Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-03

early hour: 4ivsrtissnsnfs, therefore, should be
sent In before IL O'Clock N; otherwise they may
NAV not appear until the next day
TEE CITY Posr OFTrcE.-The following state
ment Of the operations OF the City Post Oface for
the industrious Management Of the once, and
may not be uninteresting 10 many Of our readers
Letters rSesirsd. Letters sent
Unpaid Up ID : ais. UnP s ,9 e S 500
Free. SO 65s lFre............. So 57l
qsi-as Mse5i
Averaging more than n, 900 letters each day,
Since the railroads between Washington and
New York have been controlled by military ne
walls al wubington in schedule tune, particular
1y In the train due at q. N. To secure connec-
tions the train for Washington has been detained
et Baltimore one hour later. Yet, notwithstand:
Ing the extension Of time at that point, the mail
from New York and Philadelphia has failed TO
connect and the mail within the past week has
not been received until 7.i0 O'Clock, instead Of
Yam.
A delay in opening the once for the delivery Of
letters received by this train must necessarily en-
sue, and In justice TO the public u must acknowl
been exhibited. No effort has been spared by the
Postmaster aud his employees TO distribute and
box the letters TO cause as little delay az pos
stble. There are now one hundred and eighty
pendent commands Of artillery, cavalry, mounted
rides, &c, receiving and sending from this ofice
their letters and papers, Independent OF our usual
population. OF this large body Of men, nearly
all are reading and writing men. The arrange
ment adopted by the Postmaster is to assert and
box all the civil letters first to facilitate the
delivery. The military mails are then assorted
Into regiments this requires much time, owing
10 bad chirography and imperfect addresses, but
the labor 10 usually accom- lished and delivery
effected by 10 O'Clock, IL the mail reaches here at
"a. m-IstsHigsnesr.
How THKI GET rive occasionally hear ex-
pres.ons Of surprise as to where the soldiers can
possibly get anything intoxicating, the precau-
tons against the passage Of the ardent through
the lines being so complete, and the "right Of
search" so diligently exercised In our peregri-
nations through the Metropolis, we see many
things "not down on the books, :" and amongst
these may be numbered few Of the ''dodges" by
which the sentinels, though ever 80 vigilant, are
"taksn In" For instance, in "the staff Of life''
may be hidden "the lifeo itself or, to speak more
to the point, you a sack of -four 60 into camp,
but cannot see inside Of IL snugly slowed away
dozen oig-bellied bottles. Instead Of -four, II may
be sack Of something else that contains these
hidden treasures Again, medicine chest goes
into camp, looking very formal and unsusp lcious,
eI, every vial Is ated VIII brandy, to De ret1led
not necessary 10 speak Of filing gun barrels with
whisky and corking them up, nor Of the "pop-
bottle" dodge, nor Of filling watsrmelons and
cocoanuts with the forbidden fuid, because these
are old jokes, and any sentinel who would allow
himself to be taken in by such shallow devices
should be dismissed ne service at once, as he is
TOO green to be trusted with shoOting-stick.
The MONUMENT FLAs-A lofty Flagstaff has
been safely raised and securely fixed upon the top
ofthe Washington MonuH e Mr.. Geo Dean,
who was the rgger empl, yed by the Society
during the prosecution Of work upon the super
structure. To the top of the pole, which 10 about
&S feet above the surface Of the ground, halyards
are attached, which extend to the ONCE at the
base Of the monument. The flag, IL will he re-
membered, was purchased by voluntary contribu-
tons collected through the exertiOns Of Mr. Wild
dtcomo, and was presented to the Society. II
was manufactured in Philadelphia, of the finest
bunting, and is IS feet long by "a feet wide IL
has not yet been hOisted, but will be as soon as
The necessary arrangements have been perfected
for appropriate ceremonies on the occasion. II 10
hoped that this viii not share the fate Of former
hag,which was blown to shreds In week or two
and tme-worn banner. This Is a new one, Of
stout material, and such arrangements will be
made as 70 enable the Waterman to house Il in a
few minutes, on the approach Of wind or rain
storm
MA.KEI THIEvKs--The petty operations Of
market thieves have been suspended In some
measure since the organization Of the new police
but not entirely. Occasionally dealer has re-
ported The loss Of articles Of value to them during
the nights preceding market days. Frequently
persons have been taken from the market by the
police, for being found under suspicious circum-
stances In the merket-hou,e at night. Some have
Occn uneQ, some sent 10 the wOrkhOuse, and
others dismissed. Last night some thief holder
than the common herd, stole and carried away
from the stand of Robert Warren, huckster, a
barrel Of choice apples he had just received, to
be opened this morning. 1t Is desirable that a
force Of police should be detailed snficient for
the adequate protection Of property al the market
at all tunes.
CENTRAL GuARDHousE CASES WIN Walton,
drunk and disorderlyi workhouse 30 days. Jss.
GcLaugbIn, do do John Evan, col, breach
IN INF rrrffr
Brown, drunk; dismissed. Lynch McGarven,
do; fne and costs, 81 s. Geo Hamilton col ,
out sf,er hours; do 81 So. James Hill, do dis
missed james Bower, drunk and disorderly;
hne and costs, 81 So l.. A. Douglass, deranged;
held for protection. Soloman Hall col, drunk
and disorderly; nued 81 81 VIM sleepSr, do !;
the city. II. Nash, do fined ~ "a Ellen Dor.
sey, profanity; do. % "a. Ferdinand Sands,
drunk; do. 81 IS Henry snowden, do; work,
house 81 days Wm shafer, drunk and disor-
derlyi fned 81 %. John Dolan, drunk and in
sulnng ladies on the street; turned over to the
Proves. Guard.
NKw JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA TRoops
the ranks Of the eth New Jersey regiment which
appeared on the avenue yesterday afternoon, our
citizens recognized many familiar faces. A very
large portion ofthe regiment 10 posed Of the
LIST New Jersey three months regiment, who ap-
peared to be highly gratihed at seeing their old
quarters In Warrington, though they were not
Tho 5Oth Pennsylvania regiment also attracts
much attention, from Its unusual numbers and the
Ene material Of which 10 10 comp posed.
EXHIBITION AND CoNcERr-This evening the
splendid exhibition and concert Of the Sunday
School children Of 81. Aloysius church Ia TO be
repeated at that church, corner Of I and North
Capitol streets. The programme promises an un-
usually rich entertainment, all the better Tor
having been once given to the public. Those who
enjoyed u few days since, will Of course be on
hand, and also an immense crowd Of newcomers
90 that right sharp lookout will be necessary to
get good seat. Don't fail to be on hand early
Provisions Yesterday, our dealers I'm north
ern and southern fruits and vegetables were re-
ceiving and storing hundreds Of barrels bags
boIes, &c, containing vegetables and fruits FOR
their customers here. From the great quantities
arriving, and the facilities for obtaining them al
needed from the States where they are plentiful
we may safely predict no dearth In 1851.
TIE ARLINGTON CLUE CorILLon PARTY, last
night, was fully equal to those Of past seasons
The ball Of the franklin engine house was In ex-
cellent order, the committee Of management hay-
ing spent much time In its arrangement and prep
srston The evening passed away happily, and
TO-DAY hear . n sofr a..