Daily national Republican., 1863-09-29

o. mosion 81 the D4Gtct Attorney, q noHe
prosequi was ente,sd In Ne - 81 Patrick Maioy,
charged with stealing vioiis and ssventy-uvo
segars from Henry Kaiser.
The case Of Michael Comford, charged with mur.
der, was next tahsa up. p.5zfulzs-.fsa.yl1.l
or the twenty-six persons constituting the resus
lar panel, but ten were selected. Twelve were
CHALLENGED by Col. Adams, counsel for the defend
Ant. ,hrec were excused on the ground Of con-
soientious scruples against capital punishmen',
and ons was excused on SEQ 'unt Of sickness. ihe
following are the names OF those selected; Alex.
Lsmuons, W. H. ranning, Samuel Linton, Jno. D.
Davidson, Jas. T.. Boiseau, samuel r. sylvester
Landon w. worthington, Jno. B. Biak'' sno'
Hailesk, Henry n. johnson.
/ me REGULAR panel being exhausted, the Court III
rected ths clerk 10 draw from the Jury-oox inc
Names Of ten psrson,. This being done, recess o.
one hour ives ksi In order 70 enable the Marshsi
to suamon thoss who he'd bssn drawn.
when the court resumed its session, the names
Of the persons drawn were called. fimrod Garret.
con vas excused for cause, Joseph Grimo, opposed
10 capital punisAmsat, Edward Cammaek, not ell
efbie being an alien; Robert Coombs was chai-
lsnsed, Theodore shsskles, excused on acoount oi
sIckness The remainder Of the ten not being found,
the court ordered ten other names TO bo drawn
from the Jury box, 70 appear tomorrow morn'ns'
whersupon the court adjourned.
will and testament Of Robert 7. Mills, deceased,
vsrs fully proven and admitted to probate and
record. '.
Letters tesiAmentary on the personal estates of
Asbury Dickins were granted to Maria Dickins.
letter. Of sdministration on the personal e.
tates Of Mrs. Matilda Fowler, late Of Georgetown,
were issued to Chrlstiana Ehrmanntraut.
Mary Lane was sppointsd guardian to william
Dunbar (bsrn 1th June, ies1), orphan Of John Dun
4 Etfth Ir,vv NIT
SHILLING LIQUoR TO S0LDIERs.-Wm. Mad
den was arrested yesterdey afternoon by onicer
Gibson, Of the Tenth precinct, and lined 5000 oy
Justice Boswell for selling liquor to soldiers.
Mary Madigsp, who keeps rum shop In Willow
Tree alley, was also arrested BY Ofncer Gibson At
the same time, for the same offence, and hned ~
BY Justice Boswsil Wm. Myers was arrested By
the same ofcer, about 80 p. m yesterday, for the
same offence, and nned 80 BY Justice Ferguson.
| NARROW EsCAPE.-About noon locomotive
with large train attached ran into one Of the city
passenger cars which was going 10 the Navy Yard.
The car was thrown from the track, but most for
tupately received but little damage. The engineer
checked the locomotive In time to save the street
| car from being smashed into pieces, and the pas
sengers from beios killed. number Of ladies
were 10 the car at the time, and left In every d-
rection The driver OF the city car had ample time
TO stop the horses, but It that he was look
| Ing In another direction.
DISTURBANCE At A BALL.-Matilda Ryland,
| q woman whose name 10 always associated with
wickedness, was arrested last evening by Onheer
| Vernon, and fined o. 81 by Justice Ferguson. The
woman 10 the prepristress Of low rancho In
Fighting Alley, and gave party last night A num-
ber Of soldiers were present, and an extensive dis.
turbance was created, which resulted In the arrest
Of the proprietress.
i Cousr MAxriAL OF Tns MurTNEERs AT CAMP
BELL HosPIrAL.-the court martial recently Or
dered by Acting Military Governor shcrburnc, for
the trial Of the thirteen members OF the Invalid
Corps on duty at Campbell Hospital, who mutinied
a week or 10 since. Lieut.. Col. Wn. o. Drew, Of
the Second D. C. volunteers, IL President, and
Capt. stone, Judge Advocate Of the court. Each
case will be tried upon Its own merits, Of course
Sent TO JAIL FOR STEALING A WAGoN.-Pat.
rick Riley WAS arrested on Sunday night, by ohicer
Bigley, near Glenwood cemetery, charged with
stealing . wagon from Charles Kloman. The
wagon was In Riley possession at the time Of the
y toSpsst. He says he purchased II from q sutler,
fpsyins s6 cash and promising ESQ., payable yester
day. Riley was committed to jail.
| bhLbiN0 LIQUOk AT THE DEfOT TO oOLDAEhb.
Mrs. Kate Ffon and Mrs Rosanna Lynch, two fe-
males from the Emerald Isle, were yesterday ar
rested by the guard duty at the railroad depot,
on the charge Of selling liquor to the soldiers on
guard duty. They were taken 10 the Central, where
this morning Justice Ferguson nned them each Il .
regular sum Of go
BREAKING RULEs.-A few days ago we men
toned the fact OF man named Gately who had
been sent to the Guardhouse on the charge Of
opening his house contrary to Capt. Todds orders.
Yesterday his brother went to see him and endeav.
ofed to secretly give him letter, but discov.
cred by Lieut. solomon, who locked him up for
punishuent, for breaking rules.
THEiR LAsoRs CLoss To.MoRRow. The
Board Of Enrolment will close their iabors at the
City Hall tomorrow afternoon. All drafted men
who have not heretofore reported, and who do nc I
report tomorrow, will be regarded a. deserters,
And arrested - such.
DISSATISFACTION Garnar and ThOs. Lana
gan were arrested yesterday, and committed to
the Guard House BY Capt. Todd, on the charge Of
being deserters from the First Excelsor Brigade.
They were In citizens clothes at the time OF their
arrest
SUPPOSED Recommendations McGurley,
John Thompson, and VIM. Williams were yester.
capped substitutes They were committed TO the
Guardhouse for examination before Capt Merritt
1NsASE.-Edward c. Jennings was found on
the Avenue yesterday by one Of Col. Bakers force
He was evidently insane, and the Colonel sent him
to the Gusrdhouse until permit can be procured
to have him placed In the Insane Asylum.
A FUGITIVE SLAVE MANUMITTED.-James
Brooks, q fusitive slave, Was yesterday released
from Gust ody on writ Of hdbeds corpus. He wai
held a. . fugitive from service In Maryland. Mr.
Wright, his owner, It 10 said, agreed TO sign his
msnumission papers II he would join the army.
BoYD's DIRECToRY.-We learn that Boyd's
Directory will be published In December, for Wash
inston and Georgetown, and that 1t will, In add
tion, contain q business directory OF Alexandria
/. II will be . very desirable publication.
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS,
POLICE REPoRTs.-Mike Mentally, selling H.
! quor on Sunday, aned s2O.A, Mr.. Price, buying
stolen horse, bail for COURT Thomas Lazenby, dis
| a,.A 40, n GIadm an dis0rderIy fined