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Tnr. ALABAMA AcAlN.-Adviees by the
City Of Manchester, at New York, com
pletely annihilate the rumor from Cailior-
MIA that the privateer Alabama was block
AIDED at Annoy Jan. g On the 9th OF
January she was cruising some nifty
miles south of Rangoon, Watching for
American vessels. Rangoon is on ariyer
which empties on the eastern side OF the
Bay of Bengal, perhaps five or SIX hun
dred miles southwest of Calcutta, and i've
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Insolvents Notice,

Henry NJ Kinzic, ORDERED, this 22nd
VS.. day of february,
Ills Credito,s. 1864, that Henry
Mckiuzie g YES notice to his creditors and
endor.cts sureties, that the 2nd Monday of
October next is fixed for the said Henry Nc
kiuzie to appear in the Circuit Court Tor Al
legany county to answer such heterogeneous
as his creditors, ondorsers and sureties may
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copy of this order be published in some
newspaper printcdi: i, The city Of Cumberland
once week for t.irce successive month prior
to the 2na Monday of October next as such
notice.
Tcst--H. RESLEY, 97
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''Thc quality Of mercy is no strained,
IL drUppclh rs Il gCutlc rain from Heaven
Tpon the place beneath; il is twice blessed
: II hlcsscs him that giv:,s, and him that takes
lis rli"hicsl in tn, 'iightiost; il becomes
The thrunoi monarch better than his crown.
Our country is now engaged in strug
Gle the most mumcntous that has ever Ell
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people After enjoying a prosperity un
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prosperity in which all ranks and cundi
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tivated, thus diliil.ing material and mora
wealth broad cast over our land, lifting
the lowly, and exalting still more those
who were already blessed, that they III
turn might bless others; This country,
favored above all others with civil and re-
4 lgious privileges. guaranteed bya written
Constitution. in which life, liberty aud
the pursuit Of Happiness: were secured to
the meanc,t subjects; where the NEST OK
allied station WAS open to all: and where
the sublime spectacle Of Il people seeking
t. educate all. thai each might vindicatc
his title to manhood, AMI aspire 10 know
the common Father Of all that he might
! love asd tesve him Alright; A country
where the poor, the needy, the Gowntrod-
en-, and the oppressed of other lands,
might lind an asylum. and enjoy these
'hai'chApie rig'''s 'lat '"' ms gwen 10
every nan:-r-;t country rescued iron the
tyranny of Kings and no4'los BY band
VI men h'pie' '''"i' '-ie ''J'''', VI '.,'D'
lnf''!a'i a''y example leu y INC ,'' i.
Oh ''n t' 'iooie o"'''lhYS M''o'' u 10, .
ana "holh 10 fo'efe |.' " VIZ l'rc''P,I
70 '''u'"'e anu f''g''' run i'i''Il'oiS "i'' al
A'Ff'eoh "'''r'S, Hh'u'' We '.e '''''' ,, ,,'t''
I'o''st Oh every american ,' e','. 10: . n'>
country Is &c" say 'en2'S.'' III a S'r"&-
sie' tiie hooicS., tme most '''a'' 'he mo-,
''V,nelllouS III II. Df', .. VI '"' irrS'n.
a'''' i"t" V h''Pl''''rSS '.,'' o,'', VI
ever Will ens'8' ''i' '''"%s"'' a'''' "''"S
OF our lc'P'e' :, ,,..
ANA VINO are 'ii'''' /" nv seek 10 "o:s'"!
~ a mindful ol Sc'c'h,hs' ""r ,,'
'hiloei po,''ie''''' say iin''G -. o'c'''s >:
a people ''S,ig Ho1' anu rs' ''''c''is u, u,
Jesus "."id hot "''rd u i''' Il l'','','o"'
hahd aga'hHs Hach country as ! nave
d7tci1be'',) eHc't1 " fIro't ana ana, ann 10
eMnhc,'r thirteen o' 'l,' 'e'a , :, 'o ,I
from INC 'e''ei'',e''' iu.' "a '.i' ',r' ."
Government ana Gs'T'H'S'' '"f themselves
a government whose ''c"fnrr-s''he Is
slavery, ana whose a ., pflm-
c'e' p'a ueTa'lce u ''.s ,; MY ~ v1' ,,,,"
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Suddenly on Wednesday, the l1th instant,
NJ, TGoNAs Bath. Of Frosiburg, in the Gsih
wear ., his age.
