Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-26
District Government Affairs.

Capt. W. G. Moore of the Washington Light
infantry, Company A, has through the District
nance department for 1,000 rounds Of ball
cartridges, suitable for the Springfield breach
loading muskets, caliber so.
The number OF drawback certificates issued by
Mr.. Roome clerk in charge Of revision Of special
assessments, up to O'Clock to-day, were 9. 495,
aggregating 1853, $685. On hand waiting claim
ants, see, 921 .06.
The District Commissioners have issued an
order closing the offices of the District Govern
ment tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day. The dispo-
sttion of the commissioners was to close the Of
fees at 12 O'Clock to-day, but owing to the pres
sure of persons anxious to pay their taxes they
concluded to keep open the entire day.
THE TAX SALES
commenced at the office of District Collector
Cook yesterday. and the competition and bid
ding has been kept up quite spiritedly yesterday
and to-day. The sale closed to-day with the let
ter &C." and will be resumed again Friday
morning. There were some sales to outside par
ties, but In the majority OF cases the District
was the purchaser.
Mr.. L. S. Emery to-day submitted report of
the doipgs of the Provident Aid Society for the
year ending November LIST, 1879, to the District
organized at Wizards hall January 9th, 1872
as an outgrowth Of the Labor Exchange. The
District OF Columbia was divided into six
subdivisions Two persons were appointed
to take charge of each of these six subdivisions
who together with Mr.. Charles Bradley, the
treasurer. constituted board of managers.
president and Mr.. Emery as secretary. The fol-
lowing amounts have been turned over to the
beard for disbursements as shown by the treas
urer's report: From the Commissioners of the
District, S, 600: from churches and private con-
tributions, s633.06 making total of So, 233. 06.
The disbursement have been under the i'm
med ate supervision of the board OF managers and
for aid rendered In the subdivisions as follows:
1st subdivision, 81, 1885, I'd subdivision, 81 &c.,
Sd subdivision. 1885, IS; 4th subdivision 81 sos. 15
9Th. subdivision, S1,415s7; 9Th subdivision,
Enp firm ichi nerh n. olyjp
total amount disbursed, Ss.615.2O The board
has awaited itself of every opportunity afforded
them for information which would enable them
to dispense charity with proper discrimination
to real sufferers without regard to creed or
nationality, and they have endeavored to do so
with prudence and economy. They have to the
utmost Of their ability discouraged idleness and
indiscriminate aims giving. They acknowledge
the valuable assistance rendered by the police
and by many philanthropic ladies and gentle
man VINO IN, nave contfn4ted vaiqaoe ad IN
No money has been expended for Office or for
clerical Seryicea.
VITAL STATISTICS
The total mortality in the District OF Column
bia for the week ending Saturday, November
ed, was IS, or at the rate of 1774 per 900 per
annum. OF these decedents, IL were white
males 10 white females, IA cOlored males and 10
colored females, showing an annual death rate
OF AL per 600 for the white and 25.07 for the
colofed population. From phthisiS pulmonalis
or consumption, there We're IS deaths; pneu-
monfa and diseases Of the nervous system,
each; congestion of the lungs 3; senile debility,
diseases of the heart, Group, dropsy and umbli-
cal hemOrrhage, 2 each, and each from typhoid.
remittent, malarial and scarlet fevers, Bright's
disease, diphtheria, cancer, trismus and rupture
Of vena cava. OF the deaths al occurred in
Washington; in Georgetown; in the county
and in the hospitals. Twenty-six of the de-
cedents were natives of this District: 81 of other
parts of the United States and foreigners
Nine White and colored were under years of
age; white and colored 60 and over. The
greatest mortality az deaths) occurred on the
18th; the least a deaths) on the 18th. There
were 101 births reported-23 white males; 81
white females; 1s colored males and % colored
females. Marriages reported, 23-22 white, /
colored. Still births. 81 white, colored.