The New York Herald Newspaper, September 18, 1858, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 8050. THE QUARANTINE TROUBLES. THE INVESTIGATION BEFORE JUDGE M2T- CALPE, THIRD DaY, MEDXAMINATION OF DR. 81 88BL—TESTIMONY OF D2. WalLaa, DEPUTY BBALTH OFFICER—CROBE-9X4- MINATION OF DB. THOMPBON, BT., RTC., BTC. The investigation was reaumed yesterday moraing, ‘Shortly after 19 o'clock, as the Lyceum, S:apieton, and as om the previous days the room way crowded by Staten bhadeze and others, who manifested great interest in the proceedings. ‘Dy. Biseel', the Resident Physician, was fires called and Wexamined by Jadge Dean—On the night of the fire { tow Mr, Say Tompkins frequently on the grouris and Aad sonversations with him; to my knowledge he did not heep the crowd back at any time; I do not remember go- og up in the ferry boat on the morning of the 2d of Sep- hmber; I may bave done 60; I do aot recollect velitag Dr. ‘War low sdat only for Mr. Tompkins toe duildings would have been aj] barat; I may have said thet Mr. Tompkins hod toid me thgt the Female Hospital would have been bwat only for him the Grat night; J said, as i say now, Wat Mr, Toropkine was (N@ w0e! Aciive man on the ground, ‘and Jed she *‘troops.’” Q Waat aid he do when he led the “troops!” A. Ho ‘Wineed to go back, though constantly requested by me; I fold hiro thet ihe fire was not atthe amalipox hoepital, bus the men nid they were firemen aud should come on; 1 4eld them to torn their attention somewhere else, a8 the tmalipox hospital was safe; I also told them over and ‘ever ogain tbat there was no water there, thas there wis Reolbwg but a little eistern, which was exnausied; there Was fieh pond om the ground, but there waa a wash ead abous sixty rods from the female hospital; Ray Lem psine did nosbing t0 my Knowledge darisg tbe bara- roy ja flames; there is no brook near the aualipoz Dospital, ua ete It was Guteide the wall; there ie a stream bh she grounds about twenty rods from the ; Mat stream te about fifty, aixty or seventy y from $e hospitals; I do pot recollec! wuere wd came the first bight; there were abou: smirty or persons near the women’s hospital after the other mage were burned; shat was on first niybs, some orping; | cannot say how maay wen were ‘g700nds abe frat night velongigg so toe Qaaractine; ib ere adout seventy stevedores lovging thore; there wore ¢igdt men exoployés who were aader my oonirol; the Doctor's Doaimen are six or ¢ighs in numcer; | was applied wib firearms gome montds ago; they gut russy 820 woold not go off very we)! (laugkior); {2ere were no patienis ‘a the pmailpox hospi, the brick building, for Joar months previeus; the cook ng and weahing was done Mere; there are Dub two gates (north and soa%D) to ne brisk wail proper; some private persona (Mr. Poantaia’s twuily) Lave privilege to go im and ont at tha port gato as they plese; they keep a boarding dons, wad bey bave a sey for the gare; I doliere weir Doarders wens ipand oot with them; Mr. Fountan (e6 & iow daze 70; he was sbout one haadred years old o@ be raid be alwaye bad she privilege, and was there nee De wes Dorn; I permitied them to have th.s privi ; he stevecores Could go im and out ae they piersed \bey could open the gave; Mr Steart’s family ale baa jo this gan i) the ezaploya in the Mariae Hos d passes from me aoatrom Or Walser ta my av- ; LO permanent pasees were is#aed anti! ths present ‘me, 10 Gnabie them to pase toe military; I have acen tn- @ article ee ee a 3 eee Be eotatnend the sic 10 be’ taken to the yi ane We there wonid be proper care yellow fever patients might be taken to tho ba ‘Bospyial witbout the sligbtee’ danger of the 1ofeciioa wpfeaeing among the people; tere ‘8 aeed of & Quaran- Une, 1b ie Dot the persons who carry the divewe wour Fine , Dub tbe ebipe sad their cangoee; 1 ching Lois is tne #1 8nd prettiens piace I have ever eesm for Qnaraniize ibn e2d Of Staten Intend I Delieve t De 8 moe: heating lecation patorally, I bave beea on the other s'de of the Piand, Dub coald not select am detter piece; t tha thas one + oe canes of yellow fever Deng in Se viliege ihe people going om shpe aod aten ng; 16> not taink thas Jaige Rockwell or Ooandler Whne got the fever in idat maser; | do not ipion ihe Qearantioe grounds are lage e2cugd, | would wisn to ace ‘<6 quantity of room. wed oy Mr Peckbam—I did notece Ray Tomp Din aamociates using water OF atie ne ed them why they Jen's, aod wey taia saat wyt bese wae cut; but they imsisted on patting oot toe Gre; re ae DO quar atiecy On $26 womso’s LoSpMAl fires eight, Dot until towards morning, whea » found im there in tne act of vee Deon on no efuriof aay kind or dewcription ey Rey those thes wore with Dim to pat o.t whe men, with dremen’s ci were aetive in eesuing fire to whe premmes; ae grounds largor, Decanse we ovuld bat are: $04 wach 20 CRO BDOWIT BPPTORCD wIcep! S20Ne ConoeCt the Qoarantine, and i would keep | we er | of everydody, things sa are here 20# po heepitals near the dweiliogs cr seule he peop!s they woul! not feel anpoyed; 1 thai tbe scormmiaation for loating ax? cnlowi'ng hi pilegeiber too restricted. id nos beve then Seely & the Wheet, Dut ! wou d aot Care a0 Tach aD20t walsceing as the wharf if {3 wae joceted far enouge from Wwe dorpasio—eay a mile Vues in wnloeding oD pen tre 7 Wier, 89 symetimes it * te rough; I asiso ‘think (Ges the cholere jeepiale sould be far removed from the other is; afer ® man hes Dern on the vem scow Darning tnfectea materiale, i be chaoses his slethes | bak be can go where be preases wb perlocs savety to Nixcself apd otbere. To Er. Amtboa—1 should eupposs if a heavy bead of air were imgregaated with the distr \¢ might carry wee miaema oF poleon; hair hides aad skins aro 8) vays or woretimes 40 not Py ose can't tl eoren clothes and otner ine Bsve Decome infected, and ruc infection bas beea erried about. A mattress ip more liable to beovme infected waen Clothing, Decsuse the patieut lies om it; aod | wy ‘hat, t re, they should be fires got rid of ‘Toe reason thas Dumas hair :annot be ao easily infected ae alr mattrertes @ that dead actmal matier aad hair are ame ly Vo be imprepusved than living bair, If a mao were hard at work a day, and hie hair we} with D retien; I tink that would not cause him to get dieser Dot if a man cote bis bar matted more linely to Carry disease sane piace Defore it happened. by. Cyrene Waller examined meee! man by je practined meticine {7 qeeiee peareend am Deputy Health Ofoer in the Queran tine ertaolienmest: | was on the groun’s the Grey pint of vhe fire, | do uot K90@ anything of the arrangemenw ‘hat were Dade 0 fire the Oulldings I did not ese toe prison #78 Ob (he fecond Right, Or any person tbat | Knew, taking pari in ube Briog (Crome examined by Mr, Anthon.