Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-09

lian When called Tor. For this Mr.. Lacy paid
S34S. -Four months since the first section of
ms rank was instituted. 1t is now established
IN twenty-elght states, one territory and i'm
Ontario.
Officer Field. of the sth precinct found =
newborn mulattO baby in Grant aIey between
and Il and lSt and I'd streets southeast A
eolored woman living near the station took
care OF 1t until 1t could be sent to the asylum.
Judge Warden's Lecture ON Our
Sanitary Interests
A good sized audience composed of the en-
tire personnel Ofthe Board of Health num-
Der of physicians, a Sprinkling of clergymen
and department clerks, and others, assembled
AZ MafInl hail last night to listen to Judge
warden lecture on our sanitary interests.
After somewhat scattering introductory he
opened up The subject of the common inclina-
non 20 east TIdcJe upon the Board of Health
OF ms District; gave a running history of
what u had done since its organization and
defended it from the attacks OF the neWSpa-
PeTs. tie thought it was no subject for ridi
ent; true happiness consists in doing good.
anu ne thought the Board of Health has IFS
share of this happiness. The wives and
mOthefS O1 our community do not regard san
iiary science as a matter TO be ridiculed, and
Inc newspaper criticisms were deteStabIe
Alludlhg To the reports OF the board upon the
sanitary condition of the Door of this CITY and
the development of tTiSmuS naScentium as
consequence OF such condition, he thought it
no laughing matter. This Sunday paper had
tortured triSmuS naScentium into nonsense
HIIm: ne mothers OF these suffering children
40 not think Intantile lock jaw a laughing mat
Ter. Our general sanitary condition might he
much better to-day if Presidents Grant and
hayes mad manifested proper interest in
The work of our bureau of vital statistics is
becoming ot more Importance daily. as the
system IS becoming perfected There had
been, as seen by the reports of tLis bmre9u an
apparent increase of mortality i'm this District
DGt tins was owing To the fact that before this
system was lndugurated there Were-nO means
OF telling what the death rate was Rnf
~ Is true that the death rate has been
SteadI!y diminishing when viewed in cOnnec-
non with the proportional increase i'm DnpuIa-
fiOD. The sewerage of the Gity Sh6uiG no
paced IN the hands of the Board of Health. lie
read from the reports of the Board OF Health
guard the health of cities without liberal Snn.
port from legislatures. the country and the
people During his lecture he was frequently
apPlauded in appreciation of his clever hits
and flashes of humOr.
TIE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES met
corner OF 10Th street and New York avenue
last eyemng-Dr. AntiSeiI presiding with DR.
y j. Murphy, secretary. DR.. johnson, from
Ihe committee on education. made report
recommending that instruction be given tO
nurses upon the following points: l. Hygiene,
GGatsanlIesS' and ventilation. , Anatomy. 3.
PHYSIOLOGY. ]. DieteticS. : Medicines Such
as nurses should be familiar with. Is. Obste.-
ElcdI nursing. .. The nursing of children 5
SnfsIcai nursing. .. Medical nursery. In
struction to be given in the form of lectures.
Twice week, six lectures on each Suhinct
The committee further recommended thai
persons 1eellng an interest in the subjects
Taught III the training school NAV be permit
tea 10 attend the lectures, upon the DaymPnt
OF a lee OF s.. The report was adopted. Com
mites were appointed TO report at the next
meeting upon sui table and convenient place
iOf opening and continuing the course of lee
lures, and to ascertain the number of nurses
aaat can oe tEalned in the two hospitals now
opent the school columbia and FreedmeD's).
also, as TO the expense of obtaining a home
aid maintaining SIX or more nurses during
. .heIf course Oh EDUCATION. Mrs. Hit was au-
IhOTLed 10 receive the names of all candidates
and To report upon their general uuaIifications
at the next meeting.
LIST OF PATENTS granted tn tho rasidontS
oil Maryland, Virginia. and District of Comm.
bla; March 18th. 1878: George w. Alexander.
ID. Seal of Washington, DC, faucets. SamneI
+ Mackey, of BrOwnSburg Va. water wheels.
