Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-13

The District Commissioners have appointed
Alexander ". Eaton inspector aud measurer OF
wood for the AnacoStia district. and he has
given bonds.
The report of the health officer for week ending
November Sth shows SO nuisances abated;
cases OF death investigated by coroner; burials
at public expense: 81 tons OF garbage removed;
50 dead animals removed, with the usual record
-of food inspections, pound service, etc.
Health Officer Townshend, in a note to the
District Commissioners to-day, calls attention
to the dangerous condition of the four-Story
frame structure on o, between LIST and Half
streets southwest, the property Of Alexander
Richards.
The pamphlet lists of real estate in arrears of
taxes for the year ending June 80, 1879, and
other taxes and assessments previously in
arrears, have been nrintna AZ: are at tho of;ca
OF Collector Cook for the use of those interested.
There were 5000 of them ordered to be printed.
The number of drawback certificates issued
by Mr.. ROome, clerk in charge of revisiOns of
special assessments up to O'Clock to-day, was
500. aggregating $40, 390.19. On hand await
ing claimants. sos, 530.19
District Commissioner Phelps was at his Office
to-day and spent most of the time in the eXami-
nation OF papers which have accumulated dur
ing his absence from the city. and looking into
matters which are to be embodied in the Com
mSSionerS' annual report. At one O'Clock, in
company with Commissioner Dent, they rode to
the Capitol to go before the House Sub-commit-
tee on the District Of Columbia.
SEWER WORK.
The contractors for the large sewer at the foot
of 18th street, and the Boundary street sewer
are making good progress with this favorable
weather, and the work is being done to the sat
isfaction Of the District engineers The dredg-
ing out of the mouth Of the 18th street sewer
across the river flats, Is being prosecuted with
y1gor, and the arching of the lower section is
being done, the flooring and foundation having
been near completed Mr.. Charles T. GUSTS is
the efficient superintendent of this work.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The mortality in the District of Columbia for
the week ending November s, 1879, aggregated
no marc MN
OF the decedentS 2S were white males. 10 white
females, 16 coored males and 10 coored females
showing an annual death rate of 21.H per l 900
for the white and 1925 for the colored popula-
ton. Principal among the causes were con-
sumption, from which there were 90 deaths;
pneumonia 6, diarrhGa, old age and premature
birth each congestion of lungs and Group 3
each. OF the deaths SO occurred in Washing
ton, 5 in Georgetown, in the county and II In
the hospitals. Seventeen white and Is colored
We're under years of age, white and 4 COL
ported-16 white males, 10 white females, s
colored males and is colored females Mar
riages reported, 22-17 White and colored.
A COURT BAILIFF ARREsTED.-AbOut 1880
this morning, while the Criminal Court was in
session, MI. Dorsey one of the bailiffs, directed
young man to stand out of the way to afford a
passage way for parties passing through the
room and not moving. Dorsey placed his hand
on his shoulder and directed him to leave. The
party then left the room, but sent word to Dor
Sey that party wished to see him. Mr.. Dorsey
responded andgoing out in the corridor he re-
ceiVed severe blow from the party, and they
Immediately clinched. Deputy E. II. Douglas
was near by at the time, and arrested the party
ana TOOK them in court, when Judge Hagner
learning OF the occurrence, directed that he be
held in the dock till O'Clock. He proved to be
a young man named Burk alias Buck, whose
name on the 18th of october last was on an in
dictment charging him with the larceny OF sill
verWare and other articles and receiving the
property, knowing it to have been stolen, (from
the residence of j. w. Buttertield,) convicted on
the second count, and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for one year, and was released therefrom
few months since.
Judge Hagner heard the witnesses this after
noon, and committed Buck for the action OF the
grand jury.
TRIALS T0-MoRRow.-The assignments in tho
CRIMINAL Court for tomorrow are: John M
buckley, assault and battery; John and Maria
Shea, assault and battery; James L. Nichols
larceny; Adolph II. Kamerer, assault with intent
to KILL VIM. T1ppett, do; F. Denaise. do.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows
Chas. Walter, trustee, to Herman Berkhart, lot
!, So 81; 8 1872 T: J. Cram to A. B. Cram.
lots c, D, b. F, S and T, So. s74; $. F. Douglas
Us. marshal to Bridget Neujahr. part 6, So. 20;
Sl55. w. A. Gordon to John MatZner, block l.
sub of Mount Pleasant. $40 re IT TOIprv n