Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-30
District Goyernment Affairs.

sergeant SWlndelS, OF The Metropolitan police
force, will remain in charge OF the Georgetown
precinct, and Lieut.. Arnold will be detailed as
| night inspector of the force
Mr.. Geo. A. Caswell, commissioner of the
Washington asylum, has preferred charges
against Capt. John Jackson, one of the over
| seers, for malicious slander and conduct pre-
judicial to good discipline and the interests Of
the institution.
The District commissioners visited the Indus
trial Home school, in Georgetown, this after
noon, in company with John Hitz, to see the
preparations made by the inmates for a Christ
mas and New Years entertainment.
A SUIT was entered in our court yesterday by
William b. Deggs, of Norfolk, Va, for the use
and benefit Of George T. Wallace against Ed
ward G. Ingersoll and D. w. Middleton, jr., adj
ministrators Of the estate of Major Abraham
MOrrell. to recover So, ,46I.23, on a Judgment
obtained in Virginia.
A YOUTHFUL TRAMp's SToRY.-This morning,
in the Police Court, Fred Stowe, was arraigned
on the charge of vagrancy, and he pleaded
guilty. He was quite a good looking, WELL
dressed youth, and, in answer to Judge Smell.
| native of Connecticut, and, like many other
| fools. thought he could do better by leaving
home, and SO he got down to New York city, and
from there he went to Charleston. S. c., to see
his brother-in-law. When he reached that place
he found his brother-in-law down with the chills
and fever, and i'll able to support him. He did
there, walking back here. He did not know of
any other way of getting home but walking.
unless he could get work, and that seemed i'm
possible to do. The court released him. on a
promise not to remain In the city.
THE SMALL PoX UNDER CoNTRoI.-Since the
appearance OF the small poX in this city, there
have been 16 cases reported to the health OFF,
Ger, including one to-day. and two deaths, which
have been heretofore reported in THE STAR. the.
indications to-day are favorable, and the dis
ease does not appear to be OF very malignant
form. The published statement that a Treasury
warrant for s., 900 was drawn yesterday to as
sist the Commissioners in preventing the spread
of the disease Is erroneous. No such warrant
has been made. Health Officer TOwnshend
| several days since made application to the Dis
trict Commissioners for means to suppress the
spread of this disease in the event Of its aSSu-
ming an epidemic character, but no estimates
| for such an expenditure having been made, no
means were at their disposal, and he got none
| from this quarter whatever. He then applied
| to the National Board of Health, and they prom
| iSed him such means as were necessary to carry
out his own plans OF SuppreSSing the disease.
There are now no cases OF small poX in the jail
nor in the aims house. and those In the hospital
together with the few cases isolated in their
homes mostly confined to the eastern portion
of the city. are all comfortably provided with
medical atten,."n and good nurses. What is
more remarkable; in the jail, OF population OF
over 20e. including the Ndicers iOr elgnI IL DAYS,
there has not been single cginp,tsC p s, vi & SIN
ness OF any kind. Dr.. Townshr uo iee,o ao'. m,uSn
encouraged at the outlook having us m pIepa,a ianso
tions all complete, and says there is AZ N""'-
OF alarm at all.