The New York herald., 1867-04-02


cities palaces AMI temples laid waste by Goths and VAN
das; some fuiuo Gbbon profound apd acute my
tell Of the Satanic engneery OF tobacco N scA'sv'ns
Medical stats "a English armies have not oeen totally
hind TO the eies Of this poison the character ot so
never induged In tobacco they would have required
the assistance or the French and the British e the Cr-
asys o 4. u0u,S
10 never without cigar in his mouth and during tne
Poninsular Spanish officers psssed Their days, m
smoking, and never existed men sunk In such apathy
and idlenessn Says o. A. Fiaherty, ~ have known
who. previously 70 using tobacco, were ne onet
could hardly send bullet into haystack hundred
yards Distant" ~ am convinced, = says hr Anton,
ahat soldier who Is an loveterats smoker j. incapso.
to level his muskss and take steady aim" The gallant
soldier General Markham, never smoked himself nor
would he allow any Of his personal STAFF 70 do So 50
strong his opinion Of its injurious effect on the SOL
der's character. Tie history OF military schools IN
France is instructive. Dividing tho young gentlemen
into smokers and non.smokers, IS shown that tho
smokers have in competitive sxaminaiions appeared
far inferior the others Tho evil said, became SO
saring that the Emperor, though smoker nterposed
bis authority TO arrest It's progress You General and
the sturdy portions OF your stan Withstand the m
sidious assaults Of this poison for many years but how
atenuated lilputsn cadets how our pale, furloughed
heutenan Who In the guise Of officers and Disguise OF
gentlemen, meet US at every corner and in eyerv 0mnl
saud n become mon and ably head an army - prob
iem which no sagacy can solve
Dear General, we ask you to set better example 10
military and naval schools, 70 our army and palion
You have conquered CITY; the world calls II great
achievement We you 10 conquer despotic hshit.
perhaps as invncbls al Richmond, and Gods Word will
'''''s " ;" '''"s : t'''' ''''sssR GEORGE rRAsK
The female suffrage question came up the Legis,a
che other day the matter OF accepting report OF
leave TO Withdraw, the petition or some Cape Cod
women which has previously appeared in the HEHALDs
report the Committee the Judiciary, with instruc
tons report amendment TO the constitution giving
70 women the right OF suffrage When the vote was
taken il decided the affirmative, but IL subse
qusntly doubted and the yeas and nays called ior and
,ne monon was rs,ec,ea p sma M, , nen
IN force TO the next legislature and probably appear in
person 10 present their claims before the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Matters In the Massachusetts I1sGislature--A
Ten Hour LAW for Children IN ManufRctm.
ring Establish meWts- Consolidation Of the
Insulated and Franklin Telegraph COmpa-
nies-Funeral Of SpirituaIist-Th Liquor
struggle In Bostou-The Hotoa bar Rooms,
the wholesale and Other Dealers all 10
Close April 1--No Cider. No AIe. no Lager
Beer-Apprrs,ensi0n Of an Uprising Among
the People-A General Stagnniion IN Busi-
Boston, March % 1867.
The matter of The hours Of labor which has been
long agated in Massachusetts, by both mon and women.
promises receive some decisive Legislation After
series Of bearings extending period Of month,
and weeks debate In the lower house, sort Of ten
hour ui has been passed in that body II s chiefly Tor
the protection Of children employed in manufacturing
establishments. and is likely to become law, the
adult working portion Of the community take encour-
agement and hope 70 secure their rights in another
year The bil in brief provides that NO person under
fifteen years shall be employed in any man.
ufacturng establishmsut more than ten hours and
twenty minutes IN any day, moro than sixty
hours in week; that any owner, agent, supsEin-
tsndent or .eversssr who shall knowingly employ or
permit bs employed any person under fifteen years Of
sgs for greater length Of time than 10 provided In the
preceding section shah Cor ssch osncs forfeit the sum
Of Sss that shs the dusy Of the constable Of The
oommouwearh 70 specially detail Of his deputies,
with such additional force may be uecessary TO ses
that the provisions Of .hs acs and iii oshss laws vssu
lssng the enpioynsns Of ehildssu or minors In man.
ufscturiag ssabfshmsnts are complied with, and TO
offences agns the same and he shall report
annually to the Governor all proceedings under this act
II Il settled fart that the Insulated Telegraph Com.
panys Inns are to pass the hands and management
Of the Franklin Company Preliminary steps In that
direction have already been taken BY asking authority
company peiit,oned for authority bat the matter
brought about by one OF the members introducing bill
m,t.se on Mercantile Sar. Of which M John Botume
Jr Treasurer OF the Insulated line Is member The bill
provides that the franklin Company purchase and
issue stock to for the rights and privileges and pro-
perty Of ths insulated line At such price The
paniss shall BY OF their stockhoders agree upon
stock 10 sum not exceeding 81 600 600 and may sstab
lish the par value Of its stock st $50 per shara
An address Spiritu zsts funeral, which took place
af Newton Corner the other day, contained in fewer
words VI the actual doctrine and belief OF spirit
ualiss than anything which has heretofore appeared
wife Of son Of the Rev. John Perpon,, and the euogy
was pronounced by Miss Houghion, trance medium
upon Us emancipation from ns tenement of ciay was
waited by attending spirits 70 the presence of It's Maker
that tho spirit OF the deceased then conscious Of the
iupe OW n ovc 10 I'M
he permitted IN the future to hover around and about
the residence Of her earthly friends 70 console and assist
them their progress through life In conclusion she
announced communication from the spirit Of Rev. Mr.
Pierpont heartily thanking those who bad assisted and
comforted the last moments of his beloved daughter
The final struggle between the hotel propnetos and
the officers who have the management Of the enforce
scwv surely and np,s,sn,n~y The STATE conssbss ar
gradually squechng the whole liquor uac OF the state
n the smaller cities and the large country towns almost
without exception, the liquor dealers have been
PEELED yield the conditions Of the law and close mp
their business Those who de6ed the law for the lust
reason that ie arbitrary and unconstitutional have had
the painful satisfaction OF having their property seized
and empted promiscuousiy into The street.
few few srcn % acts 49,, s shess s,as nss oo,,ss had
and hence the dins,nutboS or barrooms The
business has been carried on more generally and up oa
later perjod In Boston than eiewhere; but here In
the country, u 10 nov heing reduced The Officers nrss
began BY suppressug the ole Of liquor and spirits only
Il the botes they are now iarnina Their attention 70
the public houses and ale and lager beer deaer few
days ago all the saloon keepers IN the city we're notified
that they mas and after April shut down cider
ale and lager beer al of which FORBIDDEN by the
Puritan laws of the State The Parker, fremont Re-
vere United States and al the other hotels will close
their bars at The same time, and N liquor " 10
guests their furnished M the table they will
be punished Just the and thsr whole stock seized
and empted into tho streets The enforcement OF the
20 vigorously producing the intense excitement In
and in al parts OF the state; and hsre fear
ful anticipaiions that may result riot least
clash OF clubs and pistols between the dealers and the
State copstables The radical temperance seem 10
have the field but shcFe foars that the dormant
Indignation Of the antitotal abstinence party will
break out in most dangerous form. The strife is re-
rardcd one between sound conservative and old
foVys and fanatics and mot speak well for
teigepce OF the conservatives they allow their rights
70 be ipfrngcd upon without ai least protest The
other evening there oldfashionsd washingtonan
meeting In fremont Temple which addressed by q
score or Of reformed druakards, all hopeful and
proschng
In business commercial point Of view this
mont will be the death Of Bostan. The railroads
hat A falling