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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-23
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

THE FREEMAS.-We learn that Mr.. Colston,
proprietor of the Brooklyn Freeman, is about to
follow his real predictions, and place his publ
cation on true Wing ground The paper will be
enlarged and improved, and especial attention
will be paid to its local department, wherein the
School interest viii be well represented
u Rev. J. L. Hodge in compliance with a
solicitation from the Dry Goods Clerks Early
Closing Association, delivered a discourse upon
the subject of Early Closing of Stores last night at
the Nassau st. Baptist Church
MEETING OF THE EARLY CLOSING AssocTA.
rIoN-A Committee appointed to concert mea'
sures by which to render the Association per.
manent one, has come to the conclusion that is
best, now that the great end for which they have
been laboring has been partially accomplished to
extend their labors, and include as their members
clerks of other trades They also propose the for.
nation of reading room, as having atendency Of
increasing the number of their members and their
means of doing good
CoNcERr.-A Concert is to be given by the pu-
pills of the Blind Asylum at the Brooklyn Insti
tute, this evening. The programme is good one,
and we hope to see the room well filled.
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rlarkcts.. CAREFULLY REPORTED FOR TIE TRIBUNE
SArrRnAY Dec u

ASHES-The market is without change, and quiet;
sales OF 10 bos 5Oa5 Sc for Pots and Is for Pearls
COTTON-ls quiet. The sales are not over 400 bales
to-day. Operators are waiting tho Ge1t news from LY-
erpoOl by the Africa
FLOUR AND MGAL--Our market is rather easier for
the low grades OF State Flour There Is disposition
the part OF spectators to realize aud rather lower prices
were accepted The Eastern and local demand is light
Canadian is dull but steady, 8lQt BIZ The sales OF
Domestic reach $500 bbs at 37tDi 5dt for No super.
fine, 8d4 o7t for common TO strait State 87t@5 70 for
mixed fancy Michigan md ln5iana and O6Y5 2i for
pure Genesee. Southern is easier aud freely OF
iered sales OF goo bills In lots at S505 III for mixed
Flour is frmer Of 500 bbls al t403 80. Com
Meal is steady sales of 200 bbs Jersey at
GRAfN-Thers Ia a moderate demand Tor Wheat for
milling here and at the eastward, with sales OF $500 basa
good mixed OHIO at c5c, in 500 bush good Long
Island at lo5t@l6G Canadian ID in fsir demand sales NJ
10000 bush IN bond private terms Rye qet TIC
Barley steady, and In fair demand sales 900 bush
fair irowed al 86c Oats unchanged moderate sales
Of Canal at 6t 047tc River 45Ni6t and Jersey 800
A. Corn ia rather heavy but prices unchanged saea
10000 bush 6c for Northern and Jersey Is for
and Old do mixed at s., s. for Southern and So
Tor old Northern " hicl 10
PROVISlONS-Thereis but lilte doing in Pork, and old
very heavy; sales OF 400 bbls y n for Mesa IS for
Prime. and Sl4 for new Mess The latter is Beef
10 better request sales Of $50 bbls in lots az $3.50
for Mes, ana 755 IS for Prime Prime Mess is plenty
and very dun at S46I5 80 Beef Hams in steady re-
quest sales OF 10 bbls al Sl4 they Dressed Hogs
better snd in demand At 5s054c Lard very quiet,
demand al 90I2t for Ohio and i20l8 for common 70
prime State and ZCdZ2 for choice Cheese is very quiet
WHiSKY-A very quiet market, there Ia but little OF
erlog small sales Of Prison at &c Drudge ia better;
Gales OF 80 bids a 25ic, lime aud interest
COFFEE-Is In brisk demand and prices buoyat
The adyces from Rio Janeiro favor the market
jNO bags Rio part OF cargo JUST arrived sold at lol@
lie and some Java al IS.
OTLS-Linseed still buoysnt and 10000 gals sold. to
arrive, 80c IS asked On the spot holders
hrm ut 90c
TALLOW msrkeis heavy but more active; sales
OF 40 bbls prime Country &c, cash.
OIL CARE-The demand Is fair about 80 tlns thick
round sod a y So cash
IATHs-Tbere Ia but ilde doing in Eastern, owing 70
The limited supply offerings sales Of 100000 at Is y III,
cash
LhlETbe market is rather lower; sales Of 100 bbls
Roekaud, a g0c for
sTEARINEThere IS limited business doing; sales OF
10000 i6s slackpressed al &c, and 1890 lbs prime
pressed at ST. cash
SEEDS-Thefr s good demand for Flaxseed, and we
hear Of sses OF Western, arrive some 900 busht Is
b 70 lbs
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yesterday, and committed to prison, in default
mn Ill

