Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-15
District Government, Affairs,

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District Government Affairs.
IN TepE 70 d request by a resident Oi the
county upon lie District Commissioners for Tn.
raylhenI Oi = Oil presented them. The ComrniS-
slcIero state that they decline TO make paw
meIt OF blls Incurred before the Organization
Of lie present District government.
Auditor and comptroller FinSon, OF the Dis
tl1Ct this morning had the accounts Uf the dep-
uty maTshalS OF the Police court Tor the month
of December verified and audited. They were
found 10 be correct. and show the lines collect
ed H. thai court during December 10 have been
on account q District cases. S6S3 IL. and on ac-
count Of nited states cases s404.92 making
total OF SI.oNsc9. The duplicates were forwarded
10 The Isl Auditor Of the Treasury
TIE DRUGGISTS TO TIRE POOR
designated 10y tie health officer are as follows.
A.eN; tlutchejt; m0ntown; 9. e. Stone,
ErtghtUC Cod; g. ". Cropley. ll0 Bridge street,
Georgetown; ". &. Duckett. I'D and PennsyI-
wanna avenue; George \. Bentley. 14ih and Cor
coran street, NV. c. ii. NourHe a CO. 9Th and
+ streets NV: ID. p. HickIiDg. Sd and Pennsyl-
yania avenue NV; K. i. Ferguson. "a and
PepnSy rama avenue Sc; Mrs. IL. {. Line
weaver. 18th and l. streets Sc: l. " Wright
ith and l. streets S.w.
Health O1cer Townshend has drawn up a
FORM II agreement for the Druggists which
propose 10 furnish prescriptions AT a price not
10 exceed nfieen cents each, said prescriptions
10 be con pounded OF the best drugs, including
| clnthora aud It's alkalOidS, and TO be Furnished
| to the health Office on the first day of each
! week statement OF their account, Ia be cerri-
hed oy nun 10 The District commissioners.
TIE FOLLOWING ARE TIE PHYSICIANS
ieColllneuGed for appointment TO attend the
/ poor by If. ToWnShend: j. w. Little. AnacoS.
| Va; {. q. stone. BTightwood; David J, kelley
! georgetown: II. NJ. Newman, between lIth ana
! -3ti StIteis: i. Waller. between 14jh and 9th
! streets: {. X. Ban. from 9th street northwest 70
"a street east N. L. {. Hogan, east OF 3d street
cast; \. T. johnson from I'd street southwest
/ 10 "a street southeast. west OF l.: H. f. Leach
| South Washington. west OF ID street
! IN ills le'Ier 10 lie physicians notifying them
! Cl tLGlr appointment the health officer states
! thar they VIII be expected and required To al
! tsrd prt tmptly ard faithfully 10 the call OF the
| SICK poor. Keep record and make weekly re-
turn of such service in books and on blanks pro-
f! flded Tor that purpose. That the Judgment OF
! The phySicia Will be relied on fn determining
! those properly entitled 10 this charity la the
! treatment Of diseases. with view To economy
/ as wen as 10 tie best interest OF lie patient
! ana the public: that a sick paupar entitled Ia
| attention should be resident or the District OF
Columbia and without the means OF support;
! that III case OF doubt aS 10 the Wort Illness OF
/ FaUent they are 10 lean 10 the side OF humanity
/ that in case where patients applying 10 receive
( This Charity are not provided with suitable care
ana 2cconLipdanQnS lhe physicians are 10 re
/ port The same 10 the health oilice. The date OF
! prescribing ard The name OF the patient is iu
all cases TO be %Il.len upon The prescription.
! CRIMINALS N JAII--There are to-day but
hNe prisoners IA i3ll awaiting trial al the Grim
mai CONT, Vi: Major f.. H. Curtis. charged
with rare on Miss TydlngS at the National IIo-
/ te!-already tried twice; = A. Clark charged
with tie murder of Jack Cash-tr1ed three
times; James 1. Madison Wyatt Stone. murder
OF WIFE continued on defendants affidavit Ia
! The March term 10 enable him 10 procure wit
! LesseS TO prove insanity; Edward Perkins alias
! FeltinglN, Boston Pet" charged with the roiJ-
/ berry Cf bonds from Naval Constructor Hans
comic: and Peyt0n and Lewis. cOlOred. charged
with muI der. The court Will adjourn this week
/ 10 February l.fh
THE NAVY YARD OUTRAGE CAsE-To-day, la
The Criminal Court. Judge Wylie, the case OF
John Young Colored. indicted for an assault
with intent 10 commit a rape on the person or
Mrs. Susie +. Taylor, was given 10 the jury.
After tLey had been out some hours they were
brought into court, and stated their inability 10
agree The court stated that this was the sec
ond trial and they must try TO reconcile their
views. The foreman said that the ey Idence was
conflicting on the question OF Identity, and int-
mated that he did not see how they could agree
Tie court said il seemed strange there were dis
agreements in The important cases, and ordered
them 10 retire again.
BANK ELEcToNs.-The directors OF the Sec
ond National Bank to-day reelected NJ g.
Emery president ami III. c. Swain cashier
The directors OF the National Bank OF the
Republic reelected Dr. ID. B. Clarke president
today-the Cashier. Mr.. Chas. Bradley, retain
ing that position The directors OF the Bank
OF the Metropolis reelected Mr. J. w. Thomp-
son president; VIM. Thompson, vice president,
and G. II. B. White cashier.
CAPTURED IN MARyLAND-Stephen Powers.
colored, arrested by SBertf RObey, OF Prince
George county, Nd, at the instance OF our
$i65 froia Mr. Samuel Hoover, butcher, In Oc-
tober last, was returned 10 the city last night,
and this ElOrnlng in the Police Court was COM
mitted 10 jail tor hearing on the charge or
grand larceny.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued 10
Thomas Moreland and Bette McLa1n James w
Donohoe and Olivia Thorn; Isaac Gilbert. OF
Price Georges county, Md, and Jane Porter
OF Orange county, Va; SeatOn Schroeder and
Maria {. Il. wainwright; Henry Randolph and
Mary Emma Garrison; Philip NJ. Buckley of
New York. and Cora j. BusselL OF Lancaster Pa
DEATH or NAVAL LPAYNAsTER.-Major Thos.
CaTstars- OF Philadelphia, paymaster T. $ v.
died OF pieurisy at noon yesterday in "A private
room al the pennsylvania Hospital Philadel-
phia, aged about nfty-three years Major Car
stairs Was union soldier In the late rebellion.
son OF The late James Carstalrs and nephew OF
Admiral stewart.
SENATOR JONES RE-ELECTEp-The Nevada
legislature yesterday reelected John r. Jones'
lnlted States senator, BY the following vote:
In the senate, Jones 10, Hellhouse idem) 6; Ia
the assembly, Jones IL, Heilhouse S.
The RENO CoURT-AARTTAL at Chicago yester-
day decided that the recorder OF the court
should first bring his allegations and present
the case, 10 be followed by the accused with re-
putting testimony. This Is the reverse OF the
order which Major Reno desired should be ob-
served.