The New York Herald Newspaper, February 1, 1867, Page 5

r andes, ‘season, while cases of ehelera were ‘the pemon who, #9 assignee or by order, such poeal of the health officer the steamship’ [Hinole; alao} being treated ‘Dospital ship, vessels arrived in port | person in the commanity, ‘The extablishinent of the judgment or ix entitled ion ment of guch ¢; (in j . r - 1g _ ease it ward a i serber ith ihe foalins baa, com tg eee eee eve Se fa ‘the impropriety of | Board of Bealth was’ the first preventive measure severe tetomi oper of aha Leap] reco Peeeader " les oe 4 most oad place woe adopted. ‘The present Legisinwre’ hes egain taken up z are, Hones is ‘an ep det Seats meat, foahe, cious inftry'ot oom: | the matter, end baker will be. found. ther vintaral pur-| Sak eT ae ‘ . NEW. YORK. HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1867.-TRIPLE, SHBBE 5 Pe ES Se ee wi THE PUBLIC HEALTH moners, except soma genera! system of tazation upon colar ant We moni e sbail be flied with the | member Board ball bé listd reepatsible Var the THE PARK aanemaalieghaad power fin ats aor syisuch mode of most. bang) mln ti udg hares uh cna haem: (apr napa p bag samy ne may : Ke Repert of the Superintendent—The Lime- the difficulty, the. can be exercised by, ecution Sey Ranker ieee te the ex. | 806 or besued im its proper name as the ‘Metropolitan | Tenth Asnual Repert et the Commissioners Ail (tm Pificenth Street—The Bresklys | muster m Sythe Binks under which the Spaetieenss 12 te ren aan es ee Lhe ae” Bf the Detves ond Wulk—tn- Crelera ‘The Secial Evil. ee a @ fixed sum for each =4 Ton If bok comet other Nudge of tne sans The sections to number-fourtees are many of them | creased Valuation of Surreunding Property— ‘Yee Board of Health met yesterday afternoon, Preei- pameuger or sll beooghy to port and hus fore Pyey te court) soe metlling of the Seerets ‘motion | merely technical suwendments. Playgreund fer Children—Crequet Lawn— @ent Schults in the chair. pa agama their pap hoareegray diy sng ga Seer Gayy’ notice fo sald and | Section fourteen reads as follows:—~ ‘See Fable Serer te vas ad ts. little public interests: “ eo base irons alg oi ct ermraetadnmen anes anaes Sem aeons. Pelli the sick emigrant or ‘order; and if no such ‘shall be made, MDa Peneend pete be yp gy meat prey for the year ending lst December, 1666. cunbaeuiniemariaied ighty-uine privete dwellings, Yo reported. This {has been paid out of'the | The hospital shoud t pentane nie Aracaatrngllr ps ye Sed vocation of New Yous sna tins mes ne ceronersin | the principal operations at tbe Park during thé year = Public institutions, twe work. of $15,000, thus reducing the actual appro. | near the water, where om se per y on (other than as here | S24tNe gunjecie of ingeine threat: she tema neeurne | Dave Deen those conneoted with its maintenance and oh Seow one area eves bmg for this year to $85,728, sop west of shinee. fet Sane ae ia) ao 1a" repest ‘of said erased St seeeria'te te ele shanees , theSinma at retarns government. The worksof construction have been very ‘number of inspections during the week was been drawn and expended, together per ne Pe ye conanquenoes apey' the fees and 3 omall. The . the net proceeds of collections om account of the fioati While “4 ‘of such jud; bether ‘ame be compensation to be by them; | limited and the amount of money expended Sion ene uenly éedersiemed last week for the reno. | hospital, after paying the Of the sbip, include | suffered more or less reversed or not. [51 Spel i defendant om ey int said ‘coroners shall in all respects Geaform | surface of the Park at the extreme northeast corner eer ppb ger arne Tig dd Pa aah ry pele enpetormaryreecgendl IPrkay nda pod be the aid herein provided | Piged and’ ite duly mithoriued othe of 84} voing completed the water was confined in the Harlem Governor Fenton. 1 taken within money the number Of orders for the abatement of nuisances ret ag Ny a ed be ibe da ar ft hereaiter ‘be paid 0 said coroners Gr. soy | lake in Auguat last. The rustio stone. bridge carrying mete, sgued daring tbe week. Eighty-threo ten- | $17,626.46; but the Metropolitan Board of Healtn make Jade wg tren discretion and | of | Seti Tet tee eresidsat, co maa ©© 1 ‘tbe road across the valley north of the loch is complete. tory ware soported by the og tn on anbasiiny | Sonam terested asa usd bp tact te, Satin ee Gopuints mage ta of the ald tow} SES e the duty of avery auch coroner at ouce, aad ber | Under this passes the walk by the side of the adi ve thet fenwes in ald by Pin’ dito ee Seni days, onder a aay ap at the jadgment; | tory holding Se iagueaht on Welng aahed cpt’ Cader tie or that supplice the lake, Four thousand "IIB ah oe wentar Peenttie; eke se tnnpitnd'ot eT pach cle lope erat p | tee eee rere ing or se- at cioas Callin dealsboty arentiand tasioon to akee rae eadred and Aftsen feet of additional walk bave the ‘was announced, and a resolution v0 the claim of the Board of Health fa ae pet of the juds- | Tritton notice of such call 10" said Board of Health, and.| been completed , one thousand six handred and “ ‘Of the Board relative to the sad event was | ali in the hands of tho Commissioners pa Pe iitNtt ihe | state the place, 90 far ax known, where sald body’ ie to pee tea ‘pipe and tie have beou lal “Chea E will be redaced to about $3.000. ‘This balance will prob- ordinary asis | vefound if at time said "Board shall think the | two-thirds acres wore laid down in grass; several 'H. Reynolds, who has a limekiln in Fast FU- | aly be absorbed. by. April neat in of the Hoar. there woe | mtlch ahallalso be condisioned. for the patear et te | Protection of te public health oo requires, it may order | and ornamental fountains erected, and-hew rustio.9oate preg ter) hg diecontinue t by | tal, which experience teaches shonid be kept 1840 there were | ppellants’ adjudged the expenses of executing | te! ‘bur al of any dead body of | and shades have been provided in interesting summer, and sued oat an in- | in constant readiness for the reception of the sick. the city; im] ‘goch judgment, as the court calimated and.