$1,000 bail, to answer.
The spirit Of speculation which has characterised the
Stock market continues unabaied. aud pTlces are Wi
maintained Schuykil Navigation Shares AM Loans az
attracting more attention and further edyaIce has o9ea
realised The demand for money has been mora acIiV
and u Banks unwilling TO extend the lines 81 aef
Good short paper co1t1ues 70 be negotiated p d PEI
cent ard long paper from 10 par cent hXcaaze on
E gland CONTINUES to rule al Ll0. Gllel TIE Ee&t %
eiEn IS looked for with considerable anNle.F -
not lie disguised ha ary material acTancs OF NOM
In London VII caUge Tie withdrawal OF large a[nolEl u
EreIsh cgp 81 invested II this country.
FLoUR-Te receipts have faisn Of. ard the deiaHl Is
limited and prices have slightly receded sales ,or export
have beea unusually small amounting ONLY SO Dola d.
81 625. Sales for city consumption a. - "a 1l 80
mon ard select brands 81 S515 5Is ana New VI"
al 5 62!G5 - = boi RYE FLoUR-1arket q9eI. anu a
prices are STEADY g 81 = Dbl CoRS NEALlnert ~
been more rcuir for Com Meal snd holders are NH
safes e. - = bb The demand Tor W HEAT hes pseu
limited ard lie receipts have about ceased sales OF emu
evygrle " hire good src prime, n n - aud ou-
EN- Red 81 8 o for far and COCO E ool fi coIl9s
in irire6 derprd q nc = bush CORN-Inee mas Der
good demand for shipment and prices are tlIy IA4A
'ainpd sgeg ofnev Yellow 3 15a- IrcIQ1ng Damp al
t6rs7c ME al SIC s;loet and Old Yellow 81 o5gofc
OATS ere in deulan and prices are steadJ NAM
Sales OF sonhern ~ 0i2c and Pennsylvania 81 -
hgsk WHISKY s dull and lower Sales OF bb.s 81 Zotc-
Of STocEs-Fist B2o-d-2oo Grard "a zoo Har
risbg Pr IS q5 600 Leheh IS 49, 900 Cyos iVti ~
sen Nav IS So 452- GG DO, 5 Is. 77U LehSt os 9t
COO Nav 6s b5 a. 500 shs Harisbg r. ST. n aFI1sp
A.. Com Blk 6tI; Farm Mech BIZ Piitsog 7Ii % 40
5lt Resding 81 Penn RR, a ,,o,o. &c.
Bffwter F9qrGs -Ssoo Reading 6s, ~; lslt Nay os
is Is; ln0ndo b5vn "a; 81 shs STATE ttiil = sl
b5yvn 81. - Nav so; lt0NcGspufg ~ <VV heas
% So,5.J R.7v5-x5too sch Nay Is b5 46 $40 Align CRY
"a rs ii stu County - s. sh= Penn Rit h7~n a. >
Penn b. l1st PM ENchg 4s3 III Lenlgn' ~ oo- 10
rem IT., Penn IS b5 s5 100 Reading, 365
81 d. $50; 500 CO. soy 100 AiCkspurg 81 100 90 -
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PHILADELPHIA.
Fugitive Slave Case In Philadelphia-A Re-
Specialize Thief--Rohbery- Markets.
Stocks, &c.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.

