The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-05

DIsPENSARX.
Especial to News and Courier.
DARLINGTON, June 29.-Fhe fight
made by certain Of our freeholders
against the appointment of Mr.. J. B.
Floyd asa dispenser for this county,
which was reported in the News and
Courier to-day, has had a most interest
ing development,
After a careful examination C. s.
Nettles, who has; charge Of the case,
determined to make the fight. He
argued the case before Judge Hudson
to-day at Bennetsville, and tempo
rary Injunction was granted, restrain.
ing Mr.. Floyd from openingthe dispen'
sary until argument could oe heard
On Thursday next has been appointed
for the argument, when the case will
be heard in chambers at this place.
The principal point made by Mr..
Nettles was that Mr.. Floyd did
rot have the names Of q majo-
rity of our freeholders signed to his
petition. The necessary papers will at
once be served, and when this is done
Darlington will be dry town, at least
until the case is decided on Thursday
next, as the bars will, of course: be
closed on Saturday. Uuder these cir
cumstances not even a State cocktail
can Re had and Darlington will be a
dry town for the first time in her his.
tory.
The fight is the talk of the town just
now, and is exciting great deal OF
interest here. Most interesting develop
ments are expected soon, perhaps of
surprising nature.
SPARTANBCRG WILL Be DRY.
Especial to The State.l
SPARTANBURG, June 29.-Spartan-
burg will not have q dispensary-at
least, not for the present. The effort
to get 8 sufficient number OF signatures
to secure State barroom has failed,
and after 12 o'clock Friday night Spar
tanburg will be as dry as bone-that
is, theoretically dry. Ten barrooms will
close, the city's income will be de-
creased to the amount Of $4,000 per
annum, and the blind tiger will hold
the fort.
This city has tried prohibition, and
found it a signal failure. It is an inter.
esting fact that during the first
eleven months of prohibition here over
$4,000 gallons of liquor were sold, from
which the city derived not one cent of
revenue. Whether Tillman's secret
police can improve on this remains to
be seen. 8
GOING INTO THE COURTS.
[The State, 2nd7.
The long expected fightin the courts
as to the eonstitutionality Of the dis
pensary law is at hand. Within week
the dispensary ship is likely to strike
a jagged rock. The rock-the Constitu-
tion of the United States-has stood a
century. Will the liquor-logged vessel
be able to ride above it?
Here is what The States Washing
ton correspondent wired last night.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-C. S. Nettles
is in the city. He went to Baltimore to-
day and had conference with Nicho-
las Bond, prominent attorney in that
city. Mr.. Bond will be retained with
Mr.. Nettles to fight the dispensary
law.
Mr.. Nettles was seen to-day, and said
that be could not as yet state on what
point the issue would be made, but
that it would come up within a week,
and would be brought before the court
here. Mr.. Nettles leaves for South
Carolina tonight, but will return in a
few days.
Mr.. Bond will manage the case from
this end of the line.
THE R. & D. NOT cowED.
Along with this comes the news that
the Richmond and Danville road has
,aised its battle-fiag and will forthwith
see if the State dispensary law can
override the Interstate Commerce law
of the United States. It is announced
that the employees of the road yester-
day received instructions from bead
quarters to receive outside of South
Carolina any liquors or beer to be
shipped to parties in this State, in
whatever quantities; and to the en-
ployes within the State to receive and
deliver the same.
The very first case Of seizure or at
tempted interference on the part of the
State authorities will bring on the test
in the United States Courts.
THE JUG AND THE JAG.
New York SUM-
The official flask" bears, besides q
table of contents, the State coat-of-
arms, the palmetto and the crossed
bundles of arrows. The legend on it
is, Anineis opi6usque parati, which
may be Englished:
PPM ready>to drink,
And I've got the chink."
Doubtless collectors and connoisseurs
will value the Palmetto jug. The Pal
metto jag is another thing.
Living at the Age Of III.
From the Courier-Journal.1
BARDwELL, KY, June 2O.-James
McMillin, the oldest man in the state,