Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-14


street. They are accompanied by an excellen
Regimental Brass Band, and the regiment Il
uniformed In blue frock coats, grey pants and
fatigue caps, and are as fine looking body O.
men as we have yet seen amongst the strange
military called hither.
Their Field officers are-Colonel, Alfred u
Terry, Of New Haven; Lieutenant Colonel, David
Young, Of Norwich Major, Robert o Tyler, O.
Hartford. Staff-Surgeon, Archibald T. Doug
las, NJ. d., of New London; Surgeons Mate
Francis Bacon, Of New Haven.
The regiment is composed OF the following
companies = Infantry-Co A, Hartford, Capt
Capt. Ira Wright, ~ men; Co. c, Windsor Lock
Capt. Levi l.. Hillman. n men; Co. ID, Water
bury, Capt. John L. Chatfeld, 81 men; Co. E
Danbury, Capt. E. f. Wildman, n men; Co. F,
New Britain, Capt. Frederick w. Hart, SO men;
Co. H Bridgeport, Capt. Richard Fitzgiboons
~ men. Riies-Co. A, Hartford, Capt Joseph
r; hawley, 81 men; Co. b, Bridgeport, Capt.
ARRIVAL OF THE CONNECTICUT SECOND RRsI.
MENT-The steamer Cahawba has just arrived,
with another splendid Connecticut Regiment
numbering 500 men.
They are uniformed in dark blue frock coats,
pants, and fatigue caps, and are all provided
with the almost indispensable havslocks. Two
companies from New Haven, however, are uni
formed in gray, with black stripe. All, save two
companies with Mimic muskets, are armed with
SharPe's rife and saber bayonets
The regiment brings with them a complete
camp equipage and 90 fine horses. The men sui.
fered extremely from the heat in marching up
from the Arsenal, some of them fainting by the
way.
At the Patent Office they halted, where the
Rhode Island boys jumped In among them, sez.
ing old friends by the hand, and asking thou
sand questions about the dear ones at home the
passage round, and everything else that could be
thought of.
They have two beautiful flags presented by the
ladies Of New Haven. one blue silk bearing the
motto, 'Qui TTanttulit Sustinet" and the Other
the glorious old stars and stripes. They are to
go into camp near that Of the First Re- iment
north of the city. They saw no batteries mol
troops along the shores as they came up.
Their officers are Col A. H. Terry, Lieut.. Col
Young, Maj Colburn, Adjutant Russell, Quarter
master Allen, Surgeon and Assistant Surgeon
Drs. Dongss and Bacon, and Captains Dicken
son, Peel, Downes Russell, Gore, Cook, Chester
kellogg, Chapman and Osburn.
last night gave an entertainment to the Twelfth
Regiment Drum Corps, In the way Of a supper
gotten up in Mr.. Joe Platt's best style. Abou
sixty persons sat down at the table, the unmen
tionables Of which groaned beneath the load OF
fine things spread uponit. The company charged
upon the delicacies with the impetuosity of the
French upon the Balacklava, but with more
peaceful intent. The discussion continued until
the inner man was satisfied, after which came the
'.feast of reason and the flow Of SOUL" and with
ii the ideas frightened, and many were the excel.
lent toasts drunk by the company. Songs-pa
triotic, sentimental and cOmical-interspersed the
entertainment, and the festivities closed by the
administering of the oath in General Andrew.
peculiar style, upon being mustered into the ser.
vice of the " bean-soup army after which the
whole company joined In singing the ''Star
sPangled Banner" 1t wasa good time generally,
particularly, and every way.
NED BUNTLINE ABoUT.-Yesterday afternoon,
Mr. II. c. Judson, better known as Ned Buntlne,
ont Mt iCzlr xx,tt oIo
Of the Post Once Department, which nearly re-
suited in fight. The exp. c. evidently wanted
to bluff Ned, but he took things very coolly, and
finally proposed a settlement Of the affair in the
pistol gallery. The friends of the exp. C. there
upon Immediately wanted Ned arrested; but the
bystanders couldn't see Ii In that light They
separated without bloodshed, without police in
reference, and without any perceptible letting
down Of Ned's nerve. He is here, report says, 10
make arrangements for bringing on a regiment
Of fighting boys from the western lakes.
Dr.. J. ii. SCHENCK, Of Philadelphia will he I'm
Washington on "Wednesday, the 18th He can be
found at the drugstore Of Samuel Il. Waite corner
Of Seventh street and Louisiana avenue, from a.
m until 3 p. IN. DR.. Schenck has made some
most wonderful cures of consumption I'm this CITY
He comes the third Wednesday In each month,
and bis presence 10 looked for with great anxiety
by consumptives. He 10 the proprietor Of three
medicines-Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup, Schenck's
Sea Weed Tonic, and Schenck's Mandrake Pills
He does not pretend to cure any disease but con.
sumption, liver complaint, and dyspepsia, OF
diseases leading to it. I
WARRINGTON AouEpucr-we bes, that the
work upon the distributing reservoir Of the Wash.
ingtOn Aqueduct Is in such a state of forwardness
that one section will be partly filed with water
this Misunderstanding temporary supply at that
point of about u, OOO, 600 gallons. Arrangements
have been made to suspend the work for the pres
ent al other points on the line.
pntb x
Mcclure, drunk and discrderly, fine and costs
S415- Virginia Burch, drunk and disorderiy
do. 81 Is. Thos Baltimore, (colored,) do, do
So Is Joseph Common, do, do. 81 Sc Sarah
Brown, do, workhouse 90 days. Thos. Morti.
more. do, do. 90 days; but succeeded in maxi ne
his escape from the officer in charge.
FIRE on THE VIRGINIA SHoRH-A vivid light
on the Virginia shore last night, about g O'Clock
indicated that fire was in progress there and
the report was this morning that the dwelling OF
Mr.. Gilbert Vanderwerken had been burned
We hear however, that Mr.. Vanderwerken ha.
information that the fire was from the burning Of
brush only, In that neighborhood.
against II. ]. King, warden Of the U. D. Peniten
tiary, who was charged with harboring fugitive
slave, was taken up for preliminary examination
this morning, before Justice Clark, and was dis
missed, nothing appearing in the evidence to sus
tain the charge.
THEATER.-The entertainment last lit by Tho
Burlesque Opera Troupe and Pantomime Con,
pany was Of the richest and most entertaining
description imaginable. Fun and sentiment
music and dancing, pantomims and mock-opera
were all conjoined. Tonight capital bill. See
advertisement.
MUTILArED.--The tree under which the lat.
Philip Barton Key was shot, at the corner of Penn
sylvania avenue and Lafayette Place. has bee,
much mutilated recently by soldiers and Others
strangers here, cutting pieces away to carry L
their homes relics.
In THE u. :. ARMY.-Drs. Hines, Storrow
Young, Lincoln, Dove, Middleton, Tauck and
Waters, mentioned In last evenings Star as re-
ceiving commissions as assistant surgeons In tn,
militia, were duly sworn I'm as acting assistant
surgeons in the United States Army.
The CLERKS In the Patent Office COMPLAIN thai
In The purchase Of the flag recently hOfsted Over
that building they have been sold. They say
they have had an old flag put upon them for q
new one.
SEE ANNOUNCEMENT elsewhere Of luxuries OF
all sorts In the eating line supplied by Harvey OF
gastronomic fame, whose we'll known headql
ters 10 at PSI G. street Harvey is the inventor o,
scalded oysters, be 1t ever remembered.
MORE TROOPS EXPECTED Three regiments G,
Pennsylvania troops, under Gen. Cadwalader, are
expected in this city TODAY, coming tbroup