PHILADELPHIA, Sunday, Dec. p.
Yesterday at Second and Lombard SITS. Adam
Gibson fugitive slave. was arrested by three
police officers and taken before the nited States
Commissioner Edward D. lngraham, Esq. Sat
isiacsory evidence having been produced, during
the examination before Mr., Ingraham, that Glib
son was slave and the property OF William
Knight of Cecil County, Maryland. the proper
papers were flled up, and the fugitive placed IN
charge OF Marshal Roberts, to be conveyed to
Maryland
There was much excitement in the vicinity OF
the Court room, but Police Marshal heysers
strong posse preserved the peace, and prevented
any attempt at During last evening the
slave was removed privately from the Court
roon and ere this is probably out Of Pennsylvania
Sour 2 .M.-Since penning the above. learn
that the above case, without doubt il as great an
outrage as any that ever WAS perpetrated IL this
country. IL Is the opinion OF eminent legal gen.
tlexuen Of this City, that the man IS innocent
thar he is not a fNgjtire Stare, The was hur-
RED off the most groundlesS testimony admitted
against the man, and not single lawyer defended
him
On Friday.night the dry-goods store Of Y. z.
Archambault, al the corner of Eleventh and
Market SITS WAS entered and robbed of about
$500 worth Of goods
The machinery at the henslngton Water
Works was put into operation yesterday and
found to work admirably. The engine works
smoothly with the pump, aud raises g column of
water is inches in diameter TO the top Of the
reservoir, l24 feet in hight, which is equal to
weight OF six tuns.
The Franklin Engine Company, OF this city. in,
tend presenting some time next month, two
beautiful silver horns, TO Empire Company No.
80, of New York.
During the week ending yesterday, there were
1877 deaths in the city and Districts. OF con-
SrYTDtiOn q. scarlet Adults chill,
dren, Is.
A young man, respectfully connected in Bait
more. has been arrested here charged with
number of larcenies in this city Yesterday he
was committed, in detaultof s., 600 bail Tor fur
Their hearing.
Alexander Hoag ana Malinla Hoag, two well
known panel thieves, were arrested ia this city
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Eirea. &c.
reciprocity.

ALBANY. 5aTlTday, DGC--I'
The extensive leather store Of Ross & Smith,
in Troy, NY. was destroyed by fire about A
O'Clock this morning The fire originated in the
small eating saloon in the basement, fronting the
river side. Messrs. r. & s, succeeded in saving
portion of their stock in damaged condition.
The loss is not ascertained, but is partially Gov
cred by insurance.
A fire was discovered, about o'clock this morn
ing, to issue from one Of the barns connected with
Keyser's Hotel, at West Utica, Ny. all of which
were entirely consumed. The fire is supposed 20
have been the work Of an incendiary.
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REUBEN DrHBAR, THE MURDERER.-Some peo-
Pile must have very inventive genius, for they
get up and industriousy circulate all sorts of sto-
ries in reference to this unfortunate young man.
whose lease OF life is rapidly drawing 70 close.
A report by some means got abroad throughout
the city, that he had made confession implicat-
ing others. which there is not the slightest ounda-
ton for He clings with the utmost tenacity to the
hope that be may yet have communication Of SEN
tence-a forlorn hope truly, and one that can new
er be realized. Another story is in every body's
mouth that the young wife Of the doomed man is
dead, which has about as much foundation as the
other report, which IS just none az all Dunbar
bears himself very composedly, not being at all
anxious for company, but receiving and treating
well clergymen and others who visiE him with the
piouz motive OF endeavoring to benefit him. He
reads tire Bible, and studies II with closeness it
would be well for a great many outside OF the
prison walls 10 initiate and says there are mys-
reries and things connected with this murder that
viii never be known "a fact which nobody who
has heard the history Of the transaction, viii at
tempt to deny. Albany hnicketbocker.
FIRE Is Bosroy.-On Thursday evening the
trimming and fancy goods store of Mr. Samuel G.
Outhank, l73 Westinghouse. was discovered TO
be on FIRE, and the stock which was valued at from
5000 to S coo. was nearly destroyed. It WAS
inquired for IS, 600 The stock of furs, hats &c of
MI VIM NJ Shute in the same block was dam
aged by water TO the AMOUNT Of about $1,000
Fully insured.
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FROM CENTRAL AMERIcA.-By way of Haya.
na, the New O,Leans Picayltne has late news froz
Central America, from which the suboined para
graphs are taken.
D. Jose de Marcoleta, who has rendered great
services in Europe to Central America has been
appointed Minister to Spain to solicit a recogni-
tion of the independence of the State Of Saliva
dor and to form a treaty Of amity, commerce, and
navigation. The papers say they have no doubt
shat the Minister will be received at the Court of
Spain
The official paper of Honduras contains quo
tation from a discourse of President Luido in
which he expresses unlimited confidence in the
protection of the United States.
President Ludo has issued his proclamation,
ordering the national standard Of the Central
American Contederacy to be raised in The State
1t is understood that the representation is TO bs
Oh the basis of one to every thirty thousand souls.
Il is understood also that the states of Costa Rlca
and Guatemala will come in.
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IoNA-The new Legislature of this State con.
vencd at Iowa City on Monday the Cd inst. In
the Senate, Enos Lowe of Des Monies Co. was cho
Sen President and P, b. Bradley of Jackson Co.
Secretary. In the House, George Temple of Des
Moines chosen Speaker and G. c. c. Rock
well of Jones Co. Clerk. Gov. Briggs's Message
was being read at our latest advices.-There are
but five Wings in each House.
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Cana d inn RecIprocity-Threats of Retaliatory
Duties. &c.

