Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-09


United States yesterday.
The annual meeting of the Medical Society of
the District OF Columbia will be held at Marini's
Hall might, and the address will be delivered
by Dr. y. W. III. LOvejoy. As usual with the
annual meetings of this society, the occasion
viii undoubtedly be one of much interest.
The new family building OF the Reform school,
on the old Bladensburg road, Is almost COM
Ileted. and il now occupied by about eighty-one
BOYS, inmates OF this Institution, and the super
int ndent, Mr.. +. W. Howe. Ii is expected that
the main building viii be finished anu ready for
occupancy by the lst of june next.
Col - =. SmOot IS little fast in his communi-
eatlOn 10 Governor Cooke. prematuTcly signing
himself . Samuel >. omoot, representative 9Th
district" The Colonel ought 10 know, il he
does rot, that Mr.. Henry Piper is the repre-
sentative OF the 9th district in the District legs-
nature, and viii be until the new legislature is
sworn in, in April next
DISTRICT Bills IN CoNGREss-The House
Committee ON the District of Columbia met this
morning, and agreed to report favorably on the
iii recently introduced providing for the ap-
POINTING Mt Of nine trustees OF coOred schools in
stead OF three, seven from Washington and two
from GeOrgetoWn. the appointments To be made
BY the Governor instead of the Secretary OF the
interior; alo allowing said board a secretary
ana treasurer. and authorizing the Governor tn
appoint a superintendent. who shall receive
500 annually. The committee amended the
sii gNing inc secretary an annual salary of
superintendent, and also prohibited the board
frOm creating any offices. The bill has hereto
Il
The bill which passed tire Senate at the last
session to further define the duties of the boari
OF health OF this District, was also agreed upon,
With An amendment striking out the clause
giving the beard authority over mechanical
eontrlvances- The bill, as amended, makes it
1se duty Of the board or health besides such
ether duties are imposed upon them by the
organic act, Ito make and enforce regulations
for the prevention OF contagious and infectious
diseases, including all necessary quarantine
regulations" 10 make and enforce regulations
for the thorough disinfection and removal of
night soil' the removal of garbage, house offal,
anu manure; the interment OF dead bodies; the
sale OF PosOns; the compromising. putting up
and delivery OF medicinal substances. and such
other measures a the public health NAV require
IN the performance of which duties, a. well as
those heretofore provided for, they shall employ
such agents as they may deem necessary the
act TO take effect from anil aiterits passage.
The CcLoRED PUBLIC SCHooLs,-A meet
ing OF the colore,l school trustees was held last
evening, and resolutions iIi,;ructng the secre-
tary to correspond with Miss Mary Anderson in
regard to her acceptance Of the assistant teacher
chip of the preparatory high school at salary of
$.ooper annum was adopted. The resignation
tf Miss Fleet as teacher was accepted; as also
that of DIR. A. Il. Augusta as teacher of botany,
&c The application of George Gerritt for a
nieatiOn from Richard Il. Greener. princi-
pal of the high school. was presented re-
1erring to the conduct of the trustees since his
appointment. and complaining of his treatment
81 the hands of the superintendent, George r. Il.
Cook. Mr. Cook defended himself against Mr..
the board "a an unfair mode OF attack, particu-
Iarly a he had met Mr.. Greener the day before
and by him was treated with all civilty without
reference at all To the subject in question. The
consideration OF the letter was postponed until
the next meeting. An order was passed for the
temporary. exchange OF places as teachers be-
tween Miss Chew, OF M-strect school (high) AMI
Miss Ray, of the New England school.
A SMALL Pox IDYL.-A short time since a
weIl-knOwn lady in this city was riding in
street car. when a filthy, repulsiye-looking man
came in and sat down beside her. A few DAYS
thereafter our heroine was attacked with vario-
lod, from which she recovered due season. A
day or two after her recovery. when she was up
and about the house usual assistant or
emPtoye Of the board Of health visited the
premises, and, in spite of the lady's remOn-
stTances, entered her chamber and carried oft
all the bedding ami cOthng-worth between one
and two hundred dolars-for the purpose OF de-
stTOying IL, a he alleged Nothing strange in
all this. the reader may say. Perhaps not: but
when We add that in the person OF the repre-
sentative of the board OF health the lady recog-
nzed her unpleasant street car neighbor OF a
few DAYS before, from whom she thinks she con-
tracted the disease, the circumstance viii be apt
to awaken very suggestive reflections AMI in
guiries- These we leave to the mag nation of
the board Of health and the public.
NERE SHAN.-JOseph ZuIich. an Austrian.
Who has for some time past been begging money
from prominent people here, including members
Of the foreign legations, went on the 5lst OF De-
al the corner Of 18th and streets, from whom
he had on previous occasions obtained chsrita-
bic contributions. Finding Mr.. DeJarden alb
sent il is charged that Zulich took ii two hand
some meerschaum pipes The loss was reported
TO police headquarters, and Detective McDevitt,
with the assistance of Sanitary Officer Conuell,
yesterday arrested Zuich and recovered the
pipes. He was taken before Judge Smell this
morning and sentenced TO the county Jail for
three months. Ii - likely that for that space OF
time at least our citizens will not be called on
20 contribute towards paying his expenses to
New York.
THE THEArERs.-Jananschek's wonderful
impersonations OF Lady Dedlock'' and Mime
Hortense. :" in :. Chesney Void. - the dramatiza-
ton Of Dickens Z" Bleak House." must be
elaSsed among the most powerful and impressive
realize, when looking az her feignel emotion,
that she does not feel and suffer all that she
would OF might feel and suffer was the mimic
conflict OF passions which are assumed TO sway
her living reality Another large audience
was present last evening. Tonight "Chesney
wold" will be repeated.
The TheSter COmique is doing well this week.
i'm spite OF rival attractions The programme is
varied and attractive one for tonight, and all
the stars will appear IN their specialties
BIrFFEEs BLuFFED By THE PoLrcE--About
II o'clock last night Lieut.. Gessford, of the first
precinct, directed Sergeant Pierce, with officers
Hughes, Lewis King, Nelson, Mahoney and
Reed, 10 proceed to a house ON Ith street south
west, between b street and Maryland avenue,
Kept hy Eliza Tapp, and 70 arrest all in the
house, which had been complained OF as a house
Of prostitution They were soon on the spot,
and found a lively little party engaged in the
exciting game OF bluff. and took them an in
eustedy-nine in humber; two females and
seven males. A hearing was given by Judge
Smell at I O'Clock to-day.
BEATS WOODEN NUTMEGs-An itinerant
vender Of what appears To be only haxseed col
ored with eochineal and perfumed, which he al
leges TO be very highly aromatic vegetable
production from Corea, and termed ''corean"
seed, has been swInsiling the female clerks in
the government departments. Some of the fax
seed Is exhibited growing i'm wet sponge, upon
which some perfume Is sprinkied and persons
are informed that the pleasant odor IL emitted
BY ehe seed.
INJueKp by FALLING OFF A FREIGHT
1eRArx-Offcers Hughes and Lewis, of the first
prveinet, last might picked up man named Jas.
IL. Sbod, on Maryland avenue, near eth street
Who had fallen OF freight train and seriously
injr1td himself He was taken 10 the station
house where his wounds were dressed by Drs.
kcWllsams and Leach, after which was re
moved to bis home on G street, between Az and