Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-25

winch Was TO have taken place this evening,
nohasoioeeiy postponed until the first Tues.
osy after Lent. The regular Soirses will CON.
aaee every Wednesday evening a usual.
iSsvrrurE FAIR.-The Union Academy pu.
Chapel, and the Fourth Prssbyterian Sunday
SCHOOLS, yesterday visited the Fair. -
VIRcuIr CouRr.-The docket was bsine
eaiied as We left the room to-day, and no 9th.
or business will probably come up this after.
REMEMBER that Philbrick's Gift Book sales
Siose next Saturday, and those wanting good
books and cheap, should avail themselves of
this opportunity to replenish their libraries,
and at the same time secure a beautiful pre.
sent, OFTEN worth more than you pay for your
DOCK. word to the wise is sufficient"
MADAME MOUNTS CONSUMPTION DESTROYER
=, rs atracting much notice at the Fair, and re-
ileving all persons who try it who are afflicted
with consumption, coughs, bronchitis, asthma.
ana nervous debility: The judges prcnoanes
IL very good, and wish her mach success It
can DO procured at the Fair, or 1T No 800 G
street, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets
"VIvIA, OR Tan SECRET OF Power" is the
title Of new work by Mrs. Southworth, and
for sale in this city at Shillingtons book, new VS.
paper, and stationery establishment Mrs
Southvorth is one of our most successful wri.
tiers, and "Yivia" will prove to be one of her
most interesting works. - +
THl GAS CONTROVERSY We are requested
BY Mr.. Tyler to publish the following card s
and statements
The fvllowing card was some time since
Published In the Star:
10 Gas Manufacturers "A Challenee ,
The undersigned challenges the msnufactu.
rers OF any Of the Portable Gas Apparatus in
the metropolitan Mechanics Institute. now
being hold in this city, to produce as much
gas, OF as good q quality, and at as cheap a
rate, as can be produced by the process known
and patented as Choate & Tyler's He hereby
challenges the competition of any and all Of
them, for sum ranging from fifty to three
hundred dollars. The sum agreed upon, or
proper security therefor, to be deposited in
the hands of any responsible person, or In any
OF the city banks, subject to the draft of the
successful competitor-the award to be made
by the judges of tho Institute, or such other
persons as may be agreed upon. The Oh alIenge
to be left open for acceptance by any aud all
OF them until the LIST day of April. 1857
&C. N. TYLER
Washington, March, 1857"
The above publication of mine, il seems
drew the following card from Mr.. smith:
Back Dorrn Il have offered to take
Mr.. G. N. Tyier's challenge for a comparison
OF the various gas inventions, now on exhibi-
ton at the Metropolitan Mech anic's Institute.
and profered sum for him to cover, in &C.
cordance with his proposition TINS he dr..
cf.'ied doing, saying that he did not intend
ms challenge for Gatioher d Smiths patent
If such was his intention l think he should
nave said so In his published notice.
"JNo w. SMITH.
Washington, March "a, 1857
A copy Of the above card or "Back Down.
was handed to me last evening In answer to
winch have to say that Mr. Smith had not,
and did not up to the time of seeing his card
oner 70 accept my challenge; hence his asser.
ton that had backed down is a sheer fIbri.
cation from 6sginN.ng to end
And would further state, tn at I offered his
agent nee dollars as q bonus if he would get
Mr; Smith, or any other person, to accept my
cailenge; that certainly looked very much
like back down."
In conclusion have now only To state. that
hereby specially challenge Msssrs. Gal.
iagher Smith, or either of them, to a public
COLL peuuon between their apparatus and pro-
ranging from fifty to three hundred dollars:
the stakes to be awarded to the party or par
ties who prod uce the most and best gas, at the
least cost OF production, proper valua alton
being put upon the materials used. The
award to be made by such judges as the par.
ties may agree upon.
After this, any more statements similar to
the above quoted card by Mr.. wv. Smith
VIII 90 regarded by every one as contemplate
EFFORTS 70 elude the fair trial first proposed, and
now and ever continued BY me.
Washington City, March O. 1857. u.