Daily national Republican., 1863-10-08
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Agent for A. @. Curtla Gov. OF Penn. {.
70 Gsssysbsss, Oct. 8, 1seS. ., hBol|oa =.
q LOCAL q AFFAIRS. z
FULLY ConnifsyD ON ssRlous CHARaE.
George MoKisiey, who, " will b fseelssstsd, was
arrested 10 Georgetown soms time since on the
charge Of fufnishisg otizsna' clothes TO soldiers
and indueihs them to desert for The pusPose q
selling them assuhatitutes, was today turned over
to Justice Ferguson BY Brig. Gen. Mastindaie, on
the following order: ssIJiEs 90 ldf "a l5fii
The Law OF the s7th Congress, section oath, Of
An act los enrollins asd oeIlios out ,hs safioss!
forces re 90 as follows Ihat every pes.s. noi
solder IN The service Of Ike United States 10 &c.
.s q WIG .ss S q sys mRNS Z.
shall upoa legal eonyioiioS, Be GHsd, d ths dis.
IL .ns any nS I've
he shall be imprlsoned not exceeting two Years
ss. ,s.. .s.n ~ y. .IoSs %SsS Thes ease
Justice Ferguson heard the evidence OF Priystes
sweeny and Ecton, Of tho second nstsiet Of Co
luubia volunteers, which was positive sgsiast
Mokinley, - having proposed to them to desert
and Afterwards give them citssns' elothes, and
was 10 give thsa essh ESQ for going - substi-
tutes. A Mr.. Hope also testified before Car%. Msf-
riit that bsKi.iey was 10 let him have ono Of
these men - AIsubstttats for esoo. ,s-y5
The Jasties, sfter wAlgAing the testimony, de-
elded TO commit McKinisy 70 jsii Tor court, ss 10
requissd " the ast gissn sbove, ysoA HeKinley's
story 1t would seem that he has been acting - .
tool ,or other men, aad We hops soos V SEQ ths
other PARTIES twhom he says he was aetiag tori
arrested and brought 70 justice. This IL the nrst
case OF this kind, we believe, that has ever been
brought before our courts. tgEsI
CRIMINAL CouRr-Chi.t Jasties Carttsr.-
Washington Prather was coavictedof petit larceny
and sentenced 10 pay hne Of o..
VIM O'Bnen was convicted OF grand larceny,
asd sentsnoed to endurs tnprisoament and hard
labor In the Albany county penitentiary for the
term Of three yeafs. O'Brien stole frOn John
Curry nifty pieces OF British gold coin, each valued
ct SASS and called . sovereign, aad typ hundred
and ten half sovercigns. The wtncsses In the cate
were John Curry, Thomas J. Frazier, wni. T. ray.
rlor, Edward c. Ford, aad Ann Moran.
JnO. C. Thompson, solder OF the 18th Vermont
regiment was Indicted Oh the charge Of grand lar
ccny, but he was acquitted by the jury. The cir
oumstances OF the case are ~ follows. Thompson
became acquainted with = nan named Thomas
Frazier, who belong I'd to the 6th New York. Afcr
drinking together several uucs on night during
last September, they visited house OF III fame on
Twelfth street. There they ordered champagne.
Frazier was drunk and recliued on = sofa. He
soon fell into . profound sleep, and when he
invoke hs missed eA7S, which he had with him,
eonsisttng Of v. T. Treasury notes, bank notes and
cheeks. Thomrson was arrested on the charge ol
stealing the money. No evidence, however, coulA
BE- produced 70 crinlaats II onpson, aad bs vas
acquitted. pei .aa sNanr.0u.uplgF IN o
chief Justice Cartier said that hs agreed with
the Jury In their verdiot. He warned the young
man to keep aioof from such dAgradiag company.
Many more Of such nocturnal experiences in .
oawdy house aisht Send him In ne endto TIE pes.
ksntiary. ~ ....-. .a.
! Tomorrow morning the case Of Count Ada. Co
Fowski, charged with the libel OF Alfred Huatss,
chief elerrof the state Departneut, will cone up
shout 10 O'Clock. ne esss y ~ important one
and will no doubt prove interesting.
An OLD WASHINGTON CHARACRER FOUND
DRowsED IN THE CAxAL--This morning. about
o'clock Information was brought 10 the Guard
house that man was lAyisg dad In the canal st
the foot OF Ninth street Lsutsnants Berry and
Solomon promptly repaired thithsrward and PRO-
cured . boat which they went out In and recovered
the body and had u hauled on the baaks. Ofnoer
Johnson, Of the Thisd ward, vas dispatched for
Coroner Woodward, and until his arrival, Lieut..
Berry ordered two Of his guard to stop with the
body. The dsosased vas dressed In soldiers clothes
and seemed TO have bssn In the for some time
Coroner Woodward summoned Jury, when the
body was identifed ~ that Of well-known
Washington character, named Bully Robbins, an
old fruit pcdlar, who 10 well known to the juvs-
niles Of our city - Bllly Ding Dong.n The jury,
after examining several witnssses, rendered yer.
dental diowning, and also found that hs wss very
poor And entirely without means The body was
taken 10 charge BY the corporation undsrtaksr TO
be buried at public expense. &. .. .rs5r bal.
Robbins had beea on quite spree since Friday,
and was seen last night In state Of intsxie son.
II 10 snppossA that In wandering about the banks
Of the canal he fell In, and thereby met his death.
He leaves Wits and two sons. Ths boys are in
the ist District volunteers and his wiic (who also
sells fruit) lives Ninth street, near 4, where he
formerly resided. It y stated that at one time
Robbins was In sood cirouustanees, owning val
liable house and other property. Whisky IL said
to have been The cause Of his altered
PARADE or CoLoRsD ODD ORDsn
nv SUPERINTENDENT WEBB.-There will be 4
grand parade Of oolored Odd Fellows In this eli )
| tomorrow, and Superintendent Webb has issued
the following order In reference thesetoi HE .
tomciAl.l 10 .'
hEADQuARTERs sUPERINrEnDEHr PoLIcE,
! - ~. wAsnINoToN, OF. q, 1855.
| sEssrXETs, There viii bs, on Yridsy, the 9th
city OF Washington OF ooiored ODD FELLOWS, q
| which the annexed 10 programme - ..',
Progra ramme-Lodges will meet at so'oloek q. N,
At PAttersou's Hall, Fiitesnth street, between
| And n, BE- formed In order OF procession under di
| rection Of Grand msrshal-clothed In suitable re
gala aeoording to rank. with dark SUIT, black era
| vat, white vest and gloves. .l
| March down Fifteenth street to I, up to Penn.
sylvaniA avenue, up Pennsylvania avenue to hnt
around Circle, down Pennsy ylyAniH avenue TO w
teenth street, via Presidential MAusisn, down FIJI
teenth street 10 =, down 10 sixth, down sixth tt
Louisiana avenue, up LoutsanA avenue and d0wI
IodianA avenue to Third street, down Third street
to PennsylyAnia Aveaue, thence along Pennsylva
MIA avenue up Capitol Hir, north side, to lsrae
The whole thing 10 entirely new In our eommu
nifty, and feais have been Expressed that proper
projection would not be accorded ~ those el.
saEed, because OF their being colored men, Am
very desirous to show that their fears ale up Just
! and that In this Dtstrict all persons behaving
thsmssives IN an orderly manner will 10 protected