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Latest news
Highly Importanl soutfern. -

Shermans forces are $4,000 strong, and
are marching in Gloss order. Lees cavalry
are harrassing their TANKS ard picking VI
s,ragglars.
Fascyoma, Feb. 10 The enemy's fleet
Including the flag ship, has gone eastward
through the Sound, in the direction Of Grants
pass. Four more guhboats have just ap'
paared steering the same course
Sherman has from twenty-five to thirty
thousand men. Ih6y tear up the Jridge.
and rail- cda il, their rear. lie eriae,L2,
meditateS no ste,, backward.
sfobilc Feb. ls.-Farragut has not renec
cd his attack on Grants Pass Hiss fleet
lies in the sound. The weather is tho bad
for action. No landing is yet reported in
the direction Of Pascagbals.
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TIE Lumber business will in futur be carri-
ed on by .t fE1Eh Helm.
Feb. rs, '64.-3t sg G s4,di a.
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Dissolution Of Co. pa rtne rship.

Dissolution Of Co. pa rtne rship.
TTnE Co-partnership heretofore, existing
i between the undersigned in the Lumber
and Board business in the town of Cumber-
land under 1he firm of p. Helm Co., was dis
solved by mutual consent. III
-t#'I PETER HEN.
JOHN K0RNS.i,
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GOOD LUCK, !"

containing about 100 acres. From 6 to 10
acres Of it is cleared. The land lies about
miles from Oakland. Terms of sale cash.
THOMAS a. HOPKINS,
F,b o5-ts. Trustee.
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II A II r I T. d

New Creek, February - 1861.
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TnE following article we clip from the
Pittsburgh Chrmicle of the 10th inst,
1t speaks sober truths in regard to the
management of affairs in the Department
Of West Virginia. We doubt not but
the CI,oni.clc, as well as ourselves, will
be regarded as -inimioal tothe Admins
tration' for its bold fashion of telling the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-09-22
The Niics of Politicians.

A. thc tUC Hrpr aches ~. DE mum cipal cleo
to-, he process mai p1litc.lns -r. .uali, ussuus
"a taiyc' rs int,rcs: Ia be ..oisrc q: tic working
CLASSES. Nh a-' h.-on"us .ery sy.ci;ous ab' ut
tue ne',s- g.; = tt s-uai T., ineivIrr.. tie corrup-
IAN o. o,iot ll oia.s, and ,plarIn' virtues crns-
rae 'r.,- tac.usol,rs I'VE III ~ alss from ~ crc-
uc b.urr,. IL f.l, they Ht' ov,tfo".ug with
l.'e sud solc.u " 'or 'c d-ar pcoplc, and ne On
TIE point e b.. y. Dy.rW'L nd ',ai.,u q, shc
ntn-,s 'h.t I,yil IA G.o cf, foycr1ment OF
"9.l tn, las, Do per onil c.is 20 G,pscrve.
oN, 10. Thor only ambition Is 20 he ,tc humble
mcana oi serving the vcoi'r-tLv willing inl,ru.
mru;s TO iescuc the cit rom the iriyltul yortcy
Of ruin mt Which It &c ilHa. ,,-. TAcy aat no re-
ward, they soCS 10 cra, uucnt they only dcirc to
re The agents "a the hands - he pc.Il, TO trlrg
d. gu, the gr'a municipal m..oa,uiu. But in the
miis. o. all his Thy critical synp,.hc. II 'ndus.
iriul casscs uid ulu her he :lc .l !e ~ tle
si.!cr mud TIE ~. Bc,rc allowing then dives TO
te caught IN The dtseI:v tiny, l,. tLcta calmly
nr' -rtcsy reflect upon the character, record. and
pretcut occupat.oa u tnos, who make SUCH Gat,c..
IN; promises. Let them consider whether " not
they are Of the class q. professional politicians. and
whether tloN have ANY identity OF interest " ia the
working people II thev have IA de. .t.,u In
any woy identdcd with political Intrigue, shog
them Nc coin,cnaucc Tor their attractive Jroiea.
