Evening Star Newspaper, July 28, 1863, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. | WASHINGTON CITY: \ TUESDAY...000..........e JULY 28, 1863. @7 READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE, SEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER. OUR MILITARY BUDGET. | a ara | NAVAL OFDERS. | Commander J.P. Sanford ordered to com. j mand the Lehigh. | Commander J. C. Febiger detached from the | Ose ze, ard ordered to Key West, Fla, to com- | mand the San Jacinto. Commander John OU. Howell, detached from the command of the Lehigh, and ordered to special duty at New York. Lieut. Commander Dawson Pheric, ordered to command the St. Lawrence. Chief Engineer John H. Rutherford, ordered to the Wachusett. Chief Engineer Charles H. Boker, detached frem Foard of Exemirers, and ordered to special duty at Eoston. Chief Engineer Wm. H. Hunt, detached from special duty at Brooklyn, N. Y., and ordered to the Oneida. Chiet Engineer Francis C. Dade, detached from the Oneida and ordered to return North, First Arsistent Engineer Wm. D. Pendleton, detached trom the Wachusett end ordered to the Lehigh. First Assistant Engineer Ed. Marsland, de- tached from the Lackawanna and ordered North to examinaiion. Second Assistant Engineer Wm. J. Moat- gomery, ordered to the Orondaga, Second Assistant Engineer Chas. E. DeValiv, detached from the Sciota and ordered North to | examination. Second Assistant Engineer Horace J. Mc- Murtne, detached from the Lehigh and ordered to the Sciota. First Assistant Engineer Samuel Savage, de- tached from the Roanoke and ordered tospecial dufy at New York. Seeond Assictant Engineer Wm. IL. Nicoll, ordered to the Onondaga. | Second Assistant Engineer Jos. H. Bailey, | ordered to the San Jacinto. Third Assistant Engineer John T. Hawkins, detached from the Pensacola and ordered | North to examination. Third Assistant Engineer H. D Sellman, de- tached from special duty at Baltimore and ordered to the Roanoke. Third Assistant Engineer Thomas W. Fitch, ordered to the Pensacola. Third Assistant Engineers B. J. McGurren, | Wesley Fenimore, James E. Watts, C. J. Ha- | bighorst and Thomas Chase, ordered to the East Gulf Blockading Squadron. Third Assistant Engineers Wm. H. Harris, Gates McAllister, Fred. Schober, Jaspar H- Diamond and Richard F. Edwar:is, ordered to | the steam frigate Niagara. | Jobn Shannon has resigned his warrant as | acarpenter in the Navy. | AFTER THE DRAFTED. Detacbments from the various regiments of | the Army of the Potomac continue to go North | for dratted men. To-day the following left on | that mission, viz:—Detachments of the 7th, | 5%h and 1@2d New York; the Sth, 109th and 111th Pennsy!vania; the 5th Connecticut; i8men trom other Pennsylvania and Ohio regiments, and | 16 men from the second division of the second corps. POSITION OF THE ARMY. Advices from our army state that large num- bers of horses have been found in the mountain “gorges, and appropriated by our troops. Our cavalry held the line of the Rappahan- | nock on Saturday, between Kelly’s Ford and Waterloo. +02 ___ Tue Crors in May anp JuNne.—Hon. Isaac Newton, Commissioner of Agriculture, has prepared and published a report of the con- dition of the crops during the months of May | and June. | From this report it appears that a tenth more | land was sown thisseason with wheat than the season of it62, which was the largest crop ever | grown in this country. The appearance of this crop hag varied, but as a general thing there is a prospect of a large yield. Spring | wheat has sustafmed about one-tenth injury from all causes. Barley is excellent. Corn ig generally small in size on account of the drought, but its ap- pearance is only one-tenth below the standard of a good crop. Oats has also suffered somewhat from the drought, but if it escapes the rust the crop will Still be better than that of last year. Tobacco culture, on account of the war, has | increased rapidly in the loyal Stites. The a@mount planted this year,as sown by the | table for June, is seventy-five per cent over that of last year. In appearance it is nearly an i average, being one-tenth below it. Grass is two-tenths below the standard ap- pearance of a good crop. Flag is twelve above the average of last year’s crop. Of wool the tables show an increase ot 20 per cent in the number of sheep over those of Jast year. The increase of sorghum is 27 per cent. The appearance of the cotton crop, so far, is favorable. The dry weather enabled farmers to free it from weeds and grass. During the drought it was but one-tenth below the average of a good crep; and, in amount, the increase is eighty per cent. over last year in the localities where itis now cultivated, which are much fewer than those of last year. Deatu or Hon. Joun J. CRITTENDEN —The telegraph yesterday annourced the death at Frankfort, Ky., of Hon. John J. Crittenden, in | his 77th year. He was born in Kentucky in | 1785, and has ever been a citizen of that State. | He commenced life as a lawyer, and waselect- | ed to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1616. In 1817 he took his seat as a member of the U.S. Senate. From 1919 to 1835 he prac- used law in Frankfort, and was nominated to | the Supreme bench by President Adams, but never confirmed. In is°5 he was again in the U. S.