Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-03
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BRIsApB, PROMOTIONS, &c.
TENNALLYrowN, d. C, Jan. Q, 1e62.-Edftsy
sta,: The celebration Of the frst day Of the year
1882 by the cfdcers and privates Of this General
Peck'D brigade win be long remem bered by those
who participated In Il. Some Of our fellows, with
The mania for burning gunpowder peculiar 70
Young A me-. eom%snesd shorty ,f,er sun n
the forts In this vicinity, and to IRE volleys OF
musketry, which sport was kept up all night long.
This fusilade, In conjunction with that going on
In the camps south Of the Potomac, was the read.
full csnnonad ne which some of our boys have
heard your citizens talking about. Drowning
men catch az straws, and the weak mi 7ded "svm-
pathiIers" in your midst, who have not yet
walked up TO the realities about them, seem TO
think that every gun fred 10 q signal Of the great
BeaureRa-d's approach. Funny fellows. They
will wake up one Of these days.
A few minutes before II O'Clock on the night OF
New Years eve, the band Of the 9eth Pennsylva-
MIA regiment, accompanied by the officers Of the
Generals staff, proceeded to the quarters Of Col.
de Trobrisnd, Of the 55tb (FIench regiment New
York 8. M and serenaded that ofhcer.
At 3 o'clock In the morning the drum corps OF
the 5Sth serenaded General Peck, and the ofhcers
were Handsomely entertained by the General.
Cheers for the sszt battle were given
On New Years morning the line officers visited
the Zouaves, who had issued cards s'at home" to
all the officers Of the brigade. Col. de Trobriand
Afterwards dined with the staff Officers Of bis
regiment, and great many patriotic toasts were
Of ofacers recently promoted.
BY the by, We have not yet mentioned the pro-
motions In the 55th They are a. follows:
Second Lieut. Albert 81 James, Of company A,
TO FIRST lieutenant Of company X, vice Ashley Van.
duzsr, resigned; Second Lieut. c. sivori, trans
ferTed from company X to company A; Sergeant
Ms1or L. Israel, to be second lieutenant In com.
pany K, vice Sivori transferred; Orderly Sergeant
Joseph A. Kenny, Of company i, to be sergeant
major, vice lsrsels, promoted Sergeant Louis
vtenot to be orderly sergeant Of company 1, vice
Kenny, promoted. These appointments are all
very popular with the regiment.
FIRE IN ALExANDRIA.-Y Yesterday morning,
about 10 O'Clock, fire broke out in one Of the
brick houses Of " Maguire's row, +" on @ ueen st
between Royal and Fairfax streets, AIexandria,
destroying the roofs Of two brick houses the root
and third story Of an adjoining frame house, be-
sides ipjuring several other houses In the neigh
eral valuable houses In the vicinity, which were
only saved by the strenuous eIertions Of the Gre.
men and citizens
The brick houses were owned by U. w. Barker
Mr. Barter's loss 10 some 81 OOO Mr. Tanning
loses an equal amount. Messrs. Gentzberg and
Biondhaem also lose considerable by the ERE
Some neighbors incur small losses by removals,
water, thefts, &c.
In less than an hour after the FIRE appeared, all
danger had ceased A military guard was placed
over the exposed personal property which had
been taken from the endangered buildings, and
save by the neighbors.
wEwouLD specially call attention to the card
OF Messrs. Mason, Fenwick & Lawrence, patent
attorneys. The connection Of the Hon. Charles
Mason $50 long an able Commissioner Of Patents
with the other named, lon established paten;
attorneys-Robert w. Fenwick and De Witt C
Lawrence-is a SUFFICIENT warrant to inventors Of
faithful and efficient prosecution Of any Interest,"
that they may commit to their charge.
ARREST on BENCH wARRANr-This morn
ing, Pairolman Leach arrested Herman Lang
upon a warrant issued by the Criminal Court
He was charged with assault and battery and
held 70 bail by the examining Justice, and failed
to appeal at court when his name was called. he
was taken directly to Jail.
STovEs IN THE FREIGHT CARs.-Small stoves
are being introduced by the Baltimore and Ohic
Railroad Company into all their freie ht cars used