The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 25, 1871, Page 1

eSS—————— THIRTY-FIGHTH YEAR QUARANTINE OPERATIONS, OF COMMERCE ANTAGONISM AND SANTIARY LAWS. w of Quarantine ond ite recnutions Agnt and Passevgers corsiew with the Honlth Oficer «of the Pre: s—Sanitary Huletrations establishment of this port lished by an act of the Lewis Biato institution, eeta foining, and con State Govorn: ss wot fortty dn th of the public not merely the health of the pooole of this hat of ali the metropolitan assemb! communities, and through that the beulth of eh) paoplo of the entire State and nation Now York is the great entrepot of the commerce coast cities have e: bas more than all com vessels are constantly arriviog Ships from the Indies, al and South America, and from the west ziited with costly apice sugar, hides, and wool; while Troasury, #0 far ty port in Clirlatendom. Afviea, come fri TH GREAT SCOURGE OF TROPICAL CLIMES, fides (rec in the systems of the crews or concealed ) the packages of merchandise and the hails of th Steam and saiilag ve among whon small pox has manifested itself to an unusual extent, the boad bein obts ined at the ports of departure where has prevailed of late in ite The long voyages of sailing epeciaily if crowded as mary of them aro, are almost Bure (o breed typhas or ship fever, which takes an ‘@oidomic form, and if permitted to prosent itself in it once disseminates Yoaded down with tis loathsome disease moat malignant fo; era from far distant ports, ‘with bumanity the populous is more or less reported spread of Asiatic cholera its appearance at some of whch we have the most intimate nee it may readily be oy of the michty fleet Ih is che pur to stand as a sentinel on our approach of theae commercial re tbat is constant plying of quarantine pores to detect the the public health, and arrest meonrges which m thus be imported. QUARANTINE. his port 's more on the continent strietly enfor pera) attention and comment excess of business done here an- ormopolitan charse arries on trade wit) every quar. herefore exposed to every may be brought from other the magnitude of ance of a rigid quaran- great extent of duty imposed ablishment may be avemonts taken from by the quarantine officials. ese hooks show thet during the year ending with here arrive! at this port and all of whieh re Quarantine establishmentat ny other port fof that busi tor of the globe chimes in shipe por the present Of al kinds fr re were 5W cases of disease port of departnr arrival at Qasrantine, YFRRENT FORMS OF DISRASE. ueruntine season and 685 from doubtful and saspected a brief deteotion for exam‘nation, year 5,950 arrived P fever prevalent on board, of whom and 40 patients, e fever hospital who hud been exposed ty tie disease, were detained, their baggage an4 @oihing fumigated and disinfected, and themsely ade sure of immunity from ts mitted tu land, by Quarantine cleansed and ‘vase before b 1 potients were sent to the Sma’ Backweil's Islay, while 11 deat v of persons exposed to this disease oo these all of whom were of necessity rintine aptil it was satisfactorily »ved from them @rtained at Qu srtaived thut the dises THY DENEFITS OF QUARANTINE, serve to show not merely the the quarantine off importat e@ of a thorough al perfor uance of tie duties required te various forms of disease Vhero stauistics mposed upor been allowed mediately on arrival and spread the cou can scarcely be imagined. ANTAGONISM OF COMM BRCH AND SANITARY REGULA- But in the enforcement of these regulations it will be seen that sonitary and comm nto = kiod of antagonis:n, and cargoes at Quarantine fre heavy losses upon the merchants Fincipal cause this aze are in such haste to get no regard for the welfare Thus it is that capitali-ts retain ers until they ex eds of human beings ; would bring ships laden with d death in its most revolling forms to ry wharves, to #pread pe wis Lime, when maledictions are so freelyrained upon 4s of the quarantine establishment, and such S109 iniquity iw charged at their door ok at the subject ip all ite bearings. CONTAGION IN BOLLS AND CaBGons, Ti is on undisputed fact that the cargove of sbips, may carry conte. jab the persons of the crows and fs recognized in the Ja quarantine, and hence the very fret prov Alon of those and wharves, te fi use old and workout steam b. Pode and kil ilence among a! ae woll asthe # for Warehouses user shall have connected place where dis t to quarantine the vessels whic reviled or occurred between the fist day of November, 2 Merchandise subject to whieh comprehends al! not or two classes, MERCHAN DION disease on boar, ut Unueceseary del-y quarantine om ont the laws of 4uy OF the preeemt of Phe law further vroviies whether the Yoard OF wor, wail Bot De Ol> s sven that it Neb buen sinkuvws on lowed to proceed to the city until they Aball have heen brvnen out, ((hat is, discharged cargo.) duly Clonnaed, and ventilated RALTH OFFICER'S DOTIRG DEFINED, Anot! ev eoction of the act already qnoted roads as follows £0 % On arrival of Infected vessels, all well per cone i have their freedom a <0 nas posable ¢ n- mig wiih the fareecins reahin Jones sick persons ihe’ dmmetintely teacaterred. to the fasting. tow iB aed the yeesel unladen purided, an admitted. to eatigue oe soon ae possible, All wareonaries what BENE ood tn the warehouses, and tnoco frosiy. ex forequo the aircand amoved from time to time to Aira tts potest ventliation. 1 go ase shall here ne sie with different diseases bepat in ihe emue Wepital One of the du ies imposed upon the Health Onice by tie atatute ts ‘To have all vessels, warehouses, and morchandtise tn i bY A Vellow Mag, and Lo pronibt Communication With, OF passave wihiu rane OF ech Veraols and einces oxceol under atch reste:coos as We MAY Gesiguale ws beIu¥ Comp with aafoly Atin thas apparent that the wisdom of ourteai« Intors bas recognized the danger of contarion in Sips nud merchandi¢e no less than in persons, and ne very properly enacted laws for their detention and Sisinfection ; so that vessel owners, merchants, and constgnees of cargoes have tho Legisiaiure to blame in this respect rather than the Healta Officer. INCONVENIENCES OF TUR PRESENT RYTABLISUDME: Since the destruction of the ola quarant lishmont on Staten Island, with tts sp: Complete vospitals, warehoses, und other aopoint ments, the necessary sanitary precautions bave beon enforced with creat dif ity ap! auder imany em Darrassments, There are now no warehouses ft the storage and treatment of merchan tise ta st has been exposed to disoaan, nor has suitable provision ot been made for the detention of persons who avo boen exposed; hut the Quarantine Comnle sionors are doing all in their power with the limited means at their disposal to remedy tease deficien cies, and in the mean time such makeshi'ts have to be adovte be wita regard to the public safety. By reason of the destruction of the but ings on Staten Isian4, and the hostil.ty of the re