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jr SCIIATS AND NEWS. COMMUNICATED. LANCASTER: then our stakes we must go out in the country for the country people seldom attend our meetings in the towns. The country is the field for action, and there tho battle may soon be won. uu.i uc won IATCRDAY) AUGUST 0 The Temperance Cause as John the Baptist.

We have often seen results, such as the following, which go to show the influence of the temperance causo Let each Temperance Society send out Up00 tho cause of religion. We give an missionaries forthwith into the district of I country around them, to lecture in every school house, from auxiliary societies, act I extract from a letter to our friend Mr. Thomas Brown, from Clinton, Hickman I co. A ten day's meeting has closed just NOTICE. We itated some time since, ibat a Collector would call upon person in the coun-ty, indebted for ubcriptioni to the Age." Mr.

Hiram L. Thompson, is authorised to collect for this county, and wo do most ardently hope, that every man indebted to us, will be prepared to pay his small account to Mr. Thompson, who will wait upon them about ono week from this time. One or two dollars, certainly, can bo paid by every sober and industrious man many, have never had an oppoi tunity to pay their subscriptions. Be prepared for him, and let not the plea of hard times send him back unsuccessful, upon, this important errand.

Mountjoy, August 2, 1842. Mr. Bryson Sir, a few evenings ago, I was musing on the subject of temperance, which, led mo to the conclusion, that if accounts of the progress of the cause and tho obstacles to it, were published in the newspapers, it might have a salutary effect, in furthering the glorious work; stimulate temperance men to greater exertions, and animate, them with stronger zeal to go on and finish what has been commenced for as will be seen by the statistics, I give you, that much yet re mains to be done, before we can shout ic tory. And, though we, of Mountjoy, boast much of what we have done, and think our place better thao many others, still if we should take it as tho standard, our country would present an appalling picture. Mountjoy has done nobly for the time We have within one year formed three societies on the total abstinence principle, aDd number as follows: prise, flee from the door of every rum holo and synagogue of Satan, as from a pestilence, as from thefaccof danger and death.

Do not disgrace yourselves and the Society to which you belong, by lounging about these sinks of iniquity. Stand away from those haunts whero Bacchanalians revel, and bring not the blush of shame over the honest and proud faces of their brother reformers as they pass by and sec the place of your unholy resort. We would not speak thus, but under the strongest conviction that it is high time. We have seen painful sights of late, and we lift up our warning and beseeching voice like a trumpet. We admire the spL rit of the great body of our Washingtonians It is seen in their determination never to enter a rum hole never to be seen sauntering about the neighborhood; and if ever they come wi thin speaking distance," it shall only bo in cases of tho strongest necessity.

We confess we have no fellowship with tho man who will treat this sub ject lightly. Wo have not ono particle of confidence in him, and we believe, unless he mends his ways, he will fall sooner or later. Cincinnati Morning Star. as agents for temperance newspapers, and when the people in the country are once enlisted in tho cause, theso grog shops, will be closed or turned into temperance houses, unless temperance men, actincon sistently and sign petitions for tavern licenses, as I see some few of our Mountjoy temperance men have done, and thus will be accomplished much more than many are aware of. We will have no riots and disturbances at any time and place to I then who opposes it, opposes the cause annoy the peaceable citizen, and instead of Morning Star, July 23.

of going to the tavern on the Sabbath, as TB Timperacb Reform at ion still many now do, they will resort to the continues with most unparalleled success. here: and nearly every person has joined the church your servant among the rest. That the reformation in tho temperance cause here has been the means of preparing many to join the church, is a I fact so plain that no one even begins to doubt it, A partial reformation is often found to be the means of preparing many to become the subjects of a more thorough reformation in heart as well as life. So it has been found in the temperanee reform. Thq churches, and those loungers or hangers on, We had recently an opportunity of seeing about these places, who are now habitual 'll Acct in the country and we confess 1 ourselves astonished, that what has been drunkards, and too cunning to be coaxed g0 reccnliy commenced is so real, and so to sign the pledge and be sober, will of ne- wide spread in its influence.

