Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-23
LOCAL NEWS.


REBEL OPricIRs AND MEH Sent NoRrH,-
To-day at ~ O'Clock SIX hundred and seven
rebel prisoners enlisted men) were sent TO
Elmirs, n Y !, by way OF Harrisburg, under
regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, commanded
by Capt. J. NJ Camley. The commanding
officers OF posts at points where the prisoners
change cars have been teiegraphed to TO have
sufficient force in readiness to prevent revolt
or escape OF the prisoners, should an attempt
The oficer in charge OF the prisoners has been
instructed to contract with the railroad con-
panies to furnish well-lighted cars, provided
with plenty OF water. No passengers will be
allowed on the cars, and no person will be per-
mitted to communicate with the prisoners.
Yesterday evening, sky rebel officers, OF
different grades, were taken from the Old
Capitol and cent to Fort Delaware, under
guard of twenty men, commanded by Lieut.
f. A. Whitney, Of the 9th regiment Veteran
Reserve Corps.
THE FEE DKPARTMESr.-The Board Of Fire
Commissioners have appointed the following:
E1trdmen.-D Daniel Perkins, Charles Webbsr
| James f. Graham, Charles Davis, Geo. w
| Hines, ]. f. Moore, First District; Alfred Ton
net Henry ID. Jones, J: ID Birch, Thomas Tar.
| tin, ]. w. Hutton, F. H. Fridley, Second Dis
| trict; George II. Noyes, w. A. Ringgold, Root.
LaBiIle, James S. Bush, VIM. S. Scott James
| Larkin, Third District.
Supernumeraries.- II. Posey, A. w.
| Gray, Jacob Coddington, Samuel Dawes, Jno.
| Hurst, J.; n. Harvey Second District E. II.
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| The Commissioners have yet m Ike the ap-
| pointment Of foreman OF the First District the
| engineers, fremen, hostlers and tllermen of
all the districts; supernumeraries Tor the First,
| and extramen and supernumeraries for the
| Fourth District.
IMPORTANT TO LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.
| The subioined communication will be of inter
| est to those magistrates who may be called
upon to issue process under the late act OF
| Congress in relation to landlord and tenant:
| TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office of Internal
| Revenue, Washington, July 81, 1884 Sir: Your
letter of July 10th, asking whether, when
complaint is made under the Landlord and
Tenant Act is required to be sworn to, the ju-
rat is required to be stamped, has been re-
| ceived. The question raised has been already
| considered and decided, and such jurat is held
to require no stamp.
Very respectfully ac,nS t1om Rohsiss
| W. Thompson, No. 465 Eighth street, Wash
| ington, ID. q.
| RETURNING FROM THE WAR.-Yesterdsy,
| the Philadelphia Fire Zouave regiment (72d
| Pennsylvania) arrived here from the Army Of
the Potomac, and will go in service until their
time is ont in and about the city. This regi-
] ment went out with fifteen companies, num-
| bering 100 men each, and have received from
time to time about 1000 recruits, and now
return with but 157 OF the original men, under
| the command OF Lieut.. Col. H. A. Cook. This
regiment was formed of the members OF the
Philadelphia Fire Department. and we under
stand that when the regiment returns to Phila-
delphia the department will give them dinner
and q suitable reception. Their time will
expire in about two weeks.
ORPHANS COURT, Judge Purceu-This morn
ing, the will of the late DIR. b. J. HELEN
proved, and letters testamentary were issued
TO DR.. Grafton Tyler, of Georgeto wn, under it.
The will leaves various books and articles to
Mrs. Tyler. ]. q. Hall ID. r. Hagner, Thomas
Young, of N. Y, and Mr. c. F. Mcdonald.
Letters testamentary were also issued 70
Conrad Finkman, executor Of w. H. Ward.
The balance and distribution OF the admin
of Mai IN
final account Of b. Butts, administrator, with
will annexed, OF y. Deming, were approved
and passed.
GOING NORTHEAST evening, about one
hundred rebel officers were sent by rail to Eli
mira, N. Y, and this afternoon a train will
lea We with about one thousand rebel prisoners
mon commissioned officers and priyates) for
the same destination.
RECRUITING AT THE NAvY-YARD.-The Of
fcers at the Navy Yard have orders to ship
about $50 sailors Immediately, and recruiting
for the naval service is just now very brisk
there, and 1t is expected that in less than two
weeks the required number will be raised.
ONE HUNDRED DAYS MEr.-This morning
the 9Th regiment Massachusetts miltia, which
was in the service before, marched up the
Avenue with full ranks, 1,000 men, they hav-
ing enlisted for one hundred days service.
STATE OF THE THsRMoMRTRR.-At Frank
lin & Co.'s, opticians, No. pa Pennsyivani
avenue, the theI mometer stood to-day at
O'Clock q. m, SIS in the shade; at o'clock ~ In
the shade.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsEs.-Sedge wick
Stoples, grand larceny; Charles Gassfn, drunk;
John Barnes. Eliza johnson, John Brown, dis
orderly and profane: 50 each.
T UMBER-wHITEp PINE. SPRUCE. EASTERN
II SHORE HEML0CK, ana NORWAY. of all
lengths and sizes together with general assort.,
Shingles, constantly irving and for sale low for