The New York Herald Newspaper, September 16, 1858, Page 8

second night? A. There Deen five or six hun- THE QUARANTINE WAE. rst mit A. There mia ave nee potas there any Sing on the second night? A. Ido ARREST OF ONE OF THE INCENDIARIES | 0. Did you hose any convorsstion with the priscner on FOR ARSON. the Dbt? A. 1 think I did vot, ae METCALF AT Q, Was Vac meeting ot Naatites Hall Defore the WHO BXAMDUTION BEFORE JUSTICE age wor's Srod? A. Yes, sir. ‘STAPLETON—TESTIMONY OF DB. BIGEELL Dia you see the prisoner there? 4. I can’t say that ‘The exemination of the alleged incendiaries st Btaten 1a, fea aland was commenced moraing before Judge oe oat was fo vena, 1 — he ‘Metcalfe, of Richmond county, at Lyceum H:1!, Staplctow, tare-yys constderabie hospital property among cine, a large number of the citizens of } Stapleton wdens 1) w iron, besetaads, 8 of be ‘snd Castleton being present. wore alas several ‘8 cart and about 600 tons of ‘The warrants issued by Judge Metoalfe ca Tuesday | cogj, 300 sone of which pet Just tothe evening were placed in the hands of Constable Giles | fire; the furniture belonging to Was algo con. te exeoute, but only one of the partion was arreniod—J. | °°CTZ6 Mt drive arfag of the female were G. Thompeon—the other, Ray Tompkins, Deing erat eens Sr ual poaltive, ‘accompanied bee apd how many were there in il? , Thonn wae early em hand, F wy Oonnabie Giles wad several of nis friends, | fh, uigine mmct Bor they ents; sowse got ont when they found ‘At a Lutle past ten o'elock Mr, Wm. B Anthon, counsel Q. Had you removed any to that hospital during the Sor the prisoner, appeared; also, Mr. 4. De Groot, District bene A. Wie hed then al the ee eet Attorney of Richmond county, his asseciates N. C. Clarke, due Gumrest pares of this building. ” Eag,, and afus H, Peckbam, of Albeny, advisory counsel Q. Do you know that by the burning of the female bos- of Atiorney General Lyman Tremain. At half past ten eS ees desth of any of the patients? etelock Judge H. B. Metcalfe appesre’ and took his seat) ““o, From exposure or otherwise? A. No, sir. aqpon tho bench. Constable Giles then reported thathe | Q Where were they left that night? A. They were laid ‘nad eon unable to arrest Mr. Ray Tompkins, he being at on the ground near the wall, known as the main brick Convention at Syracuse, but thas Mr, | Well, or south wall. "the Democratic Biante Q "Did it rain the first or second night? A. I think the Jonn ©, Thowpecn, the other party for whom a warrant | frst night was clear; the latter part of the second night Joad been issued, wes present in the court. there was a little sprinkling. : ‘ "roe conttavie was then instructed to serve subpcuss on | 0. Wasitacold night! A. Rather warm, if 1 remem: Drs, Bissell and Waiver, Thomas Carrell, Thomas Dale Q. you any yellow fever patients? A. We bad J Michse] MeQebe and James O'Rourke, end ‘that they be | think, twenty-one or twenty-three; one of them died th present st eleven o'clock as witnesses. Dr. Thompeon | "0 “whore did he die? A. In the female hospital, just was also semed, but n> subpena for him was issued. Defore tne building was fred, be had been, ameved ‘the fe then stated that he was ready to proceed | n'ght previous from the yellow fever hospita’. wis tbe exuination fon of Be yerty present. (usenet atadglies ee enn Mr. Clark, Atsoointe ‘District Attorney of the county, Q. Do any others die that night? A. Not that Tknow. vemerk: woul: ‘ith the cate of Joh death of any of those on a i th night caused by cat a l cannot say that it was; baPongy ces roduced death amovg any of thoso who Mr. Anthon said that as soon as he ae Attor- | cied joat all havo recovered since, ee ‘ney General’s arrtve! et Tompkinsville, and contem. Q you know mpeg ave recover \ 1 not say; 1 do not think apy have as yet been discharged; plated action en the part of the State authorities, Be sent | ave got ‘mostly smallpox and yellow fever patiests “word to Mr. John C. Thompson to surrender himaelt to the | ¢ present. efficer, and he immediately Lye pee Tompkins, Had you patients with other diseases? A. There “who is at Syracuse, to return and surrender bimself to the were some ship fever casos and other diseases common to cometable who held the warrant, the sailor re. Q. What would be the offect of exposure to the night air like those who were compelled to be carried ou! in the open air op the hts in question’ A. J think it was in- jurious to every one who was sick, as excitement bas a ‘bad tendency to their recovery. Judge Metcalfe—Did I understand that you stated that you gave your personal attention on boih nights to tne icky A. I did, but noticed no bad effects. Q. Have you attended those same patients since? A. I bave examined them several times, and found them Mr. Peckham—Who was the manstot? A. A Mr. Mo thewr, a stevedore, of whom there were from seventy to a huncred lodging there that nigbt. Q Do you know who shot him? A. I donot. bon ry Q Do you know Sem gege ney him? somone s Lang peveer - bim after he was shot to see was @ m: wou! Jndge Metcalfe eaid that they might as well proceed. did not think he would live six hours; Dr. Walsor attend Mr. Anthon aid that apother reason why be wanted | eq bim, snd he was removed ic the morning to the New ‘Mr. Tompkins present was to sbow their good faith in ) yory Hespi wishing an examivation; besides, s large numoer Of wit- | ©. Who owns these buildings? A. The State of Now meszes would bave to beexamined on bebalf of the de- | york, though the Commissioners of Emigration have them fence, and it would take gome time to get them here. invested in their care or hold them in trust. Judge Metcalfe said he could see no reason for apy de. Q. Can you give us information 8s to who it was Jay, and Mr. Tompkins’ cage would be proceeded with. that shot | Aah el ‘A. 1 don’t think I can. TESTIMONY OF DR. BISSELL. A recers was here taken for one hour. f Dr. Daniel H. Basel being then catled asd duly sworn, The Court resumed at two o’cleck, when Dr. Bissell was ‘testified as follows: —Q. What is your profession’ A. 1 croes ¢xamined by Mr. Anthon, as follows: — ‘am physician of the Marice Hospital and Suporin- Q. You stated on your direct examination that when Sendent of the Quarantine grounds. you spoke to these men within the Quarantine walls, oo Q. Are you & physician by profession’ A. | am. the night of the Ist of September, that they eaid they wero A. Will'you siate what occurred on the night of the lst | fremen and that it was their duty to come in’ A. Some ‘and 2d of this month in regard to the burning of the Qua- | of them said #0. Fantine buildings? A. On the night of the lst of 5 Q. Do you recollect whether you saw among them #py Der, somewhere in the veighborbood of 10 o'clock, 1 was jons with firemen’s capson’ 4. ‘the ‘accused bad strenuous! sted, and would continue to resi ' ‘cuamination ip ovurts which they believed had not ing to submik to » any other man, and as he was not pre- pent it was due bim that he should be allowed time to reach here. He felt assured that he would be present to. morrow, end would therefore move an adjournment until ‘es, maw; = fireman’s cap on, if aroused from my bed by the ringiog of our | | think the prigoner at the bar bad s Delis fer ire; got up and immediately went | I recollect right. to whee the fire was, and found what is Q How long was it after the alarm was sounded that qalled the «malipox shanty—the a reached spot where you saw these persons witb men'scapson’ A. It might be ten minutes; I did not look at any 1 3 Q. AS soon as you got your clothes on you went there immediately’ A. Yes. pation's; | went to where I ound & crowd assembled; the wall had been battered dug im which wae the swall, ST recognized several of thom,” | "Gan you dercribe any peculiarities about Mr, Tho bo there parties were and recognized sev om. you y pect . Thomp- @. Da Joe tee the defendant, the prisoner! A. Yes; he | acn’s dress by which you identified bi A. No, 1 ‘was icremost of those who had ealered the grounds; | think be had a cap on; my im; that the Srst or ‘they were coring very fast; as soon as I got near) toia | second time] saw him be red shirt on; I will say ‘them we did not want them therc; they ssid they were | now that I did not look as much as to what they wore as firemen and must come in; 1 again wid them we did not to how they acted; I am pretty positive that when I first ‘wieb. their aseiscance, and lor them to leave; they replied | met him be bad a cap on; a portion of the company were that K was their duty, and that they must belp aud put the | in red sbirte and others not. fixe owt, [ then told them that Where was no water and wo Q. You saw nothing more of Mr. mean thet even- Dad no Seed of any assistance. tog after you left him? A. I dou’t iiect that I did, Mr. Peckham bere inquired if the warrants hed been re t I retreated from the smallpox hospital. Q. On the first evening how e-! patients were there } im the entire range of hospital buildings’ A. About 80 ‘turned, and if ii was pot proper that the prisoner should Brat plead guilty of not guilty to the charge, it would be we)! What the effidavit agatnat the prisover should be read. | to 100—I cannot say distinctly; we know how many there Jadge Ketcalfe then read the affidavit of [ir Blgsell, | BFC Vy thing at cur books, ae wo pat every nape sow swhich is a2 Sollows — that comes in, and thore that die and leave conv: be if < «= Daniel H Q. How were these patients distribuie!—what hos- er a is were they in? A. fhree or four of them were in llpox shanties, the frat butidings that were set down, and c large aad ctamived, says tbat be ie the Physician i Kae Boi ‘i Tomokinaville, (a said 00% ‘od wae " " pF va sie enclosares of the } ie on the | om fre—then they were dietributed among the other Riatae cf the Lecand 2¢ of September, 1858; that on the might | yheniles, the yellow fever patients were !u two of the Gf st anki et Of September, the buildings and bospitals De | shantiee: the general patients were 10 the shantics known toaghvs 10 the peanle of the Biaie of New * | as edarties C, and the remainder im the female hospital. missioners of F migration, situs! . re al owa'ss we Women's Hospital, sud a few sees stating, a0 an tbe ede of Bepiamber ibe | the tat of Sepiember’ said Women’? Horpital an’ otber smelt buildings, comprising | ferale Dospital. ‘aD the Duildings snd erections owned oy oa pearee of the Q. Who moved thers’ A. My servant: and nurges; I Buate of New Lork, or the Commindopers of Fus'araiion. within | cannot pay but some persons assisted avid ensiogiines, were wilcully and maliciously and felosiousiy | "yo. “cannot say but thet some of the parties who Q. Where were these pstionts taken on the evening of A. They were moved dows to the to aw. eel Gre w am Dur and depones' bath just cause to sue | d in brite! ie down? a pect, that Ray Tompsins and Jobo ©, | were inside the walls assisted in brirgirg the own? Bee tt Ag fiteiy, maliclouny ani felonisualy eet fre { A. Toapnot cay; Thad aceorances that they should not be to acd burr the said butliings burnt re gerunent prays that warrants may be lesued Q. Now, Dr Dingell, don’t you know that these parties who were within the walls that night were actively en- gaged in moving there patients’ A. I ¢o not; | never saw a — touching a patfent; I have no knowledge on that subject, Q. Where were zou at the time the patients were being from * and es)! offender! rested and Gealt wie Sem: thie 1b day of Sapiernde xy to ‘ “this ny vermber 1468, be Berarn 0 04 ramines | wy Judge of Richmond County. “. toat the de, "Sd80t denied the charge, the & to the lower grounda? A. Some of the patients in the shanty were out; before I ar- rived it was all on Bre. Q. How @f the patients were in she condition that they could ther ’ A. There are few patients ander such circumstances what could walk; were Noite, and ‘the fire roused them up, for if ey 4 romainet Dospital by my employes, who went with me, they hav. ods or otherwise’ A Some eovored ie vad Wih otis waa | fema © nowy. Cetin: f Bou't Know that aay wer? Sag on: ie cond woot rere brought om ca; WADy were aesisted by persons at thirty feet from the butldi was a strong dis- | Drought in carriages; sD poniticn manifested by the crow Duilding, | thelr eices bolding them °™ 46 im their arms? A I on neeing this | again remousi alc| 4 tried to a oe pny r get thom to go away | bade m hands, and | think #0, and some on that wore in the St. Nicto- Gino threstened to aboot them. bul ite at. Q. Who were these ra Think, 804 & Spanien Qention to wha! | said they fual! od my as- | ise’ A. There was a ship's