@pnate, and served until isdl, when he | resigned to become Attorney General ynder President Hafrison. On the succession of Ty- ler he resigned, and was successively elected | to the Senaie until 1561, when his time expired, | and he was elected to the lower house of Con- egress, and was at the time of his death a can- | didate for re-election. His life forms a bright | page in the history of this couniry, which he Joved well and served faithfully. Gen. J B. Boyle is mentioned as a candidate | for Congress*in his place. S7 German papers publish a remarkable cor- respondence, said to have passed between the King and the crown Prince of Prussia. In this correspondence the Crown Prince urges his | father not to break the laws, and declares that the spirit of the Constitution had been violated. and in a letter to Herr von Bismarck he pro- tests against the decree respecting the press j which he considers illegal and prejudicial to | the interests of the country and the royal family. pre ae Eee Bt sent eee ren a7 The Nashville Union says itis reported | that Hon. Meredith P. Gentry, formerly an | -eminent Whig member of Congress, more re- cently member of the last Confederate Congress, surrendered himself voluntarily tothe Federal | | commander at Shelbyville a few days sirce. | ‘He was the “American” candidate for Gover- | nor of Tennessee in 1855, but was defvated by i Andrew Jobnson. satire cadens ees ny gh 6S eis #7'In Baltimore, yesterday, Vol. Birney, of the colored regiment, acting under orders from Gen. Schenck, went to the slave prison of the Messrs. Campbell, on Pratt street, and released | a large number of negroes, claimed as slaves | ‘by notorious rebels. The slaves of George H. | Stewart, ow in the South, all enlisted in the eoiored regiment now forming in Baltimore. Bo” Jeff. Davis has issued & proclamation ap- pointing the 2ist of Augast as a day of humil- iation and prayer, | THEIR PAESAGE OPPOSED BY LUFORD'S | cessors, W | Ala., and pot three thousand prisoners, as was | the opposite side of Tennessee river. | Yard with stationery and blank books for the _current fiscal year, | preventing the acéumulation of tn army with- | in striking distance of the place, then suddenly | Most brilliant campaign the enemy have yet =< == —— = | | ie Be ENROLLING OFFICERS and Clerks | | WATEE FO | Baltimore. Md, Algo, | for hacki | Tyndall: 2 ae t LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. SS IMPORTANT FROM THE FRONT. MOVEMENTS OF LEE. SSS THREE REBEL ARMY CORPS PASSED 2HROUGH CHESTER GAP LAST WEEK. ge See CAVALRY, RRS: LONGSTREET SOUTH OF CULPEPER I AST FRIDAY, ———— [From the Associated Press.] WASHINGTON, July 28.—Advices received to day trom the army of the Potomac fully con- firms the report that the three corps of Lee’s army passed through Chester Gap on Thursday ard Friday, ard are now at and south of Cul- | peper. Their pasage was oppesed by Buford's cavalry, but he was compelled to fall back. Me, however, being upon their rear, captured many prisorers and cattle and sheep, as here- tofore mentioned. Longstreet’s corps passed through Oulpeper on Friday, and camped that night south of the town. Intelligent rebel officers, now in our hands, admit that this is the most gloomy period tor the hopes of the “Confederacy.” POLITICS IN KENTUCKY. LoviIsvILLE, July 27.—The Hon.C. A. Wick- liffe, anti- Administration candidate for Goy- ernor, iddressed.a large and enthusiastic crowd at the court house this evening, opposing strongly what he called the Abolition policy of | the Government. Gen. Houson was serenaded at the Galt House this evening, to which he brifly respond- ed. He éaid his mission was rather to fight than to talk. The Hon. Robert Mallory followed, de- nouncing the views of Mr. Wickliffe, and ar- | guing earnestly in favor of the suppression of the rebellion. Col. Marc Mundsy closed the proceedings with aspeech, combining patriotism and hu- mor, whi together with those of his prede- 2 warmly applauded by an enthu- Ss iastic eudience. Our City Councils are taking measures to attend the funeral of the Hon. John J. Crit- tenden ina body on Wednesday. The Central Committee hes called a Conyen- tion of Union citizens at Lexington, to nomi- nate a candidate for Congress to fill the vacancy Caused by the decease of Mr. Crittenden. THE EXPEDITION INTO ALABAMA. New Youk, June 27.—A special despatch from Cincinnati to-day says, on the authority of General McCook, that General Stanley took only some three hundred horses at Hunisyiile, stated. Some three hundred negroes followed Stanley on his return. General Pillow, with a large force of rebel conscripts, was found on SS es THE EMERGENCY MEN. HARRIsBurG, July 27.—_There are now some £,000 emergency men here, waiting to be mus- tered out of the service. They are encamped in the vicinity of Fort Washington, Camber- land county. ——_—+-+2+—___»—_ A SIGNIFICANT REMARK CONCERNING THE Reset ConscrirTion.