The New York herald., 1870-05-02
SUNDAY I'M NEW YORK.

Sabbath Rum Selling-Aquntic Rccreatl0ns--
Kural Exodus-Peres srinntions In the Park
Hail, Ethereal Spring!
TennysOn says, 'Jn spring young mans fancies
lightly turn to thoughts Of love.u II the Poet Laure-
ate had lived in New York he would have said that
at this season the thoughts OF most people lightly
turn to rural scenes lavender KID gloves and subur
ban lager beer. Suburban lager beer No; times
have changed This German nectar can now be OBJ
tanned everywhere, and Greek fire in Hibernan
liquor saloons IL disposed Of openly; In fact,
the writer this morning saw at wen known
sheban in Fulton street q policeman under
soporlhe influence. This blue-coated guar
dian Of our liberties 10y sprawling over
round table, his massive club making q night angle
with the haffoded arms no doubt meant to person
lily the equator. Here was o parody on the EXCISE
law OF the farcical kind. The Bowery mermalds,
the dives half liquor, half women, seemed to have
taken lew lease Of life and 1curlshed In every day
salubrty. Crowds went IN and out, with no man
70 make them afra.d,n and ardent seekers
after the spirit were. not SLOW in finding
or Pat O'Puncb. The consequence was that
an increase OF arrests told the pulse OF public NOR
atty the Police Headquarters, that the Excise law
was being Observed irs full rIgor, ride the re-
port OF Inspector Janison, who asserts that the ar
rs.s ror Tue o yfs s e as 81 20 SGova ,a
teen months in but one instance shows the dahy
arrests 10 be as high as 600. That WAS in Septen-
ber 1869 when they reached 3i5 IL Is not usual for
the Sunday arrests TO go above 21o, and the large
iacrease Is evidently caused by the laXig With which
ttnc Excise law is being enforced. Very lew places
make the slig test pTetensi0ns to clos ing their bar
rooms and the good old days 'when we went tIpsy,
then, q long time ago. seem to be relaBtrtGs
But more naturally exhilarating scene In the
Park than the gin mills OF Gotham would be more
acceptable TO the citizen weary Of winter weather
and hfeside amusement. The delicate green tint OF
the HproutnS foliage seemed to the trees with
delicious soft yerdure and the general Or OF fresh
ness impaired to the scene, made 1t particularly
ceptapie to the denzens OF the crowded city. few
Short days have made wonderful change, and
where the chilling rawness OF April pervaded
now the genial warmth OF spring is felt. Vegetation
has been wonderfully rapid, and the lover OF nature
may feast his sight with the delicate traces OF the
young leaves before they assume either the parched
appearance or summer the coarser lines Of
every path, and every variety OF Gotham's cosmo
poitan population seemed to have It's lnnumeTabe
representatives.. Here could be seen the buXOm
Wiie, with her flock OF healthy children, acc0nlpa-
MED Sby her adipose husband nature suggesting the
idea taat If all flesh Were grass they would make
good load Of hay. Behind them, swaggering came the
groopled rulan, with large corporation, diamond
pin gllttering on his degraded BOSOM and not far OF
slouched the iagaiauflln, who only lacked instinct
to be perfect brute. Then sauntered past the eXgui
site and the pretty little mner, looking half coyly,
hal jnviilngly at the handsome dry goods clerk,
who wants to make thetr acquaintance but Is afraid
Carriages bearing, not exactly the cite, who don't
DO tho Park on Sunday but respectable citizens OF
the middle class VINO have the privilege oil living in
the way they choose, choice denied their more
lines. The balnly, pleasant air, however, changed
at niGhtiall to one more chilly. and the cars were
eagerly sought TO convey humanity, tired with ex.
pandin9 Its lungs on pure ether, 10 their doncies