New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-28
THE LIQUOR LAW.
IN MASSACHUSETTS.

The license s,,em under the old law II they can, and 70
TEST the question Of the legality of the license they In
tend 10 commence operations rith Mr. Peter Brig
ham They tks the ground that these lice nses are IL
Ispsl beyond July go.
The BostOn Commonwealth says that eX-
Msr.h,l Tukey hss been offered q 200 per anuum
become general prosecutor under tue Liquo Law, and
he has expressed willingness 10 "stand the IRE
The temperance men have organized
Committees" and "Watchmeo,' under who's d.
the complaints against vendors ~ bs made
Ijpou appiicsii,n Of Mr. Seth Toby, the Mayor and
Aldermen furnished the Judges of the Police Court With
st Of the persODs and trms licensed 10y the city au.
thortiss under the oio c~nse law, ~ sell aud manu-
crure hquor IL lie saio that the Judges of the Police
Court bsve decided not TO Issue warrants under the new
LIQUOR law sgsbst parties holding licenses under the old
law Upon this statement, The atlas states that lie
years since any CITY ordn ,uce, or order OF the
Mayor and Aldermen, has been set aside upon legal
grounds by any Court La all recent suits in the County,
STATE and United STATES Circuit Courts, the position
taken by the City Government hRa been sustained.
This fact would indicate that there is but itde
question respecting Whist he character Of the deci.i
Of the Police Court viii be IN the event Of appca.
ton Tor Il warrant against the parties licensed.
One firm in Boston sOid loo barrels of
rum within a week proceeding the 22d, and another
firm sold s. go worth OF liquors on the 2st more than
the same concern bad sold in day. Tor forty years
that ii has been la the trade.
A new daily paper has been started
the chief object Of which against tho new law
1t to be neutral 10 politics. TO be yell posted up In all
kinds of news aud take the strongest and most deter
min % ground for the unconditional rept al OF the law,
~ an itutoDal and dangerous measure. fund
has been raised, probably by those interested In tae
liquor traffic. for toe maintenance Of the journal above
what IL rec-ives from the general pubic.
The Boston Post learns from the best
authority that there l. truth whatever In the
meDt that the State Govern nent Ia kiDg steps for It's
enforcement Neither the Executive nor the state Gov
erpmsnt has given any advice instructions 20 any
Ofcfal cifl in In
law.
Salem.-The Mayor and Aldermen of
Salem have provided that their agent shall pur.
chsse, account of the city, all liquor TO De sold
within It's limits. the iqupr 10 20 pure and unadulters
ted and of the best quality 10 be purchased, If for
elsn, directly Of the importers and under he custom
house seal II domestic Of an authorized manufacturing
agent He 20 sell TO no person but TO the spotneca
lies of the city, who TO be the retailers and they
20 buy Of nobody else They 10 ceive $500 year
for their trouble TO for their recsi ps montny,
and the Mayor aud Aldermen are TO tx the prices
Nctc Bedford "A great Temperance
meeting was holden In New Bedford, on Wednesday
evening, which Mayor Rotch presided, and made
address. J. b. Congden offered the following:
Resoed That the act Concerning Toe manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquors iOIce in the opinion Of
effort the par Of the friends - ,erance, and should
After some remarks by the mover the resolution was
unanimously adopted and the meeting adjourned.
A large quantity and variety OF choice
old wines sold at public auct In that city the
The 2lst The Attendance respectable, and the bid
ding spirited No On pleasant interruption occurred -
The sale where liquors have hsretstJre been sld
have been generally closed In accordance with the re
quest Of the Mayor and the requirements Of the law
Some amusing incidents have occurred, but we have
heard OF nothing of aserous nature. Haodb'lls have
been los ed about the streets Recommending the city
liquor store worthy the patronage Of people "on the
ely " bottles have been hung up in various pacas, en-
ihrouded eih Grape direes over the grave 0t the de
.pir hav haar aud
dences of grief have been manifested, but generally all
these things have been done very EoOdnatIredly. We
learn that there we're not tar from forty sales OF liquors.
