Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-27

CoNrREssED AIR AS A MOTIVE POWER
Last evening meeting of the legislative joint
con mittee or manufactures was held at Metze-
rOtt Hall Mr.. Paine, formerly of the army,
addressed the committee on compressed air As a
motive power, stating that it had been
hel, and was now being used in the Hoosaic
tunnel. Massachusetts. He maintained that the
immense amount of water power of the Potomac
now running To waste could be utilized in com.
pressing air, and that by means of pipes this air
could he transmitted TO this District take the
place of steam running all the machinery in the
residences, and that this could be dore
AZ comparatively small expense Mr.
falne was questioned at considerable length
by members of the committee and Others A. 10
the feasibility sf the plan, and in the course of
his remarks stated that company were about
10 apply this power to run in a factory at Eruns-
WICK, Me-, Tansmitting the air current through
pipe over mile in length. Referring to the
smoke and dust where steam power Is used he
sais n was almost impossible for a gentleman to
Keep ms linen clean in some cities, particularly
an 81 Louis and Pittsburg. 1t was thereupon
suggested that the dirty linen could be sent here
60 be washed out by the investigating commit
and air were plentiful, and the gentlemen could
20 ahead with their experiments.
The JAPANESE EMBASSY. Iwakura. the
thief Ambassador, remains quietly at the Ar
hEgtOn and makes but few visits. Gen. Yama-
ia, OF the Japanese army, Col. Harada and
II. lr2 n
A - Alexander, have gone north on an inspect
ing tour. Before their return thew expect TO in
speet me iortlfeations Of New York hsrbor. the
torpedo station at willett's Point the West
Point Military Academy and the Springfield
arst nal Sasaki, the Chief Justice OF ,Japan,
and other japanese of GERS now with the Erp-
grand room al SSr e CtEy ~ yesterday in the
explaining TO them the American method Of
hnding Indictments Mr.. Birdseye G. Northron
oi 1t99nheetcnt, who was recently offered the
% nt
ssLan Esd tcns interview with the chief mem
1850 go 4-lnDassy yesterday IN rega,. - 49,.
proposed mission. He has not vet decided to ac-
cePt the Position referred to.
FISH AND OYSTER MARKEr-Bo1rd Of Hath
IESI scfcHS-lnspector General Gatchel reports
the arrival and sale of marine products "a fol-
lows;-SChooner Ellen Augusta, 315 bushels
PocomOke oysters small, 80 cents; large, 81;
10 punches rock and white perch fish sold at IS
cents per bunch Schooner LADY Cutcheor go
bushels North river oysters, deSjdedly the finest
that have arrived this season; small Al 80; large
-; the latter consigned to Deatley * Turner
SlOOp j. F. Waddy, $50 bushels Harry James
creek oysters; small, 30 cents; large Sl25
Schooner Viola, 400 bushels loose and barrel oys-
ters; small, co cents; large, SIPS. CONDEMNED
rs bushels oysters on schooner jas. v. Dinrer.
REPUBLIC SAVINGS AND BUILDING Asso-
CIATIOS.-The stOc khOlders OF this association
last night adopted a constitution and elected the
following OFF cers:-W. Ii. Todd, president; W.
w Burdette, 1st vice president; John s. Crock
cr ST., I'd vice PRESIDENT T.. j. Sweet, secretary;
W. l.. Bramhall, treasurer; George W. Cissell,
w. NJ. Humphrey, John G. Parker, A. T. Long
ley, W. W. White, George w. Stiekney, 5. X
Bond, % w. Lougan and Thomas Rishton, di-
Iectors. Twenty-Five hundred shares were sub
scrihed, and IL was agreed that the books of the
association be kept open until the ist of May.
The UNION STREET RAILROAD COMPANY
propose TO push their important enterprise Wig.
oTOusly, as viii be seen by their notice to con
tractors in our advertising columns They viii
receive proposals for the construction OF theil
road TO Georgetown, through and wes
streetS-slx miles in all with its brAnches-unti
April 10.b; the entire work to be finished b,
tie 1st Of July. The company evidently meal
business.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Green & Williams
aucuoneers, have sold the western one-third o
lot 10, in square SIS, on north A street, with i'm
proyements, to Michael Green, for $500; and 10
-, IN subdivision of the west half OF square 365
with improve ments, consisting of q new three
story brick dwelling house, being No 1913 lott
street northwest, to John Van Riswick, 10
81 eco
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS vesterda,
awarded the contract for building the pine;
branch culvert on the eth street road TO Ioui
n. Hal. The board yesterday directed super
int6Bdent of roads for the county, Mr.. b. n
Carpenter. TO construct a tw I've inch seye
pIFe eulyert along Nichols avenue, near IL
race course