The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-23
Buffalo.
Correspondence Of the Herald
BUFFALO. AnriI II 1870

Temperance movements Young Mems association
versus the NeU York Herald, SC.
JAMES GORDON Bennett, ESQ -
Dean SIR:-Oar city begins to assume a more
lively aspect, and we are in some degree recovering
our lost energies, something after the manner, if
may be allowed the simile, of a fly that has escaped
from the liquid element and begins to feel the &C.
NAL warmth Of the sun, putting forth one leg at a
time. Buffalo, like almost every other business
mart, has not been exempt from the evils OF over
trading, and our city has experienced from this
cause as great a depression in business as any other
place but we are now fast resuming that activity
and enterprise which has so long characterized us
as a people.
He who will look at the geographical position
which we occupy, cannot but be impressed with
the conviction. that ere long, we shall rival many
Of our seaboard cities.
Buffalo has already become the commercial depot
of the West, and is so favored by nature that no.
thing can divert any great amount of trade from
the East, West and South, from continuing here.
With our almost unbounded resources and our en-
terprise, who will say We cannot realize our anti
cipations We have now several extensive build
ings in the course Of completion, which will add
greatly to the ornament of our city. The 4" Great
Western Hotel" which is now nearly finished,
will eclipse anything Of its kind west of your city,
and does much credit TO the public spirit of Albert
H.. Tray. Since lake navigation opened, business
has been gradually increasing and We now have a
number of arrivals of steamboats, and lake crafts
daily.
The Buffalo and Attioa Railroad, forms an i'm
portant link in the great line of communication
with the eastern cities, and will doubtless contri-
butte much to the business enterprise CT our city,
and afford the travelling public" an easy and
pleasant conveyance to the "Queen city OF the
Lakes" This road is intended to be completed SO
that rcrG RIM m IL hv .ha LET nf IulU Tha
stockholders will undoubtedly realize a handsome
profit from their investments.
We anticipate, from this spirited undertaking,
all that might be expected from q continuous'lineiOf
railroad connecting us with the commercial cities
OF the east, and traversing the agricultural districts
of the State, which will determine no doubt a large
amount Of business to our city.
The cause OF temperance, which has become
identified with the movements of the times. is pro.
crossing with rapid strides, and more interest ap.
pears 10 be manifested in the triumph Of this cause,
than heretofore. We have a considerable number
OF temperance societies, which are exerting their
influence in emancipatingthe sons Of intemperance.
The "POllard Temperance Society" and the
"Young Mems Temperance Society" hold weekly
meetings, and temperance lectures, temperance
speechee and temperance Songs, exert a peculiar
influence in keeping the old and young in the path
of strict sobrlety, and planting the feet of the youth
upon the temperance rock.
TIE ladies have not been backward in coming to
the rescue ofthe insbriate; they have organized a
temperance society and number some hundred
strong. Thus we are becoming a temperate and
sober people. We trust that the movement which
Is going on, will e%ventuate in Graduating an evil
which has once bore sway among all classes of
the community; and which has been q prolific
source of vice and crime.
The Young Mems Association have held several
meetings to determine upon the p%ropriety of admit
ting the Herald to the files of reading rooms. 1t
appears that the executive mmitt ordered the
NewsY * Herald to be sent to the Association. AT
ter its having been received and placed on file some
4 n m IN uyhn oIn tn a n IAoI n
influence, conceived the idea of having it immedi-
ately elected from the reading room as a nuisance.
These guardians of public morals raised their vol
cs both "lOng and loud'' against the Herald, and
succeeded in calling a meeting of the Association
but nothing was determined upon. Then an adver-
tisement appeared in one Of our papers, officially
signed by the President, appointing another meet
ing in reference to this matters; the result was,
they found that the power rested with the execu.
tive committee, and it was at their discretion, to
receive or reject 1t, as they thought proper. The
executive committee said that ii it was the wish of
the Association, they would have the paper discon-
tinuea. Wilt the committee succunb TO a few, who
style themselves the dictators of the Young Mems
Association
snuff the infection of their own polluted atmos-
phere, and with instructive foresight, they think
they discover it in the distance. sob dear me,
how very vulgar" Yours, sc. CARO-.
Board OF supervisors.
APRIL 22.-The Recorder in the chair.
Among the bills ordered to be paid were several
for carriage hire; Mr. Cooper's tor refreshment ia
the tea room; those Of various police officers and
deputy sheriffs for extra service; the Coroner's for
quarter ending LIST April, amounting TO $l1l6 ls;
Messrs. Child for printing, amounting to $l3I so;
Mr.. Vandervoort, for returns of prison statistics,
$50; Jonas B. Phillips for eleven days services as
District Attorney, SIS; Thomas Jeffry, as day Off
Ger of the I'd ward, Sos, &c. A number Of bills
were offered and referred.
Alderman LEE offered a resolution authorizing
the Ward Collectors to collect till the 10th May,
without charging the extra IA per ceRt. This was
opposed by the. Comptroller, who said that the ar
rears OF taxes now amount to $2l6, 900, a larger sum
than ever before known. He thought the resolution
mlght affect the securities. Alderman PWrdy sub.
stituted the following, which was adopted. ere
solved, That the Comptroller be directed to allow
the collectors Of the several wards thej usual fees
for all monies collected till the books are returned
to the Chamberlain"
On motion of the respective supervisors the sala-
ry for assessors Of the 5th and 18th wards were
placed at 500 per annum; the 7th at $3.50; and the
18th at $3.50. That for the Oh ward assessors has
not yet been determined.
General Sessions,
Before Judges Lynch and Noah.
ArRIL z JAMES r. WHITING, Esq. District
Attorney.
John MeAfse, who was convicted of receiving
stolen pig iron, knowing it to be such, was arraign-
al 49, soutou a - - n 80 cs,so,