The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-02
City Intelligence.
CTty Encouragement
MEETING OF THE NEW YORK CITY TEMPERANCE


LANCE AT THE FIVE POINTS.
The New York City Temperance Alliance have pro-
cured large tent which they have fitted up with
tables for the purpose OF holding temperance
meetings at diernt points where suitable rooms can
hela Tuesday evening" under the tent which pitch
present the pubic square ut the Five Points.
| At early hour The tent lighted, and the
dcnce began TO assemble They came from the garrets
| and cellars Of the sixth ward from Cow Bay, Little
Water street Cross, Anthony and Orange streets. Old
age infancy blighted youth and bloated manhood
precociuus youths of both We're assembled.
Some induced by curiosity some led in by the mission
OF the neghborhood while many in their vagrancy
strayed because they the crowd moving that
At one side OF the platforms were seated nearly hun
the inmates OF the Five Points House OF Indus
try,'' males and females but principally females. They
tdy clad ana presented pleasing contrast to the
other miserable looking objects that came unwashed and
unehorn their haing places the infected district
After the seats Ind been ned there remained about
hundred children who were accommodated with seats
upon the grass the centre of the enclosure At the
time Of calling the meeting to oider there not less
than $40 persons in the TENT and at later hour this
number was increased to full 600
The meeting was opened with prayer, Mr. Blackmer
officiating Mr. o. Leigh then came forward. ana stated
the object of this meeting and the rules which would
govern this the subseq gatherings this place
The regulations for the tent meetings were to be as fol-
The meetings will be conducted entirely by the New
| York City Temperance Alliance.
2. The design of these meetings is to promote tenn.
pefance morality good order, peace, and pablo happi
and the particular object for which the City Tenn
pe1ancc Alliance was founded.
u.
the advocates OF temperance The opponents of
principles If there be any in the community, will be per-
niIteo 10 share in the debates
4. No viii be allowed TO take part in the meet
ing unless introduced by the presiding officer OF the
evening.
o. The tent having been constructed and the meetings
being held in 1t entirely for the pubic good all persons
Of every class are freely invited to attend wthou, money
and without price.
g. The most perfect order viii be invariably enforced
Should any disturbance occur, police officers will always
be i'll attendance TO quell it.
n abs Drpli ed he nph tinp0 IF
segars at any time within the tent
These" tad MIR Leigh, the rules which must
be observed and for the objects to be accomplished
These objects i've told viz 10 suppress the sunday
liquor traffic to the polls from dram shops TO
prevent bribery at elections and primary meetings TO
obtain prohibtory law against the liquor traffic to
secure the execution Of such law in this city Such,
he said the objects to be accomplished by
the Alliance under whose patronage the meetings
to be held This to be but Introductory meeting
but all present were requested to attends often
yenient
The Rev Mr.. Hatfield, being introduced to the au-
dience made very good temperance speech and was
follow by other speakers Some singing expected
but the vocast engaged for the occasion did ap
Pear
of the male mission the Five Points,
come IN, panied by numbers Of toTlorn looking
objects, who had been induced by them to aud
listen TO what the temperance speakers had TO say One
OF these female missionaries was good looking young
woman dressed IN black velvet dress wearing rnsiets
and aihal carrying pair CT sparkling eyes that we're
inviting enough 10 make one follow her. She seemed
TO be well known by the poor Creatures by whom
surrounded aid many Of Them bowed and blessed her
che passed them in the crowd During the evening she
bro ught quite number fallen The
tab. the pledge. she is Of the female mis-
sionaries WHO have by ther exerons raj money TO
buy the Old Brewery upon tn site Of which they
are about 10 erect mission house and asylum
During the evening OF the sellers IL the neigh.
boIbood The tent with gang VI disorderly per-
for the purpose OF breaking up the meeting They
were however quickly elected all moved quietly
to the end of the evening.
INQUEST AND yEsDICT OF THE JURY ON TIE BODY
ftnx Aury
Coroner Ives yesterday concluded the investigation In
the Of George schwartz Jr whose body found
floating in the North river ON Monday afternoon. 1t
seems hat Mr. schwarts missed on the night Of Sat
urday last ana supposed to have become confused by
some unaccoutable cause during the violence OF the
storm, and sccid' ntay, fell into the river from the
dock at he foot Of Canal street captain Of coal
barge testified that he heard the fall Of heavy SUBJ
stance 10 the water about the time Mr. SchvartE sup
posed to have his DEATH According the evidence
CT the surgeons examine before the jury there were
signs marks of violence inflicted the body before
DEATH The appearance q the body on ths post msrtem
examination showed the effects Of sufocaton by drown
ing The following is tie evidence, and the verdict Of
the jury
DR.. Lideli the Coroners surgeon. being sworn said
Dade fost norton examination of the body o. deceased
found the fhce, neck and breast hvtd; pupils OF
the eyer dlateG, y lacerstea wound upon ths scalp
above the left ear which had been inflicted since
death; tire jaws closed, and tongue pressed
against the teeth the brain was much It's con-
fittsnce natural the lungs were much copgested;
the heart was rather large but; in other respects natu.
were copgested the stomach contained about half a
pint 0! fluid In which there partially dgested
food did not discover evidence that Violence had
been inflicted the deceased during life Though made
careful search; in my opinion, death produced by
Drowning.
Philip scheurmsn being sworn said-I reside at No.
V1 East Seventeenth street; In the employ of Mr.
Schwartz the deceased not with the deceased tho
day he was missing: saw hun passing his own house
about seven o'clock on Saturday evening; that the
last SOW OF him deceased passing down A,
into sixth street
Jobn M TInl being svorp said 7 am 0ata baaoer az
Mr. Collins dock; Monday afternoon about quar-
past o'clock the body Of deceased floating
In the slip; always boat hook lines &C. for the
purpose Of securing bodies; this beuy makes the third
one have found; got my boat hook and lines, |
procured the assistance OF Joseph Lewis and made the
body fast my boat hook did catch In nor make ary
injury the body; have statement In the Tsmss
that the injury found the head was pro-
duced by the boat hook with TO state that such Ia not
the case; always very careful not 10 njure the
bodies.