Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-16
The Markets.

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5oSS bushels saesHwheat sss. 200 bushels corn.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-stscks strong. Money, s.
Exchange. long. 4s3; short 4s5H. Govern
NEW YORK. Feb. 16.-Flour quiet. Wheat dull.
LONDON. Feb. 16. 1890 p. m.-Atlantic and
4; Atlantic @ and Great Western seconds, s2H.
tral. I04 fennsylvania Central, 81. Reading, 35%.
LONDON, FEB. 16, p. m.-Consols, 9s SIG
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consols, S3N. Erie. 49-a. Reading, SoN.
District Government Affai irs.
The presidents of the several street railroad
companies held conference with the District
Commissioners to-day on the subject OF delin-
quent taxes due the District by their roads.
THE SUPPRESSION OF SMALL PoX,
Health Officer Townshend this morning adj
dressed communication to the District Com
missfoners. stating that having been notified by
| the National Board of Health that they would
| not be able to continue their assistance in the
small pOX service after the 18th instant, he has
0iSOpnSpd with the services of thp vaccine nhy-
Sician and others employees, to take effect from
that date; that the disease, he thinks, is thor
gratulate themselves on the success OF their
efforts to stamp out the threatened epidemic of
this dire scourge; that 1t would not be ju-
dicious to remove all the safeguards, nor
entirely destroy the existing organization.
He states that there are several cases at present
in the hospital and it is probable that other
cases may from time to time creep out, demand
ing attention. He requests authority to keep
employed the examining and diagnosing physi-
clan, the physician at the hospital, inspector in
charge of the removal of cases, diSinfecung OF
premises, &C, two laborers and two nurses-ln
ployed, including vaccine physicians. consisted
OF twenty-one persons, and the amount eX-
pended as per authority Of National Board of
Health, reached about 81 SD1. Only five
cases have been reported during the present
month, and none within the past six days.
| In contrast with the extent Of the disease and
cost of suppressing it the health officer cites the
fact that In 1872 cases were being reported at
the rate of six to eight daily and continued
| through the entire year and into the next year,
the Of which HI cost the District over
| Up to the present time $1,000 has been eXpend-
| ed and but 15 deaths have occurred. The great
work which is to protect our people for period
| of years is in the great number of successful
vaccinations which have been secured. Some
| $500 to $500 vaccinations have bee made dur
ing the past two months among the poorer
classes by the vaccine physicians, and he thinks
many more have been made by physicians as
private practice. He expresses the hope that
the Commissioners will see the necessity for
continuing this service on the limited scale
mentioned for few weeks longer.
OF to-day says: Bishop P1nkney yesterday con-
firmed class of twelve persons at the Protest.
ant Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, Broadway
and McElderry street. Rev. VIM. Foster Morri-
son. rector of the church, will tender his resp-
nation to the trustees this week, in order to
accept a charge as assistant rector OF the
Church & OF the Ascension, washington, D. c., Of
which Bishop Pinkney is rector and Rev. DR..
John H. Elliott associate rector. Mr.. Morrison
Is quite young man, and came to the Church
OF Our Saviour as his first charge little over
two years ago. Under his ministry fifty-four
members have been added to the church He
Will leave for Washington next week."
Col. E. NJ. WHITAKER the well-known book
seller, died shortly after twelve o'clock this
morning of meningitis at his residence, 22 Grant
Pa, Place, In the 64th year OF his age. He had been
former resident OF Penn Yam, New York, and
came here during the latter part of the war. He
first went into active business here about 1869,
when he succeeded W. ID. Shepherd corner OF
lth and ID StreetS), and for two years was re-
markably successful at that place, and then he
succeeded the firm of Warren C. Choate & Co.,
In the Vernon Building, corner OF Pennsylvania
avenue and 10th street. Here he built up good
business, gaining the respect and esteem Of the
public. Funeral services are In progress at the
house this afternoon. The remains viii be
taken this evening at 740 to Penn Yam, N. Y,
his native place.
ANUM.-Mrs. Annie NJ. Collette, twife OF j: X.
Collette, formerly Of Lexington, Ky.,) died at
her late residence, No. sos street southeast,
Saturday night, under the following circun-
stances. After brief absence from her house
Saturday, she went up stairs ostensibly to
sleep off headache, telling the servant that
sister Thtrteen years oldD returned from school,
she must not be permitted to go up stairs to her
room. Retiring to her room, she locked the
and the servant girl delivered the message
as requested. The little girl, contrary to orders,
decided to go up stairs, and the servant FOL,
times and received no answer. The door was
then forced open and Mrs. Collette was found
lying on the bed insensisle, with two-ounce
tightly in her hand. Physicians were at once
summoned, but nearly an hour elapsed before
one was found to respond. In the meantime
the Unfortunate woman. DR.. McKim had been
called I'm, and on his arrival he applied q
stomach pump which had no effect as the rem
edy was TOO late. Mrs. Collette continued In
sensible and died between II and IL O'Clock Sat-
urday night. Coroner Patterson, after inveStf-
eating as to the facts in the case as stated
above, decided that an inquest was unneceS-
sary.
EFA body found in New Jersey stream
few days ago has Deen identified as that OF
VIM. D. FT1cks, wealthy New York liquor mer-
chant, who disappeared week ago.
EEThe leading Cincinnati cigar manufactures
have united In requiring their workmen not to
belong to the Cigarmakers Union. This locks
out about one thousand members OF the
Union.
wDr. Edward 8. May, a juror In revenue
case at Detroit, Mich, was fined 500, Saturday,
In the night time for the purpose OF conferring
with him. F-.,sS-
EECharles Stratton and Frank Morse young
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