Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-14
LOCAL NEWS.
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pieces" 7 ne Fairy Circle" "Customs of the
country" and "Irish Tutor
WAshINeToN THBATRR.-Second night of
the great New York combination, including
aI!aek, davenport, Placide, and q number
OF other brilliant artists, in the life.like COM
edy OF "Still Waters Run Deep" No onnor.
'uniIy should be lost of seeing this play
wo 06p PILLOWS Lows, HALL-sSignor Bdtz, the
wonutItui wizard in magic, ventriloa ism
and With the trained canary birds. FAVORABLE
sea's must be secured early
OAsTkRBURY-Firs appearance Of several
i rs S III addltlen to all the old favorites,
III ricn Dill, OF fun, ballet and sentiment
OxFoRD-Flrst week Of the 6 French Snv,
aa au Tue infant wonder, Gel NIno Eddie" to-
eethsr with new ballets, comic songs and orr.
ginal farces by the whole company.
GRACE CHURCH FAIR.-This fair continues
with new attractions nightly. number of
new and very interesting tabieaux tonight.
POLICE REPORTS First Precinct MARY
Dodhue, peddling ,unlicensed; dismissed. Mary
CaIpenter and Margaret Sullivan, do; IS cents
Second Prectnet-Margare, Briggs. THREATS.
pail for peace. Also, disorderly; SIS. Mary
Mckay, disorderly; SIS o..
Third Prscinct.-Susan Collins, drunk and
oisorderly; 81 a. Chas Wolar, drunk; Chas.
Ambush, larceny Catherine Brannan, drunk;
dismissed. Henry Dean, drunk and disorder
Fourth Precinct-Andrew Babnain, grand
larceny; bail for court. Thos. OConnor, do;
jail for court. VIM. Moore, drunk and disor-
derry ~. VIM. Major, do dismissed
Seventh Irecinct-Hanson Brown, disorder.
Iyi IS 81. Also, threats; bail for peace. P.
Hellmuth, u. Nettle, T. Haggerty, p. Hagger-
ty. w Dyer, J; Kane. J. schIett, J. Ross, d.
J. W. Clark, violating city law; sass each
II Ball, w. J. Miller, do dismissed. Charles
beverly, Moses Lewis, John Whalin, p. Pat
rick. John Jones. alias Brown, Charles Ross,
j mes Green, B. Green, Willie Brown, alias
Jones, drunk and disorderly; 1858 each T.
HaggeTty, and John Haggerty, assault w. S.
lf,NS ,oln -, ~
oliver, disorderly; John Murray, larceny; q.
Adams, Ebenezer Irving, Abraham Slow, at
tempt at fraud John Bell, B. 9. Kingon, M.
Derby dismissed. Ben Smith, drunk; S15S.
Tenth I'rectnct.-James Mitchell, Eugene
Dsnt, 'Kiehard Tony, grand larceny; bail for
court. john FentOn, assault and battery: with
drawn. Matilda Talbert, do; bail for court
Also, disordeTly, $500
DISTRICT COURT, Judge Wylie.-Yesterday,
the case of United States agt. Schooner Cow
erthwaite, her tackle, &c nbel-in prize
The libel charges that the vessel was for.
feited by reason of having entered the port of
Norfolk with 20 barrels OF whisky, without
permit and in violation of permit granted by
the Treasury Department. The whisky was
landed in December, 1863, and the vessel was
not seized until June following. During the
intervening time the vessel, which was owned
throughout by the same parties, made some
three or four innocent voyages, and the turning
point OF the case was the question whether the
rally law, by the violation aforesaid was
purged By the innocence Of the subsequent and
intervening voyage, coupled with the delay of
the Government Off GERS in making the seizure.
The Court decided that a forfeiture is COM
plete at the moment the cause of it arises and
pronounced sentence of condemnation.
THE ATTEMPT AT BRIBERY Yesterday
Major O'Beirne surrendered to the civil au-
thorities The two GermanS-Wm. Rothschild
and Chas. Erbach-who were arrested some
days ago for attempting to bride Dr. w. o.
baldwin, Surgeon of the Board of Enrolment
of this District, by calling at his residence and
offering TO pay him $50 to exempt Erbach
from the draft, at which time they taken into
custody by detective who was present and
witnessed the transaction, at the request of
Surgeon Baldwin. After the parties were sur
rendered to the civil authorities yesterday they
were taken before Justice ]. H. Johnson, who
held each of them TO bail In snm of SI,OUO Tor
hearing this afternoon at o'clock.
T.. g. Darlington, U. s. District Attorney,
will appear on the part of the United States,
and John Z. Norris, Esq, for the defendants.
The INAUGURATION BALL.-B. b. French,
Commissioner of Public Buildings and Chair
man of the supervisory committee of the in
auguration ball, has published a letter in reply
to some correspondent, who urged the relin-
quishment of the ball on the grouno of the un-
warrantable expense at this time, and the un-
fitness of the occasion, in which Mr.. French
says that the ball will ''be conducted with all
possible economy, and that whatever is real
lied over the expenses shall be faithfully ap-
piled to the aid and comfort Of the families of
our soldiers in the field. The public have been
called upon in so many ways TO contribute to
this noble purpose that their patience is al
most exhausted, and we look upon the coming
ball as u fit occasion to yield to those who pat
rOn;Ze pleasure, while 1t yields to the suffer-
ing families of our brave soldiers profit"
EDITOR SrAR:-Please allow me, through
the columns of the Star, to suggest to the prop
authorities that they cause the hour of
twelve to be struck daily upon the various
bells connected with the fire alarm telegraph.
4 nOSsthla
once, then upon one Of them. I suggest the
hour OF twelve only, because If the smaller
false alarms; but as twelve strokes in succession
are not used TO designate any ONE station, the
abovenamed hour could be struck with safety
Were this plan adopted, 1t would enable our
citizens TO regulate their time pieces. As it is
now, it is impossible for any one living out OF
sight Of the Observatory to keep the correct
time. Pro BONO PUBLICo
THE WRATHER.-Our oldest inhabitants say
that SUNDAY night was the coolest experienced
in this latitude for fifteen wears the thermom.
eter standing during the greater part OF the
might few degrees above zero, at one time /,
being but one degree above. Yesterday morn.
ing, at o'clock, the mercury stood at seven
degrees above zero, and on a vessel in the river
at two degrees. Consequently the river chan.
nels were frozen fast, and no boas were able
TO run yesterday.
PAsroRAL-The Rev. Frederick T. Brown,
ID. D., who, for over three years. has been pas.
tor OF the venerable Bridge-street George.
town. Presbyterian Church, preached his
farewell sermon on Sunday, having accepted q
call from the Central Church, OF Chicago, Ill.
Under the pastoral care of DIR. B., this church
mas prospered so that the congregation is
doubled, and every department Is in fine con
dltion.
THE CONCERT to be given at Odd Fellows
Hall, 9TH street, on the 2ith, for the benefit OF
st. Dominick's Church, is, from all Wa hear,
likely TO be something much superior to the
average OF such affairs. Were we to name all
the prominent vocalists whose names we hear
mentioned in connection with the concert the
public would comprehend at once that it is TO
be OF the highest order of excellence.
ST day is the anniversary
of st. Valentine, on which occasion Oupid is
supposed to indulge in extraordinary reyels
with the hearts of mortals and display NM
suaI activity with the bsw and arrow. What