| AUnman Deing, and cause such order to be executed, or | The Fark wall has been ovrmndred. naa cig execu! game. seve Junction against the commission, which was granted in METROPOLITAN BOARD OF : ' General Term of the Superior Court last week, sent in a ‘The Commissioners have to ack eo - cknowledge the cordial 608 cases in | said as the », On application bree: fifteen i¢ in reference te the appropriations eevee rae ne wise | Rien gc, ook meee anes te Deans | Sinemet pees, emacs | ended od 4) ex for reedlation was allowing bim to continue in | them and the Quarantine wathoritien, While. they be. a ee | cocarig 90, aPpenl te aay cetera vo Ueiai pupleed tncrodee of sale Pepe meen unt: font time, povided he seid = lieve that they may justly claim that while the quaran- e disease, the dgment ‘against ‘the | ries, aud reads as follows:— Sopp ee baton nne deh panoh mantoae | tine regulations have been s0 in the held at Con- | defendants shall not be delayed beyond said ten days, if By reason of the additions?’ duties to be performed | lower bay, that not a case of cholera has occurred in the that the dizease ed ai PE eae Faking or security on | yy the: several commissioners: af said Board of Health, the “healthy; yal od. Uy ‘bas’ not been «fled, |'in their capacity as Commiasionors. Petem pe slars cholera, appeal perfected, So, pemin: seeriied: aad of cach thereof, except the He oF the soeepere 4 ie ja seria will Have | port of New York, ts iuoreased by: the'eaum of $2,508, 3 eet Be vy any party. sald judgment. | and a reasonabte compensation or salary in: to 4 or, tat | Bamana ft ndehauhcata ane | mu ctes hone aaron yh ag @ ‘same harmony and efficiency shall characterize, | waters by ex; ’ persons to the atmos. | ing any security; suol ‘efleotual, Taebrd charmer tak Sanka. oe, Seeeves wae a 4 a that their- official acta, our citizens will have no reason to | Phere of bine which have bee occu; shall operate ass nent, oF upan ‘te walar} — tee cathe ess comaploted thers report | reetet the action of tbe Legislature in creating the | BY cholera patients aud to the emanations from part thereof in Beard appeals. Mig ase dial te acts fem the Saceiten ton, Beir report | Board, bedding and other articles. 7. Tu any such ‘sult eald Board saay joins | Shope ged catd Reta thal! not approprinte of pay any ; ‘can ollie etieicet CONC LITSION, While izing the communicabitity of cholera they | caasd ‘of action for or penalties that ion of sai te or for an t to wiportance tothe ‘public. Itwas wot the mtention of Inconclusion, the vommmiasionars urge upen the Legis- | consider that with due precaution as to ventilation and | may have been incurred by ir of the defendants, uz of the Metro ten Pole force and. to the eeroliinice Oo Reve thi reper arer le te of lature the uecessity of placing proper facilities at their | Scrapulous cleanliness, &c., the patients can be handled reason of or in compection with the nuisance com- | necesear: rs pol! _ i T She comamitien to hare the report refer to Uke moral | dieposal to inet « wimiar visitation of disease. to that without undue risk to those employed. ‘The system of | plained of, or by reason of any omission or refusal of | jong of th Saten antes ot Be, Tepes: See sae ora tne mre pepe | Seats Strat, cease cea | Retains ada Martone ss | Bd on eg MEN ia et | et mem alng ehang 3 hin tuis country and Europe, express on all vessels arrivin, jew Yor! ie tovehing such al Buigance, aud ~ of the evil a ae ‘and bedding of all pide} exposed to cholera | have the proper provision in any Judgment therefor | Meetings, or ® quorum thereah the dates of the sere tachecked and un- | the conviction that another summer will bring with it ty she Pepiesonn be | amy leon safeguards. It wasa subject to | a return of the disease. Stiould it again make its ap- tary, the dismissal and control of officers and agents, the tion and use of s seal, the authentication and against op or more of the defendants, ax the judgment be, determination, that it might be shown | pearance through the ‘commotee of the port, there seems | With chlorine gas. their soiled linea washed and the per- perly provide. No motion for’ a new trial shall : at-hat had been done in oiner countries foameliorate | toe no TEE eres ot ine Pere cader'auar, | sous themselves detained. for a sufficient tiine to. justily De sutertained’ in any eucb: abatorent Sal except an a | 2rermmplive, effect. and legality of the records; papers the evil if ach terms could be used-—could be done in | autine upon hulks and. vosvsla. If the resolution of | the belief that they could carry with thein no seeds of | part of and ax erising por. the papers upon a regular aed 96.00. the, Benet, eaelt Neceinie aren eae we hE torent hel il bel Congress shall be extended, an already suggested, {t ie the digcage. ‘The courtesy and support af the prets of | appeal tow general term of the court, and to bs tieard their, pings Be CE AT ae bin inroads probable that no other veusels will be required than jow York city is acknowledged in a few laudatory para- | therewith. Board “of Excise prt (pins Helagt nat Ant fepert avis 8. The jndgment of the general term, if it shall to any extent direct any ebange in the jadgment appealed from ee shal) direct, or allow or {ail to forbid the judgment in part to be executed), shall also contain the requisite e, caused by prostitution, was making in this city | those that will thus be furnished, Ualess this is don “efignine'n sree ay ani, it was, creeping 08 | the aporopriation for the support of ‘quarantine. Zanes not done in the matter in the way of legislation —e be much larger than would ge otherwise re- required 0: said Board of Health. Sections seventeen and eighteen vefer respectively to the pensities to be imposed for a refusal or omission to grap! The question as to whethor the disease can be pre- venteu from re-entering the country is argued at length, ‘and the report says that it can be by an efficient yuaran- thes would aid in the efforts of the various soctotios es- CYRUS CU 4 : RIS, tine, Examples are given as to the action of the s specific provisions, 90 that the ju ent, as modified, tablished 19 help the “alien” and protest others from Fae. cone”. «+ Pigeaimnalocoen noritien at Constaatisopte ana oxber peints to prove tue | say be esconted’ and. the: dee’ proportion the exe | conform toany parte the act, and alse 10 the-collec oda ee Alar. Ake-owab yee oredr aad WM. ©. ANDERSON, J conclusions arrived at. penses of such excention may be assessed on the de. | tina of money expended in the sbetement of nuimuces. =: Mae choise cae eee oles pia ti ‘Tabular statements