Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-16
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


would justify the above assertion. There is
no alarm" whatsoever
While alluding to this subject, il should be
repeated, as the opinion of a majority of the
medical profession, that the yellow fever never
prevails except In malariOus districts. If this
be so, there Is no cause for alarm in this city.
1t is an extraordinary fact that since the
swamps in and about New York have been
drained and filed up, and thorough system
of drainage established, that city has, for
thirty -thres years, escaped the pestilence, with
which, previously, it was frequently visited,
notwithstanding its commercial communica-
tiOns with the West Indies have been in
creased thousand fold. In 1904, the disease
appeared in Brooklyn, between which and
New York there Is only the East river, about
three quarters of mile In width. Several of
the inhabitants Of Brooklyn fed TO New York
and died in the houses of their friends; but
the New York Board of Health knew of no in
stance in which it proved contagious. The
city remaided exempt from pestilence during
that season.
The Richmond Examiner of a recent date
says:
To what a forlern and wretched condition
has our inhumanity reduced the afflicted peo-
pie Of Norfolk and Portsmouth We cause
every avenue of public conveyance, between
themselves and the cities and towns around
them, to be barricaded. We imprison them
III
and Outlawe9 enemies of mankind. To con-
tinue them in their infected habitations is to
consign them to death. To allow them to es-
cape into the pure atmosphere of the country
or the untainted inequalities of our villages
and towns beyond the range Of the pestilence
Is to relieve them from the jaws of an untimely
grave. But we refuse them escape; we de-
prre them of all means of making known
their wants and calamity. We doom them TO
fate worse than the felcns in the calculating
and callOus Indifference with which we con-
template their forIorn estate"
MR. GEORGE KUSKEL, (Of the Kunkel Ope
"a Trcupe,) we learn, has contributed S25
towsrd the relief of the sufferers by yellow
fever, IN Portsmouth. GOspOrt, and Norfolk, in
addition to other sums privately contributed
for that purpose. Although this announce
ment may be distasteful to him, we take the
liberty Of stating it as highly creditable to bis
kindness of heart, as well as to the warm
spirit of hberality which has always dstin-
guished his conduct. Other members of his
Justly popular and talented troupe have like
wise responded to the call on the philanthro-
pic for assistance in this time of darkness and
gloom prevalent In the yellow fever infected
localities
We have heard it intimated that they intend
n give, In Baltimore, benefit for the sui
ferers, to take place at the Holiday Street
larger amount of money than by an exhibit
ton for that purpose in Washington-the house
being capable of accommodating many more
persons than the saloon of Odd Fellows Hail
This troupe, as heretofore, will do their full
part toward the relief cf the distressed They
are noble band.
STREET SCEyE.-In an article, Yesterday,
we spoke In reprObatiOn of persons throwing
<heu refuse fru!t-such as watermelon and
cantalOupe Tinds-On the footways, to the
danger Of pedestrians, and thereby placing
their bones In jeopardy or in contact with the
pavement.
This morning, a friend Of ours, pleasantly
excited by the large and tempting disnlav of
good things at the Centre Market-his appetite
sharp-set ON procuring choice supply Of the
aIleie-and forgetting the wise Injunction
Let him that thInketh he standeth take heed
Test he fall, while, with buoyant step passinr
along, suddenly lost his footing, having tIoi
on watermelon rind, aud down he came 70
re EARN, EIS hat flying in one direction, and
MS Kettle and basket in another, The crowd
parted to give him the benefit Of free circu-
Ia'ion OF air. He picked himself mp as
soon rs he recovered from the shock gathered
ms property, and 'mped off; not, however,
win as much chcerfulness Us marked his loco.
noileP previous to the accident!
Poor COUNTRY WOMAN, living eight miles
beyond the navy yard, last night wal ked the
entire distance 10 this city, with a scanty stock
Oh market commodities, accompanied by her
grown daughter, who was similarly burdened
Win vegetable supplies They belong to the
poorer cilss of vendors in our markets; their
garments being of the commonest kind. and
even their feet insufdciently protected from
tne haru road over which they have TO sta
tedly " travel, with view to prCyure. bv
the sale Of their wares, the Eecessaries Of life
The elder OF those tTo women. however, was
IN no condition to attend market nor to nm
deTgo the fatigue Incident to the long Journey
while, last night, near the corner Of PennsyI-
wanna avenue and Ninth street, watching her
commodities, she was seized with illness But
AI.I Iriends removed her to a house in the
helShoorhood; the services Of physician were
procured and - another member was added
70 her saInlly-as we are informed.
SAD SPECTACLE.-We have noticed that
durDg the ghts preceding the salesday at the
centre Market, the vendors from the country
Who are too poor 10 furnish themselves with
Nagons-in which TO bring hither their sup
Ples as well "a serve the purpose Of bed
ste%ds-resoTt to the cutters; where they
spread straw, making the curb stones their
pillows; and seem, like true philosophers, to
De grateful that they can there indulge in
nature sweet restOrer, balmy sleep" Last
night, however, these poor people were dis
Suroed from their slumbers, not by human,
put by natural agsncy-the rain; which fell
heavily causing them to desert their lowly
beds and to take shelter under that spacious.
unbrella-the msrket-houss
ARREsr.-JOhn CdrTicO was arrested yester-
day, by officers Willett and Little at the rail-
road station, where he was in the private
apartment OF one Of the cars. He had been
previously arrested, and had given security
ior further hearing Oh a charge of rape, but
Ealing TO appear, the officers went in search
ana found MIN a. above stated. In this case,
aIIer an examination, he was held TO bail in
the sum Of $500 for his appearance at the
criminal Court. We are Informed that he
was arrested and held to bail for a similar
offence few months since
hHREND.-Ihere is no mistake about Prof.
hLFehd performances on the vioIncello. 1t
IS pig 'lumsy-ltOking instrument but the
way he plays upon il i a source of .,rot;6c,