crew, he H wistacte away, and pushed me ground; they Po gag ace creed aa then ¢% away my musket, and severa’! other Ware thet heaith; » A. All of thom, I be- see ee aioe wen i ina ae lieve; bey mere seat tes we do not keep ay Rick fence, and there bsited | there some little | ‘icho!ea. . ume," . Was ite common practice to keep people that were Mem Ay ro welitm iho dt Nicholas? A. It bas been for the lat two ‘yeart— 2s long as I bays been there; it was kept ae a oarding and lodging house; webave had six hundred in ata tme. @ average would 3 | there ; some months we wor | Dave fret clase passengers from ehips and steamboats that bed to be quarantined. . Q_Where were the second and third ciess Dy A. Th ee 5 we bed eight . -. . a Q far was the ®t Nicholas from the smalipox hos ‘We horpital, known , }o 4 it; | should say about six y ‘wis fitied wp for boarders; there or sixty five tbat. . oocupy ing iho beilding at tbe time, moet them were in q from the yellow fever hoepita’’ bed when the building was first Grea. At or thirty rods. @ Are you positive that rr i P we Q ra. of , beng = he Deliding when Gred’ A. | only "wi wae bean ao .. “vr be be Fay 4 gt were burned that might? A. The them ig for them it was up at 3 if we the government wash house. we bad » wash houve al ths emailpox hospital where we washed for all sialipox patients Q How many of these recond clase passengers wee gerersiiy in the shanties’ A. 1) om the arriy , coal house, wagon and coffin buildings the dweliiner occupied by two or three familes and the bonpitals mentiones iret were destroyed on the wight of the Je: inst @ Do you know if theres were any persons in any of Aweee buildings when Lred’ A. | do pot. Of ships; some would bring all Grat clase gers gud Q. Did you see the prisoner again that night’ A. I don’t | ome of Doth; we have had twelve hundred on ine Uhink | did. round at once: these parties were not al! sick they wie > @. What did you bear said among there partion? A, | kept for observation, thie last season we bad very few ‘They raid bat littie. they were very quiet in all they | om igrante. Q How far were these cight shanties from the yellow fever ? A. | should think four to six rods. @. Now, Doctor, I pat this question to you--whether io place where the second clats passengers are kop! ie © iy the tame range of shanties where the yellow fev or camer are? A. They are all in ranges; there is ove fun dred feet, perhaps, between each range; we uve the two @. Did you see the prisoner there’ A I cannot say | ai cach end for yellow fever patients, and all inside fur that | did; I might ¢ seen him that night, but nor | the paseengers. when he was leading s crowd. | @ After you use one of these shanticn for yellow fever Q Then yoo might have seen him during the night’ | 4° you ever puts third class passenger into ll’ A Not 4. IC) remember right | think | did see him; there wes » | thst! recollect of; wo would whitewash it previously, done, and seemed to work by signals, which they would | give now and then. ©. What ocourred on the second night’ A. Shortly be- fore ten o clock oF # bouts there wae a large con- courre of people at Barns’ Hotel. they wore, | believe, bolting @ ratification meeting to celebrate the burning of the duilowga destroyed on the first night. large crowd parsing continually through the grouads, the | however. Wale Daving been knocked down In over half a doz: Q. Where was the washing of the recond class pareon- placer fers done’ A. Tt was done at the furtner end of ine fround—si the government part of it. Q What tinse wae it they commenced work on the . Wha\ war thore to prevent the vocend clase Seound night’ A. About ten o'clock they Arat fired what | i * ¥ei caliea Burtemee's row, which We cif emall two story | Bere srom going close to the shanties oocapied by Dourer 00 the 1 ond of the ground | low fever patente’ A. Nothing but the directions of at Woeee Yalldings Delong to Quarantine! A. You, | thore ip chay,e they wore toid to keep them away. ni . Q Have you ever put a case of amalipox in! na G What building was next fired? A. The dwelling O¢- | shantion’ A. One of these thantien watt wsea en Re ach ees: Deputy Beal Ontos, Dight as 8 8IN® lyoR howp\lal—one of there eight slantion Q Which next” A. My own house; then the building | we had no patients in the smalipox hospital since inet known a ete howpital, Une bourse ooo fevnnie, , the bow upied by ing. Dr, Waleer, and then to Abe outh ues, cousieting health oMenre’ of ost wen's boure, the wash bouse rs$y~-4~ lowed q@ Ind yrgre oz, muskets or firearms to any one that might’? At ; | Ghink I gave one to Mr. Carroll and a fod the lodge and gate | musket to award Brady; pistols to Simon Shiel keepers’ buildings the docks wore also dectroved © ’ 4 rg Apc tel ta ad and, I think, I gave one to James O'Rourke; | don’t recol. few went ahead, where they rems nea ttime, and in , # few momenta the buildings would be envoioged ia ames ney appeared to have some kind of fiuid win them, but him pirce. Leonid wet hat || was Q Was the musket which you gave t Heady loaded’ @ Wee you tear enough on the second night wo qhet was said? A. Only thas they would ‘apon e+ ean they were ai) 1 know there ware the buildings,” which appeared was the signal o destroy | «. Who loaded these arma? A. I caunot say who lon’ Shem for thay came running up Wo my iweliug, crying | ed them leat: I loaded them when they were sent down oot “Save the old doctor's house, ‘hey male ® | tome: I loaded each one myself, and gave thom to such Tusb i vo eave 4, and burned it down. (iAnghiter.) pernone ae | wished to take charge of them. = How many Go you think were onyaged inthe work | G Do you know of thelr being discharged after you on the Oret night’ A. From 600 to 1,600. | loaded them? A. Ido not; 1 don't wish to eay precisely Q Dit you bear any firing’ A. There were quite a ; understood that one ‘a summer of guns fred throughout the night, and | aaw one | and reloeded them, ot dou know asoeph whee bevid pine shir me 4 Wee t during the time of the firing thatthe men | | What at a wer shot’ A. He wan shot jest at the ume the firing | bullets for Pant» fw A Piya was ysicid curame 08d. Q Did jon remove K Q When wee the frat gun fred? A, Shortiy efier the | received by b+ andy Fg ae ne a ope acre Cre! fred hear vera! during