The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-07

The conference here ended. From casual con-
| versation between the Commissioner and Mr..
Whiting, we learned that the Pueblos (of Tesque)
| elect governor every year, and have city coun-
Gil; beside they treat their women with more
| than do other Indians, and are afectonate and
sincere in their friendships They can read and
write the Spanish language.
| The DELEGATES are FIVE in number o nd are named,
respectively, Jose Maria Vigil, Carlos Vigil, Juan
Antonio Vigil. jose Domingo Herrera, and Joee
Abcyta. The dress of all, except the first named.
Is buckskn, the upper portion painted yellow, WIZ
ringings of the same color, and thckiy ornament
ed with bands worked with white and blue beads
| They wear grass hats, with broad black bands.
The costume of Jose Maria Vigil 10 altogether dill
| ferent, and is not 30 gaudy. .
These men are represented as possessed Of much
| general intelligence
Water WATER We noticed recently in
Baltimore paper that ngiueers to start out yes
terday for the purpose of surveying streams fifteen
miles from that city, with the object Of selecting
source whence to obtain a more abundant quantity
of water-the population Of our peighbor having so
largely increased since the present water works
were cons.ru cted, as to render this movement ao-
solutely necessary. This ia subject In when we
of the District deeply interested, and therefore
rejoice that Congress has made an appropriation
of five thousand dollars to defray the expenses OF
surveys, and to ascertain from what point the ci-
ties of Washington and Georgetown can be best
supplied with good and wholesome water
There are three or four projects which have been
entertained !; one to bring water from the Great
Falls of the Potomac, by which, by the natural law
Of water finding its own level, supply can De oo-
tanned that will rise higher than the top oil the
dome of the Capitol! Another scheme is, to have
dam at the Little Falls, only two or three miles
above Georgetown, and then, by means oil iorce-
pumps, upon the plan of the Schulykil operations
for furnishing the city of Philadelphia with water.
to supply Washington from that point. A thiro
plan is to furnish it from Rock Creek
We learn from the public prints that the citizens
of the borough of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania nave
Just completed their water works, at cost Vi
$23, 900. which, besides furnishing the village
with an abundance of pure water, will be nigny
servcesble in case of fire. The water is d
distance of two miles, with fall of one hundred
and seventy five feet, giving it 80 much force tna'
by attaching ordinary hose to a hre pug 'no
water is readily thrswn the highest house In
the borough-thus, it ia said, rendering nre'eh
gines altogether unnecessary" .-..
If the water from the Great Falls will rise high
er than the top Of the Capitol and if this should DO
selected the capacious reservoir from which our
supply is to be obtained the ganized IRE depart
ment here, too, may be dispensed with. But we
will wait until the water is obtained before we con-
sent to such an arrangement. ..a....a
Cry CouscILs-In the Board of Aldermen yes
terday bill was passed authorizing the Mayor to
have the flooring of all the bridges over the canal
repaired in a secure and substantial manner; also,
a bill providing for continuing the improvement OF
Connecticut avenue from II street north to Twen'
tieh street west, and appropratng $l,O00 Tor tniS
purpose; and for trimming and gravelling n street
north, from Vermont to Connecticut avenue, and
street NORTH from Sixteenth to Seventeenth street
west $780, to be paid out of the fund OF the First
Ward. tnH.. y. ..'.n. '."...
In the Board of Common Council. a communica-
ton was received from the Mayor, stating that in
pursuance of law he has paid to James Crutchett
and John Foy, owners of square $50, eighteen hum
dred dollars, in full settlement with them for all
damages claimed by them of the Corporation in
consequence of the change made in the course OF
the Tiber creek through the said square, and that
they have executed q deed to secure the Corpora
ton against any further demand on this account.
RosBERy.-We learn that late ON Saturday
night. or early on Sunday morning last, lady
from the South, temporarily residing at the board
| ing house of Mrs. J. B. Hclmead. was robbed Of
jewelry to the amount of $780, The thief has not
yet been captured.
The DELEGATION THE SAC AND Fox INDI-
ANS left the city yesterday afternoon, in the rail-
road train, on their way to their distant homes,
| beyond the western boundary of the State of Mis-
souri. &c..
POLICE OrFIcER.-The nomination of Dennis
Callahan as a police officer of the Fifth Ward was
yesterday rejected by the Board of Aldermen.
Woop is now selling at the wood-yards in this
city at the following prices, viz: hickory, So per
cord oak, So; bakers fine, 81 25 to - so;
spruce pine, So rs to 50. These have heretofore
| been winter prices.
Ncm pork Aopsrtissments.