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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-22

UNION COURSE L. l.. TROfrINq.

UNION COUKHE I. T., TR0frfN9.
The stallion rotting match for " ooo mile heats bcs,
three In ave. vehicle and driver 10 weigh 300 lbs. which
has been the subject Of mach nteren snene horsemeu
for the last three MONTHS brought o an issue on Ga
turday last The stations sarsaparilla (rom New
Jersey and PloushsBoy by Black Hawk (of tong Island
The race very close one throughout. sar...ar,ll,
winning In three straight heats The time was mcst . 4.
ceert for the weight carried and the stations proved
themselves uouers OF The nrst order The betting pre-
vious 10 the start In svor of Plough R,v al about
100 10 So aner The hrst heat two 10 one on Sarsapara
There was very respectable attendance The following
h ssummary;-
srrRpAy, June 2o.rrot,ns match o. Ooo mile heats,
oest lhree IN I'VE, vehicle driver weigh 300 lbs
y Hoagand named Oh o. Sarsapsrilla. ........ i
n. Wocurun named CD. h. Plougn BOy......".. q
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The Excise Commissioners.

The Excise Commissioners.
THE sToREKEEPERs ALARMED-APPl ICATION OF THE
HOTEL KEEPERS FOR LICENsEs-wHAT WILL THE
LIQUOR lEALERs DO2
The publication in the HERALD of the intention Of the
City temperance Alliance to prosecute the respectable
orekeepers If they did take out licenses under the
Excise law has excited considerable oommoton
among those who most Interested Lawyers have
been consulted and they argue, general thing that
the law will hold water before the courts and the large
dealers advised that they had better comply with tho
terms Of the law Some Of them have already done but
the majority pledged to abide the action of the Liquor
Dealers Society," the members of which have by repeated
votes resolved not to recognize the law The respectable
storekeepers therefore, nnd emselves in quandry
they wish to take out licenses restrained by the
retail dealers and keepers OF ow GROCERIES and lager bier
shops who in any event would be unable to comply with
the statute The nfty days will have expired and
then the lawyers will have harvest
TIE COMMISSIONERS MEET,
The Commissioners met on Saturday TO grant licenses
Haskell and Holmes.
APPLICATION FOR LICENSES.
licenses on Denau OF the following named persons
Peter H. Dodge, Aacomb's Dam, 18th street.
Andrew Mathews, $50 Greene street.
Albert Crook, 1876 Washington street
Isaac Bsgwell and William Ray, 10 Wall street.
"A sToREKKKPHsL
Abro Smith, 1928 Bowery.
Albert j. Albro, 376 Bowery.
A BiniDger Co, 90 and % Liberty street.
Fred. d Cozzens, 70 Warren street.
Chas O. Busenbury, rs Broadway.
J. J. Drummond Co., IS Canal street.
Benz. B. R. Corwin, 81 Broadway.
LICENsEs GRANTED.
TO NNKEKIERs
Robert Earl, "A avenue O.
Peter II. Dodge, McComb's Dam.
I, Mathews, $50 Greene street.
Albert Crook, 1876 Washington street.
Isaac Bagwen and VIM. Ray, Is Wall street.
10 sroREKEIPERs.
A. J. AIbro, 378 Bowery.
Abro Smith, 1913 30 sery.
Bethel Bunker, 10 John street
Thomas Burgoyne, 65 Liberty street.
A. Rninger Co., 81 and 81 Liberty street.
Bininger Dewitt, No. Warren street.
Fred. s. Ooxxebs, 70 Warren street.
J. j. Drummond o., So Canal street
UND6R CONSIDERATION.
Application OF The following named persons for nnkoep
ef' license are under confederation
Charles A. Steeon, Aston House.
Hawiey d. Ckpp, Everett House.
Hiram CrsnBton, New York Ho<el.
Tho Board then adjourned until Monday, 22d inst
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buore Hon Judge MITCHELL
0urx D-,fonh Wertham se Henry krdcktcrsohsr. The
er OF arret vscated defendant STIMULATING not 70 sue
false imprisonment
IN ne p'dtt1 ~ ~ pson Of ne majority Of ne Directors
|ns Nc0 Fort and HARE yecu Noaoation Corpnny for
tolt'on IT " ordered that the said company be dis
wed and that u,t distribution be mode Of the estate,
|,e tberen according 10 their respectire rights .ter
rsymen on All N debts and tho extngushment Of all
CONTRACTS engagements, &c. Tho case Ia referred 10
y q Rassles 70 report who "a suitable person for .
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STEAMSHIP TsxAs~-The Texas, formerly belong
ing 10 the Nicaragua line OF steamers, called from this
port Friday las, for New Orleans 70 tske the plsce Of
the louisiana, recently burned.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-08-12
For the Spirit of the Age.

