Evening star., 1864-05-15
LOCAL NEWS.
AMTsEMENTs TONIGHT.

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AMUsEMENTs TC-NI9BT.
FoRD's sTHEATKs-OIarke MAKES his lac, .,
s-I i1nse nefe Tonight, and appears as " Pan
Efy and rs 'Caleb Scrimmidge," in the dram
Vi nc III urder at the Roadside Inn"
GsoVkRs THEATER--For the only time ms
ifively the "Femals Gamb,ern vii, ha pos'
IoIaeo mere tonight, Miss Mary Provost an.
peafHs as Madame de Fantangss,"
CAhTERBGRY.-Th Snow Brothers with
aiso biTIsEing Pbs IaI1 a oogs and monkeys tonight
niSo, uS Iast night OF the drama .The Monn.
't".d OutiaW. Songs and dances also.
hefERoPoL1TAN HALL.-The Gunbo,, Mi,
at thss u 49, uie double company tonight again
., ",s popular hall. The bill also Embraces
many songs, dances and Ethiopian acts
THIRD WARD M acknowledgements +o a COLL
. iSeuns OF the Unconditional Union men of
Lae ihlrd Ward was held lasteyeniug at Tenn.
nelalee haii for the purpose OF nominating a
tion. ~ o'o@-
Phe meeting was called to order by Mr.. A.
". Klcnards, who nominated MIR. T. @. Com
-neUy as chairman, who was elected Mr.
C.ECiary was elected Secretary
MT Connolly, In taking the chair, stated that
aitnoush there was not as large number of
.se Vo.ers present as could be wished for, he
believed that they were present IN suficient
NUMBERS to express the decision Of the ward.
Mr. Y. Spencer moved that the meeting pro.
ceed at once to form ticket which WAS carried
MIR. Clary nominated the following ticket
which was printed on long white slip:
AEderman-J. +. Brown.
Common Council-J. W. Angus, NJ d. Lar.
aler and James Skirying.
Assessor-H. B Curtis.
Mr.. Thos. Lewis Nominated the following,
printed on a small green ticket:
AlGerman-AleX. 4. Shepherd.
Common Council-Wm. g. Moore, Anthony
Eberly and w. B. Williams.
. Assessor-H. B. Curtis
Messrs. Hodgson, Warren, @ usen and Yost
were appointed te Iers, and u ballot was taken
with the following result:
Aiderman-Brown, 20; Shepherd. ~.
Common Council-Angus, rs; Larper, SO;
tSkirving, -; Moore, 49, Eberly, Al Williams, 65.
Assessor-Curtis, 1913.
The tellers threw out eight of the white tickets
"nca had been voted In pile by one man,
anG one white ticket containing the names of
fonI persons for Council.
The Chair announced the following as the
ticket:
Alderman-J. T. Brown.
Common Councilmen-J. ". Angus. James
:sSkirving and w b. Williams.
Asses sor-Henry b. Curtis.
PROV KEETs' MAY BALL.-Owing to a press
OF other matter. we have neglected to notice
the grand May ball given at Odd Fellows Hail
on the evening of the 10Th instant by Prof
kreis. The ball was largely attended, and
considered by the s.cldsst inhabtant'' as one of
the granoest affairs Of the kind which has ever
franspireG IN Washin gton. The grand national
comic POLKA or Sc Brother Jonathan person.
ated by Ar HeIings, and the - Goddess OF
Liberty by Miss A. H, rs also tn ssIrish
a.r. ut. N which nSi1 wss repeatedly by Mr. NJ. J.
style unequalled, and reflected the highest
credit upon their tutor. Prof Kreis
Inc most interesting feature OF the evenings
entertainment was the presentation Of a mag
nif1cent gold watch and chain to Prof. Kreis, by
his pupils and friends, through Prof. Chas L..
spies, OF Baltimore, tutor to Prof. K, which
pirate remarks by the recipient. The watch
and chain was purchased from the celebrated
leWeiry esta blishment of Behrens 6 Lucas,
Pennsylvania av., between Sd aud4k streets
Prot. Kreis is highly spoken Of as q gentleman
and teacher, and is great favorite with his
pupils, friends and acquainlances. So uni.
Versal Is the desire of all present on the above
occasion to have the ball and exhibition re-
peatsd, that Prot. K. announces that he has
secured tsPom plan Hail." Union Hotel, George.
town, and will repeat the same on Wednesday
evening, 25th inst, where doubt not the
lovers OF Terpsichoreswill flock en- maSSe.
GEoResTowN COUNCILS, May 13-In the
Board OF Aldermen, proposition OF Mr. John
a. Rheem TO build new market house for
sS36,OOO was laiO over; and the Common Coun-
Gil resolution protesting against making Wash
ington port OF entry and Georgetown dis.
trlct OF tnat port, was concurred in.
In the Common Council, the resolution pro-
testing against making Washington a port of
entry was passed, and was referred to the AL
dermen. The Board adopted resolution to
contract with Mr.. Rheem for a new market
house. The Board transacted some routine
business and adjourned
BRIG. GEMS. STEVENSON AND RICE.-The
bodies of these ofhcers were embalmed by DR.
Holmes, at his establishment On Pennsylvania
avenue, and yesterday were sent North, each
body being in charge of members Of their re-
spective staffs. Gen. Steyenson's remains were
sent 10 Massachusetts, and those OF Gen. Rice
TO Albany, N. Y. or the six members Of Gen.
Rice's staff, but two remain, the rest being
either killed, wounded or missing.
necticut arrived about IL O'Clock last night,
from Belle Plain, bring ging up $40 wounded, the
most Of them being seriously wouEded-oyer
five hundred having TO be moved on stretchsrs,
fsderate wounded.
The Utica arrived shortly afterwards with
about $50 wounded, about one half being serious
cases.
A few died on the way to the city.
APLRAsANT TIME IN PRosPEoT.-Seea adver-
t1sement elsewhere of ST. Dominic's Sunday
School pic -nie, to be held at the Park, Monday
May % Everybody remembers the delightful
pic-n at the same locality by this school last
year, and will be eager to secure tickets for the
coming one. The management of the affair is
in excellent hands, and ii is sure to be apertect
Success.
ISLAND DRY GOODS SToRE.-Messrs. Wyth-
ers Rynlx, (late of johnson Il Sntton' s store,)
have lust opened a fine well-stocked dry goods
store on south 7th street, near Boswell's drug
store. This nelghborhood of the Island ward
has several handsome improvements made re-
Gently, and one Of the handsomest OF them Is
this new dry goods store.
BATTLE OF lecture will be
delivered in the Hall OF the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes on Wednesday evening, May 18th.
The Boston Daily Epening TraUeler says of it,
Mr.. Warner is an attractive speaker of easy
and graceful address, of warm and ardent
.oratory. He described with great force and
graphic beauty the grand and sublime, but
terrific scenes of battles, and paid handsome
tribute Of respect to our brave and heroic
soldiers. Mr.. Warner spoke for nearly two
hours with perfect freedom. The audience
listened with strict attention to the close, fire.
-quently interrupting him with enthusiastic
applause"
SPECIAL NOTICES.
JEwELRYl JEwELRY Lone DOLLAR.
Gold Plated Jewelry and Silver Plated Tea