New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ND s,,IrU ALARMED TOO SOON.

DIR SMITH ALAhMED iOO cOCA'
Tho Health Officer of the Port. DR.. Smith, called
unon the commissioners of Emigration yesterday 10
Solicit their cooperation He said that the hea Sta.
steamship Boigenland had arrived IRON whom had
heen discovered two cases of smallpox ne "a" va"
in state of much embarrassment, ana cae W T tro
commissioners of Emigration as last resoI" IN
;.ss they conld aid him in caring for those VINO
had been exposed to the disease, and VINO mou ~
have to be under 20 Sstan the Vessel at
tine He regretted to have TO take TINS course; Dut
il was necessary. His first duty was 10 ne oa""e3
his next to commerce. The appropriation iSNSH
for last wear TO nut Hoffman island in proper condl
fion 10 care for immigrants under Observatory anu
10 keen them from communicating disease had not
b,en given and the resuit that the buidngssew
ers and boilers for heating and cooking "ere III SUN
n dilaridated condition that 1t was lmpoSsioIe 70
make them comfortable without an expenditure OF
money. He went 10 Albany on Sunday ana saw
tho State Controller, who agreed TO divert @ oi
the owinburne Island approximation 10 c;ep for
man Island. This amount wonid be suncleht l LOT
temporary needs. but the buildings couid not po
made habitable for the present enSseSS oi who
had bern protected from the disease by vaccination
would be carefully selected and larded at Castle
Garden The rest would De oetalheu On 'ao
nn,er observation. unless he could secure lacllles
on Wards Island. u,,r,1
Physician-in. chief DR.. Tuttle. of Wards Island
said that five cases of vrulent smallpox had ueVeI-
oped in the Insane Asylum and that all oil the otner
inmates had been exposed There was also case
in the Nursery in q family OF hve, ana as tney an
sIant together there was doubt hut that the 9th
ers would have il. There were no means Ior lsoaIou
or for checking the progress OF the disease among
The insane people although those who had not been
previously protected had been vacclnated. III an
other case should develop it would be necessary 10
remove them in body to some isolated place,as th9
endemic would assume such great proportions h'lu
vet there were no buildings III sufficient repair 10
accommodate the people. -. o,:
soners were responsible for the lack of facilities at
Quarantine Dr. Smith denied this, saying taat thev
had employed all the resources IN tnelr power 10
nrotect fhp mort Commissioner Ulrch called atten-
ton TO the fact that large budlng on " aru ISL
and was occupied by the insane under the ComnIs-
sioners of Charities and Correction, ana upon MS
motion il was resolved to request the city to turn
il over TO the of the immigrants AT once LON
nroyided for the isolation of smallpox patients.
Later il was found that the supposed slnaiipoE
on the Belgenland vas SIMPLY sg'g n'i ra,nrn 70
Quarantine, allowed the steamship 10 coHlo up W
the city.
EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS MEETING.
The Commissioners of Emigration met yesterday.
Commissioner Hauselt offered a resolution that ue
companies and persons enjoying business pr la
sums in lien of rent New-York Central Pennsyl-
vania and Erie Railroads, eaor 5000 Castle
Garden express, 81 900; restaurant, S!,OOO; each
of the money brokers, $1,000; Western Un0i IeIe-
graph Company, $500. Mr.. Ulrlch argued that the
Immigrants should derive the benefit OF TINS money
directly, by general reduction III prices ne MN
amended the resolution so as TO assess each OF inc
steamship companies $4,000. This had the desired
Commissioner Forrest then asserted that unless
the Commissioners did seek TO get some return from
the railroads and others having PRIVILEGES AT Gaste
Garden il would be useless TO appeal TO tho Legs
lature for an appropriation 10 support SaStie
Garden. He then presented resolution shhllaI 10
that of Mr. Hauselt except that the express ana
restaurant business shonld he sold to the highest
BIDDER. Mr. Lynch supported the resolution, stat
ing that the Legislature had been Informed that [be
eXpress and restaurant business most valuable
TO those having the contracts. CommlSsl!neT lam
tor asserted That these reports were maze ny ono
attorney of the steamship companies. III was zone
10 iriure the Commission, and the statements Were
as untrue as they absurd. He wanted TO meet
the LEGISLATURE squarcly, and TO nave IL decided
whether fine Commissioners were worthy of support.
Commissioner Stephenson SAID: he statements
attributed TO one Senator by me newspaper, ar
false as a whole and the Senator knows IT. When
the Legislature charges this Commission with not
having done its duty say it is false. don't care
want to make an appropriation for the support OF
immigration, let them shut up the institution III |
was member would not vote penny 10 snpp9 id
Immigration beyond next August II congress 9lu
not do something. The Leglslatn does not hold
rod over me. / he trouble is II Is Democratic ana
the person having the expresSage contract Is ne
publican" The resolution was referred TO the
Castle Garden Committee
Island next came up. Ii was suggested that the
money heretofore paid to chaplalns might pe saved
if the Missionary Society would send a representa-
tive there as to the Department OF Charities ana
Correction. Mr. Stephenson stated that short time
ago Greek ded, and the Protestant minister turned
the body oyer to the Catholic priest Inc ia a tb
man was not Catholic. Mr.. Stephenson was pamSd
10 see such bigotry and rather than sanction IL he
would break up the religious institutions on the
island The buryinC- ground was nel iI Ior rIo
testants nor Catholics alone but for all immigrants
The subject was left TO the disposition OF MI hau-
self.
LEvYING ON THE NUGENTS' PROPERTY.
Sheriff Wright. of Newark. levied yesterday
upon all the real and personal property OF T. NJ
gent & Co in Essex County, o. executions IN
fwepty-One suits brought by New-l ork CREDITORS OF
the firm. The total amount of the executions Is
fSl he
1880 %; Nehemiah W. Rics. $20.O56 As;
William II. Sands Ss,17G 20; George T. lawrence
De Lucia, S297G7 u; Royal Phelps S22 ,2Q3s16;
James +. Ward, $7.444 %; Richard d. Perry,
g. 635 Al: WIN. X. Grace, Sl,5OO %; henry
Tolckmann, $2l,124 80; Henry :. Henry;
Si,l53 81; Jesse Packard, $500 90 Samuel
S1l.Osi &c; Henry G. de Revvia. 1901 80;
William b. Isham, S17,9O3 80; and Eugene Kelly
a. Co. 500 asa OF. The property OF the Nugents
IS i'll the hands of the receiver appointed ny inc
United States Court, and the assignee and can
not be taken away from them. Judgment IN az
these cases was entered by default. Thomas b.
Peddie of Newark has filed petition III the court
MT Trenton setting forth that the Nugents are IN
debted TO him $4,000, with interest from January /;
praying that the petitioners may be permitted 10
bring suit for foreclosure. An order was gwen 10
show cause Oh March 70.
EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A COlN.
A sale of rare coins medals and decorations &C.
curred Yesterday afternoon at Clinton han, Inc
pieces were part OF the collection of J. ". Scott
The remainder will be sold In sec
tions at auction. Those present were for
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