The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-10
CITY NEWS.

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THE DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK.-Upon
a petition, signed by the trustees of the
q Mutual Building Fund and Dollar Saw
,nes Bank" Judge Hughes. of the United
States district court, Yesterday issued a
warrant for Mr.. John r. Bossieux, presi-
dent OF the Dollar Savings bank. This
was placed in the hands Of Deputy Mar
shall Nye. who arrested Mr., Bossieux,
and carried him before United States
Commissioner Adkins, by whom he was
bailed in the sum Of $1,000 for bis appear
ance at the next term of the United States
d strict court. which commences next
Thursday. Mr.. L. j. Bussieux suretv. to
answer charge as set forth in the petition
of the trustees to the effect that their de-
mands against the said John Il. Bossieux
are: First. gil .983.I7. exclusive of in.
terest. oyerdrawn by him from said bank.
Second. A yery large amount of money.
the exact amount of which can not now he
ascertained. received by him for said bank.
and apnronriated bv him for his own uses
and purposes. Third. fourth, and fifth.
certain promissory notes. specifically de-
scribed IN the petition. "A.
The petitioners further represent tina,
within the mast six months the said Bos-
sioux did with intent to hinder. defraud
and delav his creditors. convey and trans.
fer certain snecified real estate in trust tn
secure Bossieux & Brother the pavment of
certain nromissorv notes. II Is further
charged that Bossieux. on Dist of February.
1874. did fraudulently stop or suspend,
and has not resumed the PAYMENT Of his
Commercial paper within period of four
teen DAYS. The petitioners therefore prav
that he NAV be declared a bankrupt. and
that his property be taken possession OF by
the court.
The specifications and details are too
yoluminous for publication in this journal.
The above summary presents a statement
of the case in its most important aspects.
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THE POLICE FoRCE.-Mayor Keiley's
message saws more system has been in.
fused in the conduct Of the department of
the Correctional nolice than formerly ex-
,sted-a nleas;ng assurance. He adds.
firstlv in resnect to the spring sickness
which so often attack our Knights of the
Rillv. and secondly as to kindred matters.
as follows: 81 am unable to report any
material improyement to the loss of time
from sickness This Amounted during the
mast wear to eleven hundred and tbirtv-
two DAYS As the comnensation of the
force ;s nnaffected nv sickness. this amount
Of lost time represents an OUTLAY by the
citv Of nearly 1000. for which she re-.
ceiyed no aonivalent. | have commune
Gated with the authorities of four Northern
and four Southern cities and find our pro.
norton of sickness in the force considera-
blv in excess Of the most unhealthy of lie
eight cities. Tn every other respect the
council will find the report of the chief re-
Aact;nc the HIGHEST credit On the force.
srIhe arrests made durinp the wear were
A 393. those of the nreceed;np wear a. l2l
The large number OF arrests is supposed by
The chief of notice to be accounted for in
part 6y the tondness OF the coiored people
for this means OF redresslng their wrongs
among themselves, put this cause can nave
affected but slightly the result, inasmuch
as the coiored arrests NUMBER put ~ more
than the whites IN TINS large aggregate OF
nearly 5000: indeed It must De said TO
the credit OF the colored people, that while
the white arrests LOT loI1 exnlclt an a1 IN
crease OF al over tne arrests ,or lo1o'
the colored al arrests tor 1873 o e4hioit de'
crease OF lo9 from tnose OF io'z.
Qne reason Oh TINS oec,ine is tue iact
that oeileVe nave succeeuec ~ oreaking
for mary years prevalent, Of arrestlng