Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-09
LATB LOCAL NEWS.

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| LAT6 LOCAL NEWS.
| Cot. LARsED'. FusERAL.-Ths funeral Of Col
| D. r. Larned, Paymsster General, took place
| mom his late residence on r street, sdjolning
largely attended by Ris numerous frisrd s m,i,.
| ary and civic, including the congregsti.n 10
| which he belonged REV. Dr. Gurleyf1 The
corpse was ettired IN uniform, and was placed in
handsome coffin lined with zinc and covered
| with black cloth, with silver mountinys, for
| ished by the undertake., Mr.. l.. williams The
| services at the house were conducted, In the sb
and Were OF the most impressive Character; AFTER
| which the processi n formed and moved CT 20 the
d,Pot, when the corpse was placed On the cara TO
| be taken TO Pituhed, Mass The escort was
| foimed by the 9lst Peansylvania regiment Col
Gregory, which was headed by the Marine Band;
| aiter winch came the pall-beareo Generals
Melgs, Inonas, ard p. Blair, Jr., Colonies
| The hesrse bearing the corpse, over which the
American flag wss plscei, followed, and long
line OF carriages broIs b; up the rear In which
were 'he family ana friends Of the deceased.
STAMPEDE AMONG THE HACK parvxEs Pals,
| A!dim The backmen have been twice Inn pressed
! nto the Government service, 20 90 upon the asld
OF battle 10 bring the woun led. As this involves
| long midni& ht ride, end any quantity Of scci-
| denu, IL 10 a business which the drivers do not
| ache TO perform, and would tscspe 4. possible.
| Reasoning thus, gentleman, who had a b.pe %
PICK With the whips, )" last night wits pesed TO
| them that the Provost Marshal was about 70 send
| for them. In q minute Tie stand az wIlards'
| was deserted by It's double line Of Carriages,
| which disappeared tumultuously In a cloud Of
| oaths and dust, In the direction Of the Island;
| and the alarm spreading, IN a short time Kirk
4 woods, Browns and the National were without
hacks, and a number Of people anxious 20 paw
big prices for travelling In dusty vehicles, dissp-
pointed
ANOTHER MILITARY ORGANIZATION The eu,-
ployees OF the U 3. senate have perfected a mill
/ tary organization, and Yesterday met and elect
cd their officers. The company numbers forty
| rank and Gle, and style themselves the sRamlin
Guard" When the employees have all returned
20 the city, they will be able to muster one hun.
| dred good meg resolution was adopted 20 70
port TO Gen. Wadsworth that the Hamlin Guuds
were ready for any duty that might be assigned
The officers elected are as sollOw.,-cap.sin,
Isaac Bassetti First Lieutenant, A p. German;
Second do J. w: Jennings; sergesnts, Dennis
| hanlon, John Kilby, 4. n. Colbstn, A q Rs-
gan; Corporals. w. H II. ~. John, yas smith,
l K b. Grimn, w. ID. Blackford.
| SENT HoMK,-Last night the provost guard
picked up two neatly uniformed lads, who failed
70 exhibit the pass required Of them, and carried
| them to the Central Station, where they claimed
TO be soldiers belonging n the 1leth PennOlvsnia
Regiment. Their faces and general appearance
excited suspicion that they were not of the right
gender to serve In the ranhs; and a lady was
4 called upon TO Investigate the matter properly.
she reported that they be onged 70 he, sex; and
III a x
/ their sex furnished them, ana they were ordered
to be sent 20 Philadelphia, from whence they
/ came They Were not al all grstined by the sem
| 'ence, beth wishing to rejoin their regiment.
| ARTIST on PrckpocKrr.-on Sunday sfser.
l noon, omcer Conway, at the depot, arrested q
1 real name is said to be King, on suspicion Of
| being pickpccke. He w.s taken before Justice
| rguson, out there being no evidence q his
| having piled his vocation here, be was dism;1ed
| and ordered % leave the city.
GOVERNMENT PRoPBRrY.-In the passage OF
/ Government trains through the city, much val
liable public and personal property has been Lost
by falling from the wagons. Any person fnding
| such property, would 40 well to report the same
/ TO the proper authorities
EDITOR STAR;-Engaged az we now are In q
war, on the success Of which our very existence
a. a nation depends, we naturally look 20 the on
l Gers who have been placed In command Of our
volunteers for examples Of sobriety and gentle
II manly conduct.
We are constantly remi ed in a certain NOM.
Ing paper that since the order Of General w ads
worm closing the drinking saloons 20 the ale Of
/ spurious nq uors, that malt beverages possess
rate, their being allowed 10 mere blind 10 cover
Il the sale OF stronger stlmulants. Now this NAV
De true In some cases, but honestly believe that
nine tenths Of the restaurant keeper Of Washing
| ton have conformed strictly to the order The
question then very naturally arises where DO the
smcers, who we See staggering around our streets
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liquor which degrades them In the eyes Of the
community, and makes them the word and
jest OF their own men! 60 70 the large hotels,
ana mere you VIII ind an answer 10 the question.
These oncers, instead CT being with their regi-
| menn 10 the field, manage, by some means or
other, a. soon a. they arrive here, to quarter at
SENS httel, where, In their private rooms, they
SUFFICIENT quantity abosrd they must z zee the
elephant |" Any Ane afternoon, from three to siI
| O'CLOCK, they can be sen on the Avenue in car
Il riages with the Jezebels who throug our city;
and at night, In the full glory OF bIue coat and
brass buttons, they stagger into our places OF
i amusement, and disturb our peaceable citizens
by their diss listing conduct winding up. gene
house, where they are treated 90 a showef-bsth
gratis, and then sent TO their regiment They
are unused to the decencies and proprieties OF
respectable siciety, and being banished from IL
by their own vices, they have created standard
OF morals peculiarly their own and no one IN ad.
mitted to their compsnionstip unless he p. sses-
ses the requisite qualifications Of a blackboard
They will talk loudly OF honor, and vet posses
no more Ct Il at quality than the pickpocket who
Hlehes your purse whilst psrtsklng OF your hos
pitslity.
la praking In this manner. I do NOT for an in.
slant wish 10 be understood an including al our
oHcers In the above category. There are many
whose conductstands In brilliant contrast to those
1 have mentioned-men who have served their
country faithfully In the field, and who have for
meri,Orious services, been allowed few days re-
creation, at the erpirati.n Of which, we will
again find them at their posts ready to battle In
defence Of the old dag, while their degraded
brothers are reclining In the willing arms Of
painted courtezsns.
The only remedy for the evil 10 to keep both
officers and men strictly to the corps, and make
them do the duty for which they are so well paid
by the Government An OLD CrrlzKN
Washington, Sept. 6, 1902. lie
PERsoNAL.-Lt. Col. w Dwight, Mas 1t
Col. Crouther, Col. Kane, p. X. Brunot, Pa; Col
Latham, n. J.; 1t Col Goodrich, Major II.
Gerard, U. s. a; Henry Wikon, N. Y; Comr
Collins, u. !. N, are az Willards'