Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-12
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS To. might.

MIA Jones, who Will repeat tonight by varv
2a rsn request her celebrated double i'm
Nine," In the popular emotional play of "East
lynne" The Martinettl Troupe appear in two
performances.
FoRD's THEArER The distiu ruished TRACE.
dian, Mi. Edwin Forrest, viii Tonight give his
grand lmpersonation OF liking Lear" with
Maoane Ponisi as "Gonerii," Miss Alice Gray
as "Cordelia," Mr. J. MCCULLOUGH as Edgar"
and the full strength Of Ford's great com.
pany.
CANTERBURY-Ast this is the last week of
M lie Annetu Galletti, the pretty and accom-
phsEed danseuse, no one should fail to spend
an evening at the Canterbury. John Multi
gan, Andrew Leavitt and Dick Collins are
sun making fun for the many who nightly at
tend. -"
.O Cs, Marzett and Mons Anto.
No. the celebrated dancers, Barry Carrier Eate
HarrisCn and host OF others are still da,i1bt-
ing large AUDIENCES at Oxford Hail. Go and
be merry.
The HACKMEN AND METROPOLITAN RAIL-
wAY:-Yesterday afternoon A. b. KEYS, J. T..
Smith, Ed Gray, and Timothy Costello, who
were arrested on Saturday at the Depot, by Or
ncer Howard, for obstructng the cars of the
Metropolitan Railroad, were before Justica
Giberson, at the 4th Ward station. Mr.. Wilson
for The defense
officer Howard, on duty at the Depot, testified
that he had received orders to keep the buses
and hacks from the Metropolitan Railroad he.
fore the Baltimore Depot, and that u S. Hotel
Seaton House, Wizards and Metropolitan
coaches, and hack $40 having backed over the
track he placed them under arrest He had
previously warned them off but they refused
10 move out, and prevented the street cars from
coming in in front of the Depot.
Lloyd " Efnmdrt, superintendent Of the
road,) testified that he went to the depot on one
of the cars on Saturday Night, AID lust as it
was going in the curve the coaches backed up
iSeaton House car being the first one The in.
ner rail of the road is about II feet from the
curb, and a platform has been laid by the COM
,pany extending from the curb to the outer rail
and the length Of the front of the depot There
was some cry at the time, that the train was in
or was coming in.
road,) testified that the track up the hill was
rot ready to be used on Saturday, and therefore
the depot was made the starting point for the
time being. Witness had made a compromise
with he coachmen &c, that he mould not stop
the cars between the coaches and pavement,
but that he would order the car to the lower
end OF the platform and stop the car coming in
beyond the curve ION Indiana avenue) 1t,
however, becoming muddy, making it incon-
Venient for passengers to get out, they were
called up in front of the depot. When the
tram came in the coaches and hacks were
back up over the track, and one car at the
lower end of the platform and another on the
curve were blocked. Witness did not know
the names of the drivers. Some OF the cars
were stopped as long as 20 minutes.
Mr. Wilson read the act Of Incorporation of
metropolitan Company, which prescribes in
the first section the route OF the road and says
the road shall be laid along the east side OF
New Jersey avenue. The third section pre-
scribes that the road shall be laid in the center
of the streets and avenues named, except on
New Jersey avenue, where it shall be laid as
heIeinbefore provided for, ION the east sidel.
The sixteenth section prescribes that the Com
pany shall have at all times free and unin-
ferrupted of the roadway, and pro vides
that any person willfully and unnecessarily
obstructiDg or impeding the passage OF the
cars, or shall destroy or injure the cars or
other property shall forfeit and pay fine OF
five dollars for each and every ofense, and
shall remain liable for any damage occasioned
by the act, provided the suit be brought within
sixty days.
Mi Wilson also read portions of the Corpo-
ration law in relation to hackney carriages
quoting the section providing for the Mayor
to establish stands, in which is q clause that
the carriages, if in front of any building, shall
provides that the driver shall not leave his
box or reips except in the hands OF some other
person. He would content himself with call
ing the attention Of the justice to the sections
read and he could determine the law.
MT Davidge acknowledged that under the
charter the company had the right to run their
track along the east side Of New Jersey ave-
nue., but did not they lay the track subject to
the rights OF the people! He was at a loss to
know who had brought the suit, and If any
transgression Of the law had been committed
1t was not against the corporation. The omni-
buses and hacks were there, according to Gus
adopted by the Board of Police Commission j..
ers, when the whistle OF the approaching train
blew, they were backed up to the curb.
MIR Davidge commended that it was ungra-
cious for the company TO attempt to destroy
the business Of these men. The company had
laid the track subject to the ordinary travel
and inconyenlences, and by the charter they
men. The track was laid within twelve feet
Of the curb, with the object OF securing profits
which would otherwise accrue to others. The
company had no right to make q stand in front
of the depot They are allowed to stand jus
long enough to take in or put ont passengers
but instead they had erected In front OF the de-
pot a barricaae. He asked if these men had
INSTRUCTED the street more than to take in OF
let out passengers. The grant to the company
was simply grant to occupy the street In
them monopoly. The case, he said, wa;
bound to find its way in court.
The case was continued.
SALE OF COINS, AUTOGRAPHS AND Books
Since Tuesday evening the statesmen a
MEG ire Co.'S auction store have been en-
gagged in disposing of q rare and valuable col
lection of coins, autographs aud books The
preface 10 the catalogue is as follows 1.-THE
BOOKS and oe7ets ae rer," cataiognea herein were
man, a resident of this city, who died February
1863, and the collection Is now offered for the
benefit of his widow.
cit is not intended to afhx any adventitiou:
value to the collection by this allusion to the
collector. but an interest naturally attaches Il
prejudices of caste and the disadvantages OF
want Of early education, devotes his leisure
hours and spare means to literature and art
The collection OF coins and autographs is no
surpassed in this country, and would, 8
whole, be most valuable acq uisition to any
public library or society"
Last night the sale Of autographs was com
pleted, and among them we note the following
with the prices given:-Signature OF Napoleon
Bonaparte, $3.50; VIM. H. Harrison, letter
$3.50; John Hancock, signature, Sc so; Vof
Humboldt, signature. si.75; Andrew Jackson
letter, Sc; Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette let
ter, 80; Thomas JeffersoR's address to Tam
many Society, IS so; Lafayette to James M ad
isoD, letter, SIG so; Touissant L'Ouverture,
signature, $3.50; Presidents signatures, $3.50
volume of autographs and signatures, sls5
George the Third, signature, SO; John Brown
signature, 81 81. The sale OF coins will take
place this evening.
SALE OF SToCKs.-Yesterday an executor.
&c Iiir 4 % L. O.