Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-09

sKRENApE TO MAJOR ANpKRsoN Last Tuesday
night, the band Of the New York Twelfth Regi-
ment proceeded to Willards' Hotel, at wsics
Major Anderson is now stopping, and rendered
him the compliment OF a serenade After re-
Peated calls by the crowd be eppeared: saying:
| Fellow citizens thank you for this general
outburst OF enthusiasm. but you must not ex pect
speech. NV bus!ness is not to speak; my busl-
ness 10 to act !"
I After the rendering Of several airs from the
band, and repeated calls for him again, ne ep-
peared, and said:
Gentlemen: My business is not to speak. The
time for speaking hes passed. must now try
and do something"
! After several national airs the following seati-
ments were proposed amid great cheering:
| 81. Kentucky-We honor her because she holds
the ashes Of the sage of Ashland. lCheers ]
SO. We honor her because she has furnished the
hero of Fort Sumter-Msj or Anderson. fCheers
90 We honor her because, despite the efforts
of dsmagogues, she remains true to the Union. !"
/ (Cheers. Voice-"That remains to be seen" ~
| The sssemblage was then addressed by General
Runyon of the New Jersey Regiment, who after
stating that New Jersey, together with the North
and West, would remain true to the Union, adj
dressed the volunteers, saying that In few days
| they would be called upon to cross the Potomac
tcheers from members Of various regiments and
I that they would he called upon to lake Alexan-
dria, Norfolk and Richmond; lcries Of THAT'S the
ticket; and that he expected they would not be
required to stop until they took Charleston; but
/ before that time should arrive, hundreds, ave,
thousands, would be focking to the standard Of
the stars and stripes He further said that this
was to be a war the end Of which was to establish
the power Of the Government over all the seeded
States
General Runyon was then followed by Messrs
| Vaughn, Vinton, Davis, Dickinson, and Bann;
| and the meeting broke up.
A VERAcIoUc Commonwealth Wash
| ington correspondent Of the Richmond Examiner
| sends the following to that paper:
Last night, about O'Clock, the neie hborhood
| OF Maryland avenue and the Canal Bridge was
startled by the cry Of ''murder," "hslp," etc
| The citizens in the vicinity immediately rushed
/ to the spot. also some Of the Auxiliary Guard
! who espied two soldiers running towards the
Capitol gates, and made after them, but failed to
| overtake them until they intermixed with quite
number OF other soldiers assembled at that point
Upon investigation, the alarm proved to be given
| bv young girl Of responsibility, aged about II
| years. who stated that two soldiers. with dark
blue dresses, trimmed with red, had attempted to
violate her person, when she gave the alarm.
The uniform described Is worn bv the renowned
New York Seventh Regiment. The w ashington
Star, with its usual obliviousness such conduct
! 10 entirely silent"
The STAY has noted various Irregularities of the
occasional " black sheep" to be found in all large
military bodies, but must protest utter ignorance
! Of the specific case mentioned above. Not to put
too fine point upon 1t, the statement bears inter
! nal evidence Of being a whole cloth fabrication.
The Seventh Regiment will be surprised, doubt
less, to know that their uniform is Of Z" dark blue
trimmed with red" This statement is but a
| specimen of the rigmsrole falsehoods sent South
and accepted as truths by the newspaperdom Of
Secessia.
TARGET PRAcrIcE.-Yesterday the Washing
ton Iouaves. Capt. Powell. paraded for target
practice, and marched to the Park, at Seventh
street and the Boundary. The corps numbered
fifty rites and made quite a fine display on the
march in their handsome fatigue dress The
corps Is armed with the Government long range
rifle, and considering that the men are but slight
ly acquainted with the weapon, the shooting
was exec llent at hundred Yards the close IA 1ge
After the target practice, the corps returned,
maneuvering on the way In the rapid movements
as skirmishers, and other compl Gated double
quick movements, and were greatly applauded by
host Of military and citizens who were specta-
tors Of the drill.
CENTER MARkET.-The supply in the market
this morning approached nearer to the old average
than for some weeks past, and the attendance OF
dealers and purchasers improved The prices
remain about the same at the opening Of the
market this week. The fishing season is now
about closing at the lower landings, and the
prices In Alexandria and at the landings are ad-
vancing, Shad and herring for this market are
furnished from the landings near to the city
Shad sell for 81 to SI5 per 1O0 and herring as 10
s! per loo Excellent potatoes were selling at
81 so per bushel; butter IS cents per pound. Good
order was maintained during the sales hours
PATRIOTIC IRIsHMzS.-We hear that large
portion Of the two Irish military companies In
Alexandria have utterly refused TO fight against
the stars and stripes at the dctaton Of JEFF Davis
d Co and that no less than fifteen members of
one Of these companies left Alexandria in a body
yesterday, to join their patriotic fellow country
men who are SO CALAMITY coming forward to the
protection Of our glorious Union: Our informant
states that as consequence of this detection the
secessionists In Alexandria are to-day /" cussing
the Irish Into heaps"
CHANGE OF HAssoRING RUNAWAY -Yester
day, Mr. II. A. King, the newly-appointed war
den Of the penitentiary was arrested by onicer
kimball with warrant issued by Justice Dom
charging him with harboring and melting slave
belonging to Mrs. Chew, of Georgetown to run
/ away. The slave had been in the habit of hiring
himself, and previous to his elopement was en-,
ployed by Mr. King as a servant In the Avenue
House, OF which Mr.. was the proprietor The
case was ruled for hearing before Justice Clark
on Tuesday next.
A VERY PROPER ORDYR-The following or.
ders have been issued to volunteers of this CITY
"Several instances of the exercise of petty
| tyranny on the part Of subordinate officers and
lon-commissioned officers have been brought TO
the nUtice OF the commanding officer. In all
cases attempts to exercise illegal authority over
civilians or military persons will he severely
punished"
! THE WATER SUPPLY.-Now that the need for
water Is so much increased by the presence of 40
large number Of soldiers II is ncurn bent that the
supply should be carefully husbanded. The pro-
fuse and indiscrminate squirting INDUCED in nv
shoP-boys and others along the streets should be
put an end to at once to begin with.
ORDERS have been issued prohibiting the firing
OF guns In or about quarters, or in the corporate
Limits Of the city, except In case of emergency.
Inc beating OF drums after sunset by detac hments
marching through the streets, is also prohibited:
ai.o, the carrying Of arms except on special ser.
| vice.
BAILKp Yesterday, all the parties connected
with the homicide Of Cornelius Boyd gave the
bail required, and were released from the custody
| Of the Marshal.
| COMMISSIONED MIR. John p Hilton, of this
| CITY, has been commissioned by the President of
the United states Justice OF the Peace for the
| District Of Columbia.
| ATTENTION The Volunteers Manual, con-
tanning full instructions for the recruit in the
schools OF the soldier and squad. with over one
hundred illustrations of the different positions in
the iaclngs and manual Of arms, and the load ngs
In no lato hat