Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-07

n OF the Joint lie glslAtlve Committee
on manufactures Was held last evening but in
The absence Of quorum no business was trans
acteu- There viii be a meeting this evening
when communications, relative to District
manufactures, win he presented.
Mtssrs. Arthur Shepherd and william Dick
son left for New Orleans las; evening TO attend
the hardi Gras festival in that city to be held
On the 18th inst.
IL Is stated that eight hundred additional
shares OF the Potomac and Piedmont railroad
were subscribed tor in New York last week.
The United States Grand Lodge OF Inlepen-
dent Brethren in Baltimore. on Monday elected
AndIeas Nephuth, OF Washington, First Grand
Master.
TIE BOARD OF HEALTH The Subject Of Vital
sfofISttCs -fcdin--At the meeting OF the Board
Of Health last night Mr.. Langston reported
that the new ordinances would be ready on the
18th instant Dr. Verdi insinuated that some
one had been derelict in the matter, and said
thst the ordinances should have been printed
and before the board at its present meeting.
MI. l.aDgstOn repudiated the charge OF negii-
gence with some feeling. He had only been
waiting for the reorganization OF the sanitary
force To INCORPORATE the list with the ord uances
otherwise the latter would have been printed
before: The report OF the physicians to the poor
showed that los persons had been vaccinated
since last report. Tbirty-four births were also
reported. A report received from DIR. y.
H. Thompson, surgeon-in-c oh ef of the Columbia
Hospital, stating that since the LIST of November
last 20 the present time there had been 1,43I
persons yaccinated- and that the virus furnished
by the board proved effective in every instance.
that nine inquests had been held since last re-
port. DIR. Verdi offered a resolution, which vas
adopted, that the rrt sident of the board be re-
quested 10 confer with the Governor, with The
view to adopt means by which the city
may he relieved of the filth which must
necessarily collect from the want of the
necessary number of garbage collectors.
The subject of vital satisfies again came uE for
discussion, and DR. Cox expressed the opinion
that the requests Ia physicians asking them to
forward regular reports would be Intellectual.
Partial statistics would be worse than useless
since they would m!slead the people. Mr.. Mar
bury didn't believe that any vital statistics were
accurate Dr. Cox thought law should be
passed that would render burial i'm possible with
out q permit from the Board OF Health. Mr..
IN making reports. Dr Bliss ridiculed the idea
CT any respectable physician considering il hu-
initiating TO report to the board. Mr.. Lsngston
moved a reconsideration of the whole subject.
DR.. Verdi said undertaker's reports are unreli-
able and consequently useless. On his motion il
was ordered that the names OF all the under
takers OF the District be placed record. On
motion of Mr. Marbury, the committee ON ordi-
nances were requested to consider section OF
the ordinance OF the corporation OF Washington,
entitled IAN ordinance on births, deaths" &C.,
and TO emhOdy said ordinance in an ordRanee
Tor the government OF The board.
The PROPOSED GRAND NATIONAL REGATTA
ON The POToNAC.-An adjourned meeting OF
the JOINT committee of the several boats clubs of
tie District was held at the Union Hotel,
Georgetown, last night TO prepare plans for the
proposed grand national regatta to be held
during the sGmmer. A resolution offered by
Mr.. Wheeler was adopted, recommending a
national regatta upon the waters of the Potomac
during the coming season, and that the Joint
committee be intrusted with full power to make
All the necessary arrangements for that purpose.
Mr.. Marbury offered a resolution which was
adopted, recommending the regatta to consist
OF smeteur races for our District clubs; profess
sional races open TO the world, and amateur
races open To the United States; 10 the District
cluts the following prizes to be offered Six
cared, silver cup valued at 800; four cared sill
yer cup valued at $500; double souls, a prize
valued at 500: single scull, a prize valued at
$50. To professionals, four in shells, part of a
grand purse, s15o0; double sculls. $500; single
SOULS, $3.50. To the amateurs OF the United
states, for kix-oared race, silver cup valued at
81 coo; four-oared. silver cup valued at $500;
double scull. prize yalsed at $50; single scuI
q gold medal valued at $3.50. Mr.. Dodge, of the
Washington, offered a resolution, which was
adopted, that all the members of amateur clubs
OF each crew participating in the regatta shall
be bona fde members of one and the same crew
at the time Of the issue Of the challenge.
THE NEw SMALLPOX HosPITAL.-Mr. Adolf
Cluss, architect for the small pox hospital has
addressed a communication to the Board of
Public Works, in which he says the plans were
prepared strictly as suggested by Surgeon Gem
eral Barnes, with the exception that, knowing
the means at disposal TO be limited, he reduced
the siZe from 20 to ~ beds. He now submits a
plan which keeps mp the general views OF the
Surgeon General, and At the same time brings
the cost Gown 70 about $500. This is done by
modate rs beds. and also reducing the aecommo-
datios for the administration materially bv
leaving on the second story Of the center build
ing, doing away with a dining room and leaving
of the rather expensive porches; also building
the house OF rongh Instead of dressed weather.
boarding, and whitewaskin2 instead Of painting
The plan has been adopted, and proposals adj
vertised Tor anew in accordance with it.
RIVER NEws.-The mild weather OF the last
few days, and the rain of to day. has soitened
the ice in the river considerably; the track made
by the steamer Lady OF the Lake. when on her
way TO Norfolk yesterday, continues open, and
face had, this evening, disappeared. The steam
ers T.. z. knight, from New York. and Utility
from Norwich, which have been ice bound In
The ice rs rotten, and rs thickest OF Indian
Head. They left three PUNCHES lying In Guam
tico, the captains of which were very anxious TO
service, but not knowing what trouble thew
would have to encounter, the steamers had to
leave them behind. The Aqua Greek mail boats
Aie<dRdTia Gazette. last ereRiRg.
WARRINGTON, CINCINNATI AND ST.. LoEIs
SARRow-GAuGE RAILRoAD.-A bill for the in
corporation of this new railroad company has
been presented to the Virginia Senate. The
corporators named are all yirginians. The
at a point on the Potomac liver opposite the
District of Columbia. in Virginia, and to run to
some point on the Virginia and West Virginia
stAtc iuc, either ia the county Oh Rockingham
or Augusta, Virginia, through the state of West
Virginia, with a branch from a suitable point
On said road via Charlottesville to Richmond:
also branch from some suitable point ON said
road TO the city OF Alexandria Capital stock
not TO exceed fifteen millions of dollars.
NEw BUILDING AssocIATION.-The first
meeting OF the Territorial Savings, Loan and
Building Association will be held ON FRIDAY
evening next There are several new features
i'm this association-the shares being issued in
yearly, half-yearly, quarterly and monthly Sc
ries, each share emitting the holder to a loan of
S2po. The funds As they accumulate are TO be
loaned TO the highest bidders reduction OF ten
Per cent in the pre- MUM to be made for each
year OF the series in which the loan In taken
when the shares Of any series shall reach the
matured value OF 5000, the value of such stock
~ TO be credited 10 the account OF the borrower
snd the loan being declared satisfied. the stock
will be cancelled.
SAD AccIDENT-A Wom0n Burnt 10 DEATH
On Monday morning last as Mrs. Dora Connol-
~, widow woman about fifty years of age re-
siding at the corner OF New Jersey avenue and
III street, was engaged in making talloW candles,
her dress caught tire, and before she could ex.
tinguish the flames she was burned so badly
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