Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18
District Government Affairs.
VITAL STATISTICS


The number OF deaths occurring during the week
ended June I4th was Sill white and 40 colored.
The rate OF mortality per lOOO per annum 1861 for
the white, 50.O1 for the coored, and 22.0e Tor the
were: Consumption, l6 dlarhea,. is; scar
let fever, 4; malarlal fever, 2; typhoid
e, fever iDa pneumonia q Brgnts disease
GO years OF age, and a2 white and 2I COL
ored were under years OF age. There were 8
white and 10 colored still births. Marriages re-
ported: 10 white and colored. Births reported: Is
white males, 12 white females; 10 colored males,
and II colored females
BUILDING REGULATIONS.
The Commissioners have added new rule 10 the
building regulations: That all new buildings over
nfty-nlne feet high viii hereafter be compelled TO
have stand pipes on the house for use at nTeS.
INSURANCE OF district PROPERTY.
AT their meeting yesterday the Commissioners
agreed to continue the insurance OF district govern
ment property for the next fiscal year at 1sx cents
for the brick and 80 cents for the frame on every
500 worth OF property. This property, including
school buildings and the government ofceS, is in
Sured in outside companies the rates OF the domeS-
tic companies being too high.
MISCELLANEOUS
In reply to letter from w. Ii. Wilkes, ESQ.,, call
ing attention TO the condition OF the ditch dug In
the rear OF Park place. the Commissioners state
that this trench, dug to drain the water thrown
into the alley In the rear OF Park place northeast,
is good condition as Ii is possible TO make It,
and that the nuisance can only be abated by sewer
age. 1t is 1mpracticable TO lay a sewer in 12th
street at present, because that street is above
grade.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. W. s. Thompson and DR..
Taber johnson called on the Commissioners and
asked that a liberal appropriation be made for the
womans dispenSary. The Commissioners stated
that they would do the best that could be done for
that institution.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwtsle as follows:
H. Lawrence, repair frame, rear OF rs 10th street
southeast; 500. s. B. Boyer, repair frame, GA ID
street southwest, $500. c. A. Kolb, erect two
story and basement dwelling, /, between 9th and
7th streets northwest; a. 500.
Opposition to Western Union.
RUMoRED CONSOLIDATION OF THE B. q O., POSTAL AND
THE BANKERS AND MERCHANTS TELEGRAPH CON-
PANIES
The Baltimore American Of to-day states that,
for about month past, negotiations have been In
progress between the Baltimore and Ohio Tele-
graph company ana the Postal Telegraph company,
looking to pooling arrangement, and that the de-
tails OF an agreement Will be reached and perfected
In few days This would operate as consolida-
ton OF the b. & O., the Postal Telegraph company
and the Bankers and Merchants, which Is already
controlled by the Postal the three companies COW
ering vast amount OF territory.
There is great excitement at Belfast, Ireland and
fear OF trouble between OrangeInen and Catholics
Four hundred extra police and a troop OF iancers
have been sent there.
Nearly one hundred pupils Of the Indian training
school at Carlisle Pa, left yesterday for their homes
In the far west
The trial has begun in Baltimore of William r.
Harig, q political hummer, who, with his pal,
" Chesn Burnham, made a terrible assault on COun-
Gilman John 7. Weyler, OF that city, on April II
last