The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-30
srACE SUNDAY LAW.


General Indign alton the kesnit~
The SaiOoaist Bottle Trade. Etc.
Atl2 o'clock sharp Saturday night the
saloons. lunch stands and ice depots and all
branches of business usually open at that
hour. all closed pursuant to the notice served
on them BY Sheriff Jones, who gave them to
understand that the estate Sunday law"
would be rigidly enforced. When the town
clock tolled the hour of twelve every house
closed. as it were, with q simultaneous bang
of the doors, and within five minutes after
wards It looked like it mightbe five o'clock
in the morning, so dark and deserted
were the streets, nothing being heard
save the tread of the policeman as they
walked their beats, and that of the deputy
sheriff, who were on the lookout to see that
the law was complied with to the letter.
Before closing, however, the saloons did a
thriving business. They we're throDged with
men who purchased bottles OF something to
drin. on the morrow. The bottle trade
done by them was large, and they say that
they sold nearly twice as much whisky
BY the bottle as they would otherwise
have done by the drink.
There was good deal
of drunkenness, for the imbiber took larger
drinks and repeated oftener than he would
have done under different circumstances for
he was aware of the fact that he would have
TO 90 without his beverage until Sunday
night.
Sunday was dsy that will long be remem,
barred by the citizens of Dallas. People
clarnored at the ice depots for ice but the
dealers refused TO sell them and locking
up went their way. The people
begged for the frigd luxury
but to no purpose, for the dealers were obdu-
rate and would not listen I'd their entreaties.
A woman with cup of water in her hand,
begged for email piece of ice for her sick
child but she could not get it, and she left
weeping. o hers who had sick ones at home
jmpurtuned the dealers. but in vain, and then
arose strict denunciation of tho strict en-
forcement OF the Su day law
that WAS fearful. The l6.h legis-
lsture was excorated. Those who were
in any way 1t out were indignnt and very
expressive in their talk The hosolstun out
of ice, tho boarders did not like it, and
neither did the landlords. Inc day was
warm, and with no Ice TO coo! one, 1t was very
disagreeable, and so far as comfort in this
respect was concerned, the people fDallas
would have ia ed US we'll touring that
"a hours on the stsked plains. A party of
Young men ordered beer and ice from Fort
Worth, and they we're SO ripe for 1t that il
did act Lat an hour. Husbands begged for
ice. and swore that their wives were burning
up with fever. but IT did no good
The Gruetli singing society went out
few miles from town, carrying plenty OF
both, and several other parties had their own
u Al a.
for the occasion.
The Frohsinn society had taken the pre-
caution 10 AK" themselves. and at Meister-
hans pavilion thsre was free 10 the mem
bers and their friends, plenty of cool beer
and lots of ice. The rigid enforcement OF
the Law as general thing lie obnoxious 10 all
classes, inasmuch as il works crest incon-
yenience. So far as the saloons are con
cerned, there was more drunkenS
ness Saturday night and Sunday than
there usually IL. Saturday morning no nav
or's court was held for want Of material bat
Yesterday morning there was large drunk
crop up b fore bis honor. Mayor Crowdus
The better Glass Of people believe in Sun
day Law, yet they are not 10 favor Of extremes
one way or the other, and the most effective
complsint comes from q class who are rarely
IL ever seen within q saloon. There are other
Comforts tuht tue INV pIOulults % tuls Gay
and IL is this that creates such general dissst-
isfsctitD.
After u o'clock Saturday night number
Of saloonists went srru0d In a body and
among Other places they visited the HKRALD
and Grzstte aBd took down tse nsnes OF
the editorial staf they found at work. snd
the number Of composiiors sticking type
They propose, they say, 70 have al brsbcbes
of business arrested thst work after u
O'Clock, 10 order 70 make the Law &c obnox-I
ious ss possible 10 All.
For The benefit OF thoss who do
not understand The ststs Sun
dsv lev, below is given the ful
ts1t Of the state Sunday Law as found in
chapter Of title Z oftbe penal code.
Art 1888 Any person who shall hereafter
lsbor, Ur compel, force or Oblige his en-
ployes, vorkmen or appreuticss, 70 labor on
sunday. sbsn b feed nOt less thsn ten nor
more tban City dollars.
AT 1s4 The preceding srticle shtll not
amply 20 household duties. works Of nscessi-
n OF charitv. nur 30 necessary York o. farms
on rlsutstians u ordsr - prevent he loss -
enr crop. or the rUnDing ct steamboats, o.
other watsr crsft rsil ears. wagon trsins. con-
nor carriers nor T. the delivery 81 goods By