Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-08
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.

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AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.
GROWERS THEATER.-First night of Miss
Maggie Mitchell, who appears "a "Fanchon,"
in the charming play of that name, supported
by ali the favorites Of the regular company.
Communities presentation Of the new
sensational drama of THE Fenian's Oath, or
the Idiot of Killarney" and huge bill of bal
let, songs, negro delineations, and other per-
formances.
sociated Printers of Washington. Arrange
ments are perfected for one OF the finest enter
tainments Of the kind ever gotten up in Wash
ington. The printers cannot be excelled in mat
tiers of this kind.
SEAToN HALL-BaIl of the Journeymen
House Painters Society. A grand affair is
anticipated.
MARKET HOUSE HALL, Georgetown.-BalI
OF Logan Tribe No. (, L. o. X. Nj. Look out for
capital entertainment.
METROPOLITAN HALL-Ball of Oriental
Lodge No. 10, i. o. o. f. Nothing has been
omitted that can in any manner contribute to
success.
REMARKABLE ADVENTURES OF CORPSE
Scattered Funeral ProcessiOH.-Not long since
native of the Emerald Isle, one of the victims
OF the late arsenal explosion, died in this city,
and Immediately preparations were made to
give him a nice, genteel funeral. 1t was at first
arranged that he should be buried here, but
some of his kindred being buried at Parkers-
burg, West Virginia, it was finally determined
that what remained of poor Johnny M
should be sent to that place. Accordingly,
after a awake" zone of the good old SORT the
remains were accompanied by his sorrowing
friends and relatives to the depot, to take the
cars for the place of burial. The funeral pro-
cessiOn arrived at the depot some time before
the departure of the train in which the remains
were 10 go, and the mourners spent the inter-
yening time in assuaging their sorrows at the
neighbOring bars, so abundant in that vicinity,
the corpse meanwhile remaining on the plat
e. e. 10 VN1a aaA ha a N-nS
which would connect at the Relay House with
the Western train. The party meanwhile
drank so many hbatiOns to the memory of the
departed that they returned 10 the station in a
very mellow condition, and the railroad OFF,
GERS being apprehenslve that they would be
incapable of taking care OF the corpse, tele-
graphed to the agent at the Relay 10 see that
the corpse was taken off at that point. Shortly
before the time Of starting the corpse was placed
on the train, and an attempt was made to muster
the mOurners, when il was ascertained that one
or two of them had got so obfustcated as to
have taken the New York train. The rest of
the party, however, managed TO get aboard,
marching on" At the Relay the corpse
was transferred TO the Western train, but
two or three OF the mourners were
too far gone TO get out in time, and so pro-
ceeded TO Baltimore, while the balance OF the
party with the corpse was hurried on with
extra speed Westward. AT the points along
the road where the engine stopped ''tO water,'
the mOurners as invariably stopped to wet"
and not ing up 10 time, quite as invariably n
brace or more We're left behind at each water
ing and wettlng place, and by the time Grafton
was reached. where the corpse was to change
cars for PaTkersburg, but few of the mourners
remained with il, and these were so bewildered
that they failed 10 get in the proper train, and
JOhnny's corpse went on to Wheeling without
them. From thence by some means it was
sent 10 Columbus, Ohio, the corpse thus hav-
ing got into the wrong State, and the mourners
being scattered through Maryland and West
Virginia. and along the line of the Baltimore,
Wilmington and Philadelphia and Camden
and AmbOy Railroads. By this time the tele-
graph was put into excited operation, and
various messages were whisked over the wires
IN various directions in regard TO the missing
corpse and scattered mourners, making confu-
sion dOubly COMPOUNDED for a while From
Grafton an anxious mourner enquired
"Where in the ID is the corpse ~ This
dispatch was crossed on the road by a
loud enquiry from Columbus as TO
the ownership of a stray corpse arrived there
uncOnsigned. A Baltimore scattered mourner
telegTapbed TO postpone that funeral until i
get there and the squad of mourners by the
New FORK train We're sending wildly confused
messages TO Parkersburg, Grafton, Relay
House and Washington, all helping TO intensity
the prev ailing muddle. The corpse meantime
had res umed its travels, and like poor Joe, not
being wanted in any locality, had been kept
moving on until IL arrived at the Little Miami
Depot, where il created no little excitement,
being without any mark for Identification, and
foul play being at once suspected. A coroner's
inquest was held without throwing any light
upon the mystery, which was, however,
cleared up by Geographic dispatch for the
missing corpse. The railway officials then got
the corpse in motion eastward and the mourn
ers headed westward and finally after the most
eyentful history of any corpse or set of mourn
ers on record, Johnny's body was duly COM
mitted by them 10 mother earth, where we
trust il may rest in peace
The following letter gives the finale OF this
curious affair:
PARKERsBURG, West Virginia Dec. %, 1865
H. r. HeckeTt, Esq, agent, observation-disclosures
SIR The corpse came safely to hand last night
by express, and is now in the care of his rela-
tiYes, who had been looking and waiting anx-
lousy for 1t since last Thursday, at which
time IL should have reached here, its
proper destination L must return you the
thanks of friends Of deceased, and of myself
for your attention in sending it on, and am
sorry that il gave you so much trouble.
i was informed of its leaving the Relay
House by the man in charge of il, Barney
NJ, the uncle OF the deceased, who stated IT
was in plain pine box, with rope around it.
immediately telegraphed along the road for it
and was unable to get any tidings Oft. Wheel
ing reporting TO me that IL was not there, sent
Especial messenger after IL, who, unfortunately
went east from Grafton. supposing il might
have been returned 10 Washington. All the
time il was laying AZ Benwood, and no notice
sent in regard to IT,
1 was informed by our agent AT the Relay
House that the man in charge OF it was very
much intoxicated when he came from Wash
lngton, and gave very little attention TO the
remains, which l suppose, is a solution of the
whole difficulty. They have received the
corpse and paid the charges to the Express
company. i regret the publicity which this
circumstance has caused, and think II might be
proper 10 give published statement of facts
concerning the matter, TO correct any false state
ment which might be circulated about it
Very respectfully, &c, J.w. CURTIS.
A PLEASANT EvESING.-Tuesday evening
last, the ladies belonging TO the Mite Society of
a, D.