Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-08-11
LOCAL NEWS.

THE DRAFT-The Board of Enrolment helt
another session this morning for the purpose o
hearing and acting upon applications for ex
emption. The following cases were dispose
OF
A. liable, exempted for disability.
Charles L. Jarvis, disability
Daniel Larrabee enormously enrolled
George w. Busher, disability
q. ID. Ctermehle, furnished substitute-Sam'
Brown.
Patrick Daily, alien.
Henry T. Chandlee, furnished substitute
Theodore BakeE.s
David ". WoQdrg-p uder age.
Oliver q, EisAeh 6se &c.
5 :'11ius ~ sfsk ~ - p,ea.
Egbert AZ iikiS2 aished substitute
samuel i: iE over age.
jones' F. 9. NoF'Ss a'shsd a9ss'a'e-w''''am
Jos IL. Heron, no " in service
II. T.. Scott, now in service.
sylvester ID. English, accepted.
Oliver A. Dom, furnished substitutes Yas
Clark.
Samuel Shreeye, disability.
Iheo. II. Cunningham. only son of a widow
SennettS.
Alfred Wethercli, furnished substitute-D
Maloncy.
Walter Cadman, furnished substitute-Jas
Cusick.
VIM. Clark, accepted.
Lewis Pribram, under age.
John A. Nicolay, disability.
Patrick Ford, alien.
Geo. W. Van Allen, furnished substitute
Jas. English.
Enos Reynolds, over age.
Thomas Smith, under age.
George McGlue, paid Communication money
II. S. McGlue, paid communication money.
VIM. Wormley, colored, furnished substi-
tute-John F. Charms. colored.
John +. Cook, coio.ed, furnished substi-
fnte-Jamaa H. A0are. c0l0rpd
Henry warrington, furnished substitute
Chas Smith.
John Kerr, furnished substitute William
Samuel Brennan. disability.
VIM. H. Dayton, disability.
Sylvester ID. English claimed exemption on
the ground OF physical disability, but upon ex
animation he was accepted, much to his cha
grin and disappointment. He then requested
permission 10 60 and obtain a substitute, but
Capt. Scheetz took his descriptive roll and
sent him to the camp near the sCircle," and he
will have TO make arrangements for q substi-
tute after arriving there.
A number Of ladies attended at the City Hall
for the purpose of pleading for relatives who
had been drafted. They were ali however,
firmly, but courteousiy informed by Captain
Scheetz, that no exemption could be made sx-
cept for legal cause, and that as ladies We're
not drafted there was no necessity for their
presence Many Of them brought the papers OF
their relatives, and supposed that would
answer every purpose.
dilapidated Teuton, who looked rs though he
had Just get OF OF a seven month spree, and
had been picked in q lager beer barrel from
time immenoFiai. Capt. Scheetz concluded
that tho substitute could not supply place IN
Uncle Sans army.
The two drst genuine black substitutes were
offered to-day and accepted. They were Of
feTed By VIM. Wormley and John T. Cook, two
well-known c0lored men Of light complexion.
and 10 seems that they had picked ont two 81
the blacklist darfes a. substitutes 10 be had
for money.
while fhs Board have been engaged In hear
ing the claims Of those wishing 70 be exempted.
Lewis Clophane. Esq the receiver OF eommu-
taion money, has ooRmenced to receive the
exemption money from various parties; bat up
TO the present time has received the SUM ne
cessary to secure exemption buf from four
Meesrs. Thomas e. Kidwell, John r. Frank.
lin, q. r. Mc4lue, and Henry Mc0lue. Many
persons who would have paid their commuta-
ton money have purchased substitutes, the
prices OF whom range from $50 to os5O,
bat a. the demand increases the prices will
60 up, and In short time the ccmmutattoners
will roll In their piles In swarus, doubtless
Tho receipt given BY the receiver 70 &c fol-
lows:
"Reoeiyed at on tao - dRy OF -
fSs-, from - --, who was drafted tnto
the service Of t4s United States on the - DAY
OF -. 49,, from the Distriet Of Cslanhas,