containing a summary of all tae fendants tively, oron said board, as the general Section. nineteen reads as follows: — mpathy for lows, and every 3 ad i ud y jo em some competent person or per: Oo of deaths, are given. Abatement suit, the provisions hereo! as to ap- | Teed Weempley monte eater tall the lawe ‘appticable to "el ol “i could understand the subject | The report of Dr, John Swinbora, Health Officer of the would ion Would go to arrest | port, is a very full and complete résumé of the condition tie progress of the gigantic disease breeding evile, of things under his control. The improvements cortem- Report ot Quarautine Commissioners. plated bf the laws of iast session have been commenced, ‘The following is brief synopsis of the very fuil and | Dut cannot be made available for quarantine purposes interesting report of the Quarantine Commissioners, | during the coming season. In view of the probable re- transmitted. to the Legislature by his Excellency, Gov. | turn of cholera next season, he suggests thefcontinuance ernor Fonton:—The report states that early last sear a | of the nse of Graveeend Bay for the anchorage of hos. vessel arrived in the port of New York, bearing with it | Pital ahips. the ceeds of one of the terrible diseases,§to guard against: br spread of which quarantine was specially institated. appearanc: jakened sad recollections of the havoc and desolation which had attended the advent of the | ‘H¢ cleansing of clothing, baggage, ke—bave been in use malady inf and excited public appreben. | Tie the past season, and to tho advantage afferded by rahi! vitaenGan nay the hs precios he | frit comparative immualy from cnolrn Bren thee prompt.action of the Legislature in placing means at the facllition, Rowever, were Mesited asa wonroas eee Honorable mention ie made of the medica! staff at Quarantine and thanks extended to Dre. Bissell, Bur- dett, the vetetan Dr. Harcourt, Dre. Sprague, Courtenay, Macartney, Dr. Kenneth Read, Superintendent O'Rourke peals from the judgment to the xeneral term; and as to sevunty on appeal, shall, bh particular, including the lengtb of time given in which to ‘take’ an appeal, apply; sna no change im the code of procedure, or otberwise, hereafter to made, though in subject matier applicable to said abate- ment suits, shall be construed to modify the aforesaid or other provisions of the health laws, as to any suits thereunder, unless such act shall specifically declare such modifications to be intended. 9, Upon the execution or partial execution of any sich judgment (if said board shall, as it is hereby authorized to do, decide the pablic interest to demand only a partial execution thereof), @ statement of the expenses of suoh execution shall be made, and such ex penses shall he therein apportioned not contrary 10 any provisions of said judgment ; and npon the game being ver! due authority, took part ip or had ove eculion or partial execution of such judgment, or by some Officer of Baid board. such statement, entitled in the case, way be dled or gi said Bourd, or such parts of them as are deemed ap- propriate to be enforced, and to add thereto such-pro. visions as said Board may deem needful; and also to prepare a coraplete code of ordinances appropriate to be enacted avd pat in force in said district; and also sucb general regulations, and such blank forms,as in the opinion of gaia Board are requisite in the discharge of Its duties; the same to be reported to the ‘ne early as they cau be Wepared and perfected, later than the opening of the session in 1860; end said Board raay incur the meceseary expenses for the pur- lan aforesaid, and ssid Board may bave such report printed. ‘The report closes as follows:-—-' I dosire to acknow!- edge the valuable assistance and uniform courtesy which ‘has been extended to me by your honorable Board dur- ing the past season, and to express to you mg sincere conviction that the community at large Will in time, if they do not new, perceive aud acknowledge the debt of gratitude they owe to the Commissioners of Quarantine for the almost entire immunity they have enjoyed from the presence aud deleterious effects of the terrible scourge which has threatened our shores, ‘‘Forewarned is forearmed,”’ should be an axiom for worthy action in every case. If, after observing it in this instance, the great Providence, who is the dispenser alike of life and death, should arrest the approach of this terrible de- atroyer and turn it from our shores, we shall have vet the consolation of doing our whole duty; and if, in His wisdom, He may yet permit it to come upon us, we shall HOSPITAL. SBWPR. The ship Falcon, steamehip Illinois, sloop-of-war Portsmouth and sloop-of-war Saratoga—the latter for IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE HUMPHREYS, ‘The follo «ing ape the articles exbibited by the House ‘of Represr ves of the United States, in the name of themsrives anil of atl the people of the United States, ageinst West i} uplreys, Judge of the District Court Gisposal of. the Commissioners, has tended Don Cus fa nd ail ati aistae as pended (0 guard the | inconvenience to the officers of the Health Department, | be at least prepared to do all wo cap to weakon its attack, | Med, wiih such judgment; and notice of so0h fins oF or the several districts of the State secure a ‘ ‘of that f wanes’ | as ‘oon a hadto be treated in the subdue its effects and coafine its march. delivery, and @ copy of such statement, shall be given to | of Tennessee, i isinfenanee wad sopport of their im- ich we have enjoyed during the year which has jut | some hospital ship. in April. last, the. steamship. Vir. Cee Teehuath Tenaites ar te cna cnet ee ok ment agit him for high crimes and misde- ven jing | Pema Ee ee eee eee ee erg Semater Tones: Amendments co the Metre: | dergadants; | abi tsless Swihin ‘teh: diye dar] meanors, Adopicd and ordered to be printed, » May politan Health Bill. The advent of cholera last year made the subject of pablic health one of. parameunt importance to every apy such’ notice, such defendants shail give ad wok ae sae ae oe fe ‘The report gives details of the action of the Governor | Of 622 cases e eo ie \ diseases. £ - mimitted to tbe Feloon during we Nougreas: ef a.quarantine. The xecretary of War wt the dis- ; ‘hail be, in all and tioon of Hexniok Leai's bill amending the srigioa health | aovdot al