—The Raleigh (N. C.) Progress says: 4There is nothing in the proclamation ot the President, calling for more troops, at which the country can complain, for he is only exercising the authority given him by Congress. And as we have said, the condition of affairs is such that we must have more troeps or abandon the cause.” STATIONERY CONTE ACT.—The Navy Depart- ment have awarded to Philp & Solomons the contract for supplying the Washington Navy VALLANDIGHAM AND VICKSBURG.—The Chi- cago Tribune publishes an intercepted letter, dated near Shelby ville, Tennessee, from L. B. McFarland, an officer in General Bragg’s army which contains the following important con- fession of Mr. Vallandigham: «In my humble opinion, this feat of Grant’s in going to Jackson, so fur from Vicksburgand cutting off reinforcements ior that garrison, uttacking Vicksburg, to take it either by assauit or siege, before a force could be brought to turn tor arescue, be it a success or & defeat, is the planned during the war. “The fate of the whole North depends upon the fall of that place. Every exertion will be used to thateffect. If deteated, the war will | end. If successful, not until the end of the present Administration, Vallandiygham said, when here, that his election depended upon the fate of Vick burg? attached to the Provost Marshal’s otlice, (Capt. H. A. Sebeetz.) are notified to attend a meeting on WEDNE>DAY, 29th inst., at 6 o'clock P. m., at pears ‘8 Seminary, cor. N. Y. ave. aud 4th st. By General request it* AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE Board of Trustees of Pablic Schools wil! be held on TU ESDAY AFTERNOON. Juiy ?°th, at6 o’cleck. | jyis-2t] WM. B. DAYTON. ses. 1.0.0. F. —GRAND BNCAMPMENT,.—The Annual Communication of the R W. Grand encampment D. of C. will be held TO-MORROW | Goze AY) EVENING, 23th instant, at 8 o'clock. cers are to be elected, and important busincss trapsacted [iyis-2t*] J.0.C. WHALEY, 4G. 8. PIC-NIC ‘wentieth street Sabbath School Fic-Nic in Pairo's woods, next 29th inst. The grounds are about ene mile from the e.raer of Penn. avenue and 2)th streets, near the Missi. A good band will bein attendance, and refres ments to be hadontheground By order. jy27.2t poceicnedieclanitech eet ease t ih DN ELS I0E CREAM.—Best Philadelphia Ice Cream em served to families, parties, fairs, retailers, tlers, at lowest le poietic J. PUSSELL'S Philadelphia Ice Oreara Depot. corner I) nd F streets, o Je 25-Im* O FOR 8A: NE GENERATOR and ix ten gallon SODA UNTS, Apply at No. 44 Holliday st., | Jy 28-3t* 0} AND OATS.—S0,0c0 Ibs. of di Co Geta Sid Oats will be set ot the Ese Tae ernment Granary f Baltimore and Whio aha aaa ea a Q’ a Dy bi Captain end Assistant Quartermaster. ypope=s BUGGY FOR SALE, A first rate NO-TOP BUGGY, made by W. D. gers, Phils., torcale Crees) open CARBIAGE, suitable at BT. H. GRAHAME, 374 D street. Sy 22-8t* PICTURES FROM THE EOLTH. BY Bstvan, Colonel of Cavalry in the Confed- ws i; 31 leat Gondicered as a Mode of Motion. By John | from. | POR BALE-A fine black COLT. 4 years old; | terest to hi FROM THE SOUTH, { —-.—— NEWS FROM REBEL SOURCES Fins =r The Attack on Charle-ton—Report -d Krac- | uation ot Jackson—Mobilethe vext Poiat | of Attack—Day of kumiliation for the Rebels—Movements of General Rose- crans—Atlante to be Attacked. ‘The Richmond Dispatch of yesterday contains the following interestirg extracts : a Eombrerdment of Charleston. JHALLESTON, July 2#—9 p. m.—The bom- bardment was renewed early this morning, | with rapid and continuous firing, until a flag of truce went down et 9 o'clock. The attack | ‘Was renewed this evening, the enemy occa- | sionally firing at Cummings’ Point. Sumter | replying heavily. The firing is still going on. ‘We sent down to the fleet to-day one hundred and five peroled prisoners, and received forty. A physician just from Hilton Head says that fifty-four of our regulars took the oath of al- | legiance last Wednesday. The casualties this morning were three killed and six wounded. Those which occurred this evening rot heard [SECOND' DISPATCH.) CHARLESTON, July 25.—Regular firing from Fort Sumter and Eattery Wagner at the Yan- kees on Merris Island was kept up all night and continued all of to-day. The Yankees oc- cesionally responded from their batteries on Morris Island. The Monitors and the [ron- sides, lying outside, took ro part to-day., The Yankees have two batterieson Morris Tstand, | and have strengthened the position. No cas- | ualties reported to-day. Another Monitor ar- | riged to-day, making six in all. From Mississippi. Marton, July 24.—The enemy evacuated Jackson yesterday morning. Colonel Wirt Adams's cavalry dashed in and captured a few stragglers. Canton has also teen evacuated. Grant's entire army has gone to Vicksburg. | An attempt to blow up the State-honse failed, although it is badly damaged. Our cavalry are pursuing. They have destroyed all the | machine shops, rolling stock, cannon, and the tracit between Jackson and Vicksburg. Mobile will no doubt be the next place of atteck. [SECOND DISPATCH.) Marron, July 21.