New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-12
Dolngs Of solilers il Washington

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| From the local columns Of recent number of
the Washington Republican, we make the follow
ing extracts, indicative Of the state Of society now
existing in the Federal Capital:
/ A ScANDALous PRocEEDINa.--About 8 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, as two members of one of the
Maine regiments were passing quietly along Penn
syiYania avenue near Fonr and a-halt street, they
were met by two of the Fire Gouaves, who were
all much intoxicated. AS they passed of the lat
ter party turned suddenly around and charged the
former with running against him, which was de-
MED.
The Zouave then raised large bottle which he
had held under his arm, and struck the other sew
eral blows over the head with it, shyeriDg it to
pieces AS the friend Of the person thus outrage
ously assaulted was about to rush to his aid, one
of the other zouaves drew a large dirk knife and
threatened to kill him If he advanced an inch, at
the time striking the person first assaulted
the shoulder with it, infietng very painful wound.
The party then continued their course up the street
as nothing had happened.
ANOTHER RESTAURANT SMASHED. ~ About 6
O'Clock yesterday afternoon large crowd of sol
diers consisting of members of the Buffalo and
tIre Aouaye regiments, went into the restaurant OF
Mr.. Holbrook at the foot Of the Capitol, aud after
drinking all round refused to pay, and commenced
acting in a disorderiy manner.
The Zouaves tried TO induce the others to leave
and be &c ntent with getting their liquor free but
the others were memorable, and commenced an at
tack upon the liquors and edihtes. The Zouayes,
i'll the meantime, tried to defend the proprietor and
keep them from destroying the fixtures, but in
vain.
After they had demolished everything they could
lay their hands on they commenced free fight
among themselves, in which several of both regi-
ments were injured by flying stones, bottles, etc.
Alr. Holbrook's loss is probably $500, which he
is i'll prepared to stand. The Bufalonians, it is
said, when the Zouaves asked them to be content
TO drink the liquor, replied s that they came here
to break up this house, and they meant to do it,.
ASoLDIERs EAR BITTEN OFF.-One Of the mem
bers of the New York Twelfth Regiment had his
earbitten Off yesterday in fight with barkeeper.
From what we can learn, it appears that some per-
son had invited the soldier with his companions, to
drink in the White House restaurant, near Wizards
Hotel, and as they were drinking he left. A dis
pute then arose between the bar-keeper and the
soldiers as to who was to pay, and the bar-keeper
4 jumped into u one of them, and threw him down
and. in the skirnish bit his ear off,
4 Row, ANDA WoMAN STABBED. A number Of
soldiers went into Miss Halls at the corner of Four
and-ahalf street and Maryland Avenue, about
noon yesterday, and after behaving in a disorderly
manner broke and carried off several china orna-
ments. On leaving, one of them pat lis hand
through the window Of Patrick Given's store and
cut his wife in the breast with knife.
SHOT ATT corporal's guard yesterday went
TO arrest q soldier near the Ktfk#oed Bouse, who
thought to escape hysrunning, bat on one Of them
firing at hin-fortanatelY missing him--he was
bronght up standing, and quietly went with the
guard.