The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-11
Sunday Liquor Selling.

O0Ass~oJ Ah4WOE 6CAuhks
NO NEW SPECIAL OaDRR issUED-P0LIcE sUrERlY-
TESDENT PILLsDURY ON TOUR or INSPECTION
HIS OBSERVATIONS AND P0LICY-HOw THE LIQUOR
LAW WAS OBSERVED YEsrsaDAY--LAGBR BfsR sA-
LOOMS AND SACRED CONCEPTS, ETC.
generally supposed that the passage Of the reso-
utioDs by the Police Commissioners At their seeson on
Friday regarding the enforcement OF the Sunday laws
would call for some action yesterday more specific and
decided than any previously taken in the matter The
broad ground taken in the resolutions thought by
many a. equivalent to positive Instructions TO Police super
nssndept psbury issue Immediately special order
to all the police captains, insuctng to close at once
oil liquor shops found open yesterday in their respective
precincts, and arrest the law defiant propresors. Mr.
Pnsoury wisely placed biz Interpretation upon the
resolutions and his duty in tho premises, notwlth
standing many urged him that the swift and
vigorous action indicated was required a. hin
hands. He believed IL his duty drst make thorough
personal CANVASS OF the city and the extent TO which
the 30 called Sunday laws violated and thus judge Of
the proper course 20 pursue. To few captains vino
called upon him on Saturday to inquire anything spe
cial required OF them In addition tn what they bad
been doing for the past few Sundays he gave Instructions
still continue the enforcement Of the order OF Deputy
sad order as y be y rsne
shops be notified that they mrs close their places on the
Sabbath. and that arepo the District Attorney
Of those failing 10 comply with the Injunction.
As COMMENCEMENT Il his proposed personal canvass
Of the city, Mr. Psbury yesterday took look INTO Cen.
ua Park the Conrad lager beer gardens at the foot OF
Eighty sixth street, and Jones' Wood. The General
beng man possessing physica instincts Ike other men,
was intensely delighted with his stroll through
potan groves His heaihfu inhaIatons Of the fresh,
nvigoTatpg air OF the country, put him IN proper trim
TO appreciate the intense enjoyment manifested by the
companies be about hrn-conpanics made up Of
CHANCES and their wvee and children aborers and their
Industrious halves and hilarious babies lovers and their
sveehcsrs, and not few artists and professional men,
who, confined TO hard work during week days, find 1t
fv;faetVf ot,o ia
trees BE saw not drop OF liquor sold either
Of the places BIO visited, and not single
person who intoxicated Lager beer was rs freely
d'apk ~ at German festival, with drunkenness dis
order following s Wholesale Inhibition. Not only was
the General delighted with what be cav, but he
greatly disappointed Dstead OF rotpg and free license,
he only rational enjoyment ana freedom. After
leaving Jones' Wood which the last place he visited
be TO the Police headquarters Ga tue entire road
be ssys be did not see single liquor shop with blinds
down and the traffic in intoxicating driuxs
carried on as on week days. A noted liquor
bad known TO be open every Sunday for the past four
years. shut yesterday for the first time, and he took
this TO be indicative OF general disposition GA the
part Of liquor sellers 10 comply With the law,
should ito epfor be insisted upon. Last evening
took private tour among the lager beer saloons In Viii
liam and adjacent streets Deputy Superintendent C@rpen
ter acting bis eecort Here be quite much dsap-
pointed, If not delighted, in his morning The
result OF biz thus far they rease to the
selling and drinking Of the reutonc beverage is under
stood to be highly favorable the hop drink II is Mr.
Pisburys ntenton--as intmaed above--to resume, On
next Sunday, big viets through the city, and continue
these vsp until be shall have become thoroughly
quanted with the modes OF spending tue Sabbath preva
lent among the masses, md how fsI they conflict
with tho law based upon the ,mnuta6e principles OF
liberty and not lib sided Interpretation by pharasaica
pretenoess
Under the order OF Mr. Carpenter nearly all the liquor
saloons kept closed doora yesterday Not few Of course
bad their side doors aar through which those VITO felt
DISPOSED could Gnc neress and indulge in their Sunday
toddy. No arrests OF propresors were male, and not
withdrawing t5e side entrances but few drunken people
were arrested and found their TO the station house,.
Most OF the lager bier saloons day and evening
In the first Eve wards the liquor stores bad the an
peaJapce Of being closed, ihopeh large number had
rear entrar and in several places pretty heavy trade
~es carried There Efforts made by tho police
TO arrest any Of she keepers they only reported those
found open. In the Sixth ward ooly men were ar
rested for drunkenness fact unparalleled 10 this
ward was applied the prefix bloody II the Seventh
Eighth, NINTH tenth, Eleventh Thirteenth wards bt
few places Dsde from the lager beer Saloons open
Al the 0deon, Volks Garden and Hoyms theatre in ths
liquor sold sundays" In place Of the usual Sunday
theatrical performances sacred copcarsn These
places were ali crowded, lager drank freely the 81
cred music well and abundeny played and every
enjoying themselves finely without any disorder conu.
eion ensuing
marked change any previous Sunday was evi.
dent IN the Msckerevle district comprising portions of
the Eleventh, Seventeenth and Eighteenth wards Here
scarcely liquor shop open, and where half dozen
yesterday 10 all the upper wards OF the city the OBJ
servance was very general The majority OF the liquor
stores and grog shops completely closed However
there were few who resored the subterfuge of sd
hitting their customers through private entrances But
few arrests were made for drunkenness.