In Ohio, al- 1st. Pledge of Am. Temperance cessity become sober and respectable citi- most all signs of intemperance are gone. I i A A A ft I A fVAn I A Mn Ml B. A A1 I A aa A who attended split down one or two doors.

The black attempted to escape by tho roof, but no sooner did he show his head above the scuttle, than he was pelted with brickbats. Meantime several persons attempted to save him from tho vengeance of the persons who were pursuing him so hotly. Fortunately, Mr. Harman Yerkes, one of tho City lolicc, arrived, and though informed that the man was armed, proceeded into the chamber and took him. In bringing him into the court, a mau struck him with a large piece of board, and others attempted a rescue.

Yerkes held on to the man, aod ordered that his assailant should be arrested. Another person took the other side of the man, ana they proceeded towards Seventh street. Here the crowd was perfectly dense, and seemed deter mined to take vengeance on the black. Yerkes pushed forward, though certainly suffering very much, as lie could scarcely fail of receiving a portion of tho blows intended for the prisoner; and his able assistant must also have shared in the evils. They crossed Washington Square, but the mob headed them at the northeast gate, and beat the black most awfully.

Thousands and thousands were assembled. Ilow many were participant with crimes, we could not tell. Assistance was procured and the man was taken to the police office hut so shockingly beaten, we should think that he could scarcely survive. The state of excitement is fearful in the lower part of the city. But the acts of violence to which we have referred, are all that we had heard of at 5 oclock, P.

M. The names of those arrested and committed up to six oclock last evening, are Jacob Keyser, held to $2,000 bail for a further hearing, and committed for want of it. Edward Kerrick, $2,000 bail; committed. Samuel Montgomery, Samuel Lus-kev, and Joseph Hamilton, each $1,000 bail; committed Francis P. Ilenry, Edward Stewart, and Eliza Stewart; committed.

Henry Johnson, $2,500 bail, and John Johnson, $4,000 bail; both committed. About 6 o'clock, a colored boy and man, the first named Ilenry Van Bruncle, and the latter, Anthony Harvey, were brought in. They were the negroes mentioned above, taken in Bradfords Alley. A brass pistol, with a barrel from six to eight inches long, was found in the possession of the boy. It was heavily loaded and capped.

One colored man, called George, was brought to the police office with a terrible swelling on the forehead, his head fractured above the forehead, so much so as to endanger his life. lie was likewise severely beaten on the body. Another negro, named Fullman, was brought into the police office with his eye horribly cut, from a blow which he had rereived in the melee. Both this man and the one named George received their injuries while endeavoring to protect some of their comrades. At a quarter past six oclock an attack was made upon two houses on Lombard between 7th and 8th st.

In one there were no iDmatcs, but the windows and furniture were destroyed. In the other there were several persons, old and young, who were driven out and unmercifully beaten by those in front. The active participators in both cases obtained entrance by the rear. Great numbers of colored people crowded the ferry boats during the latter part of the day, seeking safety on the other side of the Delaware. zens, clothed in their right minds, again restored to their families and friends ciime and pauperism will be lessened our taxes reduced, and all be made to rejoice and feel happy in the defeat and downfall of the Tyrant Alcohol.

Yours, fee. S. The Cambridgeport Magnolia, a very excellent temperance paper, has been stopped for the want of encouragement. Dr. Appleton, agent of Abe New Jersey Temperance Societies, lectured at Camden, on the 27th ult.

Mr. Appleton formerly operated in this county, with considerable success too, and, we are glad to have it to say, that he is doing well in New Jersey. Temperance Almanac for 1843. The Executive Committee of the New York Temperance Society, have published the tenth number in continuation of the Temperance Almanac. Price $2,50 per 100, or $20,00 per $1,000, payable in advance, or approved credit, with liberty to draw January 1, 1843.

Address Philip Phelps, No. 81, State Street, Albany, postage paid. The communication signed A mother," published in the a fortnight since, created quite a wonder among the certifiers" of Mr. Scheirenbrands petition for a tavern license. We are not surprised at this, for A mother" displayed a few truths, which could not fail in reaching the hearts of her male neighbors.

