Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-09
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMHNTs To. NIGHT

FoRD's THKATER.-Ths celebrated Christy
IA nsreis Will held forth at Ford's again To-
nlsht. VI course there will be crowded
mouse, Tor people will laugh, no matter no "
mSn provisions are. But while these Ministries
Crack many jokes, they also give an artistic
musical entertainment.
VARIRTIHs-The new local drama of Fftz.
simmons, THE Belle OF Washington is q big
thing, and attracts full audiences. It Is sepsa.
tional In toe extreme, but is exceedingly inter
Getting. and the interest in 1t keeps up admira-
bly,.
CASrHRBvRY.-There is fun OF rich order
here also, and not among the least of thu az :.
psrts at fun making is Mr.. J. H. Ogden, the
III hmoassador, whose adaptation ap-
pears TO be peculiarly Irish, and induces as
much laughter as "Handy Andy" could DOS.
sibiy do. The rest Of the compady is good.
FiRE AMP Loss OF LIFE.-About OK o'clock
iast night Inc large flour, grain, and feed store
on 7th street, between K and l. north. belong.
ing TO Mr.. p. w. Dorsey, was disco vered 10 be
on hre IN the rear OF the store, aud from the
manner in whica 1t originated IL ia presumed
that the straw and hay was fired by an incen.
diary Inc combusIible nature of the stock
caused the IRE 70 spread so rapidly that little
Soufo De oone until the arrival Of the iremen.
Ihe steam engines were soon at work and by
pouring constant streams OF water upon the
burning building and the property around
prevented the spread of the fire fur her than to
n two story frame dwelling adjoinIug the
sforehouse on the north side, owned by Jos.
Downing, ST., and occupied by Jno Ham
mond, huckster, which was partially de-
etroyed.
Efforts were made by citizens to save as much
as possible for Mr.. DORSEY, and a number of
persons yentuIed under the roof where the
fire had been burning for some time Unfor.
tunately the rafters had burned through, and
the roof fell in, carrying with it q portion OF
the south wall. Most Of those outside sue
.ceeded in making their escape, but an old well
known citizen, Josiah Egleson, was caught by
the falling wall and crushed to death. The
body was soon taken out and con veyed to his
residence. ltwas at first supposed that two
others were buried under the wall, but this
was an error they escaped. Subse quently a
portion OF the north wall fell and it was ru-
mored that boy and two men were buried
nnder II, hut there is no con frmation Of this.
While the AnacostIa hose reel was standing
without guard, near the Northern Market.
some scoundrels took possession OF it, aud ran
1t down TO the canal at the foot OF Ninth street,
and pitched 1t overheard Officers johnson
and Greer, of the Third Ward, succeeded in
arresting Gus. Dickson, Charles Adams and
GustaYus HeisIer, who are charged with the
act, and are held for a hearing to day by Jus.
tice Thompson.
The loss of Mr.. Dorsey is hard to estimate,
as he was just Teplenishng his stock, and the
N ate Is $4,000 The store aud stock were par
italy insured. Mr.. Downing's loss, by the
partial destruction of the frame yelling, is
small.
When the north wall fell there were at least
fifty people standing near 1T, and tits mys.
fery how so many escaped with life and limb
secure
ACCIDENT ON THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO
RAILRoAD-Ttro Men K,iied.-An accident re-
suliing In the death OF Mr. Jacob Croft a bag.
gage master, and soldier of an Indiana regI-
ment, occurred ye ,terday on the Washington
BI anch Railroad, between and o'clock, o.
m. The Express train which left Baltim 1re at
4.4n and the Passe ager train which left this CITY
al 40 colllded on. half mile this side OF An.
napolis junction. The engines, baggage cars,
express cars, and several Of the passenger cars
IT ~ G had AK,To0
MIR. Jacob Croft, the baggage master on the
down train, was so severely in jured that he
died within an hour after the accident occurred.
his legs and arms were broken, and his body
was badly mashed. His remains Were taken
10 Baltimore where his family resided. Mr..
GIof was one OF the Oldest and most trusty en-
ploy ees on thefoad aud at the time of the acct.
dent YVES at the post OF duty, putting do Wn the
brakes. The soldier " no was killed was stand
ing on the platform Of the smoking car. No
others were injured on the down train. On the
II ain from Washington Edward BuIlen, bag
gage master, was very severely injured, being
ismmed up among the baggage and car ruins
He " as taken to Annapolis junction, where he
received medical aid.
The engineers and firemen Jumped off the
engines just before the collision occurred, and
thereby escaped uninjured.
None OF the passengers were injured. The
conductor on the train from Washington was
Mr.. Hoover, while Mr.. Taylor had charge OF
the tram from Baltimore. Both are old and
respected conductors, VINO have ever been
careful of their trains. But their watches diff
fered, and this was the result of the accident.
1t is impossible to blame either OF them.
Mr.. Wliliam Prescott Smith, the Superinten-
cent OF the road, with his usual energy, al once
set to work to have the passengers conveyed
to their respective destinations, and despatched
extra trains TO effect this end. Mr.. Smith has
also il stituted thorough Investigation of the
matter, and he will certainly punish any dere-
liction of duty, II such there was.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsRs.-Bartholo.
ms M III n wi Iinan
S2O5e. Elias Mathews, drunk and disorderly;
So 81. Thos. sullivan, HoRora Fitzmcrrfs,
Mrs. Shugaroo, NJ chael Coaner, Hanora Con.
ner. violating the cow law; SI59 each. Margt.
Keefr, Michael Keefe, assault and battery; bail
to keep the peace. B. McCarty, do: bail for
court. Michael keefe, disorderly; dismissed.
up. John Maddigsn, drunk and disorderly;
500. lhos. Bell, do; S15S. Jas. Johnson,
90 dismissed.
DIsoRDERLY AT A FIRK.-Oharles Adams,
Gustavus H. isler, and g ustavus Dickson, who
were arrested last night by officers Johnson
ana Greer, upon a charge OF taking the Ana.
costa hose reel and THROWN 1t into the cauaL
had hearing this morning. The evidence
was not sufficient to sustain the charge of
throwing the reel into the canal; but Justice
7 thompson fined each IS for being disorderly
At the IRE. Thomas Shortell, arrested by OF.
ficer Shedd was fined So for a similar offence,
but was net with the first named party.
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resIs ung market master; $40. Also, violating
market regulations; dismissed. John Tunnel,
dI unk and disorderly; military. ]. B. Flint,
missed. VIM. jackson, do; do. Isaac Kim
bell, drunk; military. G.. W. MoR, assault
ano battery; do. Gus Dickson, Chas. Adams,
Gus Heisler, Thomas Shor ell, rAtous conduct;
81 each Margaret Magrath, yagrant work.
house.
RoBBIsG THE Box OFPIoR Last night, Mr.
flSth ,irn yUh IN oh N tir ut nf-
fee Of the Varieties, discovered that som one
had slipped about s45 Of his money from the
table upon which II was lying. Suspicion
rested upon some boys who were io.rr'n g
about tie building, and one named John Hart,
who ran out OF the building when the loss was
disrorsred. was arrested. He was held ror
further hearing by Just &c Clayton.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsks-Peytcn
HsrrIs, oisoi0erIy, dis missed Joseph Harris,
do ~ So. Benz. NJ 1nroe, do; s.. Thomas
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