—An officer from Vicksburg says that McPherson’s entire corps left that place on the 21st, moving up the river. Their officers stated that they were going to Riehmond. Transports from above are constantly arrivin Nearly all the rolling stock aud cannon have been sent up to Grenada, and were consequently saved. Jeff. Davis hes issued a proclamation ap- pointing August 21 as a day of humiliation and prayer. | THE VICTORY NEAR PORT GIBSON. Official Dispaich from Ger. Schofield. St. Louts, July 2 To Major General H. W, Halleck, Genergl-in-Chief, Washington: On the 17th inst., General Elunt attacked Cooper twenty-five miles south of Port Gibson, and reuted him, capturing one gun and many pris- oners. The enemy left sixty killed and thirty- six wounded on the field. Our loss was ten killed and twenty-four wounded. Cooper re- i treated toward Fort Smith. J. M. ScHorre.p, Major General. Sa QORruANS COURT, Juty 25TH. 1863 —Dis- trict of Columbia, Washington County, To-wit in the case of Michael Griffith, executor of Ann Nash. deceased, the executor aforesaid has, with the approbation of the Orphans’ Court of Wash- ington county aforessid, appointed TUESDAY, the 1sth day of August next, for the final settlement and distribution of the personal estate of said de- | ceased. and of the assets in hand, gs far as the same have been collected and turned into money; when and where all the creditors ard heirs of said de- ceased are notified to attend, (at the Orphans’ Court of Washington county aforesaid.) with thei claims properly youched,or they may othe by law be excluded from all benefit in said de- ceared’s estate: provided a copy of this order be published once a week for three weeks in the Eve- bing Star, previcua to the >nid Igth gay of August, 1063. 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B. 7-30 Treasury Notes, U. 8, Certificates of Indebtedness, GOLD AND SILVER BOUGHT AND SOLD. Exchange on a)l parts of Europe and the Northern Cities sold in sums to suit purchasers. Stocke and Cold bought in New York exclusively on Commission. wa BITTER MOVGS, FANT & OQ. - . EUOND EDITION 4 O'CLOCK P. M. CHARLESTON. Another desperate attempt at storming th® rebel Fort Wagneron Morris Island has failed, | with much loss of life on our side, and the question has been raised why this Quixotic project of taking so strong a position by storm has been repeated after the previous bloody repulses experienced by our troops. We believe the answer is to be found, first, in the fact that Gilmore was apprehensive that the rebels would attempt to throw an ove1- powering force upon him while in his exposed | position on Morris Island, making it desirable 1o hurry up things: second, that the nature of i the coil,—sand percolated by water under its surface,—preyents the carrying of Fort Wagner by regular siege approaches, and makes it necessary to take it by coup demain if at all. The last accounts from Morris Island report | | threats; for hearing. Julia M. Wardmen, dis- thet our forces haye now made their positions Sufliciently strong to be able to hold the Con- tedcrates at bay, end are thus enabled to enter unon the siege of the rebel works at the north end of the island with deliberation and method, Chartesion is to fall, and no human power can long avert that event. Even in theevent that we have to abandon Morris Island fora new line of approaches the doomed city need not thereby indulge a hope. Gilmore may be bafiled momentarily in gaining the fulcrum which is toenable him to pry Sumter from its seat, but the same bull-dog “spertinacity’? which therebels declaim against as such a detestable element in the Yankee character, and which, after a thousand failures at New Orleans, Island No. 10, Memphis, and Vicksburg, finally carried us on to victory, will, in the end, enable us to plant the Stars end Stripes where the Palmetto flag now waves in ipsolence. © THE FIGHT AT MANASSAS GAP. a - ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS EUS SGI S Early this mornffig a train arrived from Warrenton bringing down 11! rebel prisoners ta in the engagement at Manassas Gap and various skirmishes. Among them are the fol- lowirg officers:—Captain Rector, Whitfield’s (Ga.) Brigade; Capt. W. W. Smith, ith Va. cav.; Lieut. Thomas Perry, ist Lieut. F. J. Powell, 17th Va. cay; and 2d Lieut. James W. Loughton, 50th N. ist Lieut. G. M. T. Whit- field, sth Ga.; and Lieut. A.G. McCumbee, 22d Ga, The men are from nearly every seceded | State, and some few of them hail from Texas- The majorily wish to be exchanged, and others are anxious to take the oath of allegiance, while a few claim to be deserters from the rebel ranks, being sick and tired of the rebel- lion. Some of them are hatless and shoeless- Lewis Wright, of Fairfax, and Lewis Kim- ball, of Ist Md. (rebel) cavalry, are among tho number. One of the officers—a captain, we believe— has broken his parole, having been taken pri- coner at Vicksburg by Gen, Grantand paroled. He was taken near Upperville, where he was concealed in the bushes. They came down in charge of Lieut. J. D. | Cooper, adjutant of the 2d New Hampshire, and Capt. Patterson, with a strong guard from the same regiment, and for the present they are confined at the Soldiers’ Rect. BECISION. The following decision has been made by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue: The certificate of exemption for those who have been drafted and haye furnished a sub- stitute under the conscription act, being ex- pressly required by the law, to be issued by the Board ot Enrolment, is exempt from stamp duty. Any certificate which may be issued by & magistrate in connection with proceedings under the conseription act, is subject to a stamp duty of five cents. NEW PRISONS. The Goyernment is about establishing two | large military prisons—one at Point Lookeut, Md., which will be capable of accommodating 10,000 men ; and one at Rock Island, Ill. The latter will consist of one hundred buildings, each 200 feet long. A guard has arrived here, and will shortly go down to guard the mate- rials, &c. REFUGEES. The tollowing named refugees arrived here yesterday and were committed by Provost Marshal Todd to the Old Capitol prison: John A. Johnson, James Young, Robert Bertram, Robert Merganstein, Henry Doll and wife, Elizabeth McNamgia, and Anosa Griffin. PRISONER OF WAR. Benjamin Keene, of Moseby’s crvalry was arrested near Goose Creek yeqjerday, by Capt. Robbins, of the Department of Washington, and, by order of Capt. Todd, committed to the Old Capitol. Keene disclaims being of Mose- by’s men. TAKEN POSSESSION OF BY THE GOVERN- MENT Clark’s building, at the corner of Seventeenth and G streets, was taken possession of by the Government to-day. It is to be occupied by the Quarlerma:ter’s Department. PERSONAL.—Secretary Usher, of the Interior Department, has returned to the city, and en- tered upon the discharge of his duties. Hallet Kilburn, Esq., Chief Clerk of the In- terior Department, returned yesterday from his visit to Indiapa. He represents the people ot that State as being very much elated by the reeent victories, and thinks that the enforce- mentof the draft there will be received asin Philadelphia, with songs and cheers. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. IMPORTANT CAPTURES OF BLOCK. ADE RUNNERS. THE FIGHTING ON MORRIS ISLAND STILL PROGRESSING ON THE 26TH INST. Se New YORE, July 28.—The rebe! steamer Mer- rimac, built by the Britixzh for the rebels last year, arrived here this morning with a cargo of cotton, having been captured on the 25th inst., by the gunboat “Iroquois,” while run- ning the blockade off Wilmington. She is over five hundred tons burthen, and is aside wheel iren steamer. She was one of the three which left Wilmington together; two» the Merrimac and Lizzie, have been capturea* The schooner Amazon, from Port Royal, re- ports that she passed off Uharleston on the evening of the 26th inst., and heard heavy firing. Our forces are still battermg at Fort Wegner. e JOHN MORGAN AND HIS OFFICERS CONFINED IN THE CINCINNATI CITY PRiSON, Cincinnati, July 28.—John Morgan, Col, Olarke, and about thirty other rebel ‘officers, arrived here last night, and were taken to the city prison. ——_—__+2e- + —__—_ THE Frencu Cour D'Etat 1 Mexico.— By the act ot General Forey, the French com- man@er-in-chief in Mexico, the form of goy- ernment ia that country has been changed—so far at least as it can be changed by prociama- tion and by the act of a council impovised by the French—and “the Empire” was proclaimed nth of the present month. The Arch- eyTene of Austria, is named as Em- ror, and if he does not accept, then the coun- y throws itself at the feet of the Em- peor ot | , and implores a ruler st his ands. inderstand this movement we must recall a ar recent incidents. When General Forey entered Mexico he issued a decree appointing & «Superior Committee” of five persons to administer the government. committee Was authorized to scleot @ “Prov Exec- utive Committee” of three ms, who were the real chiefs. They chose ter thn Committee of Three, Almonte, the Archbishop of Mexico, and General Salas, an old reactionary of the time of Santa Anna. The committee were also authorized by Fo- Tey’s decree to lectan assembly or council of notables, to be cemposea of 275 memvpers. Over the acts of this eonncil the provisional executive committee (of three) were granted by Gen. Forey 1 veto power; and in case of disa- gement the Superior commitiee—o! thirty- \ve— was authori to dissolve the notables and appoint another 215. Now, to this Assembly of Notables—so plain- ly a creature of the French—Gen. Forey s de- cree assigned the duty and power of fixing definitively upon a form of government for Mexico. The result was not difficult to fore- tell. The council has declared for an Empire, with Maximilian to be Emperor. In this way the French Emperor ayoids an open breach of the solemn agreement made by bim and other European powers, that ro one of them would impose upon Mexico a change of covernmert. LOCAL NEWS. REESE Portck REPORTA.—Second Precinct.—Chas. Spencer, disorderly; $1.71. Jno. Carragan, drunk; mihtary. James Gray, assault and battery; jail. Michael Gorman, drunk; mili- tary. Thos O’Rourk, do; do. Geo. Pfluger, orderly. Mrs. Shacey and Mrs. Marks, di $1.64. Ann Thompson, drunk and d‘sor- derly; for bearing. Geo. Pfluger, disorderl: $2. les. Fagan, threats; bail for hearing. Mar: Fagan, assault and battery; do. Jno. Turner, drunk; military. Frederick Goercke, do.; do. John P. Carrigan, do.; do. Third Peecinct.