Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-06
u Il ORG TOWN AFFAIRS

CorTtspondenoe Of ths Star.
GxoReErowN, Jan 6, 1888.
We regret exceedingly to learn that our es-
teemed fellow citizen, Capt Geo f. De la Rocbe
draughtsnan in the Naval Bureau, was STRICKEN
down on Monday night with an attack of paral, :
sis, and il now lying at his residence on Wash
lngton street In a veTv critical cond ition He is
under the skilfnl treatment of DIR Grafton Tyler
we are Informed this morning that there is but
little II aBy hope of his recovery His sfaiction
Is thought to be the result of excessive labor.
An error occurred ia our letter Of YESTERDAY
which we deem il right and proper to correct:
Iohn w alters. Esd p, was elected Inspector of
Sailed Provisions and Gaugcr Of Spirituous
Liquors, and VIM Laird, sr +, Eco Clerk 10 the
Cos operation. We also omitted TO mention that
Mt. John Silence was elected Chimney Sweep
We hope that other correspondents who are in
the habit OF appropriating our items TO their own
use, as IN this Gaze, will also make the necessary
correction
Our attention has Just been called 10 an item in
the local columns Of the Washington States of
December 80, in which the writer does great in
justice to our city by the perpetralion Of most
lntolerable falsehood. The writer says:
We are Informed from sources entitled 10 he
lief, that the small pox is raging with fatal viru
ience in certain portions Of Georgetown aud the
First Ward of Washington IL is currently ru
mored that in the former place tweuty-fye bodie.
dying from this disease have been inferred by a
single undertaken
We care not from whom the writer obtained
his information, We unhesitatingly proclaim the
whole statement, so far our CITY il concerned,
base fabrication, manufactured doubtless for
tue express purpose Of injuring the rade Of our
city, by producing an unnecessary alarm in the
minds OF the country people, aud as destitute in
the main Of truth as the author was Of a knowl-
edge Of the matter about which he was writiny
az The time he penned II. We have alluded 10
this matter once before, and should not notice h,
again but for the purpose Of contradicting III.
foregoing fabrication.
We have taken some pains TO ascertain the real
facts in the case, and can assure the public ~
large that there have not been over twelve case,
Of small pox in our city, eight Of which proved
fatal-hve white and three colored persops-znd
the same number OF cases Of varioioid Al tho
present time, we feel satisfied there is not a case
OF small pox In the town. There NAV however
oe one o. two Of varioloid. in its mfldest form
IL The writer Of the article complained OF should
mink proper TO doubt our statements we can
subsfantiate all we have said by certificates from
the physicians and undertakes of our CITY
We now repeat our former statement that per-
sons from the country, or anywhere else need APP
prehend no danger in coming into our city. Our
business Is such as TO take daily into almost
every part OF the town; consequently, we have
had fair opportunity TO learn the real facts in
tho case; and, as we have before said, having no
selfish motives 10 crafty, we have no disposition
O. inducement 60 misrePresent the facts. 3.