Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-02
District Government Affairs.

REMOVAL OF BODIES FROM HoLMgAD CEMETERY,
Mr.. Geo. T. Mcclure, superiGtendent for re-
moyal OF bodies nom the HOlnead cemetary,
has submitted report to tue District Commits
slOneTs, In which 1t appears that thus far he
has removed 81 bodies TO the Rock Creek ceme-
terry and les bodies to the Young Mems Colored
cemetery, at cost, including labor, boxes S.,
OF 1861, So.
NO Law FOR PROTECTION OF GAsLIGHrs IN THE
COUNTY.
Frequent applications are made By citizens
In the county, outside of tue corporation limits,
for the erection Of gas lamps and so far as
possible the District Commissioners have
granted these requests but the greatest diff
repair Cd account Of the mlschleviOu5 or ma
hcious acts OF boys In breaking the glass. Las t
week Officer Wroe observed a half grown boy
deliberately smash one of the lamps Oa the 18th
street road, between Boundary street and the
hill beyond that point, and arrested him. He
was kept over night at the second precinct STA
ton house. and the next morning taken to the
Police Court. the charge put against him being
destroying public property Ia the county"
MI Padgett. Attorney for the District, and
prosecuting of1enses against District. ordt-
that there was no act under which this offender
could be prosecuted, and was Obliged TO dismiss
him. 1t appears that no enactment was ever
made by The Levy Court, when In power, to
meet such cases, and the city ordinances do not
extend to the county. Mr.. w. II. Baiy, SUPER
intendent Of gas lamps, who watched this case
With great interest, reported the results to En-
gineer Commissioner Twining, who ordered
that the lamp be removed and that 1t be not
lighted hereafter. This will be the mode of
dealing With such cases hereafter.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Tie total mortality In the District of Column
bia for the week ending Saturday, May q, 1881,
was 81, (being less than the week preceding
or at the rate Of 1875 per 1000 per annum. Of
the decedents. 10 were white males. is white
females, Is colored males and colored females,
showing an annual death-rate OF 14.7 per 900
for the white population and 10 for the COL
Ored From phth1s1s pulnonatis or consume
ton there were 16 deaths, and diseases of the
nervous STEM ~; there were also Q deaths by
homicide, by suicide and by accidents. Five
white and cOlored were under years OF age,
white and colored were go and over. There
were CD births reported, % white males 20
white females. Is colored males aud colored
females, showing an annual bIrth-rate OF 1872
Tor the white. aud 1872 for the colored popula-
ZION. Marriages reported, II, white 13, colored 4.
West Washington, nee GEORGETOWN
THE CANAL TRADE.-Gratn arrived-Boat E.
Lyons, Whiting, with 1000 bushels wheat
Coal-Twenty- nine boats left Cum berland Tues
Georgetown-Consolidat company, 700 10
tons; New Central company, STOP tons; Bor-
den company, SIC 05 tons; Hampshire and Bal
tlmore company, 223 % tons; Georges Creek COM
pany. 6l2 O3 tons Blaen Avon company, 347.G2
tons; Individual, 223.00 TONS
THE COAL TRADE.-The shipments OF the
Cumberland coal region for the week ending
year to that date 72S, 947 tons, decrease OF
1922 tons as compared with the corresponding
period OF 1850. The shipments TO the Chesa.
peake and Ohio canal were, for the week Is $50
tons; for the year, 1G5, I43 tons. q decrease of
31,O95 tons as compared With last year.