Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-02-06
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YORK, Feb. 4, 1856.

VIEW ioRk, SeD. 4, 1890.
The Maine Liquor Law, if it has not abol
ished drinking, has, at least, made drunken
ness disreputable. Public opinion is now de-
cidedly against those who frequent bar rooms,
and many who, before the passage of the law.
would boast of having always tai en- something
before breakfast, now defer their libations
until the darkness shrouds their entrance into
the temple Coffee and tea are taking the
place OF spirltuous liquors and the abomina-
bic compounds Falmed off upon an easily
duped public. Coffee houses, to which are
attached reading rooms, are being established
In various parts of the city, and fitted up in a
manner that will compare favOrably with the
most fashionable liquor saloons. -Four of these
places have been established since Christmas,
and it is contemplated to have them, before
long, in each ward of the city. The enjoy
ments are not confined, however, to imbibing
tea and coffee, and reading the news; billiard
tables and musical instruments are also fur
nished, that there may be no lack of diversion.
This might be initiated with advantage
throughout the country.
Henry Ward Beecher, that spoiled child of
the public, and over-indulged pet of his own
congregation, treated his hearers last Sunday
to an extraordinary sermon upon Kansas.
The New England Emigrant Aid Society are
endeavoring to raise two hundred thousand
dollars, to be applied in erecting mills, build
| ing bridges, in Kansas, and otherwise i'm
| proving parts of that Territory. One hundred
| thousand dollars Of the stock was taken i'm
| mediately in Boston, and it is proposed to dis
| pose Of sixty thousand dollars in New York,
| and forty thousand in Brooklyn. Beecher
| gave notice of this from his pull pit before he
began to preach. and exhOrted his hearers to
| take the stock. Now this might be excused
| in modern christian minister, although Christ
| did drive the money changers from tle temple
| But in his sermon, the Reverend gentleman
waxed warm, told his congregation, that the
| the best investment they could make for Kan.
| sas, was III Sharpe's rifles; said, a person
| might as we'll read the Scriptures to a herd OF
butialOes, as to border ruff ans, and that death
| dealing instruments were the only things ia
settle matters in that region. Now, this may
| be all true, for Sharpe's rifles apply with
equal precision to both sides Of the question,
but 1T is very dangerous doctrine to be
preached by christian minister. If the
Scriptures do not appeal to the passions of men
more than they do TO buffalOes, let US set them
aside as useless; and let ministers grasp the
| sword, like Mahomet, and strike the head OF
| every person who does not receive their doc
| trines. After the sermon was over one7sf his
hearers asked him why he gave utterance to
| such language; he replied that, he spoke from
his feelings, that he was not himself q non.
resistant, and that he could not recommend il
to others. L have no desire to usurp the place
| of censor, but cannot help thinking that, il
| ministers cannot practice christianity, they
| ought, at least, to preach it.
| The ladies Of New York have really began
to learn wisdom from experience. Instead OF
the tissue paper shoes, in which &c many have
| In winters, heretofore, marched to the grave
| of cOnsumptives, they now wear leather OF
| india rubber boots while in the streets and
these boots, instead of the shave ordinarily
worn, are high heeled, and high-topped like
men S. In sanitary point of view, this
| change cannot be too highly estimated
Inc HarbOr Commissioners, having com.
pleted survey of our harbor, report its great
| est depth to be about seventy two feet. The
greatest depth of the channel between New
York and Brooklyn, is sixty feet. The en-
trance of our harbOr, at the NarrOws does not
exceed in depth sixty eight feet The great
| est depth is ascertained to be whore the North
| or Hudson river begins to expand into the bay.
The committee of the Board of Education
| have made their annual report from which il
appears there are at present IL 664 persons at
| tending night school in the city, many of whom
are over twenty-One years Of age.
We have had already FIVE weeks Of sleigh
ing, and, from all appearances, We will be on
runners yet another month. 1t SHOWS a little
| almost every night-just enough to replace
what is worn. The snow ON our streets looks
| luxe pale MuscOvadO sugar, and the great
travel keeps il in such a loose state that per-
| sons sink almost to their knees while crossing
The usual amount of crime is perpetrated
every day and night; to mention particula,
cases would afford readers but little gratifica.
ton. TgCGMsRH