Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-17
iiDt'AI NEWS.
AMueIMKafs f0-NE9hH.

AAUeEAxHfs fo-NI6H1.
0rovpE'< THFs1sa THE re- pp.arancs 81
Dar s-irfsll ard Miss fsD,iy NoII n In LEA linz
c,s-s tiers a Grover, brings pl-t-Snt
m 4 &c ..-"s 81 the past, identified "a they a>e
VII L., arly success of this establishment
may 10th appear tonight in iSr - e.
piece, well saaptei 10 display sftnstr .son-
-, u,,ys.r-. he bill Is ERE fare OF aJjncla
sam. he Pur.ouian pie e w an,ed, COO MIL
I,rsIs.' ard Mics Hough's p cuiisriiy, "Tns
Ysnk'r Lrgscy."
YIRl's 1HsATEE-The trau:isul on .-t-i-
sr'' ia-i" 81 - ~T'sn' iia,' is a marvellous p-.-
dEctiOIi, Sntt l. worthy successor 10 tho r.,
ehsntr S. Saianella has a variety OF att, =.
tive fratures. deli ious vocal music rendered
~ such y rfoIrirrs a; The Ri-hings, Mr. Damn,
ard The fire chorus, good orchestral accomn,n
i-lrn.S, ~ qEisitf scenery and Inachinsrv. rond
n-:'nc, superior halltt; IN shor something to
v.oud. rfHily please both the eye an rns .,sr
Thr rirce viii be repeated to-ni-at
CArTKHBrET HALL-Anoth.r larzsaudi.n.a
Lest MI at sontsrbnrs-I The asan,e bill OF
t"iit "ili os 'peat, tonight, 20 s-tlar with
5isn. v. lard a g,,ia AM
nvy,r. Lille Trsntor, iEeyrse Edeson, Di X
I"rA,r. and q enat numb ? Of Others whose
manner are familiar IS household words TO i:sn-
Gfy patrons, APPEAR a. this r-sort mig ttly.
FARIEr B-.-Pcpular opinion has already
mpsd this new fiate % ANTE -s;,-,t - A
No.iof its kend. Good sudie1ces assn nd d ghtlv .
q,itrt spplsusr. . Tin haiIo In Ml.shera,' >
1'yaddy 30 sasy, .s.Ers nch Dancing Ma t.r, and
'.MisS Lucy at Ire Nc'r - wall all De- r i,eai~d
to-risht. IN, Budwcrih brotn-rs viii tpvear
in Iegro sccT ntri.itss, and the Nor,ste brothers
al their ats Of str. ngta and agility
tEl g -~-. - r.t-s.e -
THs WAruISoToS CAsAL-Tha following
G. rlTauniC;,IioE, in rei;.tion to knpiny the
= ashinston Canal ia q clean and h.ritby cor.
Citlon, VA read innhc Board OF Ald,rrnea On.
MCnd:y night, and referred TO the com mitt,-e
hsN rns tfse matter in charger --fss- IS
-.--,..s WARRINGTON, Dec L. I-u
jos T. Srcior, Esq. Irssiteni Boirl IF Il!er.asa
SIT: In compliance With your que.ct, be-:
10 submit TIRE following su ~. sti.,ns nnr,r
tie most f,sssshle and economi,s, n,stbnd ,ar
k.tping thew ashingtoh City Oanaitn a vvhoie-
come CondHioB-a4 a.c-.is safe t,ss.. IN
SInss lao the canal has r Quired more attain.
n than eySr T. forr. hay t z b.en n, ,d, 20 "a
cave Grsat amour, OF sediment and mu.h nj
f:tiy" mater About that tim, q -e.yrT WA.
WIND rs Baileina and tfle WafIrnd NJ .iI Ing
;sTtDo" ats: enc Gov n SiXt cnth street dr,iuiuv
the Ireside utial Mansion and one ,i,yxu ~
tenth stIeet' d. ;nElag The State and Treasury
Dfrartmt MT There is another sewer do 4gn
fourteenth street; enc down Tenth street one
iuv Ninth street, dTafnifis- the Pos: and pa
ont Chleesa one draii IN. the iai aud J;,ia trv
Syuaft one oEgnors draining tie United StatSs
Gari'oi, "a a enc draining tha. PORTION of The
Cify rttn en- NiTSia!a avenue :ind the C,piroI.
Al these s.wsrs Empty directly into the c,,f,I,
sHd 'cti 10 fill 1, up Wy rapidly.
ii - ct amount c. material is went I'm ,.,s
Cs3ai through Fiber Greek, vii N RMS throngi1
q. Loi ii'cast Psrtol Nushtn gton and an I'm
crrek, fTum L. rtrISt 70 PeppsylyaaIl ayrsu,,
II OF gravel ~fIIl,' She en- ankinan!s on r,tt
side, &c The h. iyttot four ffSp e. ire of cav.