dents on that istaod to thir reéstablishwent, quar Autin Obocations nave necessarily become Whiely scatiored, and are carried on with less economy than might otherwise ve the case, RETENT OF QUARANTINE OPERATIONS. A reforence to the map that accompanies this arti cle will snow that these operations are scattered over an extent of fifteen miles up and down the bay. with a burial ground at Seguine’s Point apd hospitals on Black- Islands in the Rust Ri an average of filtern miles from the central station. Two islands—one comprising about two, and the other three acres—have been made at gre st coat on the West Bank, in the iower bay, on one of which has been built a hospital for sellow fever patients, while the ober {8 yot to be appropriated as may be’ most urgently demanded. Absoiutely no provision lias yet Deon made for the fumigation, von {ilation, and general disinfection of merchandise, an hence this {invortant feature of quarantine opera tions is necessarily but partially performe: VESSELS WITH CONTAGIOUS DISEASE are detained at tie ancliorage in the Lower Bay. where the sick are re A,and the we'l of the passengers and crew are kept inder observation uu {il ali danger of contegion disappears, Ta the mean time the vessel's hatcues are required to. be left Ooeu. and air is forced below by means of wind well’s and Ward wuls, In due time, when the Health Oficer deems At safe to do #0, the vessel is allowed to pr. ceed to the anc’ orage in the upper lay to diseuarge her cargo on lighters, This removal brings el to the nearest possible volut to the eity consistent With satety, aud materially lessens the cost of Light ecoge, the great burdeo of which consignees of car. most complaty LANDING INFECTED MBRCHANDIS Merchandise of the first clas enumerated above, except clothing, personal baggace, end dunnage. pict, is disinfected ab: 1 ship or at the West uk Hospital, 18 then sent to Red Hook, where it may be laniled at any wharf or warehouse th er or consignee may designate. Tne only object of the quarantine oMeials is to prevent its inmedia discharge on the wharves ip the populous portions of Brooklyn or this city unti it has been several times haudied, aud so as thoroughly veotilated as posinie. ed Hook Point js an isielated ioca.tty, a¥Ving nearly a mile of wharfaze and ample Accommodations, of which consigaces hi choice, It is to this point thas the C Authorities, at tho 1 the Board of Heaith, hav © pears sent a ¢ and other combat Uibles as @ precautionary measiire, Here, too, dur ing the preva of yellow fever’ in New Orleans some years ago, the city authorities Fe quired all vessels arriviog trom tha port to dis ge all of their cargoes DISTRIBUTION OF THE SICK. ¢ Quarantine Commissioners hav t with the Commissioners of Cu Cor. rection of this city for the care aud treatuent of all 8 oull-DOR paljeuts (bat way arrive, at the Small-pox Hospital on Biackweil'® Irland. By a provision of tae quarantine laws all ship fever or typhus casos are sent tothe Fever Hospital at Ward's Islaud, A Very extensive and complete hospital has bean erect. ed on Wost Bank, in lower vay, ove, Which ts appropriated to the treaiment of yel low ‘ever, or cnolera in the ab at yellow fever. Nofucilities lave yet been provided for the recep- t on of cluiers patients when yellow fever is present, {nough in View of the general spprehensions regard ing the approach of this disease, and the almost cer. tointy that it will cross the ocean another year, the Commissioners have jast appropriated §%,000 tor tic erection of temporary hospital accommodations on tne upper West Bank Island, PREPARING FOR CHOLERA And in the mean time, to be ready for an emergency, 64 the application of the Conimissioners ana Health ONcer, tWo of the old hulks, of whict the General vernment has so many, have been placed at their ¥ range disposal, to be used a4 floating hospitals, and tor reception of who may bave been exposed tae vova lus, even should the dreaded Tge Wake Ls apvevrance this fall, it will find ite © 1D'ng ANLicipated Dy those Whore duty it is to pre- Vent ics landing among us The quarantine establishment of this port is pro- 1 with two buarding sta. ne where incoming Vessels are overhauled and examined, THE LOWER BOARDING STATION. One of tt is on the Knolls, a li shoal in the 1 bay, justat the junction of the Bwash and nvels, aul 14 miles south of the Hat tery, or newrest poigt of this city. ‘This station ts four miles northwest of Sandy Hook, and about. the gune distance south of the West Bavk Hosvital. Here, during the quarantine season @ medical officer is constantly io tendan ce to board and examine incoming vessels. The quarautive season is aed jaw from tue Ist day of April to the Ist day of November, and the regulations apply to ail vessels coming from places where disease subject to quarantine existed At ihe time of their departure, or ou board of wileh any such disease shall have occurred during the voy- and to all Yorsele coming from any port or pla a. Airicy the Mediterranean Sea, the West I Bihaws, bormaua, or Western Islands, or from ace in America routh of Cape Heuiobeo, and to ali vessels on board of whieb, during the voyage, Of whiie at the port of their aeparture, any person shall have been sick. All such vessels are required to at the lower boarding station and await and inepection of the Hewith OMicer or his QUARANTINABLS DISEASES 1ty be yellow fever, cholera, typhus or es, and smail-pox, and any new disease not JW Of A con‘agious, infectious, oF pertilen re. Vessels intected with any of these die- es are required to remain at quarantine for at thirty days alter their arrival, aud at least twenty dye after their cargo shail. hi charged, unlees the Health Ofticer shail s & pormit tor the vessel to prov force this stoppage all pilote ai lowing notice, which they are r ity of forfelting their Hei quarantine law ‘will please obsorve tnat o 1 arriving (rom the following ports will be boarded and examined trom the shospital shio in the lower bay, viz: From all porte in the West Indies, Mexico, the Spauish Main, Brazil and the west coast of Afri also, all. vossele trom porte where cho.wra or yellow fever prevailed at the ning of departure. or upon which crses of cholera or yellow fever have ocenrred during the passage. Lilots are directed uot to leave vessel unit boarded by the Health Officer. ‘Tuey. will siso B tere of vessels that all conimunieation with {Lo quarantine ia strictly inte ‘ui periuieted 40 DOard OF CAtOL, OF MEAL fe tor aby Purpose. whe Te from thls depaitiment perinitied to invade the either on thew wir or hold any ot M.CAINOCHAN, Healta Omeer Quanantine, May is The Deputy Heaitu Omcer in charge of this low or station is furuimied with accommodations on tie hulk of the old steamer Lili ois, which ts fitted up With conveniences for thuse employed on the at Uion, aud for fumigating and disiniecting baggage und other personal effects, Stores of disinfecung Miteriais wre also