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for that Of license. Such is the course now
pursued by one Of the most distant of the west
ern states; there all persons who sell ntoxica-
ting drinks, are subject to fine of one hundred
dollars, 10 be collected every six months from the
vendors, and all must be sold in open public
booths, or stalls; so, that, both buyers and sell
ers are subject 10 the inspection Of every
passer-by. Similar regulations, il is confident
y believed, would be highly beneficial, as the
former would bring the traffic under reproach,
rather than the support OF public opinion, and
me latter would prevent many from buying or
selling, from shame, who, now screened by
blinds or curtains indulge their appetites in pri
vate, secure from public gaze. In addition TO
this, the authority TO punish, by imprisonment
IN the work house or penitentiary where the fine
could not be collected, would probably be expe-
dent The second resolution is fully answered
IN the foregoing statement being, in fact, SINH
lar in It's general import TO the first
The third resolution embraces much wider
scope of inquiry, and would have required a
great amount of labor had not your committee
found most of the materials necessary 10 the
answer Of il in the First Annual Report of the
Temperance Union of the District of Columbia,
published in 1885, and to which they beg leave
to refer Ii may not be amiss, here TO state, that
this able and most valuable document, was the
joint production of the late lamented Secretary
OF the Temperance Union of this District, John
Coyle, Jr Esq, and the present President OF the
w C. t. A. Society, who is still laboring in
his field of usefulness here, holding on TO his
course without wavering the former has long
since "ceased from his labors,n but truly, ''his
works do follow him." .'Blessed are the dead
that die in the Lord" lie died in full conf
dence and hope, that through the grace and
mercy of his Redeemer, he should enter into
that Joy and rest prepared for the righteous In
him the purity of the Christian character was
,eminently and beautifully blended with perfect
philanthropy. Love to God, and love to man,
shonc brightly in all his actions; and while his
spirit, in union with those of just men made
perfect and angels is tuning its harp of gold to
the praises Of God and the Lamb, il can look
back with the most exquisite delight TO the la
bors of love performed while sojourning in its
tabernacle OF flesh, and TO the seeds Of good,
sown by no sparing hand, and which are now
bringing forth fruit TO the praise and glory Of
GoD, and to the best interests, temporal and
eternal, Of this generation. But TO return to
our subject from this Report, we find by the
statement of the then Register, that there were
on the 3lst May, 1886
GO licenses for ordinares tavcrns,
amounting to $3,7Sf -
30 shop licenses for selling grog, GAP 81
16l licenses 10 sell spirituous liquors in
quantities not less than pint, 2,SS4 81
$ confectionery licenses, SO 90
licenses TO sell porter ale and cider, 46 04
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Two terms in the year, make this,
One-third of,he time ofthe judges IL pro-
badly taken up by the criminal bust
ness-half their salaries, therefore,
may he taken into the estimate, is
And TO this should be added the annual
expenses Of jail,
And the pcnilentiary,
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M ALKER ON VETERINARIANS, ! vol
w Walker on Woman, vol; Walker on Female
Beauty, vol. This day received, for sale by
may III +. TAYLOR.
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The Register appended a note, stating that
"it will readily be perceived, that large por-
ton Of the licenses, granted for ordinaries or
taverns. are nothing more than grogshop Ii
censes."
AT that time, the number of places for the
sale of intoxicating drinks, was in the proper
ton of one such place to every fourteen families.
The following is the statement of the present
Register, Of the number and amount of licenses
for the year ending 30th June, 1910, viz:
GO licenses to keep tavcrns, 1886 90
- licenses to sell spiriuous liquors in
quantities less than pint, 1873 Sc
quantities not less than api pint, :" 2,292 10
IL licenses TO confectioners, 80 43
licenses TO sell porter, ale and cider 80 90
23l 1887 60
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Important facts nth regard 10 The MIX Sickness
A highly intelligent gentleman formerly Of this city,
saws The Louisville Journal, and a resident of I
nos who has spent much time in the portions of the
State which subject TO the milk sickness, has COM
muncated 10 or two important facts respecting
that remarkable and formidable disease, which were
new t. us and may he Ia most of our readers He
states that acquaintance OF his, who has lived in
the milk sickness region for many years early adopted
tho practice of sailing his cattle regularly every day.
and observed that while his neighbours cattle al
f,cied with the disease his invariably escaped.
