Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-22

don't tell You word of what is due for the LAYING
OF pipes, for the watermains. or all the stops-ai
IeAs' SSoVO He takes especial care not 10 say
one word about the eontractwhich he has entered
nto or 10 going TO enter into 10 spend $500 600 tc
build palatial market-house on Pennsylvania
avenue, between Seventh and Ninth streets;
compete with private individuals; a market.
mouse which IL to have concefl halls and sundry
other halls, stores, DC
know he will tell you; everybody else will tell
you who Is interested in getting up good fat lob for
somebody, that this market house is going to nav
IL is to be an elegant investment Of money That
In certain number of years you will have it. and
nave an that it Is going to bring you, and 1t will
De paid for besides. Well, now, the present old
ficketv market house brings you S2O. 600 a wear
ana with little fixing up Ii would be AS good a
market-house as has any State in the Union To
day, II you will 60 Into Philadelphia, you will
ma thai the people there have discovered that
large market-houses don't pay and they are tear
ing them down and leaving that matter to private
enterprise, as they ought 10 do everywhere But
suppose this magnificent market house does pay,
from whose pocket is the money to Gomez Not
out of mine, because | haven't much there.
Laughte But 1t Is to come out of the pockets
OF the taxpayers IL is sort of scheme set on foot
oy the ricn men TO make the poor man pay as
lie then alluded to the establishment of the
washington and Alexandria Railroad from which
IL was said the city was to derive such vast benefit
and said this markef-hOuse affair would turn out
In like manner. Abiding to the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal. the speaker said that when this pro-
ject wanted an endorsement of $50 900 Navor
Maufy, one of the very best financiers that this
city bad ever produced, land if success in making
a fortune is to be attributed to a mans wit and
genius In that way, why he made larger fortune
than MI Berret has ever done, or any Of the three
.Bius who expect to make money out of him
Bill Spalding, Bill Thomas, and Bill somebody
else-llaughterl Bin Ward am not afraid to
mention names Renewed laughter I say that
mayor Maury was as firmly convinced that this
PROJECT OF the railroad would pay, as some of the
advocates of this markell house seem TO be that il
Will. But he the speaker predicted like result
. MY friends, l need not detain you much longer
II has been SO long since made public spec Oh
tnat | really amt quite as ready as / FUSED to
was" as the boys say; but | hope before this
campaign closes to be as ready as ever But one
thlns has come to my knowledge recently. !
nave peeh caIied "dlsorganiZer;o and why ,
because dldn't submit TO minatiOn unfairly
made. Before the delegates to the nominating
convention were elected, a newspaper of this city
or not the avowed yet the accredited organ of the
present Mayor proclaimed at the head of its col
umns that If secured the nomination il womld
not support me. Now, where was the disorpan-
ization? Where did it start 1t started In the
camp of the present Mayor. 1t was promulgated
by paper in his avOwtd interest and in a paper
which has always been in his interest that If I
got the nomination il would not support me y
And this was held out as a sort of menace
Now, the other day picked up and have in
my possession now, or rather it was sent to me by
a friend, an article published i'm a paper that is
called THE Advocate" and which is avowedIv
campaign paper, to exist just as long as the
present MaYoralty campaign shall continue in this
city IL is intended to support Mayor Berret
There 1T speaks frankly. | will say broadly:
vituperatively would not be untrue If were TO
characterize its whole editorial from the be-
ginning to the end as fdlse-utterly false Ii
says some hard things of me, and intimates that
II continue In this canvass it is going to say
good many hard things of me. Now. proclaim
here that have invited Mayor Berret to meet me
in hos
notice Of that invitation. But if he suffers or bis
friends suffer, either The Advocate, or any
other newspaper in bis interest to descend to ppr
sonalities against me, as | am armed to the teeth
with similar weapons, | will use them to the
hilt Loud and prolonged cheering This is ali
Gentlemen, If have frailties, they are NOT foul
ulcers and when that paper attem pts to do what
u says IL VIII do-exPose my fralties-I will
leave bis ulcers bare. have cautiously, as YOU
Will have perceived, abstained from all PERSON
alities tonight. 1t is my purpose to do so; nv
chief object is to vindicate my own adninistra-
ton from the aspersioDs which have been cast
upon 1t by the advocates of Mayor Berret. and To
defend my character.
The speaker then proceeded to show how much
ne had sacrificed for the sake of the party, and
how small the reward which he had received
and then after few remarks from Col Irwin
the meeting adjourned.
OuR JAPAsEsE VIsIroRs.-The japanese having
expressed desire to make an examination tour ~
Willards Hotel-their Quarters-the proprietors
OF that esta Adjustment, anxious to have this wish
gratfed at an early day, appointed Saturday las,
ior the purpose Accordingly, on that day at Ii
o'clock, accompanied by Capt Porter and one of
the Mr. w lizards they started on their tour of the
exploration of the building They first visited
the large dining hall, and Were much pleased
with It's length, convenient aTrang ements and its
construction in other respects. They closely ex
amined the kitchens, and were much interested
In the exhibition of the various modes of cookino
by steam From the kitchens they proceeded 10
nul and
for some time in examining the machinery ri o
laundry was next visited. This was partfcularIv
a source OF surprise and qualification to them and
they often said they had never conceived of anv-
thlng OF the Kind before. The sewing machines
attracted good deal Of attention They take
lively interest In the workings of all kinds of ma
chlnery They were especially pleased with the
nfe apparatus up stairs and were struck with the
easy mode In which fire in the building could
by this means be extinguished. They finally
reached the highest room In the buiIding when
they were allowed to go upon the roof and enioy
the beautiful views of Washington evervvbs,s
exhibited from this quarter. With this thew were
delighted.
After this agreeable visit through the hotel
they were waited upon by Mr.. Celt, (of revolver
renown,) with whom they spent pleasant hour
In examining his arms and listening to his exnIa.
nations. They then exhibited to sir Colt tbei,
improvement on Sharpeis carbine, with which
MI Colt expressed himself very much pleased;
and remarked to them that the person who had
made that Improvement was a man of great in
genuity, and deserving of a great deal of credit
These arms, he said further, were as well made ss
any that were manufactured In America They
seemed very reluctant to part with Mr. Colt. tbsy
had become so very much interestt in the aims
In the evening Mr. Willard had the Cha pel liz hted
up for their exclusive use, no one but themselves
with one or two exceptions being allowed IN
enter. The organ was performed upon much Of
which they were delighted with After Iistening
to its delicious melodies for some time tbe1
expressed desire to examine the mechani SIN;
when everything was shown them, with which
they were very much gratifed.
Yesterday morning the japanese Embass ldors
ana suite: numbering about forty persons and az :
companied by Capt Dupont, Lieuts Porter and
Lee, visited the Patent Office, where thew for
more than an hour, surveyed the aim, st number
less objects Of interest with apparent delight On
the day before about thirty of them walked around
the western section of the city, visiting the JAG
son and Washington statues. They were highly
pleased with what they saw.
FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF TIE NEw
YORK AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-The
eighteenth anniversary of this ETY. was held ON
Sunday afternoon at Willards Hall After sing
ing by the choir, and prayer by Rev. Dr. Gurley,
addresses were made by Mr.. William Ballantyne
and the Rev. DR.. Stockton, the latter discoursing
with his accustomed eloquence upon ssThe Mis-.
sion Of the Bible" The treasurer re port showed
the following as the operation of this society
during the past year-viz:
Anniversary collection. .............SI 2 6s
Monthly collection ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. n ~
Sunday school collection. 20 81