Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-20
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.

AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.
GROWERS TBRATBR.-Mr. VIM. e. Sim, late
the popular manager Of Canterbury Hall, has
temporarily leased MIR. Growers splended the.
alter, and will to night commence a series Of
entertainments such as s'Mazeppa," &c. MA
zeppa" will be performed to might, and Miss
Kate Vance, the LIBERATED equestrienne, will
make her first appearance, and will ride the
educated horse 'Don Juan.n All of MIR. Gro
TTer's fine company will appear In the cast.
tFoRs's THBATER.--Mr. J. s. Clarke has
been re- engaged for two nights more, and will
produce Shakspeare's comedy, 1.-TWO GENTLE
men Of Verona" Mr.. Clarke appearing as
"Launce' On this occasion he will be sup
ported by Miss Susan Denim and other favor
Ite actors and actresses The entertainment
VIII conclude with the amusing farce Glove
tent"
CANrRRBuRY-MlleM Marietta Ravel, Mons.
Bapustin, John N ulligan, Billy West, II. w.
Williams, J. J. Dougherty, ]. De Forrest, w.
b. Cavanaugh, and eighteen pretty girls. com.
posing the Ronzani ballet trsupe, will all ap-
pear at this hall every night this week and
tonight the great local drama. 1.-THE. Bush
whackers of the Potomac" will be performed
FAIRS AND FKsTIyALs.-The ladies of Grace
Church, Island, Will commence splendid fair
and festival at Island Hall tonight and will
fancy articles, which will be disposed Of by
the pretty and agreeable ladies connected with
the church. It will undoubtedly be the most
interesting affair OF the sort ever held in the
city.
At Odd Fellows Hall, the delightful fair for
the benefit Of the home for friendless women
and children will be continued throughout the
present week.
LEVY COURT.-An adjourned meeting of the
Levy Court was held on Wednesday, at the
City Hall, all the members being present.
Mr.. Burr reported names of the everal roads
in the county, as follows, which were adopted,
and also the amount or annual appropriation
for each road:
First Distriet-Road from eth street, in
Georgetown. to the canal at the Stone House,
to be called 9TH street road, with an appropri-
alton of $40 50, from canal, near Cooks Brew
cry, TO intersect eth street road, "Foxhall
Road" $50; from eth street road to Tough.
borough road, 'Ridge Road" 800: from Falls
Bridge west to Rockville pike near Tenally-
town, ''Loughborough Road" S5O from Ten.
allytown west to the District line, s.River
Road, $50.
Second District.-East from Rockville pike to
Rock Creek, "Busey Road" $500; east from
Rockville pike to Pierce's Mill, "Pierce's Mill
Road" $50; from Tenallytown to Broad
Branch, 'Tenallytown Road" from Tenally-
town pike north TO District line, "Belt Road"
600; from Pierce's to Blagden's Mill, "Blag-
o. den 8 Mill Road, - S1G0; from Blagden's Mill
road to Milk House Ford road, abroad Branch
, Road Sl,3U0; from Broad Branch to Milk
House Ford road, "Swartz Road from 9TH
street pike to the District line, milk House
Ford Road" $50.
Third Disrict.-From Boundary and 2ist
streets to Piney Branch Road, "Little Road"
$500; from Little Road, by Eslin's, to Pipey
Branch Road, Walbridge Road from
Pierce's Mill east to 7th street pike, "Linean
Hill Road, 500; from 14th and boundary to
its intersection with the eth street pike, .Piney
Branch Road" $1,000; from Blagden's Mill to
Piney Branch Road, "Blagden Mill Road
300.
EourH. District.-East from 7th street pike to
District line, "Rock Greek Church Road,'
$1,000; from last-named road 9th street pike,
at Brightwood, Ray Road' from 7th street
pike 10 Rock Greek Church Road, between
Walkers and Saunders, "Waiker Roads" from
9TH street pike to Walker Road, near McChes-
neys, "Morrison Road;' from Rock Greek
Church Road TO Sargent Road, .sBates Road"
$50; from Bunker Hill Road, at fuckers, to
District line, "Sargent Road S4O.
pd rum D's a,ss,- Nortn Capitol and
Avenue" $1,000; from Lincoln Avenue to
Middleton's gate, Bunker Hill Road $500;
District line, "Queen's Chapel Road,s slOO
from Delaware avenue and Boundary street to
District line, "0id Bladensburg Road,'t 5000;
from LIST Tollgate on Baltimore r'<e and Bonn
dairy Street to Benning's Bridso, ..Bsnning's
Bridge Road" 800; from Bsnning's Bridge
Road to Boundary street, by Cool Spring, "Cool
Sixh District-From the road from Benning's
Bridge to the District Line, "Marlboro' Road"
S1,O5e; from Union town 10 District line "River
Road" SiCG from river road by Sherif7s to
District line "Sherif7s road" $50 from the
road leading from Good Hope to District line
by Golding's Good Hope road" s4OO from
Hamilton road to District line Walker road''
$50 from Middle Bridge to Good Hope, middle
Bridge" $50.
.SereHa District.-From Union Town to Dis
trict line by the Asylum road, 81 300; the road
from Asylum road to District line by Lvings.
ton Mill ''LivingstOn's Mill rOad,'' 800: from
Asylum road al Hamilton's gate TO Good Hope
E'Hamilton road $500"
The report was adopted, and the appropria-
lions made. 1T will be observed that the COM
mittee have appropriately named all the roads
in the county and that the appropriation in
each district equal are being $4,000 for each
school district
Mr. Blagden submitted an ordinance to pre-
vent bathing in exposed places in the county,
imposing penalty OF a fine OF two dollars for
each offence or in default ten days Imprison-
ment in jail, which was passed.
Walter Smith was appointed supervisor for
First School District, and John E. Chapel for
Second School District.
Dr. Nichols reported that at least half Of the
taxes due by j. +. Smith should be RENTED on
account OF the depred2tions OF troops, and the
deduction was ordered 10 be made
THE WILEY Brown CAsB.-In the Circuit
Court this morning before Judge Wylie, the
tr,al OF the case of Emily F. Wiley VS. Mar
shall Brown and Jesse Il. Haw, administrators
of the estate of Tiottson p. Brown, deceased,
was resumed. ..-.
Mr. Davdge opened the case for the defence,
and stated that they fully expected to prove
that Mr. T. p. Brown was not the father of
Emily +. Wiley, and that he never acknowl-
edged such to be the fact. They expected also
TO falsify many of the statements made by
Mrs. Brown, and TO show that instead of being
a virthous young girl when she came first to
Washington she was at that time and had been
previously living upon the town, and that
Tillottson Brown was at that time boy at
school, and that If there was any seduction, it
was the boy who was seduced by Mrs. Brown.
The defence also expected to prove that Mrs.
Brown had been kept by Dr. Miller of Balti-
more, Mr. White, OF Kentucky, and others,
and that her criminal intercourse with these
parties extended through a number or years.
Mr.. William Dalton was first sworn.-Is and
has been hack driver. Remembers Of board