New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-18

tanned IN quarantine for sickness which had
occurred on them while in port or on their
passage to New York One hundred and
fifteen vessels had $50 cases of smallpox.
OF which pa were fatal, nearly all the
deaths occurring before the vessels reached
port. This extraordinary number of deaths
is due to the use of the old sailing packets
from Germany, where the emigration after
the close of the war was greater than the
capacity OF the steamships On board OF
these lis vessels there were exposed TO the
disease, IN greater or less degree, 70, 800
persons-pasSengers and crew. Thirty-tour
vessels had yellew fever on them; on these
there were 1859 cases and forty seven deaths,
there being 905 persons exposed. Twenty
four of these vessels had yellow fever on
board at the time of their arrival and
forty-five eases were sent from them
to the West Bank Hospital, and
nine of them proved fatal. Four yes
sells brought six cases of ship fever, to
which 26l0 persons were exposed. Twelve
vessels arrived from ports known to be in
fected with cholera, but no cases of cholera
occurred. During the quarantine season,
from the first of April to the first of No
vember, 1870 vessels from ports infected
with yellow fever were detained for OBJ
serVatlOn. OF these seventy-one were re-
CURED TO lighter the whole>Or part of their
Soi uSIuIo SOllS W UIl6 Guy.
OF them were from the port of Havana, and
the remaining seven from the ports of Per
nambuco, Manzanilla and Maracaibo. The
experiment OF leaving the work on these
vessels entirely in the hands of the owners,
subject only to such sanitary restrictions
as were necessary to the public safety, was
tried by the health officer with signal sue
cess. Any responsible person is permitted
to work upon the ships who has authority
frnNE II, 4
executes bond to the health officer for the
strict observance of the rules for sanitary
restraint and detention.
EMIGRATION.
The number of alien emigrants landed at
the port of New York during the wear 1871
was 229 ,6l9, and the number landed during
the year 1872, 293, 603, making an excess
during the latter year of 50 1854. The insti-
buttons of the commission consist of the
emlgrant landing depot at Castle Garden,
and hospitals, refugees and other buildings
sufficient for $500 sick and destitute emf.
grants, with l20 acres Of land on Wards
Island. All alien passengers on their ar
rival at New York, for whom Communication
is paid, are entitled to the protection of
the commission for period of five years
from the date of their arrival. The board,
after an experience of nearly two years,
find the communication fee of 81 so, to which
sum it was reduced from So SO by the Leg
islature In 1871 inadequate to the legitimate
and necessary expenses of the department,
carried on, as the commissioners
state, as economically as it was by their
predecessors i'll office; and they ask that
the attention of the Legislature may be
called to the subject. Their annual report
will be submitted before the first of Febru-
ary, containing all information in regard to
their receipts and disbursements.
We regret to say that the State papers
of our executive functionaries have been for
some time past devoted TO denunciation
of political opponents OF to a vindication
of individual conduct. The inaugural OF
Governor Kellogg is the first communica.
ton which we have seen devoted with
ability to the discussion of State interests
It is very fortunate that he brings 70 the
iuty of administering the domestic and
federal policy of Louisiana so large an
amount ofexperience. ability and knowl-
9dge. With the known liberation OF bis tenn.
Der, with the conviction that he Possesses q
party and socia! position which renders
political chicanery unnecessary. We eonfs
iently predict foy him a1 administration
dedicated to the efficient execution OF all
State Offices within his patronage. and a
evival OF confidence and prosperity for |
'uy city and State.