The New York herald., 1870-01-28

| the Bank and Insurance Departments. Below We
give biographical sketches OF the gentlemen con-
firmed aud also OF the two not yet considered by
the Senate. Some days ago we gave q lengthy
sketch OF Dr. Carnachan, which makes further refer
| ence to the new Health Oflcer unnecessary.
] Quarantine Commissioners.
/ SAMUEL BARTON, OF RICHMOND.
| MIR. Barton. who In connection with wilson q.
! Hunt, of New York. aad DR.. A. N. Bell OF Brook
lyn, has been appointed or the Comms-
sioners OF Quarantine Is resident of the town OF
South1ed, Staten Island where he was raised from
boy hood. lie Is member OF the firm OF Barton
Allen Co.. Broad street. New York. He Is better
known as business man OF extraordinary activity
than as politician; for, although necessarily
democrat, he has never taken active part in the
political arena nor held any political office. Mr..
Barton Is quite young man-probably his age Is
not much over thrty-yet he has attained very
high position In his commercial career, and s re-
garded by oil VINO know him as - 1--we business
man." Mr.. Barton has always taken deep interest
IN the anairs OF staten Island and ls now president
also director Of the New York Central Railroad. In
appearance the new Commissioner Is fresh, young
ana hearty. In manner lie Is alabie and genial well
calculated to WIN the universal esteem Of all his
neghbors, which, we may add, he enjoys abundan[
| ly on Staten Island.
The duties 0eyoying upon him, IN conjunction
with his colleagues, will bring the interests of Rich
| mond county. III connection with Quarantine, con-
sderaDly under his control Tor We belIeye that the
| Commissioners have the app0intmenL Of the super
| intendent OF the West Bank Hospital and OF steve
| dores ana few other subordinate officers The ap-
pointnients OF the Health Oicer OF the Port have
| also be confirmed by The Commissioners. The
furnishing OF supplies and controlling all appr0pria.
tions anu repairs Tor the quarantine station also be-
long to tins Board. Heretofore Inc COMMISSIONERS
nave not been either very accurate or very punctual
In the performance OF one most important 0uty-tne
return OIL their annual report OF the affairs OF Quar-
antine. In TINS respect, as IN all things pertaining
to their Office, II Is not likely that we snail nave
| hnd fault with Governor HOfman's app0intees. for
| they have evidently been se.ected Win u view TO
| tneir nli,ess Tor the 0ff1ce.
WILSON g. HUNT.
Few men are more widely or more favOraby
known in this city than Wilson G. Hunt, whose
appears first in the list OF the newly appointed
Commissioners OF Quarantine lie was born at
Hightstown, Monmouth county, N. j., in 1906 and
Is consequently now sixty-fve years OF age, though
tn health and activity he equal to most men twenty
years younger, while his sphere Of usefulness has
continually extended with each advancing year.
His father was q small farmer and his remained
with HIM on the farm tll he was eighteen, when he
came this city and became clerk in q dry goods
store. After three years Of clerkship he went
into business for himself, opening dry
goods store In Canal street. He renamed in this
business several years, ano having been unfortunate
was compelled TO compromise with his creditors.
HIS failure dld not however, dlshearten him. Going
to Baltimore he ent into business lnere and mere,
happily was successful. In 1884 he came back to
tns city again. aud began his trade the cOLh bust
ness the corner Of Pearl and chatham slreets IN
the store vacated by his brother, Thomas Hunt.
