The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-06-09
NEW YORK, June >, 1876.
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NEW YORK, June ), 1876.
THE SUNDAY LIQUOR LAW.
There is in the State, somewhere,
law forbidding the sale of intoxicating
drinks on Sunday, but, so far as en-
forcing it is concerned, it might as well
not be. Occasionally efforts have been
made to control the sale, in a sort of
spasmodic way, but they never amount
ed to much, and the business has
fiourished as briskly on Sunday as any
other day Last week the Police Com
missioners and the Excise Board de-
| terinined TO stop it entirely They in
structed the police to arrest peremptor-
lily, every liquor dealer whose shop they
found open, showing DO metcy. There
was excitement among the Germans.
The Irish and Americans who drink
whiskey did not care so much, for a
quart bottle could be easily carried
home the night before, but lager beer
is, am told, only good when drawn
from the ca,k, and that one can't
carry home. They appealed to the
authorities, but in vain. 1t was decid-
ed that the law be enforced, and so the
police were instructed to arrest every
seller, on the pain of dismissal. And
they did il. Over four hundred who
had refused to recognize the law were
taken in and the penalties applied re-
mCrselessly. There was n terrible ex-
citement prevailing, and public opin-
ion was divided as to the propriety of
the action. The Germans claim that
they are a quiet, lawabiding 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 has been always their
custom, that to deprive them OF it is
an unjustifiable invasion of their liber-
ties, and that as they don't interfere
with any ones ideas they ought TO be
allowed their pleasures III their own
way without molestation.
do wish, however, that could say
that the effort was made in any good |
spirit. Ii was not. The law was orig |
inaily the work of temperance repub
licans, and its enforcement at this time |
was intended to infiame Germans
against that party. THE law is a law |
say the Commissioners, we did not |
make it, nor would we, but as it is a |
law it must be enforced till it is repeal |
ed.' And then another purpose was |
served. The fines collected will so
long way toward sending Ti!den |
crowd, or howlers for Tilden to st.
Louis, and create n fund generally 10 |
help carry the State of New York next
fall.
There was n great deal OF hardship
inflicted which was not to be justified.
One old German who keeps a very de-
cent shop in the Bowery said, Dot law
is hard, off it be law, l will stick 10
'em. Ne beer tomorrow and he re-
fused to sell drop till night, when,
supposing that the legal Sunday was
over, he tapped a keg. In came a man
who called for a glass, paid for #, and
drank it, and then opening his coat
displayed his star, and took the old
man to the station, where he was com
PEELED to stay all night and pay
swinging fine in the morning. or the |
arrested, not ole in ten knew OF tie |
intended action of the board, and were |
as innocent as possible of any inten- |
ton to disobey the law. 1t is a mighty |
nice question and trouble will grow
out of it.
THE ZIG DRY GOODS SALE.
The big sale OF domestic dry goods |
that took place this week, accomplish
ed all that was intended by it. There |
were goods to the amount of 81 2G0, ,000 |
sold, and the tine prices obtained were
fairly satisfactory The object was to
test the disposition of merchants to
buy-to determine whether the bottom |
had really dropped.out or not, that
manufacturers and their agents might |
make some calculations on the future. |
OF course Stewart, Clailin, and the |
heavy merchants of the city were the
heaviest buyers, but there was an ex
cellent representation from outside,
and the outside jobbers were the quick
est and most earnest purchasers. Al
together the sale was counted a sue
cess, and increased confidence was the |
result. New York feels better now,
for the event has stirred the sluggish |
waters, and there is hope that from
this time things will look better
There were fewer failures this week |
than heretofore, and ! may say that
there is IA slight Improvement in bust
Ness.
POLITICAL.
Western Democrats want TO watch p,
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