Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-13

NEw YoRK, June IL, 1855.


As the time Is rapidly approaching when the
prohibitory liquor law goes into operation in this
State, the friends of temperance are buckling on
their armor for the contest A very large fund
has been collected by the dealers TO contest the
legality Of the law, and from opinions of some of
the leading lawyers Of Boston, which have just
been made public in regard to its constitutonalty
there Is hardly doubt but what the law will be
decided as dead letter. The temperance party
meet almost nightly, but IL is hard work to get a
full meeting. report Is current that the Mayor
has ordered the military to hold themselves in
readiness, and to be prepared with sr rounds, for
any emergency. This may be so, but very much
doubt it. II Is true the Mayor has said the law
must be enforced but he win hardly resort to such
desperate means.
Although near two weeks of summer are gone,
the weather continues very cool, and the annual
hegira from the city has not yet commenced, al
though now and then struggling party may be
seen vending their way to the steamers and rail
road depots The very dull times which has been
experienced here for the past six months will have
tendency to keep many In the city who have
heretofore spent the summers in the country.
Several Of our leading hotels il will be reoollect
ed, raised the price of board on the first of May
last to three dollars per day, owing to the high
rates Of provisions This arrangement was received
with much dissatisfaction by the guests and the
fashionable hotel in the city, soon found that it
would not pay to persist in this advance Their
friends deserted them, and the tables were compa-
ratively empty. This opened the eyes of the pro-
prietors and the consequence is that they have all
gone back to the old prices.
Suspicion having been awakened by certain mys-
terious movements at Brooklyn within q few days,
the authorities Of that city made descent yester
day upon the brig Teazer, where they found about
al odxya tad c,rt he I'm
being questioned, they said they had rather 60 to
the Cimea aud be shot, than to stay here and
starve. They were detained for further exam-
nation.
A report has been In circulation for several days
of the discovery of large defalcation by high
city official, but no name has as yet been given.
The investigation which has 30 far been made
brings the amount Of the defalcation down to few
hundred dollars, and the defauter street inspec-
tor, who never has the control Of more than two
or three thousand dollars at ore time. triAing
affair. The investigation is postponed until next
Monday.
We are to have news from Europe In six days,
in tho course of the summer, arrangements having
been made to remove the Merlin Rock, lying in
the centre Of the entrance to the harbor Of St.
Johns, Newfoundland. When this is accomplished,
it is intended that the European steamers will stop
at that port, and from there the news will be tele-
das. The work is expected to be completed in
August.
Duellng appears to be the order Of the day. An
affair Of honor came off in this island yesterday
between sSoutherner and Yankee, but no damage
was occasoned by the rencontre. PistoLshots were
exchanged, but, whether intentionally or not, the
balls went far from the mark. So the affair
ended.
Bishop Hughes is having constructed in West
chester county building which, it is said, is TO be
used for a nunnery Be this as 1t may, the cellars
are very deep, and have mysterious look, to say
tho least There Is no expense spared In making
perfect building with all the underground accom-
paniments. 1t Is situated in the vicinity of st..
Johns College, at Fordham.
Alderman Briggs has complained of an article
which has been published in the Times, rejecting
on his official capacity, and asking that the pro-
prietors Of that paper be arrested and held to
answer. A warrant was accordingly issued and
placed in the hands Of an officer to arrest the par
ties.
John Adams, the late President of the Fulton
Bank, in this city, died on Sunday evening, at the
advanced aged of 81. He had been President Of
the above bank for over thirty years. and has
pied the same pew in Doctor Springs church In
Beekman street for near half a century.