New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-15
SUNDAI-NO RUN
NEW YORK CITY.


THE RUN. SHOPS CLosED.-Tle days OF miracles
are not past For two Sundays in the year 1855, the
great mas Of rum shops in New-York were actually
clo.ed ospecially on tie second day, yesterday,
when the threat Of taking away the license of every
ore who cid not keep dark throughout the Sabbath,
kent shutters Up and doors locked This looks really
lie reform, and we trust it Will continue. SO that
tie devils are cast cut it matters e lift be done by
Beelzobub-itis on acceptable Improvement under
any patronage.
As a consequence Of this movement, the City was
.oum,rdsbly quiet all day; rascals and reckless
yomg fellows were obliged to fast-lnd perhaps they
rrhyed. but not f,r tie Mayor. Tie scene in the
morning was extremely luiicrous in many Places.
Nice old ucn mod lily trying tbs rear doof Of the
porter house very anxious to the Sunday papers
end after half dozen failures sneakins home "a t
,hcy had done some ancomnonly neal thing. u hoys
Knocking fuiously at the Dutchman', with a
why the HI don't you open this ? but al "a
vain sud so II they went scattering oaA Ind io5@c-
co nice aorg thesce's as 'hckly 20 ever the LvIoae
sowed tares. WelLdressed and highly respectable
yourg men, anxiously peeping this way and tat to
be sure that 10 acquaintance saw them. ani thea
gently tapping az the door, With " Peter Issy
lust let ne in; | want paper Of tobacco. Hey
Peter say MOI So. Peter is very willing, but
the license ard the policeman across there IN the
doorway with biz eye or the premises-ii won't do
YOU are very good-looking, but you cant come IN.
Ard won en- too-alas that il should be ;rue-wl'h
pitchers tu-pails and even ioapos, importGnns for
rdni,tance to ct mix, but really for beer and gin
some too. with a coal-scuite in hand, and b)ttle
under their shawl who probably had Tot dollar be-
tween them and starvation, begging the privilege Of
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which 20 get teestly drunk for the Sabbath. Such
were some Of tie scen.s that were Ysio.e al lie
morning Tie stripeency in the money market was
no, A circumstance 10 thai in the yum market, with
tie reroe-ilat the tish;ness this tine was on the
pa,t oftbe posuneIs aud not the poisoned.
Now. ii this is 10 cor tinue-if the Mayor VIII
-cGIg enforce tie Laws which have grown m9ldy Oh
tte book because DO man had nerve and hon
tsty enou h TO carry CUT his oath in regard 10 them
lie csn rest quiet as 70 his civic Immortality. AZ
ccrsce relce Of lis energy yesterday we bad qae'
md respectable sundsy-which 10 The shame Oh lie
City be i. ssid most unusual fast. There was ~
noise in the streets; 10 parties Of drunken rufans'
making II dangerous for tinid people 70 be ao'oae
70 fights amoug the vagabonds who hang a'oanu
engine -house-the vile banac,es that cling TO noo'e
Department; in short nothing so far as our oo-er'a
,ior extended {. remind one Of the usual character
of & City Sunday.
Ii the closing of these pestlent denf on one day u
the seven produces such excellent results hos muc"
greater the benefit Of an entire prohibition.
p. S-Pcoe's porier-hoase, in BfoadWay' wa
open las, evening and are told was oPen a. Day
while such hotels as the 81. Nicholas and the A''oi
House rigaly obeyed the law II these retfae'o'!
dealers arc not forced to obey, Mr.. Woods rsPu',,
ton mus. seriously suffer. We understand 'hA'
number of rumsellers of the worst stamp u,'el.y
refuse to thu, their places Now LET the mayor 'uH'