Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-18

tsry Commissions of which Gen Hftchcock Is
chief Ii win he smoered, hs was rsesntiy
! Captured ey tae Potomac notlla- while At.
! tempting 70 cross the iines ana got into Dxts. .
| The charges and sP~ci acatioAs have beeA
! Regularly made out, and all the correspondence
on tina person OF the reverend dfslns at the
taI.S OF MS capture werS yesterday placed Id
! hanas Of Gen. Hitchcock BY Gen. Martirdaie.
among TIE CORES pondencc in the posses sion
! OF The doctor, was letter from Jefferson Davis
! to John Siiceli and James NJ. Mason, intro.
9uclne him a fit Representatives OF the
! southern Episcopal Church, and A. being well
! Qualified, by his position and talents, TO infiu-
! enc tne European clergy in favor of the recog-
ni,ion OF the Southern onfederacy
We learn that Doctor Wilmer, processes to
nave come North for the purpose Of sending to
The South, an addition TO the stock of religious
literature in the South. In the event OF q
failure to get these books At the North, he con-
templates visiting Europe with a view OF pro-
; curing s'ich literature. There Are thOss who
| doubt the assertions Of The eccirsiastic In this
! particular.
| POLIcK REPoETs-SeconG precinct.-Thonas
Kelly, Henry Hagen, Warren Crago, driving on
| the side ak; fined 81 So each Henry Hegans,
=iarca ny; not dispo2ed OF.
! Jail. Jas shelton, disorderly; lined s3dt Ar
thur Grissby, Ely Brown, dol sa-56 each. Pat
! Conner, do; $3.50.
Fg.rh Precinct-Julia Sinclair, Florence G..
Harris, Ada Shepperd, Lizzie Richard, Eliza
beth A. Forrest, Cordelia Melville, prostitution;
| bound over TO keep the peace.
counterfeit MONEY; dismissed. Sarah Fening,
| grand larceny; Jail. Laurena Holmes, acces-
sorry; do; also, for assault and battery; jail.
Julia Easton, drunk and disorrierly; work
| house. Alex. Steele, disorderly; turned over 10
>military. Ebin Gardiner. do dismissed
Tenth preeinet-Robert McBurney, drunk;
orderly; do. Charles Hooper, drunk dis
missed.
CoHTRABAED Boy KILLED-This morning,
a pumbcr OF small boys were amusing them
selves with a snow ball BATTLE in the vicinity
OF Thirteenth and Ct streets north, among them
8 centraband, about fourteen years old, who
was employed at Mrs. Browns boarding house.
on q, near Thirteenth street. In the midst Of
their sport, John Flanagan, boy thirteen
years old, son of Dir. James Flanagan, grocer
Oh F, near Fifteenth street, came alonggon his
way TO school, and he and the colored boy got
into scufae. in the course of which younp
Flannigan stabbed the other in the breast with
small pen knife, and the colored boy died in
about half an hour.
Patrolman Sullivan was sent for, and went
to the school, corner of Thirteenth ST. and New
York avenue, arrested John Flanagan, and
took him TO the Office of Justice Clark 10 await
me result Of the Coroners inquest anu An ex-
animation CT the case.
RESISTING OFFICERs.-Last light, about nine
O'Clock, two men cone of them named James
Anderson, who was drunk got into Il ght at
MltcheIGs restaurant, near Growers Theatar,
and Sergeant Reed, with patroIman BigIcy
went to take them TO the Second Ward station
one OF the prisoners escaped; but the officers
secured Anderson and two of the rowdy gang,
and carried them TO the station house. Thu
officers returned and found another OF tn
crowd who was prominent in the attack, and
conveyed him also TO the station house This
morninA Justice Drury fined Anderson S. for
being drunk and disOrderly, and committed
Hugh Darrow, Hugh Mcdonald and William
Moore 10 Jail tor resisting the officers in dis.
charge of duty.
