Apropos to tho iriodting of the Liberty. League to bo held this evening, wo publish the following frorrt tho latest number to hand of Harper's Weakly:—“Guo of the indirect results of prohibitory law in the extraordinary impetus which it gives to the business of keeping an apothecary shop. In a’mosttfaU no-licouse towns and cities (in America) tuerA’ appears to be an unusual need of drugs, and tb© apothecaries are always among the most thriving citizens of tho place. The explana tion is that in such towns an enormous de mand arises for ‘ Jamaica ginger’—a remedy so alcoholic in its nature that it has been known to produce genuine cases of d*ltr£u»v tremens. From the selling of Jamaica ginger' to the selling of unmitigated rum is an easy passage, and apothecary shops in no-license towns are often provided with a back office in which this business is carried on in .secret. - ' In Waltham, a no-liconso town, eight'or tea miles from Boston, nearly 500 gallons of liquors were seized recently in a druggist’s shop kept by , a prominent citizen, a former city officer. Waltham has long been noted f)r the number of its apothecaries, many, if not most of whom, are simply liquor-dealers, who pay no license, and whose stock of medi cine is hardly more than a cover for their illegitimate business.” A claim for .£143 was heard by Mr Wardell, S.M., yesterday afternoon, tho Official As signee *iu the bmkrapt estate of Mary Ann Bowen being tho plaintiff, and Thomas A. Hudson defendant. Tho statement of claim sot out that, prior to bankrupt’s failure, do fondant acted as her agent, in which capacity ho received moneys on her behalf. Of these ho retained J 3113, although he had no right so to do, by way of set-off or otherwise, more particularly as he had been given notice of tho bankruptcy. Further, if the money was paid by bankrupt to defendant, such pay. ment was a fraudulent preference under the Bankruptcy Act. Also, by_agrsement in writing on the 31st May, 1896, defendant covenanted to repay the -£143, bat had not done so. Dr Findlay appeared for the As signee. and Mr Robinson for the defendant. 