Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-02
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wAsHINGToN, ID. c., Feb. -, 1872
Editor Eren.ng Sldr:-Permit me, through the
columns Of your valuable paper. to ask the city
between the Smithsonian grounds aad the river,
Is not part Of the Territorial District? II so,
why not appropriate sufficient money to sreep
erty holders may enjoy the same right as those
OF Pennsylvania avenue? This street, now
paved with wood, is the next principal thor
oughfare In the city. TAX PAYER.
The ALMsHoUsE AND SMALL Pox Hos
PITAL.-On the city farm superintendent by the
Washington Asylum (Almshouse and Work
house dep 4rtnents,) and the small pOx hospital,
there are at present 215 persons-39 being pris-
OneTs in the w0rkhouse and l76 taken care of in
the almshouse, including II patients in the
small pOX hospital. This number is about the
average at this season of the year, but at
present there are more transient dodgers in the
almshouse department than usual. Thsre is
great need of an additional building, as the
present one Is OvercrOwded Before warm
weather the water closets should be removed
outside the main building, in fact even during
cold W .ther, the stencil is sometimes intoler-
able. The inmates are comfortably clothed and
well fed: the food being plain but substantial.
In the almshouse department, the clothing fur
nished to the inmates is mostly OF plain hue and
OF WOOL. In the workhouse are to be seen the
fancy suits. the males being attired in woOllen
stuff, white and black stripes, two inches wide
alternately, on which are printed the words
workhouse on both jacket and pants, and the wO-
men also were striped skirts, &c. of brighter hues
Sscf S sGe inmates =, sh Is better than usual
and his oil GERS, DIR. Ford, the physician, and the
students Mr.. Benz. NJ. Beall and Mr.. David H.
Hazeh-who are in charge Of the laboratory.
They have been very successful in treating the
smallpox patients enS to the hospital this
season. Out of2 but have died, and the death
OF two Is thought to have been caused by their
Two smallpox cases were received last August,
in Dece mber, in January, and 10 in Febru-
airy, arr IL are now in the hospital. The new
smallpox hospital Is being rapidly built BY Mr..
Naylor, the contr actor, and Wilt be ready ia
about three weeks 1t Is frame structure, and
is located in the extreme heastern section of
the grounds, and will accommodate about IS
patients.
THE CHINESE SALE.-The lot of Chinese Curl
osities, to be sold ut Latimer L. Cleary's auction
rooms, on Monday morning. is enc of the most
beautiful collections ever sold I'm Washington.
We advise the public II attend this sale, as they
rarely have such an opportunity or obtaining so
many wonderful carvings and beautiful Orna-
ments
RELIEVE THE POOR!-Lieut. Noonan, of the
sanitary Poitce force, reports that there are
many cases OF extreme want continually coming
under his notice. and that there being no public
fl nls with which relief can be afforded, much
suffering is the consequence.
REAL ETsATE SALEs.-B. III. Warner, real
estate broker, No. 129 It'll street, has sold lots
street east, between A ami street south, for
Geo. H. Pint, trustee, to ". w. Metcalf, Esq,
for SiCS.
kICKER.-The explanation Of the George
town policemen on bill presented to the Board
OF Police is that in arresting Florence Howard
they placed her in q wagon, and she damaged
the vehicle so much by kicking that they were
obliged to repair it.
BUTTONS, STUDS, spiral and back safe; opera
chains, in fine plate and oroide; received at
Prigg's Dollar StOre-all the earrings have fine
plated wires-4T Pennsylvania avenue, between
~ and 9th streets.
THE WARRINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE is
being largely attended, and was never 30 thor
onshly organized and so successful in all re-
spects as now. The spring term begins with
March,