New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-08
THE QUARANTINE WAR.
GOV. kiNG'S PROCLAMATION
LATEST FROM QUARANTINE.


pointed have been sworn IN. have II from gool au-
thoriiy, thu; tie resolution TO appoint, wa, rue
20 secure political eui The facts. A. | have
heard them. are as follow-: The Demosraiic
party of Ca-tlcion : dyicd-into two cl.ques,
the one being composed mostly OF Americans,
and tie other Of foreigners. The feeling was
strong between the two. and there every
prospect Of two set, Of delegates being sent to the
District Convention to nominate del, gates to SYRIA
cu,e. II was ey.dcn, that the favor Of the foreign
faction mu-t be secured and accordingly Yesterday
the dag Of the night when the primary election to
take plac,--the -apient aud august Board Of Health
Of Ca.teton. in solemn concave assembled. by reso-
luton voted to appoint fifty special policemen, whose
duties were to keep persons in the Quarantine grounds
from coming without the gate. The resolution ben.
passed tie captain -ergeant- and prvates were duly
appointed 20 BE- sworn in to-day by the Supervisors.
and in the mean time the appontees selected mostly
from the foreign clque Of the Democratic party Of the
town a. in duty bound, used their efforts TO proptate
the favor Of their party for the American nominees for
the Assembly, District Convention. Two tickets
in the feld--one headed by Ray Tompkins, and the
other by Barney Donnelly. With Tompkins
cated on the rs, ticket the name Of Matthew Carroll
one of the parties now under bail and I. c. Burns
dodge wa successful. The Tompkins ticket
elected Some of the special police force anxious to
90 on duty in anticipation of their being officially
qualified by the Supervisors, assembled last night at
the Quarantine gate But, unfortunately, their ex-
perence was too mouotonous to be pleasant, and at
the expiration of half All hour, by general consent,
they broke ranks and they made the remainder of the
night hideou- by their drunken howlngs. At sunrise
.ia of
ine- looking decidedly the for the service they
had no, endured under the auspices of the Board of
Health of the town of Castleton othe County OF Rich
noud. None of the force nave been visible to-day,
until this afternoon. They lounging about
Burns, Hotel armed with broom sticks. and are a.
uninyiing set of yagabons, in personal appearance,
a. can well be maged. Justice Delorest has them in
charge and he seems ashamed of the position he oc-
cupes. They were appointed ostensiby to pre-
vent the egres- of persons from the Quarantine
grounds However the fact may be ~ to
the bona fde intention of the Board of Health To pay
them 81 - lay each, it is certain that the object
Of appointing them was simply to political end.
Their position * Il sinecure Though twenty-five are
ON duty at Il time SO Mr. Dclores, says, they keep
respectful distance from the gate and yet have left
the Metropolitan Police to say who shall aud who shall
thinks it would he unpleasant to have collision be-
tween the Caseton and the Metropolitan Police. The
Castleton Police coincide with his opinion.
A man named Edward Brady, who has been
employee OF DIR. Bissen the Hospital Physician, for
some time, has been missing since the first night of the
fire. When it became known that the whole of the
buildings within the grounds to be sacrificed by
the mob DIR. Bissell gave Brady loaded mus.et and
.,iGI 20, IN tnt oil
person he saw committing any act of violence against
Quarantine or Hospital property. Brady left with
mu-ket and has not since been seen. Some suppose
that it va, he who shot the Quarantine stevedcre,
Mathews, under mi-appreheuson that he was one
Of the incendiarics II is certain that Mathews was
tho, near the spot where Brady sent, and If II be-
that Brady caused his death, il may well be that he
n- left the Island fearing the consequence of his act
Two new cases OF yellow fever outside otthe Quaran-
tine walls have occurred recently. On Sunday the wife
of German named kIaus was seized with the mlec-
tion in one of the wooden shantes situated next {"
Kramer's houses, few doors south ot Burss Hotel
She came at to DIR. Bssel, and wa placed III one
Of the tents on the hill. Yesterday, Dr. Welser did
not expect her to survive the day. She i still living
however. but this morning her husband was taken
violently sick and was also admitted. He, too, Is
living dangerously ill., with but little prospect Of re-
coyery. Their children provided for IN the hos
ntal for the present, until il is known whether they
will be- taken with the maady.
AT Il O'Clock to-day forty members of the Police
from the different precincts arrived in the Dr. Kane,
from Castle Garden They take the place of the same
number of the present force who desire 10 return TO
the city, They were received with cheers. The DR..
Kane also brought quantity Of stores and provisions
from the city which Sergt. Breyoor the Conm-sary,
lad been compelled to purchase in New-iorS, to
avoid the exaotons Of the grocers, provision dealers
and butchers here. The prices for all supplies pur-
chased here have been from twenty y-fve to hundred
pr cent greater than the same could DC purchased for
in New-York.
News Of the proclamation Of GOV. King has been
received here aud there i, an evident predi'po-.-
ton to shakineSs among those who have been
prominent; in the recent crimes | hear not few eH'
press regrets that the acts should have been committed
h. they fear that tie reaction Ot public opinion against
the people will result in preventing the removal OF the
Quarantine at all. Brig. Gen. Hal i here, and mas
had q consultation with Sergeant Waterbury, VINO Is
in commsnd of the force. There some ieaFs eA-
pressed that there will be Il difficulty tonight
Gen. Hall came up from Staten Island about .
O'Clock last evening immediately sought an ntefYie"
with Acting General Superintendent Carpenter, anu
communicated to him the fact that great fear, were
entertained at the Quarantine that further ouIrsse'
would be perperaled and in all probability an a'"ek
made upon the police force quarered there during 'e
course of the night. The consultation resulted N
making requiston upon the Filth, SEVENTH N.ntn'
Thirteenth and Fourt zenith Wards FOX ten men IRON
each The call was promptly responded To, 20 ta' az
q O'Clock the Acting Superintendent was on hi7 way
down to the Quarani ne with 20 additional men, Wen
prepared TO render effective service IN case oi need