The sun., 1872-04-27
FERMENT ~ NEWBURGH.
crs ReNiNing an Obsolete statute No
Liquor on sunday, No Cigars, No soda
Water, No Peanuts, No Roof Beer.

Correspondence Of The sun
NEwBURGH, April 1.-The prosecution
Of sunday liquor sellers ana yiolators OF other
sunday laws in this city has made the people
wild Mayor Shutes Il radical temperance
man. Before coming TO this city to reside, and
while resident Of Cornwall, lie was a strong
ana open advocate ~ the no license" DOGMA
that then agitated that town. On the 9TH of last
March he was elected Mayor of this city by $50
majority, receiving the support Of all the tenn
II is said he pledged himself to aid with the
full power of his position, II elected the prose-
cution OF the seventy persons who at that time
were selling liquor without license, and also
faithfully TO prosecute those who. Violated the
Sunday liquor law II Is asserted on the other
hand that he gave a delegation OF liquor sellers
who called on him few days previous to the
recent charter election equal assurance that
they should not be molested 10y him If chosen
Mayor lie consequently received the support
Of both temperance lobbyists and liquor
dealers. The liquor dealers soon learned his
real intentions. for in eleven days after his clcC
tiun the following proclamation was sent from
the Mas Once;
Loci PRoHIDlTloN-NtYoR's PRoCLAMATION,
CITY or NEwBrEou Msyog's oTrllcr,l
James T. chase, Ctty Har1d
q, Your attention H particularly called to section 2 Of
you are promptly to report to this onee 49,
The section above referred to reads as follows;
rSSs % SGSs ms rpoI no S PST on
Cr groceries or oihef places where nioxcauug drUAs
@ S. I1 @ 6s OF S' peS Se Sn S sSA are re-
h' OF y" snSll so ~ Iy,sii auI n,inss
notify The ke,per Or the ron IN ehsrse Of any such
the same and dcsst from 30 selling.
Under the above law scores have been prose
cuted, and about fifteen have been fined $50
each. The pruprletors Of some of the moht re-
spectacle aud oldest taverns and hotels In the
city have been prosecuted. The city treasury
being Impoverished, d, II Is thought this Is u capi-
tai way to refill IL.
10 make the people wilder still, Mayor shutes
on the Hth published second proclamation:
OBSERVANCE or TuE sAuBrH MAYORS PHO-
CLAMNrIoN, so. ..
CITY or NLwRuRo, MAYORS orricE,l
james T. CRa,' Adr,ld,,
Auy violation OF the cly ordinance in relation To The
The following Is the ordinance referred b. GbuVti
An ORDINANCE n relation TO thc Observance ul tht SAD
lie common CouncI OF the t.'y Of Newburs DO or
Pssen so on sn1day ado do an any cs serye S9rE 9T
Iur buy sell uur show t1rth expos Tor SAFE,
iar penalty oi - t,rctcn offence. Except thai Il qi
oHo.A "a t.c uumllr and auct o'ciocA ui.,p..
tDruuoui and the NIrel police. and 'C cuustau.e5
are specially tLIuIued To carry ths Jaw ,Dtn ,H,'t.
his ordinance stops tho sale of cigars to-
barro, -utd water Eturcucs, Ac, Soy. raj nave
already been prosecuted under il. j. kudull Ia,
OF south Water street, had tuc pleasure ot Iay-
tuS tulrty dpllNs ull ula lawyers tees tor % 'll-
ING n glass Of root beer. Ilettrnat- ~, it ia
HuNc.
The temperance organizations of the rty hayo
iuGult % NlLl.uNr tuuu.llItN lui tie -uultt--
son Of the l,.-Il lttupr trade, and all aid In
their power b. che"riulv Wonerod the pro.ecu-
tors. On the other hand, | learn that the pro-
priotoT of large liquor shop proposes TO raise
tunl 60 carry test case, IL need be, into tho
highest court In the tttc, Tins ls To hc done,
not with any hope Of winning, hut simply To- de-
Inv the prosecutions ana to keep tie lines from
] tuc siIy uthDIItics.
tudcr the second order the buyer n held
equally Responsible with the scllDT. Last sun
dHy crowds f Nrwhurghors went over to Feu-
klu Landing tr rrtltshno MS, and the ferry
company did rushing business. Tavcrns and
saloons just outside ui the city, In all dire lions
Wcto equally Mcll ptuon.Iyd. Tie s,cro re-
minds ono oi the time when the SIndav liquor
III Of The metropolis n0Ckvd To Hubukcn aud
elsewhere 10y tho thousand.
The Judiciary Committee of the House have
been investigating arcusatlous of improper conduct
preferred against Judro ucchy, Of the United States
District Court OF Kuus's, IN, Judge Is charged with
bciug drunk ou lhe beach, and with uuLrComnS lcylty
IN the discharge OF his duueH II Is ocgcd that when
convicted person was brought up for sentence,
Judge Deichay sad TO the prisoncr that hc had
| power 10 sentence him to fix years in any prison
he might choose but that Ia consideration Of Ls =, r.
sonal knowledge concerning the prisoner he had d..
cidcd 10 sentence him TO the Alton pcuicutigry for
three years that thr Warden Nis good fellow the
Judge knew hm wei, aud would rite to him In tho
| prisoners behalf. aud the warden would treat tho
prisoner like "pericct gentleman" II might be IN.
tcrtstng 70 know how perfect gentlemen are treated
! IN the Alton PCniteutaTY,