Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-15
Board or Health.
A SMALL PoX CLOTHING CLAIMANT d
FRAUDED FOOD INSPECTIONS NUI



At meeting Of the Board OF Health last
night, DIR. Cox, from the sanitary police
committee, made favorable report on the
application of Mr.. Chauncey III. Snow, engI-
neer TO the board, for a leave of absence.
NANCY BUsBEY's MONEY DRAWN BY
SOME ONE ELSE.
Mr.. Marbury presented the claim of Nancy
bumbey Tor clothing destroyed during the
small poH scare, stating that the money had
been paid TO some one, but ii appears it has
not reached the proper claimant. The
amount paid out altogether for these claims
is the exact amOUl at appropriated for the pur
pose OF settling them, and the suspicion is
that COLLISION had been practiced some
where, by which means some outside or third
party had got this wOman'S money. Now the
original claimant comes forward for il. Some
one undoubtedly persOnated Mrs. Bumbey
successfully in getting her money. Consid-
cradle discussion followed on the liability of
the board, after which the subject was re-
committed with instructions to the commit
tee to notify the claimant To come forward
ana make afhdavlt that she has not received
the money.
FOOD INSPECTIONS.
Health Officer Keene submitted his report
for the week ending September 18th, showing
e25 nuisances abated; ii causes of death in
vestigated; IL pecuniary conditions inveSti-
g si' 10 9nfi al at public expense; l6l pa
of medicines. so; 135 tons of garoarge re
moved; 1872 dead animals reported and re-
moved. Concentrations OF marine products
l9l bushels oysters, leo punches fish, sos
CLAIMS, $500 craos. UnwhOlesome food con-
demned-l2S pounds beef, So veal, 4S mutton.
60 pork, So bacon, sausage, t20 egg plants,
CSS heads cabbage, dozen corn. % bushels
tomatoes, IL bushels beans, . dozen cucum-
berS, 262 canteloupes, $50 watermelons, %
bushels peaches. 134 animals impounded, %
redeemed. 1G6 killed; amount realized from
pound, s2S.
NUIsANCFs.
A frame shanty in the alley between |
and X and 9th and tn streets northwest
property of Mrs. (. Dichard, was condemned
as q nuisance.
DI. Verdi submitted a resolution that as
several of the water closets in the building
OF the Post Office department are Improperly
located, unventilated and in a generally bad
conoltlOn, exposing employees of said depart
ment 10 the dangerous etfiuvia arising there
from, that the sanitary committee examine
the same and confer with the Postmaster
General, with view to remove the nuisance
as quickly as practicable.
RAT TERRIER PUPPIES
"A communication was read from DIR. J. F.
Hartigan, No. 1924 street, complaining that
me poundmaster had gobbled two rat terrier
puppies, a few days old, not yet weaned from
their mothers breast, from under his front
door porch, and requested the return of 81
pound fees; referred.
INCREASE OF BASTARDY
a communication was read from the health
ofhcer, in response to an inquiry from the
registrar, stating that there had been fifty
fOrr illegitimate children buried at public
expense during the three months preceding
the 31st ult. On motion, il was referred to
The ordinance committee, with instructions
the view Of procuring the passage of some
tardy.
Mr.. Marbury submitted a resolution that
weeds growing on vacant lots are a nuisance
injurious TO health; referred.
WHO is Col. d. r. WILSON, AND WHERE
ARE HIS BURGLED HOUSEs?-We clip the
following from the NOrwalk Comm Gazette,
September 14th
..COl. ID. X. Wilson, son of ex-ControlIer
Wilson, of the L. s. Treasury, who was re-
Gently united in marriage to Mrs. Captain
Frank b. Smith, of this place, seems to hive
the attempted burning of his barn by tramps,
as noticed by us last week. We regret TO
learn that he has had two OF his Washington
houses despoiled by burglars within the past
few days. One he had fitted up at large ex-
pense for his winter residence, and the other
was richly furnished for rental, when the
thieves broke into both on the same night
and entirely stripped them Of carpets, furni-
ture, paintings, &C."
A CHALLENGE FOR A SCULL RACE
Editor Stdr:-I hereby challenge any MEM
Der of either the Potomac or Analostan club
to single scull race, distance three miles,
rounding stake boat and return. for the sum
of three hundred dollars. Race to be rowed
on the Potomac, between Georgetown and
alexandria at any time during the month
OF October. JAS. f. SHEPHERD,
Appointment Office, L. S. Treas Dept.
Washington, D. G., Sept. nth.
FRUIT GROWING IN WAsHINGToN.-Mrs
Alfred ID. cannon, Al Sth street southwest
sends TO THE STAR a basket of the finest
peaches we have seen this year. They av-
eTage 10Y inches in circumference and IL
ounces in weight, and seem TO be as satisfy
ing 10 the palate as they are pleasing TO the
eye.
AN ACCIDENT. - Mr.. James Hazel q
iaborer at the new State department build
ing, met with a severe accident yesterday,
A heavy beam plate fell from the third story
striking him on one of his feet crushing 1t Ia
a frlghtful manner he was conveyed D his
home in Georgetown.
WHO Is TO BE THE NEXT SPEAKER OF
THE HoUsE?-This cOnundrum will be an
swered in due time. We Wood that we could
crafty the public curiosity now, but the
next best thing is to speak of j. C. Lay &
Co., % AZ street, who pay special improve
ment taxes che4ply-AdCt.
THE WAY TO BREAK UP RECKLESS DRIy-