TORONTO, Sainrday. Dec Z.
Inspector General Hincks left Toronto for
Washington this morning, on business connected
with the reciprocity question. 1t stated by an
Opposition Journal, and not denied By the Govern
nent organ, that the Finance Min sier is propos-
ing tariff OF dsherentiaI duties, IN avor of the
st, Lawrence, with view OF retatating on the
American Congress if it continue TO refuse toe
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ALBANY AND BUFFALO RAnRoAD.-On and
after Monday next the cars for Buffalo and inter.
mediate places win leave this city as follows:
y AM. Express train, through in "A hours, fare
So 10 AM. Mail through in - hours, fare 81 so
One train only on Sundays, at PM
Albany Argus, 2is,.
For L1BRRIA-The bark Iberia Packet, Capt.
Howe. will sail from this port this morning fer
Monrovia, With large number Of passengers,
emigrants to their fatherlsnd.' The following
are her cabin passengers Rev. c. C. Hoffman,
and lady OF the Episcopal Mission, Cape Pa1aas !,
Judge cassell lady, and Mrs Bic9h Tor Cape
sides these, she mas seyenty-one enigrant paa-
sengers, of whom thitysix are from Maryiand,
fifteen from Tennessee, twelve from Norh,Car
lima, FIVE from New-York and three from Virginia
They are all represented as hale and hearty, and
nearly all aduIts Of both sexes. lRals Squ 2lst.
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Destructive Fire Mt North Adams.

ALBANY, Saturday, Dec. II
Messrs Rice, Bly, d Co.'s Cotton factory at
North Adams Mass was entirely destroyed by
fire on the morning OF the 18th inst. The fire
caught in the Picker Room, and the loss is about
$40, OOO-nothing having been saved. The prop
erty was insured as follows; 81 500 in the Etns
Co., $500, Worcester Co; $4,000 Greenfield
Co. The factory was situated at what is called
the Beaver, about mile and half from the
village
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By Telegraph to The Ntw-TOrk Tribune,
" For additional Telegraphic Dis
patches. see Seventh PAGE.
Indiana Convention Patriotism la nIissss.
sippi.
CINcINNATI. SanlrlnY. D

V7I'OIl'-'l'I y 1a1II d
The section securing the rights of married wo
men was lost, by vote Of IS to - in the Indiana
Convention.
The Tisbemingo fMississippi} Dcpl0cra. says
that dsunion, secession, notification, and ell kin
kred measures find small favor In Tishemingo
The masses Of Tishemingo are directly opposed 70
them, one and all Ii the state of Mississippi
Will secede, it viii have 70 bid farewell to Tishe-
mingo, for 1t VIII not 20 out with it.
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EhOIern nj Sen.