=I bave doen connected wiih the Qnarantine eecadliehwest sizce the 18.4 of May, 186), | boo resided im various parts of the world previous: ; Ibasy direct bere, | medicrne rug store there, | wan oot to any Way connected in business with Dr. yon. Q Did jon ever 90 any care of yellow fever before you came bere’ A. Ver, ap bere aod siso ia the West indice, | Sever atended any canes profemionnii¢ ty dour io commecton with the Quareatine were Syarting veme sto inquire into the healtn of the pesnntere eo) tree, | donrced vessels usually about the Narr: x pt wcfected veesels, infected yeanels all \bie sumer wore bea-ced in the lower bey, as the Commurioners oi Beath bea passed 8 rule requit vewols from verta’n ports to ancdor in the lowsr Day; in the fore part © the seazon Wo have boarded verso!s in the Narrows sha: wore afterwards sent down tothe lower bey, the mer bat have charge of the boats we board vessels in resid: on & portion of 6 rounds; when | board verse): | oske pereowal examination as ¥) the oberacwr of sick ies om board; on the le of deptemoer ( presume | dearded veenele in tbe apper bay; 1 caaaot recotie:t; hes previous to this for some weeks performed) my regu lar Guties as eaith Officer; on toe Lat of sepvember I wae 7 from my reskience; | waa on the grvtud ; Lpleced 20 restriction uyoa myweeif; 1 ovoenmally a the Village; HOt often; I wevt to the barber's w ge4 raved; 1 did Bot go to padlic houses aat bowls: I did put change my clothes or wash myrell carefuily before go'tg into the viliage; the sick are broaght jo doats (from Ace ower Quarantine im mhip's boats to the wae, Ome fa the steamer Cnseree; 4 well paaeengere are alno broughs up on she U odsre' js ulao employed \a taking passengers to ihe chy, bub Boy cag sick wero seal nord | at Up the dead bodice of parnons el fever ie the owner of the Cindere! Knam objected Wn the question, #e~1 do got Kuo who owns ber, Kron ination contnaed— When & vearel arrives shat | piostd the directions ara to throw open ali the patches vou tueert wind aatle, She i ailowed to remain that ony © eome days for ventilation, and afterwards osrtain (Allowed ) the village; the ‘often aa we have them to burn; round the veese's to collect them; ve not smoke from ths iron scow passing over the is‘and; these infested arsioles that they burn consists of infected cloth- ing, bedding and refuse artivles of after discharging cargo; by refuse matter I mean such filth as is collected in the hold; my friends aad the friends of my family have visited mein my bouso within the 8; 1 dave not been In the badis of practicing outaide the walla & 5 g privately ; Ihave not done #0 in apy instance; I now John MeOseady, one of the yauds on board the Sus- qoebannos, nor can Iray how many hands sre employed cp her teking cave of ber; Icall the Susquehanna a “bad vesee!;”” sbo ip infected. To Mr Peckham—I! never want lpto the viliage when | considered myrelf ing way to convey infection; I hada tlight touch of yellow fever ia 1857; pro-ably a Nght at tack; there wae no danger of the bargemea commun! oating yellow fever, as 1don’t think it possible a person can give it by paratng or mtogliog with others; I qua'ity that dy saying with proger attention to cleanliness; J did not consider that there was sny danger to the pnblic by their pmesing to their houses; 1 don’t recollect of any complains bewg made to me of their golag up and dowa in that way; no one complained to me of my going on’ $ the barber’s shop; I was not on board wha is cailed ao. Infected vessel probad!y for two moushe, To Mr. Anthon—I was !aston board the Susquebanns three or four monthe ago: I was never oa cane Rattler; I prenume Dr. Gilete boarded her; I boarded the eieameb!p Co ambia ou Monday afternoon inet; there was one of her pansengers died yesterday of yeliow fever; thers Was no sickness when ehe arrived; abe camo from Charleston; thas is au infected port; 1 do not know how Torg tho man bad been sick; I did 20% see bim until he wan dead; | don’t remember seeing him when | examined Sbe veseol, | might; the reason $e siavedores who w. ie vessels are kept witam the wale i# becanse of their expoeuro to the poison of yellow fever: the boatmes who fom ‘gate the yeezel go into the bolds and remain a few minutes. To Mr, Peckhan.—We dox’t consider the bargemen ro expoved as tho stevedoes, who are working all day ia the bolds bandiiog the cargo. I Baye never hoard of a ‘Dostman commnd cating yellow fever. To Mr. anthon—ihere ie vne of the bosimen, named George Raraolph; be lives in the sane bouse with bis mother in the village; 1 hare been toid so; Ido nos know that Randolpn’s mother ie rie of yoilow fever; I have seked Rapcoiph niriself, and he told mo that Dr. Horcoort, who sienced ber, did not tell them it was a case of yellow fever, Mre, Randolph lives ia tho in- fected disiries, called Ragpioxer’s row. Davia tec yman exam)ned—I atm s Dargemsa;! resided, the time of the fire, at Soatman’s row; { rave osen Darg¢man four years next April; the night the fire broke t 1 was towing the iron scow; i got ow the ground during tae fire, and saw Mr. Tomos a8 aad Mr. Toompson tbere, the wooden shanty wes on fire whea I got up there, ana very nearly Darned down; { don’t know anything adovt the prisoners being engsged in the fire; I did not hear either of them converse adont it, Cross-examined by Mr. Authon—I have hai charge of the iro since ae fire; came here, two years azo; doris g thas time 1 bave takeu charge of her aad bired an aoctor’s Dost; I have two assis. sometimes J get the infected ar- but if there is Oo Deddiog I generally ecow ; bedding, cid rabbish and clothing is geae- ally Durns in the ecow:1 ses fre to it and burn it; the w is generally placed say where inside of the anchorage when the burning is gong on; the articles of the Suequa- hanva were borz: down in the lower bay; one day sho ec her chaia and drijted while: rubbish was baraing, at she did uot go towards New Prighton; I am conside. redly exposed to the smoxe; it gets into my clotnes and hair, but that would not injare me; 1 meyer had a2 atiack Of yellow fever; my frienos told meso; J mybt heve had ight Youch of it; Thad wo pbysician; 1 cured myseif; tha: was about six weeks ago; [ omil a cud, de cause 1 was in my ehirt sleeves; I have bed we yeliow fever twelve years ago; Eramer took sick about the fourth of Joly; be bad Deen employed on tae scow; Krarrer’s wife died im catidbed; I bave been in Kramer’s Deuse Olen; tere were not, so my Knowledge, avy taings ~ banger inie! io Kramer's house; there wae sever a ather bed Burs h came from the scow; sometimes these arvc'es we barned there would be some preity good slothiog of persoas who hed died of yoilow fever; Inever koew of a siogie feather bed nsiog pS on that sco#; | Kaew of pulows beivg burst; daring reer py a wm Qosrantine aac in thie