Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-06-09
LOCAL NEWS.
AMusEMINra ro-NIaHT.

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.0RorHEs THRArKR.-Last night Of the
drama OF "U ncle Toms Cabin" characters by
all the favorites Of the company.
WARRINGTON THRArER.-The Irish dramas
OF "lreland and America" and "HandY Andy"
Last night but one of J. NJ. Ward.
OxFoRD.-ssJocko, the Brazilian Ape" "The
Murdered Waterman" ballet, burissques,
songs, DC.
legged dancer, and huge bill Of ballet, songs,
pantomimes, &c.
STONE l. RossToN's CIRCUS, 9Th street, near
New York avenue.-An immense company,
in equestrian, acrobadc and gymnasdc per.
formances, together with ballet songs, &c.
EIxoN's CIRCUS, Sixth street, near the canal
Equestrian, pantomimic and gymnastic per.
formances, and an immense bill OF ballet,
sorgs and burlesque
STRAWBERRY FESTIVALS at the Church OF
the Ascension, Church Of the Immaculate Con-
ception, and the English Lutheran Church.
MILITARY HALL-Free concert saloon, bal
let songs, Refreshments, &c.
STATION HALL.-Sale of tickets to the New
York Manufacturing jewelers. Association
concert and distribution Of prizes.
Z STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.-Lecture by
Miss Ann T.. Dickinson on 1.-The Death OF the
late President"
River NEws-vessels arrive daily at the
Sixth street " harf from different points In the
South with army stores, which are being
turned IN, while barges laden with forage reach
the Government wharves almost hourly, the
demand on the Quartermaster's Department
for hay, oats, and straw being very great, ow-
ing 70 the large number of army horses and
mules now in this department
All restrictions upon navigation ha wing been
removed, excursions parties to Glymont and
other points on the Potomac are quite nunner
Gus. The steamer Wawasset, which has bean .
handsomely flied up, makes three trips each
week to Mount Vernon, leaving the 7th street
wharf on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays.
The hospital at Point of Rocks having been
discontinued, the steamer Hero OF Jersey ar
rived here yesterday with the effects of the
same, consisting of beds, bedding, cooking
utensils. medicines, &c, which will be turned
over to the Medical Puryeyor.
The Government wharyes We're literally
lined with contrabands this morning, who toll
lowed Sherman's army to this city, awaiting
transportation TO get back TO their homes.
large quantity of tobacco, cotton, duckng,
wool, &c. captured at Richmond from the res-
Transit These articles will be sold and the
proceeds turned into the U. S. Treasury.
Capt; Allen dispatches mail boat to City
Point daily at p. m, having received no or
ders TO the contrary, but 40 mails come up by
this route, they being conveyed to Baltimore
Sy the Bay Line q steamers iroM NJ which t hs
has arrived here from City Point for the past
three days.
DEPARTURE OF TRoors.-Yesterdayt the fol-
lowing troops left the city. The most of them
having been mustered out being on their way
home
s6th Ill, 374 men. Chicago: Hath N. Y, 36s.
Chenango Forks; 18th Ind, $50, Indianapolis,
18th III, 39s, Chicago attachments 36th, 5stn,
and Seth Mass, 800, Readyille: detachments
10th, Goth, and 1C2d N. Y. 277, New York
City; 9th Wisconsin, So, Madison, :}9th N. V,
g. HaTts d, Island lSOa l n Y 5a5 Albany
anapolis 1Olst ILL.,, $40. Springfield Sd Va, So,
Wheeling, 10 men; lst Rhode Island Cavalry,
Harper's Ferry: roth III, $50, Chicago; Goth,
2sth. 18th, 73d, 1llth, Nth Pa. (detachments,)
$780, Harrisburg; 10th Pa, Harrisburg; 133d
n. Y SIS, New York City; 10th Ill. 30i, Obi.
cago; LIST Mich. Engineers, 1862, Detroit; Battery
v Artillery
K, do, III, EImira; attachments SD, s3tb,
and seth N. Y. DIT, Harris Island.
AGRICULTURAL RRPoRT-The report of the
Department of Agriculture, inst issued, in
cludes the months Of April and May, and
gives valuable statistics relative to the amount,
prices, and value of the live stock of the United
states, our trade with Canada, the crops. &c.
The tables of imports and exports show the
tural productions has decreased, but says
GThe crops of 1865, both at home and abroad,
promise an abundant harvest, and should this
promise be realized, prices must fall, espe-
Cially under q continued decline in the tall OF
gold. But no estimate can yet be made of
what these crops will be, tor they are not free
from serious and unfavorable casualties. 1t ts
still expected, however, that the summer Will
show an increased export of our wheats, be-
cause their quality is superior, and the recent
advance in English prices, although small, in
dicates that the inferior wheats, which have
been weighing down prices, are consumed
sufficiently to relieve the m arkets from their
NSPAcSciA6 Ahh ocNSc-
AHABRAs CORPUS CAsE.-Yesterday there
were no Jury trials in the Criminal Court A
writ of hdbeds co,pas having been issued upon
the petition of Lewis Bouton alias johnson,
and Harriet his wife, and served upon S. A.
Peugh, Esq, that gentleman brought into
Court very neatly clad little colored girl,
the daughter OF the petitioners. She had been
bound to Mr. Peueh until she is Is years OF
age by the Quartermaster's Department, and
the petitioners ask that the child shall be re-
storee TO them.
Mr.. Remnant appeared for the petitioners,
and Mr.. Norris for the respondent. Judge
DIN, after hearing the evidence and the argu-
ments of counsel remanded the child to the
custody OF Mr.. Pepgh. and reserved his final
decision.
ATTEMPT AT RAPE -Yest erday, Geo Light,
discharged soldier of one OF the Pennsylva-
MIA regiments, was arrested by officer Cline
for an attempt to commit rape on Mrs. G
Lawsirg at her house in Uniontown. The
prisoner went into the house ard seized Mrs.
Lawsing, who resisted him with sufficient
force TO cause him to abandon the attempt
Mrs. Lawsing sent for her husband, and no.
tned him in time to secure the arrest of Light
Justice Gull sent the prisoner to Jail for court
RRoPRERD-The restrictions placed upon
restaurants and other places where liquors
were sold, have been removed by the military
authorities, and those establishments reopened
this morning. The closing up of all bars in
the cry became necessary zee to the preservation
here, but their withdrawal to distance has
left no occasion for the further enforcement OF
meas ures Of this kind.
THE MILITARY COMMISSION morning
the II Hilary commission engaged in the trial
OF the conspirators at the Arsenal, composed
OF Major General Hunter, President Major
Generals Wallace and KautZ, Brigadier Gen
erals Howe, Foster, Ekin and Harris, Colonels
Tompkins and Clendenin, with Judge Adve.
cate General Holt and CoioIels Burnett and
Biz CHAM. Assistant Judge Advocates, sat for
Gardner, the photographer, who took good
negatives.
GRAND LARCHNY.-George Thompson, q
colored boy of about Is years of age, was ar
rested by officer Taylor, of the Third Ward,
for the larceny OF money from DIR. Ralph Oar.
by. part OF the money. amounting to about
SH. Justice Thompson, who heard the tes.i-
nony, sent the boy to Jail for court.
Rodolp sObrik was arrested yesterday by
patrolrnan Miller, for the larceny of a pair OF
pans, and sent to jail for court by Justice