The New-York Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1866, Page 8

HOLERA IN THE LOWER BAY. < e WD §0B TEB YEAR—WHAT TEE COMMISSIONBRS or QI!AIAN‘"!I WILL REQOMMEND. The first anbual report of the Metropolitan Board of Weaith is & soaled ook, and cavnot be Randled by st} hewe- antil Gev. Fenton shall choose to make it poblie. But Wuw Twisvwe, in advanco of ite cotemporaries, is enabled to rl that part of the coveted volume which relates to Cholera the Lower Bay. #th of April. Jast, the Natlonal Steam Naviga- steamehip Virginia arrived with the dread Moalady 00 Board, tbe Health Commiseidhicra were tempted to rve slence end do their work of “stamping out” unseen, But better counsels prev , wnd it was reeolved that the pubd- lio shotld know the worst, Jt being beld that & daily publication of the setual facts would effectually silence gossip and serve Wather to eetabiish confidence than to create alarm. But even W June, when the Cholera death record bad reacted it max- Suum, the ueually sccurate Reglstrar of Records declined to @haracterize it a% an e pidemio; but told us, week after week, Bow many cases of sporadic cholera the Sanitary Inspeotors had within the boundaries of the Metropolitan District. Now, it Is confessed that we have endured a visitetion of mie cholers, which. In the lang of the well-informed nding Sceretary of the My Hoard of Heaith . about 1,900 persons in 'York and Brogkiyn; and on .wwunl and in the lower bay. ‘The visitation pie been slarming than in former yoars of mdofik, probably be- ase of the (mely aetion of our health autboritice In cleausing eity, and indiclug its inbobitants to keep themselves ) v sarroundings elean. Cholern appeared kere earlier this has in any former year except 1651, when it was reported The bth of J anary, Dut o in that year it ws fatel b only imstances the year may as weil be omitted from any statis- bearing upon the usual coursof malady. Tn 1832 it lnhfinn-d on the 16th of July, sud exhibited & mortality list 3,519 ames ; tho first Sptersnce 1n 1649 was on the 2ith of sud the mortality wes 3,071, and 1n 1654 it was first re- od on the 16th of May, and did not leave us until 2,509 per- had fullen jtw vietims. 3 THE MALADY IN THE LOWER BAY. Lolera ship Falcon has been anchored in Grave- o?m the copeiderable ortaking that it was when she lay out five or six miles from and our re, , therefore, experienced little difticulty securing tidingd from her officers down to yesterdsy at noon. 3 is in good condition, and bas o sickness of any kind . h:::s. Her records enable us to make the following ’lubll’. - Bunde the ¢ the Journey to her decks FRELEEEEIRAE x 5 2B Esnn¥lis 235 ot 3 w T Tegossa A ‘qqam m-'{ oRUIIND U g U0 HEO Teiajoq0 Jo seveg— —~seneni(] Jo0— !l ol wall w0y upaeD AT OO Sl g2uver . | 563588 EEE-B5e q miog, e ety wgeing— 19 258 “a EEBaESunaBaESRaERE e B¥ExESepaBaRTHEEES from_cholera 4 of all the foregoin pied from ot disegacs duriof ‘passhge of all the forego- Wied on wi were 4 on [} + The table showing the zumber of days of detention olw'z- ip possengers roquires one word of explagation. Thé ol baving 1€ deaths from clolera, and yot were quarautived but a ‘i day. 16 deaths occurred soon after ber departure .|:|l.qnhvuuby-hem-ln the ocedn hej ample time for cleansing her and putting ber in 2t eondi jon to enter port, so that on ber arrival it w the bealth officcr should vm? her :Ifle:: :'::"po::l’ o:}xh The same rewark {s thue of ul « FPREPARATIONS FOR WARDING OFF THE MALADY®, ‘Two years ago Gov. Feuton coustituted Messrs. Alban P. and Jacksou 8. Schultz and Dr. John Swinburse a oow- 1o select & proper site for & quarantine, end thoy, & careful survey of the harbor, recommended that Gov- ‘warehouses for the storage of “‘goods known to be ou the westerly chore of X D:‘Buy ‘l,;lbl_n I;::fl' “'nre- situated clsewhere. ay 404 upos Harbor b“nh- hb"' Iy : G e euts, pamely : Gen. Joseph O. 7' E 3 o ly ose ‘ottan . Davis, Comman Jqaet Surves, asd Charle r.c.&.\‘.\&(' ves, and Charley v wherein it was recited thut 1** From Horseehos Cape 0 tho Ooat Liopss, of! gl.e w,;m&r. tlon of Samly Hook Feuinsuls, an ¢kmi1 und g ure ud law Liave given up sta Bor\t 18 GiLdF ules -7 it by individ, fit or pleasure. It is more 24 miles froms the samé cape to &e yearest point ou the .J'r”&i""" ot the foot of thé Neversink Hills. No © structares, $aoh #a plers of breakwatcrs, -.e necgsdgry — 5 «there auy Lece L zmm:'&:m- it cor o '? v A - ( # fact that ber 5%h Shis be was able to do in a day. ‘wiher vossels bove. \ o) e ut Now-Jerses, in 5 m&ufi,o‘% st e et of e oo s b enticalwith of the iubabitants of xw-”';“—.m -grd the G into 8 Querantine; and for hospital site, \fy were fmmiade 5 the ire of New-York, and body, o‘th&mny Island. It is ouly neces. = ’mnuu Yor) Ighde astate legislation is that the Leglaln found themselves unabio to grapple with port!. ship thereln §) the botiom, a pest-vessel was moored ot 1 ‘urdo!.l:‘ th lice ::m ]::r b ENLIGHTENED, ' Bueh e e to hnjld TR e 5 AN bt & the lishing of & Quaray. K fi-‘m&y vided it should not be erected on Staten Island, 3 oply_other tertitory in this n over N k haw Jurisdiction is the City of ork, and theonly matter of wonder in connectiop w' E wure Jid not gnate City Hall as the bullding wherein we might shelter oar yel- - fever and cholera patients. Under this legislation the Com twice in the Bay; and f wo should asscrt that once, whew ficid ‘was moving down $he North River aud threatening to send of our piers avd gacretly ,.hndcu' hulnnv-vd. we should s Y' New-York fearfully sbe Las periied because of the absence of proper quarantive {a of near the Lower Bay. THE LEGISLATURE AND CONGREE mmnflahu that at which we have hinted above .ml)-n-h ”M few, and when they were iutro. on li;dl;uan Cony luc gress aud In the Awsewmbly of 1866 s might uaturally be fnferred, a profoud im- : Govgroes was for aid, and it was shown that W the x...fl‘.