Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-08

ENT In THE FIELDM
WASHINGTON, October 8, 1858
Editor Of the Stdr-Sir: During the last wee
have not taken up the Star without seeing. in
It's local columns, some CORES pondence In rela-
tion 10 our unfortunate friend Heiberger's big
toe, written by Or: Crow, or DR. Mccoy, and DR.
Holston-Dr- HolstOn or DR.. McCoy-in refer
ence TO the employment of the one or the other
or both, to at end TO Mr. Heiberger and to ampu-
tate his big toe. Now, a crazy man. who be-
lieves he is deputed to kill ali Masons, fired a
pistol shot, which took effect In our unfortunate
fnend's big toe. IL bad to be cut of, and was
cut OF, by somebody, and IL makes no difference
to the public who performed the operation /
imagine ttat not 5 900 of the readers Of the Star
ever sa~Mr Heiberger's big toe, that has re-
Gently become SO no-tOe-Tious through the Crow,
Mccoy and Holston correspondence Yet they
all regret his misfortune, doubtless. MY object
is to inquire whether II Is probable the ian
is settled as to who Is entitled to the fame ac-
CURED in this big toe controversy The Doctors
met, the question was, evidently, "toe be- or toe
not to be, :; and il was settled accordingly Let
us have an end Of i'll mean the CORES pondence
P. 8. We presume that Mr.. Heibergsr will
never again Jump linn Cror."
SOME PUMPKINS George Stabler has ON
exhibition at Franklin Hall, corner Of Ninth and
Streets the greatest vegetable curiosity that
has ever been exhibited in this city. 1t is no less
than mammoth pumpkin vine, that was grown
on the land OF Joshua Thompson, near Laytons-
vile, Montgomery county, Maryland This vine
sprung up through three feet OF ST. aw, and Gov.
cred an area OF Is yards; IL has borne, from LIST
to last, 4SO pumpkins and at the time OF its srv
eranee from the ground was in full bloom This
u really no humoug, as can be well attesied by
respectabie gentlemen who saw 1t, and as will
appear oy personal inspection Any person fond
Of seeing vegetable cuIiosities will be we'll paid
by visiting franklin Hall aud inspecting this
specimen BY actual measurement, this vine is
400 feet, running measure IL will he or ibitsd
m
The BALL. last night, at Island Hall was the
scene Of one Of the most pleasantof these gather
ings "where maids and youths by ga>-ligtt
meet, to chase the glowing hours with flying
feet The occasion was a ball given by the
young gentlemen Of the Awkward Club and we
have seldom seen a more joyous party BERG.
mans Band discoursed most excellent music and
all the varieties of the dance were in turn intro
duced and executed in a manner which suggests
ma u .nsre IS anything In name, our friends
Pleasure ruled the swift passing hours and when
at length nights candles burning dim in the east
warned the party that 1t was time to separate,
reel closed one OF the most pleasant parties that
has ever gathered on the Island.
SUDDEN DEArH.-This morning, about eio bt
o'clock, Mr.. Felix Richard, a clerk in Gan
tiers Saloon, died quite suddenly. He was
apparently well and pursuing his usual ayo-
Gallon, when those near him observed a couyul
siye twitching about his mouth They gave him
every assistance, but In less than ten minutes h.
was corpse. The deceased was a man of some
forty years Of aye, and Is well known by the nu-
merous frequenters OF Gautier's, with whom his
truly estimable character In all the relations of
life, and his courteous manners made him very
popular. 10 ~ u
ssSr BAcx.-Yesterday a man named King,
who had been committed to the workhouse for
some violation Of the city ordi finances, was picked
up In the street by officer Ross and lodged In the
guard house to await requisition from the Tn.
tenoah. AZ the faTm. IL appears that the employ.
ent al the farm did not suit the prisoner, taste
II was rather degrading, and the asseeiation
10y. rssPee.aeie enough for his voluntary se.
lection was Disgusting when he mingled In Il bv
compulsion. He, therefore, Knocked "a ,nd rs11
away indebted some days to the Corporation.
"coRN HaRson" is already yielding up to the
gourmets Of Washington its delicious tre,.n,e.
Yesterday, Dubant received a lot Of fifteen hns \.
els Of its biyalves, which disappeared under !.
hundred wastcoats In the shortest conceIv.b,a
time. We never saw fatter or aner oysters go,
tainiy never oysters In Washington In 20 ane
coalition 50 esfiy In the season.