Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-15

MILITARY MOVEMENTS HERE. - Company /,
trst infantry, Captain King, Numbering SO men,
arrived here at ION O'Clock a.. m. Yesterday, from
Arsenal, where they are auartered. This company
isl portion Of the late Texan army which Genl
Twiges surrendered his command of Some of
them have been constantly In the service since
IeOS. -st' ri.
The volunteer militia now In the service here
are becoming habituated TO their new calling,
and look and act like soldiers. At the armories
where they stationed, the disciplne Of the .
s. Army is strictly maintained, and the officers
and men are doing all IN their power to render
themselves efficient and useful.
Yesterday afternoon the w ashington Light In
fantry appeared at their armory at 3K o'clock In
full uniform, and marched to the Ninth st. Pres
bvterian church, where they attended divine ser
an eloquent discourse After the sermon, PRAYER
yrs addressed to the Divine Throne in behalf Of
the citizen soldiery who, upon the conclusion Of
the service were cordially invited to be present
whenever they might be so disposed.
COMPANIES FORMING.
A new company. TO be called Company D. Ma
tonal Guard Battalion, is about being organized
A meeting Of those disposed to form a new riff e
CORPS II called at Franklin II all tonight. Another
Union Company will also be organized at Thorn 8
Hall, on Seventh St, tonight At the old Capt.
company will be effected tonight The Cameron
Guard IL the name Of a new Union com pany bout
being organized here under the auspices Of Col J.
Elder, of Pennsylvania. Col. f officer
in the Mexican war, where he performed good
service for bis country.
The National Rifles have been bard at work
their ranks, and have orpanized the company
anew. They Were to muster a full company to-
day ana march to the w ar Department and tender
their services to the Government.
At meeting of a large number Of mechanics
employed on tue Capitol Extension held on Sat
urdsy evening at Mr.. Cruchett's ''Mount Vernon
Cane Factory" Il was unanimously resolved 10
form themselves into a military
O'Clock Mr.. GEO Brown took the chair (Mr
Matt O'Brien Secretary and although the eve
ming was very Indictment. 70 answered the roll
call. A committee was appointed to form con-
stitu;ion and bylaws and select uniform, &c
The list was started on Saturday morning and
at night had IS names signed. The Company
bids fairs to be a very large one, and everything
is done ''with will" The meeting adjourned
at 10 O'Clock, sitter giving three cheers for the
Union, and will meet again this evening at the
came place.
Among the rumors current about town yester-
day, was one to the effect that to-day Gen Scott
was going to put the city under martial law,
which, absurd as II was, obtained no little belief
and produced consequent excitement Another
said that Gen. Cadwallader. Of Pa. had organ
lZed brigade OF 600 and was marching on
Washington, and that the Secessionists of Balti-
more had torn up several miles of the railroad
track between Baltimore and Philadelphia to
keep them from passing through. Still another
one asserted that the President had received a
Geographic despatch from Baltimore rendering
the services of 500 volunteers for the defence of
the Capitol of the Nation. An hundred other
rumors Of like nature were in circulation
throughout the day and up to a late hour last
night. Every street corner had its news-mon-
gers and in gaping crowd Of eager listeners.
SWEARING IN RECRUITS
At halfpast nine O'Clock a m to-day, Captain
Gerhardt of the Turner Rifles ARR we'd at the w ar
Department at the head Of thirty recruits who
were accepted and sworn into the service These,
added to ten recruits taken into the service on
Saturday under Captain Gerhardrs command,
swells the ranks Of the Turner Rifles to lis men
Captain NalIey, Of the Metropolitan Rifles also
arrived with seventeen recruits to his command
who were accepted and sworn into the service
This svells his command to 100 men, independent
fcers Of the corps.
Capt. Thistleton, Of the Putnam Rifles, com
Pleted his company this morning, by bringing
forward thirty recruits, who were sworn in The
Captain has issued call for the organization of
new company, to be called Company B, Putnam
Rifles, which will be organized at the company
srmOry Of that corps tonight. This company will
elect their own company officers.
Company ID, Howltzer Corps, belonging to the
Washington Light lnfanty battalion, Cs plain J D..
Gross; LieutenantS ). Cross, Webster and Marks;
four sergeants four corporals, two musicians and
one hundred and eight priva:es, arrived at the
Department at I1H O'Clock, and reported for ser
vice. They were received and sworn in
The Henderson Guard, Capt Foxwell, Lieuts
RaPley, Rodier and Piggott, sergeants, 4 cor
pOrdls and - privates, arrived at the Department
shortly afterwards and reported for service. They
were az once mustered in.
Capt Kelly, Of Company b, Union Regiment,
arrived next with % recruits, who Were sworn
and mustered into service
Company A, National Guard Battalion Cant
King, Lieuts. Lloyd. Allen, and Lackey, Ser
geant, CorPorals, 81 priyates; all sworn in.
E,cAPK FROM THE T. s. PENITENrIARY.-Las;
night, a celOred prisoner, named Edward Hurley,
who was convicted In the Criminal Court and
sentenced to three years imprisonment from July,
1850. made his escape from the prison by cutting
his way through an upper room, where he had
been concealed. This morning the new Warden
was searching after him, and proposes to give a
reward which may be offered by the Board Of
Inspectors. The prison contains $50 prisoners
some Of them Of the most desperate character;
and the guard consists Of twelve men, equally
divided for day and mig hit duty Mr. King entered
upon his duties on Friday. and at 6K p m, half
an hour after tue day watch had gone I've Of the
six night watch resigned without notice, appa-
rently for the embarrassment Of Mr. King In the
commencement OF his duties. He, however, had
taken the precaution Of being accompanied by a
lew OF bis friends, who assisted In performing the
duty temporarily. The late w arden. Mr. G. p
Sengstack still occupies the Warden's quarters,
not having removed his family, and the new
oncer hardly considers himself in full possession
'nougn responsible FOR the safety OF the prison.
A PAISruL AccIDEST-On Wednesday evening
last, several young men who had been amusing
themselves shooting at target with pistol re-
turned to the house Of Mr. Thomas I'll Rabbit
near this place, when one Of them reloaded the
pistol without letting his companions know 1t.
soon after, Mr.. Thomas Lyddane was seen ap-
preaching the house, when one Of them picked
up the pistol and said - Il give Mr. L. ffig ht
and as be was about to enter the door, pulled the
trigger when, to his utter aitonshment the pistol
discharged, seriously wounding Mr.. l.. The ball
entered just below the angle Of the mouth fac
tured the jaw bone, and glanced outward. making
painful and unsightly wound. We are pleased
TO learn that MIR. l.. is now free of severe pain
and we hope will soon be out of all DANGER The
young man who fred the pistol is much distressed,
at the painful Occurrences; Dir L. being one Of his
most esteemed friends Rockville Ind Sentinel
mig hit the residence Of colored
man by the name Of Brown, on Eleventh 1t be-
tween II and was entered while the family were
AZ church, and 900 Mexican dollars stolen Mr.
Brown had earned this money In the Mexican
war, In lS47 and i4s, and, doubling the safety OF
banks, had sewed IL up In three small bags aud
hidden away In an old school desk The house
was entered from the rear, and two doors broken
open. No clue has yet been obtained to the
whereabouts Of the thief. This 10 a severe loss to
aworthy old colored man, and Ii 10 sincerely to be