Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-08-04

CoUP p'SoLIKL.-The intense heat of the sun
yesterday struck down many Of those who
t wsIs exposed 70 Il and several cases proved
a. soldier, but who was not identified, was taken
sick In front OF Emrlch's Hotel. A policeman
carried him into the hotel, where he was Kind
iaches Of the house, out he died In q few mo-
ments after. The body was taken to the Sec.
ond Ward station.house TO await the order OF
the coroner. Hs4
I About . o'clock citizen went from the ave.
nue. At Sixth street to lie down In Fugist's lam.
Ger yard near the canal. He fell at the gate,
ana was put in 4 wagon by Policeman Down
and carried to the Fourth w ard station. Dr.
smith attended him, but he, too died in short
while. His name could moi be ascertained.
AT 5& O'Clock coiored man, named James
Hollis, tell in the alley opening into Four. and
a. halt street, rear of the Od-on building. He
| also was removed TO the Fourth Ward station,
and an officer went for physician, but before
| he could return the unfortunate man died
The bodies in the Fourth Ward remained in
! charge of the police awaiting the order Tor
| their irtPrment
| About O'Clock another man. evidently a
| German, but whose name was not ascertained,
| was found dying at the corner of Tenth and
| streets. The police sent wagon to remove
him to the Second Ward station, but the man
died before he could be moved. The body WIS
removed TO the station.
Before the police had prepared to remove
this last case, notice came to them that anoth r
| man had died, under the trees In National
Monument place. This case being in the S..v-
tnih Ward, the messenger was sent to notify
the police OF that precinct.
The PRIZE STEAMER NEPTUNE.-Yesterday
afternoon the steamer Neptune. which was
captured off Mobile on the 18th OF june while
attempting to run the blockade, arrived OF the
Navy Yard. The Neptune was taken by the
sioop- war Lackawana, after chase OF
steamers built on the Clyde for the rebels. and
meas ures POI feet long, Is feet beam and feet
hold. She is schooner rugged and has two pow
erIul inclined engines, cylinders 40 inches di.
arneter and AZ inches roke, and it is said that
on her tlial sbo nIaus W knots per honr; but
since her capture has not run above l6 knots.
She was built by Napier d Son, in Glasgow,
1861. After her capture she was sent to Key
West, where she was condemned on July 4th,
and was afterwards taken to New York, whore
sire was sold. the Government becoming the
purchaser. Her officers are A. a. Owens, Act.
ing Master Commanding; A. H. Fisher, Sec
ond Assistant Engineer; Charles G.. Stew. rs,
Acting Second Assistant Engineer Charles f.
Palmer and Ct. II. Dexter, Masters Mates. 1t
is thought she will be converted into gunboat
for our service.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS about 5x O'Clock, p
NJ, two soldiers named P. b. Bush and Cnas.
Byron. w ere walking along Z. near 18th street,
and near tn IN a man named Patrick kenney
was walking. Bush seized a brick and struck
kenney on the head, knocking him down. and
" lille PROSTATE on the street, kenney was
kicked on the head by Byron, the other soldier
city policeman Joseph WILKINSON arrested
the soldiers instantly, and turned them over to
patrolmen Howes and Davis, who were quick
~ ON the spot. The soldiers were taken to the
second ward station. and turned over 20 the
military. KPnney was taken to Columbia hos
pital, where he died this morning. The pris-
oners are held by the military authorities.
MALICIOUS MIscHIRF.-Yesterday afternoon
Edward Kenner, Walter Scott and Tyler Der
ham Were arrested by officers Pendal and
Dom for malicious mischief, and were taken
before Justice Giberson for trial. The COM
plainant was Ellen Mathews, OF the notorious
s.No. lU-' Marble Alley, who charged them
with throwing bottles, wet paper, aud water
from hand hose in the fourth story of a build
ing near by, into the rooms Of "No. TO- To the
great annoyance OF the inmates. This ofense
being the repetition OF the act on other occa-
sions, Justice Giberson held the accused to
bail tor court.
COMMITTED TO THB OLD CAPIToL-Robert
Payne, a clerk in the Medical PurYeyor's Of
re.