kept here for use on veseely are riving With terious coutugion on board. ANCHORAGK FOR INFECTED VESSELS Ainple ground st this point {s marked off with buoys for the unchorage of vessels that require to be dotuined, and ail vessels sy detained are pla Uuder Birict »uivel lance, and vo communicalle Whatever is allowed ‘with the hor are tivir officers, crows, cr pussengera — allower to g0 ashore Or cominunicate with any persons frei the shore except through the Health OMcer, But Where disvase prevails to an alarining extent, the fick are at once removed to hospital, and the weil Are provided with accommodations either on the Doarding bulk oF elsewiere, and proper steps are trken to stop the further spread of the malady ebid and cargo are also subjected Lo energetic tent to he fullest exteut for Which weans and facilities are at band, QUARANTIN MEADQUARTERS, At the Upper Quarantine, which is at the north ond of Staten Inlind, is the headquarters of the nment. Here iv the residen and his deputic Here ail vesrela not tour od ot tae Tower stati a are Vieiied aud critically ex: the atwence of quar A bositively unbeulthy condition they are dostroved ‘Tae larce majority of eargoes, however, aro allowed to proceed t owners or © the operat tary institution Ucal Workings, a8 well as the officiit ms of the many Complants urged against tt, may be kuthered trom the following avility baat th and others emp! th absolute control ov stroy all the good of quarantine, It would be lik Aitted up they eat and cate with the shore at ail except by soecial permis- tion, The lightermen live aboard their vessels and are kept onder special surveiliance. sbip and cargo. 25 per ¢ those usually ct they soould ve 80, Yuu can’t expect Uhemgelves 'rom their homes and families, and run the risk of their lives by working contagion, with extra cofipensation, Besides, these i quired to be ou hand at all 'timos ready for duty, Whother there is work for them or not. Taey need would do th permitted to do so, how cheaply they ‘Ww the old. lightermen under my ‘predecessor say they have offered todo the w now bi hud the work, If they were employed to-day, they fre permitted upon the quarauti thos Hot compel ships to be towed; bul i they want to De towed. Bo tug Gan gel to (hem bub thous licensed er, (hata more rigid scrutiny ceulod, und thon the vessel 18 ordered back VRSSRLS UNDER ODSRRVATION. Whon suspected vessels bare been de tained @ suitable Hencth of time ot the tow er anchorage, and no digcase manifesta ftsell, they are permitted to procead to the otty Dut it disease shomld manifest iusel, the 6h Company ts removed for sales Cliion and muntzation ase n be gives tere, the nd alier auch ¥ Tis sent to the upper nchorace 10 break bulk (a hersed on hiehtera, Sho is then thor 1 oughly cleansed and disinfected, and is aliowod to proceed The goods #0 UNlicen, I sUDjeCt to Ob\gAtur’ he city to take on Aer outward cargo: tine, are asually sent to Red Hook Point, tu ne warehonses, thouel if In We Wurelonses deaignated by (he jenees, This Is ae na of this extensive and imporsant sant Some furtoor details of ite prac f INTERVIEW WITH WB, CARNOCITAN, the Toalth OMcer, by a SUN caswrter, We omit tho prelims the me ry conversation and oF Qed At Once to give substantial parte of the interview Reporier—Do you apprebecd any danger from cholera this season? Dr, Carnoe ian—So tong as the dise son ox the other Fide of (he Atlantic, and is spreading ip ope, there is danger of its coming Lere, and revore it is well to be prepared tor it, We may it by November or nextspring. Aw the sturmy Quasou appro ches and hatches are closed, ships are not so Well Ventilited and disease is more iiKely to Prevail on board Reporter—Whit i# the principal dis to contend with this year? Dr, Carnoch sa— Reporter—Are you getting mi Dr, Carnochan—A little of it enough tv excite any apprehension, So tar we bave only found it coming trom eight ports. eporter—Waat ports are those? INFECTED PONT Dr. Carnochao—Havans, Matanzas, Santiago do Bahia, Para, Buenos Ayres, and Vera Cruz. e are the only ports the ¥ from which are subject to sny prolonged detention se you have ‘At Quarantine, out of all the two thousand or more ports of Christendom from which vessels are con: stantly arriving here, So you see our quarantine isnot so very oppressive as some would make it appear eporter—You do not mean to tell me that the ports you have named comprise ali against which quarantine is enfor.ed t Dr. Carnochon--Uniess cases of quarantinable dis. ease are present on arrival. or bave occurred during the passage of the vessel, we detain no others than those coming from the ports named Keporter—Do you unload only the vessels from thore ports? VESSELS UNLOADED IN QUARANTE Dr. Cornochan—Only those. Up to the tat of July We had slischarged only about a dozen cargoes Since then, however, owing to the prevalence of yel low fever i) an epidemic form at the ports named, wr have boen obliged to discharge a greater number aud exercise @ more rigid scrutiny. So far during th present seaton only about forty Ave in ail have been discharged. We detain many vessels from tropical voris merely for observation. If they develup no disease alter a reasouable delay, they are allowed to proceed to the city. It is ouly When disease is ep Gente at the port of departure, or bas prevatled on board during the vovaze, and when there is prob 1 OF cargo 1 infected, that we deem it necessary to discharge at all, Reporter—Is this discharging done by contract ? WOW THE WORK 13 PERFORMED, Dr. Carnochan—No. The stevedores, lightermen, dare selecte! by me, at bold ir positions suiject to good benavior. If 1 let the work out by coatract, I could not retain such those performing it as T can is ordered discharged, or te permitted to be discharged, the consignee is anxio £0 get his goods ws quickly as possible. If the work was le! by contract, the contractor Would take Bie time at it and suit his convenience about when worked. But now th work at once as soon as the order or permit to dis- now. When a vess charge is received. Reporter—You do not allow consignees to sen their own men to discharge their ships ? Dr. Carnochan—Cert\iny pot. That would 4 estublishing 3 vest house in the outskirts ofa cit and then allowing (he friends of those under t nt there to cue and £0 at pleasure and sp hont the comuuniy, od of a pest house? Quaran- tine is Dut a pest novse for snips. Reporter—Do you require the stevedores and others employed in discharging ships to remain in querantine ? PMPLOYRES DETAINED IN QUARANTINE, Dr. Cornochan—Of course, They have a barge -nored Ou the dischargiaz grounc tevedore keeps ali bis meu, There jeep, and.are not sliowed to commant where the he. Reporter—Who pave these men for their services ? Dr. Carnochan—The owner or cousignee of the Keporter—Are they permitted to make their own charges? Dr. Carpochan—By no means; the Quarantine Commissioners fx the rates of ‘charges, by which required to abide, HOW THE WAGES ARE PixEp, Reporter—Whou were these rates dxed ? ochau—Lbey were fixed in the spring of required by law, by the Quaravting Com. wissioners, and the Mayors of New York and Brooklyn, and the President of tue New York Board of Aldermen, Reporter—How do the rates now cari pare with those of former years? Dr. Carnocnso—The rates for the present are the sume as they were last year, wieo Were materially reduced from those adupted aod charged in 1869 under my predecessor, ‘Tne tollow- ing comparative table will show the extent of the reduction: COMPARATIVE CHARGES NOW AND 1 4 com: on 1869, Lighterage Prevent Rates) Present fa. Hi Kuler, of 1809, Sugar, bhd 90 7 Logwood.ton.