Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-26

chaplain OF the Tenth pennsylvania regiment,
detectives Allen and Bushef at the instance Of
Mr.. Clephane, the city postmaster. The reverend
gentleman acted 10 seems az postmaster Of the
regiment, and is charged with opening letters
and abstracting money belonging to members Of
the regiment and other persons He had the con-
fdence and respect Of the entire regiment, and
they were astounded at his arrest. He 10 min
two children at his home In Pennsylvania. He
was, after examination before Justice Dom, CON-
mitted TO jail for q further examination
The officer, ID seems, in following the clue to
obtain evidence suficient TO justify Mr.. Green's
arrest, permitted him to get his mail Saturday at
the Washington once, then followed and ar
rested him on the Tennaliytown road from
Georgetown. He was placed In custody Of oficef
Busher, while Postmaster Clephane and officer
Allen proceeded to the camp Of the regiment near
Tennallytown, and made a search Of the trunks
letters on his person, but upon being searched
some were found directed to other regiments than
the 10th. Some also directed to other regiments
were found In hi: mail bag; and others opened
He was brought to Washington and carried to
The County Jail, he waving an examination until
he could obtain counsel; but Justice Dom, the
examining magistrate requiring evidence sutici.
ent to commit, Postmaster Clephane testified
that the mails Of the 10th Pennsylvania Regiment
were regularly given to the prisoner; the mail
being missed Mr. Green was watched, and some
envelopes Of letters were found in a privy In
Georgetown, where the prisoner had been on his
way to the camp Of his regiment Some Of them
were directed to other regiments. There 10 an
| amount Of money missing, how much 10 not as
certained.
REVIEWS OF Troops Saturday afternoon,
Gen. Richardson's brigade and the batteries sta
| toned In the vicinity Of the encampment, were
reviewed by President Lincoln and Gen Mans
Geld. The brigade was formed In the following
| order, and after the party had passed down the
entire line, they marched past the party paying
| the compliment Of marching salute: Massachu-
| setts fourteenth, Col. B. Green; Michigan econd
Col I.arned; Michigan third, Col. Mcconnell;
New York thirty. seventh, Col. McCunn; and New
York twenty-frst, Col. Rogers The various re-
gimens presented a good appearance, and Were
following batteries were then reviewed, all being
In the most creditable condition: Tidball's bat
terry, consisting OF ten and twelve pound guns;
Platr; formerly Hunts battery, with Napoleon
and two 4-pound howitzers; Buckhead's battery
| with four Founders, which Were left at Centre
Vile, and afterwards retaken by Blenker's brig
| ade. Yesterday morning, about 10 O'Clock, the
| Provost Guard, comprising nine companies of in
| fantry, two companies Of cavalry, an artillery
company and the band and drum corps of the
| open space south Of Columbia College, and were
| there formed and reviewed by Gen. Mcclellan
| and Stan. They made a splendid APPEARANCE
drilled with exactness, and com plimented by the
General. But few Of our citizens were present as
the hour for the review was not generally known.
| ARREsTs-Yesterday the Government officers
arrested DR.; w ID. Manning, Of Maryland, and
| u. Seybold, newspaper reporter, and con-
| fined them In the Central Guardhouse until a
| bearing can be had. The particulars Of the
| charges against them have not been made public
as yet. DR.. Manning yesterday expressed a par
/ ticular aversion for the oath of allegiance Ser
geant Mcdonald, of the prison guard at the Old
Capitol, who was arrested last week, and released
| on Saturday by order Of Gen. M ansfeld was re-
arrested Yesterday by order Of the Secretary Of
" ar, and IL also at the Central Station.
On Saturday, Mr.. w. II. Walker, formerly a
messenger In the General Post Office, was arrest
| ed by the Provost Guard, and 10 confined in the
new military prison, corner of Thirteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue. The charge In his
case Is said to be corresponding with secession
| newspapers.
