The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-05
DIsPESsaEY NOTES.
No Corn whiskey in the Stock Of the State
Liquor Establishment-Soine Ugly
Rumors.
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Lexington and Florence. Tie heavy
shipments of the past few days have
relieved the pressure.
There were ali kinds ofrumors to-day
about the failure of the dispensary to
get q supply of corn whiskey. The fact
is that the regular supply is not yet IN
the dispensary. Some say that the
North Carolina 6istillers will not credit
the State. Last night a number Of Ad-
Yninistration men were in the city. 1t
has been suggested that they met for
s the purpose Of devising means to secure
( the payment of the corn whiskey bill.
Whether such plan was necessary, or
whether twas suggested, is not known
but all the same it is so rumored.
Il is further rumored that large
Charleston firm has stood responsible
for most ofthe other goods. This re-
port was, however, denied in Charles
ton. The dispensary authorities insist
that they can get more credit than
they want, and their chief trouble is
in keeping from overstocking them
selves.
Another rumor. in which there is,
perhaps. less foundation, is that Mr..
T. NJ. Nixon is to be chief constable
under the dispensary law. Governor
Tillnaa says that he will not say any
thing about the appointment Of con-
stables and that people can Go all the
guessing they care to.
a consignment of cognac brandy and
molassss rum was received to-day. No
filing is now going on at the dispen-
ssry.
\ LAYING IN A SUPPLY FOR SIX MONTHS.
CHARLESTON, S. c., June 2S.-It IS
probable that there never was more
peculiar state of affairs in any COM
munity than that which exists in
Charleston to-day. For twenty days
or more the liquor and grocery houses
have been selling out their stock OF
wines and liquors at reduced prices to
get rid of them before July 1st, when
the State enters into monopoly Of the
liquor business. tits settled that there
IS to be no State dispensary for the sale
Of liquor in Charleston and the people
therefore have been preparing for the
new state Of things. Many thousands
ofgallons of whiskey and brandy, and
many thousands of bottles and casks
! OF wine have been sold. So great has
been the demand that the railroads
and steamships have been taxed to
transport the liquors 70 the city, the
present stock having been long ago ex-
Z haussed, and when the Evans law
goes into operation at midnight on the
30th, inst, there will be few houses in
Charleston that are not provided with
at least six months Of liquor. This is
the limit which is generally set for the
law to last.
All the swell clubs have agreed to
obey the law and tonight there are
auctions in progress at the Charleston,
Queen City, The Yacht, and other So
Z ciety clubs at which the entire stock OF
liquors are being knocked down to. the
highest bidder. There is one large
brewery in the city; this will probably
be closed. On the 1st of July over 200
places Of business, saloons, restaurants
and wholesale liquor houses will be to
rent and several thousand employees
will be ont Of employment. Many OF
the merchants who have been elbowed
ont Of business have made arrange
ments to move out of the State.
DISTRIBUTING THE ARDENT.
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COLUMBIA, June 29.-The dlspen-
sary is "hustling" 'hings along to sup
ply the county dispensaries preparatory
10 opening on the lst of July. From
the returns received by the State au-
thor;ties there are at this time nine
teen counties that will have dispen-
saries. This, of course, includes those
that are in dispute. In some of the
counties more than one dispensary will
be opened at the start. Others it is
said, will follow.
UNLAWFUL ESTABLISHMENT OF DIS
sPENSARIEs.
It is q somewhat noteworthy fact
the question OF the establishment OF
the dispensaries in the larger towns is
In Dispute and that the action Of the
county boards may result in bringing
about an Injunction. Columbia, Green,
vile, Darlington, Orapgeburg and per-
haps other places are puzzled over the
problem as to whether there is any use
to protest against the action Of the
county boards. To say the least good
case can be made out and there would
hardly be any trouble in scouting an
Injunction in Columbia.
The question. here is, who will take
the initial step? Is it anybody's busi-
ness? and if it is, would there be any
use 10 secure the injunction? There is
possibility of an appeal to the Courts.
The preliminary statements have been
prepared, but if anything is to be done
remains to be seen. It is suggested
that the case will be- taken directly to
the Supreme Court, which is now IN
session.
A SUPPLY OF CORN wHIsKEY.
The bottling department at the dis
pensary was in operation to-day. Corn
whiskey was put up in bottles to suit
the desires of the consumers. A very
great hslfpint bottles were filed.
ust,a CORN whiskev nsed TO-DAY came