The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-15
TIRGINTi's NEW LIQUOR Law.
Further Evidence that Human Appetites Cam
not be Regulated by statute.

deputies. the liquor-tax registering machines
provided for in the Moirctt law were put up in
many bar-rooms in the city. and were at once
set to work by the proprictors. A collector
from the Trcnsurcr's office went with every dep
uty to receive 80 for every register put into the
hands OF dealers. The dealers. MS n general
thing. received the officers Of the law respect
fully and kindly-only in few instances was
temper shown. As the law is to be executed for
some time to come at least tho moro sensible
liquor dealers have resolved to accept the sit
uation quietly. and by putting the entire tax
upon the consumers las was intcndcdl. leave II
10 the latter to do the growing and complaining.
In most " the saloons the price Of drinks was
advanced from ten to fifteen cents or two drinks
'or quarter. The price Of lager beer was not
raised. 1t still stands nj five cents. but new
| glasscs. holding n ne or ten per cent less than
the old Qnos. are used.
Tho dealers have with great unanimity
! stopped the credit svstem. That will be their
gain. The consumer pays the entire taX. Tho
dealer makes by the abolition OF the credit sys;,
! tom. 10y the two and a half cents extra on all
| single alcoholic drinks. 10y the register afford
ing check uron the bartcndcrs. and by from
ity will do the tax In coupons
" Have You registered to-dny2"
That WIS the popular sulutation yesterday.
Tho question was addressed to popular old
merchant about noon. He was intent on his
business; and had not been IN a barroom for
! muny "A day, and he responded:
Nv gracious We are not going to have an
! other election. ar" We
| were t. be- bored with that awful but incN table
! preliminary to another election. II was shown
! thc near, Il saloon To- witness a liquor rt:stcr in
| full operation. A. he slipped his lager from IA
dainty iiiilc glass ~ rcn9rkcsd; .,., -, ao,.
all"
So thought hundreds Yesterday.
! The liquor saloons favored with registers had
| an unusual run. People were s"rn entering
/ harrooms who never entered before. as far rs
They didn't care 20 drink.
They only wantedto sec the register In opera
from Pc R'h""'iN'-
AZ o'do'k ycst.riay morning nm cypress
| n enrgo VI Mo0,tt registers. Tho crowd around
and p S"a @1 "o T S1 y5 Hp5 SG o% co%
| with the mn'hino that is expected to liquidnte
The rui, .i Is nj impoa'nr in appearnncc. II
s smulcrthan cigar box and Is CONSTRUCTED II
"p"rat" ON t rr,,'ipl. II lo. im s NJ " Ire
and tis rnssilir ,yth cnrh n.aehinnt" "rin,'
for ono million drinks. Tho bcli that gives he
alarm is q simple spring that strikes against a
TIKI, to9scts ~ mini"ture tongus Of n Ta
mat perioratos a hi ~ paper carr fully flitod
maner bears only sinIe n.rforotionn, PAny t at
irnpt to violate or tampcr with the seal will re-
] Aut m Il afneing and tearing the papcr and this
viii hc sufficient To- subject the saloon keeper to
/ pros. tti,n undurth law
Amor sixty marhincs had been shipped the
rn,alrnlc started. commanded by Mr. ]. W
/ Mis-. H. was auloi by Mr. smith. collector
ami Mr.. Grorgr Folhcs.
ofJ"hn MnrXhn,esan in Gnycrnor e,rnot J"hm
eyed US with diStrust. Two customers. with
funminc beer eln--r- poised in air stood tr.t rs
! nNod for = 'vrra seconds. Then their eyes met
thn s,I.eo,,,nt ,h-,,,n'ion ~ nmiJ was tr aiI
n.lnnrholy. eNr. Nlnrxhaussen declined 10
hpN. ihn va, i-i.rs nilivn,i H. his counter cnn
th,-. thiii. = IN mn "nun,nr
a.. I. 4
tirn. dlr,.tcd Mr. Foxes Ia plnc. t6r punches
In the rear of the. counter among the bottles
si.pu.l up ana asked Tor twenty dollars. The
money was promptly furnished. Mr. Marx
then carefully instructed in tho detail OF their
mnnir.iation H. listened with good grace
aud up0u RECEIVING a copy of the Monet
h"cin.. w., carrcI ON, In In cvery instance during
the day
Horny Wn-tprhaN WINS dotrrmincl in his on
r6siti"n. Where Shall | put thos" mnshine., 7"
asked llr. Wilkes.
Nj FOlkc- was about t0 attach them 10 the
counter. hut Mr.. Wcsterhoii refused to have his
fixtures l,iarri
DO You omocts"
We-trrhoN-"l do. II the State Of Virginia
s"lHry. Shall not submit To- this outrage.
Mr. West rIufY il~n wrOtr "A formal protest
al,ir s-iue ii to Comni--ioncr Muntord' When
Ind no money. and Wien finally indgred to
ho,ys .trs 'i. a," IN M about
o'cio K. Al $50 last evening thoy had regis
cred 200 glasses OF lager and 81 alcoholic
urn" +. i. Nightingale Of Thirteenth street took
the punches. but declined to pay for them until
he hai mad an invest ieation.
Prtor Euker wanted the law translated into
German.
James Stewart (colOredl is the proprietor OF n
nve-ccnt whiskey circus in franklin street.
rrgisicr created "A sensation among the dusky
/ domains lhpV unporeuflv Ipliplt.,l