Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-27
GEORGETOWN.


6xoRsxrowN, June "a, 1850.
Anxiety concerning the fate Of the appropris-
tons for the Washington Aqueduct and othse
local works and interest in the result Of the BaI
more Convention, OF rather Conventions, kept our
citizens on the qua rtpe for a week or more, and
furnished them exciting subjects for dscussion
but they are now settling down into their usual
state of quistude. It is hoped that the President
will rest satisfied with the vindication Of himself
and rebuke Of Congress contained in his protest,
and not visit his indignation upon the people Of
the District for an act which was not theirs, by
withholding or multiplying the appropriation for
the water works. This would infiict great injury
upon u.s. and II such serious calamity is threat
ened, the citizens Of our two cities ought-by
public meetings or memorials-do their best TO
avert it.
The canal wears lifeless aspect at present, and
Is neither useful nor ornamental, navigation
having been interrupted for some days by a break
near dam No. 4. We are indebted to Mr.. Soper,
the collector here, "a polite and accommodating
gentleman, whose appointment we noticed in
favorable terms some weeks since,) for his kind
ness in showing us a letter from Mr.. Stake, SUI
perntendent at the point where the break &C
Cured, dated the 10Th inst In which ii is stated
| that g boats will be detained about one week
from this date in consequence Of break at Marsh
Run Trunk, three miles below dam No.4." We
confidently expect that boats will commence to
arrive on Monday next If not earlier and it will
be quite brisk here again Ii is stated that 100
| boats at least are detained at the break The
stock of coal on hand here is rapidly decreasing
the shipments being nearly up to the average but
| no fears entertained of its being exhausted
before more arrives.
I'm regard to the break mentioned above, IL ia
currently reported here that it caused by the
ignorance neglect of one Of the newly installed
| officers Of the present board who left the gates
raised at the dam for the purpose of feeding -
the level, and went off home to sleep. The river
rising in the night, overfiowed the level and
caused the breach. IL this is so, it affords another
illustration of the evil effect Of these constant
| oh of off md 9th D.;
| works because Of their political opinions with
out regard to fitness IL II is not So 1t will afford
| us more pleasure to record the contradiction than
| Ii does to report the rumor
| Have any of your readers ever witnessed the
operation of bottling efervescent drinks on large
| scale' Those who have not, can have no concep-
ton of the dexterity attained by the operators in
| that business. We happened in at Army x Shinn,s
| establishment few days since and were aston
ished at the rapidity with which the bottles were
| filed with mineral water and corked Both these
| operations are performed at once, as it were, by
/ a most ingenious machine, otherwise the gas
| would escape This machine, with the attend
ance of skilful operator, will fill 800 bottles in
all hour, one at time being six seconds only for
each. Three boys are In attendance, who, as the
bottles are ready, seize them with peculiar pair
| of nippers made TO clasp them round the neck
| (the bottles not the boys) and at the same time
| keep the cork In its place. The expertn.ss of
| cess, as each cork has to be tied dotpn with two
pieces of Irvine, crossed on top, recurring two
| distinct wraps and ties, the cord being cut each
time, and care taken that the cork keeps its place
during these operations; and yet the time occu-
| pied with each bottle is only Is seconds on an
average. They also have some experts in this es-
tabl shment who will bottle of ale and porter-SlO
bottles in an hour, or Ia per minute. We were
Informed that the proprietors intend soon to in
| troduce to the public delightful summer drink
which they call sparkling Catawba soda water u
| and which is likely to suPplant the ordinary
"pops"
Do not forget the picnic of the Dumbarton- st
Nj. Il. Sabbath School, at Analostan Island to-
morrow. To those who attended the crowded
concerts of this school last winter il will be suf-
fcient to say that they will have an opportunity
OF hearing the music repeated in the open air; 10
those who did not, we have TO saw that the noted
singing of these children is well worth the price
charged for ticket even If there was no other
attraction. See advertisement in another column.