt Thomas Kelly, Go. H, Goth Penna.
vols; Capt. Michael D. Purtell, Co. K, 18th
New York.