The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-11
LOCAL MATTERS.


Captain Meigs for supplying the cities Of George
town and Washington with water from the Great
Falls of the Potomac, and now have the gratif-
cation of presenting to our readers the following
article upon the subject from the Union of yester
day morning: @a
We congratulate our readers that the action
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company,
made necessary by the conditions of the law of
Maryland granting the consent Of that State to
the erection within its limits Of works for supply
ing w Washington and Georgetown with water, has
been such as to meet the approval Of the Presi
dent.
'sThe President has determined that the proper
point from which to procure an abundant supply
OF good and wholesome water, suitable for the
wants OF the metropolis, is the Great Falls, and
has approved of the plans presented by Lieuten-
ant (now Captain) Meigs, of the corps of engi
neers.
Preparations are making for vigorous prose-
ton OF the work. The laws Of the United States
require such strict examinations of the titles be-
fore spending money upon lands purchased for
public purposes, that more delay is incurred in
commencing works by the Government than by
corporations, who are satisfied with less careful
Investigations lra g
"A large force will, however, be put upon this
work the moment the land is procured; and in
the mean time arrangements for procuring mate
show the same liberality in their appropriations
which has heretofore characterized their dealings
with the national constructions at the capital, we
may hope soon to see the ample supplies of the
Potomac poured into our city through an aqueduct
worthy OF the name at the head Of this article
The f" County JAZZ is not an institution of
which we can boast. So far as /" comforts are
concerned, those Of the penitentary are repre-
fad frN hoffo p,,< AZ, r.,
the marshal and his assistants, who do all that is
possible to meliorate the condition of the pris-
oners
The building is miserably constructed, and not
large enough for present purposes, six or eight
persons being sometimes crowded into one cell
men and boys, convcts and individuals, awaiting
trial together. One would suppose that this is
not the generally-approved mode of elevating
private morals; beside, the mere accusation of
crime should not cause a human being to be tenn
porarily associated with those whose guilt has been
established. Therefore the two classes Of prison.
ers should be separately maintained. g0s
The white and the black women there incarce-
rated are in the same department, and have to
avail themselves jointly of the prescribed prone
made. A decent respect for public opinion sug
gests amendment in this particular. De-
graded, irrecoverably, these creatures of the two
races may be, but they should not on that account
be forced to companonshp which outside re-
spectabiity does not in the remotest degree tolc-
rate. 6za
Grand juries have from time to time presented
the county jail as nuisance; and every one
agrees that the present blue Jug should be SUI
perseded by building in better locality, where
proper separation of the classes of inmates can
be observed, and more becoming police regula-
tons adopted.
There are now in Jail upwards Of sixty prison
ers, nearly all of whom under sentence.
We are gratifed to learn that the Secretary of
the Interior is fully impressed with the necessity
of new prison, and that he will make it pro-
minent feature in his first official annual commu-
nication to Congress.
The INSANE ASYLUM, for the erection of which
the last Congress made an appropriation, is in
process of constructions; but the work does not
progress rapidly. The probability is that
other year will elapse before even wing of the
institution will be ready for occupancy. This is
to be regretted, as there are now in Jail six per-
sons who it is said insane-four whites and
two negroes; and several in like condition of
mind at the poor-house.
The HEALTH OF THE Cry is as good as it
usually is at this season of the year, perhaps
better; no thanks to the gentlemen who, nom-
nally, are entrusted with the execution of the
sanitary laws. 1t would do no harm, however, to
have the streets and alleys cleansed from impuri-
ties, in accordance with the statute. The most
prevalent complaint arises from the excessive heat
of the weather, while persons suffer with attacks
of cholera morbus, occasioned in the majority of
cases by indulging the appetite too freely with
crude and unwholesome food.
PORCELAIN GooDs.--On Saturday we had an
opportunity to examine, at Mr. Wheeler IS hard
ware store, on Pennsylvania avenue, opposite
Brown s Hotel, some of his porcelain goods, from
the celebrated factory of Cartilage & Company.
Plum white, gilt edge, grapevine, and fancy
door and finger-plates, door-knockers and knobs,
and sign letters, among the choice collection,
and are certainly worthy of the attention of those
who desire an article which combines beauty with
durability.
"HIGH GROUND. Beau, the Brummel of the
PAGE, was recounting with indignant eloquence
an affront put upon him by an excursion party,
who would not permit him to return to town in
their hack. "But," said he, 81 took high ground
with 'em.' 'What did you do?" s'Why,
climbed up with the niger that drove en-"
SrocK SALE.--McGuire, auctionecr, sold on
Saturday $4,000 worth of Patriotic Bank of
Washington stock at SGT; Bank of Metropolis,
1861; and 81 500 of Corporation of Washington,
1891 s
THE GRouNp AND IMPROVEMENTS Consisting
of four small brick houses) Eleventh street, be-
tween f and F streets, known as "Smith's Row.,
was sold on Saturday, by Mcclure, auctioneer,
for $3.50.
T.1., Excrcptrr LIE of YeStnrGaY cOnSld.