Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-14

Commissioner Morgan was absent In Baltimore
to-day on business.
to-day furnished with copy or the report or the
tuition.
The heading "Charges OF Selling Liquor Without
License" In yesterdays STAR was Incorrect as was
shown by the body OF the article, which read
failure TO show their licenses for restaurants"
PoundmaSter EinSte1n states that he Is taking
up great many dogs this year, and but few OF
them comparatively have been redeemed.
THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
Yesterday the Commissioners sent a note to
Hon. H. s. Neal, chairman House District COM
mittee, In relation to House bill "to authorize the
Southern Maryland Railroad Company to extend
railroad into and within the District OF Columbia"
me commissioners state that they are informed
the road has already been constructed and oper
ated, and that no objection exists to the extension
OF the line through the District as proposed In the
DILL As the road VIII cross two county roads near
the city limits the act should be amended as to
require the road TO make It's crossings above or
below.grade. For this purpose the word sso' In line
five. section four, should be omitted and the words
above or below grade, SO" inserted after the word
way" in line six OF the same section The COM
mtSSonerS state that they are not informed as to
the financial strength OF the company.
THANKS TO THE SAFETY COMMISSION.
The District Commissioners have sent to MeSsrs.
Peter F. Bacon, W. r. Collins, James A. TAFT, VIM.
G. Brock, Thomas B. Entwisle and Martin Crunin,
the following communica ton :ssThe Commissioners
have received your communication Of this date,
which closes with the statement that the duty for
which your commission was constituted has been
completed, ana requesting that il be therefore dis
charged, and direc t me In notifying you OF their
compliance with that request, TO tender their
thanks for the prompt and thorough performance
OF the duty imposed upon your commission by the
order OF December q, 1881" The communication
Is signed by Secretary Tindall
The Smallpox Spreading.
ITS PREVALENCE ON THE VIRGINIA SIDE OF THE
RIvER-LETTER FROM GENERAL HAzEN-PRoPoSED
QUARANTINE-sEvEN NEW CAsBs IN THIS CITY.
This morning Health Onic-r Townshend re
ceived a note from General W. B. Hazen, chief
signal onicer, U. s. A., War department., calling
the attention OF DR.. TownShend to the fact that it
is believed on reliable Information that the small
poX among the cOlored people residing on the Ar
lington estate, Virg1nta, is on the increase, and
that it would seem desirable to Isolate the inhabi-
tants there from this city.
STAR reporter as to what he intended TO do stated
that he was Immediately going TO investigate as to
sary 70 establish strict quarantine between this
city and the Virginia side There were seven
eases Of OF smallpox sent to the M smaiipo. hospital
southeast and one from 1021 4th street northwest.
WHAT TIE HEALTH OFFICER sAYs.
The health officer states that he has done every.
thing In his power to induce the people to protect
themselves by vaccination. He has plenty Of good
virus and the physicians stand ready to do the
work. He says there appears to be an impression
that he has endeay0red 70 enforce vaccination In
the PUBIC 6chOOlS. SUCH, he states, Is not the
fact He found the colored schools, only, open to
the physicians, the teachers OF the white schools
aHtagonizing him, and he was obliged to drop the
matter. He states that should there be an epidemic
there would be dire results there are more than
GO 600 persons unprotected by vaccination, not
above 1900 having awaited themselves Of Its
benefits tlis season
ANOTHER CASE
Another case Of smallpox was developed to-day
at No. 20 street northeast-that OF a white man.
The patient will be sent to the hospital tonight
Election Of Directors.
At the annual election OF the Northern Liberty
Market company last evening, the following direc-
tors were elected: F. 4 Dana, George Wilcox,
Samuel NJ Wilcox, John r. Kelly, Theodore
Barnes, William Miller, r. T. MerTfck, Thomas J.
Fisher and +. B. MCGUIRE Messrs. John n. AOeller,
Wm. 6pignul and Rudolph Etchhorn 0n1cfated as
judges OF election. There were I, ,754 votes cast
Following directors: b. A. Willard, II. X. Willard,
E g. Davis, Henry Dickson, A. B. Coppes, Thoa J.
Fisher, w. II. Clagget.
was sworn out last November by Mr.. Sidney No
Farland, guard at the jail, against pne W..
Brooks for burglary and larceny at his residence,
No. 2249 18th street, and the police have only re-
gently learned the whereabouts OF the tdfT lar,
who was arrested by Ofbcer Morgan, OF the see-
ond precinct yesterday. In the Police Curt to
day, the case was set for hearing Thursday.
TEE FMHKRIRa-Aeasrs Knight Z Stewart The
weIl-knOwn fishermen, yesterday sent q Hrke rAnQ
OF laborers TO their fishing shores at Free Stone
point and Fairy landing. Derry Robb. OF AlexAn-
dria. has his gang g Ashermen at w0rk at The
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