The national Republican., 1866-12-14
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The DISTRICT JAIL.-'rhe annual report Of
the warden Of the jail states that :, ,oo6 commit
msnts have been made during the year. The mum.
bsr Of prisonsrs at the dats Of hs rspo!t W. lso
Tho Insecurity and general shsbbinsss of The buiid
ing is foroibly ststsd The rspslt Of the physician
which n; Sslo. = lnss,:'siuE 4
sra. Il b ssoufes 0f 0fcongratulstion 70 sil that
the Goysrnmsnt is about TO erect new jail In this
city. Asasnity aad policy alike require . suita-
bic bsiidiss. Year ss.r year this jail has bssn
presented q common nuisance on aooount Of its
insecurity and unhsalthinsss. The crowded state
Of the building. snd its imperfect ventilation have
. most injurious effect on the condition Of It's In
matss; ahA q present. II is rsproash 70 the Gov.
srnns.s 10 As midst Of its sPssadid sdiasss In this
b. sonitsnt vhitswashins. using chloride Of line
and other disiafsstsnts the vitistsd cir has bssn
partially partially purified and d'''a'' fro. such ''''''
II. Following !. q. .y.,.s: nsss.s q e...' Of
eludi.s the sndsnis sypsas fever wkisA occurred
''i,: Si.nss. % .a5 a,.u.~,, 70, ...llper 5; v.n..
real, 80; mania pots. 6oi fsrsr, III; rhsumatism,
soi nisssllansoai. 1so. Total, sooi dssths .,
dissAvsntsgssus oireumsteasss, With an endemic Of
typhus fsvsr, that only three psnons have died
during ,ths ysas. Tbs visitstion d typhus fever
was isrtunatsly Of The mild not Ne malignant FORM
This wss nsA saiy shown hy the sympsens bat also
BY tAs mortality - there were only three deaths
among N average Of some two hundred inmates,
and BE convalsscsnes was rapid, differing from the
more aalignant typs which visited ons Of our city
asyiuns lsSt winter whsrs. - have been informed.
there were sors sixty dssths out Of N average Of
Ak,s~ A.n ~ tuvus
n several Of these cases I An satisfied that y.
pheid and typhus oscurrsd toSsthsf, sndsmieally
running into each other. Some Of the medical
writer's Of the present day mention the same pseu.
liaty IN several Interesting easss whsr, ths ,ynp
toms Of The diseases we're % mixed that II was I'm.
posshls 70 say under which disease the patient was
labcfsg a,d pos ~serfsN alone determined the
III esass ofthi disease !. the jsn Is subject
of ssIess lstsrssl to The I.tholosi,s. a, ,..
and 70 k.sP away the psstilsues during the sam
msr tbs ofosy resolved 10 scraps oG all the white
wask, which, from repeated ooatings, was In some
plasss ever half an inch thick Boon altsr the
and insrssssd while II eontinuedi whsn II was
stopped, ,snd the walls thoroughly whitswsshsd,
the disease abatsd In Ia vi0lsnes showing con.
clusivsly 10 ny nipd that the sxhalaions from the
orowding Of haman beings there, ssorstsd away for
years in the ersvicss and seams Of the walls
BY the scrspipg Of the walls, was absorbed In the
systsm, and gave rise to this endemic fever. H.
In eonelusion return my thanks for the fseili-
ties you have always afforded me In amelorating
and slso 70 the present officers Of the institution,
Who have shown proper disposition in aiding me
to relieve the sick By medicine alone the sick are
not slvsyS hsaisd, and the physician's duties DO
not cease With asosrtsining and prescribing for the
dissass Of The patient but he has TO sot on the sd
- and aaa that th0aN In AtkAnd,
sncs do their duty, for much depends, In an inst.
tuition like this, on sanitary measures and proper
nursing. The art Of nursins. TO-. more than ever,
st present occupies the attention Of the physioisn
had noble efforts made In tbs camp at home to re-
lisvs the wounded and diseased. ......., r.....
The health Of The prison at present is sxcsllsnt,
thsss being bat few Gases Of sickness and those Of
sAisht character. The temporary hosPitsl, ,srsetsd
By permission Of the Secretary Of the Interior has
bssn Of much bsnsit in the treatment Of the sick
during the past summer. W. 9. DynAxsL,
T. D. BRowS, Warden United States jail
1WAsurSaroS SKATING CLUB.-Pursuant to
notice, meeting Of the members Of the Washing
ton Skating Club took place last evening at the
rooms Of Ciaggett 4 sweeney. After reading the
minutes Of the last meeting the secretary read .
rsps Of ths present state OF the club Of which the
following 10 the substance
Much sstisfaction is felt BY the officers and drsc.
tors Of the club at the liberal manner In which the
shares arc being subscribed for, and felt certain
that few more days. with the aid Of the present
.oold weather, will enable them to announce the
sale Of the whole number.
Ths by laws are now being debated upon BY the
bosrd. and at the next meeting they will, most
probably, bsissusd. A contract has been made for
the construotion Of dam and wstsrg gate, 70 food
and control the water Of the canal which II ID pro-
posed 70 use, permission for that purpose having
,xaau okk ali ID from ha cornOrnta authOritiog,
stimAtss have been received from various builders
for the erection Of fences, ladies' galleries, TO-,
which will be commenced as soon as the lowest and
best BID can be ascsrtainsd. In conolusion, ths
members were requested to assist BY all means 10
their pow,u in furthsrng the interests Of the oab
The Prs.idsnt having announced that the sub
soription books were open to all present, number
Of shares we're taken by the gentlemen present. and
At the request Of several Of the member the Presi
dent appointed an additional committee Of i've te
receive subscriptions and after the transaction o
other regular business the club adjourned until Sat
urday evening next, at 7 o'clock.
The board Of directors held . meeting immsdi
atsiy after to determine upon the contract FOL
beiidine fences &e., the result Of which ws shsl
probably BE- able to announce In our next issue.
Destructive FIRR.-About halEpast eight
O'Clock last evening the alarm Of IRE was sounded
from box IS, st the Central gusrd.houss hIe hay
Ing been discovered in tbs stable Of VIM. Tou,ig
IN Tue roAr OF Ms peAefy w AouNLens s'snsot
tween Ninth and Tenth streets. The stable, witt
four horses and one wagon, was entirely consumed
The flames soon spread to the bakery, three.st
brick building known a. the Excelsior Bakery
which, With the contents, consisting Of over 2ol
barrels Of -four end many barrels Of crackers, wa
consumed. Tho property was owned By Charle
Lyons, whose loss i; about 5000 Nj. Tousis'
loss Il about $4,000 on which he has an insurance
Of 81 900. The fire was the work Of an ineendiary
The 6rsnsn we're soon out, but owing to the soar
slty Of water the flames gained considerable head
way before the engines were at work. Frank Mysr
and - Sinclair, members ofthe Franklin steamer
were slightly injured BY the falling Of the roof
Nr. Myers received . cut ON his head and va
bruised about the log.
GRAND LODGE ]. 0. o. Fat o meeting
Of the Grand Lodge I. o. o. r., Of this District
held on Tuesday evening the following. named gen
tsmsn were installed ~ officers for the ensuin
year John T. Given, Grand Master B. A. Kiddsr
Deputy Grand Master George II. Martin, Gran
Warden Parker H. Sweet, Grand Secretary Sam
aNarshan; John WahI, oonduotorj Peter ShutI
Guardian George Tioe, Herald John 7: Clements
ph.nI.,n A nro,Is IN tim raad from, Jss