Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-31
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Lsvee and fraction ever
Senator Douglas was to have made the
closing address, but half past seven O'clock
eight o'clock-half past eight O'Clock arrived
and no signs of the Little Giant" Then
Mr.. Joseph II. Bradley came forward and
,sid he had most ungracious of6cs To nsr.
form in announcing disappointment in the
expected address from Mr.. Douglas-that
gentleman being unable to sneak in eonse.
quence Of an attack Of the bronchitis
They had In this contingency sent a com
mIttee TO wait upon Mayor Magruder to as
certain II he would not address them. Mr..
bradley concluded his handsomely expressed
they would wait awhile for the return of the
committee.
After some further waiting, Mr. Bradley
announced that the awarding of premiums
would be proceeded with. He alluded to the
nnpropItious circumstances under which the
FAR had been started, with the society dwin
died to q HANDFUL, and with an exhausted
treasury. II had been started with toll and
anxiety, and its result was what they saw be-
fore them, an array of contributions, which
had not been surpassed at any similar exhibit.
ton IN the country. They were all the pro.
ducts too of American industry Their success
N this Fair stimulated them 10 90 ON and
they hoped in another year to give an eIb;bi.
ton In more cOmmOdiOus hall, eyery way
surprising this one.
Mr.. Architect Walters then proceeded TO
read the long lists of awards as given belo. ;
Class III. f Farrou, Washington, Da.
nascus steel, diploma; C. Fl. Rugyles, Balti.
more, mica, do; Thos. Gill, Wheeling, Va,
railroad iron, do
CLas' 2-E. McClain, Philadelphia, PERU.
merry and soaps, first award of merit; r. s.
Dyson, Washington, chemicals, silver medal
Z. ONesl, Baltimore, essence Of ginger, di.
ploma. vi
Class S-Section A-Hecker & BroN Nv
nour, silver medal; II C. Wright, Nd, Hook.
ley -four, first diploma; P. A. L S Small,
Nd Coclerus -four, diploma; Smith Strong,
garden seeds. do; Morgan 4 Bro, do. groce.
riss, do; John Z. Hsvenner, do cake and
crackers, do; W. B. Spignul, do bacon
hams, do Section B-N. Longworth, Ohio,
sparkling wine, silver medal; C Schurmanp.
Cincinnati, dry CataHbs, do l. Vivian, Dis.
ttiet Of Columbia, dry Catswba, bronze medal;
miss Young, do, currant wine, sugar spoon;
spoon; Miss A r. Crown, do, blackberry
cordial, salt spoons; Mrs. Young, do cherry
bounce, butter knife; Army Shinu, do,
cider, ale, &c fret degree Of merit Section
IN. G. Atz, District Of Columbia, cakes
and Ice cream, silver medal; J g. Weaver,
DO pound cake, do ; U. Ii. Ridenour & Co
40, FANCY confectionery, diploma; Louis Ar
ny, do, cakes, do; Mrs Jewell, do, pre.
served cherries, butter knife; Miss E Dietz,
90, preserved strawberries salt spoons; Mrs
N ". omoot, do preserved watermelon rind,
fruit knife; Mrs. G.. w. Emmerson, do cur.
rant jelly, napkin ring; Miss Davis, do
ounce Jelly, gold pencil; Mrs II. A. Moore.
40: apple jelly, salt spoons Pickles-Mrs,
3 X Smoot, District Of Columbia. yellow
mixed pickles, napkin ring; Miss j Abbott,
do, picked cucambers, fruit knife; Miss
Frances Simms, do do, gold PENCIL Sweet
Plckles-Miss l. Fisher, District of Colum.
bra, peaches, tea strainer; Mrs Speiden, do
brandy peaches, butter knife; P. NJ. Dubant,
do, spiced oysters, diploma. Ssuces-Mrs. c.