sted my: Ad obits myse’s; of I tnagnt 1 it was only 0a scovunt o! cleaali- ; Lbave bad charge of the ok boat, Driogiag and the dead; I Deve bad tbe pantaloons | sow on me wheal wae Durning articles ia the scow; I haadle the dead or alek acd J save done 80; oa day; 1g | bad the same boots on that wora working la the rcow, i walked slong wih ine omer wil men, Bourewan, the Dore etevedove, seked me if | would acd 1 went; toe mevedores not give us eny directions ae 30 wbas we very seldom went up to tbe city; J have been up less summer; f bi th with a pate; lL bave bea one Dow saree weeks; | bad one eINCe Get er neon; Ib Was a general pane. ‘The Court vara took ® recess for dinner. Ab ball-pnst two o'clock whe Coars senembled, when the She Crows-exeminatioa of Mas lyren was conisued. Cros @temiation by Mr. anwsos-—I du a9: Kao@ of partes Doing eld ipsi’e the Qasrantine grounds; { heve Deard rumore to thet effect outekle; we Dara articles ia $2e irom teow about sx Dundred yarde from the shore— somenmes (bree hundred yards, according to the wind fnd tide: [dave sometimes Durant artic'es va near at #'x bundred feet from the sbore, the ferry Duate op che occae.oB passed througa the smoxe, Dut | nave a)- waye told my men w keep ciear of the ferry buate; 1 see rtoff floating and driting from s5e vessels, Dut caonot pay wteiber they were from Cestio Garces or 3 Tomigaved Vestels for years, Dat pot ibe; {> Order to thorough'y dirinfect, we go ores parte of sine venenig—tae furecasties, Wit» Dox @, alter fumigatiog these tbe village ‘a tae evea- do not know sn *) fucuigated fa wo have istely Des: Abe say B toe apper Quareowne, wring the disease Out f there wee any there, | baew Joke Mocremsy, De ae Deen emrloyed during ine A CATE; be in m slevecore. To Mr. Peckaam—fney fomigate oll vessels from tickiy porte when they eome in, ehetber they have sice- ness cd board oF nob, NO Iae ever complained of my gong throogh he village oo ou of my ue Somd!- ‘io; } Dave not gone to New Yorm more than shey ali do; the Doatmen go t> the city as often as (hey wish; wey pass out and go rp. Cross exes ination of Dr. Thompson, Health OMcer— The further cross examinavon of Or, Thompson wes taea {reereees Witla, Aad mM aADawer b> Jadge Jena, testifies ae follow e:—The clevedores give ® bond at {he time they* sre employed, most of them; it optional wita the Health Offoer whether they do oF pot; the ooject of thst dena fy toa: they abould keep witaia toe walls during the time of the'r employment, aad that they murs nur go ous wD Out auIbority witbin Bve daye after (bey Dave ceased working, Sat 5 Decaure they phoald pot acken outaiie; the five dnge is {bo probation, the regu ation # that steve doree shoud sot go oat fo the clotnes they work in; we plsee them © thip Qusrastine by Weir owa cvorest, wad hey Lave ower teacons io observing tas regaiauons; I Gia hot think Mt wae ceceseary to have all tue revedoros bonded, it ie indictad!e for @ etevedore to go outside with. out permission ; 1 eo unceratocd at the time of these poll cal meetings; | Keew Houseman adout four years; he ro- vides iD ooniyn, | gave him permesion w go after mea they sitemied waton farm wavet 8 the only reac i bad in eeudiog ; We men that weet to the caacus hed dark clothing, tome of them jiaavel abiria on; 1 do not know if they were the same as shoes tbey Wear whilst an. ieading;1 v0 wot b other stevedores live; ous of the (rons gate, | asd way they went; | stared yesterday 10 the gate Keeper about their going out tha’ did 504 BuOw tbat Mclymaa took « aamber of men oub thet evening by the beck Kan; 1.614 not give bim 1 pe reaimwlon to g> ont that aight the Dargemen, all of them, bave permission to go ot; se g@0eTa) pert esion extenced wo thew oat by an: wey Wieded, | think that the reguleee ving 8 pt} service; | give @ general psrait to those whem | baye reason to suppose would not go out Is A dan. geroUus Condition; it is left to the option of the Moalun Ori to gh prae to the bargemon; the staiuio roga Are not perminted w leave she Que tia ounde without authority—any party, asl uders‘and it L Bnow George W. Daly; he haa Deen about tee Quarac- tune grounds since I have bea Health Oiticer, | did not yaow bim in Albery, 1 will correo: that ans er—I aii ve equainted with bien je Aloasy. Mr. Peek! What aa th io with the inquiry? Lo you Waut to prove that lay #ance? Jndge Dean—Wo will rhow that the whole estebin mens i@ & nuleance, Bo callet at my office, ia sbeoy, Wiha 76, for me to preteribe for nim, ‘having bat ove eye, | remembered him aiver war te; 1866 we bad Sareat influx of TePRels, ROG He They cs ear the shore, sod | euplryed Dal T got # lot of men, and hey eral versels aed put thom ow Dito for that out Of my own Pooled. he per- Da meaMDoe,, bar 1 dy not enow whe: ther oe wae fam'har wih Poste 1 cooly see bite ones or ‘twice in Al and afterwards in 38 16; Taleo »+(4 for the boat, bat I got some of it back nome of «0 ves- eis that were remeved; I believe callected ° bitis. Mr. Peskbam did not think i was relevant. ‘Tae Court did not think it was at al! relevant. Dr. Thompeon—I am ready to answer all quest os tist are pertinent to this inquiry, Examir: of the time Daly ation reaumea—Mome portion Dad a free pass; he bad @ general pass in his pocket, | Dave given orders to the gate) gome ime wis seeton not to admit bim; be c1 |, I beliers, 2 pase with these words, ‘ Admit bearcr until further oricrs.”” 1 don’t think Daly was in my employ tet year; in 1866 oply at times I employed him; to my knowielg> ‘ne was op)y very little in Quarantine; he had « ires fo enter Quarantine Jaet year, and so had resid island to come to the cfiles and return; mastere of yeese) a'so had the privilege of coming in; Dely had oven sae he me about renee ae be came in. fe aby reagca w! ronoing ater you last year? - mbt diais Objected to. Jucge Dean raid he wished to show that whilst his cliente were brought to New York charged with the Quar: @ grounds, this man Daly was allowed by ly. If it was unnecessary 0 ment where parties were jnately, bis clients did right udge Meteaifo sald he wished to confine the inveet fico to the mam featuree of the case. He did pot the question relevant, Examination resumed—Q Does the Health Officer col- leot fees duties? A. Yes, sir, bat does not for examining Q Where do the stevedores change their clothing? A. At their bowen. ne Q Do they have to g9 outside the walls to reach their dwellingt? A. They do #9 sometimes, but they can reaoh their dwellings, which are on the upper corner of the grouas, by parsing up on the insive. Ei! a Board of Hoa'th in Castleton? A. There ie. 1 there wes one sleo in 1868, Q. Did they oreot & fence to prevent people from com. ing ons of Quaraptine? A. Yes, sir, Q Was it nos desuoyed by your stevedores? A. J can- nobeay. Q Was