Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-19

settle the funeral expenses OF Prudent Garfield,
were agreed to by the House conrees.
THE RIVER AND HARBofBILL
The conferees on the river anharbor bill ex-
pect to complete 1t this evening. This afternoon
they had not reached the Potone fats amend
| ment. but its friends believed ftsould be agreed
| to. The House oOnferees seem fermined to re-
fuse to accede to many of the Sente amendments.
| There is feeling among a numbera members that
1t Is the purpose OF the Presiden1to veto the bill
and send to Congress messageeontaining re-
commendation favoring nben appropriation
for the Improvement Of the Missiappi river:
GOOD PROSPECT FOR PASSAGE 3 THE POTOMAC
RIVER IMPROVEMENT APPRECIATION.
The river and harbor bill will Mt be ready TO re-
port before tomorrow. The oily two points OF
difference are the Senate amendents appropriat-
| ing nearly a million dollars n the Mississippi
river In addition to what the Hose had appropri-
ated Tor That river, and the Senat amendment ap-
propriating 500 for the improement OF the po-
dlnerence, however, Will fnallybe recOnciled by
the Senate receding from its additional appropria-
tion for the Mississippi river, an the House will
then agree to the passage of thdlats appropria-
/ ton Thsis already understoodand no doubt is
entertained that the two hou:s will ratify It.
Senator Ransom has worked enegetically to save
the flats appropriation, and his iuccess is almost
as good as assured as at this lat day. the houses
| are not likely to disagree In conference report
| CONTRIBUTIONS THE ENATE.
The Senate in executive session yesterday con-
| f1rmed the following nominations Alvey A. Adee
to be thir assistant secretary of tate Consuls-
John WorthingtOn, OF NY, at Mlta: Paul Rave
sies, OF Ala, at Tuxpan; stephq H. Smith. Of
Mexico; l. A. Lathrop, OF D. Cat Bristol, Eng
land. United States Mar,hals-tichard d. Locke.
southern district OF Georyia; IL. Tidball, Of N,
Darnell, southern district OF Georgia; J. A. "a
brtskie, for Arizona. Colectos OF Customs
Thomas. A. Henry, Pamlioo, +. c.; Joseph H.
| RridpPDOrt. m T ulrv Of
Agents-Llewellyn E Woodin, o Michigan, Ponca
RADIO, San Carlos Agency; Edwin Eils, Nisaually
agency, Wyoming territory; Rotert H. Milroy, va
sima Kim. NJ agency, Wyoming territory Samuel s. Bene
of Utah, registrar OF land ONCE Boise city; Geo
l. Andrews, professor modern languages. US
inspector OF steam vessels fT sI,th district POST.
masters-. F. Childs, Marion, Aa- Joseph Atkins,
Gresen9opoqWgh os r Wi1soA Ala: Wm Jewell calstoga
tis, Pitkin, Col: Samuel K. Paxbn, Bonanza Col. !;
w. W: Dewhurst, st. Augustine Fla; Joel A. Cot
J. Dunn, West Gardner, Mss; j. NJ Farmer, Le
Sneur, Mimi; Hans Mo, slespy Eye Mimi. ]. F..
Winship, ~, Winaebago City, Mirn:; J. B. Algood,
| 8. Snedeker, Hampstead, N. T.; j. M. Worl, Raw
enSwod, N. Y; Lott LivernDre, Pendleton, Ore. !;
Eliza6eth Alier, Bairsvllle, Pa; John Robertson,
| Scottdale, Pa. Charles McVsan, St Mary's, Pa.
| District Government Affairs.
4 The act recently passed by Congress to more
effectual!y punish house -bealing in the District
was published to-day in CIRCULAR by Major Brock,
the Chief Of police.
| corps, left the city yesterday morning on two
| weeks trip in the southwestern states.
On ana after Monday next the full force Of the
dogs running at large wthut the new tag. The
| time was extended until thm in order to give all
persons disposed to respect the law, an oppor-
tunity to pay the tax. Afterwards none need
claim any excuse.
| GAS CONTRACT
Ihe contract for furnishing gas for the streets
OF west washington, has BEN executed with the
| Georgetown Gas company atS25 per lamp, tnclud-
ing with the gas the lighting repairing OF lamps
materials The contract is for one wear. There
are 402 lamps there.
| TELEPHONE AND TELEGR APH SERVICE.
