The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-14

The grcgsbops throughout the city most Of ther
open yesterday. few, however were closed notwith
standing the fun powers to sell granted by the Corpora
tion Counsel and the District Attorney or the hotel
along Broadway rot ga drop Of tho creether " was
te had but in one or two of them it taken on tn,
sly." The st. Nicholas was open day, aud
its saloon crowded an day long. In the Bowery
nearly every place where strong drink is sold had thei
| doors oltn yesterday, and a. the hghfautn tenn
peiance orators say rolled down the streets
There raa i,sn,n al DIoon1g up with horrors
yesterday nssmuch 10 generally conceded that at
the present time thanks to the Maine law regency
everybody has rs ht to sell intoxicating drinks and in
whatever quantity and packages he peases. is worthy
OF remark that notwithstanding these free trade priv
leges in reference to there no opear OF
drunkenness in the city yesterday breaches OF
the peace than when tie shops all closed on
Sunday. ibis speaks in favor Of moral suasion.
THE LAGER BIER GARDENS OF WILLIAMSBURG.
Three of the extensive lager bier gardens the Six
teerth ward were open yesterday and were visited by
Thousands OF the German popuation-many OF them
from New York Nearly all the popular barroonrs were
also doing business yesterday in spite of the proclama-
ton OF Mayor Hail.
A SUNDAY IN HoBoxEN.
The ferry boats to Hobsken were thronges yeste7.
day with people going to and returning from che Ely
sian FIELDS, Fox's Hill, ysuxhall Garden and other
places where amusement lovers do most congregete.
The great bulk of those who frequent Hoboken on the
with their wives sweethearts friends and children
fill the benches and crowd the gardens with beer drink
ing and hilarious groups Tie number OF these esta
bshmets has largely increased IN Hoboken since the
passage Of the prohibtory law in New York. and the
value Of shat kind OF property been greatly en-
hanced thereby. There people to be seen
there yesterday than at any time before this season.
fact due doubt partly to the beauty the day and
to the superior accommodations afforded to the
mbibeIs of vipous and spirtuous poatons. 1t is to
be remarked however that there is very little drunk
TO be seen do rowdies frequent this place
as much as formerly, that smabe class of our in
babitants manifest great liking staten Island
sno crowd the villages there in gangs to the infinite
annoy ance CT the residents.
II 10 we'll worth visit to Hoboken Sonday to see
the manner in which our German population amuse
themselves They avoid as much possible the crowd
ed barrC9s and cluster in groups 10 the open gardens
and there indulge in huge mugs of beer or bottles OF
wine, TO mosten their clay and mellow down their
Teutonlc phlegm There is no rot-no disorder--all
quiet. The presence of females, who enter with as
much gusto into the eating and drinking the males
pears to be iavorte resort Here, under the budding
uees upon the grass they will sit and eat and smoke
anc mbbe incredible quantities Of agerbisr aud other
potsbes. Indeed, the scene remin1s OF what may
he witnessed by the banks OF tue Rhine the Danu
the Elre, and has very little with the strict
American observance OF the Sabbath The Americans
who visit BobokeD generally make for the EYsan Fields
aorg the banks OF the and there treat themselves
10 Ice soda water, liquor selling beng inter.
aic;ed by Col Stevens Ia bis leases to his tenants.
With the exception however, of his grounds the traffic
is quite fourisbps HobokeD, Is there any proba
by that the supply will be cut off, at the late elec
ton the liquor interest succeeded in electing those
vorabs TO their views