Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-15

keporfed Tor HE EVENING STAR
CORPORATION CouRr-The corporation court
Judge Meade, resumed it's session yesterday, con-
nrmed the sentence (which is here first made by
me me Jurors OF the jury In the case OF Virginia
nelson, and occupied the residue OF the day in the
trlaI OF the civil case OF James Quintin agt the
shlp-yard company, which was resumed at the
opening OF the court this morning.
SENT TO JAIL.-The colored woman, Lizzie Allen,
arrested In Washington by Officer Dunn and sent
here, charged with Stealing silk dress from Re
becca Ford, had hearing before the mayor yes
terday, and was committed to Jail for further
hearing.
DIsoHARGED.-Ed Payne and Jer Porter were
expired.
REroRTER's NOTES.-The Office of the New South
next month, and win be located on King, above
Union street-Dr. w. L. Brown, just chosen
president Of the Agricultural ana Mechanical Col
lege or Alabama, was for some years q resident OF
this city, and clerk OF McVeigh & Bro.-The
masts OF the new schooner Elwood Harlow are in
place, and the riggers viii be busy upon them for
the next two weeks.-The Alexandria delegates
to the Harrisonburg Sunday school convention have
returned.-.The board OF health is still at work,
ana number OF persons charged with permitting
nusances upon their premises have been called
before the mayor.--Mr Hiram Wood, whose eyes
have been diseased for some time, became suddenly
blind yesterday while sitting at table. An opera
ton will be performed on his eyes.-There IS a
colored man from Alexandria county in Jail here
who has been sentenced to remain there until
next October for cursing on the 4th OF July
Cutters are being repaired and curbs renewed in
front OF many OF the new houses now In progress
OF erection.
STREETS AND GRADEs-The current discussion of
the proper grades and water-1low OF the north
wholesome effect for its outcome will probably
be the Official determination by the authorities OF
the city council of the levels and grades of all the
city streets. The natural drainage of the ground
on which the northwestern section OF the city Is
built had two water sheds-one which carried its
water into Hooff'S river, and the other whose wa
tiers flowed by marshy streamlet southeast, and
empted into Great Hunting Creek, near Pipers
Island (now jones' Poinp. Through the present
fhoro fhnn TO n fyUn Q rn M of
the bottom OF valleys. one taking its head near
what is now King and Pitt streets, and running
northeast to the Potomac river,-Jhe remnant still
survives and empties into the river near the w.
w. X. X. shops. The other stream took its rise
about what Is now Queen and Henry streets, and
ran around marsh, known as White Oak swamp,
soutneaSteriy to Hunting creek, the stream which
flowed in the lowest portion OF the marsh being
called Harris gut When the town, about 1885, 80,
descended to the marsh at Henry street, and rose
again to hill top at Fayette street At first the
then by bridge, as Hooff'S run, half a mile above
Is now crossed. But as upper King street i'm
proved culvert was made to carry off the waters
collecting north OF King street and King street
pavement elevated over 1t at an even grade, and
the waters coming west on King street were car
rted across the top OF the cuvert to Hooff's run.
The culyert was afterwards extended south across
Prince and Duke streets, and it now empties just
north OF Duke and Henry streets into Harris gut.
now called farmhouse drain. The remnants OF the
great marsh which formerly existed alongside OF
1t, still remain In the low grounds south Of the
town. and terminate in the marsh which girts
Hunting creek near YeateS' garden. This stream
was crossed by most OF the streets south Of Duke
by bridges, but brick culverts have been built over
II at Columbus, Washington, St Asaph, Pitt and
Royal streets. There has been talk OF closing up
the cuivert by which the waters north OF King
street How into farmhouse drain, and carrying all
the water OF the plateau near COlrOss, west to
Hoof's run. These changes Of the natural flow Of
the water, though often necessary in cities, are
generally In the end most costly works, and should
never be undertaken until by thorough examina-
ton the results. present and future, are fully un
derStOO d.