Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-23
ANrE-MoR1Em ExaNrsAr,oS.-some time

ANrE-NoRTEM EXAMINATION - Some time
ago, II will be remembered. a singular case came
up In the Richmond, Va, Courts, in which
young man named Lipscomb sued another young
man named Thos. Linton, for breach of promise
Linton, IL seems, was of such remarkably fem
mime appearance that his friends easily persuaded
Lipscomb that hs female in disguise, and
so endmOred did he become of Linton as to ask
and receive a promise Of marriage, which, Of
course, the latter was unable TO fulfil But on
attempting to explain why he could not ''come to
time the fond ''lovyer'' wouldn't believe word
of it, and full in the belief that his enamorata was
woman, and nothing short, he sued for breach
of promise. The case created no little excite
ment in Richmond.
An examination by five experienced physicians
was ordered by the court, 40 that there should be
no possibility OF mistake, and they reported that
Linton was undoubtedly a man; so Lipscomb
lost both his ladye-love and his lawsuit
Linton has recently arrived in this CITY, and
such was his womanish appearance that sl,spi-
cion was created to his sex and the Guards :
were about to arrest him, and would have done
so but for the interference of person who knew
the young man Last night Linton again got into
trouble, through falling into the hands of party
OF yonng men who believed him to be sailing
under false ColOrs, and were about TO have an ex.
ANIMATION TO test the matter. gentleman coz
INFANT OF the history Of Linton happened TO be
set free.
Feminine beauty would seem to be anything
but desirable gift for man.
IMPROVEMENT AT THE ARsEYAL-Maior Bell
has just had completed in the Arsenal Grounds a
great improvement in the way of a mammoth
cistern, capable Of containing some 80 600 gallons
OF water. Its site is in the centre of the Grounds
and at their highest elevation. The cistern is
constructed in the most substantial manner the
bottom being composed of two LAYERS of tap-
stones, each of six inches thickness, making one
foot OF solid stone masonry. On this foundation
Is laid, in cement, two tiers of brick. The foun-
dation thus constructed can never give way. The
SIDES are buIt up with care, and are coated over
both inside and outside with several coats of i'm.
perishable composite, making the structure i'm
pregnable against all attacks of frost or other de-
stTuctive agents. The wafer which supplies this
clStern comes from the slate roof of the main
arsenal building, and is conveyed to the cistern
by means OF two water pipes atach he'd 10 the drop
spout OF the roof. The amount of water obtain
able from the above roof i'm one year amounts to
necessary to fill it, 1t is arranged with an escape
valve. which, when the water rises above the re-
CURED height in the ciSteTn, Is forced open and
throws of the superintendent supply without
detrment to the Cisern. The water in the cistern
Is kept pure and cool by a running stream around
its base. and protected from the admission of all
impurities by the capital arrangement of its top
elevation is adapted 10 every use about the quar-
tiers OF the officers and soldiers and far superior
TO the stale pump water which comes from the
low, Inarshy wells about the place
CENTRE MARxET.-The supply morning this
morning was ample and of good quality The
vegetable department attracted particular atten-
ton on account of the large and excellent supply
and the rapid decline of the prices