Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-15

Reported for The EVENING srAn.

Reported for THE EVENING Stan.
AN ARTISAN WE'LL IN MARKEr.-The market
building has been OF late under the hands OF Alex
Many changes have been made, and the city
building win soon be in thorough repair from
basement TO roof. There has long been a wish
that a public fountain could be placed in the mar
ket square. but the water supply here is not I'M
der the control OF the city. An attempt TO estab-
and an arteslan well begun then, but abandoned
after some g 500 was expended upon the bore.
The arteSian boring was made just at point
market-house steeple would intersect line drawn
from the center or the market alley running into
King street The bore several hundred feet in
depth, still exists covered in the earth. and IL
might De that with the improved well-borfng ap-
pnances OF modern days, renewal OF the work
would reach water source from high point and
give spouting fountain In the midst OF the mar
ket The finances OF the city do not admit OF such
POLICE CoURr-Cases at the station house were
disposed OF by Mayor Beckham as follows: Oliver
%s nna Ior carrying y, concealed
duct; Archibald Strange was fined S for the same
onense; Robert Cameron. Francis Dorsey and
Georglanna Nelson were discharged.
SANITARY MATTERs-The health OF the town has
seldom been better at midsummer than IL is now.
The sanitary police OF the streets lanes and alleys
has been carefully looked after by the health
omcer and the board OF health, which has held
frequent meetings and been very energetic in the
dlScharge or duty. Only one house has been found
In which disease could be traced with probability
to nuisance in the neighborhood. and
Their cases have been developed There has been
less general sprinkling OF lime the streets than
In some former summers, but more special
work is being dcne; the cutters have been
kept clean to allow the free flow OF water;
multitudes OF outhouses have been made
sanitary, and most OF all, the sunken lots which
for years have affected the health OF the north
east part OF the city, are now attacked by the
perintendent OF police, and much needed line OF
improvement in that direction has been begun.
Alexandria has had case or two OF diphtheria,
one OF scarlet fever; and light cases OF malarial
disease now exist in some localities, bu. the Au-
gust bill OF health is so far a clear one and the
new hospital recently built on the southern edge
OF the town for cases OF contagious disease has
never had a tenant
DEATH RRGIsTRATIoN.-The proposal for the es-
adjustment OF death registry here, which was
before the City Council at the opening OF the year.
viii, 1t is understood, be presented In another
shape. The ordinance upon the subject, consider
alton OF which was adjourned, forbade the inter-
ment OF human body without a burial permit,
thus likening the procedure here TO that in WASH
1ngton. The fact that the bill fixed fee for the
permit was the main objection suggested to IL.
Now burials take place here without public super
vision, under the general authority OF the proprie
tors of the graveyards, OF which there are ten
Ivy Hill, Union, U. S. Military, ST. Pauls Metho-
dist. Presbyterian, Methodist Protestant, ST.
Mary's, Friends and Penny Hill cemeteries. With
the exception OF the United States cemetery and
Ivy HILL all the cemeteries controlled by truS-
tees connected with churches or by church author
tiles The Israelites use portion of Union ceme-
terry, which they have bought and rallied In for
the burial OF Hebrews There is no special GENE
terry for the colored race Most OF the native col
nave lolS together, In tI1e southern
portion OF the Methodist Protestant cemetery.
Penny Hill is free burial ground, the property OF
the city. 1t had been proposed In the new law
that the mayor shall without cost license the
tons, forbid all 1nterments except by them, and
require them to report each burial; but this is
1mpracticable, because the grayeyards outside
OF the city limits. Some action by the legislature
will probably be needed.
REPORTERS INCONSISTENCIES were held this
morning at ST. Marys church in celebration OF the
festival OF the assumption, and largely attended
by the Catholics OF this city.-The steamer
Mary Washington has Just had some repairs put
upon her by Alexandria workmen.-Rev. DR..
Poulson having gone to camp meeting. and Rev.
DR.. FlppO to the Potomac Association. Episco-
pal, two Presbyterian two Methodist, and one Bap-
tst church here are temporarily pastorless-
arrangements to build parsonage there.-At
the station house this morning the only were
four colored boys two for playing ball in the street
and for flght1ng.-Jerry Rearden, seaman. held
in jail for refusal to do duty the schooner Mar
tina n Hale, was this morning turned over to the
captain Of the vessel which carried Rearden off to
sea.-Three cOlored men left here few months
day two OF them returned wounded, bringing the
third dead, q blast on which they were at work
having exploded prematurely.-The subject OF
the fast running OF steamboats, close in front OF
the wharves OF this city WILL It is probable receive
attention as soon as Congress meets.--It is pro-
posed to remodel the arrangements OF the city
court rOOm.-A number OF members OF the Alex
the 3D. Virginia regiment at Warrenton Springs.
THE Oxen Hill road, which connects the Alex
andria ferry with the main road to Piscataway,
in Prince George county, opposite the city, has
now been put in order for the passage OF vehicles
to the ferry.