/ s1us are simply "a TO cover ultoror designs
The i iustru classes arc competed 10 decide Tor
themselves whom hoy w,ii support tlr municipal
ofiecs- AMI they have M occasion ot the aivico ~
agency Vi pretended symp,,hin,rs They base 10
occasion Tor Instructors 10 teach q cssois U; Pc
i.tieai economy nor 10 the! need the sery.ee Vi
agents to manage their political business. They
appreciate the uocessty Of n.uncp pal reform. and
me intelligent enough to e!''c, IL iOr themselves
aud any prop sitiou By parties outside VI their own
nusntrr is simply means L. imp sc $ uie new
| corruption upon the City Government wien pro.
i,ssioua politicians are seen to oNpcnd uoney and
labor Tor the osteusble P.rposc VI AIDING the
working classes, 1t Is warning enough 10 bc7aru II
them. They are only ",astiny their bread upon
the waters" with the cXpe talon that /; VIII return
20 them hundred fold In the procurement oi their
desired ends
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i1 o. i. - ,..., ~ -l1tac o. m. ~ ~"
=, ..1cs TIE m-rs meet -. n scw,u women
,oiI n fAIiccifhIs, IN spaaa. l,- - pto',-i.
nca'ns. tho starvation prces ,ad rs tho ny cop-
tractors. p'-sclsc p.-i''ar !a'e-cs ~ the ircsent
tml, IA Wow Of f. SIMILAR lao. rrent which Is IL
~ Grcss In this city, under the nuepccs oi the
fnfnalc Prot, I've Union. 1t is :, he Aorc | ;ha
the Si1ec, Will receive tho i,tcntIon that Il do
seryc7. We should no, allow tho d.n ., political
excitement 10 dun puf into,ca IN tina tnatnr.
Ito casunluo' 81 the war All dliiv to
tic number e females who are compelled 10
earn their own liviu', md 4 il duiv to the
memory u he bravo men who have dod for u cir
country TO 49,. At t.cr wives and daushSrs shall
no. he unduly cheated or crowded of tho path Of
honorable indusiry. Least ~ ALL sroud 'hcso-or
o;her-fm4rs &C. cs,eaod 20 auT,rng a; y bands
n the Government; AMI t % sliiiiao,ory - know
r m tie AUTOGRAPH letters Of 'he Pfca.l,n; and
S.cr,tlry q Wa, al at thc ilndc,ihia met.
ny that The authorities dilppsci " ave al the
rslc! allowed b, Inv. Ia this .iew, II Is all tho
more incumbent that ,As working women OF Now
* should present the. claims by sir'us NJ pc
tit.on for an Increase u prices Toy army work,
now in coprrc Of Signature at the o.Bcc Il tic Fe-
'H'' iNF'NNsf' thaous W 10 tle't
u shoilt ,e signed by nj, female employees al
ilcfessc Of price FOR aruy clothing tents, pul Gov.
ernmcut work generally, will lie lkoy to react
iav rail-, on the rn,cs p.i - operatives employ cd
la private hrus. Our Influential cit SeiIs and
esp, islle tho wealth rni rrneryus-bcsr;ed ladies'
| VI New York may materially aid the movement
| Tor improyiL. the condition ~ tie icuale opera
tyes, 10y cooperating with the "Feinalc Pc.
/ ,"clVc union - The Organization is under
tie co4tro e. coipnit,ec Of wcn-tnowu
c,t1.us AID tiLl ladies, Al. . .st 10 ,le oihce a,
No - Chambers street, and inquiry which Is
soil .tcI-"'l .cu l.;raic ITS prc,eI. usefulness
mi capabilities Meundcritand that ale Union"
n7w rcql'-"s ncrcttgG rccun..ry MEANS "A o-ter
TO nccou p sh tho dc.rcd rc.,l,s, and WI iidly
rcecyc contributions "a hst purppsc. ier,g.s.
therefore. who have tn heart and means g. aid. y
srhpoil! or Houey, "a tbs god WORT, are re-
qlcticl 20 call or sfni 70 the oacc oi the Union.
cJr'-.h ms may =, enclosed 20 Mosre : B.sch,
4 rrc-su'cr ~ lie Wor' Ing woncu's Protc 1--WE
, Union, Is Chambers street, ,r a,te a-S ofIee.
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fpE ACHkS.

hAll.-on wednesday. seq, H. Mar BAL sfio u
OF ,ne m'e John Ban, sscd " yoAIs anu mtatl.
fully invited 10 atead the fun. rs on rrida, aa.r.
neon s'pt ., ~ o'clock from her la', p-,'cuca
interIcd In GREENWOOD Cemetery. 90
BAkNj N-on the g1-t inst, Martha Ernufa Bar.
nun, younrert cii!ld of The Ne Horce W. and Nartha
b.. i'agnun, a.cd 10 Years months and u days
The ii.nLs oi the tAmiiy f,sIect,uily invited
70 attend tho iunor, Ion 100 Prospect at. BfoJkyu-
ihurtuhy, I'D INST. ~
CAROIAN At his r,.ileuco. a, Pit, y, Jsu,.,
CaielGn, ga tn l'ta eiI OF lis We To-
hs 'ri,afs, and tho'e y HE bro.her, Bernard
ana John Diou, re .ct.ull u,,ied to att I'd.
