Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-25
District Government Affairs.


Tor the sth precinct Station-house has been given
TO MT. II. l. Gregory for si29.5d.
A petition quite nunlerously signed by prop
efty-hoiderS in South Washington. asking that
street between AZ and 10th streets southwest.
De paved with aSphaltum pavement. has been
fled with the Commissioners.
Inspector Entwisle recommends the construr-
tlon OF l2-lncn pipe sewer from the new work
house, some !, loo feet, to discharge into the
same same raFlne that is the outlet for the sewer
Health Officer Townshend has addressed a
note 10 the District Commissioners in relation
the dilapidated and dangerous condition of
Drlck structure in rear of No. 324 street north
west, and asks that it be repaired or torn down.
Mr.. ID. ID. Cone secretary To the Washington
lneorlate Asylum applied TO the District Com
missloners for an appropriation TO start the en-
terpllse, and they declined TO entertain the APP
hcation.
EASTERN MARKET STALL RENTS
the schedule OF monthly rents for stalls i'm
the Eastern market, North Carolina avenue and
9Th street northeast. has been approved by Dis
Iilcl commissioners as follows: Butchers, class
|, s.; I'd, Sc. HucksterS', 81. Bacon dealers
-. Fish dealers, Sc. Butter dealers. S.. Mis-
CellaneOuS, So.
THE FIRE CoMNISsIoNERSHIP IMBROGLIo.
In view OF the recent opinion of the Attorney
General of the United States as 10 the law re-
quIing that the general government be repre-
Sented on the board OF fire commissioners of the
District OF Columbia, the District Commission
efS nave suggested TO the Secretary OF the
interior that the natural and proper solution
OF the question is for the Secretary 10 designate
Mr. Thomas l.. Hume one OF the present fire
COMMISSIONERS as the representative OF the gov
ernment on the board. he being bona fide resi-
dent OF the county of Washington outside OF
the cities of Washington and Georgetown, as
required by law.
CENSUS OF THE DISTRICT
The compilation OF the census recently taken
OF the District OF Columbia having Just been
completed shows the following natiyitieS OF our
population: District Of Columbia, Il .59l: Mary
land, 25,193; Virginia, 25.S14; Alabama, 214: Ar
Kansas Az California. 80; Colorado, il; Connec-
ticut, 562; Delaware, 33I; Florida. SO; Georgia.
$50; Illinois, 420; Indiana, 3T3; Iowa, 25l; Kan
Sas. 80; Kentucky, 3S2; Louisiana, 239; Maine
s52; Massachusetts. l.463; Michigan, 216; Minnie
sofa, q; Mississippi, 2dS Missouri. 22f: Nebras-
ka, ka; Is; Nevada, @ 2; New Hampshire. 49, New
369; ONO, l,5,3; oregon, Is; Pennsylvania f. 156;
Rhode Island, l64: South Carolina, 400; TenneS-
see: $50: Texas, IS; Vermont. 4I4; West Vir-
g1nia. 265; Wisconsin, l56: Alaska. 6: Arizona 2:
Dakota, 6; Indian Territory, II; New Mexico 5:
Utah, I; Washington Territory, ); Wyoming, ?.
I0tai United states, IA, $50. England, LASS;
Ireland. 1896; Scotland, 402; Wales. 35; Canada
500: New Brunswick, 16; Nova Scotia. %; West
Indies, 65; France. 265; Germany, i,723; Austria.
S5; Russia, 32; Poland. lo4; Belgium. 13; Italy,
ZeTland l2,; Spain, 20; Turkey. 2; Liberia, 2;
cuba, 81; Mexico. 8; Japan, 3; South America,
1S; Australia, I; China. 1; Hungary, 3; Bavaria.
Il: Hanover, 4; sandwich Islands, 4: Saxony, 1:
Holland, 16; Portugal, 6; Java. !; Isle-of-Man .
Honolulu, l; Brazil, 2; Africa, .; Demarara. !;
Porto Rico, /; New Zealand, 1; Greece. /; Bet-
muda, 2: Jamaica, l; Egypt, /: Finland, .: ST.
