Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-07
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTEhbIgYSpR.
SrA-s OF TIE THKRKoxRrRR.-The thar.
nonessf, In our counting room, at II O'Clock
today, stood at 70 degrees above zero.

hAS sLoiO VI NIX w llllam Linton af fh q
corner of ID and Seventh streets. was The a.t
OF an incendiary, Of which there can be- NO
doubt: The flame was kndled in the back
part OF the cellar, among some straw, old boxss
and oshsf combcstible materials: but there II
was conhned oy the active exertiops of our
ever-ready hremen. The damage in the sto,e
was mainly confined to the in Jury of the goods
oy water, and the most shameful stealing of
liquors, &C., by some reckless &C amps who got
into the building in the confusion. MT
Msgruder, who occupied the second story as a
shee dealer, lost something by removing his
goods, by the rascally pilferers; but Mr.. Polk
inhorp did not disturb bis printing Office, in
the third story, and lost nothing. Mr., Linton
was insured much beyond his loss which can
not yet be aseertained.
While the companies were at work. Mr. Jno.
Mcdonald, member Of the Franklin com
psny, was seen to fall apparently lifeless. He
Wa taken to convenient spot, where, after
considers BILE e1ertion on the part Of his friends
he Was resuscitated He had been exbansseJ
by his efforts to save the goods. We noticed
the efforts of the police to catch the boys and
men who were stealing from the store. A great
deal OF liquor was stolen by boys and men
who pretended to be removing the goods to
places Of safety. Numbers who attended tbe
fire, were found after it was extiBguished,
lying about the streets drunk, having drank
liquor that was doubtless stolen from Mr. Lin
tons store :
Asaspeeinen Of tall tslesrsphing, and show
ing the unreliable character Of some dispatches
from this city, We give the following from the
Baltimore Sun:
Extensive FIRE. Washfng ton, Aug. g.
To-day, the extensive grocery establishment of
Dir. William Linton, opposite the Office of the
National lntelligencer, was totally DESTROYED
by IRE Between the Ere and the water but
very little Was saved. Loss and insurance not
yet ascertained. Mr.. T j Magruder's whole.
sale boot establishment, just shove, was greatly
endangered, and there was some loss by re.
HE ASSAULT ON THE PRESIDENT about
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon, and too late
Tor reporting In the Star, an assault was com
mitted on President Pierce, which the Union
thus notices, and is regarded as the only re-
liable statement Of the affair:
AS IDLE aud exaggerated runners are being
circulated In relation to an indignity supposed
to have been offered to the President yester-
day. We have taken pains to ascertain the
facts, which we have done, and present them
as follows: The President during the morn
Ing, as ia customary for the Executive at the
close OF session Of Congress, had been at the
Capitol approving and igning bills At about
two O'Clock. all the business recurring his
presence having been closed, he left the Vice
Presidents room, In company with the Post
master General and his private secretary.
Son arriving at tho entrance Of the passage
which leads to the Senate chamber, the Presi-
dent waited for a moment for his carriage to
come up. While standing there, a young man,
without coat, but otherwise dressed like q
gentleman, approached the President, and,
remarking respectfully that his name was
Jeferts, and that he belonged to Charleston,
South Carolina, extended his hand, which the
President took. There was nothing in the Ian.
guage or bearing Of the yeung man which in
dicsted Intentional rudeness, although he was
evidently in state bordering upon insanity
from the effects of liquor The young man,
after having shaken hands with the President
retired in the direction Of the door. The car.
riage came up Immediately, and as the Presi-
dent was stepping in something struck his hat
MIR. Webster inquired "what was thatr' The
President replied that abe did not know !"
but at that moment observing the intoxicated
young man making some violent gesticula-
tions, he suggested to policeman standing
near that he had better take care of him, though
at that time it was his own impression, and that
of Mr.. Webster, that whatever struck his hat
was accidentally thrown from the upper wind
ow. The carriage was Immediately driven away,
and the President neither spoke nor thought
Of the occurrence till information was brought
10 him that the young man had been arrested
for throwing what proved to be- the remaining
portion Of a hard-boiled egg of which he had
eaten part, when he Immediately requested
that he be discharged, and his friends, if they
could DO found, be sent for to take care of him.
We also learn that this unfortunate young
man is, as he stated, from Charleston, and that
he came within few days with his mother to
this city, to visit sister, who is the wife of q
highly respected and estimable gentleman.
His delirium since his arrest, has been such
AZ to require the interposition of friends to
prevent him from inficting wounds upon his
own person. He is, as we unders. and, in the
care of kind friends; and we hope he may de-
rive a sslutary lesson from this notifying ex-
perience."
YouNG MEN's CLUBs.-There are twenty
clubs of young men in Washington organized
for pleasure excursions. This is all we'll
enough in its way, but it strikes US as remark
able that they do not adopt the custom pre-
vailing in other American cities with similar
organizations, who always incorporate military
drilling into their series Of amusements. They
uniform themselves in ordinary black frock
coats and pantaloons, with white vests, and Or
binary black or blue cloth caps, and thus
dressed no troops in the world make bette,
Boston and Philadelphia. The uniform it will
be perceived cost them nothing extra, being
merely the ordinary dress of a respectable man
in society. Military drilling is capital for
health as we'll as for the formation of proper
address for young men, imparting dignity and
grace to their personal bearing. We should like
greatly to see two or three OF the fire companies
Of W Arlington adopt this custom, knowing we'll
that their first appearance on Pennsylvania
avenue on parade will be the signal for the
formation Of full regiment of such eminently
American yolunteer5-soldiers without the
geW-gaw trapping on them, which have been
borrowed from over the water.
RESOLUTIONS OF Communicable special
meeting of the Medical Society of the District
Of Columbia, convened on the 5th of August.
upon the occasion of the death Of Doctor Baily
Washington, Surgeon of the u. S. Navy, Dr..
Thomas Miller. DIR. Coolidge, and DR.. Lieber-
dent Of the Society, reported the following
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted
Res0Ered, That in the death of DR.. Baily
Washington, this society has lost one of it's
oldest and most useful wemb ers; the profession
1T largo one who ever had it's highest interes
at heart and the medical department. of the
Navy an officer whose knowledge and erudition
made him an orament to that branch of the
public service
Rss0tpe4, That as a mark Of respect to the
deceased, the members of this society will at
tend his funeral in q body, and wear the usual
badge Of mourning for thirty days.
Rs,ofred, That copy Of these proceedings
signed by the President and Secretary of thil
Society, be transmitted to the family of the
deceased, anu that they be also published il
the papers of the city.
VIZ. JONES, NJ. D., President.
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