—Thos. Price and David Jor- dan, disorderly; W.J. Jones and Austin Randy, drunk; Thcs. Turvey, forestalling market; and | Robert McCan, drunk; dismissed. A soldier, desertion; military. H.C. Wagoner, disorderly; 25.62. James Dodd, without license; $1.41! | Ann Lewis, selling liquor unlicensed; $2041. Martha Brown, disorderly; workhouse. - John Morrow, a rebel spy; military. George W. Williams, do.; do. Jj.N. Fearson, disorderly; $2.44. Moses Kent, forstalling market; $2.44! Pat. Chase, drunk; dismissed. Fourth Precinct.—Peter O'Day, creating nui sance; fined 25. Henry Freeling, throw stones; fined $1.50. Martin McGinhess, drup and disorderly; fined #3. Richard Gaughlin, larceny. H.C. Hill, do; dismissed, John Dunn, drunk and disorderly; fined $3. Dan’l Carroll, suspicion of larceny; dismissed. W. Batzell, huckstering without iicense; fined H. Ballerd, disorderly; military. N.L. Oak- Jey, larceny. B. Lines, drunk; military. Font Grayeon, drunk; fined $2. Jobn Howard and Mich’! Fowler, dtunk; each fined $2, Sixth Precinct.—L. Ermger, tast riding; $5. Patrick Mackin, grand larceny; jail. Taylor Collins, racing horse in street; $5. James P. Bumey, Battel Paine, disorderly; 2each. J. Carter, larceny; jail. Thomas Datcher, fast driving; $5. John Allen, drank and disorder- y “Tenth Precinct.—Lizzie Watson, offence not reported: dis: . W.H. Bransell, Marg’t Wilson, M. Carpenter, Clara Peters, disorder- a ly; $2.91 each. Thos. Jones, d 4. Frank Douglass, do.; $1.44. John Hays, Wm. Glen, do.; dismissed. Wm. Marchail, Sam’l Levoy, Lonis Bell, Henry Jon Prichard, $ Jos. Hawkins, John Seach. Rebecea Jones, disor- 1. Matilda Trenswell, disor- Marg’t Jackson, do.; $2.91. Elizab’h Freeman, Anne Smith, Harriet Smith, Jos. Spencer, do : $1.94 each. Mary Hartman, Anne Perry, — Coie, held for hearing. Edw’d Butcher, drunk; $1.94. John Steele, ds. and disorderly; military. Patrick Madigan, assault and battery: jail. Wm. Armstrong, drunk; dis- missed. Robt. Pead, assault; do. Mary Lonise Stroble, Agnes Amanda Stroble, disorderly‘ do. Elizabeth Green, do.; $2.04. eS Tue Fink ArTs.—We notice in Markriter's window, 486 Seventh street, a new picture, by Charles Lanman, “Cypress Swamp Georgia,” which is likely to attract considerable atton- tion. Itisone of the most effective pictures we have seen from the pencil of this artist. The Cypress family is admirably treated, in trunk and foliage; the cool depths of the water- paved forest recesses are evidently studies from nature; and the brilliant touch of blne sky and sunlight in the corner serying to relieve the il penseroso tone of the body of the picture, is the conception of a true artist. The swamp denizens—the crane, terrapin, snake, &c,, &c., figure on the canvass, but not too obsirusially. Amateurs and purchasers shonid call at Markriter’s and sce the «“(‘ypress Swamp.” pie SS THE WILL OF THE LATE THOMAS CARBERY. The contest of the will of thelate Thos. Carbery is to be amicably adjusted, five commissioners being now engaged in making valuation of the property, and dividing it in distributive shares, to be apportioned among the heirs at law and the benevolent institutions to which he designed to bequeath certain sums. The terms of the will in regard to St. Vineent’s Orphan Asylum are considered rather ambiguous and difficvit of execution, and in the adjustment now sought tobe made that institution, itis understood, will receive an actual donation of $15,000. The prineipal heirsare Mrs. Dr. Ritchie, of George- town, and other nieces and nephews. The estate is valued at between $90,000 and $100,000, mostly in city property. ———— FourtH Warp STaTion Casrs.—Edmond Ganuing, larceny; jail. Fred’k Kaheline, as- saultand battery; bailfor peace. Jas.Sullivan, drunk; dismissed. Philip Weighman, selling on Sunday; $10.58. StephenG. Wilson, obtain- ing money by false pretences; military. Rob’t Johnson, drunk; #1.58. John Mortimor, as- sault and battery; bail for court. John Bar- ron, desertion; military. Thos. Shorter, Geo. Brown and J. W. Haley, fighting; $1.58 each. Joseph McGrath, sleeping in street; dismissed. James S. Smith, interfering with officers; dis- missed. Roger O'Sullivan, drunk and fight- ing; dismissed. Much’l Nash, do.; fined #1.5+. Elien Nash, do.; do. $1.54. Geo. Lomax, lar- ceny; escaped. Leonard Gibbs, disorderly; fined #1.58. Henry Dorsey, suspicion otf firin a pistol; fined $1.55. John Russe, drunk; fined $1.5. Jokn Forsyth, do.; do. $1.58. —_>—__ LATEST QUOTATIONS—W ASHINGTON Mon- EY MAREET.—F! by Lewis Johnson & Co., Bankers. Buying. Selling. U.S. Coupon Bonds, 1881 ......106% 107% Uz. S. 5°20's .... - Co’ pon 6's, 1881, 108%. 730" 106%; New Cer. upon 6's, 3 "Ss, 3 = tificates of Indebtedness, 99%; Gold, 127%. pico atetly Mz. anp Mgs. NAsH, AGAIN.