Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-14
Beard CT Health.


ING BLOWN Up.
The Board OF Health last night condemned
frame house and premises No. IGII 81
streets northwest, and rear Of premises No
800 l. str ct northwest. Health Officer keene
laid before the board q communication cpll-
ing ire T1tentiOn OF the mem OeTs TO the fact
that in various localities serious nuisances
exist requiring special action these are I'm
the main collections of Stagnant water and
"a tn i'm alleys, {: III streets Improperly graded
or with detective rayements and DISTRACTED
sewer traps These have been made the SUBJ
Itct Of frecuent communications 10 the Dis
tict engineer, who hGs =. omisei To abate
them, but they still exist. After some dis
cusSlOn the sum Of $50 was Appropriated tor
t,e aoatcihelt OF aiiey huisanceS IN squares
4il and ~, and so much Of the commUnica-
lion as related 10 other localities was re-
ferIed TO the special committee.
AFRAID OF EXPLOSIONS.
y communication from L.. -. Chew aud
other residents Of Georgetown relative To the
cargeI OF powder magazine Near that city,
IN which II Is stated there are two tons OF
DupOnts powder. was read, ana Ar p. some
discussion was referred to a special commit
Tee, OF which Or. Verdi is chairman, with
Instructions 10 confer with the District Com
MISS lOueIS in relation thereto.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Tie printed statement OF vital statistics in
tie District for the week eudi0" August
was read, showing l07 Deaths the principal
lHg cough, :, consumption, 9; typhoid fever,
:. disease OF the heat. .; pneumonia, 4. en-
telitIs, !; old age, s. diaThG'a, :; mias.nus,
> trlSnlus raSceDtium, 2. Tine mortality OF
The District for the week ending Augusta
was one more than the previous week, or at
the rate OF 81 - per go per annum; 50.46 per
cent OF the deaths were from .ymOtic dis
eases l4Gl nom constitutional, 2j.Z3 from
iOcll, 4tI from developmental. anu &. 90 from
violence Rate Of mortality OF the white
population was Ej5l per 1900 per annum,
while the mortality Of the colOred ropnIa,
ton was 63.ST or Oa0 for the same periOi.
Rate o. increase OF the white population by
|asnr las ~. 18th s.ssB -
crease OF the colOred population by deaths
over births was 3.fl per 900 per aanunl
For the same period there we're maria ges,
/ white ana / cOluTeLt Births, &c: white
male, q. female, p, cOIoret-maIe, IG fe-
male. 10 Tie report was adopted, and the
board went into secret session.
THE SCOTCH FESTIVAL AT MARSHALL
Hall Several hundred ScOtchmeu and
their friends yesterday attended tue excuT-
sion To NarShSll Hall by the Burns and st.
AhIIeNs Socleties' Tue Mary Washington
n:sje trips az so q. m and p. ~. Ge.i. u.
". Balloch made brief address in the morn
Ing, followed by MI. George C0wie who,
aljeT making few remarks, Tecite,l the
beaUt tUl poem of Burns, "A mans man
fOT a. Lhat" Mr.. Saunders next addressed
Tie ahiience upon the subject OF "SOcial
Orgahlzaliuns az considerable length,
making many good prints, ana claiming the
closest attention of his audience.
The edibleS were disposed of after Mr.
SaunceTs speech, iui Owing winch the games
81 the day were IN order, and they resulted
"a follows The short running racs was won
w Master Aired COwte. who recei we'd as a
lItze scottish MInstrelS." Master Stewart
Won The second prize, scots Life" Run
ming nigh jump. First prize. ''Waverly, ;"
ARCHIE small second p.iZe, Life OF Scott, :"
Master Buckley. Standing jump: FIRST
prize, "Canpbe!is Poems" Master Hop
kins, second prize, Lille of Scott" Archie
Small. 1adle race, First prize "Burrs'
Poems Frank Wilson; second prize, Life
% Scott Charles Martin. The three leg
race was won Dy Masters Stewart ana Mar.
tin, they receiving respectively "CampbelI's
Poems and Life of Scott" Long race:
First prize. Guy ManneriBg. :" Alfred Cowie;
second p.ize, Scottish Chief" Martin.
The presentation of prizes was made by
Mr.. George Cowie or tie honeward trip, the
recipients making appropriate acknowl-
edgments
Dancing was the prime attachment for
many during much CT the afternoon and up
tO O'Clock, the hour OF the departure of the
Mary Washington.