Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-31
Affairs in aesrgessxa.

The Exw FLouR MILL.-rne old brick
edifice situated on Potomac street, below tue
new MARKET House, where for many years DIR
Thomas Wilson, OF Baltimore, carried on 3
cotton factory, which. by reason Of the high
price OF cotton during the var, Was sus-
pended from work, is now being rented. re
By Messre. james 5. WEIGH and A. II. Herr
This work has been going on for two or three
months, and win soon be completed. and the
miil the proprietors hope 70 set in operation in
ten or fifteen days. The building fronts 12.
feet on Potomac street, ana DO feet on Market
Space, thus making 1t 128 feet deep by 40 feet
wide, while II is ave stories high. On tae first
floor there are the machinery and gearing for
receiving burrs wheat, sinks, and gransrie.
On the second story ars the burns, the Office,
and some machinery. On the thfrt. story three
bolts, three fee. long, and . packer: which
runs through four stories, packing the -four
into barrels and sacks upon the second floor.
Also, two coolers, two bran busters, and
several granarles. On the fourth story there
while upon the NTH and last story there are
two large wheat screens, and one cooler, be-
sides much machinery. The amOunto of water
required TO ran this mill will be 300 inches,
having bead or pitch of five feet. There will
be employed, two millrights, twelve TniIlers.
and thirty coopers. who will be under the
charge OF Mr.. Brismerman; there will also be
many work hands employed in and about the
mill, 80 that the entire force will be about 100
perEons. The mill, IN point OF dimensions,
and as regards the lumber of hands employed.
Will Oc one Oh the LATEST IN the uOW0, ana no
doubt Will turn out good work. and the WEIGH
brand Of flour which has attained SO great
pep ularity among the citizens Of Washington
and Georgstown Will probably be thrown
upon the mar Ret superior to what Mr.. Welch
used to man uiacture ct his old quarters.
THE PoRT.-The steamer Valley CITY To-
mella master, and the steamer +. q. knight,
Dentz master, both with cargo from New
York, have arrived; also the schooner Free
man, King master, with LOCO bushels Of wheat
for MIR. Lyone, from Alexandria; the boat
Guiding Star, Miller master, with 90 cords OF
pine wood for Messrs. Show Co, from Al.
exandria, and the schooner Octave Ellen.
VIM. Elliot master, with so cords of oak wood
for X Petit, from Persimmon Point. Pho
steamer Kennebec, Wilson master, for Balt-
more, has gone out.
The new organ ordered by the Government
for the insane Asylum has arrived on the
steamer E q. Knight. 1t is from Jardine &
Son, organ builders, New York city, Contains
work is mostly OF pine, grained so as to look
like oak. Workmen were busily engaged in
removing It from the boat this morning.
DIsoRDERLY.-Anarew Jackson, a colore
boy, twelve years old, made another OF hi
regular visits to the station houe e yesterday,
having been arrested for dssorderly conduct
and MODIFICATION by officer SwindeIls. Andrew
is q fast boy, and should have the privilege Of
tice could do no better than fine him 40 so, and
IN detanlt Of payment commit him to the work
mouse Tor thirty days. sc.-r-.s s.....
FAST DHIvING-Ohicer Cunningham yes
terday arrested q man named Bendell for st
dri wing in the street. He .me before Justice
Buckley. who fined him the amount prescribed
by the Corporation laws, S5 50.
AN OLD CUsToMER.-Patrick GoIdin-who
is well known to the police and who, upon
being eje cted from car Mo- ~. last spring while
upon the bridge crossing Rock ere ek, rushed
against the railing and fell off the bridge,
sustaining severe injuries - came
hot oro no
with beating the woman he calls his wife. Pat.
p loaded that the stick with which he beat her
would not hurt Il child. He was locked up for
a time, and then dismissed.
To THE WoRKHoUsE.-Of1cer Hospital yes
terday evening arrested Mary O. Brien, dis
woman. for disorderly conduct She
came before the Justice, who committed her to
the workhouse for 80 days.
DIsORDERLY IN THE CoUNTY.-Francls Her
bert and Geo. Washington were brought to
the station house his morning for disorderly
conduct in the county. and were dismissed
after paying fine OF 81. 80 each.
MORE FIGHTING.-Chas. Smith and Hack
Nelson were arrested this morning by Officer
Warwick for fighting in tile street. They were
fined 1915
AcQUITTED-The Justice this morning dis
missed Lttleton Thomas. arrested upon the
suspicion OF the larceny OF q pair of boots
and VIM Hanes, arrested for dsorderly con-
duct.
SHIPMENTS OF CoAL.-From Rays docks
to day, All tons; from the Cum berland, 900
tons; and from the Borden Co. 200 TONS
MERCHANTS EXCHANGED Farlngs-53oO
bushels OF corn, 2,175 bushels of wheat, and
81 bushels OF rye. Sales-i,301 bushels white
corn at SLIP: 500 bushels of yellow corn at
81 10; 1CO bushels damaged corn at ST. IS bush
els OF wheat at So 80.
THE CANAL.-Business on the canal is rath-
er slack to. day. "a boats have come in. since
our last report. The number OF departures is
in creased TO 3! boats.
NJ
arres's made yesterday were six; the amount
derived from fines, $3.50