Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-06
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

hmUSEMENTS TO-Nl6HT.
Growers THRATER-Mr. b. w. Glenn, VINO
has managed Growers Theater for week or
. two past, takes a benefit tonight, ana VIII
appear in the amusing character OF "Haver-
sack" In the sold Guard" George U. Cnarles,
La Belle Emelie, and others of the company
will alse appear.
CANTERBURY Another performance OF
song, dance and Ethiopian eccentrlcity Will
be given tonight.
WoKrYy OF ArTKSTIoN.-On Monday night
h q communication from the commissioners Of
the ASYLUM and poor house was trans ferred to
the Board of Aldermen relative to making the
ASYLUM and workhouse remunerative by com.
melting the inmates to labor.
The commissioners say that in the law m ade
for the government of tine asylum it is a fund
amentsl principle that employment must be
provided for all persons in the asylum Capable
of any species OF labor In order to carry out
the law il is reQuis tie that some one of the com
missioners shall be authorized to apply funds
appropriated by The corporation for the asy
Ium to purchase raw materials, machinery,
tools and implements, and to dispose OF ali
articles made up, wove, spun, knitted, picked,
or Otherwise prepared.
The commissioners believe this could he
done with much advantage to the corpora
!. lion,
1t is II years since the law was passed, and
1t is in effect dead letter, when if properly
carried out $4,000 mig hit have been realized by
workhouse labor. The name OF workhouse as
applied 10 the institution is misnomer and the
inmates spend their time in idleness, plotting
mischief.
To carry out the recommendations Of the
Commissioners 1t will be req uisite to have one
of the m designated to give his whole time to
the shperinendence OF the work, with such
additional remuneration as would be proper,
~and there is no doubt that the Corporation
would be largely gamer by the arrangement.
Not only could large sum be gained by the
labor, but the prisoners themselves would be
benefited by being kept out Of idleness. Mere
over, il would have the effect to keep away a
host Of laZzarOni " no hate work and patronize
he aI,,,oh m ho
boarded and lodged in idleness. This swarm
of Migrants have b,en terrible burden upon
the Corporation, and by putting them TO hard
work as fast as they reach the aImshouse they
would hereafter give that institution a wide
berth.
The communication of the Commissioners
was referred to the asylum committee, which
will, we trust, give the matter early attention.
WAE DEPARTMENT RIFLEs.-The above is
Nthe title Of the regiment composed of clerks
from the different bureaus Of the War Depart
ment The regiment is composed OF good ma
terial, and Will undoubtedly make a fine ap-
pearance, and be of great service to the Gov
eminent in case OF an emergency. The men
have been armed, uniformed and equipped in
all respects similar to q regiment in the field
the uniform consisting of a dark blue blouse,
light blue pants like those of the Veteran Re-
serve Corps, and army regulation caps. The
officers have been commissioned by the Secra-
Ntary OF War, but services rendered under the
appoin tment are to be without pay or rations,
and the regiment has been organized under the
immediate supervision of BIigadier General
James b. Fry, Provost Marshal General y. 5.
"A. The men composing this regiment have
been sworn into the service of the United States
for the term of three years, and it is under
stood that the Secretary of War has ordered
the erection of suitable building to be used
as an armory.
The following are the officers Capt Saml
Dana, 18th U. 5. infantry, Colonel; Captain
Franklin IL Barroll, I'd u. S. infantry, Lieut..
Colonel; Capt. Geo. E. Scott, '. r. c., Major;
Surgeon J. H. Baxter, u. s. Vols, Surgeon:
Lieut.. Alex. A. q. Klaucke, Adjutant; Lieut.
q. A. Mclaughlin, Quartermaster.
C0pt0ins.-Co. A, Il. w. Doud; Go. Il, H. E.
Scott; Go. @, N: 7. Hartshorn; Go. ID, II. Doug
lass; Go. E, ]. Fl. Edison; Go. F, L. l.. James;
90. G.. r. A. Hills; Co. II, G. @. Putnam; Go. 1,
j. T. Usher; Co. K A. B. Butts
The regiment drills for one hour every after
noon, Sundays excepted, in the grounds be-
tween the War Department and the Presidents
House
LARCENY CAsEs.-On Wednesday evening,
Henson jackson, colored, complained at the
tonth precinct station that he had been robbed
of q five dollar bill by w. White and George
Brent colored, and they were arrested by Of
ficer Ashton, who took them before Justice
Boswell. 1t appeared that the three were in q
house where the accused were playing cards,
and during the game Brent stated that he had
sjost s.. White proposed that all should be
searched, and several submitted to the opera
ton, but Jackson refused, at the same time
laying five dollar note on the table, which
Brent pocketed. The Justice held Brent to Sc
CURLY Tor court ana dismissed w lit6.
On the same evening, a colored boy Daniel
Buckley was arrested by Off Ger Barker for
srobbiDg the money drawer OF VIM. Pagan Of
1856, and he was taken before Justice Bos-
well, " no committeu him to Jail for court. The
money had been carried to a stable and hid In
The hay, where it was found by MIR. Pagan.
THE MODE OF CANINE SLAUGHTRR-The
nse OF stIychnine by the police IN the killing of
dogs found running at large without being
mu2z ed, as required by law, has been pro.
l., ,Ho ,,Nx n,
tengent of Police has therefore detailed two
men in each ward TO shoot such animals The
order as issued Tuesday, and on that night
the Fourth Ward officers tested their skill in
the use OF fowlpg pieces by shooting twenty
five dogs. If the men detailed in other pre-
NSncts are as successful as the Fourth Ward
gunpers, the cartmen employed by the Corpo-
ration will be kept busy for few days. From
the number Of dogs yet running at large an
muZzled, ii would appear that their owners
are rather anxious than otherwise to get rid OF
their worthless ours.
THE RIOT CAsB.-Yesterday morning, while
the trial of the parties charged with participat-
ing in the riot, near Branch Hospital, on
Thursday, in which Robert Stroupe, 9Th Penn
sylyania cavalry, was killed, was progressing
before Justice Gull, the military authorities
in measure abated the nuisance, by pulling
down two OF the shanties near the scene of
riot, one OF which was occupied by Mrs. Ann
Thompson. Subsequently officers Shelton,
Grant, and Brennan arrested Mrs. Thompson
and Richard O'Kief, the former for selling
without license and 10 soldiers, and the last
named for selling TO soldiers, and they were
both fined $50 each by Justice Gull.
Doc SHoOTING.-Oficer Walling and Shell
ton have been detailed to destroy dogs at large
IN the Sixth Ward, and are rapidly extermi-
mating the CANNES who have notthe wire muZ-
Zle over their smellers. On Wednesday after
noon, in the prosecution Of their business, they
shot dog on the corner of East Capitol and
Stn streets. A Capt. Cambell here abused the
officers for the act, and while so engaged his
dog showed itself on the street, and being un.