Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-04

crowd dispersed several pistols were discharged,
ana IN an instant afterward the marines dis
charged Few muskets; two young men at the
gun Were determined not to give the gun up, and
a marine took one of them by the shoulder and
pushed him back; the man remained there TIL
the gun was taken away; after the marines fred
n1s., otner arms We're fired by both sides; the
company marched of1soon after that
ross-srnminsd.-Thosei in charge of the gun
told the witness and Mr.. Wallach to 90 out
OF the way as they were about to discharge It;
no doubt the Mayor attempted to expostuate
with the crOwd witness knows the Mayor very
well; did not hear him expostulate with them:
witness thought that his being, there caused
great excitement he could not have been
heard on account of the confusion; saw General
henderson after the shooting was all over;
witness thinks that the marines who took the
gun did not fire first; the firing was all done be-
fore the gun was taken to the rear; no one of the
crowd in possession of the gun assisted to turn IL
up the street; saw no effort made to fire the can
non the marines did not march towards the gun
TIL a1ter the Mayor had been at the spot perhaps
one minute
Henry Burns, (marine, } sworn.-Belonged to
the first section of the first platoon Of marines who
took the gun; was wounded in the face; a ball
went through his cheek; was in charging party
After the examination of this witness, the Court
took 4 recess.
THE RIvER.-The wreck of the old schooner
Armstrong, which has lain alongside of Gait &
foung's wharf for the last three years was YES
terday got up and lowed to the Sycamore landing,
above the Long Bridge. She was got off by Capt
John Gibson, who, it is said, intends converting
her ntoa sand boat.
The brigantine Horace Beale, loaded with coal
passed down the Georgetown channel this morn
ing, in tow of steam tugs Guy and Wide Awake
Arriyed-at Gait Young's wharf, sloop Ellie.
from Philadelphia, with coal to F. L. Moore:
schooner Somerset, from Philadelphia, with coal
to L. II. Worthington At Riley's wharf schnr,
Planet Mars, from Port Walthall, with coal for
the Gas Company; James M. Bayles, Thompson.
fTom Rondout, with cement for Captain MciUs:
Adam Clark, Beauchamp, from Norfolk with
3,OOO watermelons and 100 cantaleupes for the
washington market; canal boat Oliver Boley
from Cumberland, with coal to the Gas Companv
Arrived at the Navy Yard yesterday. schr Gen,
Armstrong, from Bridgeport, CT, with 300 tons
of marble for the Capitol Extension The schr
Commander-in- Chief, from same port, and for
same destination, is on her passage up the river
The Excursion of the Columbia Lodge of Odd
Fellows comes off to-day to the White House.
The party which went down on the first boat
numbered upward of five hundred persons The
steamer Washington was chartered for the trim
but she left the wharf at half-past seven O'Clock
TINS morning, without taking on board the most
necessary part OF the cargo, viz: the Band also
large number of passengers, who arrived lust
| as she was leaving the wharf The CoIlyer,
which goes to Mount Vernon TODAY was accord
ingly chartered by the Committee 10 take the re-
ainder of the party to the W hite House together
with Withers' City Band. The day proving aus
picious, the excursionists will. no doubt have a
grand time of ii. -
CENTRE MARKET.-The market opened this
morning with very fair supply of provisions in
all the departments. large number of pur-
chaserS there prices abou, ne folIo,u.