The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-13

health, and to attend it, meetings az often a. con-
venient w KA
The line Of conduct adopted in Savannah should
be applied to Washington, although our city will
now compare favorably as TO health with any
other in the Union. Let all the laws designed to
subserve sanitary purposes be strictly enforced;
let tho members Of the board Of health make
weekly visits to the several wards, and lot there
bs liberal distribution of lime throughout the
city
With such precautions much sickness may be
prevented, and the uniform character of Wash
ington for health preserved
"UNrEELMG CoNDucr. As we expected,
from long and favorable acquaintance with Mr..
Hugh Latham, he deprecates the conduct of his
agent, who behaved so heartlessly towards sick
lady some days since while conveying her from
Alexandria to Washington in an omnibus. In a
private note, referring to our statement of Thurs
day, he says: "Your notice was the first informa-
ton had received of the occurrence. regret
exceedingly that the lady was taken in the omni-
bus. and had been at the depot would have ad-
vised against it. will investigate the matter. If
your statement is true, do not expect to be able
to make amends; but ] will again impress upon
my drivers the Importance of consulting the feel
ings and wishes of the passengers
In A BAD WAY.-On Thursday night, young
man, in an intoxicated condition, was transferred
from the Centre Market to the watch-house, the
one being very short distance from the other.
He was seized with cramps, SO severe Us to
"draw him double," and prevent him, as our in
formant remarked, from sitting, standing, or ~
ing. At this juncture, Captain Birch sent out for
mustard and salt, which he put into water heated
over the lamp, and required his patient to drink of
it; the design being to produce vomiting. But it
did not have this effect until several doses were
given, and he had rapidly swallowed two or three
quarts Of cold water, cupful after another, so
intense was the inward fever. The medicine re-
lieved him from his critical condition. He had
been drinking freely and eating fruit, and exposing
himself to the sun. But for his timely convey
ance to the watch:house, and the prompt admins
tration of the emetics, death might have cnsued
from his indiscretons.
TRorTING.-A large party of amateur sports
men were in attendance at the Columbia Trot-
ting Course yesterday afternoon to witness the
equestrian performances. Sorrel horse Hiram
was, we learn, withdrawn. Horse Charley, Of
Washington, trotted against Scottie. First heat,
deaf heat, time three minutes one second; sec
ond heat won by Scottie, two minutes ffty-eight
seconds; third, by Scottie, three minutes two sec
onds. "A
VTurr Esyr Hr or W. 1iin
the last two or three days has compelled outdoor
workmen in various parts of the city to cease
their labor until they could recover from the dele
FERROUS effects of the sun. Two white hod-car
riers employed on the Capitol Extension were
stricken down on Wednesday afternoon, but were
again at their vocation yesterday morning. The
bricklayers on the south wing, engaged in turn
ing arches, have erected shed to protect them from
the solar beams. This should be done in all cases
where it is practicable. There is plenty of tim
Der in and around the Capitol, and old sailcloth
at the navy yard, and with these temporary avn
ngs might and should be erected over the gang
ways and at points where the larger number of
workmcn are concentrated. Private employers,
too, might find it to their advantage to resort to
q similar arrangement.
GREENoucH's "TRIuMrH OF CIvILIzED LIFE"
The largest of the four pieces composing this
group has been conveyed to the Capitol It
weighs ten tons, and was drawn thither from
the navy yard by eight horses. Upwards of
fifty men were required to remove it from the
hold of the Altar Gull which brought the work
of art from Italy. In day or two the remain
ing parts will be transported to the eastern por-
tico. They are all boxed, and will not be OK
posed until they are hosted to the base they
are jointly to occupy. The cost of tho group
was, we believe, forty thousand dollars
AccInENr-Mr. Charles Clark, carpenter,
employed on the Capitol Extension, had his hand
dreadfully mashed on Wednesday by the fall of a
wooden water-tank, which he was employed in
hosting. DR.. Busey dressed his wounds. 1t is
supposed that amputation will not become neces-
sary.
THERMOMETER, yesterday at twelve o'clock,
80 degrees.
ID RIC Wanted, on the Extension
ID of the United States Capitol, about fifty Brick
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