apa: doumed sod Cifen t, Se as ing of end A stordea yea Suiiata'B sates papesen bet. | Rese tow. necemity for edsicional howplial eopemode: | il Scat paann ed ice vite thera became maore ee ‘ hai ‘The first three sections relate to matters concerniag | heari room was required. The Commirsioners endgsvared to. iat view of the propose eapiy. completion of the por ; ng <f ech Motion, Sky partyin issorest, of Haid ontain the assur the steamship Empire City from the | manent improvements and the sadivion of ‘one, |, (ae creme tation: at Alia: Beant, youll the Gules’ ane at, means Secretary of War, bot tailed In making any satwfactory | vessel, the iconvenienons here ‘of will be | Powers. of the Metropolitan Police und the Board at | pTiginsl sistement: and the finding of Aly judge Prue, | Tdee Court. of arracgement with him in regard thereto. temporarily remedied It will be that these | Health. me, ‘and other matters in such motion, involved or | S¢véral districts of eeid State, at a public ing, on BRALTH OFFICER'S REPORT, of the Health Officer's report the Commir- say, “In its interesting details, ite valnable sug- ite yee” of screoperypelisie iam infor- in reg: the working of our qnarantine ava. ‘thet would feet that great injustice ‘Gat the Legislature nustain a lors, whould present in its place any mere synopais of ne.” contained, shally be final and conclusive and ‘pot subject to appeal; and such finding or statement as Modified by such finding, when filed, shall be of nant effect as such original statement would have been, ‘no motion im regard thereto been , and for the purpose of an execution for sach expefice, and creating 8 lien under any judgment, such statements and a or modiued statement shall be jed as a part of Judgment, and the fien thei sball extend to any ‘amounts stated in such fival statement and finding. 10. For the proportion aud amounta, a» authorized by such judgment, and contained in finding or ip such statement or modified statement, when either of the same shall have become final as afpre- said, said board or any assignee of such dosrd or any other person who has executed said decree or has otherwise a right to receive the expense of so doing (or @ portion thereof that may be due from any defend. yy shail have execution, on sueb execution being allowed exparte by a judge of the court in whicb avy judgement was recovered (aud such execution etiall in ‘due form be atiowed by any anch judge); euch execution to be against any one or more defendants or joiut de fondants for the recovery of any amount due from such defendant or defendaute, whic the party claim- img such execution is entitled to receive; aud such exrcation, exeept as herein especially provided, Sections four and five relate respectively to the techni- cal amendments respecting the subnttan districts, and wo the gorvice of any order by the Board tor the abate- went of nuisances. Section six reade as follows:— ‘The word suizance, as used in this act, shall be held to embrace public nuisance as known at common law, or ‘in equity jurisprudence; and it is further ‘whatever is offensive and detrimental to pubhe morality; whatever is dangerous to buman life or detri- ‘mental to ny ith ; Ferry tees at their ie pors or proper use), oF im] e public enjoyment of any public ” gidewalk. place, park. pier or waters; ‘whatever building or erection, or part or cellar thereof, iso with occupants, or is not provided with adequate ingress and cares to sod from the same, or the apartments thereof, or is not sufficiently supported, venMlated, sewered, drained, cleaned or 1 Neal reference to their or its intended or act whatever renders the air, or haman food wholesome; whatever business, pursuit or ereciien con- travenes the logal and proper regulations of said Board of Health, respecting markets, lodging houses, tenement houses, boarding houses, manufactories, sidewalks, scavengere, butchers, slauchterbouses, saloons, or cerning any other matter or thing in respect of whieb versele will be required fer purely hospital purposes. DRUENTION OF WEUL PASSEXGERS, thesafety of the public that permanent structures or other facitities st be provided. Experience has de- ‘monstrated the necessity of detaining crc omagh tagymand sarremare see the period of : incubation, eleansing, &c., all passengers who bave been exposed to cholera or other contagious diseases. The sttontioh of the Quarantine Commiesioners is expressly called to thie paar yo ner intervention is ghey ey par- curing proper accommodat j Entine purposer. ‘The State should savathe iis right of eminent domain over such territory as may be appropri- ate for the object in view, and the sooner it 1 done the better for the peace and health of the people. Of course the seleetion of a location for quarantine purposes should be made with due régard to sanitary laws and ‘the inter- ests of commerce. BURYING GROUNDS. It the present cemetery on the southwestern store of Staton Island, near Seguin’s Point, continues to be used tor this purpose, pi docks should be erected for the safe lauding of tu used in transferring the dead, for frequently in stormy weather they are obliged to retain the dead bodies on board ship for many days, 1 5 EA The arrival of the Atlanta, with the torrie scourge on board, in November, 1865, was fol- lowed by the arriva! of eighteen other vessels in 1866, which either brought cases of the disease into port or had it on board during the voyace from Europe. Out of the whole number on board of those vessels six hundred perrops were prostrated with the disease on their arrival, er duting the period of their detention after arrival, and out of this number two hundred and forty-two died. This mortality is much leas than attended the disease in many places in Enrope, and is lees than that which @ccurred among the passengers of the Engtana, while ender quarantine at Halifax. Theee results speak volumes in praise of the efficiency with which the slight means at the disposal of the Health Officer bave been said office by the constitution of the United States dor- ing good bebavior only, with intent to abuse the high trust reposed in him as such judge, and to subvert the fawfa! euchority avd government of pited states within and State, the grid West H. Humpbreys then heing Judve of the District Court of the United States as aforesaid to wit, in the yerr of our Lord 