Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-12-21
Our Christmas DIRECTORY,

We continue day our list Of places where
goods apropos to the holiday season can bes
be purchased. The list will be continued from
to-day, q fact to be borne in mind by adver.
Users:
HATS, CAPS. FURs, ETC.
Jas. \. Davis, $50 Pennsylvania avenue, has
large and stylish stock of hats, caps, furs
&c, suitable TO the seas on, and of such a
variety as 10 preclude the impossibility of beips
suited. His furs are of the best quality and
any lady would be proud Of receiving set OF
them as holiday present.
AT 394 Pennsylvania avenue can also he
found an abundance Of hats, caps, ladies' furs
&C., which have recently arrived from the
manufacturers, and q ladmon & Go. are deter.
mined that no one in the business shall sell
better bargains, or more Of them, than they, and
are ever ready 10 show their stock to those in
search OF Christmas and New Years pres
ents.
RBATURE COMFORTS
When folks make cakes and pies for the
holidays they need lots of good things to put in
at well established store of s. Evans, No AZ
9th street, between ID and E, and also the
choicest liquors and segars all at fair prices,
and In quantities TO suit purchasers.
CLOTHING.
Nall, stephens, d Co, 322 Penn'a avenue,
nave on hand an extensive and superior stock
ofgentlemen's d&ss snits, business suits, shirts,
drawers, cravats, collars, gloves, and chill
drens clothing OF the latest styles and best
quality, which they are offering for sale at re-
markaoie low prices. They have just the
make very appropriate gifts especially to young
folks who have good distance to 20 to school
or on business. Call and examine their
stsck.
At the store of A. Straus, Penn'a avenue.
between 10th and 1lth streets, is also a large
and we'll selected stock of clothing, such as
coats, pants, vests, English frock and sack
double and single breasted walking coats al so
alarge variety of cashmere business suits and
everything usually kept In a first. class cloth
ing emporium. lfyou wish bargain this is
your place to purchase.
BOOKS. &c.
Philip Solomons, 1872 Pennsylvania avenue
are making goodly display for the holiday
market, and we see that they two offer a stock
OF "books that are books" as Charles Lamb
says, instead OF the ephemeral trash that has so
much prevailed for Christmas gifts. Thus they
offer In beautiful holiday dress of type, paper,
illustration and binding, editions OF ali the ia.
NOUS authors; and the specially illustrated
works on their shelves are books of permanent
value, such for instance, as the superb sDus-
seldorfGallery," .Coney beare's Life, and Epis-
ties of ST. Paul" Gallery of Famous Poets,
&c, &c.
The Juveniles, however, are abundantly pro-
yided tor, in the way of new fayorites, and old
favorites In new guise.
The large stock OF Photographic albums is a
special feature of Philip & Solomon's hrstfioor
sales rooms, and up stairs is to be found g rare
stock OF French Fancy goods, similar to
the displsy that attracted so much attention
last year. These goods, we see, are sold at
prices very much lower than the prevailing
rates.
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THE CASE OF DIR. KEAsBY.-The t-ia. Of Dr
Y. Il. keasb by, surgeon TO the Board of Enroll
ment of this District, char ged with being en-
gagged in procuring substitutes contrary to the
act Of Congress, with willful neglect to make
faithful examinations and true reports Of per-
SOUS presenting themselves for So Institutes and
recruits, and tor conduct prejudicial to good
order and military discipline, was resumed
Lieut.. Col De Wit C.. Pool, 18th V.RC.,
testified that during the time he was Provost
Marshal and President of the Board Of Enroll
meIt, he saw nothing in the conduct of the ac-
cused which be could condemn, but that the
accused performed MS duties well as as any sur
geon be ever met with, and he had inspected
all the Boards in Massachusetts,.
Richard WGitGch, Mayor OF Washington,
testified that the character Of the acc used
vas uniformly admitted to be good, and his
profess ional ability unquestionable.
Ora u. BdiIy, orderly at the Board Of Enroll
ment, testified that he saw the accused do
nothing wrong; that, on the other hand, the
surgeon was very strict in all the business of
his ONCE.
Daniel WashGurne, orderly at the same office,
gave in his testimony, which was substantially
the same as that of Ora b. Baily's.
John II. WISE, Washington constable, testi
fled that he had presented recruits through
Chas. A. Keasby to the board, and was conf
dent the accused showed his brother no fayors
In the examination OF the MN.
ChoS. A. KeaSby. Brother Of The accused, testi-
fed that no partiality was shown him In the
examination OF men by the accused; that his
brother had once credited seven men to him
presented by Arnold, and that he offered the
money to the surgeon for the men, but he re-
fused 10 u Ike 1t; he had told the accused to pay
his runners for men presented for him, which
the accused sometimes did.
the court adjourned TO III O'Clock To-Day
A BIO HAUL.-Saturday night, large COM
pany OF colored folks, male and female, con-
trabands and residents, assembled at mouse
on 18th street. between and U north, where
they passed the night in dancing until Sunday
morning, when the affair turned into reg u
lar shindig, and the noise made was extremely
annoying to the neighborhood. 0fncers MARX
wood and Williams. o! the Second Ward, made
q descent on the premises and captured thirty
four men and women and marched them to
the station house. On the way disposition 10
escape was made by the squad, when officer
Williams drew an old double barreled pistol
and declared he would shoot all that ran. one
started 70 run and the officer fired his pistol,
taking care 10 hurt no one, and tbs result was
that cIose order was observed until they
reached the station house. Sunday morning
Justice Boswell fined all hands. The penal
ties were light, hut the sum total amounted TO
nearly hundred dollars.
A SUCCESSION OF CAsss.-Thomas Baxter,
alias Dom, alias Thompson, was arrested Sat-
urdsy by Sergeant Skippon for passing $50
Treasury note on Alonzo Besson. This was
the last arrest of several on account OF TINS
same note made since Friday morning. The
first arrest was OF John 9atley for attempting
to pass 1t upon Julius Mandel Upon appear
ing before Justice Thompson, Galley proved
that he got II from Mary McCoy, aias Welcn.
Gatlsy was dismissed. Mary Mccoy was
brought up before the Justice, aud she proved
that she got It from Alonzo Besson, alias A. q.
Ray. Besson was arrested, and he proved that
no yot n from the defendant. The defendant
being unable TO give a good account of his pos
session was committed to jail by Justice
Thompson, and the other parties were held to
aDnear AT court as witnesses. The counter
felt is thought to be good one, slightly de-
Hective In the main figure.
CHARGE or GRAND LARcEFY.-Saturday,
William CLARK and Joseph Hawkins, colored
bocs.biacks, were arrested BY omcers Lewis
and Grant, OF the Fourth Ward. upon charge
OF enteripg the Exchange Hotel, on y street,
nese Az, and robbing the bar drawer OF It's
contents. The entry was made through WIZ
dow from which one OF the panes was broken
oup Haw kins proved an alibt, and was ais
n isssd, but Clark was sent to jail for court oy
Justice Giberson.
FoR CoURr.-Sarah Ann Grow, Theresa
Ann wheatley, and Mary Wheatiey. col,