New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-23

ary murdered in your house il you call that respectable
BRsw.E-wbat shall do then, to support ny wife
and children, can't sarrnec my properly anu newer
learned the trad. Of sh,s making.
ALDERxAS-Thai is yogr lookout. AMI not ours 1,
would have leen better il yon had acquired ~. noaess
wa, Of getting yuur br - without taking away the ooo
of your nei.hbors ehidsn. Ii ysu show US ccnea-
vey that your house Is absolutely required IN the Nin
Ward, will grant You .cerse Until then We sha. no.
The next applicant plead that he sod liquor 10 accom-
oda.e his customers and not for the profit derived there
ficin. II,
man. bat could not see the force OF his claim.
"CouSsEILoR" COLE came forward duly armed with
formidable copy Of the revised statutes to demand
license for a man named MuSGER. He commenced by
oraculay laying down the law TO the intense delight OF
re number of rumseller who gathered around hin az
their champion After the law be treated the Board all
round TO sPeech-ihe only portion OF which that hai
reeyanee tie question that taverns and places FOR
the sale Of celebrating beverages and the pere gaon OF
the social virtues had been in existence IN tins country Tor
about year, that he liked good brandy ~a the Trend
Of whoever sold good brandy that the rumshops OF the
Ninth Ward closed people would stlil have rum,
would go to jersey for IT, and then there would De
the very pay. Here he launched out INTO recital
of the snterngs which be endured New-iears Day
from drinking lemon soda instead OF brandy ana wound
up by telling the board that his doctors bill for services
upon that melancholy occasion amounted TO 70 ana ne
injured the honorable Board they valued the health
rnd comfort of their constituents TO pause before they con-
signed them suerngs agoniLng US be had ehdufed'
Laughter
TIE Counselor with some difficulty helped the little man
through the crowd and got him in front OF the bench
Now Mr. Munger said the Alderman, can you put your
hand upon any man 10 whom You nave soio rum anu
tell US that he has been benefited by III
Counselor CoLE (promp:ingl-Why of course he can
name plenty of who have been cured OF colo aud
cholera by bis brandy.
M MrxGrR speaking for himselfl-l don't know that
have done any one any harm - an,
ALpERAAg-lou have, most assuredly. why oos III
the there he has drunk at your place and has
undoubtedly been in ured by it. Laughter Now l am
sworn the interests OF the citizens oil the Nn
MI ahnxrrn NV
reason for Granting YOU license why viii do itnot tiil
then Why. Cole look at Yourself IL take YOU Tor an eh
ample of the good he has dome what oenent nave you
derived from rum rum-selllng
CoLE-Why l am known all over the " ara RON 'rs-
Queniing the rum-shops.
ALDERNaS-Yes, as a porter-hsuse rowdy ana rum
swier WHY il was only the other day that Councilman
Earl was compelled have you arrested for esordery
conduct in a lager bier house -, ,.,,
Bo,Rp-We cannot give Mr. Munger license, and that
is sufficient.
returning inquired of the Board the price of license
ALpEkn,S-We do not charge anything the charge Is
made by that good.looking gentleman yonder.
CoLE-How much is it, Mr.. Stephens
MARsHAL-Ne charge clio, Sir.
the dips r l..
through the crowd and handed money TO his repre-
Mr.. CoLE, with great gravity, laid down first o. 30
gold piece next piece Of the denomination OF % shn
then another coin IN value e4uai WIN TUG n's i"V'e'
Wtpsa,i~I don't know that want il, Sir; have no
license for you; you must 20 TO the Alderman.
The ALDERMAN declined receiving the money una au-
yised HIM ar he had done all he could Tor ms Client 10 re-
tire. ,.,.,y.
The above sample of the manner IN which the Board
discharged its duty We reliably informed thar the
Mavor on being told by of the Councilmen of this
Ward that the Board would grant no licenses, replied:
iii sold liquor in that Ward, then ~osd s,H rh'us
Items, and abide by the consequences.
We trust there is some mistake in this but Mr. Weser-
vet eoure in the licensing business thus far has not been
such as the friends OF morality sobety and order had
right to expect from officer of his rank and gentleman
of such estmable standing in private life.
The NINTH WARD AFTER DARK.-Our Reporters maze
a tour through the Ninth Ward last evening and from
thence we learn that the action Of the Board Of Excise
decidedly disasteful. One individual with broken nose
and two named eyes, green tinted spectsclcs naura
lsmented in language which The TRIBUNE cannot give,
the glorious DAYS Of yore when the Ward known as
TIE Bloody Ninth He appealed to crowd who had
inst treated him and number of his fellows IL arm
about time they began to fight for their liberties To
which they accorded unanimous assent, and Tome,
bows lets take another drink while we KIM
AT another place it was unanimously resolved that 70
funk out would confer upon the ecreants the most nde
ibe disgrace.
Many were patheticay eloquent on the expense Of
and wanted to know what right Alderman Voorhs had
TO deprive men of legitimate business whereby they Oh.
tsned the bread and butter for their wives and babes
And then they consoed themselves that ne was eecteu
for but year only. ,
They did not alude to the fact that said " bread and
butter from out the mouths OF many other wives
and babies" All were unanimous in their determination
10 seicense license. Some went 80 far a. TO say
that his Honor the Mayor had told them if the Board per-
sisted in their determination and they brsugh to him the
names of respectable men, who would vOuch for their
good character be would grant to them permits to sell
liquor. -,
We learn that the German grocers have combined TO-
geher and contributed $50 each for the purpose OF de-
Tending their rights and that John Van Buren, has been,
or about to be- engaged counsel IN their behalf They
propose to hold meeting this evening to take acton
upon the subject
The mider Ninth Ward rummies go in for shetting OIL
the German grocers and sch like; but think respecd~e
rces sich as hotels and decenty KEEP houses
should have license
THE EIGHTH WARD LICENSES.