, 1862-04-23
The Police Commissioners. t4o,nr,s..
K100AE OF Claim and Fs.G4nI3fnm

Ane Eo1ace Comm12sl0nerx. Commits
0o0eF OF Claims and Custodian
The Common Council, at its. session on
Monday night, after the official announcement
OF the result Of the late city election, at an
hour and some time past midnight, went into
The discussion Of the Police Commissioners,
Commissioners Of Claims and Custodian sub
Ject- The election returns showed hut a slight
vote against the people electing their own
officer" =" and after good deal Of discussion.
which was warmly engaged in by the Alder
men, pro and con, an order was passed
calling upon the City Clerk to eend d certified
copy Of the ballot to Springfield, that the Off
ces Of the Commissioners and Custodian
might be officially declared vacant. It was at
t1st proposed to have the Mayor Issue his pro-
c1anation giving the vote Oh the matter, and
announcing the oficfal decease to the two
Boards and the City Custodian, but this WIS
finally changed as above. This is a yery im-
poftant move to the people of Chicago, in
Guiding, as it does, the disposal and dismissal
OF the entire police force, and being no au-
thority or power in the State, until another
session OF the Legislature, for the appoint
ment OF new one. The Mayor, It is true,
might swear in large constabulary posse,
but In that case no authority to arrest, in case
Of mob, or other difficulty, could be confer
red, excepting upon warrant duly sworn ont
by some complaining party. The matter has
not yet reached this stage, however. The pres
sent police will undoubtedly continueto do
their duty las they have heretofore done, and by
probable arrangement between the Mayor
and Police Commissioners will not retire to
private life until the legality or inegality of
the action lately taken shall be decided by the
supreme Court, now in session. We could
not well do without police Of some Kind in
Chicago.
CHRIST CHURCH.-The annual parish meet
ing Of this church was held Monday evening,
at which time the following gentlemen were
elected for the ensuing year:
Senior Harden-J. Calkins.
Junior HdTden-G- A. Sackett.
wo,d2Sa oesf2yeITk = 1asra B. ais A. B. Parsons " y
Owen, Russell Benedict, D. ". Keith
The Treasurer Of the church states that.
during the past year, this parish (which has
had an existence but about three years) has
raised for various purposes between 8, 900 aud
$4,000.
PERsoSAL-Among the arrivals last evening
at the Sherman House, is Mr. F. II, Drexel
Of the well known banking house of Drexel
& Co., Philadelphia. We see it stated in the
Philadelphia papers that hfr. Drexcl comes to
this city for the purpose Of establishing
banking house, but whether rs q branch or in
dependent Of the Philadelphia house is not
stated
CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION. the an
nual meeting of the parishioners, Monday eve
evening, the following gentlemen were elected
officers for the ensuing year:
Senior lFarden-G s. Hubbard.
Junior Harden Samuel Gehr.
lest7yMen-George n Wood 4 M Hihhar3 1f
:; y, Bacon, Francis 9: Boyd, j. Flynn, Il r.
1h1elcke, ]. Y. o'Brien, Edward D. sWartwout.
MAY HARPER.-Harper' Magazine, CONT
mental Monthly, and LIE Bon Ton for MAY,
1.-The Cummings by the author Of Earl
Lynn, and new pamphlet by Geo. Francis
Train, are among the latest arrivals at Walsh's,
corner Madison street and Custom House
Place.