—Michael Nash and Ellen Nash last night gotinto another row, P.M. and were arrested and locked up. This morn- ing they were brought ont, at the Fourth Ward station, for trial. . Nash had a cut over her left eye, which leoked as if done with a sharp instrument. Mr. Nash had his eyes clad in mourning, and several bumps on his skull. They were very affectionate this morning, and denied that the injuries resulted from fightiug. Mrs. Nash said she cut her head by falling out of bed, and Mr. Nash said his bumps were old bumps he gotat the Navy Yard. The justice, however, decided to fine them for disorderly conduct, and assessed the penalty at $1.58 each. Se A Boets Carrain.—Last night, a German, named Franz Buhler, attacked a soldier, named H. F. Bartlett, with the intention of arresting him near the Park, and the latter not quietly acquiesing, the former assauited him, blacking both his eyes. Buhler asserted that he was a captain, and had a right to arrest soldiers. Both parties were taken in charge by officer Mallery, of the second precinct, and taken to the Gentral Guardhouse, and this morning Buhler was ordered to be locked up for seven days. ——— SENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.—Last night Richard Carlton was arrested by Officer Bigley tor the larceny of a gold ring. This morning, upon examination before Justice Clayton, the evidence was not sufficient to send the case to court; but as the accused was identified by the police as a party who had been ordered toleave the city some months ago, and was known b: the police as “Waxey,” the justice turifed hi over to Superintendent Webb, to be dealt with as the military order relative to such cases pre- scribes. ee eS: Saes or REAL Estate.—By J.C. McGuire @ Co., Auctioneers.—A farm near the Insane Asylum, consisting of parts ot the tracts known as «Prevention ” and gh Manor,” containing over 100 acres, sold to Adelaide J. Brown for 96,100. Part of Lot 9, in Square 406, on F. between Eighth and Ninth streets, with improvements, to W. B, Todd, tor 500, Lot 7, in Square 553, Third street east, between FE and F sontb, for 13'¢ cents per foot, to James Walsh. WTRABAND F. .— We have seen a pera ctnowe: of the fir: its of contraband Jabor on Government farms, in the shape of excéllent green peas. grown at the Arlington, farm. The contrabandsat Arlington, under the charge of Lieut. Colonel E. M. Greene, Chief Quartermaster Department yan ee: rapidly being put in a way Bre form sys. tematic labor, and be of some service. ——_——_ OComMITTED TO THE GUARDHOTER.—Yes- terday. James Green, charged withemuggling liquor across chain , and Henry nerman, with selling el assisting them to desert. were committed tothe Central homrs tos! by Capt. ‘Todd, Prevost Marebal. i es to soldiers, and | — Le Mair Cangigns Arrointxp.—The follow- ing bave been appointed mail carriers for this city under the new law for the free delivery ot mail matter: Thomas F. Harkness. Geo. B. Clark, Chas. J. Wright, John H. Jo&nson, Jobn E. McEl- wee, Alfred C. shaw, E. L. Frees, 0. H. Wright, D. E. Pr+wer, Thomas F. Parker. They aretoreceive a salary of $700 per an- num. tapi Tar Case or Firzraterck.—James Fitz- patrick, who Wis arrested on Saturcay for kid- napping a negro, by Capt. Johnson’s detectives, has becn, we understand, . ommitted to the Old. Capitol, The circumstance which led to his arrest was the carrying of a fugitive claimed by Mr. Pembroke, of St. Mary's county, to Bal- tmore. The fugitive was arresied oy Pitz- patrick en a warrant issaed by*Commissioner Cox, who remanded him to his master, and he was ae to Baltimore in charge ot Mr. Fitz- patrick. Row IN Bates’ ALLEY.—Ab vt 12 o'clock last night, the colored folks in Batss’ alley had a free fight, in which a pistol was fired, fortu- rately doing no damage to any one. The police came in upon them and the party broke and Tun. Leonard Givbs, a musician, was ikere and was captured and taken to the Station house. Henry Dorsey, also, was taken on sus- picion of firing the pistol; each were fined $1.58 this merning by Justice Giberson. _ ai SEE SEconp Warp STATION CASES.—Rachel Erown, violating city ordinance; $1. Wm. Plummer, suspicion of stezlirg; dismissed. Wm. H. Foot, do; do. John Ford. disorderly; 58 cen’ T. P. Fravnor, drunk and disorder ly; $1.55. Richard Carlton alias Maxey, tar- ceny; sent to Superintendent. Saim’l Jones, disorderly; #165. Wm. Gray, do., $1.91. Jobn Brest, drunk; di:miss:d. ‘‘amnel Thompson, do.; co. Rachel Gilflir, Co.; #1 5s. eS a ne Botp GArrorens.—Yesterday, tn broad day light, between 12 lo clock, Jotin Dunday, an ice ream peddler was garroted on K street, between Seyenteenth and Eighteenth streets, by two soldiers of the Fifth New York regi- ment, named Michael Boyle and Francis Wood, and robbed of $2.50. Patrolman Straub arrested them, and Justice Drury commitied them to jail for court. +e AFFAIRS iN GEORGETOWN, {Correspondence of the Star.) GEORGETOWN, July 23, 1563. Yesterday evening, while two Goverament employees, names unknown, were riding through Georgetown ata rapid rate of speed, with no bridics, but simply halters on their horses, one of them was thrown to the pave- ment, and the horsein passing over him struck him on the head with his hoof, intlicting a dungerous and it is thought a fatal wound. He was taken to the drug store belonging to Mr. George Sothoron, and attended» by Dr. Locke. Atter which he was conveyed in an army wagon to the hospital. On Sunday a row occurred on First