The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-10

word 'ssnthn was enough Shakespeares theory as
10 how man should behave in peace and was
illustrated on the spot II was peace times before
that unfortunate conJuring word ''SmithN WAS
uttered, and then il was war terrible and
relentless. Commissioner Matse is a large man
whose ancestors lived To great and bequeathed TO
him vitality of frame that nothing can subdue He is
the father OF the police force and the editor fthe Police
Gazette, in which he takes great and uncommon pride
My Gazette, he cried in tones OF enthusiasm Dor
derng the sublime, "has chased thieves 10 the ends
OF the earth; has pboried them before the world IN
every land and cline Wherever a thief showed him
self lac was gazetted, and mine WAS the READ
Police Gazette, not the sham that tries
TO sail under false cOors by borrowing the name OF
mine have done more than all your detectives put
together and only liies too short could tell you
thousand ways in which have assisted IN vindica'ihg
justice"
He paused a moment while the reporter put the ques
ton, " What do you think Of Commissioner smith -
The volcano WAS ablaze. Think OF smith p ne eA-
claimed with expression OF contempt which II pos
sible 10 put in the form and force OF thunderbolt,
should have left no Of Smith than his name
sroLRS THUNDER.
'He is all very well in the army but II taxes man OF
different kind 10 deal with thieves and villains OF all
kinds smith wants to be President OK this Board ana
that is what is the with him. Last saturday he
read letter be to the Mayor calling for lamps
along by the piers and wharves OF the city. Why, thai
was "A suggestion OF mine twenty-five years ago
Mr. Matsel pulled forth book and turning over the
leaves alighted on the message OF Mayor Woodhuh 10
the Common Council " Here" continued Mr. Matsell,
"His Honor says OF mel would call your attention To
the Improvement in the discipline and efficiency OF the
police department.; and again Il would also suggest
The propriety of adopting the suggestion Of the
panyng report in relation to the lighting Of the piers
and wharves especially such as are IN the actual occu
patton Of shipping
Now If YOU want to see what suggested to His
Honor turning few leaves here IL is (readng):-
In the report made TO Your Honor Tor the quarter end
ing with the Both OF June 1850 omitted TO direct your
special attention to the urgent necessity OF lighting the
piers OF this city consider this measure Of the first
importance to enable the members of the department
discharge faithfully the trust contded to them, and
demanded alike by every consideration ofthuman
ity and just regard for the property Of
citizens II the piers properly lighted it would
greatly facilitate the operations OF policemen in detect
ing river thieves and in preventing the latter from
depredatng the property necessarily for short time
exposed the piers Now you see, Mr.. Smith has
been stealing my thunder Look at his letter and If
he hasn't copied almost word for word. Now,
young man, the moment | heard that letter read
my became long jackass.
In early youth when do say write anything
particularly good and remember il in old age
/ thought that suggestion OF mine TO Caleb Woodruff
good one, and when heard this military genius
rolling his original ideas thinks 10 myself that's
something | have heard before and that's Commits
sioner Smith"
Mr. Matsel again relapsed into peace and the
reporter retired,