Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
GOTHAM GOSSIP.


the stale Beer DiVes"--A New
York Landlord Requires Payment
OF His Rents in Gold.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Police Cap
tain Mccullough, of the sixth pre-
cinct. made another raid on the stale
beer dives Of Mulberry street last
evening, and captured eighty-six per
sons. In the past three months over
six hundred frequenters of these
dives have been entertained by the
sixth precinct police, nevertheless each
one Of the often raided places was
found, as usual, last night crowded
with human beings in the last stages
OF degradation, wollowing in filth, and
SO soaked with stale beer they had
drunk that their faces seemed made Of
putty and their wits to have flown.
One of the prisoners was in advanced
stages of deliIium tremens. Capt.
Mccullough said II intend 10 break
up those stale beer dives. 1t seems
impossible though, for every time
raid them l get hundreds Of prisoners,
and they are the same ones over and
over. They should be kept on the
island longer"
There were about twenty ar
rests for violation of :he excise law
yesterday. 1t was understood that
great effort was to be made TO sup
press the sale of liquor on Sunday, but
from all accounts the saloons were
open as usual and no serious difficulty
was encountered by the "rounderS" in
their search for drinks. Judge Noah
Davis addressed temperance meeting
last evening. In course Of his re
marks he said that in his own expert.
ence he had taken occasion hundreds
of times to inquire of prisoners
brought before him why they were
there. He said that eight tenths of
the crimes tried in the criminal courts
were traceable to drink. He though
the liquor evil could be abated If pay
day were changed from Saturday to
the middle of the week. The wages
would then go to support the families
OF the earners and there would be no
such temptation on Sunday as is now
presented. Realizing that prohibition
would be dead letter law in its en-
enforcement, he thought that high
license should be favored, and he cited
the good effect of such law in Chicago.
Five hundred patTiOtic Irlshmen as
sembled last evening iEithe old church
OF the Paulist Fathers, to give another
lft to the Parnell parliament fund.
Fathers Elliott, Mcmillan, Burke and
Doyle were present. During the course
of his speech Father Doyle said he had
just returned from Ireland. Ia con
versation with Mr.. Parnell, the
leader said that after ireland
secured her independence a pro-
tective tariff would be necessary
to enable her to get started in bust
ness. Finally Father Doyle took two
FIVE dollar bills from his pocket and
held them up. He said it was all the
money he had in the world; the money
was Christmas present. His superior
had given him permission to do with
them what he pleased, so he would give
them to Parnell.
Gen. 0'Berne said: mo matter how
great the strain in the com
ing fight, the golden stream must
be kept flowing over the sea. When
home rule is established we in America
will buy wares in Ireland when her
market is the same as that of other
nations, in order that our sympathy
may be effective in rebuilding the
nation"
Another large meeting OF Irishmen
was held in Brooklyn. A speaker
said: "The intercourse of the Irish
people with the English has broken
lown the barriers Of prejudice and
made it possible for better under
standing Of each others rights. The
of home rule would be
he establishment OF a Republican
'orm of government in Great Britain.
fully believe there is an understand
ng between Parnell, Davitt and Glad
tone, and that when the end comes
here will be seen in Dublin monu-
nent to Gladstone"
A we'll known real estate man in
his city, who has many tenants, and
8 of cautious disposition, said yes
erday, in speaking of the probability
hat congress would repeal the COM
Dulsory silver coinage act: "I am pre-
jared to have them refuse the repeal.
n some leases Of property in Sixth
venue, which | have just executed, l
ave inserted the proviso that the
ents shall be paid to me in gold coin"
For the first time in many years Mr..
3cecher will not keep open house
n. New Years. He made the announce
nent yesterday morning and explain
d that watch night services
would be held at Plymouth Church on
night, and these would last
% long that he would not be in con-
lition to receive callers, as had been
lis custom. Hespoke in a iocular way
# the new departure, but wound up
With a serious face and the remark,
still | feel a little bad about it now"
A Swindler Arrested.
CHICAGO, Dec. 90 Adolph Pleer.