Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-10
ALEXANDRIA.
4 PLANT WHICH WILL GROW.


The Haskin Wood Vulcanizlng Company Of
turing plant. The company holds the river front
for two blocks, some 800 feet from Duke street
the foot Of Wolfe street. The pioneer
mills, the old Jail site, afterward Green's
lumber yard, the Smith l. Perkins foundry,
afterward the ,vapor fuel works, Hunters
upper ship yard and Twins brewery property
are all included in the area Of the lands pur-
chased by the Haskin company. The
company has, however. so far made all its i'm
provements south Of Wolfe street on the foun-
dry, ship yard and brewing proper
buildings and the Encouragement Of old ones
and a capacious wharf built, after a new plan,
with its front not parallel with the river, but
obique in direction SO as to give an easier land
ing for steamers coming up the river than is
afforded by the other wharves in the barber.
The workmen have recently struck an old brick
cistern. once in use at the brewery. Work is
advancing rapidly, and the business Of vulcan
izing timber will soon be begun.
CITY COUNCIL TOMORROW NIGHT.
The CITY council will hold its first April
made by committees upon some matters as to
committee on fire escapes will return to the
council the ordinance recently recon-
mitted 30 changed as to conform to
the state law on the subject, as contained in the
act of the legislature of 1889. The council
will soon be called upon to consider the fiscal
arranged by the finance committee upon the
basis OF the reports of the auditor, treasurer
and commissioner of the revenue.
AN ALEXANDRIA PLAY BY ALEXANDRIA ACTORS.
The original drama, "A Double Sacrifice ~
by Mr.. P. J. Murphy, talented member Of
the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum, will have its
initial rendition tonight at the Lyceum hall on
Duke street. The drama will be given by
members Of the lyceum. The rendition Of an
Alexandria play Of an Alexandria playwright
by Alexandria actors is novel here, this being
the first event Of the kind in Alexandria.
CORPORATION COURTS.
The corporation court, Judge Norton, became
under the operations Of law the April term to-
day. The principal business Of the term will,
as heretofore stated in The STAR, be the call OF
Jefferson Phillips for his second trial. The call
will be made next Wednesday.
WASHINGTON CHARTER.
Messrs. NJ. c. Butler, J. C. Hanger, D. s.
Kent, Henry Sherwood and A. D. Walker, cor
porators, have obtained here charter for the
Washington Limb, Last and Shoe Company,
designed to make and sell artificial limbs The
capital, 300, 1000, is apportioned in shares Of
800 each.
NOTES.
Superintendent Campbell of the electric
light works is now making such arrange
ments at the city electric light plant as will
prevent the failures of light which have here
tofore been SO troublesome. Mr. Campbell is
the inventor Of many clever devices, and an
nounces his purpose to fail in no diligence
needed to give the city perfect electric light.
Rev. DR.. C. Mahant of Washington, ofici.
ated at the German Lutheran Church here yes
terday, the sermon being in the German tongue.
Rev. DR.. Smithson, presiding elder Of the
Alexandria district of the Southern Methodist
Church, preached at the N. E. Church South
here last evening.
Oronoko creek sewer, which runs from
Princess street to the Potomac river at Pendle-
ton street. is now nearly completed and will be
opened as a drain this week.
High mass was celebrated at st. Mary's
Church, Fairfax county, Yesterday. The newly
organized choir well rendered their first mass,
under the direction Of Miss Mamie Dewitt, who
has been training them for some time past.
Miss Mary Cunningham presided at the organ.