James James ii: BurnshOw, of Baltimore, Md, ma
SnlneS ior u, making wood rosettes Emilio Car
aare,l, Of Washington. ID. c. SiphonS: Ed
ward H. " ClaTkSon William III. H. Kesler,
oil Baltimore; Nd, sash-pulleyS; William F.
other traps: Addison C.. Fox of Baltimore
MI, postage and revenue stamps: Thomas f.
GIaSatt; OF Port Royal, Va. BARRIERS combs:
cigar models: Charles NJ. Lungren of BaIfi.
more, Md. Argand lamp burners: Joshua s
Snowman, Of Baltimore, Md, preserving green
coffee.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector En-
tMlsIe: VIM. II; WhappaleOn. repair frame
NNelilhS- Virginia avenue, between 18th and
nth streets. 500. VIM III. Dyer rrpaIra frame
60. ID l. ClsSeI, construct a brick stable y3q
NJ street northwest; $50. VIM. Nj. Clayton,
so'u A w Taylor, repair frame. 1857 Con
nectlcut avenue. $50. Dorsey Carter rqD1ir.a
Drlck, corner I'd street and New JERSEY ave
nue. northwest. 80. Charles Ashton repair a
frame, ~, between NJ and \ streets SOuth
west, $50 Geo. Mason, repair frame 9TH
GetMeeh and 2 streets northwest, $40. John
N "A
northwest 500. +. ID. Evans, repair frame
dwelling. corner Dist and p streets. $40 ThoS
Evans S,' repair a brick dwelling, l442 COrcOran
street. northwest 500.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.-Last night Officer
Dall! found a man lYlng in the centre of 1872
street, south OF ID street inSenSibe with his
mead ga>hed and beaten. He was taken TO
me NTH precinct station house. where DR.
water waters dressed his wounds. He became con
SSiouS IN The night, and said his name was
VIM. Welsh. and he was seeking an entrance
III the National soldiers home, at Hampton,
va, and had been robbed of a watch and
pocket book. \ cOlOTed woman living in an
aiey near 18th and ID, said she saw him fol
m%tG a 10y Two men, who knocked him down
1OiOkEp SILKS. cOlOred silks. colored silks.
nullnSS 3HhtingS, buntings every color and
every shade; and every price at Carriers FL"
popular cash dry goods store, iii M9rtat
space. Back silks, 81, IS. 81. sI.25. 81 80 81 -
g: excellent black silk 81 black sill ~ si:,2'
real satin finish: beautiful new snrinS Sras.
goods, all cOlOrs and all shades, from 10 cents
10 sldO black cashmere, very fine quality pnre
wool, very wide 50c.-Adf. F"'0
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued To
MarGelluS hOOntZ and Anne BuSey: William
kendley and Mary A. Lee: James III. Young
81 T5mce Georges county, Md, and Maggie
6lDpOnS. same place: William H. Richardson
ana Laura V. Gil; Alex. Thomson and Kate
IO%niey; William l.. Richardson and Eliza
Dtth Blackmer; Joseph GLADDEN., of Ashland
Ohio, and Victoria 7. Livingston. of FairTay
Co, Va: Chas. r. Wiley and Minnie :
Iownley; Jacob +. Stout and Elizabeth A.
Stone. -
NEW STOCK OF SIMMER SILKS Just opened.
large stock of new spring dress goods fr lm
~ -. II: ~. =. BuntiIgS. all cOlOrS All
M0Oi black cashmeres. 30 cents. Black alpa-
Sas; lJc. New ParaSOls, al prices. Carpets
1bd mattlngS. AndrOScOggin Gotten, Il%c
aoMsonS cheap dry goods store $50 Pennl
avenue, south Side.-4drt '
tioneaIoo At ACCTION.-ThOmas Bowling auc
his 49, auSeftlSeS TO sell tomorrow within
n;anoS SitNion1S, at ii O'clock several OK ceIisnt
vainS ,, "IiGh are To be positively sold RI
may therefore be expected.
IHE HUTCHINSON FIyI1v ~.
t1e SGahd concert of the HutcbinSnn' ioI :et
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