The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-17

man highly esteemed for the preponderance Of
the social feelings in his intercourse with
his fellow citizens HIS wit exuberapt
and overlooking, and he will be missed very
much at public dinners where his merry face
and sparkling good humor had a contagious and
catching influence on the persons within reach of
his laugh and good humor. Daring the last few
weeks, he betrayed great nervousness IN relation to
the cholera, and was often heard to say that he
thought he should die of it at last Ga Friday
last, he was seen down IN Wall street, apparently
as well as usual, and attending TO his usual bust
ness. He complained, however, 10 friend, of
weakness from slight diarrhna, and went with
the same friend to Delmonlcos, where he took
glass of Port wine sangaree. He felt much bet
ter as he sad and grea. relief after taking this,
and afterwards went home There, however, at
his residence IN the I'd avenue, few hours after
his return from business, he was suddenly attacked
with the cramps, and in spite of all the best ad-
vice and the greatest exertions made on his be-
half, he died on the next day, or rather Saturday
night In the last stage of his sickness, as a final
effort TO restore the lost vitality to the collapsed
surface, his physicians caused his body to be CO.
vsred with hot salt but all was of no avail.
Alexander Wykofl, Esq, Is another distinguish
are called upon to record. He resided in Four
teenth street, and was a citizen highly respected
he was in the prime of life, beng hardly above
forty years of age was a man OF high respecta-
billty and fine business talents, and occupied the
i'm ortant and responsible post of Secretary Of the
Hudson Railroad Company, at the time of his
death He had been to Peekskill few days
back, on official business, and on Friday returned
in the steamer, TO the city. On the passage down,
he was seized with incipient symptoms of the cho-
( lera, from which he never recovered.
! DR.. Brainard, 907 Broadway, a physician in
extensive practice, has, also, in spite of his own
/ medes and skill, succumbed TO the destroying
/ epidemic. These, and some other cases of death
| by cholera, among the respectable classes, ineud-
ing even ladies', have all tended to produce an
uncommon sensation in this city, and the dread
which is spread upon the public mind may be SAID
to have increased to extraordinary extent.
The increase in the number of deaths may
be attributed chiefly, if altogether, to the sud-
den and extraordinary variations in the weather
which we have experienced in this city during the
past week. This variation has amounted to as
much as a difference of 20 degrees in twenty
four hours. Friday was the hottest day we have
had for ten years past, and Saturday and Sunday
were the coolest days ever known at this season
Of the year, for some years past 1t has always
been Observed that after such variations as these,
the energy Of this epidemic is usually much in
creased and its fatality augmented, as we have
found II among US, to great extent. Other causes
may be assigned, in connection with the above,
as exercising great degree of influence. These
are, carelessness, inattention, over exertion of
body, and, above all, fear acting on the mind. 1t
Is, therefore, very important that every person who
is now in the enjoyment of health should keep
cool and pluck up courage, and not abandon HIM
self 10 alarms, but pursue moderate and tenn
| perate course both as to eating and drinking and by
no means suddenly to change his habits Of life.
The intensity of the epidemic seems to strike
only particular localities in this metropolis, and
upon examination of those localities, they will
be found to be under the influence of deterio Grating
causes and substances in various shapes In the
upper part Of the city, the North River a stran-
ger who has eyes and can read may see stuck
up" highest price paid here for dead horses"
and # he has n nose and can smell, he may trace
along the wide and genteel avenues, and in the
streets branching OIL from them the existence of in
Vulnerable slaughter houses. No wonder the NOR
tally is extraordinary and large in such localities
as these, where manufactures are carried on which
require dead and putrid carcases for their alimen-
tation In the lower wards, where the streets are
clean, and no offensive manufactures are In opera
ton, the cholera is moderate, and is scarcely even
heard Of
Beyond the limits of the city, in other parts of
the United States, the country appears to enjoy
toerable health, with the exception of certain lat-
tudes, such as 81. Louis and Cincinnati, which
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are yet, however, two months more OF summer
stll before us, and one can predict what these
! two months may bring forth
The PENDING CONGRESSIONAL ELEcrIovs.-The
! political character OF the next House Of Repre-
sentatives will depcad on the congressional elec-
tons about 10 take place some OF the Southern
and Western States. Heretofore, we have been
very much dIfposed 10 believe that the result OF
those elections would place the House Of Repre-
senfaiIyes IN very critical position between the
two factions into which the country is divided
whgsend democrats but some recent develope-
menrs nj Washington have led us 10 think that the
result Of those elections will be more disastrous to
the present administration than we had reason to
expect previously
A new Journal has been recently started in
Washington, protesting to support the aiminisra-
ton exclusively, and to teach the wing party,
Throughout the country, what they are to believe
and what to think, and what to love and hite
In addition to this newspaper, il seems the old
committee, Of which the Hon Truman Smith, o.
Connecticut, was chairman, has been revived. and
circular has been recently issued by that gentle
man, to The wing leaders and partisans throughout
the States where the elections are now pending.
All those movements are hostile to the original
policy which brought General Taylor into the
presidency, and spring from the purposes and OBJ
Jects Of men behind the curtain, who arc looking
ahead TO their own future advantage. They indi-
cate designs for the future, and those very indi-
cations will tend to iniurc the prospects of the
didaes favorable to General Taylor's administra-
ton, in all the States where the elections are