Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

SENTENCES BY CoURT. T.MARrIAL.-Lieut. VIM.
Thomas, Co. d, I'd Maryland volunteers, tried for
absence without leave and conduct prejudicsl to
good order and military diseiuliue, was found
guilty, and sentenced to be oashiered the service
o, the united States with the los: Of al pay and
holding any once Of trust or emouments, and to
he confined, at hard labor, at the Dry TortusM,
Private Frederick KunSt, sth United ststes In.
fantry, tried for dererton and enlisting as sub.
stitute, found guilty and Ieutenced 10 be ,hot to
death with muhketry. The President has COM
muted his sentence to imprisonment at hard labor
at the Dry Tortug,s during the war aud forfeit all
Private simon Van steenbu gh, tried for deEer-
tion, found guilty and sentenced to be shot to
death with musketry.
frivate Richard Haynes tried for desertIon,
found guilty and sentenced to be shot to death
with musketry.
RoBBERY.--On Tuesday last soldier named
Silvia, IN company %,th a., man SI,,,r named Lacey
between Eighth and Ninth streets, Island, where
they met a woman named Kate Mccormick and
two men named named Smith and ShaIer The
party imsibed freely, and all were coon very
drunk SlAviu was then put out of the House
He went to the station.houae and informed the
officers that he had been robbed of four hundred
dollars. The whole party was arrested and taken
to the station-houTe and searched, but no money
found.
In the morning they were brought out and taken
In private loom separately, where they were
stripped and searched, but without huding the
money. One VI OnceTb nOtlcfu tnht Ltceyb
mouth looked rather Suspicious, and making him
igpen II two OF the mitsing one hundred dollar
notes came forth. The other two notes were
t-u on the person OF Kate Mccormick, after she
was str pped. LNcey and Kate Mccormick were
committed for court, tie others were dismissed.
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ARREsTED.-Wm. j. Brooks and James p.
Brown Were arrested last night in Marble alley,
between -Four and.a-Half and sixth streets, by
Ohicers Pendel, Fur,, Brch and Dunn, for dr. or
deriy COM uct. Having searched these men, there
We're found On James J. Brown S1i6 75-Sll6 10 be-
Ing twisted up In hts pocket carelessiy, and $500,
O., SO being wrapped up 10 silver fell, to repre-.
sent tobacco There was sto watch found on
him. stephen OCOnner, who lay drunk IN the
yard al lining the alley, the perton robbed.
Brooks made brag hat hekno:ke down a dutch.
man at the Park and robbed him Of purse. The
prisoners were carried before Justice GiDefson,
who hoding them guilty of rOboing OConner,
court. OCUnner, supposed to he q deserIeF, was
turned over to the military.
ORDNANCE CLERKS ON THE RAMPAGE.-Yes-
teTday AFTERNOON, just before the ann hour, two
Young gentlemen, who are clerks In tn" Ordnance
Ireau, broke loose, under the "inhuence OF the
maddeniIg Uowl," and took various liberties in
aud around the War Department building, and
fnsly attempted to enter The Secretary carriage,
ordering the driver to take them a, ound town.
They were told that the carriage was not a pub 10
they burst forth into intemperAte expressions,
cursing Secretary stanton and the President In
round terms. The Ottieer OF the day caused them
to be arrested, and Col. Wisewell tuI ned them
over TO the civil authorities, who locked them up
for trial.