New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-15
Head Quarters. First Brigade n. Y. Militia,
MY. YORK NnY q 1850


distinguished himself in the late war in Mexico.
Head Quarters, Frst Brigade y. Y Militia,
BRIGADE ORDER.-To keep in lively remem-
| brance that Joyous day On which exiled fore
fathers were allowed to return to their happy
| homes, and the Cross OF st. George with their
! hire lings and merceuaries, was compelled by
small but heroic band of patriots to leave this our
native city, which they had held for several years,
! and give place to that commander OF command
ers, GEORGE w AsHISGTON, and his care worn toll
lowers who on that day November %, 1881 was
escorted in by the remnants OF the cavalry OF
Westchester county, the foretathers OF the found
ers OF this brigade.
The veteran corps of artillery, Captain Ray
nor will fire Continental salute on the Bat
terry at sun rise, at which time Captain Raynor
will also cause the national Hag to DE displayed
from the flag staff, where the Royal Cross OF ST.
George was left flying by Sir Guy Carleton seven
ty.three wears ago. since which time this com
mand has customarily kept alive this historical
event.
HENRY STORMS. Brigadier General, Isl Brigade.
| A. v NosBURG, a. Abide Camp.
ELEcrIoN-An election for the Majority of the
second regiment is ordered by Col. Spicer on the
18th inst.
Second Lieutenant David Haig Of the Scottish
| Guards, was elected and promoted to the first
Leutenancy, vice Mcleod, resigned. We I'M
derstand that Captain A. C. Castle contemplates
rendering his resignation of the command OF the
| Scottish Guards post he has held seven years.
FASTING esterday Thursday was observed
by the Baptsts of this City, as day of fasting
and PRAYER The pastors held religious services
by themselves, at Oliver Street Church. in the
morning; and in the evening there was public
meeting.
|
s7T The petition for New Market House in
| the neehborhood of Avenue and F0urteenthst
has received the signatures of many Thousand yo
ters in the upper Wards There must be Mar
ket there ere long, to accommodate the rapidly
increasing population
Board OF SUPEKyIsoRs.-In relation to tax OF
the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company the
return made by them to the Tax Commissioners
| showed their capital to be $1,000 600 and the
amount invested &c sonnet thing over S5,OOO000,
| bv which the Commissioners placed their capital
! here liable be taxed, at S925,0OO The com
many objected to the taxation, and presented an
amended or corrected return showing SAD amount
10 be nearly S5,700000, and that their capital
liable to be taxed here was only $4,000, to which
amount the Committee recommended 1t should be
reduced. The report Of the Committee, as stated
yesterday, was laid for the present on the table
A CARD-I wish TO state that the account
Meeting me with the affair at the Tabernacle Is
untrue, except that | was there having called IN
as passed by. did not get upon the PLATFORM
nor did | approve OF the course pursued by those
who seemed to have charge OF the platform.
did not even know the object OF the meeting
when | went there, but earnedit troma Reporter
" Nv '" % ''"''1'-'s - 'N' ''N ISAIAH RYNDERs.
10 r4E EDITOR or TIE TRIBUNE.
The suggestions of grocery clerk in the Irt.
| Luue OF Tuesday morning, are worthy OF sPeclal
! attention, not only tor the reasons ne mentions,
| but also for others and more important. In this
city there are nearly as many grocery as dry
goods clerks and in my opinion they have quite
az large claims upon sympathies. very
| large proportion OF these clerks are boys and
! Young men, whose education IS yet incomplete,
! many OF whom would gladly avail themselves of
any opportunity for educational and intellectual
Improvement, were they not efectually secluded
| from all such privileges by the "tRSuperable bar
fier OF which grocery clerk complains.
But this barrier of nightly duty at the grocery
| TAR does other aud worse things than to deprive
the Grocery Clerk OF intellectual privileges, such
as Dry Goods Clerks are beginning to enjoy; for
this duty at the bar destroys, morally and physi.
cally very large proportion of the Clerks engaged
! in dram selling Groceries. speak OF what i
| know TO be the fact careful observation OF the
! facts that have come under my observation has
convinced me that majority Of the dramselllng
| Clerks become Incorporate, immoral and degrad.
ed. There is scarcely day that | am not called
upon as physician to see some case OF human
ty wrecked in the duties and under the influence
OF our Grocery grOg. shops. | could relate scores
of cases Of ruined young men, whose moral sense
was blunted soul and body detiled in the nightly
revels of the dram-shop Grocery, in which they
were compelled to do duty and deal out the poi
soned cup to vile and drunken men, while they lis,
tened to their wicked conversation until the mid
night hour Many and many pure.minded youth
has, amid such duties and such scenes, become in
itated into the vile and hurttul practices by
which he has been quickly ruined, and by which
have been blighted the fond hopes Of friends, who
perhaps rejoiced at the youag mans fortune il
obtaining a situation as Clerk in Provision store
in this great metropolis
But there are other and greater evils than these
resulting from Grocery dram.seng, and with
which we, as citizens and Christians, have more
to DO
Intoxicating drinks are retaed in nearly all
our grocery and provision stores, by which means
a very Iarge proportion OF our whole poPQlathlon
are directly exposed to the temptations Of 70
alton temptations that are eIceedtagfy SErgI5
the ou er classes and to which neg gfet4
it's notable fact that liquor seAn9 the street
are the sources and centers OF near! a. :; the city
brayls and disturbances that ocGp a-rssf of this
And further. we know that the n1d on the Sab
hrarch Of trade is in the nigH' 'AH