The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-03
NEW r CITY NEWS.
Friday April 27, 1856!

IVA Etoeys hPth - ~
A grand congra,ulaiory reunion Of the
friends of Temperance and the Prohibitory
Liquor Law took place at The metropolitan
Theatre, last evening, on which occasion the
Rev. Dfs. Tying and Peck, and the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, delivered very happy
speeches from behind the footlights, being
their first appearance on any stage" DR..
Tying several. times "brought down the
house" by bis epigrammatic hits at the IL
quor.dealers and his neatly turned puns.--
Among other amusing things, he said ga
Judge could not be induced TO give an unjust
decision by the promise of a punehson of
Otard, or prevented from giving a just one
by the threat of a punch in the ribs" AT
this point the laugh came in, and it was
loud and boisterous as that which shook o.
ymPus when the goes laughed.
1t is announced on rather questionable au-
thority that Governor Clark has determined
10 call an extra session of the Legislature, 10
be convened on the 9th of Sept, for the
purpose of redistricting the State for Sena.
tors and Assemblymen under the new State
Census, which takes place in June next. 1t
10 broadly intimaied that the real object of
the session is 10 plug up such constitutional
holes as The great lawyers threaten 10 bore
into the Prohiditory Liquor Law.
We are on the eve of the religious ami
versaries, and a sprinkling of white crava,s
from the country may already be seen in our
streets. The first Of the celebrations is that
of the Sunday School Union, on the 9th of
May.
Saturday, April IS, 1855.
A Two MoNTHs SATURNALiA.-A commu.
nication'from the Mayor 10 the citizens of
New York, in relation to the liquor-question,
appears in the City papers of to-day. After
stating that, pending a Judicial decision he
has no option but 10 abide by the consiruc.
ton but upon the law by the District Atlor.
ney and Corporation Counsel, he announces
that liquor may be sold, without regulation
or restraint, from the list Of May to the 9TH
Of July, with the exception of Sundays On
The Sabbalhs, the old civil penalty Of So so
for an entire days traffic will be the force,
be sued for and recovered by the Corpora
lion Attorney. The Mayor appeals to the
moral sense Of the community, and expects
the opponents of The liquor law so to govern
themselves, in the absence of all limitations
on the sale of intoxicating drinks, as 10 show
that the "destrnckshunests of likern and
/" ennemies 10 water" will have rather a Jolly
time between the Isl OF May aud "Indepen.
dence."
Monday, April 80, 1855.
The Kinney Ezpedition.-Colonel Kinney
has published q card in the City papers in
which he denies having in any sense viola
ted the neutrality laws, expresses a confident
delief that the U. S.. District Courr will so
decide, and announces that the proceedings
against him will not delay the sailing of the
expedition more than a few days beyond the
7th Of May, the time fixed for its departure.
The Colonel is at large under bail 10 the
amount of $4,000.
Wolfe, of "Aromatlc Schiedam Schnappsu
celebrity, is violently attacked by the liquor.
dealers at The nightly meetings held by them
for The purpose o. deylsing ways and means
10 obstruct the execution of the Maine Law,
about shortly 10 take effect. Wolfe has
been drawing attention, through his adver.
tisements. for some years, 10 the fact that
ninety-nine hundredths of all the liquor sold
is more or less adulterated-a great deal Of
1t poisonously so-and has thus been inciden--
tally, though perhaps uninten,ionally, the
means of inducing thousands of persons TO
use their influence for the passage of The
Prohibiiory Law. The lower class of liquor.
dealers-those of The rotgut ~slripe-swear
vengence on him for exposing their ras-
caliiy. Il.
We saw, yesterday, the largest diamond
ever discovered IN North America. II is
about the size Of a large hazel-nut. of great
brilliancy, and quite smooth; but in the cen
tire of it there are several small black
specks. 1t was found several months ago,
by q laboring man, at Manchester, Virginia,
in some earth which he was digging up
The diamond was put in a furnace for melt
ing iron, at Richmond, where it remained in
a red heat for two hours and twenty min.
uies. when il was taken out, and found 10 be
uninjured. and brighter than ever, 1t was
valued in Richmond at $4,000.
City Mortalty-The official report of the
City Inspector is published in an incomplete
form this week. The number of deaths re-
ported is 354, viz: Men 60, women 90, boys
90, girls i21. The nativity table gives 25l
natives of the United States, Sc Of Ireland,
"a of Germany, the balance being divided
among various European nations. The re-
turns from Potter's Field have moi yet been
received.
Fifty.six men were discharged from pub
lie employment, by the Collector OF this
port, on Saturday last, owing to the great
reduction of imports and consequent decline
in the demand for labor at the Custom
House. Mr.. Redfeld does not mean that
the salaries at his establishment shall exceed
the receipts.
Robberies pernetrafed upon emiorsnts ara |