, 1872-10-14

fof EHiGuu lEEpEl HI pEltA4aJEI VI 0U}El1-
ment en,ploye. But many Of them will net relin-
quish their business foy day unless the oiherE
do. If they could be assured of the
universal prevalence Of the practice
they world: they say, be perfectly satiafied to
home like respectable citizens, for they are.
they maintain, respectable Christians. the de-
Eupeiations Of f1orid temperance gentlemen to
the contrary Notwithstanding. Below will be
found list Of frst-class drinking saloons which
WERE ACTUALLY CLOSED,
voluntarily, and without notice. The following
Of their example by others would be timely re.
buke to their detTactors, and vast assistance te
the authorities in suppressing crime. besides
lection Of law and good order in the future
Chaplin d. Gore. two Places Charles Kern, Gard
ner House bar, James A1cGary, Thomas Clayton,
Burke's European Hotel, P. ONeil, beer saloon
in basement, corner Madison and Clark streets,
Thomas Foley's Wabash avenue House, Jacob
| Wolford. The doors to the Briggs and Sherman
House bars we're kept closed, but liquor WAS dis"
penEed as usual.
THE NORTH DIVISION.
| In the North Division, while everything was as
city, the saloons we're all open and doing fair
| amount Of business. The policemen we're
| patrolling on their beats as If nothing was eS-
pected Of them. A reporter addressed several OF
them in the course Of the day, and inqaree e WY y
| saloons. The unvarying reply ,,aEa was .ha that
! they had received no orders from
| The Captain or sergeants, and knew nothing more
Of the attempt to be made IN closing the SALOONS
than they had read of in the daily papers: The
reporter inquired if there was not Q standing Or
| der to keep the saloons closed on Sunday. The
officers agreed in saying there was no such
standing order, and without special mandate
WOULD NOT TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY
of making an attempt that if they did so they
would probably get themselves into
trouble; that they we're daily expecting
an order to that effeGt from their superiors but
It was observable that no attempt Was made
to conceal the fact that business was going on
in the came way as usual. In one or two Of the
three hundred North Side saloons the doors
vera closed and blinds drawn but one had only
to open the door and so in to find the place
filed with the usual
CROWD OF BEER-pn1szEns.
Only one change was to be noticed, and that
WAS the absence Of sound from the orchestrion
halls in which the mechanical instruments we're
ceaselessly exhausting their limited repertoires
Of patriotic and operate airs and beginning them
over again. The orchestrions were dumb, but
the beer consumed was about the same in quan-
tity and quality as usual:
enct Station, it was found that Captain
Gund had received no orders from
General Superintendent Washburn to take any
steps whatever in the matter. He. like his pa
EIOluGu, HUk4A uUL AGL h4t40ut EpEE1E1 O1Q6E9,
and receiving none had transmitted none. He
was astoniehed, but supposed the Superinten-
dent knew what he WIS about. He Ind given
the orders to suppress the music in the saloons
on his own responsibility
Sunday on the North Side since the fire always
has been very quiet, but nothing could be
observed in. the manners and actions Of the peo-
pie to Indicate any expected change. The
saloon-keepers themselves we're satisfied to
keep their tippling-places open, and, having re-
cairpS M nntira tn r}oaA w0FlH rnt io 11rIa4A
all their neighbors did likewise. As none OF
their neighbors did, all the saloon-keepers found
an argument for proceeding with their regu-
lar business.
THE WEST DIVISION.
In the West Division, unusual good order and
quetuess prevailed. Only one saloon James
McGarry's, on Madison etreet, was absolutely
closed, although several we're apparently shut
and the window blinds pulled down, but the
patrons had acceEs to the bar through back
door, and secured their whiekey or ale without
difficulty. The beer-saloons we're open, but the
music, which generally attracts crowd, was ST.
lent, and customers did not loiter in the places
a longer time than was needed to drink glass
of beer. The Italian saloons and restaurants
were in full blast, and were tho
only places, with q few exceptions, where
business was done with open doors. The cold
keeping the doors closed. The policemen, as in
the other divisions, had received no orders Of
any nature regarding the saloons. Several mem-
berB Of the Committee Of Fifteen, accompanied
by TIE TRIBUNE reporter, and, in reply to in
quiries stated that they were collecting evidence
against those ealoon-keepers who violated the
law. They had observed the apathy Of the
be enforced. One Of them said that il the
efforts would . be made to impeach
them. The sober-loohing young men
noted down the names Of tho prop1ietors Who
were selling liquor. Hence, notwithstanding
the indifference Of the police authorities there
will undoubtedly be eummonses issued to-day for
some Of the sa1oon-keepers to appear at the Po-
fed to close by the police, and may, therefore,
plead "no notice in extenuation. Even the
members of tke Temperance Committee admit
ted that it would have been proper to give such
notification, and the proprietors, if any are ar
With merely reprimand or nominal fine.
THE SOUTH DIVISION.
Yesterday, in the South Division, vas different
in one respect from any previous Sunday for
chilly, and there were but few people, compara-
lively, On the streets. There are more Of the ga
looms denoninated "respectable" in this portion
Of the city than in the other two divisions and the
South Side can justly claim that more tippling
houses within its limits we're closed yesterday
than in the other two divisions combined. The
List, while relatively small, is large one for a
beginning and is evidence that some Of the saloon
keepers are willing to set IN example to their
brethren. The places closed were Chaplin d
Cores, Kern's, Clayton's Burke's, Pat O'Neirs
Gardner House, Foley's and beer saloon at the
corner Of Clark and Madison streets. Access
could not be had to these places at all. both
front and back doors being closed, and no liquor
WAS sold over the bars during the entire day.
On State street q few Of the saloons we're appar-
entity closed, but the door latch yielded, and q !!
drink could DO obtained for the usual price. The
majority Of the places had the window blinds
down, making it difficult to see what was being
done on the inside. Persons going in and COM
ing out, however, removed any doubt about !
it.
THE EFFECT ON TIE DRINKING COMMUNITY. t
While the thorough public discussion Of the |
principles Of temperance and the feasibility of
enforcing the law restraining the sale of intoxi-
eating liquor on Sunday, which has been agitat- |
ing the public mind of this city for some time |
past, may have failed to properly impress all the
ealoon-keepers with the enornnity of their |
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