The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-16
THE BAR-ROOMS CLOSED.
WHISKY ETERYWHERE, But NOT A
DROP FOR SALE.
Only One Was Reported for Being Open on
Sunday, and IL was In the Second Dis
trict The General Effect.

Behold our cops suppressins Sabbath
vice,
Reforming saints. too ielicltely nice.
BY whose DEGREES, our sinful souls 10
save.
No Sunday tankards foam. no BARRIERS
shave;
And beer undrawn, and boards unknown,
display
Your holy reverence for the sabhath-day.
New York sun.
Dry. Dryer.i Dryest..l
Yes comparatively speaking, sunday
was a day in the history OF Ricainohd
that vii, go down on record as having
been reiigiOusiy observed, fact 10 which
a number CT whitc-aprOned and waN-mus-
tachsd mixers OF deliciously cool and
tempting cOncoctions Will TESTIFY.
Everyone was waiting to see how Chiei
Towards mandate closing the bars Of
the city was going 10 work, ana be 4
said 10 the honor OF the new chleI ana
his officers that IL worked Ike charm
or course no one will assert that iiqIOr
was not sold IN the city on sunday, for
II Nae, but many places That nave lor,
merly kcpt open doors. were cIosec
tighter than boeswaX; IN fact. they were
Theoretically sealed.
A SCARCITY OF coScocTloNs.
The subtle and persuasive mint julep.
inc II HlUIIk fONktdlit tue btfAtAHf AitN
soda. the whisky mash the old reliable
Straight" and the thousand and one
ether liquid dampncsses That the hesh
is heir TO, were by no rteans. as easy
to obtain as they nave heretofore osen'
In some Instances wherc they mad for
gotten to MI the demiJohn or the MP
flask on Saturday night there we're dry
pa!ates and parched tongues that long
Ell for the day TO pass, YEARLY, restless
ly thinking OF "hOw things used 10 be,
and wondering If the new chief meant
10 make life a burden to them forever.
There were several arrests for DRINKS,
but the bibulOus persons nal become
dead 10 the world from the supply bought
Saturday night, and not from liquor pur-
chased Sunday. on franklin street there
was certain Sunday-schoOl air that
was entirely inconsistent with the general
Sunday appearance Of the city's main
thOroughfare.
ONLY ONE SALOON REPORTED.
Only one bar-room in the city was
reported for being open. IL was mat .
Of Peter Nardfs, In the Second district
who keeps on Broad between Ninth
and Tenth streets.
reported. some are said 10 have been
in operation. but the police had no way
Of finding these out. Closely guarded by
line of outlying spoilers, all that was
his nose. An electric button pressed
from the street did the rest. ana when
the officer arrived. the house WAS clear
OF its occupants. while rs proprietor
idly lounged on me shady SIDE oi s, ms
establishment and discussed in audlDle
tones with some neighb0r the vast
amount Of good done by Moody when
he was last here.
Up on THE FARM.
Up in Captain Hulce's Sunday-school
district all was quiet 4 drowslness was
in the very air while the golden cage
on the red or black beer-sgn. as the
case might BE- looked as If he were asleep
and wanted 20 fold his wings. Wen,
things always are good up on the laIn'
as the Third district Is styled, for Iap
tain Hulce Is man who Is not 10 DC
Many Of Tie keepers Of the more respect
able salcCns went out OF town on eNcur-
siors. and they expressed lnemseivte;s as
really glad Of the row order or things.
They seemed content to close down, Tor
they knew their competitors were IN
the same fix. and IL IS competition that
kefns half Of the falcons open. any way
ont in Jackson ward the rum-shops
were closed TO all intents and purposes,
but Of course some Of the two-for-nVe-
cents dives were open. but 10 find these
with their corps OF spotters Was irlpos-
sble.
Much nquor was bought Saturday night.
with a view OF the enforcement or the
Sunday closing law. and practically the
Same amount Of liquor was drunk sun
QdN as ItIftOltlfs UAA sum Ailf 'iA' Af'N
refnains-and 81 IS "A good fact. q praise
worthy. honorable and Christian fact, OF
which the city of Richmond may be
prOud-the saloons were closed.
THF CsIri's Pe siTIoN.
Chief Of Police Howard has all the best
OF the present position. He has made
good name-a most commendable depart
ure-and IL only remains TO be seen If he
has the backbone 20 stick 10 IL, and un-
swervingly carry it out. Such is the con-