Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


CHARGE OF ADULTERY Last Thursday week
bonnie lassie, named Bridget Lynch, was Joined
She soon broke, however, her marriage VOWS,
leaving her husband on the following Monday.
She had = Likeness OF an old name named Orlando
English, and wishing to return this to him, since
she was married, went by the New York Hotel, on
Seventh street, where he boards She saw him in
up to his ROOM stating that she was his FIfe, and
was seen TO embrace him before the door was
locked. THIS, was told to Foley, aud, upon his
lodging complaint at the Sixth precinct station
house, officer Robert Johnson arrested the parties
upon the charge Of adultery. They were tried this
head appearing for the dsiendsHts, and Mr.. A. +.
Smith for the complainant,
Mrs. Birch testified to the virtuous character Of
the girl and to the fact that she had been sleeping
at her house since she left her husband, and that
she was there during the day constantly, only 60
ing away to return the likeness; and that she was
not gone for more than live or ten minutes.
The counsel agreed to leave the case TO the maEs-
trAte, not wishing to refer II to higher jurisdio.
tion. The Justice, therefore, thinking that the
ch rye Of adultery was not sustained, dismissed
the case, after giving the girl severe TeprimAnd
for her unnecessary and imprudent conduct OF 60
ing to a gentlemAn'H bed.chAmber and staying
there with the doors locked.
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EMEUTE AMONG THE ARTILLERIsTs.-Fo
some time past the ID regiment PennsylvAnlA
heavy artillery has been receiving large aocessions
OF men, and now numbers about thirty-two hun
dred. Last week Col. Gibson, commanding the
the War Department that the excess Of men should
he organized into new regiment, to be called the
The Colonel, 1t will be remembered, was recently
tried before eourt-mArtiAl upon charges preferred
by his officers, which tended In small degree to
destroy the amity usually prevailing In our regi.
ments.
In remembrance Of these charges and sundry
folio1 OF testimony the Colonel recommended for
appointments In the new organization very few OF
his own officers The major and q few lleutenAnts
were promoted to higher rank In the provisional
privStes were taken from tbe orisinsl Second and
made captains, to which commissions divers lieu
tenants were aspiring. On Saturday the new
fedged officers donned their double-breated coats,
with eagle, leaves, &C., and commenced their prep
arAtiOns for entering the field.
Much to their HStonishment, however, Gey. Cur
tin, having learned the state OF affairs sent down
new commissions, in which the Colonel and his
friends do not appear Congress having snactod
regiments OF their respective States the app sint
ments OF the War Department are cancelled. A
lively light iS being made over the subject, which
will doubtless bring the personal AnimoHItits pre-
vNiling in the regiment to aoulminAting point.
The CIRCUIT COURT JURT.-The names of
the folio sing gentlemen were drawn from the box
this morning, to serve as jurors for the District
supreme Court, sitting ~ Circuit Court, on tho
third Monday of May John Z. Cartier, George
veIter, ith Ward, G. {. CSibert, 9Th Ward; WIN
Keele, lat Ward Louis Hopkins, 4th Ward
Edwin Edwin KNOWLES, GeCrEetSwn George Harvey, I'd
Sd Wardi John o'Hary, county J. J. Kane, 4th
Ward W. e. SpaldiOg, Cd Ward Henry Burrows,
Georgetown David KawlIng, sth Ward Jackson
Pumphrey, nth Ward Andrew Balm, 4th Ward
John L. Libbey, Georgetown josiah BriIsey, 18th
Ward VIM. Peterson, cd Ward VIM. II. Fam
ming, I'd Ward Harrison Burns, 4th Ward c. c.
Chew, Ith Ward J. Russell Barr, Cd WArdj Leo.
pold GesIenheimer, Sd Ward Benjamin s. Bailey,
lth Ward.
ALLEGED CHARGE OF HoNICIDR.-About the
middle OF February last, conductor on one Of the
city passenger railroad cars, named Gilbert, was
shot and killed while ascending the grade Of
street, near the Capitol. II appeared at the time
of the homicide that Gilbert permitted the driver
and i'SCi ToiuntSeTed ae 10 drive To the depot WS
going up the hill two men got on the car and put
down the brake, whom Gilbert went to the rear
of the car and put them OFF. He then turned to
walk through to the front when one OF the men
fired pistol At him, the ball from which entered
his back and penetrated his left lung resulting in
death after several days OF suffering. Suspicion
rested against q soldier named VILLA Maxwell
who disappeared simultaneously with the com
the matter in hand, but all efforts to arrest the
party failed until few days ago. On saturday ht
returned to the city flom Virglnis with Maxwel
the action OF the grand jury.
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LADIES' UNION LEAGUE-MsetinD Io-Cldv.-
The ladies OF Washington, who have for SOM
time past been preparing TO organize themlelVe
into League for the purpose Of pledging then
selves not TO wear any apparel OF foreign tabri
this afternoon, at one O'Clock ,,in DR.. sunderlAnd
ohur Ch, in FOuF-ARd-a-hAlf street,
The attendance was quite large, the large lecture
room Of the edfce being quite FULL, and oompoSet
Of some Of the weAlthieIt ladies in Warrington
There were but few gentlemen present, The meet
ing WAS organized by the election OF DR.. McMurdI
chairman. A constitution and byelAwG were sub
mitted for adoption, which, as IL usually the case
called forth some debate,
The gist Of these documents were, that the Ia
dies who should sign the articles OF eoVonAn
should pledge themselves to wear no apparel o
foreign fabric for three years or during the war
ThoSe ladies who approve OF the League and can
not sign Its proviBiOnl on account OF the ofisiA
positions Of their husbands were respectfully In
vited to aid the cause by their voice and influence
the opening address, which was very eloquent AM
TO the point.
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