New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-16
Miscellaneous Items,


We are informed BY a gentleman from Beat
ties Prairie that Cherokee by name of Bcsrmcst was
lately murdered at that place by hts nephew Bear
meat was engaged in q hit with another individual,
when his nephew n,ereed 10y throwing large stone at
bis uncle The stcne took effect upon the later, srik.
ing him in the Of the forehead and crushing the
skul Bearmest died day or two siterwsrd from tho
effect Of the injury the murderer escaped.
The murder OF Bearmcat "a lively Illustration Oh
erocgery influence Bearmeat was very sober and
useful citizen befcre the arrival Of the Per Csp'fA
The possession of HE head right eccned TO have turned
his head wrong, and, being we'll assisted ON his down
hin Journey by those gents mentioned in the rcsolu
ton of Mr. eoughrdgc TO be found in 70 days issue, he
has see brought himself very successfully and very
shortly to the end oil IL.
The resolution referred to offered at great
Temperance Festival held October 81 and was In these
words;
P,sored That the dealers In intoxicating liquors
acting a. enemies the human and agents OF the
Devil that they deserve the cxecraton OF all men, and
should be severely punished by the strong arm Oh tno
law.
~ From the Annual Report Of the Chero-
kee Temperance Society We make the following
extracts
Per Capita Fund having been cousummated during the
past season. the Inducements to proigacy have been
greatly multiplied In our midst
An inordnate love OF money-gain, In tho language
of nsp ratin-has been declared the root OF oil evu,
to the nth of which the experience OF the last twelve
months will amply testify. Education, enterprise IN.
dustry, morality and Christianity, uasortunaeiy TOO
often deterorste proportion to the pecuniary I'd
vancement Of a community, especially when mat si-
cement IL the result Of years OF honorable, Ia
borious industry. Enrich IN individual, lolnt @ock
company, a nation. without thorough distribution OF
effort acquire H. and Ia most instances fhey arei IN
usequence hurried precipitately int everexcess
With love the di and dollars OF tho
red man than his iutele tua nm moral elevation,
white brethren upon the tetn my OF cos'ni,sion uer
chants Napoleon Arkansas have Introduced In anrci
patton OF these payments At least double tne quanny
of.ardent spirits any seaon hitherto. Fort smith,
Van Buren, Evansville and Mayyle have been tho chief
dep6s for It's reception and from these placcs and from
firms which rank high for respectnbity This curse Of
cursos r-barres flour barrels dry goods boxes,
kegs jugs and bother has found IL way among us-and
the inevitable consequence has been, excess OF rouns
dcbauchery contention, blood shed and murder. For
time evil seemedto hover nation and mo most
STAYED friends to order trcmbed In anticipation Of the
future Happily these Omnous clouds seem 10 rccede
and bright future lies before u.s. Some IL istrue (snd
record IL with deep humliiyD who once walked win
us amid these trying became sickly weak, fAt
cred their old tricks While we lament over
there unsortunates, have cause, a. band Of CO.
abore 10 rejoice that lew have gone astrsy and vio
lated the solemnity Of their pledge The conflict be-
tween vendors OF this abominaton and friends To the
common good In OF the di-trcts, has been warm
and prosecuted with energy The sheriff Of i1inoi.
District with zeal that does credit 10 him as man and
officer has met the crisis Time, ease, TALENT unyeld-
ing energy he has sacrificed to the veal Of his country
some fifty barrels aud jugs and bottles innumerable,
with their owners have met with just rebuke - bio
hands career hightoned and fearless, deserves
the unbounded appreciation Of every true hearted pss
ot The sheriff 81 Pint strict Il said also 10 have been
uncon promng In the execution of the law relative %
ardent spirts Ia ether Districts our sherfs secm 70
have forgotten the solenny Of their OATH their own
good name and have pursued course 20 recklo<s has
L behooves an outraged neglected constituency 70 re-
ward all nj the baotbox. The success attending
the efforts Of shers Post aud Chambers proves clear
y m practc ability Of keeping down the whisky tsede
The yearly muster Of the Cold Water Army, which
came of Of this place In August, was numevoupy -
tended TbS organization has become justly popular "
our District and promises TO be Of great utility % ne
Parent Society. They number near ons hundred juvc-
niles under sixteen year. Of age In addition ~ thh
record the organization Of Division OF 5onS Of
Temperance At this place IL growth hes been rolnast
able. They now number, while yet In thels Infancy,
some l60 members Ther work. thus far. is prosesyt.
ing elevatng from miery and shame 70 comfoss and
respsctsbhy has been signay triumphant % much 20,
indeed that whatever may be our views ~ 10 the bass
Of the Order, In justice bound 10 record her
achievements ~ glorious
~ Another Division Of the Sons Of Tom
perance established In this Nsfon upon Lea Friday.
The good csuse finely progYessing We congrafulste
the citizens OF Caney upon the establishments OF IN stt
tuition smong them which "a found TO be- the most sdsc
tive Of all founded for ths same object ts isnosnee
rganst rot snd far peace and order has besn deesve
among No. and we are therefore jus1hed In expecting
that such will be the result among them Our keaFty
good wkhes 10 the work.
~ 1t appears from The Advocate that John
Ross IL trader a. well a. chief Here n advertise
ment of his;
yoaN Ross AND STAPLEr-ASe now opening In store
aportion ofheir spring purchases IN the Southern End
Eastern cities Choice volns doublcbsxTel shot gna
faddlebagr ladies' satcheas, &c.