, 1875-02-21
CITY AFFAIRS.

The City Treasurer yesterday received 81, ,671.7o
on water ranta, and $500 on city taxes
number Of prominent city and county Off
Gals leave this and tomorrow evening for
Springfield Thoy go TO lobby for Chicago leg
islaion.
AL ths city of1fceg will be closed tomorrow to
allow their weary occupants chance to tell tho
truth-sonething which very few Of them are
not in the habit Of doing. No meeting OF the
Council will take place on that evening.
The Board OF Public Works yesterday audited
voucher for s. $50 to the Ksyston, Bridge
Company, en- sccount OF tbs Randolph street
bridge; also, one Of So 500 to John II. Donlin,
On account Of tho Ferdinand street engine
house.
Forboaring Michael Eyan4 tho South Town
Collector, yesterday 1evied on the Germans
Bank and placed + custodian in charge while he
went to took for wagon to cart OF tleir traps.
On his return he was met at the door, aud in
duced to desist by = check for the vhola
amount.
Mayor Colvin with the portralt Of tho immo7-
tai Washington looking doNn upon him from ont
ita gilded frame, could not refrain from doing
bis duty before the anniversary Of that we'll
known birthday. Yesterday noraing he seized
his gold pen. and his Secretary seized his quill,
ind they both simultaneously penned All order
revoking the license Of tha snido auctioncer. 7.
J. Parker, doing business at 203 aud 210 Madison
esreet. Ihln is tho third time tbs Mayor has
voSsa tbia fioense,' and it is hoped tho last The
place hoe boen notorious for u long ti1ne past
the most euccessful Granger-dceclng estxbllsh-
ment In tic city. Time and again complaints
about the placo hare been naio to tho locat a,s-
place. but, owing to defect1ve statute the cri1ns
has never hesn punishet AL coed Graugors
aud their families will pray Tor Chicago's Mayor
in thus delivering them from temptation.
The grateful George will sntlo and s.nilc again
as ho keepR hia daily watch ovar Mayor colvin's
jolly faes.
4 Bacon OF a Mon.aigna might, perhaps with
d vast amuunt OF study and leseaTci, compose
IN essay 1n pohee-Board justice, but it would
hardly fall within the province Of n:ay living
writor, anlees it be old Tom Carlyle A Justice
who Will compromise case insscnl Of carefully
weighing the evidence and deciding in favor Of
tho ~eightier side, must indeed be hIsar-eycd
Justice, who get. nothing better 10 smoke than =
corn-cob pipe filled with cabhage-leayes, Such
10 the figure Of Justice which kits en-
throned in tvs Board OF Pol:oe rooms.
fsVor OF her friends In the o'Connor
trial on Friday, it rax most clearly ehown that
SerGt. Ococoo1, willis not absolutely clear ct
tuHploion vas not, as Las ha1otofore becn al
legged, the gnilts man in the dismissed OF the
-A%eA
what Capt. Euoa1ey and Commissioner Sheridan
have to say III thesr own tefonse AID j. Is eaual-
" ns muddy md dark why Justice Boyocn
should 30 willingly compromise cass atter all
lie yast quantity Of dl.t md sn,nt that has bsen
thrown On his character b. theee very sano
men with whom he now compromises. Il thoss
cnse1 sand dismissed It ,e MT sergt. O'Coonor
nor John Tunison Who dismissed them. but it ID
Justice Boyden. Commissioner k1nH1e asze1e3
that he wlll not rsst until theso rzr.ntB, i
they arc such--Ana It il o1tranoly duoh1ful II
they are,-a<s again asrested and submitted TO
Jnatice Boydsn. Mistaken identify, t1len oona-
promise, md thon,-GA1k 8hariIlaa only kncua
what.
7bere n evidently q mort Tremendous row Ia
programs in the Board Of polioe. Sayara violent
changes in tia disposition Of ths Fito DE-
partn1ent hare recently been Threatened,
and vii, without DOUBT, be nnAda known
70 tho public in feu days. Owing to
tho strict secrecv obeorred BY Al admitted
to Tia pravats conferences thin subiec1 il is
to state what thoze chAnxss ara At
Any raes, tho1 hAve disrupted: The hstraoa5 ef
ths hoAfd but 70 wha& sxtant II uoa kno1n. A. |
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