Total 1926.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: VIM. Keneally.
remove frame 624 I'd street southwest to the
rear OF 124 1st street; 500. Y. w. Adie con-
Struct frame shed 1919 18th street: $50. James
Lynn. build frame Shed n street, between South
Capitol and Half street southwest; $50. John
Hamilton, build frame shed 1859 Samson street
northwest; S25. Henry Coleman, repair brick
house No. 3tS 10th street northwest; 500. III.
S1rIrn fpnrK a1n.n
street southwest; $40. Harry Tory, repair brick
house southeast corner Lingan and 1st streets,
Georgetown; S25.
BACK FROM MEMPRIS.-Dr. Daniel Wooden
(colored), who went from this city with the
nurses sent to Memphis has returned alive. He
was incorrectly reported as dead. Mr.. Wooden
is Watchman under Col. Casey. He says some
hard things OF DR.. Ramsey, and gives fearful
account s OF the dirty condition of Memphis, with
its reeking sewers and drains, and a sad state
ment OF the sufferings OF the poor people.
FALL FROM ALADDER.-This morning a labor
ing man named PurSell, employed at Mr.
Emery's stone yard, on I'd street, between B
ana streets NV, was severely injured inter-
haiiy, by falling from ladder on which he was
standing to ADJUST some spouting-a distance of
some twenty feet. Dr. Townshend rendered
medical aid.
THE PROPOSED CRUISE OF THE TfcoNpERoGA
IN AFRICAN WATERs.-It is expected that the
I1conderoga will go into commission at Ports
mouth, New Hampshire November Ist next.
and that she will be ready for sea by the 18th OF
that month The T1conderoga is the vessel in
which Commodore Shufeldt viii make his
cruise 10 africa. Her trial trip will be from
portsmouth \. H., TO Norfolk, Va, where she
VIII arrive about the LIST of December next.
Here Commodore Schufeldt viii join her, and
shortly afterwards start on his voyage The
commodore to-day said to STAR reporter: Il
nay nave & not yet received my official orders from
the secretary. We expect, however, when we
leave Norfolk to make for the west coast OF
Afrlca-for Liberia. We will then go down that
coast and up the eastern. The cruise might be
De TO further the interests OF our commerce In
any and every way possible. We will make deep
sea soundings, surveys, and correct charts for
the use OF nayigatOrS. Wherever we stop we
Will see what can be done to open our COM
merce, or II already opened TO improve it. We
shall be gone about year or eighteen months"
The TicOnderoga is SecoDd-claSS steamer OF
~, ,020 tons displacement She carries ten guns
She Will be completely and efficiently fitted out
for her voyage. She is particularly adapted for
such cruise, and Commodore Schufeldt is re-
garded as being especially the man to conduct
it. The captain OF the vessel will be Commo-
dore B. J. Cromwell. Lieut.. H. B. Fields will
be executive officer. The watch officers will be
Lieutenants E. w. Sturdy, II. L. Tremaine, F.
j. Drake and Kossuth Niles.
BUFFERS CHANCEs.-Mr A. NJ Gibson Wash
ngtOn correspondent OF the New York Sun who
last week accompanied Gen. Butler in his cam
pa1gnlng rounds In Massachusetts,, thinks that
ne Will be elected, and that no man In Massa-
chusetts is more sanguine OF his election than
Gen. Butler himself.
THE TALLAPoosA arrived at Portsmouth, Va,
navy yard this morning.
MEDICAL DIRECTOR J. Winthrop Taylor has re-
ported at the Navy department and assumed
the duties OF chief OF the bureau of medicine and
surgery, to which position he was recently ap-
pointed.
ARMY ORDERs.-Major Geo. Bel, commfssary
of subsistence, U. S. A., will proceed to Dayton.
Ohio, on public business connected with the
subsistence department, on the completion of
which he win return to his proper station.
M First Lieut.; c. Powell, corps Of engineers,
VIII pe renewed nom duty with Major c. b.
and Will report to Major G. L. Gillespie, corps
OF nSa Sengin,eers h,s IN Portland Oregon. Tor duty
tton Second Lieut. n. F. Norris Il fransferred
nom Company 70 Company C, sth infantry,
ana second Lieut.. E. H. MerTin from Company