New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-14
e0,lr rFFrCrS OF mn CRVsADE.

The excitement in connection with the Excise
troubles was confined yesterday, principally to tho once
OF the Excise Board where there no diminuuon I'D
the number Of anxious hQuordealerS Tue ponce are SUI"
vgilant their attempts TO discover voiaors OF ue
law but those who sell liquor illegally are extremely
careful not to expose their ;rHc TO tho poccm2us eve
For This reason the number " arrests Is much smaller
The same routine business followed at the Excise
Office Yesterday upon the previous DAYS the clerks ahc
commissioners being busilv engaged IN reviewing ap-
prcations. film. bonds. taking anidayts OF various
kinds and signing licenses Tue placard which formerly
hung from the chandelier in the outer office OF the com
mssioners announcing that enc applications will be re-
oeived without money" has been taken down, ard the
payment OF license fees is no longer dcmahoc rs cop
0ition Of making Applications fnr licenses Appca" ,
FOR licenses s ale and beer only arc new required 20
make affidavit thaL thcN VIII sen no SIoe i,iuCtS
H tbe I, st'g flH g, GaTs.
me EEc.sc commissioners held executive session
Rnmors were prevalent that Jhey had suspended or re
moved several OF the Excise Inspectors COMMISSIONER
Patterson was heard 10 saw gay ~. tN9 aE, .', w
inspector wuo had been guilty OF MISCONDUCT was 10 nc
dismissed bat when his attention was fedTu 70 ,ne
Chiids the OF tie board denied that ANY insJecoi
liberty TO sav ANYTHING on the subject. Commits
sioneT Murphy. however. admitted that one or Two
vestigatilu bui they are an right" he added iuJ
Commissioner Patterson say tAdi onels 10 oe ren"' a.
Mr. MURPHY Rlauy OF those who come TO the Once %.
the Excise Board inquire wha' ls inc b'St colfy ~"
Commiss ouor Patterson saii we have no advice 70
GIVE Won oar duty is very plain it is to grant licenses
or 10 refuse tacIn Uut you have a hcens you cannot
sell hQuor without; violating ;hc law 50 the DSt tnS
YOU eau do GO sell any more lof ullI you law
the legal authority 20 DO So , ,.-
At the meeting OF the Board Of Estimate anu Appo-
toumcnt, yesterday. letter was re:t7 rom CONF 'ii
Kelly stating that recent events had deprived tt pId
OF the power make TIM usual distribution o te tACIsc
noocvs among such charitable institutions "a were nee
specially provided Cor les law. In consequence ne says
OF the urccttJiaty OF the legal authority OF hr LES
Commissioners % grant EcelScs i0, tbe sue u IoAF
catins liquors 10 this city and 30 collect me Les
for f. doubtful whether large portion oi t't c4ci@
MONEYS winch they have received WlL n99' ihaNe
10 be refunded 10 the persons VINO p'lI ssicc0Hi
The amount % this fund.- on November 80 was SI'9
COS 70 portion 81 these moneys REQUIRED ''G us'
ion tc srliar % destitute children committed 10 chdtil
aIIe institutions. Thr bills on THIS ace unit lrf Ire
ouartcr ending November 80, were SlJI.9 AZ. Inc
Cou,r,er saws that: except appropriations for ms pr
pose no appropriation can be safely made EoW rom uic
fxci,c MONEYS Tie importance Of the app OPERATIONS
Of The excise moneys TO the chGrtabe INSTITUTIONS Oh
TINS CITY," De concludes " IS shown by the amount
Vlcr trey have received since the passage OF me Ia"
auihorztg tIcig distribution nv the Board OF -, mae
aud Apungloumcnt, footing Hp Tor TIE years - 30 1910
and 1877 Ihe o. SIZI 800 81.