Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-03-02
Yotal AMI 4trsonal.
United States Agricultural soclety.-Thi,

W Stotc anu county Societies, ana large NUMBER
Of individual members, and which is now in SEES
sion at the Smithsonian Institution, elected yes
terday morning its officers for the year 1855, as
follows
President Marshall p. Wilder, of Massachu.
seits.
Wee Presidents: John ID. Lang, Maine; Ii. f.
French, New Hampshire Fred Holbrook, Yer
mont b. b. French, Massachusetts; Jos. ]. Cooke,
Rhode Island John T. Andrew, Connecticut,
Henry Wager, New York. Isaac Cornell, New
Jersey; Isaac Newton, Pennsylvania c. ii. Hol-
W. T. Gusts, Virginia; Henry X. Burgwyn, North
Carolina; James Hopkinson, South Carolina; d..
A. Reese, Georgia; A. p. Hatch, Alabama; A. G
Brown, Mississippi; J. ID. B. DeBow, Louisiana !;
General Whitfield, Kansas J. J. Worlhington,
Ohio; b. Crate, Kentucky; M. p. Gentry, Tenn. !;
JOS Orr, Indiana J. A. Kinncutt, Illinois Thos.
Allen, Missouri; t. B. Flournoy, Arkansas J. G.
Holmes, Michigan; Jackson Morton, Florida L.
9. Rusk, Texas; ]. W. Grimes, Iowa; B. G.
Eastman, Wisconsin; ]. M. Horner, California;
Baird, New Mexico; II. Fl. Sbley, Minnesota !;
Joseph Lane, Oregon; ]. L. Hayes, Utah; Mr..
Giddings, Nebraska.
E1ecntirs Committee: John A. King, New York !;
G. d. Calvert Maryland; A, D. Elwyn, Pennsy-
vania; j. Wentworth Illinois b. Periey Poore,
Massachusetts; A. Watts, Ohio John Jones, De.
iaware.
Secretary: William S. King, Boston, Massachu-
sets;
Treasurer: B. B. French, Washington, d. C.
Washington Aqueduct.-The amendment
offered several days ago by Mr.. Keilt, 10 the gen
eral appropriation bill, while il was pending in the
House Of Representatives, proposing to appro-
pirate 100000 for continuing the Washington
Aqueduct received but ffiy.lhree affirmative
votes.
Although, in common with the citizens OF Wash
ington and Georgetown we most earnestly desire
the aqueduct on which the sum of 100000 has
already been expended, 10 be continued, we re-
gard the vote 10 which we have referred afford
ing no encouragement 10 hope for a change in the
minds of honorable members on this, TO the resi-
dents of The two cities, important subject. The
failure on the part Of Congress- TO make an appro-
pration to provide abundant supply Of good
water will be source Of universal regret.
II is well known that tho principal cause of its
failure heretofore, was the fixed and unyielding
purpose Of those in power 10 maintain military
supervision over the construction Of the work
and the equally determined purpose Of those op.
posed TO that system not TO sanction il by appro-
pratons for the work. Whether justly enter.
tanned, or not, majority of the members of the
House of Representatives are of the opinion that
military engineers are not superior TO all others,
and, If they are, il is improper while they hold
their military commissions to employ them in civil
service to the exclusion Of competent and s1ps,i-
sneed men of equal character and standing.
Substitute for Tobacco.-Messrs. Joseph G.
Goshen and Samuel M. Ely, Of Shireysburg,
Pennsylvania, have obtained patent for the pre-
paration of maize leaf as substitute for tobacco.
According to the account Of third party, the
patentees claim Tor their manufactured weed anti1
nervous qualities, and that il is a pleasant tonic,
and therefore promoive of good health.
1t has sweet and pungent flavor, and would,
perhaps answer the purposes OF Juveniles just
beginning TO chew, but veterans would exercise
not little seldenal repudrating the Indian plant
and substituting the prepared maize leaf for the
qualification Of their palates.
House-keepers would be gratifed. doubtless. If
either the tobacco or the maize could be deprived
OF its carpet and foor-stainng qualities and visi
iers 10 public places would have no serious objec-
ton TO the abandonment Of the first named juicy
nuisance.
Lands for School purposes.-In the Senate,
on Wednesday, Mr.. Cass presented memorial
from the Board of Trustees of the public schools
of this city, asking for donation Of city lots for
educational purposes, and that portion of the
proceeds of the sales OF public lots heretofore
made may be appropriated for the purposes Of
education.
Considering that every Territory and new State
in the Union has received from Congress large
quantities of the public domain for such objects
the application to which we have referred is SO
reasonable that we are at loss to conceive why
the National Leg islature should hesitate, for day
TO grant the relief SO respectfully solicited.
Thanks.-The Union Fire Company publish a
card, "thanking the Franklin, Perseverance,, and
Anacosta Fire Companies for the loan of their
hose at the recent fires on the 9th and 2sth OF
February" We are glad to perceive such good
feeling existing among our fremen. The time
was when accounts Of bruises with brickbats, and
of broken skulls, were recorded on their books,
instead of grateful acknowledgements for favors
conferred.
champion safes."-Among the many arli-
iicles of utility and substantial value in the fair
of the Metropolitan Mechanics Institute, are two
Of Silas c. Herring's Improved Iron Safes, which
are FIRE as well as thief proof The cost of the
articles is cheap, considering their advantages
from one to two hundred dollars, we believe
and they may be considered handsome pieces OF
furniture. All places Of business, and dwellings
wherein are valuble records and papers, and other
precious articles which can be pocketed by thief
or destroyed by flame, should be supplied with
these really ingeniously-contrived safes.
We refer those who desire TO purchase TO the
advertisement Of Mr. Herring, which appears in
this mornings Sentinel They can see for them.
selves the peculiar merits Of the invention, which
is abundantly certified and "prize-medal'-ed to be
what the proprietor confidently claims for il.
Richardson's atmospheric Telegraph. -
We are at a loss TO conceive how an appropria-
ton for this great national enterprise can fail TO
80. r,ccrosa M onA doui,ta fs pracficabilitv.