Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-13
Gesrgetown Affairs.

BOARD OF HKALTH.-A meeting Of the Board
OF Health was held yesterday evening at he
Mayors office, there being present Drs. Tyl Ter,
Clabaugh. Piek-el, and VIM. l. Dunlop, Sec
Rotary. A resolution was adopted Sathorizing
the Secretary TO notify he undertskers Of the
town OF the next meeting OF tne fseafa, and
requesting them TO be present with their
reports as 20 the number of deaths and b1riAts
resolution was adopted authorizing DIR.
Magruder 70 have Loo copies of blanks forms
Tor births Prin ted ioT the use Of The physcians,
the blanks TO be similar 10 those used In w ash
ineton. DIR. Tyler spoke OF the health OF the
town, saying that the mortality iist at the
present time was less than IL had been for some
time past. Adjourned.
THB CENSUS -Georesiown was sub ciyidsd
into p districts, for the taking of tue census.
and policeman assigned to each. This morn.
ing Lieut.. Essex carried over % Police Head
quarters the blanks Of ~ sub districts, VIII en-
the officers had finished so thar there now re-
mains TO be finished but four sub-distrlcts.
irg. TIE oficers have met with many DIN cul.
tbs IN the work of taking the Gems Us. hence The
reason why the duty was not completed IN
two or three days. For instance, a. a house ON
Green street, where boarders are kept, the on.
Ger succeeded IN getting the names of each
member OF the family. but not OF the
boarders - one answering him 81 will
give you my name when choose" The off,
Ger replied, in a Jocose manner. Ave seen
smart men like you before; youl 90 down on
the black list" One gentleman, who claims
v
erything but his chiidren's ages, which were
'not to be made public" At q certain house.
near The Heights, where the officer called, an
elderly lady came to the door. Said She
are -. --n .. But their ages, madam,
what shall / put those at % said the ofhcer.
.Oh, there's no necessity for our ages. what
ever, we keep them in the bible. Sergeant
Boarman says that the people In the Eth dis
uict, bounded by Let, Attn. High and Frederick
streets, treated him with respect whilst en-
o. o. n thlS NJ xx~tth
tons. In that district he visited over two
hundred houses. Some Of the colored people
were very difhdent about filling mp the slanks
or giving their names. One said, "No, indeed,
L has nothing to do with that paper; you's not
going 10 get me back TO my old massa; lis
free darkey now"
SERIOUS regret to learn that
as Mr.. John j Beall, the feed dealer, doing
business on Water street, was going down the
steps Of Mr.. Hamilton lodges house. on the
corner OF Green and West streets, yesterday
evening, with his child In his arms. be fell
and broke his leg below the knee In two
places. The bone OF his leg split, one piece
protruding through the skin.
RUNNING HIS WAGON WITHOUT LICENSE
Justice Buckley iced dealer named : C.
Mcdowell, charged with running two of his
wagons without license. The Justice fined
him In the sum OF Sl0-50.
LARCENY OF ONE HUNDRED DoLLARs.-Mr
George ID. Abbott having missed siu0 IN cur
rency, yesterday Informed Sergeant Boarman
OF the fact, who Immediately proceeded 10 m
vesue ate the case, and arrested q colored how
IA years OLD, named Washington DAVIS, who
had been raised by Mr.. ABBOTT. The boy ca me
before Justice Buckley for a hearing, when he
confessed that he had taken the money, aud
told where he had bid Tin he cellar. The
money was therefore recovered and turned
TO Mr.. Abbott, and Justice Buckley, consider
ing the age of the boy, dismissed him from GUS
toby after sublecting him to a lecture. in which
he warned him of the con SEQ uences OF a courss
such as he had begun.
REFUSED TO Do DUTY.-A seaman named
John Caveleer, of the schooner Mary II. IRISH,
now In This port became displeased with his
fare yesterday and refused to do duty Leay.
ing the boat, he attempted to engage himself
upon another boat. The cap ain under whom
be had engaged before coming 10 THIS port
DsDiel Ireland, appeared At the station house
yesterday and demanded his arrest which
was made by Oficer Robey, and the prisoner
was locked up IN the cell. where De remained
until this morE ing, when be ''succumbed" and
expressed himself as willing 10 60 back 70 the
Mary u. Irish.
has left with heavy cargo of merchandise for
Baltimore. The steamer Empire, which was
due at her wharf yesterday - having been
placed on the line between New ork, Alex
andria. Washington and Georgetown. instead
of the steamer James s. Green-had not arrived
up to IL o clock TO- day.
PRIVATE SALIENT. Thomas bowling yes
,erday sold. al private sale, lot No 20, on High.
deep-improved by a small frame dwelling
belonging to n. Hurdle, 10 Mr.. James Payne
for s1,OC0.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE The following
business was transacted on Change this morn
ing:-Oferings, 1890 bushels OF red wheat So
bushels OF yellow, and 50 bushels OF white
corn, and 90 bushels OF rye. Sales-iO0 bus b.
els OF heat al S235, 1,0l0 bushels OF red whea
Al az o., 100 bushels do. at - 50, 80 bushels OF
rye at 81 II, and 20 bushels of inferior wheat
at 50.