The Portland daily press., 1873-05-09
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Liquor Law in Boston.

Boston, May S.-The State constables are
about the city to-day with notifications suited
to the different grades of liquor dealers.
Wholesalers are let alone. Bar rooms are no.
Ale dealers. wholesale and RETAIL are warned
against selling "over the bar" Eating house
keepers are asked what they sell; II the answer
is ale, porter and cider, the caution against CIV
ing their customers anything stronger is i'm
pressed upon them. The hotels manifest dis
position to take no notice whatever of the edct,
the small des lers only vary their form of ans
wering thirsty callers.
The principal dealers hold meetings tonight
and it is reported proposition will be carried
to send their stock out of the State and sus-
pend manufacturing.
Tax RilI-FataI Shot.
The bill making the amount of income ex-
empt from State taxation $500 instead of $1,000
as the law now stands, has passed the House by
a vote OF 137 to ID. An amendment to abol-
lsh income tax was entirely defeated by ayea
and nay vote of 70 to SO.
Thos. Mahan, who was shot by F. H. Shaida
last Saturday is past hope of recovery and Sha
dia is held in $25OO for examination.
Death of Hon. Onkes Ames,
North EAsToN, May 8.-Hon Cakes Ames
died at his residence in North Easton at 9. 33
this evening. His disease was appoplexy, COM
plicated with pneumonia He died very easily,
passing away without struggle in the pres
ence of his wife, his three sons, his daughter.
Mrs. III. French and her husband, Mrs. o. A.
Ames his grand daughter, Mrs Maria H.
Ames, his sister, Mrs S. A. Witherell. his
brother, the Hon. Oliver Ames, and nephew,
Hon. Fred L Ames, and DR.. Geo. B. Cogs-
well, his family physician, who has scarcely
left his side day or night since he was taken
sick. The funeral will take place from his late
residence in North Easton on Sunday, IL III inst.
A train will leave the Old Colony depot in Bos-
ton, giving his numerous friends an opportuni-
ty to attend the funeral and return to Boston
after the services.
Mr.. Anes was SO years months and IS days.
He has been suffering from diabetes for nearly
three years, but by strict attention to diet has
Monday night, April 18th. he had an attack of
indigestion but attended to his duties in Boston
on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. On
Thursday he remained at home, occasionally
visiting his office in North Easton. Thursday
evening he was seized with Inflammation of the
diaphragm, and through the night he suffered
intense pain, obtaining no sleep. Friday he
obtained little easy sleeping while in sitting
posture. He passed the whole OF Friday night
sitting in his chair.
Saturday he was more comfortable; Sunday
he remained about the same, slept we'll through
the night, and Monday his pulse, temperature
of the body and rapid respiration all indicated a
rapid return to his usual health. He remained
very comfortable up to about 80 p. M, when
he was seized with apoplexy, resulting in a
complete paralysis of the right half of the body.
At the same time there were slight indications
of pulse monia in the lower lobe of the left
lung, which extended over both lungs Mr..
Ames remained partially conscious at intervals
up to noon Wednesday, from which time he
has remained perfectly unconscious up to the
time of his DEATH Thus has passed away an
other good man, man respected and beloved
by all who knew him-a man whose life is a
national one-and the time will come when the
whole American continent will recognize the
late Hon. Cakes Ames as one of its greatest
benefactors t-