Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-12
DAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

LOCOMOTIVE MANDATORY The locomo-
I'VE mandatory of Messrs. Smith 4 Perkins.
"a Alexandra, stands 80 high as first class
'c,ory, and is such proud specimen of south
full account Of the building, taken from an
Alexandria paper:
The works cover 81 500 square feet of
Sr Il. fronting Ia feet on the Potomac river
f"HeF- there Is an average depth of twenty
"a Sater.l and are connected with the
U. -. and Alexandria Railroad by turn
OUT ne principal machine shop is three
si-fy building 40 by 80 feet On the frat
II there are three tracks for setting up loco
MOTIVE engines On the same floor is the tool
shop, III which are three facing lathes two of
which are capable of turning II feet, and the
other feet In diameter. Besides these three,
there are i've other powerful lathes, five large
drIliInS machines, one }uble lathe for turn
ing axieS, one large plan0T and boxing ma
chine for turning out car wheels, two bolt cut
ting Lachines and one Sitting machine. The
Second fOor is occupied, in part, for office and
a!vafring room; but there is also a machine sbop
this nJor, 81 by 35, in which are fifteen
power Iathes, five planning machines, one com
pound planer and three drilling machines
The third story is used IS a machine shop.
where large number Of vices are kept at work
Also. large pattern loft. The fitting up and
finishing shop, where the old foundry used to
stand, IS II by 60 feet. In it there is a track
Tor fitting up two locomotive engines at a time
There is also one large plane ins m achne which
planes 81 feet long by feet wide Also. three
other smaller planeing machines, two turning
iathes, one large horizontal boring machine
two drilling machines and a machine for
drawing on wheels. Also, a large machine for
boring wheels, called a quartering machine.
The blacksmith shOpis 100 by So, has fifteen
fires, and one of Masrnyther powerful steam
hammers for heating work. The boiler shop
is $50 by 40 and the car shop l50 by 40, oon-
tanning four tracks for setting up cars. In
addition to the above machinery, the estab-
1ishment is supplied with circular and upright
saws, the necessary tools for punching and
shesring iron, and all the requisite machine
~ for planning, mortisiDg and tennoGing
Weod.
Number Of hands employed, about 225,
coal used per annum, 1900 tons Cumberland,
and $50 tens Anthracite; and during the same
perioI from to 1900 tons pig iron, SId $50
tons bar and boiler iron. Expenditure from
800 to S25, e66 dollar per month.
'.Messrs Smith Il Perkins have built Loco
motive Engines for the Manassas Gap Rail
Road, Orange and Alexandria Bail Road, Bal
timore and Ohio Rail Road. Pennsylvania
Central Bail Road, Hudson River Rail Road,
Central Ohio Gail Road, and have now On
hand 81 first class Locomotive Engines to build,
for the Central Ohio Rail Road, Manassas Gap,
and Orange and Alexandria Rail Road Com
pan.es.
Their Foundry building, situated on the
Orange and Alexandria Rail Road, ION Wilkes
street,) is 100 by 60 feet, and eontai ms fur
naces for melting pig iron it has, also, got a
q horse power engine at work, which drives
the fan. The foundry turns out, at present,
from q to tons OF castings per day, but is
capable, if necessary, tC turn out from o to
~ tons per day.
Thirty locomotives are now finished per
year, but, in another year, il is contemplated
to be able to turn out fifty per annum."
TIE YARIErE.-Mr. Risleys attempt at a
summer season is evidently a successful one,
crowded houses testifying nightly by their at
tendance that the msnager enterprise will
be we'll patronized. No small share of this
enthusiasm is due TO the celebrated, lovely and
beautiful Miss Kimberly, who by her splendid
performances and versatility of powers, can
excite either the tears or laughter of the audi
ence Her debut has been an iminently sue
eessful one, and the only pity is that her Gu
gagement is for so limited period. Tonight
viii be the fourth night of Miss Kimberly s
engagement-it being limited to six nights
oply-on which occasion she will appear in
Shak>peare's play of Hamlet, giving her ina
PRESERVATION of the royal Dane This is a
part which no actress, as far as We know, las
ever attempted, and we are curious to witness
l.
1t requires qualities of the highest tragic skill
81 represent the character of Hamlet, which
is a masterpiece of the cunning skill Of the
DIrd of Avon. We have no doubt that hum
dredS and thousands Of others are curious like
oursel s. to see this lady's conception OF his
in -eI character, and that a full house will
to witness the representation. Crit
.-= e.s-y where speak SO Eighty of her tragic
sJsi'ises- and from what we have seen of the
LAZY Va are so enraptured with her perform
a~"<. that we have no doubt her representa-
-io.r 10 night will be crOwning effort of her
,a.ents as votary of Thalia the tragic muse
NJ Aimberly's acting last night was raptur-
ousIy applauded; and we observe by the bill
thar the laughable burletta of Jenny Lind, "
which was performed last night, will be re-
peated this evening. In the course of the per-
formanees tonight, Miss Dow will sing the
song of Lilly Dale
WAsHIS6ToN BRANCH RAILEOAD.-It is said
that the recent rise in the fares on the Wash
ing.on ranch railroad has been made to make
up tno ehcit of the main Baltimore and Ohio
line, which Is not good paying affair as
the " Ashington branch. Ifsuch is the case, we
consider it very unjust that travellers on the
Washington line should be mucted TO make
up the deficiency of the main branch which,
although connected with il, is in other respects
quite i separate affair, the one leading TO the
west, and the other communicating with the
east. The accounts of the Washington Railroad
at the last meeting of the shareholders, showed
handsome dividend and with this proof on
its face we are entitled to ask why an extor-
tion-as it may be properly called-for there
is 10 choice On the part of the traveller, should
be levied upon him. The fact that the line
paid we'll al the old rate of fare, is a conclu-
sire evidence that it ought not justly to have
been raised.
ANGLING.-The season for the healthy sport
of the rod and line is now in full vigOr, and
the disciples of the venerable LEAK Walton.
that renowned writer on the gentle craft
whose work has gone through more editions,
all been more deep read and eonned over than
perhaps any other book in the language, ex-
cepting the Scriptures and 4 few other standard
works, rlay lie seen wondering their way at
all hours 10 the future scene of ,her piscatOry
amusements. We shall not discuss which is
the best spot for throwing in the line, or where
the finest spot may be obtained, Or where the
largest fish may be caught. The broad Poto-
mac affords many q choice selection, and
whether about the little Falls or nearer home
on the banks about our City, the brethren of
the art will find plenty Of amusement and of
fish also
We are reminded continually in our walks
about the city, that angling is now the amuse-
Ment from the many whom we see proceeding
TO their sport, nor We know of a more deligh
FL l. nf hn1.