Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-11


hood Of its origin, but friends, whose residences
are several squares distant from mine, speak of
the great Inconvenience felt by themselves.
therefore, Ih,sn l write for thousands. VIII our
united voices avail ought? or must We like
our unfortunate brethren of Memphis, to pre-
serve health and life, fly from our homes?
Tnere Is one sentiment, strong in this doomed
region: Inc pOlSOner OF the air Is murderer.
THOs. SBATON DONOHO.
District Government Affairs.
Certificates OF drawback issued by Mr.. Raum
up 10 Two O'Clock to-day, 901; aggregating in
The following have been submitted by the
treasury officials to the District commissioners
FOR appointment as special watchmen for thai
departments Patrick Flynn, John Hunter and
A. w. Rose.
NO IMPORTED FEVER CASES.
Health Onicer ToWnshend has not been called
upon to examine into any reported yellow
fever cases nor any suspected cases to-day. He
Is IN daily communication with the officers of
the National Board OF Health and with Hon.
casey Young, but had nothing of interest to
communicate upon the yellow fever subject at
O'Clock to-day. The inspector of railroad
trains under recent regulations Of the health
gust III shows no arrivals from infected dis.
tr1cts. Seven passengers arrived from New
Orleans last night; all Well.' The inspector of
reports for same time Inspected
from Norfolk; about 400 passengers; one case
of cholera morbus-a Washingtonian." Yes
teIday's report from the latter Inspector states:
So'clock am. No passengers from infected
districts. No one sick on board"
CERTIFICATES OF INCORPORATION Nor
ton House and Ship VentilatOr COmpany-F
l.. Norton OF New York, Octavtus Knight. Wal
Ter Alien and Chas. j. Gooch OF Washington,
tlustees-have filed certificate Of tncorpora-
tion. The capital is 100000, in shares of s1oO
each.
The Grand Encampment Knights of Atlantis,
Ford, James E. Waugh, r. A. Balloon, NJ P.
Burr and w. L. Vanderlip directors, has filed
certificate OF Incorporation.
Tie General Assembly of the Mutual Temper
ance Endowment Association have filed GER
tihcate OF incorporation, the following being
the managers: L. r. Trembly, D. s. Lamb W.
b. Leamon, D; n. Burbank, J. T. Randall, J. r.
J: Hillman. w. TyDdall, j. A. Harrington, S. G.
Chester.
~, SHOOTING FOR THE HARNESS BADGE MATCH
Ihe fourth contest for the Hardness badge was
snot On Saturday afternoon last on the Ben
ning,s range, under the auspices Of the Column
Ola Rl1le Association, with three entrfeS-CO1
Burnside, DR.. Scott and Mr.. Laird. The score
footed up:-Col. j. o. P. Burnside-sO0 yards
H. 900 yards, H. LOCO yards, u; total. 2l6. CHI
69; total, 2e9. DR.. S. j. Scott-sOo yards q; 500
yards, rs LOCO yards, Is; total, 2O9. AS the re-
suit OF the four contests already had In this
uoNCl uIdtCu, COl buTISlQc mas IOf MS pest
three scores 214, ZIG and 21S, aggregating 64S
out OF possible 615. Mr.. Laird, who has also
shot In the four contests, has 2O6 2OS and 2O9,
making 623. DR.. Scott has shot but twice In
this match, scoring 200 and 216 aggregating 425
out OF the possible $50.
THE ADAMANTINB BRICK COMPANY and O. A.
Stevens flied bill In equity Saturday against
u. Z. woodruff, G. E. Fisher, G.. A. James, s.
Fergu Beach and others. claiming that de-
fendants were In possession, without right, OF
the stock of the company, and asking that they
be restrained from interfering with the bust
ness and property OF the company on this side
OF the river. A temporary restraining order was
granted, and the case Will be further heard In
short time.
RESISTING AN OFFICER.-Y esterday Officer Of
Iutt attempted to arrest John Toomey, corner
Sd street and Virginia avenue, for disorderly
conduct. and on the way to the station he re.
sisted and struck the officer. With the assist
ance OF other officers he was got to the station
mouse and locked up, but subsequently coIIat-
eral was obtained and he was released This
morning in the Police Court the case was con
unUed.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
James Brown and Mary Irvings; John f. Steele
and Anna L. Tucker; Allen Williams and Ida
ap6rio 0o"AA va