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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-22

amusing exercise, OF hluLllA anu SltdhuS Nctt tuVH
given b the children after which lady and gentlem N
sung NJ exquisite gem Take me home u die Mother
At this stage oi the festivities Il visitor from New
York connected with the Five Points House of Indus
Try. warmly invited 10 give in bret history VI the
said institution lie responded To the call and gave
most Interesting account Of the trials and abors OF Rev
Lewis NJ Ptase in establishing the now rouushlng ami
noble institution under his superintendent. Mr. SnOW,
recently Unitarian minister, but probatiOner al
NOpedaie, followed IN neat speech, painfully referring
To his dependn situation hen pastor Of church
tICagtd most Of the tine IN Celebrating something
Ialstabe for his congregation But nog he felt he
more of man. for since be had been there. he had
learned bis living by the labor of his hands
He concluded with cOngratulating himself and Others n
being far away from the noisy city, and IN quiet LITTLE
place where powder used only for blasting rOcks.
VT Hewitt, also probatoner and editor OF lie Ner
Ina, then spoke referring 10 the gentiemSns des, rip
tOn OF the Five Points and the House of Industry. sud
cu.ogisinC Rev. Mr.. Foase Remarks were male
by different individuals, after which the Quartette Com
parry eniyencd the exercises with ,incing The Pres-
dent Mr.. l. d. Draper. was then called on % speak.
and ,sloudtd. He made brief speech in which be
referred TO the trials If the past their present position
and prospects aud hopes OF the future Il vas very
earnestly and feelinglJ delivered An universal cal
Was then made for the eX-Presdeut Rev. Adm Ballou
The founder Of the Community luthst humble manner
trvLich be is noted BE- and delivered most affect
rq speech autipg 10 the day aud remarkng that some
persons might ask Why they celebrated the Fourth OF
July 81 all though lie Dad no lall 10 nnd Win Tue
principles Of the Declaration Of Independence YET b.
dd not as Christian spprove of the by which
that independence obtained
Here an intermission ensued, and opportunity
afforded for taking refreshments Lemonade aud water
constituted the only beverages and II wss highly gId,
fling 10 me 10 see that eating and drinking instead OF
being the chief were only the least features Of the es
tiyal
Instead Of tOasts beng given all in ted 10 offer
sentiments. Many pretty and appropriate ones were
given ouy If which | remember and here give:
Hopedale-sveet Hopedale, uncovered among roses.
surrounded by pure and holy influences seeming be
Sc Of many below Of myriads above: the DALE where
reFDs purity, peace and Christian love"
Previous "a TIE prestntao- Of tLe above senrim NJ
Mr. Haywood member made !eF remarks spoke 81
the happiness experienced This delightful gathering
eld fc,Gfey aude,so Tie sscred bond Is 'ich th-y
were united Some Of tie iady members addressed TIE
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24
First Temperance Society.

1t is said that the first Temperance
Society formed in this country, was
among the Wyandot Indians of the
West. An aged missionary, on see
ing the destructive influence of ardent
spirits upon the tribe with which he
labored, and feeling the Importance of
doing something for their reformation
and salvation, took occasion to address
a company of eighty warriors who had
assembled for some purpose. He en-
deavored to point out the evils Of in
temperance as they existed before their
eyes. He pointed them to the son Of
their principal chief-o only thirteen
years Of age, whose constitution had
become so much impaired by intem-
perance, that he was unable to sit up
in his chair. He told them that their
habit of intemperance was the cause
of their decrease, and that they would
soon, unless they changed their habits,
dwindle from the earth. He inform
ed them that he would not consent
longer to labor with them as mis-
sionary, unless they would abandon so
vile and destructive a habit. He con-
cluded by urging them to give him a
pledge, then and there, that they
would drink no more. During the ad-
dress, the hardy warriors were silent
and serious. At the conclusion, they
held consultation for short time
among themselves, after which the
principal chief arose and said, "Fath'
er, we have concluded to abandon the
use of ardent spirits. p The vener-
able man of God remained with them
for three years, and during the whole
time but single violation ofthe pied
ge took place, and he confirmed sot
for many years before.
Happy would it have been for our
land had the white man been as will
ing to have abandoned the use OF ar
dent spirits as was the poor indian.
The want of this has flooded our land
with rum, and sent millions to a drunk
ards grave.
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24