Women can do much in the way of putting down intemperance they have long suffered, and they can give facts which will make the hardened heart melt with compassion for the UNFORTUNATE DRUNKARD. The Mass Meeting of the Temperance Societies of Lancaster County, will take place at Marietta, on Friday next. Another Temperance Mass Meeting. A meeting will be held at Lebanon, on Wednesday, the 7th day of September, composed of the members of Temperance Societies throughout the State. See advertisement.

The attention of the reader will be arrested by the confessions of An Opium Eater in America," which will be found on the 4th page. Lamentable, lamentable, afe the results of bad habits and courses in life. Opium and brandy, go hand-in-hand for the destruction of the human race but read poor Blair's confessions, and think for yourself. The communication of of Mountjoy, will entertain every temperance man. II is idea of giving information to the public, in regard to the progress of temperance and intemperance, we think, a capital one.

hope, many will follow his plan, and we may thus ascertain the precise results of what temperance and intemperance are doing for our land and nation. gentleman Court, in an interior county, told us that he had seen but one instance of intemperance, where he had generally seen fifty. Cin. Star. The.

following petition was sent to the SenateanJ House of Representatives, of the State of South Carolina, by the rummers of Pickens District. The School master is abroad" lroin Pickens District, is very evident. Read, read, ye opponents of temperance, the logic set forth by these gave and reverend petitioners. State of South Carolina Pickens' Distaict. 7b the Honorable Senate and Members of the House of Representatives.

Wc, your humble petationers, do ver pray, that your Honcrs will take to consideration, this our petalion, and consider the long struggle that our fathers andv grand-fathers had to obtain a free and Republican government, and also the abundance of Blood that was shed to obtain our freedom. And we there sons, do hope that your Honors will take this our petalion into consideration and to notice the proceedings of the temperat societeys so cald that the are a getting wemen to sign there papers in order to set forth a publick voice at the Legislature But sirs wemen and children are the weaker vessels and the work on them as saton did with Eve our first mother Deleaving that the cant com- prebend there Deep Design. But we there sons can see the danger that is earned at, and as we live up the country we cant make cotton for market But we plant orchards and rase corn to sell or still and we see the evel of high lessons to store keepers so that the have quit taking of them to retale spirrets But there is as many Drunkards as formerly and now see Temperance Harvest Home. The Temperance Societies of Morrisville and Trenton intend to have a grand Harvest Home festival on the 13th instant. L.

C. Levin, and, the Rev. John Chambers, of Philadelphia, will be present. JCT At New Haven, on Wednesday evening, there was a violent hailstorm, and a shower of blue fish, some of them five or six inches long. New Haven is unequalled in its shorting-stars, meteors and fish-showers.

The Harrisburg Chronicle revived. We do not know when we felt more pleasure in opening the packages of the western mail, than on Thursday, to find a copy of the Harrisburg Chronicle. Mr. E. Beatty, has become proprietor, and Mr.

H. Montgomery, the principal editor, and we feel confident, success awaits them. Mr. M. is an independent as well as a first-rate editor.

The paper is to be published at $1,00 a year; whoever wants a good paper from the Capitol of the State, subscribe for the Chronicle. OT A man named Henry Harris was run over on Friday by the Railroad train between Havre-de-Grace and Baltimore. He attempted to step on the cars after I Therefore we think that every person ought the high rates of taxes by the money cent back from the commitioners of roads in not granting lisanse at the old rates. they had started, but fell between them. It is said that Peach scions ingrafted Into the roots of the Butternut Tree will grow and produce fruit, and al the same time be exempt from the attacks of the enemy of the Peach Tree at its root.

to manefacter anything of there own labour so that the can make money to pay there debts or other wise without paying any Duteys whausoever on the same so that other States cant impose on this State so we hope that your boners will take this our petation into consideration and grant unto us our request and we your humble petationers shall ever pray April 41842. Names heare. OTThe above is a true copy of a paper in the hands of Joseph Grisham the words, letters and marks for stops and points. Examined and certified by me. D.