it vot broken down? A. It was. Q. Was is 208 done by parties inside? A. I think not. % Dit you aot aay it ooght so have beea torn down? 4 Teavnot say. Q. Did you nos tell Dsly eo? A. 1 don’t thimk I did; out my opinion wae that 2 edould come down. sa ae pay tho expenser to have it torn down? A. Nd Dot x Q. Did you allow Dally to take money to pay for it? A. No. Q Were not the stevedores in the constant habit of 201g in wodow! A. Not ay Q Bave they cot been aliowed this yoar and in 1856? A. In relation to 1856 it was a very diffloalt matter to keep them in, the walls being se low tbat it was avery cary Water for them to get out; in the vicinity of the gure they could get out very well; there were also D> police ab that time, and therelore we bad to¢o the bess we covla; establishment in that respect bas alway ery defcient. ce noa? A. We bave the har- Have you « poiice for bor poli Q Have you any police to nee that there is no comm Bicesion witn the villege? A. Oconsionaily, when we bs a large Sumber of passengers quarantined, bu moms 10 Keep the stevedores within. Q Where ie the atevedores’ clothing kept? A. In the bo bas charge to see If they change their clothing bey go ont? A. ¥r. Houseman, g Te versels Deen unloaded st the wharves cf the Quarantine? Yes, sir. Q, Wbal were she cargoes? A. Molasses sod logwood Q. Woen wae this commenced? A. Ia the early part of the reason. Q Wasthis allowed that you know of for a certainty be- fore? A | think not 1 believe I introduced it; 1 am Batiefed it bas met che approval of the saipping interent. Q Your estire acts meet tne shipping merchants’ ap- proval, do tbey not? A, | cannot say. (Laug iter.) Q Doyou not snow tha: it was probibitea im 1823, and has not Deen allowed since? A No, sir. Q Whoare the owners of the steam engice unset for Rolsting cargoes out of yeesels? A. Memers. Brown, Dear and Boastoa. nas Are apy of these parties from Albany? A. Not that now Q Will you gi poo names of those partien in full? Mr. Peesbaim objeciel on ibe groucd at is had no Dearing im ibe cave, It was ascordiagly raled out. Q Did Brown, Dean or Houssom have permu enter the grounds’ a. aney did. Q. Where do they reside? A. Ip Brooklyn. Q. Did you koow that the enginoer who rap this engine ? A. I think not. he wassick? A. I Delieve I you do not tolnk there js apy danger im work 1 Dave though! what If the parties were careful there le po danger. Q Do this arm employ ali the stevadores? A. You, air. Q You have pocoatrol over tuem! A. Oaly #0 tar as maw chereia for come time? ay a!| infection im moet canes; | Consider it safe to discharge & cargo o/ suger and molasses &: Quarantice aod take it in- ouabely 0 the only Ganger, 2 my opiios, is to the sity Do neve the like goade ba tar Q Do you mow where e 8 vorn taken ‘vo Lhe otty immediately alter beiag removed from ea iu. cused sci Vora? AT e fr only danger, ae [said before, would be with Lelpeo im opi0ad1, Q How many infect:d vessels bave you bad ia the co fier, Qussminc ws any ene tema? A. 1 taiGk not more haa three. Q, What is the distance from the jong dock in Quaran- Une toue ‘7 landing? A. Adouta quarvrof a mile; = 5 A ran very near to it golng and coming from New York. Q Would you consider it unsafe to unload an intactet yore) at New York’ A. It would endanger those usiead- ‘ana T the: k affect the neigndo hood. ‘Was the Rater tying et the long doee? A. No, air, Kept im the tres; ber cargo wae also Giecbargac Ou: in the piream, tink she landed at ine government oe sent down from the city, acd remaizei snere ‘en days. : Q Wo assigne the location for the vessels? A. I gene. jon aad aware where were cauiaers and r.ggere boar P Bhar Df quarantined? A. 1 believe ihey were, jor Sve daye. Q Te pon know how many were taken sick om board her while at New York? A. fwo or turee, | delieve. there engaged on Doard thie repel? A. No, air @. What hae Mr. Littlejoie todo with the Qcarantine st present? A. Nothing. Q Do you cenmder the present Quarantiae the proper place for e Quarsntise’ A. No, s.r—my opinions acd my acts were always opposed to it. Q What is your objection to the present location? A. ‘That it ls too pear the awores of this #laed ent Brooklya, oa that the great iapger the vessels and cargoes, the great uumDer of vessels which lay between the two ie'ande | copmider useafe for the public, both here sad is New York; [ once made & report to thas effect before, ana my omy oy in recommending a lower Quarantine ‘was to jemen tbe danger here. Q@ Are the preset grounds large enough? A. If the duildinge were properly arranged is #oad av; the anchor age, however, is too mall; | have deem compelled to let veacein Iny Outside in storms at t.mes, if the grounds were larger it would be beter acd safer in case of cholera; the popa avon around the grounds stands in the way of an ex- fersion, and @ exposed to great danger in the cue eno ; am the population increased so would we @ Did you ever send any vessels below, “oaring that tt wae dangerous to keep them here? A. Yes, i often found it Deceesary tO send hem out of the opper 2 chePoge= vemsels which [ thoeght located them below the Narrows; it ie my opinion that for the edery of \be port at large, and specially to thie isiand, cted verreln sbow'd be auchorea below the Nar » they should not De allowed between ths two ahores, Long inland and Staten Island. Q Bhat would be the effect of » severe storm if an ie- fected yerrel wae Dlown ashore? A. It would be deoger ous to the people in the vicuaity ane affect the atmosphere 01% along ibe three oays, bave koown the Cinderela to carry passen- era to ‘York; do not think there is any denger n #0 Cong; abe is also petro(ued to get Der Cosi and water at New York, she bas offes been slowed t Oring ber sick with the yers (rota the lower Day and then permit ea & go e ly to the city; due care was, however, taken that ber decks were lime thrown about | tg, safety; think there ip no alt quarantined ; or ee veers from Torke Isiend with cargoes of salt, ebich were detained a day or two, bot oly ror observa tlon, the cabin and jorecastie were always fumigated, do cok keo® thet all verse # from the Britian provinces are * aired to get Lal wb New Y¥ ‘rom co pot remember np the paseengers of the Bisck Warrior; do there would be any danger by the passengers ping up in the ferry dost, out they coula be beter aired DF going up ip the Cinderella; the merchants or owners of the verrole ‘WhO Cesirs 10 take thelr parsengers Up to ino City CaM o~ ploy any tug; the peseevgers are drat beouphs from the ship and Janded on the wherf, ard thou taken by the stemming; the only reason Why [dit nov deem t prayer WO allow pas: engers to tebe tie ferry vost was on & cone OF ‘be objection made by ibe “taten isaader when idere were a tem der of passengers who count go by ihe