Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-03-31
A Whisky War.

A Whisky War.
Jusl at present there is not any
liquor shop on Walnut street, be.
tween Second and Water; and, wish,
ing to improve the opportunity OF
fered, several parties, as we Under
stand, propose opening a couple
more Of those interesting evidences
Of civilizationin the space mention
ed, Against this project, as il
seems, the business men and resi-
deuts thereabouts are bitterly op.
posed, and threaten to fight 1t, in q
peaceabIe way, as far rs the law al.
lows. If they do this, there will
not DO any saloons opened, or if
opened, they will he run but a
brief tine. The law expressly de
clares that all places where whisky
is sold (for other than Medicinal
purpcses) shall, upon conviction
of the keeper thereof, be declared
and shut up as common nuisances.
and the proprietor, for each and ey
cry o1epse, be lued not less than.
fifty nor more than one hundred
dolIals, and be imprisoned from
ten to fifty days, or both, at the
discretion Of the Court, and also
required to pay costs Of prosccu-
tion. So far rs law is concerned.
there is more than enough Of it to
close up every saloon in the city
next week--proUided any one can
be fund Who tcW make comPiafai
dRdprocRfe as enforcement.
A great many days have been
waste by q number Of very good
citizens in procuring signatures to
petitions to Council to suppress
the traffic in liquor, which have
amounted to nothing, while one
twentieth OF the time occupied in u
practical enforcement Of the laws
would have stopped whskey sell !
ing as cheetually as it has been
done in cambridge aud other
places, .
The above is from tho Chillicotho Reg
lister Of laAt week. We would suggest to
our ncighbor Of the Register TINT diff
cult as II Ia TO eonyict yiolator Of the
liquor law under our roundabout mode Of
pfdenring convictions for this oftnse, tits
not as difficult as Il is to got tho courts Nu
at present constituted TO pass a sentence
infictihg a punishment commensurate
with the niagnituleoftleoi oifense. 'rhathas
been tested IN tlia county to the sntishc-
tion Of the friends Of temperance and so
briefly, The first, second ana third Of.
fense may be committed and the criminal
convicted and the highest sentence ut our
last court was the lowest punishment con.
templated by the law The editor queries'
what Is 70 be done2 We answer, let the
people AZ the ballet boxes preclude the de
voices oftbc God Of Bacchus from wearing
the judicial armine, There is The placc to ,
commence reformation ID a legal way
Withdrawal Of Ratification of the
XVIII Amendment.
II Is stated that trustworthy In a
formation has been communicated q
10 the President to the effect that a
the Virginia Legislature is prepar Il
Ing to abrogate It's ratification OF the Q
Constitutional Amend 4
lncnt BY coup de main and that I
intend 10 rush the repeal {
through both houses on the same |
day wltIont notice and without de.
bate. The president has declared /
thnt he Intends TO issue a procla I
nation announcing the adoption /
OF the amendment as soon as Tex 4
as ls admitted. and that ne VII not
wait for the admission Of Georgia /
Tea Train Thrown of the track. i
CHICAGO, March ~ ~ leu cars ol Y
4 specigl tea train, bound from San Q
to New York, consigned j
10 a A. Low n Co, were thrown
from tile track on the North west !
arn railroad, nine miles west Of &c \
1aF Rapids, yesterday noon, Very !
fortunately The ground was sQftand 4
none Of tie packages were Injured $
Had the ground been frozen, The
oss would have bsen very heavy .
- II
- The Democratic papers are 4
drawing great consolation from the b
fact that Senator Reycls is not o 4
Iidl aegro, but only a quadrpon,- 4
tOf course" says tie Journal Of c
commerec, tone foqrth negro blood 3
E0ali not destroy his ability az q b
Nevertheless, one b
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