Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-18

IHE DRAPT.-Ihe following cases xyara dis
posed of by the Board of Enrolment mn To thu
hour of o'clock to-day:
VIM. Fisher, alien.
henry Eass, over age.
Emory Baxter, only son of infirm parents.
DAVID Kenny, over age.
samuel DE Shell, enormously enrolled
VIM Vance, Alien.
Chas. b. Fenton, disability.
Henry McCauley, disability.
Peter Boiling, colored, accepted
Y. Sheir, enormously enrolled.
Michael Ecker, alien.
Albert Smith, disability.
Thomas J. Kelly, over age
Within " Shreve. paid csmm utaGon.
OiiFef L. Anderson, disability
iiiiam X Russell, furnished substitute
Theodore Post
John Hill, furnished observation-disclosures
BIozaG.
L. B. Elliot, furnished substitute-John
Cox. A
Benedict Jenkins, over age.
Hiram Bail, over age.
John Fearnot, disability.
John +. Acker, disability.
Newton j. Cox, disability.
George Barron, disability.
Isaac Childs, felony
w iiilam Bird, enormously enrolled.
samuel M. Pool, paid Communication
w illlam L. Vernon, disability.
James Miller, alien.
john Bowen, only son of widow.
There is but a small number now appearing
before the board daily, and the officers have
ample time to attend to the cases of all who
appear but there are large number whose
time mas expired. and who have not yet made
their appearance. We understand that on and
after the goth inst all who fail to report viii be
treated as Geserttrs.
PUBLIC ScHooLs.-The committee appointed
10 examine the candidates tor the scholarship
IN Columbian College met for that purpose in
me room occupied by the Female Intermediate
Scnooi, Fourth District, ON Saturday, the 18th
instant, at O'clock D. m. Three pupiis sp,ectad
from each OF the Male Grammar Schools ware
present. Inc examination was continued from
until * O'clock, and then adjourned until
Monday, 18th instant, at = O'clock and was
concluded the same evening.
Inc examination was of most thorou oh and
searching character, and was conducted with
both printed ana oral questions. The Scholar
snip exhibited was of a much higher grade
IMAM tnat OF former examinations. The COM
mittee adjourned to Thursday, 18th instant, to
examine The papers and make up their de-
cision, when the scholarship was unanImous
ly awarded to Ebert Turner, q pupil of the
M male Grammar School, First District, S. John
thomson, principal. This is third wear In
succession in which the award has been made
TO this school.
DRATH or THE CARs.-A soldier died of
dysentery on the cars, corner Of Marylesd
avenue and Sixth street, last evening Iust after
his ARRIVAL from the front. The surgeon in
charge OF the sick on the train could not tell
longed On his cap was marked J. g. Penning-
ton, company F, 1l9th Pennsylyania In his
pocket was found q pocket-book with 81 so and
duplicate copy Of deposit fprinted1 marked
"Deposite IL, 1913, Michael Nc Ionough' Ana on
lSG3; amount $50" and signed j. S. Stone, sec.
retary. The body was transferred to the home
OF the Sanitary Commission, and buried by
Capt. Z. L. Hartz, A. O., at the Old Soldiers,
Home burial ground.
LARCENY CAsEs.-On Tuesday, Cordelia
Mnders, who Is well known to the police, was
arrested by officer Crump for stealing Sl5 from
ulla Riley, who resides In BlaZis alIey and
committed to Jail for court by Justice Drury.
On the same day, VIM: Smith was arrested
by officer Stuard, charged with stealing a siI
Yer watch from Philip White, and sent To isii
by the same Justice.
Michael Shanahan took the clock ont of the
First Ward station house, and made off with
1t, but was oyerhauled by officer Clements. and
} Justice Drury sent him 10 jail
A RooRBAcK.-A rumor is on the streets to-
day that yesterday detachment of "Scotts
SHi, While reconnolterlng in the neighborhoodr
OF LewlnSville, came across White and Mosa-
by's bands. mbering about GOO men, with
two pieces OF artillery, and a skirmish ensued,
during which Is of our men were killed and
the balance driven back There is no trrIth
whatever in the story, as we have taken pains
to ascertain. That portion of SCOTS 600,
absent from their camp were, at late hour last
night, IN Montgomery county, ard had not
been across the river during the day. - y
THE CASE OF WHITE.-The evidence in the
case OF W hie, the Baltimore detective, Charged
with receiving brides, who is heinz tried by
the court-martial of which Cen Slough is
President, lin session at Buffers, Fourteenth
street has been closed. His defense will he
read tomorrow by a. "A. Smith, Esq, when
the court VIII proceed to make up their verdict
and sentence gwen. The nit, no weyer NAV
not be known for some days yet.
STAMPRDE.-A number OF negroes belonging
TO Mr. Posey, of Charles county, Md, seized a
large boat few days ago, and embarkIug
up the river to Washington. They
passed here yesterday in the boat. Mr.. Posey
and some, of his friends followed on by land to
W ashington, 10 endeayor to effect their cap
ture, and ADMINISTRATION Gdsetts. =
LOST HIS MoNRY.-Ed. Smith, a sailor, Stop
ping at sNillard's Hotel, complained to the de-
tectives that he mad been robbed of ssi95 in
Treasury notes, about p. m. yesterday. He
alleges that he had 5000 in his pocket-book,
and and the sum mentioned had been extracted.
money while drinking a. various places.
ROBBERS AT THE CAMPs.-Sergt. Andrew
MIllett, Co. ID, 18th Mass, stationed at Camp
Craig, was robbed a. his quarters of 1890,
notes. The Sergeant is worthy
man, had saved his money; and his loss ex-
6 ties much sympathy. No clue to the robber
has Yet been obtained. a. -
RoBBERY.-Yesterday, Jno hartman, a SOL
dier OF the 63d Penn. Vols, complained thathe
TEL
on b street north, near First street east knowrr
as Capitol Hall. He slept in a room with two
others. He is substitute, and had lust ar
rived.
FIRST DISTRICT REGIMENT-It is reportea
that the LIST D. O. regiment has been relieved
from duty at Alexandria by the I'd and nth n.
s. Infantry. The list d. @. will, it is said. he
placed on duty in this city
RECRUITS. Nineteen recruits for the SD
New Jersey regiment arrived yesterday -
FOR REKT,A suit of UNFUkNisHED ROOMS,