Mr.. EDITOR There are strenuous efforts
being made in every section of the State, to
build up schools for the illumination cf the
mental and moral man every paper, almost,
has in it an advertisement of some school:
but none contains that of York Collegiate
Institute. The cause of the advertisement
Of this school being neglected, is, that there
was a misunderstanding among those who
should have had it done-it was believed
that the advertisement would soon appear in
the proper papers consequently it has been
| entirely neglected. It has been circulated,
(and, to a limited extent, the report has in
iured the school, or at least, it has kept some
from coming, who would otherwise have
Joined this session., that this school has gone
down: because it was not advertised. To
this we nave only to say that York Collegiate
Institute has her share of Boarding Stu
dents, and prospects promise US more.
The New Building, a large octagon, gravel
wall house having four rooms for Professors,
and a commodious chapel, has been so com.
pleted as to afford the facilities of convenient
rooms in which to study there has also beer
erected a commodious Boarding house, which
though not entirely finished, will, with other
facilities for boarding, afford ample accom-
modations for a large namber of Students
There is, about three miles distant from thi:
place, a Sulphur Spring; the water of which
is superior to that of many springs, and tt
invalids, it affords a means of restoring health
and vigor to q weak and debilitated system
We again say that this school has not gon,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-08-12
A good reference.

IF you don't believe I've got religion, go
and ask my wife she'll tell you Such
were the words of a stranger who had drop
ped into a Methodist prayer-meeting. The
expression came well nigh causing an ex-
plosion oflaughter among the pious worship
ers. But the reference was the very best, the
man could give. Many a sanctimonious
Pharisee's estimate of his religion might be
proved to be vanity Of ~vanities by his wife. if
she did not wish to shield him from every
breath ofharm. If a man has religion his
wife knows it from the manner in which he
conducts himself within the privacy of his
home. A religion that does not stick by a
man in his home and subdue his harsher ma
ture in his daily intercourse with wife and
children, had better be left where it came
from
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-08-12
8S. SO
Death of Hon. james, @. pobbin.

The following, from the Office of the
Fayetteville Observer announces an event,
which, though not unexpected, will bring
sadness to the whole country:
"FAYETTEvILLE, Aug. A, 1857-1OA.M NJ,
We are deeply panied to announce that
our distinguished and beloved fellow citi-
zen, the Hon. JAMES C. DoBBIN, breath
ed his last at his residence in this vicinity
a few minutes ago.
1t has been apparent. for some weeks
past, that his end was approaching. He
himself was not less aware of it than were
the sorrowiug friends who had so earnestly
hoped and prayed that he might be spared
to them, to this State, and to his Country.
He was prepared for the awful change. 4
life of purity is closed by a triumphant
death. The honest and conscientious States
man, the true Friend, the upright Man,
has passed from the scene of his earthly
honors, to his reward above-the "well
DONE of the faithful servant.
The Mayor has called a meeting of the
. citizens of Fayetteville, at II NJ. to-day, tC
make arrangements for this sad occasion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-08-12
A fair offer refused.

