Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-14
The bill wac ihen referred to the committee

street from ~ CircIs - Roc f.reeI D
Mr.. Knight reported bill, TO psy the Tax
YER Sfh ~ addition 10 ',in >a.try tor -stra
isbo-; passed. -
Mr. Wilson, from the COMMITTEE on markets,
reported bill. viii plans Sc. Tor ne .rection
OF 2 binding 10 connect the ty;o market houses
a. Eighth ~treft; recon- rnitlrd TO committee.
The to'' by which the bill ,au:hori Ting &.
Boyle TO bnlld an area was laid on he table
wa recon sidered, and the bill va referred TO
The arnentmrn, of the Board OF Aldermen to
the bill Tor the burial OF The outdoor poor
concnTTeuin. ....
The bal authorizing ]. l.. Smith 20 tap wa
tee nsin came back 70 the Beard with an
awendmGn', which "as concurrcd in.
The bill authorizing The repair of imperfect
street crossings was passed.
The committee OF improvements We're dis.
charged from the con- Iteration OF the petition
u Y. T. X. Plant, asking TO lease an alfhy.
Adjourned
THE CoNtALfscENT CAMr.-The ..Conra.
lP-crnt," j. he general nam" gyra ~ III. carlr
near Fort Ell-wortlI but which, iacludeS with
in Its limits recruits paroed prisoners. strag-
glers and c9nVale. cents, the whole under com
mand OF Col Beiknap, OF the sjh regimen
New York volunteers; Capt. c. &. Moses, o
the 5-th Pennsylvania volunteers, Is Pos
Quartermaster. There are now i3OOO men in
the camp. There " n: at time 20, OOe bu.
numbers have bean sent 10 the respective rcgi-
menis daily, lately. The camp OF recruits is
under command of Lieut.. Col. Prescott, III the
sd Massachusetts; the camp Of paroied prl,-
oners CONTAINING aboIf 6, 600, under command
of Col de korponay: the conrai-~cene camp
under command of Capt. BaIan, OF The Goth n.
u. s M. This camp Is composed entirely Of
men discharged from the hospitals. In The
camp for stragglers Lieut.. s. S. Balk, OF the Oh
L. =. Cavalry, Us in command. Lieut.. Carpen-
Ter, Of the eth Pennsylvania volunteers, is Nd
]utant al this camp; Lieut.. Piggott. of the eth
Assistant Adiatant: and Lieut.. l.. T.. Emanuel,
vi III" I'll L. v, QuartcrmaSter. This camp
contains 2ttO mru, and though denonins.ed
IN" camp for StraggierS,'' il is composed of
many who have been discharged from hos
lFtI ~ Hwy yUrh> In, -na.x
hursfS III battle. These latter do Iiot think it
proper Thai they -hould he called s>tra sglcr.,'
ana they feel that they are in q measure d,.
gra,ed by that appeilaton. Each detachInen;
OF corps l. under the command of a captain.
The mcll here are all well clothed and ted, and
n;iti.. a. com Portable rs could oo,shiy ",
d, sired
The camps are all we'll polced ana kept in
CREAMY condition; the .'camp ot >tray,erS be-
ing however III evidently thu best condition.
lle Officers ha'r had mneh 10 conTend with III .
The organization of this camp, aud il Is really
surprising how much has baen accompliS shed
IN short Spac" a time. few weeks ago tie
entire ground now occupied by illr camp was
covered with filth and corruption, but en"r-
s"tlc management! has made 1t = really COM
Portable and pleasant abode. Ii was originally
intended that not moro than 51b Men should be
there at any one slime; ic nunirr has however
RIM mp 10 thousands, and the lahor thus en-
tailed upon the Officers III c0ln1nand is very
great.
Gen. SieAes' headquarters il i'll a grove adj
Joining the residence of g. X. Witmrr, about half
division eighteen regiments of infantry, eight
batterie~ OF artillery, and a squadron OF cav
airy. Under the energetic mana@ .ln-nt OF Gen.
=, his AdluIaDt General, Capt. Hart, and the
other officer of his staff t'is troops are fat he
coming efficient ana we'll disciplined, and are
Ready 81 any m"Iirnt 10 lnc.l iln' foe.
