The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-20
NEW Yosx,s EARLY v1osa
First Tvsubts with shs eslssa TsaAs-Ths
AnerssAa ms9's Ftrss Kssssssty.


First Tvsubts with abe ealesa TeaAe-Ths
AnerssAa ms9's Etrss Kstssssty.
The first timc that such gross immortality
existed In Now York - to attract public alton.
ton was In tho reign OF the good slngle-legssd
Governor. Patrus Stuyvessnt. In 16<7. II was
then . beautiful little village. whose houses
were clustered together just above the Battery.
and whose suburbs. beginning below tho pres.
emit City Hall. presented beautiful blending OF
farm. forest. lako. and rock. There were not
more than 5000 Inhabitants. but they wore
wicked, nevertheless. and not having anything
In the nature OF . Roosevelt committee to look
after Thorn. the good Governor took the Job
upon himself. He and his Council made .
proclamation. saying In substance:
whereas, We have observed the insosucs Of some OF
Our Inhabitants who ere In the hsot OF ssttns drunk.
qusrrsng nshtlns and Of smiling each other on the
Lords day Of rsst cf which the last sunday We our
selves witnessed the painful scenes . Therefore,
s.Sr . s.a ts H.. @ s ~:
II there q no e y e., :r es 1.w
ssy SaS. :ss:ptns To- psf:cas travelling and The dali;
Tho tspstsrs ware further forbidden to keep
lie O'CLOCK bsli on pain a 81 bsius caught and
%sd 100 on ass q e sna
0overning the city began TO T % attsndea VIII VIE
grave HiNle ~ tnle time. TnHIe was con.
the Indians" which cnine In for an interdlot-
ing proclamation the same year. and tho rule
90 That every iaaSr dealer il ths S,ty Is strict.
ly forbidden TO sell any strong drink TO AZ In
Ss%sH % ' sSs Ssss shi DS:sSy 3.
Ebaw has come to town. Next. In the following
II SsSA to ess0sn re
General and their Exceisncies OF the Common
Coupei we're startled ~ tho fact that certain
to clean their chlmnsys. whereby lately iireii
have occurred IN two houses" They called
10 the tact
the greater number Of the houses were built Of
provided pi With WOO wooden chimnsys. Fines Tor
sn th the cs1 ia
hut the 6utchmon continued to drink both
n .sntn AZ. and % ns Saz h %ah
that the saloon business. and the easy profits
primitive calling. trade and business. and they
devote themselves TO tapping, 50 much 90 that
Sss hdS.s ~ X. s hs s a nr sp
tobacco and beer" Therefore all proclama-
lions Of rostraining nature wero newly made
The American hog first acquired notorlety, ~
this month; 236 years ago He. conjotntly with
co con the Manhattan goat. began to com.
ttona. mot only to the discouraging Of the cul-
II 6
made a proclamation setting forth the vicious
character OF the hog. and BY mailing q copy To
animal which WAS In time to menace its peace
and worry its greatest statesman. The American
has since born himself toward. blsmarcE with
scorn and derision. II went for his stronghold.
gan to .tramplc down Its baations and root up
its scarp. counterscarp, walls. ,parapets. and
other. The lnsurrectionary goat joined IN the
raid and, though nothing Is snid TO that effect.
TO cat the cannon balls and nibbto the tires of
the gun carriage wheels. Gov. Stuyvesant got
after tho hog and goat With proclamation In
Formerly in tolsrshle stats has BEEN In great DE-
~ ~ "af: GS g:
sss m !: :ss
Thus came to be established the arst pound,
| district. whore tho city occasionally captures
ity, the goat seldom fetching enough to Day the
bill OF the poundkeeper and leave anything
eyer eve for ths treasury; C9ntinual rumors like
Ing to marry Lord or the other announci k
ess. pestered tho ears 81 t IL good aovsrnoi
proclsmaton to the siiecs that some me- PERSONS s'
banns Of matrimony. do not further the
5 q sh o I'm
time TIM which + directly IN eossrayention q and
81 snel He The as " %o :Hs S1
and twenty guilders for each week thereafter,