The New York herald., 1866-05-08
A GENERAL SPREE YESTERDAY.
s. MOdificatiOn'' of the Sum
day Clause.
Order for the Relief OF Restaurants
and Their Customers.
Numerous Arrests for Violation Of
the Excise Law.

deal of comment and speculation on the part Of the
general public well the part Of those generally
interested especially since the Sunday clause of the
law has for been in full operation. Hundreds and
thousands Of persons Of both Sunday left the
city escape the operations Of the ordnance and those
that remained in the city much vexed at the dull
ness that prevailed
Yesterday business being dull Il appeared that
all those gentlemen who disapprovc Of all "oppres
sive and restrictive trade and Sunday aws
were bound to revenge themselves It appeared that
large number Of such persons gave full vent 10 their
inclnations and INDUCED unwarrantable extent in
what they had been deprived Of the day previous and
the numerous drinking places especially in those quar-
ters where the German element predominates, were
crowded the day and thus the dealers we're
enabled to some extent TO make up their loss on Sun
day Of being compelled 10 keep their places
closed. Even in restaurants customers who regularly
frequentad certain places throughout the year to get
their meals Sunday last were compelled 10 go with
out their customary glass Of Rhine wine or lager All
the keepers Of the this point very
scrupuous for they feared denunciaton An order is
sued by the Superintendent Of Police which circulated
night, that its privileges could not
be available will greatly relieve the Keepers of Iesta-
Yauts when another Sunday comes 1t is true that no
liquors shall be sold at the bar; but any kind OF liquor
whether strong or light spiruous liquors as well as
dinner supper table, This will be great relief to all
the German nnke pcrs and beer retailers, for all and
every Of this class will claim to keep restaurant.
which, to certain extent they claim They prob
ably will be able make a good in claiming the
noG @ ey the 10 % ey 0 pp rs
not served for its requenters such meals are
composed of nothing else but and Lnburg cheese
green cheese, picked herrings and ham and eggs.
Although the order is not intended TO imply that every
body mako Bacchanalian feast at the restaurants
will find IL worth while to transform his place into So
called restaurant to suit himself remains to be seen
how the sunday law will operate when this "modlhca-
tion win In force and whether everybody interested
will not "modify his place and business in sach man
70 circumvent the objects for which the modfca
| ton was Intended
In the meantime there continues to be great rush OF
applicants for license Police Headquarters which
fled the Office Of the Excise Inspector the Of
| two hundred and 0fty day at an average The
majority of those persons whom cert Gcates have
been refused it appears meet with blank refusal when
they appeal TO the Board and special committee COM
posed Of Messrs Manicrre and Acton continues
4 ~ be in session each day TO hear this class OF
| applicants or the persons arrested for violating
the sunday law by keeping their Lqaor shops open.
| about eight or nine were discharged and the rest
held 10 bail police officer required TO give bonds
to tho charge of being an accessory in a case
where he arrested person IN the twenty second pre-
for selling liquor is alleged that he asked for
drink entering the defendants place, when he was
served.
In few days mass meeting of German beer brewers
will be held to take action IN reference to this ex
else qrestion, and to take such measures as may be
deemed necessary 10 protect the lager beer Interest
About two hundred and nifty applications for license
ned yesterday at the oihce OF the Inspector OF
Excise, Colonel BartraD, which will probably be about
| the daily average for this week.
Liquor d alcrs Of Richmond county who desire TO OBJ
tain license will be heard by the Board the 2lst inst,
Kings county the 22d, and Queens county on the 24th
| instant.
| The following notice promulgated yesterday
orrIcE o. IssrEeTon or Ercr;ss
S % Pasms IN ne ned & Sl fsw
Of Kings who are desrons OF obtaining license Tor he sale
Sss' 81 ss ss g
o aee ro h above towns as nav be d before il NH be
.s: Fs
~ " n b. BxRTRXM, Inspector Of Excise.
