Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-28
LOCAL. NEWS.
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CRuvLES HsATER-Mr. Grover lays aside
TIE IL ANA .oT short season, In order 10 intro.
s'j,ce 20 lis ratrcns the ceishratrt Carl An
g utZ Opera Company; company combining
probsh'E tie best professional operate aud 70.
.ai talent ." IN the country The Larnps Of
Nine ~ !ohan' en-, Signora Louise Srtderici,
II lie Pauline CaEassa, M'Tli Ia Roche, nj
Franz thinner, rheodore Hablemau, Anton
stetLecse, &C, &c, are sufficient guarantee
that unsurpassed entertainments will be given
TIE cor pany ~Iii open t. night with Gou-
Ecd,s grand opera of Sc Faust
FORD's > FIR sTgR-ii Edwin Forrest an.
pears to- ght l. his sve7t part of " Richard
HI The siTple annop. reuient that taa great
tTafedIan Is TO appear il that character TO.
hight Will not fail to attract one of the largest
a"cifhCFS OF the season, and seats viii be at
premium, VIE take il.
GRAND Vocal AND ISsrRUHENrAL Cox.
CERT is 70 be gwen at Odd Fellows EaIl to-
night. The best amateur musical talent of the
CITY, including Mrs. q. Y. Kretsehmar, Mrs.
Noyes, Mrs. Newton, Mrs. small, Messrs
Dawson, Barnett and others, will be present
and take part. The music, therefore, viii De
Of high orfer, and the cause for which the
concerts given tbenefit of 81. JOSEF h's Orphau
Asvluml eommends itself to all classes. Mr.
John MeCulloch Will rrcite the BEAUTIFUL
poem, - Shamus OBrieG.''
CAnrERBURY.-No music hail in this CITY
announces more attractive bill for the present
week than does the Canterbury, the pioneer Of
the ccrcert-ha'l class OF amusements in this
city. From the day upon which it was first
opened it has kept a foremost rank, and it's
manaseIaent nave ever taken pains 10 make it
snplendld place of amusement. See. in our
advertising columns, the fine bill announced
Tor to- night.
VARIETIES This hall also ever succeeds in
Keeping up Its we'll earned reputation. The
sttrac'Iye feature for this week vet will 10
titzsimmons' last or eat sensation play of the
Female Pickpocket,"a play which the man.
capital, and has such terrors for rowdies and
guilty Wratches, tina. thousands Of dollars have
been offered TO have it Withdrawn from the
stage. In addition to the drama, the audience
will be entertained with song and dance
METRoPoLITANHALL.-T Is another four
ishiI music hall. 1t was but lately taSlissed
but it has already obtained considerable repu.
tation, and those who have visited it fad it a
very agreeable pla CO whereat to pass pleas ant
evening. The bill announced for to -aiyht is a
good one. and mbraces song, dance and ETH.
Opian eccentricity.
CIRCUs.-There is certainly no dearth of
amusements OF all kinds In the city Just now
and what, with theaters, operas, concert halls
and balls, the most fastdiOus must necessarily
amusement, TIE circus of Mrs. Warner at the
corner OF 9th street and New York avenue
should not oe overlooked 1t will remain here
fo- one week only. and performances will be
given each afternoon and night
GRAND EASTER BALL.-The second grand
bill OF the Young Irish American ASSOCIATION
This is about as delightful a way az any to
spend an evening OF Easter week.
The EnroIimept ard Draft in the District.
TER Di%rRiCT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BE.
TEEEN MAYOR WALLACH AND The GovEar
MINT AUTHORITIES.
1he following correspondence relative to the
enrolment aud draft il this District, and to the
lumber CT ncen for which the city will be en-.
Itjed to credit, Will be read with interest by all
citizens The correspondence runs as far back
as 20 Inc 18th OF August, 1868, upon which day
Mayor Wailach addressed a letter to Captain
n. f. Maynadier. in charge of the Bureau Of
Enrichment, and asked to know what credit, IL
any, was up to that time given to the Districtof
Coium bla. Captain May nader replied on the
18th Of the same month, and said that the quota
for the draft was one- fifth of the number of the
first class enrolled, and that no deduction was
mads on account of the four regiments fur
nirhed by the District. The rule is 10 deduct
from the fifth the number OF troops furnished
BY any State over and above the quota called
Tor, thereby giving credit for any excess. The
rec0rCS 90 rot show that any particular quota
.as assigned 10 the District Of Columbia, and
The four regiments were therefore not consid-
cred ss an s'eXcess over and above ali former
calls upon which credits are given.
On the 18th of January, 1864, Mayor Wal
aaL b, ny letter, directed the attention of the
city councils to the proclamation of the Pres
ident calling for an additional number OF vol.
unteeTs, aud recommending councils to In
crease The bounties for volunteers so as to
induce persons TO enlist; and recommending
hat resolution be adopted requesting the cor
poration of Georgetown and the Levy Court
ircpre -enting the county, 10 cooperate in the
matter.
On The same date the Mayor addressed let-
t5r 10 Hon. T. IA. Stanton, Secretary OF War.
calling his attention to the tact that substitute
brokers In fhis city were Offering large ind uce-
mrnrs Tor recruits and taking them to other
localities, 10 the manifest prejudice of the in
fsTests of the citizens Of Washing ton.
On the I'd OF February Col. G. Loon1is, su-
periIren dent of the recruiting service, by d.
rectIon of the Secretary of War. reported 70 the
Mayor hat 35l men from the city OF Washing.
ton had been enlisted in the regular army OF
the United States from September 3, 1869, TO
In The latter part OF January Mayor WAL
laca addressed letter 10 Adjntant General
Thomas, in compliance with resolutions of the
city councils. Mayor Waliach sa gsAn this let
ter be swould respectfully inquire what nun.
her of men has been credited to This District on
account Of the several calls OF ths President
for troops of April, 1851, and July ist ana l2tn,
1852, and particularly what, If any credit on
the draft or Otherwise has been or viii be given
20 this District or any State for the 3 AGO rs.
cTnits6 for three months on the LIST OF July.
1851; 1or the SOS men recruited in the LIST d. y.
regInep the go nnep recruited for the I'd ID. G..
regiment; for the l2s men for the California
regiment; 12s men for Mary land regime ts; go
men for the Sd Pennsyly ania cavalry; the GU
men for Capt. Thstleton's independent CON-
pany and the 1000 men for the two u. @: col.
ored regiments or any others thai may have
volunteered or been enlisted from this Dis
frict." .-
80 his comm unicau9n was referred 10 COi.
Fry, Provost Marshal General, and he replied
10 It on Feb. 18th by saying ''that the city of
Washing ton was duly credited with all meu
furnished up 10 he time Of computing the
quota for the draft, as shown by the muster
rolls on fiie IN the Adiutant Generals Office.
The number thus credited vas 3,4l3 white, and
I.G6t coiored troops; IN ali 5,O77.
On the s-of February MAYO Wallach wrote
s 20 Col. Fry, Provost Marshal General, as fol-
lows:
81 an. requested by joint solution OF the
City Councils to obtain information upon the
following points, and you Will greatly obliga
ne ny furnishing answers from the records Of
your Off e:
1st What would have been the quota OF the
District of Columbia under calls of the Presi-
dent9
sd What would have teen the qnota assigned
TO tn District If any had been made
3D.. Why was not any quota assigned 10 the
District9
4th. Is there any rule of the Euroliing De-
partmt ut that would prevent the District from
oh aiming credit for the troops already fur
pish.dl
5th Is OF the Distri ct of TO- utubia nj q uOu