Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-09-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

THE DRAFT.-Up to two O'Clock to-day Capt.
Putnam had not received orders to proceed with
to February a. lse!, which amouut to ave hun
dred and h,ty eight, were received at the ofee Of
the Provost Marshal and acortd ted TO the quota
OF the District This credit reduces the quota TO
about fourteen hundred men; and now, CENT we
go 10 work and furnish them flour citizens will
commence with q determination to make up the
object by forming olubl for tho purpose OF makinJ
q sum Of money which wall rcoure volunteers By
until they are opli~cd to furnish sub:titutoe.
Men are plentiful. An wewant 10 the money to
pay bounty. Other eiie, are paying Istse
are Thousands in the District who a Q able and
silliny to contribute, and we mivht room raise
Sitiien, will adopt This pisn, and bSgin work al At
once, we msy I'LL our quota and prevent the draft.
et US have b public meeting for the purpote
with 1T delay.
ANOTHER MURDERER ARREsTED-M Tries
10 Commit Suicide 1t will be rememnered that q
soldier namod Patrick Malley was murdered last
Saturday night In an alley leading into Massa-
ohutetts avenue. 4 eoroner,s iuquc:t was held
tho bo ty Of the murdered SOLDIER and the Jury
rendered . verdict iha the decea.Gd cam, to his
death at the hands OF WIN. Lsmb rt.
Eetective Clarvoe and PatTolman S.mo d. have
ing they ned that LIANT srt was at the farm
OF the late John z. RveI, near BlAiensbuTg They
went thither and lound Lambert N the hAy.loft OF
the barn.
The polio csman in ascending the ladder to make
the arrest, was hrilod by Imbert who, with =
rswn knife, exclaimed: Come on, an ready for
you now" Pstroimau simonds instantly drew
his revolver, and see nS that Lambert stlil kept
menac ny attitude, he nrcd. The ball struck min
In the right arm near the elbow. but dId 10 OF
serious injury. Lambert kaowinT that all hope
waS me, triea to terminate his lie by pluusIDg
the knife into his bosom.
He stabbed himself near the nipple, tx timea
before the oi :ers occurred his arrot His attempts
at suicide did not prove succetsful The onieers
Immediately procured me ical aid Iron Badens-
W
brought to this city In spring wagon, tried, and
committed to jail. He confessed that he killed the
man, but said that he did II IN self deieDee. DR..
Keaiby, Of this oity, examined the wounds, but
pronounced them not da gerous.
sBvBSTH WARD EXEMPTION Fuho AssocIA-
TIos.-This associst,on held 40 informal meeting
last evening, at Island Hall. The treasurer, j. H.
scmmes, Fs1, reported that between forty and
hfty per ons had Joined the assoc Ation with the
prospect OF large number more as soon as II was
apparent thst the draft would commence. The
opinion was expre-tcd that the quota Of the Dit
ttict void he reduced to ltco. II was unani-
meu'ly ,srccd that the president should call the
association together whenever II was neccsssryto
do 80.
DRowNED.-A soldier named John Morgan,
belonging TO SoMpany c, 18th V: r.. C., was
drowned In the river, at the Aqucduot bridge, on
JucEday niHht. He was sitting on the railing,
When by some accident he fell over. Every effort
was ma Q to r.Ecue him, but Of no eff ct. His
by coroner Woodward. DeceAIed had been in the
service twenty-five years, and was highly spoken
OF by his companions.
MURDER TRIALs.-The adjourned Criminal
Court met this morning The bench was occupied
by Judge Fisher, who has recovered from his Ill
meas. 80 business Of importance was transacted.
The trial Of .nnis Mahopey, for murder, was set
for Thu 'Lday next, tine 10Th and that Of VIM. MAx-
WELL for the murder OF Z J. Gilbert, the railroad
c Jnductor, 10 set for the following Monday.
POCKET PICKRD.-Our highly esteemed fellow
ci izen, II. n. Tracy, Esq, had his poeket1eieved
this mOrninT Of . po t.bOok ooptAi ling large
amount Of money. We hope thAt the detectlVe rs
may be able hnd some clue to the discovery OF
the mt ney and to the apprehension Of the thief.