A horrible murder occurred at the
Tell, a rum hole in Cincinnati. A
stranger put up there. The cook fan
cied he had money; broke into his
room, hit him with hatchet and
killed him. To conceal the crime, he
cut the body into small pieces, and
actually made soup of it for his Gus
toners.
The cook, when the terrible TRACE
dy was brought to light, fled, and has
not been arrested. The name of the
man murdered was G. Turtle. He
was from the sea-bcard.
We find the above paragraph going
the rounds of the Press as hoar. But
there is more truth than poetry in it.
Mr.. G. (Green) Turtle was, no doubt,
cruelty butchered, and served up to
dry and hungry customers at "Sun-
day morning lunches;" but many who
partook of the delicious flavor of the
dead carcass, have received mortal
wounds, in and around these turtle
lunches, that have consigned them to
dlunkards' graves, and their wives
and innocent little ones to abject pow
erty and untold misery. More people
than Mr.. G.. Turtle have come to an
untimely, miserable and dishonorable
death at this same Tell, a rum hole
in the city. Could the inhabitants
of Potter's Field return to this mum
dane sphere, whatan awful and solemn
warning would be given to the young
men (and old ones, too, of our city,
to avoid the tempting bait Of "free
turtle soup and Sunday lunches," set
' by these panderers to the vicious ap-
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24

petites of their fellow citizens. Could
Cne half the misery Of mankind be
told that owes its origin indirectly
to the death of "Mr. g. Turtle"
Sunday lunches Of turtle soup would
soon be discountenanced. We have
seen many bloody heads and aw-
fully disfgured faces come out Of this
VIM. Tell dead-fall. The next hoax
they palm upon community, we advise
them to affix a P. s. to it in the words
following: Warranted to be washed
down by a whisky punch, brandy
smash, or gin cocktail, of such pecn'
liar flavor as viii create an absorbing
and never ending desire for more Of
the same sort" ai
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24
Noble Stand.

Il. 81 .
The Odd Fellows Of the State Of
Pennsylvania have taken a noble
stand on the side of temperance and
humanity. At the recent session of
the Grand Lodge, holding the supreme
power Of the Order in the State, the
following stringent resolution was
passed by only four dissenting votes
Resolved, That any member of a
Subordinate Lodge, under the juris-
diction Of the Grand Lodge Of the /.
o. o. F., Of the State of Pennsylva-
MIA, who shall keep tipping shop,
or in other words, an unlicensed
house for the sale Of intoxicating IL
quors, in violation of the laws of the
State, shall be formally proceeded
against, and if found guilty, shall be
expelled.
This resolution ought to be printed
in letters Of gold, and placed at every
cross-road in the land! Here is a
body of men, in point of intelligence
and responsibility, surpassed by no
other society, acknowledging no party
or creed, ,pronouncing upon the odious-
ness of the liquor traffic, aud placing
a mark upon the detestable wretches
engaged in it, that all mankind may
know and avoid them, as they
would the simoom blast. Too much
credit can not be bestowed upon the
honorable Order of Odd Fellows in
the old "Key Stone State" for thus
nobly denouncing the knights of the
"toddy stick" as unworthy the fel-
lowship of honest men. We hope
the other States will follow this good
example. Here in Ohio, if the same
law was passed, there would be an
"aegul r&mpus" in the camp, and
cleaning out of the unclean things
thereof But there is one honorable
exception. Crystal Fount Lodge, l.
o. o. F., will not admit any one,
either by card or initiation, unless
pledged to total abstinence.
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24
Bed Bugs.

Since the late discovery of the Pc
culiar spiritual quality of this hereto
fore much abused reptile, a brisk
trade has sprung up between brewers
and distillers and boarding house
keepers, much to the delight of the
boarders. As the supply of cock
reaches is almost entirely exhausted,
a considerable run will be made upon
the unfortunate bed-bug-the Ravor
of the latter being decidedly superior
to the former. The many patent nos
trums heretofore got up for his de-
struction, remain drug in the hands
of the apothecary. Drinkers will
please take notice.
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24
A Better Half.

