Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-15


Navy Yard with a heavy cargo Of lumber.
Nothing Of importance Is going on among the
other vessels-all living quietly at the wharves
In the ordnance department work is driven TO
the utmost extent, the hands working thirteen
hours day. large quantity Of fixed ammuni-
tion is being boxed up in this department together
with several large boat howitzers and riied can
non for New York.
Last evening an accident occurred In the ma
chine shop Of this department, seriously iniuring
one Of the workmen named Cogan. He had sus,
pended a scafclding from the ceiling in order to
put up line Of shafts, and worked on II several
days, although frequently warned Of its insecu-
rity Yesterday Cogan and another man were i,
the scsfolding, when II gave way, precipitat. M
iron, bruisng him to a serious extent "a. ~.
taken home In a carriage and lifted 80 rss
house, where he Is now undergoir a med,caI
treatment. The other man saved x n1eiI al
seizng shaft already up and cliD .,rr fa", nn1II
a ladder was procured. Ss '"~' U'i''i
President 'ncoln visited the ward ,as, n,0h,
and was received with the US .sl sslute. A''
PUBLIC ScHOoLs.-The -snual examination, or
the Public Schools will commence NEXT MonJ,v
amned: " w CA
First District- Urinary No. I, Miss Richie
Prlnc,pai, hr. Ames; Primary No. ,, first
ospaiMe' .diss Lowe, by Mr. Larcombe; Pri-
mary W. Miss slater, by DIR. Ironside
SeGon" District-Primary No. I, Miss Acton,
6X MI Miller; Primary No. ?. first department,
MIS- Fletcher, by Mr. kawrenson, Primary No g.
w.
Third District-Primary No /, frst department
Miss Elvans, by DR.. Joseph Walsh; Primary No
=, frst department, Miss Moore, by Mr. McKnew;
Primary No. 3, Mrs. Clark, BY Dr. Walss.
Fourth Distrct-Prinary No. 1, first depart-
ment, Miss Adams, by DIR willett; Primary No
,, Miss Lee, by Mr.. Holmead; Primary No. 3,
Mrs Skidmore, by Mr.. Cassell.
The examinations will take place at O'Clock
p. m, and We hope to see more general interest
in the progress Of the pupils evinced on the part
Of parents and guardians than hitherto Oh such
occasions. The teachers feel that the presence of
parents at the examinations is a compliment and
some encouragement Of their arduous labors.
The DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS Sta, In
your columns YOU report in the Second Battalion
but $50 men. There ara 3G3 men. In the German
Bdttilton there are but $50 men. ! came down
rom Seneca Mills yesterday. Mai Everett's bat
Talon was about mile below Senaca, and Mai
Jewells at the latter place. waiting for orders
They were To 90 to Edwards Ferry and the men
"ere all well and looking out for a brush with
the enemy The men have plenty to eat and are
well satisfied. There was a company of Confede-
rate cavalry seen on the Virginia shore opposite
the camp Of the Third Battalion. They appeared
TO be 300 strong. Col. Everett was irving the
rifles. shooting across the canal, and the cavalry
Pickets on the other side mounted their horses
put spurs to them, and vamoosed instanter The
Second battalion, Maj Jewell, is securing the
neighborhOOd for miles. They have been to the
house where Causten was taken prisoner They
tried to find his horse, but the old darkey there
told them the horse had been taken away last
pany at Poolsville disbanded on Saturday, when
they heard our soldiers were coming on Mon
day. VIEW
HosPITALITIEs TO THE DISTRICT VOL
The soldiers Of the Eighth Germ I n.,,.siH
ID. G. Volunteers express in hight na'alion
tude to the Tenallytown peor' x S 'neh SiaU-
rendered them on their ma -, A. ~ 40, ho.pl.aiIle'
towards Edwards Ferr- ~. ,nlOugG Inat town
in The town, aud n . sney stopped for breakfast
hot coffee at tsr o,rn .pusn.n A,hoiy Pfepated
able as pr .sibIe ' o' 'oiiiior''
sir ne Third Battalion (Msjor smead's) were
"a .Iierly favored at Rockville where MANY of
-re citizens We'd with each other in rendering
good things to the soldiers. The Third speak in
high terms Of the kindness Of these people, whom
come. -
CENTER hARkET.-As usual az the close NJ the
%eek' tne attendance at the Center Market wa,
larger THIS morning than at Tuesday or Tburs
days sales The country dealers were y-ell ron
ieSehtea, ootA Rom Maryland and Virginia, and
'hey offered an abundant supply of the choice nro-
dOte OF The numerous market farms and garden.
