The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-20
LOCAL NEWS.

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WAsalssros GronoETows nAnRoAp.--This
empsted enterprise has been the subject Of three a
Giles Published under the local head Of this journal
meeting Of the board Of message received
from his honor the mayor, communicating copy Of bin
be reported by the Committee on the District Of Co
unba IN the House OF Representatives TIE message
mayor read and and the congressional bin
red to the joint committee heretofore appointed
to the interests Of the corporation before Congress-
The bill proposed be introduced before Congress-
that John Towers Nicholas Cailan, Robert Ould
W McKenpy Osborn and John O. Rires or any three Of
them appointed commissioners for opening subscrip
for raising capital stock exceeding $500 000 shares
Of Sloo each for the purpose Of constructing the railroad
the $40 be paid each Mt the time Of sub
scribng The track be double one and follows
Commencing point near the Navy Yard gate thence
along Eighth street east to Virginia thence along
said its intersection with Canal thence along
Canal First vest thence along
TO avenue and thence along said avenue to Fiji
teenh street and thence through Fifteenth
and Pennsylvania avenue point the intersection Of
High street and Bridge street, in Georgetown
Or by the following route, the Faid conpay may
terInipe
Commencing at point the Navy ard gae thence
along Eighth Penns vania thence along said
avenue, 10 First street east thence along said
street north thence along said street; New JERSEY
thence along sad avenue to Indiana thence along
said avenue to First west thence along said
Pennsylvania and thence, terminus in George
town. through Of the streets thereof be necessary
with the privilege in the Of the selection and either
Of said routes Of constructing lateral road from the main
Pennsy ANA the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road depot TO the intersection OF Canal street and Vi
GINA BY the described and br through
along other streets and Of
running thereon with proper the depets
and stables o. the said company the streets and
aforesaid upon the following conditions that such
track tracks be laid upon and from BE- made
conform such grades now hereafter be- esab
hhed IN pursuance Of law with the groored rail- and laid
with the surface Of the and through which
they pass not exceeding fifteen in width in the
thereof that he placed upon said with al the
modern nproy for the enience
senger that steam be used upon said road for pro-
between the raj. and one os ~ each de 4 se same under
such penalties the corporations Of Washington and George
on each and every day both way. often a. the public
convenience require, and the maip from George
every fifteen minutes frogn
5, a 70 8, every FIRE minutes from s. m,
Z, O. every fsieen p M, midnight
Hrht. he road e be Completed a. far a. Roch Cret and
sutsbe bridge be bull Rock Greek the
constructed over he bridge 70 lie terminus in eorreto4n
within three months after the completion Of the bridges the
Georgetown through which the road carried
be graded and IL proper condition lay rails thereon the
company 70 keep line Of omnibns between the tern
nus in Georgetown and creek until the road completed
and that the fare shall not exceed SIX oents-"
| sHAksrranr.s rrAp1xs.-Ths evening the GermHnia
Musical Society win gre entertainment az attraction
Shakspeare's play, "A Midsummer Nights Dream" VII be
read BY Mis- Kate the Gerrnanans performing al IL
Mendessohns original music in the a the piece Miss
Saxon ssd be fine reader and the excellence u the
Gernanisns d well known. Hence fine evenings perform
may Be anticipated which the admirers Of the great
bard win doubt take pleasure in paving attention.
Jasrsrows AssoclArlox-we learn that the members
o. this association Washington design celebrating the
nrersarv a. the landing q their forcaiher
the coming q MAY 1t u said that orstion by
az the members win b pronounced and that dinner, pre-
pared served mp old Virginia style, win be riron.
The FIRST settlement by Europeans made in Virginia
Jamestown and they landed this spot the
rAbe lsh dsy 81 May 1907 What wonderful changes
the Old Dominion that period. The then
vast bowling wilderness inhabited BY q long
I
i bu6s and blossoms like the The mind lost In
der contemplating the revolution which has been effected
The abaigines have long since been removed from their
loved and valley. and rivers and hare taken their
place, which the historian Aer centuries have rolled away,
win pronounce equal taen in vaor and IN all the virtues
which Adorn the human character any which preceded
In the uoosa favored periods 81 the worlds history
The first settlers Virginia for contcu-
plated the splendid result q their pioneer We
thew expected that the thew had
reached and upon which they were erecting a tenements
would In time give birth Washington. Jefferson,
Henry Lee Madison Monroe and othcrr who hy their
wisdom and vtpes shed eugcDoe upon their country his
tory Buf writing Grafton, object being
simply inform readers that fsoh Dominion So
eetv has established in the CITY founded bv a.
cherished iusrious and that the anniversary
the landing u the Virginia pilgrims II be celebrated
the 18Th proxi1no patriotic sr6or ereay drro
ton The aysrncstovn Association doubtless have the
best wishes ~ the entire community Cor the Increase Of its
nubers Cor The usealnesx which win exert and the In
diyiaus happiness q it, members.
PsErsrn twTTrrsWe would respectfully suggest 10 bs
ert merchants, and others who conduct large correspond
with ether cities, hat q would facilitate business greatly
H. instead q directing the postage q their letters 10 be
Charged their borss they would provide heusc.ve. with
ramps which can b. procured AZ The city post oco. The
time taken "a making the charges onerous and
delay pconveien and hurtul others which could be
rcucd hy The n ssamp Our banking and mercantile
friends viii At that TINS is practical business like
time saving sugreytion.
osSs rsrs.-Twe bright-eyed Air remarked TO rs
yesterday that ladies Frequently brought into contact
vith intoxicated IN the omuibpa and Occurrences
o this sor had become that their
deferred foan catering This il burning shame
Drunken should b. admitted vehicle IN which
there were ladies
ton. Lieutenant comm,ndsnt james NJ wsison from Ha-
vnna, arrived here on Tuesday afternoon
foroMAe hersprcTt General superintendent and
her cf ssoers employed the aqpedac hsve recently been
dchsrgsd the appropriation for the work being exhausted
In the senate Yesterday, the clerks bin passed with
the smendments made hy the House Of Representatives, and
only peeds the approval ~ esteemed d,gnitsry,
siding N the court end ~ The city, h~corns law Doubt
iess, that des'deruum viii be forthcoming due time and
then there Wi BE- joy In clerical circles