Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-01

ian and hysiolcgist, considered 1t a danger
Gus experiment.
DR.. Mott, the government chemist, in his rs-
View oil the subject In the Scientific American,
Or axes special mention of having analysed the
kO, al Baking Powder and found II composed
vises the public to avoid purchasing baking
powders as sold loose or In bulk, as he rouud by
ANALYSES of many samples that the WORST asiul-
and trade mark OF we'll known and responsi.
ble manufacturer, he adds Is the bost pr1iec-
ton the public can have
District Governments Affairs.
br, VIM. T. Seymour. president of the 6 ''r,r-
t " Il Gas Company. and MessrS Joseph w .,sV~r
AMI GEO. W: Cropley, directors III The sane
company. called on the District Com nissiooarS
Yesterday In relation TO the difference ext,'ing
wen the Commissioners and that com ,any
10 The price OF gas for the street lamps west
RccE Creek fixed upon by the Commission
erS. The gas company, 1t is understood, tie
clEss.,o furnish 1t at the price fixed.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
There have been SEQ deposits Of il0o each
raGe with the District Collector by appicaul-
FOR liquor licenses or the applications 40
have been acted upon by the EgHor lice e
board. Thir'y-one are still pending before tbaJ
board net having been decided on, and twsnr,
two are in the hands OF the lieutenants not
having been reported upon as 10 the sigma
| lures required by law. About fifty have been
rejected.
THE MARRIAGE RETURNS QUESTION
Health Oflcer ToWnShend has received from
a prominent minister the rollowing:-Iet me
suggest that the particulars you desire, and
ought TO nave canuOt b. obtained from the
minister's. Frequently We do not see the par
ties until the moment OF the ceremony ana
they leave Immediately afterWard. There are
many questions as to age, occupations d ;,
that involve some deliCacy, AMI have never
felt 1t my Guty to catechise the parties before
me. The clerk who issues the license is the
proper person TO obtain the facts you desire. l
am well av are OF tue object you have In view.
and object only to the method. The license
issued IN Alexandria, Virginia, contains ali
e t d e sD" are rs ae ypf by 0a ,ns
CLERK. This is the only prac.;,.sl
plan. The license issued have barely contained
names or the parties ana their rrsien e. /
would be GLAD to sea q cnange in the form Is
sued IN this city. Let the items contained in
your blanks be filed out By the clerk a certn.
cate appended TO De returned TO the court here
ard description sent 10 you. This would enable
you 10 gel the Information. ana would not sab
1ect the minister to tie awkward predca mont
O1 e.tter offending parties at the marriage altar,
or making incomplete or unsatisfactory returns.
Replying 10 tits, Health officer Townsuend
SAYS: l appreciate fully, the Inconvenience
resulting from the present method OF
marriages. Legislation looking 10 the enforce
nent or just such a plan as you propose has
already been asked for, and trust may be
secured at an early day. Until action by Con-
greSs can be had however, hope the clergy
men v LII try ard conform to the law as # now
STANDS. and secure the Information 1t requires.
assist The ministers, and many OF them do make
entirely conDiete returns. l can assure you
nothing Will be left undone to secure legislation
On mis- subject, and he assistance OF yourself
and others TO this end Is asked. In the mean
time help us 10 make our record OF III arriages as
iuii aid complete as possible.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows
j. +. Eastwood 70 Thomas Martin. lot 1873, ST.
s.S; 81 , > 50 s: kail to George Truesdell, part
to d. Z. DaIfortn lot I. SCI. 55l; $1,000. d. f.
Danforth TO G. &. Duncanson, lot so, So 300;
$1,000 49, T. ;o NJ !. Baker Trustee to Frank Baker
to G. {. Duncanson, lot 6, OF "Kosciusko Place
3. +. II. Smith. trustee, TO II. NJ Helmick. lot
Forrest, lot ii, go. Isl; 5000. VIM. Rady to A.
b. Cropley property In the county; 81, 500. A.
