Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-08-21
LOCAL NEWS.

IHE DRAFT.-InS IoliOWioS cases, in al
iiton to those published in our first edition,
were acted on up TO ~ o'clock, by the Board
of Enrolment:
Thomas F. Duly. furnished substisuts-JEo.
Chas. ]. Busey, furnished substitu.e-Joan
Is. Neyenhan.
George F. Timmons, erroneous enrolment.
Granville Shaw, disability.
Franklin Walker under age.
John w. Reed. colored, only support of
widow.
Oscar Rice, enormously enrolled.
John Ward, one of two sons elected by
mother.
Constantine Kemp, alien.
Delano Piper, furnished substitute-James
A. A. Craney furnished NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Seaman.
Thomas Pocock, enormously enrolled.
Baker Martin, (colored,) furnished substi-
tuta-Jacob Brown.
VIM. +. Carr, disability.
Alexander Kerr, furnished substltute-John
Smith.
Lewis Shaffer, alien
Henry A. Hancker, disability.
John Conner, colored, enormously enrolled.
William Shanesey, over age.
John Conner, colored. furnished substitute
John Chase.
Thomas McMahon, alien.
james McKenny, furnished substitute
Myers.
f. A. Holden, only support Of aged parent.
John Hallehan, alien.
.JOnn " mite. alien.
l.. w. Webb, under age
Charles E. Walker. disability.
CoIRnbhs Thaw, disability.
Henry J. Ward, colored, furnished substi-
tute-Lindsey Curry.
William H. Deyers, deafness.
Patrick Knox, disability.
Frederick Sella, alien.
John Bennett, over age.
Robert Lee, father of motherless child
Albert Hickman, only support OF widow.
Charles A. Page, furnished substitute.
Benjamin McNew, furnished substitute
Frances Handbery.
EXPERIMENT FOR CLEANING THE CANAL
partial trial OF Mr.. Thomas's plan for clean
ing the canal took place yesterday afternoon.
The gates erected at Twelfth street bridge were
closed early in the afternoon, and il was in
tended not to let the water out until the hour
of the lowest tide-fye o'clock-but at four
O'Clock, or little after, one OF the gate fasten-
lnss gave way, and the whole head of water
therefore rushed on, carrying with it a guam
tity OF mud and filth in the Immediate vicinity
OF the gates. The deposit carried off, however,
was evidently only the loose surface mud and
not the sand which is the main deposit in the
canal. Nor is any of either mud or sand miss
ing, we regret to say, at any appreciate dis
lance from the gates. Another experiment will,
however, be made this evening a little before
six O'Clock. Mr.. Thomas is Sanguine of the
success of his plan, and thinks that all the m nd
now seen at low tide will be carried of in
few days. and that the whole canal will be
cleaned in about a month. We pray Amen to
that!
UNFoRTENATE AND SIcR.-A Young woman,
named Celia Sanborn, who had yesterday ar
rived i'll the city from New York, in search of
her husband, who was in the army, but of
whom she has not heard for some time, applied
last night at the Fourth Ward station for lodg.
ing, being unable to find the hotel at which she
stopped when on former visit to this city.
She stated that on the cars between Baltimore
and Philadelphia she was seized with convul.
sions, ito which she Is subject. and was robbed
OF $50 or $40 While at the station house las.
night she was attacked with commissions, at
intervals, from nine o'clock until eight this
morning. She says she has friends in the city,
but cannot recoliect the name of the hotel where
she formerly stopped. She has been removed
TO more comfortable quarters, but her friends
can lind her by applying at the Fourth Ward
station.
FIRE.-AbOut four O'Clock this morning a
hra took place in one OF the four unfinished
houses now in course of erection by Mr. ID. B.
CLARK. on Four and "a. half street, between l.
and NJ streets south, and the roofs of them all
were destroyed, with much of the wood work.
The police were on the spot promptly, and the
firemen were not far behind them, and rem
dered efficient service: subdulng the flames be
fore the entire row was destroyed. The loss i
shove one thousand dollars, the most OF which
will fall on Messrs. Bird and Baker. carpen-
tiers. The deed was undoubtedly that OF an
inccRdiary.
JAZZ FOR coUET,-This morning. Sergeant
johnson, OF the Second Precinct, arrested
James galloway and Margaret Mcneil, Tor
the larceny OF money and clothing from Jno
Johnson and Anthony Thomas. They were
taken before Justice Rowland and committed
10 Jail Tor court rs usual i'll such cases, the
prisoners were taken TO the photographers
room 10 leave their ssmugs" for the gallery.
There The artist a once recognised Margaret
is an old offender. aud exhibited her likeness
v hich had been placed in the gallery long ago
when she was arrested Tor a like offence.
a FouRrH WARD STATION CasEs.-Jcremial
Conner, grand larceny; dismissed. Charles
Fly, drunk: locked mp hours. Jeremiah
Conner, fighting; locked up hours. John
Murray, dos: dc. James Lawrence, Abraham
Rice, and Samuel Wyley, creating nuisance;
dismissed. James Smiley, Ann Il. Smiley, aud
Maria l.. Dfpro, disorderly; do. John Foley.
do; $5.Gi. James Cacanaugh, yagrancy: dis
missed. Richard Haekett. drunk and dsor-
DERBY; sol.
DESEETER nFFEKiSG HIMSELF A A Str
STITuTE.-Jamts GusSick, who was few
days ago accepted a substitute for Walter
Caainan, a clerk III the PaYnaster Generals
Office, has been ascertained TO be deSerter