Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-06

How PANIC STORIES ARE RAIsED.-The
following is an illustration of the way barri-
cade panic stories have been raised lately in
this vicinity:
A few days since, one of the street cars
was going TO the Navy Yard, having a goodly
load OF passengers, among them several stran-
gers, some of them were speaking about the
probabilities OF an attack on the city by Lee,
and the necessity OF having the streets barri-
caded, when one of the passengers, looking
down Seventh street and noticing a pile of
earth at G. street, where a flag footway is being
laid, exclaimed, "There, they are erecting
barricade now.'' Immediately all eyes were
turned in the direction Indicated, and several
ladies got up, one of them e1claiming, "I.a is
I've never seen one BEFORE And the car was
stopped, several of the more verdant passen-
gers getting out and going 10 see the curiosity.
RIOT CHECKEp-The festival for the BEN
eft of Golsworth Chapel (colored,) on Third
street, near New York avenue, is continued,
and the disturbances are also continued. Last
night Patrolmen Drane and Hessler were on
that beat, and, seeing indications of riot went
to the Chapel. Drane saw young man named
Thos. Curtis come out of the Chapel, pick upa
large stone and put it in his pocket, and return
TO the Chapel moment after the lights We're
extinguished, the doors closed, and general
screaming of women began. Drane forced
himself into the Chapel, had the lamps lighted
and arrested Curtis. and, taking the stone from
his pocket, turned him over to Hessler, who
carried him to the Fourth Ward Station.
Drane remained and examined the festival
stock. He found several bottles of whisky
sitting outside the Chapel, but nobody would
own them. This morning Curtis was fined
Sla by Justice Ferguson. An effort will be
made to close up the festival, in order to
store peace 10 the nelghborhood-
ago Mr.. John Holloran was deprived OF q
horse by TWO wagon masters, Jas. Stevenson
and JAS Hunter who said it was a Govern
uient horse. They delivered it 10 the Govern
ment Corral. Holloran proved his purchase
from p. O'Brian, and p. O'Brian proved his
purchase at Government sale Of condemned
horses. HolloTan, not getting his horse, had
warrant issued for the wagon masters, who
were arrested yesterday and taken before JUS
tice Johnson They showed that the animal
had been regularly delivered at the Corral, and
that they had right to take up Government
horses found astray, and as the mark of con-
demnation was not distinct upon this animal,
they took il as an esJray The accused were
held to bail for hearing, III order 10 procure
the horse from the Government Corral.
RoBBERY.-On Thursday evening, a colored
girl calling herself Ann Butler, went to the
residence OF Mr.. q. ". Taylor, on Tenth street,
near L, and hired herself, but during the night,
or on yesterday morning. she left, and short
time afterwards it was discovered that sixty
dollars in Treasury notes and fifteen dollars in
gold were also missing. The girl gave the
above name, and stated that she lived near the
Navy Yard. She is between IA and 16 years
years old, and wears dark calico dress and
apron, with black shaker bonnet trimmed with
has robbed other places in the central portion
OF the city, in the same manner.
THE SCPPLY OF WATER-In protractsd pc.
RODS of hot weather the supply of water from
the aqueduct is always limited, and il will be
all the more so this season from the fact that
the necessity of it with our augmented popula-
ton is constantly increasing. 1t will therefore
be gratifying TO our people to know that an
abundant supply OF water direct from the Po-
tomac will in September take the place Of the
80 VI Ia mr.
important work remaining to be done upon the
aqueduct is at CABIN John creek, and at the
distributing reservoir at georgetown. TO per-
1ect the masonry OF the latter, the water is di-
rected by an auxiliary pipe around it and on to
Georgetown and Washington.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsEs.-Robert
McKendrick, drunk; SI5s r. w. Graham,
fast riding; military. Mrs. Eager, selling
sundays; s2o.5a. James Flynn, drunk; sl.s8.
Robert Edwards, grand larceny; dismissed
also, for assault and battery; do. Jas. Rotch-
ford, drunk and disorderly; do. Ellen Wolf,
a bawdy house; dismissed. James Lester,
drunk; do Mary Smith, Jenny Wilson, Kate
Bennett, disorderly: sl.SS each Jacob Neith,
Jury; dismissed.
WHISKY SMUssLERs.-Hugh McCslester,
who has been carrying the mail TO Alexandria,
was arrested yesterday by Col. Bakers detec-
tiyes, and committed 10 the Central Guard
house, on a charge OF smuggling whisky TO
Alexandria
Louis Theders was also arrested for attempt
ing TO pass the poison outside the pickets in the
direction of Bladensburg, and he, too, was
committed 10 the Guardhouse by order OF
Captain Todd.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Olin.-Yesterday in
the case of John Dolan indicted for grabbing
ten dollar note from asoldier, the jury were ua.
able TO agree, and were discharged
Charley Finnegan, the we'll known g night.
liner" was tried for an assault with intent TO
k1ll Samuel Crosby, a soldier, and found guilty
of an assault He was sentenced to thirty days
in JAIL and to pay fine OF thirty dollars.
OFFICIAL CHANGB.-CaptaiR Frank II. Bar.
roll recently chief assistant to Colonel Bell, the
depot comrnissary at Alexandra, has been
transferred 70 the offico Of the Provost Marshal
General. Captain Barroll Is succeeded In his
Old position by Captain Alpheus E Clarke, an
old resident OF Warrington.
Wn learn that the Commits sion appointed
come time since 10 value tbs water rights Of the
potomac Company At the Great Falls have
given separate awards ranging from $1,000 70
&7S,oU.
PAf2oLMAn APPoTHTKD-Josiah V. Grant
was on Thursday appointed patrolmaA Of the
MetropoLtan Police force of tho Second Ward
rice j. a. Sasckel5erd. resigned.