The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-25

YELLOW FEvER.-Mr. Bailey, the pilot of the
schooner Wanda, died yesterday morning of yellow
fever at the Quarantine Hospital. The following
story has been given in relation this vessel by Dr.
Van Hovenburg, the health officer
The schooner Wanda, Pearce MASTER arrived at
| the Quarantine Ground on the 7th instant, from
Point Petre, Guadalupe, and l6 days from st. Mar
| TINS, with cargo OF salt One OF her seamen sick
ened with fever while at Point Petre-the mate was
taken sick on the day they sailed, and died on the
l7th July al st. Mariin's-lhe steward complained
OF being unwe!l two three days previous their
| arrival at this port, and was, with seaman, put
into the hospital The vessel remained at the Qua.
ranne tory eight hours, when, at the urgent soil
citation OF The captain and owners, she was permit
ted TO proceed up the North River to Kingston,
Ulster county, to discharge her cargo, having found
sale for il at that place with orders to return TO the
Quarantine Ground when it was discharged. They
| were four days on their passage up the river The
captain and second mate sickened OF the day OF
their arrival at Kingston. The steward who was
shipped TO supply the place OF the former one, sick.
ened some four or five days after her arrival The
North River pilot who took the vessel up, took sick
on her passage down the river The vessel, in
charge OF the pilot, mate, and crew, returned to the
| Quarantine Ground on Monday. Captain Pearce
| was left at Kingston.
| This precious story is gravely told by DR.. Van
Hovenburg, who is paid literally to prevent the very
| thing which, according to his own statement, he
mas In this case allowed and he is not only paid
| prevent II, but he has sworn that no such vessel
shall come up the bay, until after performing qua
rantine for thirty days. II the Wanda had con-
| tanned poor emlgrans, they would doubtless have
| been kept until their linen was washed, at
Orbltant price; but on infected vessel arriving,
| the permission is given " go and discharge
| your cargo, but as soon as that is done
return to do your remaining quarantine duty
| Or, in other words, 60 and communicate the
| yellow fever to densely populated city, and
| then return and do that which is really alb
surd, yet is nevertheless required by the laws. If
this health officer dispense with quarantine duty
until the cargo is discharged, 1t can be dispensed
with altogether; but we are at a loss to know
whence he derives his authority for the course he
has thought proper TO pursue Is there no power
which can regulate the conduct of this man! or is
he TO be tolerated much longer in outragng legal
enacments, and the rights of individuals t his
pleasure?
PoRTRArTURE A MEMBER OF CONGRESS-
In one of the districts of Indiana, Joseph L. White,
member of the late Congress, was defeated. The
New Albany Democrat thus describes him: =
miserable thing-withOut character at home or
| acknowledgement by the good, and stunned even by
the bad--totaly destitute of honor and integrity
the seducer of female innocence-the violator of
domestic peace-a prohlgate wretch-a cowardly
slanderer-a noted swinder, and creature who
embodles more moral lDfamy In his worthless car
case than can be found out OF, or even the Penen-
tiary."
This is vivid picture, truly, andi not aattered,
10 White must indeed be beauty, says contem-
porary. He was just the man to flourish in the de-
bauching era OF lS40. when
Judgment had fed to british beasts
And men had lost their reason"
But we are surprised that such creature should be
selected by AL the decency, all the morality, and
all the religion TO receive their support and sane
non tor honorable station and important trust, at
period when 1t is supposed drunkenness has given
place to honest soberness, and lntamy is no longer
patronlZed by the virtuous. The defeat Of such a
man is not public calamity, we imagine.
Now this 10 White we happen to know was one
of the most talented and most respectable men in
Congress. He spoke with the vehemence of the
West, but with polish and appropriateness that no
part of the Union could excel. Such, however, is
the fate of party men. His description would prove
one OF two things either that the constituency of
Indiana have dsgraced themselves Incidentally by
returning such representatives, that the editors OF
newspapers, who can thus traduce an opponent, are
the most unmitigated scoundrels in Chrlstendom.
AN OUTRAGE AND RKwARD-Captain Stockton,
Company, offers reward of $500 for the apprehen.
sion and conviction of the person or persons who
injured the bank OF the Delaware and Raritan Ca
nal, and also the railroad thereon constructed, on
the night of the 10Th. 1t appears that they dug
deep trench from the canal under the railroad, for
the purpose of producing breach in the former and
ipjuring the latter. Their diaboical attempt was
fortunately discovered in time. 1t Is to be hoped
that they will be arrested and brought to justice.
CRIokETINe -The friendly challenge given By
the St. Georges Cricket Club of New York to all
the United States, or to Canada, says the "Anglo
American" has been accepted by the Toronto
Club, and the acceptance has come to hand. We
believe there will be some notifications necessary
of the terms in which the Toronto acceptance is
couched, but nothing doubt of final arrangement.
The match will probably come off here about
Thursday, the 9TH September
G5-An Ecclesiastical Council in Philadelphia, some
short time since, after investigating certain charges
against the Rev. Edward Covel, pastor of the third
Baptist Church, and residing in Southwark declares
him to have been proven guilty of "traducing the
character OF members of the church," and sat
tempting to violate female member of his congrt-
gation,' named Miss Hubbell Yet notwithstand.
Ing this result, about two hundred OF the members
OF Coves church express their readiness to stand
by their PASTOR and if the decision cannot be revers
ed, to form an independent congregation.
DREADFUL CONFEDERATION AT SAoKEr's HARBoh.
| We have the following calamtous intelligence
from the Black Riuer Journal, Extra, dug. 81 -
This morning, at half past ten o'clock, the village