The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-16
LOCAL N L w 8.

Iron nn,peEs-under Joint resolution of the city coun-
cils adopted time since, William NJ. Ellis esq., skill
full practical engineer appointed by Mayor Towers to
thorough examination of the iron brdgea In the city,
That officer has made report extracts from which pub
sh below 1t is to be hoped that will be taken,
with little delay possible render the bridges safe and
be DONE that they be removed and substantial
safe ones erected in their stead. The report says:
Gan of the bridges defective in their construction In
proportion distribution and forms Of the material with
which they constructed they are subject to unequal ex
panson and contraction without means OF adjustment or
relief and to lateral vibration To the latter is to be
attributed the breakags of fourteen of the diagonal braces of
e ehor on the Maryland bridge and break
age several of the uprghts the bridge
which have been temporarily secured by bands
braces All of the bridges with the exception of that
on avenue have settled considerably in the centres
arches. The fact of the settling however, evident from
y wavs 81 eneh specified being detected
line from one and half inches There doubt all
ed less n to endure the travel that passes them
and although the present time do not consider them so
to which called your attention in former rePort) as
recommend suspension of travel yet do think measures
BnEApsTurrsln Georgetown, yesterday -four and grain
were declining price, and sales effected at reduced
figures Prices are still much higher than be obtained
in foreign markets without taking into account the cost Of
freight, insurance, commission and other charges This
state of things cannot last long.
EXPERIMENTAL FARM AND AGRICULTURAL coLLEoE.-It is
stated that plan devised under the auspices Of the Mary
land State Agricultural Society for the purchase and outfit
of an experimental farm and for the erection thereon OF
agricultural college, proposes to make it joint stock concern
in which all the citizens of the State participate they
feel so dispoedeach share of stock, when full paid to
amount $685. to be applied to the abovenamed purposes
The holder combined holders OF forty shares of stock will
be entitled to be represented always by pupil free OF all
charges instruction. &c The subscription of stock is not
to he
shall be fc subscribed The exclusive control of the
property and government of the college, be vested
in officers to be chosen by the stockholders Sun
About month since our readers we're informed that
being made establish and cndow institution in
this District similar in its character to the contemplated
in Maryland, and which is noticed above gentleman of
enlarged agricultural experience and who has passion for
his profession has set the ball in motion and are pleased
to learn that of wealthy and enerprising citizens
already subscribed literally aid of the enterprise 1t
is proposed that at FIRST it shall be county undertaking.
that is say, that the people of Washington county shall
project model farm which hereafter be the nucleus for
national institution for industrial education the application
the sciences agriculture, the mechanic and useful
1t will be commenced (should the succeed,
hope may upon limited SCALE but would be gradually
enlarged; and the model farm and agricultural and
mechanical school, of the District Of Columbia would afford
facilities youths enabling them reach attachments in a
cuura science and skill in the industrial arts We hope
that the sangune expectations of the protector of the under
taking may be fully realized
NorHNes.Some of the ''know- somethngs of the
Fourth Ward the city have found where
we don't knowwhat purports to be list of the " know
nohings" of the ward and the leading members of the
know nothing association have been thrown into great
the discovery that the list has fallen into the
hands of the friends Of the constitution Of the United
States aud especially Of religious liberation, who have pub
bed IT, This list will doubt be carefully scanned by the
nubic We respectfully suggest that II would be well,
the part the friends Of religious Freedom to present each
member Of the nothing fraternity with copy Of
the constitution of their country the Virginia and Maryland
bill rights and of the letters of the immortal sage
of Monticello. They 'know nohing" give them light,