Daily national Republican., 1863-07-30
LOCAL NEWS.

THE ANNIvERsARY bERErADb.-hBrecauiyp W
the announcement made yesterday, the President
Of the Washington and Ceorgetown hsilroad' 70.
gsther with some Of the onosrs thereof, were last
night made the rssipieats Of . serenade b. por.
hon OF the Msrfne hand, under the leadership Of
Prof Scala. The analr was gottsn up BY the con-
ductors and other employees Of the road a. token
Of their regard, and II was doubly appropriate, 40
yesterday was the nrst anniversary Of the estab-
ilshment Of the road. The company, numbering
about sixty, took omnibusses At the Navy Yard
snd proceeded to the residence Of the p-pular
President, George s. Giicon, Esq. After the per.
formance OF several airs, hir. Gideon made his ap-
pearancs, and addressed those assembled as fol.
GEsTLEMEs: ! am graiihed to meet you hero
this evening and thank you for this f. iendly call.
ts Ws are here % t9 &C., sscGsts The ,'t Of
Railroad. This day one year ago, a. many Of you
will remember, we assembled on Fifteenth street,
running OF the cars in the streets Of Washington.
On that dAy-as MIR. Haggerty, whom sec before
nc, VIII doubtless recolleot-we started ntne caf,-
Capitol. This wa; the beginning ofSstreet rail-
esienasd until Il now s%Srsces eighteen mi miles s Of
ihe District Of Columbia never before enjoyed BY
them.
This enterprise has been success, and for this,
gentlemen, we are, to great extent, indebted TO
s SSSS and
shinf @ Ky You % are Justly al eniitied. ''' W ""'"
OF the nine gentlemen who ran the Hrst cars In
the streets Of this city ave yet in the employ
q the company, and am happy to say perform
Gcnfiemen, You certainly do not expect me, At
this late hour to make any extended remarks. I
thank you Tor tnis compliment to the company and
o o se = the %s
ington and Georgetown Railroad.
After three hearty cheers for the President Of
the road the party proceeded to call upon Mr.. II.
Z. Fahnestock, the eficient treasurer Of the CON-
pany. The band performed several beautiful airs,
after which Mr.. ;. appeared and made avery happy
acknowledgment Of the compliment, which was
vociferously applauded.
The company then proceeded to the residence Of
0. Carter Msrbxry, ESQ, on Bridge street, George
Gown. Mr.. Marbury, after listening to the beauti-
Sul airs as performed by the band, thanked the
conductors for the honor bestowed, and wished
thtm every success. The band was then taken to
the house Of Mr.. J. C. Pennington, the supcrintend
ent Of the Navy Yard line, and performed several
airs; after which they proceeded to the residence
Of Mr.. John H. sayres, the general superintendent
and after proper acknowledgm ent by that gentle
man, the company dispersed.
The whole affair passed of very pleasantly to
all concerned, and reflected great credit on those
who had II In charge, ..E
The conductors of our city railroad are, with but
very few exceptions, . very clever set of gentles
men, as is daily attested by hundreds Of our lady
citizens. It is but proper that we should mention
that the whole affair was gotten up through the
untiring efforts Of Mr.. Thomas Hagerty, one ofthe
first conductors appointed on the road
The DRAFT TO COMMENCE NEXT MONDAY
Yesterday morning Capt. Selects, Provost Marshal
Of the District, received orders from Provost Mar
shil General Fry to enforce the draft as soon as
practicable. The quota Of the District Is sss6 to
which, however, will be added nifty per cent as a
margin for exemptions. We subioin the number
Of names which will be drawn from each subdls-
tFict: .tf .-..
First sub district or ward rd..................Iis
Second sub-district or ward. TAI
Third sub-aistrct or ward ................... so1
Fourth sub-uistrict or ward ................. b95
Fifth sub-iisirict or ward d.................. 6ia
Sixth sub-distriet or ward .......... -. ss1
Eighth sub-diyision tGeorge town.. 2ss
Ninth subdivision (Gcorgetown).. ............. 2is
Tenth sub-iiyi.ion, composed oi that portion
Eleventh subdivision, lying between Eastern
Branch and Rock Creek. ek..................... 1866
Twelfth Subdivision, lying east OF the Eastern
Total. l..........................,
The number Of names from which these 9, ,Tss are
to be drawn is 10 sT-i4 2a2 white and s6 colored
begin drawing the names. twill be done publicly.
hall has not yet been selected but soon IS Sc
lected the public will be informed. The Provost
Marshal will commence with the Nrst Ward.
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A CURIOUS WHIsKEY ExpERIMENr.-One of
the patients In one OF cur military hospitals has
Just been saved from death by inebriation. A poor
fellows leg, which had been amputsted was at
tackled with gangrene, which resisted all the rene
nj lIx-u al haa lfaI
and his case considered hopeless. Atlength the
experime Of dosing him with whiskey was tried.
Old Rye or Bourbon was administered until the pa
tient became intensely jollihed-nesrly stupeHed,
In fact. He was kept In this condition two days
or more, and the results were decided and benef-
elal. The poison In the wound was counteracted,
the wound was cleaned, is now healing rapidly,
and the patient Is out OF danger.
We would not advise any person to get his limbs
into state Of gangrene for the sake Of enjoying
similar experiment, and will only AID that the
whiskey administered on this occasion was not Of
the same tap or vintage as that detected In some
Of our hospitals, and recently discovered by
analysis to be Of that quality which soon causes
the blood to settle under the nails Of him who
drinketh it, ~
BREAKING UP THE PECULIAR INSTITUTIONS.
Last evening, by order Of Capt Johnson, one Of
the government detectives, with detachment OF
the I'd D. e. patrol proceeded to the house of Mrs.
Harris, situated on Maine Avenue, No. 3, and ar.
rested all the inmates, with the exception Of the
landlady aud q female who was sick abed They
were taken to the guard-house, where they give
their names as follows Lizzie Moore, Francis
Martin, Lizzie Paul, LIZZIE Harris, Fannie Barnes,
Kate Jones, Mary Wyley, and Heater Chamberlain.
These parties were accommodated with lodg.
ings for the night. We understand that
although the officers Of thu guard did all
in their power to make them comfortable, they
thought the accommodations Of the Hotel de
Cooper were not az pleasant as those which they
had been accustomed to. This morning they were
brought before Justice Ferguson, who dismissed
two ol the fair ones, but mucted the others In the
sum of five dollars each. They all settled, and
were then told by the justice to go to the house,
get their clothing, and forthwith depart to seek
lodgings in some more congenial sphere. On no
condition would they be allowed to remain. 1t Is
the intention OF the military authorities to break
up this house, as 1t is q notorious place.
REVIEW OF ARTILLKRY.-There will be re.
view Of artillery at o'clock p. M to-day, at Camp
Barry. All the light artillery now stationed At
that post, and under command Of Lieutenant Col
Monroe, First Rhode Island artillery, will be re-
viewed on the plain near Camp Barry, BY General
VIM T. Barry, inspector general Of artillery of the
u s. Army. Most of these batteries are veterans,
having been through many of the late great battles