Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-16
Relief at Last.

Relief at Last.
Tie Pound a. Fan OperGt.On-Raids To-day
CoScs, Hogs, GO0ts, Geese and Dogs.
This morning. at O'Clock, POund-masts
Hoover commenced operations in earnest. havin,
out a wagon, with several assistants and dHrinr
the morning he captured 10 COWS, horse, 1
mule, 40 geese, hogs, goats, and number of
dogs few Of the animals were redeemed but
1.the purps' seemed 10 have no friends most of
les. At tSe snd 81 90 bo0rg wh4 D. doabs
Of capture, will have forfeited their lives
The men engaged in the raid did not have n very
agreeable time, and in one or two instances yio-
lence was attempted BY the owners Of the stray
animals On nth and streets II geese were in
the wagon. and the owners raised q crowd and
attempted TO rescue them, but by fast driving
they were Conveyed safely To the Pound. AtfTth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, a clerk said tn
be named Mcbride, attempted to rescue a hog
Some Of the animals were redeemed. as stated:
but owners who were 50 unfortunate as 10 have
their animals impOunded and came without the
money TO buy them Of, were unsuccessful.
Dr. Verdi, the health officer. was at the Pound
about noon. and. application was made 70 him for
relief, but he declined 10 interfere.
In consequence OF the action Of the Pound OH
Gers Goose Level, SwampOOdle, and Cow Town
are in eommotiOn to-day and on the commons
there are numbers of boys and girls watching the
cows and OtE Is driving them into pastures.
The ATTRACTIONS presented in the ADVERTISE
mentOf Straus the clOthier must arrest the atten
ton Of every purchaser of clothing who desires %
get the most and best for his money. In the wav
Ofsummer suits, his stock is so large and varied
that every taste can be suited, while his prices
place il within the reach of every body To he well
dressed The true state Of the case can hardly
be realized without an inspection of his estab-
hshmeEt and a knowledge of his prices and an
experience Of this kind should be INDUCED in by
every che before purchasing elsewhere.
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HUMAN Bones FoUND IN ASAsH HrAP
Tbs morning the attention of Sanitary Officer
T. d. Sullivan WAS called to some bones ON the
premises OF Henry HysOn. cOlOred. No. 5f4 r
street northwest, ard on examining them it was
found that among them was the skull, large
bones Of the leg, and pelvis Os a human skeleton.
They had been rooted up by a little dog from AN
ash heap in shed. From the fact that one of
the bones had been sawed. 10 l. supposed that
they formed part OF body which had been
diseeted.
TIE DIRECTORS OF COLUMBIA HOSPITAL met
yesterday, when the resignation OF Moses Kelly
Esq, was rendered and accepted. and = resolution
ofregret offered by DR.. Cragin was adopted. DIR.
r. A Ashford, on motion of DIR. Thompson, was
elected a member Of the board Of directors. The
suTgeOn-in-chief, DIR. J. III. Thompson, presented
the annual report. DIS. Barnes and Thomson
were appointed a committee 10 prepare tn,
annual report TO be submitted to the Secretary
OF the Interior.
DzAp.-Mr p Cunningham, whose death
Is announced elsewhere, was one Of the oldest
printers in this city. He was q member Of the
eld IyPogrsphical Society and has been resi-
oent Of W ashington for nearly forty years. He
Mt one time published q paper at Portsmouth
Va, IN eonnectian with Theophilus Fiske, styled
=
JUSTICE WALL, who was shot in the abdomen
by Capt l. NJ Davenport on "Wednesday after
noon, doe not improve, and his condition TO-DAY
Ii not a. favorable as yesterday, fever having
Set in last night. The physicians are very reti-
cent, and IL Is believed that they, well as his
friends, have now but little or any hopes Of his
recovery.
The WILLARD's HOTEL SALx-To-morrow
Saturday will be set apart for the delivery Of
goods sold up 70 that day. The sale will be re-
sumed ON Monday. and continued until the
whole u disposed Of. Parties needing furniture
should not fail TO attend this sale as IL Is not
often they have such an Opportunity to secure
goods AZ such low figures.
ing Yesterday, dismissed private Jos. II. Martin
fOr intOxicatiOn, and appointed Barton Fisher in
his place. DIR. johnson Eliot was appointed sur
geon IN place OF DIR. Patrick Croghan.
THE KANSAS, which arrived at the hayward
q day or two since, yesterday transferred 70 the
marine hospital a large number OF her crew
afflicted with chiIls and fever, contracted by ex-
posure during the Tehuantepec expedition.
DRovEKD-A young man named James Web>
ster, employed on board a scow used for trans
porting bricks, fell overheard yesterday near the
Arsenal, and was drowned.