tty by aby ober Way thaa the ferry don, [ always fat thom do | it, Mf the aathorives of the port or any oiher authorities fond furnish che means of transit between Seren [sland MORNING EDITION~SATURDAY, SEPTEMBE bad Now Yoru, not @ selior, pesseuger or nny other bon arsiving in'veaesia aboula de altowed to 40 ous of Wud aute, those who aro broaghs up on the Cindereliafrom she lower day, siok with yellow fever, are pever takes baiow fn her cading, think f the weaver ie warm shore ie 59 danger tos patient from berg e: fo the open alr; do Dos think that ihe sisk taken ont of the baildings on sDe Light of tho Oro Durtthor: 1 ateuded mosiy to wy wife that nigtt, she belag uurel!; cave orders aad direwiong on the said night so stop she progreve of ihe flames on Beveral opcasions. @ Woatare your dutite a; Qoarnatine? A I bays nothing to do with 1de nospitals, Dus Bave to examine the parents, Tithing sbo2t once & MeDIh; My Ouslweas je oDI7 bo viuke them when I Dave doubte ae io tbe charactor of ‘be disease; and I ara 9% permitted to ba there for may other parpose; it 8 my duty bo reside witoia the grounds, Q you always done eo? A. Whea I have» build- ing to in. ri Cau you, at your Ow> discretion, allow vessele to come up to the ciiy? A. Is i8 my duty io devermine in my own mind ag to Jetting all veseals go up to the city; as regerde the patiente, I take the s'atemens of the physician, aoc if in bis judgment the patient nas recovered, ‘® lowed to loave the hospital; in reepectto vesseis, | maak €3 examination, and can very rendily aacorta'n if a vessel is free frozo infeotion; do pot viris al! vessels, ast have senociated with m6 8 depaty; did oot ay legs eammer that I would driv Ss } arrives {yor an infected yor! I detain ihe peawengers five were are pick they are brongbt to the Boepital;, Veeesla srriving without sicknese on board, from sickly ports, ave detained, in the lower bay for ventiiation for a hey are then permitted so pass Upper Quarantiae and tb: 8 3 daye from ihe period of discharging Loeir cargo taey aro penis toproozed to New York or Sooklyn, provided ‘at nd sickness shal) occur in said veasela fiom the time Of their arrival autil the ime (ney are perwisted to pro ceed; tbe rule ie different in regard to vessels Daviag siwk- eee on board, or in the porsof their departare, or om ine paseege, or en their srrival—they are quarantiond; jo such Casen (he veavels are dofained at jower Qusraatiag for Attsen days, with windealls ianerted iw their batches ano ‘rimmed So Wind ; sbey are the9 permisied to come to the upper auehorage to <lischarge sleir cargo, aad if go siceaees Spptars on bosrd coxnected wia socir crewe or Mevotores, Dey are permicved to proceed to the city in Ofteea days. Q. Are sare ruler always carried out? A. They aro departed from ja two cases oaly—firet, when @ wees)! comes ip ia & leaking conditio: i an4 Jersey Gity—sad ia no other instance have shy, to my knowledge, . Bave pou aesented to allow any vessels te go un be- fore the allotted time? Mot since theese rules bave deen adepied dy the Cox mist re Of Hea th. Q Bave yousssented toallow spy to come up? A. 1 do uct wnow whetner I have or aot. Q. When was the iron soow obinined? A. Last yoar, it Ss nos intended that the infected refage should be burned in the we WG T received a petition, signed by the residents of New Brighter, askiag tbat the scow might not be used in #0 close a proximity to their hoses: made 8 repors da toe same, bat did not stop the burn- wg im thas aeighborbooa; I do sot deny that the com- pisint was trae, Duido oot think it is improper to burn any infected goods within the Quarantioe anchorage. Is Delag six o'clock, Mr. DeGroot, District Attorney, moved an adjonrament, when, afer some litle devate upon the legality of their proceedings, the examination was Jjourned over to Thursday nex, when Dr. Phomp- s0n Wi) De revalled. > COMMISSIONERS OF HEALTH. TED YELLOW P3VER PaTIBNT IN THE Clv¥ NOT A QUABANTINS SPEVEDORE—PATAI, RESULT OF THE CASK—DR. THOMPSON DOB3 NOT ZBQUIRE THB PROTECTION OF THS POLICS—ANOTHSR CHUSADE AGANIST TAR PORCLVS COMMUNITY—ROTTRN PO TATOBS, EI. The Board ‘of Health Osmmissioners held sheir daly sension yesterday, she Mayor presiding. The Kate Stewars recelve a stream permit. The brig Mary Emme, from Caba, asked to come ap to the Atlantic dock, While ia her port of departure sbe ve mea t.ck, who were sent to the horpita) and suD- sequenily ded, There had been no sickness since, The spplication was refased, Dot when the vessel’s time is sho will bo permitted to discharge at the upper Quaral- tine. The bark ". D. Carver, from Matanzas, allowed to sume to-morrow (Suis day ) ‘The org Haadikin was allowed to come ap on Monday, Astream permit was granted to the steamer vanie! Webster so come within Ove hundred yards of the city: An spplication for permission t discharge par’ of her crew wae referred to toe Health ir. The schooner Maise was allowed to proceed to ihe screw 290k on fueeday. ‘The Healtn Orvicen reported, ip reference to tbe schooner Toomas J. Siatter.7, svat ail were wellon board and recem mended a permit de given to her on Monday nex Dr. Mnizk eked what course the Board intended t> partae im referenc® to the case of the sweaoers Mont- gomery aad F orids. The Heacra Orwcer seid i bad been satafactorily fow24 tbat she e:ckzese which Lad occurred on the Florida was 39% yellow (ever. The viessls ware to proceed. ‘AB Epplicetion from tbe J #. Fianeur, te &e allowed to proceed 59 Hunter's Poin for repaire, was ordered to lis on tbe tele. The brig Ja come 3p. The brig Valoan, from Cienfuegos, was allowed come up 02 the 222 ines. The drig Coward, from Port aa Prinos, was permitted {0 come ap oa the 1b. Toe brig Azo King allowed $9 proceed to Hanter’s Poiat on Nanday next. The AmA.tu OrmceR stated, in reference to she case of Thomes Redele, reported oy Dr Rockwell yesterday ase stevedore rom Qoarantins dy ig from yelow fever ia the city, that no each perme ®) peared ia tie ist of storedores, 304, therefore, there must be rome misvace ia (be mater. ite, from Porto Rico, was alowed to that be tad to obtain agrard of Powcemen to guard by: 4 S Gometing las ap oie ene eer his evidence Another woman bas ele made @ ceaned 2004 fo work 6D board vorsela at the 2ame of tue other mas, and get lr. Thomysou w inquire. Dr. Roce want promised to do ro, The fotlow'ng soso!utiom was vomnimously passed — enforor men: specter wee directed ty give swenty foar vmmediately 0 tC she necisance of ‘remises si:asted on Fifty-Gret street, between Sixth 4 Seventh avenues, oocupied by Patrick 4unith. On Filty aret siveet, Detwoen Sinsh aad Seveoth avo nuet, cocupied Dy fhos, Gieazon. On Seventy ue, Deiween Fifty seventh sod Fify- y te, by Mr. Canal, On Seventh avenae, between Fifty-sixth aod Fifty. seventh