New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-26

We SUPPOSE that the human animal Is as thirsty
upon Sunday as upon any secular day. SometimsS'
By reason Of his Saturday night Gbaions consequent
upon having his weekly wages for a short timel IN
his pocket he is thirstier There is opportunity also
fer getting lcsurcly inebrated, for he has nothing
els to do But the cruel law mterposcs, in spite OF
his headache and incipient horrors il cuts him oil
fronl the retail alcoholic How, with or without
water or sugar. and proclaimsa temperance era OF
twonty-four hours duration. II is then that tho
beauty of back doors becomes apparent, and sneak
ing assumes the dignity Of scf-defencc. The law
saws 10 the gin-millcr: " Upon the Lords Day. You
shall keep the shoppers in your decanters y" and the
cin-iuillcr rcsponds: 4" Not much," Last Sunday.
in e.yrrl locaities the contest wagcd with m
t,rcgting yrhcmence. In Brooklyn, many OF the
shirt saloons slut their unmercifuI gates upon biD-
bling mankind, while the police lowered here anu
there. and occasionally gubhed mp pcccant ScrVi-
tor of beer. Asthc weather was warm there was
good deal of dry and deep grumblinG and growing
but TINT brought no liquid relief. La Cincinnati
Thesus y As krd as well as thirst and Tor the
first time i'm many years no theatrical entertainments
were permitted on Sunday last. In Philadelphia
strict orders having been issued to the police the
saloons ~ a rule were closed. the Society for the
Suppression Of the Sunday Liquor Traffic rendering
instances Of definite thorough and practical action;
and commend them 10 the consideration OF the police
authorities of Ncw-York The Sunday traffic in this
city has not been suppressed, does 1t seem To be
in a fair way of suppression. So faraS cursory OBJ
s.ryation goes every body can buy spirits and beer
her. on SUNDAY who wishes To buy them. The CON
s. aucncc is that there is more drunkenness in the
streets on Sunday than there should I've. The back
door business, can b. stopped if only honest effort
is made to stop il. TIE idea of any SET of men defy
inc the law with impunty Is not n pleasant one.
When the state Charities Aid Association bill
failed Of pas,ag in tho Senate the other day, 1t was
not becau- it did not majority Of the votes
east The number WAS two votes short Of major
itvof the whole membership, and the bill could not,
therefore. pass motiont o reconsider entered,
and an attempt will be- made to carry the bill
through this week. This attempt ought surely TO
succeed The friends Of the State Charities Md As
ISOLATION have yielded already more 10 the oppo-
uruts of the bill than any just criticism demanded.
The provision that the authorized representatives of
the association shall. upon orders issued by the
Justices of the supreme Court III the various dis
trite hc rrlnittri to enter and inspect any Of the
state charitable institutions. county and town poor
houses and city am,hou,cs, has been modified $" as
10 exclude the state charitable institutions from In"
operation Of the law. There was no reason why
tLcy should not have been included. but now that
tLey have been exempted, it ~ nngrarious IN the
State Board II Charlie, To- continue its Obstructive
course. An ignorant observer w"nld suppose from
the opposition made to the bill that it was an at
tempt on the part Of selfish schrmer- to obtain
some improper concession. aud might easily be a.
tori.hcd Ia learn that it is only by philanthroplc
i.op!, to g,t the riSlr,r of doing without pay or
reward Of any kind humane work the necessity If
winch is universally apparent. The Senate should
pass the bill.
We havca somewhat amusing addition to the
chapter Of the cnrio-itics of crime. In the State
Pen,tentiary Of Sonth Carolina band Of counter
friirrs has been discovered with full plant Of dies
and other implements. They had on hand luanti-
tir Of ba dollars half dollars and quarter dollars
which but for their light weight would have been
o., t,.,',l with difficulty. Columbia i said 90 Dee
hnoari with this prnitentiary money. and some of
the prison guards Implicated in it, circulation.
II never rains but II Pours. Besides THIS counter
FITTING business. conspiracy To break prison was
,l.ro,, cred among the negro conNici-. Th's' sable
conspir,iors were well provided with knives. clubs,
aNcs ard hatchcts; and next Sunday morning the
assault, upou the pr. .on officers was 10 be- made.
From tins wc infer that the science Of prison disci-
pnc has not been profoundly studied in South Car
DINA. much a. kno~lc lsr Of it may be- needed
there We have never before heard Of 2 State which
kindly furnished the manufacturers Of bogus money
with ccnycuiences for carrying on business.
II will hc wisc Ia maze the most of Wade llamp
toms conf, ,~ion before he denies II.
The senate resumes again to-day. and IL il posi-
BILE that II is weary enough of it. own talk 10 brcah
the dcallock within day or two. This belief Is
cherished however. only by the most orthodox
optunl-ts.
II senator Brown Wrrc - Wi'c man he would stop
poLing his own record. IL may not L. a dead
.,ir hut every time he Stir- II there - emitted an
o.lor which is FAR from pleasant hnrSt Of silence
l. the most discreet thing which he a. palpating