Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-20

ReRtmeHt,
Rogers, is still stationed inside Of the intrench-
mems and Can't Seymour, who was with Mai. |
Anderson at Sumter, has been detailed to instruct
The regiment In artillery practice with he he,vy
guns now In pos ton there; aud is performing |
Het duty. The officers Of the regiment take ;
great interest In the drill and will be very
good ertilerymrn.
The 18th IL fine regiment but contains few
irsuoordinate men. and Col. Rogers Is obliged to
enforce strict discipline One man wss punished
Yesterday by being made to stand several hours
IN a barrel near the road Another was tied up
by the hands 70 a telegraph pole; q crowd Of SYM
pathiI-rs soon gathered around him and cries
Were raised of I" Cut hin down. 'scut him
down mutiny was imminent, when the
company officers made the soldiers 20 TO their
9uarte One man was very iRsoleut to the
Colonel. and before he could be arrested sacretsd
himself die Of men sfer long search cap
tn ed him, and he was drummed out Of the ser
vice and escorted across the Long Bridge.
THE NINTH MAssAcHusErrs REGIMENT, Col
Cas-, Is encamped on the beautiful ground lately
the camping ground Of the Connecticut volun-
teers, ner the Seyenth-st Park The Ninth hoys
are delighted with their position, but would leave
~ without regret to 20 forward The officers are
exceedingly vigiant TO spy out any rreg ularities
and suppress them and consequently the men are
In excellent health and buoyant spirits Colonel
Cnss was yesterday labOring under a slight indis-
Posnon 10 consequence OF hurts rec-ivrd while
breaking In an unruly horse, and two of the men
were In h'sptal, unter 'rea nent for slight gum
shot wounds, and perhaps two other cases Of no
serious character, which Is full list Of the sick
In the regiment DR. Pineau, the gimental sur
Reon, bears a high character in bis profession,
and 10 VERY active in bis Efforts with reference TO
the sanitary regulations of camp life. Lieut. Col.
Royal. like Col Cas-. is g brick ;" and erjoys
the universal respect Of the men.
PAINFUL RUMoR A runor ned general cur-
renew yrs'e day that Col. Burnside If the frat
Rhode Island regiment, had been killed at the
battle Of Bull Run. The report doubtless had its
origin Ia 81 fact that he atthe r ode Island
qua trs, near GlPnwoOd, being at half mast in
respect to J homas Bolton. membe' Of company
first Rhode Island giment, who died about
i've O'Clock Yesterday morning, Of cong estion Of
the brain. IT the camp near GleDwood The de-
ceased bad been sick but three or four days, and
was higl ly esteemed by the members of the regi-
ment He was an Englishman by birth, and had
no relatives in this country.
CHIMIN.L CouRr Henry Ruschrae was tried
and convicted for stealing $50 from Chas Glenn
tnts. and was sentt the Penitentiary for eighteen
Sally Felix, alias Phenix tried for kesring a
bouse Of ill-fame, wss acquitted Elizabeth Ann
Nit bell. tried a 3 nilar barge, acq uitted
The Grand Jury were discharged, with the
tharks Of the Court and the county, and were af-
terwa'ds handsomely entertained by Deputy Mar
day, sarah J. NOiin wa, placed on trial on
charge Of stealing several articles from John
johnson.
MoRE REFussEs Refugees continue to pour
INFO Washington from ths eastern counties Of Vir-
ginia, who report terrible state OF sffIH where
ever the secession trooPs appear. They are suffer-
ing much from want Of provisions, having been
compelled o withdraw their pckets from MANY
poibts, In consequence OF the miserable condition
Of their oOmmissaTiat Whatever they wish they
help Their selves to, aud the citizens are left TO
shift for Themselves About three weeks since,
there were fifteen hundred South Carolinians sta
TONED at Dranesville. and a few hundred have
remained until few DAYS ago, when their stock
Of provisions became exhausted, and they were
forced TO leave.