the night — Q What was the nature of that wound fe * before twelve o'clock ta ounse, whether by ball or show A. It wae © large 8 what Ramber Of PersupE Wore prewent on the opening in the region of tbe spine, siumost 20 large thas impression is about thirty or rod: Q Te mexis her direct ovurve to the steamboat wharf, bow near has the ferry boat to pees this A. pastes very near, frequent'y s0 a8 {nose on the boate freq ‘swore thas they it away; the waves the boat raises tears aud rubs away the dock, and I have often beard that they throstened tear it all away. * Q. Previous to the Ist and 2d of September how often were these stevedores allowed to go to the city of New they were allowed to goat all; I know tbat they are niger, So gal they often applied to me to go, and I bave refused. Q. Where were these men on the night of the cabie cele- bration—the lat instant? A. I cannot say; 1 did noi go wo their beds; | saw them up all the evening to where they sleep, as they bave all to pass my office; I know there was a large number of them there that night. Q Have you ever seen any of them outside the; A_I don’t think I bave; I have very seldom been out my- self,and if 1 had met them I don’t think | should know them; I know but very few of them. Q. Do you know where these stevedores were on the night of the republican peer electinn in this county? A. I did pot see them; I nothing about it; 1 did not see them outeide the walls, and whether they were or not I cannot say. Mr. Peckham objected to the question. Mr. Anthon proposed to show that upon a certain oc2s. sion this baud of stevecores working in the holds of these ipfecied vessels, wore led by the Health Officer of this institution outside the walls and thrown inte a crowd ba = 16 at @ political meeting ir. Peckbam—Does my friend argue thst tha! is an an swer to this charge? Mr. Anibon—It is claimed that no crime whatever has been committed, and that this institution and the mauner in which it is conducted is a nuisance of « most abomi- nable character; of such & character that the people were perfectly justitied im abating it by their own acte; and more iu conse: particulary quence of the abominabie practice, which of late hes been followed by the officers of this institution in tending to destroy the health of thig locality and of the + of New York. ir. Peckham observed that al! the desire he had was to folly investigate the matter. If the question bad avy legitimate bearing upon the issue, of course he would not object; but it appeared to him if these outside matiers were admitted they would never get through the evi dence. Ee did not think thet bis learned triewd intendei to contend that improper ecnectments or the improper introduction of them into the coun- ty was any sort of justification for the buraing of theee bullaings. Supposing Dr. Thompeon dit violate the rules, and supposing the rules were not in themselves proper, and that in the — of the citizens of Rich- mond county they required to be changed and they were & nuisance, the proper remedy was to have the law changed and the cfficer removed. It was no answer to the charge they met to investigate into. Ex Judge Dean (who appeared with Mr. Anthon for the defence) sald that there were two subjects they should inquire into. First, whether tho offence bat been com- misted, and that should be thet under the law as it row is and has been for centn- ries that no offence bad been committed: that an indi- vidual, or a body of individuals, have the right, witbout indieting a nuisance, t> remove it, and they aboold first inquire whether, in the management of these buildiags, it was 8 public nuisance which required to be abated. , Anthon followed, and cited a ceae from 15 Wendell, where the peopie demolished a large baildisg in which — sick were, because it was deemed a public nuieance. The Court ruled the question admissebie, and observed that he intended to give the examination a very thorough range, in order that the public should ree how the evtire institution bad been managed, and al! the fasts bearing upon the matter. Crove-examination continued—Q. Do you know of any cf the stevedores baving been outside the walls at —— cal meeting or otherwise? A. I do not, I never saw Eo coeenme sagen fe Re pegens, 8 80. Qwbere do the Durees who nivoud the sick reside * Ineide of the walle; they do not frequently come up to the city; they are not permitted to go into the villege, bat 1 have eeea them there; they geoeraliy get written passes when they go ou'side tho walle; we frequen‘iy catch the Wwhabitante of the village insite the walls, acd I suppose our people may get out the same way—over the walle The Doctor was then exarained se to the condition of the sick on the day after the fire aod on the Thursday follow ing Ho merely repested biv sta*ement already publish- a, adding that be did not ses any of the persone inside the walle or around il! treating or dealing inhomanly towards the sick. He alro testified as to ihe location of the buildings, and that before hin connection with (uaran- Une be (Dr. Bissell) resided in Livingston county for a great many sears, He bad seen « few cance of yellow fever previous to bie appointment, bat not many. To Mr. Peckbam—{ did not see any effort on the part of the men wearing fromen’s cape end red sbirte to extin guisb the fismes. as to the infected clothing the role waa Rottorend anything to the wasb house that would en- danger the washerwomen, and that bad been so rightly observed ibat they never had a case cf yellow fever \o- side the walle—they never knew one to break out inside. persons you distinguishod iy A. eg pl oa there ] knew by Bawes | cannot tel); | sew Mr. Rey fom- fay) A. ote quarter of b million of ‘to $300,000. To Mr. Anthon—Q In your opinion bas that q $250, jnarantine extablishment ever been snificiently isolaied to render it eafe for the inhabitants of the of Richmond or the city of New York, with respect to infectious or oonta- diseases? Mr. Peckam objection to the question. Objection overruled. think avy canger could be appr Mr. Anthon~—i vend os wate on ay managed in ruch sto insure the people of Rich mend from infection or diseare * Witness— Well, I cannot ey ‘a . frderent sufficient if the Quarantine laws were Q Do you mean were pot faithfully I say thet were Atitution