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

ARREsTKD As A HOTEL THIEr4At5 O'Clock
yesterday morning officer Lynch arrested
Hthr' Martin, cord, ~ho was caught in the
actor STEALING clothing from a chamber In the
Central Hotel Omcer Burch, OF tae Fourth
ware, bring Oh duty, put on a suit OF citizens
CLONES and went to the hotel and toox l room
Afer retiring TO bed he noticed fellow Who
pso long stick, at the end OF which was
screw, which be inserted through the ransom
over the chamber door and had hooked into
Burchs coat Burch let him get the coat near.
~ through the transom. when he sDrang ont
INTO TIRE passage and caught the fellow and he'd
him till officer Lynch arrived aad took the
prisoner off his hands He was con fined IN
the station house, and to day viii nave MS
rug taken for tsa police's gallery of portraits.
Martin was servant in the Hotel.
ANOTHER RoRBygY-We stated on Satur.
day that Friday night come burglars entered
the grocery Of Mr.. James Wnitmora, on 9TH
street. herween G. and II streets south, and car
IiPo of about $500 worth OF groceries, besides
q quantity of clothing, belonging 70 the fami-
ly, who were asleep above. On Saturday
night. powerful eoiored man entered the
store OF Mr.. H. Croggon, corner of 18th and
J. streets, and dealt him a powerful bio " on
the head with paving stone, knocking him
senseless He then jumped the counter, seizsd
the money ORA wer, containing S12 or Sis. and
made off. MIR. q. recovered his senses in time
to see the burglar leave.
ROBBERY IN PRArHER's ALLEY.-Saturday
night a soldier, named John Williams, who
had upon his person about $50 and a new sill
Yer watch, fell into company with VIM. Ter
rell and Joseph Thomas, two Colored indivia-
uals well known to the police and with them
srolled into Prather's Alley. There he was
knocked down and robbed Of his watch and
money. He gave information to the Fourth
Ward police, and Officer Lewis arrested Ter
rell about l0S O'Clock that night, and Rounds
man Kelley arrested Thomas about o'clock
SUNDAY morning Both the prisoners were
sent TO Jail for hearing on suspicion OF high
way robbery.
TCn fyITA Tn Nm, Safn
day the grand jury found indictments against
Thomas u Walter, Silas Seymour and Chris
torber Adams for libel published against
Charles F. Anderson. The parties charged
are we'll known architects, aud the alleged
libel is said 70 have been contained in q paper
exhibited to the House COMMITTEES Buildings,
which spoke lightly of the character of Ander-
con an architect 1.-THE committee having at
the time q petition of Mr.. Anderson asking re.
Enumeration for his plans and specifications OF
the Capitol Extensiou.)
ANOTHER SMALL RAID INTO MARYLAND
Capt. Chairman, who. with his guerrilla gang,
made the raid upon Gilpin and Bentley store,
at Sandy Spring, Friday morning, on Sunday
morning about O'Clock tried his hand again
by attem pting to carry off the goods OF q store
five miles north of Rockville. The farmers
again turned out and drove them off We have
not yet been able to learn the particulars OF the
affair. We understand however. that Chat
man and his crew made a hasty retreat to-
wards the Potomac without any plumber.
FIRR-About 10 O'Clock Saturday night fire
was discovered In q shanty on X street, be-
tween 9th and 10th, occupied by g. Hellem-
bach a wheelwright shop The flames
spread rapidly to the adjoining shanties, occu-
pied by number Of colored families. The en-
tire row of shanties was destroyed. The shan
ties belonged to Mrs. Edmonson, and the loss
was trfiing. The tenants loss in the aggre-
gate was small, but is a heavy calamity to
them at this season. tits believed to have been
an inceDdiary act.