Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-31

only consideration been the safety OF the
Aoueduct, and the danger of an accident,
putting stop to the supply of water for
few days
The Aqueduct lies upon hill sides above
river. Any accident to the Aqueduct would
inevitably carry away the canal.
For greater safety the culverts are much
larger than those by which the same streams
pass under the canal. Their foundations are
made with the greatest care; their plan has
been carefully studied; and it is said by
those engaged upon their construction that no
better work has been done upon any public
work in this country.
A contractor last summer used to complain,
that while he could not say that the work re-
CURED Of him was not such as should be put
upon a work of this importance, it was such
work as he had not expected to do from his
previous experience, and though his contract
required him to do the work in the best man.
ner possible, he thought he ought to be paid
extra for doing it so we'll.
Whenever the appropriation for the Aque
duct comes up in Congress, there is a certain
set of men, who, for reasons best known to
themselves, are busy with their complaints
The public, the Department, the Senate, and
the Committees, have confidence in the skill
and ability which now direct this work. and
we hope that members will take the trouble
to inform themselves by applying to those who
a-e in charge Of it, and who are always able
and willing to give all the information in re-
gard to it.
The Berkeley Resolutions have in
cidentally heard the history of the appear
ance of the already famous resolutions of
recent Democratic meeting held in Berkeley
| county, Virginia, in the Union, with one
| omitted wherein the Hon. James Buchanan
was urged as the proper person to be nomi-
| mated at Cincinnati in June next. 1t seems
| that the Hon. Charles j. Faulkner (who
represents the Berkeley district in Congress,)
| than whom no other Virginia Democrat more
kindly regards Mr.. Buchanan, drew eff the
| draft of the resolutions in question; appending
to it the editorial comments by which they
| were introduced, and sent them to the Union
with a request for their insertion. By some
| mistake he failed to embrace the Buchanan
resolution, which has become the subject of
| invidious comment against the Union, whose
editor, as he has explained, knew nothing
of its existence until finding himself taken to
| task for its suppression. 1t is due to the
| Unions editor that the Democratic party
/ sh he &c Ill
therefore publish them, wholly without his
| knowledge. For he does not even knew that
We have information'that Mr.. Faulkner is the
gentleman who sent them to him.
Honor to the Brave If it be said that
| your petitioner was overslau ghed because of
broken leg, the reply is there are other
| officers who are manned and blind, who were
the Board who had twice suffered the misfor.
| tune of a broken leg. No surgical or other
/ examination, to the best of your petitioners
| belief, was held upon either and vet your
petitioner has been officially degraded, while
this member of the Board has been honored
| with promotion"
The above extract, from the memorial to
the Senate and House Of Representatives,
from the present distinguished Superintendent
of the National Observatory, is thus com.
mented upon BY the Charleston Mercury of
the 18th inst:
The member Of the Efficiency Board
/ whose leg was twice broken was gentle
Nan of this State, than whom there is no Off
Ger In our Naval service commanding higher
| degree OF respect; none more truly regarded
| The circumstances attending his misfortune
called forth display Of unfinching courage.
heroic fortitude. and undaunted nerve, such
| as are rarely evinced by man, and are worthy
OF puoiic,ty particularly so, since cut has
| been made at the Board through him
" Lieut.. John Missroon sailed from the
United States in 1888 in the ship-of. the line
| Ohio aud while in charge of the deck dur
| ing gale OF wind, was thrown from the horse
block by sudden lurch of the ship, and was
seriously injured; his leg was broken. The
violent motion Of the ship or some other un-
l controllable circumstance, thwarted the skill
of the surgeon of the ship, for, after a long
confinement. our hero was restored to his duty
! not only cripple but with the sad discovery
that he could not discharge his duties for a
few days, without such suffering as again
threw him into his cot In short, he found
himself unified for the pursuit of the profess
| sion he had chosen--a melancholy fate for
man whose whole soul was devoted to his shin
on returning to this country, about two years
after the occurrence of the accident Lieut.
Missroon went to Philadelphia, and consulted
that eminent Surgeon, DR.. Ray Barton; who,
after examination of the fractured limb, gave
the afflicted man no hope of recovery. Can
nothing be done for me, them said he There
is but one chance, said the DR., and that 50
very hazardous that L will neither un-
dertake nor advise it, what is the ma.
ture of this chance?' asked the Lieutenant.
1t is,' replied the Surgeon, 'to break
the leg again, but it may involve the loss
of the imb-it may cost you your life
Eagerly did the Lieutenant beg, ay, in
sist, that the operation be tried andl the
Doctor pertinaciousy refusing it, he at length
SAID viii go to London and to Paris, to
seek some one who will perform the operation
and will proclaim that there is no Surgeon in
the United States who can do it - Dr. Bar
ton, finding him thus resolute, yielded to his
wishes, and agreed to try the desperate but
only method of restoring the limb to sounduess: