, 1863-07-04

SUPERINTENDENT OF PoL1CE--Jacob Rchm
haying resigned and. returned to his former
position with Lii & Diver.y, the Board of
Police Commissioners, OIL Wednesday, elect
cd Capt G. P. Bradley to fill the position.
BE declined accepting. Yesterday they met
pga1n, but failed to elect, and Capt. Brad1ey
holds the position pro tenn, until a permanent
Superintendent lis elected.
STnAWBERRY FESTIVAL AT HIDE PARK
Our friends will remember the strawberry
Festival to-day, for the benefit Of st. Paul's
Episcopal church; ut Hyde Park. The enter
1ainment will be an elegant one, and for q
most worthy object Trains 1erre Central
Depot at G-40, 500, 1e. 90 O. H., and $3.50, lis
Pm. Returning, leave Hyde Park 7.30, $50
an, and LOS, 40, 7.eop. m.
FmE.-Ihe alarm Of fire about 8 o'clock
1a.t evening was frmo the burning of build
ing on the corner Of Ontario and Market
streets. The lower story was occupied By D.
E Keelty as saloon; the rooms above by
Three families. The building belonged to q
Mrs. Corcam. A portion Of the saloon stock
Eas saved. The building and furniture Of the
families is total loss, there being no insur-
anee. The origin Of the fire Is unknown.
HEALTH ORDnANCE.-We are glad to dis
cover an intention on the part Of our authod-
lies to prosecute. for violations Of the health
ordinance. It is not right that dlth and gar-
bage should be allowed to collect and putrifg
in streets md alleys and within private en-
closures, and We trust that the provisions Of
The statute will be strictly enforced. Yester-
day, Philip PltlsteE and Cornelius Collins,
were each for this offensc, fined IS and costs,
In the Police Court, the lowest penalty al
lowed BY the ordinance.
HsnT-Ihe controversy between the Com
mon Council and the Board Of Trade, relnting
to the inspection Of fish, was brought to 4
lcad yesterday in the Police Court, by the ar-
1aIgnmcnt Of Joseph b. Lathrop, the appoin-
tee Of the Board Of Trade, TIE point made
by the defendant's counsel was, that the Board
of Trade had vested rights, of which no action
of the Common Council could deprive them.
Justice Miller oyerruled the point, and assess
ed the fine required by the ordinance. We
understand the Board Of Trade will appeal
from the decision Of the Court, and seek q
final settlement in the Supreme Court.
AT1FMPT 10 COMMIT 4 RArE.-An attempt
was made, day or two since, by Patrick
Brady to commit gross personal outrage
upon q German Cir, named Margaret Kline.
employed on sleeping car at the Fort Wayne
passenger depot Brady is q laboring man
about the depot, and claims to have been IN:
todcated when the violence was undertaken.
1tappears from the evidence, that he would
lave succeeded had not the cries Of his would
be victim called together crowd which com
PEELED him to desist. He was fined $25 and
costa. Our Magistrates are improving. The
last attempt of the kind which We chronicled
cost the defendant only SO. We may hope
7hat in time this offence may come to be con-
sidered as heinous in its nature, us wife beat
ing or simple drunks.
Ar INFAMOUS ATTACK AND An INFAMOUS
PRAc71cE.-The Times Of yesterday contains q
most infamous attack upon Mr. Andrews OF
the Peoria Transcript, relative to IN arrest of
Nj. l. under circumstances Of most outra-
Eeous nature. The facts In the case were
simply these. A1r. Andrews was passing
through the streets on Thursday evening to
meet friend on business. Near the corner
of Wells aud Franklin streets. he was accosted
by street walker, who asked him to follow
her. He ordered her to 60 along, and started
of In an opposite direction. He had gone
but short distance, however, when police
man overlook him, and arrested him upon
complaint ot The woman, that he had followed
her and insnlted her. Upon this charge: he
was arrested and taken to the Armo.y. Yes
tcrday morning he was brought up for exami.
nation, and acquitted, the woman in the mean
time, having been sent to the Bridewell, TIL.
1s but one Of a number Of similar cases which
have transpined recently, in which men have
: leen arrested upon the complaints Of these
miserable creatures. It Is 4 confidence game
nf the vi1est description, and one to which
epy citizen Is Habae, more especially 3
stranger. Yet the Times, because ME. An
drews is IN editor Of Republican paper,
7nukcs u handle Of 1t tor gross personal abuse,
,lngsng tie changes Of abolition through hall
II column Of 1il'h aud blaciguardlsln. TAe
II ..ctt is r Ctity tic source,