This course he pursued for several years with the
same result but at lngth becoming careless, and
glecting 10 salt his cattle regularly OF them
seized with the sickness He Immediately returned TO
his former promp,ncss in giving them regularly every
morning as much salt they would eat, and since
that time he has been troubled with the milk sick
ness among his stock Hence he concludes that salt
ING cattle regularly every day oicciua protec-
ton agaips, that disease.
It'll well known that the flesh of cattle affected with
the milk sickness will prove fatal when eaten fresh.
The gentleman first referred TO states that the sailed
beef made from the animals may be- and is, eaten
with impuniiy.
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This will show what the United States pay annual
ly, in Washington county, in the prosecution and
punishment of crimes. ! am confident, that vig
liant police and the suppression of dram shops, would
diminish il at least one half"
We will now give a summary of the above,
debltlng Intoxicating liquors with the amount ii
costs to punish crime, and support Indulgence
caused by the use of them, and crediting them
with the amount paid by their vendors into the
Golfers OF the community, viz:
To total, per Judge Crsnchs statement, of costs Of
prosecution for larceny, riots breaches
of the peace, and other misdemeanors
per annum, $6Gf2 80
Total, per Mr. Keys statement, for atten-
dance OF grand and petty jury, Judges
salary, expenses Of the jnn and peni-
Tertiary, being $2l ,OO6 I4--onc- half
chargeablc to intoxicating drinks, lO5Oi OF
To amount for support Of paupcrs in the
aims house and pcnitenliares, in the
work house, estimating each class at
about $50 per annnm, which they are
reported to be nearly, and costing
the corporation 81 900 per annum per
this Report although the present cost
is n little upwards of $1,000 per an
num-one-h half CT which, that is, for
the penitentiaries may be charged to
alcohol 2 600 90
And 95-l00 Of the poor must lie charged
to the same account, 1900 90
Add the amount given by different bcne-
violent associations, private individuals,
&C., in charity TO those rendered OBJ
jects of it by intemperance, which may
be safely estimated at ~ 900 per an
num- 1000 90
Add 5000 per annum for the education
of the children Of the incorporate GOO 90
To this should be added the loss sustain
cd by society, in the loss of time by
drunkaT,ls, consequent upon nioxica-
ton. The average number Of drunk
ards has been estimated by good
Judges, Mt 10 every thrtytwo in
dividuals, this would give at least TOO
drunkards in this city. The labor OF
each man is estimated as worth Mt
least 25 cents to the communicated
for Els ser ssTyis sssss WHICH MS' 81 81 Gss'6o
drunkards, would make Si15 per day,
and calculating 300 working days TO
The year, would be 3D., per an
mum, 81, 500 90
The amount paid for the liquor drank,
should also be charged TO this account,
as money paid is considered worse
than lost. II is estimated also by good
Judges, that the average consumption
of intoxicating drinks, is & - gal
Ions for each man, woman and child
per annum, and population being
about 23 000 would make I54 500 gal
Ions consumed in this city per annum.
