The national Republican., 1861-06-10

Roust beef IL noon.
Bummers drill till 3 p. M
Ten minutes for sleeping.
Lunch.
Ten minutes intermission.
Free Lunch.
Hard bread.
Bread.
Bread and molasses.
Bread and soup and bread.
Dunderfunk.
Ten minutes intermission.
Evening Prayers
". Dress Parade. |
Commissioned Officers blown up.
Privates blown up.
Parade dismissed. ..
Supper.
Bread and water.
All abed at P. M.
Nobody to be seen after 81 P. M.
The establishment was christened the
"Sickle and Sheaf Hotel"
Camp Sespard, Washington, d. c., Headquar-
ters I'd Regiment Y. M M
Company A-Mess No. /.
Orderly Lancey N. Hall, I'd sergeant; G.
W. B. Miller, Sd sergeant; W. ]. Dean, color
sergeant; H. P. Crowel, lst corporal ]. c.
Harmon, I'd corporal s. B. Hinckley, Sd cor.
poral w. H. circuit, 4th corporal q. Brown,
chief of the mess; T. s. Trickey, private;
G. l.. Lovejoy, private.
The captain Of the mess said that they took
boarders, the only one OF present with them
being Sergeant Major Appleton. The amuse.
ments of the place were stated to be enacting
Ten Nights in Bar.Room, with the rum left
out"
WAR SIGNALs.-Among other apparatus for
the use of the Government during the war, is
monster balloon, which was yesterday afternoon
inflated at the corner of Massachusetts avenue
aud Third street, in the presence OF q large as.
semblage of persons who had been attracted by
the unusual sight. The balloon is large oiled
linen one, being about thirty-fve feet in diam.
eter, and above fifty feet in height from the car
to the top. The ipaation was under the direc
ton of Mr.. James Allen, late Of the firm Of
Allen 4 Hunt, and a member of the Rhode
Island Marine Artillery. Mr.. Allen, who has
considerable experience in navigating the air,
has been appointed aeronautical engineer by
the Government, and will be employed during
the hostilities in taking observations Of the enc.
I my's camps, movements, &c. After the infa.
ton was accomplished, the balloon was moved
TO the camp of the Rhode Island regiment, near
Glenwood, where it was sent up to consider
able height.
Major Meyer, Of the army, who is the sigma
. officer, will have the superintendence Of the
, balloon, as well as all other apparatus of the
, kind used in the army.
MILITARY HYoIENE.-At the meeting of the
. Sanitary Association in New York, on Thurs
day night Dr.. Elisha Harris, chairman of tht
;. committee that recently visited Washington
i. made verbal report, in WHICH he announced
that the efforts of the committee to promote thu
. health Of the volunteers had been encouraged
j. BY the Government, Their recommendations
f especially with regard to the regimental cuisine
f received particular attention, and impressed
General Scott and Brigadier General Mans
field deeply, that the committee were informed
# that immediate steps should be taken with
b view of attaching a competent professional cool
; to each company, who should be placed on tn
Il footing of non.combatsnt.
O FATAL AccIDENr-About three o'clock o.
A. Saturday afternoon little boy by the name O
', Lea, residing on E street, near Seventh, foun
8 small pistol in the house, and, not thinkin
e. it loaded, pointed it at tho servant girl, an
N fred. The ball entered her forehead, KILN
IN her instantly. The girl was named Rostor
" and lived on the Island. Coroner Woodwar
o. held an inquest on the body Of the deceased
te and verdict in accordance with the facts wa
rs rendered
u. DISTRICT CouRr-Judge punlop.-The cas-
,e of the English barqse Tropc Wind, seized b
the Government feet for violating the bockad
was continued on Saturday. Mr.. Carlisle a
n. gued the case on the part of the respondent
NJ taking the ground that the proclamation of Il
IN President is illegal, as the United States is n
to in a war with any nation.
n Mr. Darlington, for the Government, argu'
he the case at considerable length.
el' The argument was concluded, but the deci
90 ion was reserved,
ut
re. ARRIVAL OF REcRUrTs.-A large number
,rs recruits arrived on Saturday evening, for Il
,g. various regiments in aud around the city.