New-York tribune., 1874-01-01
GENERAL NOTES.

The new Mayor of Liverpool is q benevo-
lent bre wer and he kindly offered supply gratis tho
inmates OF the parish worxouse with the beer required
on Christmas. But the workhousc Committee say ihas
they do not want the pau"ers TO have anv beer On
Christmas Day. They that In former years wncn
beer ioImcd part or the chr tnts dlnnerS zen lo
OF uproar, owing to one set OF pahpes p1y up
the allowance OF those who dd not care TOT oecT anu
getting eloriously fuddled.
Sherry wine having regained its old popu-
lary and been recalled from its Dlnlshment 20 tho
kitchen, the aduteraters are busy IN keeping up tho
supply. In England number s0f persons are sdld 'o
have died in OF indulgence m this particular
tipple even in moderation. Pure sherry receives
from Is 10 Is per OF proof spirit before leaving
span and to this tho English bottcrs saId To add
81 gs'" VINO Gn, all this artificial alcohol wiz
lind their ioty but brief.
Here is fresh trouble with the Liquor law OF
Massachusetts,! The Boston Beer Company was incor-
porated by law OF 1927 for the purpose OF manuiactur
ing malt liquors IN all their varieties in the city OF
Boston Beer in transit in the wagons OF the Company
having been seized, the Company seeks RESTORATION
on the ground that having the right by law 20 nSnuinc
ture at liquors. has also tho night 10 sell them an1
them il unconstitutiOna, implriDg the yahdily o
contracts. Great stress s laid upon che aw az laid
down in the ID rtmouth College ease and the mater "D
70 to the Supreme Court for adludicat.on
In moment of reckless prodigllity long
ago the town Of Old Saybrook Conu subscribed Tor 20
shares Of the Valley Rsroad payable when the real
should be completed The sober second thought or Oo
saybrook was for reputation To help It's constltu-
tional conscience the Legislature passed an enabling
act; but still tho town couldn't maze up ~ IN inuu W
take It's suit IN the superior Court mas mate
rally duickeued Old Say brooks IDEAS ana IL 5 Veeh
voted Dy a majority Of borrow the money and pay
the subscription. together with doeiu amount OF ae
crued interest
Alas! another well dressed, pleasant-man-
nered young playing mis- little games, this
time in Camden, Me. The following the points oi
the case but hay' Mt the heart to arrange them:
Young man suddenly appeared-bcarded at the best
hotel-costume perfect-sensaton among the ladleS
especially the young Oucs-parrled woman, wiie OF 70
worthy mechanic, misled-.ne wrongdong couple DOl6
nice young man discovered 10 be msceaneous
SCAMP. and principally gambler. The cDnndehce ot
the human in good clothes Is truly iulracuIoi'
The local sceuery which surrounded tho
childhood and influenced the early culture oil poets III
ALWAYS a matter OF interest. A writer in Macn.!Lans
Hdgozine describes SOInersby, where Mr.. Iennyhon
passed with little interval the first 2j OF his iise
It's a quiet, wooded village OF which the Liureaba
father was rector is pleasantly situated at the foot
OF the South Wold The country about II Is solt am
pastoral. with small villages living close together Io
the north long back vi the Wold with s sep,
white road that climbs the NIL ABOVE lnetIoIu W h
south the land slopes gently to sma deep ehanhfd s S
below the parsonage garden" THIS Is sla
very early in life, and first published In lSJO
If we may credit the observation OF Bos-
ton writer there Is inevitably ascending and descend
ing scale m families regard TO money That Is TO say,
wealthy young men begin where Their fathers leit Oh.
and end where their fathers business men began-ln
poverty II follows that our moDaires OF the futnro
are the young gentlemen who are at present sAiuiy
conducting the onerous details OF the peanut, candy
and boot black trades One clever little match rDer'
chant is mentioned one OF the coming Goid pTiss.
Having nothing but the power and the determination "
work lie borrowed little while ago Us. All vi when
astonishing he invested Ia uiatches hc pres
emily sold his stock at gooi pront pSd ms aeot; % n
began business untrameed putting every spare uoar
I'm bank aud being the possessor OF $SV qnataty
OF matches worth t6 and money enough besides 10 give
him daily comfort This Is the sort oi ooy 10 KNOW LIS
catechsu and never swimming on eunaay Ano b~tu-
rally TO grow up rich and respected
The Edinburgh Town Council has been much
agttated by the question OF wine drinking at the public
.xpcuse at Council luDcheons, Mr. Hope obectng 70
the payment OF two items, amounting to over 2fi for
wine supplied to the Fathers. Mr. Hope thought that
ALI the wine aud spirits ana the beer barrels In tho
luncheon should be put out Of the Council Cham
bers together. The Lord Provost said the vine was
for the clergy when they were there on sunday the
Councillors there Sunday aud were occasionally
honored with visits Of the sessions n coDnec
with that" Mr. Miilar thought gentleman ought
popular intemperance :" TO which the Lord Provost
responded with plea FOR the duties OF hospitality"
HIS Lorshps view naturally prevailed and the Edin-
burgh Town Council will continue to guzze a the ex-
pensc OF the Edinburgh ax-payers.