Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-09
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsyMlNrs TONIGHT.

wAsHrNeToN arATER.-" The Sea OF Ice,
or the Mothers Prayer Will be performed
tonight again BY Miss ksens ,, and asf com com
dem and thrilling scenes. Miss keene OF course
assumes q prominent part, and Is aoly sus-
and others, and by Mrs Tyrreli, Miss Wilson
and Miss Everett
+ FoRp's THRArBR.-Those who have wit
messed Mrs. u. p. Bowers, impsrsonations Of
the characters OF LADY Isabel" and Mad
anne Eine,' in " East Lynne" concede that
sne is uDrivaled in their dehneation. The role
is really difficult one, but Mrs. B. has SO we'll
studied the play that these characters appear
easy Of rei dition in her hands. 1t is no won
der therefore that Mr.. Ford's beautiful theatre
is crowded nightly. The play will be repeat
ed tonight.
GRovER's THEATRR.-"The Ticket of Leave
Man at Growers. This announcement, posted
upon the theatrical advertising boards and at
the corners OF streets is sufficient at all times to
attract full house. 1t was performed last
night te large audiences, and the evident sat-
istaction with which it was received insure
It's success for many nights uore Conse-
qufnly it will be performed tonight again,
and with the same cast Of character
CAETRRBURY.-The great feature Of this re.
sort this week is the new national trick and
comic pantomin,e entitled Harlequin Now.
o. days; or the Fairy Union and Foul t'iend
Secession" which is got up and performed in
the excellent style Tor which the Canterbury
company IA so famous. Besides this panto-
mime, the r'gullr concert hall entertainment
E will be given.
T. j
ular actor, and his highly trained cog, Hector,
Will appear to night again upon the Varieties
boards in The drama, " The Forest of Bandy,
or tse Deg of Montargis," play but seldom
peTfOI med on account of the difficulty Of OBJ
tanning properly trained animal. There will
aiso be fine ballet pr form AT ce and the regu-
lar concert hall entertainment.
BALLs.-The Island Social Club will give
their secopd grand hail tonight at Island Hall,
anG the Mcclellan FRI, ndship Association will
also give party at Temperance Hall. Either
hp wi Inc oil ttnrr ding fhar
ayers of both have made every effort to cause
them 20 be agrI cable.
FoRD's NEW THEATER-We would remind
our readers that TO night is positively the last
peril rmance of Lady Isabel of East Lynne,
one Of the most powerful and effective plays
ever produced in this city; and the acting of
Mrs Bowers as the heroine, has been the uni
yeTsal topic of conversation by the adniring
crowds who have nightly witnessed her rem
df'ion OF this most difficult character As we
SAID, this is positively the last night her admit
rers V III have an opportunity of seeing her in
II, as to-mo. row evening she appears in the
great play OF .tPlot and Passion" which is an
nounccd as having been some time in prepara-
ucn. TIE character of Marie de Fontanges,
which Mrs. Bowers sustans, is one of i'm
mense interest, affording greater scope for
tire display OF her brilliant powers than any
she mas yet appeared in. The new farce of
t.Easy shaving concludes the performance
this evening
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEs-James
Rivers, grand larceny; jsil for court. Joseph
oley, DIR unk; James Pullett do and disorder
lyi VIM: Humphrey, drunk; James Ward,
disorcerly; John T. Jones, reasonable lam
fuhee; Geo. Wholen and Thomas Moran,
sleeping III an omnibus; Foss Baylor, fight
ing; dismissed. Foster Bay Tor, housebreaking;
jail. Foster Baylor, assault and battery; do.
Thomas Mcguire, drunk and disorderly; mill
tary. Frank Garner, do; 81 -. Dennis Don
ovid, do: James Johnson, disorderly: dis
missed. VIM. Smith. vagrancy; workhouse
john Donneliy, insulting a lady; 50 5s or work
house 90 days. Sc Lunsfoi d, vagrancg; dis
mlssed. Patrick knsiow and Jacob Fell, sus-
picious characters; sent TO Sup't Webb for fur
thu orders.
