Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-27


sas The buildings are situated near the west-
ern whaTves, At the foot Of street north, and
within q few yards Of the eastern bank of the
Potomac river, and are Of capacity sufficient to
manufacture between 900, 600 and 600 900 cubic
feet Of gas daily. The main building Is one hun.
dred and eighty three feet in length by fty-eip b,
In breadth, and stands on site owned bv the
company extensive enough, should occasion ever
20 aamlt OF TIE works being enlarged to
OF Drlck masonry, and are covered in by a roof
composed OF wrought-iron frame work over
which layers OF slate are placed. This roof is
selfsupporting, and spans ffty- eigbt feet from
the side walls, aud Is a curious and beantiTni
visit. A with
About one month ago the manufacture Of gas
was begun here, though but twenty-five Of The
iofty-iour benches, which are contemplated in
the design, have been erected These bencbex
are constructed on an approved plan, without
Independent draught They are trrhnicsiiv
termed "benches Of ives" Ten of these benches
are now In daily operation in connection with
Ine oid works on the Island which are still in
operation, aud keep twenty benches In daily use
The water, large quantity of which is used
In the manufacture Of gas, Is pumped from the
river, and conveyed into large watts on either side
OF the In ;erior by means Of steam engine situ
ated In the building few yards east of the man
ufactory from these watts 1t is pped with larye
buckets for the requisite supply Of the several
OcnCnts. AS the gas Is made IL flows info tho
retort, from whence ii Is thrown into the great
hydraulic main, and Is then convened by Means
OF lateral mains into the great exhaust mains
wnlch are constructed on an improved plan for
elther independent or connected service and are
suspended from the walls on each side near tho
tops, oy means Of heavy iron brackets built into
the masonry. Each large main and lateral "a
suppned win aValve for the purpose of separate
OF common use The improvement in the indie
pendent exhaust mains supercedes enti rely the ne
cessity Tor the steam erhausts heretofore used
which are attended In their use by greater ,x.
Pehse, ana are, besides, less efficient than the
improved ones In other respects. The gas now
passes into the condensing and scrubbing- room
where IL Is received into series Of condensers
OF which there are twenty of twenty four feet In
helght, and each provided by means OF valves
with the independent imp rovement The valve,
are all numbered and kept constantly fastened
with pad locks to prevent the possibility of acct
laying hold of them
From the condensers the gas flows into the
oase OF TWO large scrubbers, which are eight
Ieet In diameter and twenty-four feet high
lnese scruDOers are in the form of huge iron
cylinders placed on end, and are filled with wood
Iaid crosswise in regular LAYERS and water
which Is let into the top from the great water
,nI, erected IN contiguous location immedi-
ately north or the condensDg room The GAS
passes up through the scrubbers thereby becon
Ing separated from any tar which NAV vet 70
man ana which adheres TO the layers Of wood
the ammonlacal qualities becoming during This
process preci pitatsd. The gas Is now ready IN
be received into the purifying room into which
1t passes after 1t leaves the scrubbers. In this
I rooin II rs conveyed through large purifiers, of
which there are four, twenty by twenty four
Feet In size, three of them in constant use The
purifiers are compos e of cast and wrouo bt iron
having covers weighing six Thousand pounds
Sacn, ana which are so nicely adjusted by means
OF approved purchase, that one man raises then
from their bed with ease. After passing tbrougb
the purifiers and the great centre and rotary seals
the gas next makes its debut in the station me-
uli Ar{f
lett In diameter, and capable of holding loo OCO
COn cubic feet Of gas. The gas Is now a. for uss
ana Is carried from here to the receiver on
street, some half a mile distant from the mann
factory, whence 1t branches of I'm all directions
Tor public and private consumption
The design OF these works and its execution IS
oy ana under Mr.. Samuel Brick, Of Philad elphi
who has, for the last twenty wears been enGaUed
In the construction Of gas works in all the min
cipal cities Of the United States and the Canadas
and who Is justly entitled to great credit for his
erlclency as well as the good taste displayed in
the construction Of the Company,s works here
MI Inf rms Us that be cons d srs this lis lat
enort In this line Of work, to be the most COM
plete OF any In which he has ever been employed
Ia point OF design and In the number Of i'm
provements which he has succeeded in satisfac
torlly Introducing In respect Of the details of its
construction.
HEAVY LoAD.-This morning. large crowd
OF persons was attracted to the corner of seven-
teenth and G streets, In consequence Of the
"stalling" there Of team, engaged In drawing
one OF the immense granite monolyths, for the
extension OF the Treasury Department to that
building. The team consisted OF eli Y ht yokes of
nne, large oxen, and two spans of noble Iookin
draught horses, but their load was So great that
they failed In attempting to draw IL across the
cutters, and "pryers" and leverage had to be
resofted to. The stone Itself weighed nssrly
hity tons, and was loaded on a heavy truck with
low wheels.
POLICE CAsEs.-Third District For several
days the docket Of the mag istrate has exhibited
few cases and those of petty haracter as follows
Francis Wheeler, dsorderIy conduct; arrested
for sixty days
Sarah Brown and Mary Lucas were arrested bv
OHcers Tanning and Ecklof for indulging in
profane and indecent language in the streets Sa-
Tah fined 81 81, and Mary 81 Is fine and costs
Each received a short lecture from Justice CLARK
and LEFT with the conviction that profanity in the
streets Is costly Indulgence
Fyia DtIrtet-This morning, man named
John w, Kelly was tried before Justice Thomp-
son, al the nth district police Office for selling
liquor without license. The defendant exer.
clsed his right to have jury trial. and a panel
was accordingly summoned. The prosecuting
witness In tue case evinced 4 very apparent dis.
inclination to testify, but after much iii fcultv at
Length admitted that he had atyarious times pur.
cnassa ana Paid Tor Liquor IN the establishment
OF the defendant, aud had paid the defendant
therefor; and the jury rendered verdict accord.
lngly Kelly was fined so and costs.
SUPREME Corr, YEsrKRDAY.-No So. Chas
B,lcher Co, plaintiffs In error, agt George A
Lawrason, Collector of the port of New Orleans
The argument Of this cause was continued by
Mr.. Benjamin for the plaintiffs In error, by MIR
Attorney General Black for the defendant in
error, and concluded by Mr.. Reverdy johnson
for the plaintiffs In error
No 50 The United states, plaintiffs in error,
agt the City Bank OF Columbus The argument
OF this cause was commenced by Mr.. Attorney
General Black for the plaintiffs In error and
continued by Mr stanbery for the defendant In
error. Adjourned.
The THEATHE.-The Lady of Lyons was well
performed, last night, TO good sized audience.
Miss Davenport seems to be particular favorite
with the members Of Congress, more Of whom
we notice in attendance than during previous
engagements. In fact, she appears TO be IA
vorite with every body, which she richly de-
serves TO be. Ii is to be hoped that her engage
meni here will be Of long continuance
For performance, tonight, see advertisement
In tue proper column.