TRIISo To sHooT A CoHDucros-CbristIan
Gailinan and &c rye Hssbursh Were arrested
yesterday by three Young men from Baltimore on
the Baltimore railroad near the District line for
attempting TO shoot Conductor Thomas Connolly,
by n'ing three shots at him with pistol. The
cause " as they had T. ken Passage In the cars and
refused 70 pay for the trip and the conductor put
them OF The prisoners were turned over to Capt
W Hey, Of the Ninth Massachusetts, regiment,
who de tvered them to Justice Dom, by
whom they were committed TO jail, 10 await the
return Of Conductor Connolly. for preliminary ex.
animation and final commitment for court.
LONs BRIDeE The defensive works at jackson
Cry are nearly completed The propeller Ann
E IA Is now at tie Virginia end Of the BRIDE
discbarging a cargo Of ordnance and ordnancs
ores for the defensive works In the vicinity
she has on board a number Of brass aud iron Heid
Gore ii nnrd) fer the iBtrenc hmeEts beside.
lefRe Quantity OF grape, canister. and Olh-r pTo-
J-ctiies The guns have csrriagr - and rvery thing
compete, and are ready for Immediate service
DISTRESSING DEATH Yesterday afternoon. IN
interesting lutte sou Of Mr. Adams dealer In 4 e..
ter market was run over by an oInnibus and died
almost immediately. ;tseems that the little fel-
low wa p ayihg In the street near bis fathers
residence ON Seventh street necr south G. and
from tn- derse dust the driver Of the omLibns was
nrt aware Of the boys presence, til the horses
wsre over him The piteous grief Of the poor
driver over the crushed cOrse Of the little boz
showed how purely unintentional the fatal act
was on his part.
PRISONERS BROUGHT I,-s.v,nteen nr,.on.,.
captured near FairfsX Court House. arrived here
THIS morning, and Were marched to Gen Mans
ing men, and dressed In grew uniforms Chev
were brought up 10 Washington In the STEAMBOAT
nnder charge Of a,quad Of NV Jersey volunteers
Oh The prisoners, one 10 South Caroiinian and
The Others Alsbhmians Among the number Ia a
sergeant Of one II the Alabama comOanI.s Oni,e
an eager crowd followed the prisoners uf the
street as they were marched In hollow SQUARE
R"BsERT DEIzcIZp.-Yrsterdsy afternoon Mr.
lopLam, hzrness maker, Seventh street dis
coVered that be bad BEEN robted Of about go He
ct oGcs mentioned toe fact to Detective orc,
Allen, who lad his plans, and this morning az
from whom be recovered the entire amount Nh
Iopham having been robbed In he same way
short time since, Mr.. Allen is now trying to re.
cover the money then lost
WAGON THrEvEs-w ithin . few day, thsr.
have been many complaints made 10 the dstsc
tiyes Of Uses Of hors and vehicle. os vs,,a',.
kinds. he most Of those lost were taken f,on
tne streets where they were Standing awaiting
tnelr proper ownes IL Is quite proba bic thai
they were srized by drunken men and Turn
loose when they had used them. as some have
pen recover, In condition to indicate such
usage. A
AserossT-Thi, morning; the plaster Of one
OF the large halls in Norwood's house, corner of
elrn street and the avenue where a portion of
tns sixth Maine regiment 10 CHARTERED. fell whiIs
some OF The men were lying asleep We bear that.
one Of the men was somewhat bruised and cut by
the accident.
TEE PREsIDgSI's LIFE GUARD-Gais hne re-
Riment, Of New York volunteers under COMMAND
o. Col Good @in, are anXiously waiting In New
Ho-k city to be drafted into the service Of "a.
Government TIE regiment already nj mbers
over men, Including some Of the first and
weAlthiest men OF New York city
CEsTER MARkET prices this morning
were about the same during month past
Early peaches were selling at 81 Is Der peck;
pears, SOC ssl; apples, &c; green corn, 37e Der
d0IeD; tOmst e, SOc per peck; new potatoes 25a
5Oci eueumoers, l2a37c. per dozen.
SIGNAL LIeHTs OF d'ferent colors displayed al
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