Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-15
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DEATH PROM TRUE HYphopHoBlA-AF Four
Yeor Old Child the Vietim-No Imagination ~
This Cdse.-The medical fraternity of George.
town are just now occupied with the question
OF hydrOpbobia. This is ascribable to the fact
that on Monday morning John Francis Schnei-
died from the effects of q bite received from a
dog just seven weeks and one day previous.
The attending physician, DR.. Lewis Mackall,
subject In general and this case in particular,
and has read 1t before the medical society. On
the 18th OF August the dog, which had ordna-
Iily played with the child IN the yard of the
father, MIR. j. G. Schneider, displayed nervous
ard rat4ler vicious symptoms, and consequently
was chained up. Unknown to its parents, the
child approached the dog. when he was at once
bitten on the fieshy portion of bis right leg, be-
low the knee. His cries alarmed the inmst of
the house, and the dog was instantly killed.
Upon examination it was found that apparently
only one tooth had actually entered the flesh to
any depth. External applications were male,
and the child was running about In a day or
two: Nothing more was thought OF the bite
until about the It'll of October, when the child
complained of a severe pain in the leg. Two
days later he was taken with severe SILVER
ing, which usually precsdes hydr0phobia, aud
afterwards with nervousness and great dread
Of water. For sixty hours he had no sleep, and
the spss medic action was intense, except when
the patient was under the influence of hydrate
OF Choral, until Monday morning at O'Clock,
he expired. The case Is attracting attention,
as the subject has for some past been agitsted
and IL is reviving the question.
CONSOLIDATION OF THE Two CITIRs.-Our
citizens are again beginning to agitate thu
question of thorough consolidation with Wash
ington. They argue that being included with
in the corporate limits OF the city OF Washing
ton. with the same police, sanitary, aud other
municipal regulations, it is foolish to hold to
separate name, presenting the anomaly Of one
body polite under .wo distinct titles. Meas
ures will be taken to have the matter properly
presented at the next session Of Congress.
The METROPOLITAN RAILROAD would do q
mud larger business in Georgetown If the cars
ran little more frequently before O'Clock in
the morning and with little more certainty
and regularity through the day and night. One
car every ten or fifteen minutes in the morning
will go ont empty, whereas II there we're three
reason why, the passengers from uptown will
not wait, hut walk to Bridge street. A trial Of a
better schedule for one or two days would not
snow this, because travel like trade Is not east
the fact Is as stated, nevertheless, as the mana
gere Of the road will nnd IL they give iucreas ed
accommodations and stick TO il until the public
know they can rely on Ii. The uncertainty
about the cars from the theaters also has bad
effect. If the cars were on hand, whether the
passengers were many or few, the number
three dissppointments make people seek more
certain means Of transit.
GEAIx MARKEr.-T. G. Wheeler reports Ar
bushels red wheat iso barrels Of fiou.' aso BUSH
els mill feed. III. N. Talbot also us bushels
corn. Hartley Bros. report sales of 1 600 BUSH
els Of fair to good red wheat at s1.22.
HAY MAEKET.-A. H. Offutt, hay weiRher,
reports the arrival OF 1ox tons of hay and 4 ton
wheat straw. Note quotations for hay un-
charged, with rather duh market. Rye straw,
65 to 10 cents; wheat straw, 60 to IS cents.
CANAL ARRIvALs.-Twenty-tw boats have
been registered at the canal ONCE since yester-
day. all but one Of which brought coal.
CATTLE MARKEr.-There was about the
usual amount OF beef stocks offered for sale at
the progers' Rest yesterday, and the market
was bihk. There were 90 heads sold tprices
ranging from 10 cents per pound; Of these 81
head were sent to Bait more. Forty COWS and
calves we're sold at prices RAGING from s25 to
$50. 900 bead OF sheep and lambs we're sold,
note quotations old sheep. from Az TO 6 cents
per pound. Lambs from SIS to SIS per head.