Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-01

"Fsst DrfvfnE'' Again.
Editor stdr:-Will You do me the favor to
per. Having noticed through your columns
lately great number OF accidents through
fast driving. etc, desire to say a word to
so frequently the fault Of fast driving, Cor
the part Of those having the children In in
charge: What can they expect II children
mitted to play on the carriageway unpro-
tected In daylight much less In the DARK. 1
have been driving myself for the past three
met with an accident yet; but stiil / have
bad msny narrow escapes, especially from
boys on yelocfpedes. They viii dart up and
terly regardless Of being ON the right side of
the street do not believe In fast driving
IN city, because II 10 dangerous at all
child Ia injured ON the street, 10 always
blame the driver. 1t IL not an uncommon
ming TOT children lboys especially to stand
h Ia me m M on the street, throw up both
and ~ the last moment dart aside and lind
himself knocked down by a vehicle coming
In an Opposite direction. This is not imagi-
disbelie wing me stand on G street, between
oth and TIN northwest, at dusk.
d. H. r. FAIRPLAY.
THE JACKSON DEMOCRATIC AssocrA-
TON NEETING LAST NIGHr.-Last night
BtcR's Hail La. ave, near eth street) was
hlled 10 overlooking at the regular meeting
OF the Jackson Democratic Association. Mr..
John Il. Norris presided, and the following
were elected members: Charles Sharswood
James Ferry, and +. L. Payne. Tue follow
Ing were nominated for membership: E. M.
Norris, Valentine Conner j. NJ Carrico, E.
X r. PPpmphreys, John Sherwood, and Tnos.
Mr. Robert Ball reported that ARRANGE.
ments had been completed for the election
returns 10 be reflected on a piece of canvas
which would be hung In front OF the hall
next Tuesday night.
Mr.. Alexander +. Soper was called on and
delivered an address on the principles of the
democratic party, claiming that they were
In perfect accord with the principles of the
country depended upon the election OF Tilden
and Hendricks.
Major J: Mcdowell Darlington followed,
claiming that as Washington had inaugu.
rated republican institutions Tilden is TO
save them from ruin. He commented on
Inc want OF virtue among government off,
c1aIs under the present administration, and
cited the case of Harrington using his office
ior the commission OF crime-the meanest
and most atrociOus which had disgraced the
history OF any civilized nation.
Col. W. p. Fury urged that IL was too late
10 talk, and If any one was present who had
vote he would say, $50 home, get your
E Eai ana go to your voting place" Mr..
FURY described carpet Dagger as one any
Dooy could buy, but nobody wants, and the
scallawag a. mule with no pride of ances-
Try nor hope in posterity, which remarks
We're greeted by laughter and cheers
1t was announced that there would be q
democratic pole raising at Mr.. Bradley's lin
montgomery county, to-day, and the meet.
ing adjourned TO Friday night.
AFFAIRS IN UNIoNTowN-Tranaps in the
Su6tu6s, Etc.-A correspondent writing from
In this extreme part of the District we are
troubled with an Investigating COMMITTEES,
AS near as can learn part Of q band of
despeIadoes are prowling around and stop
ping along Nichols avenue making different
Inquiries at each house. A colOred man
as ks to buy stock at one house, at the next
ne wants work, at another a drink, and so
on, trying To get inside the house. He adj
dressed small lad at one place and asked
who had money in the neighborhood, and
SAID ne would just as soon kill anybody to
get some money as not. Driving home from
son starding In front OF window attracted
Mr.. LibcOln's attention as he approached
CARROLL Cottage. The person sprang up sud
aenIy anu u,sappearec.. = noise mad pre-
and every door and window had been sc.
cured. round or two OF musketry proba-
oly quickened the speed of the intruder
Inc POLE raising at Hillsdale was success
'ul. A broom Is the significant emblem on
he top of the pole.
The roads in this locality are being put In
perfect order.
Master Jno. d. Lincoln has the use of his
arm again; DR.. Christie put the dislocated
.houider ~, perfect order, and the arm is
almost as good as new.
EXTRAORDINARY GOOD HEALTH AT THE
ALL 1t is remarkable fact that not with.
tapding the apparently unhealthy sur
oundings OF the new jail-the low grounds
Ind marshes about the Eastern branch-it |
Q one OF the most healthy places In the Dis |
.rtct, and there has been since the building
vas occupied [last falD but little sickness |
f0Zen being a 4 MI MT of
! total average OF over 200 prisoners. In |
ieeo, II not unfrequently happens that pris- |
,ners suffering with chtlls and fevers In q |
ew weeks are cured. This may be attrib. |
lted to the precautions taken to keep not !
)nly the prison but the inmates In a per |
ectly clean condition. AT least once every |
week every prisoner within the walls is re- |
luired to take bath, even If the scrubbing |
operation has TO be performed by force, and !
he use Of lime1in WITHDRAWING q cell each |
lay, seems to drive out the malaria, as no !
big NAL case OF chills has yet occurred with. |
ion the system followed at the old Jail of |
quitting on one coat after another-until the |
thickness OF the walls were increased three |
las been found that the whitewashfng of |
me cell per day seems amply sufficient to
rec the air throughout the prison OF all ma
arial poison.
PATENTS granted to residents of the Dis
rict Of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia,
VI Tue Week euulnk LQ63lBJ ulL:
District of Cottnnbtd-Louis Dagger, i'm.
in barbed fence wires; Henry A.
5ey nour, Jr, Improvement in oil and gas
stoves Riley A. Shinn, Improvement in
sewer inlet cleaning apparatus.
Maryland Campbell Morfit, OF Baltimore,
Improvement In compounds for dessert food;
David N. Reynolds, Of Port Deposit, i'm.
provement In telegraph insulators; Samuel
=, Cobb, OF Alberton, improvement In SPOOL
BIS; Robert Latreil1e, OF Baltimore, i'm
prOvement in backing box holders.
Virginia IL. Clark Leftwich, of Lynch.
burg, improvement In tobacco presses; John
Q. Guerrant, OF Danville, assignor to him
,elf and COllett Leventhorpe, of Rutherford
lon, n. c., improvement In engraving ma
chimes.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH mat last night
DR.. Verdi In the chair. Health Officer Keene
80 omitted syn opsis of the operations OF his
office for the week ending October %. show
Ing nuisaDces abated, 292; causes Of death
is; pecuniary conditions of
persons deceased, Z; burials at public ex-
pense, 5; tons of garbage removed, 112; dead
removed, 80; with records OF food
products inspected and condemned. Prem
lses ZIG E street southwest, In bad sani-
tary condition, was condemned as q nuis-
md ifs o ao fav