186), in euid state of Tennessee, did, toge: her with other evil minded persone within «aid State, oventy and unlawfully support, advocate and agree to an ac: commonly called an ordi- nance of gecesson, feclaring Lie State of Tennessee in- dependent of the coverpment of the United States, and Tnod The Boating hospital owned by the State cen com. | a8 o bost could be landed without filing immediately | taid Board of Hapith is clothed with authority, in said | Fhe gc: the same. efleet and form as any execusion | "0 longer within the jnridiction thereot, while at the came time over one thousand four hundred | times compelied to remain ashore during the night, as ‘and. all persone and cor. | dared er deieate by any formal defect. | But uo exe. | ie tana siztvtwo, within tbe. Uoited states and in persone wi id heen exposed to the dieeave'on xbip- | the inhabitants of the neizbhorhood will not allow any- | porations who created of contributed . oF who | rth ra i ei ap oh treat anek pF omg quid State of Tonnbsace, and sad Wéet H, Rampbreys, may support, continue or maintain or retain them, ov - then owing allegts States of America, body (rom the boxpital ships to come near their dwoil- ings, or even their outhonses. EIEAMBOATR. ‘The steam yacht Goveraor Fenton was need during the past season to transport the sick, answering the par- pose admirably, and was a great improvement on the old mode of transferring them in open boats exposed to the weather. The steam tug Hiram , now in use, will require considerable repairs to'fit her for the purpose dant or that he shall be hable to pay in ened snit; bat tay defendants or defendant, tear for other Board, were to be provided for in some suitable place of detention until tine’ bad domonetrated that they were free from disease, For lack of such suitable accommo- dations on several occasions, necessity compelled the ‘temporary detontion of passengers on board the vessels on which they arrived, until, by the discharge of passencers proviously detained, room could be provided @n other vesagis, and on one occasion this was rendered necessary by the temporary withdrawal of the Minois Judge of the Untied Stotes ae here, to wit, within sant State, persons, Or. States and ay of them, shall be jointly and severally liable fer or toward the expense of the abatement aud remedying of the same, and otherwise, ae the judgment o! apy court, or the order of said Board, or of any jody: declare; but, ae between themseives, rporations may enforce contribution or table reiatio any enm adj and then being Distr d aga. pan od then ane atement salt for penaliie he expense of the pbatemen: or retmedyiny nen nuisepee, may he cotlected be rateor other executions (than those aiithorized for eolleeting such ex- pene), Ww be issued im due course of Inw, In any abatement -ait aforesaid, ‘the court or # armed rebsliion agaimet the Vait lovy war against them, Aer. 4 That on the Yet day of Augnat, A. D. 1861. ond on divers other days since that time, within said of Tennessee, the said Wert H. Humphreys, then pe isting between them; Jv thereo!, shall iesae and enforce an appropriate pre~ for parposes of copairs. It will be manifest that each a required The sloop Four Brothers and ether boats used | annal or defeatany common law lability or re-pon~.iil- 2 a vs Biares th 1 cased fol “ the Divtriet Court of the United Siates, aon tended to increase the mortality among the sick, | in Quarantine are generally im good condition, and wilt | ity {n respect of nuisances. yg Pimp path Bate abo” was ie aes fies! ri Fariereen Dati or Sto oppose 1. Said Board of Health may institute and maintain, i» ‘any court im said district (having jorisdieven in #v where the amount claimed exceeds $1,000) & suit : cof avyef me sfonesaid Bui either complevely or as fully as mag be prac teable i reference to established ustable principles thereto applicadie and the volved. And said Board shall aleo bave, io seid distri, abate Apy Boivance Kicheat require but 4 moderate amount of repairs. de to be reasonahie cause therefor; the dinease among the well. But there was no other alternative. The great and rich State of New York did ‘Rot own a foot of land where these poor unforionate dei could be placed. Many of them looked with ever to the green and inviting ehores of Staven Island, but they were told that the law had interposed barrier against their landing there. If they turned to the bieak sunds of Coney Island they were met with the same forbidding answer. ‘They could not obtain a foor- hold oe ee however barren snd desolate the spot might be, u: by lapse of time, they bad been proved to be free the seéds of infection. Kvery om aa anal se Th Teasons ch naor th mee of gener rags shall cease, The wi e foating hospitals for the roception of the sick do pot hospitats in other porte, and yet has msde no further ~apply.to the detention of these whe have been merely provision for the care of seamen afflicted with contagious exposed to divease, In fact, the of = diseases enicring the port of New York, and be tnsisw 01 1, purposes dotea that the hospital funds collected frem seamen im the cee a ere ee ar vemeld | port ot New York shail bo applied to ach of them as withows. grea), .cxpense and. striéue tneouvenitnns ae eee No suit shall be disunissed or defeated by reason of there d es, S jue D v p we aa cages we parteed cio’ teused on the wear | amis force has effected a radical tn tbe Quaran- | being otter persons Interested thereia, or concerned in | f0t). “ue ot 16 from die to wale hound. md teil Monee witbout such a namber of weasels as will afford tine Department. The lawless gan; sailors, Fanner | causing, creating or maniaining the nuleunce complained | ee ee iiimy any navel belldiae: etettien er accommodations for passengers. with separate vessel and thieves who formerly infosted the bay and were a | of in euch suit, eround in acondvion that will not be dangerous to the h to cleanse and fumigate baggagesnd | terror to the masters and owners of vessela, have almost 3. “Avy such suit may be‘€ried as an issue of law, ec or dexeitnental to the health of any present or fatare the Quarantine authorities been abe to | entirely divappesrod. or by and before a jadge, without @ jury (though issuer | seine Jones oF ocenpant, Or of any riher personas an land euch of the passengers as were got prostraté by LIGHTERING, Of