The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-05-03
Mistsllaneous Stems.


meeting of the supporters of the Prohibitory
Liquor Law was held at the Metropolitan Hall,
New York, on the evening of the Goth April.
Rev. Mr.. Marsh called the meeting to order,
and read the list of officers, headed by the
name Of Mr.. w. e. Dodge, as Chairman. Mr..
Dodge came forward and made a spirited ad-
dress. A letter from Gov. Clark was read in
which he said: ~ believe the law will in most
parts of the State be hailed with joy, and faith
fully enforced; and l do not apprehend very
serious resistance to it anywhere. If, however,
there shall be, the constitutional executive
power of the State will be promptly put in re-
QUESTION for its maintenance" Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher delivered an eloquent and forci-
BILE address, as did also w. H. Burleigh, Rev.
DIR. Peck, and Rev. DIR. Tying. The Hutchin-
Sons sang several appropriate songs. 1t is no.
ticeable, that whenever the name Of Mayor
Wood was spoken, it was greeted with rounds
of applause.
On Friday, the goth instant, the propeller
Oregon, belonging to Captain G. w. Jones, of
Cleveland, Ohio, was blown up at the head of
Hog Island, seven miles below Detroit, and
about fifteen persons killed. The boat was re-
dueed to complete wreck. The first engineer,
Mr.. Chapman, of Cleveland, second engineer,
colored cook, deck hands, fremen, &C., killed.
Captain Stewart had his leg broken. The pro-
pHller had the captains and crews of two vessels
that were frozen up in the St. Clair river on
board. Mr.. Reeder, of Cleveland, died on his
way to the hospital.
The liquor dealers in Albany have obtained
the opinion of Nicholas Hill, jr., Esq, that the
lew is unconstitutional.
Mr.. Soule's friends in New Orleans arc pre-
lring public reception for him on his arrival
IS, that city.
The liquor dealers of Brooklyn have held q
. Getting, and organized an association to coop
cate with the liquor dealers Of New York in
opposing the Prohibitory Liquor Law.
The tradegy of war has its ludicrous incidents.
Thus, letter from st. Petersburgh says
"To-day, an ordinance has been published
concerning the beard of the soldiers. The EN-
peror has deigned to order-lst. That the SOL
diers who mount guard on week days shall not
be required to dye either their hair or whiskers
and I'd. On Sundays and feast days they must
saount guard with their hair and whiskers wax
I'd and dressed"
At Covington, Kentucky, an Irish woman re-
{ emily married man from her own country,
find in week after the youngest of his three
little children died. The police, receiving an
intimation that oil was not right, visited the
house, and found the other two little children
locked up in room, and nearly starved to death.
The man and woman, or pair of fends, fled.
That there Is Mrs. Patterson is still deni-
ed by many, and some even doubt that there is
g Col. Kinney. A card, however, with such
aame attached, is published in the New York
aapers. He expresses his confidence that his
,xpedition cannot be delayed but for few
lays in consequence of the legal proceedings
against him. He disclaims contemplating any
'iolation of the neutrality laws, saying that no
preparations of military nature have been
made; and that he has strictly complied with
the instructions contained in Secretary Marcy's
letter to him.
A diamond has been found at Manchester,
near Richmond, Va, by poor man named
Moore. 1t weighs 23a carats, and is represent
ed as the largest diamond ever found in North
America. 1t was valued in Richmond at four
dollars.
The most respectable portion of TIE liquor
dealers in New York have shown disposition
to heed the Mayors recommendation for closing
their places of business ON the Sabbath, but the
low groggeries, were on last Sunday in full blast
in every direction.
at convention of Presidents of Southern
in Washington city, April Both, it
Yves agreed to request the Postmaster General
to suspend the Sunday mails without abating
the annual compensation.
The KINNEY ExPEDITIoN.-We see it stated
that Colonel Kinney and Mr.. Fabens are under
arrest for getting up an illegal expedition, and
that the steamship United States has been at
tached for the same cause. From the amount
of fuss produced by this illustrious Col. Kinney,
We are led to believe, that whatever may be his
Intentions, his conduct is feeble.
Sr. DoNEGo.-It is stated that conspiracy
70, getting up revolution, with view to secu-
ring the recall of the exied President Paez, has
been discovered and put down.