The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-11
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BURIAL or CHILDREN.
The RandAll's Island COMMITTEES reported that they were
about build cemetery the island that would cost
$500 They had also determined to have the burial
vice read al the funeral Of each child all the other chill.
dren attending.
Mr.. PISoKSEy-what burial servicet
Mr.. nEMAS-Why, OF whatever persuasion the parents
ns s0 aos or tho ea.e
think II will have go,d effect upon the children.
Mr. GusrHrnYes, II the child heather, why give tia
heather burial.
Here the matter dropped
DISPUTE VIII TIE COMMISSIONERS or MIGRATION
sr. TExAs moved that . special com miitee be ap.
pointed TO confer with similar committee the part OF
the Commissioners OF Emigration 10 settle te long stand
ing dispute betsscn the two Boards.
Mr.. GuSuKR thought this course was the best, A. the
lawyers anxious TO procrastnaie the matter and
rocket the fees
Motion agreed to- and Mcssrs. riemsu, Townsend and
Smith appointed such committee.
rrNrrSuARy HOSPITAL, BLAoKwrL's MASD.
The Resident Physician, Dr. William W. sanger, for
warded his usual report Of the emissions and discharges
at the Percn,ary Hospital for the month OF June which
shows that 52l patients we're treated, composed OF 1871
males and 35i Of them belonged 70 the Pen
tenary 4T to the workhouse and 40 TO the aims house.
l25 were natives OF the Unitod states and 300 were
foreigners. 1s5 patients were admitted during the
month, Of whom II males and ia females; 81 OF
them we're twenty OF age SO aged from
twenty 70 twenty I've years. and 30 were under thirty
years Of age or an aggregate OF lao who were less than
thirty years old a. natives OF the United States,
IS being from New York, from New Jersey and the
maindcr from Name massachusetts, Connecticut Penn
vania Virginia. Ohio and Michigan f3s foreigners,
107 OF whom from Ireland from England, Q from
Canada, 8 from Scotland, from Germany, from
France and Africa South America, Norway and Prussia
one each. About fth OF the foreigners have
been resident ess than Ave In the country 10 OF the
number admitted could read and write WE'LL 81 could
read and write mperfecty IS could read but not wrte
the entirely upeducated amounted 10 So, OF whom 81
natives OF Ireland 81 professed 70 be Protcs
and 107 Roman Catholic In their religious pre-
and n did claim 1, have any belief lib SINGLE
% we're married Is were widowed. 81 temperate
the OF ntox eating liquors. 40 moderate drink
60 Incorporate and SO haoitual drunkards
the majority II whom OF the uneduoaed class. The
occupations OF persons previous 10 adm on 10 the hos
pta include twenty four distinct employ about
sixth Of the inmates had worked up 10 the time OF
mitment the remainder having been idle for periods
ranging from three months 70 ten years and upward OF
the number coming under the latter csssia cation 81 Cor
than halO admitted 10 the hospital for
FIRST me the others having been there two three four,
Eve six and up 10 renty one times. The total
number discharged during June 1866, only OF whom
died. this gives mortality Of In every go under treat
ment
rHE VACANT GovWvoRsHr.
since the LIST OF May there has been vacancy In the
Board growing OF the resignation OF the late Joseph
Tar or Tho American members OF the Board claimed the
place but the republicans also desired IT, and yester
day no agreement come TO- Yesterday, after some
dispute, Mr. VIM T Piuckney, republican, was proposed
by Mr. Oliver, and was chosen, seven votes being cast
for him.
Mr. Pnckney was an old Governor Of the Almsbouss
The Board then adjourned.