Under the recent act OF Congress making appro-
priation for the District telephone service, super
| intendent OF the Fire alarm Telegraph H. r. Miles
is at work making the changes aeaessary to carry
the law into effect The fire-alarm and police ser
Vice Will be connected together, and at police
| headquarterS the telephone paraphernalia viii
De removed up stairs to the fre-aiarm room now
| being furnished for the purpose; and hencefOrth
VIII be known as the District telephone aud tele-
| graph service, The wires will connect this room
with The nre engine houses, frealarm boxes, resi-
| denceS OF Major Brock and Major Morgan, the
! three police surgeons, the eight police stations,
sixteen OF the public school buildings, the health
ONCE, the police Sub-Stat1onS tie District Offices
| on ~ street, insane asylum reorm school, and
| wCrkh0uSe The whole service VIII be under the
control of Superintendent OF Fire-alarm Ser
vice Miles, aided by three electricians and three
| operators Each police precinct will have a sepa-
rate wire, and not be connected ~ circuits, as at
present: and the National Caplta. Telephone COM
pany will be nOtlfiei to remove their wires in all
| cases from the District poles.
| FIRE-PROOF sTAIR-WAYs.
Bids were opened in the offi.e Of the District
| Commissioners to-day for the work OF fir--proof
| stairway OF the Sumner school building as follows
Messrs. Bright 4 Humphrey, s615S; c. A. Schnei-
l II v1nff NJ. avid
$S,o35 No award was made, but it is probable
that the work will be given tie first named.
| VITAL STATISTICS.
The total mortality in the District for June, 1882
was 800, or at the rate OF Is 16 per 600 per annum
The death rate for this month Is sos in the zoo
/ less than the mean rate for The months OF June
1or the past eight years. The mortality OF the
white population was 200, or at the rate OF 1886
per 200 per annum being 3.C5 per Zoo less than
the mean rate for the month OF June for the past
eight years. The mortality OF tle eolOred popu-
annum. being 96 per 900 less taan the mean rate
| for the month OF June for the past eight years.
Ine annual death rates per 10o0lor the different
s04; constitutional, 575; local, s8S; develop
mental 2G9; Violence, or The mortality, as
| increase OF 64. The deaths from zymOtic diseases
from 45 to 1913; constitutional decreased
from 81 TO IS; local from $50 to 1a; developmental
from " 10 ~; ana Violence increased from to H.
| There was one death from measles, the first that
| has occurred here since last September The
| 0ealnS from scarlet FEVER increased from to 8:
| malarlal levers increased from to z; diarrhG ii
diseases from TO SO: consumption decreased from
67 10 co. diseases OF the nervous system increased
from 49 10 G3; diseases OF the heart and blood
sels decreased 1rom % to 49, There 206 births
reported lan annual birth rate OF 1913 per 1,0OO)
| or these births SO were white males, SO white
| females 40 co!ored males and Sc col0red females,
"a birth rate OF 1913 per 1,oOO per annum for the
white and 1871 for the c0lOred pOpulatlon,) show
Ing an apparent decrease OF population, by excess
| OF deaths over births reported, OF 184-the white
population decreasing by IS, the cOlored by So
1nree rec pairs OF twins, al coored. were reported.
| Ol the births reported, 1877 occurred In Washing
ton, 10 In Georgetown, IL in the county and II In
the hospitals Marriages reported, T-white, 81
c0iored, ID; mixed, l, (of the last the groom was
colored bride white, both natives OF this Dstrict
! IA white brides and colored were under 20 years
! OF age. =
| DROWNED WHILE BATHING.-A restaurant keeper
| on virginia avenue, between 9th and 9TH streets
southwest. named Michael Becker, was drowned
at al lower Cedar Point yesterday while bathing. He
mao recently been in feeble health, and was seized
with vertigo while in the water The body was
brought back to the CITY, lfht
n REAL ESTATE SALE IN THE CoUNTY.-Thomas
Downing sold yesterday, for JOS. c. G. Kennedy,
| trustee, Q small tract OF land about one mile