Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-05

Affairs I'm Gesrse,au
GEoRdzTown DRAyr Assoul :
association met last night In the cns,,

GEORGETOWN DRAFT Assoml/
association met last night I'm the cus,,A
building, and the PRESIDENT being absenf
John Stake was called to the chair N,
Mr.. Stake expressed regret az tha .
lack @. interest manifested by those " no son,.
be active in an association of this ch.uid
He hoped IL was not too late TO make mn :. .e..
fcient fund TO relieve those drafted Ts1aeet-
ISOLATION was fair, and better eaIcpia,as as
answer the purpose designed than anv go W
which he was acquainted OF the former ors.. u
fzauons. He urged the members to Act san'
getically In increasing the associ atioa ana .h.
fund ina
The meeting opened with list OF n MAJ
fore adjournment >" Us
MIR. Ross, from the committee 10 wait ~
Capt Putnam and ascertain the Cuota of A..
town, reported a statement from Capt p
showing the quota TO be l76; II in the SIN, .ns
los in the 9th sub-distrct. The report was A..
cepteS. "0-
A gentleman connected with the enro,,m.n,
said the number OF persons enrolled In tbn Stb
is 749 in the 9th $40; total in Georgetow. 90
A gentleman not member OF the assoc,
ton, asked for Information for himseIf snt
several others who wished to join aclub-whsi
security there Is for members who shall not -
drafted, If, after the funds of the assoclstinn
have been expended upon those taken. the
quota Is not filed and a supplemental draft is
ordered under the same call The nns,,,n.
dey eloped diversity OF opinion, some srguins
that the association Is bound 70 provide fns
them; others, that the articles OF agreement
show clearly that the associations funds. II
sufficient, will be- used for substitutes for ihasa
drafted-if not sufficient will he divided
equally among those drafted-if all the d rated
are provided for, and surplus remains n
will be divided among the subscribers
On motion OF Mr.. Parker, committed CON.
ssting OF Messrs. George Hin, Jr, f. T. Ed
monson and John Ross, was appointed 70 on.
viate the apparent difficulty IN the scheme Of
the association and the association ad-
RAID OK THE WHISKY SHoPs.-Yesterday.
officers Sherwood and Hurdle arrested Joseph
Adams, Joseph Ehrmantraut and Pat ]. CAL
ahan for selling liquor to soldiers. and Joseph
Ehrmantraut for selling without lirense Ehr-
mantrauts place of business is In the county
just outside the corporate limits The others
are in the town. Justice Buckley fined them
$50 In each case, with the addition OF costs IN
the case of Callahan and the license case.of
Ehrmantraut. Callahan considered himself
outraged by the Judgment rendered, and In.
sisted upon going to Jail. The Justice was
disposed to ia vor him, and wrote out the COM
mitment, when Callahan changed his mind.
and paid the 800 rather than go to jail.
THB CANAL.-Yesterday the fee breakers per-
formed their duty very well. smashing the Ice
and leaving a wide track. But this morning
there was a thick coat of ice covering the track
indicating that II the weather does not moder-
ate it will be necessary, in order to secure an
open path for boats, to keep the ice breakers
moving up and down in the canal. There are
no arrivals recorded.
FORREST HALL-This morning Capt XII
patrick despatched $40 prisoners from Forrest
Hall under a strong guard to report to Colonel
Wells at Alexandria, The squad consists of
deserters, bounty jumpers, struggles and all
the variety OF offenders usually confined in For
rest Hall
About 10 o'clock Saturday night Ave prison.
ers cut their way out OF the prisen, by cutting
through wooden paruuon ERECTED where
doorway formerly was. They have not been
recaptured. :.
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKEr.-There are no
arrivals of flour or grain reported to-day asd
no sales Of I'M pOrt6nce beyond that To sBnnlv
the local trade. Supers ara quoted at sii SO.
extras, S12 IS to 1925 Last sales of wheat
good red, S275.
PORT OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Steamer
George H. Stout, Borden, from PHILADELPHIA
assort ted cargo, to District merchants.
COLLECTOR MAGRUDHR-The friends OF
Col Magruder, Collector of Customs, regard
his condition as very critical.