Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-25
LOCAL NEWS.

The DRA1T.-The following cases were dis
posed of by the Board of Enrolment mp to tn,
hour Of O'Clock to-day:
Joseph B. Onion, erroneeusly enrolled
Ralph Elliott, physical disability.
Philip J. McHenry, furnished substitute
VIM. johnson.
VIM. Young, only son of widow.
James A. Calhoun, paid commutation
John Gerlock, paid Communication.
VIM. r. Myers, paid communion.
BENJAMIN Dawden, paid continuation.
w. A. Nicholson, paid communication
Urban.
William Brun, alien.
John Marshall, over age
Cesar Gray, (colored.) accepted.
J. K. Burroughs, paid communication.
Thomas g. McCabe, paid Communication.
job. Morton, disability.
Andrew J. Hixon, disability.
b: Frank Grey, furnished substitute-Joseph
Eerkslesser.
Joseph Chrisholm, alien
Grafton Johnson, (colored.) accepted.
Thomas Dougherty, alien.
Arthur Henry, under age.
John H. Beckett, disability.
Alexander Ross, over age.
Stephen Clark, colored, accepted,
ii. IL. Garfield. paid commutation.
W. M. Davis, paid communication.
James Rankin, paid communication.
Fred b. Lllley, paid communication.
Jacob Slaler, paid communication.
james Ii. Burch. paid Communication.
John Meade, furnished Observation-Disclosures
Gicman.
David kaufman, enormously enrolled
George Washington, colored, accepted.
George Shuehart, alien.
William A. Smith, disability.
James Wales, disability. st.s#e
Franklin A. Miller, disability.
William 4. Sim. paid communication.
Thomas Piper, disability.
John Collins; paid commutation.
Robert Cook, only son OF widow liable.
Charles Nohe. enormously enrolled
Randolph Birch. over age. lyg
Charles Sims, disability.
Yesterday w. T. Crai2, of Georgetown, put
in the plea OF being over tine age required by
the first class; but some of the officers were nl
doubt upon that point. and accordingly the
family blble was procured, where his birth
was registered as having taken place on Feb'y
II, $50, and this morning he was arrested, and
WI Y .d S. 50 ior soldier, unless ne proves
he can.
p Felix Dugan who keeps store ON the Island,
and w. II. Thorn, were arrested yesterday by
some OF Capt. Scheetz's detectives, and this
morning they were committed by Capt. To Id
to the Old Capitol prison. Ii is stated that
these parties, day before yesterday. goG hold of
a soldier named Jonathan Baines, 1I2th New
York, and while he was drunk they took off
his uniform and W ashed him up, giving him a
suit OF citizen's clothes, and persuaded him
to attempt TO pass as a substitute. He was to
pay each Of them twenty: nye dollars II he was
clothes again. Barnes went before the board,
but on being closely questioned he acknowl-
edged that he was a soldier, and was sent to
Forrest Hall prision, but previously he was
taken over TO Dugan, who denied the charges
Barnes had m ade; and he (Dugan) and Thorn
were arrested, and this morning were sent to
Provost Marshal Todd, who committed them
TO the Old Capitol.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENTAL melancholy ac-
cident occurred yesterday afternoon on the
gunboat Wyandank, by which Acting Masters
Mate Alfred p. Matthews, of this city, was in
stantly killed. 1t appears that the quarter
gunner, Thomas Seegef, was engaged in clean
ing a revolver, when, by some means as vet
unexplained, one OF the barrels was discharged,
the ball entering the right breast Of Mr. Mat
thews, and, tits supposed, cut the main artery
of the heart, as he bled profusely and died
without uttering a word. Mr. NJ. has been in
the navy since the breaking out of the rebellion,
and has spent most OF his time in the Potomac
Flotilla, among the officers and men OF which
he was deservedly popular. He was we'll
known throughout this city, and he leaves a
large number OF friends to mourn his loss. The
accident occurred when the boat was OH Chick
played at half mast, and the boat returned TO
the Navy Yard, arriving here this morning.
WAsN'T SATISFIED WITH HIS MOTHERS
CHOICR-Wm. and Abraham Olson, two col
ored men, residing in TIE Seventh Ward, were
each drafted, and the mether having the choice
of exempting one OF them, favored the younger
one,a Abraham, who was residing with her !;
but this arrangement did NOT suit William,
and on Monday evening he went to his mothers
house and attempted to give Abraham other
causes for exemption by thrashing him. but
Puilen arrested both the persons and took
them TO the Seventh Ward station, where
Justice Ferguson, after hearing the evidence,
dned William S1.W. t<fI