Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-22
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMENTs 10 NIGHT,

AMUSEMENrs TONIGHT
ODD Fellows HALL.-Elhnger and Foote'S
exhibition will commence to. night atOod Eel.
lows Hall, and will be continued throughout
the week. Com. Foote and his sister, MISS
Eliza Nestel, and Col Small, who are claimed
70 be the three smallest people In me World 70 "a
Will appear in conjunction with MISS NJ u.
Ellineer, vocalist and pianist, ana Messrs.
FRANKLIN, Smith and Brooks, baliadlsts and
musicians, The proceeds Of the entertainment an
70 night will be devoted to the beHenI OF ST.
Joseph's Orphan Asylum.
Observation-Disclosures revives the play
of &c Uncle Toms Cabin" The cast OF charac.
tIs IL good one, and ane ps ee pro
pointments. Among the performers are Lettie
chandler, Fannie MAY, Maggie Vernon, Isa-
Ron Hail and others There will also he n
concert hall entertainment.
number Of new acts, songs.
present week at Canterbury Hall. Sallie Sun.
SerIand. Agnes Sutherland, Mullipan. West.
Williams, ana all OF the old favorites remain
oe crane Sao norai diTesnsement arranged by
Pleasure" will be performed tonight; as will
also new burlesque entitled "The Youth
who Never Saw a Woman"
PIC-NICS.-Another of those delipbtful mir
MICS which the Odd Fellows fraternity know
so well how to get up and conduct, will be
given this afternoon and evening at Beckert's
will be under the special control of Metropolis
Lodge, and all desiring to participate may be
assured Of much enjoyment.
At Loef1 er's Garden the Young United Club
also give pic mic this afternoon and evening,
and 1t will no doubt we well attended.
A CoLoRED PREACHER SENT TO JAIL. ON A
CHARGE OF GRAND LARCRNY.-Saturday az
ternoon DanI a. Watts, a colored preacher,
was brought to this city from Baltimore. and
deliveredto Superintendent Webb to be ex-
amined on charge Of stealing over $500 from
Sam1 Payne, col, who lives on New York
avenue. between Sd and 4th streets. Yesterday
hn WAS haQ nd hofO VnSti
when it appeared in the evidence that Watts
has been In the habit Of stopping at Paynes
mouse Wnen IN dnis CITY ah h was tnele rev
the robbery was discevered-last Monday.
There were two colored soldiers who Watts
claimed were his nephews. He visited them,
and on Saturday they visited him by appoint,
ment, at Payne's house Sunday night, Watts
went TO room, not intended tor his occu-
pancy, in Payne's house, and the money stolen
was in this room, in pocket-book and purse,
which were placed in box or drawer. Late
at night Payne heard some one walking in that
room, and went to ascertain who was there and
what was the matter but seeing w ats in the
room, he suspected nothing wrong, and returned
TO his bed The next morning 1t was discov-
Mrs. Payne tn at he had borrowed S1.50 from
neighbor to go tc Baltimore, not having the
money. He also asked Payne for a bottle Of
liquor to take with him, pretending to be IN
well. Payne got the liquor and paid for it. A.
colored detective was informed of the circunl-
stances connected with the robbery, and was
aiding deserters to escape, who arrested him
and one of the deserters, the other escaped.
When Watts was searched in F.. Baltimore,
he had on his person new suit Of clothes,
8 silver watch, and SOB in money,
he had also purchased pair of pants
for the deserter. There he stated that he had
owned the clothes for sometime, and the watch
since May last, which was shown to be false.
After hearing the evidence, Justice Miller de-
manded $500 bail for Watts appearance at the
The Metropolitan Detectives were not notified
of the robbery until after the arrest and the
party was sent here for trial. Had they been
notified when the robbery was discovered, the
character of the evidence might have been more
satisfactory.
POLICE REPoRTs-Second Precinct.-John
Gordon, stealing; military. John Monahau.
amanda ~ Solison ds9rderiy SIS
do James Harrison, do; SIS. Washington
Holmes, do; do. Henry HALEY, deserter;
military. Andrew S. Love, Alop 20 Besson
and ID. j. Burkley, rioting and fighting; dis
missed. John Galley, shooting; bail for
court.
dismissed. Pat Canon, drunk; do. Geo. Nc.
adoiphus Stallion. assault; DO VIM Young,
1ey dc do Albert seseT Robert Kenney
Henry Jones, drunk and dsorderly: military.
ney, and washington Hurdle, disorderly; s.
each. George Jones, drunk; SLIGO. John
Drury and Pat Clancy, grand larceny; jail
U. {,
workhouse Barney GOODWIN, assault and
battery; bail for petce
FVt8 Precinct.-wm. Bradford, dsorderly;
50. Rebecca Weaver, do; sl.5s, Geo. Young,
do; 81. Fanny Western, do; 50. Saln'l Buck,
do; IS. james Garvin, drunk 81. Thomas
Finn, larceny; dismissed. Patk tioedw in,
assault and battery; Jail for court. Margaret
Hudson, larceny; dismissed. R. Nolan, w. E.
Miller, drunk; 50 each. Harriet Herbert, Ann
Lindsey Sagans DO Fner kea nSnzo Ton
nett, r. Banigar, r. Talbot, sleeping in street
So each. F. Rah, violating an ordinance; s15s
character; workhouse. Caroline Williams
disorderly; dismissed. E. Rymal and Luther
Roberts, assault and battery; bail for court
fighting; military. Washington Lee, disor
orderly; workhouse. w. Grove, gambling S5.7l
Geo. Boston, do; dismissed. Vim. Turner
ster and Henry Clark, gambling; s5.71 each
Tenth Precinct.-Elizabeth Riley, grand lar
ceny; Jail for court. Debby Hastnett, disorder
Nv; Mary Brown, drunk and disorderly; Mar
tina Curtis, disorderly; 81. Patrick Mullinget
drunk and disorderly; dismissed. Jos. Coffin IS
iams, profanity; 81. John johnson, larceny
tor trial.
THE PRICE OF GAS IN PHILADRLPH1A.-Th.
price of gas is to be raised in Philadelphia OF
the LIST Of September, 1864, to SO per Thousand
cubic feet. Two years ago it was only 30, be
ing an increase of fifty per cent. The Goa
there. in the shed at the gas works, costs les
than $40 per long ton-a contract for 10000
IOQS having DeeQ mhu6 ldSL spring. In w ASH
ington the average price Of gas, as fixed BY
Congress in 1852, is only S262 per Thousand
feet, though coal, we learn, costs, in the shed
about Sl4 per ton. In New York the price o
gas furnished to the street lamps is to be raiset
on the same day to $50 per annum tor eacl
lamp. 1t has heretofore been only S25, which
is about the cost in Washington.
The consumers here can congratulate them
selves upon cheap light, at least, gas bein,
seventeen per cent. less than at the commence
ment of the war. The company appealed t
Congress last session to allow them to charg
So, but were unsuccessful, and as a conse
quence failed to pay any dividend in Januar,
and July. and the stock, which was worth
four years ago, sos per share in gold, is nov
offered at SIS In currency, and no purchasers
q 1t would appear that in common justice, tn
n company should not be required to furnish ga
a. an actual loss, under a compulsory law o
"A Congress.
GAMBLERS ARREsrED.-Sunday mora in
about o'clock, officers Harbaugh and Renne
Yer, OF the Third Ward, made descent upol
a house kept by VIM. Tlrner, in the squar