The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-21
THE LIQUOR LAW.
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The Third Quiet Sabbath in The
Metropolis.
ALL the SAMPLE ROOMS SEALED.
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Lager Beer I'm Westchester and "Jer-
sey Lightning" In HObOken.
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OVER 10000 PEOPLE LEAVE THE CITY.
ALL the SAMPLE ROOMS SEALED.
OVER 10000 PEOPLE LEAVE THE CITY.


under the shadow Of the Excise law Its four and twenty
hours unmarked by any incident OF importance,
and Gotham, apparently at least tranquil as
New England village aud depopulatcd as Pompei
hundred years after the episode Of the loves Of Gaucus
and lone. The commisziona will ruled that the Sab.
bath should be strictly dry one and tho 'mon abolt
town who have promenadcd the public streets
on Sunday, graced the horoughfarcs OF New York
but sought the groves cf westchester county and the
fields OF New jersey where Ganymedes in alpaca jackets
and lebes in calico aprons dispensed and without hin
dcranse the amber and foain.crested beverage.
Yesterday, TO speak prosacaly, was day OF dullncss
The sunshn and the twittcrng OF birds and the vcrnal
breeze however warmly appreciated by poets found lit
tie favor In the eyes OF thirsty Gothames. The
full panorama Of closed saloons Of wndowess aud door
less restaurants, Of Theoretically sealed sample
rooms and inaccessible exchanges, unrollcd
with terrifying monotony the pedestrian paced
up Broadway. The merry twinkle usually dsccrnbie In
the optics OF the Pig of wlkey propenses had van.
ished and the persuasive uterance OF the Dew Drop
I'M minus It's tlme-tred eloquence The
porcea knobs shuttcred doors that turned
responsive 10 the touch of overheacd bipsds I'm
movable, and the snowy cloths thrown the bars
made catafalques OF tho shrnes within The dining
saoons open, but badly patronizcd for tho
vands lacked their usual spiritaous accompaniment and
rcsrcshnent In their looks
While the Excise law has destroyed many things It
has given birth 10 few One OF the professions whose
followers has eunobled has been that chosen Of soda
wafer dealers. These esumablc tradcsmcn, whose
tabshmcnls easily moved at nightfall tho
tents Of the Arabs to which Longclow alluded have
meamorphosed the public squares INTO many Gases,
while street have become fountains of
sweet waters. rhs quality Of the merchandise offered
for salc this year R not, however, commcndable Wblis
the sparkling vlyacty OF the liqrid " unchanged ITS
favor has improved by age and the beverage is,
on syl H. nj Nyf
business done Is rcmnneratlve and the stands we
paronzcd by thos, who have neither The will nor the
ducais required for trip lands where 'tbc blessings
OF civil and religious liberty, az expressed by
drmed inebriaie, are still to be enjoyed"
While Of the citizens o New York gave vent 10
their grief In quiet words, few Organized small
demonstration which attracted attention Yester-
day towards noon, ihe few pedestrians on broadway
horses, drapes Z = s.s of woe, slowly proceodlns
up town " thin tho vehicle placed small lager
beer kcg, wound with Grape ether fde Of which
tho inscription effects OF the Excise Law while four
long black srcamcs connected with the keg held
by many mourners, who, with white scarf-, paced
along, occasionally ~iplng imaginary from tho
dryc-t oyes This sad spectacle reminder Of
the baDshinent Of metropolis on sun.
days, productive Of many dolcful comments Lat
In the day large truck gnyy decorated with evergreen
bouhs and verdant foAe, Was driven past the HERALD
Office the merry Tcutons within drinking tho health OF
the establishment In liquor drawn from barrel stand
ing upright IN their midst T1ackar- both sides Of
the wagon proclaimed 10 the rsy behplders that there
was mo Excise lsw IN wettnhcst county a fact
whcrcst the occulsnu of Tho cart appeared most Jub
liant fhfd attempted demOn-uaflOn wat male by
tho parties who COMPOSED aud rculscd placud de
mandatory OF the Pol CO Commissioners and Their snbor.
dinates and abusive Of the trainers of the Liquor law
which edict was compared W the Blue Laws of Con
necticut SO fcw 0f these documents dstflbutod
however that to the larger portion of the oommuniy
the fact u their publication must have been unknown
Having noted these litls Incidents can only be said
In concqson of this report that the day passed o
9a,sn ,aS ns,o nsp msp pa,S.ssoa a. u,a =,
hty each by those who addicted W "taktnz
their texts from similar work.-snd tho newly formed
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bbed by the glass bu, the gare of dissipation thus
indalged N involved no VOCATION 81 the Etese Law
And - amid the imported horrors Of sfhsfa, wansd
pcaceaily the third sunday undsr the new rSg.m,
Tho following estimates u the number Of people who
left the city yesterday for The purp-e ~ taking
quiet drink believed 70 be very nearly correct
Hob 5000 Jerey fny. ...... rs 90
wcstobeser. 10 600 Newark. 5000
Other pla ca ........ bioDo -
Total 900
THE GERMANS ASp rng SUNDAY LAW.
