Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-29
Letter from AnacOstia.

1etteE I1Onl AnaCOSt1a.
AN INDIGNANT DENIAL THAT IT IS TUMBLE
DOWN TOWN" vILLAGE-Ir STANDS HIGH IN RE-
LIGIoN AND MoRALs-NoT A LIQUOR SALOON IN
THE PLAcE-A PRETTY, HEALTHY VILLAGE, ETC.
TO the Editor Of the The EVENING STAR:
ANACOsrIA, ID. c., Sept. %. 1888.
In your issue of the 26sh instant, Is an article
upon the "FOur Biin1 Brothers," by the Wash
ingt0n correspondent of the New York sum- con-
taining description OF our village, in wnich &C.
ours the statement that "tt IS sleepy, tumble
down village, whose chief claim to aristocracy is
the nomenclature OF the streets, which bear the
name OF every President to Buchanan. Its chief
citizen Is. perhaps, Frederick Douglass. who owns
fine country place near the rivers bank" Now
we rise, with our protest, bow and beg to say that
the above statements are not borne cut by the
facts, and that our local village pride has been
statement IL the aforesaid scribe visited our viii
lage at time when the term 'Sleepy" could be
justly applied 1t must have been when
by the revolution of the skies,
Nights sable curtain from the ocean rise.n
AND II so we admit the "soft impeachment" but
the 'assOciation OF ideas' awakened by such a
reflection gently tnsinuates that there may be
some connection between the aforesaid visit and
the mysterious disappearance of certain poultry
from sundry roostS. as also the nocturnal eccen-
tricities of the Widow OCallahan's stone-throw-
ing ghost
There is not the remotest suggestion OF "Sleepy
Hollow about our village, and as for its being a
Vicinity that, II not q model of architectural
beauty, Is at least all that respectable cow
Shed ought TO be. The residences are very many
OF them good specimens OF comfortable homes
with some 1ne villas among the number, present.
Ing neat, thrifty appearance. We have a fine
large public school, numerOusly attended and we'll
administered; three churches, St Theresa's a
fine new brick, Emanuel, T. E., and the NJ. E.,
which has for twenty five years stood as a land
nourishing lodges In the District provides q place
Tor our public gatherings and social entertain
ments and the olnner tent OF the l. o. Rechabites
here. Nor ore our citizens OF the tumble down.
character for they have refused to permit for the
entire year past the presence OF even one retail
sa dSH' 'A'''n' W. N'0n'7' III 'uin'ie uo"h'"
True, our streets are periodically named. but
they do not ''bear the name OF every President to
Buchanan" as we have not enough to 60 round
but should the work of improvement advance as
IL las IN the past two years, we will exhaust the
Presidents, and make heavy drain on the Vice
Presidents.
Fred Douglass, 1t is true, resides in handsome
residence long way from the river bank. back OF
our village; the beautiful country place, on the
river, being the home or Dr. Christy, one OF I'VE
Oldest Inhabitants" but our chief citizens are the
enterprising men OF capital and of business. phy-
Gcians. merchants, &c, and those whose industry.
talents and labor are devoted to the improvement
OF our village and the employment OF her citizens
The prominence OF Mr.. Douglass arises from his
public and political reputatiOn-that Of the latter
and their long residence here. AS an evidence of
our eniightment, civilization. push, and wide
awake condition, let me submit TO your unpretu-
diced Judgment the happy fact that we are readers
and subscribers to your invaluable paper.
III you want coy home at the base OF the
lovely hills, skrted on their front by the waters Of
the Potomac, and hidden In plentitude OF shade,
among thrifty, hospitable people, with good
schools, plenty OF churches, with no retail liquor
saloons, and all the latest Improvements Gas the
real estate men say), and II anybody but that fairy
tale correspondent OF the New York Sun, Eyes, we
viii take him. too, for we do reform men some
t1nesf,-Just let them come over the Eastern
branch, and they will receive a cordial well
come In the thrifty. prosperous, wide-awake
Arcadfan village of Uniontown ]. E. P.
The National Lincoln Monument Assoc
To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
Will THE STAR be so good as to enlighten its
readers concerning the National Lincoln Monu-
ment Association" as to what disposition was
made of its funds, &C., &c Handsomely engraved
receipts, the work Of the Treasury department,
were issued to the contributors, signed "F E.
Spinner, Treasurer" The one held BY the writer
Is dated April 90, 1863 The movement was pOp-
ular one, and at the time large sums were said to
nave been subscribed. As you may remember, 1t
was intended to have the monument occupy O.
position at the east front OF the CAPITOL to consist
OF group OF statues OF prominent UniOnists with
Lincoln as the central figure, &C. As there Is now
commemorative statue Of that great man In the
park bearing his name, would IL not be well to
merge the fund, II 1t Is now available with that of
the subscriptions TO the newer enterprise-the