Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-27
District Government Affairs.


Mrs Mary Craig has been notified that wooden
buildings. 2s07 and 2So9 street, have been found
dangerous TO life and limb. She Is notified to take
them down within 60 Gays. The occupants OF the
houses have been notified TO vacate Immediately.
Houses No. 94. 906, COS and go northwest,
have been examined and the south or rear walls OF
each are found TO be far out OF plumb, engenderng
the lives OF the occupants The owner has been
notified TO repair within 30 days The occupants
have been notified TO yacate
A CONTRACT AWARDED
The contract for erecting the new hospital build
ing ON the ailnshouse grounds, bids for which were
opened yesterday. was to-day awarded to Mir. Jas.
B. Halliday at 1884
CONTRACTORS RETAIN FUND.
The Commissioners say, In regard to Controller
Lawrences last opinion. that ut amounts to about
This: All the commissioners say is quite true, there
fore the Treasury department will not allow their
claim.'
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector EntwiSle az follows:
d. b. Croft, erect two two-story dwellings, L, be-
tween 9th and 10Th streets northwest; 81 200 L. H.
Schneider erect private stable, rear OF $40 18th
street northwest; S4U0. John Lyons, erect two
story and basement dwelling, northeast Gath
and streets northwest; ZOO. John Miller repair
frame 35l Virginia avenue; $780, Pat Culinane, re-
pair frame IS street northeast; $lOO S. Yorkfer
45l II street northwest; $50. Cammack Decker,
lime kiln sheds on 2sth street; 500 Robert
Blair, repair frame 647 ii street northeast $10O. w.
$. Walters, repair brick sol ID street southwest;
500.
VITAL. STATISTICS.
during the week ending August 23d was 1877
White and Al coOred, the rate OF mortality per 900
per annum being %. 6S for the white 35. % for the
coored, and 27.Oi Tor the total population. The
principal causes or death were consumption IL,
pneumonia 3, typhoid fever 4. hopping cough 3;
apopeXy t. heart disease a. cancer 2 and diarrhOeal
diseases 10. OF the decedents9 white and COL
Orcd We're over GO years OF age, and 20 white and
white and colored still-births reported. Mar
riageS reported: white Births reported: White
males ~, white females TO- cOlored males 6, coored
females 9.
A new fire alarm box has been placed at the cor
ner OF 9th street and New York avenue northwest,
The bronze statue Of DR.. Franklin stolen from the
hallway OF Augustus Jordon, 1912 9Th street north
west. on Thursday. was last evening returned by a
alley.
Detective Carter to-day arrested Warner Miles
for the larceny OF harness on the night OF August
21st and recovered the harness.
About 100 O'Clock to-day a horse attached to a
milk wagon ran away on eth street, between D and
streets southwest. 1t broke fireplug. and, TAX
ing the pavement on the west side, demolished all
the awnings and damaged the porches for some
distance.
FORGETTING His BoNDs.-The case OF John
Tourney, charged with assault and battery, was
called for trial in the Police Court this afternoon.
He failed to appear, and his bonds $500 was for
feited Tourney, il Is charged, assaulted On the
night OF the 20th instant Erfie Woods an inmate OF
an alleged house OF ill-tame, breaking her arm.
The woman refused TO prosecute HIM, and bench
warrant has been issued for his arrest His brother
A STOLEN WATCH RECovERED.-On Friday night
VIM Everett had his pocket relieved OF silver
watch worth $40, on Pennsylvania avenue, between
18th and 18th streets. and reported it at police
headquarters. Detective Carter and Sergeant Bur
CESS OF the fourth precinct, arrested Henry, alias
Happy Nash. w m. Davis and Forrest Luce on the
charge OF the rceny, and this morning Columbus
j. Clark was also arrested. The watch was recOv-
cred
PLECRO-PNEUMoNTA.-Dr. Salmon, chief OF the
bureau of animal industry, has submitted a report
the commissioner OF agriculture relative to his
investigation OF pleuro-pneumonia among cattle in
Illinois. He has found eight cases In the vicin-
ity OF Chicago, two cases near Sterling, four
cases near Peoria, one case near Springfield, Two
cases near Virginia and one case near Jacksonville.
Acting Commissioner Carman has refused the re-
quest OF an Alabama cattle firm to import num-
Der of Jersey cattle for exhibition at the New Or
leans exposition.
FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FEET HIGH.-An
American flag was floating to-day on the top OF the
wooden raflne-wOrk on the summit OF the WASH
ington monument, a distance OF more than $40 feet
from the ground
MIR. Barksdale RenOminated.
ST. LOUIS, August 21.-A special from Canton,
Miss, to the Post Despatch says the democrats OF
the 18th district to-day renominated L. BarkSdale
for Congress.
Resisting the French GunbOsats.
that the Chinese forts on the Min river are holding
rut hop nhorr1