Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-25

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENT
The following promotions and appointment
have been made In the assessors Ofioe: n. u Fltz-
hugh, promoted from 81 900 clerk to 81 200 T. A.
! arneiie, from $500 to $1,000; ": 7. Grif1in, APP
promotion, to a 5000 clerkshIp.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The number Of deaths occurring in the District
during the week ended september Goth was 1853
white and Sc colored The rate Of mortality per
LOCO per annum was 20 GO for the white. AZ OF Tor
the colored, and 2S06 for the total population. The
principal cauAes OF death were: Consumption -,
pneumonia 2, bronchitis 4. typhoid fever g. scarlet
fever maaria fever 5. dphtEeria j. heart disease
5. and diarrheeal diseases 81 OF the decedents.
white and colOred were over 60 years OF age, and
% white and 80 colored were under years or age.
Marriages reported, 10 white and II coored. Births
reported-white males 10, white females o. colored
males IA, cOlored females 10.
MISCELLANEOUS
Chief Cronin, Of the fire department, returned to
the city this morning, after an absence OF three
weeks.
issued by Inspector Entwtstle: A. Saks Co, erect
fye-story and basement store, corner eth street
and Louisiana avenue northwest; $4,000 The
kenderdine Paret E. A. Andrews. repair brick
CESS, repair frame aOs and sol street southeast;
$500. Jos E. Roberts, repair three bricks and
frame, 1929. 81 80 and IS cath street; $780, r J.
Earnshaw, erect two twc-story dwellings, i, be-
Nand th nam ana 2eh streets ,g
streets southeast; $500. JAS. Mc(iu, agent, repair
brick 14O4 II street northwest; 81 500
CHARGED WITH VIOLATING THE BANKRUPT Law
To-day, Seth W. Tuley, alias Philip Nolan, was We
fore United States Commissioner Bundy on a war.
rant issued on the oath OF VIM. Beck, charging
him with violating the bankrupt act. Tuley was
arrested by Deputy Marshal Searle. 1t Is charged
that in July, lS77, while he was assignee In bank.
ruptcy in Indiana he failed to report the voluntary
and compulsory cases OF bankruptcy with the
amount OF assets, &C. District Attorney Worth
ington appeared for the government, and the &C
ed said he reaOy 10 to Indiana to answer
the charge. The commissioner therefore COM
mitted him, ami the marshal Will deputize an OH.
Ger to take him to Indiana.
George ". Mccoy to-day, by J. a. Smith, filed a
bill against Mary Jackson and others for the sale
OF south n lot "a, So. SIS.
In the Probate Court to-day. In the estate Of
ecutriX, bond $780, and In estate OF Samuel T. Ellis
the Administrative returned an inventory.
Four REASONS FOR AN Observation-Disclosures
Macdonald, IT,, who was employed as clerk and
private secretary to the late City Chamberlain
Tappen, Of New York. had a very pretty wife, no,
yet 25 years old. Some time ago. on returning
home he found his wife standing at the gate talk.
ing to young man, who took TO his heels when
Mr. Macdonald approached. The latter upbraided
his wife for her tndiScretion ana she responded liz
caustic terms. On Thursday night last when he
returned home he found that his wife had de-
parted, taking with her all her wardrobe. In
speaking OF the matter to reporter he said: "We
used to i've very happily when had money. Some
though endeavored to get rid Of her, could not
My wife is goue and her disappearance can be &C
counted for by too much OF four things, VIZ: Style
dress, company and mOther-in-law."