W. C. Tillotson, Secretary. West Union Temperance Society. KJ Gov.

Dorr it is said by the Cincinnati Republican, lately passed through that city on the 25th ult. His baggage was all marked T. W. D. Providence.

He came from Louisville and continued up the river. Riot in Philadelphia. The account of the disgraceful riot which took place at Philadelphia, on Monday, will be found in another column. We have copied it from the United States Gazette, having every reason to believe it is the most correct. What shall wc say for Philadelphia, or the ruffians that infest that beautiful city If a column of indignation could be of any benefit in the matter, we could give it but the rigor of the laws will be enforced (or they should be) against the semi-savages who have violated the laws and disgraced the community of Philadelphia.

The allu. sion to the wealthy man of Lombard street, is none other than Stephen Smith, of Columbia, and who is generally known throughout this county, as an industrious and worthy man. It was rumored in this city, that his board-yard, at Columbia, was attempted to be set on fire on Wednesday evening, and in all probability, is too true desperate is the work of a wicked mob of men there is no sense, reason, or even one spark of humanity displayed in their actions. There have been several abortive attempts made by some of the presses in Philadelphia, to give the cause or origin of this mob. Some say they carried obnoxious banners in their procession, on Monday.

One was said to present the figure of a black destroying his masters family, as it occurred in St.Domo,with the motto, Liberty or Death. The banners have all been taken to the Mayors office, and the following is the description of the banner which is said to have given offence, as given in the Ledger, of Thursday: It was reported by the rioters, that this banner displayed the motto of Liberty or Death," over the figure of a negro, and that the painting exhibited the conflagration of a town in St. Domingo, during the massacre of the whites by their slaves. Instead of this, however, the bannercontains nothing more than the figure of an emancipated slave pointing with one hand to the broken chains at his feet, and with the other to the word Liberty, in gold letters over bis head. The burning town turns out to be a representation of the rising sun and a sinking ship emblematic of the dawn of freedom and the wreck of tyranny.

In exhibiting this banner to the citizens assembled outside of the office, Mayor Scott expressed surprise that any man could so mistake or misrepresent its character; but remarked, that public tumults generally arose out of a similar perversion of truth. On the reverse side of the banner, was the following pacific inscription The Young Mens Vigilant Association of Philadelphia. ITow grand in age, how fair in truth, Are holy Friendship, Love and Truth. Instituted July 23, 1841. This riot, we have every reason to believe, was in contemplation for the past month.

A black woman, in this city, three weeks ago, expressed a desire to visit the city, but said, she was afraid. Her fear was founded upon the fact, that the blacks were threatened to be mobbed. The action and manner of the mob that took its rise on the Schuylkill, looks too concerted, to make us believe, that it was not premeditated. Let Justice fall heavy upon the heads of the offenders of the majesty of the laws. RIOT AND BLOODSHED.

Yesterday morning there were arrangements for a procession by the colored people, attached to an association called the Moyamensing Temperance Society. -In Shippen, between Fifth and Sixth a disturbance arose, how caused we could not ascertain, but understood that it was the result of some interference with the procession by boys or lads. This led to further violence, and a disturbance was caused, which called for the inleference of the police. Several arrests were made, and the, violators of the peace were conveyed to the Mayors office. The Mayor proceeded at once to increase his establishment, by swearing in a large number of policemen, and sending them, with proper badges, to the place of disturbance.

Meantime the rioters were assaulting the houses of the blacks in the vicinity of Lombard street, between Fifth and Eighth, where are numerous small alleys and courts, and in which a vast number of colored persons reside. Their windows were beaten in, doors knocked to pieces, and other injuries committed. About half past four oclock, one or two blacks rushed from a small house in a place called Bradfords alley, a court extending west from Seventh street, parallel with, and north of, St. Marys street, and discharged a gun at a crowd of boys. One was so severely injured, that it was stated that he was dead.

