The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-14
TIE EXCISE LAW.


rperatioD a. the New Law-Comparariveiy
Quiet say day I'm the Metropolis and brooke
Iyn-Woel nj the Police Courts Scenes, Ia
cidenu4. &c.
The INV Excise law having been declared oy Inc court
Of Apr eas TO be a constitutional enactment, was 50 D
ss CARDS the provision declaring that all places wherein
in eating drinSs sold must on Sundays DC kept
efiectuaiy closed put into practical operation at mid
night on Saturday During the day yesterday the law
was in most cases fully complied with, though as the
reports OF arrests publ shed below will indicate was
not universally respected There was however, very
general acquescence in tho restrictions imposed by the
enactment, though in many instances the parties,
whose usual Sunday receipts for some time
| past under the old system were lessened by
tho enforcement OF the Law, failed not TO
express determined dsapWoval 81 measure
curtailed to very perceptipe degree
Supplemented to this dsapprovs the denunciaons
Of those whose habit had been for 10, these many
years, TO indulge the mautinal cocktail and In the
vespral "nightclp.n The portion OF the community
most affected, however by the closing Of the drinking
places the German element Of metropolitan and
cosmopolitan city. The custom OF visiting the beer sa-
looms Sunday afternoons has become 10 our Teuonc
friends, almost second nature and the sudden deprva
ton OF the facilities afforded them to quar the favorite
beverage Fatherand inconvenience which they
execratons ainst the Legislature for having thus
summary stopped their supply Of lager Whether
| the enforcement OF the law will materially aid
| the OF temperance may be question. On
| Saturday night, those who knew OF the action
tax by the police authorities 10 put the law into opera.
ton yesterday, had the foresight TO provide bottled
supply of 'uie ardent" for home consumption during
Sunday The retailers have added largely 10 their
receipts owing the in this particular
The passengers the eryboats from six O'Clock IN the
evening until midnight judging from the number of
m clQ
RED, must have patronzed the liquor dealers to con-
siderable extent and at many dinner tables IN BROOKLYN
in williamsburg and In other suburban localities where
the law operative there was probably more inhibition
OF liquor yesterday than is usually the on the Sab
bath. Many, especially Germans, were unaware OF the
order that issued by Superintendent Kennedy,
and making their usual Sunday visits to the lager s-
surprised to find that entrance TO those places
not to be had Numbers OF persons who we're in
tent having their usual supply OF stimuants, md
| ing that it was impossible Tor at least very diff
| 6cult) TO obtain 1t in the CITY, wended their
the classic realms Of Jersey, where they hoped
TO opportunities for indulgence in the various
liquid compounds that denied them in New York.
The boats plying between here and Jersey City ferried
hundreds Of the thirsty individuals many OF whom
spent the day on the other OF the North rver and
returned night with their perceptive faculties some
what dmmed in consequence OF TOO free use OF Jersey
liquors The appearance Of the Bowery was greatly differ
from that which usual to it, from the fact that the
lager beer saloons all shut up and Tested none
OF the gns and tokens Of oyaiy which usually per-
tain to them on Sunday. Although the law provides
that all liquor shops must be .efectuay closed there
wanting evidences Of the fact that the closing
|
ac.er contemplated by the Leg stature. Tho innted
knew enough enter through side doors and
satisfactory 10 mine hos that there was DO danger in
selling his drinks, but little difficulty was experienced in
getting stimulating draught Taking the city Alto
gether however, there very general observance
OF the law the dealers relying the efforts now being
made to repeal greatly modify the enactment to re-
them for The loss OF custom they sustained yester
| Among the many means adopted yesterday to evade
the Excise law and escape detection by the police,
was the ingenious one Of nnocently selling very tenn.
pcrate looking peach, which, nsyerheless had been
allowed TO soak" during the week, In good old Bour:
large drink any old 'soaksr' could reasonably
que Tho police who knew Of the matter kept closely
acted that up late hour last night those vendors Of
"peach Bourbon escaped arrest and al attempts made
| OUTSIDE OPINIONS on TIE EXCISE LAW
Up to . very late hour last night public meetings,
one " held
porary defunct barrooms yesterday. The absorbing
topic or discussion Of course the new law, and
given "free gratis for nothingn crowd OF Germans
outside cigar store in Canal street very violent in
their denunciatons Of the attempt made to rob them Of
their 'rights' in the shape OF lagern The sign out
| side the door-a very wild and cannbastic looking
lndan-seemed TO have been unanimously chosen chair
man. for to il, apparently, all remarks addressed
and complaints made Scott for damn dc tamm Legis-
ature" met with an enthusiastic applause, the Indian
| saying nothing. Hurrah for "lager vociferousy
encored, the Indian still SILENT 'eTamn old Fenon'
hurahed and hurrahed but response from the red
Il IeutOn
slashed his hat the ground saying f dat free
! dom; tamn freedom" Another made violent attempts
10 pull of his beard and musaches in lis Indignation,
| while more improvident individual actually slashed
FIVE coppers on tho ground telling the audience shat
there went the stamps for lager whether got II
1 or no. and damn the temperance movement but TO
exceed this another violent customer actually put
| his hands in his pocket took them AGAIN lifting
them 10 his eyes, and taking Off his spectaclcs, III
OF desperation threw them wckedy in the offensive In
dams face whose rushed rantically the
| cue and dissolved this indignation assembly.
therr rqrnt WALL arpntlv uifl hnrn
wandered from door to door TO find aperture but
no sooner discovered, than up the inev-
liable biue, who oblges them hastily speed farther
and fare Hunger may be very painful, but the
real despair and agony OF thirst In those poor fell
lows eyes affecting seriously the OF their
| tongues which looked every moment IL there was
imminent dane, Q. - 81. . .. @-s
1 moro phosophic and moralizing crowd assembled
ia the neghborhood Of the Tombs and although admit
ting the grevous suherngs they were labor,ng under,
agreed that 1T was bloody good arrangement" and
| one gentleman, apparently q prominent spokesman,
eased his mind with the following eloquent touching
opinion Bc jabers boys but tell yez what II Is that
myself. like many another fellow in New York, will
awake in the morning and say, DO blowed II this amt
the frsi Monday ng for the last twelve months
awoke without . headache ,a,xss.-
The Arrests
The following ID full report OF the arrests made for
violations OF the law from twelve o'clock Saturday
night I'll ten O'Clock last night Many Of the persons