The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-08-14
CITY AND COUNTRY.
Amt PAUL.:


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4 Ss.sA. ksss~ss, The City Coanci. q, their
meeting on Tuesday evening last, pAssl IN Or.
ainance, rcpsAling Ordinance M 50. relative 10
the appoiahneat Of Police odicsrs, and p~~sd
Que In it, stcad. .s
The new Ordnance very Justly makes the
hsrshal Of The City Chief Of Police and hssiics
providing for the appointment Of additional po-
lice otoep. divides tAs city into three districts,
giving the Mayor the power to appoint In each
district ene psrsoa from among the police otcers.
10 &C, As capssla q police f~ the dissrc, In
which he lives Il also gives the Mayor power
at any time 10 lncrasp OF diminish the police
force throughout the City. o. In his Judgment
may seem beet. and 10 dischargc from oaics any
policeman for any nen-hilnlnsn, of HE duties ~
such The new Ordinance slso provides that the
Mayor shall he heed q The police. and that the
Chief saJ his assistants shall oct under aud by
his direction
This Ia Q measure that should have bern adopt
ID long since. We may now expect that the city
will he more orderly and quiet than /, has lsen
for some time, and q tho police Ia now organised
on an effective system our citisens may reason
ably expect to 80 . dinernt stase Of thiag~ nom
what has prevailed FOE some time past
We believe with Mayor Becker At the head Of
the police force that violations Of city Ordinsn
Gee and diaturbAncesof The peace will hscoms of
Ices frequent occurrence,
kwrisrsss Afsw. Last Friday morning about
half pat 4 O'Clock. q young man, whose name Ia
Roher, johnson. was found by = Mr.. Luli. lying
on the levee, just al the base Of the blun, near
the corner Of Bench and jackson strccts TN
examination be was found inssnsibis, and that
soms time during the night hs had received .
number Of severe wounds about the heed and
face
lie was taken up and immediately conveyed To
the Mansion House. where b. boaricd. and Ora
3ervais and Stewart set for who dts.-rd hi.
wounds.
II Was II first supposed that he had fallen III
the bluff. and In this manner received hia Iajaries
but the appearance u his wounds forbid such
superstition, We, yesterday visited him 81 the
Mansion House, and found that he had received
two cuts one In each corner Of the mouth. The
point oil tongue wsslso cutopen, The wounds
were about an inch In length each, and seemed
to bc inflicted with knife, and were doubtless
oil caused by the same hlow, lie had very ~
we're stab In tho head. just hack Of the car, which
scemcd, from in appearance. to have been dons
with = sharp instrument II some kind. His lips
and tongue were 10 much swollen. and be was %
weak from the loss Of blood and exposure. that
be was unable 10 give any account Of the inAnSer
in which be received his hurts lie WAS last seen
at The Mansion HOUSE nj . little after eleven
O'Clock, night before last lie was st the time pr.
fectly sober and could not have fallen over the
bluff in a ~ Of ln,oXicstion. and besides. we do
not think that he IL In the habit Of drinking TOO
much ut any time When he lsf. his loarding
back In lev minutes. This was the last sen
of him until the nslt morning when he WAS found
a. above stated.
There 10 no doubt hc wHs attacked by acme
villain or villains on the leves, under The bun,
for II he had fallen over H. there would have hcsn
scratches on his face and ruptures and bruises "
the skin. about the breast and shoulders, which
Was not the CAS-. lie had no wosnd. 90 the luiy
eycepta sIIght one, the right shin, which, pro
bably was received In the scufss that followed
the attack.
lis wounds are considered very dangerous by
the physcians, though he may possibly survive
them.
We are glad that our city authorities have
taken some measures 10 rid The place Of the hand
Of notorious characters that have here thelr heed
quarters Scarcely night passss but some high
handed Outrage IL committed by thsse deHpers-
do~s Wa d. not think thcrs wss ever Tins Ia
the existence ~ ~ Paul When 10 many desperate
scoundrsI. could b. found within her limits - 81
the pres ut We do not wish " needlssaly alarm
our citizens, but such We believe TO b. the CASE.
Ia regard 10 the person OF persons who dealt
foully with johnson, no clue has been obtained,
and suspcion does not Iest upon any pariicul
individual so soon - he 10 able To speak, the
mystery may 10 cleared up. Ustil that tms no
step- can BE- taken 10 Investigsts the affair.
P.s since writing the shove We learn that
10 addition 10 hii other injuries, Jobnsons collar
hone i. broken. and thu, very little hopes are On.
tertainsd u bis recovery.
Ou Pci,. The police fotce o our city has
been increased 10 twelve, -four 10 each Ward, with
Mr. Walters 4. Captsis IN the hfrt Ward. NJ
Mullen 10 the secohd, and Mr. Goodsn In The
Third We are Informed that thu three Captains