Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-08-10

drafted In the Third Ward on Tuesday last,
was Rev. q. T. Cochel, pastor of the Ninth
stT, et Metnodist Protestant Church. The mem
bers and others Of his friends were of.the opir
aon tAat his seIvices are more needed In the
coufcn IMAM In the army, and they therefore
determined that his exemption fec should be
paid; Yesterday morning. after the regular
services, the matter was brought before the
congregation By DR.. Clayton, who stated that
elthough Ihey should all respect the law uu.
Ger which the minister had been drafted, vet
10 tako measures TO exempt him from tho army
and secure his service to the church, Sub.
scripuon papers We're Immediately circulated
ana IN snort time an amount sufficient to in.
sure Ms exemption was raised Mr. Coehal. i'm
ieeiing terms, expressed his thanks for their
promrtness III the matter, Stating that thew
nsa placed n!m under renewed obligations to
call forth oil his mental, moral and nhysicsi
energies IN iaboring in their midst, and he
would lay a tribute OF gratefulness On the
affair OF every heart. He also stated that II
nny o.nef minister had been as lucky as he
mad been, he hoped that the church that they
might be serving would follow the example Of
Nnth street, and by paying the three hundred
dolIars bind minister and people more closely
that which In his opinion ought never TO have
bsen required OF minister Of the gospel by q
Christian nation.
GKTTYSBCRa COLLEGE CoLLHr1oy.-Yes.
Nrday morning, collection TO aid the repair
Oh the college buildings, SO badly INJURED during
the recent conflict at Gettysburg, Pa, was
commenced at the Lutheran Church (Rsy.J.
" bntierl on Eleventh street, corner Of Fl north.
Ihe intense heat Of the day prevented q very
numerous attendance OF the congregations; but
tributions, and the list will be kept open for the
reception of the contributions of many who
will chaertully give literally in aid Of this
valuable institution.
THE CoLoREp TRooPs.-Sinee the departure
of the first regiment District OF (,olumbis col
ored volunteers, the filling up OF another regi.
ment has been entered upon, and 1t already
numbers two or three hundred men. They
are stationed at present At the contlS0Rpd
farms, near Arlington, and will soon be- I'D
up by the coloTed drafted men from this -
trict. The command of this regiment has been
assigned to Major Duncan, formerly Of the I'd
New Hampshire volunteers.
ORPHANS COT ar, Judge Purcell. On Satur-
day, the Will OF Diary u. Dundas was admitted
10 probate and upon the petition OF the next OF
Kin and the remuneration OF Phillip K. Fendall,
executor, ". Y. FeEdalI was appointed adj
ministrater, with the will annexed. Phillip
Clarke was appointed executor OF the will OF
Thos. CLARK, deceased. Samuel G. Douglass
was appointed administrator oil the estate of
Patrick fitzgerald
VERY HoT-Iast week was one of the hottest
that our citizens have experienced for long
while. The thermometer averaged So at noon
every day. Yesterday il ran up rs high rs Of
ut noon, and at five o'clock p. m. il was 90
degrees. There was scarcely any wind stirring,
and the heat was OF the most Oppressive kind
To-day at half past eleven it was s. in the
shade and 100 in the sun.
RECoYERIHG.-The two brothers Hensley
who were shot BY teams tiers last weak and 50
dangerously wounded rs 10 endanger their
lives, are, contrary 10 The expectations of the
attending physicians and their friends, doing
we'll, and are now iii 81 fair way OF recovery
One OF them, George, Is now ont of all danger.
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