Daily national Republican., 1865-03-21
LOCAL NEWS.

INTERESTING OocAsIoN.-F1dSs Presented
70 ths War DspaTfmeni.-MAjor II b Compton,
Of the sih New York cavalry, arriy cd In thi.
city last evening, In ehaTEe o. the ON Ser. and
General sheridan seventeen battle faEs,
which were ~ noon to-day presented 20 the
War DepArtmsnt The nAnea OF the patty
X. ,. Compton, sth New YORK cavalry, Capt
Z. q. Bruton, A. d. c. to General Custer, AL
New York eNvalryi Lieutenant :. Kuder, s'h
New. York eayalryi sergeant James ConEIin,
8th New York cavalry Sergeant r. Dourey.
Ist HirEinla sayalryj Corporal II. II. BlskioId,
sth New Yo,k eAvalryi CoIPsIsl II Harvey:
New York cavalry c. Anderson, lSt New York
2. ., O,Bfiea, IIt New York cavalry, NJ. Crowley
YORK 20 s s.1SIyi % 1USn Muller a'S SiS Ss% SSA YORK NsT
cavalry.
Major Compton captured General Esrlyp
saa.s comm Sn Sn os arc q ins ~
and were nasty OF the ~ brigade, Colonel
William Mills, Of the list Vermont cavalry,
commanding. The nAEs comprise alt eolsfS
Department before large eonooufse Of la
dies and gentlemen. Among those present
were noticed Hon. Ira Harms, OF New York,
senator Howard, OF MiohiGan, Secretary HAr-
Ian, Of Iowa, Charles A. pans, Esg Assistant
Custer, ks.
| Inc nhBb were uuly lhDeleu, hnu were IN
the hanos Of thu eAptors, who were asked 10
| relate the history OF the capture ofeaoh. The
stneers and each man gave a bIiei history Of
the eaptuIe, and were then introduoed 20
Secretary stanton, who introduced them TO
senator Harris and Mrs. General Custer. Al
the close OF the prehentation the Secretary OF
| War returned thanks on behalf OF the PreSis
said that he believed ihatit was the fcurts
time that he had returned thanks for IiIniIAT
trophies captured through the inStrumentAlity
Of glorious Sheridan.
no said that the furlouEh that had been
asked Tor In their behalf by their noble Gen
sral had bsen granted, and he hoped that they
would nnd their wives, mothers and awsFt-
would be handed down 10 poSteEfty, and that
Congreaa would Be asked 10 grant them .
medal ~ . token OF their eooutry's gratitude.
senator Harris rsturned thAnks onl6shAlf Of
Inade brief speech.
A sHAMBYUL OUTRAoB.-Jamss Good
HSnSuSSsr, Ham o. Tifsssa,S strsss tn 0i Sssr Ti the IL:
morning on The charge 5f SsindiIns !" soldier der
out Of one hundred and ten dOllaiS. Joseph
| N. JohnIon, . oolored man, was also arrested
As being accessory TO the awindllng. From
4 the svideneo given before JusIiee walter, this
morning, ~ sSemI that BoliVer BowleG, dis
states colored troops, who had just been
paid, receiving about one hundred and ninety
dollars, was taken By Joseph Johnson 10 the
store OF Hamburger Tor the purpose OF puT-
chasing suit Of clothes, GoodhArt, the clerk,
waited on him, giving him . very common
coat, pair OF pAnts, two shirts, hat, and AZ
old silver watch, tho whole worth about
twenty or Twenty-Five dollars, ...
Bowles, who could not count, put his money
, on the counter, when GoodhArt tSok one hue.
! dred and ten dollars. tellisg DoWles that would
, pay for the articles. johnson had profeased
| to be friend 20 BoWles, and had told him he
would take him TO Btora where he would not
friend, went with him 70 The store OF Hap'-
Z burger. II IL thought BY the ofiooru that John
, son 10 . runner TO bring soldiers 70 tte store,
; Iusiiea Walter held both 00odhArt Ahd John.
SOn to bail for their appearance ~ court.