The sunday Law was apparently well Ob-rryed amorr
German fellow citizens yesterday The beer saloons
closed aud oven Al the restaurants there nono
of the national beverage dispensed. But the sfc,
forcemcut 81 the Sunday is~ continues 10 h. OF
great annoj ancs aud agitation among all clssses
o the German population. Yesterday tha German beer
retailers aud innksepcr. who lev days since organ.
IA for the purpose Of sEa.ing asan-, the obnoNious
To dsruss the o. he ,sken IN opslon 20 ihe
law and for ihs pnile,e isssl p.cceedags are 70 be
cation. Arrangements were rnade fof another ms-
meeting, 10 lr hcd -ome day during tlis week ~hsa
situtsonany ~ of The provisions ~ the Esciaa
law which u has been alleged are violation ~ The
constitution of THE United s,sics
rny pay ~ BsooKLrs.
The Ercise law applicable 10 the prohibiting lqfor
stores keeping open Sunday wAs. a intstts
and purDoe faily o,~rrved yesterday Tbs peopis u
call New England Sabbath. There scarcely csss
Of intoIicsion observed the streets ferry beats
ears, and there security felt among the gsosf
pedestrians not siIsnenosd under TIE ola system II
Affairs when gn milis teys olsn Al liberty. and Their
within. ~sk.d .hs streets under 'hs nnusnos ot ,h-
ccncociions u siycsnins, fus os alcohol .sd Other
druas, when combined known brandy, Ac There
were bat fsv cases u violation sf The l.s reported ~
the pe. ~ the liquor dssers have wisely come 10 s
ccuclsslon that the a~ ~ W be obryed, and piA ~
strictly aud mparaly sDforrod The greaisst surqfng
by the sunday srciss cls - in the lac falls ynh
great weight on The Germsas s1peraily the wors sg
cla~srs Sbo under the od gystsn u thihgs sfrf sf
weeks work made sosdsy Their holiday, -hsa icy
would repair 20 the subuft~n gardens and send ts isy
In psrsking of their national That 0ns u free s4sr
and quis, ~sy. A. alluded 70 e previous sruei o.
sscy psrvnl1ed bJ this cisss Of ctiEsna snf ~ @s
than sh, ten thousand u them sgsd sssubs hsts
Two sasdsys slnoe lhs lsw -snl lsto sss u.rs 20
tbs, place ieli oa V avcry great srisri ", .',sia
there -ss decided change 10 .hs sr,sni q ~ ns,s
IS The cars -srs crgrdsd hom msfnihs v.
night lyon lbqsiv .N ~oerased lbst
us reutons haze 10 sue, ssy made
r.. ,..s. i.ss, all ~ p,sgrss sh 81 Ius loe1avs
nisnoe. u s~ens TIE rcS plAh saoptsag aHa shfb ~s
.%as' y .,os eisa Ss,2s, H ysss. ssrr. 4 lager s.s,
on -.i.,dsv ana s.s a ff~ads ho1ss sad tssr.
gals tbsn,ssives ~hh her fsYefits bsysfssa r~rera
ciahs fgr this psfTss hsfe afeedy ten fsfnsei n iat
ses Yoys The fsm1nsfston - the yropris'os a tbe
house n sissn Ia the sbsIs n howe fsdi ~bch A o.
J.rtes fr,1np ths clubs noniblY, IN sigsbcs
Asssbsr tins ebssfy.. yssierssy 70 every gsv'n,
nett avenue ard tbofyashfAfs tbs issxs hamlsf ~
,sss sisnds shsrs The sr~stes,iss beverage sss aes
oss % hrssy pss~snAss n. lsrngstsnss u,ss ks,Ins
rsrriss ihsR 70 ns 10 the op<fsiiyn ~ ns nsr las
,>N by s0sn~ TIE esb,ssfisns w fSuta uxks 90
he sidswak s,fa stands ss lnimNs 10 The pfopsr %
ssrysncs a The Sabbath TIE dsy yesterday vsry
,ssi n Broosiys. s16 tho nsw lac faHy obs~rvsd
TIE ons~rvss,s sf the lac thfguxhoa, the gsti~rp
Diart petty geneva orly Tire arses lof vls.s
lon and coe informsibos b~ns reported fnsr.ssof
os, accompanies ty " he ssds made toaf u
he detss> sn1 espy~ss<i his sssss< 30 ne sgrs0
s<s o. nisss Ihe Issp~s'avs ssd4sa spp~srshs. -