The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-04-09

dies and platel, furnaces and erucihle ANAL
presses aLd base metals. Some Of The iamatea
pass for honest men, though they havo shadenly
grown rich. Here they prepare their ipofious
coin aud notes, with which, through arents,
they deluge the country. When e,aai ex-
citsment i cheated, and probability u astee-
ton becomes imminent, they pause rimthoir
abors until the storm blows over. Tte eDun-
terfei.eS are supposed to receive th6 asHes
from those high in municipal office. v M share
the profits aud keep mum Such inhliuRs %
these afford a satisfactory solution 70 The ercei-
lent regulations Of our home department.
In that barn like building dWellS vile and
husband with their children. Il Is one of the
lowest brothels Of the town, Beneath lhe same
roof, the most unnatural aud revolving crimes
are committed-crime that should aink at the
pure light Of Heaven. The inmates aud fire..
quenterS are sunk 70 the lowest depths 81 DEG.
radation; and intempefanee and Che Worat Of
vices have rendered them walking peltisnces,
poisoning the atmosphere with their paliierous
breath. Crestures there are on earth. ahom TO
call msukind would be = libel upon oar,elves,
whom to term animals, degrading to the mean
est brutes. Into such haunts Of iniamY, young
girls are frequently entiee who, by degrees,
strumpst If they refuse to yield, force ! em-
plOyed, and ihea--the pOisOnedeup Or the asSas-
sins blade. Mysterious disappearance, of fe-
males have now aud then occurred, excited
commotion, and been forgotten.
Que famous locality Of vice IN Cincinnati Is
that square Of groggeries and gambling holea
skirting the wharf, known BY the enphoninns
title Of "Rat," or Sausage Row" Equally
bad are the same class Of establishments lower
down upon the wharf, between Walnut and
Vine, aud others we deem useless to mentpn.
Here the vilest classes. negroes and whltes Of
both sexes congregate and carouse and light qnd
gamble during the entire night. Such oregles
are only equalled by the dance houses OF Buck
town, which We have already described. The
picture there drawn ia so similar to this, We
will not 20 over the same ground. Persons tre
often robbed aud dangerously wounded in this
vicinity, who have the hardihOod TO pass through
this quarter after nightfall Many murders
have been psrpetrated in these dens; many
more than have ever come 10 light. tie buta
few steps 10 the rivera sudden splash, and
all traces Of the deed are removed.
If the body be found, the victim having 10
| friends no one takes the trouble to inquire
into the matter No reward being offered for
the murderer, the police consider II beneath
their dignity to think Of the affair. One Of
the grand farces, COroner'S inquest is held,
and the usual verdict returned: Deceased,
name unknown, came to his death BY the banda
Of person or persons unknown to the jury. -
The Coroner pocketing his fees, wishes there
were more Sausage Rows, and here the bEsi-
ness ends.
After this insight into the moral diseases Of
our city, let tract distributors and mission
ary supporters and all other members Of equal
ly ridiculous and Improbable societies. turn
their means, time and wits to a nearer and more
useful field Of labor They have no occasion to
20 abroad to distribute that charity which
rightfully belongs, and ia SOrely needed at
home.
Man Is q child OF sorrow, and this world
In which we breathe, hath cares enough to plague
usI
But, 1t hath means wlthal to sOothe those earesy
And he who meditatates Oh otheTs' woes,
Shall in that meditation lose hls own
Observes Cumberland in his Timocles; and with
much justice. Looking around u.s. we deteet
so many more miserable aud nssdy beings thsh
ourselves, we have no time to bewail our own
misfortuneI. The survey teaches ne reaigna.
ton and coutentment, the crown Jewels 10 the
diadem Of life
This brief and hasty, bat not over-wrousht
sketch Of the abodes Of poverty and crime {"
may, We trust, prompt some. heretofore idle, to
exert themselves towards the relief Of the one
aud suppression OF the other