The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-01
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

The Commissioners of Quarantine for this State have
presented their report the removal of quarantine
which they recommend its removal from its present oc
ton Staten Island to an island five in extent
which is yet to be constructed Old Orchard Shoa at
cost of $l35 600 Governor King and the other men,
bers of the State government having voice in this inn
porant matter unanimously in favor of the pro-
posed plan and adopted the commissioner report 1t is
remarked that there is land enough already made by
ture five of which could be purchased for quran-
tine at less price than sl35 900, and with jobbery
but anything is better than Staten Island. Governor
King, too, will have opportunity to appoint fresh
batch Of commissioners and will deprive his in
the gubernatoria chair of the ec of removing the
noxious pest house from the thcy populated neighbor-
hood where it is to more fitting location The
'army of occupation which has guarded the new quar-
antne buildings against the onslaught Of the sepoys of
Staten Island has already cost the State for its mante
nance $50, 900.
The general committee of Tammany Hall met last
night and made arrangements for holding primary cleo
tions for delegates to choose inspectors of the election
of the next general committee In those wards where
the regulars anti 1ammany showed at the
late election that they numerically superior to the
Tammanytes it is proposed that they should have
majority OF the delegation in the next general COM
mittee. Tho election takes place Thursday next.
have not been able to ascertain accurately whether
the plan proposed by the committee the wishes
of the anti Iammanyites believe not nor do | be-
ieve that any concession short of absolute abdicaton
that the 1ainmany men could make would satisfy
the chief and the rank land file of the regulars The
election is looked forward to with great interest by
all democrats in the city. / feel confident that 80
far Mr. Fowler and the head men of Tammany Hall
are concerned it will be conducted with the utmost fair
ness lberaty, and good feeling feel perfectly posi-
tive that our excellent postmaster has no desire but to
unite the democracy of the city and heal old sores and
tina f he fails the fault will be with those who If they
cannot rule Though miserable minority, resolved
to ruin The federal 1'cers are honestly carrying out
the programmes sid ia have eon freed to in presence of
the President about fortnight ago. ieSu'. 70
likely to be exceedingly beneficial to the interests of Ia,
party.
Mr. A. r. Baker, fire marshal, who instructed by
our city government four months ago to investigate the
causes OF the burning of the dome of the City Hall on the
night OF the first " cable celebration has Just made
his report, after careful and minute examination 1t is
quite unnecessary to give the report verbatim but the
conclusion that the dome of the City Hall was burned
because it fire How the fire occurred is matter
which the fire marshal either did not or could not acer
tain.
Speaker Orr is winning golden opinions among our cit
liens here. Last night he met ex- Governor Seymour
Mayor T,emann, Hon. Auguste Belmont Judge Pierre
pont, Judge Hilton, Hon. John j. Cisco Isaac Bell ir
Colonel Sebbins, George j. Forrest and large number
OF prominent citizens, at the house of Hon Sam f. But
terworth to-day he received the calls of the city officials
and visited of the public institutions and
will receive his friends at the City Hall The Speak
purposes returning to Washington on Friday night
Senator Douglas arrived in this city from Havana at
late hour last night Alderman Bradley conducted him
to his hotel and ntimaed to him that he the guest
of the city Judge Douglas Intends it is said to remain
uiys III ci'5, 10 washington
Screnades sautes &c. &c, spoken Of but yet the
city authorities have had the good taste and good
to abstain from any such stupid exhibitions.
An Italian, prisonerin the Toombs discovered
about two O'Clock this morning trying to murder his
companion in his CELL Frencbman named Lefort When
the Waterman, attracted by the terrible cries of the
wounded man. opened the cell occupied by the French
and Italian, he discovered the latter standing over
the body of Lefort with jackknif and table fork in
his hand reeking with blood. He gave no reason for
committing the savage assault. Lefort has received
eighteen wounds the head thighs breast and
groin. The wound in the groin will probably prove
fatal
society of medical was organized last night at
the Cooper Institute, and adopted constitution whose
object it is TO improve the sanitary condition the
people. No one question the benevolence of the
association however its power to do much good may
doubted SO long the city government remains it is
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