Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-20
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for the EVENING STAR.


The WATERS UNDER THE EARrH.-The to-
biography of Alexandria shows low lands at
Royal, Union, and Pitt streets, as well as por-
tions of Henry and Wilkes streets. The bot
toms of these low lands were formerly the beds
of streams. Cellars in those sections were often
wet from hidden springs The made land of
the old cave on the river side between Duke
and Oronoko streets has never been q good
place for cellars, but until the introduction Of
the water pipes all the cellars Of the high lands
were entirely dry. Now many OF the highest
cellars are wet, and need to be often pumped
out at no little expense to the proprietors. A
plan to drain these cellars 10 q disderatum
1t is believed that a cheap pipe sewer passing
along King street would be good investment
for even private company. The need of it as
result OF the leaking water pipes Is evident,
and grows more and more. The known enter
prise Of the Alexandria water company might
induce that corporation to undertake the work,
or 1t may be that connection could be made from
the higher ground Of King street with the
the post office building and empties into the
tan house drain, st. Asaph near Wilkes street.
Something Of this kind will be required in the
near future.
PoLITIcAL.-Republican ward meetings were
held in the various wards last night and dele
gates elected to the city convention. The city
convention win meet tonight and elect dele
gates to tho state republican convention at
Norfolk. In each of the districts there was q
division between ''Mahone" and his 'skickers {"
and opposing delegations were chosen in each
ward. There Is another division among the
delegates, which has NO reference to Gen. Ma
hone, but relates to the supremacy Of ex-Post-
master Windsor or ex-Delegste Corbett in the
republican party at Alexandria, and on this line
the division is principally made.
Norxs.-The Christian association here
whieh has been doing o good work for evauoel-
icsl young men, has now an unpromisinR finan-
cial outlook, but is still working on and viii
probably put an Alexandrian in charge of their
building here. The religious spirit of the
leading members continues unabated, and the
prayer meetings at the rooms, the depots and
elsewhere have never been intermitted
Iron oil tanks are being put up near the inter-
section Of Lee and Oronko streets, and wooden
water tanks in the same neighborhood for the
electric light machinery.-The Blue Ridge
park association, with BOO acres Of land IN
Madison county, Va, and Messrs. @. II. Pol
lock, ]. W. Douglas and John Bewles, with
other corporators, has been incorporated here
by Judge Norton.-The funeral Of the infant
son of Mr.. 8. J. Henderson took place this after
noon from 42s South Fairfax Street
The Richter electric company, with corpora
tors from the north, has obtained . charter and
fixed its Office at 504 Duke street In this city.
Its object 10 TO msnufncture dynamos under the
Richter patent-The committee on public
property are investigating the condition Of the
station house pipe sewers in Tayette alley with
that Mr.. Richard 8. Windsor, con of ex-Post-
master Windsor, has been offered the ulaos AZ
deputy collector Of internal revenue hsrs.-
Michael Lynch has been elsctsd chief Of TIA
Andrews division Of locomotive speineers.