Washington sentinel., 1854-01-28
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like the great mass of other railroad schemes, il
was not acted upon. But ii is now revived.
The petitioners, representing themselves to be
"owners of property and residents in the District
Of Columbia" approve the project Of Messrs.
George w Yerby Horace M. Dewey, Ephraim
Schutt, and John L. Brown, and set forth their be-
lief that :" a cheap, easy, and commodous mode
Of travelling from extremity of the city TO the
other, and into Georgetown, is ndispensably ne
cessary to its growth and development J" that "by
laying the new style OF grooved rail- similar TO that
used in our northern Cities and by the use ofight,
neat, and well-fnished cars, which move noise
lessly and steadily along our street, which is the
admiration of ALL it will be improved both in utility
and appearance, and no obstruction can be caused
TO vehicles either crossing running parallel with
the rails, which, in fact, are nothing than so
much iron pavement. lying even with the surface
of the stone pavement alongside. The entire
space occupied by the double track would not ex-
ceed fifteen feet, and the width Of the avenue,
being one hundred and sixteen feet between the
curbstones, leaves space over one hundred feet
tor carriages TO pass a car.
The advantages of such road are stated; the
aquarter cents for each passenger. There is to be
horse, not steam power for propelling the cars.
Such is a brief outline ofthe petition, and objects
which the company propose to accomplish
The city councils of both Washington and
Georgetown have been petitoned in relation to
this subject, and on Thursday night committees
ofthose bodies met at the Union Hotel, in George
town, TO examine the plans Of the contemplated
railroad; after which they partook Of collation..
The subject meets with some favor, but TO what
extent.we are not advised. II is certainly one OF
interest," and therefore our citizens should take
the matter into serious consideration. We believe
il rests with Congress TO accord the extraordinary
privilege asked by the railroad projectors, al
though the city councils have likewise been peti.
toned with reference TO the desired grant.
Modification Of the Rates Of Postage.-The
bill recently reported by Mr.. Olds, in the House Of
Representatives, provides:
/. That from and after the thirtieth day oi
June next, in lieu Of the rates Of postage es.
tablished by law, there shall be charged: For
every single letter in manuscript, or paper Of any
kind in which information shall be asked for or
conveyed in the mail for any distance between
places in the United States not exceeding three
thousand miles, three cents; and for any distance
exceeding three thousand miles, six cents.
2. For every such single letter or paper, when
conveyed wholly or in part by sea, and to or from
foreign country, for any distance over twenty
five hundred miles, twenty cents; and for any dis
lance under twenty-five hundred miles, ten cents
excepting, however, in all cases, where such
pos,ages have been or shall be adjusted at differ
ent rates by postal treaty or convention already
concluded or hereafter to be made;) and for a
double letter. there shall be charged double the
rates above specified; and for treble letter, treble
those rates; and for quadrupe letter, quadruple
those rates; and every letter or parcel not ex
oeeding half an ounce in weight shall be deemed
q single letter; and every additional weight OF
half an ounce or additional weight Of less than
half an ounce shall be charged With an ad-
ditional single postage; and upon all letters, pas
sing through or in the mail of the United States,
the postages as above specified shall be prepaid
and all drop-letters, or letters placed in any post
office not for transmission through the mail, but
for delivery only, shall be charged with postage
at the rate Of cent each; and all letters which
shall hereafter be advertised as remaining over,
uncalled for, in any post Office, shall be charged
with one cent each in addition 10 the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as other pur-
chases now are.
g. All acts or parts Of acts which come in con-
fict with the provisions Of this act TO be re-
pealed.
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The Variete-The 6 Corsican Brothers.''-
On Thursday night last the Variete was well filed
notwithstanding the inclemency OF the weather,
to witness the first representation of the Corsi-
can Brothers." The audience felt themselves
fully compensated for Drawing the storm The
mysterious character Of the plot and its thrilling
incidents, Goodall's delneations Of Corsican kind
ness and vengeance, the tableaux, the scenery and
costumes, combined TO make il the best perform
ance of the season. We would suggest, however,
the propriety of adding farce or bureta in ad-
dtion, as it seemed to us that some of the scenes
were drawn out TO an unreasonable length 10 oc.
cupy the usual time Of performance
The "Corsican Brothers" will be presented to.
night for The last time.
Rev. Vm. III. Milburn, the chaplain Of the
House of Representatives, was advertised 10 de
liver lecture last night at Hope Chapel, New
York. on Young America" before the Mercantile
Library Association. The Hon. F. p Stanton, OF
Tennessee, is announced for lecture at the same
place on the Sd Of February, his subject being
. The Navy of the United States" fy E 4
The Gardiner Case.-The evidence for the
prosecution having been concluded on Thursday,
the counsel for the defence opened their side of the
question yesterday. The court has been occupied
nearly eight weeks with this case, which will not
probably be concluded before the first of April
next, if then.
Prize Poems.o-We notice that two OF the
one hundred and one disappointed poetic con-
testants for the Latham fve-hundred dollar prize
have printed their patriotic efusons for the public
perusal. While the one charges twenty-five cents
a copy the other only asks dime.
FIour.-The recent arrival of the Atlantic from
Europe brings intelligence that flour has taken
another rise of two shlings in the barrel. As a
consequence, the price of the article in our mar
ket Immediately increased accordingly.
: DIED.
In the roth year of her age at her residence in Georges
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