Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-19

Aid Society, First Congregational Church
ODD FELLOWS HALL.-Eighth annual grand
bai OF the Washington Circle, Eenisn Broth
eThCoc, this evening.
REVIEW AND INSPECTION OF TRooPs-Thi
morning at II o'clock q review and inspection
Of the troops in the Department of w ashius.
sos TOOK place on the White Lot south of ths
Executive Mansion The day being claar an
pleasant 3 very large numb of persons wore
present TO witness the review, smous whom
sere many ladies. The troops arrived Al ths
grounds aoouT balf-past 10 O'clock and vera
formed IN line as follows:
Brevet Colonel p. W. Stanhope. in command
OF the lZth infantry, and staff. The I2th In
Antry band. under Prof. Dausch ~ p,aces
tZLn Z, ,. Infantry, 600 men, differed as fol,
rows company e.. Lieut. II. l.. HASKELL Co
n Lieut. james Halloran: Co. /, Breyet Col
a u Iassini 20 a, Lieut. J. II. Hurst; Co b.
Breyet MAJOR X: g Parker Co. K, Lieut.. III
Parsons % 4. Lieut. L.. A. Nesmitn: 90. =.
II Pond; DA'Joi H.
e9th U. S. Infantry, under command of Brx,
bngadier General George b. Buel, Numbering
w men, wlsa me following Company ofioers:
company A, Capt Huntington; 90. B. Breyet
MM sJ Ge9rre r Head; Co; q, Lieut.. F. W.
60 q. Lent William Hoffman: Co *, Breyet
Mslor j. "A, Lawrence; Go. L, Breyet Msjor
ath Y. s. Infantry, commanded by Br,vs,
Lieut. Colonel Carlyle Boyd, $50 men, ana the
IoHoWlng Conpany officers Company a,
Lieut.. James II Rice; Go. Il, Lieut.. G. p NC
agar; 90 Z, Captain X. ID. Tyler; Co. u.
Breyet Lieut. Colonel Thomas Tshea 90 T.
hlent. a feckley; Co. l.. Brevet Captain
Henry msrcott.
5th Cavalry Bard, 10 pieces, under Prof Ar
sesheimer; Company X, 5th Cavalry, 100 men,
under Captain Burss and First Ser seant Mitch.
The field offlcer was Col G. W Wallace
commander OF the garrison of washington
wno was accompanied by his staff. The re-
viewing oficer was Major General Emery
o Ilanarfm AM of N
who was accom- PANEL by Brevet Lieutenant
Colonel Atkinson, Breyet Major Stay.on, aud
BTevet Captain Montgomery OF his staff The
parade having been formed by Col. Wallace,
the column marched in review before Gen.
Emery, nrst IN common, and then in dor BILE
quick time. Gen. L. then put the troops
through the various msHouyers according TO
pton . TACTICS, Re cen thy adopted for the army.
i he movements OF the troops ELECTED the gTeai-
e-t praise from sill present, and they presen ted
very fine appearance. The parade was dis.
missed shortly after II O'clock
Among those present were Assistant O uar-
IeTmss'er General Miller, General PeIJuze
and many other Gfstlnguis he'd army officers
The President ard General Grant would have
been present bad % not been Cabinet day.
Nsich prevented their sttendanee- The music
u The l2th Infantry and 9TH Cavalry bands
vas excellent, Eno mucR praised 10y the visi-
tors.
A; the conclusion OF the review. the troops
resting, ard The officers psrtakiue of a lunch
under the shade q The trees IN he south end
OF the grounds, Major GeneraI Emory and
Miller $40 other sTmy celebrities, comm n gIed
win officers q ne navy and a few distn-
gniSned Ciyil,aEs In sIIoying the Hospitality
OF Wm. " HsI!ing=, sutIrr of the 10Th who
had splen6id lunch prepared. and 10 which
every attention Was gwen with zest, and ap-
PetIies saarpened by the brac1ng air.
