, 1876-05-12

and around the City Hall. The physical iu
| possibility Of getting into the Council Chambc,
| seemed as attractive as the prospect Of row
| In The crowd was sprinkling Of responsibility
The majority OF the mob were Colviuitc.
| {Angllcc, Bunmcrs} sixty-tive policemen un
Eader command Of Capt Ellis were stationed II
and around the building. Inside, the blue
coats formed two lines, reaching from the
entrance to the door OF the Chamber. The
more adventurous Of the assemblagc worked
their passage between the lines Of the policemen
to the upper floor, where they packed together
like vet snow. II row should come of, they
meant to see the fun. Tho element whose con.
stituents appear to have been born with their
hands In their pockets stood around On the out
side, md lined the sidewalk on both sides Of the
street The crowd extended from Clark street
to LaSalle, aud moved around discussing the
prospect. Most Of them we're named Jack, and
"Jimmcc," and 'sBi1ee." The police ar arrange, r.
ments were excellent "Scatterr; every id
wan iv ye, scattcr!'' ordered Sergeant with
blood in bis eye, and the officers "scattercl ~
SO o. to allow the mob fu1 access to every part
Of the building. 4 favored few found their
way to the Mayors sanctum. AIr Colvin,
dressed in new blncE suit with velvet vest
attachment, paced up and down the floor. His
admirers crowded close to tho walls to give free
play to the huge limbs Of the e1-Mayor. A
ners. Unfolding 1t cxultantly, he read tue legend
mayors Office, and said he had torn 1t from the
x a9o5 Of the etZ Ge.ks x,s e &c cGvp H. ,mled
was rent in twain.
a thousand runors were afoat From one eide
sacked a6d ruined city. From another quarter
blueeycd Hope smiled sesenely, with the ASSURANCE
that al would be peaceful and harmonious.
how WILL TIE POLICE ACT3
0n14f}nr fhH in ftn @1%
ing like SO mnny BUMPS On logo. 4 Tribune re-
porter put the conu1dEu9 to Ma!shnl Goodell.
The ansSer w de,s ley iiIo wiaae '1s nae eo H55s
prophecy had the bulge f Tas aoclos:I, md ui the
Colvin Aldermen gathered around him, and held
an animated consultation In whispers. The ex-
eow as5 dc his s as 10 te fas f9as s through the
Mayor Hogne had not made his apFea rance. The
question as 70 bus whereabouts grew m Importance
silenced lhe grizzly ,prophseiess i vas said be
would come 1t the head Of the rst Regiment
The next moment this WIS denied, and Twas IS
AT 2:l5 tho crowd in the buildi sg was largely
composed Of Joc Forrest. lie had ce instituted him
self . committee, he said, and had regulated the
earnest solicitation both Mayor 1 :oync and Mr..
Colvin bad consented to absent tt cmsc1ves from
poetry subdue the passions of me n. This stnte-
1nent also lcw like Vldarc, and, the source was
not generally known, it was prof. ably believed.
Then came runoc that quorum Of Aldermen
would not be found-
THE THING BEGAN TO 1ooK!T8s1E.
The prospect Of a fight grew s]l9,. Blue-eyed
Hope grinned sstunphantly md the gristly
eToEe to ''' t,e nees3siiy 1os sD' nstion. ea'ne
Massing themselves, they turned oqt 70 pasture On
etxeet .nd cleared the walk. The rsob crossed the
street and drew up in lima on the cul b.
The doors to beChamber were s,p<ned at 2:2o,
and the gang rushed in. In minute e the space be-
tween the rail and the south wnll tllcd by 500
people. The cloo< room and the 81 roe back Of the
ss nd Hy ar re-
on the force wc9c.stationed In the >:oon. TO keep
the crowd back was impossible, 70 no effort was
sad
the beer shantics and the windows Of the taller
houses wore black with Interested Spectators. Had
@ most. In riot I bulk aixays y i,iah. The eafest
place IS in the midsae OF the light or in the ad-
Joining county.
lence prevailed. The faintest .vo6:e among the
Aldermen could be hcsad distinctly. Aid. McCrca
moved that AID: Aldticls take the chair 1t was a
death-bo to oil further interest III the proceed
lngs. 1t was then settled t.lat neither Mayor
Hoyne nor Mayor Colvin .woulh appear, and this
blasted a; AZ : ehnnce Of Iow p "a "a neesed 1Ione
ped over on the back OF her neck. Gri8tly proph-
ecy went for more beeT-
IN TIE MEA~rmH, GR- HATES
WIS at the Pacific (cminensly mgp .stiye name for
The purposcl trying to senhe the difficulty. Mayor
[loyne was there. Mr. Hayes proposition waa to
to the courts have It detnlrely established which
gentleman had the right to the Office. As pre-
inlinary, both had agse,a to staJ away from the
Chamber.
The bond Of ttc City Creasurer WIS h1ed ut
s5, 600, oo0 and d committee Of five appointed to
report rnlcs. Then the Co sncil adjourned and the
crowd dispersed, disappointed perhaps for the
oreseut but still entertaining hopes for futnro
row.
During the brief session Of. the Council: His Bx-
.el1cncy Gov. Beveridge and Comptroller Hayes en-
.ered the room- The former took Il seat near the
all and remained m intere etcd spectator Of tue
proceedings. After the ad, ,iournulent he shook
hnnds with several whom he knew, and WAS intro
1uced to others whom he did not. Neither State
;oE local matters we're refetrcttto.