for two Examizred by Peckham—Q. I» the Qaarautine far enough from the city of New York’ A. 1 said if the laws were carried out. Well, Fuse Well sir, the further off the better. (Laugh. which was soon tuppressed ) from New York? A. Yes, unt for there cases of walle? A. My belief is that ther on by? agua ont toteraorsree 9, ringing articles 2 om ‘and algo from the fxot that ariel by suction which were infected, and were oistributed wherever people chore to take them Q. What sort of articles did they bring from ehipe’ A. J cappot say; I believe clothing Q. Iwill ask you thie, whether you think, since you have been connected with It, this piace bas been conduct- ed in aenfo * mance’ A You, sir, 1 consider will eay latioe Hospital end grounce, as far a8 | have control over them. To Mr. Anthon—1 heard of Kearney’s death, | cannot ttate whether he was employes ar wievedore or vot. | do Ot know, except by gevera! report Mr. Anthon—Don’t you know that he wea “Depaty Seow mas’ } bter ) > Witness —1 don w, exeopt by rumor THE QUARANTINE LOCATED OPENION Mr. Anthoo—What is your opinion if the Quarantine were located at the Battery, with strict qnarantine raga ations, a eptorced—would it be perfectly safe for the city of New York Witnons—No, #! Ieay 29, Zelow fever 53 AT THR WATERRY=OR wisent’s don’t think \t would: [ cannot say— f my own; if they would allow me to tient T think it would be were rigidly enforced 1 an op! make the perieotly # Fiaoguier ) Alter a few w rtant questions the court adjourned tll this morning at half pact ine o clock During the examination of Dr. Rinsel, the Health Oficor ‘of the town of Castleton (lr. Mandsy) handed the follow ing notice to Drs. Bisse! and Waleer, with reference to ere dead bodies through the town from the Qnaran- Sept. 1 Duan Sin~I hereby notify yo: ty jealih, ate recent meeting held at the house of T 0. Barns, In the Village. adopted an orticance probing the Quaran tine authorities from sending ‘he bodies of cersons dead from low fever or other @ froma ube Quarariioe grounds the tow! Cantivion. to the cemetery heretofore iaaed for burying tee dead from thet ‘maturation, speotfuily, ¢ NDAY, “tReaident Physician of Marine jfospial, Healh Officer of oye So Br. Tow: Caatievon. reerb, Tho Health Omficer of Castleton, Dr. Munday, suceeded on Monday wright In removing the poor families frem the infected dints t to a buflding im Sarah Ann street. bat the Deighbors, on neering of the fact. created such an excite- | ment about it that the parties were compelled to move back to their old ters in the infected district at a into hour at night. A building will at once be erected on som Jot, and the parties ayain removed tow place of y: The militia continue to do duty, as ordered by the Govw- ernor, 8 close watch i kept in the Quarantine growads, and no person is allowed in or out without a written order from the Health Officer. , It te aald, will bo held next Saturday after. by Whe sitizene of the county to ga ‘ae destruction of the ede, aad hy before the public the tbat ‘they bave for th, four years beeu compelled to sub- Pe po ye county ‘or years. COMMISSIONERS OF HEALTH. COMMITTEE FROM THE CHAMBER OF OOMMEROE—BX- CRSS1VB QUARANTINE CHARGBS—OCOMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO THE CASE OF THE 8T#A4MER ATLAN- TA—PRESIPENT HASWELL ON THE HERALD—G .NE- meeting at the usual place at noon yosterday. Present, bis Honor the Mayor in the chair, and President Haswell, Dre. Miller, Thompson and Rockwell. Mr. Scott, the Clerk of the Board, who has been unwell, was also pres’ nt. ‘The minutes having been read and disposed of— “The Mayor stated, im the course of the proceedings, that 8 committee of the Chamber of Commerce, consisting of Messrs. Royal Phelps, Mclelland and Lindsay had waited upon bim in reference to the charges which were made at Quarantine. The committee stated that the merchants were complaining loudly at what they conceived to be ex- orbitant charges, and which, they say, are three or four times ag high as they ought to be. These charges were for lighterage, stevedoring, and sl) the other work per- formed at Quarantine. He (the Mayor) had, been unable to give the geutlemen of the committee anything like a Positive and satisfactory answer, so far as thelrcomplaints ‘were concerned; but he promised to get. a complete state- ment of all the expenses and charges for stovedores, light- ers and everything’ else by Monday next, at ten or ; and if it was shown that any abuses existed at Quarantine, the health suthorities ‘would feel it their duty to take the proper steps for their reformation without delay. He therefore inquired of the Health Ofticer whether he would be ab‘e to have s report prepared by Monday morning. ‘The Hears Ovricer said—Certainly. And at the same time explained, that for the order and regularity essen- tial at Quarantine, it had always been considered advisa- ble to nave all the bueinees referred to by the Chamber of Commerce regulated under one head, so that if there ccourred apy infractions of quarantine law, the health ‘authorities might know where to lay the blame. This court gg eA ‘beneficial to the yee of commerce. cou! himself, satisfy any ry OM the rubject of excessive charges, although he could say that in ail ipatances the were reguiated and by one person. He would, however, obiain the necessary information in concurrence with the order of the Board. Dr. Rockweut inquired whether those crafts called ‘out- side lighters’’ were under bond. Thi ‘Lm OFviceR replied in the ailirmative. They ‘were all protected by the quarantine regulations; but it was Deceneary for the pnblic health that they should be uncer one head. The Mayor taid the authorities were always willing to do whatever was right, and when they obtained the neces- sary information, they would be better prepared to act. Dr Rock wat said that while be fi led tae post of Health Officer, be made it @ rule to eon every lighter under bond, What be wished to know was whether theso lighters spoken of were named in # bond; for he was of 1 ed to go nowhere nor do anything olse. afver @ few remarks from other gentlemen, the matter was ordered to stand over til) Monday next. AD appiicaion was received from the brig Juanita, from St Jobns, Porto Rico, asking to be permitted to come up w the