Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-03
LOCAL NEWS.

ILLEGA-. RECRUITING - Yesterday Mark
Harrington, a recruiting agent at large for the
State OF New York, was arrested in AieXap-
dTla by Detective Norwood. and turned over
TO the authorities here, for recruiting and an
listing enrolled men OF the District of Column
bia and crediting them to New York; among
the number Joseph Collins, Edward Ste 4art,
Walter Il. DonnelIy and John Stewart all of
whom the accused enlisted in the I'd District
regiment The parties named above have
made affidavits setting forth the facts in the
case, in which Harrington is charged with
having persuaded them to claim to be Virgtu-
Ians when presented for examination, after
they informed him that they belonged to Wash.
ington. Charges and specifications have been,
or Will be preferred against Harrington and
he Will doubtless be tried by military COM
mission.
This business of running recruits out Of The
District has been carried on to great extent
OF late, and the authorities have determined to
put stop to it. Within the past few days the
following arrests OF parties have been made by
the military detectives:
Emanuel Bos well, arrested for attempting
to take enrolled men from this city to Baiti-
more tor the purpose of enlisting them In the
Z. s. Navy.
two enrolled men, named ". H. Carman and
John Heck, in the District for credit OF another
State.
John HeroId, arrested for illegal recruiting
two men named John Demick and Ieorge
Frush for the credit of another State
- Hawkins, arrested ut Long Bridge for
inegaiiy recruiting three enrolled men, Geo
smith, for credit of another State. Also, John
Doud, for illegal recruiting.
Depos itions have been taken in the cases, and
me PARTIES either placed in the Central Guard
house or released upon bail in large amounts
WAsnINGToN AND BALTIMORE. Pres
colt Smith, Esq, Master of Transportation,
Baltimore and OHIO Railroad, who has shown
himself equal to any emergency, from trans.
porting an army at short notice, to rebuilding
euerrilla-smas heidi railroad within 10 minutes,
M
a private letter that in the discharge OF bis
muliifarious duties he has yet time to give
thought to Washington interests. He says:
"By the way, are you aware OF the fact that
when got pri sate dispatch the other day,
that the War Department was burning, l at
once conceived the plan OF getting up a special
train, and arranging with our fire department
here to send sver one or two of the steam fire.
engines. with their hose, DC, in order to eXtin-
guish the flames? We had such arran gements
made as would nave ensured the arrival in
WashiD gtsn, within two hours OF our getting
the first information, of steam fire apparatus
and the men to worn it. complete.
81 want you to mention ths to your Chief of
Police and TO Mayor Wailach, more as q sug-
gestion to them of what can be done, in 40
emergency hereafter, in case you have a ssri-
bhs fire in Washington, and tell them it is one
track, which enables us the more certainly to
get extra trains through without delay"
CONCERT BT THE FEMALE DEPARTMENT,
THIRD DISTRICT SCHOOLS List night the
pupils CT the female department or the Third
District schools, assisted by some OF the pupils
or the male grammar schools, gave concert in
the hall Of the Wallach school building, in the
the Third Ward The hail was densely packed
with auditors, and even the doorways and pas.
saees were thronged with persons desiring TO
obtain admission. About O'Clock it became
necessary to close the outer door, and it is es.
t!mated that at least 500 persons were turned
away.
The concert was great success, and tho per-
formers acquitted themselves so well that it
would be invidious TO particuiariZe. Professor
Daniel, the music teacher, concluded the ex-
ercIses. Some beautiful tableaux concluded
the pei tormances.
wreaths and fes'oons of evergreens. In the
front Of the hall and over the stage was wreath
and eagle, and the motto, 6. WILL" all formed
OF evergreens. Over the west door were the
words, The Army and Navy" over the east
door, I" The Union Forver," and in rear Of the
hail, "Wallach Hail." all the letters being
formed of evergreen. The hall was further
decorated with flags.
THE POST OFFICE STAMP RoBBRRY,-As we
stated yesterday, the District Attorney entered
a noIle pros in the cases of f. Wilkins Simon
Straus and George W. Alexander, indicted for
violating the post Office laws-one Indictment
against the three and two separate indictments
against the first named. 1t W. be recoilectad
that wilkins and Alexander were clerks in the
Post Office Department and were arrested on
the charge OF abstracting stamps, which, it is
alleged, were disposed of in Phiiadei pnia
through one Simon Straus, and the latter was
subsequently arrested. Alexanders case was
subsequently dismissed, and he made an am
davit in relation to the affair, after when ne
went to Philadelphia to appear against Straus.
No indictment was found against Straus IN
the Philadelphia court and the Postmaster
General after using every means in the power
OF the Department to discover any evidence
against Wilkins ana faihns' requosteo INA 'ue
case might be dismissed.
Mr. Wiikins mas many friends In this city
who could not believe him guilty OF the charges
.iiseed' and who will rejoice in seeing his
- Ia name thus fully re. established.
MEETING OF THE POLICE CoMMIssIoNRRs-
Yesterday taruoon the Board Of Police Com.
missioners met in their rooms on 10Th st., near
d. The resignation OF Lewis p, Sew bold of the
Second precinct, was accepted. Albert &. Tur-
ner was appointed q patrolman in the Sixth
precinct, vice G.. A. Parkhurst, di smiesed: W.
Aia -I0hn OWQns N llrpcInct