New-York tribune., 1877-08-07
THE DRAMSELLERS PANIC.
ALARM IN THE LIQUOR SALOONS.

RUSHING TO THE EXCIsE BOARD FOR LICENSES
VIEWS OF TIE COMMISSIONERS, TIE POLICE,
AND THE DEALERs-COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The enforcement of the newly promulgated
order OF the Board Of Police in regard to the Ex-
cise law continues to create great excitement among
the Iiquor.deaiers. The feeling Of insecurity among
those engaged in the traffic was greatly height
ened Yesterday by the report that the police
would mako general raid during the day and
night. I'm consequence many OF the five thousand ana
more propretors Of drinking saloons, who have been
conducting for months without licenses visited
the officers the liquor dealers societies, the Board Oh
Police and the Excise Commissioners in the hope OF OBJ
tanning reof Of some Upou the streets, In the sa
looms at the public Offices the excise conhcaons were
the universal topic OF conversation.
The rooms OF the Board Of Excise visited oy hun
dreds Of uGuor-ealers The small office of the Coblmls
soncrs was crowded, and several policemen were
placed at the doors. A lnc formed and the app-
cants reaching out into the street stood waiting their
rn 10 present their names, money and bonds Tor the
action OF the Board. The multitude which De
seiSed tnc doors from morning until nearly
o'clock in the afternoon, motley .thrOnS
The scene might have been mistaken for election IN
heavy Democratic ward except the fact that several
women in line, seeking permission 10 continue
the ae OF liquor. Owing the unusual crowd, the com
missioner, determined TO receive yesterday only
auplicatiOus and to grant few II any licenses.
As each applicant presented himself, ne MED
ont a blank application for a license ana pre-
sented il as q bond, receiving In return receipt
which is to be held until the Board of Excise decde6 lle
case At the Of closing the afternoon about 800
applications sud nearly 10000 had been received or
these applications, about onc-thrd for license 20
M ale and beer 10 be drank premises, for each Of
which $50 was pad twelve Sere Tor the sale of
guor ale and beer to be drank )n the premises the
re1nainder-the great majority for licenses to
sell strong and spirituous lqu =, wines. ale and
beer" inn and hotel-kecpcr These facts indicate
tha; tire saloon keepers Of the lower grade have deter
mined TO take advantage Of the clause in the law which
places accommodation tie travelling public
30 review the work of the day 70 drcld ID 20 con-
uuue receiving applications Tor hc-iseo jo-'Y' al1 "a
psaiole 10 act upon them About evenly HeesoS were
AHcr tie close of the days work. COMMISSIONS Nor
ton, thc President 0i tle Board or hAoi<e' sa !"
TRIBUNE reporter that there was Only one way oHi ol
tnc present complication, aud that W'. ID u-ily lhi3te
kt law q, il exists. This he hoped Womb De aoe' Ihe
oid@ ~ the P1ucr board vas http ~ l-r ii.t -
on, and ts partial enforcement -auca! ni-At ana JN7-
Caro- would Doc taken grant Inc u-5 only to rrvui-
bic and women and l. refuse aDpiicauons from me
of me corner giu-nil-" ard bncae. .sl1ps' Inc
at,,,ti,fs i,oa,. flsdc ,gui lp carefully looked into
before lc,us wer- ubsiut.d Tor them. The receipts
gwen 10 tne applicants were intended as an e,4li'
thar tle holder honestly meant 10 comply WIN lhc is"'
Whether such rcccbts would protect BE hquO.cacis
possessing from ference by Ce police must b-
determined oy inc judges before whom le dealers were
Commissioner Murphy was % the opinion thar the ex
ctrmcnt would even die 0ut, but thar ic pes ~ c0mpl
wOJld TrsIt roofing OHt certain ciisa peg
nic.ouS drinking resorts 10 the lutcAuOu ~ the
I,4 l., fsut ceu ,cs only when The applicant fulfilled
a the requirements OF the law. Ine enforcement OF t,e
Tr Ni,nI1t tli.ght fbe Ulcers fad Iol thus i iri,
rand upon t- nearly $500 respectable n8 8ior-ocacis De-
thought would result ds.SIOsJ. The cOtsts and Jlis
W u.d be oycrH Drlmed Wlth prisoners.
The prominent liquor dealers were IA a Dtter mood
yesterday Henry tHnnlu CHAM, President oI trr L.u0
Dealers Association. .ad that wien the order ol the P
ace Board WAS issued last week committee or IUnse
eacrs. including Majo ctuer ana eucla others,
waited upon Mayor ES, promised tAat he would Cu
aii I'D hi> pOWer hgyr arrests made. and thar Dee
iul, o. ilcp for au enforcement ol the law. otu-
tuy nignt aud sunday came uit idlHs aIa arrests Ihe
Mayor we Soc Bios betrayed Ds,' .Ia ilf. Cunumgh
be- pom.scd 10 secure as Iiolect'on but din nothing
ior as"
tne tc"i ol tir liquor "- ir as re id i niis.l az
ouy resort ior tuc oal"on"cpriS no" was 10 put rP
Was peH- done 900 over th- ct ihd di.ncu@h ID va
comp aii-, ol unCud e.. eicc34c dealers, there
was mo other course open to them.
Ia OH crs OF tIr LqrO-Dra.trS Ass0, iii0N viii hold
coner uce to-day TO decide upon tlc stops nccc' 'aatI
SO taken iu the present emergency. Sicn 90 meeting
would nave h,-u uCld yes crd1y or s nEAt tIi for .
Agitation Duuuulttec. Mr.. SUer aud Ar. Cunningham
,r, oil t. belief lst ua of o.. tr..e cii
br called. Ot.tr tu1oi-'arr> st-'cI N'ftrldly
.nat Ho Ilasinrctu- wpsd probably t.Ae place, uUl
iiHt instead committee irou All tht ORGANIZATIONS
Notu conner win lht atth'ltt7 anu .t'tchit ~ SEIZURE
Trs police courts were crowded yesterday with the
iQuoileai.rs arrested sunday aud their bonGsm,u
auo ilthu7 ana o.. o!ltti "Lo ihle tit ARREST. mos
cn4yIrrd were hod tral in ic Court oil Druciai sc
eiols in 500 bail ibis Was generally quickly tOrii-
coming. and IN f"w instance whore % "us nCl iu-
ul-cd iuc Judge allow ed tne prisoner t0 depart l"
roie Al the rNmDs Police Court s!Nl-,i-nt PERSONS
we're htlI and tuo di-rl.l.c1; an the Ess,N Market
ri i,i-it.. ,,rr. t,ad. af Jrarr-ou Market. thrf.
welc ne 90 the iokyle Court, Sky -ulne and nc
disciai -ed at the Harlem Cour fourteen were heid