Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-16

SUP RroRrrY OF AMERICAN TooIs-A
Resiaortofse hechosscai EeU A "M ecnsni-
ctsn" writes as follows IN The Loadoa T-sss
from the centenpiaE the section wnicn
most conspicuously brings out the enormous
strength OF America q producing power IN
that OF tool, and SUI more especially the
sre the parents Of all other m schines More
than one hundred exhibitors have eaon q
group that commands the admiration OF ali
who take the trouble 70 examine them IN
detail. These tools are for oil purposes
small arms. sewing machines, clocks,
watches. and al branches OF mschioe-mak-
ms and engineering, and almost ell are nn-
ished IN style superior TO that OF any for
mer exnfbttton. A new departure has hesa
taken In punching metal. aud the same prin-
Of Hoopes a townsend. PniladeIphia, exntb-
It's great novelty IN punching, (but not
shown In operation,) which has created q
the UniIea. states iScIaded. Nuss OF remars,,
able beauty have been shown and given
away In profusion. These nuts have two
sod are punched colo. Mus IA inches ia
oeFth have inch purcn passed through
lem. Visitors said twas q \ i'm posi- billy
through metals of that diameter In time
.ne secret lea ked out, cor a. was no i'm posture
nnis nrm, In punching, tske advantage OF
we nulo Property OF cold iron or st-el by
introducing ire element OF time into the
performances OF The operation, giving 10 the
pehcn Only such load OF pressure as "a eau
when the instrument rnetrasas At a rate in
proportion 10 the nuidtty of the mas fJItn-
eito tse philosopher anu the experimenIslist
have bee writing on the iow OF saIids, but
here ia The natural lag made avalIsble prac-
ticslly, and, untmportaDt a. ~ nav sae m
yet vast issues are bound mp therein. Tue
seed sowp ia thous snds OF mirds will o. inc
iorth meny ether applications Ia mafai
working that are DOW deemed In possible"
TBE 1ERI oR or THE Lana Ws14hU
BrooN bRhe " no Yer 20 ',o-J and IS AOe "a
the Lssnoaie Asyi,s1a.-Msny .-.-n Ia bus ness
circles In New 1Crk, says the Express, re-
members James II. ElUore snd Aaron A.
Dekrauw. TIE former accumulated a for
TUE OF $4,000 In the manufacture OF Gas
nhtufes, Dut not wishing 90 De idle or have
bis miro nne coupled sDeculsted a little IN
STOCKS. he had an elegant country . at At
Jams6s, and sw''e aud family 10 whom DE
was srt Ally devoted. Mr.. Degrsuw WAS also
a Iesldent OF Jsmsics. WAS a wealthy man,
a political leader, az. a friend OF EInore's
Ioeetner thes started TIE railroad fro n .st
ness transactions In ire coal and oil basI-
ness. Deersnw finally accused Elmore OF
putting some worthless coal STOCK on him
snd refusing 10 take AZ back for It's face. This
led To a lawsuit, and In a short tune there
appeared upon the court calenders several
csees, "Degrauw We. Gilmore" aud Fillmore
and nearly every trial resulted In favor OF
Degfauw. Then the cases were taken 10 the
Court OF Appeals. sent back for retrial, aud
again carried mp. In the meantime these
numerous litigstioBs proved expensive and
rninous TO the defeated party Finally
klmore was taken Ill. and for a year his re-
covery was considered doubtful. Then
wnen ne came out, he was a cripple. The
Judgments which had been obtained against
blm were placed In the hands OF the Sheriff
who proceeded with MS levIes. Mrs Elmore
and her daughter became sick from the
trouble, and the daughter died. He mother
followed her soon after, and klmore's torture
was swept away, leaving htm dependent
upon bis friends. Even his household effects
were seized and sold. His son, Charles a
deputy clerk In the Court OF Appeals left
his position 10 return home aud aid his father
IN Ills troubles. but he was killed on ne
pennsylvania Railroad. Elmors's iutelle Il
nbslly gave way, ana ne became q maniac
and has Just been removed 10 the POugh-
keepsie Lunatic Asylum, where he Will
probably die.