II, i, Sas q q FId@y "a ,lsi, At n oeok a
VIII d. SAID ior the f"pO-e Oi his sOJi. .js
CIiRIsIAfORE-Un Sept. 2lta, Chic Chri.tuiol.A
nstiV. OF l'ail, ed 81 Yeas.
70 attend th. funeral, mi. tlhur.uay! nIorins. 70.
gai 81. it1
ELLISON Sept 2iit. OF a short illness. Juinea
fs in Tue lyth yea. u HE Ae.
"a, funeral VII take place tom the residence o.,
O'clock. The IIienl. OF the iainlly, and also IT,
i.enis OF his unei. lcnus Farrell are pirtcu.. ~
vary Cemetery Tor ipteunrnt. 10 o.
fALLhN-septsher sJth. Mrs Fannie Fallen
Sei D! years native Of Loushiel- County G.l~al.
nS funeral viii take place from her late residence
~ oak st. Thursday, ~ O'co ., " Caiyary Gene
"F' 46C
FITZGERALD "Wednesday. sept 2l.,. O, Ii,
seine coIsuu Y..o", Johanna Aorialt,, TIA. lslOs.
vile Of Nicha. ttzgcrrId, aged - yeagu.
Tier ioinsils viii b. conveyed ~ Calvary Cemete
ioi intcifneHt iron her lat. residence 81. ~
81, Ihurrday, ..d. At o'clock. ~
GkLENE-On "wednesday, sept 9lst. VIM n,
Gf'cae eldest ,or OF Jonn II. Drecne, apei ear,
~ months and II days.
The friends ID" family, also the active honor
sry and exempt members Of Mutual kugluv Co Nj
~ arr RESPECTFULLY invited to attend the funeral
ilursda! AFTERNOON "a ins'- al OcIock, HoIn III
lat. fesiience, los p. I'D Il. Is
JOkDON -On Sept. 2Oth, Patrick JorJon, uaii,.
OF NuIes, 20. LiaIe, Ireland. AGED % s-,Tu
The funeral will take pace from his late rs,
dolce ~ tast iIth 81 TIL. lhui-dt,, al O'Clock
~. l.l :
kERRIGAN-Un wednesday, sept Il, Bridlrs
Nthll, the LNiostu vile fatllNk a
oi fnnscione, Partu of hiisiazs County sligo H.
land
The friends Of the family, and those of hi. brother
John and JaiIc- heuisun, also OF her cousin. dri
Ntaf, Ae ielNecsiuly issitcl TO att nd la ,uur'
tH, nom ier late tcsipcucc, 80 Park st. this tlhur
dh,. ate. moon, sept. 2, at O'clock. Ia
| MlLLEAR-On yep. 81, 1904, Anna Maria Mee
dau h'er OF Peter ana Mary Ann luleii, uscd yr-
mouths ana ~ DAYS.
The funeral ain take place irori the ie.tonoo
hct paiouis bli Greenwich II, on Friday aitef$ef
sd int, NJ O'Clock. - f
sHLI,MAN-On Tuesda,, sept. 70, after lone Al
piotrhoo1 ulness, AGiy sherman, IN the 18Th ycih
uCi uPe.
In, friends and relatives OF the family are f,rpr.
afternoon, At O'clock nom the residence Vi h.
sOn-in-lzv, David Gordon 1Gl Ninth &. Ihe remain
will be taken 10 GIeenNooi Cemetery Tor inc
ment. ls'
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80 ~ .iJ,,,,, ~ ,,,, - -. - AZ. ~. VIZ Pu
povc,,v had co,n,.oJ -. q.,,,, ,ha .,.ss nos
ssovine vv1,nc, p.tnt, sc,s,c6 80 4, .s..ss
~ ,bo mind a. A. eac i,,ss ~ n an. scv,,p -
~ Ph,jsdcInbi. ~ horn. ,h.i, ia ~ ,1..Sr-.
nd humIIitv thnt N az had suffered ,hsr ,t-h,s
g. 10 ,,amnjej undny TO, he tvrant. .nd hcro.
me ncccnsty for . de,crmin~i and vIcorus No.
