Evening star., 1866-08-20

of Ryan, but failing 70 fno him iunediateiy
they posted other offers. 90 as &C s-o ure hirn
Upon this Information given them. ofieers
rested Bryan in the FIJI ist ward about n O'clock
al night and delivered him % Lieet Skippon.
attne Central Guardhouse ana the ease was
held for farther hearing. Hill, the vishn, was
badly cut and bruised about the bead. show
ing the determination OF the reooers 70 rob
him. even II death resulted from the confict
He had been a soldier himself, and was re-
Gently paid or Bryan Is well known 70 the
police. Yesterday morning, offcer Miller re
covered Sse, Hihs discharge papers and his
shoes, which Bryan had taken from his feet
Tins morning, the case came mp for hearing
At the Central GuardhoDse. and the parties
were fully Identified by the complainant Jas
Flannigap, who keeps restaurant N tue firs,
Ward, on @ street. where officer Miller
covered the money, testified THAI the money
was brought TO him by the prisoners, and he
divided ii for them. giving 500 70 kirwan sns
SIS 10 B-yan. Justice Walter ocnmitted bo;A
for trial 81 the criminal coarf.
SoLDIEEs' 'MzETING.-Quite \ large snd ca
thusiastic meeuag of Officers, ex-offioers, and
late soldiers OF the army, Wa held Saturday
evening, In the parlor OF WIZARDS Hotel. %
discuss the prepriety OF holding a grand na-
nonal convention OF officers, soldiers and SAL
ors, 70 endorse the policy Of President Johr-
son and the principles set form i'm stne Phua-
delphiaConyeRtion. Amcne thee prominen.
ofhcers present were Generals Rousseau.
Z II. h
Urittenden, Meredith. n oSort. Durbin, W~d,
Campbell. Fry, Fullerton, Estes and others
Considerable discussion was INDUCED in as &c
the time and place of holding the convention.
each officer having some fay0rite locality, bUr
IL was finally decided thai Chicago was the
most practicable city. and the Eth day Of Sep
tember. on the anniversary OF the birthday of
the constitution OF the United States, toe mos
appropriate time for the purpose. and il was
SO ordered by the meeting A committee Of
five. consis ing OF Generals Custer, Neredith.
Rousseau, McCook and Cook, We're appointed
for the purpose Of issuing an address 20 the
soldiers; aad y committee OF arrangements was
appointed for the purpose OF securing trans
portation over the various roads.
SERIOUS CRAReE.-This morning. wfnsn
SSageert, hackman, was before JUStiCe Wsl-
ter on the charge of having committed a rape
on woman named Msrgeret Cam pbeIl. ir the
neIgborhood Of & street north and % stree.
east be was arrested on tn -harce aboal A.
CLOCK iast h,ght by otfieer Thompson. Ii ap-
Peareo, from the statement OF the complain lng
witness that she lives near the Capitol. and
was last evening in the Capitol grounds with
ayoung man; that the Young man left be- to
ger cicar on the avenue. and during his
absence the accused came along and asked her
10 take walk, which invitation she accepted
when IN the neighborhood of ID and streets
she alleges thar the accused threw heT down
and placing his hand over her mouta. COM
mItted an outrage upon her person. she suc-
eeeaea, however, in giving an alarm, ard on
the approach of some parties. the accused
made on. Ofhcer Thompson. OF the. Fourth
WARD, however, succeeded in arrestsng him
shd hearing took place this morning. which
resulted IN his being committed Jail FOX court
TENDING TO RIor.-Lirut. johnson repo-t,
that negro, who calls himself ..Ca otain" Of
negro bano, and whom he arrested some daTs
ago, taking from him a sword and captain's
shoulder straps. keeps up his otCanization
ana ST times with drum and fife marches
through the streets of the northern. .part of,he
city, into and around Campbell Hospita, and
out again. with gang Of about a dozen e.
groes armed with muskeis. compelling
in front of various houses, cheers ard
hres salutes with the muskets. He claiYr,s 20
be- Captain OF = musical band. and is seer
DAILY going among the negroes with = book
apparently taking names. Other oficers az
there are several squads driiisng AZ ya-iouS
places IN the city. The police have had difi-
Guilty IN preventing collisions betUeen the
whites ana negroes while they are goin q aroups
the city IN disorderly manner, andthey fesr n
riot will ensuse.