The national Republican., 1861-05-24

The Posr OFFICE FLAo.-M'. Editor:
observe that Gen. Skinner, in his speech ad
dressed to the President on the occasion of the
raising of the flag over the General Post Office
building, ascribed all the credit Of that patri.
otic work to the "officers and clerks Of the Post
Office Department." In this, Gen. s. (unin.
tentionally, hope) did great injustice TO the
clerks of the Sixth Auditor of the Treasury,
who occupy portion of the same building,
and who 1 am crediby informed, contributed
more than half the money which was needed to
put up the flag. VISDEx.
ATrENPT TO ROB A SCHooL.-Some time
during Wednesday night, some thieves entered
the public school room of Miss Acton, in the
basement of the Assemblys Church, and, break.
ing into the teachers desk, scattered the pa
pers in every direction. 1t is supposed the
thieves expected to get q small amount Of
money which the children had been raising to
purchase banner for their next examination,
but they were disappointed in this, as Miss Ac.
ton had taken it away.
A SOLDIER DROwNED.-On Tuesday after.
noon, three of the Fire Zouaves were crossing
the Eastern Branch in skf, which upset in
the middle OF the stream. Two of them saved
themselves by swimming ashore, but the third
was drowned. His name is Humboldt, of Com
pany G, and halls from the sixth ward of New
York. The body has not yet been recovered.
"A friend of the soldiers quartered at Cas-.
pariss, on Capitol Hill, inquiries if they cannot
be permitted to sleep on mattresses, as many
of them are having their health impaired by
sleeping on a damp floor in the basement Of
the building"
If the quartermaster Of the above regiment
will go to Lieut.. Bowen or Major Kilburn, U.
). A., at the Capitol, and give his receipts. he
can obtain mattresses for his men.
Protection AGAINST SUN.sTRoKE.-Most OF
the volunteers from abroad, now in this city
are supplied with the Havelock." The Penn
sylvania regiments appeared q Wednesday
with this safeguard against sun.stroke, doubly
valuable as the season advances.
ANOTHER SHOOTING CAsE.-Considerabl ex
element was created in Georgetown on Wednes
day afternoon, in consequence of melee be.
tween some Of the police and members Of the
sixty.ninth N. Y. regiment. 1t appears that
one of-the soldiers expostuated with Officer
Trunnell who was carrying a fellow. soldier to
the guardhouse, for treating the prisoner rough
ly. As soon as the prisoner was in the guard
house, Trunnell came out and advanced to-
ward the soldier, exclaiming that he ought tc
be arrested. The soldier retreated, and was
struck by n stone when he turned and fred q
shot which grazed the hand of Trunnel. He
was then arrested and taken to the guardhouse
An excited crowd soon gathered, and threats
were made to take the prisoner out by force
but AN officer of the sixty.ninth was soon OF
the ground, and demanded the surrender of tn
last prisoner, who was soon given up and take
to his quarters.
RIOT.-Between four and five o'clock yester
day afternoon riot occurred between a part,
Of New Jersey soldiers and several members O
the Washington Rifles, at Letters garden
During the melee, bricks, stones, sticks, ant
bayonets, were freely used, and several on cthe
side badly beaten, among whom is DIR. c. G
Saur, the surgeon of the Rifles, who is hardl,
expected to recover. The Rifles arrested
several of the New Jersey soldiers, and wer
bringing them into the city, but on their wa
down New York avenue they were attacked b.
large crowd of the friends of the prisoners
who rescued them. One of them, however, wa
brought to the Central Guardhouse, and vii
be tried this morning.
: MILITIA MusTER.-Orders have been issue
for another general muster of the ununiforu
ed militia of the District on tomorrow (Satu
day. morning, at l. o'clock.
, STADBTNG.-Last evening, two of the men
bers of the twenty.ffh New York; regimen
got into difficulty, during which one of thel
drew knife and inflicted II severe wound o
the body of the other. The parties were bot
drunk ut the time.