Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-01
LOCAL NEWS.
AMusEmrNrs TONIGHT.


will con clude with fine comedietta.
FoRp's THEATER.-Mr. and Mrs Charles
Walcot, Jr., sustained BY Mr.. Fords fine com.
pany, will to night again play "Rosedale; or,
and which for many nights has attracted
crowds to Ford's This is the last night OF the
play, as tomorrow, by general request. the
erea; play "The Octoroon; OF, Life in Louisi-
ana " i'll be performed.
THE DAVENPORT BOYS had another large
audience last night. and they again excited the
wonder Of all present bv their performances.
There are certainly many startling aisplays
and incomprehensible demonstrations m ade;
and after the public performance is over a
circle is formed in a private room where other
Startling performances are given.
CANTERDURY.-Miss Dora Dawson the fine
vocalist and double voiced singer, appeared
last Light for the first time, as did also Mile
Medee, the premier dansense, and the Sand
ford troupe OF pantomimi>ts and gymnasts.
The great ballet troupe will o.night appear in
the Chinese ballet entitled s' Kim ka''
VARIkrIEs.-A new face also appeared at
tits hall last night, viz: Miss Kitty Lee, and
sire Is decidedly an additional attraction Miss
MagSie Vernon, Miss Eliza Florence, Miss
Maggie FrieI, Miss Lima WiudelI. and all of
the company appear again to. night, in a fine
bill.
MAGICAL SoIREEs Wiseman the
gIea. magician and prestIdigtateur, will give
another OF ms magical entertainments at the
Washington Theater tonight. Prof w is one
OF The most noted mystfiers now travelling, and
3 ways succeeds in delghting the large audi
e c.s who visit him.
CONCERT AT ODD FELLOWS HALL-To.
night, MRS. Cecilia Young kretchmar, assisted
by tue best musical talent OF this city, will give
a concert at Odd Fellows Hall The concert
ls fol- The bene fit OF the Seventh street (Islsnd)
Presby terrain Church. The cause is good
one, and deserves TO be patronIzed. Besides
those fond of really good music will certainly
enjoy a rare treat.
CIRCUIT Court, Chief Justice Carter-Yes-
Ieloa Inc case OF Clarke agt Lowthen and
H9h .gs merry; tor s2s7, was returned.
Lewis 5. Chatfield, of New York, was, on
motion OF MT Biount, admitted to the bar.
The. "gold dealing case"-Columbus Alex
ander agt Sweeney Huyck-was taken up,
Mess H. X j. Brent, of Baltimore, ana J. L.
Nor appearing for the plaintiff and Messrs.
Kennedy and ". ID. Davidge tor the defense
4 his Il an action 10 recover S2O,00O damages.
Inc case grows ont of certain transactions be-
tween The parties in purchasing and selling
gold; and IL is alleged that the defendants by
altering the dates in the account rendered to
plaipult to other dates, when the premium on
gold had declined, deirauded him out of a large
amount Of money. The case was opened yes
terd@y morning, and nearly the entire day was
taken up IN explaining the terms used among
Brokers when teiegraphIng to each ether.
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRs.-The proprietors of
the coal docks on the canal and river near the
Aqueduct are making extensive improvements
In tine apparatus for loading vessels and re.
moving the coal TO their respective storing
places. The work upon these will hardly be
completed before the middle of March.
On Sunday the body of man WAS found
foaIing i'll the river on the Virginia side, near
the Aqutduct. The hands OF the man were
clenCfed upon plank, with which he tried to
save himself, no doubt. A skif was found
not far from the body. Coroner Woodward
held an inquest, and ii was ascertained that
the J anne OF the de ceased was ONeiI, formerly
q soldier in New York regi ment but Iatterly
resident OF Georgetown. He had $50 in his
pockets.
