The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-08

Maurice Sprstt, who ID making, % far - we
can learn, very good officer. We have
one or two anecdotes to tell Of these con.
stables, which are rather too good to keep.
Last week IN Irish and German consta.
bic, Clifford and Stsht, took to the steamer
Keystone State, warrant for the mate on
some old charge. The mate vas busily en-
gagged putting out about Fifty tons Of freight.
One Of the constables stepped up to him and
inquired: q
"Pe's you to mattel" -
"D--n the mate-we don't have mates
on this boat"
But the constables inquired around and
found out he pas the mate. So he stood on
one side and the other constable on the other,
keeping about ten feet distant from the mate
who WIS determined to ignore their exist
ence.
IL say, you mste-I'sh been and got 4
warran. for you. and wants you to walk up
to Squire Walkers Office" ssn
"Hurry out them nails" spoke the mate
gruny and sngrily to his crew-"Hurry 'em
out, you darned lazy whelps-hurry 'em
out" Hfe n4ls
"The divil take ye, Mister Mate-faith and
we've got . warrant for ye, and it's up to
Squire Walkers We want ye to CO."
"D--n yer eyes. won't you never get
out them rails! Hurry 'em along, I say"
IL say, Mister Mate-pe's you coming
Squire Walker pc tam mad-walks up wit
me, now"
"Hurry along-hurry along-shem's thelsst
rails-hurry. | ssy."
"May the divil run away wild you. Mister
Mate. l say. will 70 60 wild Us up to de
Squifes. plase!"
"All ont! All ready. Captain. Take in
the plank. All aboard!"
The Mate stepped on board; the boat
showed out and left, leaving our worthy con.
stables wondering what to do next. We uu-
derstand they reported to the Squire, that
the boat had gone when they got down.
Another German constable was sent down
to levy or pilots trunk on the Ella. He
went aboard. found the plot and had the
trunk pointed out, then said he was going to
take it on execution.
"Who are you, and what do you asesn!''
asked the pilot.
"Oh!I pes de constable. and has ex-
ecution against dis trunk"
"You are q thief, and want to steal the
trunk"
"No-I pes de constable, and must have
de trunk"
"Constsble, the devil! You q constable
and an Euanspilie constable: Get off this
boat. you Internal thlef-you don't steal my
trunk, tell you"
And he was hustled of in q hurry, and
without the trunk. Return, we presume, NO
movable property found!
But If these were illustrations Of mere
ridiculous ineficiency, we have one other
illustration ofsomething more serious-and
we here say, we do not write to ridicule
or abuse these officers, but to illustrate what
noble set of officers ofthis description. the
Old Liners have elected to take charge Of
important business.
i Willie q case was on trial at Squire Walk.
er's Office. one ofthe constables, Clifford, On
officer Of the court, was standing near the
Squire in state Of supplied drunkenness.-
Suddenly the dignity Of the court was shock.
ed. and the audience nearly astonished oul
of thei. boots, BY a tremendous crash. I,
was discovered that the constable, who hat
been endeavoring TO perform the teat o.
going to sleep standing on his feet. had tum-
bled down without preliminary notice, and
with good deal of similarity in sound, t.
that Of small house falling!
For such officers are we indebted to ouI
Old Liner friends. Ifihey are determined
to give oil the city Offices to the foreigl
born, we have certainly the right to ask an,
expect Of them, they will select good an,
capable foreigners to govern US.
; MArRIMoNIAL.-We have had occasion du
ring the last winter season to notice an un
usually large number of marriages. Man!
lovin0 and loveahle counles have svorn NJ