Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-28
District Government Affairs.
MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS.
Ex-COmmissioner j. r. West called at the
District Commissioners Office this morning to
sign some papers and settle some unfinished
business
HIGH DEATH RATE IN JUNE.
During June of this year there were 500
deaths in the District. OF this number 1877
were white males Ill white females, 1872 col
ored males and 129 colored females. The death
rate for the whites was 22.77 per 1 900 per an
mum, for the negroes 4519 and for the total
population 3O.54. This is higher than the mean
SO per 1000 per annum for the whites. by PA
for the negroes and by 1.S2 for the total pOpu-
lation. The principal cause of death was
diarrhRal diseases OF the decedents 1876 were
under year of age, 50 ! to years. Forty
five per cent of the white decedents and over
IS per cent of the cOiored decedents were under
years OF age There were 66 marriages re-
ported, 81 in which the contracting parties
were white and % in which they were cOlored.
Seventeen deaths occurred in Georgetown, 36
in the county and 81 in the various public in
Stitutions.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Smith Petit
erect seven two-story and cellar dwellings, 18th
and Wallach Streets S14,OOO. John p Miller,
$3.50: Mrs. Mary Goodrich, erect two-story
dwelling, 5th, between S and T streets NORTH
sSs Wsst; $4,000 j. j. Dermody, repair frame
between 9th and 7th streets; $3.50. George
1eerson strset Northwest w ssGS Merman
kalhert, erect two story and cellar dwelling,
11th, between ID and streets southeast; 81 300.
west; $125. John Siebel, erect two small
dwellings, Indian Hill, county; $1,000. A.
5ardn erect rect five thrse,s%ry basement dwell
story dwellings, 18th, between and X streets
northeast; 500.
Judge Hagner made decree of divorce in the
case OF Herod Osborne agt. Alice Osborne.
They were married September 18th, 1880. and
he charges that she is a confirmed drunkand,
ana Is now living a life OF shame In Baltimore
Affairs In West Washington.
WEATHER.-The hot weather has had demor-
aliZing effect here. This mornings report of
Lieut. Redway shows that there were nineteen
four hours, as follows For assault and battery,
3; disorderly and profanity, 2; intoxication. 2,
@ rested % He is @ fsn eolored s boy ay
who threntened to kill JOS. Smackum. Judge
Smell put him under bonds to keep the peace.
terins Stobersands variety store on NJ street,
was sent to the grand jury by Judge Smell to-
day, and he was committed in default of bail.
ELI Beckett, colored man, who has been in the
insane asylum, was before the Police Court to-
day for ill,treating his 1s-year-old daughter,
hs his
was charged with cutting VIM. H: Bell, and was
AhSu $AO VI oV uays 1hIS HioTulAS aDOuC ooO
O'Clock squad of officers made raid upon an
unoccupied house ut the corner of 3Oth and 2
Estreets, formerly school kept by Mrs. Lee, and
arrested James Alexander, VIM. Wales, Mary
Hardy, Ella Dickson and Mary Bailey (all col
Ored) and preferred the charge of being suspi-
ciOus characters against them.
ACcIDENr.-Yesterday Saml Graham, while
working on the dump at Foundry branch shaft,
accidentally fell upon pile ofstone and injured
his right leg at the knee. He was removed to
his home on Market street, between NJ and the
canal. Surgical aid was rendered by DR.. Suter.
DEATH OF A WELL-KNOwN YOUNG MAN.
Mr.. George w. Paul, who has been suffering
terday afternoon ut his residence on Q street,
near 35th street, in the thirteth year of his age
The funeral will take place tomorrow after
n0O.J, and will be attended By the VIM. Louis
FSchley Lodge, IO.M., No. 4.
EXCURSIO N.-Invincible Council, No. z, Sons
of Jouadab, gave an excursion to Glymont on
| the Mary Washington this morning..
rived with 1000 bushels Of wheat for Hartley
Bros
CATTLE MARKET.-Sale Of live stock at Dro-
vers' Rest, ID. C., as reported by Tavenner Bros,
yesterday, as follows 1913 cattle up. 81 sold;
best at AZ to 5; good Mt 41a TO 4a4; medium at
lambs; 400 sold to butchers, $50 shipped to
northern markets; $50 LETT over; lambs at AZ
to =; sheep at pa to 4. Cows and calves at
$40 to $40. Market 1air. II
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER
AT ] A. M.-Great Falls, temperature, 81: con-
dition, SO. Receiving reservoir. temperature,
"a; condition at north connection, "a; south
connection, SO. Distributing reservoir, tenn
perature, S5; condition at intuent gatehonse,
S5: condition at ef1luent gatehOuse, 33. High
| tides in the river to-day at 1853 q. m. and s:19
pm.