The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-10
THE SUNDAY Law.
Superintendent Kennedy's Order to
Close Shops on Sunday.
Intense Excitement Among
the Hebrews.
What the Police Captains Say
on the Subject.

on the Subject.
Go. &c. &c.
That there 10 superintendent of police in this city
no one who reads the papers left to doubt for
moment His name 10 seen appended to documents, Of
great import to In particular himself gu
larry twice month. and no least is OF the opinion
that he ia the for the occasion IN all affairs that
Qure public notification. He pretcnds TO guide the
ocial Winds and takes upon himself the responsibility
Of doing whatever tends to raise popular vhirl
wind Every and then pronunciamientos
are printed and published, and general
orders telegraphed from his Office to the various
police precincts subject and another quickly
an succession, and with such compilation OF ambiguous
sentences as 10 deprive the poor captains OF their official
senses Now it is stated that the great Napoleon
summed up the dongs Of inefficient general, who
largely INDUCED in general ORDERS In the three words
''order, counter-order, disorder and Mr.. John A.
Kennedy. the chief Of the locusts, would be
ambitious OF having his character spelled these
three words for there end TO his sayings and
Ter sayings tolegraphing and otherwise to those
happen to be under his command In the order line
has BEEN indeed, contradictoriay prolific, but yes
terday and tho day before he capped the
climax. Hearing-his hearing is said 70 be
sxcsllent-that meetings had been held on
the east side Of the city by certain persons who are on
principle and interest opposed to the excessive srin
Eency Of the Excise law, and that words not all comp
mentaEy to himself and threatening all Of repr
sas against the Police Commissioners had been SPOKEN
sherea, he forthwith summoned to his presence num-
Der Of the leaders Of the disconnected gave them to
understand that they being closely watched, and
That the vengeance Of outraged superintendent would
follow them should they continue their rrhfu acts of
nniawfulnes Straightway after this interview the man
OF power took into his confidence certain number Of r
responsible members Of the sensational press TO whom
no revealed the horrible fact that organizing
BY the thousands in this city burn kin and devas.atc
q y The sensational irresponsbles seized upon the
their readers into trembngs az fear for home aud soiv
yesterday morning, by highly colored accounts or the
vast volcano that was about TO open at their very feet
ano which would no doubt throw out devourine fires
before church time next Sunday morning. had the
Snnerintendent not lifted himself above the level Of
alarm; and then, as nasnrai consequence was issued
m order BY telegraph TO various precincts which
among outsiders The 1owns was - @ ,ss
which was delivered On "Wednesday night
oRDxn No. L.
r..s sr W. o, so.my az morsxeepess n your precinct
ner places OF business ON Sundays-that the Laws win
3 strictly enforced and after Sunday next That ali
Aa and You will see that this notice is faithfully COM
piled with. JOHN A. KENNEDY.
In consequence or shis order the intense excite
IN the habit OF doing trade Sunday in the way or
barber shops cigar stores newspaper stands fruit
places Of business or like character The INDIGNATION
q these dealers and especially the shopkeepers OF Chat
", words sa1 TER pos IL nothing
during the day than any officer Of the Corporation has
sver been honored with, and many threats OF day OF
only against Mr. Kennedy, but also the innocent officers
who ara compelled to loter about door steps, peep into
widows and look down chimneys that their superors
me cigar dealers BARRIERS and news dealers espe
ciay indignant and claimed that the public necessity
that their establishments conducted with tho utmost
dscorum and that cannot be argued the GAUGE or
morality 70 imperilled ny their being allowed to keep
The excitement created by the announcement that
she Chief OF the Metropolitan Police, for three o'clock
r. M the following ambiguous explanatory order wps
autographed to the precincts
Owing to the general misunderstanding OF the order
relative 10 closing stores Sunday necessary to ex.
plain that does apply barber shops apohecary
shops newspaper stands fruit and confectionery shops
cigar shops 70 vendors Of milk, meat and fish before
nne o'clock ON Sunday mornings, bu. Is designed to
prevent persons carrying general merchandise every
day n the week under religious pretence.
JOHN A KENNEDY.
There IL circumstance that looks suspicious about
these orders and upon which the public would be thank
full for little light This second order from John A,
Kennedy PROMULGATED at the precincts before half
past three r. M and half an hour later vas in the
hands OF a least one representative press Who
two hours after applied At headquarters for certified
copy, and coolly informed that such order had
evidently studied effort on the part o. somebody 10
msead the public as to the real intentions Of Mr. Kcn
nedy in the premises,
from the sdcts Of Mr. Kennedy, gwen above. IL viii
b seen that his language exceedingly nsxpcit The
nrst order issued Wsdpesday evening IL easily con
ID, indeed, shops OF all kinds and II Il question to
be considered whetber such was not his intention when
vas indised In bis second fat explanatory Of the
Of h previous Order but most sgnally fails From lie
wording Ia impossible for the intelligent reader
BARRIERS, &c. may follow their calling until the hour OF
nine A NJ, when the milk meat and nsh vendors
from their I.bors Or ccnnnue IN full blast all day In
Decd the police who, might be supposed familiar
with their chiefs eccentrctes, divided upon the
question and possibly to-day the occupant Of the
bic tenement ON Mulberry street may lnd u necessary
70 issue third explanatory order, 10 which s be
hoped he will be more explicit
WHAT KNOWN AT THE rREsIScrs
Inquiries various precincts Yesterday resulted
In the following decidedly mixed condition OF thngs
Al the FIRST precinct 10 answer 70 the question whe
thor orders had been received to close cigar shops
BARRIERS shops news stands and candy stores the officer
force ths old order; bus suppose 10 10 be
against these branches Of business
ceved no orders the subject and tho dealers
had no knowledge beyond what they had seen m the
papers
The officer in charge OF the Second precinct reported
that his instructions 70 report every where
general dealers opened their establishments Sunday
well as Saturday.
Az the Third precinct Ia said that the general dealers
were notified on Wednesday night Of the contemplate
Enforcement Of the Law next sunday but many Of the
radcsmsn deny that they have received any
Of the kind.
the sergeant In charge did not know what Mr.. Ken
nedys Instructions meant whether under IL all places
10 DO closed at nine O'Clock A. N. The Captain
,Grier was very careful mot TO place an Interpretation
tho law bearing upon the subject but that he would DO
governed by the law. IL seems little strange that he
did either further explanations from Supcrtend
ent Kennedy as to Who are effected by tho order or
examre tho law before he issued bis instructions
Wednesday night
rhe officer In charge the Fourth precinc. did not
disposed give any information, and 70