Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-31

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been absent from hi duties (and, As the Colonel
alleged. without isave) ever since the Sharp.
shooters left White House. Virginia
Davenport Tas i'll citizens dress with the
exception OF military vest, and the Colonel
followed him 20 r boarding house. IL Pennsyi-
wanna avenue and requested an officer OF the
provost guard 10 arrest him The officer, how
ever, hId on neither sword belt ~ sash. and n
brother OF the alleged desprtpr Captain Dayrn-
port, of SCOTS go Cavalry, raised the technical
objection that the regulations required officer
TO wear the insignia of his authority before hn
could order an arrest, and 80 Strrnuously Oh
lected that the officer left a guard in charge OF
Davenport and started for the Central Guard.
house TO obtain isIs belt and sword. Davenport
said that he was sick. and showed an order
admitting him to the hos ptal-the order, how
ever. only bearing date day before yesterday
Colonel Bsrdan held that if Da yenport had yer
been admitted 10 the hospital H. would not
have rap Ord''r in his possession; and insisted
that he had right TO arrest a supposed dr,er;pr
wherever he could find him: and Captain
Davenport at length consented to accompany
the Colonel and his brother to the Medical Pur.
veyO:'s office and have thr matter in yestirated
Arrived there, the alleged desrrtrr was turned
ovcF 10 the provost guard to b. held for 4
further investigation The fact that George
Davenport has been absent from his regiment
now over two months, and that his order for
admission % the hospital il dated but n few
days ago, certainly gives the matter a suspicious
look.
Captain Davenport alleges that his brother
had leave of absence from his captain and thar
he reported TO him regularly nv writing Colo
mel Berdan holds that the captain posses ed no
authority TO give such leave.
The records OF every regiment will show that
there are mum berS of men around the country
occupying Il similar position with George Da-
venport, and the question certainly arises
whether a soldier who is we'll enough to walk
about the city during the day ana attend thea.
tiers anu places OF amusement during the night
Is in such u state of health as to exonprate him
from military duties and give him admission
10 a hospital. This is the as it now stands:
and IT, after further investigation, Davenport,
guilt Is established, it is due to the army and
the country that such an example should be
made and such a precedent established as will
in future deter others from leaving their post
without authority.
THE CITY RAILwAY.-The work upon the
remaining branches of this road. which has
been much retarded through the difficulty of
gettlng material is progressing rs fast rs posi-
bic. and ere long we will be enabled TO chroni-
Gle Its completion. The main road between
High street (CfeOrgetOwn) and the railroad
depot Is III successful operation, there now be-
ing 81 cars on the route, running from ) a. M
10 l. . CLOCK p. ma portion of the day being
run OH two minute time. The reported difficulty
with the corporate authorities relative TO the
building OF the sewer at Thirteenth street
which crosses the track Is myth: the buildin~
OF the sewer being in The charge of n contractor
with whom an arrangement will be made TO
tunnel the road
The Navy Yard line from the gate UP Penn
SylNania avenue and Seventh street. l. com
pleted as tar rs street, TO which point the
double track Is laid, and at present Ip cars arc
running upon 1t on five minute time from ) a.
IN. 10 III y. m. The single track to the Park i
all laid with the exception OF few rails at the
northern extremity. which VIII be laid i'm a day
or TWO. and as soon as the cars are brought OH
they VIII be- put in operation, connecting with
the cars 10 the Navy Yard at n street
Most OF the wood work of the track 10 the
steaAboat W hart il laid. and ii only waits the
IRON (Which IS now arriving quite bris XIV 10 be
completed 1t is contemplated TO place at once
ten cars on this branch, which will be run from
the wharf 10 the depot. 1t is thought that thi,
branch witfbe in running order by the 10th OF
November.
The work on the Fourteenth street line is
progressing rs fast possible, and the comDany
entertain hopes OF having it in operation on the
2th OF November. To avoid the grade OF
Fourteenth street between the avenue and F.
street, the track has been laid down New York
avenue TO Fifteenth street, where it connects
with the main line. When completed the cars
VIII De- run from the northern extremity OF the
street TO thu depot.
Atpresent there * but one tran fer point-Sey-
enth street and the avenue-wherr an agent of
the company Il stationed who hands the tickets
10 passengers changing cars: but when all the
Ines are IN running order other points of
transfer will be established
GoTTSC HALK'S OONCEETS-Tha sale OF saar,
Tor Mr.. Mr.. Gottschalk's concerts which are 10
take place Oh Wednesday and Thursday next
at w Wizards Hall. will commence on Monday
morning. o'clock at MetZerott's music store
The star of the Italian Opera, from the New
1ork and Boston Academies of Music, will be
In conjunction with Mr.. Gottschalk The pro
granlne has been very carefully selected Mr.
Gottsehalk will perform Finale of SonnambuIa
lhrst tme,) Espadero; Carnival OF Venice. ar.
ranged by Gottschalk: Ricordati. Meditation
(firSt time;) La .Tota Aragonesa Spanish Ga
price, first time,l Gottschalk; Dance of the
Sylphs, Gapres Godefroid; Berceuse-CradIe
Song: Ojos CriOllOs-Dansa: and The Union
Paraphlase de Concert on National Airs Miss
fattl VIII sing The Nightingale, Amour Polka
by MuZio: Sontag,s celebre ted Echo Song
Eckert: and the celebrated French Laughing
Song, Auber.
POLICE.-The Third Ward patrolmen report.
ca yeste rday: Michael Murphy, petty larceny
Jail for cOurt-by Justice Clark Michael Ca
sry. eNcavating a street: fined Sd and Samuel
fIshman. wasting the Potomac water: fined
Shy Justice Clayton. J. =. Atkisou, insult
ing lady i'll the market; fined SG-by Justice
Thompson.
THIRD WAED STATION CAsEs.-Before JUS
tee Wdler.-Dayid Graves deserter: Daniel
MILAN, dlsorderly Frederick Wills having q
forged pass and Thomas Cooper, disorderly:
Turned over to the military. John Welch, d.
Fletcher. and Jesse Robinson, for sleeping i'm
the market, were dismissed by Justice Walter.
MORE TEO"Ps.-The 18th New York indie
pendent Battery, numbering IA men, under the
command OF Capt. w. III. Stahl, arrived last
evening: Sixty recruits for the Excelsior Bri
number Of convalescents from the different hos
pitals, have also arrived.
ACCIDEST.-A few DAYS since as a yonnp
man named VIM Powell was putting up some
new shafting Ill the machinists' department of
the Navy Yard. the ladder on which he was
standing slipped, and he was prrcipitatad on
planning machine. breaking his wrist and
otherwise inluring him.
TRIAL OF THE HIBEENIA-Thcra Will be- q
trial OF the steam fire engine this afternoon at
O'Clock. ut the corner of ID and Twelfth streets
10 test The apparatus i'll connection with the
ordinary hose for hand engines. The trial will
be made with the hose of the Franklin Fire
Company.
P"LICE.-The Fourth Ward patrolmpn re-
ported yesterday-C. T.. Gardner and James T.
Rubert, Tor creating Il nuisance, dismi~srd-by
Justice Walter. John Hartman, for having
goats running at large fined Shy Justice
Clayton.
MISERABLE BEIDGE.-The Tenth 1t. bridge
Is out OF repair. One plank is nov loose and
l. q d.. fGf WHY L.ahl.i tLis hril,..