Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-10

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latest pattern. They are now at the Railroad
White House, but expect to march by way Of
Georgetown to-day, to join Gen. McCall's CON-
mand.
The officers are: Colonel, 9. g. Sermons,
formerly captain In the 8. Army;) Lieuten-
ant Colonel, J. w. Fisher; Major, George Dare;
Adjutant, A. g. Mason; Surgeon, J T. Carpenter
Quartermaster, John w. Bigler; Sergeant Major,
NJ: Bouy; Quartermaster's Sergeant, VIM. NJ,
Bahan.
The Captains of the companies are: Co A, A.
Lowaine; Co. d, T. Chamberiin; Co. E, J. Fl.
Larrimeri Co. F, II. J. Traut; Co. 6, A. 3. Har
fison; Co. n, John McCleery; Co. |, Frank Gent
myer; Co. X, A. ID. Collins.
Coon SAMARITASs The Rev w c. Slit, of
Georgetown. on Saturday last received from some
lady friends in Newark, N. j., box Of delicacies
Tor our wounded soldiers, comprising wine,
lemons, Jellies. farina, cocoa, tea, dc, DC. They
are being distributed by Georgetown ladies, who
have been unremitting in their efforts to do good
at the Georgetown Military Hospital.
In this connection we will state that we have
received from the wounded soldiers Of the late
battle, a communication, dated from the U. 8.
general hospital at Georgetown yesterday, In
which they tender their sincere thanks to kind
| friends In that city for favors received. They
mention the Costen family Of West Georgetown,
who, living two miles from the hospital, have
been unremitting in their attentions; Mrs Bate;
man, who has been like an angel Of mercy, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Vnnderwerken, Of Washington
street, whe have showered favors upon them.
thanks for their unceasing attention, and say
they have been to us mothers and sisters, sac
rncing the comforts Of their homes to our neces-
stiesn
They also acknowledge their obligations to
many kind lady friends who are not known by
name.
THE SMALL Pox-SHALL 1T BE sPREADrHRoUsu
OUR CITY Editor Star: desire, through the
columns Of your paper, to call the attention of the
authorities, military and civil, to what seems to
9th f.whf
IL not absolute outrage, In locating the small pox
hospital in the thickly settled portion Of city.
For month or more past. soldiers afflicted with
this terrible disease have been chartered at pri-
vate house, used hospital and located on First
street east, between and c SITS. north-less than
two squares distant from the Capitol itself, The
neighborhood around is densely settled; and the
location OF such pest house in the very midst Of
large population 10, to say the least, most
strange and ineXcusable proceeding. The pump
| whence the water used there is obtained stands
near by, and is the only one to supply large
number Of the citizens Of the neig hborhood. How
can II be otherwise than that the disease should
| spread In the vicinity Every day, inmates Of
| the hospital appear on the streets and visit the
shops in the neig bborhood, Just in the condition
| to spread the disease. Why was not the hospital
| located out Of the city? We have right to pro-
test, and do protest, most vehemently yet respect
FULLY, against having our own and our family's
lives thus wantonly and needlesSly endangered.
We ask that the authorities at once remove this
pest house from our midst
Washington, Aug Q, 1861.
CENTER MARkEr-The gangways Of the mar
ket were jammed to-day as usual by crowds Of
gOssiping women, who fingered by the hour in
the passages, airing their vocabulary in company
with all they met as idle az themselves, and thus
thoroughly stopping of the ingress or egress of
| those having Legitimate business there. Ii Gov
eminent Is bothered TO make the 'block ade Of the
southern coast sfectual why the misc hief doesn't
IL collect few cargoes Of these wide hooped
DdHkStRd market hem
for Dixie
The prices generally, to-day, were about as
quoted In the Star last week. Peaches are more
plentiful and sell at IS cts to 81 per peck pears
5OaG2i sweet potatoes, new crop, 50aS1; water
melons, IL TO 81 cts. each; cantelopes, 10 IS In
the hay market the supply was large, demand
moderate; prices ranging from 65 to 95 per 100
pounds.
MILITARY PRIsoNERs.-This morning, Justice
Dom proceeded to the county jail and committed
the following persons: Alex Boyd and J. II.
Bowman, who were arrested by Lieut.. J. L.
Druillard, Of the military patrol, upon a charge
of insulting female. They were committed TO
await tue demand ofthe regimental officers, when
they will no doubt receive additional punishment
by court martial. They belong TO the Sixth
Wisconsin regiment.
Thos Grimm, Second Regiment N. Y State
Militia, was arrested by the Georgetown patrol
for firing bis gun in the street and stabbing ThOs
Terrell, OF the same regiment, In the leg. Com
| mitted for further action.
| DdVlu Ming, b. r alton, JnO. Thomas, and
JnO. keysey, (col., } were captured by various
vessels In the river, upon the suspicion Of giving
aid and comfort to the enemy. They were com
mitted to await the action Of the U. S. District
Court.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT Yesterday afternoon at 4
| O'Clock, about the time the 18th Indiana Regi-
| ment was marching ut the continuation Of Nine
| teenth street, on their way to camp, when near
the premises Of John Little, Esq the four horses
/ attached to one of the large ambulances became
4 an nff he 1h1KlaN
tanning four sick soldiers was upset, but all had
managed TO get out at the rear Of the wagon
except one man, and his back was broken by the
| shock The driver, Robert Mcclellan, worthy
| young man, was thrown some distance and so
seriously injured internally as that his recovery
| is doubtful. The injured men were taken to the
! nearest hospital The ambulance 10 a wreck but
the horses escaped without injury.
INQUEST Yesterday afternoon Coroner Wood.
ward held an inquest In view Of the body of the
teamster Wolfe who was shot YESTERDAY near the
railroad, in Swampoodle. The testimony di ffered
In no respect from the statement published In the
Star Yesterday. The verdict was that he came TO
his death by shot fired from gun In the hands
OF one Daniel Roberts, of Company F, Goth Penn
sylvaniG Regiment. Wolfe was comparatively
stranger to hi. companions; they only knew that
he was called Wolfe, and believed that he came
from Baltimore. He had small amount Of
| money (abOut ten dOllars) In his pocket The
coroner was required TO give orders for the burial
Of the body
VIGILANCE REQUISITE. - The Ward Commits
sloners just now are exercising very commendsble
vigilance in looking after the set Of adventures
who, greedy to make money OF the unfortunate
soldiers, have Squatted down in every available
locality, and entered upon The sale of bad whisky
at dear rate, In utter defiance Of the provisions
OF the law regulating licenses. In some cases
where the attempt has been made to obtain licen-
SEES the efforts to that end have been characterized
by such remarkable features Of fraud and decep-
ton as TO cause the commissioners to bling the
offending parties up with q round turn.
WHAT BRIDsE STREET WANrs.-Mr. Editor /:
We jewellers on Bridge street were congratulating
ourselves on the fact that the unsighty thorough.
fare was TO be speedily repaired. The good work
went on for a while, but abruptly stopped at the
corner OF Bridge and Green streets. Worse still,