4. Crop,ey to S. F. Rady. same property; s. 500
J. W. kodgers to T; E. snithson, lots 3, 3 and
+, So. $50; 8. f. M. THstin 10 A. J. Chip
man, lot 10, So ss4; $50. d. b. Croft to A. n.
Springer, lot 81, so. 1919: s. 500. g G. Maynard
loG ~. Dunn, lots So AID 81, So. 1873: s.. G.
81. Dunn TO L. j. Maynard. do; s. IG
kimrail. trustee. 10 George ". Socket. lot+.
80. - 20 200. Frederick Volk to Louis Schm:d
q 81. lot 5, 81 1928 1900 VIM Stickney Ell al,
trustee, TO the National Savings Bank of the
District or Columbia, lot H. So 800; lots Al 10,
g aid -, 81 go; lot 81. So. 2iD; s22G22 Z A.
tZlo q. =. Robinson. lot l, So. SGT; - 100. j.
r hermann 10 Catherine Lambrecnt, i0t IS, 81.
"sI: $.
FINEST t4SAEE.S 10 NAS1ingl )D-2o cents
per pouDd-a. Ia.nlton's q cent hoine- ada
candy store, No. 1891 Pennsylvania ave.
EEEgOS's CArC!>E POEJCS PLASTER the only
improvement ever Tc lda on the ordinary POROUS
plaster. II relieves pain almost at oucc.
Don't IIEslTATE.-Get eucalyptine for the skin
at once. and defy this cold weather. csc.
MINERAL WATERS. - Congress W0ter-The
purest and safest OF all cathaItie waters None
tating waters, foreign and domestic; they impair
The digestive organs and kidneys.
THE IIERDIC PHEToN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
q certificate OF incorporation was filed In the
recorders Office in this city by the Hefdlc Phd-
ton Company. The purpose ia set forth In the
paper TO be the transportation OF passengers
IN the District OF Columbia upon such Streets,
avenues and routes as may be chosen. The
term Of existence Is placed at twenty years
The stock Is 10 be s3o, 0O0 in 6,0oO shares OF the
par value OF s.. The trustees for the first year
are Samuel G.. Eberly of this city, Andrew D.
Hepburn of philadelphia, A. 3. Middaugh of
this City. James D. Potts CT Philadelphia
CONGESTION OF TER LUNGS, Inflammation OF
the throat and difficulty OF breathing frequently
result from severe cold. The remedial prop
critics combined in Dr.. Jaynes Expectoraut are
especially designed to break up feyerish AID
intlammatory tendencies, remove construction
Of the throat, and by bringing about free ex-
pectoratlon promote natural respiration and
years affords to all a guarantee OF the practical
merit OF the remedy.
THE STOCKHOLDERS Or THE NATIONAL RE-
PUBLICAN PUBLISHING Co. yesterday, elected
the following trustees Haliet ktlbOurn, Geo. A.
Sheridan, Lewis Clepbane, Thomas j. Brady,
n. D. Helm. II. D. Cooke, Jr., and Frank B.
CoIger subsequently the new board organ.
tied by electing Hallet kilbourI president and
general manager, George A. Sheridan, vice
president, Lewis Clephane, secretary, and
Frank B. COnger, treasurer. Mr.. George C.
Gorham was selected as editor in-chief OF TIE
Rei'ldltcdn under Its new management.
resolution complimentary to the retiring editor
and president Of the company. Mr.. A. NJ. Clapp
Was ordered inscribed In the minutes.
CoIoRED EMIGRANTs GOING BACK TO THEIR
SOUTHERN HoMEs.-A party of colored persons
consisting OF two men, three women and four
small children arrived at the Baltimore and
Potcmacdepot by the western train on their way
from GTeeDgburg. Ind, to which place they
emigrated last January from Wilson county,
\. Z. They state that they could not stand
the cold climate OF Indiana, and preferred to
return TO their OLD homes: they said they had
plenty OF work IN Indiana, and the people
treated them very kindly and paid them every
cent they agreed to for their labor. but not
withstandng all that, they could not live there
so happily as In North Carolina. They had
plenty OF means to carry them back and were
not dependnet upon charity.
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