Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-03
FROM FORTRESS MONROE

rohiRtSN MONROE, Oct. 3i.-The steamboat
georgia, from Washington, arrived this morn
ing. with fifty rebel prisoners 10 be sent M, fb,
river for exchange.
Major General Dix arrived this moruin = from
Washington.
The nag o. truce boat Metanor;. in Charge
OF Major K. W. Shenk, returned al 2. o'rInrk
this y. IN. from Aiken's Landing bringing
ao&n - Ear"itG Union prisoners and Mr. w
T. W OCa, superintendent Of the Old Canitel
Prison. A portion OF the Union prisoners from
salisbury, North Carolina, had reached Rich
nohd bur Ner" not allowed 10 proceed from
there. but were remanded 10 prison at thar
place.
Assistant Surgeon Geo d. Slocum, of the San
.Idcinto, captured at City Point. has been un =.
by the Metamoru.
FORTRESS MONROE, Nov. 1.-The second
mate and seven of the sailors from TIE Alicia
Mar. (the vessel recently burrrt urur tho
mouth OF the Kappa hann0rIl.) arrived hero 70
day from Yorktown, under arrest. The crew
OF TIE AlIeganlan Numbered twenty men These
eight men were picked up by The IT, $ gunboa
Monticello. and taken 10 Yorktown. All IN,
resi- Cl TIE GREY are missing.
HoRRIKLE outrage AND MURprR.-Tha
Denton Nil Journal state thai on he 1gtn
nit little daughter OF Edgar Pllmmrr lao
TesIdlnE near BridGctoWn, in thai county
"hlistrtturning home from school, was attacked
III 4 piece OF woods by the roadside, her person
violated. ana Ihs n bTutally lnurderrd-ha noe !,
bting placed under heavy piece Of timber.
The Journal adds:
H. III god
shout = yeaTs, W3s arrested upon suspicion OF
being the perPeiratOr OF lhls horrible decd JTn
al onec confessed bis gnil'. and was taken "a
Grccnsborough. wiein" h vas c0mmited to
Jail by Esquire Parkinson. He VS. brought 70
iIilo place by deputy Constable Wiy, n! a ,Stc
nour OF. lhuTsd3y night, and Tod yrd In iaiI
he says lta; or Wednesday evening the little
giEI-aged less Liam nine years-pasSed him on
- y ~ nom" nom school and spoke 10 him;
LA - ~ once a'iernincd 10 accomplish his
heiiisiA purpCs" upon her person. He caught
hcr 10y IN" shoulders and threw her Violently
upon the ground which rendered her hrscnsi-
DE. re ihcn took her on his shoulder some
instance Into Il. wO3ds, where hc atr.lln!rd
MS h"hdlsh pnIpose upon her almost IiftIess ,
person. He then placed her neck beneath q
piece OF timber, As above stated, and left her
The people III The neigh bprhOod were natural
~ very mach .Nsited, and il was anucinated
iLat upon the arrival OF tn. man al Green's
borough, he would bc hung.
The Baltimore Sun III this morning learn
mat c4.lIrns OF I'll ia: surrounding country
aHs'lhDlcd AT Denton Oh Saturday with the
aE9Wt4 intention OF rescuirS the prisoner rem
]aIi ana hanging lin Oh the spot
HzW When The reb'ls entered PaImv-a. Mo
ah ora resldent named Andrew AlIoman dis
appeared, and was supposed 10 III We been ,nur
Ccrcd " len Gen. McNiel returned tn PaImyra
Ia" caused notice 20 b. issued that II tha MI
in% man y as not returned within tcn days he
,"oui" IrtAIia'r on The rebel prisoners in nj.
lara. When ia" time expired ron mon -,
@"!tcItd and informed If Mr.. AIlon1an vas ,tt
i '"i " O'Clock the next day they would
@ -, 4 ~, ~ hI ~ day they were placed On a
H'EO- " IN '.'"T collins, and taken ont of town
o." u. 'ath Ole va made 10 ~. seated On NJ
cohn, and hie # IL men drawn on, fn..;na
thtn Al III" word OF command two of ~
rebels f"U dead, and The rcmain,t,r - % 80
patched - ihc rcNGiIers OF tho rasar Sc
= OREFaF.--The LrgisIaturstaily,urnedc M =, ,
idh OF October. IN" principal measures az
he session ~ re the adoption II a ciVI en6c
&hd general corporation laws, 4 usury law.
making legel int rest ten per cenl, and allow
ing specie contracts twrl W Per cont, a liinlli
partnership law, and military law.
rZ The 9th of NGyelah-r has been apooipt
"a LhankS"tNing day by The Governors ii New
OH Nasstchu5et@, Pennsylvania Maine
New Hampshire and Maryland
a. he sLIp-caulkers OF New York arr NJ, =
t,Tlse, and demand an increase of ma -
$3.50 % 80 per dav : v I'm. --]''