Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-22
LOCAL N W s.

LOCAL N EWS.
PRESERVATION OF MEATS. VRGRrABLRs
&c-In'ersfing Er6ititien--A large number of
prominent citizens Of Washington assembled
yesterday afternoon al the Northern Produce
Company > warero0ms, Wood wards building
PsnLsylvania avenue, between 10Th and IItn
street,, TO inspect the new process for the
preservation and transportation OF all perish.
able articles Of food, meats, fruits, fish, yege.
tables. &c, now in successful operation at the
warehouse above mentioned. The new process
Is unlike all other refrigerating or preserving
processes IN produ cing q perfectly dry. cold
atmosphere. The discovery n the result of
the researches and experiments OF Mr. Wilson
Bray. of New Jersey. In the ar.tieht room Is
a BOZ, which is a refrigerator, filied with ice,
together with other subs ances, that intensity
the cold. fan moved by steam power drives
the ar through an en- closure into the refrige.
rator, and this air. after passing through the
refrigerator. Is purified by absorbent and
escapes into the room where the meat 10 placed.
1he temperature, which is under perfect con.
tIol, depends upon the rapidity with which
the fan Tevolyes, and can be reduced so low as
tEe Dc gree above zero. IL has been found, how.
.NeI, mat thlrty-nve degrees, three above the
freezing point, suffices 10 prevent the dscompo.
SIMON Of meat, and that is the temperature used
FTuits. both foreign and domestic, which mus,
not De frozen, can be kept a; 3j 10 80 degrees,
perfectly Tree from decay, for any length Of
ime desired; while meats, &c may b. kent
Indefinitely at from 10 10 ~ degrees above zero.
anu an req uiIeU house made a the
same time, al an expense OF not over ten cents
per day tor ordinary house refrigrrators Its
simplicity Is striking and remarkable, it being
readily managed by any one who can read
thermometer.
The experiment yesterday afternoon was
highly satisfactory % all WHO witnessed u, and
he success of the mpauy can but insure a
permanent benefit to our community. The
parties conducting the enterprise in this city
are Messrs. II. VI. Brown a 60, of Northern
Produce Company; James u. Dalton, of E,gle
works. and II. Ia Enrraan -rh
street, near " street.
WORKINGMEN's AssENBLV.-The regular
monthly meeting of The Workingmen's Assem-.
bly was held last evening in the Council cham.
her, CITY Hall, Mr.. VIM. Boron, President and
Mr. MaeMurray, Secretary. AR Patterson
moved TO amend the constitution so "a 10 con.
solidate the offices of Secretary and treasurer:
agreed TO A communication was ec.iyed
from the Journeymen Piasterers' Association.
notifying the Assembly of the withdrawal OF
tneir delegates from the Assembly. The Chair
suggested that II was proper for the As sembIy
10 notice the emigration of Chinese 10 this coun-
ry.and called attention TO an ed torial on the
subject in TIE STAR Of Monday, ia which il
was state that reprsssn ations are being made
IN some quarters that if this influx of laborers
was allowed TO continue there was but little
doubt that the cause OF the workingmen of this
country would "go up" Mr.. Flynn thought
mat y would be time for the workingmen here
70 take action when the Chinese stormed the
city, and be would do all in his power to get
them into trades unions. The al vocates of the
"OiAlIEHcuS Interests should not ODnOSo
them in their race for life, but aid them and #
possible get them into the trades UNIONS The
motion, offered by Mr.. Flynn, that the meet.
ings neIesiter oe held twice each month, was
LOST. ard after some discussion on the hes:
means for securing larger attendance of dele
gates. on morton OF Mr.. A. T. Cavis, the Sscre-
trade ORGANIZATIONS Of the amount of their IN.
dsotedEess 10 the Assembly, and the Assembly
adjourned.
"A WAsHINGTONIAN COMMITS SUICIDE IN
BALTIMoRR.-Ata late hour ON Tuesday even
ing, young man EN- ployed on the farm of Mr.
