Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-26
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TO might

hugely dAighting the large audiences attracted
to this popular temple Of the drama for the past
two weeks by his admirable personation of Irish
and other characters. ssThe Irish Lion"
ssThrice Married and ..Lord Flanagan are
the PLAYS selected. In ssThrice Married., Mr.
Florence sustains five characters.
FORD's TBEATER-Hiss Maggie Niteaeu.-This
popular and accomplished young actress to-
night takes benefit, and on the occasion ap-
play which has been performed every night
this week with unparalleled success. Every
good feeling Of the heart is appealed TO in "Fan-
chon, and its repetition cannot but be produc-
tive of good. Tonight is the last of Fanchon
This week Tomorrow night the French Spy
VIII De performed by request, and on next
fanchon will be given for the accommodation
Of families. l'f
CANTERBURY HALL.-The entire company
VIII appear tonight in a splendid bill, it being
the occasion OF the benefit of Maden,oiselie Liz.
zrtfi. young lady whose graceful dancing has
won much applause since her appearance upon
the Canterbury boards. Misses Agnes Suther-
b..n,, A ,ris, s wells ana tne entire court OF
third grand matinee Of the season for the benefit
OF ladies and children will be given.
The SoLDIER's UNION RELIEF ASSOCIATION
Anotser Report on Hospitdl Abescs-Au ad-
lourncd meeting of this association was held
WEDNESDAY evening in Temperance Hall; Maj.
T. ). Porter was in the chair, and Mr. FoWle,
OF Mass, acted as secretary.
MT III. J. Alvord. OF Mich. from the visiting
COMMITTEES, stated that the committee had not
inquired specially as to the mode OF punish
n,ent In the hospitals, but he was able to say
that In most cases refractory soldiers were de.
barred from the usual liberty, and in cases
sent TO the guardhouse IL well enough, and if
not before they left the hospital they were put
on double duty. :
Mr.. Aivord submitted the folio wing report,
which was read and adopted:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. "a, 1882
Ine committee on hospital abuses beg leave
hat hax-Sx1
divided their labor among the several hospitals,
they have been able to visit the following, the
condluon OF which they found as follows viz:
Hdrerood, visited By Mr.. Fernald, of Mass
The sudden and immense importing Of patients
into this hospital was such as to preclude for
time all possibility of order of any kind. Con-
eequentiy surgical attendance, rations and com.
forts of every description were sadly deficient,
and as matter of course much suffering pre-
vailed. At the present time, however, the hos
pital Is daily improving in all respects, and
your committee have reason to believe that
still more perfect order will soon prevail in
this hospital For details in relation thereto
reference may be had to the report of Judge
Fernald.
Mansion House, Alexandria, visited by Messrs.
Tilley and Ford.-The police of this hospital is
reported TO be excellent, and the surgical at.
tendance good. The committee report that they
witnessed inspection of the hospital by Surgeon
Summers, the result Of which vas entirely sat-
1sfactory, and con yincing to them that the sur
geon In charge was determined to make his
hospital all that such an institution should be-
There Is, however, great defect i'm the rations
served to the conyalescents, the variety being
about the same each day. The tea and coffee
furnished Is the same miserable, unwholesome
Trash furnished to nearly all hospitals by the
fofnmissary Department-trash unfit TO drench
the meanest brute. For some days pre- vious 10
their visit, the committee state that the bread
furnished by the Government bakery at Alex
andria had been poor, frequently sonr. This,
however, is probably not q usual occurrsnca,
as the bread from that bakery has generally been
good.
w, \
man of your conmittee.-This is a small hos
pital, and was found to be in excellent order
The patients all bore favorable testimony to the
kind attendance of surgeons, attendants and
nurses, and expressed themselves satisfied in
every respect.
TAirteeaa-strset Baptist Church, visited as
aboye.-Whiie the police of this hos pital seemed
very fair, it is evident that some of the attend.
ants, nurses, &c, are incompetent for the proper
discharge of their duties. The food furnished
the ''full Diet patients was subject of COM
Piaint. Indeed, the visitor was Informed by
the cook that he sometimes was much dis
tressed that he could not sleep at night in view
of the fact that he was Obliged 10 feed his sick
men on such miserable diet.
Epiphany Church, visited as above. is subject
to the same structures as TO diet the foregoing
Coirnsbro totege. visited by Judge Steele
The general condition of this hospital is good,
but the ssfull-diet' patients complain OF s'short
rations,r and are dreHched with the same exc
CRADLE commissary tea and coffee.
CGrrer Hospital, visited by MIR. hammond and
the chairman Of the committee.-This hospital
so recently chaos OF filth and all manner OF
filthy and creeping things, was found to be un-
dergoing publication, and therefore it was not
deemed just to make any criticisms thereon.
Suffice it TO say, that very marked improve
ment has been made in every department of the
hospital during the brief period the present
surgeon has been in charge.
81 CIiTJnrR, visited above.-The committee
found this extensive hospital in as fair condi-
ton as the nature of its accommodate lions will
admit. The ssfull diet" however, is miserably
destitute OF faiiaess. 1t is leon indeed. The
daily routine of food is as follows:
Breakfast. One pint of com .aissary coffee, one
Slice of bread, slice of cold boiled fresh beef
Dinner.-Soup, a slice of bread, and some more
boiled fresh beef. Supper.-Tel and dry bread
This is the past, present, and probably future
Sfull diet' OF this hospital, nasInuch as the
surgeon expressed krs aversion 10 good living
For his hospital patients, lest they should be-
come too much welded to hospital life The
wisdom or justice Of such policy, however,
your committee doubt very much.
Arasory Square, visited by chairTnan.-Is in
most excellent order in all of its departments.
Diet most excellent
Yonr committee cannot find language sufi-
GENTLY strong TO express their feeling towards
the Commissary Department for The vile and
wretched trash it furnishes for our sick and
wounded men under the adme OF taa--the coffee
IL but little better-and the only conclusion
that can possibly be arrived at is that the in :
spector OF these articles is wholly ncomp etcnt,
or else he winks at the raseality of swindling
contractors, Tor certainly more vile and worth
less stuff was never before palmed OF under
the name of tea. 81. 49, 4" . - -.'
There Is general complaint in hos pitfalls
about clothing. Men are brought into hospital,
who have lost all their clothing. and after they
have sufficiently recovered 10 be able 10 go on
they are often compelled TO remain in bed day
after day, simply because those officials whose
duty it Il To do 80. neglect to dra w the clothing
To winch these men are entitled. Did these
efieiais but do their duty, we should hear less
about naked soldiers, and the appeals 10 ths
benevolent for clothing would become less fire
quent.
In regard TO the diet Of hospitals, your com
mlttee are of the opinion that no permanent i'm
provement can be effected SO long as the presen
regulations exist. Until the subsistence OF tn
men in hospitals is entirely separated from tn
medical department we may expect collision;
between surgeons and stewards for III JRey
making out of the At best scant rations of on
wounded and sick men. The thought is mos
humiliating that beings in human form should
thus combine to swindle the unfortunate sol
der, who takes his life in his hands for the de
fence OF his government, out Of his food. Yet
IN so'ae cases, At least, 1T seems nevertheless
rrue that such damnable crimes are committed
and our authorities cannot too soon make pro