strests, occupied by Thos. Murphy. between Sixto aad Seveath avenues, On Fifty eeventh aureet, ‘by Patrick Search. Ou Fisy eeventh street, Detween fixth and Seventh avenven, occupied dy Andrew Derrick. Fifty sixth street, between Sixth and Seventh ave ocoupied by HAwara Kip; ween Sixty seremin sad inte sireets, Dighth 0 ADA Broadway, Od-upled Dy Thomas MoMauue. On Sixty seventh sureet, between Eignsd avenue and Bread wey, occupied by Patrick Smith, ‘The Board then adjouraed. Personal Intelligence. Among the pastengers Dy the Persia yesterday wee Mr. Androw Arcedechae, of London, who hes takes loigings at tho Everest House, Mr. Arcedeckre is Commodore of the Reyal London Yacht Clad aad an honorary member of the New York Yacht Club. He isa man of large for tune, snd is distinguived for bie lveral horpltality to Americans 3 England. He has made esveral vinieto the United States, and le now om route for Canada. Mr. 5. Ulitaan, the director of the academy of Mus'c. retorned in the Perri, The dark Champion, Captaia Mayo, arrived at Howto on Thuredsy frem Alesandria, Egypt, having en doar. Mra. Walter Dickson and davghbter, Wr John A. Steiabeck wife and child, and Wre. Mary &. Steinbeck aad two children, all of Groton, Mase. They are from JaiTa, Syria Tr will Dé recotlected that this family were braialiy mal. treated by @ party of Arab roboess: one of the sons 2 law of Mr. Dickeca waa murdered, Americans atthe banking hones of the Ameri cap Suropean iy, No. 8 Place de ia Bourse, Paria, from 27th August to ber 2. , 1868 John Sykes, Jr, and wife, M. Brows and family, W. R. bg Ry ee La T. Warnece ¥. Niminer Ullman, 8. Preterre, 0. De Ruyter, i. Fountain, P.'G. Vought, J ©. Davols, M. D., 0. V. A. Anderson, M. D., HD. | M. D., New York; J. ©. Mantaian,& ©. Seymour, fg tt J.J. William aod family, Fiorids; I’. 8. Kimiuer, Kentucky; ©. &, Scope, Maryland; S. B. Dodge, A. De Peyeter, Mane. * ARRIVALS, From Richmond, fo, to i ship Jamertown—J 8 BA. rN Mewd. MBpaell, Mew Lyon, ‘ive Rw Page Kediord, Me Carper. © M Vall. it tree, Misa B Lyon J a Carrel, 0 srong, 08 Boot ant Sid 14 ateerage, From Metanges, in the bark Yurnuri--Miss (ov lee Arrea, Mas cel de oN K POLSTICS, BREW YOB: ‘The Candidates Before the People. ‘Tho several Btaie Convens‘ozs have vow completed the preliminary labor of romipation, and bave placed the fol lowing 2amed persons derore the people as candidates for ‘the cilices 10 be filied at he November election: — FoR GOVERNOR, Democratic. Republican. Aweta J. Yerker,o! Albany, F. D. Morgana, of New York. Anvrican ance Temper. 1, Burrows, of Orlesas. Gerrit Smith, of Madison, YOR LIBUTENANY GOVERNOR Dimoeratic. R-publican J.J. Taylor, of fiogm Rob's Campeli, 0: Steubon. American. Temperance. N.&, Beaton, of Herkimer, Sidney A. Boars, of Kings. FOR CANA) OOMMIABIONER Democratic. 8. B. Piper, of Niagara, ican. Hiram Garoner, of Niagara. American. Temperan J, R. Thompaon, cf Genesee. No nomicaion. FOR, STATE PRISON I#SPROCOR. Democratic E 1, Donnelly, of New York. J. K. Everest, of Clinton. American, Temperance, W. A Bureoi!, of Washizgt’n Silas T. Fyler, of Madison, Mr. Amasa J. Parker is weli known throughout the State an an eminent Jawyer and a distinguished jurist. He was ‘porn at Sharon, Connecticat, im 1807, and b's father, Rev. Dasie) Parker, s clergyman of the Congregational persua slop, removed to Greenvilie, Groene county, New York, in 1816, where he was principal of the acadeny. after duo preparation at this and other academics, the son graduated at Union College in 18), and wae admitted to the bar in 1828, In 1823 he was elec d to the Legislature, and in 1834 he was closen as one of the Regenta of the University. Two years subse. quently Mr. Parker was elected to Congress from the counties of Brocme and Delaware. Hoe served one term im Congress, and in 1944 was elevated to the bench of the Circuit Court, when he removed to Albany, where be has since resided, In 1846 he held the Delaware Circuit for the trial of the anti-renters, end gained much reputation for tho prompt and fearless manner in which he dis charged his duties. In 1846, under the new constitution, Judge Parker was clested Jostice of the Supreme Court for the Third district, which position he filled ti 1855, lo” 1856 he was the democratic saudi- date for Governor. He ran considerably ahead of his ticket, and will commend etrength outside of his party vote. In politics he has been s democrat of the soft order, ‘and opposed to the Maine liquor law. Mr. Wdwin D. Morgan is, also, wo believe, a New Eng- laader, and has been for mapy years a promiaont merchant of this city. Ho is of about the same sgeas Judge Parser, and as man of business is abrewd and energetic. Asa politician be has served two terme in the State Senate, from 1850 to 1854, Hero he yeted forjrailway extension, but dodged the temperance question In 1856 he was Caalr- man of the Republican National Committes, and his parae has slwiys teem at the service of his party. Be Is eaid tobe In the Interest of the Central Raiiroad, and ie considered the railroad candidate. According to the Rochester Advertiser, Mr. M., then smember of tho State Serate, aad Ruesell Sago, then a member of the Troy Common Council, parchased of the city of Troy the Troy and Schenectady Ra'lroad for a nomiaa! sum, and inanaged to work it into the consolidaticn at a price which made the fortuses of both. Mr. Morgan was woalthy bofore; and so perbaps was bis coadjator. But the difference between ‘what they paid and what they sold for, was alone enough to make two men rich, In the old whig times Mr. Morgan was of coursé a devoted adherent of Mr. Clay. Mr. lorenzo Burrows, of Orleans, was a silver gray whig, and as euch served in the State Legislature and in Congress. Ho attache! himeelf to the Know Nothing party aweps the State in '65. Mr. Gerrit Smith hae be eli known throughout the country for his devotion to tho philanthropic schemes to improve the condition of free calored men. Ho residen at Peterdoro’ and Is the qwner of iarge tracts of land in dif. ferent parts of the State. He provised, upon one cf these tracte, tree homenteade for such co.ored men as might avail! thometlves of the opportunity to become freeholders. The rcheme ed through the indifference of the clage it was intende: ‘Donel, Mr. Sein oe radical abolition (ot and a atrong devotes of the probibitory Mquor law. He was & member of the Pairsy third Congress; but held hir seat only darirg its fret ecveion, Ho ian amiable man, Dot not a brilliant politician, Mr, Job» J. Taylor, of Tioge, bas tong boon a leading member of the democratic party, and was formerly a Darnvurser. Me served ia the Thirty-birt Congress and cast dis vow for the Nebraske b1!!, and iv sad wo bea stzcng mon In the country. He is a native ot Massacha netiz, w member of the bar aad is aout Atty yours of age He in» bard democrat. Mr. Robert Campbell, pf Bath, Steaben county, was formerly a Cemocrat, bus went in 1848, aud joined the republican party in ite inception. Since 1£46 be hae been one of tho Regents of the Univer- nity, and be was a delegate tw the Constituhonal Ooeven- ‘tion of the year Inet named. Nathanie! 