Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-11
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEmENrs TONIGHT.


bereht OF the accom- Pills he'd American actor,
mr.. h l.. Davenport The performance will
3Emence with the great his orical drama
william Tell" MIR. J. ". Wallack appearing
rs William Tell, and will conclude with "The
scalp Hunters; or, Sisters Love" Messrs
T.. l. davenport and j. W. "allacK ana Miss
Sussn Denim appear In both.
EORD'S THEATRE.-Second appearance OF
the celebrated English comedian, Mr.. William
General and the beautiful young English
comediebne, Mrs. William Gomersal, who will
appear this evening in two capital pieces
"Miriam's Crime and "Blondin ON the Low
Rope IN the first Of which Miss Alice GRAY
appears as Miriam.
CONFERENCE.-The evening fare well ben
eft Of Miss Cherry Belle, when will BE- pre-
sentfd magnificent bill, incl nd in the /. French
Spy" with Cherry Belle In three great char
afteIs. Tne laughable comedy of "Chairolo-
gy" and the screaming farce of HHaye Won
Seen her" will also be performed tonight
90 and STE Cherry in all of them, and ven
ture to say she will delight and bewlIder you
Matinee to morrow afternoon.
WARRINGTON THEATHR.-Sanderson's Min
srels nave concluded, after much persu aston,
have engaged the Washington Theater, where
they Will perform to night. This ftvorite COM
PAM has been we'll patronized far, and we
know success will follow them tonight.
IMPoRTAN,, CASE Wednesday, officer Par
ker, OF the Second Ward, received Information
tnat certain parues were engaged IN Obtaining
Government condemned horses and again sell
ling them to the Government for army purpo-
ses. A lot OF six horses OF the kind described
were found standing in front of the stanls, cor
ner Of @ and 18TH street, belonging TO Parks &
20. After advising with Sergeant Tai and
RuundsmSn EOss, the officer carried the noIsas
10 the Second W ard station. In the meantime
VIM ). Clever, Veterinary Surgeon, and Cor
nslius White, Clever's father in law, went
20 the station and each claimed portion OF the
horses.
Further information was subsequently, re-
ceived that Wm. II Burns, veterinary surgeon,
had horse OF the suspected kid. He was
tod hu of ria or1d fh hFNrln
daced. The case being likely to require the
attendance Of witnesses out of the city, Justice
Miller, the examining magistrate held Burns,
Clever and w hite to bail for q hearing yester-
day at II o'clock. At the hour appointed the
parties appeared. The evidence of w. h Tur-
ner, a witness, was that he purchased horse
found with White about four months ago at
the Bazaar, but subsequently discovered the
government mark (U. s. on the horse and re-
turned him 10 the man from whom he pur-
chased. Sometime after this he again saw the
horse with a big q marked on him.
Vim. Norton. sworn.-Testified that soldier
told him that he had sold United States horse
to White, and could never get the money for
him; and some two or three days after witness
went to Whites stable, saw the horse, exam
month after saw the horse again the U s had
B U marked over it. Witness said he had in
formation that colored man at Culpeper
Court House had made & brand, and branded
this horse with 1t. Witness thinks the colored
man can be produced.
U. S. Detectiue Frank Reside, sworn.-Testi-
fed that he and Clever were partners some
months ago in buving and selling horses and
purchased two horses from Fuller. q sutler,
ard he sold to the Sanitary Commission
for $50, and the other he sold to the son OF MIR.
White, and the one found in MI Whites pos
session.
Achievement detective present testified that
the horse Is Government property.
In the case of Burns, Jos. Williams was
swor n.-Testfled that he gave Information to
Officer Parker that Burns had a Government
hoIse, with a 40" mark branded over the
Government mark.
Il. Herruholz testified that two weeks ago he
vas at Parks stable. Saw Burns trade for this
horse. Saw no &C." on the horse. and could
have seen il il IT had been there. saw the &c"
on the horse yesterday after examining him.
M. Parks testified 10 the same facts.
for defense, proposed TO use VIM 5 Clever as
8 witness for defense.
Justice Miller said the evidence was suffi-
ciert to satisfy him that Clever was party to
the affair. The Justice then held Burns to bail
in Sl,CoO for court and turn the other parties
with the horses, over to the military authorities
for examination. Subsequently the military
authorizes took all the parties apparently con-
cerned, including Burns, into custody.
THE WINDING UP eF THE CAMPAIGN Pre-
vious 10 luisiDg the procession which pro-
-ceeoed TO the Presidents House and serenaded
President Lincoln last evening, tue Lincoln
and Johnson Club met at their room on 9th
street 10 wind up their business, Mr. CIephane
in the chair and MIR. T. b. Brown at the secre-
taIy's table.
MIR. Clements moved, the club was about
to adjourn, that the properly (transparencies,
&c..) be placed in charge OF the President.
Mr. J. A. Wise moved a vote of thanks to the
officers for the able and impartial manner in
which they had discharged their respective
duties. Carried.
Mr.. Ciephane returned his thanks for the
hearty manner in which the members had sus-
tanned The organization. In the beginning 1t
was thought that the meetings could not be
kept up nightly, but the contrary had been ex-
perienced. Every meeting had been crowded,
bod haayn int fInn thII oil
enc OF the most orderly over which he had
ever presided; there had been no discordant
feeling; everything had been done in an Or
derly manner, and throughout there was but
one spITit manifested, and that 10 atd the great
cause tor which they had organized The
ssciaton had accomplished much good. and
indiyid uallv many OF the members had not
been idle. The State of Mary land was some
what indebted to the exertions of the club for
the vote which she had polled for tina new con-
stitption.
Mr Clephane then, in some felicitous words,
returned bis thanks TO the club and declared
1t adjourned SINE die.
THREE cheers were given for Mr.. CIephane,
Aud ;re "s-emblage left the hall to proceed to
the PRESIDENTS House.
MIR Wise, during the meeting, announced
that II the rsom could be procured a town
meeting would be held on Monday evening to
devise means for the establishment of a house
OF refuge, and three OF the judges were ex-
pected to be present, with the Mayors OF the
two cities. Subseque MIR. Wise amended
his notice by making the time Tuesday night,
In order that the City Fathers might be present
TIE MARINE CoRPs-At the headquarters
of the Marine Corps there were yesterday
morning 2S7 officers and men, and they are all
In high state of discipline. Indeed this Is
now said to be the crack arm of the service
the marching and drill of the men showing
that no pains is spared TO make the new recruit
move like Clock-work. There are at present
about 40 recruits and we regret to state that
notwithsiAr ding the attractiveness of this arm
of the service, there are bat few men being re-
ceived into II Yesterday morning d. aft of
sergeant and 32 we'll drilled men were sent to
the frisate Minnesota for distribution 10 vessels
OF the North Atlantic Squadron.
The marine guard ct the Navy Yard are
under command of Major Fields, and numbers
now something over 100 men, who are perhaps
rs fine looking and well drilled body of men
as can be found anywhere.
In THE WRONG PRw.-A few evenings since
jolly resident OF this city received q visit
from friend OF his from the country, 8 strict