Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-09-16

duty, those belonging to such wards as fill
their quotas BY, volunteers will be released
No time is to be lost, however, and the men are
to be had If the money is forthcoming.
MORE REAL EsTATE-Jas. Q. Mcclure &
Co. sold, last evening Lot 7, Square 800, to I.
to S. II. Plat, 81 z cents: interior lot K Square
1857, to S. H. Plat, II cents east part Of lot 3,
Square 72s, to A. Schwartz, 80 cents; north
cents; south part lot 8, Square 75s, to William
Baum. 81 cents; east part lot 3, Square 7si, to
VIM: Baum, IL cents: north 80 feet front OF
lot Ia, Square S67, to Mary J. Brady, II cents;
south 80 feet front of lot ii, Square s67, to H.
r. Merryman, cents
BY Green d Williams, Auctfoneers Lot
81, Square SOP, south M street. near the
steamboat wharf, for s3,l5O, to Jos. McCauIey.
Lot 49, Square AS, boundary between 9th and
eth streets, H. Johnson, 1G cts. per foot. Lot
), Square So, south M, between 9th and eth
streets, to VIM. Guinand, SIX cts. Part of Lo!
2G, Square $50, with two-story frame house.
stable and carriage house, on Sd street west,
between F and 6 south. for S7i250, to J. o.
Conner. Part Of Lot 9, in Square 523, divided,
on New .Jerseya venue, between NJ and n sis.
north, part to T. J.. Wivell, 2lh cts, and Jno.
Hoover, % cts. per foot.
TEST OF TIE FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock, a large COM
pany of gentlemen assembled at the Columbia
engine house to witness test Of fire alarm tele-
graph, which has Just been completed. Mr..
Evans, one o. the contractors, operated from
the central office, and ]. II. Sessford, Esq,
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, and sew
eral members OF the city councils were present
at the engine house, to witness the striking OF
the bell there The test was highly satisfactory,
and the members of the councils and other cit
liens were very complimentary in their re-.
marks upon the operation of the machinery
The test lasted about half an hour, striking all
the signals called for, with as much accuracy
as if the bell had been struck with sledse
hammer.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-This morning Chief Jus
tice Cartier who has been on visit north, and
is looking remarkably well, relieved Judge
Fisher who goes to his old home in Della ware
to recruit his health.
The first case called was that OF George
Marbury, small white boy. charged with
the larceny OF a ten dollar bill. who was found
guilty and sentenced to one year in the Pene-
tertiary at Albany
a tent ny and other articles belonging to the
United States, was found guilty of stealing
the fly only, and sentenced to one year in the
Albany Penitentiary.
The petty jury was discharged till Monday
at 10 o'clock.
PERsoHAL-The following Washingtonians
were registered at New York Hotels yesterday:
]. Baily and wife and w. L. Hobart, at the
Astor; T. F. Cole and wife, Miss NJ. E. King,
Mrs: F. Clandenet and Miss Vanderwerken at
Earles; S. A. Peugh, at French's; j. b. NC
Laughlin, at the Howard; q. p. Baily and wife
at the International. F. 0. Knapp, e. NJ.
Walker, Krall and p: J. Pierce, at the r.
wing; B; D. Cowles, at Powers; T. Finnegan,
Nj. H. Wilson, B. Wendall, w. ID. Shepherd
and w. H. Bennett, at the ST. Nicholas; and
=. p. Little and wife, a the Westchester
Rear Admiral Bailey, U. S. N. is at the As
ter, and ID. l.. Shoemaker, OF Georgetown, at
the st. Nicholas.
PORT OF GRoRGETowN.-Entered
Henry Wolcott, Chester, Philadelphia; Susaue.
hanna, Myers, Baltimore Bark Laconia, Ell
bridge, Glace Bay. Cleared-Schrs. Beershe-
ba, Galway, Port Deposite: Maryland. Ster-
ling, City Point; Owco, Mitchell, Havre- de-
Grace; Turner, Caster, Baltimore; G. Franklin,
Tyler, Havre. de- Grace; j; A. Dixon, Greigh-
Nickerson, Philadelphia; Susquehanna, Myer,
Baltimore; M. Spicer, Cotney, st. Mary's: John
waX y6%an 0rk Ra,s
Ann, Garter, st. Marys. Siaop Haze, Rob-
erts, Nanticoke.
Huges, disorderly house; workhouse. Also,
suspicion of larceny; dismissed. Caroline
Clark, violating city law; 81. NJ. Raygan. vio-
and battery: bail for court. Alexander Rambo,
disorderly and fighting; dismissed. Robert
Kalfner. assault and battery; for trial. Eliza
]. Burkley, disorderly; do. John Hines, drunk:
dismissed. Amanda Simms, indecent Lam uage;
do. Geo. Steele, assault and battery; bail for
hearing. Jas. Made. do; do. Elizabeth
Bowl BOWL do do Octave Gsans disorderi IG
$3.50. Jas. Gallagher, sleeping in the street;
$158.
EDITOR STAR:-Let me. through the col
umns of your widely-circulated paper, ask
Mayor Addison to follow the example of Mayor
Wallach in calling on the different wards of
Georgetown to appoint committees to raise
money to free US from the draft. With a little
energy on our part our quota can be filled and
have some over. No time Is to be lost. Let US
act at once, and not be outdone by Washing
ton. CITIZEN OF GRoRGRTowN.
THIRD WARD STATION CAsES.-Sarah Rol.
Inns, grand larceny Geo. Thomas, do; for
trial Jas; driving on the pave
Jshn Dingle, do; 81. John Schofeld, do. and
drunk; locked mp. e: M. Cool, disorderly;
military; Fred'k Mitchell. assault; 1854. Al
so, grand lorceny; dismissed.
A STRAw.-The troops who passed up thu
avenue this morning, TO the number Of sc veral
hundred. Justify cheered the nag stretched
across the avenue at 9th street as they passed
under 1t. The flag bears the names OF Lincoln
and johnson, and the cheers were loud and
prolonged.
CoMINa-Some more troops passed mp thu
Avenue this afternoon. They are Pennsylva.
mans, as were those who passed up this morn
ing. and are not conscripts, but yol uateered
under the last call OF the President. They |
cheered the Lincoln and Johnson nag yocife-
rousIy as they passed it at 9th street.
TERMINATED FATALLY.-B. F. Marshal. LIST
New Hampshire Heavy Artillery. who was in
iured day before yesterday, near Fort Slocum,
by The explosion Of a shell, and whose leg was
ann nmted, as stated In the Star yesterday,
disd yesterday at Hardwood Hospital.
SECOND WARD QUorA-It has been ascer-
taised that the quota OF this ward is ioS, (the
highest dgure.) II citizens OF the ward will
attend the meeting at German Hall to .night,
mesns may be devised whereby the draft may
be avoided.
EsgOLLBD HIMsKLF.-This morning. Mr..
Haaibal y. Addison, con Of Mayor Addison, 81
Gee rgetown, went 10 the Provost Msrshls
Off ce. and finding that by some means he vas
not enrolled, he vol unfairly gave his name.
SsOoHp WARD STATION CASES VIM.
O. Bsion, bogus detectives military. William
Easasy drunk; dismissed. John W. Fitxpst-