Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-05-23
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.


dRoVER's THRATKR.-The Opera Uompanv
OF Cari Ans chutz it was xpected would appear
mere 70 night, but circumstances have DELAYED
ho Sm on tne road. Miss Mary Provost will,
aSters, viz: As "Francine," In the t.Young
~, WIDOWS Strataeem," and as candy Blake" in
appears Tomorrow night
FoRp's THRATRR-The fairy spectacle of Nh
aiao queen, which created such a sensa
Ion mere some time ago, has been revived hv
Foster ana , n No Miss Susan Denim, Mr.. J. ii.
1,;tS ~ anu otners will am...,ear l. corr ..;a.,
I'LL M,.n tne regular COMPANY NJ, IN Sonnec..--
the nis, ,,se dc, have been nrodnced' snd
II Ip,oS VIII De Performed in stvie in wh Inh
= wa never peIore produced.
CAETERBURY.-Manager Lea is determined
standard. and therefore spares no effort to en-
gage the best talent, and has therefore engaged
tae services of Marietta Ravel and Mems Bap.
tistin, IN addition to his regular company. and
oave," will be reproduced tonight also.
METROPOLITAN HALL.-This week again
mere Will be splendid bill OF song, dance and
Elnloplan eccentricity by some of the best per-
Formers In the concert hall line Of business
For the programme see advertisement.
BALL-The Shields Club give their sixteenth
grand ball tonight at Temperance Hail
PIC NIc-The grand picnic Of ST. Domi.
n tn Sunday School takes place at Washing
ZOE Park to-day. The wealth or is Delegated.
ana crowds are awaiting their sci YES of the Oh.
Portuuity for enjoyment afforded by this de.
ighttul picnic.
AN AssAULr.-About9 o'clock last night as
colored man named VIM. Newton who is
ahuckster In our markets was PASSING over
the MARYLAND avenue bridge on his way to his
nome on Capitol Hill, he was accosted by three
asked what he had been struck for, when one
OF the men, Thomas Quigley, walked toward
him and drawing knife gave him severe
<Tlt @ mos
his chin ipf1icting CHASTITY wound. Newton
Immediately cried murder and Detectives Nc
Dewitt and Clarvoe, who were on Capitol Hill
beard the cries and fastened to the spot and
after short chase arrested VIM. Barry and
james w. Cation, but Quigley made good his
escape. The officers found Newton on the
ground bleeding profusely, and they took the
prisoners to the Seventh ward station and the
wounded man to DR.. Croggon's off CO where the
wound was dressed: and they afterwards took
Tor the arrest of Quigley and about IL O'Clock
they succeeded in arresting him. This morn
ing the case was heard by Justice Bos well
examination and committed the others to Jail
Quigiey in default Of $500 and Barry in 300
bail for further examination The officers in
this case deserve much credit for their energy
in following he case up.
ARRIVAL OF WoUNDED-Yesterdaym morn
Ing the steamers State of Maine and Connecti-
cut arrived at the Sixth street wharf, bringing
up wounded. mostly those engaged in the
fighting on Thursday last On the State of
Maine about $50 cases and on the Connecticut
SS and large portion were seriously wound
ed, over three hundred having to be moved on
stretchsra. Among the number were Capt. II.
M. Stan, Go. A, Sth New Y ork heavy artillery:
Capt j. Kelcher, Co. q, Goth Mass; and Lieut.
III. Moore, Co. /, 1st Maine heavy artillery.
There were several deaths on the boat on the
way up and at the whsrf. 1t was indeed a
Pitiful sight to see so many of the brave boys
who left this city about a week ago with so
much oouyancy and hopefulness returning
some OF them with wounds from which they
never will recover. but such is the fate Of war
These regiments, LIST Maine and 9Th New
York, (both heavy artillery armed as infa atry)
were noticed by us at the time they left here as
remarkably fine regiments and VI seems they
SO distinguished themselves in their first fight
IAN encounter with EwelIs veterans) as to
elicit warm praise frora Gen. Meade in a
SDacial order.