Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-27
LOCAL INTELLIGENC

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TIE RIvkK-The cold lights lately have pro-
duced on the Tiver-along the shores as far out
a. the channel-a sheet of ice about an inch in
thickness, and nearly strong enough to bear
mans weight At the coal wharyes there Is no
thing doing except the unloading oil re" coal
vessels.
Quite an excitement was produced al Pages
wharf Yesterday morning by an accident which
happenPd to one Of the omnbuses attached TO
The Latham line. While the Page was on her four
O'Clock, 4 m. trip TO Washington. she encoun-
tered of Geesbury an extensive Held OF Ice which
had formed during the night to the ckness Of
about one inch, and the noise produced by the
action Of the boat against the breaking ice,
frightened the horses attached to the omnibus on
hoard TO such an extent that several passengers
were obliged TO catch them by the brides TO re-
strain them This occurred several times-the
drivers being all the while asleep in the cabins.
Finally the horses not being fastened (as is usual
while on the bOat) became perfectly unmanagea-
BILE, and broke from those who were endeavoring
10 hold them, and commenced to plunge back
wards and forwards in a terrified manner; aud
Capt. Price thinking to quiet them by stopping
the boat, gave the order to that effect. As soon
as his could be effected, the terrified animals
started q RON down the length of the boat to
the bows, and leaped overheard, carrying the
omnibus along with them. Three OF the horses
came up to the surface dead, and the fourth
breaking from the harness, struck out for the adj
jacent shore. The omnibus went down in about
wharf, and on her return to Alexandria, found
In passing the scene OF the accident, the fourth
horse still alive and swimming about in the wa
ter. The steamer stopped a boat lowered
the almost frozen animal forced ashore through
the ice. Capt. Price states that II the horses had
been fastened to the boat !: would have been
next TO impossible for the accident to have oc
CURED
There is nothing new from Alexandria. The
Thanksgiving Day passed OF in very quiet
manner. There were no arrivals at the wharyes.
DESPITE all drawbacks the work on the w ash
ingtOn Aqueduct continues TO be prosecuted as
rapidly, perhaps, as is desirable in view OF the
sOlidity Of construction demanded.
Al Lock seven, Mr.. p Crowley is working d
large force day and night upon the two tunnels
one. nine Hundred, the other five hundred feet in
length. he has also in conStTuction-sOme four
miles abOve-four five other tunnels from two
to eight hundred feet in length. The longest one
will be finished by January, and the others will
be completion at that time. This work is
not only rapidly but we'll done.
The Government Is also having done some fine
masonry at different points along the line re-
fectiug credit upon the superintendent
The brick conduit is finished In several places
wherever the grading has been completed. The
engineers are giving the work the closest scruti-
ny as il goes on-esPecially the entertainments; it
being essential that these should be secured
against giving way.
At the Great Falls the Government is making
nne progress with the work, having about five
a large quantity Of stone and other materials Is
on the ground in readiness for the commence
ment Of work upon the dam.
Our RRuBZS fell asleep last night in his arm
chair, and ike John Bunyan dreamed dream.
He dreamed that flour was four dollars a barrel
and steak six cents n pound. He dreamed that a
dress-refOrm was inaugurated-bonnets enlarged
skirts reduced and calico the ticket He dreamed
that Ping Cglies'; and @ Reg ulatorsn had turned
their bowies and TevOlvers inSp ploug hsh ares
and pruning hooks, and fraterIhzed amicably as
Sunday-schOOl Teachers, members of Young
ben's Christian Associations; and societies OF
total abstinence from the use OF slang and slung-
shot. He dreamed that parents exercised whole
some control over their children; and that chill
dTen repaid their care by flal love- respect and
obedience. He dreamed that the banks were
diseOuntlng and redetming IN specie; that the
Washington Monument was comp leted; the mall
lighted up with gas; the ArmOry turned over To
the District Regiment; the Jail removed; the
Aqueduct in play; the Alexandria boats running
at regular hours; that the City had public clock;
the Capitol dome; the river channel and sea
These, and many other things he saw In this
singular vision; which vision, as he awoke and
rubbed his eyes dissolved into thin air ke that
other 'baseless fabric'' we read about
Dir. JOHN GILPIN, ia, came to this city on the
evening before Thanksgiving-not on horseback
but in buggy-but the horse he drove was evil
x.
reckless gO-aheadativeness he displayed in going
down Twelfth street, and his subsequent Inex-
pectcd call AZ the engine house OF the Franklin
Fire Company. The manner in which the an
irlal sped across the avenue, and dove, head
foremost, against the above handsome etlifce
must have been trying to the nervous sensibili-
ties Of Mr.. GilpiR, Jr. crowd Of persons made
Tor the spot as noon as the horse brought up, with
the expectation Of finding a dead man there but
MI e.. Jr-. was found all right in the buggy
with smiling face, and on being questioned as
10 the cause OF his very startling advent in the
Federal Metropolis made answer in true Yankee
style by asking the crowd what they would take
10 drink We are sorry 10 cast a shade on the re-
sP-etdblllty OF the sou Of worthy sire but
the truth must be told-JohG GiIpin, jr was
very much intoxicated.
The MARKET.-W ednesday afternoon the Ger
IRE Market was opsned for dealers, the usual
Thursday market being suspended az the day had
been set apart for Thanksgiving The attendance
u country dealers was very slim, and the prices
higher than upon the regular mar ket DAYS FUR
keys were srlling at II 25aS3 each This was
considered extraordinary high, as a large ouan-
tity OF poultry had been recently brought To the
clty iof safe one drove Of turkeys alone, num-
D-Ting over three hundred, having crossed the
Long Bridge on Tuesday. Though the quantity
OF provisions offered in the market was small
yet the quality was excellent
A number Of dealers from distant counties OF
Maryland and Virginia arrived at the market
space yesterday morning, not knowing that the
market lad taken place the evening before. They
however, soon disposed Of their produce, and
returned 10 their homes.
YET ANOTHER PRODIGAL Musical ENTERTAIN
NENT.-We learn that another combination con-
cert IS to given in this city Friday night, De-
cernber !. On this occasion NJ lie Teresa Parodi
(who Is on her way To Cuba) will appear in con-
Junction with NieuXtemPis, the great viOlinist
Hiss Miner and Mr. PeTTing, the new English
Prlma donna and tenor, (whO were expressly ELL
gagged Tor the New York Acanemy Of Music for
English operas and oratorios, aud Sig Rocio
and Sis Pe.uSiHi
Oae event Of the monetary difficulties in the
commercial cities LAS been TO throw the most
eminent musical talent Of the day into combina-
ton sr tour southwark. TO the profit and enjoy
nent most especially Of this community
A DRAwBACK.-We understand that quite an
unfortunate accident occurred TO the steam heat
Ing arrangements at the new Hall Of the House
or Representatives on last Friday niUht n, 1Yul