Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-21
LOCAL NEWS.

| Of Columbia was fixed at 4,256. BY credits
| under former Solis, by volunteering, uuu ny
draft, this call was filled; but recruiting was
| continued energeicauy, and the result is that
| over ali former calls, to begin with under the
| late call for 100000 more We understand also
that recruits are coming In to the average mum.
Der of fifteen per day.
| By the subioined Communication, received
by Mayor Wallach from Provost Marshal
| General Fry, 1t will be seen that our quota
under the new call has been fixed at 1910:
| WAR DEPARTMENT, Provost Marshal Gene.
| rats Office, Washington, d O., July 10, 1861
| Hon. Richard Walldch, Mayor of the city of
quota Of the District Of Columbia Under the the
call of the President tor 500, 600 men, Of date
| July 18th, 1864, is 1910.
This quota will be reduced by any excess it
may now have over all calls heretofore made,
or increased by its deficiency on such calls, as
| the case may be.
For details in regard to the subject please
| confer with the Provost Marshal of the Dis
| trict of Columbia.
| Very respectfully, your ob't servant,
| JAMES B. FRY,
| Provost Marshal General.
The apparent discrepancy of numbers under
| the first call for 100000 and under the present
| call is accounted for by the fact that the quota
| is now made up in proportion to the number Of
bona fde citizens Of the District according to
| the census Of 1867 amenable to military duty,
| many clerks and others subject to enrolment
| elsewhere having heretofore been enrolled
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half of the citys interests, this excess of quota
has been abated.
| The $50 to our credit includes all substitutes
up to the present time, and all persons enlist.
| ing in the Navy. Deducting this number (450)
| we have yet to furnish 2,460, but a little ener
| getic action upon the part of all our citizens
| will exempt us from the draft. We are certain
| that Mayor Wallach and the City Councils
will use every exertion to accomplish an end
| SO desirable.
| HOMICIDE IN THE FIRST WARD.-Yesterday
| afternoon an affair occurred in the house Of
| Thomas Morrisey, who keeps a small shop
near the corner Of 10th and K streets, which
| resulted in the shooting OF Morrisey, causing
his death in few moments.
| This morning Coroner Woodward summoned
the following jury Of inquest:-John Mel.
| Bull, VIM. T. Riley, John A. Borland, VIM.
| Hurdle, Jonathan d. Townley, John Hines,
Jacob Lauberheimer, VIM. Bagnau, John Ty-
| Beck, and the following facts were elected
| from the evidence;
A cavalryman, Patrick Calvin, 9th N. Y.
Cavalry, was in the house 81 the deceased in
| the morning, and had some difficulty with him,
| when he went away hut returned about four
! O'Clock and called for segars, when Mrs. Nor
| rissey replied that she had none. He then called
for the proprietor and Morrissey made his ap-
| pearance, when Calvin took him by the shoul-
| der as If to get him out and at the same time
| drew pistol. Morrissey ran back into his sit.
| almost simultaneously, the ball from the pis-
tol Of Calvin taking effect in Morrissey's left
| side, below the ribs, passing through him caus-
| ing his death in less than an hour. Calvin
| Immediately started of but was arrested by
the military authorities, and this morning he
was sent under guard to the place Of inquest
| where he was fully identified by several wit
nesses. He did not deny that he fired the fatal
| shot, and alleges that Morrissey shot first.
The jury found verdict in accordance with
the facts.
| Morrissey was about 2s years Of age, and is
| represented to have been very quiet and
peaceable man: He leaves a wife and three
i oh Ilren in in Ha
| m erIy belonged 10 the regular cavalry.
The prisoner, Calvin, was this fore noon
given in custody OF officer Bull, OF the First
| Ward, to be tried by the civil authorities, and
| he will be committed for that purpose.
AFFAIRS IN GEoRaRTowN-Th Canal
| There is nothing of importance doing upon
| the canal. There are no arrivals and but few
departures, and those few are of boats intend
ed'to go no farther than Muddy Branch, to
which point there are no obstacles.
The following letters have been received by
| tive to damage on the upper divisions:
FOUR LOCKS, Md, July Is, 1S6i.-hr. Hol-
| Observation-Disclosures Sir: My division is all right
| No damage done by the rebels
Respectfully yours,
THos. HAssETT, Superintendent.
The four locks are located 100 miles above
| Georgetown, and above them thereis no DAM
age. Superintendent Masters, of the Williams.
| port division, writes as follows:
| THE damage done by the rebels IN the VIII
Transport division consists Of the cutting OF the
heel posts Of six lock gates, the burning OF
small bridge, ono lock shanty, and the railing
| torn OFF the Aqueduct-all top work that will
not interfere with navigation. The water IS
low at No. ldam(. and fear we will not be
| able to raise it until it rains. The following
| named boats were burnt: Amelia Snyder
| (loaded), Unexpected, Ben Darby, Jas Baker,
Frances, Alex. Shaw and Little Bob, (emptyJ W
| Nine boats were saved on this division
From these accounts it appears that the dam,
age done is all this side OF Wiliamsport and
| +ho voth hoard from Ia at Autip-
tam aqueduct, the masonry OF the trunk De.
| ing thrown down, and the bottom Periorateo
at various places TINS las. nntor n.a,noa rs
that the top work has been demollsneo, asd
but one stone had been cut out OF the bottom.
Pert of Georqetorn.- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MAIL,
Neyill, Baltimore; Exchange, Hamilton, Port
| land Cleared-Schooners Maryland, owens,
Salisbury; Quail Hooper. -Havre:de- trace
Bnlwinkle, French, New VOTE; Me,,yi Oe'x "
| Sons, Burton. Seaford; l. A. EDWARDS, LlVe
Jersey City; Vienna Corcoran, Fiennna; Julia
Casey, Baltimore; r Sherman, Iooks, OnoP
tank Home, Bunting, Havre.de. Grace;
Kemp, Wootten, do; Louisa, Hasknl. rni1 y,
deIphia: TilIie E.. Anderson, Dighton; M
shropshire, Mulweii, BOSTON, >. 1 by
| Hooper, Baltimore; brig Lizabel, Gary, bos
D;.tr;b.tion of Medals and Premiums.--Ye ester
day, the Trustees OF the Public SCHOOLS oesa.
| The distribution commenced with Primarie
| Nos and 2. at the school house On Hign stree'
The children were addressed oy DIe. moSH.
| and Brown, who distributed the premiums
| and declamations by the children, and tn
| music under the direction OF Prot Daniel ad
ded to the interest OF the occasion; Inc Per
| formances of the children were highly credit
| able to the teachers, Mrs. ljame and mis-
| Hanna. This afternoon the Distribution WI
| be continued TO Primaries and 1, and the tw
, | GRAMMAR schools at the schoolhouse cs Mont
gomery street.
Il A LUEATIc AT L.ARGs--Patrick Rogers,
robust young man. lunatic, mas been roam
ing az large in tho city for several days pas
| Yesterday he WA In the vicinity of Oentf
, Market, and raised an alarm by calling OF
, | that a woman was being murdered In II
! | market house, Detective McDevitt and Pa
| rolrnan Eusa vent after him, and, after sho
run, captured and secured him BY THROWN
him down He was taken TO the Fourth War
| station and retained until this morning, wne
| Detective Nc Dewitt made the usual applies
: ticn for his admission to the Insane Asyiuu
. aad be will probably be sent there to-day
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