Another we saw, with his leg considerably injured. This act brought a considerable number of persons together, and a rush was made upon the house into which the blacks re-treated. One charged with being concerned in thre act, was seized and dragged out, and a violent blow given him which cut open his head. Colonel McCahen seized hold of the wretched man, and with the aid of one or two other persons, bore (long pledge) 200, 2d. W.

T. Society or (short pledge) 150. 3d. Juvenile Society, (boys and girls,) 200. Four out of five stores in Mountjoy, Richland and Springville, sell no liquor; two having quit within three months, which looks quite favorable; but let us take a view of the other side, which presents a formidable army indeed, but temperance men have stout hearts, and 1 trust will not be frightened at the picture, knowing their cause to be just, they will battle manfully until they hare gained a complete victory and, now for old alcohols" forces, taking Mountjoy as the centre, and forming a circle around it with a radius of three miles, not including Newtown in this calculation, as they hare a Temperance So ciety there, and I leave them to calculate for themselves.

We have first officers. 1 Distillery give it the rank of Major General and staff. 7 Taverns of the rank of Colonels. 1 store of the rank of Major. 2 Female Huksters (who sell liquors as venders.) 5 Male Huksters of the rank of captains privates 50 who are drunk very often, and some as often as they have means 50 who get drunk occassionally, or who take periodical sprees.

100 apprentices, or moderate drinkers and though they never get drunk, unless they sign a pledge, many of- them, I fear, will soon promote themselves to the next class above them. In addition to these there is a rearguard bat is kept in the dark on the Temperance subject, and if enlightened would throw off the shackles of Tyranny before they could be caught in the trap. A majority of them reside in the country; call themselves temperance men, but keep a little wine, brandy, to take occasionally as a medicine, and when they visit the town or tavern, think their friend, the landlord, must be helped along, and of course have a drink before they go home. Now, if such be the case throughout the country, can temperance men sit at ease, with arms folded and say all is well Can they rest satisfied when there is such a large army of the old Generals forces yet in the field? Here we Jjave one Dis tillery, seven taverns, one store, and the Huksters as officers in the army to be cap tured or driven from the field, (other places may be worse.) These are the factories where drunkards are made; the fountains of pollution that are sowing ruin and death amongst us and none of our fellow citizens can be considered safe, until they are dried up The landlords (improperly so called) are many of them so callous and soulless that the tears and entreaties of the wife, father, sister or friend, for a poor fallen inebriate are treated with scorn and contempt and are often sent away with curses and muttering; and though they daily violate some part of the License Law, but custom haring sanctioned their proceedings, they feel themselves above the Law. How is this evil to be eradicated? I shall here propose a plan, which I think, would soon rid us of them, I mean such taverns aDd stores where liquors are sold.

It is not to petition our Honorable Courts stating our grievances, which would be perfectly right, the object however might be accomplished in that way, but it is generally attended with a good deal of expense and that for the most part must be borne by one or two individuals. In such cases, the rumseller, ingeniously, raises the cry of persecution; many sympathise with him and those who oppose him have every motive attributed to them but the right one, and thus, the temperance cause is made to suffer and temperance individuals to be persecuted. We have now learned to know from what source these shops derive their sustenance, and how they are kept up they are not sustained altogether by those who lounge about them, nearly all their time, though they do it indirectly the most of these are kept in grog for half pay, because they can get those who come in from the country on Saturday afternoons, and on the Sabbath, to go with them to the bar and treat them, and for this service, I presume, they are kept by the landlord, for I have heard more than one tavern keeper, say, that he who did not and could not keep a few such persons about him, did not understand his business; (hat, in fact though hept as pensioners, they felt so grateful for the favor that the custom they brought in, paid well. To dry up these places, and it can be done very easily too, more light must be shed upon the subject, and that too in the right places; lengthen our cords and streng I I IT The late showers of fish in New Haven excite general comment. The Rochester Democrat states that last year it rained cat-fish in that city and various other places.

