The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-14
WHAT WAS NEWS
Eli TY YEARS AGO
Imprinted from TIL. Neuspnpcr.
sn,o"n- Not Yet Closed.

Snto"ns Not Yet Closed.
| Thcre has been a great deal OF dis
cussion as TO the effects OF the statute
| passed Iii the closing hours OF the Log
isiaturc, outlawipg saloons ana bar
rooms. The Attorney General OF the
CONFERENCE.-The yesterday rendered
decision that the law closing all OF the
saloons In the cities and towns OF tho
State cannot bc retroactive. inasmuch
MS 1T applies solely TO the granting OF
liiccnso. Tho licenses that nov exist
farc IN the nature OF Il contract between
inc commonwealth and the holders of
The license. and cannot be cancelled
until they expire. Therefore. the license
now III force must hold good until
April 30 And so, under tho act of As
Scnbiy, after tho 3Uth of April intoxt-
eating liquors. will only be used by
those who are able to buy by tho largo
quantity. or who have been lucky
enough 10 find their way into the dark
collars and secret garrcts, where it will
be dispensed by persons who az. will
ing To evade the law, ana thereby amass
money by it's sale without iucurriug the
expense which has hitherto been re-
CURED TO obtain Il license
The Liquor Law.
rho law closing al saloons and bar
rooms at the expiration OF license April
80 - as follows:
BE 1t enacted by the General Assem-
bly,. That it shall not he lawful for any
court of this Commonwealth to grant n
iccnse Ia Keep an ordinary TO any per-
son within city or town. or within
I'VE miles Of the limit thereof or ut
any depot, station or other point on
DanN railroad
The above Is the law In a nutshell
The other sections pertain to the pen
atty and the punishmehts TO follow vio-
lattons of the same The penalties are
heavy, but tho means OF j,pprch, nding
III TIolatorS Of the law and bringing
them 10 book are weak and deficient.
The law can be easily cvaded.
Exchange Of Distinguished Generals
The latest dag Of truce boat brought
coo privatcs and dfty officers from tho
prisons Of the North TO be EXCHANGED
for As many Yankee prisoners confined
III the prisons In and about Richmond.
Among the officers brought UP the river
was RrigaGicr-General ". IL. l. Lee.
who was captured by Yankee raidinE
party while he was sick at his home In
Louisa County last summer. In cx-
change for General Lee. General Neal
Dow, Of Maine liquor law notoriety
who has been prisoner here for sew
oral months. was sent down to city
Point on the nNr Of truce boat yestcr-
day afternoon. Generals Dow and Lee
met Al the wharf, shook hands most
cordially and exchanged the compli-
mcnts OF the season
I'hii. iieNuii Robbed.
Richard Barry. n cayalrymau belong
ing TO Caskie's Rangers. and small
boy named Charles Isaacs were ar
riEned In the Mayors Court yesterday
CHARGED with robbinE Philip a HaSall
OF s31. an order FOR $1,000. a watch
pair OF saddlcbags and beef hide Ec-
cause of the absence Of material wit
nesses the case was continued. The
allegation IS that the man and the boy
held Phil, iaXaI UP on the road In
iienrico County and stripped him OF the
valuables above named
Bond Sales.
Davenport Company had an auc-
ton sale Of Confederate bonds AT their
office Yesterday. Confederate coupon
bonds of the 500 600. 900 Issue author
lied by act OF Congress two months
ago. payable In cash from 1865 TO 1881
sold rapidly for from lO4 to li4 SIX
hundred dollars OF American gold coin
sold for $500 for one
CnrEo Snie.
At Kent, Paine & Company's cargo
sale yesterday. ground coffee brought
50 per pound; crushed sugar. Sill per
pound; black pepper. SOS per pound;
apple brandy S97 per gallon: whlskey.
SG6 per gallon
Wood Is Higher.
The winter has been very hard and
the spring does not seem TO be much
better The wood dealers have mate
rally advanced the prices for nrewood
For oak wood they are now demanding
ana getting 81 per cord and for pine
S35 per cord.
High Cost OF Fish.
The backward spring and the fact
that the Yankees are holding tho larger
part of the water front Of Virginia
make fresh fish very scarce and un-
usually high Some shad are coming
In from the North Carolina rivers. but
they are selling very high. all the way
from $40 70 $50 apiece, according TO
size and condition.
From Charleston.
-
city Of Charleston yesterday 1t Is
something of d mystery as To what the
Yankees are waiting for. Their land
forces. as well NJ their gunboats, are
being very closely watched by tho de-
tenders OF the city