Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-17
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Alexandria Affairs.

Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EvESrNG SrlR
THE LAST or EARTH.-The last OF the large hin
on Whlch AleNaniria was originally built is now
oelng removed and thrown into the sunken lots ON
ROYAL street The village OF Belhaven and the
frst houses OF Alexandria were built unon a nrono.
ontory or high blufr-not unlike the blufY ON
which Fort Foote is built Belhaven blum ran out
oelWeen oronoke creek (now the gut marshy
groundsl and the river, and it had an altitude or
NIFTY feet more than bali the height OF the pa0
house chimney, above Fishtown. There were
Dullt The tobacco warehouses the Beverly man.
sion, the large store house OF Hepburn A Dundas
and many other houses. and from that hfll az
ABOUT the height OF the roof or the Washington or
western railroad Geo. Richards & Co. issued In
l.ea ne pugtatd Journal aud Alexandria Adner.
@ ..SeT, the nrst newspaper published in this sec.
for Fairfax, Water, Princess and Queen streefs
ana portions have from time TO time been cut
away until all that remained OF IL was an eleva.
on OF earth near the center OF the square bounded
by Fairfax, Royal, Queen and Princess streetA
This has now gone into the sunken lots, so that
not Ioot OF even the ground on which Behaves
The CHIEF ENGINEERS FIRE REroRr.-The fro
department. has always been notably efrectivo
The one large fre OF 1926 occurred amid n wind
storm OF great violence and at a time when the
water sources were frozen, and it was long before
the GAYS OF nre plugs and modern appliances foe
The eXtinguiShment OF fires. Since then there haa
been no extensive confiagTation, and, as a rule.
whose only exceptions are on the outskirts OF the
Town, beyond the water mains. fire here In
always confined by the firemen to the house in
which IL originates. Fire Chief O'Brien has made
up ms st OF nreS Tor the year ending July lst but
Whlcn In fact ended on the 18th OF May last and n
complete even 70 this time, no fire has since oc.
CURED During that time there were 20 fire alarms,
or which II were for actual fires. There has been
no fire OF the slightest Importance within fro
limits and none outside where the loss exceeded
s4O0. The total loss has been si,575 OF which the
erty insured for slOS,O55 The loss by fire during
the past decade has been as follows: 1872 si4sO0s
1877 $4,000: 1873, ssssa 1873, $3.50 1850 81 500:
1881, Si,2O; lss2, Sl575. The Alexandria fire de-
partment consists or two steam engine companies.
one nook and ladder company, with hose carriages
and horses. There are only four paid men, the
residue being volunteers, and some 81 200 annually
covers the entire cost to the city OF nre service
convention OF the readjuster party OF the eighth
congressional district met here this afternoon az
cities OF Winchester and Alexandria and the coun.
ties OF Alexandria, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Eau.
quier, Frederick. Loudoun, Madison, orange, Rap.
pahannock and Warren, and ther were two dele.
cations from some counties. The earlier portion
OF the session was occupied I'm considering the ere.
dentials or delegates TO the convention.
THE ASHTON MURPHY CAsE.-The case in which
Mrs. Jane Ashton preferred a charge against Rich
Murphy was dismissed by the mayor yesterday
evening, and Murphy paid the costs.
INTEREST PAYMENT PosTPoNKD.-The Washing.
ton and Western Railroad Company has postponed
est upon the Clarke county bonds (slOO OOO) These
bonds are first mortgage on the Washington ana
Clarke copE tSe S hys 20 Se
ters Clarke county within five years from the date
OF the subscription. ~
REPORTERS NoTEs.-Senator Riddleberger Is an
nounced to address the people OF Alexandria ae
Armory Hall tonight He will have a large audi.
tory.-The base ball game between the Reso.
lutes and the Drivers nine yesterday afternoon.
was postponed on account OF the weather.
VIM. Coates, colored, was discharged from jatl
yesterday morning.-The only case at the sta.
ton house this morning is that or a small colored
Doy charged with breaking a window near tho
w aShington Western railroad depot.-Th0
OF police is relaying the curb ana
putting down new gutter in front OF the Wash.
fngton street Baptist tchurch.-Baader and Drfo.
fus, junk dealers have levied on some or the iron
blooms which were about TO be sent to Boston by
the Potomac Manufacturing Co. The iron flrm
owed Baader $50. and Driefus S173 for scrap iron.
Mr.. James Smith, OF the police force, sent to B.
g. Carter, OF Loudoun, yesterday watch which
was stolen from Mr.. Carter here last month, and
which was recovered at a house in Washington
The city law here forbds swine, geese, goats.
or sheep to go at large within the corporation
limits, and the owner or nine geese paid s. Is TO
have them restored to him. The only pound hero
is.the station house Cows and cattle TO which
the streets are forbidden In Washington have FREQ
course on our streets--The conservative ward
meetings to elect delegates to the Congressional
nominating convention OF the 9th of September
will take place to night The wards elect l3 dele.
gates. which are apportioned among them in the
ratio OF their conservative voters.