The subjoned notice has been forwarded the NON.
bers the Boards of Supervisors Of the towns mentioned
| therein
0'"er OF l''''''oH or Ess EssE Tsss ss ssg Ssy @
1853 which arpcatSns foI license from ths village
n the :, comfy Of will be .SS sSnseIsG % s & Ss are
Hoard regard % the granting q licenses applicants from
ssysa M yIg,
| MODIFICATION OF THE SUNDAY LAW.
Superintendent Kennedy has issued an order modify
ing 70 some the Sunday clause Of the Excise law
by which restaurants will not be compelled TO close but
may serve their customers as usual Under no crcum
stances however will the sale of liquor be permitted at
the bar spurious liquors. ale beer may be furnish
ed any person the meal OF which he s partaking
This orde is not intended 70 imply that thirsty epicu
thus ccumvcnt the obccs for which the modification OF
the law is intended The order was circulated among
the police hour late Saturday night that its
| Tsivilcges were not generally available.
REJEcTxp APPLICANTS.
About two hundred and nifty persons whose applica-
for license bad been refused by the Captains Of the
at headquarters yesterday morning before the coumittce
Of the Excise CoRnission, Mcssrs Acton and Manerre
The usual routine Of referring TO the returns which In
variaby presented black mark against the proprietor
or the character Of the house kept by him. the pro-
tIa l..fr
| gone through with. few were laid for
future consideration, estenuang circumstances appear.
ing to the committee but blank refusal was gene
| rally the fate Of the applicant
| ARRESTS FOR VIOLATING THE EXCISE LAw-ANus.
ING REPORTS BY POLICE CAPTAINS.
| The names Of the prisoners arrested on Sunday for
| violating the Excise law In selling liquor and keep
ing their places open, who were arragncd before our
police mag agstracs yesterday morning, will be found
pxroRr JUSTICE BOWLING.
VIM. sastinan 465 Pearl street. Daniel Lyons, is
State street; Martin Bowes, 81 Pearl street; August
Meyer 90 Elm street; James D. Barr, 2'e Greenwich
street
oharrcd we're required by the magistrate to give bail
In the Of $500 each to answer before the Court OF
Sessions
jules Bonheur, l42 Mercer street; Matthias cassmer,
$50 First avenue; Daniel Healey, 25s Ninth avenue
Philip Reilly 100 West Eleventh street; Andrew Ryan,
2sl Seventh avenue; Charles Abcr,son, ~ Bedford
street, Frederick Bush, 275 avenue Al Hermann Miller
All ,he Offenders were held In 800 each to answer al
court
BErong JrsrcE coNsoIiY
LOWS C. RAIDER, Eleventh avenue and l3lst street
| John Heindc, Tenth avenue and 10th street John
HArlt, Ninth avenue and forteth street John Kimbic
Seventh avenue and Fifty ninth street Jacob Eli Broad
way between Ffty ninth and Sxtcth strce,s; Dennis
Rycr. Broadway and Forty second street Thos Ennis
New Haven Hotel, Twenty seventh street aud Fourth
avenue: VIM Hays 200 Third avenue; Nicholas Ahrens
40 West Fnty-fourth street Thomas Murray, Eleventh
| avenue and Fifty bfh street; Henry kmbe seventh
! a,cnve and Fifty ninth streN John Moore. Ninth
uuc, between r.tythrd and Fifty fourth streets; Mark
| Mcguire. Red House Harlem.
l The seven persons last named were discharged ev
dem @ being n.AftiDIt hold them and the othcrs
| we're held Va thit &c hundred dollars each 90 answer
II Is alley thai In the case OF John kmbe oficers
Mclaughlin nrd Rose OF the Twenty second precinct
by previous ungemcut, entered the doieadauts place
amer which one OF them O. ked for n drink aud ih7y
were served VITA Bourton whisky, upon which officer
Mclaughlin arrested the yropr cor. After hearing tie
f,,ta r ths ease Justice Connolly held kinbe IN three