Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-21
q Affairs In Gesrsetsvn.

course OF people 70 hear what was 70 be said
Parkhurst. who announced that the meeting
would be addressed first by Mr.. Wm p Drew,
who proceeded to state that he had come to
the meeting to say what he could 10 favor Of
the principles OF total abstinanoe. Temper
ance men he said could not walk one square
in the city without seeing those TO whom in.
.s naa dSns h musa nry These
temperance men. There never was q more
drunken man than John Bunyan, the writer
OF Pilgrims Progress, before he embraced
temperance There was greaterror in regard
to the moderate use of liquor; some argued
that 1t was conductive to health and strength,
but he argued that II was not so. Prize fighters
crease ther strength. Tom Say ers had said that
when he had any business to do "cold water
and the dumb bells" were the instruments he
used to at himself to doit. Mr. p. further stated
that soldiers on long and fattguing marches
held out better when they abstained from
liquor; they fought better, and those who used
no liquor at sill made the best soldiers. He had
gone down many time without any colors
flying on account of intemperarce, but II he
went down while Iaooring for the temperance
cause his colors should fly TO the breeze. He
he was, and he was row laboring to reclaim
inebriates that they might enjoy the bless.
ings Of temperance.
The Speaker feeling indisposed and his voice
failing him he was compelled to withdraw.
Elk. Gov. Thos. H. Ford, Of Ohio. was next
introduced to the meet and said that though
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with such pleasing surroundings, yet they
lived amid the graves Of those who had per-
Ished from strong drink, in place where death
and destruction was being retailed to them by
the vendors OF liquors. He spoke ola happy
temperance family, and the blessings they en-.
joyed in contrast with their condition after the
husband and sons had been given over to drink
There they might behold forlorn diiapidated
building, the house OF a drunkard, where the
broken panes Of glass were stopped up with an
old hat; there they might behold broken
hearted wife and children who had awaked to
the consciousness that they had a drunken ia
Their who, in course Of time weuld die drunk
ards death-hs remains shuffled into rough
coffin and taken TO their final resting place in
u common wagon.-no hearse,ia land the public
would shun his funeral because he was "ouly
8 drunkard" He stated that even the en-
ployer who drank himself was particularly
cautious to discharge his men when they be-
came drunkard's. As soon as he found his EN-.
ployees were addicted TO drink, he began to dis
trust them The drinking man knows that It
is to his interest to employ sober men. He
would appeal TO young men To save
themselves from intempsrance wne
they were able to take a firm stand In fayCr OF
temperance. The efforts required by the ine-
only by those who had accomplished the great
moral task. There was everything In this
District to lure the young man on TO rum;
there were so many traps for him, that If the
young man could not be caught IN one place
he would be in another, aud thus gradually
led into the road leading to ruin; and though
they never intended to reach the end OF that
road to destruction, they would find them
selves there before they were aware Ut the
tact. There was not one Inebr late out OF fifty
who could appreciate the fact themselves, that
they were confirmed drunkards. Ii cholera
was doing as much injury to the country as
liquor the whole people would be In commo-
ton and fear; they would rush TO the noun
tains, leaving the city deserted, to evade the
epidemic: and yet s'ir temperance stalks abroad
al MONDAY and but few raise their hand
against it. 1t lie the wives and mothers Of the
inebriate that suffer the most. A common
drunkard has no right to either wife or family,
home or inheritance. and of the latter two the
result generally proves that he has none He
stated that God. IN his provision for man, had
never once furnished him with drop of Ii
ouor, For forty years he fed the children of
Israel in the wilderness on mamma, but not q
drop Of liquor. That was temperance sccl-
ETY. Of forty years. ri .
Mr.. VIM. McPheeters, Of Washington, next
made few remarks, asking those present to
come forward and place their names to the
pledge Of total abstinence He spoke only
short time, and at the conclusion OF his re-
marks the meeting was brought to close.
TIE ALEXANDRIA AQURDCCT.-The Courier
of this morning says The Aqueduct Is, we
regret to announce, about to be reconstructed.
