Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-18


NITY-ATreSt of Prominent Business Firms and
Closing of Wholesale Houses.-Yesterday morn
ing, Col. NJ. N Wisewell, military governor of
Washington, accompanied by Capt John T.
Potts, chief OF military detectives in that city,
appeared at Dol. Woolley's office, corner Of
Camden and Howard streets, with orders and
pertant character, the substance OF which was
that many persons in this city must be at once
arrested and vsrious large and well known
stores closed for the time being. Col Wisewell
placed the entire affair in the hands of Colonel
Woolley, who at once proceeded to carry out
the orders OF the Secretary Of War. He was as.
sisted by Capt Wiegel. chief assistant provost
marshal, and Lieut.. Smith, chief OF military
detectives in this department. At ten O'Clock,
according TO the plan arranged by Col. Wool
ley,) the following named stores were sur.
rounded by military guard, and all the pro.
prietors and clerks found therein arrested, the
stores closed, the goods, books, papers, &c,
taken possession OF by Colonel Woolley, and
the keys OF the establishments taken to his Of.
flee, viz:
Hamilton Easter & Co, wholesale and retail
dry goods house, Nos 1s9, POI and 2o3 Baltimore
street; Wiesenfield & Co.. wholesale clothing
house, No. 25 Hanover street, and Wiesenfield
& Co., (same frm,) wholesale and retail CLOTH
ing house southeast corner of Baltimore street
and Center Market space; Simon Frank Il Co.,
wholesale cloth house, No. 9 German street;
Charles E. Walter Co., wholesale hardware
commission merchants, No. Is south Charles
tlemen's furnishing goods, Nos. IL and 10 Han
over street; Jordan Bose, wholesale dealers
in millinery, silks, ribbons, &c, southwest cor
ner Of Baltimore and Hanover streets, and A.
& E. Fredenric b. wholesale dealers in gents
hing goods and shirt manufacturers,
northwest corner Of Baltimore and Liberty sts.,
up stairs.
All the prisoners were marched down TO the
Camden street depot, and there retained until
IL O'Clock, when special train was provided,
and the entire party was placed aboard, and
delivered by Colonel Woolly over to Colonel
Wisewell.
, The tram with the prisoners on board then
iu1eceeded TO Washington, W here, ii Is stated,
the parties are confined in the Old Capitol
prAGpAr aWaitIng trial or hearing. In the
meantime, Col. Woolley has guard around
each Of the stores mentioned above, and not
War VIII any Of the stores be opened. The
iat7sps 70 wsich thsy afs sssachea az en-.
Hamilton EasSer Il 0o.-Hamilton Easter, j.
H. Carber, hnCarter, jr., James IL. Weeden,
Jamts Conway, BENZ. Harrison, Jas Fisher,
Gwinn, VIM P.Cafron. Chas. Turner, VIM.
uskisson, Isaac Hildrstbs William H. Webb,
Donald Pasely, Chas: Calhoun, Chas. S. Gut
Simm, John o. Burbage, JonIrEE Kitson. VIM.
KItson, Sam'l Kitson, Geo. B.E4er, Geo. r.
Rnoades, James Carroll, Joshua Dryden, VIM.
Arnold, Henry a. Hubbard, Jas. b. Clark, S.
Parsons, John A. Field, William Fullerton,
Thomas Mullooly, Charles Mitchell, Charles
Z. Easter, Benz. Robinson (boy) and William
Jordon L Rose Solomon Rose, William r.
Rose, Isaac Rose, Il. Stern and Solomon Her
man.
Isaac Coale, jr., & Bro.-Thomas p. Clarke
John Gaeble, Wash Sapderson, John McMuI-
len, John L. Beysick, and Will. H. Jones'
Simon Frank & Co.-Simon Frank, Alex.
Frank, Abraham Adler, John Robinson, and
Segismund Naumburg.
Charles Z. Waters & Co-Chas. E. Waters,
Robt. M urray. Edwin L. Jones, Chas. O'Neal,
and r. N. Waters.
Wiesenfeld d Con-. Wiesenfeld E. g.
Litchey, jr., Lewis Newman, John Zeeler
Wakeman Nelson, Samuel X. Litchey, Benz.
FluesheImer, G.. II. Pitcher, Valentine Bowler,
Bennett Helling, Charles France, Thomas Cor.
such, Joseph Baumgarten, Gooddy Rosenfelt
Mich. Rosenfelt, Mich. Rosenfelt, IT., Fred
Lazarus, Philip Dananburg, Nathan Stern
heimer, Abram Fisher, John Barry.
Friedenrich Co.-Leon Friedenrich and
Abraham Friedenrich.
In regard TO the charges or causes for the
arrest of these parties, and the closing Of the
stores, COL Woolley could give no statement
for publication, but similar arrests were made
In nearly all the large cities throughout the
country yesterday, and it was unofficially
stated that the main causes for the arrests was
on account Of the parties dealing with blockade
runners, knowing them to be such; and that
other charges, of q serious nature, have been
made against some of the firms arrested. In a
few days, IL is stated, the entire case will be
made public-Baltimore Sun, 18th.