Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-17
District Government Affairs.

OF liquor licenses as follows: Jacob HirSh, ID.
plications Of Frank Keppel and George Eek
ert were referred, and that Of Joseph Oker
br. Townshend, health officer is removing
his office today, from street to the building
recently rented for the purpose on AS street,
next to the Morrison buildings
MIR. James Small, Sealer of weights and
measures, has applied to the District Commis
siOnerS to procure for him from the prope:
United states authorities permission for the
City Hall for the safe keeping of the District
property In his possession.
The number OF dog tags disposed of by Col
leetor Cook up to the present time is 3.275.
The stockholders and others interested in
Odd Fellows Hall, Nh street, have petitiOned
the @ District IS GommlssiSners i to have tiagsone
the carriageWay opposite.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwise: Columbus
Alexander, 4. repair brick house No: Ss2 18th
frame shed, Sl3 st. NV. $35 Eugene Da-
ley, construct @ frame shed. corner 1st and L
she'd 6 st. NV Ss .f S. Pity Green repais rep
frame house, 2O2 L st. s.w.; $50 Virginia
Reutzel, summer kitchen. Bridge, between
% Reed e repair faa srcf Roase sS st.
$2CO. VIM. Shields, repair brick house, 9o5
18th ST. NV: $50 Alexander Lewis, construct
sfogk oek dTslng oSn rens nSth
frame, .6l9 G St Sc; $50. Jas. Couch, repair
frame house. $50 New York ave. $500. An
thSHy build kehsn in
NV; $25. j. w. Corson, repair a brick, 40
washington st., Georgetown; sl,5O0. j: D;
Free Free, build brick a addition to brick rear of 80
18th st. NV. 500. Geo. Holmes, repair a
brick building northeast corner 7th and SITS.
NV; $40O. Jos. Willard, make brick addition
to house No. l417 Pennsylvania ave. NV;
between Sd and 4th and HI and l SITS. ne. $25
The Mortality South.
In 1873 the yellow fever broke out in Mem.
phiS, Tenn. September 14th, and lasted until
November 9Th, during which period there
SeTe deaths Ihs year the t fatal
September II there were 1852 deaths. The
total number of deaths by yellow fever in the
up bs AZ as
and the distress caused by commercial depreS-
sion, petition is being circulated in Phiadel-
Rnta asking the to set apart day Of
the military authorities in removing troops
from yellow fever localities only one United
States soldier in the south has died of that
disease.
OVER FIVE HUNDRED VICTIMS IN A WEEK IN
NEW ORLEANS.
A New Orleans dispatch says: The weather
were reported 73 deaths and lOS new cases up
to noon. Twenty of the latter bear date pre-
yio9s to September r. From noon to p. m.
deaths and M new have
date. The mOrtuary report for the week end
ing at 6p. m. Sunday: Total deaths 703. of
which 6S2 were males and u females; 26l were
children under 10 years OF age. OF the total
deaths sol were from yellow fever-472 whites
and % colored: DR.. Warren Stone is still sick
from over work. Among the new cases is F.
W. Halsey, OF the Picdyune; DIR. +. Loeber.
Charles Phren, Charles Stockmeyer, jr., OF
Stockmeyer & Co.; Geo. Ocean, Of Ocean s.
The following circular has been issued:
10 the Grand Lodges OF the United States:
The Masons. OF Louisiana. with profound
have. voluntarily donated a large sum for the
relief of the yellow fever sufferers of the craft
in this state. beg that they would cease their
generous contributions, as ample funds have
already been received
SAMUEL j. POWELL, Grand Master
OVER ONE HUNDRED DEATHS DAY IN
MEMPHIS.
The mortality yesterday at Memphis was
greater than anticipated-lll deaths reported,
50 of which were cOlored. The day before
there were 9S deaths instead of 80, as reported.
efed az dsa bst seus
tions are made almost daily, the latest being
pr Mcfarland, the eminent physician from
the same city, will arrive today W. j. Brooks,
river editor of the Appeal, is cOnvalescent; Dr..
L. T; Clark is improving; Dave Rearhart,
mSmDef OF tne howard ASSOCIATION, has had
relapse and is in critical condition. The
Central Hotel, on Adams street. will be opened
in the morning as an additional hospital or
the Howard physicians and nurses. Resident
physicians reported 81 new cases to the board
OF health yesterday.
REPORTS FROM OTHER POINTS.
Sixteen cases have occurred at GallipOlis, all
traceable to the Porter. Thirteen have died.
There are no new cases, and quarantine has
been raised against the town. At Canton,
Miss, 20 cases and deaths yesterday. To
date. 44 cases, Sc deaths. DIR. Galloway has
recovered. In Baton Rouge, La, Sunday,
deaths 2, new cases "a; Monday, no deaths,
new cases 81.
THE OFFICIAL RETURNS OF THE MAINE
ELECTION give Connor, republican, for gov
ernOr, 56,419votes; Garcelon, democrat, 27,S72;
Smith, greenback, Al, 404; Connor's plurality
over Garcelon 2S,547, plurality over Smith