New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-23
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Arfaolnt JcuRNAl or THE uNITeosIA1Es
WF1gaat JovAMAl OF new 0alEANS
n aUaPECTED SSfUGGLER
.~,RRIBLE DISCOVERY
THE CAPTAIN OF TIVE BRIG u. G. BERRY
DEAD FROM CHOLERA, r. 70,



.1s Csrpse, Partly Decayed, Feand Cen
eeaiea h de Cargo Of Sugar.
~ ~ from the New York Herald
Tae nnrefccting portion of the community
- hxre been disposed to accept the q
.yUy1x statements Of a few merchants and
;apvners intergsted in trade with ports in
1isc1nd with contagious diseases, and who
kaA bren inclined to sympathize with them
m aheir alleged grievances at the hands OF
~ the quarantine authorities, can scarcely
sanAarxfxnd the fearful risks to which New
York has been exposed by the determined
edfI,rts nf . few men to evade the law and
Mace its officers az defiance. ~ go
For some weeks past rumOrs have existed
4nf the presence of yellow fever in this city;
.Ask, fortunately, until the past few days no
unBe Of the dread disease has been discOv-
SD. It now appears, from the investiga-
Ssus of the health authorities, that there
Wese some grounds for these reports, and
aant the lateness of the season will probably
.1Asne ssvc us from an epidemic OF yellow
xkxer, which few unprincipled men would
ssesa to have taken special pains to intro
.&nse in our midst The disease, 80 far, is
SnanEned to . few sporadic cases, in par
6s.uIar part Of the city; but who can say
wlat would have been the result had it
uunde it's appearance during the late heated
aema, when it would have been next to i'm
possible to restrict its rayages, or what would
~sausenr If it should still visit us in the warm
Rayn of Indian summer, now almost upon us!
A it was asserted that the disease had
Ekeeu brought to New York from Staten
EAnnd. its principal sections, comprising
1szasantine and 1.-The villages adjacent
f&ereto ON the shore OF the bay, were. visited
q Friday to ascertain if such was the fact;
l. s<,.< ~
x5ne and OF the different doctors in that
neixhbOrhOOdl failed to discover that any
g. Of yellow fsver had occurred on that
.suscfion of the island. These gentlemen
vvvz. positive that neither this nor any cpl
sEx1n1c disease had recently existed among
xsnna but admitted that the fear had long
Hprn uppefmOst In the public mind that vel
- ever or some equally fatal epidemic
uIpuld find its way to their homes, unless
DIT gateway Of all that is dangerous to the
6eaIfh of our cUnrnaercial empOrium-Perth
Alboy- should be effectually closed, and
sznhants and shipowners taught to under
.axMnd that lives are Of greater consideration |
Gsan paltry dollars and cents.
NUT what that tour along the dusty roads |
II T0mpkinsyille and Staplet0n failed to &C.
<spmplish in the matter Of ascertaining the |
,omrce of the inf,ction, the lynx-eyed OIL |
cers of the United States revenue depart
nnent have Ut least discOvered-a tangible
cline to the mysterious outbreak Of yellow
Eever In this CITY, wllich win, no dOabt, cOla-
vince the public thst disease, as well as
Hoods, may be snauggIed from abroad, un'
Ems tho health authorities are sustained in /
NAeir efforts to enforce the Laws.
/. For some time past the revenue depart
1sut hAve had reason to suspect that the
1nmber Of vessels anxious to make Perth +
Amboy port to discharge their car Hpes,
hid some other object than merely to evade
the Quarantine laws, as m several instances
vessels which would not have been quaran-
.0beratiOms II the quiet hooks Astounding on |
tie north side of Staten Island and the der
sey shore. The appearance Of an unlimited
supply Of choice liquors and cigars in the
corner saloons Of the old Jersey village OF
Perth AmbOy could not fail to attract atten-
ton, q genuine Partagas ana the best
brands of Hennessey and Martel were here
tofore Injuries to which the widest aspira
ton Of the msophisticated dealers OF that
region had never contemplated.
Even the drO~sy fOgies OF the village
'crstomhOuse must have been recently as
foaished at the Improvement in the bev-s
erages dealt out at their accustomed resorts.
The day Of Jersey lightning and ''hard
A3der" seemed to have passed, and were it
Washington these popular tipples would
hsve been numbered with the things that
WHe. To what extent these smuggling
0aEufinns have been carried on it is ilnpOs-
q 1e to ASCERTAIN, but there is no doubt that
1lnense quantities OF valuable merchandise
Iva been landed at different points on the
1usy shsre since the beginning OF the pres
,Ot quarantine season.
~ moSius operandi seems to have been
. fa1lows: A vessel arriving from Rio Jan,
- or one Of the West India ports would
aGlnGe iNgidc~ u Sandy Hook, osteneibfy
Nifh the i1tontien Of going to Perth Amboy,
- there remain for several days. As she
Vno net within the jurisdiction OF the reve-
- auxhorities Of Perth Amboy, and claimed
~ to be bound to New York, all unpleasant
ut from officers OF the customs were by
g. subterfuge avoided, and thus ample op-
psrtmities were afforded for the landing and
oBrEofing of illicit impOrtatiOns. The yes-
02s which in this manner have attempted to |
knpdwink the authorities within the past
GDw months have been SO numerous the gov
ARment found it necessary to take some
<scisive steps to bring the Offenders to JUS
6s,e, and tO prevent the repetition of these
Wholesale frauds upon the revenue. Within
Re past few days several special officers
1AEe been detailed for this service, and on |
Friday last visited the lower bay in the |
S0sarse 81 their Investigations and among
Gf2er vessels, went on board of the brig H.
g. Berry, consigned to James E. Ward &
10y IlSh hnA diIlNcu TIC PREVIOUS evening
6,nn Havana, and anchored in the Horse
1aOe, near Sandy Hook, with the avowed
intention Of proceeding to Perth AmbOy to |
discharge her cargo. Although of minor
importance in detecting the presence of |
Ananggled goods, this visit has been the
means of bringing to light one of the most
s4Axing outrages which could be perpe-
nszted upon any community. Upon going
11nngside of the vessel the officer Mr. T.
Kisleau, and his assistants, thought that they |
usr,eived a peculiar smell, which they first |
af1xibutcd to the Offal floating upon the bay, |
hlxt were soon convinced that it proceeded |
6smn the vessel itself, and it Instantly flashed |
arzxss their minds that the brig came from |
an infected port. Visions Of cholera, yell |
sY fever, and a score of other fearful |
Diseases rose up before them, and for the
nasment they hesitated to go on board But |
nscovering their sang f'oid as sensible Off |
<srs should, they climbed up the vessels |
a1ie and, stating the object OF their visit to
&c solitary officer on duty, asked to see the
Snpfain This individual grutfiy informed
chem that the captain, with the pilot and four
Qftlhe crew, had gone on shore four hours pre- |
vipusly, and had not returned. This cir
cuazastance aroused officer Fideau's sus-
uieims, and he immediately asked to see the |
vesnel's manifest. This the mate refused to
a1ssw him, alleging as reason that it was
1pckei up in the captains rooms, and that
he had carried the key with him. Further |
led to the startling discovery that |
fesIr Of the crew had been attacked with /
ua1lov fever at Havana, and one had died, |
~ that the late master of the brig, Stephen /
Ausne. had died in that port of Asiatic /