Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-14

YELLOW FEvER.-The surgeon general OF the
marine hospital service to-day received a tele-
gram from DR.. Robert Mamegra announcing his
arrival at Vera Cruz, and reporting that yellow
FEVER Is raging In the city and among the vessels
In the harOor. 1t has also received q report from
feet that there IS no sickness there and that the
hospital boat Woodwork has been ordered TO
that place.
PATENTS were issued to-day as follows:-Wm. L.
Belt, Washington, shutter worker; Geo. s. Gilbert,
Baltimore, attachment for boiler furnaces; John
s. Hull, Baltimore, two patents for vapor- burning
nardt, Bait@Sre County Nd. dumping WAGON:
Luke b. Miller, Baltimore, hre-proof lining for
boxes, safe doors, shutters vsults, &C.; William
Mount Pleasant, Nd, grain weighing and baggins
machine; Charles W. Rogers. Baltimore. machine
Spring claspfng loop for neck Wear; RoSers p
apple parer, Cover and siieer; Ep slusner Mira Ira
street pavement; VIM. N. Wood and W. L Bailie lie,
Washington, ice machine.
RANGE OF THE THKRMoMKTER.-The following
were the readings at the office OF the chief signal
off1cer to-day: am 70S; II am, 1874; pm. &c 8.
Maximum, 7Ts; minimum. 6al.
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.-At the Queens
town drove yards, on the Metropolitan Branch b.
Means roprietor-yesterday iso head Of cattle
were ali sold to butchers at 4Xa5Ic. per H. 900
sheep and lambs up; OF these all were sold as fol-
lows: Sheep, 3ka4kc. per h.; lambs, 5La6Lc.
Cows and calves brought $3OaS55. The state OF
the market was brisk.
BILLS FILED-Robert NJ. Thompson to-day, by
W. A. Cash and F. 7. Browning flied suit against
the 18th Of July committed an assault ana batte G
upon him.. To-day MIR. T. A. Lambert filed, for
julius Atchison, bill for an mi JUNCTION and
abate nuisance against VIM. Muirhead the pro-
prietor OF a saw mill at l4th and z streets.
THE MoYER-THoMPsoN ASSAULT CAsE-In the
Police Court this afternDOn the case OF Gilbert
Meyer, who was before the court Saturday for
assaulting another claim agent named R. NJ
Thompson, was taken up for the purpose OF hear
ing the evidence for defense. Messrs Irving, OF
the district attorneys office. and Mr.. w. A. Cook
appeared for the defendant The hearing OF the
testimony was In progress when this report
closed.
CARTER FINED FOB HIS ASSAULT ON HEALTH Or
FICER SHEPHERD.-Francis Carter, jr was charged
noon with Interfering with and obstructing Thos
ID Shsphe.d an inspector OF the health once.
herd stated that he went to the premises OF the
defendant about 1890 O'Clock yesterday TO inspect
the corner OF 18th and B streets, where the night
soil Is collected and shipped away. The onncer
stated that when he got Into The yard he Was
defendant claimed that the of1cer was intoxicated
at the time and drew pistol The of1cer denied
this and witnesses from the health ONCE were
sworn to prove that after the assault the offlcer
was perfectly sober, and that he never carries a
pistol fne OF SIS was imposed in the case OF
interfering with the of1cer. The assault case was
taken up and Mr.. Wells pleaded prior conviction,
claiming that the cases were identical Messrs
Miller and Forrest, for the government, demurred
to the plea and the court sustained the demurrer
Mr.. Shepherd then repeated his previous state
ment Mr. Carter also repeated his testimony In
the former case. nne OF SIS was imposed in
this case.
News Briefs.
There were 407 deaths from cholera In Egypt on
Sunday.
Private Pinninger, of battery d, 9TH o. 8 artil-
lArY committed Suicide at Fort Adams. r. L