#1 50 82 Frerce.ss. 0038“) multiemp, b ry Box 1090 iLoftee, bi Barre! 0 Za Flour, Molasses bilid, 0 73 Tierce 058 Bartel 030 010 1 50 026 Btevedorage. Present Bates Rites. of 185). Sagar. bhd....60 0 © &|Cotton, bale, 90 25 we Tieroe 023 © 0.31) Wool, bale...'0 0.35 Doren 91) 8 lv\Cottes, bags, 008 008 iarre) on O LS Hides (er'c) M28 00 85.00 Molastes,nhd. » 55. 06) Dry, 200 Wb Tierce om 0 S1/Logwoou, ton 1 5 1% barrel Te OI Flours obs, 008008 * 0 ®jKosin. bol ow ow 8 0 U7 | Kice, Lierge,.. 035 fees 0 0 06 Cvoperag Prevent Rates) aus. ot rn 010 "oAz om 8 om on oM +008 010) for articles not ed, double the customary barbor rate were charged on all goods, Under the present advoinistration the rater on un: ited articles are: Morcha: subject to an obligatory quarantine, 100 per cent, above the ord! bary harbor rates; merchandise subject to an op- J quaractine, 80 per cent, above the you see the exvense to shippers has been materially reduced throughont, Reporter—But still these rates are greatly above ‘urged Jor such services, WHY THO CHANGRS ARB HIGHER THAN OUTSIDE RATES. Dr. Carnocban—That is very true, and it 1s proper to isolate n the midst of he inducement of mare re uit offering then rine extta Pry to make up for the tine nt in idleness while waiting for work Keporter—But | hear of meu who claim that they work at much lower rates, but are not Dr. Carnochan—Undoudtedly ; that ts always the i. men are thrown Out of a job and know y can't get it, they are very ready to boust of ulddo it, 2 understand that for leas than the present ates, Yet you have seen how much less the wed are than they were when these men would in ail probability insist upon the establisued and so Would every other lghterman or steve ‘And I think the rates are only fair aud just, The noise is all made by a few ship brokers’ and cousignoes, a class of men Who generally have no interest Mn cargoes other than to dispose of them and receive their comnissi Atragwent of the commercial community, and do not represeut the grout mercantile interests of tue metropolis. n#, ‘hose men are but VisxELS FREY TO GO WITHOUT TOWING. Reporter~How about towing; do yon control that also? Dr. Carnochan—Certaiuly ; 90 boats of any kind grounds but outrol, We do under the Me ih Ofticer's Y, AUGUST 25, 1871 vory tag on ti tho iniected EW YORK, FRIDA mined, and, if found tn proper condition, are fur ished with the ustal permits to proceed. “It nome: times bapoens, howe At tris point develons ‘the Cet that micotion ha: been to the lower anchorage. by this Department y Would be ropning around amon, Js looking tor & job, and exporin It ts absolutely necessary to Dear et int iis respect, and prevent all communic tion with detained vessels, cise the detention wou @ Wien a vessel is pormitied to leave quarantine abe mv, 1 ehe choose, wet her we do not compel her to take tug; DOLIC Khe Wants to be towed, she mast « jeonsod for quirantine work. Noue other can get to her. \t@ crew to contaeton, 10 of DO UNE Whatever satis and pail a FLWNNS RNOLD Lo Le id. the relative pos spected goods, is shown by the foregolag map. } SMALL PRECENTAG® OF YRASELS QUARANTINED, Reporter—Is it possible that all the noise that bas been made has been caused by the unloading of #0 few vessels as you ha Dr. Carnocban— hat all we have discharges. Ww have twenty-five or thirty on the lo t one time under observation; but it is only in ex coptional cases where wo find it necessary to break Last summer, when Rio Janeiro war so eliow fever, we were obliged coffee ships; bat this ye: is more healthy there, or has been ap to this time. tess ships to go up to ¥ pe unhealthy there cain; butas yet we only detain the ships for ob infected with to nnioad a number o| Reporver—What comprise th» cargoes you are dis ouerming thie gear? CAROORS DISCHARGED AND TAIN DISPOSITION. Dr. Carnoeb —Principally Sugar, molasses, hemp, tobscco, wool, feathers, ang porter—Do you dosiznate where these goods Carnochan—Tn a few bad cases we desicnate the locality, buc not he particular ware- louse, We seud them to Red Hook, where they have the clivice of over a mile ot whariage and nearly an equal extent of storage. Red Hook is the renient isolated point we Lave for landiog Ta regard to the practical operations of js the Health Oficer's decision abso APPEALS FROM THE WEALTH OFFICER'S DECISIONS. Dr. Carnochan—To & great extent it ie any One feels agerieved at any of my off! appeal can be taken bo the Quarantine Commission ers, who are an appellate Board created f ¥ appoals been made azainst since your incum» your acts or decisios Carnochan—Only two; and in both instances my course was sustained, JOU seen @ tadulated statement recently printed in some of the city paper off io the commerce of ti ich ts attributed to your arbitrary of Quaruntive reguiations ? THE REPORTED FALLING OFF OF THE COMMERCE OF a material fallin: Dr. Carnochan—I bi {utelligent wtatement, and does great injosti It claims that the busin It is not a fair nor an the port of New Yor! of the port bas fail rivals of foreign vessels, the Custom House’ records, this deteriorstion is wholly due to quarantine. d ignorant view, nd charges that This is a fain Tt is true that in 1870 from the numoer of arrivals of the previoas year; but during the early is every merchant Kno seul, While Iai ueo-German war, the por part of the year, , On the break tng out of the those countries were closed, so that ‘we rivals of German vos id very (ew from France faken a foremost position ng of the world, acd tn among the commercial n: Ordinary times the arrivals at this port of vessels in number only to The suspension carrying her ft * those carrying the Britieh flag, this trade for half « year ts suMcient to more tian account for the reported diminution of the arrivals Indeed, but for that suspea- slow the year would have shown a large incre is over any preceding year, Reporter—Since th hae been the at this port | European wi on of our foreign com REVIVAL OF COMMERCE WITH THR RESTORATION OF PRACE IN BUROPE, Dr. Carnochan—The Boropean wi ontinued into the present year, and the full resutte of ‘six months ending with J ing this impedimen' r deen 90 creat ae it has be hal ot thie potwithetand: the business of this port has ring the