Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-02

: - removed after an investigation of
S8rSes against him, and Afterwards rein
et3ced; and now the health officer who re-
cetVes fnil compensation for his entire SER
wees, not only practices medicine, but is
IouGd also 10 be mail contractor; and there
are lot few who believe That members OF
lhe board are silent partners in this matter
with him, Now they propose competitive
examination for medical inspector: when
the chief clerk was removed the same thing
was done, The result of which was TO appoint
one of The clerks in the office TO that position,
and then 10 relnstate the old chief in a month
or two. What is ncedo 1 Is complete change.
that the triumviate existing in the board
maybe broken up, and We ask the attention
of the proper authorities to this matter.
PRO BoNo PUBLICo.
THE NEw TWEED INVESTIGATION
PoLITICAL TRICK.-The mayor having
signed The adermsnic resolution authOTiz.
ing an investigation of the frauds of the
Twoe ring, the public naturally are asking,
''what does 1t mean2'' The lnveStigaJioI
comes at an sbsurdIy late day. and suspi-
ciOns aS to the real motives at work arr &C
cOroinGly freely EXPIRE sed. The go .SipahOut
10 in well informed circles al the city hail
is that Its purpose l. 10 uncover the partiCi-
patton in the ring operations Of several prom
inent republican politicians, whose nam
have heretofore never been menu med in
connection with that uDsavOry business.
Boss Tweed is understood TO be supplying
the clues, in the shape of some revelations
which ne has not heretofore let out The
whole thing thus has the aspect of a party
ma TuVre, rather than an inve tigat5O in
the interests of that patient pack horse, the
publicly y. On Phiid. Leig-r.
THE FOBCKFN ELOPEMENT.-The mvS-
terry surrounding the elOpempnt Of Lieujen-
ant IteTInau Meyeaburg with Emma Land
mark, Of HobOken, was solved Yesterday
The parents OF the girl ina in | ihar tue
pair had gone TO Germany. but the post
brought them letter stating hat they were
married and lIvirg with Mr.. Charles Frey,
ONO. 20 Frant.jH street, Philadelphia TIE
years leave of absence from his regiment,
accorded TO Lieutenant Meycuburg expired
yesterday, and he is now coaSider2d ~ his
eGEeInmCuj a. IeSerter. The pair. il is
taid, vii! soon start for Frankfort n-the-
Main, To obtain the ~SO,0 beuCaathei to
MN. lie IS the eljeSy son of The family, and
at The death Of his father viii be million
aire.-.N. }. N'rHhL
COAL OIL-The Scranton Penny ReD,b
hc0h prints these figures: Few persons are
aware OF the immense develOpm made hv
he coal OF trade OF tue large amount of cap
iial invested In II The Principal exp ,n1l-
lures are caused by the digging OF wells
only portion of which yield renunerative
results. II has been computed by eminent
engineers well acquainted with tue traIe
That no less than 2p,Od9 wells have thus far
been dug in Pennsylvania and West Viz
glnla, at an aggregate cost of 1892 ,0OO.C0l
They have yielded about ss,OCJ, 900 OF barrels
OF Oil, valued al the wells at 500 900 600 or
100000 600 at the SeabOard. These figures
show how valuable this deposit has been to
the state. and how the railroads OF the conn
vast supplies"
A CORRESPONDENT who has been study
ing polltici.l economy sends Us the follow
ing:
"Now look here let us make this thing
general: There are lots OF people besides the
railroads who are making too much money.
Look al this
Beef on hoof. 8 cents steaks........15c cents
1877.
Beef on hOOf AZ cents Steaks ~ Is aentsi
Down with the butchers!
,r ARD then look upon this picture:
Taturs, 1>6I. 40 cents Taturs, ISL. 40
Annihilate the Granger!'-L HG'rEeBe.
NORTHERN sErTLERs.-A number OF
families from Michigan have recently pur-
cha Cd farms in the vicinity of Petersburg
and become citizens of Virginia. There are
some eight or ten of these families all cool
and worthy citizens, who express themselves
much pleased with our soil, climate and
people, and who Will prove an acquisition TO
our population. We gladly welcome them
10 our section and are pleased To learn that
there j. a prospect OF considerable more i'm
migration from Michigan. Our lands are
cheap and good, 1ud offer great Inducements
70 energetic industrious settlers - peters
t1frg { Va IirICc-AipeW
VIRGINIA aspires TO see the James river
become the Clyde OF The NV World The
state has an abundance of coal and iron. ami
is mol entirely unfamiliar with The art OF
>I.p BU ild!E = and some Of her .ouIa 500 no
e ason why the James river should no, b.
lined with ship yards. Well. the time is
coming, and il is near at hand, when there
VIII be an Imperative need for starting iron
Shp-yGrds on large scale in this country
ana IL simply depends on foresight and en-
trgy whether the yards are opened on the
JarEnS -" Delaware, or in New England
N y. tribune.
= Cow FoK A WIFF-Tne Sioux county
tlOWa) Herald says that Roger h. Young
made novel trade last week Theodore
+ rah ken, a sioux county bachelor. wanted
a wife, and he told Young that in case
woman was secured for b i'm in twelve hours
he young should receive q COW Young
said that WAS easy; set ont on his tour OF in
spectiop, and within the required time ap-
Miss Alice Traer fOrm erly OF Callenpe. The
COW was delivered, after which Franklen
ard Alice were married.
QUICK WORK.-John Craft. a sailor, re-
turned from long voyage yesterday morn
ing, met young woman al ii3 Liberty street
cOuited her in the afternoon, aud married her
IN the evening. He drank so freely of lager at
The wedding supper That he had 10 be arrest
Su: MS price followed hum 10 the Church
street Police station and begged for his re-
lease, saying that he never had been drunk
before since she had known him.-N. T. Son,
1St.
ARREST AND SUICIDE OF TAMPA
tramp was arrested in Clinton, Maine, Tues
Gay ny the sheriff. While being removed he
ran ell, drawing a pistol Help was sum
moned, and be was pCrsued and surrounded
ncar the woods. He fired TWO shots at his
purSueTE, IN" second OffWhich struck Cush-
= an HToVn in the groin. Failing - escape
he finally shot himself through the head In
fictlE6 fatal wound.
A COSTLY PLEASURE YACHT-Nr. Will
nam AstOr, OF New York, Is having new
pleasure yacht huilt, which will be the lar
eest schooner yacht in The world and will
COST quarter Of million. She is built for
southern cruising in the winter season 10
which her owner is partial In addition ~
her working sails she will have an immense
sun o. racing canvas for resatLas and match
races.
INSANITY FROM RELIGIOUS EXCITE
MEST The last number of the Boston NeU-
cal and Surgical Journal has an article upon
INSANITY and the Revival" by Theodore w,
Fisher, NJ. d., In which reports are given OF