‘. h-&-‘u three-fifths of the hospital that are the on in oouutry, ske Lns not & 4ol trsatment of slek or bled ‘American uoeded 1ittle perbuasion to induce Congress to -“:Abm&?.b‘:m dad by pproniat g $100,000 hich wero made by , Swint arne, 16 his last report to ¢! he Quarantine Commis- upon which the Legislature of 1866 acted in sdaition to the sum whieh bad beea by Congress. Dr. Swinburne said: of the wauts herein suggested, I do therefore 0 h at 8 of 613, Laws of 1865, be 10 Sdiie s dirses Tov' Couretssioners uf Bz i W jutended provisions of that scetion, and to 1 .‘ Upon the haalth officer to send well passen mc he cases mentioned in the section, to the charge of ,,‘mWflw be made for those during the comirg e Phind s That be also made for the acy » e dutention s who ehall Lare Doca exjond disease durlug ++ Fourth : "The erection of pery of bulkheads, fnclosing lagn erected L t ot struotures io the form 1 with substantial build ont ecapacity for hos d men, depots for the de e and pla | es for cleansing their porsoral | his own u ofwotas suck puildlabe fo by st sutlicicnt Jstance o cuch | subpeguduily 1o | Chiastes Edliott, al whieb improvements should be Toubier id be ased permanentis in liew of ul choiee of ties for the erection of these structures, viz, West Bank, 1 qm influenced by all the reasons stated in my previous report, to which I respectfully refer for an exposition of many strong argnments in favor of the selection of this post- fion. apd the feaxibllity of its belng appropristed for the pur- ndicated. ““1t may be added here that tho point indicated therein for L is one mile and & half (inst of one mile), from the nearest shore, and at least two miles from the nearest dwelling. And Imay add, further, 'hat T am advised by pilote and others whose opintons are entithed to great weight, that, {nstead of such erections at that point having a tendency to injure the channel, it will rather be improved by the aid of this breakwater, accords with my own views upon the sub- %et' and [ am sustained therein by tie concurrence ‘Biunt, esq., President of the Harbor Commissioners, whose iuvestigations Ib and about the harbor of New-York Fave of so ext and exhaustive & natere as to entitle bis opivion to the most unqualified confidence. : ‘Another material advantage in the selection of this looation for the erection of the structures advised, is found in the fact nplxu-wu for the ereetion of all these im- provements, at such distances from each other a8 0 afford opportunity for the Fiost faithful compliance With the quarau- thie laws and m}m rigid administration of sanitary reguls- tions, and yet in sgeh proximity to each other as to enable our superintendent, Without Inconvenience, to ssume charge and suceesstull} gaatrol the whole quarsntine establishment for the lower bay. - Then Jtoo, If this point shonld be selected, and these fmprovements made, the grounds aud docks might be o sxtended as jo time to allow the surrender of the present boarl ing station in the upper h:i If deeined ndvisable, aid to copfing the entire quarantine establishment withio the Doundaries of the Jower bay."” As wo have indicated above, the last Legislature passed san act substantially embodying the foregoing practieal sugges- tlons, and one day last week the Quaraatine Commissioners snnk the first ballast boxes for bulkhead foundations on West Bank. Should any render who is unaequainted with New-York harbor be curlons to know the precise site of the quarantine that is to be, be has ouly to look for the stranded hulk sbout two miles south of the light at the forts on Staien Island. THE BOARD OF BEALTH CREATED. The same Legislature which gladdened Dr. Swinburne's heart by authorizing t erm'hunflfnq‘wumlhvun West Bauk, ereated the Metropolitan Board of Health, That body had bargly com pleted ite ization and enected its code of ordinanes when the first ol hip arrived. It then became lmperative that But when the united Boards came to cast about for means wherewith to combat the unwelcome visitor, they fo their bands tied. Mr. Schuitz appealed to the retary of Navy, and that functionary gave him the yotten old nurxnhlp Tllinols. Other Lulks were auchored near the Faloon, and the Health Commissioners thus weut to work to fight cholera es best they might. But it soon became manifest that if they would save lifo they mugt have dry land whereon to house the & unit. \ d sufferers, then packed like herrings in the cots of the Faleon and her eonsorts. oney Teland, next best after Sandy Hook, Wis naturally ‘suggested, but the farmers aud fishermen of G fvuut w own and coutrol _that