New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-18
CoNpLYTNG WIFI TIE EXCIsE LAW.


TIL NcMEuE OF ARRESTS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or
TIE tXCisE BoAKD-AuTCDE o. THE
DLALEEs.
Outward compliance with the Excise Law, on
the part Of the majority Of saloon keepers has ieeHed
the number Of daily arrests until they 10 longer
much comment II is q curious fact that numbers OF
street ycuccrs have lately taken their stands IN front Of
liquor which have the appearance o being closed
Let stranger endclyor open the bolted ant door Of
one Of these saloons and the peanut cries ont SIDE
door" and points over ms shoulder in the direction Of
the private entrance.
At the Office OF the Excise Board yesterday there
witnessed the same excitement as on each day OF ast
week. Hundreds Of impatient saloon keepers crowded
the Office an dsy Early in the day the commissioners
announced that they would attend only 20 the granting
Of beer licenses and that applicants for hotel licenses
would have 20 wait until another DAY Nearly 400
licenses which had been signed by the commissioners.
had been gwen ont; nearly 200 beer licenses were
granted during The day.
Justce Murray opened the Firtyseyentb stree, Police
Court sunday night and disposed of hryone OF
violation Of the Excise law. lie then won't 10 Harlem
aud opened Court there Five prisoners were held in
500 each. YESTERDAY az the Fyseyenth Street Police
Court there were only five Excise araigned The
case Of the liquor dealers arrested al tie instance OF the
I ray but was adjourned. aftcr the witness FOR the
prosecution Amos j. Blocker had admitted That lac had
been convicted Of petit larceny aud Lad been 10 Prison
orders OF arrest .or RouuOsmen T. e. Sdso ana Fatol-
man William sp0aco, on complaint o. John tiAcAeu.
FincLen keeps a saloon at No. lU2 CAurc-,t lie CONF
plains that on the night o December - the Two police
ceu came his place. and found the d9Crs locked On
qb.ir kugcttrl. Dc went 20 tbe CODr when
ONE policeman asked the other be bad seen
Finckfn selling liquor. Receiving an Affirmative
answer the first officer struck Fiucken with q
cjub while tho second seizod him bl the beard on
being taken before JGsuce tlamur, tlucEeu Was dir
c6eeed ion want Of evidence. Bis tarkeeper was sub
seOuesty arrested. and schsrXcd Tor the same reason
NE order Of arrest asked for By cNJuagC Diten
boc'rr on behalf Of Henry ClaUseH and Sheridan SHOOK
a. "a committee OF Tie Brewers Asso.auoh.
A movement u on foot m Newark 70 organic law
and order league Yesterday AUfulS numDtI % Ger
evuep Intended tho Methodist Episcopal Preachers
ncetuq In dc Clinton street Church committee Was
sppoutcd 10 express 10 Mayor Yates the sentiments Oh
ne uer1ng on The subject o. Sunday Observance. 4
Inaetng Ti b. hcd Friday TO arrange toi week OF
PRAYER. The Excise Commissioners nave dtcded 20
license no more saloons 10 which variety theatres arc
attached.
There was welLattended meeting Of the Seventh Ward
Liquor Dealers Association at no 100 East Btoa0Why
last cyeni - purposes 81 consultation regarding INC
present LxcSe troubles. Alderman Shields made an 40
dress in which lie advised the members Of the oiBauLa
On WEO without hceuses 70 procure beer licenses
under which carry Glcir business uti the Le&s
tHre had settled the Excise difficulty. during ocbh6e
which followed, tho attention Of thn Aldermen N.s
drawn to the fact nat applicants Tor beer cees were
required take cain that they would not sell wires ana
U0uCTs under the licenses applied Tor one memoel
IA sent STATED thSt none o. the members OF tht
organization could comply with the law, uAlts'
they stopped selling liquors altogether WbAt Il Use
use Of getting a beer ucsnEs ~ said he " can't sell
liquor under beer license and cant gel hotel heens'