New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-11
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milk wagons tarried in front Of houses after 1g
o'clock in the morning It's all farce rsmarked
Beer could be purchased by any one who as
thirsty, and cigars were sold medicine to qniet
| the nerves. Even necessary articles to complete
| ones ouftit, such as necktie collar-button,
could easily be bought in most OF the avenues and
In most ofthe side streets below Twenty-third-st. .
curious incident occurred IN Sixth-aye. An
officer passing In front OF cigar-s,ore. and he
noticed the lights burning brightly inside and saw
several men standing near the counter. The shades
were pulled mp, and no attempt made To conceal
the fact that the Sunday laws were beng violated
Inc officer opened the door, and in quiet way
asked 1.-THE MAJ behind the counter 10 lower his
shades. The man replied that he was rot the pro-
pretor of the place, but that if tho officer thought
u was necessary. he would pull down the blinds.
just then woman appeared from the rear room.
ana IN highly indignant manner SAID IT'S
pity about you policemen that you can't hnd any
tDng DETER 10 90 than 10 close up an Innocent cigar
store. III would be better for You II you would go
ana arrest some murderers How can live if-Os
:. Now Just stop there,p Interrupted the cfliceri
We. We were getting along nicely until you
took exception 10 the Code which
DON'T propose TO crawl through keyholes, tumble
down cnlmneys or creep through coai-holes to ar
rest people for eellIng cigars but long as you IN
sst on selling Them IN the street | will have TO IN:
lerlerf: III be back this way III hail hour ana l1
those shades are not pulled down III arrest the per-
son in charge Sci all the cigars you want TO, but
don't let me see you doing H."
There welO no arrests under the Sunday law IN
the Ninth, Fourteenth or Fifteenth Precinct. In
the Eighth Precinct John Charles, lahOrer was ar
rested for shOyellng snow from the sidewalk at
Prince and IhOmpson-sts, lie was discharged In
the Jefferson Market P)lce Court. Iho
officer who made the arrest admitted that
tenants to remove from IN fTont Of their pIon-
lscs within two hours after a stom had ceased, but
Thought that the enactmcnts OF the Legsla ure had
precedence over corporation ordinances lhese
IOur precincts are generally quiet on sunday. IN
lew OK thc side streets small stores sell dry goods
aud notions. and they sold yesterday as usual with
luteTruDtCl
instances, however, the proplieors put up their
shutters on their windows but not on the doors
The sale of newspapers was NOT interfered with IN
blacks.
THE HEBREW SIDE OF THE QUESTION
Among The few arrests between Canal and Twen-
ty-third-st. were a butcher for hanging poultry
before his door, n grocery for selling cheese, and
another butcher for vending meat. The most I'M
por ant arrest was that of Augustus Stern, of tho
firm of A. Il f. Stern. dealers in fancy dry-goods nc
No. 45 Avenuc-B He wasput under $500 bail by
the sergeant at the Union Market Police Station
HIS arrest was the main topic of
brew population between Fourteenth ana Caual,sts
As the police had been instructed not 10 moest Oars
bcrs, bOotblacks aud newsnen In the quiet sale OK
papers, the attention OF the force was dlreeted 10
stores and stands but III that neighhorhood tnere
were only iour arrests III These cases eases.
Leopold feisehmaR; ;oroB fancySooo' of a'Tss tSe
men who obtained an injunction restraining
the police from closing their places kept his store
open all day. " Yes" said he yesterday, stopping
a moment in his attentions to Il customer have
been selling goods all day. Kept the oaDDalh yes
terday, and claim the right to sell goods to-day.
