Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-13


IN their drill, the gray horse recenng bought for
The hose carriage, escaped from the engine
house, and dashed up the avenue. When OPP
poslte WIZARDS he ran into q hack, the pole OF
which passed into his breast. killing him Slmost
instantly. The horse was valued at abouts 80.
BOARD of Health.
NIGHT SOIL, SOAP FAT, GARBAGE, SMALLPOX,
ETC.
AT the regular meeting of the Board of Health
last night, the frame houses and premises Nos.
$40 H. ami 40 l. street northwest, the Drop
trty respectively of Mrs. DALEY, Robert Mil
burn and ATmisied Bundy, were condemned as
nuisanees Injurious 20 health, and their sbate-
ment ordered.
MORE ExosERATIoN OF THE oDoRLEss COM
PANY.
DIR. Verdi, from the special committee an
POINTED at recent meeting 10 investigate into
the alleged delays and irregularities preferred
against the Odorless Excavating company. re-
ported Il az, though the charges may have been
true WREN the company first undertook their
contrast, stthe present time they were wholly
Eniounded and IurtheI, mat the work was now
being performed Sy tnst company to the entire
satisfaction Of the committee. The company,
IN letter to the board, state their ability to
clean from 80 10 $40 boxes per day.
COMPLAINT OF A SOAR FACTORY.
A petition was read, signed by thirty or forty
residents in the neighbOrhOod of G street, be
tween ith and eth streets, stating that in their
opinion the soap factory OF Bates Bros, on G.
street. rear 9Th, is a nuisance injurious 10
health, ard asking that measures looking to its
abatement be taken by the bOaud referred.
A resolution was offered and adopted looking
TO az investigation OF the Present condition Of
tie garbage service.
The SMALLPOX AND VACCINATION.
DR.. Cox offered resolution, which was
referred 20 the sanitary committee, the pre-
smble OF which sets forth the advantages of vac
elnaton As preventive OF smallpox. The
resolution iS:-'Tbst perfect and perpetual
system should be instituted, by which-frsr,
pure vaccine lymph may always be kept on
Rand by the health officer, and rendered avail
able whenever needed, second, by which a
careful reinsrectiOn should be had by house
visitation of all cases OF asserted vaccination.
with view to Tevaceination when deemed
necessary. and especially with a view 10 pri-
mary vaccination, with the least possible
delay"
TIE THEATERs.-To-nisht is the very last
chance 10 see Joseph jefferson in his great
character OF Grip Van Wrinkle" at Ford's
opera House, and of course the theater will be
packed. Miss Clara Morris. who appears on
Monday evening, is praised by the New York
papers "a the best OF the modern school of sc-
tIesses who has yet graeed the stage there, and
they are mourning her absence from the city
Nr. Augustn DAILY revived Alike" last We'd
title role, and the critics complain that Clara
Morris was sadly missed from the cast. This
very play, "AliNe," in which she aroused the
enthusiasm OF New Workers, is the one in which
she appears here on Monday evening.
Miss Maggie Mitchell appears at the National
theater this evening for the last time in her role
OF "Amry," in the play of "The Little Bare
foot, Which attracted a large audience last eve
ming on the occasion of her benefit. On Monday
-
play Of that name dramatized from the novel,
and the largest house OF the season may be ex-
pected.
The great bill of the week at the Theater
Comique will be repeated for the last time this
evening. as more novelties are in preparation
for Monday next.
The CoLoRED PUBLIC SCHOoLs-Rsstiag #
TeGcbers TsSteridg.-The teachers OF the coiored
scnoo,s Oh washington anu Georgeto "n held
meeting yesterday afternoon IN the Sumner
building. Trustees johnson and Ryder, who
were present, delivered brief congratulatory
addresses. and Superintendent G.. +. T. Cook,
who presided. presented his report of the stand
irg OF the schools for the month OF November,
showing that during that time the whole num-
Der OF pupils had been 4,2i2; average number
enrolled, 1924; average number in daily at
tendance, 1852; per eentage of attendance, 95i;
cases OF tardiness, $50; same month previous
year, 526, decrease Of 80 cases; per centage of
hardness, .; cases of corporal punishment, lis:
cases OF suspensions, Is, against Is during
November, ls,2; times teachers tardy, p. The
per centage or attendance was greatest in the
9Th street school. and lowest in the Anthony
Bowen; or in districts, greatest in the Second,
and lowest in the Third. The per centsge OF
attendance was greatest in the schools taught
by Misses Lawrence, Teagh, Parke, Dafiin, and
CoBkley.
ANOTHER DISTRICT CASE IN THE L. =.
SUPREME CoURT.-Y esterday, in the Supreme
Court OF the United States, in the case of the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad company
Blalnur in error, Va. the trustees of the Sixth
PIeseyteIisn church. the motion to dismiss was
Garfield and Mr.. X. ID. Mussey in support of the
same, and by Mr.. Daniel Clarke and Mr. Saml
l. Phillips in opposition, and leave was granted
MIR. J. A. Garfield to file reply brief. II will he
reeollected that the church instituted proceed
ipgs to recover damages because of the noise
from ringing OF bells and passing OF trains on
9th street in front of the church. and jury
awarded them sl2G0 damages, from which
award an appeal was taken.
THE SouTHERN MARYLAND RAILRoAD.-The
81: Marys Beacon says that in the commission
er's court of that county, on Thursday last. ap-
plication was made on the part OF the Southern
Maryland railroad for the balance of the inter-
nal Improvement fund coming to the county,
but the court having adjourned until the sd of
December, IL Is understood the application will
be resumed.
ELEcTIoN OF OYFIcERs.-The Indiana re-
publican association last night elected officers
iouI, president, John A. Shanklin and John
A Stne, vice presidents; DIR. :. b. Crew, cor
responding secretary; A. NJ. Robinson record
ing secretary; Theo. y. Stokes, treasurer; VIM
d. Goddard and w. Z. Doyle, delegates to the
Central association.
INcKNpIARIsN-An alarm Of FIRE las sound
ed last night, about Gas O'Clock, from box So
State department. The alarm was caused by
an incendiary attempt to burn the Baptist
church on 1+th street, between X and s. The
prompt response of the IRE department pre-
vented serious conseq uences.
D
II WILL BE SEEN by the advertisement else
where that Rev. Thomas Guard, the eloquent
Baltimore divine, will lecture for the benefit of
fropolitan church on Monday evening. Be-
tween the object Of the lecture and the fame of
she lecturer, the house should be packed.