Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-05-06

dred ,axabes may be licensed In The cities,
nnr more. than one 10 every hundred and
firiv ,axables in the county, 10 be ap2oriioned
among the wards Of The ciiies. and boroughs
and townships of the counties, as The conve.
ME nee and necessities OF the public may re.
ouire. All hotels, inns and iaveins are TO
be classified and rated according TO The es,i-
mated yearly rental ef the house and prop.
erv. The first class. when the valuation is
$4,000. shall pay $1,000; where the val.
ua,ion is So 900, the rate shall be $500,
and so on down, in The same proportion, 10
$25 except that in the cities OF Philadelphia
and Pi,isbuIgh no licenses granted under the
twelfth and thirteenth sections Of The ACT
shall be for less sum than seventy five dol.
lars. nor in other ciles, towns or boroughs
containing over Two hundred laxables, less
than fifty dollars.
Ono eating house TO every four hotels
ma, q licensed in the civ and county. with
The privilege 10 sill domestic wines and NAL,
liquors only-the license fee not To br less
than $50 in Philadelphia and Allegheny
c"Hniies. and $50 in other parts OF the Slaie.
Brewers and dis,ill"rs are to pay double the
rAtps of license now ix"d bv law. which
shall in M casr. be l.ss Than fifty dollars,
and must moi sell ir lass qnani,l"s thnn five
gallons. except in the case OF brewers who
alsn bottle their liqnnis mnv sell by she'd z
rn bours. Re,nilers Of liquors. with Or
wnhou, merchandise, are TO pny doublr .h,.
rates now required nf them. bu, not less Than
$50 in any case and will moi be allnwed To
sell in less quantities Than one gallon. Bot.
Ties oi porter. ale. cider and oIher brpwed
lounrs. and manufaclurps Of domestic wine.
may sell in quantities mol less than one dnz.
en- bo,lps without license. Importers of
wines aud liquors may sell in ,he original
bale, cask or package, on having double the
former rates.
DI seRAcEFUL AFFAIR-The Cincinnati
papers OF This morning give US the de,ails
Of mos. disgraceful attempt on the part Of
Judge Prudrn. Of The Police Courl. TO oyer.
ave ami silence the reporters and editors Of
The GaZp,te. Our readers will remember
me history Of the orphan girl whose none,
was tir'i stolen from her and then, in viola.
zion Of an express promise. given over tt,
.he lawyers Thai defended the rascalIy pick
pockets. For publishing these facts, which
ate atitsled by Two respectable cu,zpns
Judge Pruden. in his own Cnur,. auacked
Mr. Babb. lhc GaZp.le reporter. who is a
very small man. with his fists Mr.. Bruen
Que Of the editors ol the Gazette inlerlered
and there was general row (nt some Time
Fortunately no person was seriously IN
Ijured.
TIE details given in the Cincinnati Ga,
zesle and The other city papers are any thin!
bu. credlable 10 Pruden and The gang who
hang around The police court. TT psp AFRO
gan. officials are finding ou, tia, all their eI
Iorls TO muzze the free press will Tail. Gin
cinna,i had sunk low enough under the ad
mlnis,ralion Of such men as Jake Finn, bu
ii is iu lair way 10 find still lower deep
When will the people rise up in their nigh,
aud drive all such men and their s, mpa,hi
ztrs from places OF public honor aud rus.
% S. Journal
A Costly lNKsTAND The inkstard uset
bv The pl-nipo'eniaries was specially man
ufaclured for The purpose. II is spl nd''
work OF art, in The style Of the frs, empire
and The cos, is estimated vi l.C00 lrancs.-
English paper.