The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-09-17

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had been offered IN Boston To anv one who
would successfully drug him. This should
have been known To HIM, and he been on his
guard, how he drank with strangers. We
give extracts from different New York pa
pers, that our readers may choose their own
versio of the affair.
Mr.. GoUGH FoUND.-Mr. Cough was found
AT ~ "'clork to-day. AT house in Walker street
and we regret 10 say, in a state of stupidity
Which renders him as yet unable To tell the mel
anchOly story of his absence
| lie Is NOW at the house of his friend Mr. Hurl
| hut al Brunklvn, here his Wife a most inter
| IereSiIng New Eng land lady, arrived Yesterday
Ii Is now aScertalnrd thar after what has been
| already related he returned To the Crutun Hotel
| AMI after remaining a hile went umi at halt past
. o'cnrk. He had. uf course, not been TO Bnnk
lyn, as hP al first intended We fear that II will
turn "ut that this is another Ammunition If tn,
exceeding weakness of human nature in RESISTING
temptation. and the extreme and almost nrver-rp
laXing plwer OF bad habits, when once contracted
There Is this great fact always left in every
case, the truth dues not fall with those " no pru
Tess and adv0cate it, hut itself is always Strong .
however feeble, The weakness of its advocates
generally tesfSIng To lis lnestuable WORTH
J"urndt IF Commerce.
Mr.. Jrhn B. Gnngh, the Temperance Lpcur.
er. has been ound-alIve-and is with his
wife and friends in Brooklyn A gopd deal OF
excl ement pervadrd the city yesterday in regard
to his mysterious disappearance, and many stories
were In cIrcnlati"n-mos of them of Course per
iertly absurd. The facts believe al present Ia
b. that MIR. u ugh met old friend i'm Broad way
was persuaded ny him To accompany him To drink
some soda water, which proved tn have been
Dragged. and almost instantly deprived Mr. Cough
at his rpas He was snun aftPrward decnyed
INT" vile hunSe, " here he remained unconscious
or Insane. and PruhabIy plird with liquor. I'm
II he was discovered Yesterday through Inf,rma
t"n com r,unca,ed TO he Editor of the National
Police G,zet'e." Mr.. Cough. we hear. is still
sick and partially insane from the effects Of the
drug THAT was given him. OF the $3.50 he had
With him. only 500 has hPrn recovered His
watch aud ring have beAn given mp by The mis-.
tress of the house. Nothing can be learned Of the
balance of his money ~ Y. Tribmne
. Mr.. GoUGH FOUND-'The editors Of the Ma
iional Police G'z"lte informs us that. through
their means, Mr.. JuIn b Cough the Telnppr
ance lecturer. was found in the upper part of The
city this morning, alive and wandering hunt in
a state of partial delIrium-froln bigh excitement
caused by his heinz drugged. II is stated that
snnn after he lPft the Cruton Hotel TN Friday
evening" he was mel by man who knew him.
and of wlrse friendship ne had had previnns doubts
who walked with him, and finallv invited him Ia
| 90 into a ida water shop IN Broadway and take
! glass of soda water. which he did The Gun
Paniun is charged with saving caused powerful
narcotic drug 10 he infused into the syrup nr the
soda water that Mr. Cough drank, and The effects
were soon exhibited in The great exhration il pro-
! ducpd bp , tba IL
| place, and treated as the cOnSplrators against him
/ pleased. until he was found He had rot been rob
bed and was delivered To his friends To rPc0v-
or from the effects at the Infamous rPa mPni hp had
} received. he man who is charged with drug
glng HIN is known, and will probably be called
! ppm TO atone for his conduct.-.N. Y Sun
/ The CASE OF Mr. GoUGH-The recent dis.
appearance TOR week nearly. Of the celebrated
| temperance lecturer, John b. Cough, and the
subsequent discovery of him IN a strange Mace
and III strange stale of hopeless upefartion are
anong the mysteries which the public mind are
endeavnTing 10 solve. The case is me v hcI ex
Cues uncommon interest there, and all are anxons
! 10 nave satisfactory explanation Of the causes
81 the condition in which he was found His
| friends say that his drink was treachPrously drug
ged the enemies oG the Temperance canse says
| mat he has reIapSed into former habits Bot in
PItn'J c3Se 'hP alter wOulJ have nothing Ia RON
graduate themselves upnn. II anv If Mr. G's
| enrmes have 81 dlslracplulDy tempered with him
as IS asserted. IL is a most shameful PRACTISING
upon physical weakness, and which deserves The
PPnitentiary. IT he has returned to habits which
he long since ioreS"ore, it but proves the lnfimi
~ OF humanity, and the greater necessity of
maintaining ana enforcing temperance principles
-Phiia. Lcdger
gCS The captured Ohioans Indicted f,r assist
n,s el,ves Ia escs no f,,, ": -