Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-02
OUR NEW YORK LETTER
The SUNDAY LiaaOT LaW-The big Dry
Goods NaIe-PO POIIffeal-A Double HoI-
tdAy- Chlldrens, Day-crIffessm-An
old Ffay Revived. ~ .
TIE SUNDAY LIQUOR Law

TIE SUNDAY LIQUOR Law.
There is in this State, somewhere, S law
forbidding the sale of Intoxicating drinks
on Sunday, but, so far as enforcing it is
concerned, It might as well hot be, occa7
sioneIly efforts have been made to control
the sale, in sort of spasmodic way, but
they never amounted to much, as the busi-
ness hasaOnrished as brisklY on Sunday as
anv other day Last week the Police COM
missioners and the Excise Board determine
ed to stop it entirely. They instructed the
police to arrest. peremptOrily, every liquor
dealer whose shop they found Openi show
ing no mercy. There was excitement
amongthe Germans The Irish and Ameri-
cans who drink whisky did not care 50
much, for quart-bottle full could easily
be carried home the night before, but lager
beer is, 1 am told, only good when drawn
from the cask, and that one can't carry
home. They appealed to the authorities,
BUT IN vain. It was decided that the law be
inforeed, and so the police were instructed
to arrest everyseller, On the pain Of dismiss
al And they did It. Over four hundred
who refused to recognize the law were tax
enin and thepenalties we're applied remorse-
Iessly. There was terrible excitement ia
the city, and public opinion was divided as
to the propriety Of the action. The Ger
mans claim that they are quiet, law abid-
ing people; that they work hard all the
week, that Sunday is the only day they
have for recreation and rest, and that beer
and wine, which to them is harmless, is es-
sential to their comfort. They hold that
it is and always has been their custom,
that to deprive them Of it is an unjustifao
BILE invasion Of their liberties, and that as
they 6ca't interfere with any ones ideas
they ought to be allowed their pleasures in
their own way without molestatiOn, So
much for their ideas of it. On the other
hand, the American Christians insist thai
this country is and must.be Christian, that
the Sabbath is a purely American Institu-
tion, and that the Germans have no right
to infringe it in any way. alii -
I do wish, however. that could say that
the effort was made in any good spirit. It
was not. The law was originally the work
of temperance republicans, andits enforce
ment at this time was intended to infame
the Germans against that party. t'The
Law is q law, say the commissioners ''we
did not make it, nor would we, but as it IS
law it must be inforced tin it is repealed
And then another purpose was served The
fines collected viii 60 long way towards
sending a Tilden crowd, or howlers for
Tflden to St. Louis, and create fund gem
orally to help carry the State Of New York
next faIl. fHe 7a3 niafi err
There was great deal Of hardship in
dicted which was not to be justified. One
old German who keeps very decent shop
IN the Bowery said, '.dot law is hart, but
off it be a law viii stickto 'em. And he
refused to sell drop till night, when,
suppOsing that the legal Sunday was over,
he tapped keg. Incame man who CALI,
ed for glass, paid for it, and drank it,
and then opening his coat displayed his
star, and took the old man to the station,
where he was compelled to stay all night
and pay swinging fine in the morning. OF
the arrested, not onein ten knew ofthe in-
tended,ae of the board. and were as in
nocent as possible of any intention to disO-
bey the law. It is a mighty nice question
and trouble viii grow out Of it. WH
THE BIG DRY GOODS SALE. yOs
). The big sale Of domestic dry goods that
took place this week, accomplished all that
was intended by it. There were goods to
the amount Of 81 ,2eO, 900 sold, and the
prices obtained were fairly satisfactory.
The object was to test the disposition of
merchants to buy-Ato determine whether
the bottom had really dropped out or not.
that manufactures and their agents might
make some calculation on the future. OF
course Stewart, Clafin, and the heavy iner-
chants Of the city were the heaviest buyers,
but there was an excellent representation
from the outside, and the outside iobbers
were hequicKest and most earnest purehas-
ers. .Eltogethet the sale was counted sue |
cess, and increased CONFIDENCE was the re-
suit. New York feels better now, for the
event has stirred the sluggish waters, and
there is hope that from this time things
viii look better. There. were fewer fail
ures this week than heretofore, and | may
say that there is slight improvement in |
business. - .l,ssf II
POLITICAL.
Western Democrats want to watch their |
delegations very closely Tilden has bu-
reau at Washington with oceans Of money,
who are buying up delegates at 50 much a
head, and paying for them in good hard /
ash. There are gorgeous headquarters at |
he Arlington, and into those headquarters
he country delegate is piled with every in
1uenee known to politics, from SO much
money to foreign mission, as the price of
'fHonsst, sammy Look out,
Democrats Of the Westl Tilden has q long
purse and, SO have his hackers in this city
They will beat You, sure, il you are not
every much in earnest. sasios s4ia
On the Republican side, Bris5ow, Hayes,
Blaine and Mertcl seem to be shout even.
JOnkliR has lost since the changs in the
Cabinet indicates that the official power of
he Administration Is to be thrown to him.
Morton is gaining and 20 is Blaine, very
,apidly, Hayes is getting on fairly well, /
and Bristow is developing wonderful
strength. OF course this is among the peo-
pls-the politicians have other motives and
VIII throw their strength where It viii pay
BEST Political feeling is getting up, and
the clubs are very warm. The Tines, the
most influential of the Republican papers
IN the city, is opposing Oonklin vigorously. 4
as Is HarPer's Weekly, and it is doubtful.
L, IN the face of such opposition. the dele /
cation viii feel like pressing him beyond
the ordinary complimentary ballots. But
who can tell? With good candidate New
York can be carried for the Republican
party, He7 2 ~ mtz taaia
saA DOUBLE HOLIDAY. sH poI
Wednesday, the oath, was gala day on
both sides Of the river. As if in honor Of
the festivals, the day was true Centennial
weather, Quesn's weather, the English call |
ed it, clearer and more springlike day
than has been vouehsafed this season. The