The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-02-16
From the ". o. Cor. Of the Cincinnati huq.
DsmoraHzing Influences of the Late War.

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The demaralizing effect of the war is
brought home to us most painfully every
day. Besides the general dissipation,
eStraragauce and rrcklessness which
seem t. pervade all classes, the prefer.
ence WINGED for speculative pursuits and
the Indifference to industr,,! aud prr,uct-
I'VE empl"yment, the ire .df,,i .nrra,>. {
9 mhho2 dnd u r"d'i@rurr II 1 .a,nal
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The @ene'p couta"ira.l,a, aoG 'gpE.i ~
Gun in@ ant &rfastlng, are nt,p'5.a f.. "a
courage the prevailing duwu"a'u ,end,..
cy 81 public morals. -.
Bills have bacn passed by thp LrgisIa.
ture leealizlng the sale Of lottery tickets
and licensing gambling houses. Such
propositions have been before the leeisla
t1ra 10" 'A@ny yO"re, hut they wcro al
ways, defeated BY overwhelming vote. 1t
is true, gambling houses have been kept
open here all the while, and lottery tick
cts have been sold to large amounts, but
this was done surreptitiously, and was re-
ga'ded as very damaging to ma9's credit
and reputation who patroniz d such estab-
lishmcnts. Will this feeling, this popu.
lar estimate Of such pursuits and habits,
continue after the proposed legalzatioa
Of these great agencies in the corruption
and prostitution Of the public morals and
depreciation Of the character of the youth
of the country? &C.,. ....
There are other evidences of the grow
ing Generalization. A terrible tragedy
has just occurred within a few yards of
my office. A large, fine looking gentle
man, by the name Of Capt. Newbury, was
met in an office opposite the Varieties by
young man recently from the Confedor-
ate army, named WetmQre. An alterca-
ton ensued, blows were exchanged, when
Wetmore drew his reTolycr and fred four
balls into Ncwbury's body, dreadfully
vounding him. Newbury fed into
back room. and cncounteriDg VIM. Old
ham, q relation Of young Wetmorc, fired
at him twice, each load taking effect A
few hours after, Newbury died of his
wounds, and Oldham is quite low with
bis. The cause of the quarrel was the
alleged insult of Wetmore's sister by |
Newbury. The sister in question is a
widow with three children. All this
happened in broad day, in the midst of the
busiest portion of the city, without attract
ing Guy serious attention or exciting more
than 4 casual remark. ..t -.. '''
There is another affair which is TO come
off to day, that proves the topic of much
discussion in what is called fashionable
circles The parties are Colonel Target,
late Adjutant Geucrat Of dcuerai DICK
Taylor md fnrme"lv one nj the richest
men Ia the State, and a young man of
the name of Sprigg, the son of General
Sprigg, who, some years ago, was one o.
the richest planters and most influential
citizens on Red river. During the war
Colonel Target married a very wealthy
and elegant widow, the sister of young
Sprigg, and afterwards abandoned her
The causes Of the Abandonment are If
ia delicate character to be puhlishei on
the Allegation Of the parties. Il would
not be just even to stat. 'n.u.h les, T."
preju!ge them without an opportun'iy
Of examining the proof, pro and con, but
the parties concerted thiuk il much better
to determine the issue by the old resort
of tile duelo than by such sickeuin OK
posures and prolonged excitement as al
tend legal trials, specimen (which was
recently had in the Strong case, one of
the most disgusting trials ever had in this
country. AS the parties il this yifair
are Of unqesiioned pluck and dctermina-
ton, and the, causes of the quarrel are so
serious, it is feared the duel will result
seriously '.'. ,.' . ......