The engineers have arrived here, and made
arrangements tor boarding several mechanics
from the North, who will probably commence
work on Monday next II is earnestly 70 be
hoped that writ OF injunction or other legal
process will at once be obtained, until the
proper tribunal shall determine whether the
people of Alexandra or the lessees Of their
canal have any right longer to obstruct
navigation and injuriously affect the trade OF
GEORGETOWN. Common sense. which is said to
be the end of all law, tells us that our plainest
rights are now invaded, and we entertain
not a shadow OF doubt that when the subject
lie fairly presented on Its merits, no court will
hesitate to pronounce the aquedu q Nuisance
to this city. The Corporation having appro-
priated $4,000 to contest the matter and the
owners OF property above the aq ueduct being
opulent, we see no reason why the issue
ehould not at once be made. There Is no time
to lose. II we know the temper Of the people
here. we feel Ger tain that they are prepared to
spend any sum in contesting the claims Of
alexandria to the aqueduct. 1t must be abol-
ished, and in Its stead a good bridge with
draw must be built. Every man IN town Is
interested in this matter. I'D. ..
POLICE BusINEss.-Fourteen arrests were
made by the police yesterdays for disorderly
conduct, 2 for petit larceny,2 tor sleeping in
the street, for begging, and for violation
of q corporation ordinance. Justce Buckley
imposed fines amounting to $3.50. .ft
No L1CENsE.-Two colored men named
Richard Thompson and Robert Bell were ar.
rested yesterday by officer Red; and arraigned
before Justice Buckley, charged with running
carts without license They were fined $3.50
each by the justice.
INsANE.-About half.past ten O'Clock last
evening, an insane man named Miles Easton,
ATTEMPTED to Jump Into the canal, but was pre-
vented from doing so by officers ID. J Cum
nineham and Geo. A. Hess, who conducted
him to his home. Nd.
n1soRpRRLY-A sailor named Robert Artes
wns. Yesterday, arrested by officer ID. J. Gun
ninrham and taken before Justice Buckley,
Who fined him 50 SO for disorderly conduct.
n r Porter was arrested by the same ON GER
for intoxication and disorderly conduct, and
Hred Sl so by the Jsutice. Nelson johnson,
colored, was arrested this morning by William
f;un min CHAM and taken before Justice Buckley,
who fined him IS SO for disorderly conduct
npovRR'e RRsT-5OO head OF cattle were
sold at the above named place yesterday, at
from Az TO cents per pound, gross weight;
RON head sheep sold at from 80 to $3.50 head;
az cows and calves sold from S35 to S75, ac-
cording to quality. ~. t-Hi.LH
Tn. MARKET.-Bsef, 25 cts. per lb mutton,
ooc lamb. 2Oa25c.; corn beef, 15a20c.; butter,
3SeSoc cheese 25c.: eggs, 25a30; apples, 25a50
nsr neck; tomatoes, 25c. per peck; peaches,
5saa0c Der peck; sweet potatoes, SIC. per peck;
Irish ,otatoes, 4Oc. per peck; corn, zoe. per
doz. cucumbers, goo. per doz.; beans, soc. per
NECK: cantelopes, 10a20c,; watermelons, l5a40c;
cabbage, 5al5c. per head. ~ asns BIa-
THE OANAL.-Twenty.s seven boats have
coma down the canal since onr last report, and
% have gone out. An unfortunate mule got
IL mack broke on the canal, near the cRlvert,
isst eyening, and afterwards died.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE - The business
done at the Exchange to. day was as follows:
OfferipRs-3,6O 600 bushels of wheat, 100 bushels
of corn, and 400 bushels OF oats. Sales-650
bushels prime red wheat at So So; 200 bushels
do. at sass; 100 bushels do. at S2.25; 100 bush.
els do at S240; $50 bushels do. at S252. and
2.AO bushels fwhite at e261. Previous sales
dnriur the paat week were as follows 1856