Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-03
LOCAL NEWS.

FrNEEAL or THE LATE JOHN LEAcH In
Superintendent Webb, OF the MetronoIits,
Police, Issued special order on the ID instant
to-Sergeant Cronin, OF the Fourth Ward a.
ranging for the funeral Of the late roundSma,
John Leach, jr. 10 take pIa-- about nom to
day, which was carried out In the follovius
oro'r Details fr-m the patrols OF each pre-
cinct reported TO Sergeant Cronin. a. the Fourth
v ard station, where they formed in line, vifh
Sergeant Cronin as marshal. and Mr. q
Arnold As ASSISTANT. The entire force was An
fuil uniform, and being over a hundred srroae
made good appearance. Superlntepdens
Webb. with the Board OF Police proce a.
directly 10 the family residence. and th-r- MA
the procession, which moved from the City
Hall TO the residence Of the IA nily. The escort
then received the corpse. and the pro, "a ion
moved along Massa -husaf,s avenue 20 Seventh
street, down Seventh sweet 20 Penusylvsnia
avenue along the avenue to Four an a -hah
street, up Four-and-a-half street to the Firss
Presbyterian Church, where the funeral service
was performed nv Rev. Dr. Ryan, OF the II i.
Church: after which the sody w As removes TO
the hrarse, and the procession proceeded 20
Gi'nwood Cemetery, where the body was In
TERED.
The Young acquaint,ncAs ard friends OF n,
deceived, knowing how heavily he expenses
would fall upon the family Of their deceased
friend. placed in the hands Of pat-olmea Fen
wick and Dom, And Mr.. Joseph worthington,
from $3.50 10 $500, 10 be given TO the widow.
ARRIVAL OF THK PAssAIc.-The now i-sa.
clad Pas aic arrived 1t the Navy Yard In
evening for q few slight repairs-some OF her
bolts icing sprung-whith rprairs will M I'm
m. diately made In appearance she lie like tbs
Monitor with the exception % having he pilot
nous" (of from on top OF her turret. She n
much larger also than the Monitor, her length
bring 80 feet and rating 81 tons. In the turret
two guns-one Of l5-inch caiibre and the
9TH OF II inch-each of them requiring bot
eight men 10 work the gun. Her ward rooms
are ?ll forward, and are fitted up in han dsoma
manner, while aflsr the engine room, which ID
under the turrPt, are tbr quarters Of the crew,
who nunb-r O. m.n-the whole number, in.
clnding Off CT ~, being 81
On her way here she worked admirably, hut
the sea being tmooth her sea-going qualities
were not fully testPd.
The following ara the officers :-P~roi-A
Drayton. Captain: Joseph y. Miller, Lieuienant
Commanding; L Huse, Acting Mas'-r: H. z.
Pakrr and J.. @. Emerson, Ensi-ns T. Holden,
Assisrnrt >urrfon; Jesse r. WOODBURY., Paw.
master; y, r. Girtis, list Assistant Easia or.
II. ". Ro'ia, 9d DO; r. A Nitrh-I, W 4
I'rtrps, Joseph Hopes, Sd do; r. r. Dc ey.
Pilot.
ARRIvAL or PARoLHD PRISONERS Lat
evernF. iis rar"lrd prisoner arrived h-r-,
faTing bFen sent from I.e--re=s Monroe 20 Az
naroi's IN tie steamer New York. reaching
'htr " Eter-ay morning. The numS"r above
stated iInnl"fi3t"lv c9rna here. leaving ah,ui
an released soldiers n Cemn Parole. Anss9-
oils h. y rumhr'd among thin % cit1-ns
Of whom the following are OF ,his city: A. "
lie, CO rttgr~d some zixtarn month sin 20 ths
Pc'or &C; Thomas MoulGin; Julius yiss r, for.
n'erly In The dry-g"y IDS business On the av-aas
1ht ma Martin, q TIE First wsrd. tskrs -
DUmfries; James King, = bri-kIaver, arr--srl
In Richmond while At work therA Twenty.
nine sailors are smcnE the party, who wefS
ca"'nr'd AZ various points al ing the coast ms
OF them belonging "a 'hr crew Of the guuhoat
Cambridge. who were surrounded nv cavstry
a lev weeks since, W lille on shore in Mort
taro'ina. larre numbrr Of men who v-rs
taken while MAKING repairin- the railroads
ar among the numb r. They ali being pa rolled
fer thirty days, OF course give but little inssf.
melton. Thew bowever state that in the Sails
bury PRISON thew were worse IT 'atad than they
Were at Richmond. The 'numher Of deaths in
thH salisbury prison has been enormous, aver
aging about two each day.
CONFLICT oP AUrHoRrry-On Saturday
last woman, nam.d Sarah Bell was con-
mi ID TO jail by one Of the Commissioueu
der the fugitive slave law, as the slays Of
". Il. HuL ESQ., Of Prince Grorre's county,
who h:.s also bern examined nv Capt Halieck,
o: he Pro- oct Guard. and Yesterday ademsud
WIS., made for her, but the JAiler refused -
mply until Marshal Lamon could be con.
suited. Lister in the day Capt. H. came with
guard OF four or ave men~ TO take her, bat
JsiIor Milburn etill refused TO comply, and
morning. II is understood thai the grounds O
which Ter release Is demanded are that hsr
Hamilton PrIrher. another negro, conutss>6
also ~ tie Com missi0ners as . fugitive, wss
also demanded: and this morning Capt Hal.
lick returned VII squad OF soldiers and re-
so directed by Marshal Lamon, delivered ne
frgtfives TO the guard under protest
Thomas q. Dorsey, another negro, was aiss
cfmanded, but when It was discovered that -
was cor fined on charge or horpe-steSling, -
cemand was not insisted upon
wAsnIseToH MosrT MAaKrr.-Quoausa.
forstocks, coin and uncurrent money, fufuishe1
by Lewis Johnson Co. Bankers:
Buying. Selling
.. s. Coupon Bonds 1881 ......losX lotS