Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-15
LOCAL NFWS,

CgNEx AEXs fWAtos -Iaakea e. uiu, has
achieved another triumph for Uncle sam
ues. " ana the Ad infant enerars Off GERS in the
field are abJnt 10 aoSlndon numbering army
wagons fora Dew cor tEiYan &c. where sf ara on e
military ehleiaRs and divers clerks. there shall
he great rejoicing Inc great difiic uities hith-
er'o ceEtended sa.th hy 4" headQ ters'' in a
campaign, IN trsnsacdng its Official business
have besn sutyaonIIieo. and hnee Offices are
ftirg rCtn.e ED Oh wasaie ter orr commanding
stneialS,E IN which clerks tan resume their
duties instantly upon sse halt OF the army
ttlll rtcsntiy Ute bUSirpsS Of the Adiutant
Generals department III the fieiG has been sus-
pended whenever u no vcfNPuts occurred in
c"pst qUen &c OF the necessity of packing papers.
stationery and every thing pertaining to ths
Office II foxes, and piling them one upon an-
hth.'r INTO the wagons. new invention over
comes all these obs tacles. In CAPT Tompkins'
-ciovernlneGt repair shops, on both street, under
tht superintence of Dr. Alien, magnificent
E,h.eie has been built, eIabraciug all the con-
.SeAi-pees OF large office. with Ehe comfort
OF com piete projection from In elsment weather.
Int2ine covered " son, very like ~ external
spredrance texcept in beatty OF workmanship
and artistic colofingl to 3 toHr horse tlIaba.
liAcP, 8i!h fcree doors upoas each side eof Inc
body. made 10 turn down. answering the par
pose OF II wTftin 2 tahis. Each OF these opens
8nto q afeat and coanrnodiaiia fGnge of pigeou
holes. IN which nlaT be kept all the necessary
oitipiaE y1nprs a similar Tau ge iasn: is pro.
EiGFG Ia me rear Of the Sa~oa.-ta sufficient
space Is ieftinside tor stoHing away tta' stores,
Sleep IN con- .ortahiy. Outside OF all are the
.sHrt1ins, W hi cl. end oioan f.tiIs tcttoIa OF
the desks, protects them eutireiy from dust
ard ruin. dt ,s.ts. i sr.a@ ae
r t.pen hating for the night. i is oulv.neers-
stry 70 loosen the curtains snyi pxtetld -neEis
Ike the roof Of hoRse, by means ~ small irna
rods, let down door in the side or the wagons,
aud al the paraphe-nalia of a complete desk is
exposed. Should it be necessary TO use all the
desks, the HAD wheels can be instantly re-
moved, and seven clerks can resume their
.h..sHg e.
Should the weather be extremely cold, il is
only necessary 10 drive under hospital teat,
ard iii less than five minutes every desk may
or ih readiness for use. The arrange ments for
.ne driver and clerks in the wagon are most
xseiient. and with such an establishment
vf:tSe duties III the~nIost arduous campaigns
Wonid be preferable to those OF our washington
clerks. i. is proposed to furnish the COM
nlanding general or each army corps with one
Of these vehicles General Meade has already
been supplied with one, another for the ariny
ut Ihr Cumberland is on exhibition to day. aud
d third is nearly completed for the cavalry
eurps The wagons are built ia = style equal
70 the work of the bsst private shops in the
country, and for durability ecnyenienee, nd
nea.ness, ssceeds amy thing that We have yet
seen OH wheels.
eiRIMtSAL Co, Ri, Jassge dis,s. --on Saturday
John Mciowan, indicted for high way robbery,
was acquitted. asE fgf So
John Holman Indicted for receiving stolen
property. was surrendered By his SECURITIES
and erIierad INFO custody.
Thomas Bowie heretofore con yicted of lar
.e6y, was granted & new trial,
This morning, Peter Goodea ana Grscsy
Banks, colored, Indicted for the murder of
George banks. on the 9th OF November last,
CHE first as principal, and the latter as access
Sory,l were brought into court for trial, and
Mr.. Beale, counsel, moved q severance, which
vas granted, and the trial Of the frst-named
was commemorative following Jurors being
sworn:--W atkins FOLSOM, Richard h. Harrl-
con, Johu Sessfoid, T.. u. Edelin,. Foster
Henshaw, w. H Forkner. Chas. Cumberlaud,
Joseph, Mundeil, ID. T.. Berry, Cnas. 4. Ia q.
nard, James Goddard, aud Vim. Harper.a
The affair occurred In an alley between Sd
thes r,isiit Of Nov. 9Th, and appearssto have
orieinaied from an intimacy between the two
eccussd. Gordon went TO Banks house, and