The JOHNSON SXOOT HAEEa= CORPUS
CAsx-TAs Accused Is RsMdndsd-Yesterdaya as
was stated IN tue Stcr. Henry Johnson charged
win me EillIEg OF Thomas ). Smoot, OF Alex
andria- N June last ~ a house on Sixth street
vaen the latter was caught by johnson in
company with his wife. was before Judge
~yne on sn application for bail, being repre-
sented by Mss.rs Davidgs and J. II. John
John Krath who worked for the accused.
3ames PillInE county tax collector. John Tay-
Tor, colorsd, employed by the accused, John
johnson, son OF the accused, ana John Bate
man, testified some of them) to the fact Of
seeing tHe accused the day before and during
the day of the homicide with his wife, and their
relations towards each other seemed TO be the
same usual.
After hearing the evidence and the aren-
Deuts of counsel Judge Wylie said he could
only repeat now what he had said on a former
occasion. thar n johnson had net the aiul-
ferrous couple IN bis own house and. upon sud
den discovery. had slam the adulterer, the
Crerse would not certainly have been greater
Ihan manslaughter. In none of the books can
a case be found in which the man goes away
from his home, seeks and Stays the adulturer,
unless the books called il murder. The evil
oence prod ced to-day is of so little weight, so
unImpOrttnt, as LOT 70 meet In any degree the
strong evidence heretofore produced. The
term Of the Criminal Court was near AZ hand
and but little imprisonment would bring
him 20 bis Trial. when Jury would decide
upon the ofense- The prisoner must b. re-
manded.
LIQUOR IICExsBs.-The following order is
sued yesterday by Major Richards, Chief of the
Metropolitan Police force, fully explains how
far the powers OF TIE force 20 in recommend
ing persons who nay apply for liquor licen-
Department Of Metropolitan Police, Office Of
sGjor and S'IsTtstsIstsHt, W La. are, Wash
sngtOn, Nor. Il, l-61- General OrdeF No. 100
Lieutenant. Tue Board a. It's meeting held ON
the 7th instant ordered tRst members of this
force shall rot "sign re Somme ndations in
favor OF liquor licenses" You instruct the
members OF your command TO confine their
action with reference 20 these licenses, simply
~ giving such infOrmsuon concerning the
character of persons and places named ia the
license as ought 20 be known 10 the Board of
commissioners when called upon to pass upon
Licenses.
tSigredl n c. RICHAED-, Major and Supt
TIE BALL GANR-Among the many ways
OF swindlIng the unlDItiated and unwary is
the game OF "oall.' fellow will entrap a
''zreepy" and exhibit a round ball, in the cen =
tsr OF which Is placed red or other colored
rib on, incased in one of the bowls OK a double
thimble- The exhibitor will withdraw the
artincisI chambers, exhibit the ribbon, and
call upon the oystaDders 10 stake their money
rs 70 the receptacle containing the. ribbon.
fusion will bet n At IL IL ia q certain chamber,
whichever can turn over 70 the swindling
operators the greatest pecunisry benefit. In
either case he is bound 10 win, for both cha m :
eers contain piece OF ribbon. while the unin =
stIucted has no idea that there IL out ore piece
used. This morning, two colored exhibitors
Harry Baker ard Samuel Jones-wers detected
m their nefaricus transaction by officer Kear-
nv. and locked up in the Central Guardnouse
20 await examinstion before Justice Caapin
this afternoon. The complaint against them is
lodged by Olive Brace. a victim who nad been
mulCted 20 O slight extent.
Runaway ACCIDENT Between six and
seven O'CLOCK last evening, Mr. Joseph Burch
was slightly Injured BY being thrown FROM
his buggy. the horse attached 20 which took
fright on N street. near the corner Of Tenth
Alter pitching the driver 10 the ground, the
animal continued ~ full speed for some dis
lance, making com plete wreck OF the vehicle.
DIR Clark attended Mr.. Burcb soon as the
accident occurred, after Inch ne was moved
20 MS residence, corner of Eleventh and O
streets
SERIOUS CRAkGB-Last evening, young
man named Rich. A. Dent was before JUST q
Boswell. on the charge OF having committed a
rape On the person OF Mary M nrphy, girl OF
about n, in August Is66. Mr. Kean appeared