The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-22


oibes Of citizens to the gaze of nexorablc public
We regard their conduct In this respect exceedingly
eprehensble ID is true that the Atlantic telegraph
cited but little apparent interest it Is that there
public demonstration, Illumination no bell
ringing, and but the firing of single cannon but is
this sufficient for adopting hasty conclusion that
there will be fitting ceremonial and general rejoicing
in honor OF the great event We hazard the prediction
that the future will record appropriate demonstration
and that our worthy city fathers will hardly refer rcsou
tions for carrying out patriotic purpose to another
special committee We feel certain that the successful
working of the cable took them quite as completely by
surprise the appearance of Mr. Field at Trinity Bay
These ndctigable public wants are not o.en caught
mapping when Their interests are Involved or the ex
penses Of the city about TO be increased one dol
lar and IL IL not magnanilnous to overlook a short
coming of SO little significance as the making pro-
vision for cable celebration We fear that the pub
lie too exactng in their demands for immediate ac
ton, and that they too ready forget their own
apathy and want Of spirit 1t reasonable to wait for
the city authorities to ia the matter and we say
with pleasure that the mayor did his part but otter
WAS found that they slow very Slow the citizens
generally should have gone to work for themselves and
rescued their regulations abroad from the charge of od
fogyism But, after all, We can't help saying that
Washington city is model that the patriotism of its
in every possible way fully represented in both branches
of the city council
But that is not all that be said about Washington
at this tune The respondent of an eastern paper
complains that the sweet music of birds not heard
here, not even of the wood peckcr!" We ackuowl-
edge that not without share of crickets and
cock reaches but who heard of the music of wood
pecker in crowded city! Surely this correspondent
must but recently have left the country to miss such fine
singing
THE LAYING OF THE WATER PirRs-Our citizens, and
the government ITSELF cannot but be grafed with the
rapid advancement of this work. which is to result in
such great benefits to the city Inc contractors deserve
great credit for the earnest purpose they manifest
plcte the work at early day possible The difficult
ties under which they labor very great, in many
places the excavations being deepened to avoid culvers
&c. Between Ninth and Tenth streets, in excavatng
under een-foot cuvert several stumps of trees full
fourteen feet below the grade of the street have been
discovered The contractors Messrs. A. A. McGaffey
Company, have eight hundred men employed and they
steadily at work night and day. and will doubtless
finish laying the pipe in the city during the present
month Col Fitch, of Philadelphia who is temporarily
acting for the contractors to be well acquainted
with his duties and animated with desire to have the
work done IN the most substantial manner. The con-
tract of Messrs. McGaey Co. extends from the District
reservoir, and half mile above Georgetown to the
Navy Yard.
In the month of August four miles of pipe have been
laid in the course of which thousand nine hundred
joints made The work in the city does not pro
gress rapidly in consequence of the obstacles in it's
way but in comparison with Georgetown where It will
require six months to complete the work. the contractors
regard it peculiarly easy of accomplishment in
the middle of the the pipe laid is the thirty-inch
Ne uhi
haf-nch pipes.
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Jurors in the above refused to sign the verdict being
of the opinion that the Great Falls Manrctr-ing Com
pay were entitled to compensation except for the
value of the land condemned One of the jurors signed
the verdict after great persuasion with the distinct
Outstanding that it should be optional with the govern
ent to accept it not and subject to the decision of
the Court whether the view of the law urged by the
counsel for the government correct not And the
rest of the jury signed the verdict upon the by othess
that tho view of the law urged by the counsel for the
government to w.t. that the compcny had not supe-
ror rights by virtue of their ownership of the Jousar
tract was incorrect and that the written opinion of
Messrs Ould and Caperton was correct, although Mr.
Oud in his arg mcnt frankly confessed that the written
opinion was incorrect And to satisfy the jury that they
were RIGHT the counsel for the presented
the Jury the authority Of Chancellor Blond and de-
cjson of the Supreme Court of the United States The
public VII see therefore, that the not yet ended
the principal point being still undecided.
INSTITUTE roR You've I.DIrs.-A school, under
the name OF the Lafayette Institute, has recently been
started by Professor Ioois the late president of Will
mngton Female College, Delaware, in the building for
merly known the DIvernois HOTEL on Pennsylvania
avenue above Seventeenth street. He has been for
tunate as to secure the assistance of Miss Halsea late
prcceptress of the same institution rid Miss Williams
late of the Genesee Seminary, New York. either of whom
this kind. As ,dence of the in which the
labors of Professor LOOMS appreciated in Whining
ton quote the following from cle in the Della
State Journal describing the anniversary of the
Wilmington Female College:
At the conclusion of the comforting of the degrees
President LOOMS who had previously res9 cd his charge,
delivered very feeling and beautiful address, replete
with sound and wholesome advice to the graduating
class He spoke of the mission they each had to perform
in Efes journey, and urged them TO pursue the Ight
path end thereby carr out the eeat design of their
Creator. o o At the conclusion of
his remarks the president sat down amidst tho most pro-
found silence, somewhat agitaed while the shade of
regret which cast itself the audience and his cola
borcrs IN the college showed how deeply they reject to
part with so valuable and much beloved an Instructor
and fellow laborer lac president followed by Pro-
fcssor Patterson behalf of the Faculty who bore cs
mony the gentlemay department of President Loon's
during his connexion with the college, and expressed the
deep regret that they felt ut his separation from them
Dr. odgson in behalf of Bishop Scott president of the
board council expressed the regret of that body Mt the
loss of so valuable officer He said the best feelings
prevsled between that body and President ooms who