The national Republican., 1867-09-21

IMPORTANT ORDER-MILIrARY PATROL
RI. .EsrA ApLIsHEp.--The following important or.
dor has Just been issued from headquartsrs, Dc.
partment Of Washington, D. O., dated septem-
Der 10, 1867;
" Tho frequent acts Of rowdyism and disorder
which have occurred during the past few days,
within the garrison Of Warrington, resulting In
two oasss Of unprovoksd murder, have not failed
To attrset the sttsntion Of the department CON-
mandsr. D.
every resimsntsi commander and company
officer is called upon 10 use the utmost vigilance
on all occasions, whether on duty or not, 10
guard against recurrence Of these disorders.
with this view frequent patrols, By day and
night, will bs sent through the streets Of wash
ington to arrest all disordsrly soldiers, and all
others absent from their proper stations without
passes; and . strict enforcement Of the orders
emanating from the hssdquarters, garrison Of
Washington, dated October 20, 1855, Il spjoi6sd.
. "The attention Of all officers is called TO the
law approved August s, 1861, prohibiting the
sale Of liquor TO soldiers in the District Of Co.
lumbia:
"'Bs 10 enacted By tie Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of tie United State, Of America
IN Congress asism6Ld, That II shall not be law
full for any psrson In the District Of Columbia To
SELL give, or administer To any soldier or volun.
tser In the serviee Of the United States, or any
person wearing the uniform Of such soldier or
volunteer, any spirituous liquor or intoxicating
drink; and every person offending against the
provisions Of this act shall be deemed guilty Of .
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof be-
fore magistrate, or court having criminal juris-
diction, shall DO punished by q fne OF twenty.
Ave dollars, or imprisonment for thirty days.
"All officers are earnestly enjoined to prose.
cute and bring 70 justice all offenders against
the above enactment.
"The mode Of procedure under this act, for
any ofacsr or ohsr person having knowledge Of
tho faot, 10 to make complaint on oath before q
committing magistrate, who will thereupon issue
the necessary process for the arrest Of the often.
der. DO
, "By command Of Brsv's M;jo, General W. H
Emory: J. RoBERrs,
"Bvt. Brig. Gen1 U. 8. A.,
''Actins Assistant Adjutsnt General"
In view Of the late murdsrous Affairs occurripe
among the soldiers, this order 10 very necessary
one, and should be rigidly executed. We would
however, state, In this connection, that sober
officers should be sent with the patrol, as OF
Wednesday night last tho sergeant In charge o
tho guard whiting Growers Theatre was very
much intoxicated and unit for his duty.
THE STEAMER MURDER.-The coroner's
jury in tho case Of Charles Wallace, charged with
the murder Of Jssephus Dick, rendered verdict
yoohotuoy hOIhuBs n VI poIbOu8 WoTt
about the station anxiously awaiting the verdict
The following d the verdict Of the jury:
"The jury bslieve from the whole evidence
that the taid Charles Wallace and Josephus Dick
proceeded down the Potomac river on an excur.
sion on the stetmer Mariner on tho 18th instant,
and while the steamer was at White House land
Ing, on the Virginia side Of the river, difficulty
occurred on board Of the steamer between the
said Charles Wallace and Jossphus Dick in rela.
tion to q Jug Of whisky, the property Of the said
Dick, and at about Q p. IN. Of said day, and du'
ring the said dtioulty, the said Wallace drew q
revolver and tho said Dick seized walking cane
and advanced toward said Wallace; whom within
few feet Of him tho cane was taken from Dick
by James II. Myers, when he continued TO ad
vance on Wallace, when shot was fred from
said revolver while In the hands Of the said
Charles Wallace, the shot or ball from which
entered the body Of said Dick few inches below
the right nipple, causing his death In from two
to three hour, when the steamer was shor,
distance from Alexandria, Va, on tho return tc
this city; and The jury further says that the de
ceased was without means"
After the rendering Of the verdict, the pris.
onsr was brought out for preliminary exami
nation before Justice Harper.
o. 8. Baker appeared for the prisoner. and th,
examination Of witnesses commenced. The evi
dsnce was about the same as eluoidated before
| the ooronersJ Ju'y.
At the conclusion Of the evidence Wallace
was committed by the justice to jail for court
| II was Understood thnt subsequently, new com
mitment was made, reading; "to await requi
sition from the Virginia authorities. The ofenc
| was committed In tho waters Of Virginia. an
tho proper place for the trial is, of course, |
| that State. The U. s. Commissioner has n
Jurisdiction Whatever over the matter, as IL wa
not committed upon the high sens, but within
the domain Of = State having Jurisdiction to
certain distanos.in the channel over all otfenoe
committed within those waters.
There has been much excitement among th,
colored people during the examination, subsid
ing since the commitment Of Wallace.
INTERESTING dSERvIcEs.-AtSt.M Matthew
church, corner Of and Fifteenth streets, ther,
will be celebrated, by q solemn high mass, tn,
festival of the patron saint, St. Matthew. Rev
Father Mcguire, president Of Georgetown Col
lego will ofbciate on this solemn occasion, Th,