Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-28
Alexandria Affairs.
for The EVENING STAR.


A SAD SIGHr-A young girl and her babe was
brought TO the mayors Office yesterday upon the
Information OF negro woman, that the mother
was likely to XIII her child the evidence being that
she first entrusted 1t to the care OF the old coore
nurse, who was the complainant, and afterwards
took charge OF 1t herself Nothing more appeared
was released from custody
READJUSTER MEETING.-At the readjuster mass
meeting at Potomac hall, North Fairfax street.
last night, James Ross was chairman ana Phil. r.
summers secretary. There was much excitement
ana number OF persons withdrew from the meet
ing Delegates In favor or the nomination OF Col
d. X. Windsor We're chosen to attend the congress
sonai convention, which will be held here on the
t.In OF august These delegates are Joseph Lash.
mrst ward; X. II. Simpson, second ward; j. Nick
Wane, third ward; r. Gaines fourth ward and p
X. Summers, at large.
ANOTHER MEETrSG-A meeting of those with
drawing from the Potomac hall meeting was held
at the Old Court House; r. Mitchell in the chair
ana an, J9hn Green secretary r. p Mitchell, g: A.
dag were chosen delegates to the convention.
THE AGRICULTURAL FAIR.-The directors OF the
Alexandria and Fairfax Industrial association
which owns the agricultural fair property here is
now endeavoring to arrange the affairs OF the as
Johnsons hall last night it was agreed by MeSsrs.
Austin and Whalan, on behalf OF the two wings OF
the coalition, to call meeting OF both wings next
Wednesday night.
REPORTERS NOTES.-The funeral OF Railroad
man man WIN, curtis whose death was reported yes
terday, took place to-day.-Few OF our people
rain shower In Washington yesterday was only
slight rain here-The firm OF b. j. Burgess &
Co, whose "churn" mill scented the river side OF
Alexandria last year. was sold out to-day by the
aSsgnees-The action OF the mayor and board
or health in citing scores OF residents to the
mayors Office is leading to the abatement OF
many nuisanceS. Most OF the work Is done under
the supervision OF Pr1vy Counsellor Clifford
superintendent Coleman, besides supervising the
Improvement on Union street, has his force en-
gagged In general cleaning up OF the town.
The mayors order for cleaning the cutters has
been generally Obeyed, and there is scarcely
paved drain In the city over which the water can
not run freely. This is great improvement upon
the condition OF things a few weeks ago.
The mayor has disposed OF station-house cases as
10lows:-John Luckett, sent to the chain gang for
~ days for larceny; Peter Whitfield, VIM. Roberts
and VIM. Washington were fined $3.50 each for
d1sorderly conduct-An excursion OF Alexan-
dr1a Good TemplarS was made last night-The
produce arrivals here are now quite large, but
hundred times as much Is carried through north,
and the Oldest 1nhabitant signs as he remembers
the time when II was expected that on the COM
plet1on OF the railway lines Alexandria would be-
come the shipping port OF all the country which
fed her railways. He signs again when he sees
that even the name OF Alexandria blotted out OF
the titles OF the railroads. that the old Alexandria
and Orange railroad is now the Washington City,
G. s. and v. Midland, and the Alexandra, l. and
ID. railroad is now the Washington and Western
railroad.