Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

- (some 2OO) Of citizens met at the Armory of the
Washington Light Infantry. to discuss the pro-
priety Of iDsugarating a new and independent
military organization for the District of Column
bia Thos. present consisted of a coed sprink
ilnX OK the members Of the District Volunteers.
and large number Of outsiders who have not
90 Neta>pired TO the high position Of msmbershIp
"nu ina waTlikc, JOvial, and enth axt ic corps
ne meeting was called To order by Captain
Da'.is, of the Light Infantry. v. r. King
'salIed To preside, and l.. ID. Williams was ap-
pointed secretary
Capt. Davis then stated, primarily, that there
had been 4 mScOnreption on the part Of the sec
rotary who had called the meeting The mem
bers OF the Infantry had, for some time, been
discussing the idea among themselves of an in
dependent regiment Of Infantry. At the last
company meeting a committee bad been ap-
pointed 20 canvass the city, so far they could
IN the interim and how many names the,
could obtain among them subscribers to the
proposed reg ment who were TO report progress
at the next adjourned meeting. II had been the
Intention, in case the committee met with favor
able encouragement, to have thsn called a peue-
raj meeting at SONS central location in order tn
discuss the movement, where all could have 4
voice, aud express and interchange views. A,
however, this meeting bad been called, and
there waS 4 pretty general attendance he would
Ike !" hTar the views OF any persons present
q" thr TO- NATION of Il new military Organization
aTegiment Of lnfantTy--to consist of from six to
ten companies, uniformed alike, who shou d be
O'2sniZel on the plan Of the Seventh epimrnt If
n
chosen uHtil the regiment was formed and then
uniformed. Then lot them choose from among
Their own men the officers who should command
them.
Officers who would be interested in its success
but wOuld prevent that bane to military ardcr
Wherever u exists-the joining Of the reg imeut by
any man Tor the purpose Of being officer in il
Ihdt very spirit was one of the secrets Of the
present dIsunited condition of the military Of this
Ul>trlCf; and nothing could prevent II from ruin
IN very movement at military enterprise. wheE
ever u showed itself. Captain ID wished to hear
'he views OF those present the subject and
proposed to consider this preliminary meeting
ahd suggested The appointment OF committee Of
'hIee persons from those present, whose duty il
should he TO draft such committees of three from
each Ward In the city, to canvass the CITY with
llsts, with view to ascertainng what number Of
suOScno-rs they could obtain who would plsdyr
Themselves to join in this mo " ment and become
members OF a new Regiment of Infantry He had
N" doubt but that 1t was the wish of every citizen
"f w Arlington that the District SD .uld raise .
regiment viii d would vie in time with the fine
seventh New York Regiment, W hich all persons
hau seen and admired during th.iI late visit TO
the metropolis That thisco be brough bit about,
The Chair stated the proposition Of the appoint
ment of a committee to the meeting; which was
seconded and carried.
The Chair appointed Messrs. James Y. Davis,
James Fletcher, and L. J. Gait; who were ac-
Ceptsd
After consultation, the committee reported the
First Ward-James Kelly, John f. Turton S
Parker; Second Ward Thomas | Fisher
WIN; SPalding, $ Owens; Third Ward
Z King, Dr. w. b. Butt, Hiram Richie;
Fonfth WaId-Major p Bacon, J F CoyIe T
j. Gait; Fifth Hdrd-John Bohayer, George
Hhz, Thomas Robinson; Sixth WaTd-Wflliam
O.Donnell, b Bryan, n -Hilyard; SEVENTH ard-
Thomas u Lloyd, Charles Bishop, f.. Allen
The committees were approved by the meeting
Col Bacon, formerly member Of the Seventh
New York regiment, who was present, was here
called upon to make some remarks Col Bacon
stated that, from ~ years OF age to the pre,ent
time, bis m had been set upon the militia of the
country as being the great stay and bulwark of
tho American Government This fact was fulIv
demonstrated by the history OF the late war with
M@HiCn, where IL was well known the volunteers
bore bIJvely tue brunt of battle True military
men always spring from the people. He detailed
BIS experience AS a member of the New York
militia. where he rose from the musket and cart
ndge-box to The rank of Colonel. He aIIudrd in
rather funny terms to the militia Of this District
and chfractcTiz"d their present condition in terms
al dr-~fEed thong Ia res eciful severity and closed
ID cling the msetin. there was one thing they
could not do-they could not play soldier; they
must IL soldiers ne fdcfo, or they might az well
Eo. sign their names 10 the roll another tbin1
by could not dO-thev could not be good ,of
dierN unless they selected officers who understood
a! the minutiH Of the dill. They must b. thor
"msh IN every department Of discipline-tha: was
au-ImpOrtant.
