Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-05
LOCAL NEWS.
AMI sEMENTs TONIGHT.

AMCSEMEETs To-NIGHT.
CANTERBURY hALL.-This has been d al
week at Canterbury for the lovers OF meloui
GUS songs. graceful dances ana amusing hIui
cpean performances. But tae week Is NO
over vet. and the same attractive entertain
ment will take place this aHa 10, 70 "
evening. Saliie Sunderland sings ei.chanliug
iy, and the Wesner girls ore admirable ~ TIE
dance,
GRoyEg's TuEArRE.-This is the last night
hut one OF Mr. Glenn and his company al
Growers, and tonight La Belle Emile takes a
berefit, and Irish, Yankee and Dutch charac.
ters will be protrayed in amusing style. Glenn
himself will appear as " Rip Van Wrinkle y
Tomorrow night Jack Sheppard" and
other plays.
COLLISION BETWEEN SoLDIgRs AND Ne.
GEoES--Une Solder kttteG, olte Supposed 10 BE-
8oTtcjiy FoUBded; another sEiqhlg -Yesterdav,
about O'Clock p. NJ, two shaEties OCCUPIED 6v
negroes, located on sth street east, beyond
Bakers cavalry quarters, was set on fire and
burned 10 the ground. a small shanty occu-
pied By lewd women, favorites of soldiers
CHARTERED near, was saved ny the soldiers,
TsS d Saa to Ssy ySs ncs
last night, but from the most reliable sources
we learned that tight had previously oc-
cnrIec osLWeen some soldiers and negroes or
lgin2ung about whiskey.
Some contTabands had been employed in
foohrg house near the spot, and Lhey were
IN the habit of carrying whisky with them, and
them. Yesterday, when the soldiers applied
Tor liquor, the negroes were not inclined to
give II, and this aroused the anger of the SOL
clerS, who kicked mp q fight with them In
the fight, one OF tire soldiers was struck on the
back Of the head with q hoe, which caused his
death in a few minutes. Another was cut IN
me heGk near the lUgular VEN; another, named
Jas. w. Garter, VINO was arrested, was cut i'll
the head slightly. A negro, VIM. Gets, ST.,
was severely cut on the back OF his bead, but
not dangerously.
Sergeant CIaTk, with five patro,emen Of the
Sixth Ward and two from the Fifth, were
speedily on the spot, and arrested one white
soldier, j. w. Carter; five colored men, one
boy, and three women, all engaged in the riot,
and conveyed them to the Fifth Ward Station
house, followed by an immense crowd OF per-
sons Of all colors, soldiers and civilians, who
were very much excited, and appeared to be
anxious To take the prisoners in 10 their own
HANDS and infict the penalty of lynch law.
The negro who killed the soldier is believed
, to be man named Nathaniel Williams, aman
Nabout sixty years OF age. One OF the women
arrested, and a soldier. identify him as the man
who inflicted the death wound with, the hoe.
He liz amGng those arrested.
The police and citizens comp lain that the con-
duct of the soldiers and those who furnish them
with whisky privately is such as to demand
the very stIlctest enforcement of the military
orders, ana the constant presence OF strong
guard Gftrocps to protect the residents of the
eastern part of the city from insult and abuse,
and 10 prevent the occurrence OF scenes like
that described heretofore.
The prisoners are held for hearing before
Jastice Dali
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
On the Square, bounded by 9Th and 9th
streets east and q and T. north, there are
number of shantfes, occupied by contrabands,
and CEe occupied by number of white pros
titutss. For some tine past there has been
aniuosity existing between the whites and
their black neighbors. and yesterday afternoon
about clock the luminosity eliminated in a
serious collision between the soldier visitors
and the blacks, which resulted IN one soldier
another
wounded, and one OF the colored men being
badly cut about The head. The soldiers after
wards fred the buildings and three OF them
were burned. The fire companies were prompt
ly on the grlUad, but there was 20 water to be
had. Nevertheless, some of them worked man.
fully, des pite the resistance OF the soldiers,
{and prominently among these was Mr.. T. II.
Roblnsop), and prevented the flames from
spTendin TO tie other shanties.
SeIg't Clark, officers Harrison, Grant Har
bin and Shelton, OF the 9th precinct, Sprague,
RobY ard Nicholson, of the cth precinct, and
3 squad of soldiers under Surgeons Mckee
and Payne, were promptly on the ground, and
after considerable difficulty put down the riot.
The following were arrested:-Nat vii.
Hams, Motion Smith, John Lucke., Spencer
Curyer, Henry Gets, jr., Henry Gets, ST., all
Colored, and James Carter, q white soldier.
They were all taken TO the Fifth Ward sta
= ton, where they were locked up, and this
morning they were brought out before Justice
Cull.
In consequence Of the apprehension of an
other outbreak, a guard was placed around
the square last night.
The name Of the soldier killed was Robert
Stroupe Of the 9th Pennsylvania cavalry.