8. Benton was a bard democrat, and left the party after the eplit at Fyrecuce in 1863. ie was Auditor unter the Know Nothing regime Mr. Hiram Garcner renides at Inckport, He was a member of the Constitutions! Ovaveation, anf was for. meriy ademociat. He te eaid to be stroagly im favor of the cn/argement of the canale, Mr. Piper, soft ead a veteram politician, is @ well known advocate of the same polisy,and Mr. Thompeon is ‘andereteod to be committed to it also. Mr, Thompson was formerly o silver gray Mr. Pdward L. Donnelly is s popular young politician, lately « resident of the fhirtesnth ward. He is about thirty-five yeara of oge, and bas sever yet held ofize. Mr. Donzelly'# democracy is said to be of the most ortho- ox ord 4 he ie represented to be & man of means and position, who will give considerable local strength to bie ticket, Mr. Donnelly is one of the Sachomse of Tam many Mr. Pverest wae an old school whie, and ie anid to be a men of high character, Mr. W. H Russe) was also ® whig. ‘Trial of Francis Didicu for Arson tn the First Degree. COURT OF GENEHAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Russell. Perr. 17.—Seon after the court was opened, Adolph Haz:asa, an old mao, against whom were «ix indic\menta for recetving stolen goods, pleaded juilty to receiving s yalieo containing tome clothing, which was stolen from the douse of Wo. I. Ely, at No 110 Seventh street, on the night of the 26th of July. He was sent to the State prizen for five years. Joba L. O'Brien, indicted for graad larceny, pleaded guilty %o the minor offence, and was sent to the peniten- Wary for six months. The Oity Judge in sentencing him eaid tbat he had been engaged in stealing for we leas three years, and be regretted that be could not send him to the Btate prison. Joveph Warren, charged with burgiary in the firat de- cree, pleaded guilty to the third grace of that offence, aad wan remanded tll Mer day for sentence. Joho Corley, tncicted for a felonious amsaalt pon a fighting character, pleaded gui ty to assault and battery, cd at the requ st of the oMcor Jadgmenat was omgenes. Corley dred « piste! in seit defence. a 0 trial o {We Moiligan wae eet cown for wo duy, and presen, but if was put off till next of an a. 0n case having precedence TRIAL FOR ARGON IN THE FINST DROREE. France Didien, & young weo, wae placed on trial TTY first degree, beving, as was . 4, on the night of the 2h of q iro to the Aweilir g house No. 86 Leonard +treet, # room in which he o¢cu| . ‘The Ameistant Iietrict Attorney opened the case, stating that although 't waa pectanary to draw the ladictment for ‘arson in the Srat degree, be “id not expect to convist of that bigh crime. e jury conld, uncer the evidence, ton vict of on. of the lesser degrece of arson. Ameiit Asselin wae the {est witness examined by the fvltowe:—1 reaide a: No onard etrest aud did #0 on the 26th of March Didiea, the prisoner, lived there for two or saree months; he osca- pied the beck room on the first floor, locenpied the room the fire occurred on a ‘on the eaxond floor over Liolen's Geor, and sup rset he # yked through the Beyhole, buat it was stovpe ta» another hole which was mopped; | Kosckes several ‘Dat no avewe? @ae made, [th veut | heart Soot Larning, Ire turned te my reom ard ‘a! Mire F-ogine there, but soon came down yale Mew f) vgiee oy. 6c the door and | saw that the regan woe aracg, | ow shoes barning; [ aetioed nothing mare par ien'ar Crose-¢xam'o The * a four-story, aad there ave three famillee irirg 7 t; "itisy wae a shoe ker tad rorked tp be roo, tear bem in 9's room nike day of the fire, about 12 o'clock at noon; there is an alley cigat PRICE TWO CENTS. in the rear which bas 20 door; is was axon half past o’c'ock when I firet smelled cam I did oe ‘be room of the prisoner untit tbere is no gas burning in the house, ‘uned by rome of the tenants, Tos Juror~I had never smelled it so strovg before aa ‘we pad- fakes ee idee Eas Lh pre) come in with a young man soon after the fire was disc0- Mr. Sedgwick—As I came downatairs the smell of campbere was stronger and stronger. Amelia Dougias testified that abe resided im March in eet, Bes ow lived a oo emanes atroet; sat abe Abrec o'clock on Sundey = von; smelled cam phene and accompanied Urs, Assalie stairs; witners kicked Idieu's door open aad gave tha alarm of fire; two officers came in; an Dour after the be went Into the room 214 noticed boxes of boots barned! avd charred; bad notscen Dudiea that day; did mot per= ceive camphene at any other time of the day except im the evening. Cross exsmined—When I burst open the door the usbed cut; it was about eigst o'ciock whea I firs: dis. overed the smell; I bad avt seen Dinjan before tnat day; 1 did not bear ap alarm of fire before | weat down stairs. * Jobn Sti).weil eaid—I ac an offiver of tne F)th ward; @ @ an warm a tho corner of Broadway and 1Ao- bard street, abont eight o’clock ; I wept to the back room door occupied by the prisoner and paw Mee Douglas standing on the stoop as I entered; [ saw the room was on Gre snd calle buckets to put it ous; about fen minutes atier ofl Vebo arrived; after the fre was Hi ubdued, I 10 bas and tae remains of @ box of thoes; the lids t unks were dows bat not locked ; the box was red, there was no fire on the outside of the trunks, but smoke iseued from the ipside before I opened it, auc! I was surprieed that that was 90; the box was in the middie of the door, while one trunk wes e: the end of the room and the other toware toe coimaey; I took the box of shoes which was burning om tae inside out to the yard, and aiter extinguishing is, or 61% im egein; the inside of the box was churrad sad lems 5 citicer Webb aud I sent for Mr Baker; | only removed the box; In the centre of the bed [ nuticed that the bed- clothes were burned, and 056 corner of the room was charred; all the Gees WO tive places was distinct, and the room was Dinckened #ith smoke; there was a stove tp the middle of the room, but there was only a live fre ip it, aud no appearsnuce of there baving been avy com- munication between it and tho obarred places; woen I took the box into the yard | notices a distiacs smell of campbene: atver Mr, Baker arrived, D.dieu was and brought t tbe station house; Mr. Baker found staples and a lock; we trie? them in tae door and found that they dtied it; betore Mr. Baker arrived I tore down some of the boots which were bursing over the side of the bed. Cross examined—A