Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-24


a hours: Then Io.ssi. 43i divided BY N is
equal 10 200, lg1 cubic feet, the capacity which
said hasin sb0vld b made, lt will require To
o. sunk 20 such depth inst its whole cspacity
VAL be below the level Of The outfAil Of the
/ be placed over this hastn. and an engine
placed thereon in a convenient place 70 pump
Gun the liquid ard raise the manure iotl
has been demous rrated by numerous ex.
perims made principally in connection
with some of the large cities Of Europe.
The pI actical average result Of such expert
mems IL, that land on which sew wage 10 bang
used, which let formerly o. SO per acre around
London, Low lets Al 50 per acre, or in other
tnreefold. In one instance eight tons OF sew.
age was applied to an acre, and fifteen tons OF
ordinary manure applied TO an adjoining acre.
and the produce OF the former was twice the
amount Of the latter, giving the result of nearly
four TO one in favor OF sewage az a manure
Now, ordinary stable manure sells for from 10
TO 60 cents per load in this city; from the fore.
going it may be seen that sewage is worth
three times as much, so that If the expense
of raising is deducted. the sewage viii be
worm a. least u per load, price sufficiently
large 10 make the proposed sytem an I'M.
portant source OF revenue to the corporation
The total man uring matter, solid and hquid
produced In a city, including that from mann.
iactofies mas o. en- estimated at one ton an ual.
~ for each member of the population Taking
lco,OU as the population Of this elty, We have
lsr.tt0 tons of sewage manure due ann ually
1
area y opposed to oe drained iuto this recepta.
Gle. This sewSge will be worth say, in round
numbers. s1j0U'r; As the population increases
the inc me OF course will also increase, aud
should the great bulk of the sewage be event.
nal'y Intercepted by establishing receptacle at
KOCH creek nd the navy yard, a large amount
Wou'o 10 US be added to the above annual reve.
nue. This system OF drainage is not entirely
new. but II Is the application Of systems sue
crssfully carried out by the celebrated eagi.
Ieer, Rober stephenson, and others. under
These main drains or sewers. although run
ming along the line of natural water courses
are Independent OF them: for water courses
run In many places through private property
and on that account could not be used success
fully for general drainage purposes Thew
should therefore be arched over and made to
answer The purpose OF surface drainage, while
the sewers are intended for under9round
drainage The Tiber should be arched ovsr
from the botanical gardens to the Potomac. and
the grand main sewer take the place of thu
canal. 1t is not necessary to construct these
main orains to their whole length at once. mt
they should be commenced at their outlets and
continued in a systematic manner ACCORDING 10
the requirements of the population
have not cwelt here on the construction of
the parallel or minor drains, for they will fail
naturally into the main sc wers, nor do I daam
IL necessary in this paper enter into minor
matters OF detail and construction
In my opinion, the ex pense Of all general i'm
Provemehts OF this kind should be borne equal
~ Dy the general government, the city govern.
ment and the property benefitted-in this cas-.
the whole superficial area drained. Tne main
DRAM should be is feet below the grade aud the
The accompanying map is on canvass 4 feet
elncnes BY feet inches, and il or great value,
whether the proposed system is adopted or not.
as on II is delineaed the natural water courses
the elevation Of the streets and the lines of the
present sewers. 1t Is handsomely mounted
and will doubles with the report. receive the
attention it deserves.
DbLEoATE II CONGRESS FROM THE DIsrRICr.
Ibe bill introduced in the House ON Monday bv
Mr.. Winans, and referred to the Com N ,tee on
the District, ITO provide for the election of a
dele gate In CoERr for the District of Column.
Ola, provides that there shall be elected by the
quaiihed electors of the District OF Columbia.
on the second Tuesday of October, 1870, one
delegate in Congress for the Forty first Con.
Rress, and also one delegate for the Forty-
second Congress- and bIennially thereafter on
the second Tuesday of October, one delegate in
congress for said District for each succeeding
Congress, who shall each have actually resided
In SAID District for one year next preceding his
election, and be an elector therein; and VINO
snail each have the same rights, pri y,leges
and compensation. perform the same dulles
and be subject to the same disabilities as dele.
gates in Congress from the ORGANIZED Terri.
tories Of the United States. Section two nro.
vldes that the elections shall be held at the
same places, by the same judges, and under the
same rules as other elections, but other pIscss
outside the city limits may be designated by
the District Supreme Court for the greater con.
Nenience of electors. the returns shall ba made
10 tne clerk OF the court, and the Chief Justice
snail give to the person having the highest
number OF votes certificate OF his election
The FISHING STANDARDIZATION in the
hshing line nave not yet fully begun, though
some few followers of the business ha We con-
EeDcsd hauling with small seines C,ptaios
Gib>on. knight. Miller, and Spranger droppad
oswn TO their respective shores several DAYS
since, an this morning Capt. VIM. E. 5 awart
started of his hands and boats well supplied
with seInes, ropes, &c Limited lots OF shad
ano herring We're sold at Jonnson's wharf yes
terday afternoon and this morning. the former
bringing from s30 TO S37 50 per hundred and
'ne latter SO per thousand. The number of
shac reported was about eight hundred, and
not over TWO Thousand herring. The run of
shad and herring this season. il Is pile yed
VIII be very good, though the fishermen NAV
not De expected TO get fairly under way till the
hrst week IN April. The services of Mr.
dwihn Harris, one OF the most experienced
managers Of the fish business in the Djstri,t
have, the public will be glad to learn been
the fish wharf
HARBoRINe GIRL-Larceny and Seduction.
MS morning very bright mulatta girl named
Rosa Boone, alias Baker, was before Justice
walter as also Mrs Mary Valkmap the for
mer on the charge Of the larceny Of china ware,
glasses. &c, from Mrs. Haswe;l, in whose tam
lily she was raised and the latter for recei wing
the goods knowing them to be stolen. Ii an
pears that the girl left Mrs Haswers house
about five or six weeks ago and went To Mrs
Nalkmans taking the goods; she alleging that
Mrs Hasweh drove her away. Her uncle
having been 10 sea for eight or nine years ar
rived here day or two since and endeavored
10 nnd her, but failed and DETECTIVE THOMPSON
was called on and this morning procuring .
search warrant found her in the house as also
the goods. She alleges that she was seducad
about hve months ago Dy a clerk in the Treas.
ury department.
GOOD SAMARITAN DIVISION, No. l. IA
public meeting was held last evening at Ten
perance Hall, under the direction OF this U.
VISION, which pro~ed to be one OF unusual in
terest. The meeting was called to order nv 4
IL. lmbrie, w. p. who, in appropriate Ian.
guage, wela omed the visiting divisions Shor,
but enth u iastic speeches were made by Messrs
smith, Thompson, Wheeler. Farley, o. K Har
Ils, VIM. p. Drew, Lee, Golden and Grand
worthy Patriarch F. NJ. Bradley. The exer-
clses were interspersed with music, and the
interest manifested by the large audIe n e was
certainty gratifying to the many efficient work
ers In this important reform who were present
KELLY Icons MINsTRRLs appear a,
Walls Opera House next week. Tn fam
Gus troupe has national reputation and
never fail to draw in this city. Their popuI,r
burlesques OF Opera Boufie come in good sea
son, succeeding the French troupe, and a.
they appear just after the Lenten. season, thew
VIII De sure Of success. Leon" is the star OF
a m n q N and hi. AI