Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-27
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now.t.- raR THERxoHsreR.-Tbsl th.,-
I'D 4, In our counting room, at ~ o,eIocl
- Stood 1t 81 degrees shove ssro. -. !.
ICE HousEs.-The old plan OF buiidin, O.,
houses oy digging hole under Rround and
Sonnmng the ies without . breath of air has
oesn discovered to be losing business. The
artiose thus shut out from the air melt. And
,uins i'eeH 70 water faster than if wei, VENT
half store Of ice being melted avay hv ~. ia
process The discovery th at air mas nscas.s,v
70 the preservation Of lee was mereyy scc;dsr
tai An ice dealer AZ the North having oath
efsd more Ice than he could put away in his
INKS, mad 10 store large ouaptitv ahora
ground, In sheds, DC. On comiue to Somna,s
the two modes. he found that the sboy. ,rnund
ice vas In the best preserva ion, sufferioe less
depreciation than that below the surface Of rhe
earth and heoce the modern plan of buiIdino
sce-nou - above ground, sf1ordine suffieieni
ventilation TO guard the article against ovar
sesaporstion. The same principle has hssn
aPPiieo 70 refrigerators with advantape. DOM
away with the old system Of close msd,e Mo-
and substituting ventilators We mn,t !; .s
and learn to keep cool as we'll as obtain oth.r
learning, and this is rather new di,covsr,
towards that desirable -consumatiou.
a, fiNG fOSsUM.-Accordin II
tne last call OF the Hous, Of RepresentaiiSer.
wherein some fifty members were fomnd 80 =.
absent, many of them on account of sieknes.
persons at distance may think that ne have
an unusual degree Of ll-health in Washing.
ton. Such, however, is not the case. althoneh
there 10 no doubt that three or four fatal cases
OF cholera have occurred, all from imprudauce
nd other summer diseases have prevailed
usual to the seaeon. The excuses for members
are generally but excuses, their obisct bsino
merely shield from censure, for sbsence e
some Oh tne member even saked their col
leagues 10 be excused for absence because RI. y
expected to be sick" While this Is snfti.
ciently ironical to show the Character of tho
complaints OF certain mem ers it should also
prove that the reports of much sickness, in
washington are greatly exaggerated. There
10 little postum about the matter.
Lock OCT FOR HM.-A man called az Pun.
phreys stable. on Tuesday afternoon, and
asked to hire horse for two hours, to Go
sport Instance into Che country HIS was :old
tess they could give some known citizen A no.
eurity for the reta-n Of the horse This be
proposed to do, and the person named "a his
frisnd 10 OF such Standing, that the keeper Of
the stables ordered him horse. and he left
but did not return again. MIR. Pumphrey went
to see about his horse and folio we'd him 10 n
farm, where ne said he was going There he
learned that the fellow had been and present ed
an order upon lady for ten dollars. which
vas paid; but upon examining the order it
was fouad TO be spurious. No tidinps had
been resolved of the man, horse or none
this morning. :.
LADIES' DRESSES This is perban, dali.
cate topic, and one which may induce some Ia.
dies to say to Us, 'mind your own business
Well, We think We are minding our own bust
ness when We notice anything of interest 70
the public, and the ladies in particular. Our
object DOW Is to no'iee The fact th ar Young Ia
dies and elderly ladies dc not lift their dr. osses
alike when crossing muddy street. The young
lady invariably raises her dress primly in
from. to escape the dust, while the elderly laiy
very sensibly raises her dress behind. The az
feet of the former habit is to draggle the skirt
in the rear, while the ''old wOman's" method
preserves both the rear and front Of the skirt
Ii the adage ia true that there is wisdom in
small things" our lady friends will make n
note of this, and perhaps be benefited by the
gentle hint. This is said entire nous.
.aE NEWS AND rHr CORPORATION. Our re-
spected contemporary, the Washington News.
has met With the fate of a martyr to his faith
He has boldly denounced the new corpora-
Catholics, and the Council has retorted by
taking their printing away from him. The
following was the vote in the Board Of Com.
mon Council on Monday, on the proposition TO
o.rike ont, or non concur with the Board of
Aldermen, IN the appropriation of $l00 to pay
for subscription and publication of laws, TO-,
In his paper:
Yea-Mr Kelly -
Nays-Messrs. Newman, Barr, Plant. DOM
Waller II M naviz I'M d.
eey. kilimon, McCau!ey, Gross, Ruff, Stewart,
Smith, Bamberger, Gill, and A. Med. Davis.
tpresidenD-lS
The News having incurred the penalty of
martyr1om suffers the consequences not with
the stoical patience of the elder m artyrs. buc
deneuaces his prosecutors with Vengeance
One hundred dollars for the work is but a
titne of what should be paid, and therefore We
think the News will make money BY getting
rid Of che job.
STEAMSHIP FOR LIBERIA-Mr. " McLaip.
Secretary to the American Colonization So.
ciety, announces that the offer of a gentleman
IN Alabama to be one CT one thousand who
would give 500 each. or one of Ave hundred
who would give $288 each to establish steam.
ship to Liberia, has received pledges of like
amount from gentleman in Baltimore one
IN Alexandria, Va; two in Gainesville, Ala :;
with q prospect Of a third. he has also re-
ceived subscription of 81 900 from one family
in kensucky; m,king in all 81 700; or 81 400
II they give 5000 each. Dir McLain invites
further all Of the same sort from thu wealthy
friends OF colonization, which Appeals strongly
to the reaceabie friends Of the coIored race 10
come fJrvsrd and give helping hand at this
luncture.
BURSISG or Mr. PErrIBoyE's TcE HousE-
We have teen Informed by Mr. Pettibone that
his loss will not be 80 much as We stated he
having partial insurance on the property
Fifteen hundred dollars will cover the actuaI
loss, though the interruption to business is tn
worst part of the incendiarism. The ice house
was built on the latest plan, above ground. of
plank; the outside was filed with saw-dusr.
II was 40 feet in length, so in depth, AMI IS
feet high-a most excellent buildin, for the
purpose-wilh all the necessary fixtures. Mr..
?. has got upon the track of the villains who
tired his premises, and we since rely hope INA 2
have them arrested and punished for this an
ton outrage, to the full extent Of the law.
COOPERATION LAw.-The police officers, it
appears, have begun operations under the
liquor Law. We are aware that q nueber of
warrants have been Issued, and the officers are
on the search for evidence on which to issue
others. The penalty for selling liquor without
License j. fine of $50; selling on SUNDAY.
$40 fine; Keeping open on Sunday. not les. than
$40 nor more than 81; but for the second Of
fence il has been usual for the Mayor 10 with
draw the license For keeping open after IL
o'clock at night, $40 fine No doubt there ire
violations o. this law and il should be enfer reed
or repealed. But if enforced let IL be done
without respect to persons.