Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-14

and material, throwing them out Of large amount
=, wofn tnen contracted for, as well as throwing
knem out Of work during the entire ITO them1
onsy season Of the year Nothing daunted, how
ever, by the stroke Of misfortune TINS suddenlv
e,sS ~. ~ brought upon them, they imhe.
repair damages. They selected a site at the corner
of ID ana thirteenth streets, upon which they have
shGe erected large and well-constructed mill, in
Wnlcn they have set up new machinery of the
most approved kinds, and are now ready to ma he
another dash at fortune. The principal room of
tneir new mill Is 10 by so feet In size In which
they have set up flooring mill a surfacipg
machine, and a large circular rip saw Adjoining
.n1s room they have room is by so feet In size,
where they have machines for fesawing Iumbsr
IsSeron work etc N-'N -'''"i1i''s SUM-
. Upon the secend aoos there i. a room so by so
IN SIZE, Which ontans machinery for cut
t9rny out any kind Of fine work required in their
Ihere q re two moulding machines of
at no oes which dress down three sides
81 pPeiauo'L; one sash machine, a large turn
i.S ia'ue, q Ivot Stat tenanting machine blind
oIuc .ng machine, one power and one hand
mocbinas machine beautiful sash dovetailng
IuoHne two circular saws, one Grey Il w God 3
q Pae'' and an improved tenanting machine
, r, y all the above are set up and at work and
$50 execute orders in their line Of business Uav
...xng experienced the misfortune of one destruc-
I'VE connagration, they have, in the erection of
heir new mill, provided against similar disss-
tsers by rendering il as nearly fire-proof as nos
01fble The new buildings are covered in with
ssr sseavy IRON roofing, and the shavings and saw
istSooms, underground, by machinery TO a yault i'm
ea rear OF the mai building, from whence thew are
eh 70 supply the fires under the boilers AT
Sne rear OF the mill large circular saw is set in
. railway carriage bed for straig htenine cedar
PosS, me railway carriage being an improve
1 rent when ooviatss the necessity for lining.
lheSe industrious mechanics deserve credit for
'nelr go-ahead qualities, and with such business
quaincatlons as they possess they cannot fail in
assa no,t unne 70 make their late losses up, and
pace themselves ahead again
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10 THoU AND Do LIKEWISE THE nipbt
, lole iast two gentlemen Zone citizen of W. ash
LHHs'oh, and the other stranger stopping at one
=, OUT noteIS temporarily were taking a walk
along Missouri avenue at a late hour when pass
lnS vacant lot AZ the corner of the avenue an
alley known Marble Alley they discoveyed a
small boy sleeping on the ground in an exposed
S0odlnon, without other shelter than was afforded
wine lnferpOsition of board fence between, the
wind his nearly naked person The little fellow
was barefoot and in tattered, thin summer cloth.
1ng, and quite benumbed with cold The gentle
men reused him from his dangerous slumber and
on questioning him, aScertai ned that his name in
Thomas Amey, and his age between 7 and :
years. de stated, In reply to question how be
mother are dead, and that he had been iiving
with an aunt In the First w ard who had strpck
MN Win knife and driven him out of doors,
teiling him that she had children enough of her
own 10 take care of, and he must find some other
nome. de had wandered about the streets until
hunger and fatigue had compelled him TO lie
uoWn where he was discovered
Inc stranger immediately proposed to take the
neglected one to his room in the hotel for tho
n.gn1., ana oio 80. Yesterday morning the two
gentlemen met at the Office of the citizen (G eneral
fost Omce), having the boy with them HIS story
was told to number Of clerks, who immedi atelv
.oon up correction sufficient to provide him with
complete suit of comfortable fall clothing; thew
tnen took him to a magistrates Office where he
told ms story and the magistrate advised that he
De placed in some asylum. The trustees of the
Orphan Asylum in n street. between Ninth and
Tenth SITS, were waited upon, and on hearing Nh.
NIUE fellows tale, gave a ticket for his admissio on
to bath, and had him dressed in his new CLOTH.
with which be was delighted-his grateful eY
Pressions indicating that such thing as having
comfortable clothing had seldom IL ever bee5
his privilege before He was then handed rva,
TO Policeman King, who took him at once tn tbs
asylum, and placed him In charge Of the matron.
he exhloiIed 10 the gentlemen a large fresh cnt
on his arm, where be said he had been strnck h.
his heartless aunt. y
SECOND WARD ELECTION. YxsryRn., TIE
e!ecuon In the Second Ward, Yesterday for Conn
Gilman In place of Mr.; orme, resigned was char
aeteriZed by good order in both precincts GTbe
voting was not at all spirited, no great interest
being manifested on either side as to the result
DON gentlemen who Were placed forward FOR the
vacant seat being well known and hi o hly pornla ?
Is follows: ""'
First Precinct-Clark
second Precinct-Clark. .lsI-3Ot
A First Precinct-Barr. ......ISS
SECOND Precinct-Barr. .I5O-Sss
Scattering votes, IL
In 1856, DR.. Magruder, Anti-Know Nothing
candidate Tor Mayor, carried tais ward by 10 ma,
lority AT the last Mayoralty election the Anti
Know Nothing candidate carried the ward by n
InsjoritYi and now Clark, the Anti-Knovv Nottino
eahdlaate Tor Council, carries the ward by IS
majority.
AWAITING A REoUIsrrIoN.- Tho.
Lamar, alias Sig. l. Luttey, alias II Hoe berpa
who was arrested by Officer Reese upon a war.
ran. issued ON the complaint Of Caspar Nichols,
was nfouS ht out Of jail for a hearing before Jus
Gee Dom. The evidence of DR. Dieffeubacb
was 10 The effect that he had never given the
p,aoaeI any orders upon any one for any purpose
WaateVer The evidence OF Mr.. Beck was that
lie clothing which the prisoner had on was OBJ
taihed from him on the representation of an order
,, p.. Diehsnbach Caspar Nichols fully iden-
nned him as the man who had swindled him II
appeared from the testimony that Lamar has been
travelling as a nobleman, IN cog and is another
OF those spurious Counts, one OF whom is now
serving term in our penitentiary for a similar
oneace. Justice Dom committed him to await
requitition from the Governor of MARYLAND In
isauon 10 the female, who was first said to he
Inc wife OF one Of the compliments IL turned
out that she Is not, but the com plainant wanted
her to be, and made proner Of bis hand at the
once but II was rejected by the fair one She
declared her intention to stick 10 the prisoner LET
Inc result be what Ii would -
MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN Association
LAST EvxSING.-We not Informed as 10
whether all those connected with the Republican
asoeia,ion In this city are members of the ''wide
AWAKE" organization or not; but, IL there Ia any,
Thing In a name, and the enthusiasm manifestsd
by the Republicans at their meeting last evening
may be taken a. any criterion In the matter they
are all most certainly deserving Of the appellation
seeming TO catch the spirit and zeal exhibited bv
the orator OF the occasion, Hon. r. b w ashburne
OF Illinois, who spoke for upwards of an hour
with an unusual degree Of warmth and force they
would frequently interrupt him In his address
Win the most rapturous applause The speaker
siid he regarded the election Of Lincoln and Ham
lin as foregone conclusions; and all that wss
wanted now was to know what majorities each
pledged the State Of Illinois for a majority OF
5000. The Glee Club was present, and added
much 10 the interest Of the occasion. The at
tendance was quite large.
The AGRICULTURAL FAIR AT RocxvILLR-At
least eight thousand persons visited the Rockville
fair yesterday. The display Of stock, agricultural
and horticultural productions, and Of i'm plenents
&c, by long odds the finest ever before seen in