Daily national Republican., 1863-10-16
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
HpBAxD n, wu1s--Pstsick Leonard ysse-
day committed IN assault ~ bAstssy On Ne W.
fosd. Csthss1as = asoes twies = ~ - ~ -
tssy have bssa AAsrssa sbsut We yeer. ~
wfls was ne vi6pw of 0wsn 1sose. - i.nenseo
his property, whtsh y sltusAsA IN Ne vtsnisy o.
Masylsnd avenue - RbusoA sossse. bAs was
posf ,aAorss Asa tAsuehS u - could ~ TIE fish
widow hs ssuid astus down " Me. ne widow.
however, thsugh dsA, wss sQually astuss, and
wosld - ~ hss sgttshe - sqna.ssfsd away ~
spyossAfol Auseasl. pAt, tAsrsSors, beat her.
but M asrssssA by ne policeman, and sent 70
jail Sor Z fustAss keaeing, By sustiss Ferguson.
. Irs,,sF71 rrii ~-- ff I
Frauo PISTOL N e1Rssf.-John BuIksr,
German soldier, vss afrested yestsrday afternoon
BY 6nsSf 1asKisy f6r arins pistol In ssset. Ths
prastiss Of sanyiag loaded arms tAsough TIE
strssss b vssy sounoa among the sosdisrs. Some
OF fshsn nanaGs 10 pressure liquor, and. BECOMING
Intoxicated, are vsry eass,sss With the uss ef thsr
weapons. Last night soldier satsssd seafss-
tionery shop on Capitol ill and deliberately dis
charged he soatsnts Of rsvelvsf.i This was dose
at random asA without provosasioa. Many sesi-
dents have Already resulted non this safssss uss
Of hFe arms By the soldisss, ed ~ sxpsst
iele many more n soldlsss aot on guard dnty sos :.
tinus to carry losdsd ar.s threush our Streets
SoapIms ATTEnrSIEo 70 enfL THniB
HonsEi-NsIssn Hsrsisk and John n. Fsrgusou,
eavairynen, were " ths city yestssday, end bsisG
by dispoeing sf tAeir hsfses, and were Just about
nakins The necessary afranesnsat with man
WHOM thsv thought dealer 10 stock, but who,
unSsftunatsly 6os them, was Government detect-
i've. Ne arrsstsd them and took them before Col.
Baker. Thss ofnees committed thsa 70 ths csn-
trai Cuasdhouss sos psaishnsat.
Dsss2Fuas ARaIsrHD.-Henry ". stoddard,
q suppossd dessrtsr, was yssaerday arrested By
= one OF Captain sshss,s's dstsstivss. Hs WAS
turned over to csptais Tedd, who committed hin
Ing ooodasd stated that he belongB In Alsxandria,
and is no deserter or soldier either.
John Folsom. deserter from the First Mary
land volunteers, was yssterday arrested by one Of
Colsnsl Dalfsf's dstsetives. He was sent 10 the
Central guard hosss for Gel. Bakers orsers.
sH NHHIf -~~-
GOVERNMENT IMPRovINnHfs At KENDALL
0aRRn.--A number Of larss stables have lately
bees built By the Government In the vicinity Of
Kendall Green. The stables - they now stand
will accommodate over .thrss thousAad horses.
o0ue teu huuttlou1A uSa0l88 ~ now IN pfORrvo1
Of construotisA on Delaware avsnus near the linz
Of ths railroad. This will b . great aseommoda.
tion, for Heretofore the wagon trains have had "a
90 away 70 the western portion Of the sity and
khen BE- brought back again TO the railroad 70 gst
freight for the oanps thereby cutting up the strests
badly, bssidss making double labor and expense.
WHAT Bsconss or fHn MoNuY TAKIH ynoll
LiaveR ssLLxns A. vSHEst-This 10 . question
49,. suA ~Al- ~. al 49,
havs been fined for selling liquor TO soldisrs. W.
would aaswsr that II is turned over to Levy Csur,
and sy that body ussd 70 maize Improvements "a
the various roads leading out Of the city. In con
versaton with aJusties Of The peace yesterday, hs
informed us that the bsautiful avsnue (Iincolnl
leading to the Congressional Csnstsry, hsA beer
paid Tor entirely By noniss thus taken In.
GAnIzns.-Frsdsrick Durcke was arrested
yesterday afternoon By oaAssr AsEiresh for gan.
bling, but dismissed By Justice Ferguson aftss
being rsprinandsd nd warned not TO 20 iato
gamisg salooss or lottery ofless. He was found
in another policy ofnoe lev hours sftsrwards b
ofansr Burch. and assd eio by justice Thoupsea
George Masoa and Bsnjamin Dsanst, with whom
he wss saGassd, N gambling, were also sussted
and sasA aasd 60 - Justice Thoapsoa.
NUlannR On PRIsorHss At TEE OLD CAPIfor-
There are now about one thousand prisoasss con
naed u the Old Capital. Of this numbst, sigh'
hundred are prisoners Of var, two hundred ant
nfty State prisoasrs, and between sixty and seven
ty undsr sentence Of sourt-usrtial. This numbe
10 constantly chasging, and ons month sfte
another hardly nnds the ssns prisoners incarosi
ated within its walls. OF course, the prisoassi
captured hy Msads's army in the recent fight ars
not counted In the above estimstes
DIsoRpRRLY SoLDIRRs.-Two soldiers, Johr
Musnsr and Adolph Film, were arrested last nigh
by OHicers Barhicy and PArkhurst, OF the Eight
precinct. Adolph Film vent Into eonfectioesrl
store on south street kept by . German, an,
without provoeation, fred arsvofvsr. The bal
struck stone wall and glanced OF striking ps
tition. Ifit had penetrated the petition, It woul,
have struck ehild lying In bed In the adjoinini
room. John Musner raised row In the house o
ill-fams keptby the notorious Mrs. Caroline Heins
They were both turned over to the military b.
Justice Ferguson.
PoLIcr DRALsRs FrNED.-A policy office ol
Third street, between and C, near the Washing
ton Hotel, was entered yesterday afternoon b.
Otficer Kelly, OF the Seventh precinct, and tn
propristor arrested And fined $50 50 by Justio
Ferguson. The proprietor OF policy once Iocs
ted In the cellar Of the Central Hotel was arreste
by Ofiosr McEifrssh and dned fifty dollars (s6O) b
Justice Ferguson. '......... p
PRIsoNlRs or War BROUGHT UP.-Las
night about 200 prisoner Of war. captured by ou
cavalry near Bristoe station, on wednesday las
were brought TO this city. Thsy were sent up frot
the hsadquarters OF the Army Of the Potomac
They were started from the army yesterday morr
ing under strong guard. Upon their arrival the
were ssat 10 the Old Capital prison BY order
from Provost Marshal Todd. The ofacer who ha
charge Of tho guard stated that there would prob'
bly, be about two hundrsd more arrive to-day.
SoLDIRs FIGHfINa. Adolphus Hill an
John Meisner were arrested BY the police Of III
FiTh ward, on the charge Of being druns aud ae
ing In very disorderly manner, nring pistols an
nearly killing little child Of Mr.. Fisher. The
were taken TO the stationhouse, and from theme
sent to the Central BY Justice Ferguson, who o.
dcred them to be well showered.
SMUGGLING LIQUOR INro CAhP.-John Yea
ger, VIM. Geldner, Frank Rash and Fred. Rss
were arrested yesterday In the attempt to smusg
liquor into one Of the camps across the rive