barren, dis of enjoined the Commissioners before they snuffed th o breeze in Gravesend Bay. The Commissioners uext bethMught them- ate property at Seguine’s Point—property which selves of the soon after the (abolical incendinrisin-at the wan parchi Upper Quarantine in 1858, and whence already one quarantine establishment lind boen wwopt by tle incendiary torch. Thither, at Jength, the Health Board went, their expedition of 50 po- licemen, under Cuptain (now Inspector) ge W. Walling, President Jacksou 5. Sohulte, and Sauitary Superintendont E. B. Daiton, startiug out at nighttill from the Butter, in, the herbor steambot Docr, piloted by Captain J. W. Hartt. The police foree lands d were met tvr the Islanders, who threat- ened vociferonsly and were not choice iu their spithets. police held the Point a month, the Board of Mealt about $40,000; Depnty Health-Officer Bissell #as land and_bury score or more of bodies in the Stat Burial Grounds near the Seguine's Point balldings ; the Staten Islanders invested about §10,000 in law, and duly and doubly en- {lmml the Board of Health; it was cleary démonstrated that he latter could do nothing for the r‘n-l.lng patients on ship- board, who so sorely stood in need of dry land for thelr feet sud pure air for their uostrils; the police were quietly borne back fo the city ; the Seguine’s Polut buildings were s ed to the tallow-chandler wh them and was anxions to sell— and thus closed the history of Quarantine establishments on Staten Jsland—a series of experiments which have cost the State upward of §300,000. . WHAT 15 BEQUIRED. Conversations hore and there among geatlemen who ought to know the contents of the Health Board's Report, so fay assure us that we way confidently nssert that the Commissioners urge the Legisinture to empower them to seize by the right of emi- nent domain o suitable spot on the borders of the Bay whereon l::un-y keep. in time of pestilence. the convalescent and well paskengers who nay arrive in infected ships; apd the Com, sloners will ask that the aot be so framed s to ensbie them anently to such spot as they may seize; for when the new hospitals and store-houses hato risen out of the waters whick now cover West Bank, there will still be needed warehouses clsewhere for the storage of non-infected goods, and comfortable dwellings for those well passengers who may, per- chance, huve the secds f oontaglous disease in their garments or about their.persons, ahd who, consequently, fust suffer the im) ent of quarantine. the Treasury has beon addressed, and in- 16 no provision for the cure and trestment ot sailors suffering from contaglous or infectioys diseases in this qn he whole system [adds the author of the lettes t0 Mr. McCulloch) requires remodeling. It fs o uotorigus fact that the Seamen's Retreat will soon be ol unless soie diffe?- ent plan be adopted forits continuanoe, us it b rowed to the verge of bankruptoy.” The o eusctment by Congress of & law. establishing & uniform tax upon seafuriug mes, for the support of mariue Sospitals through- out the State, and especiully st this port, where there hus beet Do bospital for seamen_since the destruction of the Marine hos- pital on Staten Island in 1858, We further quote Mr. McCulloch's correspondent as follows . “The importance which attaches la‘[hl, harbor canmot be overestimated, and the extreme ditfieults of obtalniug a suflicl- G focll- © Secrel formed that uam ent lwlollflnflv{! {rom tho State Logislature for carry! proper lenmt.nm“.l [odpitpl n‘ul:llfl‘mm with ¢ ties ot t obtaingble can soarce pr——an P B A iy ade larce vearls o The support of the ota i ahiaans, A 1 s du w2 ehE State thaf (his matser Tofeive & propse l?om. Yo know that the of dollars aocruing ar u.rl;un el Yot o oallOH cad mainiy fasiahod on mai s PG tals in other ports, while the sick of this port were left {0 become pavpers or Yrdens vpen Wg"u or ffl o Yew Xork" ¢ CONCLUSION, - that chiolern was intraduasd bere by seemingly this potnt Mr. Meltlloueh's correspohident 8 foljows “Froviglop shOUld be, ade for tie proper cleadping of bug. gagh, dufhabe beds and body clothing, and the phreons of i jts coming to the country, aud particular(¥ during the pravaleton of elolera. .1.1‘" aver or small-pox; wnd, ta order to make this effective, wold it nof bcguyor( l‘nnl! T n{uu tions be established 1 The ports of Boston, I l.a—fl,m‘ New Orjeans, Baltim and New-York are the pringipsl oues for our Go‘e!hflém o rostrict 39 1 Y Hr Q h’ stadds red 19 cobperate with tbe States in this matter. Teuggest this necsasity. since evidptice s not r-x.g :,! to show mog} corclusively tha if this prodems ¢68id have been catried ovt during the past t would have been uic of s year yas frans. portad ¢ locked up in Joul, piisonote beds 3 aining viert uatil ught v goiytact with & pr onphere for its germination, ft as inohyased aimoet” od nfiitum. This psbulum fs produced bY heft moisture. hunian exhalations, and tbe like—say iu tenement THE PUBLIC IIEAVLTII. e —— MOKTALITY OF THE WERE—REPORT OF DR, HARRIS, ‘The following weckly report was yesterday sub- mitted to the Board of Health by the Kegistrar of Statistios DixrnoroLitax Boako or Ilxaryn, Beazav or Racoybs Axo ViraL Seatisrios Dec. 16 ines. | In tte week ending deathe iu New-York, fn- ec. 22 there wer T ko Tostitunions. 