, 1874-01-20

Tho policemen aud nromon wifi be paid to-day,
tho former 100000 mud tho latter e25, QUO.
TIlore wcro six deaths from smallpox last
week, and ten infected houaes reported to tho
Doard Of Health, Tho digeaao IL disappearing
slowly but assly owing 9 tho wholesale vac
Tho annual meeting Of Tic Yoard Of Directors
Of tho Benevolent Asaooiation Of tho Fire DO
partmont will 10 hold at tho honYe OF Engine
No. u, Dearborn Htroot, betwoon Luke mid
South Water, this evening.
Tho Corporation Counsel adhores to his opin-
On TINT the city cannos legally foase tho luke
tfront, atd has requested the judiciary Com
mittoo not to ask for written opini OIL, but If
they SEQ tit, to lot tho Exposition Directors hayo
tho use Of tho ground tor a soat or two.
City Attorney Jameson gayor rhis opinion yea
| terlaY Ill tho Driacol caB9. TGIY ulan waa acci-
| dontaily Htot by policeman, who was enaeavor-
ing t9 capture csbbnse" 1syan. .tle horse thief,
hold that tho city was not limbo, On tie ground
TINT policemen are not tile agonta or servants of
the corporation, aud tho city IL not. therefore,
liable for their unlawful or Negligent acts while
iu the discharge Of thoir duties
| Tho Board Of Public Works devoted yesterday
afternoon to investigate various charges against
| Stoplten Deisen, foronan Of gang Of Btreot
| cleaners. Il was alleged by Jolu Hrundrr, Of
| No. q Alexander Btroot, that Doihen employed
| tho c'ty's teams III hauling lunibor, etc.. for
private individuals. and charged tho time OF tho
men to tho city. Tho evidence brought out fall
| cd to substantiatn tic charges, md the accused
| was acquitted,
| During tho year ending Jun. II, Aldermen at
present III tho Council secured the pardon of 10l
persons from tho Dridowel. Tho numbot cred.
tied to each y subjoinea ~. D. Bailey, 90 /;
Warren, q oaiiorton, ! Konoo 4 !; lIahr, ) !;
| Eckhardt 4 !; Schultz, 8 Olowrey, 3 Clark, 8;
O'Dnen. z; Stone, 2 +; Woodmau, 2; Hiltlreth, ! /;
Richardson, !; Fitzgerald, l; Coey. 2; schaff-
nor, l. Nearly oil Of tloso pardouol woro sout
and being disordorly. =
Tho Board Of Police mot yesterday afternoon,
| President Sheridan in tho chair. Policeman
Gustav Hopping was arraigned for conduct UNI
becoming IN oilleer. Tie complainant was his
OIL tho coruer Of Milwaukee, avenue md Fourth
street. From her stutenlcnt it appeared that
sho went to live with Hopping aud her daughter,
mud for soma reason le Gecaluo tired OF her aud
requested her to so. She left, but he failed to
turn over all tho goods 9ae took to the honse
with her. This Hopping donicd. saying he had
| givou her moro than slo WAS entitled to.
She cla.mod that hc owed 4or somc
moaey, aud had como before tue
ped. She stated that Hopping had swoln falsoly
| when he became mnmber OF the police force:
that be came to America III the summer OF 1885,
mud was nAturallzed III tile fAll uf 1877, aud ap-
pointed in June, 1878, An examination OF tic
records showed that ho had committed perjury
! II tho woman'B statement wero true. llo having
received bis appointment four days previous to
the expiration of the 1--we years ses!denco fe-
| quirod by Law. Hopping would hare boon dts
charged, hut he saved tue disgrace by landiug
III his resignation, which was accepted.
Michael Dlscho1f, Wm 3lnoauley, and Charles
! Rehm, who Woro al ono time Sergeants of police,
and wero discharged for iuoompotency by Mayor
Alodill, woro sworn III III policemen. The pro-
baton Of sixty days required o: now mon was
dispensed with In their cases, and thoy will re-
cc,ve the pay Of regular patrolman after pass
ing the physical examination.
The appointment Of those mon will cause BONE
! Of Waslburn's sergeants to trenble. for it il
ominous, mud. before loug, two or three yacan-
clos will bc made. and tho incompetents pro-
noted to their old posftiona.
Policeman Vincent, WHO WAS charged with
having said Commissioner Sheridan was dirty
and ha and %n 9x e into asr
aud dismissed.