Daily national Republican., 1863-10-27


ishihg addisiossi prof that alithe money (near
ly three millions) wss on board that steamer al
the time Of the fire.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
APPROVAL OF sENfaHcEs or CoURrs-MAR.
TiAL ny MAJ. GEN. MEApE.-GeAoral Order No.
ss has Just been published, approving the sentence
of oourts.martiat In the following case:
Second Lieutenant stephen Redshaw, X, nth
New Ysrk volunteers; conduct unbecomins an
ofcer and gentleman and prejudicial to good order
and military discipline. Sentence d smissed the
| service.
First Lieut.. Bradford $. Murphy, X, eth ver.
mont drunkenness on duty. sentence-That he
b cashiered. T..
: I. Private Henry Bearislcy, @, sth Michigan,
desertion. Sentenced to be shot.
4 Private Thomas sands, ., iissh Pcnnsyivania,
dcsertion. Sentenced 70 be shot.
Private James Haley, ., iisth Battalio, Fem.
sylvania volunteers, desertion. Sentenced to be
l shot.
First sergeant Henry II. wiilisms, company 1,
nth Pennsylvania, desertion. Sentenced to be
| shot.
Private Matthias Brown, alias Albert Brown, B,
soth Pennsyv vania, deserton sentenced to be shot.
sertion; sentenced to be shot.
| As already stated, General Meade has approved
| these several sentences, and ordered thcm to be
carried into execution.
| ... -
HOUSES CLosED.--Capt. Dolan's detectives
TO- lay closed the saloons Of number OF parties.
The following Is list Of the names and places OF
business; Mrs. Helen Kelly, New Jersey avenue,
| between and streets north James Quinn, Mrs.
SnAulinH. q atraak Iors
and First street NJ. sharry, Mrs. Dcrneii, John
Haskins, First street, between D and north Mrs.
PETERSON, Mrs. Noah, b street, between Delaware
avenue and First street east Emily Murphy, OPP
posite Stanton Hospital. The offence OF these par.
tbs consisted In selling liquor 70 soldiers repeat
edly.
ORPHANS CoURr-Jndgs pt.resu.- Julia Bas.
sett was qusliied TO administer the goods chattes
and personal estate OF Joseph A. Hastings.
The final account Of the surviving executor Of
John Mcclellan was proved.
James e. Mcclure took out letter. OF adminis-
tration on the personal estate OF Mrs. Jane Des.
kins.
The last will and testament Of Michael II. Con.
rad was hled.
CRIMINAL COURT Judge Fisher. David
Ford, charged with resisting of1cer In the per-
formancc OF his duty, was sentenced to pay a fine
Of SIo.
The case Of John Fiaherty, indicted on the charge
OF manslsughter, 10 upon trial. Fiaherty 10
charged with beating man named James Donohue
with stick upon the head, from the effects of
which he died. Col. J. Bell Adams 10 counsel for
the Defendant.
PROSTITUTION IN THE CIIY.-lt is estimated
that there are In the city Of Washington at the
pre-ent time about fifteen thousand tis,ooo) f.
males who ply an illegitimate vacation. Between
Tenth and Fifteenth streets and below Pennsylva-
inmates OF those abodss OF crime i've thousand
t6ooo) arc from the city Of New York.
DANGEROUS sPRACTIcE.-Thomas Harris was
arrested by Roundsmsn Pierce, OF the kishth Pie
cinct for firing pistol out OF his house on west
street, near Third street cast He was aned 81 %
by Justice Ferguson. The pistol was out Of order
and the owner was trying It, but the policeman
WAS in the vicinity and had him tried by the Jus
tlce.
HORSE TBIEF.-Wm. T. Hawkins was ar
rested by Onhcer Dom, Of the Fourth ward, for
stealing a valuable horse and set Of harness be-
longing to o. p stevens, and was fully committed
to Jail for court by Justice Thompson. Before
going to jail, Hawkins picture was taken 90 as to
be placed In the rosuss' gallery.
UNDER SEsTENCE.-Geo. A. Jones, 7lst
Pennsylvania volunteers; Nelson Pratt, 9th MAsss-
chusetts volunteersS G. Harrington, Ilsth New
York volunteers Enos DAILY, listh New York;
Phil. Magrsf, i<sth New York; Henry H. Moore,
Goth Maine; soldiers under sentence OF court mar
tisl, were to-day sent to the Old Capitol by the
Provost Marshal.
DEsERTERs.-Wm. b. Smallwood and John
Mccullough, two dessrters from First Md. artiilc-
ry, were arrested to-day by some OF Capt Dolan's
detectives. Henry strausnyder, 4 descrter from
the Eighteenth Pa. cavalry, was also arrested by
same oHosrs. They were turned over to Capt.
scheetz.
SELLING LIQUoR ON SUNDAY.-Mara Boston
was arrested yesterday by Otiser Vernon, Of the
Tenth precinct, for selling liquor on Sunday. She
sold 1t at her residence, In Pear Tree alley, to
Margaret Eveling. She was fined $40 by Justice
Boswell.
The SMITHsoN CoURr-MARriAL.-Capt Nc.
kelvey, detective, was again before the court.
martial, having charge Of VIM. 7. smithson's case,
this morning. Mr.. Davidse cross-sxamined the
witness at great length. No other witness WAS
examined.
THE HAYES COURT MARTIAL.--Thc defence
OF Capt. Davis, Of the 9Th Pennsylyanis, on trial
before the court martial Of which Gen. Hayes IL
rresident AND Major Gaines, Judge Advocate, was
heard this morning.
PRISONERS FOR ExCHANGE.-Tho prisoners
OF war for exchange which We mentioned yester-
day, started for Point Lookout this morning, under
charge OF guard. They numbered about Ave hun
drcd. Captain Todd, Provost Marshal OF thus Dis
triot, accompanied the prisoners.
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.-A number Of the
NJ
were before the Grand Jury this morning, and II 10
supposed that they wero examined In relation to
the houses OF ill-fame situated In that ward.
REBEL DEsEKTERs.-The following rebel do
sertsrs were to-day committed to the Old Capitol
by Capt Todd: Dan. M. Slater, sth Va. inf; W. II.
Lee, guerrilla, John W. Rose, 10th Va. cav.
REBEL RsrUGn.-Henry Walker, q refugee
from rebeldom, was committed to the Old Capitol
to-day, by Capt. Todd. Walker was sent In by
Lieut.. Ltilswosth, Of scott's 900.