city. Scearrived ; Quarantine on Sunday last witbout any sickness on board, and reports St. Johns, Porto Rico, to be very healthy. Oroered to remain at Quarantine jor afew days for observation, and to come up under the rule of the Board. ‘The steamer Florida, from Savancal, was ordered to lay 4} Quarsptine for a iew days more. AD application was je to permit some cotton to be transhipped on lighters from am vaesel s* Quarantine toasbip at pier No. 4 North river for exportation to Havre, in a vessel which will sail on the lst October. ‘The brig Fanpy OldGeld, from Ponce, was permitted to Proceed forthwith to Hunter’s Point, tor repairs. An application was received from Meeers. Brookman, of York, seking that the bark L.D Oarver migut bo & lowcd to come up to the city to take ln cargo. will be permitsed to come up under the rule A lever was rece! from Comrodore Kearney, in- quiring when the United States steamer Susquehanna will be relieved from quarantine, in order that instructions might be transmitved to the Secretary of the Navy. The Clerk was directed to reply to the » siating tha: the steamer bad been detained in consequence of the appearance of another case of fever after she had been fumigated; and there were one or two bills tor cleapelr entiation, &c., still unpaid. The brig Julian Hallock, from Retiedios, Cuba, was per- milted to discharge car, on lighters. Dr. Micusn cald thet, in reference to the steamer Atlan- 1a, to inguire icto the circumstances connected wita which he and President Haewell had been appointed a commit- tee, he would report thet they bad acted upon the in- structions cf the Board. They wailed on the owners of the steamer, and exem'ped their books amd all the They sew ‘ications: wade by the owners bere to their ageats in Charl aod Baltimore in regerd to the oh of the destioat ton of the steamer and the di i fom of her portent phase after a very careful aad impartial examination, that ‘Was bo \uteption whatever on the partof the owners to practice arythirg ke deception upon the Health aathor!. Vee of thie port, put that they so discharged their dugy as to them appeared fair and just. They bad no msrepreeent; and ia any int tho Health Offoer it was simply avvnthom | opitioc—and, in fact, aid not know—that euch infermation ‘wes pecersary. In & conversation he tain Cravtree on the subject be inquired course he was io the babit of pursuing when tein of a packet, when be bad to answer the the Heaith Officer. The Captain said that under & sitilar error himself, as he did pot deem it neces. sary to mention a previous ture. In view of al) these things, he (Dr. Mil gene gy haat im this case were not to and President Haswell pe pgs concur with nim that the owners intend- no de ‘ception. ‘The Maror—But what do you say of the captain’? Dr. Mian said be had 20, reason wuslever to think otherwise of the capiain of the steamer man. weil kuows Bo deception whetever. The question was about being putas to the ad the report of the committee, exonerating the corme at ogee g aes Dr. Rock wert said wiabed to inquire from the com mitice whether they bad taken the evidence of Captain Dr. MrLuse knew that Captain Berry was an honorable man, and one that would do full justice, eo far as be war copoerned; but as » member of the Committee of Lequiry he could not lose sight of the fact that he ot! ich tight, ies ‘th thetr daty, “sy G or w w took ie fects aa feted them on paper, and 4 they to rpeak for ihemee!' Dr. ROCK WR aid thes did not answer bis gate. Captain Berry bad evidence to give—on oath, if neces- -—and be wanted to know why he bad not been ox- jent Hasweit said the evidence before the corm mit apd lv matters AS ee, be wee too lng acquainted wih sivameh'p afiaire to wit the etatements of one iino avaingt acother Dr. Rockwait would believe Berry a@ soon as any man’s letter book. Be bad rd no good reason why the commitice refused to take the evidence of ly he waa es trothful and as honor. Doctor Rock ¥*ii—Thew why wes bet or gence not taken’ fle (Dr. Reckwet!) was fully convinced that there was aa intention to deceive, not cn the part of the Mesare, Crom. rweil, but om the part of the captain. As the case now stood, he would pot hesitate to say what C Berry had menUoned He eatd that wDilst in the port of Charies- ton the agente and the captsin of tie Ad@ata had boasted Ubas they tuterde:! to deceive the Commissiovers of Health at New York by going to Baltimore and baling thenos, They boasted of the very thing which they afterwards dij, and be (Dr. Rockwell) waa sur; at Dr. Miller’ fusing to take the sworn evi of the captain who conla give such ‘mportart testimony, merely because he — to an oppor ition line The question was subsequently divided on motion of Dr, Roce wer It was unanimously resolvyea to exonerate the owners from all juestion to decide whether the captain intended On the to deceive or not being put— Dr. Rockwrtr celled for a division, MT waa, however, carried in the affirmative, Dr. Rock weil provesting, The Mayon raid he thought the evicence of Capt. Berry should have been taken. President Hasweit observed that the small quantity of b~ which was ht from Charleston to more, fend hence to this the Atlanta, was directly contra ry to the orders of the owners, Tue Mayor sald they would have best shown that py Aircharging their agents immediately. President Haswei. thought that a question for the own- “hen m thought 4 s question that with) e Mayor i aqui came in the Province of the Board. be ‘The matter then dropped. Rahs Dg gd the 4th of Aw gaurt, and ginoe been ay! _ 8 condition. to come to the city to go into the dry dock for repairs, tent to the Insurance office. Bho was permitted to proceed to Hunter's Point imme. dimtely. The bark Aurn, from Sagun Is Grande, war permitted to come up, under the rule of we Board, in ten days from time of discharging. De. Mier “ap What was to be done in the case of y the steamer Florida, from Sayagnah, some eixty or #e' in oumber Js Wee ordered tbat they be allowed to proceed at once | COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION, REPORT OF MAYOR TIEMANN AND SUPBRINTSNDENT CORLIES— LETTER FROM COMMISSIONBE JELLING- BAUB—RESOLUTION 10 REBUILD AT QUARANTINE IMMEDIATELY, ETO. The Commissioners of Emigration held their regular ‘weekly meeting at the Worth street