The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-30

like that at the Battery and at the foot of Christie
pher street New York is entirely destitute OF conve
ncnccs for keeping its vast population In decent state
OF cleanliness The houses provided with bathing
generally of superior class, and comparatively few
In number We almost ashamed to write the words,
but there doubtless thousands of persons in this city
who go from year year without thorough ablution
Of their persons There hundreds Of Others daily
encountered in omnbuses and places OF public resort
who furnish to the public gratuitous but unnistakabe
advertisement of the neglect And when we rec
0lect that the pores Of healthy carry off some two
pounds of waste matter daily in the form of insensbe
paton the consequences Of such squalor do not need
be enforced by the certificates Of physicians the bills
of mortality Nor the moral consequences of this
neglect Of the decent rites Of cleanliness less deploabe
The apostrophe, Thou hast noble guest, Body J!
be properly addressed TO whose soul Is en-
cased in an unwashed epdsrmis. "
There scarcity of water for have both branches
Of the Potomac to depend upon and the aqueduct will
soon carry an abundance Of it TO every part of the city
We hope some action will be taken by the corporation TO
secure free baths at some point the river.
HAcKAES We have several times alluded to the adj
mabe system adopted by the New York hackmen since
the recent regulation of the mayor and we hope ere
long chronicle quite credtable reform in this city
We feel satisfied that the present law will be strn
gently executed and the hackmcn would themselves
considerable trouble, they would at once take the mat
ter in their hands. An association might be very
desired In New York. at recent meeting, the ussocia
ton petoncd the board Of aldermen to permit the Ii
censed hackmen to wear badge to distinguish them
from the others This would give them little advan
tage the Others for it is well known that travellers
prefer to employ such rs licensed. In more ways
than one our hackmen would find their interests promo
ted by pursuing this course
SERIOUS ACCIDENT serious, II not fatal accident
affav bafvv ANA tuvo
o'clock at the dome of the Capitol, A German by the
Of John Bolts, newspaper agent and carrier,
while ascending ladder upon the DOME with bundle
Of newspapers under ARM missed his footing and fell
distance of about twenty-five feet striking upon his
side and brusing his head very severely He taken
up sensele and rcstoatiyes applied when he
conveyed to j. Gehrhardts, Maryland avenue where
medical assistance obtained. It Is believed that
the skull not fractured, and that bones were
broken but the unfortunate sustained serious in
tcrna INJURIES and his recovery considered doubtful
TIE SrKUDKS FEsTvAL--We have received the letter
addressed by Mr.. Joseph Kan to the president of the
central committee of the Stcuben Monument Festival
Mr. Kian was invited to deliver address, but pre-
crred this mode of communicating his hearty approba
ton and cooperation with his German fellow-citizcns
He has given an admirable sketch of the life of the in
dustrous patriot also touching upon German emigration
biography which published with the report Of the fes
tva think its publication at this time would be too
much like a reproduction
INSTRUMENTATION or THE DISTRICT voLrSrKsns our
advertising columns will be found the order ~ Col Hickey
for two meetings of the officers of the District regiment
to make arrangements for visit to tho President his
return from Bedford Springs 1t will DO that Col
Hickey intends to leave stone unturned to bring the
Az.
We hope he may be entirely successful though we feel
satisfied that many obstacles will have to be
before an object SO desirable be accomplished But
Col Hickey has adopted his motto, "NI dcerdndan
The EQUESTRIAN STATUE WAshISorox is now nearly
completed and its distinguished artist Clark Mills an
nounces that il will be inaugurated the ed Of Feb
rary next There has been diversity Of opinion
as to where will be the best location this statue tho
enclosed space front of the Centre Market has been
suggested but the objection made that that location is
too low to show the statue to advantage It will doubt
he placed either in the circle at the west end front
of the Presidential Mansion, where stands the
weather worn statue Of Jefferson.
Tx AouKpucr 1t is expected that the receiving res
ervor will be finished next month, and that water will
be introduced into this city before the meeting of Con-
grcss The pipes for its transmission through Pennsyl
laid and it is matter of general regret that citizens
will not be able share in the blessings of unaing
supply Of pure water for whole year to come 1t
Suits however, entirely from their neglect to for
the water at the recent municipal election.
WARN--After a few days of moderately weather,
old Sol returned the CHARGE and yesterday
opprcssively hot day in this city In several places tho
thermometer stood Mt 80 in the shade and, natural
consequence the dusty streets almost deserted and
soda water in great demand During the middle Of
the day of the wortmen the public works who
were in exposed situations compelled to suspend
their labors. We the caution to beware Of drink
ing too freely of ice water while ver-heated
THAT AQUARIUM In front Of Lloyds Restaurant at the
corner Of and It'll streets is almost constantly
rounded by crowd Of admiring spectators. Although
it does not contain such variety OF animals the aqua
RUINS at the Smithsonian Institution, yet the specimens
much larger and such calculated to please the
most fastidious taste.
PArxsr.Among the patents issued for the week cnd-
ing July 81 arc to George S. Bishop, OF Washington
d. c., for improvement in coupling for railroad cars:
to Louis Braner of this city, for improved omnibus
register and to Eyson VERIFY Of this city, for an
improved batter machine.
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