Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-06
SUBURBAN NE VS.
ALEXANDRIA.

Among the street improvements Of the
near future will be the laying out and grad
Ing OF Wythe street. Passengers passing
10 ana from Washington on the steamers
may notice In the clay bank few rods
north of the fish wharf an opening about
seventy feet wide, whose line seems to
pass to the north side of Portner's brewery.
Passengers on the railroad from Alexandra
to Washington may notice on the base ball
grounds, about 120 yards north of Coloross,
staked line, which also seems II pro-
tracted to pass on the north side of Port
ner's brewery. These two points are sew
orally the east and west ends of Wythe
street The street has existed on paper
since 1874, when 1t was laid out by Alexan-
drias executors and named after one of the
foremost statesmen of Virginia Although
laid down on the map for over a century
1t did not come into actual existence as
thoroughfare until after Portner's brew
cry was built, when few houses were
erected upon 1t. 1t runs over comparatively
level ground from the west boundary Of
the city eastward until it reaches Royal
street, where it suddenly falls into a marsh
and becomes impossible. On the east side
OF the marsh, after having crossed Fairfax
street, 1t passes through hill, which has
Smiths lime kiln and battles it's eastern
END In the Potomac. The marsh crossing
will be the most costly part of the grad
ing. but even there the work is partly
done, Tor In 1855, when Fairfax street was
graded, in order to give a good route to
the old Alexandria canal, very much Of the
excavated earth north Of Pendleton street
was dumped into the marsh on the line of
crosses the marsh, Is still there nearly
Intact and 1t will need only an arch over
the waterway of the marsh and a slight
cutting OF the bank there and on the river
OF Aaf hi nryavn
Discharged From Custody.
William Arlington and Alphonso AIRING
ton, arrested yesterday morning for causing
the death Of an old man named Hatton by
beating him. had hearing before Mayor
Strauss yesterday afternoon. These men
beat Hatton few days ago and Hatton
died last night, but on the trial DIR. Smith
testified that Hatton's death was not caused
by his injuries, but by natural disease, and
the prisoners were discharged.
Notes.
Although yesterday was Indictment, the
churches were well attended. Rev. T. E.
Coulburn occupied the pulpit Of the Metho-
dist Church on Washington street Elder
A. B. Francis came in from the country and
preached in the old Baptist Church on Fair
fax street. Rev. Carl Grammer conducted
| the services at st. PauPs P. E. Church,
| which Is still without a pastor. Announce
ment was made that the Rev. W. II. Shep-
pard, young colored missionary for Africa,
Will speak this week on behalf of the mis-
sions at the Second Presbyterian Church.
The wild west show on Saturday at the
| upper end Of King street was well patron
lied.
The new water plugs have been placed
on Royal street at Wilkes and Wolfe streets
and on Patrick street at Pendleton and
Wilkes street.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, hold a
meeting tonight.
The populists held a meeting Saturday
night at the opera house, where addresses
were made in favor of their cause
The transfer barge for the railroad cross
Ing between Alexandria and Shepherds Is
under repair at the ship yard and will be
launched in & few days,