Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-18
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and IN rs prevented manv from On in.,,, xvbo
had started for that purpose.
Those who did get out spent 81 ma hours in
hunting for relics, SC. Among these found
was 4 leaf torn from a memors ndnm hook
manufactured Of coarse blue peuerO i'm
which W as written the following: .sThis is the
Eth dav of July, 1864. Weare boul I'd for wash
ington City to-day I'VE we ~. viii eu rn the dam
! to an abrupt stop, and before he b adj opportu-
nitv to resume, the rebels had 'eeonsidered
their amiable purpose to captures md burn the
town. 7sss~
Among the inscriptions not alrea dyTecorded.
pencilled by the rebels on the b oxse OF the
elder Blair, are the following:
aCaptured by 62d Virginia Mou nted~ Infan-
try. July II, 1864. g. B."
Rhodes division arrived here liz advance
Of the 62d Virginia 1nfanFy"
"Major r. X. Hutchison. Gen. .hSdes staff,
captured the flag from this house. - -,..--.-,..
Somebody, not having the feal Of the re-
doubtable Major Hutchinson befo: .e him. has
substituted lin penciD the word 80 :tCie" for the
word "captnred."
The rebels seemed to have an iuSed them
selves at the Thomas Fitnam houf e by break
ing every pane Of glass and de- stroying the
furnitnre in the house. They also tore Hp files
of Richmond paper of ten years &c. kept by
the late Mr.. Fitnam. Ia
AFFAIRS In GEoRGETowN.-B, as mess con-
tinues to be inactive. The coal trade suffers
for want of supply Although tn 3 supply at
the docks was large two weeks ago. 1t is di-
minisbing rapidly, and there Is nc expectation
of replenishing before the 10th OF August
Yesterday the body of boatmal was found
floating in the canal west of th Aqueduct,
supposed to have been accidentai " drowned.
The coroner was notified to hold , In inquest.
Rogers. Holmes, N. Y. CLEARED l-Schooners
Morning Light, Ruark, Havre de Grace; Cadi,
Banks, salisbury; E. Wickerson Wickerson,
Marina Ann, Medley, Bait; Ma, -yiand, Nor
ris, Britons Bay; J. J. Crittenden Miles, Bait;
Imagine, Deatly, st. Mary's; Ev cline, Hamp.
den, Boston; George Washing tor, Grlsset,
salisbury; sloops Mechanic, Lewis, ST.
Mary's; Capt. A. johnson, Taske r, st. Mary's;
barges Alice Beach, Garter, City Point; Grey
hound, Tuell, Swan Greek; Mary Am, Disney,
Fire-About O'Clock Saturday night fire
broke ont in the hay loft of VIM. II. Hazefl's
gress streets. The fire increased rapidly, but
by active efforts the citizens snccee,ded in saving
the horses, carriages and harness. The stable
was destroyed, leaving the walls standing
We hear that Mr.. H. was partially insured.
The steam engines from Washington were
speedily on the spot, and by throwing large
quantities OF water succeeded in saving ada
cent property. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary, and this is the
second time in three years that Mr.. HIS prop.
erty has been burned,
GRAND LARoENY.-Friday, Detectives Big.
ley and Kelly arrested Caroline Thomas and
Payne, all colored residents of Majors alley.
Mary Bundy was sent to Jail for. court, and
Caroline Thomas was dismissed by Justice
Miller
Yesterday, also, officers Franklin, and Watts
OF the I'D Ward, arrested Fanny Lee, at the
residence of Emma Black, on 18th street, be.
tween and U north, a rancho represented by
the officers to be resort for soldiers and women
of ill fame. The charge is the larceny of 81 90
from soldier named Lewis ID. Wolfe. Wolfe l
went ont riding in hack with the defendant,
Saturday. Upon returning to Emma Blacks,
being drowsy. he wanted to lie down, and
handed defendant his money for safe keeping.
When he awoke he asked defendant for his
money, and defendant took two notes out of her
stocking put 1t in his pocket book and gave 1t to
him. Upon examination he found that q S10O
note was missing. In his anxiety to recover 1
gus detective, and out of SIS by a hacknan.
The case was dismissed by. Justice Clayton,
who issued warrants for the arrest of Emma
Black and James McCabe the proprietors of
the rancho.
BODY FoUND.-The body Of Alexander carp,
who was drowned July 4th, On an excursion
down river, has been recovered by his relatives,
and the funeral takes place this afternoon. |
The body was found about four miles below
hands Of party of thieves, who stripped it of 4
money, rings, &c There seems to be no doubt |
that the body drifted ashore as long ago as
Tuesday last, and the supposition Is that the
parties in whose possession it was concealed
the fact of its being found, in hopes OF reward
being offered for its recovery. The seoundrely
pirates even stripped the shoes from the corpse,
cut out the pockets, dc. |
( STATE OF THE THBEMoAET8R.-At Frank.
lin & Co.'s, opticians, No. pa Pennsylvania
avenue, the Thermometer stood to-day Al 1
O'Clock, 81 In the shades in the sun los
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