Fossett, BIZ miles from Baltimore on the phil.
adelphIa turnpike, In passing through strip
OF woods on the place, discovered tine dead
body OF man. IL was lying on the face, and
mad evidently been in that situation a week or
ten days, and was very much decomposed,
Justice John 5. Biddison was notified and
yesterday morning he proceeded TO hold an in
guest. The body was ascertained, from papers
found on II, to be that of Chas. A. Gentern, a
German, about . years Of age, who came to
this city about the 10th Of June, from George.
town, and was employed by DIR. G. A. Gosnell,
druggist, on the corner of Hoffman street and
pennsylvania avenue. On the 5th instant the
deceased, who is said TO be a highly educated
young man, became somewhat intoxicated, and
ms employer took occasion 10 speak kindly 10
hIm on the improperly OF his conduct. On
me evening of that day he disappeared from
his place of business, and nothing more was
heard OF HIM until the body was discovered as
above stated Near the body was found an
Empty vial that had contained poison, aud in
his vest pocket also a vial supposed TO contain
arsenic, which DIR. Gosnell ~ cog nizsd as hay.
ing been taken from his store. The iury rem.
dered verdict OF .'deatn by suicide from
taking poison" squire Biddison had the body
dscently buried near the place where il was
found-B1I'tstOTe sun.
FIRE-ALAM TELHsRAPH.-The citizsns Of
South Washington, In The vicinity vf 9th street
wharf, complain OF the absence of the fre.alarm
telegraph, which they have hitherto had the
benefit of In case Of emergencies for summon-
ing the fremen. Up TO within two or three
months since fire-alarm box mo. 5s) had
been attached 10 one Of the Government build.
ngs at this point, but recently, since the aban.
donment Of the wharf property by the Quar-.
termaster's Department, the building in which
the telegraph box now lies useless in an ad.
Joining lot Ii 10 10 be hoped that steps VII 4
ne taken To protect the citizens Of this section
OF washington from tardy communication
with the engine.houses in case OF fire, and no
better place could be found for the location
of this box than at the corner Of 9th and N
streets.
MONTGOMERY CIRCUIT CAMP MEETING
Church south viii be nsid near Beailsyiiie.
one-and-a-hah miles from Poolesyille, Md on
the land owned BY VIM. T. Jones, Esq, com.
mencing August 10th, 1869, and their brethren
and friends IN w Washington and BaIt:more and
IN the rural districts are invited to attend the
camp A regular line Of stages will run daily
from Adamstown depot. Baltimore and Ohio
Iahroad, 70 the camp ground, which is only 10
miles, and also from the mouth OF the Monoc.
acy ON the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, miles
from the camp ground.
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DEATH OF STEAMBOAT MAN-Mr VIM H.
Thomas, wefl-known citizen OF South Wash.
Ington. died at his residence on 1Ith street.
south Washington, yesterday, after a long ILL.,
ness. Mr.. Thomas came here from Alexandria
many years ago, and for some twenty years
was prominent steam boat man; preyious to
the war running as the mate Of the Southern
mail steamer Mount Vernon, to Az uia Creek
He was member of Eastern Lodge OF odd
Fellows, who are attending the funeral this
afternoon, with Onondaga Tribe Of Red Men
headed by Head s band.
HOWARD DIVISION, No. :, SONS OF TEMPER
AEcR-This body held its usual stated meeting
last night. and after the mutation OF new mem.
Oers, interesting addresses were delivered by
Messrs- Wallar and williamson, the latter be-
ing one OF the survivors Of twenty who TWEEN.
ty-nve years ago organized q division OF this
order in Harpers Ferry, Va. The exercises
closed with vocal ana instrumental music and
Rotations of "BIngen on the Rhine" by Miss
Tyler, and The Dagger Scene, from Macbeth, |
by Mr.. Dew. T.. 'DuntvanI
THr GERMAN VETERAN UNIoN.-A meeting
OF TINS ASSOCIATION was ksld last evening al
wills Hall, Capt John jerks IN the chair
An invitation was received and accepted from