After the above was written the work of destruction was commenced. At a late hour last evening we understand that upwards of twenty rioters had been arrested and brought before the Mayor. We know not how to express our feelings at this outrage, this destruction of life, this waste of property, this outrage upon the citys propriety. We trust, that as some of the rioters can be identified, that the utmost severity of the law will be administered to them. FIRES.

Since the commencement of the riots io the morning, there had been large numbers of persons standing in front of a new and handsome, though internally unfinished, building on Lombard below Seventh street called Smiths Beneficial Hall. It is understood that this building was erected at the cost of a wealthy colored man, residing on Lombard between Eighth and Ninth street, and in the Lumber business; but the impression was that it had been erected for the purpose of Abolition Associations; and therefore it was doomed to destruction. At about a quarter before Dine oclock, an alarm of fire was given on the spot; but no fire was perceptible to thosearound the building. The flames shortly, however, made their appearance in the rear of the building, and in a short time the whole mass was completely enwrapped in flames. have never seen and our experience reaches to many years back so great de struction in so little time.

Shortly after the falling in of the roof, the eastern side wall came down crushing completely a two storied brick building at its side. Then the front wall fell into the street to the depth of two stories. While this building was burning, an attack was made upon the gates of a meeting house on St. Mary below Seventh street The mob obtained entrance; but in this case, as in the other, no incendiarism was perceptible. The flame at first faintly glimmered on the peak of the roof, and the general impression was that the fire had originated from flakes falling from the building burning to the northward.

On neither of these buildings did the firemen throw any water; but their efforts and success in saving the surrounding tenements were as great as is usually the care. Half past 12 o'clock. We have just eft the scene all is quiet. Always Happy. An Italian Bishop struggled through great difficulties without repining, and met with much opposition in liis episcopal functions, without betraying the least impatience.

One of his intimate friends, who highly admired those virtues, which he thought impossible to imitate, once asked the prelate if he could impart the secret of being always liappy. Yes, replied the old man, 1 can teach you my secret, and with great facility. It consists in making a right use of my His friend begged him to explain himself. Most willingly, he returned. whatever state I am, I first look up to heaven, and remember that my principal business here is to get there I then look down upon the earth and call to my miDd how small a space 1 shall occupy in it when I come to be interred I then look around into the world, and observe what multitudes there are, in all respects more pnhappy than myself.

Thus I learn where all our cares must end, and what little reason I have to repine or complain." TEMPERANCE. Dont start, reader, we will not inflict OT A shower of soft-shell clams is said to Lave fallen in Albany in the storm of I tion that occurred a day or two ago, in our on you a long article merely a conversa- last Sunday. hearing, between two sea captains. Capt. D.

These Temperance lecturers are all humbugs. Give them a chance, and theyll go behind the door, and take a swig as well as any body else and yet hear them preach. My eyes, theyd almost make a man believe, if he even 4 i looks at whiskey, hell become a drunkard, and fill a drunkards grave." Capt. J. Certainly, certainly! See here, Capt.

do you know what I think of them lecturers Capt. D. No, tell me. Cap. J.

Well, I think they arc nothing more nor less than agents of the British Government, employed and paid in British gold, to go round among our people and rob them of their liberty. You know, captain, it is the proud boast of an American that he is free he can do as be pleases get tight when he wants to and no one can say booh to him. (The captain had not read the Herald, or he might have seen the police report.) Now, you see, Great Britain employs them people to go and lecture on temperance, just to keep folks from getting drunk, and by that means the Englishmen can taunt us by saying wheres your freedom? You belong to the Temperance Society, and cant driDkl Now, for my part, Ill go and julep whatll you take, or geat and water, or lemonade, or soda? Now, you see, captain, all this is degrading to us as a people, and I dont half like it. More SUFFERING IN ENGLAND. The distresses in England appear to be of the.

most appalling kind. Starvation in its worst forms, and the poor misguided who are thus suffering seem to derive a species of satisfaction in destroying the property of other persons. The following from a London letter in the Journal of Commerce, copied, perhaps, from a London paper, illustrates the sufferings and the misdoings of the people U. S. Gaz.

