, 1863-02-16

A4~Ato VI A1tht41 AltM NAI EGlAC- |
tcry, almost into the very pipes which carry
the element Of life or death into every house.
hold.
One cannot but speak warmly Of subject
80 yitn]ly affecting the universal health Of our
city. Is It surprising death so ofteu has
knocked ut our doors the past year.
Camp Notwithstanding the PrIs-
oners. |
a squad Of thirty-two policemen, under |
command Of Captain John Nelson, proceeded |
Gay or two since, ut the request Of the au-
thoritics, to Camp Doug:as, for the purpose Of
searching the rebel prisoners there confined, |
ant taking from them weapons and other con-
t..l5and articles. Many good responsibilities,
pistols, &c.-weEc found, including quite a |
number Of Colt 'sar1ny rcYolycrs, heavily load
cd The majori'y, however, Of the weapons |
---:,l.out Il cartloal of which were fountt--wcro
Of but little use. Besides these, there were
1argc number Of llanl-saws, latchetB nnd
s1nal}-axcs found secreted about tue quar-
tcrs, their possession Of which it is difficult
to account for. About twelve thousand dol
lars III money was also found, six or eight
hundred dollars OF which was In gold, and
tho balance in grccnbacke, Confederate notes
and Arkansas scrip. THIS Was all taken from
them, each man being given a receipt for
what he Ind, on tho presentation Of which ut
headquarters they can obtain email sums
whenever they desire it. In one portion Of
| the barracks there were found number Of
, carpet-bass, containing whole pieces Of calico,
cotton cloth and blanketings, with large lot
Of saddlcrs' and slloe1aakers' tools, all new
and in good order. An oycrcoat, too, valued
al about forty dollars, lost by sut1er named
alackcy, abouta week ago, was found scerctcd
in bunk. It is somewhat singular, too,
that more tlan one thousand copies Of the
Chicago Ti,nes OF various dates, were found
upon the persons Of the rebels, with which
they manifested = great reluctance to part.
tile fir1ncst friend they llasc-no wonder they
cling to il so fonlly. The larger portion Of
the money found upon them wills in Treasury
| notes and gold.
The St. Nitho:,is and Samuel Hawk.
Tie attention Of our readers is called to tue
t advertisement III another column Of the st,
Nicho1as Hotel, New York, under the joint
management Of its new lcssecs Mcssrs. SPOTS
and Hawk.
We have already referred to the removal of
our cstimahlr itllow citizen, Samuel Hawk,
esq, 10 the Empire City, and NC feel sza:ified
in announcing TO Ills numerous friends of the
West and Northwest who have been tue re-
cipiarts Of lis gcnt!clnanly attention While
proprietor Of the Richmond House in this
city, and afterwards Superintendent Of the
Sherman House, that he is now at home and
TrcPs.rcd to receive his friends at 50 eligi.
tlc Il point lis liz st. Nicho1a:.
It will also be gratifying to his more init
matc personal friends III this city, to learn
that tue lease ofthc present rrorrictors was
cfIccted on rcry moderate mud entirely satis-
factory terms, and the new management soa,
n1cncts With full business and undcr the
| racst favorable auspices.
We tcspeak for our friend Hawk and lis
new enterprise oil thc success his excellence
Of character, his warm sympatlics, and his
ass4dtlous devotion to the comfort of his
| guests deserve.
Ellsworth Xouayes,
We arc much pleased to know that this
splendid corps met with great SUCCESS at their
last meeting, which was held at their armorv
OIL Thursday night, for the purpose Of filling
their company to the full numbcr-loo men:
they no" number eighty Of our best citizens.
mostly young nsea having taste for military
exercises, and who wislato improve This op-
rort'lniay oi pefcctlDg themselves both in
the fam Gus Zoanye and the United States In.
f:utry drill, which Is taught this corps by
| Capt. Brand. II iscxpccted that the company
1 {,$ $1,o
and ill arc invited 10 be present who wish to
tecomc members: IS this will probably bc the
lasl chance.
Since The breaking out Of the rebellion up
wards OF seventy of this company have en-
tered The service, among whom arc sixteen
Captains, all in infantry regiments but one.
This spcaks for itself ot what the organiza-
ton mas been doing.
For the benefit Of those Who contemplate
,oining, the cxrcnec Of such membership will
oc comparatively nothing, as their new equip
aaehss gro III r;ia for by subscription Of the
old 1ncnbcrs.
DEo~HED.-About thrco o.c,oc,. snrd.v
morning erica for help werc heara f,on, , ,n,n
who had brolicn through TIC ice Of IL. .;~.~
near Wolcott street. Tho policemen or tha
, southern side Of the river could render b,,, -
aid; but tho watchsnan On ono Of the ycs,c,.
; lying at the dock threw rope out t, him, bu,
, be was probably 90 bcnumbed with cold as to
bc unable to use It., and soon disappeared un-
: der lie icc. Ills body has not yct boon rccoy-
= cred, nor Ills nanac asccIsaincd. His hat was
< found upon llc ice ncar where hc WIS drown,
ID.