New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-01

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oryapzaon have unanin0us'y re'isnel, am az
- the % Of June for new eiesaon Oh A'asfne"
- neople. This singular drawn oatae was owing
.elv balanced difference OF opinion on tue SUBJECT
L--,,,ng licenses. The division being, not between
.,ss.. and Democrats for there Is clear majority o.
WIZ - hut between Maine law and anti Maine Law
men
xI,cEssEs.-The work of licensing
- If rum goes braTely on in the Mayors once
400 licenses have been given since tue WORK
~ .r,ced on the 5th Of May. Strange sights nave
aeon here and strange decisions nave been maze
-, .eversl Wards no special opposition mas oeeh
80 and the applicants have all bad their wishes
"a They can now go on with the tran'iornins Oh
~ virtuous and useful citizens into drunkards,
and paupers, according to ia1 and with good
81 Ao,ae,,r certified by the Aldermen.
v-or, the Eleventh Ward the Captain OF Ponce re-
=. Az dram shops 403 of which are open Tor the SAFE
nono, on the Sabbath that they are all disordery
1-,..nces but some worse than others, and which
90 80 ,hu. described: avery bad place.; " Dsordery'
% close on Sunday avery disordery, no h.
-. Omen on Sunday and ganolng' =" Billiards
"a 20, ON Sunday = Gambling on Sunday; figat'
a. nd rowdyism;7 "Resort Of bad characters ne
o,, of thieves Disordery, music and noise on sun
a. He keeps one Of the worst places In the Ward,
"a 10. four or five other places licensed in other
s,,-.,. Bad house has a band Of music, with balls
and dancing on Sunday"
This report of the Police Captain laid before the
Alderman and Assistant and their attention caied 10
these particular cases. The question was asked WI
,ou license man who keeps dancehouse, has band
NJ music. with balls and dancing on Sunday" Tney
bo.h replied, Why not Don't you have an an organ
In the church, think music is good for the ball
yoora 40 for the church" Again the question was put
aWil YOU license all these places marked disorderS
6c - The Alderman replied, co. yes, shall license
every one that applies When get good chance TO
ecture them shall tell them to keep an orderly house
and keep quiet on Sunday"
In a simsr way the farce Is continued from day to
dsv large number Of those who are reported as sell
Inc without licenses have not applied, but are pushing
their Illegal work with energy if they expected their
dv was short II Is understood that the Alderman OF
The sixth Ward refused license TO about nifty applicants
ss no, having moral character enough to sell rum
around the Give Points" The Commissioners from
The Twelfth Ward refused number of applications yes
terdsy and some have been refused In other Wards.
we rive these gentlemen credit for good Intentions,
and shall be aad to make honorable mention OF their
successful Efforts We shall expect them 10 keep down
ptemperance by these about as much as Mrs
partngton kept out the with her mop. We trust
they push the matter resoutely they will be so well sat-
i,6ed as 10 help us get the Mains Law next winter.
Big TENT-SEvENTH WARD TEMPER
AScE AILANcE.-The Seventh Ward Alliance held
meeting In Mr. Van Wagners Tent in Madison-'t' near
Jeffersonst last evening. The following gentlemen
were chosen as officers for the ensuing year Presi-
dent j. W. Barker First Vice-Presdent NJ. e. Hewitt
Second Vice. President, f. L Prinde; h. Z. Chaplu,
Treasurer f. l.. Theal, Corresponding Secretary; j.
Msyby, Recording Secretary. There was quite a large
attendance on the part OF the friends Addresses
were made by Mr. j. w. Barker, President; Joel BLACK
mer ExPresident, and Mr. Van Wagner. We under
stand there will be a series Of meetings held for three
weeks. Horace Greeley, Mr.. Van Wagner and others
are to speak tomorrow evening notice VIII ne
found In our advertising columns.
V' The meetings of the East River So
cey on Sunday were addressed by Buchanan Brooks and
Close. Presidents by Capts Decamp Hosborn aud III
lev Drs Byenburg Warrington, and others andthe evil
dences of the convin ling and unanswerabe arguments
on the minds of the large bodies of men and women
at these meetings is OF the most cheering
description The mechanics and laborers who attend
these meetings to listen the great truths and healthy
Influences which will result from the adoption Of Maine
Law which will entirely abolish the Of intoxicating
ouors, manifest a determination that they will not be
satisfied until the Maine Law adopted to shut up the
5000 manufactures OF pauperism and crime In our CITY
" The Dedication of St. Anne's Cath
onc) Church. As,or.pace, win take place to-day. Sc
advertisement
TIE LATE BOILER ExPLosION-The
IaQaest By The CorOnU.-The Coroner yesterday EN-
panneled Jury to invest gate the OF the explosion
If the boiler of the steamboat Eastern City, Slur
lay and also to hold nquest upon the bodies of the per
IONS who were scaded at the time and have since died
IF their injuries The first witness sworn James
Moatt a machinist In the employ of Messrs. Secor,
Breasted & Co. proprielors of the Anaire Works, wh)
testified in substance follows: Witness was present
II the time of the explosion there was at the time
about RI lbs Of steam to the square inch the lifting
rod of the engine hung the tripsha the engine was
stopped and the trip shaft taken out witness had
lust commenced to take chip out of the shaft to give
clearance when the explosion took place he helped to
construct the engine the boiler new his opinion
to the cause of the explosion is that there flaw
the plate and parted the boiler was made to carry
&c lbs to the square inch there are very often flaws
detected in boiler iron and flaws that cannot be de-
feced exist in some iron he examined the boiler about
halt hour before il exploded and detected no aaw in
u has often sheets thrown away on account OF
flaws
z. ". Slater sworn-Says he Is an engineer and ma
chinist At the Aaire Works present at the time OF
The explosion; the iron in the boiler quarter OF an
inch In thickness when the boiler exploded the engine
wa not IN motion IL having been stopped in order TO
90 some chipping TO the trpsha; there were o;tSeen
and 10 pounds Of steam the square inch on Just
pe'oie the accident occurred il would have been i'm
possible to burst the boiler with that of steam
90, bad been sound; the parting of the boiler
catscd by flaw in the iron the sharpest eye in the
establishment could not have detected il flaw OF l31t
part OF an Inch might weaken the boiler that could
no. carry even ten pounds to the square inch
ftT MefaliR, OF No. 20o Gnnd.st, swofn-Says he |
. one OF the experimenting engineers OF the Allure
Nfefks il fully hv Dh,pr.