young man assisted me to put out the fire; 1 do not remember whetner the back room win- day. Jacob Webb, sworn and examized by Mr. Sedgwick, testified as folidwa:—I 8m an oflicer of the Fiftn ward; gob to the fre abouta quarter past cigos aud acationed ihe men; acter the fro was put oor T vant into she room and found op the left band side thet there hed been shelves burned, the brackets remaining 09 the vail; there appear- ed be no fre on the floor, and po marks of dre were seen within four feet of the lor; there was nothing bat clothing in the trupka, which were pot fired outs: she large packirg box wh.) wd io the middie of the for was ail Durved inside, in which Iround a few paireof shoes; there was oo fire wear the bed, Dat the Deddig was burned, and fire could vot commuaivas w the bed from apy other part where dre was seen; I «xsatwed very par- icularly to seo if the buroing commceicate’ from one place to another, but could flad no traces of nat beingso; I examined the stove and there sppeared to beve fire in it all day=vothing bai discovered bo smell, but after ar. Baser arrived wefoand, On taking the clothes out of the trunans, that they were saturated with cam ; the prisoner and a young man passed in while was there aod be was out to me as the proprietor of the house; | saked bim if he was the progrietor, and he said ‘‘yes,’? that be was at his house st 12/4, 0d bad not been there since, and that he was insured fr $800; Lordered officer Stillwell to take Didieu to the station bouse; «be prisoner taid tbat be hed heard of the Gre that moment; tne young man who accompanied Didieu sia thas be (Didiea) knew poihin ¢ of the fire until he (the yoapg man) formed bina of it; algo gaia that Vidieu remained as bis = young mat’) house from IZo’clock s+ noon until thes \ task e¢ Didieu for the keys of bis room, which ne took cusof nig ot, and attemyted to band them to tbe youoy man, ut I took them; sudsequently I, ia compaay with Me. Baker, examined the room, snd found that camphene bad been distributed in different parta of it; we found a quart bottlo iv the closet which contained afew drops of cam- Pay! he staples wbiob were fund ip bie room had not ep removed by force, but drawn out. Thos. JeiTrie testifled that he was a boot maxer, and o¢- cupied & room directly opposite D dieu’s; between one and two 0'6 ock on the dsy of We Ore be sew a person trough a window ip bis shirt sleeves oo several tuner Deck aud forward to tho cupboard, could vot recoguiee tho man; the window next t the ntoop was coved all tae day, = ally thing he cooritered unurunl, tor it wae always ‘open, the other shutter wae opened. CrOfe-exeenibed—I did got eee tae orlareer that da} Win A. Edwin deposed that he was clark Tnswance Company, and that there wan aa iasurence tected on ® purtor 86 Leonard aureet; sured op his stock Of boots aod shoes $100, on nis Gonse~ bold furnitare, beds aud boaaing, $.00, aod on dia og ane Lived, $100, covtained In the four story orick front houre situated at 86 Loonard street; lie ineured oa tne Lith of Decem ber, 1867, ond the invorauce Would expire oo the sabe Cate oF L ber, 1864, thie summary ie 0 from ‘De origi: wy given to the preoner; the whacss sated Set 20d not mate any epoiiestion far i detendant’s counsel excepted to ta: ihe Judge noted bis exception an moe» Bugeve Ferris testi twat he wars boot and shoe- No. 62 Nassau street; knew the prisooer, for he for the witness a that of ; jountity~ about thiny or f ire; they were made ip acountry town ia Syranes; j id Lim they would not enit mo, f y were Dad shapes for the down town trade; [ took ® ameli box of shoon o} charges on it, wh. . Altred F. Baker, the Fire Marshal, wae tho sext witness, whore evidence wea sabstioiial'y the same se the teat. mony given by officers Stiliwell aud Webb. He explained of Gre; tne clang burned and smurated ‘were pot bursed one fa the box were found day | found thie (produced) padiook, and tbe tao ayom separate from it; there was vo evidence of ay violence 00 the door; the firing disc eo no } A, inckoped, the prisoner Pacific Insurance Company for $800; be wid me that be loft home at bad.part twelve on tne day of the fro, an gave the pames of the ~ravos and pinons be visited; from Fourth street be went tw 116 Leoward mrest where be arrived a four o’clork he prisoner wae searchet a few matches were (ound ip bw poouet. asniere the prosecution rested bere. Course! for the prisoner waived any formal opesing,and proveeled to call bis witnesses. a Peter le Maire raid be lived st 116 Leonard strnst; knew the prinoper for the last two years; s bey oume and tolf the prisoner, who was in my house oo hia house was on Gre. ne immediately leit and Didieu was in the hab't of calleg a} my Gays be took a with me on the night or stairs to 00 my landlord about one or two o'clock, and came vp riairy to my room about mx o'clock, when | Didiew there; my son was at avpper, Dati when be left the house, | saw my danghter Elie ot din- Der time, she Was at supper too, but f camwot tell tbe went out or not; somebody told me that she be married to Diaiew Coureel called Elen je Maire, when the Judge eaid that be ee amen ey and orcered the court 9 sojourned ti)! this (aturday) morning, ab ten o'clock, when the csso wil be Nad the Gracd Jury came wto ooar!, aad after presenting another beich of indictments, retired to resume the ois Carysfort Reef. TO THE BPITOR OF THN AeBALD. The article in the Ans’ conmuring the Lighthoae Board for changing the jig! ou Caryafort Reef from ied © revolving does tpjustce to the Board, aa I will eadea vor to sho A new lighthouse had been dailton Sombrero Keys twas nosessary to make s dist of the lights, and Key (ant (@ ) and the new light pext to it bad t de made a fixel I Jor that purpore, OF |. Would VATe Neen Bevemary 40 BATA charged saad Key \ighttoe (xed one, aad the next ong to the weet, ‘hat of the fortrgas, from med to a revoly. ing one, mak wg two CEAog’s DeceAmary, f the Board bad sot changed that of Ussyefert, ¥y whieh only one change Ae fh rect A Caryefort for @ rf ie for mi 98 ove aitende 10 the devorigtion of thems A cham wy done. Gun Cay light revolves once & minuve, and has 20 Cawb; Curyefore leh: has © bright fash every thirty necor dn. GEO. W. BLUNT. Naw York, Sept. 17, 1868, Roard of Education, 10 THR RDTOR OF THE TLAAALD. ta looking over the printed mincter of the Board of Rdnoation of Aontem er 8, instant, on page 2191 Sad $60 appropriated fr bonqnete fur the ManComeNt: Ad, on eFd pay, Ao o to [AVOF Of Ube Of the Nor m9) “Cuan velling exvenves.”” L shorid ito to t mewber of the mitten cva'd te Shan Quruvet pe wae oF Hid re abous ta Dig this kite except per rone uw mee Swh Wagon tom hie’ wes io the eiilos of the Board o& Kdueation. This way the Poboot fant aod dhe way texas res eh Saree