Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-03
Alexandria Affairs.

Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for the EVENING STAR.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION The republican
city and county convention assembled at Si,on
to-day at the colOred Odd Fellow:c' nall, on Co.
lumbus street, between Wolfe and Gjbbon
streets, to select delegates to the republican
state convention. The first portion of the ses-
sion was occupied with preliminaries and the
examination of credentials. An election of dele
gates is not expected until late hour this after
noon or tonight. Some of the politicians
anticipate triumph of the anti-readjuster or
coalition wing They say that as the county is
solid against coalition, and the CITY delegates
divided, a sufficient number of city delegates
will unite with the straight-outs in the conven-
ton and elect straight-out delegates to the con-
ventiOn. But nothing is certain in a political
convention except plenty of talk.
TAXES ON THE TWO SIDES OF THE RIvER-The
new county levy mentioned yesterday calls mn
the difference in taxation between the lands of
the farmers OF Washington county and those of
their neighbOrs in Alexandria county. across the
river. The District farmers pay $50 cents on the
hundred for dwellings, and curtilare and 100
cents on agricultural lands, while this wear the
farmers of Arlingtoni district, whose fields are
ploughed within cannon shot of the capital. will
pay 100 cents genera county levy, 5 cents county
school levy, As cents District school lew and 10
cents District road levy and besides that each
adult male is requirexlto work two DAYS upOn
the roads or pay Is cents per day Communication.
Auu 10 tnlS the STATE lax Oh 5U cents on the hmm
dred and the total land tax at Arlington is 80 10
on the hundred, while the District tax on aori-
cultural land, which makes up four. fifths of fhe
taxation outside the District cities. is only loo
cents. This includes, roads. schools and the
mounted police, which passes over the entire
county.
The POToMAc FURNACES. nnon the
Iron BOOM has beenin progress now for over
week. The old furnaces have been torn down.
and the erection of three new furnaces of the
vapor heating patent process has been begnn
Ihese three furnaceswill, it is understood have
together capacity Of 60 tons II cannot be
stated when the furnaces will be COMPLETED. but
1t is.likely that it will be some months before the
smelling of ores will begin. There is ON hand a
considerable amount of scrap iron bought from
Mr.. Agnew already on hand
REPORTERS NoTEs.-The Norwegian bark
Disinganno, which since note of clearing was
published in The STAR has been detained here,
left this morning in tow of Capt Graham's tug
Templar. The bark was destined originally
for Calais, France but as the water there is said
10 De TOO shallow for the draft of the vessel, it
is likely that she will seek another pOrt-In-
telligence received from the Alexandria teachers
at the Front Royal Institute. this morning, an
nonnces that they are quite delighted with their
visit.-The notice that the city is about to take
conveyance of the delinquent real estate
bidders in ct the tax sale of 1879, is bringing
up to payment some tax-arrears. Ne Nothing at
the mayors ONCE to-day but drunks and dior