The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-15
Our Albany Correspondence.

| 1hf First Arrest Cadsr the Liquor Lgc-7N Car
son League Dricer 10 Aef,on The People Crovi.
| ing ne Police Office 10 Ultns,s the Procssd.nxs
| &c.
! The present week has bsen filed with iutsres..
| caused by IN attempt Of the Carson Le.gus TO al.
ninister the sntl-liquor Law. r0oagh II was no.o.
rious thai nearly all the wholesale stores and retail
shops net the Law at def sne and cont nusd TO se
o. usual, the Lesgue did not enter auy complaints
before tho police un.l they were abs olutey brow
beaten and driven into A. Tais city hsiog the
head usrters of the 30 called TEN leaders
| and reformed drunksrds, the dealers hoped the
friends Il e. protibisory law would Immediately
after the fourth OF July m.nce Prosecutions, in
order that the Law might be broush. before the
courts Of final resort, for srgu nens. investis alton
AID decirlcn ~ 70 It's constitutional festures. Az
| everybody acknowle ged the question must sooner
later be tested the opponents Of chs las desired
settlement. OF it at the earliest pract cabse peroi 1.
TIE better class OF hotel keepers desired that
c,mBlsints should be mace against them, and quite
81 anxiety was exhibited for tae first maityrd n
Bus & League would not prosecute. Day aftsr day
Jess wit5l a. tie service Of any proc ~ to appear
before ire police court. FioaIy, two gentlemen
Informed the League that tney had drunk escn =
g'shs ~ branoy at the bar q the CITY Hotel kept
by William L,ndon. The fact thst the Lsagae .Ad
received this etiu nee DecAHie ADStANIy
known through the city. rhe wans OF credible Wit
Bssse8 was no long An excuse for moo prosecution.
The tub.ic knew taat the League had the fac. In
full pcssessson. great couacil waa hstt, aat Il
Was dete. miled to eater u complaint against Mr.
Lauoon. Accordingly, from tie Information thus
thrust In tbeif faces, G. Z, Williams, we'll k,own
here as a leading aboiitonist, irce soiler. M sne.
lawite. q member OF the Carson League. and
every other " Inn Of that cnafactcr, went be-
fore the police justice ana MADE aniiayt that
he had treason TO believe" that WIN. Ltndon
s0a Intoxicating liquors. THIS WAS what Mr Laadon
hoped ard prayed Ior He wanted his name e. aD
pear before the public as the d'st vctm la ths city
OF Albany, tie head quarters Of all tempe rance.
moral end poti nj iu,quty, arrested under tho Law
OF last session The hrs' question bs'orc the court
war, whether warrant Tor mis- arrest could be grant
ed upon the mere "belief" u Nj. Val iams. Mr..
Porter, couDsti for defence commended ,hss no war
rsLt could Issue, uDiess the complainant stated Tn
hn sffidavit that ne bimseit Actuaiy sA1 persons
Drink something nj the bar, aud tnA. from mis- osn
knowledge he knew Il 20 DO in,oxicssing liquor. jus
tce Cole listened to srgu nents pro and coz coz tso
OF three hours, and finally decided that the aiisvt
q Williams sufficient g. justify the issuiDg OF
worrsat and consequently the arrest OF Me- Landin
who ~as cited to spoear nefofe the cou,t on Thurs
dsy afteir Don, two days theresftAr
During the progress Of this preliminary invsstga
ton, the court rooms, halls, entrances AM streets
In the vicinity, were Ccnsely crowded and packed
with people anxious TO hear and learn the proceef
iDgs. The friends and Opponents OF the Law ~erc
iOstled together In . promiscu0us mass AMI II wss
absolutely udicrons To hear the discnsa,ns In rcla
tion 10 Il propriety and effect OF Law By psrons
wtdged closely tog sther that their noses touched
sr their arms ss,d down az lin straight ket'
The opponents OF the bill, however, wsrs largely In
the majority. and kept up quite turmoil In hlssing
and abusing the Maine lawit1s, and loudly cheering
Mr.. LandoD. After tho case ~as adjournsi, and
~ the crowd was passing down the stairway, VIII
lnms was handled roughly, severely ADD shame
fully; bis face covered with charcoal powder to
almost blindness and suffocation, bis person bruised
il several plac =, and his clothes badly torn. fnu
Annn h. thp and hp r. Aprst 10
single persou engaged In the outrage. He Eel, into
the hants Of the Ph,l'stnss and heieg the first In
former sgsnst the liquor dealers, has been roughly
| treated tor his voluntary service. Another demon.
