The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-10-10
INTEMPERANCE..

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Temperance Society has just been published, and
contains some statements which we should think
would make the hard drinksr trsmble. The Re-
port says that in Seneca county, in the State Of
New York, containing in 1884, 1851 families,
and 20, ,ess individuals, 76s persons who drank
ardent spirits were drunkards In seven towns in
Yates cuunty, in the same State, containing s.ss2
families, there were 694 drunkards ; asd in five
towns in Cayauga county, containing Il ,264 fam
lies, there 242 drunkards, about one to 2s Of the
population.
: G. w. Welch, Esq. supsrintendsns Of the Aims
house in Albany, N. Y, stassss that there were'
in 1888, received into the almshosaass sss4 persons;
viz not incorporate, l doubtful II insem-
perate, Gle.
Mr.. Guan, clerk Of the alm.A9use 10 New
York, states, that in addition to 6,l79 persons
supported in the almshouse in that city, there were
relieved and supported out Of the almshouse, 49,
$50 making in all. in that city, relieved or sup
ported, 24,s29 and that three-fourhs Of this was
occasioned by intemPerance.
Mr.. Stone, superintendent for eight years, OF
the amshouse in Boston, says" am OF opinion
that seven -eghths of the pauperism in this house,
is to be attributed to intemperance."
The superintendent Of the almshouse in Phha'
dephia states tina. the expense Of supporting pau
uers in that institution, in 1888, was SlSo'ooo
and that 80 per cent Of the amount was occa'
stoned by intemperance. .
And in proof that ii leads men TO commit crimes
we need only advert to the fact that more than
four-ffths of those who commit them, have been
in the habit Of acting under its influence.
~ The Comet is now visible by the naked
eve. a, about O'Clock in a clear morning.
IRON SAFES. One hundred thousand dollars
worth Of stereotype plates, were saved at the late
fire in Boston, solely from being enclosed ]" iron
safes. A strong proof Of the great value Of saies'
An editor in speaking Of making selections from
Irving's works, says:
.eThe writing, throughout are such para
disc of beauties that is only necessary to stretch
forth the hand and shower Of roses will carpet
the turf around YOU"
kidnapping. A child, girl Of seven
wears of age, was stolen from its parents
at Covingtsn, KY, oil Tuesday evening
last. between four and FIVE o'clock. The
father of the child, Mr.. Remington, Of
fered a reward Of 1000 dollars for its
recovery, aud the apprehension of the
person who stole it. A gentleman pass
ing Sixth street, near Fly Market, observ-
ing a child crying, questioned it as to the
cause. He was informed of the fact OF
its being the girl abducted from its pa
rents. aud returned it to them in very
short time, having met the mother in Main
street in search Of it. Parker, the name
Of the kidnapper, was apprhended and
lodged in the Newport jail He confess
ed taking the child. The object is sup.
posed to have been 10 obtain reward
Cincinnati. Gazette.
ULrRIsM.-The "besetting sin" Of the
present day is the spirit Of uhraism or
every subject and topic, which has apa'
rentiy taken hold of the people. This
Split is pushed to the most ridiculous ex
tremes. A joke cannot even be started
but it is run to death-and Davy Crocke
and Jack Downing we've made bores be-
fore they had time to show off half their
humors. In religion, morals, politics
science, every thing the same disposition
for exagsration and excess seems to pre-
vail. The most salutary movements are
converted into mad and fanatical schemes
and really good man is now almost a
fraid to embark in a benevolenti ldesigr
least he may find himself, in the end
leagued with persons engaged in some
unprincipled, or, at least, wild and vision
aw undertaking. No more striking ex
ample of this can be given, than the eli
forts that are now making to carry th'
cause of Temperance to the extent OF for
biding the use of VINE al the Communion
service in our churches This, however
is but a solitary instance of the mischev
Gus tendency of the disposition Of which
we complain, and which has indeed be
come 40 general, as to call for tho notice
and disapprobatIon Of all those who arr
concerned in maintaining a sound ant
healthy state ofpublic morals, and in up
holding the cause Of true benevolence a
disting uished from false philanthropy
Alexandria Gazette.
Dung erortaiions oflhe late Wm .Nerin
d. D.-1he following paragraphs, writ
ten by the late Dr. Nevins, Of Baltimore
a few days before he died, were the las
oc HE