HADFAs CoErus.-Ye.tcrtay John Henri.
was brought ont OF ial by writ OF habeaS cor
pa, and taken before A~-uCiat. Irhge Nrr-
rick, OF The Circui1 Court i'll chambers, 10 be-
a IN hail ft1-l- tta
instance OF Samuel Spaldng ard Mr. G.. IF.
" Under appeared for the defendant. The m
FUsigaiUn OF ID" case how ID that on the nth
OF July, Mr.. j. H. Crane was robbed of 500 in
the cars - tho Washington Branch Depot.
Henry was arrested al the time, by Mr.. Crane,
D. the person who robbed him, and placed in
custody OF Metropolitan policeman while
Mr.. Crane went iii search OF a companion of
Henry, 10 whom the money had been passed |
after il taken. MOI finding the companion. |
DIR. Crane returned TO the policeman, who re- |
leased Henry, notwithstanding the protPS; of |
Mr.. Crane. Henry got into IN" ears and went |
IA far az IN" Relay House and returned 10 the |
city. The policeman was reported 10 the polica |
coinmiS> ioner>, and was censured. Since that |
time Mr.. Cram has been on The lookout for The |
prisoner until Sept. Goth, when he met him on |
SEVENTH street and called county officer Har- |
rover, who arrested the prisoner. Henry re- |
sisted the arrest upon TN ground ihat thn officer
had 10 warrant. MIL Taylor, 4 citizen, held |
Henry in custody until the officer obtained u
warrant. and he taken before Justice
DOM. The evidence being conclusive, Justice
his imprisonment number OF persons have
applied 10 Justice Dom 10 obtain the release
of Henry on bail. The Justice drniandrd 81 200
security; but OF those who were offered
curities. lie was doubtful OF SOM, and refused
them, ana others, after hearing the case
planned, declined Judge Merrirk decided not
toreduce ne amount OF bail required, but grant
ed that IL should ne taken by any juslce OF the
peace.
a COYrLAIST.--W AsHIHGToN. u. g.. Oct. j.,
l-G3.-Ed. .S"r-D'-ar SIR: iou would obiigr
sufferer BIZ calling The attention OF 'he authori-
ties 10 tiI@ conduct OF the crew, OF gunboats
on tiir Potomac river. For some time past they
have been III iha habit OF landing OF the Mary
land Shorr ard helping Themselves 10 ANY and
everything they may find. va still contend
that we hay not ;'corlINitted the overt act"
ami contend tha: We entitled 10 protection
fro 10 Gov rrMineni.
hop" yon ma! make mention OF this fact
hrough your Yaltrtble paper. W. minus
many oil Tie comforts OF life. II the crews Of
the boats permitted to land and .:e.lse u, OF
our poTt what shall we DO ibis winter?
With much respect and esteem.
CHARLIE County,.
ForrTu-w >ep STATION CAeFs.-B fare J,s-
tic: Wdii,r.-Nathaniel Smith. stealing sheep:
dismissed. Mace Dougherty, disnr'ierly; James
NJ. McCiuley, do; Joshua Gibson. do; locked
mp four bonrs each. tatharin" CortnAy, selling
liquor; fined -. John Mortimer John Kelley,
Nicholas CaTrcy. George Baa ter disor0eriy:
locked up Inur hours. VI. Z. Comhrr. profanity;
Francis Fitzgerald, do; fined 81. Frank Rich
mnnd and r. II. Larsen, soldiers: turned over
- III" nDkt3TS- James MoWDr;tN, sus p1SiOu>:
released - superintendent, Webb, TO appear
today. - T.. Whistle, drunk dismissed john
Ellis, drunk ana disordarly workhouSc 81
days.
MONEY PoE TIL: FAMILIES or EoLr NTEEE-
We understand that George X. Wilson, ESu,
the member of the War Finance Commute"
nom The Navy Yard, has 5paid over TO th,
Treasurer, Major II. Il. French, nine hundred
and sixty mine dollars and sixy-fiv We cents, col
lected by him follows:
Biacksm1th's Department.. 1912 q;
Engineer and Machine Department -. II, 80
Iron Foundery Department. .......... Ii3 20
Biochmalier's Department ............ u 50
Sa5a ~
CHARGE or FEArD.-Yr-terday afternoon, II
young m3n named Chas. Brady was arrested
nv I'd