Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-30
LOCAL NEWS.
AMgsEMINTs 70. NIGHT.

Growers THBATKR-The Martinetti Troupe
and comedy combination. Tonight the psnto.
mime OF the "Green Monster" the COMEDY OF
"Loan Of a Lover" and other attractions.
FoRD's THRATRR.-The grand Opera OF LIB
Sonnambula,' Miss Kellogg as "Amlna, sup.
ported by Lotti. Susini, Muller, MAO. flcner
and other favorites.
ODD FELLOWS HALL-Fakir Of Vishnu, with
Startling performances in magic, to be followed
by the distribution of gifts among the audience.
CANrRRBURY-An immense bill Of bur-
iesQue, ballet, fun and sentiment, concluding
with a capital afterpiece.
OxFoRD.-Performance on the trapezs and
slack-wire, Roman and Grecian statuary, bal
let, songs and burlesques.
CIRCUS AND MENAGERIR-Thayer, Moves
and Van Amburgh's great equestrian and
geological combination opens TO- night on 9th
street, south OF the avenue. The immense col.
lectisn of animals has arrived In fine trim from
New York, and the condition of the perform
ing horses was never better. Hannibal is in
perfect health.
CIRCUs.-Stone & Rosston's great circus
opens tonight at the corner OF New York ay-
enue and 9th street. The pavilion is commo.
dious, the stud of horses unsurpassed, and the
corps OF equestrians of the most brilliant order.
Prof Hutchinsens troupe Of per forming dogs
Is attached TO the exhibition.
SEAToN HALL.-Complimentary ball for the
benefit OF George w. Dom, Jr., drafted. A
great success is anticipated.
NAVY YARD-The steamer King Phillip
left tie Yard yesterday afternoon with the
crews of the Gillian" and "Dun barton" for
merly blockade runners, for the lower river,
where they VIII be placed on the vessels of the
Potomac fiotIlla. These vessels were yester-
day discharging their stores and will be dis
mantled preparatory to being transfe to
the q uartermaster's Department of the army,
TO be used as transports. The recent successes
on the Southern coast will relieve a large
number of vessels employed on the blockade
and at present there are q large number lying
at the Norfolk Yard unemployed. It is stated
that the Navy Department will transfer quite
,k~ar tha =
BILE sums to the Government, which are now
expended in charterIng vessels.
MI X. r. Ross, Of Pa, has been appointed
Inspector of bills, inplNEERf Mr.. A. P. Tsaysr,
resigned, to accept an appoin tment in the In.
terror Department.
Mr.. VIM. Dennison, of Boston, Massachu-
Sets, the new constructing engineer of the
yard, entered on his duties to-day. Mr. Den
Hison is an engineer of much experience, hay-
ing been employed as such for twenty years
past, under the Ordnance Department OF the
Army, and he is, also, thorough mechanic.
While the officers and men of the yard regret
that Mr. W elles has left for another field they
will be glad that his place is to be filled by SO
accomplished an officer as Mr.. Dennison. Mr..
ID. was introduced to the officers and master
workmen, yesterday, by MIR. Welles.
Richard Brown, the seaman who was in
zerred from the yard on Sunday last, belonged
10 the Osceola. He was captured by the rebels
ut Battery Diamond, near Fort Anderson, N. O..
on the 5th OF February lest. He was native
OF Ireland and not Of Virginia as has been
stated.
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"THR WoRKMEN OF WASHINGTON" We
are glad to learn that MIR. Ford intends pro-
ducing Miss Laura Keene's new play, "The
WOrkmen of Washington" at his beautiful
theater next Monday. 1t has made profound
sensation in each of the cities in which it has
been enacted. New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore, are unanimous in COM
mending 1t, not only as lesson, but the lesson
that our communities require. 1t shows to
what horrible consequences the apparently
innocent habit of "taking drink may lead,
hNrrv n6r.nl or,1i yorN icf hn1
scent to perdition it exhibits the actualities of
2ife when the vice of drunkenness has taken
possession of the once sober, industrious me-
chanic. Mr.. Ford Is determined TO place it on
his boards in such a manner as to compete
with if not eclipse all other managers. Mr..
Lamb, the scenic artist, will paint some fine
machine shop at the Navy Yard, with the
large steam engine in motion; the wharf at
4fv the
etc. The story is most exciting, the moral IN
exceptionable, while the play will be cast to
the full strength Of MIR. Ford's Baltimore and
Washington theatres. In addition, Mr.. John
Dyott, the New York favorite, Mr. H. Hawk,
q glorious Irish actor will appear, and Miss
Laura Keene herself will add to the strength
of this really unprecedented cast, and perform
the small but interesting part OF the drunk.
ards wife.
Co, aucuoneers-Lot fronting on Louisiana
avenue and ID street, between 9th and 9TH, to
Barbour Senmes, for $3.50 per square foot.
BY Green & Williams-Part lot 5, square
z25, improved with frame house, on Il, be-
tween LIST and I'd streets, to John Pendergraft,
for $3.50; the remainder Of the lot, also i'm
proved, TO Catherine Twish, for $1,000 four
lots fronting on the alley in the rear OF the
above, to a. Best, for X cents per foot part of
lots 25 and p, and lot &c, corner OF q and I'd
streets east, to John Bowen, for IA cents per
foot.
BY c. r. l.. Crown & Co.-Lot IA, in square
$50, to Downing Il Dempsey, for 81 800
Nv T A. Lot aat hv
Seventh street, between and north, i'm
proved by a hve-roomed frame dwelling. to
Henry Koch, fer $4,000.
HIGHWAY RoBBRRY.-About one O'Clock
this morning, sailor named james Scott and
soldier named Jas. d. Deem, met at rancho
in Hookers Division, andiafter drinking freely,
went out together, when the sailor seized the
soldiers watch and ran off with it. The soldier
followed, fired shot which missed, and at
tempted TO fire second shot, but the cap
didn't explode. The sailor ran into Wards
lumber yard followed by the soldier. Officers
Watts and Fitzgerald heard the shot and fol,
lowed the parties into the lumber yard, and
reached them as the soldier placed his pistol to
the sailors head and demanded his property
The sailor gave up the stolen watch, but the
chain could not be found. Justice Miller sent
Scott to Jail for court
SALE UNDER THE CoNFIsoAT1oN Aor.-Last
evening, the library of Gee. p. Scarborough,
late one OF the Justices of the U. s. Court OF
claims, seized under the confiscation act, was
sold by MessrS w. l.. Wall d Co. The sale
attracted a large number of members Of the
lar, and the books brought good prices, the
proceeds OF the sale amounting to about S2,500
There were included in the catalogue about zoe
volumes OF standard law books and 400 miscel
2aneous works, which averaged about 81 Sc
per volume
SUDDEN DEATH.--Yesterday morning, q
colored woman named Elizabeth Harrison
aged about 20 years. dropped dead in the yard
OF Mr.. ". s. Coan, on Maryland avenue
(Oapitol Hill.) Her body was taken to rhe
precinct station where an inquest was held by
Coroner Woodward, and a verdict that she
rendered.
PETTY LARCRNY.-Yesterday Sergt. Skip
pom, OF the Third Ward, arrested VIM. Scott
colored, servant of G.. A. Balzer, for stealins
various articles, the property of his employer
The Sergeant recovered several articles o.
minor Importance, but sufficient a 8 evidence
10 justify Scott's commitment. The prisoner
was sent to Jail for court.