And averaging the cost, between the
cheap and costly liquors, at 6G %
cents per gallon, which is deemed fair
by good judges, would make the
amount paid for intoxicating drinks,
per annum, 100000 90
Making grand total Of Ssh ,li6 30
From this should be deducted Sc, 40S 90
received from licenses, less
one half for grocery liccn-
ses-one half OF those liccn-
ses being for the sale Of
groceries, and the other half
for liquors, ,4i2 AZ
Leaving to be deducted 69G5 SO
As the amount of benefit to
the Corporation from the
traffic, 6965 So
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BY the same proportion, this would give about
one place, for the sale of spirtuous and intoxi-
eating drinks, for every twenty families, and
shows small reduction in the evil. The Re
port of 1895, w be the basis, however, of the
present calculations, and the reduction will be
borne in mind and understood From these
statements will al once be perceived the
amount of pecuniary benefit derived by this cor
poraton from these establishments. The fol
lowing facts derived from the Report Of the
Temperance Union, already referred to, will
show the amount paid by our citizens TO punish
crime and support pauperism, produced entirely
by intcmperance. all Of which is fairly charge
able 10 these establishments thus sanctioned by
law Judge Cranch states
Tha, the costs axed on 62l convictions
for larceny in 81 years, amounted to $l2, 1868 81
A did for the defendants expenses, 1865 81
A nd for costs on forfeited recognizances
and on prosecutions in which the par
ties were not convicted l23Gs 81
Total, $37106 II
Equal per annum to 1901 IS
Add their proportion of third of the
annual expenses of holding court, in
GLIDING judges salaries, lab 90
And one-ihird Of The Jail expenses, l,l99 90
SO, 1903 80
That S13 convictions for RI
OTIS, ARRAYS, and assaults
and batteries cos, $40 i52 "a
Add for dcfe ndarts expenses ~, 4J2 "a
And for costs on forfeited re-
cognizances, &c. 2O,452 "a
SOL 1858 50
Equal per annum to $i,S0i 81
Add their proportions of one
thirdof the expenses for
holding courts, 2,3I0 90
And one third Of the Jail cx-
pcnscs, ,9s3 90
s6,097 o. G,O97 g.
That 37S other msdcmean-
ors cost ss,4Ii IS
Add for defendants expenses san 80
A nd for costs on forfeited re-
cognizanccs, sc. san 30
s25, 23i e.
Equal per annum to S7ia 20
Add their proportion OF one
third Of the expens.s Cor
holding court 95C 90
Add one. third goal expenses, sI6 %
s2,5l4 20
Annual average OF costs Of prosecuting
for larcenic-. riots, &c, Tor the coun-
" of Washington, not including the
expenses Of the penItcntsry, nor the
prosecutions cor capital Offences, Si2,3l5 -
----
believe that intcmpcrance may be
charged with one-thitd of IA. pF,,-ccu-
tons ior larceny, 1921 %
/ Three iuur,hs ~ those for riots aud
brcOcse. q the rssce, 4573 N
| And one-ih'rd Vl those s,r ,aher n,is,ic-
mcanors, sss od
Total, ss6ta D
i
Judge Cranch also states that ~ have no hesita
ton in saying, that - my dsrid otsn,on that III.
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Judge Cranch also states that I have no hc-iia
ton ia saying TIA, MY decidcl opinion, ,bs, the
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THE MADIS0NIAN.
THE TALLMADGE FESTIVAL.
ar the TIvoLI SALOON, MAY 26


MIR. Tallmadge has received enthusiastic, hear
~ and deserved welcome from his friends in the city
Of New York. Wings and Conservatives or TO use
terms better suiting taste upon occasion like
the present friends Of the Adninisr ration, have unit
cd cheeIfuy in doing honor to who has done not
only great honor to himself but 10 the State whom
solely he represents in the United States Senate and
to The country As good soldier who has fought a
good fight MIR. Talmadge deserved well of his friends
in the city, and happy to inform the many who
rank as his friends abroad that his reception here
every way worthy Of his eminent services.
The meeting last evening was not only largely at
10 the end In all respects a gathering of po-
ca friends, and precisely such assembIage as will
dspcase the opponents Of the Administration as much
as u gives qualification 10 its friends.
The elegant Saloon of the Gardens was thrown
open after seven O'clock The sight was beautiful to
look upon, and was tempting TO the taste the uxu
RES and comforts OF life could make it. nenter or
more imposing exhibition we have never seen. Be-
sides the well decorated tables which adorned the Sa
loon, American flags were hung around the Hall, 10
give life and nationality to the spectacle A band Of
music also enlivened the meeting with music approp-
ate 10 the sentiments
II was past seven when all were seated, and the
number was about five hundred, good men and true,
TO all Of whom the meeting Of the plea
SAINT political gatherings they participated in in
the city.
The following the officers Of the meeting:
President:
Alderman BRUEN of the Fifteenth ward
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-03-18
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.