fret Steamers, Shipa, Barks. Brion, Ses. Toiat = pe Pape ate Toad, ave 9.054 arrivals i present year, m foreign ports Dor ts doubled excess of any for Bulas cach succeeding monta thus far over its prede that the last ix mouths ster mgregate than th toul Lo more thay 6,00 Year has shown aa itis fay to uppo first, and thus Heniopen, whieh will aweil Moreover, owing (0 the increase of steamers, aud the greater sige of them, the iner Ono buvdred atriy more than compensated by fiity arrivals to-day, 8 Of Vessels now employed. Ow 2054 arrivals for the first half of this year; how many of thove were detained at Quarantine? YRSSELS DETAINED AT QUARANTING, Carnochan—In ail but came from intected ports, and were detained mere. observation; from whicn 860 would be owing to the larger Of these 230 ly from one Drought cases of conta ‘over 200 patients we Whole number only 19 were required to discharge 7 {of the 954 were allowed to proceed direct ty the eiiy without deten sent to hospital cargo by lighter, Keporter—How grants arrived during the frst nuit of this year, aud ute did (hoy bring ? QUARANTINE AND IMMIGRATION Canochan—There were 817 vessels arrived, 2 immigrants, Reporver~ Do you make u special examiuation of many vessels bow many iminig chan—Every ship bring\n; We thorouguly exainiued,, und. each Doard personally wapecied, Of the veoseip dylaines), @ 108 brought immigrants, among whom amall-pox and ip tovor bad apoeured during the prswuxo, THR OFFICIAL ATAPY OF QUARANTIN! Teportor—Wins is the stall allowed you for tho Ai-charge of your onsrous dutica ? Dr. Curnochan—Tbe mectteal staff which com: Wes my assislants consisis a! Dr. Jucon 8. Mosher. Dr. Kenneth Reid, nnd Dr. doin. Sacartuey employers connerted with tie ext various departments number ahont Including tho orews of our despatch ston! Fie chor and the bonrding steamboat Fenton, ord fury bontwen, polvemen, Liborers, uviwos Orde Hea, ana other nospital enipiovees. Reporte — Do von give ter-on il attention to tho dotatis of operations (uroughour tho estab.tanment ? Vr. Cornochan—T rocard quarantine as a great de- toe the aaiety of the public and the Inieresis ‘ot Yaak Commercial entorprises, and iult Ot responsibility, My 16le 18 Lo OLotock the | Ube hoolth with the least posite reeti aint co commurce Tcontidor it my nty to give personel and unremit ting atvention to ail the dotatis of the department in every partion Re, QUARANTINE MAORINER Reporter—What are the facilities ut your disposn! for communicating with the € rious ours of your department and directing tt operations ? ie, Carnochan=The stoamooat Andrew Fletoher ie kept as a despaich boat, and Also, as occasion ro Quires, to convey ravselt or my deputies to tho diffe ont ponte connected with the department, ‘The Gov Fenton is used principally tor boardins incom: ing vessola at Upgor Quarantine, ant for the vans for of sick to hospital. Phore ts also 8 amall Koop connected with the West Bunk Hospital, ased tor Conveying the dead to ourial at Seguine'’s Point ‘There are also voveral amail barges used for com: municating with vessels in quarantine, and by tho police for patrol duty to protect cargos detained, There is also # kuomariue caDl ing the Wost Bank Hospital with headquarters at Utper Quarantine. rnochan manifested the utmost readiness to Smport any information concerning quaran ine oF {ts operations that was desired, and placed at the disposul of the reporter every facility for personal inxpoction and oveery. Dr. Reid, one of the deputy bealth officers, also rendered Valuable as Fistance ta enabling the reporter to secure a full in- Sight into the workings of the Gepartment, Psketinascatne Phe cache BROOKLYN'S LAST TRAGEDY. pila nciod An Intoxicated Man Attackin Keeper with a Revived—Whiskey an Yesterday afternoon William Cody, a carpon- ter, was stagcoriog drank in Atlantic street, Brook. lyn, He was armed with a new hatchet which he Purchased in the morning in Court street. He stopped in front of James Fagan’s liquor saloon at 100 Atlantic street, and called the proprietor out to the door, Cody formerly boarded with Fagan, but went elsewhere in consequence of some pecuniary difcully between thom, and since that time the two Maye not boon on the beat terms Fagan the Isite: a Saloon tepped ont dy struck face with bis fist, whereupon be retarned 1d astruggle ensued. Cody finally diew the hatchet trom his belt. and strack Fagan with it, once in the neck and once on the shoulder, wound: ing him seriously, He then dropped the hatchet nd ran down Atlantic street, Aw he was oscaping, Fagan picked up the hatchet and threw it at bim Tho bisds struck Cuts tc sie vent eiaevcut tenes ful gash. Fagan retired to bis saloon. and the other mat kept on down Atlantic street rod turned into ‘Urinan treet, Where be was captured by Ofticers Mattuew Helindn and Coddincton. ns) On ¢ officers th of the wounded men to tte Long Isiand Cotlege Hospitel, and there Cody ¢ ly began to dance # jig, and afterward sang a Song, While the surgeon Was dressiug his wound By, Fear ited toat Fe had not Killed Fagan, ‘aceh ie the more seriously wounded, and it is possible that be aay not recover. He was unable to Appear aguinst his sesailant at the police station Cody, who was locked up in the police station, stated that he was passing Fagan's saloon when Fa enn came ont and strack him. Fagan, who. wis « ber, enve his version of the affray as sbov Story was corroborate! Dy his wife. tea ir Greacest excitement in the neighborhood, —— SERGEANT BAUCOCK'S FUN co Ida Bell, aged 7, the only child of the late Sergt. Babcock, died yesterday morning. Father and danghter are to be buried side by sido in Wood- lawn to-morrow, The Oriental Club and a detach. mont of potion will excort the remains to the come. tery. A deep feeling of sorrow pervades the ro lice Department, the genial Sergeant having been one of the best officers, A poe mortem examination resulted in the discove. ty of a perfora‘ion of one of the smalier intestines made by the lodgment of acherry-pit which ihe ser geant swatiowed three weeks aco. This produced peritonitis, of which disease the physicians certify died. Just previous to the assemblage of surgeons the beautiful little daughter of the sergeant. Miss Ida, aged seven it whose bedsile he tad pasked so wany sleepless hours ia wager watching, passed away. Last evening a0 special meeting of the Oriental Club, Justice Sbandiey, the President in the clair after brief address Tooker proposed that ft be penaimonely yi hat the event of the aecease of our esteemed soctate George C. Rabonek ts w anurce of extrem. eriet fo ws. not only ta i at within our precin ‘ be characteristics gained upon our regard and friepa ship. 2. Thatonr Tremaing officer be Airected to names comm members to Our departed associate. and ¢' cere 8. mpathy with them in their irreparable to 4 Toat, in testimony of the weasure of our for the memory of Mr. Babeock. the Club in attend the obsequies, each