A few weeks since, a man residing
in this city became grossly intoxica-
ted, and in that condition went to his
home, and commenced abusing his
wife. She Immediately procured the
services of a watchman, entered a
charge before the late Mayor, and
secured him within the walls Of the
county Jail. Here, from day to day,
she would visit him, demonstrate re-
specting his unworthy conduct and
breach of the solemn VOW once taken
to protect and cherish her. Being
convinced, in a few days, of his sin
oere contrition and fixed resolution to
become temperate, she procured his
release. He has since signed the
pledge, and is now better man.
Would there were more such. G.
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24
Railroad to New Phlladelphia. .

From Cyrus Prentiss, Esq, the energetic
President of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh
Railroad, who is now in this city, we learn
that the New Philadelphia Branch of that
work is progressing with all possible rapid
ity. The road diverges from the main
stem at the village of Bayard, which is SO
miles from Wellsville, and from thence it
continues along the valley Of the Sandy to
New Philadelphia, the county seat of Tus-
carawas county, Ohio, distance of 80
miles. From Bayard to Oneida, in Carroll
county, distance Of six miles, the track is
laid, and is now being used by the Car.
roll county Railroad Company. From
Oneida and New Philadelphia, "a miles,
the Road will be completed and ready for
the cars during the month of September.
The entire Road will be laid with heavy T
iron, and the work will in all respects
equal, in point of construction and eduip-
ment, the best railroads in the country. It
is intended to continue this branch to the
village of Uhricksville, Tuscarawas coun-
ty, at which place, it will connect with the
Steubenville and Indiana Railroad. .-Pittss
burgh Post. sd rr :.
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24
To Rum Drinkers

MI w ~ @NNA@A@ - e"~-s~
Although rather lengthy, we give
the following model advertisement for
the benefit Of grog-shop keepers gen.
orally. It was gotten up by the Rev.
James Smith, Of Philadelphia, who
certainly deserves the thanks Of deal,
ers for his minute notice Of their
wares.
"FFisnds and neighbOrs:--nunng
lust opened commodious shop for
the sale Of Liquid Fire. / embrace
this early oportunity Of informing you
that, on Saturday next, / shall COM
mence the business Of making drunk
ards, ,paupers and beggars, for the sober,
industrious and respectable portion q,
the community to support. l shalt
deal in familiar spirits, which will
excite men to deeds Of riot, robbery
and blood; and by so doing dimish the
comforts, augment the expenses, and
endanger the welfare Of the commune
ty. l will undertake, at short notice,
for small sum, and with great ex-
pedition, to'prspGrs victims for the Asy-S
iums, the Poor Houses, the Prisons
and the Gallows. | will furnish an
article which will increase the amount
of fatal accidents, multiply the nun.C
Der of distressing diseases, and render
those which are harmless, incurable. l.,
shall deal in drugs which will deprive
some of life, many Of reason, most Of
property, and all Of peace; which will
cause the fathers to be fendsl wives,
widows; children, orphans; and ALL,
mendicants. / will cause the rising
generation to grow up in ignorance,
and prove a burden and nuisance to
the nation. | will cause mothers to
forget their sucking infants; virgins
their priceless innocence. ! will corr
rupt the ministers Of religion, obstructi
the progress Of the gospel, defle the
purity of the church, and cause tenn.
poral, spiritual and eternal death; and
if any should be SO impertinent as to
ask why / have the audacity to bring
such accumulated misery upon COM
paratively happy people, my honest
reply is, money. The spirit traffic is
lucrative, and some professional Chris
tians give it their cheerful countenance.
IhaUe license, land if I do not bring
these evils upon you, somebody else
will. I live IN a l0nd of Liberty. |
have purchased the right to DEMoLIsH
THE CHARACTER, destroy the health,
shorten the lives, and ruin the soules
of those who choose to honor me with
their customs. Ipledge myselfto do
all l have herein promised. Those
who wish any of the evils above spec
flied brought upon themselves or
their dearest friends, are requested to
meet me at my Bar, where | will, for
few cents, furnish them with the cer-
tain meals of doing So" a"
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24
Tennessee.

