Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-04

The BOARD OF HEALTH held a meeting at
fheir new rooms on + street last evening-Drs.
Bliss and Verdi and Mr.. Marbury present ard
DIT Bliss In the chair. On motion of Mr.. Mar
bury, the secretary was directed to wait upon
the undertakes Of this city and Georgetown and
request them to report monthly all fnterments
made by them. DIR. Verdi read a long reply to
insinuations and accusations made against the
Board by certain members of the District Iecis-
ature, and defended the actions of the Board
generally number Of complaints were re-
ceived and referred A communication from
Dr. Hartgan, physician Of the almshouse, was
read IN reply 10 the charge made against him by
the intendsnt that he (Dr. H. allowed a patient
TO leave the asylum wearing the clothing ne had
on while sick with the smallpox.
TRANspERs IN REAL EsrArE-C. III. Holden
@ Co., real estate agents, 6S3 Louisiana avenue,
have sold the following improved property
Lott IN square rs. improved by a three-story
brick house, to c. ii. Griggs, for &C, 900. Also
lot b, In square 69i, improved By a two-story
and basement brick house, to Allen GOodridpe
Tor $SyNo. Also, lot q, in square COZ, improved
by two-story and basement brick house. 10 II.
e. Shoemaker, for 3,6l0.
Thomas E Wagganan, real estate broker and
ancuoneer; has sold pet Of lot %, in square 81,
improved by two-story flame house, to Isaac
Pearson, Tor sl,5s5.
BASE BALL-The third game of the series be-
tween the Athletics, of Philadelphia, and the
Olympics, Of this city, for the Championship
takes place this afternoon, on the grounds of the
OLYMPIC club, At the corner of 18th and streets
The third and decisive game of a series never
fai 20 excite great interest and in this case the
result i looked for anxiOGsly.
The Independent b. b. club, of Alexandria
played the Star club, of this city yesterday, and
were defeated by the score of "A 70 IL.
The Creighton yesterday played picked nine
on the W hite lot, and after hard fought battle
were defeated by score Of . to 10.
A MAD Bull ON THE RAsPAsE-Se-sral Per-
terday by bull among n drove Of cattle, who
LETT the herd near 18th street and rushed nlaCily
up the Avenue, pursued BY a crowd Of boys who
foolishty threw stones at him, thus making him
more furious When near the Circle he attacked
an old gentleman named Capt. futile, and threw
him 70 the pavement He next gored a child OF
2lst and I'D streets, and injured IL severely
The enraeed brute was finally penned up IN the
lot attached 20 the First Ward station-house,
and was turned over to the owner.
NARROW Escape or AN INFANT PROV
DEATH By FIRE-This morning about eight
O'Clock the little children OF a Mrs. ROYAL
living on l. street. between It'll and sth streets
southeast, during the temporary absence OF their
mother, set FIRE 70 bed While playing with
discovering smoke issuing from the windows
rushed in and rescued a little child from the
burning bed and extinguished the fire with few
The child was but slightly burned.
THE Drummer BOYS ConrAxY-Sergeart
.JohnL- Glenn, who was once only an atom OF a
drummer boy, but who won honest fame on the
bloody field OF Chickamauga, and for gallant
conduct in action there was made a sergeant by
General Rosecrsns, and who Is now a manly
young man, Is raising military COMPANY In this
city OF Young Americans from 10 ID p wears OF
age IL b q good move. Let Sergeant Clem's
detachment become Captain Cleef's eernrauy
and &c 10 be the nucleus Tor q school regiment Ia
the District Of Columbia. :. :
ACCIDENT TO A CoLoRED MAx-Yesterday
n colored man named Samuel Brent Wa work
ing on q derrick ON the railroad tunnel, near Ii
ftreer and Virginia avenue southeast, when the
crank handle clipped from hts grasp, and struck
him on one Of his arms, breaking the bone. DIR.
Coonabs was called upon TO render surgical aid
End set his arm.
TEE STREETS TO az CLEARED or OBsrRuc-
TIoxs-The Board Of Public Works publishes
a notice 20 day forbidding hereafter the parking
Of wagons, carts or other vehicles In the Streets
avenues and alleys OF washinS ton ans George
town, or the obstruction OF the foot payemcnts
By boxes, barrels, or both articles. n =.
FROM the National News Company. Pennsyl-
WANNA avenue, between ID and az streets, ue
have HaTpeT's Weekly and Hearth osd Honss for
August 18th, and HATE JoaTrof u Heath Tor
August. ..f ~
PRICES jevelry store, No. AZ Pennsylvania
avenue, II the only Jewely store in this city that
receives pex styles every morning.