Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-24
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TO. NIGHT.

AM %
growers THEATER.-Farewell benefit of
Barney Williams, and his last appearance but
one. Tonight the popular Irish drama of"A!i
Hallow Eve" Barney as .sRody 0Connor"
and the comedietta Of 'L Latest from new
York"
FoRD's THEATRR-"Nicholas Nickleby"
and ''Leap Year" j. :. Clarke as "NeW-
man Noggs" and .'Dimple" Last week OF the
fayorite comedia
WASHINGTON THEATER.-Wallack, Daven-
port, Placide, Miss Eytinge, Miss Grey and
other excellent artists in the Sterling comedy
OF "How She Loves Him."
Observation-Disclosures, ballet, burlesques,
farces and a host of other attractions. Matinee
tomorrow afternoon.
OxFoRD.-Benefit night, and last week of the
wonderful wire and tight rope performer Ell
Nino Eddie, ballet, songs, fun and sentiment
Tomorrow afternoon matinee for ladies.
FOUNDRY CHAPRL, corner 14th and streets
M usc, useful and fancy articles, and elegan
supper, and all the other attractions of a well
regulated fair.
ODD FELLOWS HALL.-Grandv vocal concert
for the benefit of St Dominick's church, Island
The selection of artists and the programme OF
popular music promises rare entertainment.
UNION HOTEL, Georgetown.-Ladies' fair
for the benefit of the Georgetown Methodist
Protestant church.
METROPOLITAN HALL.-Free concert saloon.
Music, songs, dancing, &c.
THE WAGES AT THE NAVY YARD.-The
Navy Department has approved of the
schedule OF wages for the mechanics at the
Navy Yard reported and recommended by
the commission, which lately performed the
duty assigned them. The commission, which
was composed of Master G.. V. Morris, u. S.
n, and Messrs. Hutchinson and Talbert, mas
ter workmen, not only visited the various
shops in this city, but this time visited a num-
Der of the shops of Baltimore and Alexandria.
The only increase recommended is in the cop
per rolling mill, where an advance of 25 cents
per day Is added.
The following is the SEIZED ule: Block makers,
1925, 3; carpenters, $3.50, 325. 3; borers, -,
2.75, $50; joiners, ship $3.50, 325 joiners,
(house) 3, rs; sawyers, $3.50, 3.25, 3, 2.75;
wheelwrlghts and coopers, S3.25. g. boiler
makers 50 so, 3.25, 3, 2.75, $50 plumbers, SO so,
eamboose and tank makers, SO so, 325, 3, 2 rs;
copper reffners, SO, so; coppersmths and
timers, So so, 325 3; copper rollers, $780, 3.25,
,, 2.75, $50; engineers and machinists, 50 50,
3.25, 3, rs; anchorsmiths, $3.50, 325, 3, 275;
smiths, $3.50, 325, g. 2.75; helpers, 1925, 3 LIS;
laborers, S225 2, LIS; masons, $780, 4; painters,
horses and carts, 50; watchmen. S225 axemen,
engineers Department. 50, 2.75.
FROM RICHMoNDPRIsoN.-W even.
ing, Acting Master Ct. q. SchultZe, of the gun.
boat ankee, and well known in this city who
was captured on the Rappahannock in No
yember last, while ashore with party looking
for torpedo strings. A. A. Paymaster +. A.
Swan, Acting Masters Mate Thos. Gay, and
Acting Assistant Engineer q. L. Steever, 1.-THE
latter of this city, OF the Otsego, who were of
on the 2Sth of October last. near Wilmington,
and Acting Ensign Howarth, of the Monticello,
with one seaman, arrived at the Navy Yard,
having come up on the flag of truce boat which
brought up and landed at Annapolis Wednes-
day over 200 officers and 1,2OO privates, re-
leased from the Southern prisons on Tuesday
last.
THE DAVIS EXEMPTION CLUB.-Last eve
ming, meeting of the Fourth Ward Exemp-
ton Club, of which Col. James Y Davis is
treasurer. held the IF
Z. Clayton, (1ntelligencer Building,) when the
following officers We're elected President,
Joseph q. Clayton; Secretary, George A. r.
McNeir; Treasurer, Col. James Y. Davis: Sub
stitute Committee, Peter NJ. Dubant, A. r. AL
len, w. w. Kirby, A. r. Benner and Josiah
Essex, jr.
GONE FROM ONE BRANCH OF THE SERVICE
TO ANoTHER.-On Wednesday the period for
which the drum corps attached to the marine
corps had enlisted expired, and on recei wing
their discharge they marched up to a recruit
ing office for Gen. Hancock's corps, and en-
tered the service. They number Is, and it is
said they are credited to the quota Of the Sixth
ward.
ACCIDENTAL HoMICIDR,-Wednesday about
O'Clock, a soldier named Britton, at the bar
rack on /, between ODD and 24th streets, west,
accidentIy shot and killed comrade named
Robinson. The affair was so palpably acct
dental that an inquest was deemed unneces-
sary.
NAVY YARD.-The ice having disappeared
from the river the Don flag ship and Stepping
Stones left this morning for the lower river.
The Banshee will leave to morrow. 1t is un-
derstood that the recruiting office will be opened
on Monday.
MR.. EDIToR-About $4,000 of the money
of the people OF this town was given to relieve
our citizens from the last draft. The tax pay
ing citizens may be glad to have an opportu-
nifty OF seeing how that large amount of
money was spent, and il we shall be able to
elect a new Common Council, the whole thing
will be thoroughly investigated, and the true
state of the case be made publicly known, as
an act OF justice to all concerned. This much
is certainly due TO people who are ground to
the very earth by tax upon tax, and burden
upon burden. A CITIZEN.
Georgetown, d. g., February "a, 1865.
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