Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-11
BOARD of Health
VITAL STATISTICs-PREMIs CONDEMN;
BARRELS FOR THE ODORLESS-wHAT
CnMES or THE

VITAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CONDEMNED
BAkkELs FOR THE oDORLEss-wHAT BE-
COMBS OF THE FINES.
A meeting of the Board of Health was held
last evening. The frame building and prem
lses 1O253d street southwest, and frame build
ing on Grace street, between ign and Poto-
mac streets, Georgetown, owned by Mrs
Mary a. THICKER, were declared to be nuis-
aDces, and ordered to be abated.
A report was received from the health Off
Ger on the communication of the odorless
eXCavat1ng company, complaining of the
scant supply OF barrels for night soil; recon-
mendlng, in view of many of the barrels
being old and likely to become unservice-
able, that 100 new barrels be ordered.
MI: Marbury moved that authority be
The report of the registrar of vital statis-
tics for the week ending September 4th was
presented, showing total deaths 81, a less
Than the previous week. of which number
~ each were from consumption and cholera
1nfantum, typhoid fever, pneumonia 3
oiarrhoa. dysentery, infantile convuI-
slODs. The deaths of whites Tin estimated
population OF 115 00O) numbered 46 and COL
cred Tin estimated population of $4,000 81.
The adults numbered 3s-23 white and Is coll
ored; minors, q whites and So colored; II
whites ard 80 colored under years. There
were but 5deaths of foreigners. There were
! stlll births, deaths in public institutions.
marriages, and IL births-50 white and q
colorCd. The rate of mortality of the whites
was nSO per / 900, and of the colored IS 90.
The rate of increase Of the white population
by births over deaths was I so per LOCO and
The decrease of colored by deaths over births
3i.G1 per GOO.
There was some comment on this report,
attention being called to the mum Der of cases
OF typhoid lever, which DIR. Verdi Thought
was occas1Oned by the decaying wooden
pavements, TO great extent. II was also
remarked that the number OF deaths from
cholera infantum was very low, and that
there were no deaths from diptheria when
that disease is prevailing to a great extent in
New York.
Mr.. Langston offered a resolution recurring
the committee on ordinances to inquire what
disposition has been made of fines imposed
for violations Of the ordinances O. the board
ard whether the same should not be collected
Dy IRE board and applied for sanitary pur-
poses: adopted.
DR.. Verdi offered resolution that special
committee be appointed 10 inquire whether
microscopic and chemist should not be
employed in the examination OF food; adODt-
ed, and DIR. Verdi and Mr.. Marbury were
appointed.
A LIGHT PUNISHMENT FOR AN afro
CIoCs ASSAULT ON A LITTLE CHILD.-Oni-
Ger Daley took into custody last evening n
young colOred man, about nineteen or
Nv enty years old. named Charles Taliafer-
70, pronounced Tolliver.) charged by Peter
G-ROsenbery and his wife, white with at
tempting To commit a rape on their little
daushter, Carrie Rosenberg. Taliaferro
was employed by Rosenberg in his restau-
rant, ION the east side of nth street, just
above the avenue-fOrmery O'Leary's). the
alleged assault was made last evening while
Taliaferro was attending TO some work
in the dining room. In the Polics
Court, Judge Mills, this morning. TAI
la1erro was arraigned, charged with an
The mother testified to hearing the Little
girl crying in the dining room and saying
"IH tell ma" She went into the dining
room, where Taliaferro was engaged at work,
and found him in the act of assaulting
Carrie, who is only thirteen years of age
witness ran back to get Ratchet and would
nave killed him but Officer Daily came
along and she got him to arrest him. The
lutte girl testified to the same effect, saying
mat she got asleep in a chair when Talia-
ZERO assaulted her. The court imposed a
THE CoLoRED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE
SECOND DISTRICT.-A meeting of the parents
OF the pupils of the colOred schools in the 81
district was held last evening in the John +.
COOK building, on o street, with a view To
district Trustee johnson stated that the
object OF the meeting was for the purpose az
arousing the parents to the full i'm pertance
OF having their children promptly in the
school room at the hour designated and fnr-
ther impressfng them with the Importance
OF so instructing their children at home as TO
make ITEM tractable In the school-room
thereby enabling the pupils to maintain a
good school record. The teachers OF this dis
trict have effected complete organ ization,
with the principal OF John f. Cook building
Mrs. A. p. Spencer, chairman, the main OBJ
leot being the furtherance OF education In the
district.
THE FORGED AUDITORS CERTIFICATE
SAsE.-ln the Police Court Judge Mills)
thls morning, James ID. Vernay, charged
With forging the name of r. 8. Davis TO a
cSruncate OF the Board of Audit, and also
charged with obtaining money on said GER
Ilneate; Knowing IL TO be fraudulent pleaded
not guilty IN both cases, and wal we'd an ex-
animation. Bonds were fixed ar 81 ,ooo in the
forgery case ana $500 in the false nreten "a
case. fS'oheo
GOOD BUSINESS CHANCE-Hamilton a.
Pearson advertise, under the head of "Rusf-
ness Chances" farm and several Thousand
dollars cash In exchange for city residence
ALL THE SUNDAY PAPERS TO be found at
the Junction News Depot, corner + and 9th
streets 70 morrow morning: Also, New York
Grcrhic and Philadelphia Guy lem.