Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-04
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
VITAL sTArIsTIOe.


VITAL STATISTICS.
The report Of Health Officer Townshend for
the week ending August 81 shows: Number OF
deaths, 80; white, A; colored, 4s. Death rate
per 1000 per annum-white. 1898; colored,
1928. Total population, 2L26. Thirty-three
were under five years Of age, eleven over sixty
years and twenty-five were under one year old.
The principal causes of death were: Consump-
ton, 10; diarrhsal, IL; typhoid fever, D;
malarial fever. 8; scarlet fever, q; pneumonia,
/; congestion Of the lungs i; whooping cough,
I; dipththeria, 2. Births reported: White
males, %; white females, 80; colored males, IS;
colored females, IL. Marriages reported:
White, IS; colored, z.
ENTITLED TO PAT ron RAINY DAYS.
The Stan has heretofore referred to the
report of Auditor Petty relative to the payment
of per diem men on rainy days. The report,
it will be remembered, was to the effect that
men not actually engaged were not entitled to
pay. In his recommendation Capt Symons
called attention to the fact that the day
inspectors were required to report to the Office
on rainy days, where they receive instructions
and make their returns. Under these circum-
stances, he says, be thinks the inspectors are
actually engaged, and recommended that they
receive pay for such work. The auditor, to
whom the matter was again referred, has
decided that where the per diem inspectors
report under orders they are actually engaged
and entitled to pay.
FOR THE GOOD OF THE BOYS.
In recent visit to the work house Commits
sioner Douglass noticed several bows hard at
work among the men. These boys were COM
mitted there by the Police Court, and in the
majority OF cases had but a short term of i'm
prisonment. Upon his return the Commits
sioner set to work TO see If there was not some
way to get these boys transferred to the reform
school, MIR. A. ]. Falls, the superintendent Of
the reform school. was called upon and it was
arranged to have these boys transferred. The
MAJ do anti o6a tba will
be transferred Immediately. In speaking to
STAR reporter Commissioner Douglass said that
1t was a crying shame that these boys were
compelled to live among hardened criminals.
They were going to the devil fast enough, he
said but he hoped that their transfer to the re-
form school would do them some good.
In Judge Mills Court.
There was an unusual large number OF
"drunks'' in the Police Court this morning.
Hugh Smith was one of them. His face was
badly SCARED and his general appearance was
that of man who had escaped from railroad
wreck. IL guess am guilty. judge yer honor
he replied when arraigned. Five dollars,
said the judge. but in consideration OF your
frankness you will get only fifteen instead of
the usual thirty days"
$50 help me God wasn't drunk" is what
William Murphy said when arraigned for pro-
family. No one expected Murphys word to be
% "
for he was fined 50.
MARINE HALF SEAS OVER.
"Oriani JONES'" called the bailiff, and
marine in full uniform responded from the
''pen-" He was tried for being drunk and dis
orderly. He acknowledged his quilts and was
assessed IS. His failure to respond for duty
will be the cause of his being marked 'deserter,"
and then some one will receive q reward of
$40 for his capture.
SAILOR MANS HACK RIDE.
"Henry Riley" was called and another Sec
ton of the United States navy responded He
had swollen head and could not deny the fact
that he was drunk last night. He was in Bill
Bruce's hack four hours and then refused to
pay so for the luxury. He claimed that he was
put in the hack to be driven to the navy yard,
and he was unable to account for Bruce's ac-
ton IN driving about the city all night with
him. Judge Mills gave him Is days on the
farm unless the bill is settled Like his COM
panion, the marine. he will probably be hauled
atty.
ASLEEP IN PARK.
"My position is very notifying Judge, your
honor, and -" began the next culprit
''Never mind your feelings" interrupted
Bailif Kendig. .'You are charged with tres
passing on the parks. Are you guilty or not
guilty." The prisoner made no reply.
Judge Mills heard the evidence OF Special
Officer O'Brien, who had found the defendant
asleep in the Smithsonian grounds Colston
told Judge Mills that he lived in Alexandria
county, Va, and promised not to get arrested
again if permitted to go this time. The judge
took his personal bonds.
Deed, jedge, was SO beastless drunk last
night dat didn't know where l was ut this
morning." said Tom Butler, an old colored
man, when arraigned on a charge of suspicion.
Who do you work for?" he was asked. Mister,
oh, forgits the name. He ar a mission mer-
chant" The old man was found this morning
about daybreak coming from beneath front
porch. Ninety days" said the judge.
81 FOR Two DAYS AT CoSEY ISLAND AND New
YoRK.-Special excursion via Baltimore and
Ohio, Saturday, September z, to this famous
resort. Round trip good two days, only o.
The Local Loan and Trust Company.
The Washington loan and trust company will
take shape a corporation next Tuesday, when
the directors will be elected 1t ia stated that