The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-07-22
New Yerk Cisy Nevss.

The New York papers OF Thursday, och inst
have . few city items of interest 10 refsuo,
TO the Street Commissioner embroEiio whc'
caused such sesere hghtipg betNesa ne nes
and old Police, the 7fmes says;
Yesterday Judge Per"us.y decided The stree
COMMISSIONER ease, y 4 yadeclaring ~. Conover
Republican, eDsi,ied . the books. Jepers. &c.
Of the Office III Ais Homer RENDERED quite
lengthy opinion. IL which ne declines 70 pass
mon the titles 10 the Office, a. shs' must be
determined bv ono ~arrarso. liz therefore
rests his decision on the ground that w; tono-
yer, having had actual possession. WIS the OH
/ Ger de Eccfo-was. until elected by due PROCESS
| of Law. vested with all tho r.ghfs Incident 70
possession, and with color Of title. A he had
not been dispossessed nor voluntarily '.ft u, le
was still in; and for this purpose entitled 20 the
books and papers 81 the office. The struggle
for the control Of this Office II far iuare lmpor-
iant in political point Of view than most Feo-
| pie imagine. The last Legislature conferred
enormous powers npon this department, ana Y
| is said under the new arrangement o,0Ja persons
will be in lis employ directly and indirectly,
while the money u will disbnrse for salaries,
contracts and the like 10 as yet incalculable. ln
short it is an Office which, IL placed IN the hands
Of q skillful manager, would control our city
politics and the machinery Of the party 70 which
its chief belonged. Should C0nover obtain
possession, he or those who control him VIII
carry the Republican aud Know Nothing parties
in their brecches pockets. and il will be equally
potent in Democratic hands.
PoLicE STATIONS SURRENDERED.
In the Board Of Councilmen last evening, by
vote OF Al TO 3. the Police stations, with their
complete apparatus, were given up TO the Net.
ropolitan Commission; Councilman Jones ana
President very gracefully siynif, ing their adhc-
a.. "a al L. nd hair utg N
factions opposition that might be detrimental to
the public interest.
.THE GREAT EASTERN INvIrrD ny TfIE COUNCIL.
The resolution appropriating S2,60o TO pay
the expenses OF messenger IN gong 20 London
to invite those having control OF the Great
Eastern, to make this her FIRST port OF desiina-
tion, was passed, after some opposition.
FLAaG PAYS THEN.
The ex.policemen we're greatly elated yester-
day, by the statement that Commissioners flagg
had consented to pay them in full M 10 the
time Of their disbandment.
A SINGULAR BoY DEAD.
A boy 81 years Of age, has been on exhibi-
ton in this city for some wceks-part OF the
time in Chatham street. The little fellow was
covered with hair, and had as "stron5, long,
and luxuriant "-as the show bills said-"as
man Of thirty" He drank enormous quantities
Of water, and touched but little solid food. lie
died yesterday, rather suddenly, At No. l3s
Lewis street. An inquest was held Upon the
body, and among other evidence taken, was that
Of DR.. P. o O'Hanlon, who assisted in the examin
alton. deceased measured" said DIR. OHan.
Ian, So inches around the abdomen, ?. inches
around the chest, around the head u inches.
He was ?6 inches high. l6 inches around tire
thigh, and weighed about ~ pounds. L IS
stated that he would drink four gallons os hnid
in 81 hours. His body was covered win black
hair. being more profuse abont the rhossdefs
The following verdict was rendered by the
Jury THAT the said Arnold Mockcri'z ratne 10
his death by conjestion of tie brain, from dis
tension Of the stomach" Deceased was aged
81 years. and was born in Prussia.