A gentleman who had a son addicted to
drink took occasion to demonstrate with the
neighborhood liquor-seller against sellingany
more liquor to his child. He proposed to
the seller to keep a strict account of all that
was called for by his son without letting him
have any, and he would pay him the full
amount that it would have been had the liquor
actually been sold. This was refused by the
vender, who said he should let him have what
ever he called for while he had the money to
pay for it. Thus it will be seen that the cal
lous hearted vender has no disposition to aid
in keeping any one sober. 1t is to their in
terest to keep men bonnd in the manacles of
strong drink though family ties and social
affections be burst asunder, demolished and
destroyed forever. No other vocation would
so harden the heart of man as that of selling
liquor, it destroys the finer feelings of his
nature and brutilizes him to the lowest depths.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-08-12
Kentucky Rihemen.

The renown which Kentucky RiAemen
have obtained for precision and skill in
handing the rife has become worldwide,
and excited the attention and wonder of
the warriors of other nations. In battle
they have stood as cool and collected, al
though the first time in action, as the eldest
veterans in Europe; pouring in their dead
ly fire with unerring aim.
Il shot that officer exclaimed a rife
men, as he saw an officer fall at New Or
leans.
shot him in the right eye,' replied the
other rifeman.
And I shot him in the left eye,' was
the response.
After the battle, it was found that an
officer had been shot in both eyes. The
unerring precision can only be obtained by
long practice and thorough drilling.
At the first settlement of the State, they
were compelled to be constantly under
arms, as it were, to guard against the wild
Indian and murderous tomahawk. As the
father, so the child grew up, taught in the
earliest infancy possible, to poise the rife
and direct it's aim. As ammunition was
not always convenient to be had, the faith
er would dole out to his son a certain mum
Der of cartridges for his rife, for each OF
which he must bring home some sort Of
game, or get a taste of hickory for every
missing shot.
Many years ago | was conversing with
my father on the wonderful skill of the
K~entuckians, when he related the follow
ing anecdote:
l was out in the wilds of Kentucky some
years before the war, on a surveying expe
dition, and had an opportunity Of studyin!
the character of the earlier settlers for
considerable length of time. 1t becam
necessary for me to stop a few days at
log tavern, and to while away the time
took my rife and explored the woods 70
game, of which there was an abundance
The landlord had a little son, about tie
years of age, who accompanied me wit
his rifle, and always had extremely goo
luck. On one occasion the fates SCENE
adverse to him, for perceiving a squirrel
a very high brancho of a tree, he up with b
rife and blazed away, and down came tt
squirrel. The look of dismay with whic
he viewed the game, l shall never forge
Dropping the butt of his rife on Il
ground, he burst into tears. In the I
most surprise, l inquired what the matt
was. He answered.
'DaddyT lick me-
Lick you what for 7"
Because / didn't hit him in the hea,
!. I soothed him all | could, but the da,
pleasure was over. On returning to t
tavern I interceded for him all in my pc
or to save him from the hickory, but it v
> of no use; the application must be MAJ
n if only for example.
mo, no, stranger if l let him off
il break a standing rule Of our State. l n
err let off, and what was good for him.
N must shoot right or put up with what
gets
/ The hickory was applied, but no Boz
&c were broken. Such training as that, VIII
10 was universal in those parts, tells the
cret of Kentucky rife shooting.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-08-12
Printing Materials.

