Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-07

II The PREVAILING EPiDEaIc-About o'clock
last night party Of fifteen or twenty men, who
Waad been noticed hanging about the premises, as
If accommodating, Of Mr.. David Jinkins, who
y keeps an oyster house on Seventh street, near
II MARYLAND avenue, entered the house and called
Il for oysters. Having been served with these they
4 demanded liquor, but were told by Jinkins that
he did not keep it to sell. They became clamor-
4 Gus for il, and fearing row Mr.. J procured for
4 them i bottle Of whisky from Lis dwelling house.
4 At this time four men, Mr. Dearborn Johnson,
John Pierce, known as "Jack Pierce, Jos.
II Ward. aud VIM. Randall were seated quietly at
II i table playing some game for oysters.
One of the visiting party, named Ben McGraw,
Il walked up To Johnson and invited him outside
the door to speak to him, and there detained him
The others Of the party, who seem to have ar
ranged themselves and acted upon a signal, then
commenced al attac upon the persons at the table
Pierce was knoc ked down by one of the gang and
/ another followed up the attack upon him with a
dirk knife, cutting him in some half dozen places
about the heed and shoulders. Ward. who is
i i cripple, having been COMPLETELY riddIed by
Mexican bullets at the battle of Buena Vista. was
struck on the hip with a brick. Jinkins, fearing
that he would be the next attac ked, made his
way ont of the back door. and ran for his life,
not stopping until he got to the Long Bridge,
where he met with some wal chmen and friends,
and when he returned to the house with them
he found il empty, with the exception of his
wife ana family Of sick children. Two pistol
shots Were fired in the attack.
The wounded man, Pierce, was taken to Bos-
wells drug store, where his wounds were dress
ed by DR.. Stewart Apparently, the thick plush
y cap worn by him saved his life
NJ arrests Were made.
BREAD Mr.. Editor: cut the following Sec
ioHS cf the law reg Ulating the sale of bread in
kPdiladelphia: from the % Press of that city
Why may not a similar law be enacted by the
Corporation Of this city, Is il not preferable to
that which requires a change in the size OF the
loaf, corresponding to the fuctuating price of
Hour! Our present law appears to be no more ex
pedient or proper than one which would fix the
price of pound Of butter, and change the weight
Of the pound rs the price changes or so adapt
the size OF = bushel or the length of yard-stitk
10 the varying prices o. The articles which they
measure CONSUMER.
The law reads as follows:
SEC. l. All loaf bread made for sale within this
Commonwealth shall be sold by the pound avoir-
dupOisi and every baker or other person offering
the same Cor sale shall keep at his or her house or
at such other place which he or she shall at any
time offer or eG pose for sale any such bread, suf
ncient scales and weights, lawfully regulated,
for the purpose of weighing the same and If any
bake o. other person shall sell or offer for sale
any lOaf-bTead in any other manner, the contract
respecting the same shall be void. and the pei
sons offending against this act shall, on convic-
u0n, forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars for
every such offence half to the use of the in
former and the other half to the OF this Com
mOhwealth and il shall be the especial duty Of
the clerk OF the market, in any place where such
officer is appointed, to discover and prosecute all
persons offending against this act.
SEC =. If any person or persons shall aduter-
ate mix any improper or uRwhOlescme fnere-
dients in any kind Of flour, OF which bread shall
be made for sale, every such person persons
being thereof legally convicted before any mayis-
trate or justice of the city, borough, or county,
where such bread shall be made sold or exposed
TO sale, who - hereby authorized and empowered
to hear try, and determine the same shall forfeit
and pay the sum Of five dollars for every such
offence.
ATTACK AND R0BBERY.-On Thursday night
last man named James ID. Longdon, brick
layer by trade, and a citizen of Washington, was
attacked while walking to his boarding house
from the the arrival of the O'Clock train
from Baltimore, by two persons, who overlook
him short distance from the depot, and asked
where he was going. SuppOsinS them TO be gen
tlemen. he made answer that he was going to his
boarding house. They then asked him where he
was from. and he replied civily to the inquiry.
and the next thing he was aware of he was struck
the top and back part of the head two severe
blows. with what seemed to be a slung shot,
which had the effect Of stretching him senseless
the ground.
How long he remained senseless he does not
know; but, on recovering his consciousness, he
found that he had been robbed of his hat and
pocket book containing so in cash. He made
his way TO his boarding house, where he arrived
about o'clock, covered from head TO foot with
blood, and in perfectly exhausted condition
DR. Eliot was called in, and on examination of
tine wounds found five severe cuts on the top and
back part of the head, and dangerous abrasure
the month
HP lies at his boarding house in a very critical
condition, and fears entertained that eTysipe-
las Will set in, in which case his chances of re-
covrfy would be slim indeed. LOngdOn has
a bern wOT king, since last July. at some town a
frw miles beyond Baltimore city, and was re-
Turning To his home a visit
He * represented to be u sober and industrious
mechanic and knows cause why h. should
have been attacked i'm the manner described
shove lie did not recognize either of the par
tirS who made the attack.
THE NEw DoNE.-The first section of the dome
be4ins 10 loom up with its tail Ionic columns;
conveying the idea OF what il il to be when fin.
i>hsd ThiTty-six OF the pillars of the base sec
ton have been put in place, and nine columns
surround portion of the west and south sides,
setting of the heavy architectural work of the
base with fine effect
The work of finishing up the pillars to fit the
led on which they are fastened, IS TO be done at
the mlnufactoryiin Baltimore, which will facili-
tate the progress of the work men greatly and il
is expected that the pillars and columns Of the
-htire base section will I've put in place by Christ
The inner cOrnice of the dome is more than
half finished The material used is all of iron
from MesSTs. Beebe 4 Co., New York iron mon
gers Is the perfection OF cast iron work. Be-
tween the upper and lower cornices space is
left 10 be flied up with historical statuary.
The RIvER.-The steamers running between
this port and Alexandria were detained this
morning, in consequence OF 4 dense fog which
overspread the river.
Arrved-at Magruder & stones wharf schnr
V, Mot Bedrll line. from New York with
cOnsignmentS for Washington and Georgetown,
as follows: r. McGregoT. J Douglas, w L.
Green, Barbour Semmes, Murray x Semmes
w Thompson Bro, J c. & III. A Willard,
Baron StOeckI, A. Harris, ;. Kirby, f.. E. White
q Co, Narder KillmOn, J. =. Heiss, Heyseer,
TGO1rl Co, H. ID. Gilman, W. y. III. Mack
Z. believers, Murray Randolph, Geo & Thos
Parker, c. :. Fowler Co, J. Buthman, w
III Hope; GeOrgetown-H. j. Holt, VIM. Gibson,
o. p Ohratt Co.
Al Gait Il YOung's wharf, arrived schooner b.
y. Fox, White, from Philadelphia with coal