The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-23
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CITY INTELLIGENC
THH AIxxAsDRIA CANAL coArAxy held meeting ON
Tuesday the council chamber in Alexandria Benjamin
Barton ESQ., in the chair The president of the COM
pany submitted report enclosing u statement OF the
engineer 10 the condition Of the Potomac aquednct
The engineer thinks that with small sum judiciously
expended the bed of the aqueduet may be maintained
in working order for Eve years
A. Smith, State proxy offered the following resolu-
ton, which adopted
Resolved That the stockholders feel great pleasure in
the assurances contained in the reports OF the board and
the engineer OF the safe and substantial condition of the
aqueduct over the river at Georgetown for number of
years to come and hereby declare it be their settled
policy TO maintain that structure in substantial form
and instruct the directory to take the efficient and
timely measures in their power every coming necessity
however distant aud particularly the renewal OF the
aquednet when it shall be needed M M
After the transaction of some other business the meet
ing adjourned
lHE WATER PIPES have now been laid throughout the
whole of Pennsylvania avenue and the trenches have
been e6led and the pavement put down to eonsdera
bic extent The most difficult place was at the crossing
OF the ber I'd street west where the pipes have
been conducted over the top of the culvcr in curve
the masonry having first been excavated the sides as
much necessary. The traces of this work will re-
greatly disgured in the operation We have even heard
of most prominent citizens remark that every
two three months it is cut up for purpose
other They have doubt but il Is done the prog
Of Washington but yet it is very dstaseful to the
eyes of the visitor and very noonvenient to the residents
For weeks past there has been great trench through
the 1t seemed to il they were about to
lay subteranean telegraph between the White House
and the Capitol. We hope the work will shortly DO
pleed and that the will again its pristine
condition, wherea all citizens will greatly rejoice.
WASHINGTON THEATRE Reader, have you seen the per-
ormances of Mr.. and Mrs. Florence If you have not
be and improve the present opportunity for their
engagement closes Saturday night. Mr. f. last night
Paddy o Rafferty,, kept the house in continual
look at his irthful face and listen his rich
jokes without yielding to the irresistible contagon And
Mrs Florence, by her Proean transformations and the
wonderful versatility with which she adpts herself
each character, is winning laurels Tonight the
farce by the celebrated .'Doesticks " How to get
out of p is announced and Mrs G. w. Tayleure,
sprghtly coincidence, viii appear for the first time be-
fore Washington audience OF course, there viii be
crowded house.
The vmaMA SKREsApERs commenced their series of
entertainments last night at Odd Fellows Hall This
company comprises of the best talent in the
try in the Ethiopian concert line, among them being
John w. lands and Paul Berger who strangers
to Washington audience Myers, the violinist, is
artist of abilities If you wish to drive away
dull care to pass hour two pleasantly pay this
company Of star performers visit Wherever they
travelled the newspapers have been enthusiastic in their
praise and they will doubt have crowded houses du
ring their briefstay among
Dusr.--Yesterday was a most uncomfortable day for
promenaders account of the binding and suocatng
clouds of dust with which the atmosphere continual
ly filed. There two questions in connection with
this subject that have been satisfactorily
ed where does all the dust from and where does
it all go tot We presume from present appearances
portion of it finds its way to the bottom of the canal
The wind is great leveler and like another leveler it is
constantly bringing "dust to dust
Masonic yrsIrAross. The following visitatons will
be made to the various lodges Of Masons in the District
by the Grand Lodge Of the District of Columbia within
the current and coming month To New Jerusalem Lodge
No g. Sept %; National, No. IL, Sept 80; Lebanon,
No 7, Oct. l; Washington Naval, No. A, Oct 2; b. B.
French, No. Is, Oct A; st. Johns, No. ii, Oct 5
Dawson, No. It, Oct. H. Hiram, No 10, Oct Is; Fede-
raj No l, Oct 10, and to Washington Centennial, No.
IA, Oct 81. @
l. 0. o. F.--The M. w Grand Patriarch of the Grand
Encampmen of the District of Columbia has notified the
subordnates that the visations of the grand body viii
take place follows: To Columbia Encampmcnt No.
L. the second Wednesday in October Magenenu No.
4, the fourth Friday in October Ridgely No 6, on
the fourth Wednesday in October Mount Nebo No g.,
on the first Wednesday in October.
DANGEROUS CouNrERFEIrs. Within few days num-
Der of counterets have been placed in circulation of
character likely to deceive great many persons OF