New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-20


soon MS the water and weather will permit the public
mutt wat patenty-there is no remedy.
Uylos TEMPERANCE MFETISG-We suhjon the
resolutions adopted at the meeting at the Tabernacle
On Wednesday evening:
Fhe,ea, We ptabi'ants Of the city and citizens of the
Stale Of rtwfork m by the late decision OF the Court Of
iA dRaPr and nd all 'As evils d 'A''''''''1
gsS,sas Hi. F1eelleucy the Governor Of the State
called the sitter LEGISLATURE the subject aud Justly
sad OF the frghul evils OF drunkenness 40 exassea
% possible and no remedy the law will permit and public
opInon viii sa.iSn 10 check or eradicate 80 fell evil
R.Oir,d walt with great solcude the clear and de-
cided action the Legislature ON the subject. ,,
Ror.d That h our opinion no tss, r ns as Which W. ni
fen th. w,ll enl, give and to the s5s
viii feel int. rest in the ncos OF penalties against nch
q. may choose sell without license. ,-,-.,--
liquors beverage the extent thst law snd The ,onn
s Of p,empesnce psupe.m aud epc snd tn. any
poponeuen Of the act from other Issues WI! Dc
Justly unwaaned aud imPolitc sacrifice to those
Rd That in the Enactment Of such pros n, Dy sne
community tor its prompt and euersetc support in the id
confidence that will ooE give general saIion asd Prove
Vi highest utility to sl Cases aud interests OF men
ROiret That these rsout@G' be communicated to hi, Ex
the Of this meeting aud large body Vt the people oil the
Stale.
The following additional resolutions were offered by
the Rev T. L. Cuyler:
Re.oied That amid and dskuess which
rOsnd unre.,ricted sale Of Intoxicating drnk.,
soah from The destroyer and believing prevention
JuyeIle Ten perance Societies throughout the LAND.
Kt,oired That welcome 20 shores brother aud
tlsr kdntursh and 10 the hope th., he will do for as
that he has done ia the herand we commend hun to tho
OF al who love our great enterprise, and desr.
its extension smCns the youth OF our country.
As IyyrpyST THIEF.-At 6 o'clock on Wednes-
day evening, while the wife of respectable citizen
was returning home after making some purchases
mon came up to her. caught her purse, which was
hanging by string that she held 10 her hand, and
pulled it away with him. leaving only the string end
the victim to testify TO the event. she was within
few doors of her own house in Twenty.fourth street.
and not mauy ct from Filth avenue, at the time. She
cried Catch thief" and although there police
man within hearing distance OF her voice, no attempt
wes made TO arrest the rascal But for the expe TIA
ton that the police officer would have done his duty,
the lady staes that che woald herself have pursued
the thief.
A DESPERATE WoxAS.-Amelia Armstrong alias
Mr.. Palmer, keeper of disreputabe house in Forty
third street near Sixth avenue arrested yesterday,
charged with asssultng and stabbns Mr. c. S. Whit
lock. and with maliciously breaking one of the win
dows of bis house. 1t appears that she had had
difficulty with Mr.. Whitlock, who she thought, had
wrcpeed her, ard she determined TO revenge her
wropcs on his person and house. Justice Brownen
held her for examination.
Hrnsos RIVER IrEss.-Found Dead in Fnli.-
The BODY Of Eras.us Holloway of Pauling, Dutehe,s
CouLty was found dead in open field near his mouse,
sbert time ,nce. 1t is supposed that be persisted
from the effects Of the cold the 18th Of January Che
cod Sunday, lie was last the Saturday eve
ming previous. He was 3 years Of age.
The Ueather AZ POughkeepsie Yesterday the uer
curry ged at 20 in tie shade, and the snow disap
peaIed with rapidly. The creeks are all swelling.
There report that ,he hipgton-street Bridge
hss Welded to the violence Of the food.
The WARN TsRs.-The present wam term CON-
me need Friday, the 18th inst. between and am,
and still continues. The highest aud lowest tempera-
tures have been az follows:
s s:;, I ii $:s::s .sa
On referring TO or record for sixty nine consecutive
yeas find tina, in but two years has the temp-rs-
ture in the month Of February risen as hgn a. yes'er
dsy. viz: .
iSs Feb ls.....s degree. 1906 Feb aO......so degrees
1912, Feb. % degrees , -, r
In 1906 sloop arrived from Albany on the 21tn OF
February and in 1872 the Hudson River was open on
the 4th Of February.
In the following years the temperature IN the month
of February to aid above So degrees, as follows:
$50 Feb s............ $40 Feb s.........5s
is.s. FEB iI.........::...
In the years last mentioned there was but niue
cold weather after the respective dates mentioned. Inc
of thi, warn term L. merriam.
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