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

RETURNING HOME.-The steamer Cossack
arrived ph about noon today. bringing up the I'd
vice expired Monday. This regiment came
out in June, 1861, and was for a hort time en-.
camped near Gales Woods, after which they
encamped on the Seventh street road, and
built Fort Slocum. They came out with full
ranks, 1,0i0 officers and men, and have since
received numerous recruits, conscripts, &C.,
and during the time over two thousand have
been in the ranks, and out Of the entire number
there are about $50 remaining, the other having
been killed, wounded and discharged. After the
regiment started for home seven Of them were
rebel sharpshooters. About 100 re.enlisted men
were left behind. This regiment has been at.
tached to the 4th brigade, I'd division, 9Th corps,
and is now under command Of Major jerks,
(Lt. Col. Reed being at home in Rhode Island,
having been wounded in the Wilderness.)
Their tattered and torn flags evidence the many
hard-fought battles they have engaged in. But
three Of the original officers are now with the
regiment. They expect to leave for home to.
night
AFFAIRS IN GEoReETowN-Tae Coal-hsarers
Stike.-The various coal companies were with
out laborers at their docks all day yesterday;
the laborers having struck for higher wages
the day before. The agents Immediately sent
to the various csntraband quarters, and OBJ
tanned new gangs to work for the same wages
the strikers refused-S1.50 per day. The gangs
are not as numerous as required. but will be
reinforced to-day. This morning some of the
old gangs went to the docks and proposed to
go to work again, but were peremptorily Or
dered away by the agents.
The Canal is full of boats for about two miles
above the aqueduct, all laden with coal
Portcf GeorgetoWn.-En r. Mason,
Cook, of New York, merchandise. Cleared
Schrs. St Mary, Norton, for Baltimore; Joseph
Nanjemoy: Planter, Hopkins, Accomac; E.
johnson, Faiin, Baltimore; Farmer, Bedwell,
do; Courier, =, Dighton; Cambeil, Saul,
Boston: Filler, Anderson, Dighton; Angeline
~.
more, Weaver, Providence; Sarah Lavinia
Parker, New Haven; Ross Winans, Cade, Bal
timore; barges George and Martha, Bentley,
Pohick; r. Lacy Smith. Virginia.
MAYOR WALLACHs SPEECH.-By the pub.
lished remarks Of Mayor Wallach on Monday
night he is incorrectly reported to say that
there was not man who supported his oppo-
nent who was not either q cOpperhead or who
believed the destiny OF the negro was para
mount to that of the white man.
What he did say was that Mr. Semmes was
supported by "those who desired the division
and destruction OF the Union that slavery
might be perpstuated, and by those who sought
to preserve las Union tor the use and benefit of
the negro alone" And OF course he did not in
tend to be understood that all who supported
Mr.. Semmes were Of these two classes.
ACCIDENT TO MILE MARIETTA RAvEL.-
Last night during this lady, performance up:
on the tight rope at the Canterbury, some Of
the pulley ropes with which the main rope is
secured gave way, and Miss Ravel fell heavily
upon the stage, distance Of fifteen feet IN
turing herself slightly. She was carried off
the stage in an lnsensible state, but soon re.
covered and amid the vociferous cheers Of the
audience, among whom the greatest excite.
ment prevailed for few min utes, she appeared
before the curtain. We understand that she
has SO far recovered as to be able to again ap-
pear in her pe1ilous feats to- night.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEs.-John
Cakely, disorderly; locked up. Owen Thomal-
ty, drunk; military. James Marshall, do; 81 IS.
T. W. Lesley, drunk and disorderly; military.
Jno. Douglass, disorderly; S2.5s. Jas. Riley.
vagrancy; dismissed.
COL. PoRTER-The remains of the late Col.
P. A. Porter, sth N. Y. heavy artillery, arrived
here this morning. The body Will be sent home
to Niagara county, N. Y.
STATE OF THE THRRMoMETKR.-At Frank.
lin & Co.'s, opticians, No. pa Pennsylvania
avenue, the thermometer stood to-day at 1
o'clock rs In the shade.
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