member with @ badue of mourning; that ao ewbdlem of moursing be placed in if Foom, to rewain Yor the space ot thirty Gays, aod that a record in our book of minutes be made Of these proceedings. In compliance with the direction of the second resolution. the President appointed Col. Win, Roberts, Gen. Wm, M. Tweed, Jr. Col. Jona ® Fellows, Joseph H. Tooker, snd Moses Nehvbach. ‘The Club colors are floating at half-staff. —————— AN ERIE PRIZE FIGHT, ne How the Company's Employees Find Recre- ation—A Little Talk, a Little Sparring, and Mach Poundini Banging. Yesterday morning forty or fifty laborers em ployed on the Erie Railway assembled in a vacant Jot at the Ene street crossing, Jersey City, to wit- hess @ fight between two of their companions, Michael Dolan and Timothy Fogarty, Afer some talk the preliminaries were arrunged, ‘The men then shook hands, according to the rules of the P.R., and went to bastnoss On the Orst round they did s little starring, and then began pummeling each other in the head, Mike bad his right eye put io mourel) ‘im had his upper lip badly cul, tne blood streaming over his flannel shirt. After p Mmeling each other until they bad lost their breath, they fell back for a rest. Some ove sang out Time,” at which Mike and ‘Tim ca again to the scratch, No lessly event tn ad pounding each ot In an instant tne grabbed their clothes and rao toward track, the spectators following close on thelr heels, No arr made, The creditors of the late Thomas Duruney and John H, McGhee, of Jersey City, met yesterday, Encouraged by the nop-committal verdict of tho Coroner's jury, they intemd to proceed against the inenrance companies to recover the insurance. ‘This Will lead to a reo) Of the case. and another a tempt to penetrate the mystery. Alexander Wilson war directed to take ont letters of administration The Union Bank bave attaciod the horse «ud Wagon belonging to the drm for about Gueo is supposed to bave had Life tor $2,000. insurance on Dis — The Recent Escape from sing Sing. Povcumenrsie, Aug. 24,—Wheeler, the ex-co Vict, whois said to have chartered the steam tug which Was used in the recent escape of prisoners K SINE. reached Sing Sing prison in aa‘ety nthe custody of Culef Clerk Childs and was taken (uence to Waite Plains juil, i —— BROOKLYN, ee Coroner Whitehill expects to close the inquest in the case of the Westeli explosion to-day The Willumsbargh Jacob Wortn Association en V9 its MpAUAL FURIIOF Hight festival la Myrtie Avenue 4 Park on Monday evening Onerles Stoddart, a carpenter, of Harrison street, Brovhlyn, fell through hatchway at 251 Degraw street yeateiday, aud was tataily injured ‘Tae house of Mr. George H. Sanborn, 47 Greene venue was robbed of $1,00) worth of property betece Gayoreak yesterday muruing, Lie faully wre iu the country The "J. P.O." is tho latest socis! club organia a Brooklyn. ‘The offices are 1, ML Lowe. President Charles Demult, Vice-President ; Gesrae W, Bud, se retary; and J, B, Taylor, Tresurer Corporation, Counsel D» Witt nas returned from tho Cattekill: Moan: Fire Commissiouvr Brown from, i Island: of the St. Lawrence, trom Saratoga Wilh ® pocket fil of rocks won on Heliubold, ‘The Peo mpany, incorporated some woeks ago, €8 reporioa In Lum Sux exciuslyely, bas Been quietly at work vorfecting its wrran, is, col {ng 1DforwWALiOn wb) t Cost Of s}ips, 0.) and Wil #00u FUMIE the Ko#UlLe Of It labore to the pyb! TROITING AT SPRINGFIELD. —— ‘The Last Day of the Meotiag—Over 20,000 Porsovs on the Oourne—A Good Day's Kport—Harttord Belle, Huniress, and andy Augusta the Wianors. Sraivoriviy, Muas,, Aug. 94.—The wenthor to- day wae vory oppessive, and owlng to the heavy Fain of last night the track was heavy, At the be Cinnlig Of the Faces {here were not lexe than 6,000 persons on the graud eland, It wus crowded bo its utmost enpecity Ly tho beauty and Atte of Spring flold and nojoining cities, and tne throng whica our- rounded the track during the day fully rescued 29000 more, The Boston and Albany and Coo neoticut Kiver Railronds and several menufactaring companies suspended work for the day to giro their omployece @ chance (o enjoy a grand gala day on Hampden Park. The closing of the Saratoga races yesterday brought to thie place thousands, most of them nore licads, sick with Longfellow's disease of We pocket. ‘The races reserved for to-day wore considered the best of the series, Twelve of tue best horses of the country wore entered for the %40 class, and twenty-two for tho £89, ton of which put iu ap a; Dearauce, All sorts of wagers were made, All kinds of apecoiation indalged m, and all maunce of predictions confidently ventured. Among the distinguished individuals prosont were Jno, Cham- beriain, owner of Monmouth Park, Long Branch, J.hn Stowart Scullen, Henry Dowus, Green Fuller, and Cudney of Burton, and a grest many New Yorkers, Punctually at the hour named the horses were called to the acore to dect iw the filth heat 9 the race of yesteraay. ‘The four contestants—Jack Poor, Harttord Belle, Lidia Picton, and St. Bimo—ap peered on the track, eager and noxious lor tie fray On the start E ton broke badly, Belle tollowing cose of who ut the halt mile poly was four lengths aucad, with Belle second. Poor and Picton were aide by side at the three quarter ‘Turning the home airetch, Elmo broke, WAS passed handsomely by Belle, with Poor sccoud, Picton third, and Bluo fourth, ‘Hartford Belle was ime, %:35. Kimo led, with Belte and Picton close ‘The trotting waa beautiful o ‘Om the Homestretcn. Kimo, bravely. As the eile was * broke and crowed the Lin ok Poor withdrawn, jt He ay. —Great excitemont attend. Dest, as it was lo decives very excel EmIy contested Face. On th Fi . Dut broke badly at the quarter Doie 4b of him, with Picton far bebind. At the balf mile po.e Kimo and Belle broke, but Belie recovered quicKly. ‘Aud parsed Kimo, who contiaued to Fun all vouud aut Gown the homestretch, Picton cominz sccont. Belle ‘was declared the winner of heat aud 1ace, Time, 4:34, Immediately after the above trot came the regular Programme of tho third day—a parse o1 $709, for ail horses that liad never trotied bester thon ¥:39. This race was won by Huntress, The eighth and last rice of tue meeting was then cominenced for a parse of §1 500, for all horses that h. er trotted better thau Xa, This race was won by Lacy Au- kUsta in a well-contested trial of apeed. No. A. Goldamith’s b.m. Huntress Leann 1. A. Warren's Dik. m. Belle of W ee ae Ay | G Picapestersbibrg Brot kes es bad w SI bd. Purragut. 