Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-03-06
An Iron-CIad I,iouor law.


The liquor law which is to go into
force in South Carolina the first OF
next July will be stringent. 1t will
prohibit the manufacture, sale, barter,
or exchange or the keeping and offer
ing for sale, barter, or exchange of any
spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented, or
other Intoxicating liquors, or any COM
pound or mixture thereof. State agents,
however, will be empowered to sell
liquor, but under such close restrictions
as will put it out of the power of most
people to buy it. Another clause in the
law makes it q misdemeanor, punish
able by fine or imprisonment, for any
club to have liquor in its possession,
even if it is not sold or given away.
The state legislature tried to pass the
most cast-iron liquor law in the world,
and it appears to have done so. 1t is,
however, the opinion of many who
know the situation that while the law
will be strictly enforced against mig
gers" the white chivalry of tho state
will still be able to assuage their thirst
much as usual. If this should turn out
to be the case, the law will raise the
moral status Of tho colored people and
lower that Of The white people.
Lewis Furman has been arrested a,
Binghamton, N. Y, ON the charge Of muir
dering Richard Foote, for which crime Mrs
Foote was recently acquitted. The basis o.
the charge is the first confession made BY
Mrs. Foote.
-Elizohath Coro1ina ha 20 -
William Stienway, the well-known New
York piano manufacturer, is dead o.
pneumonia. In Communication an6
other circles Mrs. Steinway was prominent
and exceedingly popular.
-Advices received from the province O
Astrachen in Southwestern Russia adjoin
ing the Caspian Sea, are to the effect that
strange epidemic of a character as yet I'm
recognized, is killing thousands Of people il
! the Trans Caspian region.
William Conroy, a prisoner in Bcnning
ton, VT, tipped over the stove in his cell
1t broke into and Conroy threw the bedding
! on the live Goals with the evident intention
of setting the Jail on fire. Jailer Reet
, turned the hose ON the fire and the prise
ners and subdued both.
Lee Mantle, who has been named Unitet
| States Senator from Montana, is about 4
years of age. He was a telegraph ope
rator originally by occupation. Late
he became in turn express agent, proprieto
of the Butte Inter Mountain and dealer il
real estate and mining stocks.
AT Whitehall, Tenn, there was figh
between the Ross and Morrison families
Three Of tho Morrison boys were engaged il
the row, also their friend Pope Dodson
VIII Ross with knife inflicted morta
wounds on two of the Morrison boys. Pop
Dodson and eli" Morrison turned on Wi
Ross and cut him literally to pieces.
The Big Four Switchmcns strike ha
been practically settled by the men decla1
ing the strike off and applying throug
Yardmaster Carney for their old positions
1t is considered big victory for the rail
road. The strike had been on @ month tc
morrow. No concessions were made regard
ing overtime for which the men struck.
The inaugural address of Gov. William
NcCorlllc of West Virginia deprecated til
tendency towards q Capitalization Of gov
eminent and the destruction of the right
of the States, favors liberal railroad legis
lation for the development Of the States
approves Governor Fleming's recent veto {
the tax bill, and promises an honest an
fair administration.