,inn IN resuc thep from, tho ~ r.o,, ,,rd,r ,yhoh
,Inv e,istcl
IA 4. Inc ecsop of mi. .s,,ci.,ion IN ..,,s, M,
,tc-o ~, sc,-i,,s, "a, mn, lu, 40 = ago,c,
o tl.s c.,y n mum, o,,s wa,s;-T5 aec',rc uct,,
To-. ~ - io, e., +, - ,,d t,,,,ost,, ,, g. 40
of ov,.,,ee IN s,,rl ,n.o,,,o,uv ~. sr,,iy. IN
cror,' o. ers c,r W. o. ,,,,sr, r,,,i o. a. ,,s, n
,uy. alan 10 sbo,,a,, Tho bo,,,s ~ loi.,. ., A Al
tbrr r,a co., torn q, ,bo zoo -,,,o,.s ~ tc,itb
,nd rrontI culture. ~ ,r... now ard ,rrro,rs ~,
:. Arrns Of l,tor In c,,ts no. NM cow,
H.. women 10 ,,iot,t -.s.r.n he which IN. 10.
sryinq roor may % ro,.ey A when IN -s,r,ss
anil tnr.e on, ~ rnrx s,curei e,nt,l ,vtr.nt ,nd
10 u,enI IN N, women ma no., i,.,r-i ,n ,vnrL
INV ivnv IN al 60, f-,p, n,, f,r ,i,.,ro,.,
90 that their uenlv ss.rs ,nnv br cnnli, Ia 90 -,
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A, an tni,io.or- ,,ovc,ro,, n .hort ,,,,. a,ce n
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,ois ,,as..atior. sgn,d by Thousand nj worL INC
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81 -, ,c..l u,,I ,hcy - ,rlJ ,nyoxi,n,,e 10 IN, COO,
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bc c,,atl, incr,1.rd. 40 thai man NOR. ,yor,e,
nigh, rc.olvc ,bc t.,,ct, If rbc ny 1,,y.,, 80
out being s,sind,od bv eontr,ctora Toe p,tit,nn
uc, vi,h n.y, al p,ccrs. The Ar.cnal an,c.i,
,ro',on, n. vc,, lee "a, ,rn,n ~, = ,psln =,
,ro 4, o,,sand nor, xor,,n viii h,-c.f,,r rrroiye
A. orl dire,t FINN N. 1,nvcrnuent. and ,ba, an.
advance of twenty ner cent, will berenI,rr ic :, al
Bes dos ,ts a i. H., Intention NJ DO As.,c ,t,,
"a slai, a r.e,s,rv ono, y,,,,, ,.ou., s,k =,
,,,,lovn .nt can Obtain situation, a, ali tuds ~
h,siu,.a ire, Of CHARGE . IN on,n "A vvurl RIM
| vh.r, nil .r,c,e. hr,b Of ,,,le and fer,.i. an
no,c, can h, n,ado nj Ia,y nr'ee. ,lc n,,,tt 81 a..
! t,lo, oo.ny into Inc hand, ot thc soy'ng wnrpcn
| ,Lctns,ivrs IA 4. also ho,el tb., a f,nd ma 10
RAJ Sod that v, enable ,hctn TO disIeuse id IN In.
,,rr bl. wner aptrocnin Ia N o. sufierinr, irp,n
hunger and ur,ysiIop Pro,e,,iye A,,ecin,,ots W n
hkew Az le 1rrau,z ei it ,he dnerrut nar,s of the
cite aud ,vefy effort will be- useI h. eil.1 dc Oh.
i.cis n when ,,,e s,c.,ty hns been iusttuteI In
| course ~ ttue , y,,rE ruotn Will L., uueu,d
| vh,-c ali .,rls of Saying "a m Ia, ,ycni,.t Ia,
diea l.n,.n' and ebIldr,,,, nd, "a m ala,
| Ia. tn.d. With u,.u,,,h a, tu.,I,.,l,, ,-tc,s 4,
o,,I.r Ia .r,I at ,,,,. in,,u,,o IA. s.i.,v uc.is
t.cuuinry MD nnL Nh, uul,lc /, L,s.c, hi,,l, au.