street, between some Irish and negroes, in which stones were freely used by both parties. One of the Irishmen was struck in the face, and severely bruised whon the guards arrived and arrested the Irishman, and turned him over to the police; the negro iu the meantime escaping. The Sabbath School of the Dumbarton M. E. Church design holding a pic nic on Thursday, the 20th inst., at the grove on the farm of ine ‘ate Gen. Elliott, {situated on the Georgetown Hleights. This morning Pat Malay was arrested for grand larceny, und was committed to jail by Justice Reaver to await the action of the grand jury: Aman by the name of Ely Smith was ar- rested on the charge ot buying liquor for soldiers. He was examined by Justice Rexyer, and sent to jail to await the action of the grand jury; te arrivals BAe, are:—Schrs. Ann Eliza, atthews, New York, hay, to Wilson; Maggie Buel, Gilkie, Bangor, Maine, lumber, to Jos. Libbey; Jus. Barrett, Jr., Heron, wood, to Dickson & King; Belle R. Hull, Holmes, New York, hay, to Wilson; Adline Townsend, Townsend, New York, do., do.: Mary Wash_ ington, Simpkins, Wacomoka, Md., wood, —; barge Herron, Johnson, Alexandria, light. Departed by canal:—Boats Gen. Burnside, Eenj. Darby, E. Watson, E. Billmyre, W. McAtee, Mary Frances, Old Dominion, Winnie Sleck, R. B. Lynn, 1776, M. Branhall, Alex. Shaw, Thos. Lamon. Rs WANTED TO RENT—A cowfortabie HOUSE. containing 8 rooms; willirg to pay a good rent; family swall and re children, Address £o., “0,” Box No. 263. jy 23-3t6 WANTED A GOOD GIRL. fer fentrol house- work; alco, a COLORED GIBL, about 14 years of age, to atiend to ebiléren. 43 Seventh street, between S and T streets. iy 2 at® ANTED-Five good FARM HANDS, either white or colored They must uaderstand genera] farm work, the use and care of horses.f¢-. and must be soberand honest. Also, one MAN to work in a dairy; s good milker, &c. Apply at Lecust Hill Farm, near the first toli ee caren jy street road. By J.C. McGUIRE & CO,, Auctioneers. 7ERY VALUABLE FARM NEAR WASHING- TON, Hoases. MULES, Cows. Oatves' Pres, Waconrs. Hangess, ParMine IMPLements, Corp Woop, Hay, &c., &¢.—On THURSDAY. July 30th, at 12 0’clock m . we shali sell, by order of Commis- sioners, that valuable Farm on the Seventh street road, belonging to the late /arius Clagett, (for pararouiers) see advertisement in the Natioaal In- welligencer. arse Secale tale hel the ae estate we all se. @ personal property, consis’ of— Seven well broke work Horses ~ Four well matched Mules Ledy’s Pony, Miich Cows, Calves, Pig3,&c. Three £° heavy Wagons, two light ones, one Buckeye Mower and Reaper, nearly new Piougbs, Harrows, Hay Rakes New Harness for four Horses and four Mules Together. with all orher articles necessary for farm use. Aso, 800 Corde of Seasoned Wood, corded convenient to the road, and will be soid in lots to auit purcha- sere 60 Tors Hey. Terms easy. and made knewn at the sale. W.#H. CLAGETT. Administrator. iy 2 J.C. McGDIRE & CO.. Aucis. Notes. KOSHER MEAT —The Israelites of Washingtop and vicinity can be furnished with fegah Rosher Beef at my stand, No. 37 City Market. and No. 347th street Market A call is respectfully solicited by W. W. MOUNTER, Butcher. iy 27-3t* T, COOLEST PLAGE IN THE CITY I8 aT BROOK FIELD'S Ice Cream Ealeon, 371i Pa. avenue opposite the National Hotel Water Ices, Fruits in season. Vanilla, Lemon, Pineapple, Strawberry Cream alwayson hand. Privaae fami- lies supplied on the s' ort2.t notice iy 7 iw* BW BOOES. Ure’s Supplement to the Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures end Mines Prize $1.59. ‘War Pictures from the South, By EB. Fetvan, Price $1.25, . Heat Cogsidered as a Mode of Motion. By John Tyndall, with illustrations. Price $2.00. awe’s Historical Bhaképeare, containing the Historica or Chronicle Plays. Price $159 Light; a novel. By Helen Mode. $1.25 Bights Afoot. By Wilkie Collins. Price 50 cts. J ape uf een He ae & Co. a! and for sale - ae ° PHILP & SOLOMONS, dy 27-2 332 Penn. avenue. T BOM IT MAY CONCERN.—I shail sll at Oe Lo Wall & Gos Baraateon THORSDAT th July, at WW o'clock, one Borrel HORSS to satisfy bill. - ¥, agent eat National Hotel Stables. ee NOTICE TO WATER-TAKERS. Wartan Reaistrar’s Orrion, City Hall, July 1, 1863. ALL Waren-taxuns ate hereby notided bee their Water Rents for the year commencing with date are now dud and payable at this office. e folowing in the law of thi relation to delinquent water-tak “In all cases of the non-payment of rent for thirty days after the same isd) of eack de Bont aeaee t aa are shall of such delinquency. P imm: tely, by iz: the water and ue cutti etn ‘water ns the main. and he shall not Slow it to be again used in said deliuquent’s Fees reer water rent has been pares ns ons {e-expense of cutting off and restoring the flow of Waike law will be enforced. ANDOLPH COYLE, jy__mif = Mates Registrar. BYNOLDS HOUS establishment. may6-Sm* LAt™ MOSM Panis BEORLVED Mitel. 3. W, BEYNOLDS, Proprietor. igioax, Ist and 21 vols, ), 1 vol. : isand Labitsky Wal- of all modern Abie Haste Boars of MRTZWROTT. emit ENTLE: 'S CLOT. G x with peaean Vslensae oer, Pada ‘ BBAT RUaE SMITHS, 460 Beventh at., in ‘a me erent barceins one