The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-12

ABATEMENT OF AN IsToLERABLE NUISANCE
-DIscovERr or PUrREFrISa HUMAN BoDrEs IN
THE HEART OF the CIrY.-It will be reooileoted
that during and since the war Corcornn's Build.
ing, on street, between Thirteenth and Four.
teentb, was taken possession Of by tho Govern.
ment, and converted into q medical museum
whoro dssections were Of frequent occurrence
The building has been used for this purpose until
tho proper alter lions and repairs were CON.
pleted at Ford's Theatre when the Medical Blu.
reau oftho Government was removed to that struc.
ture, some nine months since. On Monday eve
ming last gentleman named Stewart, residing
In the noighborhood of the old Medical Museum,
concluded to turn his horse loose in tho lot ad.
joining for the purpose Of grazing and finding
the earth near the rear walls Of the building Of a
rather soft nature. procured stick and COM
monced probing, when no found the earth Yielded
TO the length Of the stick and black oily sub
stance bubbled to the surface, emitting n horrid
and intolerablo stencil, which soon aroused and
terrified the neighborhood for several squares
around.
Tho Sanitary Police wcrO Immediately mott
fed Of tho fact. and Lieut.. TAFT, of the Metro
poitan Police force, was soon on the spot, who
sent for the officers Of the Board of Health, and
Drs. ]. G. Riley, Dove, and other membrr, Of
that body were soon present. The doctors or
dcrcd an examination to DO made at once, and II
was soon discovered that a number Of unusual
| sized hngsheads had heen sunk in the ground
there by the students of the late museum. These
were ordered to be taken up and removed and
the cavities filled with lime and other powerful
disinfcctants. How this pestilential matter
could remain so long in the very heart of tho
city without being earlier brought to light Is
surely an uuaccountable mystery, for II Ia openly
asserted that malignant cases of scknOs have
prevailed for long time in the immediate vicin-
ity, and still continues; and we arc informed that
1t has been matter of comment for more than a
year past that chickens and pigeons that drank
Of tho water in tho cutters near this lot died
shortly after.
Officer Greer, who was on duty and superin-
tending the removal OF the nuisance was seri-
ou'ly affected by the stencil arising from the de.
cnying matter, MS was also gentleman connected
with the medical faculty, so much so that the
latter gentleman was reported rs quite sick dur.
ing the whole of yesterday. Since the discovery
Of the human deposits above mentioned medical
gentlemen attribute the unusual unhcalthness
and sickness of that vicinity to tho presence Of
these pits of putrefyug human flesh.
THE WASHINGTON TEMPERANCE SOCIETY
has commenced active work for the completion
Of the purchase of Temperance Hail. L street. A
large amount Of stock has been subscribed and
Is now being delivered
Mr.. Frank Herbert has boon appointed an
agent for the sale Of stock to citizens, and will
call upon them with ono of tho stock books.
houses Of Lewis johnson Co, w. S. Hunting
ton & Co., and at George W. Riggs, esq, the
treasurer Of tho hall fund.
The property has been barganed for at $780,
U0Oi the lot is 40 feet front by 1877 feet deep
and 1t is the design to extend the present struc.
} ture over the entire ground
The temperance organizations now paying
yearly rental OF several thousand dollars, and
when the hall comes into their possession this
fund will all concentrate there, and yield to tho
3 stockholders handsome dividend. Many cti.
n Zens not identified with any temperance organi
ration have subscribed for shares vary ing from
}. so to 100, at two dollars per share
!. The shares in this lau1able enterprise being
" thus placed within the reach of ALL 1t is believed
II thut no temperance man, woman, or child will
fail to subscribe for one or moro shares of stock
r SALE OF Mas. LINcoLN's FURNITURE
, Tho household goods and effects of Mrs. Abra
/ ham Lincoln, who was determined to remove to
Racine, Wis, were yesterday sold at public aue-
=. ton at her late residence Tho sale was con.
. Quoted by Mossrs. W. A. Buffers Co and the
] prices which the goods realized were very near
the value at retail rates.
Tho handsome parOr set OF brocatelo aud rose
wood, consisting of IL pieces, was sold for 81, 100
The pnrlor carpets elegant brussels, 10 yards,
! brought 50 10 per yard. The large mirror was
e sold for s33s; aud two handsome mantel mirrors
: for $3.50 each. The curtains, damnsk and lace,
with elegant cornIcss, sold for $3.50 each. The
large etagore brought s275, and two smaller ones
: $3.50 and Ss7 respectively. Lisbon marble.
j. top table sold for 1925, and q white marble.top
\ table for sll2, and two small marble-top stands
for $37 each.
J. A handsome chamber SET OF black walnut, sold
} for $685. and Tad's chamber set for $3.50
!; The dining room furniture brought good prices,
}, the side board selling for $275, the extension
table for sos and the chairs for 81 each. These
), were Of black walnut.
,bo othnr honsahnI1 conJs brought aYnal
t. lent prices for the owner Chicago Exchange.
OF TIE GETTING AFFRAY.-ln yesterday
re REPUBLICAN We mentioned the TACT Of n colorc'
=, man named George W. ii. Jones having bee
Oh cut, on Monday evening, very severely, while
q, %, was in company with other colored men uea
W the corner Of l. and Sixth streets, (lsland, b
!, ono Of n number Of white men who overtoo
81, them Yesterday morning Officers Evan
w Turnburke, James, Marders with Eeutenaf
Gessford, arrested Benjamin Greenwich, Thoma
Boylund, James Berry, John Goldsmith, job
~ II. Rollins, and George Rouios, and took tho
on before Justice Tucker. Rollins and Roul'
he were positively identified, and werc sent to ia
for court Groenwell was also identified by til
u. oolored men, but there being evidence creatin
OF doubt whethor he or his twin brother Is tn
right party. no was held for n further hearing
10 Boyand was used as q witness. Goldsmith ant
10 Berry were dismissed, and the arrest of otheI
parties was ordered. Jones was not injured very
% severely by the stabbing, though the wound blod
Is profusely.
&c RUNAWAY AND SMASH UP.-On Monday
10 evening, about 1880 O'Clock, as Mr.. John
Welcker, accompanied by his vito, her sister,
d and male friend were returning home from an
L. evening ride his carriage was run into by two
10 horse Government ambulance on the Fourteenth
b street road, near the cemetery, which came
dashing heRdlong down the road without driver
., By this collision Mr.. W Is vehicle was made Q
Is complete wreck, and the occupants thrown out
10 upon the ground with considerable force, Mrs
g. Welcker sustaining quite severe injuries, Mr.. W
receiving slight bruises, and the others escaping
70 unhurt. The injured parties were attended a
~ their residence on Fifteenth street, between New
y York avenue and II street. by DR.. J. G. Riley
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n. FRArERNAL VIsT.-0n Monday evening
Iy George Washington Camp, No !, Sons OF Lib
erty, located at tho hayward, paid fraterna
visit to Lincoln Camp, of the same order, loeate
70 at the corner of Ninth and D streets, ben
,io headed by Heads American Brass Band, in full
ho uniform. Tho two camps spent very agreeabl
70 time together, listening to addresses. &C., an
=, senarated at q very late hour. There arc nov
.,> Wa understand, four camps In this city who's
No members approach thousand, and new cam
be Is about being formed
ye
rat The LONG BRIDGE.-The work of n
q pairing the Long Bridge is, we arc pleased I
m, state, nearly completed. Vehicles arc now pas
rd ing over one of Its tracks, which has been lAi