1) iy low morialit 3 deatal e Tisna il s . 000 zymotle diveases Killed 76 pes od fém the wegk 1o Hew-Yort, while fu e disoatn Hestioyed ouls 17, or 1410 poi cont of o ountinues o be 8 promain bl clug Rew-Yort and in lestroyed but 8 lives acly dissppeared frow both cities. ser of infancy fo New-York, and 17 wnder, which s as %5 and 45 ‘mogtal ty. 1o Brooklyy k4 sague pe 41 §8 pex gent of |).‘g m;“* lower gradu g goroners of New:Vorh fetusy verdjcts ASh deyits, 1 3 blah weis A Aved the Coroners' retatas upo 25 the A Cah'e Rt :_}'.n.u'fi Bliilug wafot sucls York b4 gestroyed. ot 34 funetioal Slatrious sad yelul (atiers, woibiy cludiog §3 29 deathe fy Brooklys This isad wou ta N.‘: Yarkeax o yourly rate, 35 1.3 in , of 20.64 of fooklyn the s o - i L. naliy fes utlon of agos, dekes and ok aud Liooklye tor the Week 115) glels, 00; vol), 8. Gerumny, 8, umd, 1; i total, §T8. Jec. 23, 1666; -+ Naw-Youx="aen, W; women. 05; bors, Nouwtige—T tish Amerlos, 3; Ky \md“‘ land, 21 Ewltaeriand. 1 Unlted Siaas, 245 " 15 tobal, 120, CRIMINAL — THE TOMBS POLICE COURT. {Before Justice Dowling ) A Capror oF Boorm.—Jobu Adc'sh Singer, at one time uttacked to e 10th New-York Cavalry, yesterday appeared at the Tombe Police Court for the purpose of hving somo papers signed by the magittrate. Singer was ooe of Lieut. Doherty s ouminand at, the tiwe Joln Wilkes Booth was cap- tured by thetm iu Virgin{a a’ter his wurder of Pfesident Linooln. Ho has wiready roceived from the War Departuient $1,700, Lis sharo of the amovm wiurded by Congress to the o f the assassin, €0d Lo is now about to put in a claim for & the reward of £20,000 offered by some of the patri of Waskington for the arrest of Dooth. Siuger is a native of Germany, 28 years e served in the above regiment for four years during the way, and at its close was honorably dis charged, having passed unscatled through pumbers of skir 10ishos and battles. Destirete. —Yesterday tle widow of Harry Lazarus, wio was murdered on tho morning of Januery 3, 1863, {u his saloon fn East Houston-st,, by Bernard Friery, appeared before Justice Dowling, und requested that ler little son John, might be taken care of, as she was in destitute circumstances aud unable to {Imrldo ;o(r:hhlm, The (uul« fellow w.l;b-ni to the Commis joners of Charitics and Corrections, an them placed 1o ape of our charitable institutious. 4 - Tus PROPIIETOR 0F A GAMBLING Housg oy TROUNCE'— Yestorday Decteotive Woolridge of the Sixth Procinet arrested Miles, on the complains of Mr, Henry o eitizens ' Fish, dojog business at No. 6 Statest. The police state that Miles s tho of & gaming establishment at No. Broadway lso nli that the game $he e played is not an “bouest’ oue—in fa€t, that it is what is teelinically termed among sportiug wen o ame.” Mr. Fish states that on Novetber 1, af one sitting ¢ game of *faro,” tho | tice Dowling held the &nmm won trom bl $160. Just prisoner o T tbe s of $,000 fo Auwer the charge of kleplug o gaming house. the Quarantive Commissfoners and the Health Boanl should be d the tervible scourge of | It o by & ol e L 1 ,l “ L PN JEFFERSON MARKET POLICR COURT. (Before Justies Lodwith.| Kxockep Down AxD Reipep.—At an eatly hour yosterdsy morning whilo r. Jein Higgios of No. 396 Seo- ing o ty-third-st., he wes met by & ondave. waa walking dlong Tweaty-fhirdet, he was mELEY & man named John Keeler, who kioc . is valued st Keeler was hm«:r‘r of Ih':l‘m-hw .',“ e # Led: with, was committed for trial ut DEALING AT FARO.—Ox the complaint of Offieer Charles D. Im- o s Erzoaxt Homay HATS At Vaws, Ne. 41 Fuitou-st. e mon of the Fifteenth Precinet, Thomas M:' was ym!rih{ HoOLIDAY gumm .Cam K astice Ledwith, ehas with being & dealer 8t | broldered SLIPPARS aro just presents ( «'fi'-’“.'.’.'.m"y'.‘,{ at No. 676 Bnd-n:“smdd gave bail in §500 :m CANTRELL Das 8 superior stock. 10 appear whes ¢ on. BraoLAxy.—On JMonday night, the premises, Ko, 265 West Twenty-seventh-st., cccupiod by M-, George Hewlsor as & gro- oery, vere burglariously entered and a chest of tea and a quan Hits of tobaeco, volued st $40 were carried awsy. A man who calls bimself Constantin: McPoland was seen i¢aving the store witadthe chest of tea on his shoulder some time,between 1 and 2 eloek, and McPoland was yesterday brought up on the cherge. o was committed without “trial. GRrAND LARCENY.—Mr. Henry 8. Thompson of No. 642 Broad- way alleges that ho was robbed, on Saturduy night last by Catharine Furguson, of a gold watch yalued at $160, & gold pen cil valued at 30, and Unitod States notes and currency to the smount of §90. She was yesterday brought beforo Justice Led with, charged with this |‘m. and committed to answer st the Court of General Sessions, in default of $1,000 bail. i et ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT. [Befors Justies Shanley.) A Max S0t AT.