Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-19
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
AGAIN swARMIyG.

AGAIN swARMIse.
The Washington city hotel halls again swarm
nightlywith volunteer officers In spite Of General
McClellan's general orders 10 the contrary. 10
will be well for Provost Marshal General Porter
to send his squads once an hour, from eight until
eleven, through them; rigidly arresting every
oficer absent from his regiment without leave,
and gathering facts on which to bring charges
against any general officer or regimental CON-
mander who grants ''leave' to subordinate officers
to be spent In hanging around the Washington
bar.rooms and hotel lounging places. The army
Of the Potomac will never be an army in fact, we
care not what II may cost the people Of the United
States, until this crying evil be thoroughly eradi
ated
srISoINe THE BREAST THAT NuRrURRD HIN.
J. b. Anderson, Of Richmond, proprietor of the
Tredegar Iron Works, recently appointed Brig
adler General, and ordered to North Carolina by
the Confederates, IL a graduate Of West Point,
and was In garrison at Old Point many years ago,
where he married Miss Archer, the daughter Of
the surgeon Of the post, DR.. Archer, one Of the
present partners with him in the Tredegar works
He subsequently, resigned, and has been very sue
cessful In business, being an enterprising man.
Under all the Secretaries of the Navy and War he
has had large orders from the United States Gov
eminent for guns, shot, shells and machinery for
steam frigates, and to that Government he owes
large fortune, accumulated by his industry and
enterprise on Government works He is now
trying to break the Government down, and has
manufactured and supplied the Southern Con-
federacy, since March and April, with immense
supplies Of guns shot, shells and all kinds of
destructive weapons. He is proprietor Of large
landed property in western Maryland, bought Of
Governor Thomas.
PRINCE DE sALM sALM,
the distinguished Prussian cavalry officer who
recently rendered his services to the Government
has been appointed Colonel Of Young's Cavalry
Regiment, now called the James Cameron Cav
airy. Mr.. Young, 1t will be remembered, was
never commissioned, the military authorities here
declining to commission him as the head Of
regiment.
NAVY YARD.
There have been no arrivals since Yesterday,
save that Of the Lockwood. which went down the
river about twenty miles Yesterday evening, re.
turning this morning. ALI was quiet so far as
she went. The Wyandank took a cargo of stores
to the hOtilla, and the Mount Vernon went to Old
Point yesterday. The Pussy also went down
yesterday, and this morning had not returned. No
news from the hotilla.
ANEW NAVAL CADET
We learn that the Prince de Joinville,s visit 10
this city Is to the end Of placing his son Cwho
accompanies him) in the United States Naval
Academy, and that the matter has already been
arranged.
CASUALTIES AMONGST OUR SOLDIERS
Private Moseley, Of Company l, New York
18th, fell dead in camp yesterday afternoon, from
apopexy.
Corporal Alfred Heugland, Of Col Miles Mich
igau regiment, company E, was shot Yesterday
morning, while on picket duty to the left Of
Baiey's Cross Roads. The ball penetrated one
shoulder and passed out the other, striking pri.
vate who was standing behind him in the arm.
Heuglands injury, though severe, is not likely to
prove fatal.
THE LOUISVILLE COURIER EXCLUDED FROM Yuv
MAILS.
The following notice was issued from the Post
Office yesterday:
Ordered, that the Louisville Courier, found
20 be an advocate Of reasonable hostility to the
Government and authority Of the United States
ne excluded from the mails and post offices of the
United states until further orders
BY order Of the Postmaster General
JOHN A. KAssoN,
"First Assistant Postmaster General