We see the Organ Of Tennessee has
changed hands, and has been changed
from a folio into a quarto, and been
very considerably improved in matter
and appearance. This speaks well
for its new Editor, Bro. WM. s. LANG
DON. We wish him all the success
he desires. We make several ex-
tracts from it, that our readers may
know what is going ON out of the
State.
TIE MAssEs,--Upon all great
questions of State policy the people
are most usually right. AT times they
may run off under the influence of a
strong excitement and do wrong, and
again there may be so little interest,
and consequently SO little light shed
upon the subject, that the people fail
for time to do their duty. But as
a general rule upon all tangible ques-
tions in which the interests af State
are involved, the people speak out,
and their voice is on the side Of vir.
tue, correct principles and the great.
est good of the whole.
They always move slowly, and at
times seem to retrograde, but their
approach to right action is sure
They may be thwarted by parties and
leaders from giving form to their true
principles for a time, and the day will
surely come when their wishes will be
respected, and their sentiments en-
bodied in precepts and laws.
1t is upon this great fact that we
predicate our confidence in the ulti-
mate success of the temperance re-
form, and as an important auxiliary
to this desirable result, we expect the
passage and maintenance of a law
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
drinks. r
The masses are even now right
upon this question. They have seen
enough Of the fruits of regulating this
emphatic curse of our race, and they
are ready to Danish it by legislative
enactment, rigidly enforced. All that
is wanting to secure the passage o
such law by the next Legislature, is
a medium by which their will can be
made known and duly felt by the
members of that body. If the issue
were fairly joined between the friends
and opposers of prohibitory law at
this time, we should have no fears
for the result. A large majority Of
anti-liquor men would be elected, and
the law should be passed, and our
State relieved of the unenviable re-
sponsibility of standing behind the
Vender of ardent spirits, and whisper
ing words of consolation and encour-
agement in his ear when the wall Of
widows and orphans made desolate by
his ungodIy traffic, causes him to pause
in his work of death.-Tenn. Organ.
Reports are made from Lawrence,
Dekalb and number of other coun-
ties, in all of which the cause is pros
pering finely. The people are deter
mined to have the Maine law, and the
politician who refuses to toe the mark
on the right side, will have to "walk
the plank"
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24

" A Dramatic Conservatory for the
purpose of educating young people of both
sexes, for the stage, has been founded in the
City of Mexico. n.,.t,
" "Ik Marvel" or Donald G. Nit.
chell, of Conn, is recently married to lady
of Charleston, s. G., and has been appoint
ed consul to Venice. 1I 'l'
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24

IS Two hundred pupils have been in
structed during the present year In the
American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb
at Hartford. e'I,a aaI "s
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"Dear mo ~ said Mrs Partins

Dear me !" said Mrs. Partington
and so she is dear not that she
meant 80, because under the black
bonnet is humility, and self.praite
forms no part of her reflection. It
was simple ejaculation that was all
our word for it. Dear me, here
they are going to have war again over
the sea. and only for turkey, and
it don't say how much it weighed, Ell
Their. nor whether it was tender.
And Prince Konckemstiff has gone
into milf, and the Rushin bears and
Austriches are all to be let loose to
devour the people, and heaven knows
where the end of it will leave off.
War is dreadful thing 80 destroy
ing to temper and good cIo'es and
men shoot at each other just as if they
we're gutter purchase, and cheap at
that" How sorrowfully the cover
Of the snuf.box shut as she ceased
speaking and the spectacles looked
dewy, like . tumbler in summer heat
filed with ice water, as she looked al
the profile Of the corporal with the
spring of green fern above it. and The
old sword behind the door,. What
] did Ike mean, IS he stole in and de-
posted some red ticle under tn,
cricket upon which her red feet restec
and then stole out again A hl-sinl
sound followed-crack snap. bang
wh;z. went bunch of crackers, aDo
! Mrs. Par;ing'on, in CONSERVATION anc
cloth slippers, danced about The room
forgetfull about the distant war in hel
present alarm. All, Ike.
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%A correspondent from Matagor-
da, Texas, says that the gold fever"
has been superseded by the "yellow
fever" This furnishes food for some
singular reflections. We would res
pectfally ask which Of the two fevers
are preferable-which Of the two have
the most beneficial effect upon society9
Shall we not say the yellow :" We
have but to institute a comparison to
be furnished with the result in figures
Let us see. The gold feveris one that
has no intermission. Its diagnostic
features are unmistakable. The pulse
is ouick-the stomach nauseates at
every thing, except vein Of "marl and
quarts" and the heart dries up in all
Of its kindly sympathies. Does moi
death follow moral, social religious
and political death, that renders it q
kind Of blasphemy for man to say
"he livesg" It occurs to Us 50. IN
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Sealed Proposals.