CHARLEsToN Friday, Dec. 20
The ship Silas Leonard touched off the bar on
Wednesday, to procure supply of medicine, the
cholera having broken out on board during her
passage from Tampa Bay for New-York, with
United States troops. Ten cases have already
terminated fatally.
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w The SATURDAY VlsTER-Mrs. SWISS
HELMs saucy, Dlainspoken week.-Mrs. adyer
Gised in our columns to-day 1t has palpable de-
{ects, and passes many harsh, hasty judgments
set there is freshness and force in its editorials
rarely found elsewhere. 1t is a real Woman's
paper edited by one who dare speak what she
thinks and not merely what woman is expected
60 think. We trust it will be generously sub
ecribed and paid for, especially by all who feel
shat Women were made for something more than
parlor ornaments and kitchen drudges.
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Receinrn of Prnduea

By the Erie Railroad, Saturday, Dec 2l.--gi
bb Flour 50 do Whisky, l7a do Ashes 81 do Pork IS Do
Beans % 90 Taow; Az pigs Butter y do BuGkwhsaa
lg2 Hogs head Cattle, 40 DO Sheep.
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Interestlng nIeteoroloeicnl ObseryatIons.

WEATHER IN CANADA.
MONTREAL Saturday, Dec. 81
The weather today is mild, althoughitis snow
ing. The wind is south west, and the thermome-
ter l6 degrees above zero.
QUEBEC. Saturday. Dec q.
1t is showing hard, and the thermometer is 10
degrees above zero
TORONTO Saturday, Dec. 81
The weather is cloudy, with an appearance of
storm.
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WEATHER IN THE UNITED STATES.

BUFFALO, SaIurday, Dec. Us M.
We have high wind from the southwest and
the sky is cloudy. 1t looks like snow. What
snow there is onthe grounds disappearing slowly
ROCHESTER, Saturday, Dec. 2l-6 PM.
During the day the weather has been mild
Tonight it is cold, clear and pleasant. The
sleighing is fine.
ALBANT Saturday Dec 2l-8 PM
The weather is mild and thawng. The Their
mometer stands at 81, and the wind is from the
south.
SYRACUSE, Saturday, Dec. 2l--8 PM.
The weather is cool and pleasant, and we have
a bright starlight evening. The wind is from the
'>'' Urea, Saturday Dec 2l-8PM
A moderate snow-storm has prevailed all day
wind southwest. Thermometer is at 80. The
barometer indicates a continuance of the storm,
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Ey Horcord Tribune is the name of a new and
promising weekly paper published at Kokomo,
Howard Co H. by James Beard-C. d. Murray,
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Supposed Accidental Denth.

MoNTROsE. Pa Saturday,. Dec. 2I
II. j. Batrick has been found dead in the woods
near Tunkhannock, Pa, 1t is supposed that he
accidentally shot himself
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FROM WASHlNGTON.
Custo louise Appointme nts Not Confirmed
Vacant Uirsi0ns. &c.


Correspondence OF The Tribune.
WtsHINcTos, Saturday, Dec %.
Somebody see, has telegraped to New-York
paper that the Custom House appointments Of
Mr. MAXWELL have been confirmed by the Secre
tory of the Treasury. This is great mistake
as the nominations Of the Collector have not yet
been acted upon. There has also been mistake
about the number propoied to be removed. l. has
been set down at forty and fifty, whereas they do
not reach more than one.thi.d of that number
This you viii find entirely reliable.
Inquiries are daily reaching here from the
North about Harmony and conciliation.' The
atmosphere is perhaps little foggy as yet but
! prophecy that before the usual time Of the sit
ting of a National Wing Convention, the great
Wing party will be found Ito use a Southwest
ern phrase) standing square on their taps, good
naturally disputng RS to who snail be the can
Cidatc Who shall appear TO yield seems to be
question Of some difficulty, but that can be COM
promised
Several missions are vacant or about to be
come go. mostly however, oil the second grade,
China, Austria, Brazil and ST. Petersburg
among the number. 1t is gratifying that the
Government will be at no loss for material at
hand TO iii them There are Messrs. ScHESCK
of Ohio, DUER Of New York, and AsHMUN Of
Mass among others, who considerably declined
a reelection, which leaves them untrammeled
should their services be needed, and there are
not wanting others who might perhaps be induced
80 go abroad. MIR HILLIARD of Ala. possibly
might not object to opportunity for little
foreign travel WoUTER NON TWGLLER.
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oa,.1 CoDyo.s-Correc,ion.

