Daily national Republican., 1863-11-11
LOCAL NEWS.

MEETING TO ENcouaAeR EuLIsrNssfs.-TAs
Quota Of " Dtsfrtef sder Ms Last Csn qf As Prest-
den.-The following gentlemen, comprising the
COMMITTEES appointed b. the msetiusof wednesday
last to prosnets enilstnsnts In tails District, met
last evening in the Council Chamber
and Mr. Noyes, seeond ward, a. c. Richards and
A. \. shepherd. Third ward, p. y. Bacon. Nj. Dn-
eant, and Mr. ssssfofd, EoHssh & wssd ~; ct. g, =.
sixth wsrd; John II. semmes, seventh ward.
General r. =. Bacon was called TO the chair, and
MIR. II. G. Wilson appointed secretary.
On motion, Mr. John II. semmes was ufani.
ihously elected treasurer. a.
At the request Of the President, Captain shee,z
stated for the Information OF the committee that
the quota OF the District would be a.7oo men, ssis
from the city and county of Washington, and 2iA
from Georgetown. He also stated that eoiored
troops would be accepted and accredited to the
quota from the District, and, In his opinion, II the
proper inducements were held out, we could
easily MI our quota.
On motion Of Mr.. A. r. shepherd the following
subcommittee was appointed to mature plan
for carrying out the object for which the commit
tee WAS appointed Mr.. n. G. Wilson, First ward,
Mr.. Moves, Second ward; Mr. shepherd, Third
ward, Mr.. s'ssford, Fourth ward; Mr. Guiick, Fifth
ward; Mr.. Coombs, Sixth ward, and MT. John II
semmes, Seventh ward.
Mr. shepherd moved that the general committee
meet on Friday evening at halfpsst o'clock, and
tht the secretary be ordered to give public notice
OF said meeting. Adopted.
A communication wns received from Mr.. H. c.
Preuss Offering the proceeds u the exhibition Of
his stereopticon for one week towsfds bounty
fund for volunteers, which was referred to the
subcommittee, and the thanks OF the committee
rendered to Mr.. Preuss for his liberal offer.
On motion, the meeting adjourned, to meet FIJI.
DAY evening At 7JS o'clock.
ORpHANs' CoURr--Jvdse FnrcsL.-ln this
court yesterday, Mrs. Martha Z. Page, the mother,
was appointed guardian Of Rerin Arnsld, aged io
Elizabeth Ellen, aged Is; and lhlia Tweedy Page,
aged years, orphans Of Yelverton r. Page. The
suretics being Charles =. stsnsbury and Rezin
Arnold. Mrs Page, as widow, renouneed all claims
to any bequest under the last will Of yelverton p
Page, In which he bequeathed to her all Of his -
tate, whistler real, personal, mixed, during her
natural life, or until she should marry again, after
which It was to bs divided equally among bis
children, in lieu Of which she elects to take only
her dover or legal share. The will 10 dated the
lsth of July, 1883, and was witnessed by W. =,
Price, John C. Fitzpatrick and c. w. Dunniugton.
The fact that two of these Witnesses, Messrs
Price and Dunnington, are absent In the seeded
States, would present difiouty In the proving oil
the will. The other witness, Fitzpatrick, is dead
but that fact and the handwriting OF his signature
are proven by Mr. John F. Ennis. This renuncia.
tion by Mrs. Page, however, renders II immsterial
now that the will should be proven.
The will Of Philip Fenwick, deceased, was par
TALLY proven by two Of the surviving witnesses
He beQueathed his property In accordance with
law, and appointed John Van Reswick and VIM
A. Fenwick fis executors. .a
The court adjourned sill Saturday next.
AFArruY0L swsErHEARr.-As soldier named
Michael Boyle, belonging TO 20. I, 6th New York
cavalry, was arrested upon charge ofassault and
battery, and sent to jail upon the nth Of last July
A man named James McKenney, belonging TO the
18th Massachusetts, was arrested upon the suspi
cion Of larceny, on the 18th Of the same month
Both are men OF considerable Intelligence and Of
fine physique. They have been confined for month";
merely because no person could be found to ap
pear against them.
The hrstnamed soldier, Miohaei Boyle, was In
company with fellow-soldier named Francii
Wood, and went to an icc-cIeam vender for thu
purpose ofpurchasing some Ice cream. Adificulty
ensued upon the payment OF the money, and an
assault Was committed upon the ioe-eream vesder
For this Boyle was arrested, and has been oonhnet
ever since In the Jail Of Washington.
He has been In the service about two years ant
ahal and was stationed, At the time Of his arrest
at the encsmpmept on the corner of Seventeenth
and streets. Before his enlistment In the Aervio.
he resided at Coffeevile, near Baltimore, and be
4. came acquainted with . beautiful hibernian sir
named Anne DrAnnen, who lived At village callet
TexAs, not far distant.
His regiment, in the beginning Of the conflict
was uent to Cockeysville, In Baltimore county
Here he renewed, during his brief sojourn, his for
mer acquaintance and plighted vows Of love, upor
which was attended q matrimonial engagement
The regiment received orders to 90 Immediately Il
the front, and Boyle bid farewell to his intended
Several months ago his company was detailed tt
the city for escort duty.
He wrote to Annie to come on and see him. sh,
did 90, and found that he WAS In jail. She imme
diately committed trivial theft for the purpos,
Of being sent to jail and seeing her lover. She Wal
dismissed from jail by the Court, upon condition
that she would return home with her step-father
Andrew Condor.
She says that when he comes she will return will
him but immediately come back to the city, ant
stay with him to whom her affections cling 30 ar
IDENTIFY.
A CosTRABAND THIEy.--Last night, abou
h.lf.past eight O'Clock, As acting roundsuan Pen
dle Of the 7th precinct, returning to his HON.
In the Northern Liberties, he saw on street
near 7th, a colored man with vAllse upon hi
back. The suspicions of the policeman were In
stantly aroused and he started sftor the man, who
r. had passed him, and who was on the darker sid,
OF the street. Upon approaching the contrabAnt
the officer asked him what he was doing with thu
valIse, which, BY the way, was large and superb
The contraband said he had been to get key fo
1.-THE one which he had was lost. The once
asked him repeatedly where he bought the yalise
He replied that he bought II in the city. WheI
asked where he lived, he also said "In the city"
The officer thought that his suspicion OF a thief
was justified, and he immediately arrested the ne
gro. ...... .rn..
On his way to the Seventh precinct station-hous,
the prisoner said that he had his clothes In tn,
valise, and that he lived with Capt. Neland, OF
Four-sud.a.Hali street.
The policeman succeeded In opening the wallis,
and found within It gNl suit Of military clothini
belonging to Capt. FrcteQn, OF company J, Ninety
nth Pennsylvanis voltfak kers, and some books OF
military tactics and regulations. Several letter.
were found addressed to the Captain at 2io9 Greer
street, Philadelphia. Another letter contained hi
resignation. II seems that Freeman was only act
ing as captain and he resigned because First Lieut.
David Hailer, whom he had reported for disobe
di.nce, was acquitted, upon being arraigned an,
tried by a general oourt-mArtial.
The captain thought the acQuittal was deroEs
tory TO his honor, and he therefore rendered hi
= resignation, which was found in the vAiiss. tn,
contraband says he took the vaiise from car q
the Arsenal. His name u Jno. Lee, and he hail
from Mississippl, He In about % years Of are