Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-22
District Government Affairs.

The number Of drawback certificates issued
Dy Mr.: Roome, clerk In charge OF revislons OF
special assessments, up to l:40 O'Clock to-day was
2,4eS. aggregating In amount sl61,712 90.
The number Of water rent bills refunded, up
10 l:3O O'Clock today, was 5,305, aggresating
s27,056.
INSPECTION OF TRAINS
The health officer, DR.. Townshend, has been
notified by the national board of health that 1t
is unneces sary longer to continue the tnspec-
ton OF trains and boats arriving from the south.
DTS. c. NJ Hammett and j. F. Hartigau. the
ply ysicians who have been performing the
duties OF special inspectors, were to-day In
formed that their services will be discontinued.
The duty OF these inspectors has been to over
haul all trains and boats arriving from the
south. ard likely to bring refugees from the
fever district to this city, and each train has
ugees were found coming ia this direction, most
of them going to the north by other routes
DuISng the summer no cases OF yellow fever
were developed In this city. although " scareS"
were raised about several cases Of sickness sup
posed at the time to be yellow fever.
ASSESSMENTS FOR OLD wOPK.
To-day the commissioners ordered: That In
cases where the Improvement OF streets and
avenues has been commenced under the cOrpO-
ration government and completed under the
board of public works, SO that the special
the provisions of the act of Congress entitled
''An act to provide government for the Dis
trict of Columbia" approved July 2l, 1s11, and
the act OF the District legislature entitled "An
act prescribing tie mode OF assessment for
special Improvements, and providing for the
collection thereof" approved August 10, 1861,
Improved by the board of public works, so
that a Dew assessment for additional
work is laid upon the same property the draw
ts PACE roT 9a ma1ef ade VIII not ns aowea out
ment will be In full for all credits due on =
count OF the first payment and the use OF the
o!d material originally put down hereunder.
When the drawback In such csses for old ma
ter1al has not been paid, it will be Cancelled In
the revision OF the lste assessment; and when
such drawback has been paid it Will be debited
In the revision of The earlier assessment, which
reduces that assessment to one-third of the
original amount.
IMPORTANT TO TAXPAYERS.
There Is an impression that after the first of
mentS will not be received for general taxes
due prior to July, 1877, but such is not the case
The commissioners to-day decided that draw
backs allowed for special improvement taxes
will te received after october 1st in payment
OF any general tax due prior to the first day OF
july, ISL, but with ten per cent; interest in
ments with the latter rate to date prior TO Oc-
tober 1St.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle to Horace Wha-
VS.. M. G. Emery repair frame, between
and and 1st and I'd sts. NV; $lOO. Chas
F. Willett, repair roof, L ST., between 18th and
n foe Ssf repair D1c as
1876 9Th st. NV; $780, Thomas A. L. Sweet, re.
pair brick, 1871 18th ST.; Sos. NJ. L. Berry, erect
a brick boiler house. 1o1 Water ST., Georgetown;
s.. John A. Newman, construct two-story
brick dwelling, New jersey ave. s.w.; $500.
TROUBLE BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN-Late
advices from Shanghai state that the rebellion
at Tonqu'u is crushed. Ii Hung Tai, the rebel
leader is still at large, but his family, his lieu
tenant and all Of his war material have been
captured. Complications between China and
Japan respecting the Corea and the Loo Choo
islands are causing much anxiety, and it is said
poi ted that the opposition party IN Pekin is
gaining strength and removing the Emperor's
relations to Offices distant from the capital
Orders have been issued that three sons and q
grandson OF YakoOb Beg be mutllated because
implicated, although innocently, in the Kash-