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

ii reverence
aoyeItlsiDg columns OF the Star, It will be seer
tbet the National Rifles, Capt WIN. G. Moore
| VIII noio meeting at O'Clock to- might a
1emperance Hall, for the purpose of eRsctiul
measures looking to the raising OF battalion,
10 oe mustered into the service expressly FOR
the defence OF the District OF Column ia-
year ago this excellent company desired to be
mustered in, but their offer Uas declined, and
the consequence was their numbers have de.
creased, but a few of them have stsadily kept
readiness for a call from their captain On
the Sd Of this month the com pany, which num-
bered over one hundred, applied to Gen Au-
CUR to be mustered in for the defence of the
District, but they were told to raise a reei.
mept, and their application tor muster as a
company met with a refusal, Gen. Augur at
the same time informing them tn at they would
be called upon II their services were required
Subsequently the company were accepted but
before the muster was com pleted the rebels
had retreaIed from Washington, and the order
for dIsbanding all militia had been ISIS ued
1t is to be hoped that this effort at reorgani.
cation, in order that they may be prepared for
any emergency, will be eminently successful,
The members Of the company are among the
best young men of the CITY, and they are COM
manded by gentleman OF admirable qualifi.
cations on his part, and the company has ex-
cellent officers throughout.
1t is military organization that q Young
man may we'll feel pride in belonging to- and
we doubt not there will be an animated COM
petition for place IN its ranks.
TIE CANAL The damage done to the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Canal by the rebels in their
late RAID, taking the work in its whole length,
is very serious. President Spates has just re-
from trip of observation Of the line beyond
Harper's Ferry. He found the Andetam 40 ue-
Duct twelve miles west OF the Ferry, practi-
cally 'tgone up" the raiders, as he learned,
having bad force Of nearly COO men en- gagged
in its demolition for about forty eight hours
The aqueduct is stone structure, and though
sonry Of the side walls forming the trunk, has
seea threwn OF, and large holes also dug
tnroush the bottom, or archways. Much
damage was done, and all the locks of the
canal between Antietam and Williamson
also comprising that region Of the canal from
which GENES the chief flour, grain and pro-
a9ee trade. Lock No. 40 is entirely destroyed,
while the gates Of the others are GENERALLY in
lnred so as to be rendered useless at present
BeyoDd Willismsport to Cumberland the
damage is but slight. This eastern end of the
line has net yet been Efficiently we'll explored
to determine the nature Of the Injuries, but
tney are thought to be more in the form Of OBJ
than otherwise A great dra wback is the diff.
Guilty Of procuring labor to effect the repairs in
reasonable time and at reasonable cost.
SALE OF CoNFIsc ATED PRopERrY.-The fol-
lowing sales of confiscated property in Alex
andria were made Tuesday, in addition to
those published in the Star yesterday
acres OF land on turnpike leading west from
Alexandria, to Otis Smith, for Slt5 Joseph
Bruins two houses and lots, west end suburbs
OF Alexandria, to J. a. Sherer, for 500; lot at
west end ITO feet in 'front.' and in depth 225 feet,
to Jonathan Roberts, for S6O5; Richard L.
Rochford's house and lot, q little over 20 acres,
at west end of Alexandria, to Thomas Dryer,
for $500; interest In house and lot occupied by
John Klein as a brewery, to Mr.. DIVER, for
Sl95; farm Of IA acres, &c, also to MIR. DIVER
for $780, Murray Mason's "Chestuut Hilr'
farm, about three miles south of Alexandria to
l.. r. Tuttle, for $780,
TRIMMING OUT.-The workmen In the EN-.
pIoyment of the Public Gardener were yester-
day engaged in removing such trees from
Pennsy 1vania avenue as are Of no value for
shade and ornament. Most of them probably
are killed by the animals tied to them by men
for so doing is in existence. The law may be
found, page ISL, Corporation Laws. The en-
forcement of this law will do much to preserve
the young trees from being girdled by hungry
horses. Persons coming to the city with
horses should arrange for their proper care
and feeding, and not allow them to nibble the
bark from the shade trees.
and Joseph Hawkins, disorderly; locked up.
G.. Wilder, do; costs, So cents. Larry Norton,
drunk and disorderly; jail in default Of bail
for peace. Peter Posey, carrying weapons;
$40. Bertha Brown, disorderly; g. Elias
Lee, drunk and disorderly; 80. Jno. Thomp.
son, do; S15s.
FuNERAL.-The compositors and pressmen
band OF music. yesterday afternoon attended
the funeral OF MIR. James Fenton, pressman.
The body was inferred in Congressional Gem
etery.
AN ERRoR-In our notice of Mr.. Beers will
yesterday, the omission Of decimal point
made quite a difference. Instead Of reading
that the daughter is to receive $500, 1t should