The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-11-06
WHOLE No 5S8

HORRIBLE EFFECTS OF INTEMpgRANcp.
One OF the most painful and shocking
illustrations of the use OF ardent spirits,
occurred in this city on Wednesday
morning. Esquire Rowekamp, who is
the overseer of the poor for the Ninth
Ward, was called upon to visit an Irish
family residing in an alley between
Abigail and Woodward, and Main and
Sycamore streets. On entering the
house, he found the father and husband
james Jackson-on the floor aopa-
rently dead. When first discovered, he
was reclining upon trunk, with his
throat resting upon the sharp edge of
the back Of chair. Near him, upon
the floor, lay his wife insensibly drunk,
and between them, the cause Of this
horrible scene, a whiskey jug, entirely
emptied of ITS contents In one corner
of the room lay their oldest child, girl
OF about five years of age, dead and
upon the bed lay an infant crying in
vain for its mother.
1t was the cries of the infant which
first attracted the attention of the neigh.
bors to the spot. The parents had un-
doubleday permitted the little girl to
drink to such an excess, as Ia cause her
death. A physician was called in, who
thought that life was not quite extinct
IN the man. Remedies were applied,
but they failed to restore him His po-
sltIon, it is supposed, caused his death,
he being strangled by the pressure of
his throat upon the chair. An emetic
administered to the wretched wife and
mother soon restored her to conscious
ess.--Cia. ILLUS.
ANCIENT HosplrALIrY.-It was once
the universal custom to place ale or
some strong liquor in the ichamber of
an honored guest, to assn age his thirst.
should he feel any on aw aLening in the
night, which, considering tn at the hos
pltallty ofthat period often reaches ey.
cess, was by no means unlikely. 1t is
current story IN TeviotdaIe, that in
the house OF an ancient family of lis.
tlnctlon, much addicted to the Presbv.
terrain cause, Bible was always pit
into the sleeping apartment of the guests
along with bottle of strong ale. On
one occasion there was meeting of
clergymen in the vicinity of the castl.
all OF whom were invited to dinner by
the worthy baronet, and several aboJ.
there that night. According to tn.
fashion of the times seven of tn, Fever
end guests were allotted to one large
barrack-room, which was used on such
occasions extended hospitality. The
butler took care that the divines were
presented, according to Gust ON, each
with Bible and bottle of ale. But
after little consultation among them.
selves, they are said to have recalled
the domestic just as he was leaving the
apartment. My friend" said one of
the venerable guests, .'yo,. @uyt know
that when we meet >. der, the vounr-
est minister read 4toua 4 portion oi
Scripture TO the Test; only one Bible
therefore is necessary; take away the
other SIX, and in their place bring six
more bottles of ale. "--Sir Walter Scott.
POINTED SERMoNs.--Many years ago
there graduated at Harvard University
man by the name OF Rawson, who set
tied in the ministry at Yarmouth, on
Cape Cod. He used to preach very
pointed sermons. Having heard that
some of his parishioners were in the
habit of making him the subject of their
mlrth at grogshop, he one Sabbath
preached discourse from the text, "And
| was the song of the drunkard." His
remarks We're of very moving char
acter, as many of his hearers rose and
left the house. A shortItime afterwards
he delivereda discourse still more point
ed:--"And they being convicted by their
own consclenceS, went out one By one"
On this occasion no one ventured to
retire from the assembly, but the guilty
ones listened in silence to the lash of
their pastor.
PREPARED OBrTuAR1Es.-It is stated
as characteristic OF the careful provision
and management OF the London Times,
that its long memoir OF the Duke of
Wellington, on the morning after his
decease, had been prepared six years
previous, to be in readiness whenever
that event occurred. In the ''pigeon
holes" of the Times Office, there are
said to be memoirs ofall the leading
personages OF the day, whose advanced
age renders their demise probable.
u Nineteen hundred and thirty-four
unmuzzled dogs, found running at large
through the streets of New York, have
been captured and taken to the public
pound. Three fourths of the number