Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-17
LOCAL NEWS.
Meeting of ,he fsonrd oil HenItb

THE GARBAGE AND ASHES NUIsANCEs TABLED.
At meeting of the Board of Health last night
sin brick houses and premises In alley between
& and II and 9Th ana IN streets northwest, the
property OF Joseph q. Lewis. and frame house
No: GO A street northeast, were condemned as
nuisances, and their ab atement ordered. A
map OF the city, show ing the alleys and sewers,
was crdsred 20 be purch ased for the use Of the
board; price, $50 A communication was read
Iron the health OH GER stating that the alleys of
the city are becoming 10 be very filthy IN conse-
quence OF the accumulation Of garbage and
ashes, and recommending that some action be
taken in relation thereto. After a long discus
sion, the subject was LAID on the table.
Dr. Bliss submitted the moTtuary report for
the month of November showing the number of
deaths 10 have been 10, Of which number 81
dltd of consumption, OF pneumonia, : of ty-
pboid fever, aud the others ut various diseases.
Mr.. Langston, from the special committee 10
wait upon the Governor in relation 20 the gar
bsge service, reported that a conference was
held and the Governor expressed himself favor
ably disposed towards the views presented by
the Board OF Health. The Governor though
the only course 10 pursue IL TO advertise for pro-
posals and put the work out 10 a responsible
contractor, 70 be under the control OF the Board
OF Health. The committee was continued.
Mr.. LaDgstoD moved that special permission
be grated 10 the citizens OF Washington and
Georgetown 10 dispose OF their garbage as they
see it until further notice. Mr.. Marbury moved
that the ordinances OF the hOssd relating TO the
removal Of garbage be repealed. DIR. Nerdir,
noyed as substitute, that the board employ
sufficient force to remove the garbage until such
time B. a contract shall be entered into. Mr..
Lsngston moved the whole subject be laid on
the table; adopted and the board adjourned.
TIE "BLIss DISCIPLINE" CAsE-Hr. Ed
tor: The bliss Discipline" matter has now
passed from the hands Of ''the neighbors,'
where what appeared 70 be repeated outrageous
brutality first caused It's notice, into the hands
Of the law, where its real character will be de-
teTNinsd, The prosecution was deferred until
! how out of svmpataS with the daughter, who
did not want her father arrested because she
said SIT would kill pa TO he taken before the
Police Court" The card from Bliss this morfl-
ing, however, ia which he does not DENY the act
but seeks TO throw the blame OF IL on his neigh
bors, Is OF such a character 20 leave no alter
native but TO enforce the law against HIM. The
found on trial not to have been either provoked
or exaggerated Respectfully,
December Il, ls,2. j. Z. NJ. BowES.
SUIT AGAINST THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT
Messrs Robert Strorg IL 20. to-day by Mr..
Enoch Totten entered suit against the District
OF Columbia for pay ment for laying a 80 inch
water main in New Jersey avenue, from l. Il.
to Massach usetts avenue, and a 2o-inch main
an North street, from LIST to llth east, for
which they claim So, s39lS. The bin OF par
ucuiars contains a charge of =, 900 for alleged
damages accruing through unreasonable DELAYS
caused by defendant, and foots up the above
sum, on which there are credits OF SiO,iIg2 p.
teil2oi being under the special act.) For the
delay and neglect of defendant TO pay the same
they claim damages for s25,o
A LITTLE GIRL RUN OVER BY STONE
WAGoN-Nesterdsy afternoon, q little girl,
dentally run over by one Of Jouvenal's stone
wagons, on New Jersey avenue, between r and
g streets breaking her left leg, and otherwise
seriously injuriLg her. She was removed TO her
home, On "a street, between and G.
A NEW PRESIDENT ANp CABINET ron FRxr
CuBA.-A dispatch from Havana says The
Cuban house Of representative, in session al
BBejucsl &c Jignani, have formally deposed
Cespedes from the Presidency, BY virtue Of the
cles Z. 8 and Of the Constitution on Cum.
The object Of this act is understood 20 be the
restoration to power Of the old Junta q New
Presidency, which Is nov filsd cd al SN i.;sr.a Ss
the Marquis Of Santa Lucia, . member Of the
house Of representatives. Under the new i'd
Of War; DR.. Macco. Minister of Foreign Al
fairs, and Calixte Garcia, commander-fn-chief
q the forces operating in the eastern dspart-
a T..D.:, us,o. T.sr cAsz.1Bnls q In
before the grs1d jury Of TIE court q qsaftsr
and al Of then have given ban. The svi1osos
against them b such e Win canse 6ue I'm -
be found against I'll Of then. This b SgaFdsd
STATE - 10 cese.
Tn1 suRnzxpRs or RE yInoruyrs-A
Dispatch from Madrid states that Cas1sIar Mo
IN oflcial call upon General Sicklae Vocferdav.
eccenpsnied By his Secretary q 6tsss, ed
Of the virginius and tie prisessrs. The stosst
coedialnty We shsvn On Sseh dos.
0Beechsr says al ssnsiSis Asrsss ere 81 70
run away.
0Ths sssa..aip Al..ka, se.s day. eys.dss
cisco. Minister De Long 4 psssnssr.
n0-Col- RsrDsy estimAees that the rssan o.
yssesrdays electcn, IN Psnnsylvsnia, carries
the new constitutiel By 40 900 majority.
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