Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-03
Prohibition in Georgia.

The Macon Telegraph is working up the
high license sentiment In that city for all
it is worth.
A number of persons who attended DIR.
Hawthorne's church. at Atlanta, before
the prohibition campaign have declared
their intention never TO attend the church
again during his pastOrste.
There is not town or county in Georgia
which has tried it that does not report in
creased prosperity as the result of closing
the saloons. In Hamilton, a hibitIon
county, the per cent. of taxation is the
smallest in the State. Where from 81 to
81 80 was formerly paid SOC. is now the
assessment.
Madison 4HddtsOniGn: We heard a man
say he would walk forty miles TO buy a
box of maches before he would buy them
from a probibi iOnist. We tnink these
extremists will soon have to go out of the
State TO do their trading, for it is an evil
dent fact that old Georgia, as we'll as old
Morgan, is on the eve of going dry.
DIR. j. W. Rankin, who predicts that
prohibition will increase the value of real
estate at Atlanta % per cent. within a
year, is one OF the proprietOrs OF s. 5. s.,
the famous blood remedy. He has made
a fortune, and this prediction from so
shrewd fnancier is worth considering
Most of the men who are crying that high
taxes and com mercial rum will follow the
adoption OF prohibition are said to be
either directly interested in the liquor
traffic or not very heavy tax payers.
Eastman Journal Several of the liquor
dealers OF Eastman made application on
Tuesday TO Mayor VIM. Pitt Eastman for
license TO retail for another year. They
were induced to do this by the approach
II al a.z1 h..
bility that the result of the election
will be adverse to their business. The
applications were considered at a
regular meeting Of the Council.
The Aldermen were divided, a ma
iOrity, however, favOring the granting
OF license. But this being a mattertfOr
the Mayor himself to decide, he exercisde
his discretionary power by refusinl to
grant the licenses. In view of the fact
that the licenses OF all the dealers do not
expire at the same time, and in order TO
equalize matters and give the dealers an
opportunity to dispose of their stock now
on hand, it was then proposed to amend
the ordinances SO that license could be
granted for less time than one year, and
TO grant licenses that would all expire at
the same time. The dealers were not will
ing TO accept this proposition, and It is
not known what course they Will next
pursue. 1t is thought by some that they
may seek 10 enjoin the holding Of the cleo
ton. and thus delay matters if they can
do nothing else.
Atlanta correspondence Macon Teie-
grdpb: The counsel for the anti-prOhlbi-
tionists have served on OrdiGary Calhoun
the restraining order granted by Judge
McCay in the local option injunc-
ton case Monday night He was
also furnished with a copy OF the
bilIin equity. The Ordinary will read the
bill carefully. and prepare an answer n
the cnniesting parties The case will be
heard bE Judge MeCay on Dec. 8. The
hill il a bill in equity died by ). Well,
trustee for p. l.. Nusbaum, Samuel Nus
baum. and B. Nusbaum, under tue will OF
Susan Wei. late Of LaP0rte, Ind. as trus-
tie. Cax. n II & TboaFs son and Paul Jones
VS.. tytdinatY t.al1pun and the Allan q
Civ BleWing COiuiAhy. The bill holds
that The local option law Is uncOnstitu-
tionahon several grounds; that II was not
published on the days specified; II inter-
ieres with iifter-State commerce laws, be-
causeuit prohibits the sale Within tue
State Of wine made without the state,
and diserimipstes Up favor OF hat made
within the State !; that the election was
illegal on account " the reg sirati0n OF
voters OF First Point and West End;
illeVaI because 1--WE vt tbe registrars were
NOT frsahoIdtfie Illegal because East
Pointand west End haa prohibitory laws,
and the eplire cpupty outside OF tne cry
iimits was acting uHder virtual prOhibi-
ton by reason Of a $500 license; Illegal
because OF three ballot boxes az
the two Atlanta precincte,. ana
that they were not one election
nreeinet. and that Ordinary Calhoun
Rad no authority 10 direct the cleo
ton; that section 1868 Of the Code mad not
been repealed. which declares the making
ana selling Of wine IN this State lawful.
TIE bill also alleges as Illegal the order
ing OF the registration before the ordering ring
az Inc election. Hammond 4 Hall have
haar amninvad to fight the bill. and
Messrs. +. p. westmoreland, James. A.
GRAY. Mynatt q Howell. Haywood a Mar
tic have volunteered their ssrylers 70 0. .9e
prohibitionists. The injunction on Ordi-
nary Calhoun. as Il stands, az can pc
learned. is that as Willis A. haw-
kins mas 70 be IN Savannah on