The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-15
City Intelligence.


stute destined to be the of great excitement
for some time to come
City Intelligence.
THE CHoRERA.-lt will be seen. by the report below
that the cholera Is the increase but 1t Is fortu
nately of q very mild type. Within the past three
days there have occurred fifteen cases, but not
single death.
QUARANTINE, STATEN ISLAND, Dec. IA, 1s4s.
Seven cases of cholera have occurred at the Marine
Theps cases were ali among the myers Of the shin
''" " ALEX 3. wniiTING, Health oa,oer.
The Sanitary Committee OF the Board Of Health pre-
scented report ester Day Afternoon to the effect that
there NO cholera in the city. IL that the
city may escape If all the precautions thoroughly
So great the alarm when this diseaee
first reported having appeared at Staten islam
that almost every one gave up the use Of vegetables
and the markets now filed with them. The sd-
herents of the watsr.cure system oppose all animal
food unless it Is known to BE- healthy at the time of
slaug liter, and seen by the consumer Should such
rule be adopted the slaughter houses would be pretty
well to the total stoppsge OF all of the other
business pursuits Of lite. The city probably, contains
from ninety to O hundred thousa Id families which
would require each separate head to attend daily at
tho slaughter house Of the butcher from whom they
dred slaughter houses in the city which would be vi
sited were .ns plan pursued BY four hundred and bv
persons eae!1: A.. !. !. ,- .-. .nat oysters one
Of the u1ures Of life which daily used many per-
will certainly produce choers that they are
eaten the consequence Of which is, the sale of this
srtics has, within the pact ten days fallen of about
ridiculous Many smne Mt ms have mead
oysters most inn ocent food while they are more mn
TS1u than usa 70 be
by thote who know nothing Of the nature Of the dis
ease they much dread and less Of the human svs-
tenn Of which they profess to know much the whole
people of the city would bring themselves down
to the strietest regimen and endeavor subsist on
bread and water Many Of the medical profssson have
aided in raising the unnecessary alarm which exists
by talking Of the horrors of the cholera case OF which
they saw in their lives and show their dread
bag Of camphor suspended to the neck as the only
means Of Escape There Is no of cholera in this
city, and wherefore such unnecessary alarm? The
cases at Quarantine are exclusively among the passen-
gers the ship In which the disease brought none
Of which have proved fatal within the past days
FiRE.-A FIRE broke out on Wednesday night. in the
stable OF ME- Hasey Ia ooth street. which was entirely
destroyed.
THE HoME FOR THE FaIEsDLrss.-It will be recol.
leced that the grand concert for the Of the
Hone for the Friend!ess, comes Off to night, a. the
Tabernacle The programme IL such cannot fail to
I'll the houee to OVERLOOKING; and many Of the most
celebrated artists will appear in the performances
Remember it is to aid the Home for the an
Institution founded the principles OF Christianity
and humanity, to feed the hungry and to clohe the
file noess orphanan object worthy its fair projectors
ARTISTS FuNp AssocIArros.-A meeting is to be held
at the Astor House TO morrow evening" for the purpose
Of hearing the report of committee appointed take
into consideration the subject Of establishing Ar
lists Fund Association The object to be obtained
gives interest to the subject; and there rising
rapidly increasing interest in the welfare of artists
in country, have doubt the meeting will be
well attended and followed by beneficial results.
Board OF Supervisors,
DECEMBER 14.-The Mayor presiding. The minutes
Of the former meeting were read and approved
Pefifions-FTom q plumber Of persons to be relieved
from taxes. Referred to the appropriate committee.
Buds OF Stephen Heustis for sweeping and cleaning
X shaw, for cleaning and sweeping the Marine Court;
referred Some other small bills, neced with print
log and advertising were aud referred Bills
OF Earl hotel keeper, for meals, &C., to jurymen Or
dered to be paid.
ty Schools ding the Board to raise $50 year
by tax for the education Of Joseph B. Paul Referred
to Comptroller.
ferred
Repoyis-Ofcommittee on annual taxes, adverse to
granting the prayer Of the petitions OF certain ndivi-
the petitions Of the Sun and other Insurance Com
panies for relief from taxes favor Of correcting
Cousop, John II Simmons, Francis Dominion, W.
Depcy ster Daniel. G. Taylor f. Fl Todd Geo Lovett;
and adverse to D Carroll Geo Hlyer, and two others
lowsDce OF $50 was made to VIM. s. Charaw, Secreta-
~ TO the Board Of Assessors
On motion Of Alderman SMITH, the name Of Geo.
Love stricken out OF the resolution above refer
red to.
An allowance Of 500 was then directed to be made
to the Clerk Of the County Canvasser and the Board
adjourned.
IsTnMUs OF TEHUANTEPRc We learn from the
Mw Oieams Bulletin of the let inst, that the house
Of Manning Macintosh, Of Mexico, who have taken
charge OF the great uDuertakiDB opening water
communication between the two oceans, through the
Isthmus Of Tebuantepec have already begun road
for the transportation Of all the materials necessary
for this great work. The road Ia preparing for the
purpore OF establishing at once temporary
Communication to the point where already the
river Coatzacosleos and the fine lakes border
ing the Pacific, and running into that ocean,
can be nsvigaed with safety and faculty for the dis
lance forty miles by vessels Of large tonnage The
undertaking Is at present under the superi
OF tie celebrated engineer Moro, to whom s due the
discovery OF the track through this shmus The lands
through this whole dstrct celebrated for their ex
traordnary fertility and IL abounds In timber OF the
gre est value, both for ship building aud furuiure
The road opening, Ia to be completed within the
ensuing eight months and negotiations are now pro-
prerapg between the undertakers and post odhoe
department for the regular Transmission Of the Amer
u.ttA lfse