Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-06-15
LOCAL NEWS.
AMusIMENrs To-NIaHT.

as"Slieve-na- mon, or the Orpnan or Clonmei,
and as uMazeppa" in the buriesqae OF that
name, supported By Bishop and other favor
ties.
Drew and Company, at the Washington, is
rich indeed, as for instance the tAladdin" OF
Hast night. which ELECTED continual shout of
laughter throughout
GRoyER's THEA Ea.-nAladdin, or the Won
= -sZobyad.''
OxFoRp.-The ballet of aTne Circassiau, !"
tne mefo drama OF "Robert Macaire," g. jeff. in
Pettieoats," and other attractions.
CANTERBURY. - Ballet, burlesque, panto.
mime, negro delIneations and concluding with
screaming afterpiece.
NIxoN's OIRCUs-Last evening of this com !.
pany Two immense programmes TO- day, i'm.
GLIDING equestrian, acrobatic, gymnastic and
comic performances, the Lilliputans, Com.
foote, Col Small, and Miss Nestelle, the won
derfully trained horses and other novelties.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH, corner
OF Sth and n streets. Festival for the benefit
OF the church. A most pleasant entertain.
ment.
GRACE CHURCH FESTIVAL at Odd Fellows,
Han. Music, flowers, abundant refreshments,
1ableauX, and other attrao tive features, afford.
ing an evening of rare enjoyment.
MILITARY HALL.-Free concert saloon,
songs. ballet, &c.
SAD CASE OF DEGRADATION Tuesday a
widow lady frsm near Elmira, N. Y, applied
TO Supt. Richards for aid in recovering her
daughter, aged IS years, who had eloped and
married soldier, and who she believed was
IN " washington at house of prostitution. The
lady produced a likeness, which was Instantly
recognized by Detectives Clarvoe and NC
Dewitt as that of a young girl they had seen at
NO 4SO 18TH street, between T. and %. Supt
Rlchards at once sent Detectives Claryoe and
mcDevltt IN search of the fugitive At No
$50 they learned that she had gone to some
hospital for the treatment of diseased females
of that class. After searching various houses
OF infamy the detectives proceeded to the pest
mouse kept by notorious old negro woman
named julia Fleet, on Sd street, between Mary
land avenue and b street south, and as their
carriage stopped at the door they recognized
fhe object OF their search, pale and EN- anciated,
seated at the window. Upon entering the
house the officers witnessed scene disgrace.
ful in the extreme. In dark, close room
were squatted number of negroes, male and
female, and soldiers playing cards upon
their knees for lack of a table or q spare stool:
and number OF sick prostitutes were lying
around. The proprietress is, we believe, III
Jail, awaiting a trial on some charge, and an
old deformed negro woman was acting in her
stead. She locked the door of the room in
which the girl was gathering up her clothes,
refusing the officers admission to the room.
he officers, by little legal suasion, induced
her to permit the girl TO be taken away, and
she vas carried TO the police headquarters.
The distress OF the mother when the wasted
figure OF her once beautiful daughter was
brought into her presence, was heartrending
even to those accustomed to scenes Of distress.
ne daughter said she was persuaded to leave
married to a soldier named Mott, about eight
months ago, since which time she had not seen
MIN. she was very Indifferent about returning
nome until she was brought into the presence
OF her mother, when she relented, exhibited
much penitenee, and cheerfully consented to
go home, and left in the evening train with
her mother. Julia Fleet, the proprietress of
the pest house where she was found, has been
notorious In Washington for thirty years past
as prostitute and sort of doctress for
aftiicted females of her class, and the disgrace
1ui establishment is source Of constant trou-
BILE to the police.
RIVER NEws.-There has been but little busi-
ness doing at any of the wharves-Goyern-
ment or private-within the pasl few days,
and there are but few vessels in port this
morning. The Long Bridge is out OF repair,
the draw on this side of the river having been
run into Yesterday by tug and somewhat
damaged. Workmen are engaged in placing it
in order again
Captain George Mattlngiy, jr., went down to
Belle Plain to-day for the purpose of COM
pIeting the arrangements to establish a line of
steamers between this city and Aqua Greek.
The steamer Keyport has been Withdrawn
from the Alexandra and Washington ferry
line, and has gone TO Baltimore, where she will
be repaired preparatory TO being placed on the
Cape Nav route. In consequence of the with
drawal OF this vessel from the ferry line those
now running, of which there are only three
the Young America, Collyer and Fulton-are
loaded down at each trip.
The steamers Vanderbilt, Captain Culinary,
and Express, Captain Ryther, both of which
were in the employ of the Government for
long time, have been placed on the route be-
tween here and Baltimore. These steamers
touch at all of the landings along the Potomac
10 discharge freight, and they are already doing
fine business
the 8th street wharf, has been discharged from
the Government service, there being no further
use for her. The Connecticut, which Is also
in port, will don btless be discharged shortly.
The mail boat TO Belle Plain carries down at
each trip large number OF passengers, prin-
cipally refugees returning 70 their homes in
Virginia. This morning the steamer Eagle
went down with about three hundred pas
seBgers.
FUGITIVE CHILDREN Last Tuesday morn.
ing two men, one of them giving his name as
L. T.. Daily, and claiming to be a detective,
conducted two boys named Joseph Swift and
George Chase, 10 and Ii years of age respec-
lively, to the Third Ward station, and request-
ed the Sergeant to take care of them until the
next morning, as they were fugitives from
their parents in New York, and the detective
would telegraph for them to come on imme-
diateIy The detective said he was stopping
at the Kirkwood House, and could be found
there any time il wanted, but not appearing
again as he promised, Sergt. SKippon began to
Investigate the mater. and upon inquiring at
the Kirkwood House found the name of E. f..
Daily registered there, but that no one of that
name had lodged there or was staying there at
the time of inquiry. The boys said that the
two men met them on the cars between this
city and Baltimore, and ascertained where
they came IRON, The names OF their parents and
that one OF them had nearly 500. They pro.
tessed TO know their parents, arrested the
boys and took tina money.
A BOGUS mAJoR.-About 2 O'Clock a. m
Tuesday, detectives Bigley and Kelly arrested
Barney Mcllhaney, notorious thief, who halls
from Philadelphia, and q man who calls him.
self Major VIM. Lamar, of the 9th N Y. vol
unteers, alias Major James alias VIM. Leon
ard, but who was recognized by detective
Kelly as the notorious Michigan Bill. Bill
has passed himself off as Major very success
fully at several public places. at the Kirk
wood House he registered himself as Major
James. Bill was dressed in the full uniform
of q Major, with the stripes of STAFF Off GER
They were locked up at headquarters where
Bill pnt on all the dignity of his assumed grade
until officer Bigley informed him that applica-
ton to the Adjutant Generals Office would
reveal his character, and that II he was not q
MAJOR the military would deal with him after
their ashton. Bill lost his dignity, confessed
that he was NO Major, and begged that he