The national Republican., 1867-01-04
From Mns.n chunetta.

BoGpN, Jan. 3.hThe nhnnal report Of
Maj hdyaJdI. JONES, chef OF the State con-
ptabulsry, IVES sgbmitted TO the Legislature
today He consders ths State constabulary
organizntion q perfeet success, and says the
measures adopted by II for the enforcement
Of the prohibitory liquor Law have fully dem
onstrated the entire practicability Of the law
in oil its provisions; but in accomplishing
this result many legal obstacles have been
net and Iof b brief time must interrupt their
full endorsement The Sunday law is re.
ported 10 be almost universally observed
IN the towns and cities throughout the State.
There are sixty-nine oonstables, and the cost
OF sustaining the force has been S79,l53.95.
The sum OF S5I ,666.6l has been paid into the
various county treasures in fines and forfeit
ures Of rscogniEsnees The whole number
Of prosecutions made by the constabulary
was 7,7l5; Of these 1907 for liquor nuisances,
and 2,240 for common sellers. or the whole
number Of nuisance cases l, ,7l5 were in Suf-
folk county, and Of common sellers, 1871.
The whole number Of cases Of all kinds in
Suffolk county, 4,237. There were also in
the whole State 1874 prosecutions for single
sales ofliqutr; Sc for keeping liquor with in
tent TO sell; 81 for letting buildings for liquor
selling; and 500 for violation Of the Sunday
law. There were 19l prosecutions for gam
bling. There were 242 liquor seizures, 2l =
493 gallons being con6scated; 2,34S gallons
were destroyed; 1,347 persons discontinued
the sale Of liquor. The report says "the ex-
pertinent has illustrated the fact that with
the assistance OF the local authorities there
is no difficulty in the successful enforce.
ment Of any statute Of the Commonwealth;
but without such cooperation OF the munich
pal police the services OF the State force have
been and must continue TO be seriously en-
barrassed." ...
John +. Gibson, conductor Of the Boston
and Worcester railroad, was arraigned in the
Superior Court this forenoon on an indict-
ment for gross carelessness and neglect,
whereby he caused the death of Francis
Rogers, q passenger between this city and
Brooklyn, on February 25, 1865. He pleaded
not guilty, and was held in $4,000 bonds for
trial, the Hon. Genery Twitchell, president
Of the road, becoming his bondsman. q"
In n case brought before the Superior
Court for the return Of liquors seized by the
State constabulary at the Neptune House,
Chelsea Beach, Judge wilkinson this morn.
ing decided that under the act of the Legis.
lature liquors cannot be seized at hotels.
The liquors were accordingly TO be returned.
A jew, namad Simon j. Barry, keeper Of
q cigar store, was tried and acquitted in the
Supreme Court to-day on charge Of vio-
lating the Sunday law by keeping his shop
open on Sunday, the court holding that he
was not amenable for doing business on the
Christian Sabbath when he had already
kept the Jewish Sabbath. ... ..,- r..rr
John May, broker, is on trial in the Su.
perior Court on an indictment for receiving
stolen bonds from Max Sheribun, the noto,
rious bank robber, who not long since man
aged to escape from the State prison at Con.
cord. .a 'r. raau .. at n.a.~A .
In the Massachusetts House Of Represent.
atives to-day the Rev. Pliny Wood, oi
Saugus, Methodist, was elected chaplain.