The distress throughout the country is dreadfully increasing. The accounts begin to get more alarming daily, and Swing," that is incendiarism in the agricultural districts, has made his appearance with fearful revenge. In the county of Dorset, in theWest of England, thirty-six fires hare been lighted up within the past four weeks, and the Sun Fire Office has issued a circular, one of which has just been shown to me, positively refusing to insure any agricultural produce in the Western counties, and to confine their policies entirely to bricks and mortar. The coming harvest is declared to be particularly thin in those counties, and thus that which is termed and in reality is, the busiest time of the year to the peasant aDd farm laborer will not yield that supply of employ to enable the now starving poor in those districts, to obtain even the temporary and passing relief which is generally received at the harvest. In the manufacturing parts of the country the people are in a state and condition the most deplorable.

Mr. Cobden declared in the House of Commons that in one part they exhumed a cow which had died of a cow LET THE GROG SHOPS ALONE. There is certainly a great fault about some of our Washingtonians. It is a fault which brings upon our cause great reproach, and upon themselves great suspicion. It is this constant hanging round rum holes.

It is not true, as some men alledge, that these men do it because they violate the pledge. We believe that they are in the way of temptation but they have not fallen. We confess it is not a little mortifying to see some of our Washingtonians lounging about a tavern or a coffeehouse. We know that they do not realise the effect of their example on others. They go there in the absence of employment to while away an idle hour.

Their social habits. lead them into company, which is always found about these places of sin and shame. They are, however, stumbling blocks to others, and they are the means of others downfall." More than one Washingtonian has considered himself safe, whose fall shows how much he was in error. In an evil moment he has been tempted to drink, and when the accursed stuff was once tasted, the deep damning cup was quaffed once and again till the man was lost in the drunkard and when he awoke to consciousness, it was with a burning sense of shame, of lost confidence in himself and in our holy cause, and with a disposition to give up all for lost, and pluDge into worse excesses than ever. Brother Washingtonians if you have one particle of regard to the moral influence of our cause, flee from under the eaves of the coffee house and tavern.

If you regard the least; the moral power of our enter- OCT There are now in operation at Cincinnati, three lard oil factories, which daily consume from 12 to 20 barrels of lard. This oil is becoming very popular there, and is used for various purposes for machinery, lighting churches, dwellings, OCT Col. Thorn, the American millionaire in Paris, has given a morning concert for the benefit of the starving German opera adventurers. Eight or ten countesses presided the tickets were at twenty francs, aDd the concert yielded a rich harvest of charity. Small Pox at Brooklyn.

The Brooklyn Eagle says that this disease is prevailing extensively in that city, and that measures have been taken by the Board of Health to shield the public from contagion. Mormonism. The Warsaw, (Illinois) Signal, alluding to General Bennetts exposure of Joe Smith, says, Give it to them General, we like to see it although there is no doubt that you yourself deserve a few small compliments. disease, and devoured the carrion the re- than that, it is to Englands advantage in mains of which the farmer was obliged to another way, to bind us down to a pledge; have immediately reinterred, as the effluvia because, yoa see, they distill so much therefrom arising was actually dange the health of his establishment. Th corn in Ireland, that the people have been almost always in a state of starvation, and if the Government can only put a stop to the distilling business in that country, it rerous to his fact proved to be, unfortunately, most authentically supported.

In Ireland, Dr. MHale, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of detailed, in a letter to the premier, the sufferings of sfaD(ls to reason that there wont be much tens of thousnds in his diocese, arising starvation Captain, lets go below and from the severity of the late harvest, failure liquor. of oats, partial injury of the potato crop, and the effect of the new tariff on oats. I states that unless the government will interpose, in time, he has fears that the I people will not be enabled to endure three weeks further starvation, but that they will be compelled to destroy the unripe crops. him off from his assailants.

Another of the number was, we understand, beaten so that his recovery is doubtful. The third fled into the upper room of the house, where lie was beset by a number The Clinton County Whig," has been enlarged and otherwise improved. There are few country papers conducted with of meD, who broke open the windows, and more spirit and tact than the Whig..