office at three o'clock yesterday afternoon—Presidont G. C. Verplanck in the chair, There was a full attendance of members, and Mayor Tiemann, of New York, and Msyor Powell, of Brooklyn, were also in attendance. Dr. Rockwell was also present. ‘The Preaipent remarked concerning the raising of the loan necessary for building purposes at Quarantine, that they had power under the law to borrow, bu! the authori- ty was not given them to grant o mortgage on the build- ings without a certificate of approval. Mayor Tiemann said the necessary arrangements would | ‘de easily made. ‘The following communication from Dr, Biase was read and ordered on file:— To Tur Honorsace THE ComMIss10NERS OF EMIGRATION: — ' Mpc reaped oy Cd inform you that on Mooiay Lm the employe of the wash house were ‘out of. the Ko" omer iaced at your disposal by the Collector, IETMRa hr Locke, who ordered them ost, directed the ma” 4 4 er Fines to take - of the but ding. ry slater hour of the ‘Baking oud on heir departure MF Locke’ plused airy e e, OR s - vernment Jock on the door of the storehouse, Keeping the key thereof in bis own ion. sterday morning (Tuesday) 1s was reported by one of tho fee eee ing egain, and tt is now in my porses. oe a Srety moment of wis ” Tam belug cznuained ai 4 wibneenia Debalt of the people. Mayor Tiemann seid that it was proper for him to au ounce to bis associate Commissioners that the Construc tion Committee of the Board visited Quarantine day be- fore yesterday, with a view of determining how many of the old hospitals should be repaired, and how mapy per manent structures should at once be erected. He said that the committee was unanimously in favor of recom- mending immediate and permanent reconstruction of at! the residences, offices and hospitals necesrary tos com plete institution for the , cure and treatment of persons arriving in por! affected with yellow fever, smal: pox, or other pestilential disease; and that such recon- struction ‘hould be in every respeot of material not sus- ceptible of being destroyed by the torch of the incen- diary. He said that the committee had concluded to ad- ‘view that the large and beautiful edifice heretofore known ping — of Quarantine, aed fee oa ception of well passengers retained ranting, shod berrebuilt vom! te formdation; and that a almilar coo. clusion had been arrived at in reference to the Smallpox Boepital; the residence formerly occupied by Dr. Walser; and the Marine Hospital storehouse, except that the latier nemed buildings could be repaired without taking down the walls. He said, also, the committee had con cluded to recommend that the walls of the Quarantine en closure should be substantially r and elevated 5> as to be im; ‘ble aud impregnable; that all the resi denves of the officers and employces of the institution ebculd be wholly within the enclosure and not asiog on the street, as heretofore; and, besides, that there shoul be no paseage way from the grounds into the town of Castleton, except a gate ope , to be used exclusively in connection with burying the dead, ‘The Mayor anid tbat, in connection with the though’ of ‘on the old site, tho rebuilding the Lge ageerm commlbies bad not been anxious reflection the fears which hed heco im reference to in fact, to consider this tention to a plan of pro asrantive establishment, and of pew im relation to the piace of detention, &<., of vessels coming from yellow fever porte, which the committee unan! feodoreed es sflording, if carried out, a perfect guaranty that no part of tbe port would hereafter suffer from the of ye.- Jow fever, aud certainly not Staten Island. plan re- ferred to, be enid, had been partly tnittaved thie season , compelling yellow fever versels to come to on thelr ar val in the tower bay; and that the only reason why it bad pot been fully carried out, was owing simply to the fact that it had been found ly im w discharge cargoes at the lower anchorage. The Mayor my hed the whole pian was to rebuild and re- copstract in the most substantial and approved maaner eli the pecesrary accommodations to make tho Quarsctine grounds a model inatitution aga marive hospital, to con- struct ample piers, wharves and storehouses in tho lower eS remote from any land, where ail yellow fever ves- eels should be c.wpelled to discharge cargo, cleavre, fu oats venti'ate and ride out their quarantise beLion ; not to allow, under any circumstances, a vorsel from & yellow fever port to anchor above the Narrows, bet ween the shores of en Isiand and Long Island. He sald ‘that this plan, so far as yellow fever was concernet, and which was the great dicad of the port, practically re- ma'ter; that they en posed addisionsl facilities to the present moved Quarantive; and tha! this conclusion was arrived at from the well known fact that the great danger of io feetion from Li ollow fever is from veesels Bot ‘The following is the usual weekty statement: to To same date in 1857. Tomates in institution st Worwetolant . Ws ey ce ele i 1a 1.608 Balance Jan. My . $32,165 69 ar to ‘m3, seein pee tap — ve 196,787 06: soe $108,942 97 toe +: 140,287 70 Current of Aug. 25 and Rept. 1, 9,143 13 irrent expenses: v's ep! 149,400 89 Balance of commutation furd......++ ++ Mayor Timm any sug; meet twice a week in of Quarantine affairs. ‘The Presipen sgreed, and sug? ested ® morning seasion, ‘This was agreed to, and the Board adjourned to meet on Friday morning at nine o’clock. Chamber of Commerce. THE RUMORED BELBOTION OF THE BROADWAY THE- ATBE AS A POST OFFICE SITE—OPPOSITION OF THE CHsMBEN THERRTO~ WORRE THB NEW POSE OFFICE SHOULD BB LOCATED, A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday st their rooms at the corner of William and Cedar streets—the President, P. Perit, in the cbair. Mr. Parit announced to the Chamber that {t was cur- ently reported that the Broadway theatre had been se- lected by the government as the site for the new Post Office, end it was desirable that the voice of the merchants abould be beard on the proposed chavge. Mr. Janes Lee stated that the Postmaster General had expressed a wizh to know the feeling of the Chamber on this important subject, and be (Mr. Lee) hoped that it ‘would be given in a manner that would be unmistakable, He, for one, was strongly opposed to the site in comtem- plation. The lot wag seventy-five