Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-28
District Government Affairs,

| District Government Affairs.
Mr.. Geo. ". Cooper, No. IS Myrtle street, in a
note to the commissioners to-day, calls attention
| to the numbering of the houses ON that street.
now being done. stating that they are the same
on both sides of the street. and states that will
| create confusion.
t DR.. James McV. Mackall, 612 14th street, COM
| plains to the Commissioners that the tele-
graph wires are seriously injuring the trees in
/ front of his house. as well as all the trees on
that side Of the square.
THE DOG TAX
There have been 200 dog tags issued by the
District Collector up to the present time-about
One-third the number issued last year at CORE
spending time.
BIDS WERE OPENED
at IL o'clock to-day, i'm the office of the District
commissioners. for replacing the brick pavement
at the intersection of 18th and G streets northwest
with asphaltum. There was but one bid re-
ceived. that of II. l.. Crawford at S2O4 per
square yard. The job is quite insignificant as to
extent.
THE ASPHALT PAVEMENT CONTRACTS.
The Commissioners have received a note from
Messrs Bailey and Fletcher. contractors for
laying asphalt pavement in reply 10 the letter
received by them from Lieut.. F. V. Greene. in
which they set forth the difficulties they have
met in endeavOrs to obtain asphalt and states
that they throw themselves upon the mercy of
the board.
VITAL STATISTICS
The total mortality in the District of Columbia
for the month of July, 1881 was 4S1. Can in
crease Of ITO as compared with the correspond
Ing month OF last year, and IL more than the
average number Of deaths for the month of July
Tor the past seven years., at the rate of 80 on
per 100 per annum. The mortality of the
white population was 1856 or at the rate of 1916
per LOCO per annum, while that of the colored
was 245, or at the rate of 40. The mortality as
compared with the month of June last. shows
an increase of 161. The deaths from scarlet
fever remain the same last month, viz, /;
diphtheria, decreased from to 1; Group from
to 2; whooping-cOugh, increased from l to 2;
typhoid fever, from to 6; malarial fever, from
to IL; diarrhGal diseases from e. to 142. and
OF the latter 95 were from cholera infantum and
126 under years of age. The number of deaths
from cancer remain the same as last month, viz,
Z; phthsis pulmOnalis, or consumption increased
from 30 to 65 diseases of the nervous system
from 81 to u.s. circulatOry organs, from to 10;
pneumonia, decreased from 10 to 6; digestive
organs increased from 10 to 81; urinary organs
decreased from 9 to Z; developmental diseases
OF Children, increased from IS to %; puerperal
diseases OF women, decreased from to g. old
age. increased from Is to 20; accidents and neg
llgence, from to IS; among the latter are 9
cases Of tetanus following injuries, 7 hay
ing been injured by the toy pistol
Of the deaths 367 occurred in Washington 90 in
Georgetown: 81 in the county. and 55 in the hos,
pitas. The total mortality under years Of age
was 259. or $50 per cent. There were $50 births
OF these births, ~ We're white males IA white
females. % colored males and 67 colored females
Ga birth-rate of 14.6 per eco for the white. and
"a for the colored pOpulatiOn) showing an APP
parent decrease of total population. by excess of
death over births reported of 1875, the white
population decreasing by go the cOlOred by 1O5
There were "a still births. a less than last
month"; 10 white. IA colored. Marriages re-
ported, 4S; white. SO; cOlOred Is.
The Late Charles Bradley.
At meeting of the Board of Directors of the
metropolitan Railroad Company, convened in
view of the mOurnful intelligence of the death,
at Watkins Glen (N.Y.), of Mr.. Charles Bradley,
member of the board. the following resolu-
tons were unanimously adopted:
Resolved: That this board has learned with pro-
found regret of the death, while absent from his
home in the pursuit of health, of their estimable
friend and associate, Mr.. Charles Bradley; and
deeply deploring in common with his numerous
friends, the loss which all have sustained by this
tspensation of an all-wise Providence, they
place on record. as a just tribute to his memory
an expression of the high esteem in which he
was held by this board discreet and sagacious
member, and also, as a citizen, faithful i'm every
knew him by his manly virtues. his kindly dispo-
slflon. his unaSsuming department. his sage
eounsels. ripened by many years experience in
financial and other business, his unuueStiOned
integrity. and his Christian benevolence
Resotred. That this board tender their sincere
sympathy to his family and other relatives i'm
their affective bereavement
EeS0ired, That. as mark of respect to their de-
parted friend, the members of the board will at
tend his funeral,
ResOlced, That copy of this proceeding be
communicated to the family of the deceased.
Negro Fiend.
TOM sMoTHERs' COUNTERPART SENT TO JAIL
Frank jackson, very tall and repulsive look
ing negro, who is nearly an exact counterpart of
the notorious Tom Smothers, now serving a term
Oh thirty years in the penitentiary for outragins
Miss Lena Liens. of East Washington, was
charged in the Police Court this morning with
aSsauting young white lady named Lena Flood.
Miss Flood testified that about O'Clock on the
night OF the oth inst, while walking on Penn
sylyania avenue between 2d and Sd streets east.
IN company with another young lady, a large
black man came along and put his arm around
her. but she was so frightened that she could
not identity MIN. A young man identified Jack
son, and testified to seeing the occurrence and
SAID that 1t was an indecent assault. The court
remarked that 1T was time that these great straD
ping negro men We're Learning something. and
he intended to do his utmost to break IN this
Insulting of young ladies by imposing the ex
IRENE penalty of the law. Jackson was SEN
fenced TO six months in Jail. This is the same
man who was acquitted in the Criminal Court
last winter of the charge of attempting to out
rage young lady on Sth street east. There are
some policemen who think that this man is
guilty of the crime that Smothers was convicted
OF.
Jackson has been arrested several times for
asSaulting ladies' and once for highway robbery
IN knocking lady down and robbing her of her
bonnet and some packages that she had in her
hands. He generally managed to get off on ac-
count OF his victims not being able to identify
him. He also acknowledged to the LAWYER who
defended him in one of his assaults on a lady af-
ter he was discharged that he was guilty of the
offence. He was also charged to-day with steal
Ing pushcart from q colored man named Frank
Stewart. who stated that jackson is in the BUSH
ness OF buying rags. He got thirty days addi-
tiOnal on this charge.
The "BECKHAM Cur" MATCH.-The Beck
ham Cup" was snot for again yesterday at ely
mont by teams representing the Union Veteran
Corps and Washington Light Infantry CORPS of
this city, and the Alexandria Light Infantry. It
WAS won by the Washington Light Infantry by a
score of 1SS against 139 for the Veterans and 80
for the Alexandria team. The teams were COM
posed as follows: W. l.. /. Corps Bealle
Wanstall. Harrison, Hale, Goddard and Cash.
Union Veteran Corps-Hartell, Gordon, Urell.
Donohue. Bollineer. Nelson and-Spencer Alex
andria Light NATURALIZATION, Vincent, STAN
ton. Adams. Monroe. Downing and White. On
the return trip the presentation of the cup was
made by COL Fl. Dngman and receiyedby Lieut.
Goddard, of the W. L. /. Corps.