The New York herald., 1867-03-12
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Public Indignation mt the Enforcement Of the
Liquor Law-Nearly All the Boston Bar
rooms Ciosed-The Hours OfLabOr-President of
johnson Visit Boston. tEc.
BosroS, March IL, 1867
The liquor question seems to rank next In importance
in the public mind to the Tenan For three weeks
committee OF the Legislature has listened to evidence
in favor of license law, and tomorrow they will COM
mence to hear the remonstrants Exgovernors, clergy
men, bishops, judges OF courts emnont attorneys and
the leading business Of the community have as Is
well known, expressed affirmative opinions for license
Those who oppose them will include antitobacco advo
Gates womens rights men and few itinerant and
broken down ministers who get scanty living out Of
the State Temperance Alliance and the various sons Of
Temperance divisions with which the country and state
abound. While the question is being agitated in the
legislative committee the State constables are rapidly
diminishing the number OF public barTooms in every
direction, and the mbbes are layi leg In large stores
in view OF prospective liquor famine Aside
from the bars of the hotels there will probably not be
after day than two dozen places IN this city OF
two hundred thousand inhabitants where glass Of
liquor can be had. Richards the BrigLams Ben.
Wright Dunbar Siede, Edwards and Srarns, johnson,
Farre OF others famous Ia the business have
shut down altogether and 1t may well be surmlsed that
there is no little public feeling in consequence II Is
United states &c. viii also be compelled yield to the
demands OF the law in a few days Yesterday Sunday
there was system o. spyin resorled % on .ne par. o.
liquors served TO tho guests 10 ihe various hotels
in their rooms mt the tables The laws against such
hotel accommodations probably violat In the
presence and the propretors of the houses VIII pro-
baby have respond to complaints in the municipal
court to-day Tomorrow In very many cases this
system OF spyag has resulted during the week m the
immediate arrest and imprisonment of men caught In
making single sale OF liquor or ale.
In letter account was given OF the move
ments OF the woringmen and wOrkiDgwomen to secure
the enactment Of eight and ten hour iaw During
the week the mechanics and employers of labor
gen erally have held convention and voted to resist
until the end ali attempts 10 reduce the present number
OF hours OF labor They also assert that " The law is
passed, II strikes made 70 that effect they Will
close their pIae until such time rs the employees
will accede TO their demands The operatives both
male and female Of Lowell Lawrence and thosc sections
OF the STATE s aeitatng the question OF legislation
in their behalf and Of the pretiss OF 'be lowell
and Lawrnce factory girls the Stale House
lobbying their measure through.
St Parick's Day Is TO be observed in Boston this
generally than be On Monday there III
be grand procession dinners Of soriees. &C. snd On
tho Sunday preceding, Mr. Aaguire meuber Of the Brit
,sh Parliament from Cork will pronounce an oration.
From his peculiar relations with the British govern menf
his sympathics behalf OF Ireland and the present
among the Fenians his prodnction Is looked
forward to with much interest. ssg
President johnson has signed positively that he is
coming Boston summer the public sce viii
admit OF his being absent few dayA He will come TO
atcnd the dedication Of the and splendid Masonic
building, nearly completed the size Of the old
winthrop House, Of fremont and Boyton streets