Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-27
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

STATE OF rBK THsaAoNEr1R.-The ther-
noncser, In our counting room, at II O'Clock
k-day, stood at 81 degrees above sefo.
DISTRICT CONTRIBUTORS TO TIE MARYLAND
MECBAsICs' FAIR "A visit to the e and Fair,
being held in Baltimore exhibit several spt-
specimens Of art and taste from the District Of
Columbia Among them, We note from W ash
irgton a beautiful sample of domestic carpet
ing made and deposited by Mrs Il. A:
Gasassy. A pair of neatly knit shoes BY
Miss c. Cardwell, aged 13 years A richly
embroidered cloak by Miss NJ. A. Locke Two
collars, one infants hat. and one infants sack
by Miss B. CaIdwell. Two zinc basins, made
in one piece, by ". Fl. K. Baker. One No.
Iot patent alcohol lamp by Dr. 7. G Clinton
Sample centre pieces by g. L. Dunn, Edward
WOrthipgten, and Jos T. Il. Plant Bronze
metal statuaIy Of horse, wolf, and frogs, by
Christian g. Schneider Samples orc oper
ware, by Allen Pollock, with Trapps patent
machine. Two patent cane chairs BY Mr..
Porter, inventor, deposited by L. r Peck.
A saw mill by George Page. Percussion can
mac chine made by George Wright, and depos-
tied by the United States Arsenal Varnish
ing machine, made by George Wright, and
JdePo nted by the Upited States Arsenal. One
zenith telescope, C. s No. 4, made by Throg-
ton simns; one tAeodolite of six hor and
vertical circles, No g. made by Drummer :;
one plane table and alIidale, complete. C. s..
No. 30; one STRENGTHENING deep sea Their.
mome;er, No. l9, made by Coast Survey Of
fcs; one sextant made by CRANKY and one y
Drummer; one OF Sieeluagon's patent leads f
registering tide guago, G s. No. II; one port
foiio of Coast surveying charts, made for the
Coast Survey Ofice-all deposited By Capt.
II. ". Benham assistant in charge, Der DR..
A. ID. Bache, Superintendent of Coast Survey.
Also, one small balance, enc second size, one
set Of weights, one half bushel, one gallon, one
. set small measure s, one set ounces, troy one
set ounces, avordupois, one yard, one s..
balance and standard weights and measures
made for the United States Office of weights
and measures, and deposited by Capt. Ii w
Benhan, assistant in charge. One mountain
howitzer,- with carriage two pack saddles.
portable forge and tools; one model Damon,
32pounder; one do do 24-poundor; one model
pound gun and csrrisge; one model of CATS.
son and Timber one artillery sabre; one cav.
airy do; one field officers sword; one brasa
wall piece one carbine; one sabre twelve
masket barrels; five musket stocks; one 6.
pound canister Fixed for guns; 12-pound do
fixed for hovltIer one 6-pound sph' case for
gun one II pound do fxed for hewitzerS one,
12-pound do fixed for gun one stand 9 pound.
er grape; one Sharp's carbine one jerks do;.
one musket with Maynard's look; one double
barrel gun with bayOnet; one musketoon with
sword one needle gun one U. s. musket one
u. S. rife one U s pistol all made at United
States arsenal. Washington, D. c., and de-
posted by Major Mordeica, commandant.
Model OF first class steam propeller, SO guns
model Of second class steam propeller, "a
guns /; mo eel Of the first class sloop-o war
Plymouth, ~ guns, made by s. NJ. Pook naval
constructor, Washington. Boat howitzer, with
held carriage and boat carrisge, designed BY
Lieut. John A. Dahlgren, and made and fitted
under his directions in the mechanical and DIV.
rosechaic department Of the ordnance depart
ment of the navy yard, Washington; they have
no other finish than required for efficiency in
service, and the field carriage has actually
been on board a cruising ship for more than
two and half years. Two boarding pixies,
taken from lot made for service oEe eleven
inch shell, new calibre; thirty-two pound
shot and an eight-inch shell, which are of the
cali ore that now arm our heaviest ships one
model howtser, No 5, to IL, inclusive, depos-
tied from the United States navy. by order of
the Secretary of the Navy. magnificent Sc
RES of oil paintings, by Mr. J. NJ Stanley.
deposited by himself; a lot of daguerreotypes.
photographs, and sterreoscopes, BY Mr.. j. II
Whitehurst; an improved document fle in.
vented by IL E. Woodbury.. These articles
and inventions sre up for competition. Among
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COLA seed and circulars, deposited by the
Light House Board, Washington city. An
embroider ed vest, by Miss Mary Jane Car.
man, attracts much attention. There is also
an elegantly made box of wax fruit and flow
ers, by Mrs. Bates, of Washington, deposited
by Mrs. Asbcraft A pair Of lad es' CATERS,
BY Mrs A. A. Stewart, very pretty. Mrs. T.
chenille work An ingenious hydro thermal
shurn is deposited by Harrison 4 Gallagher,
of this city. ..s - ..'
Aiexan1rla IL represented in one article, an
alb, made and deposited by Miss T. Smyth, of
that city it is rich piece of work.
Georgetown sends us the handy work'of Miss
E. A L. Clemt nts, aged 10 years, piano stool
cover, and rocking chair cover deposited by
Mrs. Cogsvell. All these articles, except the
COLA seed are sent for competition. By this
LIST, taken from the record and OBJ serv alton, il
will be seen that the District Of Columbia, aud
especially Washington city, makes quite con-
sPicous 6guer in, the Fair. Crowds attend it
daily and nightly.
A NEW .MARKEr BILL Mr.. Busey. from
the Committee on Markets, in the Board of
Common Council, will propose bill with the
folio wing provisions, probably at the meeting
of the Board on next Monday al
g That all stalls be numbered: n,
Each huckster shall have his name and the
word g. huckster' on his stall in large letters
That they be prohibited from dealing in any
articles Of merchandise;
That the license of huckster be increased
from SIS to SIS:
That the market master shall designate
place in each market for hucksters, and that
he shall also direct in what part of the mar.
kets melons shall be sold;
That portion OF the markets shall be an.
propriated for country people free of charge
Does not the honorable Board of Common
Council see that the effect of such q law will
be TO iscrease the price of provisions? If ii
hucksters are made to pay an increased license,
as matter OF course they will make it up out
0i the consumers and the country people, who
arc to be admitted to portion Of the market
free of charge, will continue to sell TO the
hucksters according to their interests Legis