Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-06-20
LATE LOCAL NEWS.

LATE LOCAL NEWS.
DESERVED COMBINATION. - The following
order gives deserved commendatIon TO the police
OF this District, on the occasion referred TO
Once Of tke SEPsrtHtssdsat Of PoIies,)
General Order, No 81.
Sergeant: The Bosrd OF Police, At their ,pee,.
Ing held on the 9Th OF June, instant, passed the
"RsSOIrtd, Thatthe Superintendent be reouss,es
10 issue an order expressive OF the satisfaction OF
the Board with the conduct OF the Police on Mon
day, tie ID OF June-the occasion Of the munIci-
lous obedience to orders
1t 10 made my duty to communicate 70 you and
tnrougn you TO The men composing the force on
your precinct, the foregoing resolution per-
form this duty with unaffected pleasure; and
while doing so, would express my own complete
satisfaction with the conduct Of the men on the
dav In question.
terested In the result Of the election, because OF
birth, residence, aud citizenship; and vet. in
obedience to orders, each man tcru pulously sb-
stained Irom taxing any part In the contest This
has Increased the confidence, never vet shaken.
which have unhesitatingly repoSed in the men
Every man did his duty; no act OF paYtizan,hIn
dishgured the day, but every energy was bent %
the preservation Of order and the protection OF
voters. As a consequence perfect peace rei0ped
within the city, not elector was tnterfered
with, and the day passed al peacefully and quietly
guilty.
The community il to be congratulated, ana tb..
Board OF Police and your Superintendent tafes 20
themselves little satisfaction that s,.ch }. Re-
suit crowned their efforts
To the men detailed from Georgetown and thu
county precinct special word Of praise In Inc
they Were on duty all day without relief and
without catering. They have nv thanks.
bY ofoef. w. B. WKsB, Sup't
The FUNERAL Of Lieut. Col. Palmer, Corps OF
Typographical Eng ineers, took place to-day from
the family residence, 2S5 street. The remains
Tepose In a lead coffin, lined with white satin
ana covered with black cloth. A silver plate on
the comm bore the inscTiption-"Iieut Col. VIII
liam Ricketts, Palmer, aged So years"
The religious services at the house were coo
Quoted by the Rev. Mr. Smith, Of Epiphany
Church. The remains Were conveyed 10 the csrs
Snd sent to Philadelphia for the purpose Of inter-
Iaent In the family vault Lieut. kress Aid 70
Ding. Gen. Wadsworth, had charge OF the cere-
monies and arrangements
SIX companies OF the 32d Regiment Mass.chu-
ID ID volunteers, nnde, command Of Lieut. Col.
Pafker, acted as the escort.
The clerks OF the Coast Survey wsIded IN a
boay In the line OF procession.
the let-blaek war horse Of the deceased was
led next the CONN
TIE pall-bearers were Professor Bache. rs
Coast Survey; Mr.. Archibald Campbell; Com.
stills and Com. HARDWOOD, 8. NAVY; Brio
zen G15i Isoma.; senior Lis6Os, Minister from Bra
I'll; ana Ma1ors Miller and woodrur, of the
was In attendance
Among the dignitaries present we noticed Brig.
Lieut.. Col. Beard, who attended 20 pay their l.st
SAD tribute Of respect to their fellow soldier.
EMANCIPATION CoMNIssIosERs.-Petitions sIsd
since last report :-E. J. Middleton, trustee .
siaves-Caroline shaw, Ann NJ. Smith and Maria
4. Dorsey: A Z. Perry, trustee, asveILucy,
Gusty, Dawson and Sidney shaw, Sally Price
aud Gustv Jones. John d Hammack 2 dawes
Rachel Meekins and Charlotte Emily Lang,
slave-Lin Robr r. Aylmer. slave-Marqaret
Watkins. Henry Nsylor, trustee 1 slave-James
Wiiiiams Martin Maeuire, 2 slhves-Letty Ford
and Mary Young Eliz4seth Minor, 2 slaves
Mary Ella and Fanny Jackson. Ammon Green
slave-Cb 3. MehoIev. Nancy w Balmain q
tlaves-Mary Jane, Fanny and Marths Furley ana
Leonard, Henrietta, Lewis, Alfred, George, Ju-
liza, Thomas, Henry, Caroline, Rosina and Andrew
Saith, Sarah, Eliza, Hellen, Charles, Edgar
sailte and William Hopkins and John Addison.
Isabella Morton, slsve-Sophia Hurd. Marv
Nj. Duhef, / slave-Maria. Amos Denham, 6
Slaves-Eliza Ann, Mary, Allied, Edmund, Les
Ne and Lettie Lee. Mary 4. wstts, 1 slave
LouIss, Ioseph, Jane, Martha, John, Adelaide,
Arthur and Annie Forrest. Sarah Crane, slave
Betsy Thomas.
PkRDoNKD The President has pardoned Thos.
f. kirkley, who YVES convicted January 3, 1880,
in the Criminal Court for subornatlon of perjury,
ard sentenced TO the Penitentisry for four years
he reasons assigned for granting the pardon are
that the witness on whose testimony KirkIey ives
convicted was unworthy OF credence, and the
uniform good conduct OF the prisoner, both pre-
vious TO and since his conviction.
Yesterday, the President pardoned lsaac Lam
bert, who was convicted upon two indictments
for larceny, AZ the January term Of the Criminal
Court. The pardon In fun and unconditional. and
was procured by his good conduct and behavior
While suffering the penalty. = = -
DKAlHs OF sSoLpIKRs.-Tbe felloviog de.th.
have occurred since our last report: 10 Y
- w. Houghton, company A, Ash New York
j. A.Engltsh, company q, 52i Pennsyivauia.
II Means, com pany A, f0sth Pennsylvania
John NoHhfnp, Company X, nth New York
Wan Estes, company ID, 9Th south ozrolina-
hetenves OF deceased soldiers can be furnished
with all the information hey desire In felzfion
70 the burial place Of their friends, &C., by CALI
lag On +. i. Sands, Government undertaken, ga
2 street north. d ~ n. - \
CRIMINAL CouRr, June ls.-U-ited ssstes Va.
james UHqaehart, wss found guilty. IN two cases
OF assault ard battery John w. Whitem sr,b.
assault and battery on HANNAH winisms; guilty.
lyabslis Hsrt.s. confined on charge Of lsiceay;
c;rrarged nom u BY order Of grsnd jury
yrse 30 TINTED ststes W. Henry Williams.
indicted for larceny Of = coat from Thomas j %
Fuller, was found guilty. same W. sane. zeal
Ing shawl from Nathaniel Wells; verdict euflfv
United states Va. Elizabeth Usher, indicfed for
assault and battery, on ostn Of Mary Bmith; On
nisE earfngfon Tor prosecution, Norris Ger Dc.
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