Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-07
LOCAL NEWA

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BOARD CT HEALIHs-rhe regular mouthiy
meeung,cf the Board OF Health was held
yestTday sfternoon. On the Aidermen's Cham
Der Al ne GUY Hall, Gen Bacon presiding. and
Dr. :; =, ? odd sesire AZ Secretary pro TEN, IN
w 80 Va Dr. =. Dove. Absent On account
Mr. pearsop. fpm she coamittee to provide
LOT sne .ss s s. or oirshs. msrriares. aud
70 repoKH W hich was Krnn.ed
The secretary pro TEN. stated that DIR. Dove
had notifie the Mayor to assign rooms for the
Board and Secretary.
DIR. Todd read a communication from Juo
G.. James complaining of a we IS beer re VERY
on seventh street west, between o and p
streets north.
DIR. Prentice said he had visited the brewery
and thought it was very clean aad weli lept.
The communicated was referred 70 the dele
CATION from NE Third Ward. ,.,ss.ss.e-
A communication from Mr.. III s Bowen was
read. com planning of the fithy condition ofthe
s.wer passing through square SIG, from Pra-
Tiers alley. A portion Of the sewer was IN.
covered, and the stencil arising therr.fo was
intolerable. Referred 10 the ward deieg alton
With instructions 10 have the nuisance abated
MT. Gaddis presen ted q communication from
John Donohue and John Brown, complaining
OF the staRnant pool OF water on part Of 50 uares
| sos and so. between East Capitol and streets
| north and Sixth and Seventh streets east
The Secretary was Instructed 20 notify the
sixth Ward Commissioners that the same had
been condemned, and instruct him to have the
same dlled up. .f.f.
4 LIZ. fIe0tlce e3f0 w1f0ln the last tW three
weeks several cases resembling cholera had
1 occurred, one of which proved fatal in thirty
! SIX hours. He therefore offered the following
4 resolution, which was adopted:
| Whereas spidemic cholera is prevailing to a
limited ex tent In he cities of New York and
4 Philauelphia, and that its appearance in our
| midst is not Impossible; ana further. il is a
| matter OF high sanitary importance that its
early event be recognized; therefore.
Resoired, That practitioners of medicine in
this city be requested TO report all cases OF cpl
| such 10 the Secretary Of the Board that he may
| see such cases in consultation with the attend
ing ply stefan, or canse them TO be seen oy the
medical health officer OF the ward in which
they occur, in order that q correct report OF the
| same may be laid before the Board of Health
| al its regular meetings for prompt action.
\ ~
| IMPRovEMENTs-Messrs. Gross & Bro have
just completed and turned over to Mr.. :. Sim
| mons a fire three -story and basement brick
house. on Sd street. between Il and e. streets
| north, which is really an ornament to thar part
of the city. The house is built OF brick. the
| front being Of the best quality pressed brick,
which have been laid in an excellent manner
The lower portion of the front is faced with
white marble, with a marble portico. The
| vestIbule 10 paved with blue and white mar
BILE. On the first floor the parlor is sixteen by
! thirty -four feet in the clear, lighted by win
| dows OF the best pfte glass. In this parlor
are dark marble mantles OF handsome style
and finish On the same floor, in the back
building, is the dining-room, fourteen by
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! from the kitchen below. Below stairs. the
trent is occupied by vaults for fuel, while back
| Is the kitchen. which contains a fine Gibson
| range. heater for water. &c. In the second
| and third stories, the ceilings Of which are
nine and ten feet, are eight chambers. conve-
| niently arranged, with bathroom, in which
are all the modern improvements. The me-
| chanics engaged on this building were Messrs
1 Gross Bro carpenters and contractors, John
| Waistrom & Co. bricklayers. fiah-rty Burch
| piasterers, Or. Kirk painter, O'nare & Noonan
4 u n m DF7. On Pnn 4,
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| HELPING THE INTERNAL RRvRSUE-Racent-
| ~ the police have been quite busy in arresting
dealers In watermeons. Ac- for selling with
out the necessary Corporation license and
\ there is hardly a case where dealers are found
| without the Corporation license, that they are
| without the Government license also. This
morning one Of the Fourth Ward officers ar.
! rested a dealer IN the neighborhood OF The de-
pot and got on his wagon to accompany him To
the station. Here the dealer thinking to play
sharp AT once demanded n quarter from the Of
| hcer for his ride which was paid, and the JUS
uce imposed the fine which was also paid The
| dealer Immediately thinking all was over. nec-
| essary TO be done. but the officer stopped him
| and on inquiry ascertained that he had no In.
| ternal leyenue license and he was at suce taken
| to the Internal Revenue Office where he was
required to deple'e his pocket still more.
| A GRAND Picnic AT THE PARK.-Yester-
! day, grand picnic was given al the eth street
| Park, for the benefit Of st. Dominic Church
L '~cNcuth duu IL was I'LL tOdt the cOrQNlt.
tee Of management designed IL to be-a grand
4 affair. and profitable TO the laudable purpose
for which IT was projected. The entertainment
began at an early honr IN the forenoon, and
| continued until midnighA and the merry
| Young were with difficulty prevented from
| keeping mp the dance till the small hours of
the morning. 1t was supposed that the num-
Der OF persons In attendance was at 3.GH. The
| fine band of the 5th u. s. Cavalry provided
| music for the promenade and Prof Bergman's
| band the music for the saloon.
ORPHANS Court, Judge Purceu.-This morn
| ing, the will Of the late Julia Sessiord, be.
qneathng $500 to her niece, Sarah Jane Stan
ley, the balance OF the estate. after the pay
ment OF the debts, to her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
| Kelly, and nominating j as. +. HALLIDAY as ex.
| ecutor, was fully proved and admitted to pro.
| bate and record. Mr.. Halliday renounced the
right TO the appointment of sxecutriy, and
letters Of administration, with the will an
nexed. were issued 10 Mrs. Kelly, who gave
bond in the sum OF Ss.Oe0
Letters OF administration on the estate of
Jos. A. Blau were issued TO Laura V. Blau.
Bond Sl,s9.
| CONTRACT AwARDED-At noon to-day. at
Inc Mayors office, proposals were opened for
the construction Of a brick and stone bridge
over the creek which crosses North Capitol
street, between New York avenue and o street
In place OF the bridge recently demolished nv
the heavy rains. The arch Of the new struc.
lure Is 10 be % feet span, with a width Of 30
bids Wise and Callahan, s2,3Ie:2J; Charles
Lemon. Jr, S2650: Reynolds and Harper.
s2gac Thomas ID. Lewis, SI,6i. The contract
was awarded to the last-named.
ACCIDENT AT THE PARK.-Last night about
ii O'Clock, one OF the swings at the rh. street
Park was so overladen with young ladies who
were enjoying themselves AT the pic mic that
II broke down, and six or seven were Daddy
hurt Miss Mary A. Dimond, who resides ON
q, between ID and Sd streets, had her head
badly cut; Miss Hannah Dsnohue and Mr..
Hedrick were very severely bruised. DR. Can
non was called upon and dressed the wounds
OF those who required it; after which they
were conveyed to their residences.
EXECUTIVE CLENEyCY.-The President
Yesterday ordered pardon to be prepared for
his signature in favor OF NJ. d. Harrington,
who was tried and convicted in the June term
1850. of the L. ). Criminal Court of this Dis
trict, on the charge OF larceny, and sentenced
to three years imprisonment.
THE RACE To-NoRRow.-A great double
team race will come of al the Piney Branch
Race Course tomorrow At O'clock D. m See
advertisement.