Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-25
LOCAL NEWS.

SUPERB Present TO GEy. SIGEI-s,,,,
q n. SIEei this afternoon received a ulgnis.
C at ana costly sword and belt the gt.t OF an.
GeI man ci'izeus OF Cincinnati
The belt is OF heavy black velvet. very richly
embrclCFr' an Goiu, REPRESENTING ok Iasv..
intertw iEed with laurel On tn, plate 4. IA
ca. lie OF solid gold. sarrounded DIV thirt.en
stars set in blue enams'l, each star a tiny dis
mond. and tie whole surrounded by a wreath
of ColCen oak leaves.
The sword l. OF the best qualify of stall TIA
blaoe icing decorated with r-pr-sen. "A, io.s OF
the trophies Ct WAT; figures OF the tfodJ-s OF
Liberty and theragie, and the motto az III uribus
unum The hiit Is formed OF a figure rrnre.
seniing 81. George killing The dragon.
The dragon is of pure gold, VITA eyes OF dia
rnoDd. The scab0ard il Of solid sill yer. \ i.efu
uiui hsure OF fame, OF wrought silver, 5ciag
al the top. Below this ara the l,-t:ers ~ - :.
formed OF diamonds, and surrounded by oax
le:;yrs. Then follows the motto in German,
'.l-iierty's srntinri or watch tower"
Further DOWN are tire names Carthage ant
Pea Ridge, engraved on g ground of blue
enamel; while al the bottom OF the scabb,rd IN
hiehly-wroueht lin goidD repr; sestation Of "a
kinds. The rings and chasin gs on the scahbard
are OF solid gold.
This sword was entrusted by the Ciers,sn.
OF Cincinnati 10 Dr. Soicer for presents:i,n IA
companird by Messrs. Cluss, Buttman, Ros-er
Dr. schmidt and Dr. Smelling, Of this CITY per
formed ihat agrt ga ole task
In pr'ssntIug the sword DR.. s highly co,n-
piimented the Grneral, and referred 10 the
tam" " hen he (Gen. s. and the speaker had
fought side by Side for liberty in Germany
TPn. SlEeTs name was inscribed upon The
hearts If all p-opie, and H. hopas the dav
would yet come when they could draw Tn ir
sw ords aga in in smother country.
Gen Sieel, in receiving the sword, returned
his ihanks for the gif;, and said il was wron.
TO place depsrdence upon any one ;naa; bu:
each man should b. considered as q san lie pa-I
OF all VINO acre attempting TO work out the
problem OF liberty.
he had always been a republican as against
&c: poiisTr, and would stand by repubiican
principles 10 the end. Many things had hap
pened IN this war 10 discourage him, and his
friends had advised him 70 desist from being a
soioirr. as justice was not being doae him, bat
In such time as this no man should be dis
Outraged BY little personal grievances.
IL was not time 10 bring personal quarrels
before the % ople. For this cause he was silent
History will be- just, If the people nov are not
He did not know whether he would te able 10
carry the sword just presented through the en-
tire war, but if not, il would be because hs
thought he would be more useful as 4 citizen
or 4 private soldier.
made to the sword beng drawn in other lands.
he said tba; il this Govern meut failed TO crush
this REBELLION there would be OF attsmpt-
Ing tie establishment Of freedom In any other
land.
HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-On Mcndsv afternoon
several suspicious characters, near tina corner
OF Twenty-rrst and q streets, got around an
old German, named Herman Dressing, aud
pretended that he had q kni!e, and tha; they
were afraid that he would do some one harm.
and H. Id his hands while others put their hands
in bis pockets and emptled them. taking two
knivPs. two or three dollars in money ana q
Pay ticket for twenty Ave dollars. Several
persons " Ere standing near at the time. but
did not interfere, the parties acting IL they
were Dressers friends, who did not want
10 see him In any scrape. Yesterday afur-
BOON, officers jams s1s MARI arrested four
OF the party and started with them to the
First Ward station, but before they reached
Tie lock up, the two with officer Mari attsm pt-
cd 10 escape by running In different directions,
but the officer succeeded in catching one OF
them. The two others with officer James also
mace an attempt TO get away, bat the ON .ef
This morning the three, whose names ara Hugh
1ngrshsm. Daniel Emory and Frank Travrrs,
were brought before Justice Drury, who COM
mitted them 10 Jail for court On the way %
the Jail they were carried 20 the Office of Nm.
perintandent Webb and had their muSs taken
for The "Rogues' Gallery"
WASHINGTON MONEY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Tor stocks, coin and uncurrent money, Z a rni.hsa
by Lewis johnson g. Co., Bank-rs
Buying Sailing.
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U. =. Gertificates Indeot's. o; o.
Quartermastrrs' Checks, paya-
bic In CSrtinc6tes. ........... -
u. -. Demand Notes. t,e
american Gold. leS III
% IntIiCssn.ssiSef.....-.. l&5
Nrginia bank noies, % dis; South Oaro-
lima, Georgia SC, 25a3o discount; North Oarc-