Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-19

IL THIS OUR BoAsTKp CIvILIzArroy?-A
Di'g1itipg Spectdale-Horri5ie ParestdI Es1leet-
On wednesday last, As some gentlemen we're
avenue and street, they observed a crowd OF
coiored and white people collected around the
door Of q miserable frame shsnty, and on in
9uiry as to the cause were directed to look on
the deorsill and steps, which were found TO be
literally covered With those disgusting par sstic
insects which infest the uneisanly, and on
looking through tue window the spectators di'
covered little deformed siri alone. with her
hands drawn mp and pafaly zed and knAa.
drawn mp TO her chin, perfectly helpless
Not q rag Of clothing, with the exception OF
irsgment Of bed qnih, protected her.
u going In, the stencil was such as almost to
knock the visitors down, and after opening the
WINDOWS for fresh air they learned that the
mother Margaret Green Of the pitiful object
before them was out In service on street: .,na,
she is in the habit of leaving this erinnis AM
her little brother, about seven years Old. 10
themselves Tor weeks at a time, and the bow
begs rom door to door for foodt to support them.
The girl bad been a cripple from her birth,
never having walked step. The room was
found to be in horribly Nth state and the con-
dition OF the girl would be dsgraceful to saw
ages The attention OF the sanitary Off GERS was
called to this house, and IL is hoped such scene
of destitui ion and neglect will not be allowed
TO remain as blot on our civilization.
SOUTH wAsHINGro BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
AZ the SCI ond annual meeting of this Ass7cia
non, held last evening, the yearly report of the
secretary and treasurer was received and
adoptsd, showing receipts, with corresponding
balance OF disbursements. OF SIS, si6.11 assets
S69, 5235; original number of sh ares gu: car,
ceiieo, redeemed and forfeited in first year I2i:
adyarcedon, 326; cancelled BY Settlement ~,
redeemed, lS3; forfeited, u; pre- sent number Of
sesrcs, lsD; drawing number of premium 400;
unsold 1IIli average premium obtained during
share, $685.. The election of officers t3r tho
ensp.pg year csrted as follows: President
Ut. X. Y. Croggon; Vice President, John A.
Stephenson: Treasurer II. A. Clarke; Secretf.
~, W. J. Stephenson. Messrs Jackson Y ates.
T.. y. Gray, Jonas b. Ellis, aud r. A. Walker
were chosen az Directors, the remaining four
auction, at premium OF sl.5l per share.
TIE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS held
meeting Yesterday afternoon, at which n A
CobOugh, W. III. Wood Thos Gi,lssnic .Iobn
Mcclure, Daniel Shea, Henry Edwards. John
MASON, r: T.; Pierce, George Green. A. w.
Tyler, Lew Wilson, Louis Estinau and Cyrus
W. Haywood were appointed additional p,;s
Yates to do duty at the United States Treasury
1or twelve months. Gottleib Schlegel was APP
pointed an additional private at the WasbinT-
ION Schuetzen Par tor six months. Private 2
M. Doyle was severely reprimauded for conduct
unpecoming an officer, as stated in last eve
nEnes STAR. Private Benjamin Faircbild, tried
for neglect Of duty and violation OF orders was
cautioned. James McCreery, Joseph l.. Dodge
and "A. NJ Wheelock were appointed privates
ON oao .ae force. a resolution was unanimously
adopted complimentary to the Mayors OF Wash
ington and Georgetown, whose official conpsc-
ton with the board issoen to terminate.
LITTLE Boy SERIOUSLY INJuRrp.-Las.
evening, between and O'Clock. q serious &C.
cldent occurred on ID. between 9th and 10Th
streets. y number of children who reside in
that neighborhood had been in the habit or
playing around the piar0 boxes piled up there.
sithough repeatedly warned away by the poll, g.
On! ne little fellow named Harry Donovan, who
lives at the residence of MIR. Edward Linney.
on the opposite side OF the street. ran un Ter the
pile to hide, when another boy on top went TO
sne edge OF the topmost box to look over, and
DIS weight overbalancing it, the box fell over,
stIlking the boy below upon the abdomen. Re
was taken mp and carried to his home, where
. sog6 sid vas at once procured, and it was
the blood flowing from his mouth SO as to marx
the direction in which he was carried.
SALES OF REAL EsrATK.-Latimer 81 C,eary.
apctioneers, have sold east half OF lot 4, -,
square 40, containing 2,Ts0 feet at 81 cents p,f
Il OF, to Lindsay Muse; also, west half of same
az "a cents, to X. Stewart, the lot fronting On
l., between 18th and 10Th streets n w Al,
Tor Fitch & Fox, the follow ing houses in Ken,
dal Gjcen, owned by the Columbia Deaf and
Suho Irsinutlor: NO. at 800; No. 2, at Sil2 ~;
NO. 3, at Sll5; No. !, at $40; No. 5, at $40; ali
TO u. nj. LanctOn. "
Martin NJ. Rohrer, real estate broker. rorner
New York averue, and 9Th street has sold tor
the heils of the late James Lusby the n0rtb ~
eet OF lot Nod. by its depth, in square A. / for
jbe sum Of 5000.
SIX INDIAN CHIEFS from the far w,st ar
rived in town last evening, accompanied by an
agent and three interpreters. These guests OF
ne r. "a, on a,e at the Washington House, aud
are little Raven who is first peace CHI ef of
Arsl b, IS; Powder Face, !" first war chief az
he g me tribe; and Chief Bird, - their SECOND
@et cne Little fobe' and "Stone Calf"
first end ,erond war chiefs of the Cheyepnes;
and Buffalo GcCd,' CHIEF OF the w.tchitas'
Az save one, "Bnfsio Good" appear in moc-
css.rs, legsinas, blankets, and the other a,io n
TEE GERMAN VETERAN UNION me-. las.
evening" at their headquarters No. tcs vennsxl-
on avsnue, ard adopted a resolution tia ihe
PARTICIPATE In the decoration of the o, ayes
of our fallen heroes At Arlington on the 3nfh
ut, END con miitee OF i've was appointed to
decorate the graves OF those comrades who " rs
rue mbers OF the Union when they died and are
buried In the German cemetery.
LIGHT BRFAD-This morning Officer Wilson
arr ted AueuasUs Pitts, a breld blker, III
Sh street :ou'hc 1st, for lsllipg bread orr halt
ounce and more under weight. When arrested
"A lo1ve, werelfound in his wagon, all OF which
JUDGE Shell and held for hearing to-morrow
Miss KATE FISHER, who with her horse
onderO has been delighting the patrons of
the National this week with her dashing and
tpir1fed performances in the equestrian
drama" has benefit this evening, when the
=, inree Fast Men" and "Jack Shepherd" Will
GAS LAMPS have been erected and lighted for
re INST time on b street south, etWeen 18th
and 18th streets west, and on 18th street, be-
tween street south and Maryland avenue
The Islanders in that vicinity remained awake
until late hour II ct night to enjoy the ne SEN
THE twelfth annual May festival of Prof l..
u. Marini. postponed from last Monday night
on account of the illness Of one OF his pupils
will be held on Monday evening next, and
I -omises to be grand affair.
The steamer Georgiana hiss taken the place
OF the Vanderbilt or the Aqua Greek line, in
jured by an accident last Saturday night.
THE RITE OF confirmation was administered
asst night to a large class at st. Paul's Church,
p. f., on sd street west.
GEORGETOWN.
lNPkoyEMBNT.-The heirs or the late Alfred
Lee are now having foundations dug on the site