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shall have cause TO rejoice that divine Provl-
dence inclined us topublsh the Feantain, and
endeavor to promote through It's columns the
glorious principles of virtue, temperance, and
morality. &ytA4


The following facts are communicated by a
responsible person. If any thing stated is not
correct, those who may feel themselves impli-
Gated, can, upon proper application, have any
error, Gf there should be any) corrected. II is.
indeed, high time that such scenes OF riot,
misery, and death should be arrested.


ST. CHARLES HOTEL.


Neither will they be persuaded, though one
rose from the dead


The profound knowledge Of human nature
exhibited in the Bible, is strong evidence OF
It's divinity Thellquor rafickers often fur
nish illustr ations of Bible trnlh.


But few days ago the floor of the Saint
Charles Hotel was stained with the blood OF a
fellow being, who once had strong affections
and noble qualities; but who, driven 10 mad
ness by intoxicating liquor, endeavored TO flee
from himself in time, by hurrying into eternity,
by suicide. One would have thought that a
scene like this would have closed up forever,
every drunkard mandatory in the city. But
what was the result2 The death Of this indi-
vidual proved profitable concern 70 the liquor
sellers, and instead Of closing the doors OF the
groggeries, and acting as warning TO those
who go into the gates Of death, drunkenness,
if any thing, rather increases than diminlshes
in this city. But do they sell and drink at the
St. Charles now2 Most certainly. A few
days ago, or rather nights, two men were there,
and got into quarrel One stepped up be-
hind the other, and was about TO plunge
knife into him, when his arm was arrested by
person in the room. A noise was kept up
around and in the Hotel, until almost day by
these rowdies. ..


On Monday afternoon, an officer of the the
U. s. N. after putting away his baggage, and
securing his passage on the Railroad 10 Balll-
more, went into the ST. Charles Hotel and
called for drink. 1t seems that he had had
some previous ground Of complaint against the
bar keeper Of that Hotel After drinking, he
asked the bar keeper TO step aside, IN order
that they might have some conversation. The
stumb Ter washer was little shy, and refused
TO come from behind the 'bulwark Of DEATH
Whereupon, Lieut.. w. jumped over the ram
part, seIzed the trembling tapster by the head,
drew knife, and was in the act OF cutting his
throat, when gentleman present caught his
arm, and wrested the knife from him, and re-
,eived, from the enraged officer, blow which
olackened his eye, for thus int erfering in the
business The Lieut.. Immediately took pas
sage in the cars and was off. The tumbler
washer returned to his work as though no
death was nigh!


And much Of the night was spent in such
doings as would not make it wonderful if 9th
ers are added to the fearful list of those bloody
lessons which are taught SO frequently but in
vain.


Where is the city watch ?


Does the Navy Department employ drunk
ards, allow them to wear the uniform, and COM
mand the freemen of the United States Is
the fate, and its cause, of the Chesapeake for
gotten?
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