Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-05

the construction of the aqueduct during the
past month. Operations in blasting and ex.
tending the grading of the work were saspend-
ed some weeks since for want OF money; an
the small force retained we're kept at wort
upon the tunnels, the crossing under the canal
and the laying of the brick conduit in that
part of the work already graded. There viii
be four tunnels on the line. These have been
commenced: of the first, 1875 feet are finished
Of the second, 1872; and Of tho third, 53 feet
So far as they 60, these are completed p5rtions
of the aoueduct, as the rock is e: IN and secure
and will need no arching. Outside of the tup-
| uels lO9 feet of the brick conduit arch are I'm
| ished, making 54s feet Of the work which have
already been completed, except some bacl
| filing over portion of the brick arch. The
frt tunnel costs 81 30 per cubic yard, OF S26 30
DIR running foot. The second and third cos,
| 81 per ward, or S24 ga per running foot In
| the original estimates they were set down q
Sl4 rer yard or $40 % per lineal foot. The
drvness of the tunnels has enabled the en-
| gineers to dispense with pumping machinery.
| and thus to ge them done at so much cheape,
| rate than the estimate which provided fol
the possible contingency of expensive pump
ing machinery The centers Of the arch unde,
| the canal are in place, and the arch will be
begun next week. The money in nd is suf
| 6cient to make this arch. The other opera
! lions will be suspended ri
The Claim of the Great Falls Manufac-
uring Company.-1he following letter from
friend in Virginia, who knows more aboa'
land titles on the south bank of the Potomac
f,om The District line to the mouth Of the Mo-
nocacy than any other man in the State. blows
u the winds this pretended claim, as will be
seen by the reader: ..-
The Star of the 9th instant has this moment
heen placed in my hands, and my attention
called to the article headed ''The defeat OF
the water works appropriation" in which Mr.
Ii all Nelson, President OF Great Fails Manu-
featuring Company" says "that they are pro-
prietors of the land in Maryland and Virginia
on acht'h atone Gun be comsfr"cted the dunn at
he Great Falls of Potomac for supplying the
city of Washington with water.'' Now, the
abutment for the dam on the Virginia shore
| ioes not touch the land Of Mr.. Nelson, but is
upon that of Mrs Green. from whom six acres
of land have been purchased by the United
States. 1t is true the dam will cross an island
| in the Potomac and touch the land of Mr.. Neil
| son On the Maryland side of the Potomac; but
as you remark, the Legislature of Maryland
have duly authorized the United States to
Cause 10 be condemned all tho land on the
| Mary land side required for the improvement
AT the last session Of the Virginia Legisla-
| ture, an act was passed az follows: BE it
| enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia.
| That the consent of this State be, and is here
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necessary for an abutment and quarres for
be construction of dam across the Potomac
| river, above the Great Falls, not exceeding ten
| acres, and to exercise, cOGcurrently with the
| 5 ate of Virginia, such jurisdiction over the
same as may be necessary Provided, how
| ever, that Lotbing in this act shall be SO con
| strue1 as to affect, in any manner, the rights
| If any individuals or incorporated compani es
| wit lin the limits Of this State Here's The
authority by the State of Virginia to pure ase
| iand-that has been done, and nowhere on the
Virginia shore, or within her jurisdiction, has
one foot Of land belonging to Mr.. Nelson or
! which he is in any way interested been
| oucned The sole ques ion, then, is-does il
ufIec, their riparian rights they own the
| land below that purchased 10y The United
| states f. ON Mrs. Green will not argue thai
,uint. but would like to see this question an
| swer ed-If they can sell to the United States,
| and authorize it to direct the water from its
bed, not outstanding others below them have
he SHINE right. why may not the owner Of the
| shor. abore Then, exercise the same right?
entertain no fears that any expedi tons to FL
buster upon Cuba from southern United
| States ports will prove successful, natwita,
| sta ,ding the efforts of the Abolition press to
;reatc the impression that they have the sym
nathy of the Government at Washington
From all we learn, We are satisfied that if such
,ttempts be essayed. those engaged in thu m
sil. fad the measures TO vindicate the Law
aaen by Pre,ilent Pierce quite as eilectiv'
AZ those through which he recently banked
| the purposes of the Boston aboitionis,s Il
they (he flibuster-) think othe aise, they
have only seriously to make the experiment
when we shall have @ music" There can be
| 40 doubt that most effective measures have
| long since been taken, not only to obtain in
formation Of any such movements which ma
be contemplated, but to nip them in the bud
80 soon as they shall embrace the least proof
TO justly the arrest and trial of the par ties iu
plicated and the seizure Of their property.
The Presidents Recent Proclamation -
The New York Tribune and its kindred prints
are made blind By their abolition rage, evi
lently, when they say that the recent anti
| 6lIibusterng proclamation is mere hunt u :
| to hoodwink the Nor in the matter of the
due execution Of he fugitive slave law. We
who are on the spot and always active to learn
everything Of public interest transpir ring here
| are Jsitivey certain that the praclama 4 on
Wa i'sued ON Ill proof that another ell bus
teriog expedition against Cuba Was being ma
tured. That is, the plans for il. The Govern
nent have Il ken every precau.ion to keep their
OWN knowledge of the affair to themselves
with the view the more easily to defeat it
The would be ilibusterers, however, have
leaky confdants here, from whom we and
some others have worked out our infor ation
The PROCLAMATION will doubtless have its in.
ended effect Of warning those who might 9th
erwise be inviegled to take part in the pro.
posed expedition that they must expect fierce
war to De made on this side of the Gulf, as on
the other side. -.g"
Our Spanish Relations.-We are grati6ed
to be able to state, according to authentic in
formation now in Washington, there can be
little doubt that our affairs with Spain will
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