The New York herald., 1850-08-27
Cityrapd Suburban News.

IMPORTANT CHANGE IN THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
OF WARDS ISLAND.
An important change has been made In the Medical
Department on Wards Island, by the Commissioners
Of EmgI alton, and regret to say 1t is not for the
better 1t has caused great commotion and conster-
nation as far as It IL known. Instead Of . resident
physician and his staff Of assistants at present.
board OF visiting physieans and surgeons appoint
cd to supersede them the FIRST Of September. The
following appointments have been understanding
physcians, prs Delsheld and Cock; consulting sur
reons Drs stevens and J. X Rodgers; visiting ply
sicians Drs williams, ii. O. Cox, McNeven, Bowen,
schiliirg and Hsbeli visiting surgeons Drs. Hosack
Wilkes and Carpochaa. The salary is to be 5000
each, and the visiting physicians and surgeons to
visit the island In turn. one set We understand to
.ass shsr h ,If IN. Joint salaries vi. sSSs a%oan Dl
to $500 The resident physician only receives
5000 per snnum Therefore there Is an in
The expense OF the Resident Physician and his
assistants, is only 5000 Without making any com
parison between DR. Telcamp and the physicians ap.
pointed In his stead Il must strike every body that
visiters, matter What may be their standing
or ability, can never supply the place OF resident in
an Institution where there many human beings
liable to take i'll at any moment, and die before visit
ing ply steisn or surgeon can see them IL Is said
Of the patients even women in labor to be en-
trusted TO medical studentsbeardiees boys will
being on an average ten cases Of mid ~itery in the
week Is this hagrant job and do dollars and poll
tics weigh heavier in the scale than human lives'
Why are the meetings Of the Commissioners Of Emil
grafton held with cloeed doors!
EsrssrAINNsNr TO GENERAL PArs.-The " "ilustrioas
citizen OF vens Euels has been invited to enter
tainment In Hoboken, on Thursday next, by Captain
francesca the associate Of Psez and Bolivar In the
Colon bsn revolution The people OF Hobeken and New
;bs etnen eoldIesy Of county will turn out on
the occasion. The National Guard 9th regmeDt),
the City Guard, the Light Guard the Lafayette Guard
the Italian Guard aud other military companis, will
escort him from this de Of the river and the eorsge
will form in the Park, at ten O'Clock, A. NJ. 1t
promises to be grand AFFAIR.
Tss BrAsvpa sucrs-Eight out Of ten OF these
conyots now In custody awaiting the sailing OF
the brig Swan, to Bermuds, on Thursday next The !
other t~o got away from the city The bonds Of sScoO
event Of his bringing back receipt 10 this port of the
delivery Of the convicts from our Consul at Bermuda
Sunday night sns OF the eight named Samuel Harvey
gave himself up to the Captain Of the Sixth ward
police.
Washington streets, discovered to be on are at
light O'Clock, Sunday night IL was extinguisheA
by ofhcer Westerhsd, Of the Ninth yard oefore the
arrival Of the hrenen 1t Is stated that II set
Gre By some boys.
THs srArus or Jogs @. C.LHoUs-FUsrHsR PsR-
ricuLas-It is sexpected that this work OF art the
weather sheuld prove nns will be raised to day. Mr..
wbprle. Mr. sprouie the agent Of the underwriters,
and the bcstswsin of the cutter Morris, spent the
surface and would have been successful but for tss
gale that set In that evening The water is about 20
feet deep spd Mr whigpls and The divers be has -th
and eide piece gone, but the statue 10 still up-
injured The sand has BEEN washed through the aper
lures into the box and has completely imbsdied the
statue thus materially l,ssenng the danger Of break
Ing In raising H. Mr. Whippls, In his marine armor,
was under the water for two hours together on sstar
DAY There vas on. hook under the box yesterday,
and would have been got MP cny for the stit unset
tied state Of the sea But to-day. " 10 s0nndenuy
he ped u will Be rescued from the waves.
Dsr.ppvL Acciprsr TO rHr Lapr oy osy Avrrav..-
The wife OF General Averspa. residing at 9l2 Broad
way sitting at her window In the second story,
on Sunday evening, about o'clock, when she fell
asleep and unfortunately fell out height Of twelve
feet spcn her head and so seriously injured that
her life is despsired Of General Avssans vas not at
home.
cnArp pic-Nrc AVID CorrLLor Ercusasr TO BIopLr's |
Gpoyr, for the benefit of the Roman Catholic Halt |
Thursd.y The apth. Of August The orphans are in q
destitute condition, and, as this IL the only excursion
during the season for their benefit We hope viii be
liberally pstronised. See Advertisement
Tsr Lssr wrN's Mosr.trrv The weekly report o
the City Inspector, published Ia another column,
shove considerable decrease In ths mortality for the
week. the number being only 3e3 being "a less than
for the previous week, when the number vas i67. l
This, u Will be seen, was What We anticipated Ia yes
whole very COED For The eorre.pondbs week Of las,
year the mortality Tto In the correspotdinF \
week two years ago, IN. mortality vas only s2l; but
that year vas unusually healthy, and some allowance
is TO he made for the increase of population.
pxyor ros rsr Nrw yopr Ests RnLsoap.-
The directors of the Ers Railroad Company are about
ins Of the Pisrmont boats The lite is being pre-
pared The building viii have rent on wsst street,
of ahout 20 feet flling up the space ttwseu Duane
asd Reade streets and extend back about 10 feet TO
washington street. Seventy feet Of the part ssja-
cent to the river win be built OF brovn stone soe es
baptifsiiy orrsmsnted The residue. about 200 feet
win be built In risin style ~ brick With rrane siis
and scngs The latter vii form eight stores for pro-
vision dealers or the storage Of goods They vil en-
I'D through the building frs street to street The
central portion Of the eastern extremity vi De Gees
pird A. q Are epsine house The more elegant sec
ticu ~ tha set viii be used for the trsn.action of
the business of the company. The entrance VII be
formed by tvo arches svppsrted In the centre By sim
gie etlUmn IL viii prooasly be closed y man OF