GAMBLING On Saturday night Rounds
man Pierce and Meredith, with officers Mil.
stead, PaIkhuIst and MeBee, made a descent
on the house of VIM. Morris, colored, on @
street, near lst, known the Hamilton House,
and arrested the proprietor and the folio wing
Chas. Grant, Stephen Ambush, Chas Colman,
Geo: Dixon, VIM. Bush, Geo. Haywood, Fran
cis Beams, VIM johnson, Isaac Harris, EdW
Peters and Robert Ward. They were all found
III the act Of gambling, and were escorted to
tie Enth Ward station, and yesterday morn
ing iusiiee Fersr fined Morris $50 SIS for
KEEPING such house, and the others S55s
each.
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL FATR.-Th;s fair will
continue open At Odd Fellows Hall, 9TH street,
for this week only. The object of this fair
strongly appeals to the charity of The commu-
IHy-that OF establishing in our midst a hos.
pijal " here not only the citizen ands stranger
are cared for, but also the suffering, impovsr-
Is he'd poor are tendeTly nursed by those angels
OF mercy, the Sisters of Charity. The display
upon the tables in the hall is attractive, and
embraces every variety Of article An excellent
band OF music IL nightly in attendance, aud an
sEreeabie, pleasant evening is promised to all
q no may favor the far with their presence.
Ri TURNED FROM DIxIE.-John Picket, who
formerly worked in the laboratory a. the Navy
Yard, and who left here in May, lo6l has re-
c'ntiy made his app ar nee in the Sixth Ward.
understand that he has been at WORK in
Ri hmond. but that his health has broken
dr wn, and he now expresses wish TO remain
here 10 die among bis friends. He states that
he was Union man when he left, but went to
ALEXANDRIA on a fatal Sunday with a number
OF other rer= ons, who got him drunk, and then
he was as b med 10 return to ashingt 1t
SO stated that he paid 81 200 to get here
Port OF wS.-Clearpd-Schrs.
Ann Jane, Magee, Philadephia; May flower,
Faunce, for ~. Mary's John Cooper, Taylor,
do: q. Washington, Miller, Taneier Sound;
slcops Mariner, Bland. Occoquan; Geo Wash
irston; b. atty, st Mary's; vandalia: White,
ion; barge Katy Gailiser, Hays. Philadelphia;
steamers Portland, Scheliemey er, Che apeake
CITY; Kingston, Schellemeysr, do; scho oners
Tempest, HARDY, Baltimore; Potomac Keirsey
Pstuxent
Last evening the largest audience ever seen
wilin the walls of this theater assembled to
witness tie production of the I" Sea of Ice.'
Amongst the disting uished fashionables were
tba President, Mrs. Lincoln, and family.
BY universal acclamaton it will be repeated
this evening. Due notice will be given Of the
repetition Of "Our American Cousin
SECOND WARD STATION CAsEs.-Johu Spo-
nIttily, drunk and disorderly; 81. Mary Taft
field, selling liquor without license; $40. Gus
tayus Gam, drunk ard disorderly; dismissed.
Pat Sullivan, larceny; Jail for court. Wm.
Kendall, larceny dismissed. J. NJ. Shauia,
violating city ordinances; 30. Jno. Schwing-
hamer, do; 50. VIM. nj ullin, do. S1.5S. Ann
Gallagher, disorderiy; 81.
GRAND LARCENY-Yesterdaya afternoon, Of
fcer Dom arrested Arthur Gales, colorea boy
of fourteen years OF age, for stealing suit OF
clothes valued at SIS Il Srt Alex. Thomas. Toe
uthss were not recovered, but the evidence
slowed that the prisoner was either the one
WHO stole The clothes or could tell who did,
bling lett alone III the place where they were.
Justice Giberson SCI him to jail for court.
CoNCERT 1o-NIGHT.-The gr md concert FOR
toe benefit OF Ascension Chur a o-night will
b. ellshtfnl affair, atiurdIng an opu rtu lity