In the seventh New York Regiment the articles
Cf war are carried out To the letter and this is Tn.
secret Of their succrss Il regiment AmoDn
Them whsn on parade no talking no familiarity
between officers aud meu is allowed, and shouId
private dare to address bis officer except as his
superior, lac would he instantly disc aroed for
lniracticn of the rules Itwas in this manner and
only THIS, that true military discipline could b@
maj 1idinrd, and the distinction between the mi
vdtr and the officer be made effective for their
common advantage. IL was time for the men of
means, the HIen OF ability and the Young men OF
energy in this District. To come up and unite I'm
tie formation Of d military ORGANIZATION which
pride and % off h. Ed.
tf"Polis and the nation st the close of Li, re-.
marks, aud during their continuance the sneaker
was loudly dppl1uded
DIR. Butt now moved that the lis, Of com,;,,.a.
already made up be amended by adding . com
mlttee fOE GcorXrtOwn which wa. unanimously
asrred to- And the following citizens of George.
town was added TO the list, viz: CAPTAIN G. u
Berry, +. Lang, and II Roder
captain Davis moved that the subcommittee
ne instructed to report progress at the Assembly
Rooms, Louisiana avenue on next Tuesday niUbf
dnd that when this meeting adjourn II ad iourns IN
meet II that place next Tuesday nj hi al .igh,
c!"ck whlc motion was C,rTitd, and the meet
Ing adjourned.
WATER, WATER, WA1ER,-lIr. Editor.
An a'.icIe, signed A IA PAYER appeared in
th' star yesterday. in which the writer belabors
Tie commissioner for doing his duty. Families
were put to great trouble by reason ,f the u,.n,
VI Etr' III, IN our vicinity The complaint WAS
made 10 the commissioner. He went 10 the from
Ole 10 relieve them. He found on. where pipes
were tapped. He cut oil the taps aud added
HiiIe To the supply Of water
We are workingmen; heads of families and
TAR payers We think the commissioner entitled
to our thanks, aud we hereby tender them 70 him
and suggest 10 him Ia perform his dutys rs he has
dom, and take no notice Of - A Tax PAYER who
desires the privilege Of violating the law no mat
'-f now greatly he lncomnIodes his fellow citi-
z'ns such influence before Congress would NOT
even gain favor with one of the pages
Signed by-Frank Miller Jsn,.. ReIt r
Baiid, Daniel O'Ledry, VIM. ii Tanning G q
h'k."n Eugene Sehwinghamer, Frank b. Hill
n"> "a. andrew Scheibier. WIN. Bruce Todd q
81 Whiting, IL Sessfo-d
SHOOTING ATFAk.-iesterday evening Thos
Francis, an old man well known to the ci,iz.,S
generally, was arrested in Swampoodle, near the
Capitol branch, for shooting a boy named Pat
Tck Hartlsss. He was taken before Justice Dom
and by him committed to Jail for a further hea :
l1g
Mr.. Francis alleges that the boys were throw
lnG stones al him. The wounded boy was con-
yeytd TO the lnnrmary. where his wound was
dressed. which il below the knee and is not a
serious one
The occurrence at first created considerable