A GREAT BARGAIN can be had of the Editor
of this paper, by any one desiring to pur-
chase Press, Types, and every article for fit
ting out an extensive Printing Establishment
either for a Newspaper, Book or Job Office.
Much of the material is as good as-new, and
can be had for 80 per cent less Than cost. A
portion, only, win be sold to one person, if
he does not desire the whole establishment
We see the Prospectus of several new pa
pers proposed to be established in this State
Their projectors would do well to have an
eye to the bargain here offered. Address
EDITOR SPIRIT OF TIE AGE. Raleigh, N. C.
See Advertisement in another column.
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down., nor there is no reason to believe any
such thing. The students who have attended
nere' went away more than satisfied with
tne instruction here given and the knowledge
which they received the students now IN
attendance, are well pleased with the location
Q, the school, the people of the vicinity, the
PRESIDENT n Professors, and above all the
mode OF teaching the English Language on
the constructive and illustrative system for,
we must acknowledge, it is superior 10 any
system that We have seen students have
come here who had studied the English Lam
guage on the old systems for years, that
could not stand an examination before any
impartial committee with one who had peer
studying only the same number OF months
under the system here taught; and, futner
more, Punctuation and Notification arr
thoroughly taught here not merely the ar
but the science of the rules of Punctuation
are learned by one who studies under Prof
York, the President.
You will not only oblige US by the lnser
ton of this in your paper, but you VIII ais!
correct a false report, and greatly gratli
those who may have any desire to see thl
Institution in a fourishing condition.
THE STUDENTS.
York Collegiate Institute N. C.
P. S. ALI papers of the State friendly I
the cause of education will please copy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-08-12
Disclosures of a Liquor Dealer.

Mr.. Delavan, President of the New York
State Temperance Society, in his recent ad-
dress in the capitol at Albany, dwelt mainly
on the now prevailing adulteration of IL
quors:
within a few weeks" he said, sit has
come to my knowledge, that a person whose
conscience revolted at his employment, in a
large liquor establishment, has left it for a
more innocent and creditable business. He
stated that it now only took ten, some say
four gallons pure wbiskey to make q barrel
of the whiskey of To these are
added ~rainwater, cdmphene and arsenic, the
latter to restore the bead destroyed by the
water. He stated also, that brandy made to
initiate the real French brandy, and of ma
terials of the most poisonous character, was
sold at "a per gallon, costing only % cents!
That all kinds of wines were initiated so
closely that the best judges could not dis
criminate costing but n trife, and sold at
prices to suit customers. The higher the
standing of the customer, and the more par
ticular as to his wines, the higher the price
to satisfy him as to quality. The most cele-
brated brands were made use of, and the
names of the most celebrated European deal
ers given, as the source of supply and Eu-
ropean deale RS, be it known, are not much
behind, but much in advance of the Ameri-
can trader in their " adulterations."
He quotes advertisement of a chemist in
New York, who is now " prepared to furnish
the lavorings for every kind of liquor" and
the best Cognac brandy, etc., etc., is produ-
ced.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-08-12
From the N. G. G. Advocate.
A Gem in the River.

0O8A AKA AC
Ayoung mother, with tears of bereavement
in her eyes, stood over the River of Death,
gazing wistfully into its dark and sluggish
waters, as if she would fam rest her gaze
upon some object away down in its fathom-
less depths. She gazed long and wistfully,
and the black waves rolled sullenly, slug
gishly onward.
And the mother laid her hands submits
sively on her bosom and wept, and said,
My geml my gem" And a celestial
being, like ar angel, stood near the hidden
door of her heart, and whispered in a sill
very voice like music, What seekest
thou mourning sister"
"Alas!' said the mOurner, ct once,
even yesterday, wore a beautiful gem in
my bosom. To me it was Invaluable
was no trivial GENT was one that kings
and monarchs might we'll have been proud
of. The riches of the East could not have
purchased it from me. In an hour that
was to me evil and miserable, the gem
dropped from my bosom into the blacl
night of this deep river. AS / saw j
floating away from me gently as the coming
Of an eastern shadow, / reached after it
butt was beyond my grasp, and my gem
my babe, smiled upon me, as it was ridln'
on the waves further and further from me
1t began to sink-to sink from my sight
and in a moment my gem was gone-an
gone forever" And she turned sorrow
fully away.
And the Angels voice whispered again
"Stay, sister, grieve not; look again int
the dark river" She looked as she wa
bid, and a cry of r~apturous JOY burst frol
her lips. "Thanks to the Father! l Sc
my gem floating in a great black wave. I
may | wear it in my bosom again
Stay, my sister, thou art deceived ; VIII
thou seest in the river is not thy gem;
is the shadow of what was given thee
trust. Look, sister, heavenward, and b
thy mourning head rejoice. She locke
aloft, and away up in the dark, becloudt
: sky, she saw a single spot, clear and blu
and in it a bright star was cleaning, al
? its silvery rays come down and danced
| the gloomy river, giving the black wave
brightness, as if silvered through al
through and away down many fathom
f the bright reflection rested, and this t
mourner thought was her lost gem. S
e gazed silently upon the scene, and thes
It from heaven was shining. And the vo
of the angel come again, like unto
:; sweet song of many instruments of mus
h saying, "Sister the gloomy waves thou see
Il though dark and terrible, roll c~easeles
onward up to the great gate of heaven, a
,e thither they bore thy mourned for &c
which the good father lent thee, the wa
le have borne it back to him, and it bloc
and shines for ever near the throne, |
IN yon brightly beaming star.
d, The voice was hushed, and the sorr
he ing mother turned away with her eyes
ted from the earth, and gloomy river,
he fixed them hopefully and wistfully
ng heaven.
Jun And the bright star she saw, when t
fled her eyes mourning for her lost,
lid beams brightly, and it shines on her
tie baby s grave. WILLIE
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-08-12
A Fathers sorrow.

