Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-28

| thence to the cellar, We were shown the steam
| the stone and building materials is performed.
This also pumps water into a reservoir at the top
| Of the building, whence II Is conveyed in pipes
imbeddsd In the walls to all parts Of the build
| ing. The steam Is also to be used for heating
| the building by forcing heated air through rec
! tangular tubes, which are laid In the walls and
floor in each room and entirely concealed from
| view.
Coming again into the basement our attention
was attracted to the mantles and washstands,
| winch are manufactured by Mr.. Parry, of varie-
| Sa,rd marble from the quarry Of Mr.. Dougherty,
| In Tennessee. We understand that Major Bow
| man has made arrangements for purchasing this
| marble direct from the quarry. and whatever
mantles are needed in the building hereafter will
| be manufactured under the immediate superin
| tendence of the department.
There are various other matters we might al
| Jude to now, but as the edifce is yet unfinished
| IL will be necessary to refer 10 II again and we
can then introduce the topics now defer
| Great credit is due Major Bowman and his
| subordinates for the skill and energy they have
displayed in the prosecution of this work the
plans for which were only agreed upon about
four years ago. Neither does the structure show
| what has been done by any means for the mate
| rial is nearly all prepared by calculation and
| measurement at its native Quarries and brought
hither ready to be laid In its place on the wall
therefore, 10 arrive at correct idea of the true
progress OF the work would be almost i'm possible
with any one not fully versed in all the cacula-
tions and acquainted with the condition attained
In the execution of every individual order.
| THK WATER WoRKs-The enterprise which
| has from its inception down to the present time
| characterized the conduct of the Potomac Water
| Works, under the supervision OF the Chief En-
| giReer, Captain Meigs, and his assistants, has
become a subject Of congratulation among all no
| are interested in the speedy distribution of the
long looked for blessing-unfaiIng fountains Of
pure water at the doors and in the houses Of the
citizens of the Federal Metropolis
The work has progressed so far that the expec-
tation is current that the middle of next Deem
Der will see the water let into the mains leading
| from the reservoir above Georgetown th rouy the
several avenues to the Government buildings, the
| Treasury, State, Navy, War, and other Depart
ments, the Presidential Mansion he Capitol Navy
| Yard, and Arsenal. AT what time thereafter the
| great mains will be tapped for the benefit Of the
citizens at large. will depend Of course, upon the
| energy ofthe City Councils in making the reQui-
site arrangements for the necessary pipes, and the
expense Of their adjustment. TIL. sooner this is
done the better. In the large northern cities the
| benefits derived from a perpetual flow of water
| through their streets in supplying not only all
domestic uses, but made useful for the purposes
OF supply ing the motive power for countless small
| manufactures, such cabinet manufactures
| mtchne shops, turning lathes, printing presses
| and various other purposes, are almost incalcua-
| bic, rs the growth increase of population, and
| fourishino condi in thousand respects daily
and hourly indicate to the observing mind.
Such results are certain for Washing ton city the
moment the Aqueduct goes in full operation
| here.
| The mains for supplying the above named de-
partments are now being laid down in several of
the avenues The pipe leading to the Arsenal
has already been laid from the Penitentiary up
| Four-and-s-half street, far Virginia avenue
and also, a large portion Of the one leading to
| the Navy Yard, which has prog ressed from First
street, at the foot OF Capitol Hill, up the north
side Of the Capitol grounds, far Duff Green's
row on Capitol Hill. Yesterday the ground was
broken by the laborers from First street a good
portion Of the way to Sixth street the hands be-
ing divided as far could Judge from a cur
| sorry glance into three gangs-the first going be-
fore to remove the paving stones, the second per-
forming the excavation, and the third laying the
pipe, filling in the earth and resettiny the pave
| ment. The boss OF the operations informs us
| that the mains will be laid along the avenue from
First to Fifteenth street in the course Of the next
ten days, should the weather be favorable In the
| interim.
| We understand that the work Of LAYING the
Government mains throug bout the city has been
| let by contract TO Mr.. A. a. McGaffy, of New
York, who is assisted by Mr.. T. A. Davis an ex-
perieIced workman. In the course Of the next
twelve months the benefits OF the Aaueduct water
should be enjoyed BY moiety at least of the pop
ulatIon Of Washington city and il will not re-
quire more than an ordinary amount of enterprise
| on the part OF the City Fathers to accomplish
| this end
| The SUNDAY LAw.-The police officers having
been ordered to enforce aH the laws of the Cor
poratiOn several cases have been tried by the
| magistrates under the act of November Is IS57
| The decision of the Circuit Court in the appeal
| case of Humphreys & Juenemann who were
| fined under the old law, made that law of no
effect. In order to meet the necessity consequent
| upon that decision the present law was drawn up
| by j. II. Goddard. Esq then an Alderman OF
| the Fourth Ward and chairman of the police
| committee IL is very explicit, requiring all
| tavern, ofdlnaTies, stores. shops, distiIlerirs
| breweries, - or other place trhaisoerer,, where
s'sPirituous liquors, cordials, strong beer ale,
lager beer, porter or cider, or any intOxica
| drinks of any sort or nature are manufactured
| OF kept for SALE to close OIL Sundays No person
| shall barter, sell, furnish serve ont or permit
| any such liquors to be battered, sold &c on his
| or her premises on any sunday. The penalty for
the first offence is fine of SIS and for the second
| so and forfeiture Of the license. There is pro-
| viso which permits keepers Of licensed taverns
and ordinaries to furnish to their boarders or to
| travellers any drinks they may want The new
| law will have 10 stand the lest of the Circuit
Court, as Messrs. Humphreys & Juenemann now
nave TWO appeals on cases under this law.
| The NATIONAL GALLERY.-We noticed. some
| weeks since, the removal Of the collections from
| the National Gallery at the Patent Office to the
| Smithsonian Institution.
| walk to the Smithsonian Institution yester.
| day afforded US an opportuny of seeing the ar
| raD9ement of the cases for the receD;ion Of Gu
| riOsities and specimens of the various EXPLORING
| expeditions, the Washington Museum &c The
| gentlemen employed in this particular work
| (among them J. Warden, Esq, who has been so
| long engaged in this particular business) are en-
| gagged in selecting the choicest specimens and so
arranging them in the cases that each article will
be open to inspection. In the Patent Office the
height OF the cases from the floor prevented
close examination Of the articles in the upper
| parts OF each case. Here the cases arranged
in the Museum hall, and gallery constructed,
SO that after examining the lower articles the
visitor may ascend 10 the gallery and inspect spe
cimens in the upper cases.
| IL will be some weeks before The curiosit,ex
are properly arranged, but when TIE work is
completed, the Museum of the Smithsonian will
De more attractive than the National Gallery
4 al % n 10, tinns
placed in better position than in the Smithso-
man Institution, and under the supervision of
Prof. Henry.
BEGGARs-We commend the subjoned arti.
Gle, which We clip from New York paper to
tue special attention OF all those who are in the
habit OF giving aims TO the hordes of wandering
h="dicant$ who !nie>t all parts of the city at all
hours of the day, and some of whom, whose i'm
Fortunate appeals cannot be silenced except
4 thTOu9 IA of Ia. A. nusa mr. home.