Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-07

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our fellow.ciuzens. Their secession pfctiivities
N.r Of its "riproararious'' ana
SrsntsnSerous,; members OF to DIN, a.
ginning OF our national troubes--rnost Of whom
Are now in arts against their country, OF ccutse
Tie washington public have heard little OF poto-
| Ing Of them nnce they ran away from this guar.
ter. But they are at length beginning to be
fheard-getting their heads above water again
/ Thus, q late number Of the Richmond Examiner
1 contains an account Of the arrest and trial OF
atrapPing Martin Latruite, late the driver OF the
U. s. Senate mail cart here, under Their vagrant
i oct designed 10: force all sympathiters With the
secesh cause who have come among them from
loyal Quarters into the ranks Of their ARMY: Bob
Ould late U 8. District Attorney Of this District,
now Jef. Davis's Assistant Secretary of War, was
1 strapping Martins principal witness; swearing
that he was always regarded as gentleman, mere.
Hose and National Volunteer school. Somebody
| else swore that strappiDg Marlin couldn't do mill
itary duty, because wearing tight boots had dis
l abled his feet! He got OF by the skin OF his
teeth, however; and thereupon the Examiner
| reads all leafers and pimps around the gambling
hells Of Richmond lecture, as well as officers,
civil and military, who 90 forward to swear them
clear Of punishment under the provisions OF their
The RECOGNIZABLE Daniel, too-Dsn Ratclifs-at
| length lifts his diminished head above water
| there. From the date Of his NATURALIZATION from
washington to this time this community have
been In bissful ignorance concerning his "where-
| abouts IL appeared as though secession mad
| strangely Invested him Of his well known remark
| able faculty Of "keeping himself before the pub
lic."
But he turns up at length in Richmond, "pre-
siding Of course: In this instance at meeting
Of ladies to raise money to build gunboat FOR the
defense Of that city How subdued the redoubt-
able Dan has become, under the vicissitudes OF
| the times, may be gathered from the fact that In
the course OF The whole evenings proceedings on
| that occasion, he actually made but one speech
from the chair
ARREST OF Two COUNTY CoNsrABLEs BIT THE
MILITARY Lat Saturday, gentleman from
Montgomery county, Md, came to this city look
ing up hi, servant; and going to the camp Of the
men that his servant was there, and II he would
send officers out he would point the fugitive out
| TO him. He came to the city, and finding Messrs.
camp, by assuring them that they would have no
difficulty. These officers went out to the camp,
and the soldier pointed out the alleged slave.
The officers took him with the intention Of car
rying him before Justice Of the peace, that the
| claimant might prove and recover his property,
and IL unable to do 30, the prisoner, az is the Gus
| tom, would be released. The colored man cried
| for help and declared his freedom. number Of
soldiers around rushed upon the officers, Wise
and kimball and took them prisoners, and re.
leased the negro. The soldiers, who are said TO
be awaiting payment to be disban ded, appeared
to be under no control whatever by their officers.
Messrs. Kimball and Wise claimed protection
Of Col. Childs, Of the 4th Pennsylvania regi-
nent to whose quarters they were taken. Col.
+ guard, and they were taken before the Provost
Marshal, and, az 10 customary In all such cases,
were sent TO the military prison at the central
I guardhouse to await hearing.
The SLAVES IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, MD.
| The slaves Of Prince Georges county, we hear,
| are running away In numbers. Most Of them
make their way to this city, having got the idea
that they will be free here. Parties Of from 1--WE
| TO fifty somstimes start together, and separate
themselves In small squads just before reaching
Il fhn LNaa I'll
Picion on crossing. We are informed that week
ly from one to two hundred cross this bridge and
get In among their friends In the city. A day or
two since a family consisting Of Eve, two of
/ twenty miles, were stopped at the bridge. The
owners OF slaves In Prince Georges say that 1t s
almost useless to bother with them, that they
| are source Of continual trouble, having to be
i watched at all times Several instances have
/ occurred where the owners have overtaken on
the road party Of their slaves making their way
| up, and have contented Themselves by picking
| out the most valuable ones, and allowing the
| others to 60. Others let the fugitives s'sliden
| unmolested, giving themselves no uneasiness,
| expressing the belief that they will wish them
selves back again.
PoLIcE-The Third Ward patrolmen reported
| contempt of magistrate; jail for twenty hours,
Mary Sheahy, profanity: dismissed Thomas
Donelson, driving a vehicle over child; do.-by
Justice Clayton. VIM. Brown and John Holmes.
drunk turned over 10 the military. Sarah John
| son, indecent language; fned s2.9i. Henrietta
Henson, disorderly conduct; do.-by Justice
Thompson.
The Fourth Ward patrol reported Uatharine
| Farrell, assault and battery; dismissed. Mary
King, do; do. John Long, for threats In two
| cases, gave security for peace; for being drunk
nam, for profanity and for larceny, gave security
| for further hearing.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsKs-BsJo,s Jnstic.
Clark.-Sunday- Edward Brown, assault and
battery SECURITY for bearing. Frank Bell, fast
Franz Bell d.ordeIiS; 80 81 M Mqam
kill, drunk; 81 o.. Lodon Kilner, do; work
house 60 days. Jas. Morgan, drunk and disor-
deIlyi 81 "a; E Ridgeway and T; Elmat, dis
s2-94. John Moulton, disorderly; 81 Of. Major
Lewis, assault, turned over to the military. Jno.
Dulz, drunk; do: Mrs. Margaret Taylor, keep.
/ ing disorderly house; workhouse so days. An.
ME Carol, Mary Jane Davis, and Della Trails,
/ women found In the house; workhouse 90 DAYS
days each. Robert Dorsey, Benz. Eaton, John
MAY, VIM Keefer, 5. 6ladmon, Chas. Conighan,
do; 81 81 each.
THE CRIMINAL CoURT.-Tn the case Of w. w .
| Blennerhasset, charged with an assault on Lewis
Carusi, the Jury was unable to agree, and the
/ case goes over to the next term Of the court.
/ John Ryan, for setting fire TO a dwelling house
near Tenallytown, was sentenced to the peniten-
John w oodcock, convicted Of larceny, was sen.
fenced for the same period to the penitentiary.
/ Several other trifing penalties, for minor often:
| ses, were announced by Judge Dunlop; and the
Court thereupon adjourned until the next court In
| course, which 10 the third Monday In June next
/ The term Just closed continued about four
weeks, and about one hundred cases were dis
/ posed ef.
BuRNED.-The spacious and comfortable resi-
dence Of Mrs George M. Chichester, In Leesburg,
/ Va, was entirely consumed on Wednesday, the
18th of March.
| Having been occupied by portion Of Colonel
Geary's command, the FIRE Is supposed to have
/ been ignited from stove placed In the attic by
the soldiers, and having quantity Of straw pro-
vided for lodging around II. An hour after their
| evacuation Of the building the flames were seen
/ to issue from the roof with such vigor that the
| utmost efforts Of the citizens and soldiers were
unaveiling to preserve 1t, although occurring at
| monday.
MADAME ANNA BISHOPS CoNcERT.-This mu-
i steal event will take place at Willard's Hall on
"Wednesday evening next. The sale Of tickets
/ has been commenced at Ellis sic store and
i from present appearances there will be an audi
L ence worthy the fame Of the orld-renowned
/ cantatrce. She will be assisted by the Young
Il and talented baritone, Mr. Edward Sepuin son