—William Roth of No. 143 Sixth- ave. was yesterday brought before Justice Shandley on the charge of Laving fired @ pistol at Frederick Weber, the ball taking effect in the head. No serious injury was sustained. Roth gave ball to appear. . ney COMPLAINTS AGAINST CITY RAILROADS. The annual report of the Corporation Attorney contains the following remarks in relation to the'complaints brought by the Police against eity railrosd compauies for run- ning cars without licensos: When T entered upon the duties ofthis office, In Jaunary last, 1 found that a large number of suits, nding against t their oeuse, ind Just been disposed of adversel Court of Appeals baving recently deeid against the sawe company, Ruilroad Cowmpany, that before the 10 the license fees or penaltios im pending ngainst the said compa were dismissed. Since that time T have instituted suite agalnst the following- named C of the ordi the said ordinan license, viz: ‘The Broadwa to the eity. id companies having been formed osed thereby, all actions then o on a similar cause of action o i and Sevepth-nve. Railroad Com. pany, the Bleeckor-st. and Fultop Ferry Railroad Company, the Forty-second st. nnd Grand-st. Ferry Railroad Company, tho I il Loy Dry Dock, East Broadw: Baf Railrosd Cowpany. ”. by thy ¥ Theso actions are now at {ssuo, and have been placed on the me ...':I.«.n.m.. of conatrue . ‘sroat majority of the menafacturers of hoth hemisp calendar of the Court of Common Il P el for tho Third-ave. 1 have ?mngml with Mr. Potter, cou Railroad Company. to m s for submission to the Gen- eral Term prodicated on jility of sald Company to pay . which ip till ‘ompany o be liable. ctions to be instl- the license feo imposed force, and under whieh In the month of November 1 cansed tuted against the Dry Dock, East Broad: road Company to recover penalties i up and removing the pavements y and Anu-sts., and in encumbering the street at ¢! Company claim to have acquired from the L to Iy & track and run their o t that place, ing up of the pavemsnt and the enowmbering fncidental to and necessary for the laying of Corporation ¢ your Honorable Body adverse to '?(‘h claim of right of tho suits so coramenoed by thls Bureay w AI‘ iutolve the ques- tion of construgtion of the act ou which thoe claim is based, and the result will depend upon the coustruction which the courts sball ldvlen‘nlue. The suits are at fssue and will be tried shortly. . Simgilar suits have also heen York and Westchester County violations of law committed lu Pearlst. in ¢ December, Home of the gxpress companies, ss is well known, claim exemption fro; b rior ordin l’bclrlv‘ the said (\.' 1o that the tak- “The trial mmenced against the New- ailroad Company for similar Y agans used for transporting goods in and through the city. ?lmm ‘against the Aduis Express Compasy s been {:1' ot Py (e Tt oty st someart [# repa for submission to the General Term of the Court of | snd 1 desire nothing in the world sc much as to be “ommon class of companies ip this respect. NSOUND FLOUR. phet~SRciuh REPORT OF COMMITTER OF PARMERS' CLUB. The Committee appointed by the Farmers' Club of the Amencan Institute on the subject of unsound Flonr yes- terday presented the following Report to the Club: r Committee have ought fuformation from pergon in the Flour trade, aid have couversed with fu: jerchants, dealery, bakers, and u a reliable staddard of Super rades as sball ena v I millers, mer: od in baving classification of other quhli‘ies or chasers to select the kisd ey require. The Revissd Laws puolighed in tho year 1636, compiled malnly from former laws, after prescribing the mmrnvufild n\? casks, aud the U thereon of the quatity of Flour which each contuigs, and the uame of the Weunfacturers D wareed E’%"-Qgh cadk of whaat flour shall be beanded as . followy «Extra Superfine ' if i €17 Supparios Uil s the word Bupers ir ¥ “Fine; If of a fourth qualit Middlings ¢ if of a ifth quality, ‘Middlings of & sizth Quality, "Ship flulh.n‘ + B 2 or re| to tvg Flour 3] il . “§9, When the flohr and meal has beoli packed, apd the all of the flour ) [ casks branded, sccording to the proceding provisjous tion may be made to an aepector of flour and mnr"l& Ve hia duty to examine and detcrmine the quality S : be the duty of the inkpéctor, > 0 by examination the weight of all the casks wpect of being falsely tared d correct the brands, iu alleases where ho shall ut they do not des i ?}‘Em such opsks as he shall suspect not to contaio the welgbt, and if théy o pot contuly the full weight, to brand eia with the word ' Light." To braud all canky cohtaining four or meal, so damaged as not to be fit for exportation, with the word “bed” Aud lustiy, on al carks made, branded wid packed necording to the prosluions of tids article, to brand in n logible mauuer on arfet the initials of his ghristian nar LD suruabie st s Iu&l ngth, together witl the name of the conty whete the in phctlo l.ruofrll & Yo' et iidy Yout committe opmend thet an Inspoctor of Flour for the city agd wun.k w-York be appotuted by the Governa with the consent Fegate ne preec: by the rev) Md Ylm statutes q‘ NeWw-York, 3 ‘3 that ‘mu.lla)f.n of u:ln:lwpdln( .\nlmh;- (" of m'l”-v apectlon of Flour a epl ') be taken and adv agraly o6 the law of the Btate, afid to be euforced u@vkm Jiuu therein provided. JIE TR Witk regard to the alolitio u!in- pectign Lll' geuérall the Constitufiou of New-York adopled in toe $efr 1646, o Cowmittee aver that the Inspection Laws ..