Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-22
How the Russians Buy their Liquo
s and Drink It when Bought. > ,at

A Moacow correspondence Of the Springfield
Mass Republican writes: so ''e'' tt7'a@
The Russinns, asa people. are fond of liquor.
Once eaoh year. on Easter Sunday. everybody
gets drunk On Sundays and church holidays.
of which there are about thirly-- in n year, the
came praetice largely obtains On these days. the
poorer olasse, in tho purlieus Of tho city, win be
seen in great numbers lying dead drunk on the
streets md vacant lost the police taking no notice
Of them. excepting to nee that they not in the
way Of carriages. The staple liquor Of the coun-
try is vodki. species Of gin manufactured excln.
my informant. by which he probably meant TINT
the people take It raw, and drink all they cnn get.
The license business ia managed differently than
from what you do it in Massachusetts. Ono man
buys from government the privilege of selling all
tho liquor used in the empire. This license is
given to tho highest bidder once in four years.
rlis snle took place last year, and was conducted
ut the rate 900 900 or roubles annually. The
consumption has heretofore amounted TO 60 0000 900
OF vedros. or suy 10000, 900 Of gallons a year,
being Mt the rate Of two and half gallons, on an
average, t,r every man, woman child in tho em-
pire Assuming that the consumption would re-
main stationary, tho contractor reasoned that he
must every vedro Of liquor sold, TO the amount
Of two r"ubles. in order TO be able to meet the
ci'e dues. Nnw tho government price, or cost
price, Of the nrtice at the plaee of manufacture,
is three and half roubles per yedro. Adding the
two together makes Ave and half. and a reason
able allowance for transportation and profits, be-
ing two and half more, raised the price To eight
roublos per vedro when it leaves the hands Of the
government contractors, and goes into the hands
Of retail dealers. '*
The profit. Of the latter class being added, fur
ther ENHANCED the price 10 about fourteen roubles
per vedro. This price was much above what it
had ever been before, and beyond the ability Of
many Of the people to pay. The Consequences has
FL. r. IA
s.inence societies have been formed among the
seris on many Of the most popalous estates. and
both the contractor and the government have be-
come alarmed at this forced adoption of temper
ance principles; tho former 10 fear lost tha amount
sold shall be too small Tor yielding returns equal
ss the first cost ane price OF license. (l400O,0O0
Of roubles annually; and the latter dreading the
almost certain reduction oi revenue from this
source after the expiration Of the present license
The contractor, in his own BEHALF has. consequent
ly raised his Wholesale) price Of late from eigh,
to eleven rnubles per vedro. and tho retail price
has accordingly gone up 70 eighteen roubies
Fortunately for the people this has the effect Of
while It may. for tho lime botng, on tho whole,
swcll the profit the government contractor. looks
unpromsing for the. government finances. anil
and particular cheering for the tniperance causc.
BY charging 81 high for icense, the folly Of kin-
ing the goose that laid golden eggs bas been in,i.
lated. The yodki is Tut ia seated packages anil
goes umad,,lteraied irom the liauds Of tho eosern
ment to the small dealers, who are closely
BY nspsytarA end uRt sel itlin in purity. under
heavy penalties, that wherever yesago ia R,,s-
sia vodkiais vodki. / have tasted and do Ih0t
like IL. At a yentlemen's house wiievs vas stay.
ing over night, dedantef ii " was brohght h,tr
the room after had falien asleep Behg oslorless.
supposed is to be drinking water, snd In be
morning took = n,outhful to use with MY toth
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''' SnocxlSo AND FArAL AccsDESf IA terrible tac-
eidest occurred at Clinton yesterday, hich fesul
tod fatally u Thomas crsxah. ! workman IL the
Killipgwqrth. Spring Mseaiaciyry. = Cregdn"
work was " aat,en eut ts eaJs u ,Is .rries. 10
tween twa p4ssrfnl ysvHeFs,L and he was abopt
stas.sy his machine axben b, caught one. hand
hetwsea the rollers, a0ffeslrse HE arm was
dreva Eapidly ina and ss hstpas UP the other to
poll tho Asss tAxuy. that Was slso saaghts1 The
rollers IRE sos mora than half an inch apart, and
clear p to his sbOulAess nd crushed To share.
ohine o cogwhstf 6ndesneath caught him m the
and ehtraiiS me etiag injuries 700 horriLis tore
late Strahee tosay, Cregan lived from II e.
closk, when this happened until In the sltsr-s
noon, without much pan His whole system
seem to have been ci,umbed by the terrible shodks
and mcrrifilly deptisei of rcnsihiiity. lie wasa o.,
much rrst,eetcl ai,d iuJdstrtps ydung 1rishnab,s d
lmehty-fve yehrs Of ago. and leaves wife. e.-Heso,
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