Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-28
II card of HeaIsh


l > AT Dr. Cox, from the sanitary uolIce com
E,ittS'e, reported in favor OF refilnding TIE /
s-sters IN charge OF 81; Joseph's male orphan (
asylum fine imposed for the impounding of
tNo COWS by the pOuDdmaSter; a1oCtei.
THE REPORT OF MORTALITY
I r,,, "a EEK ending August 2lst was sub
NJ tfeu, showing 81 deaths-59 white aud 81
coiorei. OF these, II died or consumption. l. (
II cholera infaatum, = of whCopinS cough, /
OF ~ mod fever. dysentery, marasmus,3
feningitis. commissions, oaeGmonia. and
, Of asfhCni8. The MOI tality OF til District
OF Columbia for the week ending August 2lst ,
was al the rate OF 81 x Der : .O00 Der aruur1:
- - per cent oithe deaths were from zymOtp,
dist asses. 206i from cnusti tutOnstl. 206l fro N
tDcti fej' rom development tai. ana 500 fy IN
Eloierce rate OF mortality of tee white ~ ,pn-
l7tioH was -t,ci per go per a0nunl, WIFI q the
mortality Of the cOlored population VI { a. N
Per tfo for the same period: mum - nirths
rel OrtCd during the week was I5-w hite a.
cniOTed 80; rate OF decrease or II ,e white
/ population by deaths over BIRTH; s 33 Der
i.cn0. while the decrease Of the cnl .reJ POM
iaton by deaths over births was +! . per zoo
FER aTTCm.
. WASHINGTON EZCEPTtcEA-ar y HEALTHY.
The registrar stated tIat h hat been en-
gagged IN making comQaIisors between jnis
very l8T-eiy in lavOr 81 U.s. city. nU1 q
/ cmpareu with the corresponding month last
1 ear IL this city TIE 1no1th Cf Aulrs, thus
I fsr showed fewer deaths Tnis ls the sea 'pn
/ in which disss uses amor, CHI - rae most
\ Yet Il comparison win the corresponding
/ week last year showed aiavoIable Re ;1ls or
/ IGiS year.
! air Msrbugy thought there were more
deaths az infants now than Dirt
I This vas eEp.aiuef rom the fact thlt IL
| IS tte most siC6iy season among infants
Or. r I. kerse. hed IN C:'iC-r ia a cOrl.uu-
? ri"ation. called attention, 20 tie nuisance OF
( ~'fTclus POOL % ~ teT ~ aH1 feet deep o.
/ 10, 20. sqnaTe No. 1,0. flied with dead Tni-
{ n1i> 9ui other iilth. referred to the special
COMMITTEES having This class Of nUIsances il
Health Ofscer Kcene reported that there
Were ~ the End of !, th-Str7et wharf two
hundred and fourteen barrels, the property Of
. TIE hpdru formerly USED ~ TIE y tOIl6Ss ES-
! Sdfatihg company, and recommended that
3 'NCSe uDnl Tor repair be sold or destroyed,
ans the others be repaired and removed IN
Tire CepOt. AT BTanchville there are seventy
{ five barrels worth repairing. There Is q total
/ OF two hundred an. zen barrels not In use; re
/ ferTej TO health officer y "a inst-uCt.O to
/ have the repairs made.
FsVtMFNTs TO BE IEyF~-IGATFD.
! Or. Verdi submitted a resolution that a
] committee OF three be appointed 20 inuu re
/ whether wood pavements, in a state ortecav
/ and Wood payementS which, on account OF
/ thelr broken condition, allow GecOmpOSed
/ vegetable and animal matter 10 collect in
/ large quantities, iii ioies OF uTder their sur
/ face. are not source OF malaria or Infection,
: mus institui1Dg nuisance injurious to
/ heaith, and that the committee examine and
/ report such wood pavement Ia Washington
/ and Georgetown. a. III their present Con3
/ tiOi: may be deemed uuissHceS Injurious 20
I Heaith, adopted and a committee of three
/ appointed.
/ a bin OF II. F. Turner x Co. for removal
\ 81 night soil for the month Of August
I amounting TO $500 was approved aud or
/ deIed paid.
A Communication from the health officer
| announcing modification OF the fifth dis
I Iict was read and the recommendation
adopted.
/ y circular letter was read prepared By DR..