-muij.e - the appoivtment of Iuspeotors of Flouf have not beet aboljshed, but bave been virtually snd substautially re¥oscted aud con- firmed by that Coustitution. The same séntence which con- tans the suppo Volition contatus slvo the following pro vision, with nothing byt @ semicolon between them: " But sboll abrogate any office ere- urpose of proteeting the publip th or the juter ste in ite property, revenue, tolle or purohisses, of g the people with reot standards of weights d or shall prevent the creation of any office for such reafter,” R To the real quality of the fothing in this section contaiu ated for the Lo laws in relation to provisions. to meats, to grain, to flour aud meal aud to bread, and for the appointment of Iu spectors of those articles, are beither Sholansd nes Shrogases but are o to be, aud ought now to be strictly enforce F. C. TUEADWELL, sr. 5. Toon, C.Bry vumemnin s p SOARD OF SUTERVIRRS. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS — LEGAY EXPENSES IN %g MATTER OF THE INVESTIGATION AGAINST NTROLLER ERENNAN. The BoArd fnet at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the Presidont, nonr}usmw esq., in th o oo T By resolution th fbm of §15,50 ‘Opriated ander the ENTER. lwud of ** County contingencies,” 0 yader the ** Light- n; cleaning, and |&pllu." \ . by !glzant o ugfo;lu was atthorized to draw his war- vant in Javer of Jamee T. Brady and Abs R Lawrence, Jr., for thé enm of #.500 each, for and of Matthew L', Brennan for $325 90, for legal le watter of the investigation before the Ca by Gov. Fenton, in the charges preferred agaiust Coutroller Brednau. By resolution the Controller way dirccted to draw Lig war rant in favor of Dis icl'A!lumri Hall for the sum of §3 477 9, xpenses fuenrred in the District-Attoruey's office for the wmonths tndl? Dec. 31, 1866, . "The salary of John McClusky, First Clork to the City Judgs whs increased tg §1,200 per anvum. “Iho Board then adjourned. CITY NEWS. LS i 1,0 A New Cam CovurLiNg.—The ordinary manner of eoupling the cars upon & rallroad is attended with no little dan- gor and not @ fow lives have been lost in the net. Golny be- tween cars in motion s always au unsafe operation. The re- cently patented coupling of Mr. J. N. Wallis of Fleming, yuga County, N. ¥., avolds all this danger, as it is self acting To detach & oar, & Lrake or levet is moved vithor from the plat form of the oar, of from the ground. This raises the pin which confines the link, and in passing out a lug sets it for the pext oar, whoue link fnyariably enters the buwper and is effectually secured by the falling piu. There are no eprings or other com- plications to get out of order, is readily attached to the ordinary simple, the only wonder 18 | pauion showing warke of age, But though Time will stop for non us, we way deprive him of half bis power, and 4o (ar as personal p- bumper, and the whole thing is so hat some shrewd Yaukee had not juvented it long ago. Itis advertised olsewhere. bt PERSONAL. ~Among the arrivals at the hotels 87€ | gop 154 Foontain {he Marquis de Moutholon and Baron Portalis, of the Fronch | the historic character centuries sgo, Legation, t the New-York Motel. Gen. M. L. Littlefield, Philadelphin; Gou. J.J. Brown, U.8.A,; Col. W.D:Mana, U.S. A, sud J. A. McKee, U. 8, Marshal of New-Orleans, st | this the Metropolita. Gen. G. R, Myors, Ogdonsburg; Gen. which had been for & long he Third Avenue Railroad Company for Jassenger oars without & proper certificate of Ii- ¥ boen 3 The od in_similar cases nd also ngainst the Second Avenue ssage of tho ordinance ia question, were not linble ics, orgnized and incorporated since the passage estion, to recover penalties for violating y running their cars withont certifioates of in way and Battery Rail- urred by them for taking in dway, between Fulton t polnt. The ture the right sc] has, T uoderetand, given an opinion to early part of the payment of liceado fees for their express . Pleas, and its resut will determine the liability of that OUR SPECIALTY FRIEZE * FOR SIXTEEN DECEMBER, DOLLARS. DEVLIN & C . — CANTRELL'S _elegantly em- senaible ‘Call at his store, OVERCOATS ERMAN OINTM Ju, st rhe ‘sod by o/l the prineipal drugeists. ORAND, 8QUARE AND UPRIGHT country within the last tev yeu Modal ot the Oy ‘Exhibition in Lond % DONE WITHOUT INFRING! elr oatromonts are wsed by the e el RieN™), Abat ¢ R e o Ifl" WI‘ DIREGTLY To THA FULL Imon Frann. aadbosr Y & BONR irect special st with frameg bein Mfl ONE PIECR, thereby fmparth 'l‘m""‘ g e o7 cosss: “ UPRIGHT" PIAN Frame, Tegulatio e cucty copiciy e chtona Hoauiated o polat. ame and exquisite quality of wees of setion, of these wew U, f8ed sduiratios of the musical p n o Court Planist 1o the Emperor of Russla. hese missterpleces money 1o you. ll'p'd‘fv'.:v ou ETTER FROM WILLIE PAPE, Court Piautst to the Roysl 'lwll‘o’ Engl wnox, England, ou are makiog. and the gined. Bhowld my bumible the fi o7 shvances y deserved: ou may 4 helteniam. Traly yours, Pl STEINWAY & SONS' PIANOS are the only As eat Planists (s Earof cert rooms. - P AR E K ORAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANOS Have besn awerded SIXTY-FIVE FIRST PREMIUMS, Oold snd §iiver Medals, OVER ALL COMPETITORS ot the principsl fairs {5 1his country, snd » PRIZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD'S FAIR, LONDON, in competition with the best makers of this coubtry sad ne and skin disesses, e STEINWAY & SONS, d s Fis most land. WILLIE B. PAPE, olet to . K. H. the Princess of Wales. EROOM: FIRST FLOOR OF STEINWAY HALL, FOURTEENTH.ST., NT.