Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-30
EVENING STAR,
LOCAL INTELLIG ENCE.

Insane, situated in South Bosto D. tbat il has hoo,
for some time in contemplation to purchase farm
in some of the towns adjacent to the New En,lop,
capIu ana erect tnetsOn one OF the largest nsiifu
tons In the country, which is needed scarcel, les
for the immediate than the prospe,tiye want. of h.,
district. beautiful site for the new insriut n,
situated In Newton, about ten miles from Boston
having been recommended by two commissioner,
appointed 10 examine the farms offered for thar uI
pOse the next and very wise step of the city govern
ment was to g. nd out a committee of that bOdy an,
also OF Inc board of visitors of the present no pi,a
10 examine as many of the best existing lnstittion
IA their time would permit, and confer with tr.r
ckefs r-spe citing the most approved plans for hos
pitfalls for the insane, which science and experiuc,
have mus lar suggested. Accordingly, Geputaliur
consisting of George Odome, ESQ.,. Aldermen. mr.
ID. NJ. b. Tha1ter and VIM. H. CaIrow ESQ of ,I,
Bo1rd Of Visitors OF the Boston Lupatic HosniiI "A
Dr; =. A: Walker, Superintendent of said H, sp,tal
e. G.. Comfy and J. NJ. Clerk. Esos.. of IN. :, IL,
Council, left home about ten days ago, and h wing
visited the public institutions of the prlncpai cities
on their way, and received very marked atlenlluns
from the several municipal authorities arrived III
this city on Saturday morning LAST from Baltimore
Having deposited their luggage at Willarysi tie,
proceeded 10 visit The new Hospital for the Insane,
now being erected IN this District under the dIrec
ton OF the Secretary of the Interior, guided b. Dr.
Nichols, the Superintendent. They examined yer,
attentiveiy every portion of the ediice and fixture
so far as they are completed, and were unanimous
IN the expression OF their sense of the suDerio,v
the plan of the building and its mechanical son
structon, as compared with the older institutions
they have visited, upon which this was designed Il,
be an lmpro ement, as, of course, it should he
They VIII recommend the adoption of the plan q,
the Dstr. Institution, If they find it, on further ex
animation, as well adapted for four hundred patients
Vne leaSt NUMBER ior which they have TO builn) ~
Tor Two nundfea ana nifty, the highest number this
plan Is designed to accommodate when entirely car
ned out. ~
The peculiar fitness of the site of this institution
for Hospital for the insane elected their prajs,
lp-l "a hQr,lar o.
once retired and accessible the extensiva .,n
beautiful view It commands, and its easy canaI1iit,
Of ornamental and useful culture were noints ,yb -.
s;iracted their special notice and admiration Til,
nsIoliy Va oie party iet al o19 p. NJ, on their
turn north.
OYsTERs.-We see not the least reason IN fall in
with the current impression that oysters are nh
healthy this season That's such oysters as are s,,u
ly healthy at this time of the year. As many oys,er
are consumed IN washington as in any other Amer
can city of its sizs and have yet TO hear of the
rs case OF sickness this fall in Washington that can
be fairly traced TO these 'bvalves." Stale oysters.
more especially when eaten by a person whose
stomach requires regimen-fOr the protection OF
his health are always apt to be daugerOus particu
larry II bad brandy or whisky be drank immOderateIy
before, with, or after em 1t strikes us that i'm eyery
instance where deathin this region has, this fall bee
charged on oysters, proper investigation would show
nat smenlng else, not the oysters, to blame W
repeat we have not heard ofhe first case of sic knees
in Washington this fall from eating oysters rhouyt
the usual quantity of mickey stale-unhealthy-
oysters must have been consumed. We have been
foIc1oiy suuck with the hne quality of the oysters
which have been brought TO this market for The
last month-better as general thing than any he.
fore received al this season for fifteen or TWEEN
years past.
