Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-08

began at a stable on l. street. near Sd. Some
boys were taking horses to water. Two white
boys got on the horses, and the others tried to
get them of, which began the fight 1t soon
increased to general row, white and colored
persons running to the spot, and stones were
thrown. Several white men were knocked
down. The rioters moved down to the corner
OF Sd and K streets, and the house occupied by
Maurice Sullivan, white, next to the corner,
and the house next door to Sullivan, were
smashed with stones thrown by the rioters.
Stones were thrown from the windows of the
house next to Sulliyan's, which was occupied
by. colored persons, and this caused the stones
to be thrown at these houses. Roundsmen
Kelly and Ecklof, and patrolmen Crook and
Grown arrested Patrick Enright white; James
johnson, VIM. Brown, Ohas. Gibbons, Samuel
Hall. Randolph Williams, Alexander Thomp-
son. and Frank Bailey, colored.
Gibbons was charged with being engaged in
the riot, and with knocking down white
man; but ii was shown that another man
knocked the white man down, and Gibbons
was not in the riot He was dismissed. There
was no evidence against w illiams, and he was
dismissed. The others were held to bail for
their appearance at the Criminal Court. The
bail required is 500 each.
About 9x o'clock at night another riot oc-
Cured on I'd street, near Massachusetts ave.
nue.. 1t commenced by q soldier insulting
female. Some of his companions were near,
and a number Of teamsters turned upon them.
Roundsman Kelly, aided by some citizens, dis
persed the crowd and arrested James Skiryin,
+. King, James Matheyson, f.. Wilson and
John +. Willis, all soldiers, who were glad to
lives. They were turned over to the Provost
Marshal.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsKs-John H.
Delaney. violating city law; dismissed. Sarah
Scott, disorderly; workhouse. Frank Dom,
assault and battery; bail for peace. Frank
Green, drunk; Sl.5S. Sarah Hall, profanity;
80 SO. John Price, drunk; SI.59. Patk Fity-
gibbon and Charles Finnegan, throwing stones
Sl.59 each. Pat'k Ryan, drunk; military. s.
II. Haws, do; dismissed. Stephen Larkins
do. snd disorderly; military. Lauretta DuvalI,
disorderly; SO 20. Benz. Smith, creating NUS
ance; Martin Archer and Jas. Murphy, drunk
and disorderly; dismissed. Jno H Doyle, do;
for hearing: john Smith, sleeping 10 street;
Sl.55. q. H. Stenly, drunk and disorderly;
Sl.59. Caroline Savoy, disorderly; S. Rich'd
Wilson and W. III. Wright do; military. E.
Sanders, grand larceny; for hearing George
Butchery and Thos Cane, suspicious charac-
ters; 50 so each. David Jones, profanity; SO.
Mace Slater, do; S35S. John Sebastian and
Philip Roach, drunk and disorderIy: military.
Chas. Mcpherson, larceny; do. Eliza Brooks,
keeping bawdy- house; Jail for court. Thos.
McKewan, alias Madden, drunk 81 81. Geo.
Andrews suspicious character; workhouse.
John W. Lee, drunk; Sl5S. David Calhoun,
profanity; S3.5S. Richard Reed, disorderly
50 So. Dsvid Calhoun, disloyal language; dis
missed. Thomas Murray, sleeping in wagon
dismissed James johnson, Patrick Enright,
VIM. Brown, riotng bail for court. Charles
Rudolph Williams, do; do Samuel Hall,
Alexandra Thompson, Frank Bailey, do bail
for court. Chas. Ware, fghung Sl5S. Jas.
Shiryin, T. King, James Matheson, E. Wilson,
DO; military. Bartholomew M urphy, diSor-
derry house; Jail for court Also, selling liquor
to soldiers: 500 Also, selling without license
S20.5o.
John C.. Calhoun Sufferer By her Depredaions
Saturday night Mr.. q. Seufferle, of the firm Of
jackson, Bro. Co., went to the Fourth Ward
station, and Identified pocket book found
upon Ellen Hickey, the female pIckpocket ar
rested that morning, as the property of Mrs.
Clements, of Beltsville, Mary land, a daughter
~ ha Tnhn lNaIhnnn
by certain notes written by Mrs. Clements at
the store OF Jackson &c Bro. It also contained
two $50 notes. Mrs. Clements was robbed
either in the street cars or in the market house
There Is still another pocket-b book, containing
money, which was probably stolen from dif-
ferent persons, remaining to be identified
Round sman Kelly, who performed the search
ing operation, went to the prisoners residence,
one room, 9th street, between A and b east
The room is elegantly furnished, and all the
clothing (male and female) was of the finest
quality. Her husband, she says, has been q
soldier, and was discharged, and is now look
ing for employment. The only thing In the
shape of money found at the house was roll
OF Confederate so notes in morocco bag,
which was not taken. She is still in Jail.
POLICE REPoRTs.-Martha jackson, disor-
derby; So. Martin Flynn, assault and battery;
dismissed Agnes White, John Kilcoyne, Fl.
Light, Jacob Peigle, Samuel Cline, Mary
Weisner. Jerry Healey, VIM. Weeks, suspicion
OF murder; do Frances Thomas, threats; do.
John Fox, deserter; military. Joseph Dorsey,
drunk; 81. Rebecca Smith, assault and bat.
terry; dismissed. Caroline Robinson, vagrant;
workhouse. James Doyle, disorderly; S. b.
Long, larceny; Jail for court. Elias Matthews,
drunk; S15S James Derkin, drunk; S15S T.
cassidy, deserter, sent 10 navy yard. Thomas
Heneil, disorderlyi SIS. Hannah Jackson,
lighting; sc.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING-On Saturday af-
ternoon, during the time of the gust, flash of
lightning struck a team of horses at the corner
OF Thirteenth street and Ohio avenue, and IN
staHtly killed one of them, and knocked three
others senseless for a while The team be-
Ing bricks from the Navy Yard. The colored
driver was upon the saddle horse 1.-THE one
liedl. and WIS Knocked eff and thrown about
six yards into the mud, but was not materially
injured, having lit on his head.
DARING RoBBRRY.-Ata an early hour on Sat-
nrday morning three thieves entered the store
and dwelling on the corner Of 9th and streets
by cutting out the Stats of the shutters and
hosting the window. The proprietor was
asleep with his pantaioons on. and the rogues
turned him over and robbed his pockets OF Sl2
took "a from the pocket Of a ladies' dress; took
of yalise and key OF butter, and left the
same way they came Some parties living q
short distaL &c from the house saw them Ieav-
Ing the premises but before he could apprise
the police they were ont Of sight.
PAINFUL CAsUALTY.-We learn that two
children Of Mr.. Pullman, residing near Fort
\. Iy on, Were to-day killed by the explosion of a
i shell thrown from the fort at target The
eArget was placed some distance from any
Rouse, and the presence of the children in the
ytqnity we did not hsar accounted for As the
tnfget has been used for long time, no blame
mas, We oelieye been attached to any one con.
nected with the fort The affair is OF q truly
painful character, and we trust that proner
means Will be taken to insure against any rem
EDITION OF ike occurrence -Atezandrid Jour.
nal, AuguSt6
KEEPING BAwDY HoUsR.-EIiza Brooks
alias Elizabeth Turner, colored, was arrested
Saturday night, by officer Crook, OF the attn
street, near New York avenue. The main
witnesses were all dolores women, and their
evidence was positive. The justice sent Eliza
70 jail for court.