New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-05
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MICHIGAN TO THE UNIoN.'-We visited
Yesterday, ut the Erie Railroad Dock, solid block OF
Native Copper, weighing o 100 lbs and having on it,
polished face the inscription:
MICHIGAN
Assn Emblem OF her Trust in the USroN:
with the coat of arns of the State engraved on plates OF
Native Silver with appropriate devices IN Latin botn the
Copper and the Silver fromth famous Cih Nine on
Lake Superior and presented to the State Tor thus
purpose by the Pittsburgh Boston Company, owning
said Nine and by the State polished and fitted for Its
destination as a portion of the MONUMENT TO WASHING
TON row In progress at the Federal City.
We have seen many larger-much larger-masses oil
Native Copper, but more beautiful than this.
Through polished face specks OF Native Silver noed'
ded in the Copper frequently visible, with larger
and more abundant specks of Crystaized Quartz while
the primal ruggedness OF the is not wholly polished
away and the FIVE other sides are left rough and craggy
as Nature formed them. They whs miss seeing this
Copper Rock viii have something to regret.
BThe daily paper of this City which has
the most violently denounced the Maine Law other
restriction of the sale Of quor has been very busy this
week in publishing arguments in favor OF the cause
One article is headed Murder of Wife by her Hus-
band" aud the writer has been at much pains to show
by legal witness that the deed undoubtedly the
suit of drunkenness Another article in the sheet
Is entitled "More Murder and ntemperance and again.
the writer Gearing bis word might be suspectedD
has fortified his assertions by reliable testimony, clearly
proving that Patrick Mccormick, after spending the
night in drinking alcoholic liquors In company with
John Hesvcy, seized the latter by the head and
dirkknife into his heart In the other the evidence
produced not quite conclusive, but there Is
scarcely doubt that Joseph Sleeth after INDUCING to
an enormous extent In alcoholic liquors, went home
and pounded his wife to death in revolving
as can well be imagined, and that che was found stark
and cold with her children Zone of them but year old
crying over her. and vanly trying to waken her from
the sleep of death We trust that the largesthberty
men, who have read with much relish the phillipcs
which the paper indicated has published against the
Maine Law, will not overlook these two powerful
arguments IN its favor.
CASE OF THE AMERICAN ART UNION
The argument in this case (on the proceeding of the
District Attorney was commenced yesterday, Messrs.
Blunt and Gabraith against, and Mr. OConor for the
Institution The District Attorney urged the points pre-
vously presented that side contending that the dis
tribuon of the paintings being by lot the institution
therefore partakes Of the nature of lottery and is in
valid while for the institution it is said that the sub
scribers by Of free to the gallery the
ceivng of an engraving of the periodical &C., obtain
full equivalent of money without reference to the paint
iDgs and that il does not come In any manner within
the spirit intention OF the laws in relation lotteries
The argument is
ONE MORE IrEM.-Alderman Peck lives
at No 2l0 West Twenty st., between the Eighth
and Ninhavs He attends the sessions of the Board at
the City Hail. gets his 81 for each sitting has his
and milk at public expense, and hen although seve
raj lines of stages running within step of his door
long after the tearoom orgies over has the modesy
at almost every session the people e. so for riding
home in carriage, when sixpence paid to omnibus
driver would take him home just comfortably and as
respectfully he any other Alderman deserves Yet
the last bill of s759 for carriage hire shows that Alder
man Peck has performed this pretty little act of saving
the peoples money toward dozen times since he be-
came one Of the great :" Reform and Retrenchment
Common Council" Perhaps he may plead that there
900 cigars smoke in eight evenings, and they
won let him puff in the omnibus. The Is valid
for an Alderman.
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