Evening star., 1866-11-16
THE EVENINTSTAR.
LOCAL NEWS.
AMusrMEnTs. Ao ro.NIeHr

LOCAL NEWS.
AMCsrMEHTs, &o.. TONIGHT.
NArlOsAL THEATK.-Beuefit of Mr- j W
NaiIsck this evening, who will appear IN
his great specIailIy of "Fagin. the Jew =,
ohNer Twist, Ma'iL.e, Of Serious Family
NErzEEoTr HALI-Seeond grand an4 ,,st
ccncert ofthe eelebrsred Bateman Troupe. this
evening tf -
OpD FELLOWS HALL. Navy Yard-pba
GEand IsOdE', 20. -. r.. and Columbia J,odea
brksh Degree Association to- night
ST MAEY's PARISH SopooL, 5tn. be, xsen
g and II -treets. Ladies Fair
I'H =
BoaED OF FPoIIcR.-Yesterdaya afternoon. the
Ponce commissioners met in their roous n,
headquarters on 10th, near ID street In ssai
tcn 70 me ordinary business connacted NTH
the operstons OF the force, the Board disposed
OF tne IolIowing:-The complaints against Scr
gesnt J. w. Franklin ana prfyates LOAN "
Iucksr, OF the 9th precinct, and Walter n
EVsns, OF the 10th Precinct, were dismissed
and ". X. Msrdeis,, of the 3th precinct. ba
,Sprsmanded oy the Superintendent, Private
ho~sTd Hughes, OF the 9th precinct, was dis
hIs$Sd the force for violating the regulations
snd Chas. A hrmmei was appoin ted 10 fiII the
vacancy. Theodore ,Nunemacker Additional
rrIysie :or duty az the POtornac aqueduet, was
reeommissicned Additional privare John n
SehonF|d was dismissed ,fhe force. A :
Brewer was appointed an additional patrol
.nan LOT duty AT the bank of l.. Johnson & Co
lHe Board approved the appointment by the
superintendent Of Manyille Austin as acting
srrgeanf CT the fin precinct, vice CalLoua re-
dOced 20 the ranks n n -.. q : -
DIsTE EssrSG CAsE-Tht morning Ka,a
summons, keeper Of house in Hookei;s Di-
VISION was aIrested BY officer Leach upon a
SbaIGr Of. harboTIDe Lydia Sears, a minor rirI
about fourteen years old. ia n bouse of prosti
tbton- The giri is well grown for her age
ana sppesrs TO be very intelligent. Her father
an OLD nan of good rvpuiation. was present AZ
the preliminary hearing, and was greatly dis
utssed When his child recited the circum
flaAees oi her TWO weeks life in tins den OF in
1any She left home Tuesday night while her
iather v as at church, and staid at this house
IRON Tuesdaytill Sunday She had also bsen
ia hehse kept 6y Lizzie Mccormick, in the
same vicinity, In the hOHse of Kate Sim
mems, AL the money she made she gave TO Kate
summons and says she owes her Sl2 for board
S,E, ,us,iSs Morseli after hearing her statement,
SEQ IN each or two case.-one for harborine
Ihe girl, he other for keeping a bawdy .house.
TIE CONSERVATIVE ARMY AND NAvx
Union The regniar meeting of the Consery
alive Army and Navy Union was held Al thai,
rooms on bonisfana aveRuP. Capt p Younf
IN IN ne sosenIr OF the president in the chair,
and Capt Z. w. Rudyard secretary After the
ELECTION of a number of new members aud
oiher unimporiant- business had been trans
49, -, t = IN aocsa pee moved the appCnt
OF getting mp concert next month, the nds
r-al!zed on the occasion TO be put IN the relief
rund OF the association, which was aeread to
and Esgineer MockaDee, Captain McKean
captain Rudyard. UaptaIa McCorpeU and
captain Geise were apPointed the committee
CANE PREsESTATIoN.-Last eyenino Liant
Eekish. Sergeants Walling and Kelly. with
Ofheer Coomes, acting as q committee on be-
hsH oi me police OF the seventh precinct.
tronrtn ward waited on DR.. W. X. Mehafey
% of
At his room al the Metropolitan. and presented
MN WIN massive gold headed cane suitably
sIsc LlptI as token OF their appreciation of
winter when they We're ndea voring 10 bavs
.sneir pay raised Lieut EckIofT r1ade the pre-
sentaiIon, and was responded to in appropr,ate
terms by DR.. M; after which the com rnitfse
Was handsomely entertained.
PosrPoNxNrNr opFTfrsI MASS mrvr,xe
Last evening was the time advertised for n
grand mass meeting OF the eolored people of
me pstriet, to discuss the question of equal
suffrage, at the Fair Building, but the rain
storm Decessitafed, pos etponement Abont a
couple OF dozen colored people gathered ahout
the DOORS and waited for an hour or So and in
made TO raise crowd 10 march up by Ineans
OF drum and fife, bat the rain was too much
ior tnem. Finally, those about the building
separated, with the understanding that tne
meeting would be held on Monday night.
CHAhsE OF HORSE E-SrEAL1SG.-Yesterday
u
John }. Erler upon charge of stealing a
horse the property of Levi r. Loux of Fred
erlsk county. Va, on the 18th instant. 1t ap.
Peared IN evidence before Justice Thompson
tnat the complainant and defendant Are
oTothers-in-law, and that the complainant
ioaneS the horse to the defendant 10 ride to
Justice Thompson committed him to await a
Teauisition from the Governor of Virginia
TIE CLUE BuILDrNs.--we learn that the
levy made oy ofhcers on the furniture OF the
Young Mems National Union Club at their
oesaguarters IN Pants building, CLouisiana
was at the instance of an agent, and not the
owner OF the building. As soon as the latter
was. was informed OF the affair he telegraphed to
release the distrain, which was done. =
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OPBnED FOR TRAvEL.-Last evening, MT
barber and number of the residents Of Onion
town. entertained the workmen who ha We irst
completed the repairs to the Eastern Branch
brioge. y splendid supper, served up by
BSo Maiun, al ms tavern, near, the bridge.
Tne work has been done under the direction of
MI. Johu Webster, and the new draw is a very
substantial one. -T1r
LicENsEs.-The police in the sth precinct
are stll busy with tie violations of the license
laws. This morning Lieut. Milstead reported
SIX cases two for running wagons without H.
eeEse and four for having degs without license
The wagon cases resnlted in fines of as and
costs each, and in two of the dog cases the
same hne was imposed while two were dis
missed -
anpRoPER CoNpucr-Last NIGHT, onieer
Peaster caught Walter Jones, q colored hack.
man. and Mary Dawnes. a well known white
prosutufe. acting improperly In Marble alley
1no .ook mem 70 me station; This morning,
Justice w alter fined each 80; Jones paving his
nue. ont leaving the woman to be conveyed TO
the workhouse. =
PETIT LARcESY.-Erank Owens was ar
rested last night by ofiicer Crump, of the
FIRST Ward, for entering the store OF John A
fiersop, corner OF 22d and H streets Owens
was seen 70 enter the store and take three pairs
oI socks. he was pursued and captured and
ter articles recovered. Justice Drury sent him
- Jail for court. ~-'-'1
THE REsERyArIoNs-Messrs. Zachary n
Spanidipg, the contractors for painting the
raining OF the reservations on Pennsylvania
avenue at 2nfh, l4th- I3th and 7th Streets are
lust nnisning their job, and are now giving
bronze green. = :"
ETHIOPIAN EMIssTRELs.-A grand en- tertain.
meat Will be given at Odd FelIows' Hail TO-