The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-13
he Sunday Railway Travel In Philadel-
khis-Vhe sunday Law.

srom the plila phla BiteG:n July IL.
The much talked Of question the legal rgh. OF city
rsvay companies to their through the stresis
uIon The Sabbath, seems IN fair way to be legally test
ed. The Green and Coates streets Company and the
Ridge Avenue Company advertised Saturday that they
would run their cars yesterday. The last named COM
pApy advertised to Rbge from Broad and
Coates Streets and the and Coates streets line
10 run between Oak street and Paramount, upon Green
and Coates streets Early in the morning Lieut.. White
arrested the driver of Of the Ridge and
took him before Alderman PanSinton, VINO held him ID
bali in the ru OF $500 70 The charge OF breach OF
the peace After Abs arrest the cars on the road were
only between Girard avenue and Mauayunk. They
dd good ousinees upon this portion OF the road during
the Day.
Lieutenant Barcus arrested early the day the driver
OF No. 33 the Green and Coates line The
who fnei him under the &C. Of 1894 The Of this
hne during the remainder OF the day, aud they
do very large business There were eighteen in
service aud The receipts upon them averaged twenty five
dollars for each Upon one seventy pereons
besides the driver ana coooutor we're carried one trip
large proportion Of the passengers carried
and children II Is understood that The suits nsnced
yesterday will be carried to the Supreme Court the
v.xed question will be got at rest It seems that the
hos assumed two dislioct pb the agent OF
paDy has betn fined for breach Of toe law Of 1884, and
the agent has been held bail answer at
cou the chsrge of breach of tia peace rhe law upon
WHOM both these scops based folio Ts. 1t Ia
the fret section Of The act OF .7a4-
pers1n sts 90 perform worldly empoymen.s
or business whatsoever on the Lords Dsy commonly called
as sn5 sny game Sss sesos
sSE, or dVsson on TIE DAY sga ne convc
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mer landing their passengers or ierymen from carry
on s hs'1 or @ s s
or he uecssasre Of life tst nine Of the clock
the same dsy.
From the Philadelphia Ledger
The Coates and Green street Railroad Company If
m 70 1ny In, tha
Number OF persons living 10 the vicinity Of Farmouns
usrd them for The purpose OF gettog, s they Said 10
said that wealthy and ministers 60 churches in
Carriages, and he ao why could no. az
ford private carriages rhould not soch vehicles
within their to hire This sentiment was uni.
vesay scqniesced by all IN the In the afternoon
the cars acre Gro wed with children aud their parents oil
well and we'll behaved seeking refreshing
delightful shade Mt Paramount Of the cars car.
cs bgh as sixty or seventy passengers at time The
Yum every fifteen mnuer from Ridge and Girard ave-
nue. after the arrest Of the driver OF tna first at
and Coates reets. This line eso afforded good oppor.
tury many persons 70 70 To the Falls and the Wiz
s,bickon, saving them the price OF horse and car.
rsge. The and Coates also was Of great
mocaton 20 persons desirous Of going up the schuy
Hill on Inc route 10 the same place and 10 Mana
Junk. After the arrest OF one driver on ,ae hldge
the numbers Of the other cars for the purpose OF having
Abe applied; but is doubted whether any fair con-
structon OF the law will permit restrictions TO pc pu.
upon public travel which not applied as strictly 10 all
public and private vehicles. There s certainly, neither
equRlny nor justice IN deprivpg one ana very largo
portion Of citizens, Of travelling accommodations
while rivate vehicles carry their owners wherever
oncs rights were jnteriered ~itn by the running
there might be the ghost Of argument In favor OF stop
ping them; but evory individual can worship in church
there other sinners engaged in other ways or
spending the sabbath. committee from the Green street
D. T. courch called at the Mayors Office yesterday after
pocp make complaint that the running Of the cars
past the church disturbed the congregation. Tht is
petty complaint, for IL is we'll known tba. the great
church bells make more nose on sunday and for onger
ocunuous time than the small bos OF The railroad cars
But the without bells Sunday for there
not the necessity for their there when the
Esreets crowded with bueiness