New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-12
A SMALL RIOT.
THE SUNDAY LAW ENRORCFD-ARREyT or
TIE MAYOR AND C0UNCuMgN OF yER-


THE SUNDAY LAW ENPORCED-ARREST or
TIE MAYOR AND COUNCuMgN OF yER-
SEY CITY.
Yesterday sfsrooc quite small no, took place q
tho City Of Hoboken, srsu ou, Of difficulty besvses
Aliermsn Wlsoc, acting Mayor, and the propnstsm
Of the Urion and Moth Hoboken Gne. No arrests
were made nor blood she'd bu! tho affair csused a N
,suse sxcitemsu. st the time.
The fae,s O. the csse are follows: S)me few ws-ks
Stree number of citizens complsIred to the schsg
Ms,or that the drivers of these stages in tas
fabt cf driving their stsges through the streets as
very rspid rate, and there being opposition hnes.
there Was frequently iisgTscefu language used, aud
conduct violating public decency. Mr.. Wusos sest
rotce to he psopretors Of these lines and informed
them that there Stats law iorbddiug the rusnng
Of stsses in the city At al; but he ss was disposed
ths' they woud wax their horses through the streets
snd conduct Il smseves in quietly manner he would
rot interfere with them. Ths agreemert they csn-
sented to- and the next Sunday they confomsd thea-
selves 70 these terms. The next Sunday, however,
the formerly dsorderly conduct Was exhibited, upca
which Mr.. Wilson, sc;ing Mayor, issued order stst-
iuc thst the State law sould be enior ,ed spscs
posse Of police we're in lsst Sunisy in order -
ecforce the Laws. Butte disturbance OF csnseqaesce
took ps e. with the exception that one OF the Poprie
tors Of the Bergen stages made thresu Assast
| the Mayo, but no blows were struck.
Yesterday the propnetors OF the Union Hiu sud
North Hoboker s,sges seemed determined to evads
the low and during the day attempted 70 drive tseu
stss through the city in spite Of the orders OF the
Mayor. That officer, assisted BY the police, ssiseA
the stages and. after some wrsngng, captured them
and took the horses 10 the stable OF j. X Wadroe,
when officers ware placed In charge. About o clock
German named Corbett lie sis protessedt to charter
one of the Union and North Hoboken stages and start
ed from the ferry with q load OF passengers. Oa
reaching the corner of Washington street. opposite
the Hotel Napoleon, the stage WAS stopped oy tAe
Mayor and police. The driver insisted tnat It was
private stage and that he had right to 90 On With
out moeetation. The discussion attracted the atten.
ton Of quite large crswd the most OF whom se nos
to side with the drlvsr of the stsge A'er consdec'
able wraDg pg and much loud and b)sterous cendocS
this stage met the same fate as the others, ana sas
! horses were kept in the sable Of Mr. Wsdron. In
| front Of this place the multitude cougregated ssd
freely discussed the merits of the question at issue
The majority Of those present were ermsns wno sse
me stlv aeprieved in consequence OF their pecuaery
interests suffering by the stoppage OF the stages.
MANY thre ats were made but that there Was any
| probability Of being accomplished.
After the affrsy with the last stage the mayor pro-
ceeded to the office of the City Clerk, whore ssvsA
special policemen swo,n IN by Mr.. A. %. Evaans
| City Clerk, and at once assigned post duty.
The section of the law under which this action wA
| taken is a. follows:
SECTION Lar. Of N.ss ysy'sy Wee ane im"sra!ty
any stage shall be driven through any part Of ne
ss ON The nt the week. led Sunday except rcicns
reason shall be be done OF Necessity e.
mercy Of carrying the mails 10 OF nom any
the proprietor or popetos such stages shau uPs
being thereof any Justice Of the Peace OF the
County where the fepse ha bs committed, upon tho view OF
said jus ice or Of toe party offending OF testimony
y wtn. ftit and the sum o. - or every
oa,nse in Of nor payment Of such i9nsm1s
pepsy then shall be levied recovered and Apped
and nm serSsd in and y as .sson
smpowered and required upon his Pvrs,ns hpowsdss ana
view OF other due Information OF any stage o, s9ss
beus driven or through any part OF this state as
70 stop and order the same TO be stopped -
the costs and expense Of the % o. .as
or stages until the following day. then to be dealt ~n n'oA
ssc "a The Mayor Recorder or Adermsn Of ny city q
tow cor shall and tor the pesss
Of bis all the power and authority u Justices
of the p ace hin Of the respective cities OF tswas
cor % heren al the duties nPoed -
this a on Justices of the Peace"
The p.oprrtors Of the linee Of stages and many Of
their frerds felt much aggreved at tho course pur
sueo by the Mayor, and went before Justices Hsmiag
bower and Boustsd, making complaint against tAs
Mayor Alderman Reid and the members OF the p0lice
for ds'ur Ding the peace. Warrants were ssueA
and placed in the hands Of Constable Henry Ray whe
arrested them. They will be examined during the
| day.
Much excitement was manifested during the whole
day, but no untowsrd demsnstrsIc ces were made.