Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-16

NofIcI.-DisHict Of Columbia Advertisements
70 be inserted In the BALTIMORE Sun are received
II and forwarded from The STAR Once.
TIE ARMY Hospitals The institution known
az the C-street Hospital In located In two brick
buildings mo 800 and the next house on the east)
both formerly occupied an dwellings. They are
between the Exchange Hotel and Four-and-a half
street. These houses are, In our judgment, en-
trelv unsuitable for hospital purposes for various
reasons. They are separated from each other by
vacant lot; they are in a crowded locality; the
Internal arrangements are bad; the rooms
small, dark, and badly ventilated, those Of the
lower noor Of the house on the east, especially.
The hospital Is for regulars excus. vely, and is In
charge Of DR.. 8 ri. Holden. who seems to have
made the most Of the buildings and their sur
Ioundings, and by judicious management TO have
compensated In degree for some Of the disad-
vantages we have enumerated. The rules for the
conduct of the establishment are framed with due
regard for the well being Of the patients, and are
At the time Of our visit Yesterday there were
seventy patients In the hospital, mostly cases
OF sickness. We saw no cases Of typhoid
matism. After the battle Of Stone Bridge great
many wounded soldiers were brought in, and the
hospital at one time contained over 100 patients.
Most Of the wounded belonged to Grifiin's and
Ricketts, batteries, which IL 10 well known did
terrible execution, but suffered severely. Most Of
the wounded men have recovered, and few days
since many conyalescents were sent to Annapolis.
We saw here two men belonging to Ricketts,
battery-one Of whom had been shot in the right
side the bullet passing through the chest and out
at the left breast and the other who had been shot
In the neck, the ball passing through the body
and out under the shoulder blade and both were
clear Of fever and doing well. They complained
or little soreness about the chest, but with that
exception seemed to be In excellent health. These
cases, and In fact our whole experience la the
hospitals, demonstrates the fallacy Of the popular
idea that gun shot wounds about the head and
chest are generally fatal, while wounds In the
lower part Of the person are not so dangerous
come to different conclusion. Many hopeful
cases OF soldiers wounded in the head, neck. and
chest, we saw, but Of those wounded in the abdo-
men and small Of the back-and there were many
such Ia the battle-we saw none.
The patients here, a general thing, seem to
be very cheerful and communicative The floors
are clean, the bed clothing unexceptionable, and
the attendants prompt and faithful. We wsre
less pleased with the kitchen than at the other
hospitals IL i5 small, and the 5 owe, although Of
mammoth proportions, Is hardly sufficient To ac-
commodate the wants of hundred men. If the
hospital here Is to be permanent One there ought
to be range constructed Of capacity enough to
furnish meals puBctually to the inmates. We
Intend no reflection the officers In charge. Our
visits 10 the hospitals were made without preju-
dice Tor or against the management Of either or
any Of them, ard we have been fully convinced
OF one thing, and that is that the officers here and
at the other hospitals are doing all in their power
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their command. That is evident to the most
casual observer, and is proved by the mortality
list here and elsewhere.
The hospital was opened on the 14th day of
February last, AID out Of IS patients admitted in
February and March, 81 In April, IS in May, SIS
In June, 95 In July, and 70 in August to this date
making Ss7 altogether, only have died.
That MISS HOUSE, AsAIN-we mean the Gov
eminent mess house, corner Of H and Twenty sec
ond streets, in the First Ward, where a man was
stabbed, as stated in yesterdays Star 1t is aptly
named for there seems 70 be a ''mess" or "muss''
there all the time. We are informed that there
was a continuous row there yesterday, from
"r rudy dawn" till @ dewy eve 5" but close OBJ
server, who marked the intervals says that is not
20; but there were eight distinct fights In the
course OF the day, "onIy a little the average
number" he added. The usual style Of salutati0n
to residents in the neighborhood, from those who
muses. since went by last7" In a skirmish yes
terday morning, Thos Riley struck Pat McCau-
In on the head, just above the ear, with a stone,
innicting On ugly wound, and for a little while
Pat was = know nothing" but he soon recov-
cred Al the sun declined, and captain whisky
got fairly to work, the engagement became gen.
eral and 1t became necessary TO send for the mill
tary Contrary to custom, a squad of regulars ap-
peared without a commissioned officer at their
head, and are said to have behaved worse than
the rioters, who had quieted down when the SQUAD
came. The soldiers, we are informed, all seemed
10 De more OF less Intoxicated, and the sergeant
acted In violent manner, and finally ordered his
men TO charge on the crowd az the corner; which
they did, clearing the pavement In a short time!
Ihey then went into the mess house, dragged
Baltimore ambulance driver from the "a bic heat
Ing him over the head with musket, arrested six
others-innOcent and guilty-and marched TO the
guardnouse with the prisoners, pretty well salts
NED with their evenings entertainment IT, as
the men ellege, the trouble 10 because some Of
them want TO draw their rations, let them draw
them. and rid the neighborhood Of a nuisance
Inc experiment is worth trying, anyhow, on the
old 0f q Am for.
QUALlFIcATIoSs FOR OFFICERs-The Board
recently appointed for the examination of volun-
yer ana army oncers have resolved upon a stand
ard OF qualifications as follows:
Filed officers must understand all that 10 re-
CURED Of company officers, and also be able to
answer questions regarding evolutions Of line,
proper coDjuncture, the elements of military en-.
gineering, the circumstances under which the use
OF Held artillery In proper, and other such col
lateral intefrogations as the Board Of Examiners
think proper to propose.
Company officers must answer orally and cor
rectly all questions on the manner Of instructing
recruits; the use Of the manual Of arms the hool
OF the soldiers, the position Of commissioned and
non-eommissiOned officers In line and battalion
movements 4"
II has been suggested to us that whatever EXAM
ination Is made under this regulation should be
entered upon at once In the case OF the District
once successfully passed the ordeal men will en-
List under them with confidence
SOMETHING WRoNs.-The schooner s. G. King.
which arrived here on Tuesday last, was as 10
usual, boarded by Collector J. p. Hilton who
demanded TO see her papers. Two manifests were
produced-One from Baltimore TO Richmond and
one from Richmond 10 Baltimore, both dated
April I'd, but neither properly signed. The officers
gave a very unsatisfactory explanation Of the
movements Of the vessel, and the matter was re-
ferred TO the Treasury Department.
Since Mr.. Hilton's action In this case his Office
on street has been broken into, and his pa pers
looked over, evidently not for plumber as nothing
was taken IL the burglars were looking for The
papers In relation to the 6. g. King they were on
the wrong track, a. said papers were not to be
found there.
A DELIcATs OPERATION, SUCCESSFUL The
numerous friends and acquaitances Of Mr. J.
Fleming, an aged and respectable citizen, have
been rtjOiced 20 see him upon the street Mr.
Fleming has for long time been afflicted with
the loss Of sight, by cataract Recently, Dr. stone
performed the delicate surgical opetation of re-
moving the cataract from one Of his eyes, which
enables the old gentleman to move about The
sight 10 vet weak, but improving, and IL 10 hoped
that operation upon the other eve will perfectly
restore his vision.