THE City Agency yesterday IL sppears, therefore,
that the sickness has already commenced One man
waiting at the store TO buy sOme new rum when
the door wss fret unlocked ia the morning From this
beginning the City Rum shop, In confederation OF the
large supplies that have been laid in bv citizens tor the
few days past bids fair in the ng run. after said sup
plies shau be exhausted to become ezcedag popular
establishment
Some one on Friday bsmboozled the City
Agent ard got fudded ny the proceeds That indvi
dusls supplies aye prObab cut of for the present.
Taunton The lQuer folks had quite
demonstration on "Wednesday evening, In view Of the
ADVENT OF the MSine Law coming lit uproaTious,
The officers visited them and told the m 10 go IL" until
IL ococs, when they mus, come u order Ga Thurs
day. II 10 ssid, every coda fountain In town WAS eX-
hsusted ng before night People are dreGdfai dry
Ro1 bu1y.-A mass meeting was held at
the City hall on Friday evesng 10 consider what meas,
vres should be taken for the enforcement of the
liquor law The Mayor presided.
Barre Gov Boutwell, was hang In Of
fey on Barre Common on Thursdsy night An empty
barrel and empty bottles and al the foot
Of the galows tree showed from wnom this petty spite
emsnsted.
In Nantucket. the Selectmen have voted
no, 20 appoint agent Or the sale OF liquors. to sp
point Committee 10 enforce the laW.
IarmOuth.- The Register says: The
a., don fs had
be SAID that this community s uuprcgared for lis oper
alton, almost every cellar il tne tJFn Is stocked w'h
The different varieties # the "critter q 10 evident
that either very sickJ season IL Suu lvatcd or else
extensive preparations have been made " mechaa'-
cal and che Iaica" operations aud expo I.ments. ",
VIII venture The assertion hat 81 large quantity o.
liquors bSs not been IN town during tho whole OF the
last ter years, 40 Is here II the present tune
Fail RtreT.-Ihe Monitor saws: There
Is no excit. meDt in this place wne,ber any liquor
could be procured oy the tOdoy daksrs s, the grog
bolts, We no. Informed. We have no dogoi, now
ever, that the men who have been s-os liquor ia Dc
lance Of law viii continue 20 do the same u they can
escape detection.
Sprin Rfetd-An age OF is appointed by
the Mayor and Aldermen 1T sssV Of 500 ToeMty.
orhto purchase the liquor. AZ the agettis not 10 Hdu
tise n h e. give DO crect atd az o'Ien AS nc receives
soOls to pay iDtctne treasury.
A shoemaker nemcd Hunt, made drunk
oy the free liquor which disprHsed ON wednesday
evening, iei from ihrdstory wtndoN, passing head
loienott through awning. and striking on The brick
pavement He n crie al state AZ last acc lunis
ny,
AT Ne,Ci0n, the Selectmen have appoint
60 40 ssens TO eel ardent spirits for medical and me.
S Ss purposes Measures have been tAHen ia the
villages Of the tow 20 strictly enforce the 'ss
M .~o free is 10 eel the qIor for Amherst Tor $40
hoy ole ioi Sl2J
y. IN folmtr, they have appointed no agent,
SpSISsese They DIDN'T ktow where locate him TIE
sh -" 1SqyEGt thinks Spi'its will BE- soOu, plenty
o.. - ever, ibe temperance people not making
Au q 10 enforce the Law, end the old organiLa
asiLg iSs'IGSled as lazy and Ineffective.
81 L0neu there was an lndesnable
go OF drunkenness the last day Of grace, and
rs. ntLiing The CITY Marshal made nunb-r Of ar.
~ una on ihur'dsy the drauf,hops Tere all closed
Ahe lily Government ct Newbury port
The their City Marshal 10 order 10, 70 hare
'ossmsnt OF the law come upon tbs ely.
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