The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-02-25

h city. The amount Of liquors consumed
in the Stats, | think is not ons-quarter 81
. great as it was seven months ago, and j
y will become less very rapidly, as the peo
i pie in the country towns are now enforc
d ing the law more extensive and vigorously
n every day; from many towns in the State
s the illegal traffic rs entirely banshed. !
have now adopted a regular system by
which the power of the law to exclude in.
toxicating liquors from the city except fol
t lawful purposes, is TO be fully tested
? The master of the Aims House has sub.
=. mitted TO me the following returns, which
show the effect of the law upon that sstab-
lishment.
Admitted into the Aims House from Jan
lst to Dec. 3lst 1850, 29O. Number ad-
mitted to the House from Jan. to Dec.
: 80, 1851, was 262; average number through
| the year was 1O6. Number OF families
, assisted out of the House from juno 1, to
Dec. 81, 1850, was so; average number
through the year 1851, was 96. Number
T Of families assisted out of the House from
June to Dec. 80, 1851, was 40, Num-
ber in the House Dec. 1850, was 107.
+ Number in the House Dec. 1851, was 86.
Number committed to the House of Cor.
rection for drunkenness from June to
Dec 1, 1850, 6 months, was 40. Number
committed from Jan. 1, to May 81, 1851,
s months, was "a; from June 1, (the law
was approved June p TO Oct. 16, was 8,
from Oct Is to Dec. 81, none From
Juno to Dec. 81. months, 8. THE
HOUSE OF CORRECTION is NOW
EMPTY!
| The master of the Aims House adds
that he formerly had great trouble from
paupers out at work, or on leave, who
would return in state Of intoxication,
which was an every day occurrence, but
for months past, he has not had case of
this kind, and on the day of the cattle
show he let them all out on leave, and all
returned perfectly sober.
The number of commitments to the ail
of this county for drunkenness, assault and
larceny, from June TO Dec. 81, 1850.
was l92-for the same months of 1851 |
the number was SO, and for these months
of 1851, there were SO liquor sellers i'm.
prisoned, while in 1850. there were none.
Ths law was in operation here pretty we'll
by the lst of August, 1851, and from that
time to Dec 81, there were commitments
for larceny. and for the corresponding
months Of 1850, there were 16 commit.
ments for that offence. t,.g
The whole number of convictions, be.
fore our Municipal Court, under this law
for selling intoxicating liquors, has been
lO1 and the amount of fines imposed for
that offence is Ssl3lO-amount of fines for
keeping liquors is $36O-amount of costs
in cases OF selling and keeping 1878 So
whole amount of fines and costs $2O43 35.
The whole number of seizures of intoxi.
eating liquors has been about fity-and I
the market value Of the liquors seized has
not been far from five thousand dollars.
There were committed to the watch
house from June TO Dec. 81. 1850, 332
persons; in the corresponding months Of
1851. l52 persons; in October. November
and December, 1850, respectively. 43. A |
and 48-135; in the same months of 1851, i
81, 90 and 1l-55. This statement does
not show tho actual difference in the com.
of the two periods of 1850 and :,
1851, because in the former year, the prac. g
ice OF the police and watch was, 10 allow =
Ill intoxicated persons who were quiet. to
got home, if they were able to accomplish
t. and often such persons were aided by U
he watch; but during the corresponding
periods Of this year, the orders of the pocs O.
md watch were, to arrest and commit to
he Watch House, all persons who were g
under the influence of liquor. m
md the application of the same rule to g
hs corresponding period Of 1850, would 81
ave doubled the number Of commitments hi
It least nine-tenths of the persons com. oil
ntted to the Watch House, for tho last six CT
lonths were foreigners, who obtained the 81
leans Of intoxcation from low shops or al
ellars,. kept with great secrecy by their fr
d'
have notes received from Mr.. Mitchell, &C
ity Missionary, and from Mr.. Hadlsy, sh
,inster at large. whose duties call them to
TO visit the poorer part of the |
opulation. Mr.. Mitchell has been City tn
llSSlondIy ior many years. anu mas unuer !"
is supervision six hundred and fifty to We
wen hundred families, and he adds that G.
Of one-twentisth Of incorporate drinking pr
IN now be found that existed when tho | !
Maine law went into effect. In his con- pit
ant walks about the city, he does not meet thi
he intoxicated person day. and does not is
collect more than five or six cases for tho ba
st six months of complaints of wives that
cir husbands drink too much; in many pu
vstorate cases which he knows, where pie
,th husband and wife drank to excess ga
sy are entirely reformed through the eli. CHI
ct of the law, and are living happily to- Go
thsr. . bs,
Mr.. Hadley says that his intercourse is oy'
isfy with the poorest part OF the popua- '5