—War- re, -S.han the alightest danger, for piles, old For wle ave been copl b T 0F PATENT- d Americs, who prefor them for their own ildity of con. pacity of stauding L bune never before sttaiued in that here. Send we, therefore, (care Mosars. STarwway k Soxs: Tam tauch pleased to see the s rtificates you hat PIANO-FORTES, taken 38 First Premiome av the Principal Fairs held in this , and also were swarde \ Prize 10 now universally teluways " scales, uent pub- ible. cted with thely ** Patent Agraffe Arrange- of Inatrament ‘voandboard is supported betwean the two frames by an appar. e wion, so thet the oseblé deg i 1o the uicest de- tone, an well as elasticity right Pisnon have illted 100 and all l{}l WAY k SONS confidantly offer these beantiful Instruments thé public, 4ud lavite svery lover of music 0 call sud exsmine flin YROM THE CELEBRATED EUROPEAN PIANIST ALEXANDER DREYSCHOCK, S1. Parunsnunow, Sept. 20, 1068, Musons. Strixway & Soms: | cannot refrau from expressiog lo o7 MATCH- my It soncert o ranswick), m of 4 Horrle & Co., in St. Petersbargh,) o sgiof cpurse ab moot moderate wrla's 9 lay, in which masner | can best remit ihe purehase- ure *XANDER DREYSCHOCK. foiud w0 tearae. ¥ conmider Fisso merican Tastro- meuts exported to Earope in Jarge numbers and actually used by the Rurope. THAT THE GREAT SUPERIORITY OF THESE PIANOS s ot} universally conceded is abuudantly proved by the very flattering etters end testimoniale recefyed during the past fow monthe from the MOST CELEBRATED PIANO-FURTE MAKERS AND LEAD ING ARTISTS OF EUROPE. Amoug others may be mentioned Mr. H. . BROADWOOD, firm of Broadwood k Sous, Londen. Mr. O. D. COLLARD, 6 ollard & Collard, London. Mile. A. Goddard, . Moscheles, Rene Favarger, ?u \e, Alfred Juell, Lindsam Sloper, ules J. L. Hatton, Sydpey Bwith. Tumes M. Welll, Carl Reivecks, Brinley Richards, [ bpvu W. Kube, Giullo Rigondy, M. W, Bule, 8. A, Chappel, ¥. Von Amold, Louis Plaidy, and maay others. GRAND, BQUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANOS, WITH FULL AGRAFFE BRIDOR, THREE UNISONS MODERN IMPROVEMENTS. Fvery tostrument made by us fe fully warraated. WAREROOMS: NO. €32 BROADWAY, NEW-YORK NO. 346 WASHING Authorised Agants in ell the p: u of the U FURNITURE AND ALL FURNITURE FOR THE HOLIDAYS ! RICH ASH | PLAIN RICH INLATD CABINE NCH BEERETAIRES, FLOWER STANDS, l FRE FURNITURE TON-ST., BOSTON FOR THE HOLIDAYS! JEWELRY BOXES, LADIES WRITING DESKS, HANDKERCHIEF BOXES, FLOWER VASES, INLAID WORK TABLES, GLOVE BOXES, THE RISTORI CHAIR S AT Y VAllg AND CK OF RICH 'TY OF THE ERFECT IN CARD RECEIVERS, FANCY TABLES, VE 0 , ANT 1§ &‘;‘;U" RE, AR NOW OFFERED FOR THE HOLL AYS A POPULAR PRICES! No. 686 BROADWAY, BELOW FOURTH.ST. E LOVING HUSBANDS ! Nothing will sadden you o much pesrance goes, lusure PERENNIAL YOUTH! way be menticved LA RUE'S ALABASTER C which will make & womim beaatiful in spit ne st E.F. | besuty for t least RUE'S ALARASTER CREAM, as to wee your dearest PR sy r of Ererval Youth, such as was vainly sought by aud you can an s mate scceptavie, Holidsy protent conmetio, whlsh will increase and presetve box of A Diswosgst Crenk —James W, Phillips, recentiy a clerk | Noys mf“lini:l; t:n't Hn;. 8. {&wnn-, Pv;:n-;lv-fi\ and y Didgglats and Fancy Goods Denlers. 1n the swploy of A. T. Stewart & Co., wos yesterday arrested %l- L op, Fort Wayne, at the St. Nicholas, FISK, FULLER & FLINT, B e e e S oy e | LAY, A G Bt Sl ~ M Pty L vy int of Mr. Charles Harrison, also ia the employ of the gbove | Ings, San Frauci-co. stthe Fifth Avenue Totel Jud Y ) ) e, E‘!‘md $he gumplainent lAted that on the \'ml h |-.:’ o o0 | man Qulo,of the, Hoflhuunmmh Foasls P 5“ muv(.;l:ff'nf‘g? ..."z;. fl%t;::l" e NEW was seus with o of goods, valucd at $107 34, to | Gov. Price, New-Jersey, at the s Lot orke, T T S i W2 | G ST el iR | Bl ke e This ne, but Instead of e y on 3 ckinridge of en n ) - Y CPY — - e — iou | rotern ot o | o Ve ok (he Houihers Ttk 8 ‘i(‘o TQ THOMAS R. AGNEW', Groeowich aud [ he receive ut | constn, and Cornelius Wendel Commlszioner of Public R Morrty-ste., where you wil fisd To yos, Fish, L.'ml wd Justieg Dowling committed bin 1tiak. o the Astor Hov 1 ayarstilog ey hesper U py apere g Now-Y ok Vug pilse bodse J | NEWS OF THE WEEK. THE TRIBUNE FOR 1667, Ses THE WEERLY TRIBUNE oF DEC. 36 SLAVERY AUTHORIZED BY THE FRESIDENT, Beo PHE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEG. 20, GEN. SHERIDAN'S EXPLANATION, See THE WEEKLY TRIBUNB OF DEC. 26. 2,600 MORE QUT OF EMPLOYMENT, See TEE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. 26, CHRISTMAS, ’ Bee THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. 26 TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIPS, See THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. 26 THE TAX ON COTTON, 8eo THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. 28, THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU, See THE WERKLY TRABUNE OF DEC. 6. MR. GREELEY'S LETTER TO GOV. WELLS AND OTHERS OF LOUISIANA, Seo THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. 26, SHOULD BUB- EVERY BEADER OF THE vDAH.' nll. SCRIBE FOR THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE TO PILE. LETTER FROM COUNT DE GASPARIN, In THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. 