Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-05-18
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.

GRovRR's THEATRR-The great Partisan
sen anon drama, in four acts, entitled s'Lucie
FORMED tonight. Miss Mary Provost appearing
m the principal character. This will be the
last representation of this play.
FoRD's THEATBR.-Miss Mary Mitchell is
announced TO appear tonight as ssHeurt St
Alme," "Hamet" and sMathilde de Meric.n i'm
the military drama, "rhe French Spy." Miss
Mitchell is good actress, and enters with
tray.
CoNCERT-Teresa Carreno, the child pianist
WIi give another and final cone ert TO- night at
Odd feIiows' Hall, in aid of the soldiers
wounded in the late battles She will be
assisted by some fine vocalists and the selec .
lions will be from the most prominent com.
posers.
Uudjo's Gave" is the great
attraGtion here just now, and 1t may be truly
SAID tnat II is got up in first.class style The
great Contortionist Santiago Gibbonnoise an
pears among other performers
METRoPoLITAN HALL.-Rich, rare and racy
entertainments are given here nightly. Ballots
pantomimes, negro burlesques, &c, are ali
performed in fine style.
THE FAIR AND FESTIVAL of the Foundry
M: =. Church, corner of Fourteenth and q
streets, is still open to all who would pass a
Pheasant evening, and aid in the erection of the
new church building.
GENERAL WADswoRTH-His Remains in This
Ctty.-Dr. Ross, who was sent to the army by
Monday week ago, for the purpose Of recov-
eripg the body of the gallant General Wads
worth, returned this morning, having been
successful in his mission. The body was found
buried at point on the Wilderness battle
Held between the Fredericksburg plank road
and turnpike. 1t had been en- closed in a good
conn, painted black. and was in terred, it is
said, by man named Pat Griffin, who lives in
the vicinity OF the Wilderness battle field, and
w n hafr ,laIL y Wy
in W ashington, and who had obtained Gen
Lees PERMISSION to care for the body
The remains were recovered by a party sent
ont under flag of-true, and were brought to
Fredericksburg yesterday at eleven O'Clock,
and placed board the steamer Mary F.
Rapley, and brought to this city this morning
death was found to have been made nv q
minnie ball, which entered on the left side and
near the top of the skull, and is supposed to
have thence taken downward course He
laid two days after being wounded, but was
delirIous up TO the moment of his death All
his clothing except his boots was found upon
mis- coat, his straps were torn from his shouI-
ders, and his watch was gone, and pockets
were turned inside out.
Ii is butjust TO say that Gen. Lee gave free
consent to have the body eXhumed and brouoht
home; butsome of his officers did ali IN thsir
power to thwart the party seeking the body
by directing 10 slight iniormalities in the ar
range ments for the flag of-truce.
The body is at tie establishment of Drs
Brown Alexander, but 1t is so far decom-
posed that 1t cannot be embalmed. 1t will be-
however, placed in a metallic coffin and taken
to New York.
Gen. Spragua, Adjutant General of the
state of New York, is here, by direction of
Governor Seymour to take charge of the re-
mains in the name of the State and have them
disposed OF as the relatives of deceased may
direct. Gen Sprague, accompanied by Hon.
John T. Seymour, brother OF the Governor
DIR. Fitznueh, and Hon. +. CLARK, all of New
York, visited the remains this morning.
1t is the purpose to remove the remains to-
morrow morning.