Evening star., 1867-04-13
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMENTs. &C., TO MIGHT.


AMUsEMENTs. &C., TO NIGHT.
WALLS NEW UPKRA HoUsR-The Japan
sse are As popular as ever, and the house is
crowded nightly. Their performances en-
brace many astonishing tricks, and none of
our eI'izens should fail to see them.
NATIONAL THKATRR.-ThIs evening Lady
Don VIII repeat her performance OF .'kenil-
worth, and also the new burlesque OF .'Per-
seas and Andromeda." Her last Night here.
ODD FELLOWS HALL.-"Arabian Nights
Iaoieaux" again this evening. The proprie-
tors give away valuable presents at every ex-
bibition.
The DISTRICT EMANCIPATION ANNIvRR-
sARY.-Tuesday next being the fifth anniver-
sary of the emancipation of slaves in the Dis
tTict OF ofColumbia, the colored people are max
ing great preparations TO properly observe it.
and II will be quite gala day. The initIatory
was taken. we believe, by the eolored Soldiers
and Sailors L nion Leagu ue, and con vention OF
delegates from the several wards and George
town held. by whom the arrangements we're
perfected.
The procession will form on h street at 9x
o'clock. and Will t3ke up its line OF march al
II by and 18th streets and Pennsylvania av-
eEue. proceeding TO Georgetown, and return
ing 10 the city will pass through the avenue
and other principal streets. and out l4th street
10 Plant grounds, near the State Department,
where addresses will be made IL is expected by
Ex-Governor Morton, of Indiana. Hon. Il r
Butler, NJ G. Hon. Judge Kelley, NJ G., John
i Costen, Sayles J. Bowen, Major General
Howard, majIr General j. 4. Logan, John F.
Cook, Rev. james H. Muse, Rev. Is. w, An
deIsoD, Majer w s Morse, John X. Elyans.
Rev. Mr. Morris, DIR. Alfred Thomas.
The chief marshal Is John A GRAY, with
Messrs- W. III. Shorter and Joseph Smallwood
As aids, who will be assisted by eight staff
raarshals and three mounted mar shaIs from
each ward and Georgetown.
The order of procession will be as follows
CleTgymen, Military, Masonic Order, Odd
Fellow :, officers OF the Convention, Orators,
Chariot, Union Leagues and citizens OF George
towr, ard LIST, ID, Sd, ith, 5th, 9th anu 9TH
wards. citizens of 18th SUBJ district. and Freed
mems Village, organized associations, delegates
from Alexandria, Baltimore and PhiladeIphia.
carriages and mounted men.
A
IHE SANITARY REGULATIONs.-T The ap-
prodcE o. warm weather makes il necessary
Tor great care TO be taken to keep the streets,
alleys and cutters clear of such Accommodations
OF Nth as have tendency 10 generate disease
The Board Of Health, the Mayer, the Super
intendent of the Police, and the ward commis-
sloners all recognize the necessity. and are
making suitable Arrangements to keep all the
streets and alleys in good order this summer
There will be much complaining among those
who are put TO cost for tleir neglect TO observe
the sanitary regulations, but the officers will
nave the approval of all good citizens in the
strictest enforcement of the laws The throw
ing OF vegetable and animal matter, the refuse
OF Kitchens into alleys, the clean sing OF fish at
prmps and hydrants. and similar violations,
are OF frequent occurrence III various parts OF
the city, and some OF the parties try 10 Justify
D.; but they are all wrong, and are endanger-
ing tne health OF the vicinitieS in which they
reside, and they have no right 70 Complain of
tne enforcement OF the law.