] he object of these laws, l suppose, 10 10 MAKE
good man of me. | can be better man 9y k9ePlnI
sabbath on Saturday than on sunday But I pave
decided DOUBTS about the cOnstItuil0nalIy "f laws
iorblddlng the selling OF goods on ounee
these United States and believe the sunGagy laws
are directly opposed TO Its spirit hnd lhtent' i.
laIap ,t1lun ado hat
the avenue, "Gentles as well aS Jews" had been
keeping open store all day and they had not % oU,
doors from me who has been selling goods
all day." he remarked. The police knew
nothing Of this, apparently. Inc sunday losing
League was busy all day. ana maze seVeisl
complaint at the Iwenty-second frecihcI StallOh
and one at the peianceyst. Sation; pGiceInen
were sent close the places designated ahdih every
case found them already shut.
he Hebrew sldo OF the Sunday question received
it's greatest agitation IN what Is known as jew
Here in tines past on every 0an-
day one would encounter 1Ornida,
bic array of lrut and vegetable stands OK
carts OF every kind, of heaps OF furniture exposed
far sale and of lemonade and soda stands IN sum-
mer If other days were " live" e" ones III Jew Iown.
sunday was the - iyest." Now, the glory OF those
tho babel OF noises Is nusHcu' anu Oore,ns @
cries of the fruit-vender ana lhe screams
OF the old women are heard no more
A leading spirIt OF the place Is a man Oh tnIty-
eIgbt wears lall, with black hair and moustacho
ami gfittering eyes, a Hungarian jew with horny
hands, known as " Long Levy, oi Ludio",sl. 81.
times a week ago yesterday and twice yesterday.
- What was done with pleI he sad. week
a!o / was taken to thI stat,on anu oo,no ,no
captain sali, Levy, 20 home, 90 calno
back Today eight policemen came
for me in a body. they didn't taSe me to tho
station but they locked me up there WIN my
stars, winch a trap-door covered " iney seemed
to THINK 1t was good JOKE ne 40 ieu' pat IT,,
the captain the other day | asked him what ,s Was
the tllst day Ol tho wcch. SuBday, sdI'i NO All
nsht SAID keeD the seventh VENT S@y G noiy; ist ann a
! 10 dot have Il wte and SIX chi!ditn. cara @I
a day during i've days; on sunday ~ or ~ oO Oor
sometimes 81. Now, Ia the morning bays Two
breads a little butter, milk anu Il Olt OF sugar
that, - cents. Nhca earn 81 Il day Ne can nay9
three meals. Now, here Is al I've earned tO-dayi
and Levy counted oat twenty pennies, use thaO
Tor breaAtast. " hat VIII my IanliLy 90 i?t 0iher
and supperi Don't knowf No, nor We wiz ag
least nave no beatsto"k or eggs IL % IA. wIohe.
day holy / can't anord To lose two ddys IN the
week. You TANK me crazy WeiL amt and
law tnrned away TO sell Il boy an aRSe for cent,
ana gave hlln u cut" shcIng Oh piece WIN q
hue knife 80 that he could suck the JUICE.
Inc BOWery was Greary and monotoh0usiy quiet.
The caue-selier the tIuls-yender, hickotefs, ped
eIs and yenders of all kinds, had oded lnelf tents
aud quietly stolen away; -, D N-
nuts no orange, bananas, 10 o-ceht gOll sleeve
buttons no dollar trousers no J-CehJ stockings
worth MT least haluf a dollar" and no sAoes fora
shilling were 10 be lad.
FEW ARRESTS UPTOWN.
There were not nearly SO many arrests
yesterday IN that portion OF tho city lyng between
rwenty-third and Fora y-second-sts as Oh the pre-
eedlng sunday. A walk through this nelghbor-
hood by a reporter OF TnE TRIBUNE faliel to show
a single place Of busness optn after midday.
Small boys occasionally made tier appearance,
yith tin p.i : and pitchers filled with beer, coming
from tue side doors aud rear entrances OF liquor
stores but lne front doors OF these est tDlshments
80 ,Io.rI and tho bInus drawn Inc
rnlIing of "A Dall, the muii ii sound
OF falling pms and snout OF approval from those