Evening star., 1864-12-28
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMENTS TONIGHT.

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FoRD's THRATRR Prank Drew and Miss
Susan Denim are drawing crowded houses
nightly to witness their elegant pertorrnap ces.
Tonight they both appear in the popuIar and
lively drama of Grip Van Winkle'' and the
thrilling extravaganza Of "Mazeppa"
GROvER's THEATER.-This evening the
young, beautiful and talented comedenne,
Sophie Climber Kuhn, appears in " The Col
Ieer Bawn,' as "Eily O'Connor," and we ad.
wise those who are fond of good representations
to 60 tonight.
OXFORD HALL.-The great holiday attrac-
tions are crowding this beautiful hall nightly,
and Hughey Dougberty, the great stump ora
tor from Pennsy Iyania, keeps the house in a
perfect roar OF laughter.
CANTERBURY HALL-Messrs Murray and
Hutchingson, the wonderful and justly ceie-
brated gymnas Is and professors of athletic ex.
ercises, appear nightly in their extraordinary
gyIatory globe performance.
THE TRIAL OF NORMAN L. KING, charged
with having left the Union lines in July last,
during the threatening OF Washington by the
repel forces. and with having entered the said
service, and fighting against the Union forces
then defending Washington, he bep then subj
ject 10 draft in the District, ntinued after
our report closed yesterday, and the following
additional testimony given in:
Mrs. Louisa Centre, sworn on the part of the
prosecution, testified that the accused, while at
her house, had considerable fever, but that he
conyersed well, and appeared to be in his right
mind; that he stated to several tn at he intended
to Join the Confederates if he recovered, but
feared he should die, and requested that, in
case he should not live, his watch, ring, &c,
should be given to his brothers and sister.
Miss Emma GingeH was sworn, and testified
that she recognized the accused on entering the
courtroom; that he had called at her house,
about three miles beyond Tenallytown, in COM
pany with Dir. Councilman, and asked her to
change bill for him, and she did not see him
afterwards.
on the part of the defense, and testified that he
was called to the house of the father of the ac-
cused on Wednesday evening, and he there
found the accused wounded severely and in
raging fever, and his mind apparently entirely
deihroned, he being unable TO converse cohe
rentIy. The witness always knew the accused
as young man OF good habits end well dis
posed. a
he saw the accused IN ms barn yard, about ~
miles beyond Tennallytown, On Monday, but
that he had no gun, and appeared to be merely
looking on at the skirmishing between the
rebels and UnionIsts, which was going on in
the vicinity; the rebel skirmish line being
about thirty rods from the house OF witness,
in the direction of Georgetown; he saw nothing
OF him afterwards.
Mrs. kdtdlind LdTgdOn was sworn, ana teStl-
fed that she was grandmother to the accused;
that she was at the house of his father when
he was lying there wounded, and that his
reason was very imperfect, he not being able
to con verse correctly on any subject; that on
the evening he was brought home he was not
expected to live over night.
Other witnesses were examined, but their
statements did not vary materially from the
above.
PUBLIC SCRboL PRRsRNTATIoNs-First Dis
trict.--On Friday last, Mr. ). John Thomson,
principal of the Male Grammar School, was
the recipient, from his pupils, of beautiful
water pitcher, appropriately inscribed, pre-
serted with a neat speech by Master George
X Milburn, as a testimonial of the high appre-
ciaIion entertained for him their teacher,
and expressing pleasure at his uniform impair
tiality and kindness. The teacher replied in
appropriate terms of gratitude for their Kind
remembrance, and reminded them of the motto
inscribed upon their banner. The roots are
bitter but the fruit is sweet" This school, in
the hands OF its excellent teacher, maintains .
front rank amongst the very best schools OF
the city, and we may say of the country as
well.
Slater, received from her pupils a. very pretty
set OF gold sleeve buttons, bottle OF perfu-
merry, &c, and from the pupils of the Grammar
School, many OF whom were nsr iermer pu-
pills, a handsome gold ring. The teacher ac-
knowledged the Kindness IN most affecting
terms.
MISS AvoNIA JONEs.-OR Monday next, the
admirers OF legitimate drama TO be favored
to their he arts content. Two OF the most prom
inent of American tragic artists will commence
engagements here. At Ford's Theater there
will be Mr. Forrest, and Growers Miss Avonla
Jones. 1t is many years since the latter played
bere-we believe seven. She was then 0ut
debutante but her magnificent beauty and her
wonderful powers in the tragic art made her
the pet ana pride OF the leading fashionable
and political circles Of Washington. She has
had q varied experience siace then, but retu rn s
TO us, after yanquishing English and American
critics, the ackno wledged successor OF Cusn-
man and Fanny Kemble, the admitted hgn
priestess of tragedy, holding, in the opinion o1
the New York Herald, as an intellectual ac-
tress, position equal to Edwin Booth. Othel
critics speak of the sublime beauty and stat.
uesqueness OF her poses, into which she falls
with an ease really compounded or native
power and much hard study. We understand
hnr hahn n
play of " Leah, the Forsaken," which Mr. Gro
yer is getting up in handsome style expressly
to do honor 10 the occasion
THE FIFE DEPARTMENT.-The three steam
fire engines for our paid fire department being
built at the Amoskeag works, at Manchester
N H. are, we understand, rapidly approach
ing ompletion, and the first one ere this tim'
is probably completed and now en- route To-
this city. The first enc will be N To- 2, and VIII
be housed in the No. 2's building, (Franklin In
CINE house,) ID st., near 18th. The other two, on
OF which will be placed in the Union Engine
house NO. y and the other mo. 81 in the Col
umbia Engine house, will follow in within Q
month A gentleman who saw these engines
few weeks since speaks of them as being beau
dful pieces of workmanship.
In anticipation OF the arrival of the seam
ers the companies under direction OF Chief In
gineer Sessford have been training their horse
that everything may work smoothly as soor
as they arrive. BY the 1st of February tn
Department will be fully provided with steam
ers and truck, and with the fire alarm >tele
graph we will not be behind the improvemeQt t
OF the age.
The Fun SPoILRD-Owing to numerou
complaints by residents of the county, concern
Ing the character Of those who visit Crysta
Springs, on Monday Superintendent Richards
with a posse of his men went to the place, ant
aseertaining that chicken fight was on th
tapis, stationed his men around the place, ant
atagiven signal all closed in and captured tn,
entire party, So in number, and paroled them
to appear at the Second Precinct station house
The entire party appeared yesterday morning
before Justice Thompson. The proprietor OF
Crystal Spring was fined under decree of the
Levy Court, $40 for selling liquor withou
license from that court. Twelve of the parties
who were present at the cock fight and appa
renuy concerned, were held for a hearing
The balance were dismissed, there being NJ
evidence against them. The Justice, in order
70 ascertain If there Is any law In existence
the cases under advisement. Mr.. Utermehle
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