4 646 nels a nc cee Ro OM, g, Lomnawuore Nuit...8 dy. 2: 8 Noudara'® 8.8; vynaiies et os 1 anew fa. Newton has Mcarfolleb, g. GEAr. pata Oe A.C Whitson etic * Little Pranic 10 du Rather Tine-biret heat, a8 EL J.L. Doty's bm. Lady Aaguyt® oh LOD Jao: sturphy'e og Tom Reser Aaa Ve se | MeGarroilts bg Ben starr cg iid 2 a 8 B. Mershou's beg. Shepherd AaapPeolfs.....3 dis, G. H. Frink’s spot. g. Col. Lactras au Thos. O'Connor's b..g Capt Gi dis ‘Time ebay. 8°05, a, The great success of th may be prop erly atiributed to the able and eMcient effuris ot the Execative Committee of the club. peated DISSIPATION AND SUICIDE. parated from Wite —One Vid Story wit John Kelle, a» Swiss, aged 85, cut his throat last evening, at 359 First avenue, He had been in this country a number of years, and hus led a div sipated Life, He hada wite in the old country who is suid to be an accomplished woman, anda of good femily, He was a machinist, and was a steady and promising man when he married. He soon fell into dissipation aud neglected bis young wife, Every effort was made to bring bim to a sense of duty, Dut without avail. At last he was urged to come bither and try to become a steady and temperat man, He came to New York ant soon obtained Work asa muchinist. Separated from his wife and friends, he became melancholy, Me soon feil into tis old Ways and drank to excess. Me wi a by ©. L. Goddard at the Vaion steam Work, Twenty-a He qu shop & little before 6 o'clock last evening, toking two chisels whic! sharpeued until they were w8 keen as arazor. Ho stopped at Several saloons and drank once or twice i eac In his room on the second floor of a large teuc Ineut are thres beds. A number of other German mechanics sleep thei seated himeclf on the floor, with liis back resting against one of tue beds. He then took the chisels and seemingly attempted to stab himsell in the breast and neck, Just en Coorad Meyer stepped in and Kelle dropped the chisels, got up, und seemed composed, Meyer went Up stairs to W's room. No sooner was Meyer out of fight than Kelle darted into a small room adjoining is and cut his throat with a razor. The tlood spurted out, covering almost haif tie floor, Meyer, tearing that romething was Wwioog, went down stairs and found Kelle vying peices CAGED WITH 4 MANIAC. pete tes Attempting to Kill his Accomplice aud to Bent Out bis own Brai Wasuinatox, Aug. 24.—Denis Darden, who is iu jail on ebarge of killing Jobm McCarthy, has exhibited symptoms of nervons excitement, Which his physicians attribute to the stoppage of accustomed stimulants, combined with conenssion of the brain, received in the affray with McCarthy During bis ravings he excinimes, * Why was I bal loted for to kill MeCartny Dardeu was conned in th same ceil with W. P James, cotamittea for the same murder. On Wea pesday morning the guards on duty were alarmed by cries from the ceil. On reaching the spot they found Darden erasping James by the throut, and the latter strurgling to free bimself, sud calling tor help, He was released and removed to another cell Immediately afterward Darden bexan to butt bis bead against the walis of nis ceil, and before the Guards had returued he lind u flicted severe wounds » himself, He wae secured anit prevented from doing turther violeuce, The surgeon of tie jail ordered a prescri; f medicine to be procured, 1m positively refused to take it. and usaed priest might be sent for, He bas since fused to eat enyshing, and has been very tw \turn. The walls of his ceil have been cusbioned, and a strict te Kept apon the prisoner. Telegraphing to the Associated Press. oro, Aug. 24.—A short time after the Wreck of the steamer Golden Rule, tbe je belong. ing to the United States Treasury was found and forwarded here, where i} was exumined by the De- parhenees, machinist, who reported that it dia pot r marke or wvidence of having been forced open by the use of justra but could have been, and robably war, broken open by being violently thrown from side to side of the hold vf the vessel, aud among the rocks after the vessel broke up, aauepaeaenes ERSON A Lt ELLIGENCE, ee © will lecture next season Mr Richard Grant W! on ducing aud on spear The report tint Mr. Thomas Gill, the eh n Aanerman Of Slaten Island. took his ithmeuse f WeakOsh on Sunday, 9a mistake; i; shvuld have road Fridwy. Mr, Gill never fishes ou Sun tay The person mentioned in the robbery case at the Feridenve of Mr Meighan. in Williamaburga on tues day inet. was Detective Gaylord the’. § Secret Service, aud nos Deveotive Gay.er of the P, U. Depart nient General the Hon, D. Wemyss Jobson, M.D. LL.D. 18 an applicant for the position of Deputy Neait fleet ot thie Porc. Dr, Jobson informed: Howth OMeer Carnochan, at arecent Inverview, (hat it the position of Deputy’ was hot vacant, be Would accost Uatof puree yin the hospital, or Would mane binaelt keuerally useful, He ty recomus aded by foe Deror of France x ku SVARKS PROM TUE TELEGRAPA Mr. Loriliard'’s yacnt Enchantress, 32 days from SicHiy, airived at Newport yoste: day ‘The Charles Evang Hook and Ladder Company of Hudson N.Y, wre in a town Fire Departaient ‘Tho bark Hilda, from Now Orleans for Bremen Was stranaed mx miles from St. Augustine, Fis, Ang 13. ‘Tho captain was saved and ihe crew are suppuscd to have Leen Fescu O'Brien, Pierce & Co., of Portland, Me., who have boew operating beavliy in graiu in Chicago, ae Feported to have failed. It is understood the. Atm we ‘nearly Owe Million bushels of Wheat sold In the Chicago market Gov. Spoftord, with three hundred w men and two months’ provisions, has entered the Pipal 4nd Mogollon Mountains conutry, Arizone. deter mined 10 prospect fully the regions from which 40 Many parties of Whites aye been driven back by the ton, the gusts of the Charies 1 ar LONGFELLOW GOING HOMw, occas OLD MR. WARPER'S SADDENED RB TULN TO OINCINNATI. ‘The Departure of the Veteran's Stud from Saratoga—Helumbold Keady for Vreak aurele-The Lucky Jockey's Keward, Correapondence of The Sun. PRICK TWO CENTS ne Sauarooa, Aug 2—Last ight an old man 1 Lis way o toe depot, He wore » heavy fuck cost of linsey-woolmy and a pair of ill Otting pantaioons with ragged bottoms, He carried @ honvy walking-stick, aud bore on it heavily ae bo tottered slong. Ho was followed bya little negro boy carrying a huge vulite. On arriving at the depot be purchased a ticket for Cincinnati, This man wat old Jobn Harper. When the train came along he gotintoecar, Turning to the little negro le aad: “Tell Marshall to be careful with the horse, and to look out for Exprees aa weil, i'm a litte afraid of the log, and, Tom, L reckon you'd better tell bitm to give Longieliow a car by Limselt, But aevor mind; L reckon Prank ‘il ‘tend to that, WHERE JOHN HARPER SLEPT. ‘The old man conidn't tay in Saratowa, his diss poiniment was too great, and for tho Brat timo in & year he last night slept apart from his idol, Bver since he hay been here ne has occapied at nighte Place beside his horse, The adjoining stull waa Aited up with a bed aud made comfortadle tor bi use, Here the old man slept, and perenance dreamed th to be increased by the efforts of bis e. Bat now, alas, these visions are dis. peiled, and with a heavy heart old Joun Harper de parted for his Koutucky homo, ‘Tols moraing, Mr. Vravk Harper, the old man’s nephew, accompanied Ly the trainer, the stable boys aod the disappointed Joe Colston, got the