Inc OIL TO provide for the construction Of
turnpike road from the town of Newbern
to the Tennessee line, has passed tho Hons.
OF Delegates. 1t contributes loan of for,x
thousand dollars on the part of the State to
the accomplishment of the road.
The appropriation bill passed the House ON
the 10th instant.
An actrequiring the President and Direc-
tors Of the Literary fund to prepare and rs-
port system Unpopular education to the mex,
Legislature, has passed both Houses.
An actchanging the time Of holding thu
Circuit Superior Court of Augusta has also
passed both Houses. I'VE understand il
makes the terms commence on the LIST day Of
June and November, instead of the 10th. n.
heretofore
A bill before the House to authorize the
Executive to procure suitable books for tho
use Of Justices of the Peace, has been ind.f.
initely postponed,
John M. Gregory, Esq. was elected Coun-
cillor of State on the 10th inst. in the place
of Henry L. Hopkins, resigned. His COM
E~~- 1900 ~ssS"oiu DyIu, Esq. ana The
vote stood, Gregory 70, Byrd 60.
The bill imposing restrictions on vessels
coming from or belonging to New York,
has passed the House Of Delegates. ayes rs,
noes 80. 1t is not to take effect until Nav
1912. lSince passed the Senate
The Legislature is expected to adjourn in
few days.
On the 10th, the Senate announced that
they had passed
An act to authorize separate election in
each of the counties Of Roanoke and Angus.
Ia;
An act establishing an inspection of -four
atthe depot near Gordonsville, in the county
Of Orange;
An act to authorize the commercial agent,
OF the U. States in foreign countries to take
dispositions and the acknowledgment of deeds
and other writings.
And they further announced that they had
postponed indefinitely the bills entitled
An act providing for the enlargement of tho
Luhotic Hospitals of the Commonwealth and
for ot.,er purposes;
An act toprovide for q revision Of the laws;
and
An act authorizing the Executive to remit
fines In certain cases.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-03-18
FROM EUROPE

The steamer President, arrived at New
York, brings Liverpool dates to tho 10th O,
February. The following summary of intel
ligenco is furnished by the American and
Journal of Commerce:
The Mcleod affair occupied both Houses
OF Parliament on the 9Th. The tone of dis.
cusslon was decorous, but the avowal seems
explicit that the destruction of the Caroline
'cas justified and upheld by the Queens Gov.
eminent.
We give abstracts from the proceedings in
both Houses.
Inc London Times, referring to private
conversation OF its editor with some Ameri.
cans, who said, if"Great Britain is unrea.
sonable we must tohip her into her senses. IS
adds, we fear without meaning absolutely to
predict, "that it will come to the ,yh;ppiny. -
we have no such fears, albeit the case is Ger.
tainly not without its difficulties.
Lord Palmerston, in reply to a question
from Mr.. Hume about the instructions under
which MIR. Stevenson was acting in this mat.
ter, said-"l rather think my Hon. friend
VIII lind that instructions were given to MIR.
Stevenson by the American Government ia
dosia'n from pressing this suIject.''
Mr.. O'Connell was particularly fierce. lie
SNN VIZ iiO Va MCLeOQ was at stake, and
ne thought it ought to be expressed by the
House that he should be saved, as he acted
under the command of the officers of her Ma.
Jesty's Government-in fact under the com.
mand OF her Majesty. (Great cheering. y
Whether Mcleod was right OF wrong, the
House ought to declare it was quite ready to
assist the Government in preserving him. u
| (Cheers from both sides.)
The accounts from China are to Noy'r. Sd
and show that Chinese art has outwi,ted the
British sagacity, and that the straight-haired
Tartar race are quietly negotiating with thei,
tair-haired Anglo. Saxon enemy, whom they
have lured away from tho vicinity of Pekin-
while his troops are perishing of disease on
the fatal isles of Chusan.
From Egypt all is quiet. The feet had
been given up, and that question may be
deemed settled.
