THE FRUITS OF LIQUOR.
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A fracas, which may result fatally 10 one Of
the least individuals concerned in il, took place
yesterday evening, at Walkers refectory. cor
ner of Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
A company of boisterous young men, excited
with liquor, entered the cellar, and attacked,
without provocaiion, another person, by ask
ing him if he was in favor Of Polk. (Another
account states that The first mode taken to breed
a row, was by asking him if he was Mid
shipman or Navy officer.) He however an
swered in the negative; and was Immediately
attacked He defended himself with chair.
and knocked down three of his assailants.
but was in his turn knocked down. A
person with whom he had been in conver-
sauon, assisted him, and was also attacked
Benjamin Young was stabbed twice in the
abdomen, and once in the ribs after he was
down, apparently with a dirk knife, and one
of the wounds is declared to be very danger
Gus, if not mortal. He was stabbed by one
J. Robinson, who is now 10 custody and COM
mitted. Aswe are informed, said Robinson.
when running from the cellar, exclaimed q
have given him three good digs in the ribs -
and the hearers thought, at first, he meant
with his fists, until, by the profuse bleeding of
the wounded person, they saw the whole
truth. We understand that all the parties
were, to degree, intoxicated; but The assail-
ants had been previously drinking at another
cellar.


Comment is unnecessarylat this stage of the
proceedings, except that the Establishment
where the occurrence happened, is "highy
respectable" LEGAL, and LICENSED groggery.