Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-31
TIL !. EVENING STAR.
DEFERRED LOCAL ARTICLES.


DKAIHs OF FOLDERS The following soldiers
have did since our last report:
Robert Foster, Company f, sd Pennsylvania
volunteers, al camp.
s w shaw, Company L, 9Th New York Cav
LYMAN e DoIbian, Company O, nth Maine
volunteers, st Circle Hospital.
n. Barber, Company G, Cameron Dragons, NJ
Columbian College
Nathan r. Hosford. Company C, Cd New York
Cavalry At 81 Elizabeth Hospital.
John Moore, Resganh battery, 9th New York
volunteers, At camp.
sullmsn Patterson, Company ID, I'd New York
Cavalry, at Onion Hospit,l-
Henry Nshauss, Company I, lst Michigan vol
Henry c. Ferris Company x, nth New York
volunteers, AZ Seminary Hospital
John NJ. Allison, Company @, 4th Michigan
volunteers, ct camp az Miners Hill.
Charles B. Hart, ls' New Jersey Cavalry, at
Damp Gusts.
Addison Webster, private in Presidents Guard,
lst District volunteers, at the navy ward.
Daniel U. Whipple. company A, 18th Msssa-
ebusettB volunteers, at Eruptive Hospital.
James McClung, company p, I'D Pennsylva-
MA volunteers, at Camp Graham.
Corporal Duncan q. Campbell, company A
nth Pennsyivsnis Reserve Corps, at Camp Pier
pont
wiIi,n DLleCI, company H, ssh Illinois. Cav
John WOodsworth, company z, 18th New
York volunteers, at camp.
Hiram B Persons, company A, nth New York
Peter Burdsell, company X, nth New York
volunteers, at Eruptive Hospital
Corporal VIM. Boyd, company A, ed Penn
syfvinia volunteers, at camp
Ware Ladd, company d, I'd Regiment Ber-
dams Searpshooters, At camp.
Milo Miller, company n, 57th Pennsylvania
volunteers, at camp.
Dsnnis Peters, company D, S7th Pennsyivania
voLanteefs, at camp.
james 4. Phelps, company K, 4th U q Infantry,
NJ Circle Hospital
Ysno ann, onnn.ny m s,h xpt.-o.... 49,,
eeers, At Union Hospital.
B d: Avery, company 9, 9Th Michigan volun.
krrs. n camp
E-f Hath, company b, lIA Maine volunteers,
n CoLumolaR College Hospital
Ch Townsend, company g. Ist regiment Bes-
danS shsrpshoOters, az Patent Once
kse~ri w Bel, company C, s7th Pennsylvania
Corporal John Miller, company E, 2ad Penn.
syivania yo unteers, at Camp Graham
Ressvs Corps, died from wound. r rpcsiyss N
battle At Drsnesviils, at Camp Pierpont.
How We ARE SwIsDLsp IN BurIys woon
ASD COAL -Edi.s Star: have not been acens.
toned 20 being swindled In almost eyerythIng Z
oay, and therefore request permission, through
ySst eS.omns, 70 asa me attention Of the members
% ne Corporation Of Washington to a few facts
10 aearly year since removed my family 10
asnington IRON q northern city, and In that
TINE ] have purchased fourteen cords Of wood
and three tous Of COAL during six months Of the
time We have only bad one fire, and never moe
than two Won will agree with me the final ,xsnt
PfetS rsa ! 90 concluded, and determined 20
measure some OF II, and weigh the coal The
result OF my inyestia stions are az follow.
bought u bat purported 70 be three cords Of wood
noO three different dealers; the first measured
6fss quarters OF cord the second measured
seven eights Of cord; the third was sawed and
spill, and although presenting q large pile meas
ursd ave eights Of a cord. The coal was from an
$500 O'1'' ins'esa OF
paid $40 per ton for th. coal, and the same
elsarly rrtndled out Of about % 50,
Nor 10 this the only thing, for in our markets.
me BeaSures for vegetables are rsreed consId,ra
spseted When you purchase an artIeI. to- IL III
OF these hucksters for twelve cents give hin
quarter and be returns You twslve cents change
Ine sum 10 small to be SURE, but the principle il
Nov bavs Stated To you nv grievance feel
much better; and a. we Yankees expect 70 briId
up this town, wish to suggest to o.r CITY Pa
theSs that they establish. public weighing scaIes
IN every district in tbs city, where coaI sbaII he
weighed and q certificate given TO the purobar-,.
Appoint wood tnessursrs. requiring them under
Peoauy 70 truly measure all wood sold by dealers
and sead 8 certificate Of the quantity 10 IN. nn,'
ceaseSi require all hucksters and vendsr, of wee
abdes TO be heavily fined and Imprisoned for
ming oy iaiss measure or making false change
io ENTERPRIsE
TruICAARI .T-rhe fame Of our ssyyors,-,b,,-
Aosrtan d1pZeon'-ths county ja.I-h,yfpv
feched the ears Of two charitable Iadiea Srorn
New ork, they visited that esta nj a ,er
or Two since, and found that to be the case which
S1nnot be cIsmed as q discovery at dis Ista day
- our grand iuries, local committees before Con-
gees, and Newspaper have year after yesr a.
rected the attention OF Congress 20 the natter
namely that The jail OF Washington county IA
nIasrsbly constructed, badly Zig hted and poorly
VENTILATED; and that II Ia inhuman TO conlne ey.n
0e vilest criminals In its reeking cells But
EneSs ladies seem TO have noticed some thino,
whlch appear 10 have escaped the observation OF
ne<ps recent visitors to the 81 black hole - Tb.v
NODDED that The officers Of the prison do all they
can With the means az their command 10 mar.
ns condition Of the prisoners less wretch.1
They noticed also that not only are bI,ck msn
eonnned there for no offence against the lavs
nnlsss having no master 10 such an offence but
IA lnnocent white men-aye, and Whit Nc
men-are and have been confined there. NO, h.
cause thsy Were criminal, the law presumes an
pesns 70 De Innocent until they are proved 20 h.
Roisy' oot because they were committed there IN
answer charges Of criminal conduct which ths,,
Night or might not be guilty sf or because thsy
were unfortunate enough 10 be witnesse. of ths
commission OF Q criminal art and were to no.,
AID niendLess 70 give bail for their annesr,pcs
ana thps the guilty and innocent were and s,s
mede 70 suffer together. These ladies noiIcino
ksese things, on their first visit gave S51 10 en-,
Se4se elofhlng to be disu! buted among the nytson
sn Wlnoat distinction o. SEX color or creed.
80 Rw DAYS since they gave a like amount 10,
A<Ape purpose Many OF the soldIen In on crim
aHA ehafge have thus been made comflrtahIs L
" prisoners are full Of gratitude to ths.e kInd
Mrs Rowland '" o'''ey ana