New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-07
Water. water, everywhere,
Dot NOT n Ir,p IN drink

Water water, everywhere
But drop 10 drink
selling has been saboahless pursuit IN New,ior ana ne
metropolis j. now Pens2n,r IN has Geen
Sabbaaranized IN this resfeeI- we my com there D
Is one spot, within Sabbah.d0ys journey Of the ciy TO
which the Excise Law cannot come 50 they ven, 70 ou
aud "a they shook dust Of this ungatel city from Their
thew drank bumpers to tue overthrow OF the Excise board
though not Sunday The fiat has gone forth ana an VINO
presume sell spruous beverage on tnat one
diy OF the week WIN ud their establishments closed during
the reminder Of the htbiomei.
1t nav sumised that the city seemed deserted Yesterday
And night red lanterns invited thirsty pesestns
into underground birrooms ana no pretty Waaeisr;s
handed round foamlng mugs OF peer ~nSn n e and r
utcTated first by the makers ana second ny se au
Tugs OF Tie waters; reelng rowdcs made nlght
ldeous with baccnanaan riong aud no drunken mother
smohered her babe IN the vicinity oil the I'VE
know but thing Is certain Yesterday the hetrolo
lis was quiet az Sunday in ohnTobysrd In tie evening
IIoboken tire drinkers to Their homes Inc places Snee
they usually congregle dark graves ana desoae as
the ca,acobs What could they do save 10 sleep OF the
excitement they had aroused during he day mai DiS
they knew in the morning was forgotten during the
neS and now we o9e mail an pr S '0
HEARIYG OF APPLICANTS BEFORE TIE DoARD OF EXCISE
Those liquordesers In the Fourth, thh ana SKIN fo!ee
Precincts who could be recommended for licenses by the
Captains Of tie Districts in which they reside re5oed 10
making their grievances known 20 COMMISSIONERS Acton and
Manierre Among them, motley seemed the ohy wear.
They of oil sexes and conditions me! crowded
the sircases after filing the courtroom ey thronEed be
halls they ebowcd other IN tue door way ana they
haunted Inc entire building from the Inspectors office To the
top floor anxious faces and beseechng 1oAs Notwh
standing the fat Of the Board that no woman Woqd oe per
mtcd 10 sell liquor they nevertheless made an effort TO have
apple entertained and retired ater having ed
all the Establishments of the IN vain Smiles frowns and
toas alike The Superintendent OF Ponce sat
the Committee and as the names were called READ rom
the why they could not be by
We can not-having neither space ucnaton-rclate
the hearing a. II took place each of the many that
were examined but only in general way refer to them eE
Of them kept concert aloons-the Commissioners
thuk tho public interest does not require that they sha be
OF them represented orothe-these were
advised seek on somewhere In the Metropolis or upon me
continent reputable business some OF tne nad groceries
exhored abandon OF the trades, Tor 10 CON
both would be having too many irons IN The hre
Some accused OF keepns resorts io .Ies.
the urued their backs The applicants might
well have petoned the pyramids o. Egypt Some naa grs
stances received blank applications Inc applicants from
Pell and Mission place snmmariy dismissed The
Police OF these districts think the in existence in
those places forever closed some represented
pckpockets and in whose two homeides
have occurred during the pas year Nes mvu'
word Of apology These are perhaps the worst precincts IN
aato1 of the COMMITTEE This morning applicants
Seventh. Tenth and Thirteenth Precincts wi! be heard
VIOLATING THE EXCISE LAW.
The following persons arrested for keeping their
looms open midnight saturday Lewis Van Oehsen No.
einci John Reilly No PIC BY Officer
Of the John 4o9Ssue st.
William sheppard No 1871 Henry,st arrested BY OiSsr
ST arrested by Oacer Keard the Tenth Precinct; Ferd
nand Mink No % Monroes, arrested by Roandsman Cole
the $500 each by Justice shandey August Neumanp.
No n Sulvans arrested by Officer Byrnes Of the Sixth
ospc T.SsT OF the Precinct fse above held
bail in the of $500 each Christian Hlknoyer NO 3
ESdos ssssne No y INV scI
Churchill OF the Fourth Precincts Frederick Smeltfgger
No 70 New Chambers.st arrested BY Officer Fleming
OF the Fourth Precinct; Henry LANCE; No. "a Wash
%FSn hsnsohnssn No. @ Jane, BnP1 &c. 81
washingon.s;. ienry Meture Nos 81 and 9 Nassaust
William Battle No. IS Whitehalst: Francis McCart!n
rested by Officer OConno Of the Sixth Precinct Patrick
cnct Thomas Fitzgerald arrested by Officer Ronrke OF the
Fifth Precinct George Thompson arrested by Officer Rose
OF the Fifth Precinct All Of the above were held to bail In
the OF $500 each by Justice Hogan John McAnfe ar
rested by officer Mclaughlin OF the Twenty second Precincts
first Precinct Thomas Petit arrested by officer Trone OF
the Thirtydrst Precinct All Of tae above we're held by
Justice Kelly in the sum of $500 bail each
The following the number OF arrested In each
ciuct yesterday by the police while engaged in violating the
the Excise Law by retailing liquor ma,
Seventh 8 Eighth. Ninth Il Tenth ); Eleventh i Fiji
tes,th siIeeuih Seventeenth 2; Eshee1th TS Ie1
Twenty seventh. ); Thiiieth. ?
AS will be the above Of the Precincts there
arrests and the law. general thing. pretty
We'll observed considering the immense number Of
the city, Three Of tue persons mentioned above are women
In addition TO the above 2. persons we're arrested Tor
lizards The leading the suburbs and the North River
ferries crowded with thirsty seekers after lager AID
alcoholic beverages No disturbances OF any magnitude
recorded by the police.
AFFAIRS YESTERDAY IN BROOKLYN
The liquor aud lager beer retailers OF the Eastern District
OF any Kind was observable All TO acquesce Ia the
order OF things but many of the lager beer retailers De
lieye that the Excise Commissioners VIII haay modify tneir
action with regard them Ony arrest Tor selling
liquor is reported that of Hugh McGoerige In North FIRST
Unionaye lie caught IN the act OF retaining
wretches BY Officer Lee OF the Fortyth Precinct
This the under the new law IN the Eastern
District and both will come w before 'us'ce DALEY
this morning.