SCAACu CEVYVsWA6s If.
Office Of Board Of administrators Of the
Louisiana lsstitWe for the Deaf and
Dumb, and the Blind.
Baron RoueE, 2sth June. 1853.
Sealed proposals will be. received until
Wednesday, the nth LAY of August 1853,
for the necessary Brick work and Carpen-
ters work. in the erection Of the buildings
for this institution at Baton Rouge and
'or the materials for same. Proposals will
DC received for furnishing all materials for
the Brick work. and erecting the same
Proposals are invited for the performance
Of the Brick work alone. Proposals are
invited for the delivery Of the Brick, l.ime
and Sand together. or for the delivery Of
either Brick, Lime or Sand seperately.-
Proposals are invited for furnishing the
required lumber in whole or in part
Proposals are invited for the Carpenters
work, in whole or in part.
The Lumber at present required consists
only Of the floor and ceeling joice, tire Taf-
tiers, girIers, and studding lumber. for the
door and window frames, and the sheating
for the Roof. The present design 81 the
administrators Is 10 erect the building and
have IL under cover without finishing the
inside. For this purpose, the amount Of
Lumber, which they now propose to con.
tract for, will be sbont 100000 feet; the
quantity Of Brick, abont 100000. Con-
tractors will be required to give sstisfac-
tory security for the performance OF the
work as well a. for the delivery OF mater.
ials. Plans, specifications, and drawings Of
the Brick and Carpenters work. a. we'll
as the bill Of lumber and . synopsis Of
the covenants and agreements to be entered
into nv the contractors, may be seen at the
Office Of WIS. Pile, Baton Rouge, to whom
I'll proposals will be ,ddre.sed.
vThe New Orleans Daily Picsymns,
Della and True Data. will please copy once
week, for four weeks. The Natchez Free
Trader, vicksburg Wing, and Baton Rouge
.idrocnte will also insert jor one month once
a week. june limo.
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Captain Porter, Of Memphis, Ten
nessee. says the Nashville Banner,
the inventor Of the celebrated gun, has
sold bis intereA-one half to ex-Gov.
ernor j. G. Jones, for $4,000.
Senator Jone. is at present in Wash.
ington City, organizing . company
With : capital Of $500, 900. =
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BLACKS IN InDlANA.-Thc Indiana
Black Laws have caused the removal
Of large numbers Of colored persons
from that State, a. the penalties In
cured by residence there are quite
severe. The Cincinnati Commercial
says that it is scarcely possible to
pass slong the river front Of that city
without Observing one or more negro
families from the Hosier Satste.
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The streets Of London have been,
for months past, and are now, cut to
pieces with trenches for laying down
the electric telegraph. London un
foreground, will soon be one maze Of
stretching wires, and one CLEAN Of
flashing messages. All the public
Offices are now electrically connected
with each other. All the police
Offices a great many Of the mercan.
tile houses with the railway lines ;
most Of the clubs with the House and
the Royal italian Opera. and the
House with the central termini.
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y -
Hsn. I1wna Dvers1e rs.6asG -
insi1sas il . recent leeturs deliversd
= 1tip)w Hall, New York: "Whse
] wss = Lasdss. . 1bw years agc, !
received : lsetsr from ons ofthe int.
rior countiss Of England, telling M
that they had in their House Of Corr.
rscsion a Americas seaman, or . per-
son who pretended . ~, who war
both pauper and rogus. Thy wers
DESTROYS Of being rid ofhin, and kind
" offered TO place him = NJ disposal.
Although be did not bid fl . b .
very vsluabls acquisition ! wrote
back that be might b ssnt % Leadon,
where be could be shippsd b the
American Consul to the United States.
I ventured to add the suggestion, that
if Her Majssty's Minister q Washing
ton we're applied to in = similar way.
by the overSeers Of the poor snd var:
dens ofthe United States. he would
be pretty busily occupied. But I
really felt pleased At a time when my
own little State Of Massachusetts, was
assisting from ten to twelve thousand
destitute British subjects annually, to
be able to relieve the British Empire
Of the only American pauper quarter.
ed upon IT, aa