Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-23
LOCAL I Z Z ID s.

| LUMBlA.-Ihe following are the principal
heads of appropriation relative to the Dis
trict of Columbia made at the present SEES
sion of Congress, and they will be found to
comprise nearly every object for which APP
preparations are requisite and habitually
made. The amounts also are sufficiently
liberal to effect the objects for which the res
pective appropriations are designed.-Nat.
| Int.
For the extension of the Treasury build
ing, S550,0O0.
| For payment for labor and materials fur
nished to the Capitol extension. S2O4,S22.
| For the prosecution Of the work on the
| Capitol extension till the 3Oth of June, 1861,
| the sum Of $500 900.
For the completion Of the Washington
| Aqueduct according to the plan and estimates
of Capt. Mclgs, and to he expended under
| his direction, the sum Of 100000.
For repairs, fuel, lighting, &C., of the Cap
itol and Presidents House, and for keeping
the public grounds i'll order together with
| lighting around the Executive Offices, Bridge
and High streets, in Georgetown, tour-and-
a-haIi, Seventh, and Twelfth streets, across
the Mall, in Washington; ia all, s39,64o.
| The act of incorporation Of the NV ashlngton
! Gas Light Company Is SO amended as to
! prohibit that company from charging, alter
the 2lst of next December. more than thirty
| five cents per hundred feet oi gas.
| For ordinary repairs of all the bridges,
and for rebuilding the broken span Of the
Long Bridge" S9,24S.
| For repairs tcpennsrlyanin avenue, So
600; and for putting B street south (in the
rear Of the Smithsonian lOt) i'll order, from
| Seventh to Fourteenth street, setting curb,
&c, - $50.
For enclosing the circle around the eques-
TRAN statue Of Washington, in the FIRST
! Ward. with wrought IRON railing, s9,Ola.
For public reservation No. >: Lafayette
square: taking care OF the grounds south OF
! the Presidents House; cleaning sewer traps
| on Pennsylvania avenue; repairing fence
around Smithsonian lot: for laying curb,
paving footwaIk and gutter on the south side
of Missouri avenue, irom Third 10 Sixth
street west &c, the total sum OF So, 100.
For the support, clothing, and medical
treatment of the insane Of the District Of CO.
lumbia, and of the army and navy at the
Insane ASYLUM, $4,000. For completing
the building, furnishing portion OF 1t, cost
of books and Incidental expenses, extending
heating apparatus and erecting additional
| lodge, the sam OF - ,9oI
For salaries and incidental expenses OF
the Institution for tho Deaf, Dumb, and
Blind in the District OF Columbia, $1,000.
| For the extension of the General Post Vi
fee. 500 900.
For the keeping up the Botanic Garden
and payment Of wages, SS,42l.
For converting the old Senate chamber
into a courtroom, the old courtroom INTO !;
law library, and for fitting up the adjacent
rooms for the use OF the Supreme Court.
SO coo. to be expended under the direction
Of the Commissioner OF Public Buildings.
Also, for fitting room in the centre Capitol
building for the Use Of the Court Of Claims,
81. 900
The District Attorney has been directed to
report to Congress ut Its next session the
yaiae and nature OF the title to the property
proposed to be purchased for extending I'll"
grounds around the Capitol.
THE FNQulER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
This delightful watering place Is now open
for the reception of visitors, under the Spe-
cial supervision OF the proprietor, Mr.. iiud-
gin. Mr. il. purchased the property last
| fall. He is from the county of Caroline, and
is a gentleman in whom are combined, IN
an eminent degree, the qualifications 50 ne
cessary to one holding the position he does,
as the mead of such an establishment. lie
is determined to spare no pains to insure
the comfort or convenience OF his guests,
and with the view more certainly OF accom-
| rlshing his object, he has secured tine ser
vices Of Mr. John J. Roberts, who has, by
| his business habits, suay!ty OF manner and
genial department, won hosts Of friends
wherever known. \ large company Is ex-
rccted. and we are pleased to hear that So
lar the prospect is ilattcring. The great re-
duction in the fare will draw many to these
Springs who would otherwise 80 elsewhere.
-Wulrenton Fiay.
MANASSAS Gar RAILRoAD.-The Rock-
ingham Register says:-"On Tuesday last
the County Court passed an order directing
DR.. \. NJ Newman to subscribe for the
County Of Rocking CHAM, fifty thousand dol
| lars to the Manassas Cap lsaiIrond Gompa-
nv. The bonds do not bear interest until
January |. 1860. This subscription makes
500, 900. which is the amount embraced III
The tax bill passed by the county a few
years since. The additional Subscription
will increase the county tax about three cents
on the hundred dollars.
HAIL STORM IN " E>TMoEELASD.--A letter
from Oak Grove Westmoreland county, a.,
dated June %, says:--''We had very sever"
hail storm in the neghborhno't Of Oak Grove
Yesterday. which destroyed Il great many
crops Of Corn and Wheat. The bail was