WHAT ABOUT THAT HORSE "A few weeks
ago, Mr.. Jno. Hinsley purchased horse from
a military officer for $50. Last Monday, two
soldiers of the 5th Michigan Cavalry, who were
IN the city, saw the horse, and identified it as
one that belonged TO their regiment. Upon
their return to their quarters they reported the
discovery TO their superior officers. The Colonel
detailed Lieut.. Hastings to come to the city
yesterday and recover the animal Upon his
applying Tor the horse he was recognized by the
then owner as the officer from whom he pur-
chased. Officer j. +. King was called upon
who took the Lieutenant and the horse and
delivered them into the custody of Col. Baker,
OF the L. 5. detective corps. proper in vesu-
CATION ill be made of the afr,ir.
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AIDING SOLDIERS TO DBsERT.- John l..
hoyer, farmer residing in the vicinity OF
PeOlesyille, Nd, was committed to the Old
Capitol prison yesterday TO ans wer the charge
OF aiding Federal soldiers to desert. Three or
four soldiers were arrested AT the house of MT
Meyer, after having been furnished with full
suits Of citizens dress.
Yesterday afternoon Col Dresser, Tooth New
York, stationed at Annapolis Junction, sent in
Richard Whitehead, an cid man residing near
that place, on the charge Of aiding deserters to
escape. At the time Of his arrest there were
several deserters with him, who were also
takeE.
GGCCERIgs AND WINEs.-Thc weIl-knovn
firm Of Johnson Maggie was on January 31st
ed by mutual consent, Mr.. Maggie re-
tirIDg. M. Johnson has however effected a
partnership with mir. q. w. Gray, and they
are now prepared to furnish the finest wines
aud ut tho, Il oto
yaBia avenue. Being represented in tho New
York market, the firm is also now enabled to
furnish wines and groceries at New York
prices, freight added only. Give them q call.
and select ircFa their splendid stock.
AsshULTIna 4 CUsTomER.-OnS Saturday af-
ternson Catharine Raglan went 10 the shop of
Miebael Noughton, on " street, near TweEty-
first, 20 rake some purchases, and while there
they got iEto dispute, when Noughton struck
her ia the face with q bowl OF lard, bruised her
face and threw her against the stove so as 10
huTn her elbow. He was arrested by officer
James and taken before Justice Drury, who
committed him Tor court
IECTURBEY "GRACE GREErwooD."-Graee
Green Mrs. Lippncottl will deli yer Il
lecture tonight in DIR. Sunderiand'a Church,
on personal recellections Of society and emil
nent personages in Washington, London and
Rome. The proceeds will DO devoted to the
sick and wounded soldiers from New York.
The literary reputation OF the speaker, and the
worthy object in view, will doubtless induce
large attendance.
REBEL DEsERTERs Lieut. w. T.. Baker, Of
tho 55th Virginia infantry; X. w. Lucas, o.
Maxwell and George Maxwell, OF the 4th Viz.
ginia cavalry, having deserted from the rebel
and voluntarily surrendered themselves into
the custody of the Federal army at Falmouth,
We're yesterday sent to the headquarters OF
Gen. Montgomery, 1T Philadelphia, there to
have the oath Of allegiance to this Government
administered TO them previous TO their release
SECOND WARD STATION CAsBs.-S. H. Bass
Ter, drunk s2-wOrkhouse. Peter Boyle, do.
90. Francis Connolly, do; dismissed. John
~Cun, James Anderson, John Murphy, drunk
and disorderly: 90 each Hugh barrow, Hugh
Mcdonald, Vim Moore, resisung ofIlcer; Jail
for court John Tracey, insulting lady; IS.
HORsB THIBvRs.-Patrolman Calhoun yes
t%rday arrested 3 shoemaker named Morton,
char gsd with stealing horse. He was ssnt 10
jail for trial.
Thomas Swaggart, haokman. was also
rent to Jail yesterday by Justice Bates, chars-