36, JANUARY PERIODICALS, HOLIDAY BOOKS, AND BOOKS OF THE WEEK NOTICED Is THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. 2. CALVERT'S FIRST YEARS IN EUROVE, Is THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. 6. DOINGS IN CONGRESS, in THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. 26. THE PARIS EXHIBITION, InTHE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. 2. THOSE WHO HAVE LANDS FOR SALE SHOULD ADVER- TISR IX THE WEBKLY TRIBUNE. AFTER THE BUFFALOES, In THE WEEKLY [TRIBUNB OF DEC, 28, FINE ARTS—CHROMO-LITHOGRAPHY, In THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEGC. 26. MINING—NEVADA—IDAHO—VIRGINIA, &e., In THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. 26, AN ANGEL IN THE SUN—A Porx, d I THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DXC. 36, ME-WON-I.TOC, CHAPTER FOURTH; WHY SEEXS THE MYSTERJOUS MADMAN COMMUNION ‘WITH HIS RACE, Is THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC 3. SCIENCE—GLYCONINE, NEW FORMULA FOR SILVERING PAPER, WHITE LEAD AND SALTPETER, AUSTRALIAN ESSENTIAL OILS, In THE WEEKLY THIBUNE DEC. %. LITERATURE, FOREIGN MISCELLANY, PERSONAL—INTERESTING GENERAL NEWS, SOUTHERN NEWS, FOREIGN NEWS, THE FARMERS' CLUB ON THE NEW BREAD MIXER, A QUESTION ABOUT VINEGAR, WATER POWER AT NIGHT, CEMENT FOR WATER-TROUGHS, THE RINDERPEST, WHAT SHALL WE EAT? DOES THE MOON INFUENCE TIDES? WIRE FENCE, A FIRE-PROOF ROOF, ROSES FROM SEED, OSAGE ORANGE, LIGHTNING RODS THE STACKYARD APPLE, THE MANURE QUESTION, &, Ia TH. WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. 26, MADDER—A NEW HEMP, See THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. 26. WORDS 0' CHEER—A Porx, In THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. 6. ITEMS INTERESTING TO EVER¥BODY, USEFUL TO ALL, See THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF DEC. #6. THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE HAS A LARGER CIRCULATION THAN ANY OTHER NEWSPAPER. KOW I8 THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE. THE NlW-ldl WEEKLY TRIBUNE fa peinted on s large double-mediura sheet, making elght pages of six brosd columus esoh. It ocontaine all the tmportant Editorials publisbed in Tum DALY TRIBUN®, except those of merely local interest; also Literary sad Scfstifio Tntelligenee; Reviaws of the most lntersstivg and {mportant New Booke; the Letters froum eus largs corph of sorre- apoudente; the letest news recetved by Telegraph from Washington and all other parts of the country ; & Sumunary of afl important datelit gonce o this city and elswhere; & Synopals of the prooeedings of Congross and State Leghlature ‘wheu {u Session | the Foreign News received by every steamer; Exclusive Reports of the Procoedings of the Farmers’ Club of the American Tastitute; Talke about Fruit, sud other Hortloultural and Agrioultural fnformation ‘ossential Lo conutry rosidents; Btock, Financial, Cattle, Dry Goods and Geeral Market Reports: meking it, both for varisty and coupleter oss, altogether the most valusble, interesting apd tastruotive WaEELY NAWIRATER pub- lishad in the world. Tho Fall Reports of the Amorican Tnstitute Parmers’ Club, and the varlods Agrioultural Reports, 1o esch sumber wie rickly woiths your's subsociption PRICE, 5 CENTS, FOR SALE BY ALL NEWSMEN. By wail 63 por year. Term, oash fn advases, Addrows *THF TRIBUNE Yok ALUM AND DRY FIRE AND BURG Best in the World, Puineipal Warehousn, { N 268 8 OARNAY T F: ENTIRE STOCK MEN'S, BOYS' AND oun.nm-.i;. OVERCOAT FOR SALE AT COST. o cmadors SPECIALTY IN FINE BUSINESS SUITS, BROKAW BROTHERS, No. 34 FOURTH AVENUE, No. 62 LAYAYETTE PLACE. LARGE OVER STOCK OF SUPERB WINTER CLOTHING. §200,000 TO BE SOLD DURING THE HOLIDAY DEVLIN & CO. S. PRICES REDUCED! PRICES REDUCED!! ON CLOTHING EQUAL TO THE GREAT FALL IN GOODS,, FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING: IN THIS CITY, YOUTH'S AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING, N FUR ALL MARKED 8QUARE DOWN. ISHING GOODS, F.B. BALDWIN, Nos. 70 and 72 BOWERY. TUSEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS RETAIL AT WHOLESALE PRICES, AT WARD’S, 887 BROADWAY 180 DOZ SILK SCARFS, NEW STY ACKETS.. EXTRA FINE PAPE! LADIES' nl’lt i FINE D) THE NEW SCALE STODART s 4 PIANO-FORTE RECOMMENDS ITSELF TO THOSE DESIROUS OF PUR- cliasing an lostromens unequaled fo bility of wear, beautyof tous, exquisitemsss of touch, and cleguaca In sddition to those desizable qualities peculiarly its own, they ‘valusble STODART Piane-Forte contains every really placiug them, in every esentisl, superior to suy manufactured. Thirty yosrs of continued sucoess in the Stodart Piane Lave distributed thess instruments and {a 1o case bave they fatled 10 give other Plane ) mamnfacture sod sale of the; Wllflul‘ wwhh. purchaser. | STODART & MORRIS, ' 684 BROADWAY. e ADAKB & CON! inepect " Horaes, arriages, &t . T.am““.mflfl ) o i .. B WATHR & BALD N, Aoty Brondway and r..:! 2 two-borse TRUCKS.: Fo.’f,fl,‘ ‘l: Y~ “P v N ILSON, No. 100 Brosdway. LEIGHS.—An assortment of Fine C U}‘_TEBB. ' some very light. -u:nt.nl | a lab the two uearly Harnews, all “ ORSE BLANKETS, in every variety, for sale low, st No 100 LIBGRTY ST NEW: R R yoRR l