PORT OF GEoRGETowN -Entered-Steam-
shifs FairbaEks, Menham, from New York.
leader, Callahan, from Philadelphia: schoou-
eTs Gen. Pretman, Skarret, from New York,
1neT fandise for District merchants. Cleared
sIteams hin City of Richmond, Kelly, for New
New York; George Turbell. Miller, for Phiia-
Gelphia; J. Il Blocker, Edwards, for Bilti-
more; Bachelor, Knight for Nanjemoy: Sauna
ria, Todd, for Magethy river; Saiiie, Skim, for
st. Mary's; sloops TeaZer, Harden, for st,
Mays; Ranger, Cumberland, for do; John,
Bailey, for Accogac; Trusty. Trice, for Nam
POINT
FOURTH WAED STATION CAsEs.-Peter
Brown, disorderlyi dismiss I'd. John Cotter,
d sertion; military. John Cole, suspicious;
d >mssed. Silas J. Qnirk, suspicion of de-
sri ~ military William Trnnnell, fugitive
If IN his parents: returned to his parents
q sson Heller, disorderly; dismissed. DE W.
NJ rrtll, larceny; do. Edward Fitzgerald, as
sault and battery: do. Daniel Simms, keeping
81 otg unlicensed: SIS IS. Dennis Mohoney,
murcer; iail for court. Richard Durhaat1'
Isrceny: dismissed. Patrick McCauIey lar
ce.y; do. Andrew Morrisroe and Honora
Mo Iisroe, drunk and disorderly; S4.l6.
SITTING Up HOUSEKEEPING Fanny Porter,
Ginning 10 be the wife of Il soldier, few days
sirce rented a room in a house on Fourth ST.,
% ~ cen and Il north. pretending to be
Spectacle woman; but as soon as her husband
Hit she took in Josephine Valiant, we'll
known prostitute, and two others, and started
business. The neghbors, however, refused TO
allow them to Stay, and SATURDAY.
PLANT was made, when officer Pieroa arrested
the two above-named, and Justice Ferguson
ordered them to transfer their quarters to the
ToIBhouse,
CLERICAL CHANGEs-PostOFce Department.
u X. Jacobs, heretofore first class clerk has
been prom oted 10 q second class (Sl 400 clerk
ship in the finance division, vice BENZ. T. In
graham. deceased.
D. s Gregory, temporary clerk, has been
appointed TO first-class (Si,200) clerkship,
finance division, vice Jacobs, promoted.
a. f. Mouldin is appointed to temporary
(Sl,2t0) clerkship in the same division, in the
place of MIR. Gregory.
INCENDIARY ATTEMPT.-Sunday evening
the house of MIR. J. Batham, on E street south,
NJ a 9Th east, was discovered ON fire, it ha wing
b, set fire to the kitchen; but, fortunate
ly, IL was extinguished before any serious
damage was done. There was quite a breeze
covered before it gained Roadway, the whole
block, which is built up entirely of frame,
would have undoub tedly been destroyed.
FIRE ALARM AND POLICE TELEGRAPH
The bill introduced by Mr.. N. d. Larner in
the lower boardl providing for a fire alarm
and police telegraph passed both boards last
might
II was stated in the debate that the Board OF
IOlI Commissioners undertake TO pay half
the cost (s30UOO) of constructing the telegrap
AND that the contractors guarantee to run the
wires so as to fully accommodate every part
OF the city.
RAID ON GRAHAM's AILEY.-For several
nights past Graham Alley, between 18th and
18th and streets, has been in an uproar. The
visiting men and resident girls created SO much
noise as to disturb the peace of the nelghDor-
hood. AT IL O'Clock Saturday III ght the Second
Ward police entered the alley suddenly, and
arrested fourteen persons, male and female,
black and white. and took them to the station
house Justice Clayto fined thirteen of them
@I,ach, and dismissed the other.
GAMBLING-Sunday night, officers MiIstead
and Turner, in passing on their rounds, dis
covered in u barber shop on New Jersey "