The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-08-15

ton, Are you foror against the charter, lie
replied, TI.vote, fof Misther Goolrckm Again
they asked Are you for or against die ehaetefY,
u don't know Mr.. Charter, at all, at ALL don't;
vote fof Mr. ,Goohickp r. Mr.. :G..was the Irish
candidate for mayoEo, Tl6ss; Mr.. Editor, is like
tbeir .votih gaor Marlin Vsn JACKSON, "a son of an
Irishmani !. +. : :, 80. +: \; ~ 1.t $50 ISM.
'.:. LOCAL INTELLIGE gcE.:: \
I; TEaPEf Ascs We are rejoieed to see the efforts.
of those friends of the human race, Temperance
men, to rfyiSe the cause in Washington Indeed,
it is high time that Something was done, for intern
perance y running riot through our city, and our
young men are being led:captive at his will Some
time ago. it'was considered dreadful thing, dis:
graceful thing, for young man to- be,a seen; stag
gering Through the stTrvts of Washington : ii was
noticed and. marked, and .tslked about. as some.
thug unusual and TERRIBLE. Public opinion con- /
dHmned the drunkard, and the. dGuiikafd.Inaker.
1t considered disgfaceful to'be seen entering
place where liquor was sold, and inch in love with
the creature, would sneak in the back way, or first
looking lip and downrthc .street, and round about
on eEelyl sde-.Sould suddenly dart.into the front
door. obtaintheir drink, and Escape by the back,
door. IT aaea to be .thus--,but how-a days, the
sight Of asunken bbys and men is so3eomnlon TINT
IL scarcey attiacts attention. Taverns and grogge.
ries are fbund at every corner, and men sell liquor,
licensed hnd unlicensed 10 all ages yseSas and CON
d!tions Of humanity, in defiance Of laws without
let or. hindlanee. Is there no. remedy for this
great eTiT?.
} TheEcfis a remedy. and that remedy is lin the
hands Of the people They have the power, but
Ihey do bot exercise it. .They are, -thereiore, re-
sponsiblS for this evil. Wlisnswill the people 81
Washington.weke aps: Theyare sleeping, while
their children are being neutrality-suspicious.
and filth of drunkenness. When viii. they wake
up I? w pen the eurses,oftheir children Ae. sound-
ing in. dhtp ears the accusing apgelshall
say to. dhem-" This is your work !::'-when their
childreI say to them - Father trere'was a time
when YOU might, have, prevented my rpia-.it:is
now too late: lame drunkard, and can never.be.
anE tbg else for Iirave not Strength to resistthe
temphtf am ruined, and you are the cause of
my r0id m-,-s.-. -. 80.
.Wakb up, people of Washington! + The interests
of youf children, temporal. and eternal. demand
your attention. Wake up; crit viii be too late !.
. The people Of the Island are waking 'up---too'
mUiydf heryoung men have already gone dawn
to ruin, and totleath.: She cannot afford 70 hose
any more .shajs waking up. ATepperssnce So
cety W as formed last. week at, Gorsuch Chapel.-.
The,Sitth 'Presbyterian Church have utfo of long
standing. a Rechabite association they pros
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.uYFAiR-The District Attorney, IN summing.
pp.the case on the par. of the prostitution, on
Thursday, rpisrepresented to the jury the remarks
of Mesbre Bradley and Eifs: Bottf'of,th gen,
tl9men wi4Re4 80 CORRECT. the. Observation-Disclosures,
but were denied IAN opportsH; ty TO do so" The
Court preserves its cOnsistahcy1'" S"'r
FrxED.-Jlstrcs D. ,sli!t,, or, Wednesday, fined
Samuel Adams. fortyAwo dollars and thifty.tBo
cents for selling liquor contrary to- law tYerrty
dollars and sixteen cents for selling less dqahites
than pint and the same amount for selling on
Sunday. ,eE: ;,.E: -
=, Nf Brapdaer was also Hned sal 20. for selling
on Sunday. '-, -'..'..t,5-- tT-' -
UNSUMBERED HoUsEs-In passing through1the
streets, we find that almost oil the new houses
have mo numbers on them lf!houses are 10 he
at an, they ahould sc all numbered
uniformly We believe there isapeHalty attacked
to the neglected this thing and NO ealltbe gttep,
tiansf owners to H. D ordor- that they may, by
timely attention esesps the peHOtg -.''-.'--~ :
Not long sinee, son Of Mr.. James Ssnirh;a boss
at the Navy-yard, while plAyi6g on BagdeIfs
wharf fell into the river, anl was drow6eds He
was dbout six yeArs Of age and many boys were
present at the time. of the sad occurrence. No
INQUEST was held upon the body as thp law. re.
oures IN such cases but was taken from the
wat rs the residence of Mr.. Smith; and the eause
ofthe acknowledgement feniAius IsecrGt % this
A day. Or two aGcr.tGe violent death Of Smiths
ION, a1 infant, about six weeks ct -9ge. was found
in the iiveP,,neaF Bhgdsns wharf No. Inquest
was held in. this case; sl5heughit was demoustra-
by evdpntthat an Infant OF the age of sixveels-
could not have abnLked into the river. ''lrwas'bu
red under tbe direction of the police Of the Ward;
and although Il WAS most certgin that this itfaht
was btulisGy murdeted, no. effort was made 20
discover the perpetrators OF the foul DECD The
Coroner lives in Georgetown, and the walk -dnn's
pay i guess the. police discovered thssnt was
Know Nothing, and as there i3no law F-allinga
Know Nothing, they concluded that an pvestigs-1
ton,or the matter would be the very apex OF lab,
@rditys- y.':. =. sI-'--'~:- :, ----- a
4 Wonder IL those ugly" goose SHOT, which
Unele Sam uses with such terrible effect can be
used In Baltimore as4,eei@las in w ashington2
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j. THB FARMER AND rrfa-0x 1.-The. District tiep-
ney in his atgumet- o,thc- iuryinthe rot csses,
atat6d thatthe persons who composed ti1o 6rdiid
jury were ali gentlemen Of the first sta1dihg in
this communitY, and he WRs wiling to submit TO-.
thgir Judgment any and -aIirghts be possessed, /
ana he doabted not that this jnry.wonld be!RDling
to1lo the ssfi4e, irrespeetiSeof their Political SEN
,timehtg-- Now We Rave no Doubt pftle Hne'i.ot
his sincerity and Willingness M ms Particular
rnatter1-but we would Ike very much 70 knoW il
he wopl entertaiH this same opinion and Wiling
nessit the case were reversed, and he would haye
TO submit his case TO jury of persons who ente{
tanned opposite political views and more especially
under the presept state of political excitement
The. remarks Of the JHssiot Attorney brought
wildly to,our mind .dSsop's table Of the fstfner