Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-12
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Creek Yesterday.
At Gait & Young's wharf. arrived schr. Jos.
rarker, Capt Cock, fIom Havre de Grace, with
IOtons of coal for L Il. Wohhington; schr Mary
johnson, Capt Jones' from Saguerties, with 12O
tons of coal for Acker, Stuart Emery schr }.
II Jones, Capt. Fisher, from PhiiadeiPnia, with
IS9 tons coal for Gait Co and schr Caroline,
Capt. HattOn, from Havre de Grace, with 90 tons
coal for Richie.
At Riley',, arrived steamer Columbia, from
Baltimore with conSgnmeDts for VIM. Lord.
Jackson & Bro, Thompson Il Hamilton, Sam1
Humphrey, VIM. Bryan, Hon. j. B. Floyd, Muir
ray Semmes. Norbeck IT, L Parker &
Peter Fegan, Fowler Il Co, McDevitt, p. F.
Mitchell, Capt. Barron, U. s ", J. IL Gideon,
Howell 4 AIoIsell, b. J. Neale, and c. Stott.
Riley's wharf to-day is lined on ali sides with
oyster PUNCHES. The oyster trade seems to be on
the increase, the demand being well up with and
often ahead Of the supply Every man who can
command pungy seems to be engaged In the BIZ
yslvuar trade
At Stone Il Magruder's wharf, arrived schr. f.
Segar, Capt PAUL, from Philadelphia, with l55
tons coal for Chas. Mitchell.
At Alexandra. arrived last night, brig Robert
Reed, from st. Johns, n. d., with plaster and
slaves for CazenOve. A Baltimore steam-tug ar
rived at Alexandria this morning TO tow the bark
Golden Era TO Baltimore.
Yesterday morning at o'clock. fire broke out
in a row of eight frame houses on Union street,
near the nsh wharves, which communicated
rapidly that they were all consumed before the
FIRE engines could be got TO work. They were all
occupied, and a part of them are said to have be-
longed 70 Robert Jameson, Esq.
TIE GREAT GUASo SHIp.-We have just paid
visit TO the ship John E Thayer, at her wharf,
Alexandria; and, besides being courteOusly re-
ceived by her commander, Capt Pousland, (who
IS as hearty and gentlemanly a specimen OF the
gsHEs homo ever walked the decks Of a sub
stantial three mastery we had the pleasure of
walk throughout the largest merchant vessel that
ever plowe1 the waters Of the Potomac The
Thayer was built in 1854 by Paul Curtis of BOs-
ton for the Liverpool packet service, and is regis
tered for l,OOl passengers. The tonnage is up
ward OF $40 tons, but her cargo is about 1900
tons. She is 24 feet long and 81 feet hold draws
10 feet water with full load and is in all respects
crack craft. Her cabins more like our me
tTOpolitan drawing TOOmS than anything else,
being finished in the most beautiful style, of ma
hogany and PaPier mache, and furnished with
every comfort and convenience that modern inge-
nuity could devise She is tirst-rate sailer and
being lightly spared, works admirably in a
heavy breeze answering her rudder readily, and
flying over the waves like prize yacht. She
was managed by thirty hands on her home pas
sage; something under her complement.
Several hermaphrOditP and other briggs arr lived
at Alexandria during Saturday and Sunday; also
river craft
of Philadelphia and New York schOOBers Law at
anchor waiting for return cargoes OF coal
About the wharves there seems to be every in
dleation OF brisk business, notwithstanding the
general depression and the tightness of the money
market.
DIsoRDERLY CoxDUcr.-On Saturday night a
number Of rowdies armed with guns, pistols, &C.
went to that portion of the Fourth Ward known
as ''Swampoodle,' - built a bonfire, and commen-
ced stoning houses, firing pistols and guns, and
10 miSiead witnesses, using the Of the
Franklin, Columbia. and States Hose Companies
as rallying cries. Those companies did not as
sembe or 20 out. Ii evident, from the fire.
quent attempts to create an alarm during the
night, that il was the purpose OF those rowdies
10 get up FIRE riot, for they were armed for such
purpose. The material for the bonfire was a
stack Of hay belonging TO M. C.. Wendell, in the
field adjoining the Government printing office.
Several police officers and guards got among
the crowd and dsarmed several Of them, but
could only disperse the crowd without being able
TO secure their prisoners, and carry them 10 the
too great. Among the weapons taken is a very
fine double baTreled gun, heavily loaded and
capped, taken by officer McHenry from man who
was preparing for a shot at Of the officers
The police force must be enlarged.
CAUGHT HIM NAPPING-On Saturday last,
man, q. Shunger, met with Il slight mishap at a
place called Bull Frizzles - just above George
town, the Falls road. He had got sleepy from
some other, perhaps from the cigars
which he had been smoking, and lay down on a
stone wall near the above house for a nap. How
long he slept he does not know but when be
awOke he found himself minus a very fine gold
watch, some small change which was in his
pocket, and tTinkets Of some value. He i'm
HedlateiY charged the inmates of the house with
Tue thr!t' but stIict ehamln4ti was in
s:dntly instituted by the landlady Of the house
upon the persons Of suHdry boys attached to the
premises, and nothing turned up TO substantiate
the charges so the stranger sleeper was advised
10 go to Georgetown and communicate with the |
constituted authorities there with d view to the
recovery Of the distracted property Whether he |
did SO or not Is not kn0wn bat the probability is
that feeling rather foolish at the manner Of losing
tbs valuables, be has pOcketed the loss quietly,
and Will look out for better sleeping place when
next ne becomes oppressed with cigar smoke.
BURsLARY.-Last night Mr.. Alva Denham, re-
al str moth y,
cred coloTed man in his house, concealed. He
tried TO arrest him. but the fellow escaped to the
street, and began an attack upon the house with
stones, and assaulted various individuals on the
streets. The guards on the adjoining beats went
TO arrest him, aud desperate fight ensued The
fellow was powerful man, we'll known for his
desperate character, and hiding himself behind
bo1es and trees, when the officers approached
him, Re wonld knock them down with stones
Three Of the auxiliary guards were badly hurt by
him-MessrS. Hempler, Carrice, and Bird IL is
probable that he would not have been taken, but
for shot whic took effect in the fellows leg. He
was taken to the guard hOUse and gave his name
~ Joe jenkins, and was sent to Jail for the bur
glariOus act at Mr. Denham's, and for his despe-
rate resistance Of the officers.
TREASURY ExTHSsIoN.-The south 'front.' i'm
Its progress, presents some new features daily
The long heavy pilasters being set at a rate Of
from two to three per week; the labor of pre-
pairing each OF these igantc blocks Of granite for
hosting generally occupies the greatest part Of
two days, and Is the most dangerous part of the
business, each rope and block requiring to be
watched with the closest scrutiny, and with great
regard 10 the proper capacity OF sustaining the
immense weight OF the stones. Some ten OF the
Pilastsrs SET and the intervening spaces built
up fast a. the hosting process is continued
The bassment Of the west wing IL nearly COM
pIeted, and the west and north area walls have
been carried up to height Of ten feet within the
last three weeks A vast labor has been accom-
plished on the Treasury Extension during the
past summer, and OF character TO command adj
miration from all quarters.
COMMUNICATING the noticeable prl-
yae residences in the course of erection is a three
story brick, ia process OF construction by c. +.
Wood. on Indiana avenue, between Third and
Four and-a-half streets, for Franck Taylor