Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-18
ALEXANDRIA.

Reported for THE EVENING stan.
No PLACE TO Cool OFF. - The exceed
ing heat Of several nights has made more
than plain the extent to which Alexandria
suffers from the want of open parks
or squares. There 10 no place where young
children may be carried by nurses or older peo-
pile to enjoy the air, except two streets. and
neither in GOODNESS nor freshness do these meet
even q moderate expectation. In ''lang syne."
when the town was smaller. il was easy to reach
the open country north and south or the rising
grounds west, but the houses have spread in
every direction, and a long walk is now needed
to get from the central part of the town beyond
city lImis. The old-time resorts. Bromalaw.
Spring Gardens, Yeates' Gardens, &c. have all
gone. and people seek the river front to be cool,
but bathing boys prevent even that resort from
being available to ladies. Windmill hill. which
overlooks the river beside the railroad tunnel
Is popular with the people of the southeast sec
ton. and Battery Rodgers. further south, has
also many corners and g0ers to its broken bas-
tlons and bomb proofs But on the northeast
suburbs of the town all the breezy hills of
olden days have been cut away and the levels
now are but little above the neighboring marsh.
30 Alexandra has no resort on summer nights.
CORPORATION CoCRr.- The corporation court,
Judge Norton, has adjourned its grand jury,
but Is still in session. Its last presentment was
against Mr. z. Bunke. who had rendered a state
coupon In payment of attorneys license tax.
The liquor sellers indicted for selling on Sun
day were all at court on summons this morning
and motions Tor continuance until the next
term were being argued. The case OF Beach
agt Beach has been referred to Commissioner
Callahan and the suit Of Brown agt Brill has
been continued.
Rye FIELD on FIRE.-The rye field at
Daingefhslds farm, on the edge Of this city
near the aims house, Vas set on ire by pass
ing engine yesterday evening aud the field
burned over. 1t was with the utmost difficulty
the barn was saved from the flames.
NoTEs.-Nr. Clifton Howard and Miss Minnie
StanSbury were married at the Second Presbv-
terrain Church last night by Rev. DIR. Vance q
large number of friends attsndiag.-
The intersection of st. Asaph and
Wolfe streets will be repaired next
week under the supervision of the COM
mittee ON streets and additional work will be
done on Alfred street north of King street.
A protfacted meeting and revival OF religion
are in progress at Trinity n. Z. Church each
evening. Rev. DIR. Bishop. the pastor, being
assisted BY Rev. J. b. Shockey.-Mr. Eugene
b. Taylor has been admitted to practice in the
corporation court.--The excise board has
approved Of ons OF the applications made for
license BY Mrs. John r. Rice. tablet to
the memory Of Col Charles semmes of the
revolutionary army will be removed this week
from Ivy Hill Cemetery to Christ Churchy arr
in the city.-Ths funeral of Mrs Mary
Foley of Washington, who died in Norfolk
took place here this morning, with q requiem
mass. from st. Mary's Ch1rch.--Lieut smith
Of the police force went to Washington today
after Mary Ann White, who. it is charged.
robbed Rachel Corbin of lot of clothes Ii
is said that Mary White is staying at Blood
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