Daily national Republican., 1863-11-13
LOCAL NEWS.


"MoRRIsEY" IN TowN.-A Bonifdce Sold
MIR. C., the landlord Of q small hotel In this
city, was subjected to practical Joke last evening
which afforded much amusemcnt 10 the partict.
pants The publican In question IL Of the Irish
pcrsuasion, and rather fussy, and has some peou.
liarities of manner well known to the residents In
his noighborhood. s'
Yesterday afternoon two or three waggish fel-
lows sent to Me-. c. note signed John M
Morrisey,n containing request that his best room
might be reserved for him against his arrival by
the New York train. The landlord was overjoyed
He has some nicely furnished apartments, and his
best front room was put In order for Morrissy, .
parsonage for whose name and fame he entertain
cd great admiration.
II was arranged th>t Mr.. P, a popular actor,
should personate MorIissey, and . travelling bag
Allied with old newspapers was borrowed, to rep
resent the baggage. At the proper time the arri-
val took place. A porter carried the baggage up
stairs, and the Morrissey was inducted into his
apartment with much hustle by the landlord, who
brought on decauter Of hls beat "oid rye" Mr..
Morrissey' friends began to call immediately,
much to the landlords displeasure, ss he Designed
to have good chat with him before he could be
mos opolized by others.
The cidcrant Morrissey ordered about him with
many airs, and the landlord hustled about obse-
quiously. The "baggage" was locked up In q pri-
vatc room at Morrissey's order. All the fellows
IN tho square came In and wine was ordered In
great profusion. Tn, crowd increased and be.
came ehilarious-everybody was so glad to see Nor
rissey. More wine was ordered from time to time,
and all went merry.
At length some OF tho landlords friends / cyan
to drop hints that something wss wrong BY =
concerted agreement one after another took c.
aside and informed him thst P was an inpos-
tor--he was not Morrissey-he WAS an English
actor. The lsndlord became Hdgety, and at length
when one or two Of lis next door neighbors came
in and dcnoun, Gu the whole affair AZ an imposture
and a swindle, he wasin a state bordering on dis
traction.
He finally agreed that II the whole party, some
fifty or more, would leave his premises he would
receipt the bill for wines, etc. When the Cks had
been FULLY enjoyed, however, the principals In the
plot settled the score and departed, much to the
gratihc ition Of the BonifAse, who generously OF.
Tered to stand treat with q bottle Of whiskey. So
Mr.. "NIorrissey" and the other pcarsoas departed.
A MOTHER BEAsrLY DRuNK.-Yesterday
vening about 8 o'clock, a woman named Mary
Dano was taken to the Eighth precinct by a citi'
zen who found her lying in the street aud be ,sty
drunk, with an infant child about eighteen months
old In her arms. Her husband, John Dano, = SOL
der, belonging to the 1854 New York volunteers,
heard of her condition and went TO the station
house to claim the child. The wretchcd mother
protesting against the chid's departing from her
sight, and thre stened to wresk merciess vengeance
on the living father. Tne child was given to hiui
by Justice Ferguson who thought that . woman
so given to drinking was not ut to be a mother.
Mr.. Dano intends to place the child In an asylum.
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A NEWLY. BORN CHILD FoUND.-A newborn
male infant was taken to the Fdurth.precinet Sta.
tion-house last night about o'cock, by . watch.
man Of wagon train, named Josiah vantr, who
stated that he found It on the common between l.
and NJ and Twenty first and Twenty-seeond streets.
The child was taken to the Iafant Asylum, near
the Circle, where It was kindly received By the
good ladies In charge. II was apparently only
about three or four hours old, and had not par.
tice Of clothing on its body. The Sisters Of the
Asylum think 1t will not live, as II was chilled.
As soon as found blanket was wrapped around II.
DEATHS OF SoLDIERs.-The following deaths
were reported yesterday at Capt Hartrs ofuoe:
scwell Pussley, 22d Mass; Albert sanford, 10th
N. Y. art s. @. Boyee, trsbei;) John Houragsn,
2sth Mass; Kern Campbell, 9th Wis; Reuben T
Benway, l4th N. H John R.ttarey, oth Wis Or.
well Whitney, Ii2th N. Y; VIM. Holland, i4th N
H; Andrew b. Culp, 9Th Mich. cav; VIM. 4. Geb.
hart 18th Pa. cav; Jacob Dsan 2i Pa art; Eugene
Clifford 9Th N. Y. art; Frank sabins, 9Th N. Y. art
Chas. Rainey, 10th Pa.
, RELEASED. Private Ambrose d. Bell, of the
Sd Michigan volunteers, whose arrest for selling
commissary stores from the Contraband Camp we
mentioned some time ago, was yesterday released
BY order of General Martindalc, Military Governor
OF this District. Bell had been tried by general
court.martiai, and h.s lately received a commits.
sion as second lieutenant IN colored regiment
He has been confined In the Central ever since his
arrest, some two months since.
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REVIEW OF THE SECOND U. S. CoLoREr
TRoors ToMoRRow.-By o, der OF Gen CASEY the
Second U. s. colored troops, OF which Lieut. Col
Stark Fellows 10 comma auder, will march from theiI
camp (across the Long Bridge) to Meridian Hill to
morrow, where they will be reviewed at Q O'Clock
by the General This 10 In compliance with the
wishes expressed to the General by large number
Of our citizens who desirous Of seeing this reg
ment dr.ll.
BUYING GOVERNMENT PRopERTY.-A man
named Terence MoLoone was arrested at CamI
Barry yesterday afternoon, by Policeman Benson
OF the Second precinct. He was sent to the Pro
vost Marshal by tho oiicIr in charge of the camp
who states that McLoone has been In the habit o.
buying Government property, quantity OF which
WAS found on his premises. Capt. Todd sent him
to the Central Gusrdhouse until his case can be
investigated.
THE OYSTER THIEyEs.--The teamsters, Thos
Jefferson, Charles Bowers, George Magee, J. A.
Thompson, James Connolly, James Mclaughlin
aud James Murray, who were arrested, yesterda,
afternoon and taken TO the Tenth precinct station
house on the charge Of stealing some oysters from
q black boy named Barney ClinIett, were dismissed
by Justice boswell upon paying the boy for hi,
oysters.
INVALID REGIMENT ORDERED To DUTY IN
THIS CITY.-The Ninth regiment Of the Invalid
Corps, CIl. Gle commanding, will leave Philadel
phia this evening and arrive here In the morning
They will be quartered In Msrtindaic tCircle) Bar.
racks, and arc to relieve one OF the regiments who
have been doing guard duty In this city. which
will be sent to the field.
SALE OF WHARF PRopERTT.--Thos. Bowling
auctioneer, sold yesterday the valuable wharf
property at the corner Of the canal and Msrke,
space, Georgetown, to Mr.. Francis Wheatley, ol
that place, for $1,000 Tho property consisted OF
an extensive lot Of ground, Improved by a two.
story warehouse and dwelling, with sheds and out.
buildings.
PATRIOT SOLDIERS sREwARDED.-ThOmss "
, Neil, disabled soldier Of the Hish Brigade has
heen Hnnointed wntchmsn of tha CsnitoI .,,.n