OF the near counties. The demand this r1ornin.
as aoou. tes average: In the shedsI outside the
exposure TO the heat Of the sun prevented = h,isL
business. The supply IN the hay market nj.
morning was Limited !; few of the larger dsaIa,s
appearing at the Stand The fsh market is .nn.
fr"sh fish from the northern fisheries Tbs 49,.
S.anGes. Nh|uui
ATTEMPT AT FRAUD -Yesterdav n St,.,.s ,
'cloihier, was arrested bv officer M Rnsbe, 10,
an alleged attempt to defraud Hamberger A Co
oI bdnmofe, OF goods to the amount Of $500 T,
~, snasse made bin Of sale to the firm
40, esefsi notes amounting to over $500 The
o'e' ana Dill We're all delivered and receipted
IOI pom The attempt Of the purchaser, To obtain
- 5sisna OF me store and goods, Suasse refused
" oeIvef up either the notes or the good. A
variant was Issued for Strasse and he wa, taken
before Justice Donn. Mr. Lloyd appeared 70, tbs
Pnse h and Col Thompson for the defense
I 1t1flng OF all the evidence, Justice Dom
'OAi'Hi' ed shasse to jail to appear At court,
nSsAwAT AND sNAsH.-Yesterday afternoon,
HSek NO $50 was started from the stand ne,r
SIKH street and ran as far as the southeast corner
sf seventh street and the avenue where n Va.
pro1ghI up oy the Iron gas post The post was
OAeA on oy The collision near 10 the ground
ne coach, very fine one was considersbIv
oamsgedl and one Of the horses sill ghtly cut The
Tnscn ana team belong to Mr. Russell, late Of Bal
ald, was from an Intentional collision nv anotb.,
hSckman, as there is a bitter feeling entsrtainsd
by some OF the resident coachmen agains, those
Sno are non-residents.
The LosS BsIDeE BKokES-Ouiek Rspai,,--
iesterday at IL IN as herd Of beeves were being
dr1sen across he long bridge from the Virginia
so9re, Two sections Of the Virginia end gave way
ana some nftY Of the cattle were dropped into the
water. After great difficulty, all save eight or
W.T. saved "A considerable force was iIDme.
9Iaeiy set To work repairing the damage and by
datk raSei was again resumed over the bridge
~ suspected that there has been tampering with
tnat portion Of the bridge, and strict guard will
De established over II in future
Col. LANoN's VIRGINIA RKGInEsr-Mrs
Henry Willard, wife Of one Of the proprietors
OF W lizards hotel, In this city, has given one
hundred dollars to Col Ward II Lamon to be
appropriated TO the expense Of raising his new
IrSimen' In the Valley OF Virginia for the Fede-
raj cause and Virginia's protection. Col Lamon
a native OF Berkeley county, and expects to be
sole TO raise two regiments Of the true men Of
virginia TO fight for the Union.
MARxET THIEVES The depredations Of iuven-
lie thieves continue 10 annoy dealers In the Center
Market specially those who have stands there in
which they store articles Of value. YESTERDAY
dealer went to his stand and discovered that his
measures, weights, and scales bad been stolen. A
cI9e was obtained Oy which the little scsmps were
detected, but the evidence being that OF cOlored
wiiaess, could not be received p
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF --Michsel Fritz a coach
Inab was arrested yesterday by policemen King
upon charge Of maliciously diving into a hack
q ngT IN - Il.lss.