New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-10
by taking 500 900 to Nicaragua to secure the transit

ty taxing $lU,UN 10 Nfhdguh, 70 secure TIE tTafst
route and bringing the money back again.
Already there evidences Of a reaction in public
opinion among the inhabitants Of the lower and wef-
en pars of the Island relative TO the destruction Of
the Quarantine property. In Mortified ard West
field, in the vicinity of Segures Point they have
learned that the movers in the recent ncendarsm
those who were the most active year since to
the removal of the Quarantine to Segunes Point and
learning TINT their property is likely to be taxed to pay
the State for its losses they hope to secure an ndict
ment Of the Quarantine ncendares, under the belief
that il win relieve the county from pecuniary respons
bty for their acts
The Board Of Health of Casteton have been exceed
ngly indignant that the Health Officer should cause
the bed and bedding from infected ships TO be burned
in the iron scow anchored in the stream Last night
and to-day the employees of the same Board took
from some of the infected houses outside Of the walls
quantity Of rubbish, and burned il on the beach bat
few rods distant from score of inhabited houses
and the smoke from which was waited over the
village.
This afternoon, Lieut.. Woodruff of the Sabine,
landed at the Government docks with twenty-one
L. s. Marines After placing his in their quarter,
he visited DR.. Thompson, the Health Officer, and
stated to him that in of life or property being in
danger from the violence Of mob, he should his
force TO defend it from Them and orders orders
he should not hesitate to take the responsibility. And
in case of demonstration, he should order ashore
thirty additional marines and three hOwtzers from the
Sabine. 1t is to be regretted that Lieut.. Woodruff
was not detailed here in place Of his superior officer,
who has been withdrawn from the Sabine to escort the
900 Africans to the Congo River, on the Niagara.
This afternoon Mr.. Gustayus A. Ratz, to whom has
been awarded the contract for supplying the troops to
be quartered here with food, arrived bringing with
him ranges and various utensils necessary in catering
to the wants of the soldiery quantity of lumber has
also come down, with which to make the shanties.
They are to be located the green the northwest
corner outside Of the Quarantine wall.
few days since, Mr.. Jacob b. Wood, n citizen of
TOmpknsve, published communication in morn
ing journal, giving the lie to certain statements pub
shed by the press to the danger of the sick on the
night of the 2d inst, from being in immediate proxim
ty to the burning buildings which statements purport-
ed to cnanae from DR.. Bissell DIR. Bissell has just
made the following afiidavts Though not bearing upon
the matter it places Mr. Wood in envable position,
associated as he is with incendaries:
Daniel ". BsseI being duly sworn, deposes and
saws that he is the physician of the Marine Hospitals
that he saw jacob B. Wood and man by the name
of Egbert, whom he since has learned was Jacob Egg
bert on the Quarantine grounds, and within the in
closure thereof on the I'd inst and that he verify be-
leves that each of the said persons invaded the
ground without authority. ID. III. BIssELL.
Mr.. Wood is deacon OF the Reformed Dutch
Church.
The following affidavit has also just been made:
Michael Williams, being duly sworn, deposes and
says that he was in the Quarantine grounds on the
lst and I'd inst. that while there he Edward
Hughes within the Quarantine inclosure, and also
Thomas Brady, who aided in tearing down the Quar-
antine gates, and who headed company Of citizens
who invaded the Quarantine grounds in body, and
as deponen believes, without authority.
MICHAEL WILLIAMS.