ChARGE OF FALSE PRBTENCEs Yesterday
James II Sprlngman was arrested bv Claryoe
ana McDeyIrt on a bail-piece issued by q
court OF PhIladelphIa. where he is charged
win false pretences. He was taken beforetAe
Marshal OF the District, who, after examfna-
ton OF the OFT cial documents, delivered him
10 detective NJ vtr. who Will start with the
prisoner to Philadelphia to-day. Springman
Is i young man, respectfully connected, aud
was Tor time employed "a reporter for the
press. He was arrested in this city some
month ago, upon the same charge, and il was
never finally settled, and this arrest is to close
the case. He was very cheerful while in ems
tody OF the detectives, and expressed perfect
Willingness to go 10 Philadelphia. : he is sure
Of being able to explain svery thing to the salts
Iacuon OF the parties concerned
TIE EXPLOSION AT THE PosT OFFIcR-Last
evening Mr.. l.. Il Moses, one OF the clerks OF
the city post office who was badly burnt by
tue explosion at the post office, died at the
residence OF Postmaster Bowen. to whose
mouse ne had been removed, from the effect of
his injuries. The coroner was sent for TO hold
an inquest, but did not do so because OF the
Postmaster General having appoin Ted Messrs
Sayles y. Bowen. B. y Hedrick, and O. a.
Page committee - TO induire into and report
the circumstances and cause of that occur
rence-whether from the nature of the gas
apparatus, its mechanical defects, or misman-
agement OF It's operations, or other discernible
cause
REAL Estate SALKs.-Green i Williams
aucuoEeers, sold lot GO in subdivision of
square 62S. 70 Patrick Brenner for = p)o.
three-story brick house and back building on
h, between eth and 9th streets west, to a Nc
PheTson for >6,325; lot IS, square 2l5, On yer-
mont avenue, oetweea and l. streets, TO II.
Harris for y cents per foot; lot ,, square 7S3,
Mass. avenue. between 1st and I'd streets east
10 T. G. Wilson for cents per foot. two story
irome store and dwelling, 11th street west near
Nd. avenue, to Joseph Heron for Il, ,lg1: lots
Is and 10, square 3S3, Va. avenue, near 9th ST
west to W. j. Stevenson for BIZ cents per
foot
DECREE oP Divorce. - Yesterday, Judge
Olin- sitting in the Equity Court, made q
decree divOroing Martha E Barnes from the
bonds OF matTimOny with VIM. T. Barnes
giving her the right 70 resume her maiden
name, Simms, and the guardianship OF her
child The pstihon sets forth that the parties
were married by Rev. Father Stonestreet, on
the 18th day of May, 1865 that the respondent
and committed adultery with a woman named
LiZzy, at a house on Maryland avenue near
Sd street John L. Norris. Esq, appeared for
the petitioner, and the evidence was taken
before N- Ashford, examiner.
FIRE ALARM AND QUICK WoRK.-Las night
about 10 O'Clock, our reporter passin down
the avenue, near the Metropolitan Hotel, no.
uced smoke Issuing from the third story win
dows OF the rooms Of Brady's Photographic
gallery over Gilnan's drug store At the same
instant. policeman rae across the avenue
sounding his whistle, and in less than zen
minutes afterwards two steam fire engines
the policemen, with the and of citizens had AL
ready extin guis he'd the fire. The watchfuInsss
OF the police, and promptness of the Fire De-
partment, IN preventing a disastrous conha-
grafton. were alike credItable.
TIE REGIsTRATIoN. - Last evening, the
board OF registers closed their Iabors in the
FOURTH Ward, at the City Hall, registering +OI
yoters-251 W 1ite and 50 colored. This makes
the total NUMBER registered in the ward 25I7-
l,1Oi white ard 9I3 colored-the whites ont
numbering the colored by COL
The board Will comm s1ce the registration in
the Fifth Ward on Monday afternoon. at the
Old Capitol, sitting on Monday and Tuesday
from 10 :, and on Wednesday and THURSDAY
from 10 O'Clock
ARREST PoR LARcRNY.-Yesterday, detec-
lives Claryoe and McDeyitt arrested a man
named VIM smith upon q charge OF larceny
OF watch and about SIS In money, the prop.
erty OF l. j. Smitners, a lawyer counsctad
with the Washington bar. Mr.. Smithers had
previously been robbed Of various articles az
ms residence, and circumstances pointed to
the prisoner as the thief. This morning, the
prisoner had hearing before Justice Tucker
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