fact, triable by & jury, may be involved), WUC | eee see ee aan ymonts to he 10 gieh manadt, 10 aan sett Some indiated point op land where theysould | No change hae been made in the avstem of tightering | the anewer of some defendaut & trial By jury abel! Pe | Cian extent and OM Sdn covaninae dl elt HOON wrest” or eujoy pure ajr and conveniences for person: cleanliness, | the past season, and he has no reason to believe that « | demanded upon some jseue of fect, which muet be dim | va nene may provide; and every euch payment to enld 11 ie believed the sickness and mortality jd bat been | chauge in this system is di either by the eani- | tinctly made and stated vy ench anewer, and in respect | ey ed tne receipt of 11% Urenkuror for such ren: jee tary or commercial interests. Daring 1865 an attempt | of which « right of jury trial shall exist under the con- | oi pensation, stiail Be an ofectual to pedebes any perec To render effective the power of the Commixsymers in | wax made by the then Collector to control the lightering | stitution. And in apy case involving aby imsue of fart | ote nade the wan and every such tenant; tes aotecting a saitable «ite for quarantine they myst be en- of vesseis in quarantine, but the Secretary of the Tre: said Board may insist on @ jury trial ae matter of ri and Oo pant and ‘all ‘his aud their ‘rights ‘onder ‘any trusted to take whatever land is required by rift of emi- | sury directed Mr, Draper to act im harmony with the | but when any defendant's claim fora jury trial ig al! tent “OF “Geoupatian, as if each payment ‘ ont domain ICM cannot be acquired by purehAe, 80 that | views of the Health department, the issue of fact as to all the defondante ball be tried | bon, nate to, and such receipt bed been given rivate interests and prejudices may not beallowed to An unpleasant occurrence with Collector Smythe, in | together (uniess raid Bo shall onject thereto by M8 | vn. leceor of owner, OF any” proper Claim nt of any sarcont Ite oledts, regard to the detention of the meamer Eagle, is men+ | coansel) tvefore the same /@ry; faiess special issues | DY ty er compensation, who had, but for eich order A proper tinate is paid to the nurses avi physicians | tioned—that centieman announcing his determination to shall, by the court, be formbity a for the jury, the | or dc ment, the right ‘and authoriy to receive the same. ‘ang howe having care of the sick, and of ¥@ services of | contro! the lightering ‘of vessel, Collector Smythe for- | jury trial eal! proceed on the relevant and waterial is | fy ie nndortaking Or security shall be required or Dr. Swinbarne they speak in the highest t¢ms of appro. | warded to lie Excellency Governor Fenton charger, | ever of fact made in tha plead and the judge who | Povuary op the part of ead Board as @ condition of ai for his unwearied and sleepless vigitage !0 cnasding | direct and by implication, against the Quarantine au- or some | of the came couft, if ranting #aeh injunction ‘or the same being efiectoal; iho uation from contagions disease, thorities, for improperly detaining vessels and cargoes shall, on reeaiving the verdict, or as ‘o eay foal judgment in such suit there may be gon: al: QUARANTINE HlOMPITAL, arciving from non-infected ports, and of im ‘and | S000 thereafver as possible, and at the sawe term, if poc- | Abd 10 aly Dill ieee nn a aaa nom oF threatened, would Pyeparations for the erection of thig*tructare tha sNegal conduct in relation to their towed by lighter- |. tible, settle and cause to be entered ihe proper judgment be the roper subject macter of a preliminary injunetion. ‘weparations for the eivribe was of emporary facil | men. These charges were promplly refuted by iw vaid suit ‘Aud when the public inverest se < ow , st neces. | Health Otticer, and were shown to be entirely unfounded, | 4. If the jadgment be that any nuisance be abated oF | Oo\ty a cpeedy tral oF ner of any such hall be the duty of any rat Pye ye f the wk ties for she care and reveption Of iy tome. The bulks | aod # writteh statement from Captain Green, of the | remedied, fn whole or in pert, sid judgment eal! con- rnment of the Uni such judge and to the MANIN®. HOSPITALS, ‘The remarks and saggestions made im the last report ave again earnestiy pressed upon the attention of the Commission :—‘*Nine-tenths of the seamen who sre sufring from yellow fever doring the quarantine on May also be granted whonever it salt be made to appoar to the court or a jnige thereof that aneh injuoction w newled to prevent apy ilega! net, or Uurnefs aforesaid Or its contmdance, or to be Statas, That eid Wost H. Bumpbrays, with futent to prevent fhe dna administration of the laws of tie Upitent Siates within said Stute of Tennessee, and to aid and abet the overthrow of (the authority ofthe government of the United, Staten” within suid State, bas, disregard of his daty af Judge of the Matrict C the United States, ne aforecind, and im violation of the lows of the Usited States, meglocted and refuge to held the Distriet Court of the United tates, as by law he war required to do, within the several districts of the State Of Temnetuee, ever wince tho Ist day of July, A. D. 1861. Ant. 6 That the said West Hi, Humpbreys, in tie your of our Lord 186i, within the State of Tennessee, ond with intent co mubvert the authority of the govern. of the United States, to hinder and delay the due sxecntion of the laws of the United States, and to op- prees and injare cits: i fully act-as judge within said State, called the District C n- f merica, and ae judge of savd tribusial med said Wort H, Humphreys, with the itent thon and there assumed and oxereived powers Jn cauelng one Peres to he unlawfully ar id wicged 4 ant Te. fod him to ewear alfegiance to the pretended ernment of said Confederate States of Arena; J upon the refosal of paid Bickineon s0 to do, the said pbreys ae judge of eaid iiegal tribunal, aid wnlaw- ond with the iptent to opprres said Dickinson, re. and reseive of him aboud. conditioned that while jould remain within raid State he would keep the peace, and ae such judge of said ilieesi tribanei, and without authority of jaw, sald Ramphreye then and there decreed that said Dickinsop ehouid leave said ‘State. 2 In decreeing within aaid State, and as judge of said Megal tribunal, tne confiscation to the use of said Con- federate Sates of America of property of citizens of the United States, 204 especially of property of one Andrew Jobneon and one John Catron. 