Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-29
LOCAL NEWS.

| ThE JAIL--There are ~ present coAAned IN
| fhe Jail Of Washington ai6 prisoners, Of whom
before % the masi..Is,ss. Tn The u suildiSr = so9
very much crowded, every availaeie PARTON
| Of u heins used. The colored males, numesr-
N s on n, IN
Iocms IN the dettors department On the soafh
| side; ~ bile the colored females, 81 whom 10 ara
On The second Soor. The wSi.e V wonea, r osiy
IN numhsr, arc PLACED IN room on tAs same
noor. Some Of TIE white males, Who number
IN ihe cen. on the north side Of he lower seor.
TIE most desperate cssee are confined IN he
cells on ii. second and lower noor.. the upper
4 t'.fc Is taken 20 keep the csiorx and sexes 20
| themselves, although, with the present crowded
state Of The building, the oficers In charge have
| seme trouble In managing H. The passages and
cd lis are hraied by hot air from furnaces a. zach
| end OF The building, while In The rooms along
the tonih front stoves have been put mp.
| The building is arranged with the cells on
tie north side, (which, by the way, 10 q very
bad sTrangement,) there being three on each
sidr OF ihr stairway which runs up in he center
| OF the north section, having corridor In front
OF the doors. A large passage runs through tAe
center from east 10 west and divides the cells
from the rooms on the south side, Of which
| there are fiye on each moor. During certain
portions OF The day the prisoners are allowed
the range OF this passage On the lower noor
The rooms for the ONCE and guards are on the
| opening In the passage, are two large rooms,
one used as a store room and the other ae the
cook room In the latter the re has been recently
erected a new furnace and boiling apparstus
by " hieh about $500 IL annually saved in fuel
Tho credit for this improvement II due TO Jailor
miiburn. In this room several Of the prisoners
are employed in cooking. The prisoners now
are fed much better than is usual in other
prisons. getting for BREAKFAST coffee, mackerel
and bread, tvery often wheat and for dinner
three times per week fresh beef and soup, and
bacon four times.
Potomac water has been introduced in fhe
northern part OF the building, bnt is sadiy
nerded in the other portion; at present the yo-
men having 10 wash in the presence OF the men.
the basins being on the stairway between the
doors leading 10 the cells. An effort 10 being
made, however, to introduce the water through
soon be done.
The he alth Of the prisoners is very good. there
b,ing but two or three now under medical treat
ment; fact which is owing 70 the rood condi-
uon OF the place and the vigilant attention OF
the physician-Dr. Duhamel-
The rickety old structure, which has been
complained OF by the grand jury at nearly
every term Of the court, although an eye-sore
10 our citizens who view it, outside, fs kent in
fine trim inside, and the lailor, Mr. B. Mil6urn
with his euards-Messrs. +. III. Robinson. p
Wilson, Johnson Simonds, G. H. Fayman, R.
Waters, r. Thomas, &. r Lockhart, and -
Robsrrs-deserve much credit for the manner
IN which they have discharged their dutiee.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEs-Noy. 2z-
q
30 days. VIM. Warren, assauh and profanity;
fined So Jas. Franer, DRINK aud disorderly:
Park Bresnehan, drunk; turned over to mill,
iary. Jas. Brady, drunk: DR. A. III. Young, do:
area contrary to law; fined S3.54. John Maho-
ney, assault and battery with intent 20 kill; se-
SStl.y Gnly dor lor nearing before Justice Clayton
ssns az ANA 1rfT .nI a HoTSS of cSS fslr. fHa
alias Savage, fighting and profanity; fined as
;. j W Hall, malicious mischief dismissed.
J. II. Squire and T.. :. Dana, assault for further
hearing. A. Pearl, drunk; fined 81. Henry
Minor, abusive language; for further hearing
Thomas Maack, A. II. Mclaughlin and John
Hanny, drunk; turned over TO the military.
Nov. 9s.-Theo. Ward, suspicion of larceny;
lan for hearing. Jarret McGwynn, WIN.
Thompson, Andrew Smiler, MIME Thompson,
do; dismissed. Michael Shandy, profanity;
Andrew Haue, disorderly; fined 81 each. John
Collins, Thomas Collins, stealing lumber; bail
for hearing Geo. Cunningham, disorderiy:
locked mp five hours. Edw. J. Call, do; fined
go. John l.. Hayes, do; locked mp eight hours.
Geo. Niblo, do; dismissed. John Jackson,
Marshal. j. Viger, VIM. Nellis, drunk and
dlsorderly; turned over 10 the military. w. II.
Field and Chas. Peniib, do; fined 81 each.
Chas. Senmes, assault and battery; bail for
court Allen q Gardiner, threats; do.
Nov. 2e.-Sarah Rolling, drunk and profane;
workhouse 30 days; Mary Z. Fftzhngh, do;
missed. Ann O'Bryon, disorderlySto leave the
city. James Brown, drunk; fined 81. T. B.
10 bail for court IN each by Justice johnson.
Patrick Drunk, disorderly; turned to military.
Thos. r. Hopkins and Jos. Kelly, do; fined g.
Justice Donn. Henry Warner, drunk and dis,
orderly; Geo. Hawkes., disorderly; Jas. Greg
DRY, DRY & sleeping in WashingIon Building; 70 leave
fined 50. Hugh Riley, do; do 81.
DIREcToRYoF THE HosPITALs.-The S4ni-
tary Commission have established an once OF
information in regard 10 patients In the hoe
pitfalls Of the District OF Columbia, and OF Pred.
erick city, Maryland. BY q reference TO oooke.
which are corrected daily, an answer can, un-s
der ordinary circumstances, be given by return
mail 10 the following questions
list Is-"leiving name and reeimentl
at present in the hospitals OF the District or or
I'd. If SO, what is his proper address,
I'd. what the name Of the Surgeon or Chap
9Th II not in hospital at present, has he re-
Gently been in hospital.
5th. II so, did he die in hospital, and at what
9Th. II recently discharged from hospital,
was he discharged from servicel
9TH. II not, what Were his orders on leaving
more specific information as 70 the CONDITION of
any patient in the District hospitals, within
twenty -four hours after a request 20 do 90,
iron an officer Of any Of Its corresponding
societies.
The Office Of the Directory win be open daily
from O'Clock a. m. 10 O'Clock p. m, and
accessible i'm urgent cases at any hour Of the
night.
The number of patients in these hospitals 10
about 25.tU0. IL found to be practicable, the
duty here undertaken locally by the Cemmieston
will be extended TO include all the general hos
pitfalls i'm the country.
FRED Law OLssTEp, General Secretary.
Adams House, 2i4 + street, Washington, D.
G., November ~, 1852.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsEs, Nov. &c
Fisher, theft; dismissed. Dick Rivers, drunk
and dsorderiy; turned over % the military. j.
W. Morgan, suspicious; do. John huldon, De-
sertsr; do. James Murphy, drunk dtsmbseed.
q ,orge Cook, drunk and disorderiyi nned el-S.
Hugh Conner, drunk; do. SIS David Jones,
assault: do. So. Bernard j; cannon, drunk,
dis snfssed James Stevens, bogus policeman;