The cuHreIst I'd water il cn startty sh.ng; c..a
Co;Ts of The Cr' tx and Undt rmiuingi-s haa Ks,
vhlc tall IN. sud ar arid Hy the rstheAyyI
lain III ihe canal, tie sand LelRs. d ltd
iw't; lLlrd street ard FOur-aAd- -half-sf.
lrit -, ne sht,r material being n, ried hiShcr
Up thr anai. TIE surface druiua :, oil fTi IT
part OF TIL t4sy hpfsSetn Severit IN; II and +
tjTee-s souSt h dJr,ot i'm the ernal ~ . -
-p ia me. n y.uS ~.
fill u 10 50 II an extent As 10 Ieays port on of
TIN iOit:m oi ;: uncovered by wat. even at
high ttif; ;,sd a. thr quau,ity of sediment now
IL TIT anal il OF such 4 nature - 10 threaten
tie LCai Il of he city. the most e:!eetiy,. and
economical plan Tor r moving it has become a
rIooiS,in, ol t..m,.s oasequrnee. Tie wasnmgs
jU Eten. 40 eject this would suggest t;,.it
the bot m az thee creek from L. sire. ncrih to
ftnEs! II aria aTeHue, ie paved with ch .ap re-
tGst stone. he Siecs should he walled up with
bite lock, and the undermining of tn. banks
b. thu Ireyl ntsd.e Cesspoois should be con-.
siruc,s aiCI4s the creek ut distances apart, n
rem ore TO TWO hundred yards, in W hi<,h tin.
wathiBgs of the creek could be easily eauy git
aHd removed by fatoreTs iih sisoy els. This
world perhaps involve an exp, nditure of
s2f,06t, wbtcff amount would soon be saved:
Tor n youid certainly cost \ greatir sum to T.
W FRI IN the ca1althe amount of depesit taa:
would l." Carried into IL IN ten years through
9l'tr Creek. .-vr.f. .--s.,.s.. So ..--..
lht t!,I.o-it nom the sewers can only be ef
:~,fuaIiy removed iy dredging. ThIs can be
GC1e with tfr sfeam dredee now ow'led ny tue
Corporation al an eAp-nse OF h.s thah $4,000
The canal almost indispensable as \ drain
Sgc for cur fly, consi jtring the number Of
s."'rs''hat imply directly INTO it. Various
d.l.on iayn been suggested Itliiuk NO 10 sstlsr
than TO axe reasonable precaH ion To prevent
material from b. ing washed into tie canal, AMI
&c r,mcye all d4to si:s from surface ana sewer
t.r mae ty Using the dredg ng ma h. ae. In
lie prest Mt foul condition Of the eafiai1t could
l." IloirTiy drCdeed in =..ort time 3 All ex-
yenst OF about SlJ-,.ta, " Ia. ii include
al the necessary repair and walls. c1nli
EEarSts, &c. Ono. TIA roughly dred ed {
could b. kept clean At an eApfnSe o.. less thai
$-:,t&. ICE aHlrm. --as.- -.-,-..-- 81 - -.
The work 4 cleaning out the canal could he
done Nery thor ughly md expedition IL If the
CorporaiioI. lToald obtain from the tioiern-
In,I.t tbr pre II two OF tho ST. am dred now
IA baltimore harbor.. It Is sugges I'd % sone
t.ist the caiIal should be mar owed and sup.
plfSd with large 10 ks. No serious Objection
car b. urged ag4fGst narrowing the clnaf ex.
c'p, Itih@p-, that IL would require large
outlay Cf money without SECURING An improve
n 1a. = the s.psn ~ sls The
Rod o. enea " hen the tide f. low, and III &C this
currt mt of Wasr would sweep ont all deposit
from the eanal. This would, OF coarse, be
NeIy expensive, and doubt If it would prove
ethsac.Ous.. %. .-.-.-..-..
The fise Of an average tide In the canal ia
thrte fees. During floods in the Potomac have
frequently the alter six fr-t above low.
yat-T marx, and driven through the caaal by
the force Of the headwaters OF thu Po,omSc,
h:-h = current Of not less than four miles per
hSuT, and continuing for sixty cOnS4ca-l Ye
1oETs. ThIs, 4 think, il q greater and more
Continuous force than any locks could ever AT
10yd. ard yet this foTct, Of ygsser Cxprts mo In
1-erts on he canal, and fails TO remove or
IaIeTialy affect any OF the sediment AT the boz
tC-:i Of l.. 1 his havsst ted by examining the
rto'e line Of canal after very h.avy freshe;s.
lie tide-gaIes would Of courso have 70 oc
ON ned at l. W tiar, and the waSr would then
hzNr a. b. discharged in lrss IN n ope hour,
ctherS tSc their in fiusnce would De NJ ufraiize1
By meeting the incoming tide. -
AZ o,htr plan' sugsestd is 20 mike a large
ever Of the Canal This sewer wouit c',r-
ssix - 500. sli up, and the material would be
...rcysd froIu il with more difficulty thtn
+.crI lie carsl in IL rrr.ent IN 'oterSd cou.
d!::o1. Moreover there In not six tnch-5 fili
,,,,yten Ihiri street ana Seventeenth STREET.
,..d force Of " at.r could not By obtained SAT.
ScEst 20 force the sediment through such
sewer into the river. All the small sewers
Implying TO he en- nal n right aafles would
crs SO GdC'ies, which would rom form bars