3. In cansing, as jodye of said iMegal trivunal, to be | Y ft refioas danger to human hfe or sevione set | Ment to health, or zreat public inodveniewes to wehing | any mintter of ching to whch this wet or the health lawn aforesaid relate. Aod ip. any ch Mnjunetion orler the conrt may reqnire any building. erect) oF grounds t6 be pul mm a cond) Gen Mat will Bot be dangerous ta the lie or detrimentas to tne heath of | aoe aoaopan’. before the sane shel be lomed, of rented or coe pied, or before any rent or compeneatiog ehall be enllested for the renvor ox of the whole er any portion of the came. «in auy euch iijanction order, aad aise 1b Detar nemenras strech Secataeas aianegnction 8: Movi ih uny ehaiement suy', the judve or eourt fendant; and said Board may, without cosia, discontinue may require the > ca ayrioe ge ie pants (0 4 either "] 2 fares " , or any of vem) of avy such building, erection or such suit as to any party or parties, or altogether, apd grounds, 0 pay the rent thereof (or compensation there. eminently proper that the government | sui pyould be called upon to furnish facil b deen Telief case of sickneas."” The suggestions of rt are | more pertinent at this time in view of the that ral government is disposing of all the marine enty-four and 1666, relative to jurisdiction, costs find parties, stith be ‘applicable; and the courts shall, ia order to better pri ‘mote the public interests involved, and tv render su i tity be eomtinand bi ‘of Mr. Smythe to | tain suffietent ai suit or appeal therein, it vow othe diaporal of Quarantine lj the general gov. | steamer Fagle, shows the charges . Sry sui rections for its proper execution, and the of any court sald, oF of the court | onlawfully arrested and imprisoned within said State Langan rwi-y deen untrne or a misstatement. The matter has | judi @ | 38s am app cittaene of the United Stator because of their fidelity to pheation by eaid Board may be properly made, to cause such suit or appeal to be brougut to a speedy trial (and before it would otherwise oached for trial or argument ju due conrse on the calendar), ae the judge or court may by special order direct, 12. In 90 far we any judgment may be directed to be executed at the expense of said Board of Health, or by any party defendant at his own expense, and shail by party defendant be so executed, the expense of in their use ia bas Le coming summor. If the gened government will | Fe do @ (ben the Legisiature mauavprovide other vee. vis to be used in their stead. WAREHOTERS. It te urged us the duty of the gaeral government to provide siitable warehouses for tly Teception of koods a“ chandtso arriving in vest , end a cession af jand on [6s made w the United States, upon which to erect dings. This in feet haa been Ane, vat Congross bas i egnified ite accopiance of tbagrant, nor evinced any feenetion to perfora the aut/ Which it owes to the ions as ojtizens of the United Stater, and because of therr t on of, and their revisianes to, the wnjast and assumed authority of suid Coniederate stater of America. Ant. 7. That said Wéet BH. Homphreys, Judge of tho District Court of the United States as aforesaid, assurn- ing to act a& judge of said tribunal kuown as the District Court of the Coufederate States of America, aid, in tho year of oor Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, without Iswfol anthority, and with intent to injore One William @. Brownlow, & . citizen of the United . Btater, couse said again been referred to the Secretary of the Treasury, in order that the disputed question of authority be definitely settied, WAREROCSR® The views expressed in his former report are en- dorsed MALLPOR, YELLOW PRVER, FTC. Fwenty-eight vessels have arrived ip port with 104 cases of this disease on board; 9,500 persons were liable pays . wcatch this divease, boing passengers on the vessels | also adjudge Board to pay or infevied, Two veesels have arnved during the year with | tion of the ex; of executing such judgment, as th typh hip fever on board. “279 veesels from tropl- | judgment HOt direct to be: by some one or all z . bi of that & snitablo effort | cal coun: ¢ arrived with 61 cases of yellow fever, ier defendant, on ine pen Scene hegialatre Id secure the neces. | 47 per cent of whieh proved fatal. be: Ten on thereat prop within gaid@ State im violation of the rights of sald sory appropriation from Conges. But whatever might | sdiaistaiodiete Silanes toe: ne — defendant oF Brownlow aga ciizen, of the United States, amd of the be tbe reenit of such an ein, fe Commissioners reguitd ne cuggestions or % dniles, of cara ne ~*~ © Diarot Ken ie the uty a8 one wo pnrely United Btates oe 3 ‘epresen' prepared to f that the State se mv the Dherty of ox- Sree ocne eaxpense ot forming i | ate sere eae acinar. tog the latter : } Tite Say ike ty farther arocies oF cee et ae haw ten, done tgenras uno | neiea wd oer parts of Rance it teade ie ¢ Sieg Seen of imp eanet ening, to bie answere ercchon of warehouses infeoted goods in the | im Germany. i. prem f ‘wnich ‘roto the arviciée herein | rina, ronan eo tho ok a April 2%, MUG. aud | erase Germann, "who were about to enibatl for , pad Fee ee anche acco. i ou an act 5 d smouin wresstore seoeminend o* carp out the were ag shall be sable Vy uned as may Ine ReECoHSE Becgued te be neeomapts mertienc aijests A Mier Cire static above RSA WHARTES, No imeerlia 2 necouat ye peroeived for the coustrar- tice of these, und unit wrehouses are ere: tod loey may a Ab. , Aspensed wi ey tiles ‘ om This | ahonl( be self supporting, sod those om a Co te ahitld bo mate to assume its bur- prt no of metng ead overcoming the if. deo Fone qumaine Ld poahe (bin pase OP - [anh weet |} more T wp: | : and the fears tl and eight sbrobs, apd seven thousand three hundred and herbacious piants have been planted. Elm been planted along the Fifth. avenue from Sixty-Afth to Righty-fifth street. The growth of the trees is such that they cover and Curnish shade to the roads and walke, opening new vistas to the visitor ag he proceeds, ‘Tae vorce murtorep. The average force joyed during the year wae ‘wo hundred and fifty-six, mechanics, cartmen, labor- ora, &e, of bridle road _now.in- 6. total jeouh walk ‘now in use, 26.550" m! iné thousand at hundred and thirty-turee