Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-07

ESCAPE OF MURDERER FROM JA1L.-Yester.
day morning, about SIX O'Clock, when the guards
were turning the colored prisoners into the ward
i to get wataf, one Of them, VIM. Woodward,
escaped the guards by way Of the aisle running
into the yard, where there 10 a low wall, which
he jumped and escaped. Mr.. Faymsa, the newly
| appointed guard, was sitting at the guard-room
door, having In his charge the key Of the door TO
the cell range In closing the door the spring did
not catch In the lock, and thus the door was left
njar Discovering this fact, count Of the prison.
ers was made and one Of them, this man Wood
ward, found to be missing Search for him was
made directly, and the guards around the city
log trial for the murder Of a member Of the New
| York Seventy-nInth (Highland) Regiment. He Is
well known to be q most desperate fellow His
| body and head have been pretty well marked In
the conflicts he bad with the old Auxiliary Guard
fifteen years ago, 90 that most Of them could easily
| identify him. We hear that the guard Fayman
has beee- dismissed and Johnson Simonds ap-
pointed in his place.
| WAsHISeroNIANs BEFORE THE NRw YORK
| COURTS " esterdav the following case was up
| before Judge Ingraham of the Supreme Court of
| New York: Frederick Kley agt. Anne C. Kley.
| In this case the husband commend suit for
| divorce against his wife. The wife denied the
allegations Of the complaint, and now applied for
| She presented an affidavit setting forth that at
the fine Of Der marriage she was possessed Of 81
/ QUO which she handed over to her husband. At
| the present time she had no means Of support,
while her husband was employed In the Treasury
/ Department at Washington where he received a
| salary OF $3.50 per annum. He also earned extra
money, received for instructions given by him on
the piano after business hours. The husband pre-
| sented counter-afidavit, In which he denied the
| allegations, that his wife had any money at the
| time Of the marriage He admitted that he re-
ceived salary of $500 but claimed that he spent
sl,I5O Of that amount for the support and educa-
ton Of his children. The war had put stop to all
| hIreceipts for musical instructions.
The Court denied the motion.
| The NEW TAX BILL-From the official copy
| OF this bill 1t appears that the proposed tax on
watches and carriages, and an excise upon do
nestle liquors contained in the original bill, were
| stricken out by the committee Of conference of
the two houses The bill as passed, taxes the in
comes Of residents Of the United States, where
| the incomes Of non-residents when over $500, and
| accruing from property &c, owned In the nited
states ue per cent. The total levy Of 800 900 600
Is upon real property and incomes. Every resi-
dent Is entitled to exemption in the property upon
| which he resides as far as $500, and on incomes
OF less than $500 per year no tax 10 levied.
The portion Of the tax to be paid by the people
Of the District Of Columbia Is s49, 437 By The
| appointment Of the assessors and collectors pro-
| vided for in the act is not to be made until tue
second Tuesday In February next. The option
given to the States and Territories to assess and
collect their taxes through their own officers and
agents Is judicious one, and will prove to be far
less expensive and vexatious than having a new
| set Of Officers.
| EXAMINATION AT THE JAIL To-day, at noon,
1 the examination of the evidence In the case OF
John Hollohan, arrested by military authority,
| was begun by Justice Dom. The testimony up
| to the time Of our going to press tended to show
| MS employment as a carrier for MIR. Hassan, war
correspondent Of the Associated Press, his previ-
| Gus expressed enmity to the Government and his
| subsequent claiming to be bearer Of dispatche.
| for the Government on the day Of the battle The
case will probably be concluded to-day, and the
testimony when completed will be transmitted to
| Gen. Mansfield.
COMMITTED FOR CoURr.-Robt Bell. the sol.
dier who was arrested by policeman Suit, for
| shooting another soldier, on the I'd inst on
Seventh street near the park, had ever since been
| confined at the Central guaTdhouse subject 20
military orders, until this morning, when the
case Was returned to the civil authorities and
| Bell was committed to jail by Justice Walter
| upon charge of assault and battery with intent
| to Kill: The soldier who was shot Is not named
in the Indictment The wound he received was
in the feshypa part Of the leg.
Col. TAIT's DISTRICT REGIMENT is gradually
| Milling up. In Georgetown Captains RodIer and
l Boyd seem TO be having fine success The mill
| tary ardor Of the Roder brothers 10 commenda-
Bile, having after three months service left their
| business to serve during the war. Lieutenant
| Rodier, OF Capt. Degges' company, Is actively
| engaged In recruiting. Other officers OF the regf-
| menf are also thus engaged with fair success so
far.
| MEETING Of the military company called the
/ "Chase Guardsn in honor of the Secretary Of the
i Treasury, was held at Temperance Hall on Sat
| urday night. Major Banster, Paymaster Of the
Army, being present, urged the volunteers to 20
| IN thelr noble work, promising to aid them all
| In his power, and that they should soon be put
! Into active service in defence Of their country.
| ANOTHER FEAT OF THE TEAnsrERs.-Inc con-
| necnon with the report, made in the Board Of
School Trustees, in elation to the sacking Of a
public school house in the First Ward by the
teamsters, we may mention as corroboratory, that
| complaints have been made Of several outrages
committed by them one night this week in the
same neig Acknowledgement shanties having been
tracked, !" and much bad whisky "spilt."
| AMBULAScEs SENT AwAY.-Yesterday after
noon train Of about twenty-five ambulances, and
among them nine Of the large double pattern,
avenue to the railroad depot, to be transported at
once to Berlin, Md for the use of the column
under command Of General Banks. The train at
tracted much attention as it passed along.
RUSAwAY-Yesterday afternoon, horse at
tached to one of the Government ambulances took
fright near the Capitol and ran of, the inmates
jumping out and making no effort to stop the
horse. No damage was done, however, save
breaking the cross bar Of the shafts the horse
being stopped but short distance from where he
started.
ONLY Two DOLLARS INgREAsE-Each House
VI SonSless doopted provision 10 increase the
pay Of soldiers, sailors, and marines four dollars
month, but their action was not united on the
same bill. The result, however, was concurrent
action on another bill at a later period which has
become law, increasing the pay t,co dollars
month.
VIOLATIONS OF THE LIQuoR LAw.-On Monday,
a squad Of soldiers connected with the provost
guard, after having arrested soldier, were seen
to enter a restaurant near the lower Capitol gate
with thsir prisoner, and take drink at the bar
IL Is hoped such matters will not be overlooked
by the authorities.
CENTRAL GuARDHoUsE CAsEs-Jno Graham
for threatening his wife, was sent to the work
house for 90 days. ThOs. Mason, (col'd, } disOr-
derby and carrying weapons, do. 80 DAYS Jacob
Stoeor, drunk and disorderly; dismissed.
THE woNDERTUL magical feats and laughter