The national Republican., 1861-08-02
LOC~A L IN E VS..

The CORPORATION PoLloE.-On Thursday
morning, the term of service Of twenty men
employed. on the Auxiliary Guard, and ten |
of the day police, expired by virtue Of re.
cent act Of the City Councils. The present
day force consists Of the chief, eight police
magistrates, sixteen, policemen. two to each |
railroad depot. Those who have been drop.
ped are William Daw, ]. N. McDermott, James
Ginnaty, Joseph R. williamson, William L.
Ross, Benjamin T. Watson, Henry Yestmsn,
Charles Arnold, William Harper, J. s. Smith,
J. A. Gil, and ]. E. Morse. h. G. Narrower,
Of the fith ward, resigned about week since.
Those who were dropped from the Auxiliary
Guard are the ones who are paid by the cor.
poration, viz: Messrs. Short, Kidwell, Belt,
Peter Kraft, Mocabee, Edmondston, O'Brien,
Holohan, McCsnn, Handy, Rabbit, Mclean,
Henning, Williams, Luckett, Lewis, Crehan,
Howe, Birch, and Herman. The fifty men
remaining on the guard are paid by the Gov.
ernment and will remain on duty as hereto.
Of their beats will have to be extended, in con.
sequence Of the reduction Of the force. Those
remaining at present on the day police are
W. D. Serrin and r. L. Mastin, first ward E.
9. Ecklof and y. 3. Tanning, second James
H. Suit and J. II. King, third B. D. Klopfer
and P. Gormley, fourth; Jacob Ash and Geo.
Donaldson, fifth F. 8. Edeln and Joseph 2.
Williams, sixth ]. M. Lloyd and Josiah
Beetze, seventh Reuben Collins, at the rail
road depot Edward ]. M. Henry and William
II. Bright, (lste lieutenant,) at large. 10 ed.
SrRAaoLIsa SoLDIERs.-We observe that
measures have been adopted by the authorities
here, which, If properly carried out, must have
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great annoyance occasioned by the conduct of
drunken and ungentlemsnly soldiers in our
midst, and adding greatly to the discipline of
the army. Squads of. United States soldiers
have all day been passing through our differ.
ent streets, and arresting all soldiers who are
unable to give satisfactory account of them.
selves. Just here we would suggest to some
| Of our young "second lieutenant" that they
treat the soldiers whom they accost in more
civil manner, or trouble may ensue. They
must bear in mind that the majority Of our
volunteer soldiers are gentlemen, and not
brutes, and therefore will not submit to be or.
dered about in any other than civil manner.
CRIMINAL CouRr-Y Yesterday, VIM. Plum.
mer, colored, charged with stealing thirteen
dollars from Nathaniel Smith, was tried and
found not guilty.
The Jury in the case of Charles Osborne,
Hugh Myers, Robert Rollins, John O. Lusby,
Francis Low, Walter Nicholson, Samuel How.
ell, Jeremiah Carter, and John q. Murphy,
charged with the murder of Cornelius Boyd,
had not returned with verdict when the court
adjourned yesterday afternoon. ~
| HoNoRABLY DIscHARoED.-John NJ, Gregg,
of the New York fourteenth regiment, who
was committed to jail on Wednesday, for an
| awo ~; n k;Av nm he chor roo nf k;11;pr ~ -
named Haggerty, of one of the New Jersey
regiments, few weeks ago, was brought out
yesterday before Justice Dom. From the evi
dence, it was clear that the shooting was in
selfdefence, and he was honorsbly discharged
by the magistrate, He Immediately returned
to the camp of bis regiment near Arlington.
DEsERTERs BROUGHT BACK. - Yesterday
morning, Lewis Solomon, of the New York
twenty ninth regiment, and John Miller, of the
Pennsylvanis twenty seventh regiment, charged
with being deserters, were captured at the Re-
lay House station, and placed under guard oi
and brought to Washington. They were taken
to the headquarters of General Mansfield, BY
whom they we're committed to Jail to await trial
} by court martial. They had stripped off theil
} uniforms, and dressed themselves in old, ragged
garments, to look like laborers.
NAVY YARD.-The Ordnance Department is
now constantly turning out large number Of
, riAed cannon, an extra force being employed
, on that particular branch of work. There il
{ one, now being finished of; capable of throw
four miles and half This gun weighs ter
thousand pounds,
i In the various other departments, also ths
greatest activity prevails. '...
COMMITTED TO JAIL.-A youth, named Johr
Kelly, who was found on sloop captured b,
, the Freeborn, near Aqua Creek, short tim,
since, was committed to jail yesterday.
ARREST OF 4 DEsrRrsR.-A young man VIII,
was endesvoring to get away on the afternoon
! officers and delivered over to the provost guard
He being dressed in citizens clothes, and hav
ing his uniform In handkerchief, excited thei
suspicious, and hence his arrest.
}. From RIoHMoND.-Mr. julius Bing, Brtis
Il subject, who was taken q prisoner by the re
!. bells, at Bull Run, and was taken to Richmond
arrived yesterday afternoon with dispatches t.
a the British Minister, having been release
y through the intercesaipn Of the British Consul
q at Richmond.
!, UNNATuRAL.-Last evening, young ma
d was arrested for violent assault on his fathe
It with bayonet. He was taken to the guert
house.
q REMovED.-Urish Forrest, clerk in tn
!. Office of the Secretary of the Treasury, was r.
9, moved yesterday.
o 8. 7. Williams and ---- Kent of Mar,
l. land, have been removed from the Censu
& Bureau.
70 DIsoRDERLY CoNpUoT.-Oficer McHenr,
and others, yesterday afternoon dispersed