The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-04

and the high spirited old hero DIX, the democ-
racy can win. Without Chase they will GER
tsinly be beaten, and this ought to be to them
ample reason for his nomination.
The Sanitary Condition Of the City.
The CITY Registrar of Vital Statistics, in
making his report for the week ending June l,
states that zymotic or malarial diseases are in
creasing in fatality in this city, and last week
caused twenty -four and "a half per cent Of the
deaths, which numbered in the aggregate four
hundred and eight, being an increase Of fifteen
over the same week last year. This increase
of malarial diseases at this season should bring
the subject of the sanitary condition of the city
to the immediate attention Of the authorities
Last year and the year before, and we know
not how many previous years, our citizens
were startled by the anticipated approach
of the cholera, and the most stringent sanitary
regulations were enforced. That the scOurge
did not make its appearance as an epidemic
was no doubt owing to the timely precautions
taken to purify the city and cleanse the streets,
sewers; cutters, back yards, vaults and cess
pools of the accumulation Of filth, the natural
food for, if not the creator of disease. How is
it at the present time? We fear the subject
will not bear the test of scrutiny. That our
sewers are choked or blocked up with filth or
debris is to be seen with every heavy shower
that falls, the water lying in large pools in the
streets and cutters for hours in consequence of
insufficient ontlets through the sewers and
drains. Besides the energy Witnessed in the
general management Of sanitary in past
years is not observable at the present time
and although the city is now unusually healthy
care should he taken to keep it so, and by sea-
sonable preparations ward off distempers when
we may have reason to expect the unhealthy
season to set in, which usually cones with the
advent of unripe fruits and vegetables. The
Health Commissioners should therefore go to
work zealously to cleanse and purify every
ward in the city, especial reference being paid
to those cramped and confined localities where
hundreds of families are hcrded together under
one common roof.
Farther reinforcement Of Jen Davis' Trial.
On Yesterday Chief Justice Chase presided
over the United States District Court at Rich
mond, Virginia. The case of Jefferson Davis
was called up for trial, when the counsel on
both sides announced that an agreement had
been entered into fOr further postponement
until the October term of the court. In reply
to a question of the Chief Justice the counsel
stated that they were not ready to proceed with
the trial then, independent Of the stipulation.
The wife of the District Attorney being in a
diving condition, that official was not present;
nor was Mr.. Evarts. Of counsel for the pro
sacution; nor. indeed. was Mr.. Jefferson Davis
in Richmond Such being the condition al
affairs the trial was postponed to the fourth
Monday in November next on which day the
counsel, defendant and Witnesses are. expected
to he present. In announcing the time liked
upon Chief Justice Chase remarked that ut
any time during the past two years Il would
have been more convenient to hira to preside
over the trial than at the present one BY the
| arrangement made il will he seen chat the case
| will not come up until after The, Presidential
| election. when il is likely that Mr. Chase will
| bc able to remain in Richmond daring the entire
trial.
| PRESCRIPTION. --Ncrciless prescription is tive
| order of the day whenever radicals hold the
| reins oi power. Our Grondfsts can expect nc
quarter from the Jacobins of the dominant
party. although the latter are unable TO use tn,
g,iilloIIne like their prototypes Of the French
Revolution. But our Jacobus do all that the,
dare and are able TO do in the way of proscrip
ton. Thus q proposition for a vote of thank
to Chief Justice Chase for his conduct durin,
the impeachment trial has. for obvious reasons
been promptly rejected Ivy the Senate, whicl
has also rejected the nomination of Mr.. Stan
berry rs Attorucy General because he acted Of
that trial as counsel for the President. u
safe TO predict that the nomination of Mr.
Reverdy Johnson as Minister TO England, o
that OF any Of the other eighteen Senators VIII
voted against the conviction of the presider
10 any office Of similar dignity and respons
bilty. will he as summarily rejected. Th
Congressional tcrrorsts can neither forget nc
forgive. The opponents of their partisa
schemes are doomed to prescription.
> THE S'r. THOMAS PURCHASE According
! a telegram which we published in yesterday
HERALD, the Danish Commissioner is on HI
, | way to Washington TO have the treaty Of sale
, 81. Thomas ratified. Considerable cxcitemen
: IL was at the same time reported, had be,
+ created in 81. Thomas by a rumor that Cot