The RAIS.-Tbe rain of Saturday night last has
proved q godsend TO the farmers and market gard
eners around the District of Columbia 1t came too
late, however, TO save the crop Of turnips for stock
feeding this winter, which well nigh total loss
Its, however, just in time to bring I'd and Oh thu
wheat and timothy sown larger sowngs of both thp
ever before in this neghbofhOod having been put in
We trust mat our fellow citizens of the three sister
cites, will not neglect the opportunity il affords for
pushing fall gardening planting and cultivang shade
and fruit trees, kc. One humid ed feet SQUARE OF
ground, properly MANFRED and cultivated with The
spade will produce more vegetables than enough ior
the use OF any family i'm the District of COlun b,a
The labor OF The cultivation of such garden dIvi led
among three or four will not take more THAI an
average OF an hours time of each, daily, while each
such cutIvator will profit greatly in health and
strength and probably thus SIS Doctors bills
otherwise TO be paid. Our advice to all who can
appropriate even little ground As ten feet suuare
to garden, is 90 te gardening with little delay
as possible. -
FIRRhRN's PROCESSION AND FAIR.-f appears By
- Eaz tie of this morning, thai the members Of
the Hydrauion Fire Company propose pa,adinp
through the principal streets of Alexand la this af
ternoon, on the occasion Of opening the Ladies,
Fair for building teir Engine House. and lha, Pos
peri's Band has been engaged for the occasion.
They will appear in new and elegant uniform con
stiug of handsome drab coats, black pants and
patent leather belts, with the rank of the Wearrr in
brass letters The hat Is blue, with a round top
having ''le27'' the date of organic alton, gdrd be-
hind, and brass plate with 'H. F. Co ''s5 their
number in the Department,) thereon, in front C,e,
will dIaw after them their splendid Suction which
has been elegantly fitted up for the occasion.
The Friendship and Sun Companies are expected
to unite In the processlon the former in citizens
dress, and the latter In uniform.
PROMPT CHECK IN HE CAREER OF A RoeuE-A
few mornings since, Mrs. Ferguson, the lady of the
occupant OF Cazenovia, Oh the TIber, purchased in
market pair of fine chickens, out of lot OF SIX
Before leaving market, however, she surmised that
she had buying her own property; and having re-
examined the remainder Oh the lot and b.c,:n,ng
more convinced of the correctness of her suru,st
she took her carriage and FASTENED home, where the
fact Vas proved that half dozen of her own chi X
ems had left The emiSes the night before. She then
repaired 10 The Office of her husband, in the city,
who called In The services OF Capt Birch. and had
the iran named John O'Dwyer, from whom she
purchased the pair, arrested before he had parted
with TIE others. He represented that he had pur-
chased Tie six from another party, that morning
named Brown, supposed TO lie fictitious name
O'Dwysr was committed, and subsequently gave
bail for court. Brown has not yet been taken.
eDTHIR1 HESrH STREET BAPTIsr CHURcH.-A pro-
uacted meeting is in progress at the Thirteenth
street Baptist Church, between G and II, under the
pastoral charge and direction of the Rev. T. e. Teas
dale, d. ID. Yesterday morning he discoursed from
Isaiah lvii IA: Cast we up, ye up prepare the
way; take up the stumbling block out Of The way
ofmy people" He discussed, in very able, truth
full, md eloquent manner, the relat,e duty, respon-
slbity and position OF pastor and flock the benefits
derived from, and successes secured BY, UNITY of
prayer md acnon IN the church among Christians,
and the great good achieved by REVEALS, &c The
same subject was continued In the evening; and,
altogether, II was a discourse replete with those
practical matter Offact doctrines of the Bible which
accomplish 80 much good. Services every night al,
the same church-subject of discourse To- night ::
backslId n.y. and those who attend NAV . race,
harvest Ga reason, truth and elOquence.
The WARRINGTON AsYLUA.-Itis stated that of
The l6s persons admitted into the Washington Asy-
lum for the year ending June 30 1854 50 were fran,