/ keene 10 be sent 70 the physicians Ia the
poor calling for statistical information as to
/ TIE number and character Of cases Of disease
/ treated by them during the past year, aud
! -gueSung any suggestions for the Improve
! nut IL OF the service 4lnDfa1
/ THE RIGHT MAN But THE W RONG NAME.
Tbs morning Mr.. a. j. McI}lair appea red at
| the court house, before Judge Wylie, IL
\ Te'FOTse 10 notification that a reqCiSition
had been received for his arrest on the
| charge OF az sault and battery with intent to
I'll, noticed in THE STAR of yesterday,
| Me'Srs- F. W. Jones and JOSEPH Rice sp-
! peared Tor Mr., McBlair, and proposed to give
ancTia. Judge Wylie. alter examining the
law bearing on the subject OF acquisitions,
! said that he could find no authority for
/ doing so. He might. however. hold him 20
/ bail for further hearing here The
/ counsel for defence then plead a MISSIONER.
| the Indictment calling for "John McBlsir,''
| Jackson McBlair. Judge Wylie said tina.
I The party on proving this to be his name was
/ entitled 20 his discharge. and testimony
! Delng taken on that point, he was released.
HARRY BROOKS IN PITTsBURG Mr.
Harry Brooks, who performed the feat q.
working loco half miles in a. many halt
hours, IN this city few weeks ago il toing
the same thing in Pittsburg The C1ro5-,,e
/ ~ that city, OF the 24th instant. says che en-
I tered upon the eighth day az three O'Clock
that morning, and has about twelve more
! Gays Of tramp, tramp, tramp. before COM
I Tleting the tremendous task. He i ar!ta
CHEEKY, and feels sanguine. He now
walks the first and last ten min
Ctes Of each hour, which gives MIN forty
minutes iEternission for rest. He eais
very light food, in order that his gIsen NAV
nc: re lnterfered with ny indigestion, ana
bTi Two meals day-a hearty breakfast and
light dinner He has already Accomplished
! a wonderful feat, and ifhe lasts Throughout
I tie entire three weeks his record will he Sec
ora 10 10 other professional pedestrian IL the
. voIid-'
Real ESTATE sALEs.-E. J. Sweet, real
estate broker and auctiCnCer, sold on We1ineS-
day. August 18th, for Il. II. Warner trustee,
a three-story frame dwelling on NJ STREET
between 9Th and 7th streets northwest, 10 r
Il. I Leopold. for - $50, amt on Friday
August 9th, for " eSSTS Jores and Edison
trustees. three-stOry brick dwelling on o
street, between 18th and 18th streets north
same day, five small brick houses and t.-o
small frames in au alley between 9th and 7th
and l. ard VI streets northwest. Ia Tohu J.
tcSOD. for g. 500. Also. or same day. three
twC-stOTy bricks CT 4th street between y
and . streets northwest, TO J. p. Free f1Y
- $50.
THE CcLhRFD SCHoOLs-d De-o.1-t,,
u f''s ~, ne Dtrr,sf C.GTs. sicss~>.-A drIega-
s-fit OF iOltiNefll CGiJleg CirlEGES, IN posed
~ MeSsTs. Fred. Douglass III. PETy3S. " 81.
smith. \. johnson. Alfred Jones. General
Ime.son, AID j. T. sampson, calel
rFDu the District Commissioners to-day
p corsult with them On matters pertain
ing 20 tie iut rests OF to cOICret schools
ore matter which particularly interests them
y Their desire tOr tire trustees - the c1,Crti
SCHOOLS II Dc rebaDi'lta'eO. as hey express
-, with the powers held by tNe,r prio~ 10 ~.
consolidation Of tie trustees 0f the white and
GO. 1re1 schools. They ar" 60 submit tneir
wishes H. writing, more fully next week a.
the CoWmiss .oncTs.
SEw STOEE.-H. Franc. So 'o-e aut IA
voTab.y lCVU a. the Original i'l-UC." has
oF6itd, j. addition "a his Two store or ash
street, (Eats and zorticr0cr's Furnishing
goods depot fer hats and -sGslaHc.-S FUR
nl>h.HCs combined, o. the Avenue, under
he II Metropolitan hotel. where ne las & fol-
SfccE - goods IN his line. See MS advertise
ILeLt "a another column.
Fatal CcTDEST At COSTEE's STATION.
%ICE Mulberry. q cOlOred man formerly Of
washington. was killed By the falling of an
ore bank az COntce's Station AT Prince |