The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-28


MEETING or THE RIR5r WARD LfQU0R DEALERS.
An adjourned meeting Of the Liquor Dealers Associa
ton Of the First ward held Friday evening" at
the Warrington Head Quarters, corner OF Broad and
Pearl Streets for the purpose Of esctng psrmAnsnt On
and delegates to the Grand Central Convention The
meeting, which was . very large one-severa Of the
principal liquor dealers in the ward being in attendance
proceeded at about half past eight o'clock t, the bu
siness Of the evening" with the following rasuitMr ].
w. Rackburne president; Mr.. Lubs vice PRESIDENT Mr..
A. Boyce secretary; and Mr.. saml Aud treasurer As
ing gentlemen were unanimously chesen:-From the
First district, John Williams Second do, John vaa
Claim; Third do, samuel AUD vigilance commit
tee, also committee bye laws, alsO elected
During the evening the meeting was addressed by the
chairman, Mr.. Bisexburne, Mr.. John q. Wiili.ms and
ing sumptusry laws AMI advocating the repeal Of the
liquor law passed at the late session OF the legislature
discrimination was come to to adopt system OF noa-
intercourse with prohibonsts after which the meet
ing adjourned
THE HOTEL KEEPERS ARRESTED IN BOSTON.
from the Boston Journal, May 25.l
Warrants have been issued yesterday aud to day
against Harvey Parker. Lewis Rice (of the American
Houssl ParAn stevens (of the Revere and Trsmont, G.
]. L. Drew for violations Of the new liquor ia~
Messrs. Stevens, Rice Cortne and Parker, severaIy
Dspa Jr Esq acted as counsel for Mr. stevens; a. g.
Durant, Esq for Messrs Rice and Parker aud w. II.
Perrin. Esq, for Mr. CertheL
Mr.. Dana stated his readiness to 20 with this
IMITATION at once, but it appeared that the goveru
mspt vas not prepared, and asked for .oatinuancs
Tuesday at IL O'clock assigned for the
ing, and all the accordingly postponed till
that time the giving their personal recogni
zapce in 5000 each.
The court room was densey crowded during the pro.
ceediDgs and great intere,t was manifested, II
being generally understood that these to bs
thoroughly contested under the Law. There
crowd Of people In the entries and around the doors of
the Court House.
The complaints were made in the nsue Of Luther A.
Ham, Deputy Chief Of Police, and the witnesses
were called. were mostly police officers.
Thomas Wayne and Charles Todd were arragned sub.
sequenty TO the above, and their cases like
1t is reported that Hon. Rufus Choste, E. D Sohier,
ESQ., d. Bartlett Esq, and other prominent lawyers
have been retained in these cases.
James Callahan tried Ia the Municipal Court this
morning as a common seller OF liquors. The evitencs
sufficiently strong to have procured a conviction
under the old law but In this the jury judged Of
the law well the facts and ecquittsl the
! suit.
One of the liquor agencies In this city was opened
! in the old gun house yesterday
There conviction under the liquor Law, in
Chelsea Tuesday tbs defendent being ssneu ED to
line OF and costs ana to stand committed In the
House of Correction for thirty days
In Brighton the keeper of hotel has been apo ed
liquor agent. and he hss given the esary boads In
Lynn, Charles Merritt has been appointed
there is talk OF holding convention Of the oppo-
nents Of the Law in New Bedford.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tie Common Council OF Rochester by a vote of IL to
have instructed the City Attorney to engage in
suit, in the of the Council for the OF
toxicatirg liquors. until Fourth OF July. Thg
instruction based upon nopuioa that no
would stand sooner and that It would be useless
volvs the city in costs whsrs good could be
plished by it,
The State Temperance Committee Of New Jersey have
issued address soliciting FUNDS to enable them to pay
o the debts they have incurred, ana carry tho
temperance campaign.