Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-16

| made up procession which brought out all the
echoes OF the rocky streets of Georgetown, and all
ner Inhabitants at the street corners, who eyed us
| lnquistively, as If unaware that We Corporation
Soeth on a bender. Much wonderment was pic
tured too, on the expressive faces of the inmates
| OF the slab shanties on the line Of the aquednct
which wonderment grew to admiration 1.-THE
party having alighted) fat Aldermen and lean
| Councilmen scrambled up the heights in generous
emulation, performing witching feats of pedes-
trianism, and arrived at the top sweating and
blown, but in wonderful spirits. Here the intel
| Hgent explanations of Capt Meigs and assista Mt
engineers Morton and Talcott enabled everybody
| to get clear idea of the wonderful extent and
completeness of this great work, the WASHINGTON
Aqueduct and at this point more peciallv an in
sig ht1hto the workings of the temporary system of
water works which furnishes the present supplv
The water used in this city at present i. tbat If
IoWderhorn branch, stream that formerly emp
tied itself into the Potomac some four miles ,ho
asnlngton; at the Little Falls - That water is
no" retained In the receiving reservoir of the
washington Aqueduct The surface of that res
erVolr Hes at the height of AS feet above tide
Waer (or al about the level of the cornice of the
wings Oh the Capitol,) [about 90 feet above the
basement Of the Patent Office and post once Inn
itet above that Of the Treasury building. 90 feet
ABOVE that Of the War and Navy Departments and
NE LfeSl1enps Mansion, 81 feet above that of the
Marine Barracks, and over 100 feet above the
h1rth 'front.' OF the navyYard From the receiving
reservoir the water flows in seven foot conduit
va e"te-chamber Of the las yet untinished) dis
tibutnS reservoir, where it enters the twelve
lch main pipe, which runs thence to the navy
yard in Washingt ton, throwing off branches To
s sh the public buildings The completion of
the thlrty-lnch main, from the distributing rcser
Noir 10 the capitol, Will insure a full head Of
water along the whole line. The receiving reser-
voir mas been filled with water, and has supplied
tue city since the Sd January last During the
dry SEASON, the water sunk in this reservoir about
two feet below the over fall; but the fall rains
htled 1t up before any deficiency of water was felt
IN the city. very small portion Of the CITY of
Washington is as yet supplied with distributing
pipes; SO That the consumption was small, com
pared with what it will be next wear The rate
houses, pl6e-vaults and other masonry structures
ABOUT the distributing reservoir, i'm all unfin-
ished condition, and will require for their cor:-
Pleton the sum of S22 900 The reservoir is
hardly commenced Its completion is very de-
rab!e, as without it the water for the sup6lv of
the ty, being all drawn through the receiving
reservoir is liable, after every rain storm, to be
muddy and discolored.
FROM this point the party proceeded to the
Cabin john division of the Auueduct and spent
sJine time in examining the superb span of this
bridge, which was pronounced by competent
Judges to be one of tue engineering wonders of the
the world. This bridge, when completed will
contain II COO yards of masonry
Az luis place most of the party embarked on the
TWO canal steamers provided, and after delight
ful trip reached the Great Falls where with ,Sre
teS sharpened 10y fresh air ard e.ercis, the Dis
cussion OF anample and excellent collation. was
entered upon, very much in earnest. Sufficient
pause was made at the Falls to afford an opportu-
nifty TO inspect the interesting AQueduct Wor ks at
| this point especially the cavernous tunnels the
conduit head and the gate house. This gate
house contains gates to regulate the flow of water
Aqueduct from injury
slab of stone III the gate-house bears this in
scription
Washington Aqueduct.
Projected by Capt. Montgomery c. Meips l.. 8
corps o. Engineers. Chief Engineer.
