Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-19
LOCAL NEWS.

| NAVY YARD AFFAIRs-The fine revepn,
steamer Waywanda, Capt. White. arrived a
| which port she left on Friday last
| Some Of the workmen have been discharged
| from the yard for failing to take up arms dur.
| ing the recent emergency, but we learn that the
total number thus discharged is small.
Inc boats Verbena and Juniper, lately ar.
rived at the yard. have been transferred to the
| Potomac Fiotilla.
| There are many improvements going on in
| the yard, or in contemplation. The DISPENSE
~ has been moved to a new building near the
Muster Office, and it is admirably adapted for
room for the medicinal preparations. offices
Tor the surgeon and assistant surgeon on the
lower floor, and three rooms, for patients,
above. Besides attending to the sick, the med
ical officers have the duty Of examining candi.
dates for the navy, and just now they have
their hands full, seldom a day passing but that
some dozen or more applicants are not exam
ined.
1t Is in contemplation to erect this fall a two
story building in the enclosure Just north of
the copper rolling mill 90 by ~ feet, with a
visions, the building adjoining the naval store
not being high enough tor the purpose
The copper rolling mill, which, during these
war times, has been found also too small and
an addition will be built this fall some 60 feet
in LENGTH when the mill will be supplied with
additional machinery. The proposals for fur
nishing the materials for these buildings will
soon be out :
The work on the new ordnance foundry goes
steadily on, and at present one section is ready
for the roof. There are to be altogether eigh-
teen furnaces in the building, OF which one set
OF six are already completed, and a second set
has been commenced. This work is all brick
and iron, and is very massive-an almost in.
credible number of brick having been laid
already. 1t is on an entirely new plan-no
other foundry in the country being adapted to
casting guns above ground-the furnaces being
so arranged that from one to six may be used
in melting the metal, which is let into the
mould placed upright beneath them on a truck,
which runs on track, where it is allowed to
cool. One hundred thousand dollars has
the last Congress appropriated fifty Thousand
more but this will not be suffic Gent to finish it.
When finished this will be one Of the finest
toundries in the country.
An appropriation was also made at the last
session Of Congress to lay railway through
the yard to the wharf under the shears, and it
Is contem plated to run 1t from the boilerma-
kers department to the clothing warehouse and
ordnance department, and with this the facili-
ties Of the yard will be greatly increased.
THE POLICE AND FIRE ALARM TEL RGRAPH
The work of erecting the police and fire alarm
telegraph Throughout our city is progressing
as rapidly as circumstances will permit The
work mas been delayed by the temporary OBJ
rebels, at which time number Of instr aments
necessary to the speedy completion Of the work
were shipped from Boston by the packet line
instead OF by the express. IT is, however,
deemed certain that the city will be in possess
sion OF the telegraph by August LIST, or very
soon after, unless some serious accident should
prevent H3Lfl
Enough has been completed TO exhibk the
great value OF the improyemen aud how much
more efficient than at present the police and
hire departments will necessarily be when
4 aided by the telegraph. The instruments and
attachments, though in some cases extremelv
delicate, are not constructed for Ornamental
purposes, but are handsome, neat and ann
stantial The superintendent Of the work mas
been at considerable pains to temporarily az
range Instruments at the police headq uart ,rs
probably be required to operate there. the
operation OF the instruments at the warrior Issta-
ton houses and along the streets, is so simple
that a child OF ten years will under stand it
after once seeing them operate. The contract.
ors, Messrs. KeAnard &c 90, speak highly of
the many courtesies extended Their, by our cit.
izens during the progress OF the. work thus
far.