Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-08-24
WASHINGTON NEWS.

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Of Internal Revenue Treasury Building, and
who has been for some time stopping at the
National Hotel, jumped from ffth-story
window. on the street side Of that hotel, yes
terday morning, at about twenty minutes past
two O clock, thereby injuring himself SO much
as to cause death to ensue inside Of twenty
minutes thereafter.
Mr.. Speaks, who guards the gate leading
from the ticket office to the cars, at the Wash
ington and Baltimore depot, we learn, has
found the $40, 900 and bank and railroad shares
lost by Mr.. Huyck, yesterday, and has turned
the same over to that gentleman.
James II. Slack, a citizen, who had been
confined in the Old Capitol prison, on the
charge Of selling u S. horse while he was
connected with the army, has been released.
The Presidential Mansion was yesterday
visited by large number Of persons, both
male and female, nearly all Of whom were
present on urgent business twenty-five
ladies we're admitted at one time, and between
two and three O clock the doors were thrown
open, and all present admitted Herschel Y.
johnson had private interview with the
President during the day.
The court martial which met at Washington
on Tuesday last for the trial of Captain Wirz,
form erly commandant of the Andersonville
military prison, and which was summarily
adjourned: reassemble3 yesterday IN the
meantime. the former commission had been
dissolved, and new commission, composed Of
the same members was appointed. The charge
Of conspiracy was also altered by striking out
the names Of Robert E. Lee, James A. Seldom
and Lucius c. Northrop The charge Of mur-
der was retained After demonstrating against
the arrai ignment of the prisoner Oh new charges,
without giving notice Of these charges TO his
counsel, Judge Hughes asked for additional
time to enable the accused to prepare bis de-
fence. The court was accordingly adjourned
until to-day. The counsel for Captain Wirz
theL withdrew from the case.
It is given out in sem-offcial circles that
Major Jones, paymaster in the army, IS to be
appointed Commissioner Of Public Buildings.
The family Of Dr.. Newman, one Of the com
missioners Of the city asylum for the poor,
consisting of himself, wife, and several chill
dren, were badly poisoned yesterday. At
last accounts two of the children were lying in
supposed hopeless condition, and all others
were very ILL., A negro domestic employed in
the family is said to have poisoned the food
which the family partook ofat breakfast.
Colonel Ingraham, Provost Marshal Of the
detences north of the Potomac, whose regi-
ment the 3Sth Mass, has already been mus
tered out, has been retained in the mill
tary service by special order from the War
Department. He has been granted leave of
absence, and is to be brevetted, and will retain
MS present position of Provost Marshal as
long as there is any necessity for the contin-
uance of the Office
A large number of the bakers Of Washing
ton have discovered within the past week or
ten days, that it does not pay to sell bread of
short weight. This has been great source
OF complaint, and the police have larterly at
tempted to prevent the sWindle by arresting
oae parties guilty Of it, and whenever guilt
was proven heavy fine was imposed.
James Ford, colored, who was committed to
the Workhouse in default of payment Of fine
OF $50 for gambling on Saturday last, attem pt-
ed to escape on Tuesday evening BY swimming
across the Eastern Branch, but sank IN the
channel and was drowned