Success also followed MIN neretnat success, though
dlsproved at the outset or his business career,
winch Is the legitimate sequence OF energy, enter
prise and straightforward dealing and honesty. He
did not forget hls old creditors Though relieved
from ali legal obligations TO pay them more than tie
had already paid, ne paid every one the full amount
OF his original Indebtedness, With interest. Such
an act OF punculious honesty, sucn an act
80 noble and rare MS creditors could not allow to
pass Without some testimonial OF their appreciation
or the nigh and manly worth that dictated It, The
spiendid dinner they gave MIN and magnificent SER
vice OF silver presented nim on the occasion forms
pleasing episode IN his lie that the public have not
yet forgotten and never VIII. He continued ms Dusl-
ness OF wholesale dealer IN cloths I'LL about ten
years ago. when ne reared from acave business the
pOssessOr Of q handsome fortune, as ne richly
| As one OF the Commissioners OF Emigratlon-a po.
stion still holds has held I0r several years
past-Mr Hunts career II well known. The same
zeal, uatiring industry and ,fdehty ne showed
In mis- private business he has shown III the
discharge OF the duties OF this important public
trust. Many Important reforms introduced IN the
to him and their enforcement TO his influence. His
connection with this commission mas given him the
most thorough familiarity Win every feature ,tI sna
preeminently to enter with discretion and lnteill-
gence upoa the special difficult and delicate duties
OF QuaraIitlne Commissioner. However Invaluable
to the pubic Will be his familiar acquaintance with
all the details Of quarantine affairs, the chief value
OF his services is MS well known integrity, from
which no power on earth can swerve him. Neither
Will he consent TO be an ornamental ngurehead.
He win know his duties ana discharge them tath
fully and fearessly Entrusted 10 his guidance ana
the interests OF the State Of tine city OF ship
owners and OF oceanic travellers Will be Jealously
In the long list Of our public spirited citizens Mr..
Hunt occupies no second place. His voice has
always been heard and mis- influence felt in every I'M
pOrtanL pubic measure. He was among the Hrst to
come forward to the assistance oil government in
| than men was wanted to prosecute the war with
vIgOr. DID we wish TO enlarge sketch OF Ills life
| We could write at great length upon his connection
with public and prlvate charities OF this city,
and his past and present association with several Of
our monetary institutions. as banks insurance COM
panes and the ike. In every position III nfe, pri-
vate. public and otDerwlse the same characteristics
untlrlng industry and lofty aud unbendng integrity
| have always been dominant 10 the great majority
| OF our cltizens Mr.. Hunt Is the most acceptable
choice Ior Quarantine Commissioner that possibly
could have been made.
DIR. A. N. BELL
| The second and remaining newly appointed Com
missioner Of Quarantine is Dr. A. N. Bell, OF Brook
| lyn. special fitness, unyielding frmness and the
! reliability Of steel are tue highly commendatory
characteristics OF this gentleman for the important
and responsible position to which lie has just beer
appointed.
DIR. Bell Is native OF virginia. He pursued his
medical studies in Philadelphia and In the medical
college attached to Harvard University, and then,
after two years. practice or his profession in hts ma
tive State received an appointment from President
Polk IS surgeon in the United States Navy. lie was
attached to the navy for nearly ten years, all o.
which time. except the last two years, when ne was
| stationed al the Brooklyn Navy Yard, he was IN ac
| tive sea service. AS surgeon on man-Oi-wal
| ne had q diversified experience Of nearly
variety OF climate in the tr0pic temperate and
frlgd zones His opportunities TO study the nature
OF the different Infectious diseases Indigenous IN DIFF
fcrent climates were unusually extended, as wen as
most sedulonsly improved. Upon his retirement
from the navy. and entering upon private practice
IN Brooklyn he began to utilize the results Of these
experiences and studies His name was first brought
| prominently before the public IN 1855, when the
| yellow fever made sucn devastating havoc about
Bay Ridge and Fort Hamilton The gross and Cul-
paDle ignorance characterlzing the management Of
Quarantine affairs elected his attention, and,
feeling It his duty to expose the same he wrote q
scathing article, which was pubsned In Huncs Mer-
| chants Magazine and portions OF 1t extensively
| reprinted in the newspapers. HIS weapons
| OF assault were specially directed against
1 the system OF OBTAINING well persons at
| Quarantine. He took the ground that things and
not persons. communicate infectious diseases; that
the rags OF Alexandra, subjected TO the heat damp