The English continued successful in India
In Paris, the parties were, as usual, grcwl
ing at each other, predicting change ofminis
try, and SO forth-but, upon the whole, al
was quiet.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-03-18
NEWLY MANUFACTURED CLOTH

NEWLY MANUFACTURED CLOTH.
The London correspondent Of the Boston
Post thus notices the manufacture of species
of cloth that is calculated to make new era
in articles of wearing apparel
AVaiua6k Patent.-About months ago.
was introduced to an American, who visited
this country for the purpose ofsecuring val
liable patent for new method Of manufactu-
ring woollen cloth. examined numerous
specimens Of the cloth, all of which appeared
very well, and possessed important improve
mcnts over the English broadcloth and cassi-
mere; but as knew little about the article,
did not make any mention of it at that time,
Tor however sanguine an inventor of any new
instrument may be, or however strongly con-
WINGED the discoverer of any new theory or
| system may be, that it is superior to all 9th
ers, the public do not always find it to provo
| such. As this woollen cloth is now offered
for sale, and as several of the large London
houses have purchased hundreds Of pieces for
the purpose ofintroducing it, am justified in
calling attention to it. The Colonial Gazette
thus noticed the paten. several months since.
"Mr. Wells has invented machine, and has
discovered process by which woollen cloth
OF every sort is produced at less than fourth
part OF the cost hitherto usual. The meterial
Is not toooen but compressed. Two urchins,
with the machine, can turn out one hundred
yards of the broad cloth in IL hours; and
where "a shilings were demanded per yard,
SIC shillings afford the new manufacturers a.
bundant remuneration. We have inspected
and handled, as roughly as we liked, speci-
mems Of every variety, from the finest scarlet
cloth for officers uniforms, down to blankets
and carpets, and we certainly could not, eth
er by sight or touch, distinguish them from
corresponding pieces made in the old fash
ion."
This new cloth is likely to create great
revolution among the manufacturers, for alrea-
dy they discover that it is something more
than mere bubble for an hour. The Austri-
an government has purchased the right to
manufacture in Austria, and several other
rights to manufacture it in England and
France have also been purchased. There are
or large mills now in constant operation
In this country, which turn out daily several
hundred pieces Of the cloth of various aua!i-
ties. Soon the markets here will be filled
with it, and no doubt large quantity will be
sold in the u. States, as Mr.. Wells, who is
N. Yorker, informed me that so soon as he
had completed all his arrangements for sup
plying the European markets, he should es-
tablish several large factories in America
MIR. Wells has worn q frock coat made Of his
new cloth, almost every day during the Taste
and it is an elegant garment even
now--the material compressed, there is no
thread in it, and the nap has the same smooth,
glossy appearance as when first looked at it.
The cheapness, durability, and beautiful APP
7oarance of this new cloth, must give it de-
,ided advantage over all other kinds. So far
t has met with great favor from the most ex-
ensiye dealers in cloth in London.
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a. A serious personal difficulty arose in
the Senate between MIR. Clay, of KY, and
MIR. King, of Alabama, during tho discussion
Of the proposition to remove Messrs. Blair &
Rives as Printers to that body. Mr.. Claw
pronounced Blaira libeller, and his paper, the
Globe, libel. Mr.. King defended Blair,
and said he was as much of gentleman as
his revilers. At this Mr.. Clay took fire, and
pronounced the remarks of the Senator from
Alabama to be 'mean, cowardly and base"
A challenge followed, which was accepted
by MIR. Clay, but before the parties got out,
MIR. King WAS arrested, and bound to keep
the peace. The affair was afterwards settled
by the interven ton of friends. DIR. Linn
acted as the friend of Mr.. King, and Mr.. Ar
cher, as the friend of Mr.. Clay.
The law Of Congress agains. Duellinp is
very severe in its penalties, and it remains to
be seen now whether it will be enforced
Much as we admire Mr.. Clay as public
man, and sincerely as we regret his course on
this occasion, both for his own sake and the
sake of the country-still we wish to see the
law upheld and public justice indicated. If
this case be passed over, it will be vain to
think of holding smaller offenders to account;
public sentiment would revolt at it-and
the law had better be repealed at once.