Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-21

the oommittee 10 Cen Fry, and enclosing ths reso'
iuslOns adopted ss ihs moe g. ins % p,,.,,u,,r.,.sl
Provost MARSHAL GENEaALs OFFICE,
=, WA,nisofoE, d. O. Get lsIss'; ~
SiRi IhSvo the honor TO aeknowlsdge me re-
oeipt Of your letter Of ootober 10Th, rAnsmitting
aeopy Of resolutions adopted At public m.Sung
tant, the object OF which o. ems to have been to
have the quot. Ct the District Of Colunb'a, under
tTiet I released from NJ sny y it luther dfsf'''
A.your Bonor 10 aware, the subject Of the do
mand for troops msde on this District BY the Gem
erAl Government has been frequently brought up
in the last month or two, BY eorrespondsnse and
through various committees. ~
had ., Sssn IS. and TO
In your letter you ask two questions, 40 follows,
viz. II ers dit wi be al owed TO tbs strict for
Or Sent drsft and nave failed 70 reportt' second,
afi such credit has ever been allowed to any other
distrietln
the frat, credit will be allowed only for such men
as are "obtained" by the draft. Pertons who are
law % "icers Of the E government nor BY the bureau,
40 obtained IN the meaning OF the lswj they VIII
not, therefore, be credited, unless they shall be
subsequently srrested and held to service. III
To the second question. The rule above given
applies to all districts without exception. know
OF no case in which persons In the employ Of The
General Government have been enrolled M oiti-
iZens of the District Of Columbia who are but tenn.
porarly resident In SAID District, and who, being
and % yss hsvs SssS deemed and ressTS.d as
It's citizens, and when drafted oring 10 sub com.
pusory absence, hape been considered ds,eiers, and
HCir pldefs rCqUTtdfO be filled by said city ii you
will have the names and oiroumstanoss In any
,ueh cases reported to me, VIII give me suita. Ie
orders To- meet them. In the mesntine, Will en-;
deavor to ascertain II there are such cases, aud II
| flud any, will prov de for them.
The statement in he resolution OF the public
been relea cd on scc5uot Of erroneous enfniment'
10 not rect II is especially incorrect I've bear
| In mind the kind OF "errcneous enrolmenp to
non-Tcsidenee But seventy seven msn have been
| exempted on this count.
The statement heretofore made to you, ti-St the
Government employees who have formed tho ~
| selves into volunteer military Organizations are
not mustered into the service soldiers, nor are
orssnizstions, exempt from draft, is hereby con-
The District Of Columbis 10 entitled to no credit
on the quota Of troops due from IL for any ser Ice
which has been rendere by any Of these orssniIs-
tlons In their riormance OF duty In this city or
on railroads In its vicinity. am, sir, very re-
JAMES FRY,
| Provost Marshal General.
Mr.. r. s. Davis then offered the folio ingi which
Resolved, That q committee OF three for each
ward be appointed by he Chair to wait on the
Pro ost Marshal and OBTAIN from him a list of he
| names of those persons who have been drafted
and have failed TO reports and that said committee
&c authorized to visit the Designated placel oi
I
| report, and as certain, II possible, their where
aboutsi and that reward oi $50 be paid for every
/ such drafted man who may be caught and held "a
service; and the several wards arc hereby re
quested TO provide for the payment OF the above
MIR. c. s. Moves moved an amendment, that two
policemen from each ward be appointed by the
| Mayor In addition to the citizens, and that the
| ames of the policemen be communicated conf.
dcntially to the president Of each ward committee
| Adopted.
The following sc the names of the citizens sp
| pointed on the committee;
First ward, Henry C. wil'on, John A. Rheem
and Robert Bozzelli Second ward, J. ". Tuck q
| W.S. Roote, and A. shillingj Third ward, L. r
Charles Walter. John a. Johns son, and Frank Her
| bert fin ward, Geo. Gulick, Elisha e. Barnes
and A. W. Eaton; sixth wsrd, not represented. :
| committee postponed for the present; Seventh
ward, VIM. Z. stewart, Wm H. MeGinness, and
The meeting then adjourned.
