Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-21

and Rev ID. r Nichols, lately m charge Of the
Reform School Of Chicago, Illinois, has been sp
contrabands arriving In this city 70 difectly to
the contraband duartefs, which are now at the
barracks II the Mcclellan dragons, on Twelnh
street, neer o. Here they have their names regis
tered and receive military protection, which IL
In the following language:
"Mtlita,y Protection. bearer, JEFF Dact',
colorei, 10 under the protection Of the military
authorities of this District"
This is signed by General Wadswonn; .,.r.
There wsre $40 arrivals At the headquaIters
during the last week, and 156 Of them were pro-
sided with employment at once.
Maryland fugitive slaves are not recei'eu VI
allowed here. ,s
Government gives the rations, and the Freed,
mans Association clothes them. The lass named
also furnishes food for the sick, While ne oos
eminent provides the medicine Df: sN~a.r,
BRIGADE surpeon on General Wadsworth's stan,
bas general Oversight Of the hospital and the san.
it.rv Condition of the contrabands. They have
school mere every morning and night. Rev L..
sharer 10 the pioneer In this worf; he Is gradu-
ate OF Princeton College, ana mas cnalse VI 'nis
DEPARTMENT Of the work.
Iiss Andrews Of NewbIrypert, IL overseer OF
the domestic department, takes care OF tne women,
teaches the young to sew, memo, &C; enc !. sus
which Institution has sent to the Freedman 8
Assoc iation about 81 500 since It's organization.
The sick colored people from all the regiments
are sent here IN well a the families on nose
every man IL takes into It's service forty cents per
day, and tskes care Of their families They are
Used for various kinds OF labor, making an actual
saving to the Government MANY Of them make
excellent teamsters, thus saving the payment OF
t25 per month to regular teamsters.
Applications are continually made for the ser
vices of these men by private individuals, as well
a. by the Government, and many and excellent
employment e. good Wages az soon as they
arrive.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsBs-Bsfo,e Justice
Walter .-Sunday-Stephen Sloane, larceny; jail
for hearing. Edward 0'Connor, attempt to rescue
a prisoner; fined Sl.55. Margaret McNemara,
profanity and abusing an officer; do: 81 So.
VIM. Calligat, disorderly; dismissed. Thornai
Tovery, drISk turned over to the military
Dennis McNemsra, disorderly; dismissed. Chas.
e. Brent, drunk and disorderly; s. cents costs
Benz PlaIton, indecent exposure; fined ss.ss
after taking the oath of allegiance. John Colston
drunk; fined 81. C. M. Osbourn, profanity; and
VIM Myers, threats; dismissed. Charles Knoll,
dismissed by Justice CLAYTON, Saturday.
Sunday-Margaret Connell, assault and profan-
isy; fined $3.50. John Magruder, running over
child; dismissed. Hugo Rothe, larceny; do.
dI.Ordefly; fined 81. Elizabeth Brown, do dis:
missed John smith, drunk and assaulting per-
sons In the street, fined 50 So. Pat Kelly, drunk
and disorderly; fined g.. Hannah Solomon,
tHOlllng the street, dismissed.
Monday-George Hanault, firing pistol in the
street, lined 3D. Thos. Broderick, profanity; do.
81 "a. Wise Johnson, fast driving; do. ss. A.
r. Forrest furious assault jail; also for carrying
deadly weapon, fined sso.ei.
NEGROES AswIrsFssEs IN COURT The Wash.
ington correspondent Of the New York Herald
writes:
10 expressed here on the discovery that a section
was smuggled into the act supplementary to the
act for the release of certain persons held to
vice or labor In the District OF Columbia, which
place. the negro upon an equality with a white
alluded 10 provides, that in all judicial proceed
ings In the District Of Columbia there shall be no
exclusion Of any witness on account Of color.
comforting upon them the right to testify I'm the
courts 10 was decreed that their testimony should
go TO the jury for only what IL was worth. The
sudden elevation Of the negro just emancipated
the nation is regarded as something worse than
an indiscretion or an error Of Judgment"
RoBBINs A SoLDIBR-On Saturday morning,
an ambulance driver, named Thomas williams,
was arrested by Oficer Crown and citizen, for
stealing money from q soldier. The soldier was
lying drunk. near the Douglas Hospital, and VIII.
liams was discovered rihing his pockets. The
onacer and citizen followed and arrested him near
the Iron bridge In Swampoodle, and took him
before Justice Walter, who committed him for q
further hearing About ss were found on vii.
liams, which he acknowledged he had taken
The soldier says the amount was $40.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsEs-Bsfors Justics
CdYk.-Richard Mckinley, drunk; turned over
to the ilitary John Drunk, very drunk; do
Lewis Ranall, do; fined 81 James Thompson,
Mondsy.-Frani Smith, Lyman Merson, and
W. J. Marshall, wasting Potomac water; for fur
ther hearing. A Nayior, exposure of his person
hned s. o.. VIM. Marks, drunk; 81. Wisney
J. n McDonough, drunk; turned over to the
military.
nearly completed, and they win doubtless make
the best hospitals In the city. Gas and water
have been introduced. The houses are well
Liz hted, and admirably ventilated through the
hundred patients. There are In all twelve build
ings for hospital purposes, and an out-building
for cooking, &c.
THIRD WARD STATION CAsRs-Bsfors JHStiet
ThonIp SoH.-Sunday-Alex. Williams and Mary
Carson, Migrants; wofkhouse 90 days each. Jas
Reynold., drunk and disorderly; fned 81 81.
Levi Merlin, drunk; do. Cornelius Radv, drunk
disorderly and profane do SIS 81, and sent to jail
in default of security for peace towards his wife
and others.
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