AT a public gathering, a few days ago, a
father sought bis son, late in the evening,
among the drunken rabble around the whis-
key carts, and persuaded him to 90 home
The son was drunk as the drunkest, and, in
return for his fathers solicitude, he cursed
him with a horrid oath and bid him go about
his own business and let him alone. He re-
preached him with curses for not teaching
him better when he was young and under
his authority, and assured him that he was
now free and would exercise his own pleas
ure as to his conduct, besides warning him
about meddling with him. With a sorrowful
heart the old man turned away leaving his
son among the drunkards as vile as the vilest.
What that fathers feelings were we leave
the reader to imagine.
We have no desire to reproach that father
Tor the course he pursued years ago with his
son or to add to the bitterness of his cup, but
we do desire to call the attention of parent:
to the Importance of teaching their chill
dren to abhor the accused poison that 81
brutalizes those who imbibe it. Parents
have it in their power, by strict abstinenc,
themselves and by judicious tuition, to $
rear their sons that, when they reach man
hoods estate, they will sh2n q abhor eve
rything that ~intoxicates. This cannot b
done if the parent drinks or in any wis
cou~rtenances the practice. If he takes hi
dram. and if he speaks to his family in
slightly, sarcastic manner of the various ten
perance organizations, he may REASONABLE
expect bis sons to be drunkards and to exp
rience all the sorrow, and anguish, and bi
terness incident to such a terrible calamit
even to being cursed by a drunken son.
We pity such a parent-his cup of sorro
is a bitter one and he might pray that b
gray hairs might find an early resting pla
in the grave. The responsibilities of parer
are great, very great, and happily if, in t
evening of life, they can cast a retrospect
glance over the past and say, towards (
children l have discharged every duty, a
warned them by precept and example of I
snares and dangers that beset life's pathwa
if they have gone astray and fallen into e
ways it is because they have ~disregarded
precepts and set at naught my counsels.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-08-12

a Nother's Faith Rewarded. A
venerable old lady, who looked serene
ly happy, was asked if her children
were converted. Yes she replied, all
my children are members of the
Church of Jesus. Two of my sons who
were converted when they were four
teen years old, are Just where they
ought to be, ministers of Christ
1t must be very cheering to you,
madam, to know that all your children
are converted remarked her friend.
Yes she replied, while a beautiful
and heavenly smile played round hel
lips. Yes; but l always had faith il
the promises.
Parents have you such faith? Chill
dren have you gladdened the hearts o
your parents by giving yourselves t
Christ
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-08-12

"a A certain grogseller, who has long
been in the habit of mixing water with his
liquor before selling, found a twist Of tobacco
and a few other authorizations clogging his
'spile hole and stopping the drawing the
other day. He has ever since been loud in
his anathemas against 'the man that did it.
We advise Ed. to abandon the profession Of
tapsters and go off Lecturing on the univer.
salty of human depravity. In that line he
might attain great eminence.