New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-19
QUARANTINE MATTERS.

The following vessels from sckly ports were lying
at Old Quarantine anchorage yesterday, newly ar
rived:
Brig C. II. Kennedy Randall, 10 days from Nuevitas,
with sugar.
Bark Alber.me, Barton, 9 days from Havana with
sugar and tobacco.
Bark j. W. Andrews, French, % days from Mobile,
with cotton.
Bank Gertrude, Goodwin, 9 days from Remedies
with sugar, having touched at Havana.
Bark ROebuck, Chase, 80 days from Rio, with
coffee.
Brig Clara Haxall, Melon, "a days from RE with
coffee.
Bank u. ID. Fairfield, 81 days from Buenos Ayres,
with hides and wool.
Brig Anita Owen, Ray, days from Nuevitas, with
sugar and nolasses.
Ihe Alber,ne from Havana, being considered dan
gelous, was sent down to the lower anchorage. All
vessels from Havana suffer strict quarantine.
Captains usually srumble very much Oh &C count
teI detained at Quarantine. At the same time they
are aware how ssary il is that il should be
but at least had to be- grateful for his quar-
antnc yesterday. Just as the captain of the Medora
hauling up his anchor to go Oh his way the crew
felt something heavy, unusually 20, apparently AZ
ts hed thereto After considerable tuggug they sue.
cetded in pulling up their own anchor aud, twisted
tast 10 IT, found another OF large size, which was es'
timateo to be worth at least S3oO-a lucky haul,
which The calain received on board amid the cheers
of the and the promise on his part OF handsome
gratuiy to the hands in requltal OF their extra tug
gipc al the wiDdlass.
Another sugar stealing investigation came OF at
Old Quarantine before Justice Detorest yesterday
afternoon. The Court was held III the Clerks Ohice
at the north end of the r-t Hospital Building on en-
terDg the gate. After the Justice had taken MS seat
with George Daley acting council for the prisoners
beside him the alleged sugar pnggeIs, James Prev
Joseph Veppo .Johu and Patrick Kelly, Michael Nc
Laughlip thomas Morgan, William Maherdy, Cnris-
tisn alexander, John Miller and Thomas sherwood,
who had lain in the Quarantine dail all nisht were
brought into the room by Constable Ulies ana oets'
Al. al B.,e M
line, so that they exhibited quite an array OF sun
browued counte nances. These sievedores were saia
to have been guilty of appropriaung sundry boxes
and bags of sugar their own use While unloading Toe
bark Oakland, lately from havana, "hlie she NY ~
anchor OF the Marine Hospital.
Capt Hogan of the Oaklsnd, was called and stated
that sugar had been missed the accused were working
ON board and he had found 1t stewed over the fore
CHANEL OF the shipa very unusual place for sugar to
be-which Argued that quantity had been taken
from the bark in suneptiOus manner.
First mate Small of the Oakland, said the account
fell shor, boxes be shipped 5000 boxes, and could
only find 299I He found three bags of sugar secreted
between decks. No sugar bags were used by
the vessel but the stevedores brought OF potatoes
and other provisions in baGs. He did not any OF
the prisoners stealing sugar from the vessel
Wn. {. DeDyse text stated that he was an IL
spector Of Customs at Quarantine he had received
formation that three bags OF sugar were concealed
Oh board the Oakland went of TO her ana secured
the same-p.Ibaps 800 pounds IN ail-whcn he turnea
vi.
placed il in store se.zed when he found the bag
they were hidden by the palm leaves thckiy strewed
over Them he thought Was clean sugar, and not the
sweepipgs IF the decks.
After ross-examinaton of the Witnesses, motion
was made discharge the pIisoners there appeared
no sufficient grounds for holding them, and the jus
,ce after some brief remarks scceded and the steve
dores were liberated.
eeCueny, in conversation with the paffles II was
asseIed tina, ihiea had been used against Small the
mse TO the effect that he would be souy for wDst ne
war doing and Henry Neil the boss Of the stevedores
implied that the secoLd mate Of the Oakland, John
W bite ould tell something about the boxes OF sugar
if he was examined. The Captsin told the Jusuce
that such might be the case and he would produce
White for such purpose. The boxes valued at
about $40 each. There is considerable opposition at
Quarantine between the New York and Staten Island
friendly Each Of them cut In to try and get vessels
to unload, The jobs amounting frequently to couple
If hundred Goilsrs each vessel. Boss Neil says the
Bay is infected with iiverheves and ne cannot IN
dersand how they can get merchandise from vessels
without the connlyaDCe Of some of the crew. The
stevedores seemed TO be very glad get off clear
however and were observed to congratulate each
other on their escape.
Another victim, IN the person OF Jacob Schweiner
steyedoIe was then psrsded before the Justice, 10
be tried by Jury a. to whether or lot he guilty
of borrowing clsndestney certain blankets and sheets
of his fellow dodgers in the bunk at Quarantine
Tns depsrture Of the O'Clock last boat for New York
would not allow our reporter to chronicle the paiscu.
lars Of this case
M. Sche:nfel6 the proprietor OF the Datch houss
n, the biz ct Toupknsvihe, hee hsa his policemen
aiuc,; iv,o otcc, along With Asse.i, sci .s ave