Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-14
District Government Affairs.

District Government Affairs.
The District Commissioners have approved
the issuing Of liquor licenses to the following
dealers John Hansen, Jas. Richardson, A.
nj. Debes, j. Halpeny I. ShaughneSsy.
Gleason y Kelly yesterday executed their
contract for the paving of 9TH street, and gave
bonds. They are to commence work within
thirty days. and complete IL within sixty days
after commencement.
The health officer will Vacate the ONCE on F
stree. after the expiration of the present
month, and the health Office will after that
time be located on ~ street, near Pennsylva-
The appointment of DR. JOS. Walsh as phvsi-
elan to the poor for the sixth poi:e precinct
was yesterday revoked By the District Com
mi sionerS.
The residents and property.owners in the
neighbCrhOOd of o and ist streets NV. have
petij0ned the District Commissioners for
well and pump to be placed there.
Assistant Attorney Miller in his opinion on
The matter OF acquisitions made by the mana
gers of the reform school and Columbia hos.
Pital, for money appropriated by Congress for
their support. states TO the District Commits
SlonerS that all drafts up TO the maximum of
the appropriations made may be safely hon.
ored by che District treasurer.
THE CENSUS.
The board of assessors has not vet COMPLETED
the census for the District of Columbia. The
returns for the city of Georgetown and the
county have been completed; and the official
county, 16,S93 The official returns for Wash
1ngtOn have not been made.
THE HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT
TOT the week ending August 10, ISIS, submitted
SaneeS abated: deaths from all causes report
cd 9S; deaths investigated by the coroner, II;
Durla(s at nuoic expense, Il; tons of garbage
removed. "32; dead animals removed, 242; un-
wholesome food condemned, 465 pounds of
beef and other food: animals impounded 90:
redeemed. IL; killed, 16i: sold, 2; remaining
IN pound, 81.
THE TAN SALE.
answer to inquiries made by Collector John
f. Cook in relation 70 the advel tiSementS and
sale of unpaid taxes refers the collector to
The opinion of Attorney Riddle under date of
June 9th. 1873 containing all the Information
asked for, with an extract from the same as
follows: recommend that the list be pie
pared, published and sales made as if the act
OF June 18th, 1873, was not pass; j. III property
owners come to avail themselves of the pro-
Vision OF the last clause of section 3 OF that
law, of course the advertisement and sale, il a
sale has taken place, can be treat | as not TO
have taken place. and the purcha1e money
refunded to the purchaser, who. as against
the owner under this law, will under such cir
cunstanceS acquire no rights as now seems to
ne" The form of the certificates OF taxes will
be examined and such suggestions made IS
seem necessary. MIR. Cook yesterday com
menced the sale of property upon which a.
found delinquent taxes with penalties due
and payable on or before June 3olh including
water taxes, and proc eded from A to ID in
elusive. He will continue through the entire
list from day TO day.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwise: Mrs. NJ. A.
Fairfax, repair blick dwelling, 259 I'd street
southeast; 1900 John B. CIagett, build shed to
frame dwelling. 81 18th street northwest; sl5.
Theodore Meyer, construct two two story
northwest; $500. Mr.. Wilson, repair brick
house, corner 18th and D streets northwest;
S0t Miss NJ. h. simpson, repair a brick
dwelling, Louisiana avenue, between 9th and
9Th streets northwest; s2CCJ.
DEATH FROM EATING BOLOGNA SAUSAGE
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon Mrs. l. ou-
bought some bologna sausage at a store on
l4th street: The family all ate of the sausage
and shortly afterwards Mrs. Bucker noticed
that one OF the children looked sick. DR.. b. B.
Adams was summoned. but the child died
shortly after his arrival. Mrs. Bucker and
another OF the children were taken sick, but
soon afterwards recovered. Coroner Patter-
son was notified, and last night visited the
house Of Mrs. Bucker and examined the sau-
sage, but could discover nothing unusual in
its appearance He is inclined to think that
the child died from The effects of indigestion.
Al was only two years old and had eaten quite
heartily of the sausage. He secured the re-
mainder and this morning took it ~ health
officer TOwnshend for chemical analysis and
gave certificate OF burial i'll accordance with
his views as above. The other members of the
family have all recovered from their sickness
L0tef--Ihe post mOrtem examination
showed UnqueStiOnably death was owing 70
the quantity and not the quality of the al slcle
with the meat-about One-fourth of a pound.
This sausage has been sold to any and all ap
plying lor II, and no bad consequences have
occurred in anyother case.
DIR. TownShend to-day sent the remainder of
the sausage 20 the Agricultural department,
and asked that the chemist for that depart
ment BE allowed To make an ANALYSIS of IT, TO
ascertain whether or not lI contained poison
Gus substances
A WAsHINGToNIAN KILLED BY INDIANS
MIR. John ii. Sm:fl, florist, re ceived a letter
here to day from his brother, Jas. Small, dated
Canyon City, July %, in which he stated that
their nephew, Richard s. Daulby, recently in
the CmyfOy of the former gentleman, at hi $
green house, in this city, had been killed by
Indians on the 18th OF June, on the upper end
be remembered by the many frequenters of
the green houses OF Mr.. Small a year ago, as a
genial and popular attendant. The letter
gives fearful description of the war then
racing in the far west. Mr.. James Small who
lett here several wears since, is now engaged
IN stock raising. lie experienced heavy losses
NJ the burning OF his houses, &c, at the time of
the murder OF his nephew.
FIRE IN GROCERY SToRR.-About II 80
Oeock tnis morning hre was discovered in the
grocery store oil john O'Neill corner of 5th
and U str cts northwest, and an alarm was
turned IN from box u. The smoke was 81
store were nearV eI the Ma over the
old lady, and her daughter were asleep. and
1t was with considerable difficulty they were
originated by the Ignition of box of parlo,
matches on a shelf in the store. The DAMAGE
TO the stock is estimated at $3.50, and fully in
surcd.
SILKS, SILKS. SILKS; lawns, lawns lawn s
buntings, buntiugs, buutngs; excellent blac
silk, 75c.; our 81 and 81 .25 black ks are espe
cial bargains; black silks all prices, IS, IS, SIC.
81 81 ., $50. Carter's, III Market Space. Or
hand always the largest assortment of dr.,
goods IN Washington. Colored silks of ever
eudue, Including ALL the dark shades and A.
the light shades If cnjnraJ siIks strjned and
checked silks immansa aasnrtnnanf nhaan y