three horses, Longfellow, Kx- press, and Littleton, all of them losers at this meet ing, together, and enveloped them in woolens, Thay Started ou a Walk tor tie depot, SLEEPING OUT OF SIGHT. Longfellow walked a litte lame. ‘They wont through tre back sireets and reached tc two freigty cars switched on one side for their use. Kxprese Longfellow t into the peerle and Littieton were put into one cat pliced in the other, The stablomen got | cara, and (ie lattice’ doors were cl The two cars were then booked on to the ‘rain, amd ab o'clock Matted for scuencetady, and thence to Bate fxlo. Not a soul wns present, saye those who bed the horses in charge. Helmbold this morning was fine as satin, Fle auitt Occupios his stable at tas track, His eye is bright and bis appetite good, Mr Bubcoss said be could go ot and rio the four miles to-day just as weil as Lian, the rider f Helmboid, was yesterday given presents to tie val of $5,000 by Morrissey and Mr. Buboock, and to-day + Babcock took hit oct and bought wim an BLKGANT WATCH AND COAlS. Tole morning Mr. Sam. J. Tiden and the Hi John Morrissey were observed in earwost conversa: tion, Ka-Sheri@ O'Brien juined tem, and soemed interested in what they were saying, This after. noon the sky is overcast and threatens rain, sud outdoor amatemen's are not temoting, Senators Tou Roverisou of South Curolina, Bayard of Del ware, aod McDooild of Arkanses, are in a litte house across the street from tas Grand Union play ing poker, aod trying to am Moa. Heary Suwith beeo sick fora day or two 1 condned to his bed, but this afternovn Is out Gad arouad the roiunda. he did yesterday. Young MeCi © themselves. The Breaking of Old John =A Funeral and a Weddin ‘or reapondence of the Gummercial adverusers t with Jobo Harper at the left of the grand 4 watched every motion of the old man's face, Longfellow had run arvund the ack tw inime lately preceaing the race, 9 proceeding una bie go many here to-tay ‘on doit?” Lasced Mr. Harper. thought ol Long wus a leetle tight, he Would sweat weil.” started, Lasked Joun Tarper how Longleliow was prepared for the race. “Very well,” he replied, * only a leetle too hig! T now give you a taitniul photograpn of the scene ‘Lhe horses wre pow well on the second nile, L fit by John Harper. “How is ho vomng !"" Task ol John, Wao sits with bis cold gray eyes sternly Oxed op tho race. “He ts doing very well—only the boy is riding him a leetle too fasi— faster than I ordered bim—vut he's # good boy, aud I reckon He KNOWS WHAT HX 1s apovr,”” The horses now passed the grand stand the second, time How js he going now?" Tasked The boy 1s making him yo # litle turder out a Torderea him, but TL reckou Longfeliow has gout The’ old man looks on cvolly, bub With a dreadful luteresi, which seems to take away bis breath The horses now enter upon the third mile, Longe follow begins Lo throw out his tall the boy is tou weak tor tly, his eyes stil fixed horses now poss the grand stand @ thiré time. almost neck and neck Join Harper looked hapoy and secure, You are very qiict for one who has $40,000 de pendin Tremirk, ‘The old man makes no reply. He NEVER SPOKE ArTen rms. Longfellow seemed to let down his head as if ex- 1 caught the dit, aud {Was all up ia a mon rpers Hoar says Old the race im © What is the matter, Uncle Joho Not a word in reply ;'but toe old man's eves seem- ed to be wanvering, and his mind hid gono away from the graud sand—to lis horse. Heimboid now made a sucden spurt, took the lead, and held it like giim death, John Harper looked iike one at the deathbed of a friend—hope, ickiy hope, Uvauned in bia countenance. and that was ail, Not s word escaved his lips, He saw bi love, bis pride, nis idol, break dow before nis eyes, while ten thousand demoniac voices shouted iid nade bediam of the grand stand, “Longiellow hay been drugged.” grow! Bridgeiant to old Joba. Jutin Harper mi reply, His heart seemed broken, and gone” were the only words te uttered APTRR THE THIRD MILE As he wuttered those words 1 felt a feeling—a pscyeologic feeling of pity ior the good old i Demoniac shoute went up from ten thousand hoarse throats, bot old John heard them not. He tearg, saw nothing but his pauting horse, Weard notuing but his hard breathing, Tgot up and walked down to the Wack with him. Hoe walked up py Long- fellow, his defeated pride, iis dead hope. Dut w silent as the grave. ‘Lhe grand old horse stoo frembiing, with his head down, exhausted. ‘ine last mile was too much for hia, 'Eoquirer Jim ran into. the weigh house, doffed his suit, ond went mouralully back (0 thy stable with his horse and bis gray-baired owner Yo mo the rice was a funeral and a wedding, While the old mon's heart. was preaking, ten thou sand people were wild with jo uld not re- joice. T only saw, and hoped; aud suflered with the whitv-baired old maa by mys — OUKIOSITIES OF CHIME, Juhu Seagreaves was arrested in Albany yestor- day on lag (ho death of bis wue by 10g Arvold Hagnyer hinged hiinself with his shirt to the bars of jus coll im the Muyaweuslog Prison, Poller delplia, yesterday. The trial of Elbri for the murder of J) September last. w: George Cummings, W. Reed of Medway, Me, OM OF abuUL the Och. Nangor yesterday. tain of the caval boat J, KE, Jacksou, wut severely stabbed let evening Iu the Veit breast by AB uDkuOWD Man On Pier 5, Hast iver Chinot Rohm, who stabbed James Lynch fatal! it ts feared. ou Wednesday evening In the liquor st Ad Sullivan ‘stiect, Wastaken to JeMeron Market yee terday and 9 ° the station house to await the result of Lynch's injuries, “The bartender, Clase Marphy, was temauded ie a Witivs Thomas Bo} le, conductor, and Williom MeLough: Luiver, of w Forty accond erect wud. Grant sitec arrested last ov by Mee Hensy becgh to enue near Twentelh treet, ti fy nis, THe ON Bad sc¥cu! Dastengers aboard vt aud Wore ‘| y vie NEW JERSEY No smail-poa in Newark Henry Hovlin of Union Ih $11, ie miss rederick W. Ross has been commissioned ag erat Lake View whose skull Was fractured while Thomas Wilson intoxtented on Bunday in Newark, is dead This evening Mayor Ricord gives his reasons (or not signing the Nico.s0n paveu t contract ey City was yen uiliog Mrs. Hee ‘The Democrats of the Twelfth Ward of Jersey City have orgauiged & political cub, with C.J. Erhardt fe President and Jauies Dickson as Nectetary prot Mr. Joho J. McCabe of Port Low, N. J, says that did Got shoot Bernard Killy, the escaped convict ew nothing of bis capture until sent forte fae hin Wo orisop. Wiley was shot by the bartender of the Pleasant Valley Hotel, As James Hogan, an enginoer on the Erie Rails Way, Was running is train Into Jersey City yeaverds worhing, he thought that a train, whieh Was ruon! 4 iim, was roooing ob the same track, Fear ngine and jumped from i won Ne reversed Iie Uo died withia an hour, rday afternoon two Newark polit bat, coat, pantaloons Of the Passaic river, Gear!” road depot. In seare ¢ Watch chal wn ane leo & Lebivr addrgered fa! 04.4)