Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-16
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS To.NIoHr

GRovKR's.-Benefito OF Mrs. Barney VIII ans
to-nlght when her many admirers in this city
VIII have an opportunity of seeing her IN ten
Characters In IAN Hour In Seville" Mr.. Bar
ney Williams appears the Irish Tutor"
and ''lTish Tiger" in the two capital farces
known by those titles.
METzEROTT HALL.-Heler's unique Wood
EIu-tTClS viii De on exhibition to-Iight, with
ether rare CahalistiC and comIcal sayings and
GOIrEs. No one should neglect this oPportu-
tUHIty Of seeing one OF the most wonderful
ncCrCrrar .crs who has ever appeared here.
SEE advertisement Of matinee tomorrow after
noon.
CA,TFERUEY-A fine bill This evening with
the usual varied Entertainment MCKEE. the
magician: Rate HenrC~sry, The vocalist: Null
Hcau, the come diJu, and other rare attractions
TuE CoLOREr PEOPLE SERENApE THE Hon
JOHN W. FCENET--A number OF cOlored cIti-
Zeus, accom- panied by the Mozart Brass Band,
CoIOT6 performers. SereHaded Col. Forney, a.
his rooms, or New Jersey avenue, last night.
After music ~ the band, the assem- Uldge was
received Ey Col FOTney III his paTlOT, where
several hynns and patriotic songs were sung.
The Lthlth Of the editor OF the Chronicle having
been propose q, Col. FOTney made short ad-
Gies-- IE,'l KING them FOR the compliment they
bad paid HIN, referring 10 the history OF the
COiOTcd people during the rebellion. and stating
t.aii az the close OF the war he did not think
that the Union party was strong enough TO
tahC ground IL faVCT of universal suffrage; but
was row here 10 say that he had been mista-
Ken, and dId not apprehend the full logic an
duty Of the case He now ayOwed himSelfs
favor of the uIal of that great experiment
WHICH the statesman would be 4 coward 10
postpone. and the philanthr0pist unworthy OF
his name, If he did not meet il halfway. Say
Ing here in the District of Columbia. we may
safely meet the issue.
At The conclusion of the address STOOD
NlGht was sung, and the visitors departed.
IRE IN ACCOMMODATIONS nine O'Clock
ia'i night, the theater building, on King street
nearly opposite the Marshal House, in AIex
dHurla-a frame buIldlng-toOk fire and was
SoMpItteIy destroyed, Notwithstanding the
prom ness OF the fire department OF that city
Inc front OF Ia" building was occupied by Mr.
Gladke rs bazaar for fancy goods m1sicai
lLSu uInents, &c, and the Shakes De are Saloon
Inc Lames We're confined TO the building in
winch they originated, and about n Z O'Clock
the hrt was thought to have been extinguisbad
and the fremen left the scene "A bout ono
CioCK second alarm was sounded, which
brought the apprenticeship adjoining fine
Dilch house having caught. This was extin-
Sulshed- however, IN very short time The
occupants OF the building lose heavily The
OU!uIhg PAD not been occupied lately. and
yesterday IL was being prepared for a fair II
IS thought the fire caught from a stove
A
u =. SUPREME COT Ri, Feb. I5-Neilson Poe
tSqr and Richard II. Jackson, ESQ of Mary
Iand' and Daniel ID. Lord, Esq, of New York.
this cOutt- VI
No. liz. David ". Wetmore appellant vs.
ne steamboat Granite State, &c The argu
Ihent OF TINS cause was continued by Mr. Owen
LOT the appellee, and concluded by Mr. Beue-
dict fCT the appellant.
- No us. The Washington and Baltimore
1uTnp!Ee Road Company, plaintiffs in error
vs. The State OF Maryland. The argument OF
inns cause was commenced by Mr.. Dobbin for
the plaintiffs IN error, and continued by Mr.
Nelson Poe and Mr.. Randall for the defen-
Cants IN error