The Official Canvass, as prepared by the State
of,icers and published in some Of the papers, has
material error. By an error of addition, the az
Tor State Prison Inspector, is increased l0oo De
yond the actual vote-whch should oe2I''sSV'
instead of 2lS,9S9, .4;,.,,,
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Union-and it is expected toreach its destination
about the last of April. This Company are of
opinion that the machine contracted for, with the
water power which they have at command Will
reduce more chan 50 tuns of quartz per day, and
that SO fine SIS to admit OF securing the most MI
mute particles Of gold It is at last conceded that
our principal reliance hereafter for gold from Cal
iioruia mist b. upon the working of the quartz
VEINS. Consequently it is subject in which the
public are interested, and il is vastly important
I'll at the better descriptions of machinery should
be Immediately introduced.
MECHANICS INSTITUTE LECTURES. - Henry
James, ESQ. Lectures this evening at Hope Chap
pei in the room of Bayard Taylor, who is necessa-
rily absent from the City. Subject, The Rule of
the People
CITY JrDGE.-The Supervisors have decided to
give the District Attorneys rooms to Judge Bee
be, and to locate Mr.. Blunt at 25 Chambers-st.
FoR EURoPE.-The Collins steamer 4rctie
sailed on Saturday noon for Europe, with 81 pas
sengers.
EgT The Forrest Divorce Case is in slow pro-
gress in the Supreme Court. The documents
make good sized printed volume. The Judge
will give bis decision soon
THE OPERA.-To-night Signora BERTUecA, who
sings more sweetly each time she sings, will ap,
pear as Lucia, with Beneventano and Forti. The
new ballet, Terpsichore, will also be given with
Madame Fitz James.
CURIOUS E1HIBl11oN-There was a fine Philo-
sophical exhibition, with the aid of the micros-
cope, at the old Olympic 4i4 Broadway, on Satar-
urday afternoon. The regular exhibitions com
mence tonight and we doubt not will be highly
popular. See advertisement
~ We learn from Charleston paper that NJ.
c. Stanley, noticed as being in confinement, sub
iect to the demand of the Executive of New York.
was brought before Judge Rice on writ of babe
as corpus, and there being no specific affidavit
charging him with crime, nor requisition of the
Governor, he was discharged from custody
SHORT BoYs.-A party of young demons began
their praDks in the Sixteenth Ward on Saturday
night, but Capt. Stevenson made descent upon
them, captured two and drove the others beyond
the Ward He gives notice that those and SINH.
liar gangs of Williams must keep clear Of his Dis
trict or behave themselves These dangerous and
scandaous combinations OF thieves, robbers and
all manner of wretches might be forever crushed
bv bold and concerted effort of the Police and
Magisterial authorities, but these worthy func-
tioneries are generally very quiet in the matter.
The Short Boys, swill Boys Rock Boys, Old Maid
Boys, Holy Chs, and other bands OF midnight
providers should have been at in State Prisonlong
ago Instead OF thatthey are not only tolerated but
VIGOROUSLY protected by men who have received
or who hope to receive their votes. 1t lis an easy
matter now to control this growing evil, but if
such clubs be allowed to flourish for a few years
we shall be obliged either to abandon the City to
their control or put them down with grape-shot
and bayonets. Will the slow -and.easy authori-
ties do something in this matter?