Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-17
District coyernmen, Affairs.

Commissioner Phelps was at his desk to-day
but Will leave again on Friday for the Warm
The health officer has notified the President
! Of the w. & G. r. r. that Bridge street, from
Green to the car stables, must be kept clean and
| swept daily.
|. The number Of drawback certificates issued
| by Mr.. Roome. clerk In charge OF revlsions of
| special assessments, up to O'Clock to-day was
| 1888. aggregating In amount $1s4, 466 IS.
The number OF waterfront bills refunded up
amount to SIC, $50.
THE MORTALITY REPORT
for the month of August has been published by
the health officer: 1t shows total mortality
Tor the month OF 36l, "a decrease Of g. as COM
pared with the corresponding month of last
year. and A less than the average number of
deaths for the month OF August for the past five
years) or at the rate OF Is 4s3 per 1000 per an
mum. The mortality of the white population
was 1S2: or at the rate Of Is. Is per 1000 per an
mum, While that of the colored was 119, or at the
rate IS 80. The mortality as compared with
the month OF July last, shows decrease OF $780,
or over 26 per cent. From scarlet fever there
were deaths this month and none last; from
d1phtheria no deaths this month and last; ty-
phoid increased from 10 last month to Is this;
diarrhHal diseases decreased from Il to 81,
cholera infantum from "a to 29; whooping
creased from 81 to 5O diseases OF the nervous
system from IS to 81; pneumonia increased
from to II: diseases of the digestive organs
decreased from IS to 81. The average daily
mortality was LES, being 10 per day less than
last month OF the deaths 2s7 occurred In
Washington; II In Georgetown: 20 In the
county, and IS in the hospitals. OF the whites
50. SIS per cent. were years and over; 46 Is per
cent. 90 years and over: and ~ per cent were
10 years and over; OF the colored IS per cent
were years and over; $50 per cent 20 years
and over; ard 1S43 per cent. 40 years and over
showing percentage In favor of the whites at
each OF these three periods of life as follows:
Is IS, 1855, and 1924. OF the total a61 deaths,
1S2, or Sc Sc per cent were under one year of
age; the total mortality under years of age
was 1874, or "a per cent. The nativities of the
decedents were as follows: OBS of the District OF
Columbia; 100 OF other parts OF the United
States: Of England; 10 of Ireland; II
Of Germany; and of all other countries.
There were 32l births reported-1Ol white
males 81 white females, SO colored males, and
"a colored females; showingia decrease of the
population by excess of deaths over births OF
40: the white population increasing by Is, and
ported, II occurred in Georgetown. 273 in wash
ington, 26 In the county, and II In the hospitals
There were two pair Of twins, white and
colored-the white being both males, the col
both parents natives OF the District. In "a both
were foreign born; 1873 Of the births were re-
ported by physicians, and 1s6 by midw1ves
month, ~ white and % colored; one colored
picked up by the police, the parentage except
as TO color unknown. Marriages reported, ST.
the bride colored; % were reported by Baptist
clergy men, 20 by Methodist, IA by Catholic, 10
by Evangelical by Episcopal, 4 by Presbyte-
r1aD. by Lutheran, by Hebrew, by Sweden
b0rg1an and l denomination not stated; SO Of
the white brides were natives of the United
states, 4 OF Ireland. of England, OF Germany,
ard nativity not stated; 80 of the white grooms
were natives OF the United States, of Ireland,
2of England, Of Germany, Of Canada, l of
Russia, and nativity not given; III five cases
both parties were natives of the District, and In
eight both were natives of foreign countries.
There were Is permits for foreign deaths issued
and transfers; white and A colored were
buried at public expense.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entw1Sle:-Daniel Lee to
repair frame dwelling on 1 st., bet. ~ and 9Th
SITS. s.w.; $50. E. W. Dom, to repair brick.
1922 1th ST. NV; $3.50. John Kelly, repair brick,
l44l @ st. NV; 500. w. H. Dempsey, repair
brick, 9l3 Pennsylvania ave. NV; 5000. Mrs.
ogden, repair brick, rs goth st. NV; $500.
Margaret Altmansperyer, repair frame 1416 2lst
st. NV; $50. Mrs. Rhodes, repair store 14l4 sth
ST. Sc; $76 Jas. Butter, repair frame 1921 goth ST.
NV; SO. Edwin McCart1n, repair frame, III D
st. ne; SIS. Philip May, construct brick stable
No. 30 Prospect st., Georgetown; $50. j. r.
Hopkins, construct two-stOry brick dwelling,
T ST., bet 9Th and 10th SITS. NV: So, 600. John
j. JaneZeck, construct two-story brick dwell.
Tag, ST., bet. 18th and 10th SITS. se.; 800.