New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-16
Sons OF Temperance-New-Y ork Difficulty
settled.

For some weeks past difficulty has existed
among the Sons of Temperance OF this state,
threatening, for time, to destroy the unity, and
cripple the usefulness of this large and popular
brotherhood of reformers The Eastern and
Western Sections of the State became earnestly
arayed against each other; and there were two
organized bodies claiming to be The Grand Dlyi
sion Of the state ofNew y ork. 1t thus became
the duty of John w. Oliver NJ. w. Patrlach
of the Order to make decision in the premises
Scribe George Crosby, ?. g. w. P. of Pennsyl-
vania Rev. f. w Smith, P g w P, of Con
necticuti aud Darius " els, P G. W 2. OF New
Jersey gave the parties 4 hearing at
Ithaca, on " ednesday, November 18th. ? NJ.
W 2, Daniel II. Sands, q. w. James Mackean,
e. Scribe Edserly, and ? W. Ps. Lloyd and
Lewis, appeared in behalf OF the Eastern part of
the State and Lloyd Mills of Oswego VIM. c.
Parsons of Penn Yam, Lewis Britton, OF Buffalo,
w Bailey OF tea and Elisha Bryan, OF R0ches
ter in behalf ofthe w est
After a free interchange Of opinion, the two
parties united as one Committee OF the Grand
division of New-Y ork in petition to Mr.. w.
P Oliver, for a dispensation to divide the State
into two Grand Division Districts AS this APP
peared to be the only practicable mode OF set
Ting the difference the dispensation WAS granted,
subject to confirmation by the National Division
at its session in Toronto in June next.
Under this arrangement the Grand Division OF
Albany Broome, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia,
Delaware, Duchess, Essex. franklin, Fulton,
Greene Hamilton, Kings, Montgomery, New.
York, Orange Ostego Putnam Queens Rensse
laer, Richmond RockIand Saratoga, Schenec
tady. Suffolk Sullivan, Schoharie, Ulster, War
rem, " ashngton, and W estchester-3l, James
Mackean. G. ". P. Thomas Edgery G Scribe,
New.York City.
The Grand Division Of Western New.York was
formally instituted, and the officers installed ar
Ithaca, by NJ. w. P. Oliver, assisted by NJ ".
Scribe Eickardt, and P G. W. P. Smith The
counties in its Jurisdiction are-Alegany, Catta-
raugus, Cayuga, Chautauque Chemung, Cortland,
Enc, Genesee, Herkimer, jefferson, Lewis, Liy-
ingston, Madison. Monroe, Niagara, Oneida, On
ondaga Ontario Orleans, Oswego, Seneca, Steu-
ben, St. Lawrence Tioga Tompkins, Wayne.
Wyoming and \ ates-2s. Geo w. Jermaln, OF
Of Lockport, G. W P, L. L. Lewis Of Rome, &.
Scribe.
Divisions now existing have the right to elect
by ballot previous to the first OF January, TO
which jurisdiction they will adhere. All Divisions
hereafter to be organized are 70 come under the
Grand Division having territorial jurisdiction
We congratulate the friends OF temperance, and
the Order of the Sons OF Temperance, on this
equitable and satisfactory adjustment OF this dill.
cQtty W trust that both Grand Divisions Will
now 90 to work IN earnest against the common
foe Of mankind, ISTEAPERAScE. The Order IN
this State numbers about 30000-there should
soon be at least double that number
FAMILY CAsT.AwAY on LAKE SuPERIoR.-Mr
Geo. Griswod, wife and small child, and lad
about II years Of age were driven out into Lake