New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-07

qsence is no choice in an uncommon number Of
cases the temperance men having been determined
not TO vote tor rum candidates on either political
ticket
General Riley has been ec,uring with good sue
cess in Maine.
Hon Bellamy Storer, Of Cincinnati, lecturei
with much applause on the Sd ult in Portland.
A large Temperance Convention was held q,
Unionlown. Pa on the Sd Sept
In the Thomas;on Maine, State Prison there are
81 males and ? females in confinement. FiFrY-rwo
of this number reported themselves 10 have been
incorporate which led directly indirectly to their
present disgrace one of this number is female
Some OF the conycts are old. grey headed men,
while the most are young or IN middle life.
At the Maine Methodist Conference a committee
was recently appointed to drsit address 10 cier-
gymen asking them to their influence 10 obtain
law for the suppression of the sale Of intoxicating
drinks.
Massachusetts, Vermont New-York. Maine and
Virginia. have firm and consistent temperance
men for their Chief Magistrates.
The wine drinking at Harvard College commence
ment this year was said 10 be shameful
a young friend in Howard College, Marion, Ala.
under date Of Aug. "a, writes as follows
IL should consider myself remiss of duty were to
pass unnOced the temperance cause IN THIS part OF the
moral vineyard Our Temperance Society consists OF
FIVE six hundred members; the good cause 10 very
hourishins in the adj acent counties and vicinity
AT great meeting of the Horticultural Society, in
Faneu Hall. Boston. no beverage was furnished
bu, cold water. Hon. Messrs Webster and Everett
were present Mr.. w. did himself the pleasure
to drink a sentimen, in Natures pure beverage.
~ The Cab nuisance is attracting great deal
of attention aud we have strong hopes that riU be
abaied-notwihstsrdns that the Police Officers refuse
to do their duty unless they paid for it twce-onee
by the City and once by the Steamboat Companies. The
excuses made by the officers tina, iavoriiism shown
20 a few Cabuen sAc-are trivial and of moment IL
the duty OF the officers to preserve order at the steam
boat Lsndugs-andi il any oppose obs,ruct them In
this such persons may be arrested and punished There
are under ordinances only things to prevent Of
hccrs preserving public orderwsnt of physical force
and want Of inclination The duties Of Police Officers in
the case under consideration thus clearly defined by
the law which we copy from The Tora Clock of Sat.
urday.
Of SUPERINTENDENT OF HACKNEY COACHES AND
CARRIAGES.
THE VII. SEC .. 1t shall he the duty OF the super
nendeut of Hacks visit the public stands, AND ALL
PLACES where Hackney Coaches and Carriages are
permitted to stand be shall have POWE and authority
order away from the stand and all other PLAtES,
any Hackney Coach or Carriage not provided with p
number or with lamps liked up. lighted and numbered
and suitable harness and horses or II the same In his
opinion shall be improperly obstructing the way OF
street or If the horses attached thereto unruy; OF
If the person having charge otany such Hack
ncy Coach Carriage is intoxicated, or in any manner
msbehaves himself said penalty of ten dollars Tor dis
obedience OF the said superintendent. SIC II shall
be the duty of the said superintendent 10 see that all
the laws regulating Hacks. in every respect com
piled with and particularly enjoncd upon the said su
that he report all offenders TO the Corpora
ton Attorney
Title ". SEC. {. No person. whether owner or dri
of any Hack while waiting for employment steithe
of the stands shall leave such Coach Carriage unde
the penalty of hye dollars.
| Here is the law plain enough and broad enough fol
every necessary purpose II i, were simply and risdly
enforced should have more complaints. If we
were Police Officer we should be ashamed TO 60 whin
ing and pulling about in the newspapers that we coudn
perform our duties because somebody's biz dog stood
the door, or some thing else equally horrible.
| F. s. The Town.Clock' informs the public that al
though the performance advertised by Us a few day
ago was slightly nteriered with, il will positively tax
place at the landing this afternoon on the arrival OF tn
Albany boats - No posponernent ON account OF tn
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