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From Our Regular Correspondent :.
BosToS, May ad, 1896.
LIour GONE OUT.
One Of the most prominent aud active Of
The State constnblcs appointed under the new
law, by which the temperance party of Massa-
chusetts hoped to finally crush the liquor
traffic and raise high the standard Of the pro-
hibitory law, has been Henry T. Johns of
Fittsfeld. Having large section In the
western part Of the State under his jurisdic-
tion, he made good deal Of noise in his af.
fairs with the liquor dealers, and was gen.
orally regarded as most efficient and
jealous officer. He had been a
Methodist minister and a temperance lec-
turer, MS we'll Us an officer Of Massachusetts,
volunteers during the war, and the confidence
rcposcd in him was natlrul. But the bubble
officer were aroused ny the frequency OF the
report mol pros. ip his cases, and be was re-
moved from Office; and since then 1t has
proved that during his whole term he has
been carrying on license system on Ills own
account, receiving li1y dollars each from the
selling, and ouly prosecuting those which
refused or were unable to pay this tax of
bribery. Such cases nrc not unhcard Of, but
the most remarkable feature OF this one Is
the mans marvellous impudence, as shown
pers since the disclosure Of his cx-
tortions, nvowfnc what he has done, aud
declaring himself unable to see that there
was ANYTHING legally or morally wrong, in
the acccE tance OF ''prcscnts" as he calls them,
10 bring to jnstice. &c was sharp enough,
however, to see the prudence Of taking his
departure from the scene Of his rascality, and
made hasty retreat In light marching order
on Sunday last. lie has undoubtedly passed
through Chicago before this time, on his way
TO the sasc, because vast, hiding places Of the
Great West.
TIE WEBSTER VASE
Thirty-one years ngo. when Daniel Webster
was at the height OF his fa1ue Is an orator and
statesman, he was presented by the admiring
citizens Of Boston with a silver vase.
tion Of. his Boston friends took the
form Of presents of silver aud gold In smaller
pieces, coinage Of the Republic, which he
spent with royal Freedom as soon
Us it reached his pockets; but this vase was
intended for permanent testimonial, and as
and as such it has been kept since by his
heirs. But now, tor some reason, they have
expressed themselves ready to dispose OF 1t ;
md 1t has been purchased By a number OF
Boston gentlemen Of the old school, inelud;
| ing few Of those whose names were affixed
| TO the original presentation paper, and by
them formally presented to the city. 1t Is to
| be cnshrtncd Tor the future In the great hall
| Of the Public Library.
MAJOR GENERAL OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Again Benjamin F. Butler, Of Lowell, has
the right to wear Npon his shoulders the
! double stars Of Major General-this time in
| the service OF the Commonwealth, the Legts.
leturc having conferred on him the command
| OF the newly organized militla- In the Sen.
ate his election was almost unanimous; In the
| 10 ~ 4fEo-nnt fha fir
ballot befn. equally divided between Butler
and General William F. Bartlett, a young
man, who entered the army in 1861. grad.
| Cntt fresh from Cam bridge, who fought his
Way up from the ranks, who Is now in Europe,
the youngest Major General In the army, who
has received almost as many wounds as But
Ter has made speeches, and whose record u
as clear Of specchmaking as the successful
candidates is Of wounds. Political influences
carried the day in favor Of the tanner OF New
well organized militia, but whose pugnaclolt.
disposition, ii is feared, will keep the citizeI
| soldiers In q constant state Of excitement ant
never cease to CRATE disturbances Ia the coun
ellis OF the Commonwealth. The position va
sought By the lawyer,senesal, aud prohao oll
the higher political honors which his ambi
tien keeps steadily In view.
TWO NuRDER TRIALS.
4 liquor-selle has been tried here thl
| week for murder, having urea MS ptstol lut'
q crowd Of rowdlcs who entered bis sa1oo'
shortly after midnight Of Thanksgiving day
and killed one Of them-not the one be trct
at. The defence took the bold ground tina
the pistol shot was fired By another party
but were unable to so persuade the jury, VIII
found verdict OF guilty Of manslanghte.
The prisoner was sentenced to ten years i
the State prison. 4 negro sat in the jury
| for the second time IN this State, for the thir
! time IN New England. and for the first tim
iu capital case. It Is notable In connectio
with tits that another member of the sam
iury was Nr. Wsseman Marshall. re.ire
. theatrical traeedian aud manager, who, Will
lessee OF the Boston Theatre, was PARTICULAR
: earnest in excluding negroes from their civ
right to bc spectators Of PUBLIC performance:
Another tT1al Just completed IS for = mul
| der OF a more exceptional character,
: Young l1lEhman, d mechanic, OF psevior
rood character, had tecn engaged for SON
ycars to be married to q young girl oi MIN
{ ieeu. had been crimiually intimate with b
aud had become Jealous. On Ss. Patrick
; dpy he went to the thcatre with her, and tw
days nfler he went TO her house. fred NJ h'
: through the window. and Killed her almo
, Instantly. lie gave himself up shortly attt
: | ~ the authorities. and did not hesitate