Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-17

REFUGEES .-Yesterday afternoon Justice Dom
administered the oath Of allegiance to four refu-
gees from Secesh. Their statements are alto
gether very unfavorable for the Secesh prospects.
One young man declared that he believed that
all the Maryland men would desert IL they dared.
They are tolerably clad In suits of negro cloth,
and the best arm they had was the Mississippi
rife, or hunting rife, carrying ball little larger
than a buck shot.
Capt Edelin,, alias Lum Cooper, figures In the
1N Maryland regiment, and is the laughing stock
strutting about the camps, his saber longer than
himself dragging after him, and his little weasel
face exhibiting the intensest rage at the contempt
OF his men. Lum has made the Seceshers believe
he il worth s55, 900 In this city!
FIRE-wednesday morning, about O'Clock,
fire broke out In q row Of four small frame houses
on Fifteenth and-a-half, between and M streets,
occupied by colored people. The property was
destroyed, and the loss falls upon the occupants,
the s SPOT but the distance Of the Rou.es from On
supply Of water rendered their efforts to save the
property inefectual. The only supply OF water
obtained was by hose brought by the patrolmen
Of the First Ward, and attached by them to the
fre-plug on Fourteenth street. The fire was sup
posed to be accidental. IL broke out In = build
Ing belonging to a colored man named Joseph
joining houses belonging to Mrs. Williams and
Edward Ambush, all Of which were destroyed.
THE GREEK FIRE BoMBsHKLL EXPERIMENT
last night was quite successful as far as IL went,
but owing to the non-arrival Of full supply Of
explosive material by cars, the proprietors Of the
Invention were not able to make the demonstration
on the scale OF effectiveness they proposed. The
experiment. will be repeated on the arrival of the
material which has been DELAYED somewhere on
the road between here and Buffalo.
PERTAINS Observation-Disclosures of travellers
are aviiling themselves of the superior and eco
nomical travelling facilities afforded by Perhams
excursion arrangement between Baltimore and
Boston. The route Is through the most beautiful
sections Of country; the tickets half price, and
good till the first Of March, giving ample time to
those in the army to visit their families on fur
Tough. See particulars elsewhere.
CENTRAL GUARDHcUsE CAsEs-BsfoTs Justice
Thompson .-Dan'l Bishop, drunk and disorderly;
ceny; do. John Watson, for being concerned in
stealing goods from MIR. Dolan's store on Seventh
street: held for hearing. David Ruse, drunk and
disorderly; workhouse thirty days Sam1 Cost,
stealing; dismissed. John Fitzpatrick, larceny
Of a blanket; held for trial.
the 23d Pennsylvania Regiment, was arrested by
patrolman Hannah upon a charge Of assault and
battery with intent to kill a regular soldier, last
evening: In Swampoodle, by cutting him with
knife. After much difficulty, he was taken before
Justice Dom and sent to jail for court.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsKs-Bsfoys Jxstiee
Wdhcr.-JOhn Raglan, drunk and disorderly; fined
81 So. Edward Fisher, profanity; costs IS cents.
Thomas Malqueen, drunk and fighting; fined
IS So. Lewis Weldon, drunk and disordeTly; do
81 Michael Burmingham, do; do, 81. Gregory
Lalson, drunk; do. 81. Samuel Fuller, do do
81.
DEAFNESS AND SIaHT.-We would call especial
attention to the advertisement Of DR.. Won M0sch-
Zsker, which NAV be found in another column.
Those persons suffering from deafness loss Of
sight should not delay In calling on him. His
office Is at 227 Pennsylvania avenue.
SPIRITUALIsa.-Mr. J. B. Conklin, the Spirit
ual Medium is in this city, and is stopping at SIS
Pennsylvania avenue, where he will receive visit