The Portland daily press., 1873-03-01
CITY MARsHAL's REPORT.

The City Marshal reports the number of men
in the police department as thirty-fve. There
are twenty-five night and eight day patrolmen
Several changes have taken place in the force
during the current year. One deputy has re-
signed and one died. Their places were filled
by appointments fro On the patrolmen, making
two vacancies in that department.. One patrol
man has died, one resigned and one discharged.
The five vacancies occasioned have all been
filed
The number of arrests from April, 1872, to
March, 1873, III months) have been 1874; viz
affray 16; arson L; assault 8; assault and bat
terry %; assault with deadly weapon /; as
sault with intent to rayish 3; attempt to COM
NIT suicide ! assault on officer 1; breaking and
entering p; breaking glass 5; common drunk
ards 3; counterfeiting 1; cruelty to animals l.;
deserving from United States navy 8; destitute
3; disturbance 8; drunkenness and disturbance
1876; drunkenness 727; escaped convi.ts 3; for
gerry L; horse stealing 8; illegal voting 1; insan-
ity 16; indecent exposure 2; keeping houses of
i'll fame 2; larceny 81; larceny from gardens q;
malicious mischief IL; murderous assault L;
night walking 1; obtaining goods under false
pretences 4; obscene language 4; keeping open
shop on Lords day 10; perjury l. picking
pockets 1; receiving stolen goods 1; running
away from work house A; running away from
reform school 9; running away from home 10;
Sabbath breaking 8; search and seizure 3; single
sale L; smuggling 1; stealing ride 2; suspic-
ion of larceny p; suspicious persons A; threat
ening language l; truancy 8; Migrants and
common prostitutes IS; violation of city ordi-
nance by bathing within city limits 1, by coast
ing in the streets 2, cows at large 3, dog at
large without license l, diseharging fire arms
in the streets 5, fast driving in the streets Z,
gathering house offal 1, goat at large s. man
agement of funeral without a license 1, null
sance by the erection of a hog Sty 2, Obstructing
sidewalks o. obstructing the harbor j, resisting
the police ID, team in the streets without driv-
er /, throwing stones in the streets 5, throwing
snow balls in the streets 10.
The persons arrested have been disposed of
as follows Taken before the municipal court
355; committed to the workhouse SO; taken out
of city IS; taken home 8; delivered to truant
officer 6; taken back to reform school 10; dis
charged on condition of leaving city 4; commit
ted to Jail by order of Overseers of Poor 5; de-
lvered to the Sheriff 2; discharged by consent
of claimant on payment of damages %; deliv-
cred to the officers of the United States navy
81; taken to insane hospital 2; died in the
watch house / discharged without complaint
S49
Seven hundred and twenty-five pers ons have
been accommodated with lodgings during the
year.
The nativity of the persons arrested was as
follows: United States 400; Scotland n; British
America 50; Cuba Z; Germany Z; France ~;
England 81; Holland 6; Sweden 3; Denmark
/; Ireland III.
The estimated value of lost and stolen prop
erty recovered and restored to the owners is
$91O The amount of money collected and paid
to the City Treasurer and Aldermen is, to the
Treasurer for dog licenses $50, to the Aldermen
for hack dray and cart licenses $50.
The stray teams found and put up number
"A. The cases of small pox reported are rs
The number of dangerous places in the streets
reported is 100. The number of stores found
open and secured is 104. The number of lost
children found and restored to their parents or
guardians is AS 1~
REPORT OF POWDER MAGAZINE KEEPER.
On hand, January 1, 1872, GA packages. Re
ceived during the year, 1,781 packages and
LOO kegs. Cash received $170. On hand De-
cember 81, 1872, 139 packages.
VIM. II. BIGELow,
Keeper of Magazine
The report of the Superintendent of Sewers
has already been published in our advertising
columns.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF BURIALs
The undersigned, Superintendent of Burials,
submits the following report:
The whole number of deaths in the city for
the year ending Feb. 2S, 1873 was 7S3 from
the following causes: .s
ApoplexyS; accidents IL; bronchitis Q; brain
troubles 8; Group 4; consumption 178; conges-
ton of brain 9; commissions 10; cancer 10;
cholera morbus s; cholera infantum 70; child
birth 10; congestion of lungs IS; casualties II;
drowned ~. dropsy "a; diptheria 4; dysentery
o. general debility Q; diabetes 2; fevers 50;
heart disease 25; Inflammation of the bowels
10; infantile diseases 10; jaundice A; erysipelas
4; kidney complaint 8: liver complaint g. ma
larial fevers 4; measles 5; poison 1; pneumonia
8; paralysis Is; softening of brain 26; stoppage
l; spinal disease 3; sun-stroke 8; smallpox "a /;
unknown 26; whooping-cough 26; rheumatism
3; old age 49, OF this number 366 were males
and 80 females. Their ages were as follows:
Stubborn 10; under one year 154; between