The national Republican., 1861-08-01

. Committed FOR MuRDER.-Y esterday after.
noon, John M. Gregg, a member of the New
York fourteenth regiment, (Brooklyn,) was
committed to jail to answer the charge Of kill.
ing - Haggerty, u nember of one Of the
New Jersey regiments, at the corner Of Twelfth
street and the avenue, in the early part OF this
month. II will be recollected that Q quarrel
sprung up between the accused and the de.
ceased, who was in company with some Of his
regiment, and that the accused was pursued by
the others, when he drew knife and stabbed
the deceased, who died in day or two after
wards. The officers Of the regiment sent him
over yesterday, and delivered him 10 the civil
authorities for trial.
In RroHMosD.-We yesterday saw letter
from Henry Winter, q young man who went
from this city recently, in company with young
man named Walter Butler, to Richmond, to
join the "Confederates." He says that after
they reached Port Tobacco they were met BY o
Captain Thomas, who carried them down about
thirty miles, to where q sloop was waiting to
transport them across the river. Winter has
received commission Of second lieutenant in
the second regiment of Confederate artillery, in
which Butler is Q private. He closes by saying
that he will never desert the flag, (Confederate,)
and says that he. expects soon to be ordered to
Washington.
DISMISSAL OF THE CORPORATION POLICE.
In compliance with an act recently passed by
our City Councils reducing the police force Of
the Corporation to sixteen, some fifty members
Of the police, who were serving on the suxil.
iary guard, were last night dismissed. Those
paid by the General Government (6fty in mum.
ber), however, are still on night duty, and, with
the day police Of sixteen, two to each police
magistrate, constitute our whole force. For
the present, the patrol guard will ably gil their
places.
MILITARY CoApANY.-The new volunteer
compsny known as the Chase Guards, organ
lied by Mr.. Marion Fenwick, of this city, held
Q meeting at Temperance Hall on Tuesday
night. Mr.. Young, Of the regular army, pre-
siding, read from the roll the names Of nearly
forty who had pledged their lives, fortunes, and
sacred honors to defend the stars and stripes Of
the United States for three years, or during
the war. A spirited patriotic address was
made by Mr.. Parsons, Of New York, and an
invitation extended to exiled Virginians and
Msrylanders to rally under the banner Of the
Chase Guards; when the meeting adjourned
till Saturday, for the election Of officers.
HoNoRABLT DIsoHARGED.-The parties ar.
rested at the Arsenal on Monday, by order Of
the special committee of the House of Repre-.
sentatves- -Messrs Miller, Dudley, Moran, Nc,
Ginnis, and others-on the charge Of com.
Plicity with the rebels, were yesterday honorably
discharged from custody.
| NAVY YARD.-Capt. Morris, Of New York,
has been ordered to the command OF the
steamer Pensacola, which will probably be
ready for trial by the 10th instant.
CHANGING ARMs.-The third Pennsylvania
regiment left their encampment north of the
city yesterday morning, and marched down tt
the Arsenal, where they exchanged their ole
muskets for others of an improved quality
They looked well and marched we'll.
DEPARTURE OF THE FIRST MAINE REGIMENT
This fine regiment left for home yesterda,
morning, their term of service having expired
Nearly all Of them propose to reorganize, ant
Immediately return for the war.
GARlBALDI GUARn.-We learn that sixteel
of the officers Of the Gsrabaldi Guard, Col
D'Utsssy, have resigned their commissions il
that regiment, and returned to New York. Grea
dissatisfaction is said to exist in the regimen
in regard to the general conduct of the colonel
The bathing room and eating-house for al
irving volunteers, opened in the Mount Verno
Cane Factory, at the railroad depot, has bee
placed under Joseph Hamlin, F. Brooks, and F
Riley, The work has been executed under tn
direction of Col. Webb, inspector of subsist
ence.
BREAKING IN HoUsE.-John Sullivan an
John Sicks, soldiers, we're arrested and take
to the gusrdhouse last evening by Lieutensr
McHenry and Officer Harrison, on the charg
Of breaking in the house Of Julia Dean an
threatening to shoot the inmates.