Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-26
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
TIE BAR ROOMS or WASHINGTON.


We have been requested, at the cfhce Of the
Provost Marshal, to say that Il has been deter
mined 10 srppr,s. .Le evil Of bar rooms In Wash.
ington kept open after 9Y p. m. Finding that
the order for closing them at that hour 10 con-
SANITY being'evsded by hotelsof different grades,
II has been found necessary TO take measures to
ensure pu observance. Hereafter, therefore, the
proprietoTs o. all such establishments as are not
conducted with due observance with the order
above referred to, will be taken and held in Gus
tOdy, without respect Of persons.
We may add, that this order 10 not designed To
prevent the keepers II eating houses from fur
nishing food to their patrons after the hour of9X
p. M. bot simply to close all ba, rooms sff.ctu-
ally.
AREPoRM NsEpgp.
On all hands business men In Washington are
complaining Of being swindled By ind. vidua!
volunteer effcefs Or, In other words, that an
undue number u the latter are In the habit CT
running up billl without making any provision
whatever for their liquidation. AS our military
lava now ct nd Ia redress for the swindled IL
obtainable, the c!aa CT 'dventurer officers who
do such things being almost to a man, without
any property whatever cIcept their pay, which
cannot be reached The evil can be stopped by
congressional legislation, ordering their psv, or
due portion If IL, to be devoted to the lquida-
ton Of their debts This will either rid the ser.
vice of such men, or prevent hei' swindlipg ope-
rsticns In future.
svcCzsaVuL TRIAL.
A day or two since General Hooker tried the
range Of the 10 pound Parrot rifsd guns recently
placed 10 battery In his division. The mark
taken was the enemy's batteries on the other side
Of the river, 400 yards of. The "prsctice" was
everything that could te wished, every sheffield
just w:'re aimed, and every one burst Just as In
tended. to the infinite establishment and conster.
nation Of the rebels, whose cries Of warning ZEE
each shell approached were plainly heard IN our
side Of the river This test Of range occurred in
the night. One OF the ensmy's guns was dis
mounted by Il.
SAvY YARD.
There has been no arrival at the Yard from ne
lover Potomac since the Stepping Stones cane
up, day before yesterday.
A schooner came to the city wherves Yesterday,
which had been fred at by the Confedera'es 30
she passed The batteries, and four balls mad passed
through her msinsail.
The Pensacola will make another trial trip 70.
day. IL is stated, ard tie President and several
members OF the Cabinet are expected to be pres.
ent. The Pensacola was 20 have made the trip
yesterday; but the Cabinet meeting, 1t Is supposed
prev nted the President end Cabinet from going
down the river.
cHARLgsTos EAReOR cLosrc.
The Navy Department this forenoon received
dispatches from Commodore Dc pont, at Beaufort,
dated on the 2lst inst The only hem Of news Of
public interest mentioned By him 10 the fact that
Commander Davis had returned TO Port ROYAL
sner having successfully blocked up the entrance
INTO Charleston harbor cY sinking rtone lsdea
vessels across u.
BAsELEse RCXOR.
The hotel halls Of Washington were yesterday
full o1 story saying that Gen X lIy, Of Virpini.
vOlupteerH had hesn defeated nm HI .u-a.. L.