WENT OFF AT HALT Cock "A contemporary has
notice Of fatal accident at the camp Of Col
kerrigan's New ork regiment, resulting in the
killing Of a soldier named Howard, and the
wounding Of four Of his comrades, by the acct
dental discharge Of his musket How his touch
Ing the trigger with bis foot could have discharged
gun half-cocked, and how the charge from a Q un
so discharged should enter the left shoulder and
pass through the body Of the man dscharging II,
are matters which require explanation, to say
nothing Of the wounding Of the other four men
| Doubtless IL was a crooked gun, loaded with
scattering charge Of buck shot and with some en-
| tirely new cooking arrangement.
SEIzISs rHK SMALL CRArr.-Ye,,erdav de-
| tachments Of seamen, with barges left the NAVY
Yard, and during the day took possession of ali
tbs small cram and boats at the wharves and along
| shore capable Of being used Ia commune ing in
| any way with the Virginia side of the river
| There is no doubt that much mischief has been
done by means Of the skifs batteaux, and small
boats on the river The seizure will cause some
Inconvenience to the owners at this season: as a.
will suspend marsh shooting; but they will suffer
no other loss as their property will be restored or
paid for at the proper time.
| MAYOR BERRET on HIS WAY TO FoRr LAFAY.
| E1TE Mayor Berret reached Baltimore by the
early train Of Saturday, and was breakfasted at
the Eutaw House, and then sent forward to New
4 YORK, where he arrived Saturday evening. He
was taken all the way through In the custody of
| Detectives Elder and Wilson, Of New York On
| reaching New York. Mr.. Benet was convened to
one OF the leading hotels, where he remained I'm
custody Of the above-named officers through the
| night, and the next morning was conveyed to
i Fort Lafayette In conversation with the officers
| he declared himself a strong Union man.
| MORE PARDoNs BIewitt, a youth who
/ was convicted at the May term Of 1868 Of the
U. b. district court for the western district OF
| Virginia OF robbing the United States mail and
sentenced TO the penitentiary Of this District for
ten years, and Charles Price, convicted at the
i September term, 1859, of the same court for
/ counterfeiting United States coin, sentenced to
| the penitentiarY for five years, were both par
doned by the President last week Hewitt had
served three, and Price two years In prison.
| CARRY NE BACK TO OLD vIRsIsrA's SHORE
several Alexandrians are in town who have not
been able to return home for the reason that thew
cannot get any one to vouch for them and in con-
| sequence are unable to obtain passes Some of
| these swors roundly day or two since that they
would not take any oath, they would stay here till
4 dooms-day first but the same parties are now 90
| anxious to get back to Old Vifginia's shore that
they will take the oath readily but that itseems,
4 10 not sufficient.
| BITTEN BY MAD Doc On Saturday, small
dog belonging TO Mr.. Dubant at the restaurant
corner OF Sixth street and the avenue exhibited
| symptoms Of hydrophobia, and the owner secured
| him by chain TO keep him from harming any
| one. Mr.. J. Bufdine, increduous as to the ma
| ture Of the symptoms, approach he'd the dog In
| cautiously, and the animal snapped at him,
| biting him In the hand. The wound was imme.
| diateIy cauterized, but Mr.. B. 10 naturally In
| great anxiety as to the result.
l CENTRAL GUARDHousK CAsEs.-Sunday-
| Boyd, colored, out after hours; dne and costs
L 81 50 Robert Parkhill, drunk and disorder
/ costs, So cents. ELI Witty, unlawful assemby v;
wofkhouse 90 days. Dan jackson, do 90 DAYS
| VIM Johnson, do: fine and costs, IS 81 Henry
| Suit, drunk and disorderly; 81 81 VIM Little,
do; 81 81 John Boss, do work house 90 DAYS
| John Cogan, disorderly; Inc and costs, 81 o.
| Monday-Rich'd Drice, drunk and disorderly;
nne and costs, sac