Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-11-07

wAsn1naroN NEWS AM eess1r.
Tux Porexxc.--Aeceeding tsetks sepsst Il
Engineer Rives, a extract from which we took
recession TO publish fsw days since, channel
an be dredasd along the Wsshin2ton shore OF
he Potomac, from TIA Vicinity Of the western
wharvee 10 deep water below the Arsenal, having |
! visth Of one hundred feet and depth Of twelve |
feet for the sum Of Gal ,656. ThIe = somewhat |
more than double the amount propoped 70 " ex-
pended upon the GeorgetownoI vilHtnia channel; |
but the Improvement, II IIEde, would prove
doubly beneficial to our city, inosmuch . is |
would alike accommodate the eus1en and wuotssn
sections Of Il, aaording - each an ample avail
able water front for business purposes and equally
70 TO Georgetown.
II thea oae half Of the water Of the river be
made 10 pass through this channel, - may be
done without excessive delay, Ii depth would Be
speedily iherssed y twenty feet or more, and the
force Of the current would keep II constantly free
nom al Other distractions, allowing vessels Of
large siss q al um@ without intesruption to AZ
cend - high q the western wharves. And this
TOO, can Be done without injury 70 the other chan
mel 70 which oar gesd Georgetewn friends are %
partial. That also may Be Improved in The same
manner and 70 the same extent, fos the supply Of
them, instead Of being permitted 70 spread a. at
present ever . width of . mile. This 10 not mere
theory, but The dslibesste opinion Of an engineer
employed by the Government to investigate the
subject, pronounced after the most elaborate sur
veys had been made, and for the correctness Of
which The professional reputation o. that engineer
il pledged. S2
suppose we now enjoyed ths benefit Of even ere
such channel and that the obstructions were re-
moved % a. to allow boats from the canal b pas
down into the river ct The junction az the two Cities
how different ~ould things - fFom what they
really are. The proprietors Of the Mount Vernon,
Notwithstanding the difficulties Of navigation at
present, nnd sufacient inducement 10 extend their
trips to the western whasves. lfthese and the OBJ
sructions at Georgetown were removed, business
would be increased many fold, and instead Of one
or two small steamers rom New York, Others
also, and that too, Of larger class, would be re-
quifed Tor Its accommodates. 7sxaa
this be 20, why should there be any unwilling
ness TO appropriate the requisite means to secure
results Of 20 much value to our entire city, and
above all why should the miserable plea be urged
70 defeat the measure, that orr neighbour win be
benefited by iti True, they will, with ~, reap
the fruits Of this great improvement; but, acting
In the same liberal spirit with ourselves they will
oOuoste1D kcucIOusAy Icepou0 " Ouf dCuou, dnO
thus manifest their appreciation Of it. Indeed, a
due regard totheif own interests win lead them tc
do this; a. the same measures are necessary fol
their own prosperity for Let the appeopfi.
alton, then, now pending, be at once made, and
another for the other objects above alluded TO.
ARxr lHrx1lIoxScR-On Thursday, a board
Of ofncers, composed Of those whose names are
mentioned below, viii assemble at the War De-
| pastment with view to examine and report upon
q manual Of forms for parades, reviews, inspec-
tions, &C., prepared by Brevet Brigadier General
8. Churchill, Inspector General United States
Army. The following 10 . list Of the officers
Brsvet Colonel C. A. Waite, nth infantry; Brevel
Colonel r. E. Lee, second cavalry; Brsvet Major
L. Smith. eighth infantry; Brevet Major W. A.
Nichols, Assistant Adjutant General; Brevet Major
H. J. Hunt, second artillery. HH
Sergeant Anthony Bracklin, Of company ., frs,
artillery. has, for peculiar reasons and at his own
request, been discharged from the Army.
LAND sulvKYs-MIl1Any RxsxnvArrox.-Di.
agrams Of the surveys Of the exterior boundaries
Of townships S, 8, 2, and north, Of ranges IA, Is
and 10 west Of the 9Th Nebfaska Territory princi.
pal meridian; also, diagrams Of the exterio,
boundaries Of townships and north, Of ranges
9, ., and west, and townships north, Of range
=" - " JIG s1sAsC uArfio3on ukSWiDc QldRrdm1
Of the exterior boundaries Of townships and 1C
north, Of ranges and 10 west, and township {
north, Of range IL west, Of the same meridian
have been received at the Gepesal Land Once.
This once has also received the diagram Of ths
Fort Ksarney military reservation In Nebsaaku
Territory. 'eats
MnHrsofA LAID SuRvRYs.-Plats Of townships
~ north Of range Is, 13e north Of range q, and
uovfh ~ -
meEidian Of Minnesota, surveyed by John T
Barnes, Deputy Surveyor, have been received .,
the General Land Once Hv
DBrAcHKD.-Fint Assistant A. Henderson has
been detached from the once Of the Engineer-in
chief, and ordered to the steam sloop Of war Iro
quois. =
ArrorSrxD.-The President has appointed John
+. Russell, Of Virginia, to be Indian Agent In
New Mexico, vice 8. NJ. Yost, resigned.
TIE WxArHR.-rhe following report Of ths
weather for this moening II made ftom the Morse
Telegraph line 70 the Smithsenian Iustitution
The time Of observation n about 2 O'Clock.