| ucalei To- 10 All 40 h man. nm effort
spglat as n, may nt,t.ur IL 10 neyer,b.iess ,rle
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crs and phiantt rops's, who desire to improve the
social condition Of New Yois, viii do well W adopt
the practical suggestions long and % persistent
~ Urged by the sry, combining their reform move
non,s to the root q the evil, and b. crec,ing
rslic.l change n che condition II The tenement
ho'usq. impl,n, Desire on the part Of the occu-
paut ,ol 'ri' other reforms quito az impera,ivcly
nocl,d ln tie u.nc'pJ government of the Empire
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AM one who can Glance over such statement and
not Je Tor these poor working women mus. L..yo
aeH-t 90 i'5ac, AZ TIC ntct.ur las. Li.h; .lo-ii.nt
addresses were delivered 10y CHARLES B.ckw'l,cr,
l. q. hlssfs. Fred. Van Cleve, RichGr,,son. VII
la, AIada!, AID others. The address VI Mr.. Van
Ccyc who WAS one OF u couu4it'ce app..u,ed to
visit tho Pres dent relative to lucregs ins tAe wnes
Vi the working women In the employ oi the Cow
ornment, was particularly pertinent 10 the coil OF
he l4eetlns, ALI We apponu au abstract Vi Il
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TnA1 wee and au.l 20 pr,y.l % Large .itcs
to lar greater ea.,u' rIa o ll.-ct nal country
towns % u f.ri WcI kr.Na &, every reader bu'
the inuses prciuc'n this c.sc-rpa...y lrc pc! ,,
not generally understood, NV Yor., i.r ..st,ia,,
IN noted throughout t.c g, 1u,ry iT c plr, aleu.o
OF immoTaity, Snd without .dg.-s the su jeei a
careful examination, people are struck with the
belief thnt tlis condition natural ooncoI.iiant
of large city. and disposed 20 attribute it, In
some vague way, to the greater temptations and
incentives t. vice that st;soh to f.. Thi rorH
however - erroneous C.u,l ought 10 ic as free
from vice the rIra d,s,ri-,s, aud a., dier.
eucc Ia population tie only discrepancy, they
would uuGolh,cll, Ice ~. There IL Tar more
social Intercourse between families residing IA
villages than ia our cti1. II tie lorIucr
the people continually micruiurlc with each
other, families constantly thrown togc;h-
or while the social sya.Sn Is free AM
unrcstru;ucd. Ia the latter rs every city resilient
knows, there is comptrst,vcly little familiarity be-
tween families. Each has ~ circle of friends 10 10
sue. butitis well known that families o.tcn live with
inspyaklur distance for yeare without indulauy in
tina, intimacy which "a The country would eusue III
Il few weeks. The true .cason y. the excessive Slte
and imp,r rally in cities, lies in the manner IA
which thc poorer CLASSES are huddlcd together ia
ov,rctow'ed tenement houses, add Ia not directly
the rosu; Of large populations. Thrre-four;hs o,
the Inhabitants 4 New York live III tenement
houses and an examination of their condition Turn.
ishcs the solution Of this whole subject. A late
Official report shows that in one ward Of this city,
one hundred aud thirteen rear houses contain one
thousand six hundred mud hiy-thr,c families being
nearly fifteen families, eeycnty inhabitants 20 ca "A
hou V and twenty -four other houRes contain IN
average Il seventeen fam les or eighty pco.
pie each II II needless TO ssy that these
hous,s are wholly inadequate for 30 large a NUM- r
Of people, and the statistics show that In many
no less INN thirty persons often sleep TO.
Rcther ia a room not exceeding teu feet square,
where they arr huddlcl together without regard /,
sex or decency. Men, women and children, a.
many can he pscl,ei into the space o. sleeping
apartment, br-a,hin the putr,d sir OF their uxu
exhalations, ia of guoc alike of the laws OF heatl
and o. morality. No wonder tina, children No rear
al tccone Undue with Woe. As well might 10
hpennas Ia expected from the otfsDnng Of savag
M virtue " einsnste from such habits SUD
houSss are simply bot-bcds Vi vice, from whic
spsing tie bad elements of city liia and irvu
whsnee go forth the nssns Of poisoning and col
ruptinc our whoIs social system. The occupants {
thcse hous.s are not entirely 70 blalae for thi
state of affairs. 1t Is tho forcs Il circumstance
the ptnehing Of poverty - that eompels ther
" live such ue, and until . raorr
u instituted In the construction and Arrangoulen
of%ensment houses such dwellings viii continue
~ ~ Ezpss Suata;n-Assd Vi yass, kaI rssssu