New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-23
Father Mathew-Gas w orks-
Water Works-Lake Winnipiseogee-Ns~
Mills Ac.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
Ioxrrr Friday Aue

LOWELL, Friday, Aug. 10.
In some respects our city continues the msrcl
Of Improvement as hitherto, bat ia others she il
sadly falling backward Notwithstanding th'
strictest laws against selling liquor its sale hs'
Increased fearfully within the last five years The
fashionable places OF resort, the hotels, the hand
somey fitted up cellars, aud regular drlnkin.
houses can be counted by dozens IN our most ire
quented streets, and seem to receive ample pat
ronsge, days, nights, Sundays and ali While
these accommodations are made for the more gen
tsel custom. the poor laborer is not left unprovldeo
with the means of destroying his health and pro
pertv Hundreds OF stores, half groceries hal
hqaOr shops, are scattered over the city, where =
poor man can obtain his glass OF vile compound
named gin, rum and brandy, wherewith to make
himself drunk Some OF these low places have
proved 50 profitable that the owners OF them have
accumulated considerable property, and are rated
among our rich men. Father Mathew is coming
here soon, aud he will hnd no richer Geld for the
exercise OF his benevoleuce, nor no place where
he will be more heartily welcomed.
Some of our citizens have lately formed them
selves into gas company and are now completing
arrangements to introduce this useiu, Light into
the mills and such stores and dwellings, a. ina,
wish It, which will probably be nearly al They
anticipate being resdy tor operations during the
fall. Some OF tie cotton mills lately butt are as
large as the Aston House, doubtless contain a.
mSny windows, and when brilliantly lighted with
this gas will make a truly magnificent display
Sundays and holidays the canals which run
through our city in every direction have the water
drawn from them. leaving all property much ex-
posed IN case Of ire. To Obviste this difficulty the
combined companies have caused great reser.
voir 20 De made mile below the city. which IL g.
be filed with water from the Merrimsc They are
now laying down the pipes for the purpose OF con-
veyiug the water n sl parts Of the city. This
reservoir is stusted on a hill from which there Is
toe view Of the city and the river. Il is pro
posed to embelish lis vicinity after the fashion Of
pleasant walk and place Of resor, for the mill o2-
erstives
The excessive droath in the section Of country
throuhg which the Merrimack runs has rendered
that river unusually low for the sesson-so low
that our manufacturing operations would be Sc
-ioa.lv impeded. bat for happy invention 70 meet
the case, made some years since by the directors
of the different companies In Lawrence, Lowell
and Manchester. The companies purchased the
right 10 dam up the waters OF LSks Wlnniplseo-
gee. situated 100 miles from here, IN ~nicn rses
one of the branches OF the Nerrimack, and 70 iet
ONT the same AZ pleasure into the nver Our mills
srs now driven by this water thus obtained. but
Tor which they woold be obliged 10 partially sus
pend operations
The Lowell carpet Company have i1st erect
ed another monster mill for the accom- modation Of
more Of Mr.. Bigeow's famous power-looms- Tie
Middlesex lwoOlienl Mills have partially suspend
ei operations. bar will doubtless resume agsin
this Fall sss,on as NJ Samuel Lawrence returns
from Europe. where he has been for some time Tor
the benefit OF bis health. SvoD.