New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-08

THr SrrsRarsrs OF OHio.-Ths village OF zss.
ToecSa~ss County 0aio - the res,isoes d co'eay
Of SepGs.isss from the I.uthsrsa Church, Via emit
grs'ed to this country About ~ yesns ssce Hsv'ss
adopted the seimers thai pious setaas'sss OF The
seventeenth century, Jasob Boshms, OF Bedmes. ~
be is generally called TOO hundred persons left Wiz
tenbsrg, In 1917, Gnier the lssissAp OF ops Jsosb
N Bineer, ard 90 their arrival in this country psr-
chased OOO sores of wild land In Tascxswss Cssnty.
where they s, reside. They practice Socialism 10 tAs
,t,ctest sense Of the woriabor and property bsinS
equally divided among al. Thsir officers ere Dsrss-
tor and three Trustees, upon whom devovs the MAJ
ssement Of the temporal affairs at the Society Thee
officers are e Give, females voting as vel ~ nass.
The Trustees serve three years, oos vscsns hs sss
annually.
ia iSs2 terrible calamity visited the little eso-
muni,y in the shape Of the choers, BY which 81 OF M
members were swept away, preventing, IN measure,
thoss matrimonial alliances whica would nave saies
much, il was reasonably hoped, to the nsrnsncA
strength Of the society. The increase since thea has
scarcely made up for the loss and the number OF mem
bsrs remaining is about 2U9. Daring the early yeen
Of the colony oil copuga relations caculssd 10 esdte
an rcrease of the responso ites Of the females Esd
burdens of the society were for gwen period inter
dicted and strange TO cay, the arbitrary uksse w.
obeyed. But II they have MT increased In nomoses
they have gained in wealth. Their huge fxm. -
economical management is in the most perfect saes Il
cultivation. large three story brchhouse, OF - -
tiQue build, with innumersole gables, vas isfey tho
residence Of the good King Bmeler. but Is nov occa
tavern the latter conducted the old fashioned sys
of the Germ an inn, fine church, 20 good dwshaxs.
and -four mill among the improvements"
Areporter from the ofice of The Oa,o Ssates~ss.
who recently visited the community, says:
"No fighting, no wife beating, no riotng, no preso-
tuition is known to the people there Their Laval a0
strict and not dsegarded. By their code the cne
of seduction punished by DEATH OF course the exeea
ton Of such law would conflict with the State "a
thor,ies, but fortunately, with but one sxcepaea,
there never was crime OF this charec.er commuee
amorg them, and then stretched the power Of ne
constituted authorities to the utmost to save the perpe-
traitor from being stoned to death. The laws Of ~
State are also obeyei and carried out The commune
~ pay taxes the same as other citizens, bat receve
little benefit from them. They build their own road.
and do everything IN the way OF business with the
State a. a community and not AZ individuas- rss9
ritual ike everything else pertaining to them y pee
fec,ly SIMPLE and their maxms OF morality arc a. oeos
COM pretended by the most obtuss.
% As may be supposed, there is no great meufo de-
veopment among them, and yet they are not stupid Or
cbuIsh. Instruction is given the children IN Wnses
in the German and Enghsh languages, ADD all the DOM
mon branches of education. They have little print.
ing Office recently much improved, in which they pnas
religious books and tracts. The publisher Is also the
Postmaster and storekeeper OF the town. lie employs
two compositors, and does his own prssswork 90
Washington press atsy imported. For q S number
of years his entire office was placed in asort Of ouisse
type, cases press and all which is now exhibited q
curiosity. The press now in use is a. bright a. new
pin and the whole concern, carpeted and cean iooxA
more like lady's closet than printing oihoe.
All the u smbers of this Society are dressed N
blue fabric Of their own manufacture the pecuarties
Of inc male attire being 40 abbreviated ooss Of an un-
fashionable cut The dresses Of the females are OF the
same material and color, varegated by wnite apron.
ard . spotess Triangular handkerchief about the
neck the points Of which meet the apron striags be-
fore and behind. The primitive and somewhat pc-
turesque costume is completed by an immense straw
hat bound by ribbon OF the neverfaiiing olde see
n,enti,ul lack of crnolne-an institution Of which
the Zoar bellies entirely ignorant, or, If known 70
them, is totally ignored