Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-11

Murphy, who were arrested Tor participating In
the riot near the Northern market Saturday night
week, when watchman Klopfer was shot, appear
ed At the Central Guard house for trial before
Justice Dom.
franklin VI. Birckhesd, sworn On the even
ing Of Saturday week was at the corner near the
Northern market; crowd assembled on the OPP
pOste side of the street, around Dutch Georges;
went to them, told them they were gathering too
thick. and had better disperse; another crowd
came mp 'tholleTing OH you big 3, and oh, you
little 2's;'' told them to separate; Dawson said
Sadon't Won leave, not a id one Of WON'T took
EOld Of him and he pulled back LITTLE and Mr..
RlOpfer came and took hold of him; then the hr-
ing and stone-throwing began.
Bernard Donnelly, sworn.-Was at the North
ern Market with the guards; a crowd came out of
Dutch Georges and another came up the street;
we told Mr.. BiTckhead that as he knew them he
Birckkead told them to separate; / Taylor
pull out knife and turn and say something to
man near him; Taylor had on dark clothes and
light colored tall SLOUGH hat; after they took hold
Of Dawson a man ran up and fred five or six
times at us; think with one Of the Allen re-
yolvers, be fred so fast; think saw Taylor again
lively to his opening the knife, but might be
mistaken as 10 the stone; think ] saw Moran; Il
was little after ten O'Clock: the first noise was
from the crowd at Dutch Georges; Birckhead
said to them :. Boys this wont do;n there was
noise there and our orders were to disperye dis
orderly crowds; Dawson said ''don't id one
Of you leaye;' Birckhead and Klopfer both had
hold Of him; Taylor was a few feet off when I
saw him pull out the knife; several picked up
stones there were seventyhve or a hundred In
the crowd; was close enough to TAYLOR to see
who he was; some one said, it's Tom Dawson
don't LEI 'em take him." and the attack was
made.
Birckhead recalled-Saw Murphy there; spoke
70 him, and he turned and went towards the
house.
Donnelly.-The attack was made by the gen.
. eral crowd in half a minute after the arrest
Birckhead.-There was an unlawful assembly;
shooting pistols round the corner; don't saw
these Were the ones who fired the pistols.
DOnaelly Before we started over to them they
were euTsing and swearing; Flank (Birckhead)
told them To dispense, and Dawson said - Not
Id one OF you leave; why don't you dsperse
the States Hose 30 4 am confident TAYLOR was
there when Tom Dawson was arrested
George Tuley, (German) sworn for defence
don't know any things; no riot in nv house; hear
pistols; 20 out and shut my windows; | know Tay-
Iori don't believe he was in my house that mig ht
r. Reardon, sworn-Wasn't at Georges; did
not see Mr.. Taylor; j met Donnelly and Brick
mead, ana asked them to drink; they refused end
passed on; was at Spignul's, a square and a
half on; heard the firing; didn't see Taylor at
SPignufs; was In SPignul's when the firing COM
menced; don't remember seeing Moran.
Thos- Warren, Mr.. Culverwen, and III. Tay-
Tor were sworn, and testified to the presence Of
Taylor at places near by the market before and
Jas. Phelps and John Posey testified to the
presence of Moran in the First Ward about the
time OF the riot and some time after.
Justice Dom, after hearing the evidence dis
missed the cases against John T.. Moran and Jo-
seph Murphy.
Jefferson Taylor and Thomas Dawson were
neld 10 bail In $50 each for their appearance at
Messrs. w. J. Martin and 6 L. Giberson ap-
Pedred for Taylor and Moran.
AT THE WESTERN WHARvEs-The arrivals of
vessels laden with stone, at the above wharves
within the last few days, indicate a brisk bust
ness among the shippers OF material for the Gov
eminent works. There are now at the wharves,
unloading for the Treasury and Water Works
the following vessels, viz: Bar kantine Ephraim
Williams, with 600 tons granite; schooner Eliza,
leo tons; brig Mary Cobb, 80 tons; schr 3 Lam
don, 100 tons; schooner o. III. Folly, 100 tons;
schooner VIM. Peters, 100 tons; SC hooner Indiana
% tons; schnr Problem, 100 tons. The Williams
isa new vessel, built during the past summer, by
Messrs- Beall Dixon, expressly for the trans
Portation Of the immense granite piIasters which
are used IN the construction Of the new Treasury,
some OF which are on her deck now, and weigh
gross, y tons each. The Williams is here this
time on her second trip. under command of Capt
snow, who has been engaged in the seafaring
profession for the greater part Of his life, and
being good judge of d snug craft, prOnounces
the Williams 10 be the staunchest craft in the
home trade Her cabins are fitted up in style
equal TO that of any packet and, being very wide
she affords the msOt ample space for interior ac-
coInmOdations. She is built mainly of live oak
and white oak; her cabins are finished in BIRDS
eye maple, and her deck is of the very best North
carolina pine planking, and capable Of slowing
away about rs tons of granite
The business look about the western wharyes
is largely owing to the practical oaheaditveness
OF The Messrs Morgan ReinhaTdt, who are the
sort of men TO keep things on the move Not
~linstanding the heavy drawback caused by the
sliding on Of their new wharf, and the heavy
loss consequent upon that misfortune, coupled
with the late financial panic, these gentlemen
are taking vigorous measures to recommence
work on the new wharf this Fall; and they ex-
Pect, II the weather shall hold favorable to make
considerable progress in its reconstruction before
the frost and ice intervene
The demand FOR the calcined plaster mapufsc
tured by Messrs. Morgan Reinhardt at the
above place, is constantly on the increase; they
have. during the past Summer, ground for agri-
cultural purposes, some Coz tons Of plaster and
some SOO tons Of bone dust. The schr Norwich
Is now loading at their wharves with plaster for
the eastern portion of Maryland, where the most
OF the product of their mills is sold
SELLING Bread BIZ WEISHT.-So far as we can
learn, the voices Of the community are unani-
nous in favor of selling bread by weight as pro-
posed by the the bill before the City Councils.
Elsewhere, too, the same question is being agi-
Ated In New York City, special committee
appointed by the Board Of Councilmen to con-
slder the subject, have just reported in favor of
srihhg bread hyweighti the initials Of the baker
10 be stamped upon each loaf.
. The committee did not feel themselves author
lzed 10 nix the price Of bread but they were unan-
weight OF lOaves established
MI Mcfadden. baker agreed with the opin-
Ion OF The committee He thought IL would ruin
many bakers To establish an arbitrary price for
lOaves but that all lOaves should have a uniform
weight, and those bakers who made the loaye,
The best and sold them the cheapest would have
the greatest run Of customers " o bakers he said
ever adulterdtsd their bread; IL there was any
adulteFdtiOD, il was in the flour when IL was
bought Bakers always used potatoes in their
bread. to some extent; but this was done to make
Tie bread better, not cheaper, because potatoes
are now dearer than -four. Alum was used by
me bakers to make the bread whittier and keep
the dough from running while il raising
The committee decided To report in favor of
passing AN ordinance that every baker should
make his bread up ia lOaves weighing either one
Two. or four pounds, and his rolls so that there
VIII be six IN pound, every loaf to be branded
Sith Its weig and the initials or mark of the
tJaksT IL any baker should violate this ordinance
hls bread - TO he seized, confiscated and heavy
1ae imposed upon him.
TER INDIAN SUMNER AND THE COMING WIN
'IER--Mr. ID. Frazer, a Canadian meteorolo2ist,
writes 20 the Hamilton Spectator as folIows.