The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-04

AGRICULTURAL MEETING

Major Ben Perley Poore, OF Massachusetts ,hOsen
secretary.
The secretary read the roll OF OF those invited
aud the following gentlemen responded, viz
Maine, DR. Ezekal Holmes Massachusetts Hon
Marshall p. Wilder, Dr. Charles T. jackson, and Ben
Perley Poore New Hampshire Levi Bartlett, esq Yer,
mont, Frederick Hobrook, esq; New York William
Lawton, esq., Col c. @. Morrell and Rev. A. Brown
Penisyvana James Gowan, esq., Hon. j. c. q. Kenne-
dy, Hon. John h. Ewing and w r. Shattuck esq
Delaware, ok Governor George Ill Ross; Maryland, Glenn
ent Hil joel Blew, and Charles b. Calvert esqs. Dis
triot OF Columbia, w w. Corcoran, Jonathan Seayer
and c. Lewis, esqs,, DR.. Charles q. Page, Joshua
Pierce, Il. Harte, and Il. Kingman esqs Virginia, Col
Milton Garnett Lewis Bayley South Carolina, james G,
Holmes, Hon. j. III. Hammond Indian Territory, Col
p. p. Pitchlyn Texas, w, Il. MecSlin Indiana Hon.
ID. Z. Holloway Hon H. Cane; illinois, Dr. John A.
Kennicut DIR. l.. s. Pennington; Michigan, Hon II. L.
Stevens; Minnesota, Dr.. I. T. Mann, Hon W W.
Phelps, g. J. Noah Ohio f. G. Carey, esq. Wiscon.
sin Gustavns De Neyen California, A. w. Mckee;
Nevada, Colonel james NJ Crane !; Oregon Hon Delazon
Smith New Mexico, Hon. Manuel A. II. otero
The secretary read list of inerro atories submitted
by Hon ID Jay Browne Of the agricultural division of
the Patent Office.
After some discussion, the meeting decided that it
should hereafter be called 1he Advisory Board Agr
culture of the Patent Office
The following subdivisions adopted the delegates
from each of which to constitute subcommittee TO con
slider and report upon the heterogeneous submitted to
the board, viz
LIST The New England States, New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania.
I'd Delaware Maryland, District of Columbia, Viz
gnia, North Carolina, South Carolina aud Georgia
3D. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana Texas
Indian Territory, Arkansas Missouri, Kentucky and
Tennessee.
4th Ohio Indiana, illinois, Michigan. Wisconsin
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Kansas.
5th New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California Ore
gon, and Washington.
The following rules adopted, viz
Hour of daily meeting for business only in full board
to be 10, u
Discussions to be had only at evening sessions
subcommittee to meet daily upon adjournment of
general session of the board
The following gentlemen were appointed as a business
committee Hon. ID. Jay Browne of Patent Office, lee
ofeio } r. G. Cary, OF Ohio DIR. John A. Kennicutt of
Illinois James G. Holmes, of South Carolina Freder-
icl Hobrook OF Vermont; and Hon. Delazon Smith, of
Oregon.
Adjourned to meet this morning at 10 o'clock
CRY CouNcILs Board Of Aidsrnaeu. "A communca-
ton received from the Mayor nominating Benjamin
Bean inspector and Of lumber, and the nomi
ration confirmed.
Alo accumulation announcing that the certificates of
ndcte ness issued under the act Of September g. 1885,
and still unpaid amounted to SAB 400 which ordered
to be printed.
bill from tho lower board IS to pay " the deficiency in
the appropriations grading Sixth street west from the
NJ street south, along Water street to the
south side of street SOUTH taken up and passed
Mr.. BRows introduced bill for the relief off. w.
Martin which passed
Mr. A. W. MILLER offered resolution calling upon
the Mayor state the amount of the floating unfunded
debt of the city the lst day of july 1858 which,
after some discussion, passed
And the board then adjourned
Board Of C5p,moa Council "A bill for the relief Of the
Columbie Fire Company was taken up and passed
Mr. LLOYD introduced a bill making appropriation
the support of the two night schools established
I me since which passed
A bill from the Board Of Aldermen for the relief of
Mary G.. Adams taken up and passed.
bill from the board for the relief Of Mrs Mary
Childs the matron Of the Washington Asylum was like
wise passed.
And there being no further business - Board adj
journed
We the following letter addressed to the Mayor
WASHINGTON, Jan. s, 1859.
DEAR SIR The water was let into the mains to
day at TO- a. M aud when opened the valve, after
hard nights work, had the satisfaction of sending to
Georgetown and Washington supply OF water larger
than they are likely provide the pipes to distribute be-
fore the nqueduct be completed to tho Great Falls
One bridge and two tunnels remain to be completed,
and some little work upon this end of the dam at the
falls in order to enable US to bring in tho larger supply
If the Great Falls.
hope this winter get under ground the greater part
the 30nch mains and by next July August to have
the winter from the falls here.
had promised to introduce the water from the receiv
ing rosery Dir in December turned it into the aque-
duct on the LIST January and into the pipes tue Sd
thus not exceeding the three days grace usually al
lowed
Congratulating you upon this introduction of water in
to the city am very truly and respectfully your ODE
NJ c. MEIGs,
Captain of Engineers.
Chief Engineer Of the Washington Aqueduct
Hon ] g. BEaREr, Mayor of Washington
p S-A fountain will play at 10, A. M, tomorrow, in
the Capitol grounds when hope you will pay your re-
spect to the aqueduct.
TIM NEW SENATE CHAMBER The Senate will meet tc-
day as usual in the old Senate chamber After prayer
by the chaplain and the reading Of the journal the
mittec of arrangements will make their report If
adopted as undoubtedly will be- address VIII be de-
lvered by the Vice President the conclusion of which
the Senate will move in the usual order Of procession to
the new chamber The senators and officers having there
taken the seats assigned to them prayer will be offered
by the chaplain and the regular order Of business will be
taken up
The galleries the right Of the chair assigned to
ladies and gentlemen accompanying those on the
left Of the chair gentlemen alone The Reporters gal
lery immediately in the Of TIE Presidents chair
We are pleased learn that the Senators have had
their mahogany desks removed TO the new chamber,
which is less gaudy in appearance than is the new
House
LECTURE THIS EvESINot will be seem by reference to
our Advertising columns that Miss f. Baker Roxbury
AZ: nj Tho Smith