Year: 1870


world on the subject of this latest Roman
folly. In addition to this there is treatise
by Bishop Hefele and another by Cardinal
Schwarzenberg, in each of which the absurd
ity of Pspai infallibillty is exposed from
historical standpoint, and with great success.


Such is general view Of the situation. In
such condition is the Catholic world In such
circumstances does this latest and, perhaps,
last Ecumenical Council seek to complcate the
faith of Christendom by the gratuitous addi-
tion Of another absurd dogma. AT one and
the Same time. and by ore and the same pro-
cess, the Catholic Church accomplishes these
two opposites; it completes its unity by pro-
claiming its chief infallible, and it separates
itself into two hostile camps. It is already
rumored that so soon as infalliblity is pro-
claimed a large number of the anti-infalli-
bilists will leave the Council and, shaking the
dust of Rome from their feet, will hurry to
their respective homes to inaugurate another
reformation. How lamentable that such
course should be necessary in this late age Of
the world If, however, Rome will not learn
that the world moves on Rome must suffer.


Quarantine -lnterferencc with the Health
OHicer.


On Monday last the bark Annie M. Gray
arrived at this port from Havana. Yellow
fever is now epidemic in Havana, and the ship
was therefore detained at lower quarantine


1t has hitherto been the custom to require
such ships to discharge there, but as this ship
unusually long at sea the Health Officer, exer-
cising discretion that may sometimes be
wisely used in giving every possible facility TO
commerce, permitted her to come up after two
days detention, exactng only the precaution
that she should lie at the docks at Red Hook,
the most isolated point in the port This priv
ilege the cOnsgnees and master lost no time in
abusing, under cover Of pretended authority
from DR.. Cochran, the Health Officer of Brook
lyn, who has no more power to give permits
boy in the streets. Yet this so-called
Health Officer, who evidently either sup
poses that there Is port Of Brooklyn
or that he has some authority in the port OF
New York, at the solicitation of the owners OF
stores, and without any inquiry at the proper
quarter, took the responsibility of giving per-
mission for the ship to be moved from the place
to which the Health Officer had restricted her
and of giving her free pratique. DR.. Cochrans 8
only authority in any case with regard to ships
is based upon his duty to protect the Health OF
Brooklyn; and if he believed it endangered
by the presence of any ship he might order
her return to Quarantine. He has no other
authority, and acted in ignorance or perver-
sity. The result Of this gross irregularity and
abuse of privilege will be that the Health
Officer will not venture in future to depart
from the strctest line of conduct necessary for
public safety, even though owners and con-
signees should deem such course oppressive


Such vessels as the Gray will therefore, no
doubt, in all cases be required, as formerly, to
discharge at the lower Quarantine. Another
important result will certainly be that any
captain found disobeying the injunctions Of the
Health Officer of the port (whatever DR.. Coch-
ran, of Brooklyn, may say or do) will subject
himself to arrest, with the pleasant perspective
of two thousand dollars fine and one years
Imprisonment