Robertson. District OF Columbia, tomato, gold
pencil; Mrs II. p. Lee, do, cucumbe fruit
knife. Catsups-Aiss 5. Shields. District of
Columbia, tomato, salt spoons; Miss Queen,
do, cucumber, gold pencil; Miss 8. Reeves,
tomato, thimble. Mrs. Cruikshanks, do, lem
on paste, silver spoon; Miss l.. Prout, do cup
cake, gold ring; Mrs. w. P. Howard, do
cakes, salt spoons; Miss N. V. OFT, do, bread,
napkin ring; Mrs. T. Berry, do mufi rs, fruit
knife; Miss A. Mccain, do lard gold pencil.
Class Nv Wilbur d Co, New York, for
cotton seed oil and soap, silver medal; Mrs Z
X Lyle, Kentucky, silk, silver spoon; A l.
Cutler, Boston, varaishes, silver medal; Z J
Qulnter, Washington, meats foot oil, bronze
medal: wilkins Co, Baltimore, curied hair
and bristles, diploma
Class 5 &C 3 Hutchinson Co, New York,
barrel and stsye machine, silver medal: Troy
Patent Cordage Company, New York, rope
machine, do; Boston Cutlery Company, shears
for cutting iron, do; Corliss Il Nightingale,
FroVldence, HI, steam engine Improvement,
do; W u Ellis Bro, Washington, steam en-.
giHe, do Gray Hopkins, Bridgeport, Conn,
force pump, do ID Dick, MeadsyilIe, Pa. an.
ti-friction press, do; u B Griffin for Sinclair
Co, corn mill do; Seam Guage Company,
Boston, steam gusge, do Fairbanks, Balti-
more, patent scales, do VI McDermott, WASH
lngton, shifting top buggy, do; w q Hook,
do, heavy carnage, do; Dennis, do, light
carriage, do VIM Wright & Co, Newark, NJ,
springs and patent gearing, do; Geo ii Fea
man, W sshIngton, patent wise, bronze medal;
Cathcart, do, hOTse power, do Gardner
i Mathews, York, Pa, OscilIa,ing engine, do
L Mills, Cincinnati, free pump, do J A
acfnerson, Alexandra, horse power and
threshsr, do A Brown, New York, ample
parer, do; J l. Eastman, Boston, steam gusae,
do; } Woodruff, anti-frietion steam and IRE
regulator, do ; Douglass Washington.
washing machine, do; Rogers L Boyesr, Phil.
adelPhia, corn and cob mill, do /; Union Guage
Company, Boston, water guage, diploma; John
Bridget. light top buggy, do Thomas & era.
ham, buggy, do; Finn Co, heavy car
risge, do; Thos Young, light carriage, do.
Class G--T Ii Barlow, Kentucky, nail ma.
chine, bronze medal; w Pettibone, Washing
ton, paging machine, first degree of merit;
walter EdgartoD, Wilmington, Del turn
ing lsth. brown medal DeVsughan 4 Wood,
Washington, gig saw, silver medal; Collins d
McLeester, Philadelphia, type casting ma
chine, do; Wheeler & Wilson, do sewing
machine, first deg &c Of merit; Sharpe {
20, Baltimore. saEyers hoop machine, silver
medal; Ruggles, printing press, bronze
medal; l. Albright, Newark, y. j., gig saw,
do kitsOn, LOwevilIe, cardipg needles, do
Class IA Spear, New York, weather strip
fastening, diplons; Baldwin Brothers, Wash
lngton, scroll saving, &c, bronze medal:
Msughlin johnson, Baltimore, scroll and
6rsekett saving, diploma; Thomas / Sons,
baltimore, saving and turning, do 4 Fal
coner, Washington, coupling, do; C IL John
:ton, Boston, gas Burner, bronze medal C hoate
Tyler, Washington, wood gas, do; Smith
Gallagher, do oil gas, do
Cas- So Ordnance Department. rifle
arms hrst degree of merit; Z Burnside,
New York, breech loading ride, silver medal:
a NcComas, Baltimore hre ayms a.