Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
The Deaih-lfatc in October.

THE HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT OF VITAL STATISTICS.
The report OF vital statistics for the month OF
october has Just been issued by the health DEPART
ment During the month there We're 365 deaths in
the DISTRICT. OF this number 90 were White males
81 white females, 90 coOred males and 81 cOlOred
females. Ninety Of the decedents were under one
year OF age. "a between one and five, IS between
HVe ana ten 81 between ten and twenty. Is be-
tween twenty and forty, 66 between forty and sixty
30 between sixty and eighty, and ia over eighty.
one hundred and ninety-one were natives or the
District ISL OF other parts OF the United States
and 40 were OF foreign birth The principal causes
OF death We're conSunptlOn 20: typhod fever o6.
maiar1al feyers. % diarhpal diseases. 90; heart
diseases, conSenital debility and Old age each 49,:
lnanition, II; pneumonia. 10; whooping-cOugh and
and bronchitis each s. AS compared with the pre-
ylouS month, there was decrease in scarlet fever
dphtherla and diarrhCedl diseases. and an increase
IN Inc number or deaths from typhoid fever and
malarial levers.
The death-rate for the whites was 1772 per 1000
per annuI; for the negroes 90 30 and for the tot
population, 22-0S Tie average age OF the white
decedentS was % years OF the cOlored decedents
somewhat under "a years The 40 certificates
OF death furnished by the coroner include hCInt-
cldes, 1nfanticides, and 2 suicides. The average
daily mortality was ll.9. The highest daily NOR
taiity t23 was on the 18th; the lowest o. on the
18th ana 2Sth- Twenty-fOur deaths occurred In
Georgetown. rs in Washington (Outside OF hospf-
tal5) and % In the county. TWO deaths were not
located There were So marriages and &c births re-
ported.
MISSING FROM Els HoME-Frank Boise. thirty
years old. for some time employed by SDrngmannis
Express company, and living at the residence OF
Mr. j: kQhl, cosy d street southwest, disappeared
from his nome last WedG- Sday and has not been
heard of since lie left his boarding house last
wednesday morning taking his lunch with him.
Since his departure a money order has been re-
ceiVed Tor him from his parents in Norfolk, Va.
TIE METEOROLOGICAL sOcIETY.-At the meeting
OF the AnthTopo.O8ical Society in the Columbian
University building last evening MI w Nj Poin-
dexter, Mon. Victor &indelen. Cosmos MindeleH
and Mr.. William Babccck were elected to active
he f.
OF Baffin Land" by Dr.. Franz BoaS. and ssSeal
Catching at Point Barrow" by John Murdoch.
UNEXPECTED RECOVERY OF LOST PRoPERTY.-on
september l4th last, Mrs Schott residing on Capl-
tol Ill., While en- route from her summer vacation
lost While on train between Harrisburg and Raj,
tlmore her SatcheL 1t contained her COLO watch
ana chaln, breast-pil and pocketbools, containing
ABOUT $50 ana some JeyTelry- The fact OF the loss
was made known and every effort made to recover
the property but without Success and the railroad
officials and the loser gave up the search LAST
Weeh, however. one of tie track hands employed
near Harrisburg in cleaning off the grass from the
elnDankment found the satchel with the contents
untouched, and Il was sent here and yesterday
through Mr. j. X. Sharp, It was restored 10 the
owner.
REAL ESTATE SALE.-1leSsTS. Duncanson Bros
sold yesterday at auction lot 60, In square PIP
improved Dy two-story brick house, No. 1926 l4th
Stieet northwest, to A. Fanont for 300. Also,
ICt %, same square. with IMPROVEMENTS No 1870
l4th street northwest, 10 Henry Roth, for $3.50.
ACCIDENT TO DIR. SAMUEL RITCHIE.-Whie Dr
Sathdet f.tchIe was riding yesterday across the
Stone estate. at the head OF 18Th street. his borEn
In attempting 20 take Jump fell ana rolled over
upon his rider He was found In an unconscious
condition by Policeman West aud some citizens
lie was taken to Mi. HOlmead'S store on sherman
avenue. where he recovered CONSCIOUSNESS sub
seqIently lie was taken To his home, 1851 PenDsyl-
wanna avenue, in an ambulance. His injuries arc
probably fatal.
GA. r. ELEc-IoS.-FarragUt Post. No ~. g. a.
H. last evening elected The following officers: Post
commander, VIM. T. Van Dozen; vice past COM
mdnier, u. Is. Gallattin; junior vice commander
Richard EmmonS; quarternaster, Donald McCath.
ran; surgeon, III. y Howard; chaplain, j. H. Hitch
cock; officer OF the day. VIM. A. GoodSpeed: officer
OF the guard. George W. Reeves; delegates no the
enCampment, ID. B. GaIIat1in, D. C. Reeves p \
Howard, and J. II. Hitchcock; alternates. Dr. J. H.
Baxter, Asa L. Knight, WIN. 4. Cook, and W. W.
jackson.
THE Hunt FOR IRE BUzZAED GAsG.-The posse
IN pursuit OF the BuZzard gang OF thieves. on the
"e.sh mountain, IN Penhsyi vania, abandoned the
search late Monday night. No trace has been dis
covered OF Abe BuZzaTd since Saturday night 4
correspondent has had an interview with Mart
BuZZard, Ahe'S brother, who says that Abe is I'm
nldlng; that he sees his wife and children often;
that he IS trying 10 be honest; that PhiladeiphIs
ana New York thieves are doing the stealing, and
mat Abe Is getting desperate and viii KIN some
one before he is taken.
GOV CLEVELAND VISITS CoSvENT-Goy. Cleye-
Ianu and his sister, Miss Cleveland, Col Haynes
worth and wife, (the latter sister OF President
ArthuT) Col. D. S. Lamont and wife and John A
AicSaI ana Wife. visited the Sacred Heart convent
at hehWood, n. y, Sunday afternoon. The ladies
ia cAarge showed the distinguished visitors
thr0dghout the institution. Later the party at
tended vesper services in the chapel The music
was excellent, the singers being chosen from aIoono
tne ooO young ladies In attendance at the semtn.
aTy; GOV cleveland expressed himself as being
highly pleased with his visit.
BECOMING A NUN.-MiSs Gertrude McMaster.
uaughter OF MI. james A. McMaster of the Free
mans Journal, OF New York, has become an in
maze OF the Carmei1te Convent in Baltimore She
Is % years OF age, ana has entered upon novitiate
mtu eAe purpose OF preparing to take the veil and
otcolle nun or the Carmelite Order A Younger
sister Oh Miss McMaSter, known in religion as Sister