Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-16
SUICIDE OF A FoRMKR wAsHIye.

SUICIDE OF FoRMKR wAsHIse-
ToNIAT-6t Dies on the Grave Of HIS W.ke, "a
Scott, sc years old. apothecary, corner GIL
NOR and Fran kiln streets. in Baltimore COM
United suicide With morphine, Saturday
satsrnoon, In Greenmount Cemetery. He
Ing the deed OF his grave lot and entrance
pass. About p. m, A ]. Abrams, stone
enIter; near TIE cemetery, while passing
through the eastern part OF the grounds. saw
me BODY OF Scott lying In his grave lot, with
his head and one arm stretched across the
grave Of his first wife, who died three years
GreenmOunt Cemetery, was Informed OF the
fact, and IL was ascertained that Scott had
taken . large dose of morphia, an ounce
person. The body was still warm, and death
must have taken place but . short time pre-
viously. Some OF the drug was found on the
coloration of the body had begun about the
meek. The Baltimore Sun says that Mr..
Scott was born In Washington, where his
he came to Baltimore nearly thirty years
ago, and after serving an apprenticeship Is
druggists clerk started In business for him.
more streets. He left his home about q. IN.
Saturday. and was I'm conversation with q
clerk OF the house OF Loud, Claridge 4 Co.,
Gay streets, about II q. m. the talk was In
regard TO business matters, and Mr.. Scott
showed no signs of dependency, either BY
word or look The cause OF the suicide is
attributed TO financial depression, his Dusi-
ness having somewha: lessened since his
removal TO the northwestern section of the
city: The funeral Will take place at p. N.
10 DAY. MI. Scott was married In 1851,
having three daughters and one son by his
first wife, who died in February, 1873. He
aiterwards married again, having q daugh-
wife who aps na old oy his second
ar ID affectionate to his family, made q good
ceal OF money during the late war, and was
In easy circumstances. His death was a
great surprise To all who knew him.
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VITAL STATISTICS OF THE DISTRICT OF
CoLUMBIA.-The total number of deaths in
the District OF Columbia for the month of
September was 3i9--whites, 112; cOlored, III.
The principal causes of death were:-Cholera
d dn1antum 49, diaI.hs ~ diGhiheIis, !!
tent, 8; Temittent, Z; scarlet, 3; typhoid, 8;
typhO- malarial. 6; cancer, 8; rheumatism,
?; phthisis pulmonalis, A. apoplexy, 6; con-
gest1on OF brain, 8; trismus nascentiuTn, II;
heart disease, II; pneumonia, IA; dentition,
~; old age, Is; premat births, 5; violence,
s; The mortality for the month was less
or At the rate OF 26.I75 per 1 900 per annum.
Decrease Of population by deaths over births
lreported) was IL, or at the rate OF 1850 per
were from zymotic diseases. 20 s. from con-
stitutioDal, IS 81 from local, ia from deyel-
opmental, and 2 So from violence. The
Was OF the white ,
mortality OF the coiored population was
A 200 per 900 for the same period. Fate of
over births (reported), Co per 900 Der an.
mum, while the decrease of the colored pop
ulation by deaths over births was 1l.466 per
1 goo per anpum. For the same period there
were S31 births.
SHALL WASHINGTON HAVE REVIVAL
-Meetlng Of Pastors 70 day..A meeting of
union revival meetings In this city the COM
ing winter, was held In the parlors OF the Y.
M. c: A. this afternoon, Rev. w. 8. Ham,
tary. Mr.. A. T. Stuart read the report Of the
committee which embraces q resolution
recommending that q union prayer meeting
ne nel o. az IL Lincoln Han every Monday after
pastors, and that the churches make more
diliRent use OF the means of grace by increas-
ing the number Of their services to secure
the revivfpg influence OF the Holy Spirit.
After long discussion Rev. DR.. Gray
moved TO strike out Q clause which would
seem toindicate that the meetings are to be
In the negative, and the resolution was then
adopted.
LOVES LABOR LosT.-Co Correspondence or
the Baltimore Gazette, dated from here yes
terday, says: A runaway couple from Wi
como county, Nd, named Jas. II. MannOx
plans interfered with yesterday At the Bal
timore and Ohio depot. The father Of the
young lady, Mr.. E. r. Dashields traced them
TO Baltimore, where they stayed Friday
night Yesterday morning he came with
them, upnoticed, on the same train TO this
city and confronted them At the Baltimore
and Ohio depot and took his daughter back
to her home OF the next train.
THE Poor RELIEF FUND.-Mr. William
ickDey, president Of the Citizens Relief
bias transmitted an account of
receipts and disbursements of monies re.
ceived from the market house fund entrusted
TO that commission from January to Sep
te mber. 1876. The amount received was
81 ,i4s 05, and the amount expended x6 4e6 "a,
leaving balance ofs97778. Accompanying
III report are forty three vouchers, showing
IN detail no" every cent has been disbursed
CUTTING AFFRAY.-A party OF mon At
tao ked II. +. Ollfphant, Saturday night, at
- corner of 9Th street and Pennsyivanis
Venue, and one OF them, q marine, cut him
wound. He was removed to the ONCE OF DR..
III. A. Leach, 504 18th street north west, where
medical aid was rendered, and he was then
removed TO bis homo At the corner OF 9Th and
L streets southwest.
MARRIAGE LICENsEs have been issued to
j. Thomas Murray and Augusta L. BOhrer;
Frederick X. Wallace and Elizabeth T. Ash.
by; Patrick Mcbride and Leanna f. Doggett;
Clemens Giepel and Theresa Ruppel.
TIE GkRMAN CENsUs.-The results OF the
census OF Germany, taken On December l.
ISIS, have just been published by DR.. Engel,
director OF the statistical bureau of Berlin.
CARDS Prussia, Saxony, Brunswick, Lippe,
SAKE Altenburg and SAKE Meinin gen, while
q nnal revision IL going on In the case OF. the
states OF the empire. But this
revision II not likely to effect any but the
art of taking enumoratiOns Of the naonla has