CHARGE OF AHsoS.-F. Williams, John
Williams, John Clsry, Columbus Fertner, Charles
Willi.ms, May Ann nowlings, and Thomas Row
| llnBs were examined before Justice ihonpson
Yesterday aiteruoon, on charge OF having se
ure to barn or shop, the properly Of Joseph Car
90 the even ng Of Fidsy, the ilth II October. tn,
just ee, after winnowing well the testimony giver
| by Joseph Carson, his wife Juli', aud other wit
nesses sworn, concluded that there was not sufi
eient grounds TO 'end the case before the grant
jury. II was, therefore, dismissed. Mr.. John
Norris was the counsel for the defence.
THE "FIsHER oY."-Howard Helmick, til,
young artist who painted the I" s out" and tnI
AT Hudson Tay Tors establishment, on Pennsyiva
mia avenue, between Ninth aud Tenth streets, hat
Just finished another picture, entitled "The Fishe
| u W which, II It challenges the attentio :, mus
| win the liking Of every behoIder The young art
ist promises eminent success by that talent wheel
falls not g wed elegance Of execution TO bsauty
ways secured purchasers.
TIE DRArT.-The Board of Enrolment dis
| posed Of the following cases to day;
Second sub DlSbia Tobias Clarke, accepted.
| Fourth Sub Disiriet.- ] Ancaster, over sge.
Firh Sub.Disirfct james Armwood, accepted
| kiglm Sub-Disfricf Thomas J. Lszenby, iur
nished substitute.
N'nLh SUB DiSrict-John S. Kelly, furnished sub
situte.
CHANGES IN THE NAVAL LABoRAToRY.-Mr
John W. ihon pson has been appointed superin
| tendent and Mr.. JohI NJ. McFarlAud forem an o
the Naval LAbo, atory OF tte Rsvy-yard Mr
| Thompson was foreman under the late John Clap
| ham and has been connected with the IAborator,
| for teen years. MIR. Mcfarland has been con
| nected with 1t from boyh-od. The supeTintend
epoe, therefore, Of this branch OF Il Q Ordnanr,
bureau will not lose Its long-standing reputation
| for efficiency.
Too NEAR HEADQUARTERS. Last night abou
six O'Clock Bartholonew Foley went In o LallAn
| Drug store, on Tenth street, adjoining the Pohc,
Headqu ,rtes, and created cons iderAbie tumuit b,
tempting TO break bottles and other things Ii
me uOIe' ne was arrested Db Det ctiNeh Blglel
and kell' and taken before Justice Miller, viii
fined him $500.
The DICTATOR ARRIvED.-The Dictator, IL
p ace OF the Thomas A. Morgan, left City Poin
yesterday at 10 a. m. At bk p IN. she left Oh
| Point, and arrived at the Sixth street wharf q
exactly o'clock this morning: She brings n,
| still carried on by the hostile armies Three m a
J rs, tw lieutenant colonels, and nins captain
| were on board.
GEoRGETowN CUSTOM HOUSE. -Cleared-
schrs Cherub Cam, Pennsvillei Dehano. Pendle
ton, BoBtonj Hersehe !, Bridal, Hudson, N vi X
mArden, Aldridge, ,ltinorej NJ BuliA, Cha to
worth, Havrs-de-Gracej J. Hamilton, Bowie, MAtA
| womani slOops air Play, Hall, St. James river;
TT francis, Porter, NAuticoke; Ocean Bride, Jones
do ". Wesley, Pusley, dol longbost salvi' gton
Bland, PAmunkey. -. d
Entc,sd-steAmer Fairbanks, Hunter, New York
FIRE.-Last night about a quarter TO l:
O'Clock PAtrolmen Ho lohan and Maxwell disoov
cred a II Q in q stable on Eighth street, near
ieet north. They gave the alarm at Box No. q
This stable was the property Of Mr.. baum, sut
Ter, and was unUeoupied.
REAL EsrATE.-A cGuire, last evening, soil
| lot Of ground on the corner of Fourth and Fire
streets, at Az cents per square loot. Tho puT
chaser was MIR. John meGrsnn.
The ATTENTION of the New Jersey Uniol
voters 10 call to the notice Of interest to then
In our advertisement column 20 day.
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l. POLICE REPoRTs.-iSizth Prscincs--Wm. Lee