Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-14

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DENOTES .-fhe following nil move Of rnnch
interest TO orr Washington rsadev, ~ :
p - ~. Il WAsE1ssFos, July H. 1854. J
Ny Dear sirs Tie correspondent Of ia
Clipper-John Brooks-.in his article Of tS;s
morning, In saying that I Ego IN strongly for
sustaining military supsrintendence over civil
WORKS, has spoken most malicious false
a a;T ane ne Knows it to be such. voted, as
oid all OF the Maryland delegation who we're
present-May, Shower and Franklip. for n, AN
agpropri alton of $500, 900 for continuing the
washington Water Water Works The amend.
ment which embraced this appropriation re-
CURED all the work to be put ont nv oontr.ct
and also that the cities of Washington and
georgetown should subscribe one fifth Of the
sum tor completing the work. the whole cost
having been estimated at 81, 300 900. No vote
,cas tasen or amendment offered tn reference
10 ths superintendent of tie cork The pre-
SEM superintendent is, to be sure, of the @.
70 survey and prosecute the work two years
since, and the work has been in progress of
construction for year at least. am op-
posed to military superintendent of civil
works, and my action in tho select committee
In reference to the military superintendence of
Harper's Ferry and Springfield Armories evil
oenced my sincerity as we'll as the report of
the majority OF that committee which has nv
name appended thereto. voted for the M
preparation because believed that the water
was indls penmble to the protection from fire of
thirty millions of public property, and because
desired also to render Clearly and to beautifv
by Jet de eams and fountains the metropolis of
the greatest nation on earth. As Baltimorean
L could not do less, because it is the interest
N q ri ty II ,orfr g.
ton the permanent metropolis of this nation by
all the attractions which it can reasonably he
made capable Of
The beautiful and costly public buildings
here located, in addition to a bountiful supply
OF pure water, are calculated to make the re-
moval OF the seat Of government far more re-
mote than it might otherwise be. Washington
can never become a commercial mart, or a RI
val to Baltimore in manufactures, and hence
l should regard change of the seat of govern
ment to the West as most calsmitous for Balt:-
more. Could under such considerations 70
against the appropriation merely because Cap.
Meigs was the Superintendent? If l should
have done so, how can vote for the SIOO 900
appropriations for completing and deepening
the channel of the Patapsco river and RENE
wing distractions in the Chesapeake Bay, when
| it is well known that Capt. Brewerton of the
Typographical Engineers is at this time en-
gagged in that work. The River and Harbor
bill will be before the House tomorrow which
| contains this appropriation, and rather guess
II should vote against it it would be advisa-
BILE for me to take up some other residence
than Baltimore. The appropriation for the
| washington water works was defeated Who
| manifested the most love for mechanics, those
who voted for it. or those who voted against it.
and thereby will divest hundreds of mech anics
and laborers of employment?
| say that ODDOSed tn MILITARY Sunor.
| intendence Of Civil Works, and whenever
shah have an opportunity (which will be short
| ly think will vote to destroy the Military
| superintendent of the National Armories -
| But should regard it as destructive to great
works partly finished, and expensive to the
| government, to remove one who has labored
| two years to become familiar with it, in orde r
| to crafty some patriotic gentleman who wants
| an ofhce NO such test, ho1cever, has been SUI.
| united. 1t is very hard to please this Massa-
/ chusetts abolitionist "Know Nothing - His
! associates here have been bitterly clamorous
| against the Members Of Congress for voting
| against appropriations for completing the
| Water Works over the Little Falls of the
Potomac, charging such members with being
& Know Nothing" Mayor, Mr.. Towers. These
charges have been freely made in the news
papers, and have been reiterated on the hust
| ings in this city, and if mistake not an allu
sion was made to the same at the late celebra
ton at Ryder s Grove, in Baltimore County.
The representatives from Maryland are
| truly in lamentable condition. If they had
voted against the Washington appropriations
they would have been denounced as men Of
| narroa0 souls desiring to punish the citizen
of Washington, for having elected " Kuon,.
Nothing Mayor. Having voted for those
appropriations, they are enemies to civil gu
perintendence Of civil works. They exp ct
all to vote for the appropriation for deepening
the Patapsco River and the Chesapeake Bay,
| unless they should be frightened from their
purpose by the Clipper, and its veritable cor
vote for it? sDu-u.u tell"
Yours truly, ]. VANsANT.
MURDER, Mosr FoUL-The Intelligence r
| reports the following this morning:
Coroner's Inquest was held yesterday on
the dead body of man named Peter Lake
| man, an Englishman, found early Yesterday
morning in the water, close to the western
| most pier of the recently fallen iron. brid p
| over Rock Creek, between X and Water stree =.
Georgetown. 1t appeared in evidence befo. c
| the jury that Lakeman, who was workmr,,
| in Mr.. Davison's brewery on K street W, ;:
went to Georgetown on Wednesday event :
after nine O'Clock, in company with Mr. H..
Garyey, an Irishman, also living near the
Brewery. Lakeman bought a pair of sh S
near the Market, and, on returning holaa
wards called at Mrs. Moran 8, on w later stree,
where he and McGarvey got something Ia
drink. After little time Lakeman left III e
house to 60 home alone, thong h invited by Nj;
Garvey and another Irishman, McCrate, to r,
main. Subsequently, the two last ment ion ]
also left, but not finding the little ferry-scow
used to cross the creek at its usual spot, they
came round to the Washington side by way Of
| the Bridge street bridge.
McCrate testifes to not having heard Or
| known of Lakeman's death until yesterliay
| morning, and McGarvey was not at the inquest.
| having left for the country at an early hour
Lakenan's face and forehead were found per
| forated with shot as from gun, and the ferry
boat with pair of new shoes in it, had drift
ed about hundred yards below. towards the
steam saw mill. A small sum of money, ST. s,
the balance Of s. paid him by his employer
during the evening, was foand in Lakema o. $
| Or cket. Amidst the mystery that hangs round