Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-09
The Alley Nuisance, &c.

To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
Is there no redress for the intolerable nuisance
OF filthy alleys in Our midst? AS householder
l am heavily taxed, and yet am told the Commits
soners are not responsible for unpavei alleys.
VIII you kindly inform me who is? Certainly not
the tenants who IL they do not pile up their yards
with garbage, have no alternative but to throw 1t
into the nearest alley where 1t Is allowed to re-
main and accumulate for months. To divide the
responsibility OF clearing these alleys amongst
landlords would be fruitful of endless dissatsfac-
on as iron ane nature OF the ease Just settle
ing the boon the OdOrless company has been to the
poor OF the District, 1 would now make a sugges-
into consideration for the benen: Of the city,
which is, that the visits OF the company should be
made perioiicaiiymsay once a month-to each oc-
either through thriftlessness or impecunosity
neglect to avail themselves of their services. The
extra expense that this sanitary arrangement
would entail. propose should be covered by the
general tax fund
ONE INTERESTED IN The WELFARE OF rHE PEoPLx
THK CoRCoRAs CADET CoRps.-The youths of the
West End-GeorgetOwn and the Old first ward OF
Cadet Corps, named for W. W. Corcoran. They
have already two companies. armed with muskets
week. The officers are Col. John Irwin, com.
mander; company A, Capt r. G. Edwards, Lieut.
Elmer lime SotnoTon; company B Capt Smith Hanley
OF the corps and T. C. Edwards, treasurer
DEATH OF A CENrENAxIAN.-Mary Peel, better
known as "Aunt Polly" cOlored woman who was
born, according to the best information, In Bla-
dens6urg, Md. in May. III. and had consequently
completed her 106th year. died Saturday at her
home, in the alley betwe en- 9th and 7th and L and
streets. She retained her faculties in good con-
years she was a member of the Methodist church.
and she will be buried this afternoon from Asbury
NJ 4. church She had been twice married and
had several children.
To BIZ SENT TO THE INSANE AsYLUM.-In the case
OF Henry w. Fenner, indicted for the murder of
Samuel Nugent, on September 9th last. the jury ON
Friday In the Criminal Court returned We rdtct
ing has been certified by Judge Wyie to the Sec.
rotary OF the Interior. VINO will commit Fenner to
the government insane asylum.
CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER-The case of Lucy
Williams, colored, charged with the murder OF
term Of the Criminal Court. This is the case in
which 1t was said that the mother placed her
newly born babe IN hot stove and subsequently
placed IL In closet The cOrOner'S jury, after in
vestigation. returned verdict that death was
caused by the mothers neglect
WHY He SwoRR.-A tall, red-haired farmer from
Maryland, named David Scott, was called up to
charged with loud and boisterous conduct on the
street He made an urgent appeal TO be let on
put as his strongest point was that his provocaion
| Tor cursing was that his Jug OF whisky tumbled
out OF his carpet sack when he was on the way &c
| The depot to take train for home, he was sent
down for days
COMMITTED 10 ANSWER A CHANGE OF House
| BREAkIN0-A young mulattO man named John
Black was put on trial before the Police Court this
| afternoon on the charge Of HOUSEKEEPING and
| ASSAULT Miss Elizabeth Elmer, OF No 1884 N
street, West Washington, testified that Saturday
| evening the defendant came into her store anc
| f0rcibly took the money drawer and ran out with
| H. The case was sen: to the grand jury under
$1,000 bonds Black was also sent 10 jail for Ihirt,
days for assaulttn9 woman named Fanny Bruce
BY throwing q knife at her.