Evening star., 1898-05-13

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DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO.,
Rochester, N. Y.
ing was stored (as it was frequently no
| efforts were used to punish the aggressors.
On the southwest of Iowa Circle Gnter-
| section of Vermont and Rhode Island
| avenues, 18th and z streets) stood two
| story house built of frame and plaster,
known as the mud house. This was
| occupied by a German gardener, who
| worked the entire square, now closely
| built up. On the portion occupied by the
| building and outhouses. in that day, some
| twenty years ago, it was proposed to erect
| residence to present to Gen. Grant
| Some of the private improvements re-
| called are the following: Harkness' row, on
| the south side Of New York avenue west
| of 9th street, erected by Mr.. John c. Hark-
| ness, leading builder of those days, who
| resided for many years in the row, having
for his neighbOr and tenant Rev. John (.
| Smith from early in the 40'S to his death
| in 1SIS-his entire pastorate-of the Fourth
| Presbyterian Church; Doughty's row, east
| side of 9th street south of l. street; Walk
| er's row, north side of X street west of
| Sth. erected by the father of Maj. S. II.
Walker, in which Col. Lem. Towers has
| lived for the past forty years, and Phila-
| delphia row, erected by VIM. Mann, on
| north side of H street east of 18th street.
The square bounded by 9th, 10th, q and
| H streets, which is now built up the
| four sides, and on Grant street, passing
| through it, was then almost devoid of
| dwellings. On the north side was the As
] censiOn Church and the Washington City
| Orphan Asylum and on the east side Me
| Leod's school house and the Fourth Pres
byterian Church. On and 10th streets
| there were some small frame shops for
| shoen akers. blacksmiths and others, but
! were temporary. The stream from Frank
| lin square coursed through the square and.
| there being good supply of stones, under
the name of 'Sylum Hill it was a fam
| Gus battle ground for the down town
| and Liberty boys and some of the scars
| from wounds then made may be found to
| this day.
One of the highest points west of the
| Capitol was street in the neighborhood
of 10th street, Mr.. VIM. N. Nourse resid-
| ing there: but the name of Gassaway's
Hill, from Mr.. Gassaway. living on the
square east, covered it. The eastern end
| of the ridge was about 4th street. and
| this part was being built up the name of
| Crow Hill" said to have come from a
! family and not from the bird. was given
| it, and it WIS adopted by the public.
Valuable Garden Ground.
The square bounded by 9Th, 9Th, I. and
| NJ streets, now entirely Occupied by dwell
! inss, was then known as Seatons Garden.
the property of Mayor Seaton, utilized
| only for gardening purposes.
The site OF the present Northern Liberty
| market was then known as Rathwell's
| Garden; and the dwelling long used as a
saloon, was then occupied by Michael
Hoover.
AS before stated. the "Slashes'' were
| north of the Northe rn Liberties. The term
| 1t Is said, was given because much Slashing
| or cutting was required to open a road
way or to clear the ground for building
purposes. Though there were but two
Gf rnl.s full
there had been some settlements, especial
| ly along 7th and 18th streets, and the
burial grounds, brick kilns and few gar
denS had neceSsitated the opening of roads
| If not streets. The country trade
! principally down 1th street to the two
markets. Marsh and Northern Liberty, but
| two raveyards-Foundry Methodist and
st. Matthews Catholic-near the head of
14th street, and the race course then being
beyond Columbia College, occasoned much
| travel on 18th street. st. Johns Episco-
pal graveyard, between X, S. 18th and 18th
streets; colored graveyard on 9th street
! near Rhode Island avenue, and the brick
yards of COltman, near 18th and R, and
| Crittenden, o between 9th and 10th streets,
also necessitated some cross wagon roads
| The Gross Keys tavern, at the corner of
Boundary and 7th street. directly on the
Montgomery road, was well-known stop
ping place in those days, and Smiths
Woods, on the east side of 1th street road,
! now in the Howard University grounds.
were used more or less for picnic and bar
| Decue purposes. west OF l4th street be-
| tween and T streets the entire square was
| ''Pierce's Garden in popular parlance. but
| according to the advertisement, Branch
of Linnean Hill Nurseries. above George
| town The location given was 18th street
| near Columbian College" and though over
| half a mile therefrom. this was quite ex-
| plicit enough for the public. On the square
| occupied by the Washington City Orphan
Asylum now was the market garden of
| Mr.. VIM. Cammack, father of John Cam
| mack. Mr.. Elias kingman, the first profess
SiOnal newspaper correspondent to estab-
| lish himself here permanently, and who for
| nearly fifty years wrote under the sigma
! ture of Ion, was a resident of the ''Slashes
| in brick cottage on the east side of 14th
| street between p and Q streets, and own
ed much, If not all. the square in which
kingmans Court perpetuates his name
MIR. Kingman was a teacher by profess
sion and came here three-quarters of a
century ago and engaged in the claim
agency business 18th near E streets
and subsequently engaged in correspond
| ing
The "Slashes' themselves have long since
disappeared, the opening of streets and i'm
provements having obliterated the wilds,
and the name has become obsolete. Ger
mantoWn, for that portion east of 1th
street, and Goose Level" for the western
part Csome of the latter in war times
known as "HelTs Bottom'), succeeded the
"Slashes," have followed suit and in their
places the more definite location by num-
Der and street directs to places once 'out
in the 'Slashos.'" lover in Germantown"
or ION HelPs Bottom."
Fine churches. first-c!ass school build
ings. modern dwellings, parked squares,
circles and streets now are to be found
where once were wilds interspersed by
primitive places of habitation, traversed
by simple wagon roads and foot paths.
Rapid transit is now enjoyed by the grand
children of sires who regarded Allison
Nailor the elder a public benefactor
when he placed hourly omnibusses on the
avenue, and electric light illumes miles of
what was unbroken darkness when the
moon failed to shine.