Evening star., 1866-10-09
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS, &C., TONIGHT.

LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMENTs. &C.. TONIGHT.
NATIONAL THxATBR.-First appearance of
NestvalI, . the Magnihc-nI" IN tne character
of the d" Hebrew Mother" )" In the iyric-drama
METzRROTT TTHALL-Alfred Burnett the sre,t
humorist and come dian, assisted by Miss Helen
Nash, IN some OF their unrivalled persons
lions.
tableaux for benefit of St. Dominic's Church,
Island. .-4 -
DIVORCE CAsE-Inkgaity, before Jus,ice W.
1ie, Oct. S. Johanna NCarihy vs. Denni, Nc
Carthy This is an application for di iyorce a
Tlncuto matrlmonit This petition filed in the
cause sets forth inter aha, that the parties were
married In the county of Cork, in Ireland IN
the year le4c; that they lived together there
unuI the year 1858, when the defendant sailed
for america that he wrote to the complainant
one letter, about ten months after wards and
that she never heard of or from him after " ards
nnnl recently, when she ascertained that,
about ten years ago, he married another wo-
man In Richmond, &c, and that he is now and
mas been for the last three or four years living
ana cohaoiting with the said woman as his
wife IN this city, and by whom be has had
ihree or four children. The Court granted a
rule 10 De served upon the defendant TO show
Sause y why ne should not pay the petitioner
allmony. pendente hte, also the counsel fees and
expenses OF the suit, and also why he should
not De restrained by Injunction, from selling,
z QISDOslng
erty amounting, il is alleged. in the petition
70 about ten thousand dollars,) until the
further order of the Court. On Saturday
Mccarthy was before Justice Handy on the
charge of bigamy. The petitioner, with her
daughter and two sons, by former deceased
husband appeared and confronted him. The
Justice held him TO bail in $1,000 for his ap-
pearance at court 10 answer the charge M
Thompson and G. G. Callan for petitioner.
DIsORDERLY BOYS AT THE Posr OFFIcy.-
The nuisance of disorcerIy negro bows about
the city Post Ofilce is nos yet abated The
Young scamps go about their misehievous
pranks with degree of system that secures
them generally against capture by the police
Ihey set out sentinels at each corner of the
street, and then annoy every one who ap-
proaches the office. II a policeman Is seen ap-
preaching the sentinel calls to his comrades
Lookout ~ and in a minute they disperse till
the officer passes 10 another portion of his beat
and then they return and resume their pro-
fanity and indecency. The only way 10 catch
them Is 10 place an officer, without his NM
form, on duty there. This morning Lieuten-
ant Skippon, on his way to the Central Guard
mouse, came upon the crowd before they had
posted their sentries and arrested two, Robert
Smith and William WashIngton,) causing a
dispersion of the crowd in every direction
The two prisoners were taken to the Central
Guardbouse, and were committed TO the work.
house by Justice Thompson in default of 50
each -....--.--
BURNETT, THE HUMoRIsT T-Metzerott Hall
was last night crowded with the elite OF Wash
ngtop, and Mr.. Burnett who has baen 81
highly extolled by the press all over our land
more than oelighted the vast assemblage HIS
lnimitable delineations of character ELECTED
round after round of applause whilst the
beautiful poetic selections of Miss Nash were
received with marked attention. Miss Nash's
rendering OF the part of the Widow Chilhngtone
was ''par excellence" whilst Burnett's Sir
Edward Ardent was rendered as only Burnett
can; but the most surprising of ali was the
Wonderful rapidly with which Mr. Burnett
made his changes of costume Instantaneous
y the only word that will describe il; whilst
his face as quickly underwent a change to suit
the numerous characters portrayed. We advise
all TO see Burnett Tonight; if you fail to do so
You will miss a rich treat, and lose one of the
hearuest laughs that would Otherwise be IN
store for you. ~
SUSPICIOUS PAckAGE-This morning, a
negro named Robert Willis carried a new
Manila rope apparently Just fitted for the
Rigging OF hosting tackle, il having the block
ana hook attached) aud a smaller rope also
new and just fitted for nse, to the store OF Mr.
A ID Taylor at 7th street bridge, and offered
u ior sale at S cents per pound. He SAID he
FOUND IL lying on wharf near the old stone
house, near Rock Greek, and seeing no one
about TO whom it could belong he took it, The
explanaf1on did not satisfy Mr.. Taylor who
1IIesteo Wills and turned him over to Officer
Leach of the Second Ward Willis was taken
TO the Central @ uardhouse and held in CUSTODY
by order OF Justice MorseIl, for further hearing
HORSE STEALEG.-Though so many horse
thieves have been arrested in this Dstric,
within three wears past, and sent to the yarl-
Gus States in which the offences were conmit-
ted, or tried here in the Criminal Court the
business has not been discontinued, and oper
atlons appear to be again increasing. Notices
are received AT police headq uarters daily from
Maryland and Virginia, Of depredations in
those States. Several parties have been ar
rested recently and turned over to the State
autnorltles, with the stolen property, but il
does not seem 10 check the operations o. the
thieves.
STEALING PAsTALOONs.-Yesterda officer
Leach, of the Second Ward, arrested lanes
Allen, colored, for the larceny of a pair OF
pants, the property Of Julia A. Williams The
pants were recovered and the accused was
taken TO the Central Guardhouse ITnon
searching him the officer found upon him a
silver watch supposed to have been stolen
from another person. Justice Morsell post
poned the hearing in the two cases until This
morning, when the witnesses were ordered TO
appear.
INTERESTING MEETINGs.-At the Island
Baptist Church, Rev. q. g. Meador, pastor A
gress, and there is a prospect that the meetfnss
VIII result in much good. At Gorsuch Chanel
protracted meeting. at which numbers OF
Pehltents nightly present themselves, is also
IN progress.
Fatal ACCIpEST-Mr. AIonzo Mavs =.
young man employed as a fireman on one of
The locomotives OF the Orange and Alexandrta
hallrOad, In jumping from the train on Satur.
Gay, In Lypehourg, slipped, and falling upon
killed.
DEATH OF WALTER RATCIFPE-walter the
son OF Daniel Radcliffe, lawyer, formerly of
This city, recently died In ST Louis oftbe
Sholeia- He was a member Of Col. Mosby,s
battalion f.. ..-H .....
MARRIED, rf.
RAMsDELL-HINES. On Tuesday, tn. ai in
slant, by the Beyd. J. g. Butler, GEO p RANS
nELL Esq, of Mass, to MARY ELIZARErH
INES, daughter OF David Hines, ESQ of mi,