National Republican., 1873-05-26


GENERAL CITY NEWS.
F.A. Beuter and william y. Mccuin were sp-
pointed county constabes op Saturday by the
Court In General Term.
We are req1ested 10 announce that the failure
| OF the Rev. DR. Guard 10 lecture at the Foundry
cnureh was caused BY amlsappreheusion as 70
| time.
the burning OF tar Kettle on Twonty-third
street. at $40 O'Clock Saturday afternoon, caused
an alarm OF fre TO be turned 10 from box 80. No
damage.
The choral Society, at a meeting on saturday
| afternoon last, passed resolutions OF respect to
the memory Of their late associate, Nj. George
w. ROthwell.
The sales to shippers at the washington nsh
wharyes Saturday, by X. A. Golden Bro,
agents, were as follows. 1000, shsd, from Is 70
so; 5000 herring, from IS to %; 1000 punches
trout, at IS cents.
The trot between the bay mare Bessie and the
erRble talk In the city and betting IN sporting
circles, will take place at Piney Branch track
this afternoon, at I O'Clock.
Mr.. Lloyd Ernmart, while turning the corner
OF Pennsylyania avenue and Ninth street on
Saturday night, was thrown from his buggy on
the concrete pavement, and received q few
slight bruises about the face,
A boy named John McVey was picked up Al
the corner Of Seventh aud O streets on saturday
afternoon In falnting NJ, and bleeding from a
wound In the back part Of the head, which he
Afterwards stated was done accidentally by .
The wound was dressed At the Childrcnb hospl-
tai, on street, and he was then sent to his
home on NJ, between Twenty second aud Twcn-
| ty.thlt1 streets.
on Saturday afternoon, about 4 O'Clock, a son
| OF Captain w. q. Brock, inspector Of the Metro
polltan police, was gored by a mad bull and Sc
0uy gSna sreI, ,n a ns o1y va a., tGnen n from ,ne y,
his home, where he received medical attendance.
| After the accident the Infatuated beast ran
through the streets, and finally into the wood aud
coal yard OF Messrs. Sthephenson Bro, where
he dropped dead.
| In return for the Kindness received by the
i Duqnesne Greys, Of P1ttsburg, during their stay
,nonn,s ans M grra. y S so 'e n,oi1rssd ~
latter organization with a handsome set OF
guidons, mNde Of silk, four feet long by two feet
se eIiea. y az rPss nsT S1e
black walnut staffs, with silver spears.
An ORDINANCE to amend "An ordinance to pre-
| vent domestic anlmals from running at large
! within the cities Of Washington and George
town." passed by the Board Of Health May is,
Be Il ordained and enacted ~ The Beard " Hed' IA
| " the District of Coiniabid, That domestic ami
the limits Of the cities Of Washington and George
/ town; and all domestic animals found running
at large within the limits OF said cities shall be
| taken up aud lmpOunded,
Sec. q Aad b Il further oriafnei and enactoJ,
/ That every animal taken up and lmpounded AS
| Aforesaid, withing twenty-four hours after such
| impounding, n not claimed and the charges for
taking up, impounding and keeping the same
paid, shall be sold at public auction.
| Sec. .. Ahd BE- u ytgfher ordained and enacted,
| That the proceeds Of such sales shall he paid
over 10 the treasurer OF the board, who shall
| give duplicate receipts therefor, one copy OF
the same to be retained by the oioer selling such
sed with The zoe secresy Sss his sS.ra SnG
shall be the duty OF said treasurer to keep an ac-
| curate account OF all money received by him
| under the provisions OF thiA ordinance, aud to
report the same from time TO time As required by
/ the board.
Sec. 4. And bc u further ordained aud sndcted,
That all moneys received by said treasurer from
the sale OF animals, as Aforesaid, shall, II de-
manded by the owner OF such animals, at any
time within one year from the sale thereof, upon
satisfactory proof that such claimant was the
owner Of such animal sold, a. Aforesaid, after
due allowance by said claimant Of charges and
| expenses, as hereinafter specified, OF taking up
and impoundinR and keeping such animals, be
paid 10 said claimant; otherwise said moneys
shall he used by this board for sanitary purposes
within, and for thebenent Of, the District OF Co
lumbla.
Sec. q. ARd b. q further ordained and enacted,
That the charges for taking up and impounding
domestic animals found running At large within
| the cities OF Washington and Georgetown shall
be as follows, to wit: For each horse, mule, bull
steer, COW, calf, hcifcr two dollars; and for each
sheep, goat, hog, one dollar aud for each
efSi sums, the charges for Keeping said animals
shall be merely the reasonable and necessary
expense thereof.
Sec. 6. And BE- Il further 6rddined aud enacted,
That no person or persons shall break open, OF
Ia any manner, directly or indirectly, aid or
assist IN breaking open any pound established
by the Board OF Health, or take, or let any ami
nal out Of such pound without the consent OF
the officer keeping the same; nor shall any per-
son or persons hinder, delay, or obstruct any
person or persons engaged In driving or carrying
10 any such pound any animal or animals liable
TO be taken mp and impounded under the pro-
visions OF this ordnance and any person vio.
latng the provisions OF this section shall be
punished, upon conviction thereof, by q ine OF
not less than nye nor more than twenty-five dol
lars for each and every such violation.
That It shall be the duty OF any poundmastel
appointed by the Board Of Health 10 keep safely
and carefully all property pertaining TO said
pound, and all animals lmpounded therein, and
to report from time TO time, as required, TO this
! board the condition Of said pound, and what re
pairs, II any, are needed; and the number and
description Of the animals therein impounded
and what disposition has been made Of tho
, same, and to report TO the board all moneys re-
ceiyed by him under the provisions Of this ordi
ffeeff GGf Re Board, and he smoan,s - remsninS
! In his hands, as hereinafter provided; aud Il
shall be the further duty OF said poundmaster L
pay over weekly all moneys received rs afore
said TO the treasurer, taking his duplicate receipt
I therefor, Ming one copy of the same with the
secretary OF the board. and retaining the otheI
copy as the voucher for such payment; and sal
ponndmaster shall give good aud sufficient bOnt
LOT the proper discharge OF his several duties Al
hereinbefore provided.
Sec. s. Andbe il hIrthsr ordained and enacted
That any ordinance or part OF an ordinance here
tofore passed by the Board Of Health Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, Inconsistent with the fore
going, be, and the same Is hereby repealed,
] CHRIS. G. Cox, NJ. D.,
President Board OF Health.
Attest; ID. W. Bliss, NJ. d., Secretary.