Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-26
The EoaYd or Health.
Mr. NAREURY EXPLAINS ABOUT
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The BOaYd or Health.
Mr. MAREURY EXPLAINS ABOUT THOSE
PHOTOGRAPHS.
The Board Of Health met last evening, anu
Mr.. Lsngston. from the committee on or1f-
Lsrces, reported that the contractors for the
removal o. garbage, Sc.,-H. +. Turner &
CO,-hed not signed the agreement, nd fter
some discuks!Oo the secretary was directed
10 lnioIn them that the contract must be
signed without delay.
The synopsis OF the operations OF the health
ofhcer, Tor the week ending April 22d, was
pIesented, showing nuisanceS reported, G5i;
Sbated 5'i. An application from DR.. Lewis
r. Griffin, with Recommendation OF Senator
Spepcer') Tor an inspectors position was re-
Mr.. John Marbury called attention to
] published statements. purporting 10 erna-
| late from the Medical society of the Dis
trict. 1t bad been stated that the photo
| graphs Of members of the board had been
! paid for ont of the public funds. Toe MEM
/ beTs paid for them out OF their private pock-
| cts. and they were procured at the solicits-
/ ton Of The edit or of the Chronicle, which, at
/ the time, pub ished an illustrated edition.
| The photographs paid for out of the board
| funds were those of the garbage, night soil,
| and dead animal wagons, pictures OF which
are I'm the annual report. II is not necessary
| 10 reply TO the statement that the board had
expended $1,000 year. Last year they ex-
pended S52 ,C0O-S26 GEO being from District
funds. In asking for additional funds il YVES
with view Of obtaining increased powers,
and dOiL much more work. If the authors
OF the stories bad taRen the trouble TO ex-
mite the annual report of the board, they
would have discovered that their statements
were not substantiated by facts.
GENERAL CONFERENCE OF CoLoRED
MINIsTERs.-The sixteenth session Of the
general conference OF the African NJ. f.
church Will assemble In Atlanta, Georgia,
on Monday morning next, May 1. There will
De twenty five annual conferences represent.
Ci in this general conference. Two hundred
and twenty delegates are reported elected
from these annual conferences. Fifty of that
number are laymen; Two are elected from
delegations from New England, New York
and Philadelphia conferences will leave
Philadelphia to u ght at II O'Clock, and Will
be joined by the Baltimore delegates at the
Camden street depot in that city tomorrow
morning, and proceed in a special car 20 At
lanta, through this city, (Then they will he
Joined by the Washington delegates.) Alex.
andria ard Lynchburg. Bishops W1ymal,
campbell and Shorter Will go in company
Win the delegations. A committee Will be
appoints ted by this body to convey their fra
teTnal greeting TO the N. +. general confer
ence, which meets in Baltimore on the same
Gay.
UsEMENTs-N0i Tied}eT.-An im-
mense audience assembled last evening TO
witness the second presentation of Julius
Cesar" and the performance was greetei
with as great enthusiasm as on Monday eve
ming. Tonight will be the last opportunity
to see this array Of splendid actors, To-mOr-
row evening Fairbanks amateur opera CON-
Iany VIII begin short engagement WITH the
Masonic 7enlpye.-"The Authors Carnival"
opened last evening, and presented quite
novel and interesting scene. All the popular
authors were fifty represented, and the young
folks taking part were attired in becoming
costumes. The Carnival" is for the bene6t
OF the WOmen's Christian Association, and
is deserving of success. II will be repeated
tonight and tomorrow night.
IhedteT COHliQue ITO night there will be
another opportunity of seeing Milton Mobiles
in "The ocioroon." The performance en-
hyQpGG a lErO 81 -QTiQ q In,
their line, and are appreciated by large
audiences nightly.
SUIT AGAINST A WASHINGTON Con-
TRACTOR New York Tunes of the
18th instant states that Charles r.. Evans,
who is well known in connection with con-
tracts for laying concrete pavements, espe-
ctallyin Washington, borrowed 81 900 some
time ago from w. X. Grace X Co, brokers
of Pine street, New York, agreeing TO pay
two per cent. per month interest. The money
belonged to Benjamin Flint, a retired mer-
chant, of No. I Montague Terrace. Flint
took Evans note, with a bond and mortgage
as security. The note was not paid, and the
mortgage was fOreclOSed. Evans now sues
To recover his securities, on the ground that
Flint demanded usuriOus interest Oh the
note. The case was tried on Saturday, be-
fore Judge McCue, in the city court, Brook
iyn, special term. Decision was reserved.
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"FAsHIoN."-The President OF the United
States has accepted an invitation To be pres
ent at the production of the drama "FaSh-
lOn'' tomorrow evening, AT EOrd'S Opera
House. The same promises to be a rare
treat, as IL will be presented with appr0pri.
ate scenery aud an exceptionally good east
of characters. Seats eau he secured NJ Solo
It Dus 4 Chapmau's.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued .
Orge NJ. Gray and Mary r. Gardue- Joln
&. Amberger and Annie Josephine Ell; Dan
iel Carroll and Bette Harris, Waverly Dot
son and Martha Dudley; George Beach, OF
Hartford, Conn. and Emily =. Wood.
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CORAL, Lake George diamond, ONYX in
gold, jet, and silver jewelry received a.
Prigg's jewelry store, No. 451 Pennsylvania
avenue, Eear = street.
THE COURTS.
CRIMINAL COURT-.JINige lTpc Al fhIsT.