Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-09
Alexandria Affairs.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ANNIvERsARIEs-It
is one hundred years to-day since Gen. WASH
ington, with one staff officer, reached Alexan-
dria en- route to Yorktown. They left Baltimore
at early morning and taking the old mail road
were ferTied across from Addison's (Shepherd's 81
to Point West (FishtOwn). They rode through
| the town, crossed Cameron's run and hurried on
to Mount Vernon. On the 10th tomorrow,
the Count de ROchambeau and staff passed
| through Alexandria to Mount Vernon, where
| Count ChastelluX greeted them on the 18th.
This was the first time Washington had been at
home for six years, but on the 18th he took the
Fredericksburg road for Yorktown and i'm few
days reached the headquarters Of Lafayette, at
Williamsburg.
THE PUMPS GIVING OUT.-Although there has
been no lack of water supply from the Cameron
water works, that portion of the town which
depends on pumps begins to feel the effects Of
the water famine. After noon nearly all the
pumps in the northwestern section of the city
give out entirely. or yield a very small supply
The collections during the night sufiices in most
of them to give full supply early in the morn
ing. Under these circumstances the old
diagonal pump, which formerly supplied the
water carts. is seldom idle. 1t holds out well.
and gives an abundant supply of excellent
water. The pump at the Virginia house also
shows no signs of drought
The HOMELESS HAY SCALES.-The corpora
ton hay scales, after existing on st. .Asaph
| street, near King since 1897, disappeared some
months ago. All that remains of them is stored
at the station-house. The total receipts of the
city from the weighing of hay last year were
SS6OS, and its expenses S6l.3S. The subject
attracts attention now because of the pending
| suit by which Mr.. Edgar Flemming has so far
by temporary injunction, restrained the city
council from putting up the hay scales in new
place, on .'Sharp-shin" alley. Evidence on the
subject is being taken by Mr.. l.. Marbury. COM
missioner. Corporation Attorney Kemper and
Mr.. A. w. Armstrong contend that the alley is
portion of the market square. Judge Stuart
and Mr. P. l.. Smith, counsel for Mr.. Flemming,
whose property fronts on the alley, allege that
the alley is public thoroughfare and that the
city has no right to obstruct it.
REPORTERS NOTES.-The corporation court
was again in session to-day occupied with
motions in private suits. The mayor had no
cases before him this morning and the station
house was empty. Over two hundred permits
schools this morning The funeral of Miss
Julia Delagniel. VINO died yesterday, viii take
place tomorrow.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
Lewis Altdorfee to Philip Altdorfee part s, so.
16; g.. w. V. Marmion to Kate T. Carlisle
lot %, So 1877, undivided 4th and 12th); "a co.,
Susan Preston to John HOlschuh, sub % res.
B; $4,000 Elvra T. Adams, executor, to Geo.
Mason, parts IL and 3d. So. S47; $500. Louise
Thomas to Francis L. Reichart, sub Q, SO. 436;
$4,000.
GREAT FOREST FIRES IN PENNsYLvANIA.-A
telegram from Milford, Pa, states that the Del
aware Valley yesterday was filed with dense
smoke from the forest fires which are breaking
ont in every direction. The beech woods.
thousands of acres in extent, in Wayne and Pike
counties, are on fire, and fires are reported in
the Shohola and Blooming Grove townships,
Pike county and Sussex county, New Jersey.