Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-17
Hoard Of Health.

Board Of Health.
DE- hLfss, ACTING HEALTH oFFIcER, MEANS
sosistss-A LARGE 81 HiER or DwrLLiSes
DECLARED NUIsANCEs
AT a regular meeting of the Board OF Health,
last night, DIR. Bliss acting lIealfh officer, OFFER
ed a series OF resolutions ,declar the following
premises nuisances. injurious 20 q sith: Houses
Nos 1921 1925 and li2s stresst Invest Tor be-
ing below grade and In adilspida a condition,
AID therefore unit for human kabitatson; the
four houses situated In alley be- cen \ and X
and Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets west,
having no water supply or drana e, md being
in dilapidated condition. house No. s23 Fif-
teenth street northwest and a hou e in the rear
Of No sls Fifteenth street northwest, being in
adilapidated and dangerous condition, having
no sewer connections or sufficient privy accom-
odations, and with s.sgnant water Ia cellar:
honses l+0, l40s, 1iil and Isic street north
west, having no water supply, sewerage or
sufficient privy accommodations, and being IN
leaky condition; the four corners OF Twenty
fourth and L streets northwest, being covered
with pools OF stagnant water; the balcony TO
house situated at the corner Of Tenth and
streets northwest, being in a dilapidated condi-
ton and dangerous 10 life and limb; the stable
situated in the alley between Ninth and Tenth
and and streets southwest, being in an un-
safe condition, and dangerous 20 life and limb.
discussion arising a. TO the style in which
Dr Bliss prepared his resolutions declaring GER
tam buildings nuisances and INJURIOUS TO health.
that gentleman begged leave TO be relieved
from the duties Of health officer. The resolu-
lions were adopted, and the health officer Was
directed to cause the abatement Of the nuisan-
ces referred TO.
The treasurer was directed to purchase ten
pounds of rope for the 20 a ndmaster, TO be used
In conveying captured animals to the pound.
The Fish Markets.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF new Ash for this
day, furnished TO The STAR by Gc~-ge w.
Harrison & Co., wholesale dealers in nsh. Nos.
AZ King ST., 80, 81, s. fish wharvee, Alexandria:
Shad, per hundred, Al 90 $500; Herring, per
thousand. $40 to sic: white perch, per bunch
toto 5 rock per bunch Is to 30; offsl, per bunch,
10 TO Is.
The CoLoRRD ScHooLs-IHter,sfiag EreT-
oises.-A meeting of the teachers OF the colored
schools, and prominent citizens, friends OF edu-
cation, held yesterday at the Sumner
school building. The exercises opened by a
chorus of thirty voices selected from the
schools OF the Sumner school building, under
the leadership OF Miss q. L. Fleet, music teacher
for the western district Superintendent Cook,
in brief remarks, stated the objects of the meet
ing, and reviewed the statistics OF the schools
for the month Of May, showing the percentage
of attendance as follows; Sd district, 81; 4th
district, 95-2 5th district; 95.s. The general
the corresponding month of the last school year.
Twenty schools passed through the month with
out case Of hardness; the lowest per centage
OF attendance was 30, and the highest S. The
report shows a very prosperous condition OF the
colored schools brought about by the exertions
OF the teachers and suPerintendent. Misses
Masters Charles Peters and Samuel Bryant
we're m ssaasrtstss TEL :asr from Hone" Speeches
Brooks, VIM. II. Talafero, Prof. Sampson, ex-'
trustee Jones, and Prof. VIM. j. Wilson, AFTER
which the pupils sang Down by the Deep Blue
Sea-" which ELECTED the appreciation OF all
present. The interesting exercises were closed
by singing, Duet and chorus, Now I Lay Me
Down to SLEEP" by Misses Parthenia and
Mary woodson, in very acceptable manner.
VISIT OF THE "TENPERAScE BLESSING" TO
THE PRRsIDENT.-The Temperance Bless
ing" OF Philadelphia, held another meeting
last night to accommodate those who were un-
able 10 attend the meeting on Thursday night.
The exercises were conducted by Mr.. Charles
Hermitage, president OF the Blessing. The in
FAINT prodigy, Hettie II. Peacock, recited the
poem, 1.-The Temperance Army" which WAS
loudly encored, when she stood up on the pre-
siding officers desk, and read "rhe Sign
Board, !" with great effect. The visitors called
upon the President at II O'Clock this morning;
and he received them in the East room and con-
graduated them upon the good work in which
they were engaged, and wished them success.
The visitors each shook hands with the Presi-
dent, and after he retired they were shown
through the parlors.
A TRIAL OF THE STANTON FIRE ExrrS-
eUIsHER was made to-day on the Monument
grounds, frame building. IS by 30 feet, having
been erected ana set on fire for that purpose:
but II appears that il did not work very well as
the IRE gained so much Roadway that an alarm
was turned i'm from box ~ at O'Clock, bring
ing out engines Nos. and ?, ana 4, TO extinguish
The reel OF the Franklin No. 2 while going tn
the fire upset when starting out at the corner OF
18th street and the Avenue, and threw one of
the firemen named Thomas Hines, injuring one
Of his arms slightly. The reel was somewhat
damaged.
TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A, Washington
night at their armory, Vice President 4. Graves
in the chair and l.. II. Trembly secretary. Some
new members were enrolled and several names
were added TO the honorary member roll The
treasurer, Mr.. Francis PROT, reported Sos cash
received into the helmet fund from the raffie OF
the LOT in Uniontown, presented by Lieut..
molly, esq, has been the lucky winner. White
pantaloons were then adopted nor officers and
men, according TO the pattern Of the Washington
Light Infantry, TO be worn during the Summer
months.
MORE CANDIDATES FOR DrvoRcE--Yester-
day petition was fled for Catherine +. Blunt
(nee MsFarland) agt T.. j. Blunt on the grounds
Of desertion. Also, Nancy l.. Kroneberger agt-
n On Y, th 80 nae IN
and to-day, Sarah Davis, by A. X. Browne,
entered a suit against James Davis, TO whom
February last. She states that she has been a
resident OF the District nifty years, and charges
her husband with adultery.
BUILDING PERMITS have been issued as fol-
lows since our last report:-Lewis Thomas, two
story frame, A, between 9Th and 7th streets,
I'm snS sS
Dickinson, two-story frame, II, between South
Capitol and Half streets, southeast; j. w. Som
ers and James Smith, 10 enlarge houses on r,
between ID and Sd streets. northwest, % a feet
front and three stories I'm height.
SMALL Pox CASES reported to-day: One ON
/ @, between Sd and " streets southwest one I'm
l alley between AZ and 9Th and and streets
l invest; and one in alley between sth and
4 10th and 4 and streets northwest Two deaths
i have eccurred-one on q, between % and AZ
streets eouthw west, and one I'm alley between ~
and 9th and II and 1 streets southwest.
THE OOUBID.
POLICE COURT, sysdss Ss<H.-To-day, samusf
/ Shepherd vas fined O. Tor throwing stones on -
i street. MAJOR Setting colored, wss fined 90 for
ssrT, dss r ,ssSs hcsh.s Ne charged vh ss
Il CHARGE AsAINfr RoBERT JOHNSON DISMISSED.
Il II. Cloes a1ked . posfpoDcDeut IN the q
Robert and Alice johnson, chsrrsd Win Keeping