Begun oth Nov. y. ID. 1853, by Franklin Pierce,
PRESIDENT Of the United States
rms stone Is erected in this unfinished gate house
at the Great Falls Of tho Potomac jne 10
~. ~. 1915; James Buchanan Icing Presi-
dent OF the United States, by Capt NJ
u Mei9s, Chief Engineer of the
Washington AQueduct
The return trip vastly pleasant BEING made
as far as the Little Falls by the steamers and from
thence to the city in omnibuses. Among the y;
ilclpahts In the enjoymcnts of this varied and il
terestlng trip were Secretaries Cass and Thomr-
sni Mr.. Ledyard, of Michigan, son-n law of GEN.
Cas-; Senators Brown Bingham and Hamlin, of the
Senate Committee, ION the d. y Hon M, ~,
r and others. of the House Committee: Commit.
s'oner Blake, Mayor Berret, most of the members
| OF the two Council Boards, and quite Shrink
ing OF the editorial fraternity, and of prominent
| citizens Of Washington.
We regret that limited space today compels us
to make but sparse of notes Of TINS inter
esting trip.
FAREWELL MEETING AND PREsENrATIoN-Ata
IN ..tIng of the Catholic Beneficial Total Absti
hence Association Of the District If lambia held
on Sunday evening, the Rev. Father O'Toole bid
an afectiOnate farewell to each one of the associa
ton, going round the hall and yras NO each bvtbe
hand The spectacle was exceedingly affecting
and the spectator could not fail to be struck with
the sincerity Of feeling manifested on the occa-
sion.
Previously to the leave-taking Mr. George Saw
age in the name of the association presented in
suitable manner purse of $50 to their retiring
p'tslcenf, wh CT was acknowledged by the recipi-
ent in becoming terms.
After this ceremony, the president announced
that he had but one more official act to perform
and that was to present to their worthy secretary
j Kane, Esq the testimonial which had bee n
awarded to him some time previous. After ex-
pitlatln9 on the services and good examine Of
their secretary since the organization of the soci.
ty he handed him, in the name of tue association
splendid gold watch, with an inscription ex-
pressing the object of the present which had been
ordered expressly for the occasion On receiving
TINS magnificent present. Mr.. Kane acknowledged
the compliment in a speech full CT sincerity
truth, and honest eloquence. He briefly traced
the history of the association from its small be-
ginl!"L with twelve members until it now had
| enrolled on IFS b' oa fully one Thousand names
All this good wCrx' said the spe, ker. all these
countless heavenly blessings, have come upon us
through the instrumentalty of our beloved presi-
dent, whose loss is lamened by all classes of our
community, from the President of the United
States down to the humbest votary of temperance
In this hall tit is not my province to scrutinze
the motives or reasons of his removal; We can only
shed the tear while we humbly submit"
The attendance was unusually large.
A SHOOTING AFFAIR. which threatened serious
consequences 10 the victim, and was deemed suf-
fclent to justify legal inquiry into the facts,
occurred on Friday night on Capitol Hill Ii
appears that Mr.. ]. Gould was handling a pistol
loaded with shot, in room N the presence Of his
wife, and while SO doing it exploded and the
contents Were lodged in various parts of her head
l'r Mccoy was soon on the spot, and ascertained
that she was but slightly injured Mr. Gould
was arrested by the police, who considered that
the circumstances justified them in so doing; and
Mr.. Gould was held TO bail for hearing on w ed
nesday next before Justice Dom.
NEW HoTEL.-Our well known fellow-citi-
zen, Mr.. Patrick McNickle, who has for so MANY
years been connected with the National Hotel,
to-day opens the Exchange Hotel, on street, in
the rear Of the National. The house has been rem
ovated rearranged and admirably furnished from
top to bottom. The landlord enjoys enviable
fiHe with cid visitors to Washington all of whom
know well that no other is better suited in any
respect for his business. Our friend Men NAV
doubtless anticipate successful career, indeed
in his new house
WATCH RETURNS -Sunday-Theresa Guigo1
drunkenness; workhouse gu days VIM Jarbo..
and Elizabeth Biggs, disorderfy; held for trial.
James Brady, do; workhouse go days Eight
lcdgers Were accommodated.
Monday-George Freeman, BENJAMIN Frailev