Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-17
District Government Affairs.

DiSSrlCt government Affairs
THE GUSTS PICTURE.
The picture donated to the Washington Light
Infantry by the late George Washington Parke
Ctlstls was not turned over to Gen. Bacon yester-
day, as reported, the Commissioners not having
come 10 any conclusion upon the matter.
ISRAEL CHURCHs GRIEVANCE.
The Commissioners have notified Chas w. Davis,
secretary board of trustees Israel church, that it is
Town railroad company Will keep their employees
and horses at proper distance from that church, at
| corner OF 1st and b streets southwest.
TO INVESTIGATE THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
Chief OF Police Dye was yesterday requested by
the commissioners to see what cause there is for
the complaint int made by j. B. T. Upper, Of the
that prisoners locked up in the police stations Sat
urday nights are kept without food except when
furnished by their friends.
VITAL STATISTICS.
during the week ending October 13, according to
the health officers report there were in the Dis
trict 20 deaths-44 white and % colored The rate
of mortality per 1000 per annum being 17ss for the
white a019 Tor the cOlOred and 1868 for the total
population There were 20 marriages and 81 births
reported
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Mrs. Jno. Plant re-
pair frame, east side of 14th, between and
streets northwest s175 A. Rogers, repair brick, COS
store, Sth street northwest. between ID and E
streets; 5000. Jas. Fitzgerald repair Frame No. 81
street. 500 j. A. Hunt, repair frame, $40 street
southeast; SIPS.
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET-At the Queens
town drove yards, on the Metropolitan Branch B.
Means, proprietor. Monday 179 head of cattle were
sold TO butchers at 4a5 cents per pound COG sheep
cents per pound: lambs, 41za6A cents. 80 cows and
calves brought s3Oas60. The state Of the market
was fair.
MR. FITZGERALD's SUITS AGAINST NEWSPAPER
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES afternoon N. w. FitZ-
gerald instituted suits against Charles T. Murray
mic Mo
and against Henry v. BOynton and the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette company. In the former case
for libel The bels alleged In these cases consist
In statements made relative to the claim business
OF Fitzgerald.
REV. Mr.. ELLIoTT's REPLY TO MGR CAPEr.-
Rev William Elliott, OF Plymouth, England deliv-
cred lecture, at the Congregational church, last
evening" In reply to Mgr. Capels recent lecture at
the National theater. He made the usual argu-
ments against Rornanism, declaring that If a war
ROmish church that the pope had power to absoIVe
any Catholic soldier from the oath taken to support
the constitution OF his native land. The
boast OF Capel that England would eventually
return to the Catholic church was warning of the
contest that would come In the future between
protestants and the Roman church. He attacked
the Institution OF the confessional as productive OF
evil He attributed the spread OF socialism in
Europe to the influence of the priests, who taught
them TO do good was justifiable. He warned his
hearers against the efforts OF the Catholics to get
control OF the public schools OF the city, and men,
t1Qned hospital In this city In the hands of an
order OF the ROmsh church and sustained partly
by public funds, in which he said men who got
drunk were placed by their friends and supplied
with liquor while recovering from the effects of
their debaucheS-
Mr.. Alva II. Doan, clerk in the Pension Office has
suggested system of weather signals In the conn
sfy Ior the benefit OF Farmers 1t consists Of signal
displayed from the sides of United States mail cars
The flags will signal Information follows: white
nag meaning clear weather; blue flag fair weather;
red, doubtful weather, and black, stormy weather
or high winds.
issued by the clerk OF the court to John H. Weiss of
this city and Laura " Giygell, OF Montgomery CO.,
Holmes and Kate osgood o JACOB A. GTeaVer and ID
Katie Yeager; Charles Newman OF Martinsbury,
Va, and Matilda Harris, Of Charlottesville, Va; Pe.
| and Sarah Wallace; Jonah X. Donaldson and Alice
s. Fisher; Somerset II. Waters and Mary s. Spipnul
Emanuel Schem6eck, OF St Joseph, Mo-, and Lena
HOffa, Of this city.
Nor GOING FAST ENOUGH TO BE FINED For IT.
There Is no case In which the policemen show such
| bad judgment as In charges of fast driving and
their lack OF knowledge OF the speed Of horses and
their statements In such cases are often amusing
! This morning man named Hamilton Wilson was
charged before Judge Smell, with driving horse n
| the Capitol grounds at pace faster than mode
rate trot or gallop. The policeman who brought the
! cnafge told the court that the defendant was
driving at furious rate; that the horse was GOING
at the top OF his speed and the defendant was lash
Ing him. "Well, how fast was he going" inquired
| the court; show many miles an hour" Eat least
six or seven milesan hour replied the witness COP
said Judge Shell, ga man can walk that fast Thf
| case is dismissed A-->
! PETTY SwNDLNG.-Edward and Samuel Mon
tague two intelligent looking colored men, were II
the dock at Judge Snells court this morning
charged with being suspicious persons. About ter
women, both white and colored, were present tx
testify against the prisonera They stated that thl
DEFENDANTS came TO their houses and tried, through
dlnerens devices to get money nom them. on,
board Of health, and wanted - cents A whit,
woman stated that they came to her house and
he belonged to society and was In arrears Ofhe
witnesses also testified against them They wer