New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-17

two small bottles in another were found only ,A,.
bottles containing less than three quarts conceslss
in the cellar behind board IN another, the iiuuo,
was found under he floor. buried IN ,he earth az
some was found m deeper conce llmont.
Three months 90. there we're IN this city seven,
wholesale dealers liquors but al toe present tiIs-
there Is not one-the wholesale business ceased en-
tYely when the law went into operation. Ths,s
was but one cstl.Cry N the State. az the time lie
enactment OF this law, though another was N pro
gress on very large scale. Operations on thela,-
ter were promptly stopped, AMI the other has been
demolished. Al the present time there mo dial.
leTy IN this State.
The results OF the law - far. have Uesn more sal
ut2ry and decisive than is most ardext Trends bad
any reason 10 anticipate Although entft nely strn-
gent III Its PROVISIONS, aLd summary IN ~ processss
!, received by the great majority cfthe people a
this city and OF the state with appreciation ey
all, with quiet aCCueScfrce and IN thiS cry, rs
vigorous execution has n attended with IS much
quiet sshas been sXper encel IN the execution Of Any
other law upon The statute books. TINS law hoas
ont inducements 10 resist IT. PROVISIONS bat makes
II decidedly for the interest Of al to weld pTomp,
not cheerful obedience 10 It's reCuiremsn tS and the
result OF !. VIII be- that The traffic intoxicating l.
quorS 20 be used as drink, VII be entirely suppress
ed IN this State.
But some persons may Gc found, who Viii make
attempts and perhaps successful ones, 90 o'aJe tbs
law fog time, and 10 fiSk ITS penalties, under The
temptation Of large profits and thus habits OF MEN
perance Will be continued IN cOnSidetaoie hnnloet
OF our people particularly d our foreign population,
but steady perseverance will enable us AZ asst BRING
all such persons To justice, or drive th"n non NE
business
The law as At now stands. VIII enable the peop.,
Of this state 10 suppress the traffic m intoxicating
liquors except in a few low shops, whef, Il may "
secretly sold. when some additional provisions MAJ
be desirable for tie entire extngushment Of the Ist
6c and TO prevent u from revlying, when she vigil
ance of the authorities shall BE- relaxed and an
confident that the friends OF temperance IN talS ste
are sufficiently numerous 10 procure The onacimea,
OF any additional provisions they may lhhh neces-
sarv to accomplish these objects.
The operation of the Law IN tins ciiy 5 efec,eis
marked change FOR the better, IN every doparimtal
which is under the care u the police Tie night ~
lice has comparatively little OF notnlhs la do, tsse
are few or street bTawis, and u Is NefN seldom
that the police or watch are called upon 10 'ntotk'e
IN any QuarrelS or Disturbances ot any kHd IN Saps
or houses IN any paIt ct Tie City. Before ne enai
ment OF this law. scarcely anight passed og'l VIII
ont some disturbance OF tbs description. Hnd SoRe
times the police were cal ed W on TO queh mailN Saa
disturbances in single night.
At the commencement oi The present year 'tafcey
a night passed over, wi'hou, the commttal TO ne
watch house, of more or less incorporate persons
and sometimes many such were connhitled III sn-
gle night The practice formerly was 10 commit Az
intoxicated persons who were quiet and aule 70 gel
home Atprescnt. the orders 1.-THE Police ard Walth
are arrest persons found IN The streets "a other
public places either BY night of by day, Who ehhlsn
unmstakable signs of ntONcatlOn, vet WIN All ms
rgor ;he arrests for thIs cause are very ieN some
time a week or more, and once fortnight, having
elapsed without any committal ana were ii not iot
comml,tals 10 the watch house would not amount 70
one IN month. and ihisdifcultv We hope IN remedy
within The wear The watch-hOuse Is ROW used 70
keep seized liquors instead of dTunkaIdS 80 ana
through the waste WAYS Of the up, cOndemnet
LIQUORS are passed oil into the common sewers, With
ont having fulfilled their issiOn OF run and death %
our citizens.
am assured Is the members Of the Police aud
Watch that they now have LITTLE 10 do, while oefore
The enactment OF the law agans, tipping shops Their
number was nSuicientiO preserve entirely the quiet
and peace of the city from the numerous persons TO
be found IN our streets 1t All times Of the ng more
or less excited by strong drink
am also informed on sufficient authority, that
religious meetings held IA the evening. formerly sui
fered serious disturbance md interruption from per
sons who would come there hom oyster shops ant
drinking saloons strongly excited by intoxicating
liquors but at present trouble rs cxpenence from
this cause.
The operation Of our IT ,uor Law has not yet lad
time to manifest lt> effects upon our Aims House es-
adjustment yet. unm.Stakable indications are al.
ready observed of ats fra, results IN that direction.
There were IN our Aims House, June :, 1871, the
law was approved on that day. ll6 persons, on the
first Monday of Aug. there were Sand on The first
Monday Of Sept Fl. There were committed TO that
establishment 10y the Municipal Court, IN june july
and Aug OF 1850, II peTSOns-by the OycrSecn IN
the same months, II persons for the corresponding
months OF the present wear there were committedO
the Court and OveTsccT> respectively, two and sk
persons making elghonly, against twenty ave for the
same months of last the wear. considerable nun.
Der OF persons nov remaining in the Aims House,
are advanced in i'e. or Imbeclle, or Otherwise IN.
capable of taking care of themselves but the most
OF them were brought upon the city sf0r support
through the direct or Indirect Influence % strong
drink. NEAL Dow. Mayor