feet front, two hundred deep, with a wingin the form ofan L. As it was sur- rounded by high buildings, it would be impossible to give ag much light as would be required for the purpose of a Post Office. It was in every respect an improper loca- tion, Mr. Caren Barstow objested to the proposed site most decidedly, and urged that no better site than the one at ‘The question of acjournment he come or : thie om Mr. A. A. Low said it was strange that the merchanta never beard of these negotistions for a Post Office site until the bargain was nearly concluded. Those who are directly interested are never cousalied, while needy pro- perty holders have {t all their own way. Mr. F. A. Conxune wished to know whether that Cham- ber merely represented the feelings of a few dozen merchants, or the mass of our citizens. The question simply was, eball ® few merchants, who live pernsps in Brooklyn, Jereey City, Staten Isiand, and other suburbs, ir convenience consulted, or shall he 700,008 ? It was convenience of our poorer ctizens, who lived up towa, was quite as wortby of consideravion as that of a few rich bankers There had been scme ‘alk of ths New York twenty five years no unoccupied lots lem, and eurely, in building @ Post Office, meg ‘up town should be regarded. ir. James Lice etated Tecommenaed by the committee in Conseque! ce of the large business interest dowa In ove of tho bavks—the American ert letters avereged dai'y between five and six buadred. he bad to go to the New York Hospitat for bis which cawe on Saturday, he could till Monday. He contrasted livery bere ana tm London = |. F that site for the Post Office. ee toe ‘that th: moved stili further up town, ib respect the mercuants of New York, but he alletod ns thor influence at Washing on was notso great as another aad very different class of people. Afier remarks from other members, the following was pared: — Whercas, the Chamber having !earned from the Chair- man of the Post OMlce Committe that the Post naster Ge vera! bas it woder coneideration to remove our Post | Office srom its present cite lo the site of the Broadway w " Resolved, That this Chamber disapproves of such movel. the propored location be anes ible, by reason of the buildings that surround {i, ite dis- tapoe from the great cenire of commerce, and the ingufll- ye Be 3 aus Sever spoken against the proposed , the Chairman referred the resolution to the Post Office Committes—viz. , James Lee, A. A. Low, Caleb Tileston and FE. D. the sum appropriated by pan mn da maa of Quarantine there sti! The following communication was reosived from J. B Carlies, Superintendent of Repairs ‘and Supplies, aud read ip conn with the Mayor’ a Orrice oF rue Sur't or Reratne axn Scrrcces, } No. 8 City Bata, To tHe Commission ens oF PurgRation:— Genviewer—Laving carefully examin ant! emt the buijdings at 2 propresd 0 be sepsired. T have the honor to sketches of the eid eat mace by N. . itect, together with estimates \be provable Ghee hee 8 fee buildings, at $1,000 eieh....... Wash fod biteben. eeeeee ween Borpital “” oeee . ‘eeper'® lodge... eased Total ne ww «$18 60 oxniths! After some desultory conversation the Mayer of Naw York offered the foi! resviution, observing tha, he ‘was Gestrour that the building should be started — ‘Iba: the Committers om Construction be directed to put th Smalipox Hompital and Warden's bowise in repatrin ru > man. Der as they may Ceem proper; and fuchor, tha: ihe Committee on € prepared of uch be needed for the thin en for revtcring the walls. ie wee to. Tho following letter from Commissioner Jollinghtus was presented and read to the Beard: — 90 Wonra Steear, N To 1He Hox orate Commission ene 0 trvaticn cause Chit YY, Sat. 14, i808, 1 ORATION 1 found in day's ps per Beare by mn aitmedee, ely uniontion of ® Mr. Jalili * ‘nd onirne, wi'h the exeeption of Captain’ Weed ‘a ‘nd reporting the coniagration doubt tt must be my humole self who Jom, which Je really very extraordinary, and ip just as irae. Mr. Tallmadge. admitting (he ot ‘Woot, tar ber: cr would bave kept sllence about the r—his jeter mak tno but worre. File story that he sould not have collected Oily men a an hour, 80 a8 10 be seat down to Quarantine by the Brat boat ia the teno a but mocurmtlon, ‘men have ren noni down at sila athough he onde . end atl pin ond hook, be blonseif ban not appeared int hele bat ee keno: C100R. m the tala were umph in the Tay cable; that then he cont St of barberiom by saris ceatruction by fre, and p nd dying human creatur atranrcinery that Mr. Tallmadge acted neithn- 2 the rules and regulations of the Police satatas, en of common bu? . pecttuiy wvbaived by WM. JELIINGHAUA The communication was ordered on file, er according the "gi Oyrae W. Field, bie lady and two deughtere, are expect | ed to arrive in Montreal this evening. Apartments have | deen secured at the Donegaaa Hotel. Amorg the parsengers by the steamebip Afries, which nailed yesterday for Liverpool, were several gentiemen belonging to the government of Canada, the Hos. Alex. ander Gs't, Inepector Generals Hon. J. E. Carter aud Hon. J. Ross. More [ve Bosch Spencer, Belg'an Minister at Washing- | ton, and Prince L. Sulkowsky, sailed yeeterday for Europe in the steamsbip Borussia. Samuel Bard, Peq., late Suporintendent of Padlic Bluca- tion in Loultiana, is on a visit to the North, aud ie epend- Mies Mise Chaiien, Eng’ fornia, For Southampton, Hayre avd Bambu Rorugrig~Mone de Rosch Bpen yer Hele A sienawer. fli Weeobeunetn, aceon, § Houbld; . ghiiren; Yarden 4 Joins bender, Francia Bourry, V Flarnmon, 1 Roobat, Californ Pelion, Lous Stein, New York: W Mason. ark: Enj ee) J Bradiiell, NYork; Peter it Marie Rervery Sarisraction— About a week since the Hn fi Bie tatayctte (loc.} Journate vy Vrng ss iron 's nics » about meeting between himself and W. 8 Lingle, Rey. Latareite Courter, whi, howerst, wen brought tee rmination, om Satur the tion of Mr. Lange's reply, ecligtng to sete the Sumouity in this way —Cinctimatt ‘Gacetle, Sept 13, Tae Laraverre ELormwext.—Rey, Mr, Allen, whore wite recently eloped with one Sherwood, at la- fayette, tnd, oie ny | pastor of the M joreh Ye in Jefforsony le. On beg wade fequainted with his wite’s perfidy, he tent @ letter to his cong-ogation, rasign- ing bis pastorage. Tt is supposed that guilty pair Dave gone to Barope, ne