Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-15
District Government Affairs.

Tie liver patrol yesterday failed to discover
1hs appearaIce OF the schooner Emma J. Lewis
and tie belief is general that sac met the same
fate as The vera Cruz Several SchoonerS were
spoken yesterday, but nothing new was oo-
talLed.
The bid of Messrs. Rosenfeld Bros, of Balti
more, has been accepted for uniforms for the
police at the following prices: Overcoats, S25
frcck coats 90; pants $ %, and vests. s3. a.
building permits issued by Inspector En-
tWisle: Charles M. Barreck erect a dwelling
on Sth, between and streets southwest; s..
Bernard Waters. erect Dwelling on [, between
10Th ard 11th streets northsy st; 81, 100. James
Robbins erect two-story dwelling Pierce be-
tween 18TH and 10th streets; $1,000. Michael
Fitzgerald. erect two two-Story dwellings, E.
between I'd and Sd streets s.w.; 81 500. National
Hotel Co.. repair hotel corner Penna. avenue
aid 9th street: $4,000.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CORONER
coroner Patterson submitted his annual re-
port TO the commissioners yesterday. showing a
detailed statement OF the operations OF his Office
for the last fiScal year. In his note OF transmit
tal he calls the attention OF the Commissioners
10 1Crnler recommendations in relation to the
tste adjustment OF morgue In the District; also,
III girg tie passage by Congress of a law reduc-
Ing the Lumber OF jurors to six in cases of in
quests, and the reduction OF their compensation
10 Il for each inquest The total Of all cases
Certified by the coroner during the year was
5S4, of which 20 were suicides, homicides, -
lnlanUcideS 9S accidents and negligence, aud
40 by disease. The whole number OF Waite
cases We're l39, or 23 so per cent, and OF colored
40. or 10 ~ per cent. Or the a00Ve number Al
died without medical attendance 4OS were ma
uveS OF the District OF Columbia, 135 natives of
states in the Union, and the balance foreign.
e1s. A tabular statement appended shows that
OF the cases above the age of 20 years. there were
ten WidoWerS, twenty-One married men. and
twenty-five bachelors making 53 males over 20
years OF age; OF white females there were 5
widows. ii married and 3 single, making %
above the age of 90: OF colored males 6 were
WidowerS. 80 married and II single, making Al
and OF colored females % were widows, II mar
ried and single, making As above the age of
90. Another Ia bic shows that Il children died
of neglect at birth, 16 by drowning, 9 from be-
ing overla1d by mothers. 16 still births known }
"a stillbirths (unknown.) 1 sunst1oke, cases OF
apoplexy, etc. The estimates for the next fiS-
cal year are $1,000.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
The annual report OF Mr.. James Small. sealer
OF weights and measures, was submitted to the
commissioners last evening. 1t states that
du11ng the year he has received as fees S. 209 81
which has been turned over to the District
treasurer The report recommends that the
District commissioners be empowered by Con-
gress to make such regulations and ordinances
relating to the duties OF the Sealer OF weights
tiers, ETC.. as they may deem advisable. In sup
port OF this recommendation, Mr.. Small states
that there is nothing In the law to regulate the
sale OF canned goods. One packer sends his
gCCdS to our market the packages being
marked as though containing 3-pound cans,
when their actual weight does not exceed two
pounds nine ounces. II the laws were more
comprehensive housekeepers would be better
protected. He also calls attention to the sale
of oysters in the shell On our wharveS, and sug-
gests that sworn meaSurer be placed there u
look after that interest.