New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-26

The Board of Police Commissioners was in ses
sion last evening; present, Messrs Conway
soule Moore and Duyigneaud, Mayor Monroe pre-
siding.
The sentence Of the board, in regard to officer
Constance, who had been dismissed from the ser
vice, was reconsidered, and the penalty was re-
duced to a suspension for fifteen days.
On motion of MIR. Conway, the judgment of the
commission, sentencing Corporal Brady to a sus-
pension for thirty days, was reviewed, and, by
suggestion of MIR. Conway, the penalty was re-
mitted, and the chief Of police was directed to
put the corporal again on duty Immediately.
Officer Bachemin was suspended for thirty days
for refusing to make an arrest. In this case, a
lady entered star car with her family and was in-
suited in the car by the speech of negro. When
she came to the end of her journey, she asked
officer Bachemin to arrest the negro, and he de
clined, under such circumstances as induced the
board to pass the sentence of suspension.
James Rice, for being intoxicated while on duty
on his beat, was suspended for ten days
J. ]. Daniels, for lying down on his beat, was
suspended for fifteen days,
H. L. Knox for an indscretion was suspended
for ten days.
Board of Health.
The Board of Health, according to adjournment
met last evening, Present: DR.. Smith, in th
chair, Dr. Foster, DR.. Austin, Mr. Creeyy and Mr.
McCoard
The minutes of the preceding meetings wer
read and confirmed
The President laid before the board Telegram
he had received from the physician at quarantine
station, asking instructions with respect to tn
course to be pursued to the quantining of steam
ers arriving from New York, where the cholera
prevailing. The letter of the general commanding
the troops in the department, approving the actto
of the officer of the board was also read.
On motion of Mr.. McCoard, the president wa
requested to inform the resident physician that, il
the opinion of the board, in any case of the deter
ton of any vessel having troops on board,
e should be the duty of the quarantine officer de
tanning such vessel to notify the president of tn
board by telegraph or the speediest conveyance
and that the latter should at once transmit th
same to the medical director of the department {
Louisiana, for the information of the commaudn
general.
i. Quite a lengthy conversational discussion, not {
general public interest," took place upon the que
tion thus settled. Throughout it, however, it
worthy of remark, the sentiment of the board WI
very manifest-thnt while everything necessary
the preservation of the public health ought to
done nothing whatever that could improperly
unnecessarily trammel commerce or harass ci
zens ought to be tolerated.
g, communication from DR.. Thiery, in referen'
to an alleged case of cholera, was laid before t
board. They showed it to have been one, whic
regarded by itself, was only a severe case
sparodic form, but if occurring at the time of
epidemic, would almost certainly be classed as
ordinary one of cholera asphyxia.
In reply to an inquiry from the president d
Austin he had been given to understand that
was almost certain the health ordinance wor
ar pass the council with slight amendment
The president laid before the board commu
cation from the Nashville Board of Health, ask
for information in reference to the subject Of
infectants. On motion, the president was
quested to reply to the communication.
Communication from Dr. McKelyey, the rt
dentphysician at the Mississippi quarantine stati
was laid before the board announcing the sud,
death of Mr.. McCarty, the quarantine stewg
under melancholy circumstances He had boar
1t, a schooner in the performance of his off
duties, when sudden swing of the boom knoc
him overheard, evidently stunning him, and
venting even the prompt assistance rendere
ms, the hope of saving him from being available.