New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-18
IJQUOR-SELLLNG "IN OUR TOWN.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

In some former numbers We have described at
lssgth the business Of liquor-selliDg in town.
spa hoped that we were done with the matter but
sew developments are coming up, to DO recorded.
Less lbsn three months sgo, one of our scqaaot-
apces, q very respectable man, aud thrifty iodus-
trieus lsborer died suddenly; and one who knew all
be fac,s, gave this simple, but a citing account;
"Mr. - had been q moderate dribker Of liquor,
"but was rarely seen affected by it. few months
"seo he lost fsvorte daughter, and took it 50 much
oheart that TO drown bis feelings he took TO drink.
HE hes been drinking hard for como time and this
has laid the foundations of the disease which has
"kiled him." This is straightforward uuvsr-
nihtd narration OF facts, and proves that if such
lssislaters as the Hon Mr., the gallant champion
flsser beer and snap pipg turtles, me lately brought
n bill for the better protection Of terrapissi')
lad only had much interest In the better proteo
6sn Of men from being poisoned with they
have In protecting tenapins, our worthy neghbor
would have beea saved to his family and society.
Another man-one Of the beet of mechsnics-once
commanded high wages in an immense m anufastory,
where bis tkin In certain kinds of mechanical labor
was inv aluabls; but he lost his wife, and becsme
kHd drilker. He removed TO another place, and got
sG,uston Here he was sober most Of the time,
sNbough drinking some every day but he occasion
ally became very drunk. One morning as bis eu1'
poyer told us, without being SENT and without any
lusness there, this man ventured into a place OF
Danger, peedlessly, and killed All say he was
not drunk, and that be gave no evidence Of having
dsDk anything, but we guess that an Investigation
would chow that at least he had taken his morning
bsters and perhaps MORE At any rate 1t IL hard to
conceive how man could, in his right senses, have
ventured needlessly where he did. We state the
fact as It is. not positively, bu. probably wing
that this excellent workman would never have been
killed there, if the liquor traffic had been outswsd.
10 our town.
And here We must 'a.e one little scene which
made an impN tsion on mind. One Of our most
respected citizens had 1. little daughter who was
"sek unto death, and, after days of agonized hope
and fear, death claimed its own. great many
came together to assst the stricken parents in bury
Ing the dead ont Of their sight Death in that little
conn looked ss pleasantly as death ever does. Toe
body Of the child was prettily dressed, as II, on q
runners Sabbath, che bad just returned from the
house Of God, and, wearied, had laid herself down
to s~eet sleep The tiny hand clasped flower, and
the tbick curIs were arranged her brow, just As
when she was living. IT. a touching sight; and,
a the freI de wept for the last time over that dear
face rome well-tuned voices, 10 the most subdued
msAner sang the hymn " Fare Eell, il to bid the
sssrdsd split Of the child loving "Godspeed,'
md breathe some comfort into the bleeding hearts
lefl behind. At last the coffin WAS closed, and some
youg n en- carried 1t, on a bier, to the old grave
y0d; but, before we reached the place, there were
three d. unken to be within fsw feet Of u.s.
with . qusrt-botte of rum, partly drained. and en-
gagged in drinking from tina. bottle. which had evil
delry been filed at some place 10 our town where
rum lie cold leg ally. II hideous sight, the
20, in contract with the touching duties in which
we're then engaged. The two sights-that sweet
child sleepbg in DEATH and those three coarse,
hoaied druIksrds in the public street! drinking rum,
-seemtd like the bringing very close together
heaven ard he'll ooh! for the day." we involuu-
tshly exclaimed, when righteous legislsti0n will
"asnihils'e these brata scenes shocking earth and
heaven ALIKE"
long sgo man died, who, when sober, was
very industrious and thriving lsborer. In spite Of
hn intern perance he had laid up some property; bat
sh bsbits grew voise Occasionally he would have
e"haro 'pree," and, Of course be the wore of 1t.
Al last be bad another such SPREE In the winter and
uSsred such exposure that 1t brought upon him fatal
oissase His Derves we're all on fire; and, in addition
70 his other diseases we've fastened him, which no
medieire could reach, as ma physician told u.s. be-
esue the tone and enerey Of Ne stomach had beea
destroyed by rum. BY the way ~syeral experienced
PytioisDs state This singular fsct-~thst wheo oar
modern hard drinker are taken sick, hey feel that
h ID almost hopeless to attempt cure, Secsuss the
stomach has no recuperstive forces left Thew tell
us hath YES not 90 q fe~ year, ago. The old
,drDkess Of pure apple whisky lived . grea. vhls,
and, when sick, medicine took hold Y them; bu,
nov, in many Eases, a. our physician Nd us, yeu
night as sell throw medicine into tbs I.iler Of
'eeonctye ~ into Tie stomach Of al old oupksrd