The Washington union., 1858-03-30
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


miral Moiammed Pacha, and suite, of the Turkish navy
visited the Washington arsenal by invitation Of the See
retary OF War; who accompanied them. The party were
received by Major Bell eoInuandan of the arsenal ana
a salute fired from the field battery The Secretary
then escorted his distinguished guests around the arsenal
visiting the different workshops and repositories of arms,
and explaining Through an interpreer) whatever was
novel and curious The Turkish officers examined every
thing with apparent interest, and seemed especially
pleased with the friction primers used for the discharge
of cannon
BY the time the Secretary and his party had gone the
grand rounds of the arsenal he had in his suite Generals
Jesup and Harvey Surgeon General Lawson Coionels
Cooper Totten Craig and Larned Colonel Johnson, OF
the dragoons and large number of other officers In
full or undress uniform With the Pachas suite were
Mr. j. Hosford smith, Ottoman consul at New York and
Mr.. Oscanyan the interpreter The Turkish officers
wore their magnificent uniforms the collars, cuffs and
seams of which covered with heavy gold embroidery
and various decorations OF honor Their sword belts
and straps of gold webbing and they wore on their
heads the scarlet felt es scull cap with small gold
circular plate the top, and pendant silken tasei
One of them, Major Hassam Bey, speaks English with
fneney, having served for some years in the British
navy.
Having visited the principal objects Of interest the
Secretary escorted his guests to the eastern quay where
the patenees of the various firearms now being tested
or reported on had been invited to display their weapons
The Sharpe the Colt the Morse and the Burnside rifles
had been brought there and they duly tested with
more or less success Among those who shot at the
target was Major Mccullough, the celebrated ''Iexan
ranger in the Mexican campaign.
While the party watching the shooting large
band of Indians appeared the scene having been also
invited by the Secretary War; who wished to give his
visitors from the Bosphorus opportunity to the abo
rignal inhabitants of the Ieia D,na or New World.
They were ''annuty Sioux, belonging to the MEDIA
way kan to-ans the ts the Sis-se tons, and
the Wah pc TONS here with Gen. W. j. Cullen,
perintendent of Indian affairs. Hon Charles +. Mix,
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, directed their
movements.
The Secretary and his guests with an array OF ladies,
took position in front of the commandants quarters in
formed by the ordnance soldiers Into this the In
dans singing song, and they seated themselves
the ground in circle, presenting most picturesque APP
peaance Three OF their number then commenced beat
ing monotonousy drums, and singing equally mo-
notonous chaunt, varied by occasional cries from the
others. at last old fellow jumped up and began
dancing rather jumping, and soon the entire party
except the drummers joining in the dance
brandsng their pipes and tomahawks and giving the
| -whoop.
After the dancing and at the request of lady whose
wishes are laws to all who know her, 'Iittlo Crow
| made a speech which Gen Cullen translated. He de-
scrbed the successful pursuit of the band under nkp
du tah which last year killed fortyeight whites, and
took four ladies' prisoners AT first the Sioux refused 10
20 in pursuit but after the arrival of Major Sherman and
his battery party of one hundred and twenty started
led by himself and Interpreter Campbell (who pres
ent They killed eleven, and two ladies rescued
Among the Indians present were two who had brought
| in one of these ladies-Miss Gardner. Little Crow
4
ulaon and there much regret that his language
was not understood
The two Indians who had rescued Miss Gardner
requested by the ladies to stand forward and ap-
plauded for their heroism Gen. Cullen then graphically
described prior to the departure of Little Crow
party, when some twenty-five hundred warriors,
armed and painted for war; surrounded the camp One
soldier stabbed by them and Gen Cullen wished to
testify before the Secretary of War and the officers pres
ent to the cooness and the prudence Of Major Sherman
which prevented which must have resulted in
a general Indian
Major Bell afterwards invited those present to parake
of collation. at his quarters where the Indians also
entertained The Turkish officers expressed themselves
| highly pleased with what they had witnessed
CRY CouScns. Board Of Aldermen The chair pre-
sented the memorial of hackney drivers asking
for change in their rates referred to the police
mittee.
The evidence submitted by committee of the Frank
lin Fire Company in relation the charge made against
that company, of having wlfuy into the apparatus
of Perseverance Company, submitted referred to
the committee on the fire department.
Mr. Bayly presented the following resolution
Resolt,d That the mayor be- and he is hereby, earn
esy requested forthwith to district the several fire and
hose companies OF the city. to be closed up the
houses of those fire companies whose members have atey
been engaged in acts of lawlessness and violence and
that any companies which may hereafter be guilty OF
| like acts be dealt with in the
Passed
The Chair offered the following resolution:
Resoi,ed That the committee having charge of the
poraon business before Congress be- and they hereby
requested forthwith to call the Committees for the
District of Columbia of both houses of Congress urge
upon them the immediate necessity of increasing the
Auxiliary Police Guard to such extent will insure
the peace and protect the public and private property of
the city, the whole force to he placed under such control
and regulations Congress may deem necessary to cec
| tually put down all violations of law and order
Passed.
Mr. Evans offered resolution that the citizens be re-
quested without delay to meet in their respective wards
Tor the purpose of organizing patrol to put down the
roting and bloodshcd rife in midst and that
the of such persons may enroll themselves for
such duty to the mayor and that he be requested COM
mission said temporary police to be continued
! for such time as he may deem expedent passed
Mr.. Miller offered resolves:
That the mayor be- and he is hereby authorized to enroll