eubdie yards of been required to keep the drives in propef.order. - The irom areh No. 28, near the north gate houge of the great reservoir, is Row complete. INCOME AND EXPENDIFUREE. PROPERTY. The increased vaiuation of pro} in the three wards surrounding the a from to 1866, ie $53,640,850, The rate of tax for the year 1866 is 2.30, jeiding on the increased valuation above stated an tag. of $1,233,708, se. neagty doable the pxeennt necessary to pay the whole interest on the whole cost of the Park,and ita improvements. ARREST FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT IN THE PARK. The total number ef arrests during the year was 110, being about ene to every 75,000 visitors to the Park. ‘oF ‘412,808 pédestrians, 86,75Tiequestrians ams 1,830,808 Ey ns, vehicles entered at the Park dariag the year. ; equestrians was on August 25, there boing 1,037, the smallest number on June 3, when ‘The largest number of vehicles was on June 9, they numbered 15,507, and the smallest on February 12, there being but 183. am ATS, ‘Twenty-three musi entertainments were given daring the year, The boats continue to fot aso eighty-three ¢housand three hundred and persons huving been carried in them during the year. ‘There were nine * of skating on the Park during the year. use of the grounds of the uring the poets ee eR eee at thie city. for Tbe reports contain many the day and year last aforesaid, held in seid city of | public interest, A paractare le in, progress Toe the suerte: Nasbville, and in the hearing of divers persons then and there present, did endeavor by public speech to incite | secluded piece of iawn is to be connected with it, where revdlt and rebellion within said State against the con stitution au@ government of the United States, and did then and there publicly declare that it was the right of the people of raid state, by an ordinance of secession, to lve themselves from all allegiance to the govern- ment of the United States, the constitution and the laws | reached through the protected walks, and from all the thereof, Ant, 2 Thet, in further disregard of his duties as a cicizen of tho Upited States, and unmindful of the solemn obligations of his oltice as Judge of the istrict Conrt , of the "United: States. for the several districts of the State of Tennessee. and that be held his ment an accommodation of qui they can play when the sunsbine favors. - Th: is to be partly covered and partly shaded by Cre Plante. The dairy, at which can always be milk and other Ititie things for cbildren, is to be near this establishinent, which is so located as to ark ts invaluable, the crossings where these arches fectly safe at all times, e transverse roads beh used. ce ae be been extremely enjoyed, ‘numerous (more or less) geivane Ppa a we being established, the Park having set the example. on the Jawns, and a circuler bas been addi principals of schools, with a view of extending this amuse- ment to those attending xcboo!, making ita sort of reward. CROQUET GROUNDS, Next year croquet grounds will be #ef apart for the girls. These children are the children of oa and no allegation of fayoritism can be made if allowed euch facilities for the use of the lawns a8 are admissible, pitity of renderi and a happy example of the success of kind iu this reepeet Is given. \lition—better than might t neatness must contin Lest enjoyment. ms to be an idea running through the report be Park agreat exemplar and aid to instruc. ». tooldand yonng; bat expec aliy is the effort din. nible to wake {t anxilary to Ow greas system of pobe lie sehools, ‘A detailed statewent of every item of expenditare and an approprixte claasidcation of these expenditures ere given in the Trensurer's report, “WINTER IN NEW. YORK, Anpect of the City Yesterdny--Ne Prospect of the Reopening of Sound. Navigation at Pre- wemt. Many vears lave elapsed since New York bas been visiied by a winter #0 severe and stormy as the present. Yesterday morning another snow storm set in, which lasted until nearly noon, beating ito the faces of the ronititudes pressing citywards with determined vehe- mence. The temperature was, however, decidedly milder than that of Wednesday, and towards 00n the snow changed to the thin, driving raia known technically as = “Sootch mist.’” Under this infliction the countenancer of the pedestrians wore a more contracted and diseatisiied appearance than they assumed during the soft but driving snow, The atmosphere was full of penetrating dampness, and the ven~ ders of fruit and or aruicles at the street stands, remiuded one forcibly of “Silas Well,” shelter- ing Meir commodities rather than themselves, bnt moving abeat more rapidly, 0 doubt, than that eele- braced “literary man wih a woolen leg.” Before two in the afternoon the rain bad ceased to fall bat the chillness of the wir continued and, together with the icy sidewalks and the badaess of the crossings, contri- bated to make yesterday a thoroughly disagreeable day to be ont in, The heavy atmosphere threw back upon the city ite clouds of smoke, and gave it, oa im the more narrow streets, almost the mist and or London, while the peentiar compound of snow, dust, mud, and street d/brie in general, which fills the space between the cirb stones, seemed, to the unfortunater com>elled to wade through it, like South and, The footing, both for man and beast, continues in- secure. Severe ore trials of the poor horses tn these day? of ice and snow and blocked up thoroughfares, ho cotton warehouse, at the corner of Albany and Washington streets, partly consumed by. maging Cran doy, is still smouldering. An engine was throwing water apon it during the greater part of yesterday. It & most wintry aspect, huge masses of icicles jog iike stalactites in a subterranéous cavern from {ts win- dows. There ig atlil no immediate prospect of the reopen of navigation in Long Island Sound, Shipperg and pom signees of Kastern freight are seriously inconvenienced by this anavoidable delay, nothing similar to which has oconrred, sinee 1867, the winters of that and the Brownlow to be unlawfally arrested and imprisoned | preceding years navigation was suspended by accumu- lated ice, which on one occasion Closed up this route for #ix consecutive weeks, Pw od on oteaay tae tri dope yd reel ‘and piled wit Ff fj vers ‘broken and water soaked 28 to oppose no feat 33 z l 3 & Hu t s He ff 3 3 A i 3 i U