| s'rstiou ID expected.
ALBANY. July ~. 1855.
| The Ab0riginss--d Remnant on The Rirer 81 Lar.
,snee--Census Of he 81. Regis fad,ans-- Tasr
Number and Mtde II life, &c., S'r.
Under the present census laws, the Secretary Of
State is directed to appoint special marshaIs for
taking the census OF the Indian tribes rcsiding In
be State Of New York. In those reservations Of
Western New York, occupied by the remnan. Of the
rcquois residing there, be has appointed native
Indians who have received good English educ !.
ton, md whose acquaintance with the language and
customs OF The people was supposed TO AFFORD them
peculiar advantages for the duty assigned them.
| In ls45, when the cenHus law was first applied 10
two Indians, the cnumeratos INST with pc ;uiisr
difficulties, from the apprehensons entertained that
the MEASURE had some c,nnection with tax.tion, or
was part Of some design upon their lands. SO far
a. haa been learned, this feelicg hss in great de-
gree subsidized, and the statistics OF thess people
| viii doubtless be procured with the greatest full
ness and accuracy.
| For the enumer ,ton Of the 81. Regis In.
nr II us.t az -.
Genius department Of the Secreiarys office, vas
appointed from his having become intimately &C.
auanted with the history and CONDITION Of the tribe,
while engaged few years since Ia collecting tho
local history Of that portion Of the sar He At that
time received from them al Ind an name, and never
visits their village without receiving many tokens Of
confidence and regard. We have received from him
few OF the results OF their census.
IL viii be remembered that abou, 1871, portion
Of the Mobssks ard others Of the six nations OF In
dians were induced by Catholic missionaries to
emigrate 70 Canada and settle near Montreal. Tho
Indian village Of Coughnewaga. on tho IT, Lawrence
opposite Iachiae, is still iunsoIted by tbs descend
snts Of those proselyicr. In 1850, Father Ant zinc
Gordon jesuit missionary, then living At CJugh.
ncwsga, led OF Q colony from tbia settlcmea,, who
settled at the prescnt village Of s.. Regis called
the natives AlkwisascLe. There IA % record pre-
served showing tie number TIA. thu, emt
grated. About 1907 the remnaa, OF tho %.
wega,chIe tribe, tso caedJ which was like.
wise ga.heud from ths iroqnos Of New York.
by Father piquet tbs founder " Fort Preservation
now OgdeIsbnrg, removed from Indian Point. IA
the present town Of Lisbon, d. I4awrcncs county,
sLd joined the 81, s gis tribe The village I. ban
tfuny stasted the ~. Ia sreDce, ~ the head o.
lake So. Francis, between the mouths of IA ket aad
81, Regis river, and IN the fusili,y Of It's ss;, the
qut, beauty % It's scenery, and ia romaa,: his,on.
cal associatons II mas fes equals In the country.
The village divided by tho i5th parallel OF Iail.
/ tuGe, tie greater part bang In Canada Bs:ofe
| The gar OF 1912. the natives knew di=,iDc, on
between the American and British an aSiDp cgaally
the presents and aDbuitos u both goyernmr ats .
and Ii thcf doDeftc Affairs, ruled by twelve chief.
ctcted for lire, by the i've bands into Viii h they