Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-09
; Police Commissioners.

Applicants for Positions-Omoer Rice Tried and Acquitted-Other Matters of
 Interest.
 A meeting of the Board of Police Commis- sioners was held last evening" Present, Commissioners BoIlman (presidingl, Har- mon, Hart, Kilbride and Catlin
 Applicants for positions on the force ap- peared as follows: Anthony J. Gilbert, John c. Jackson, Thomas Blake, Anton H. King, William H. Munson and John Lane.
 The charges against Officer Rice were next heard. He was charged with entering the premises of Jacob Morris on State street and remaining twenty-five minutes Isaac Nor ris for the plaintiff stated that MT. Rice came into his fathers store on November 27. The officer said 1t was cold, and inquired of his (MorrisD brother who was going to be elected Town Clerk-Graves or Sinister His brother said he did not know or care It was Sunday, and the officer remained twenty-seven minutes.
 Afterward witness said his father was ar- rested and he (the witness) went to MT Pickett and told him that if anybody was ar rested it should be he (witness). He said he settled by paying the costs.
 Levi Morris, brother of the witness cor roborated his brothers evidence, and added that he unlocked the door to admit Officer Rice. He said that Rice said he wished he was off the force, as he often had to go back on his friends
 An affidavit signed and sworn to by Oscar M. Shuftz, of New York, stating that he was in Morris store on the day that Officer Rice was there, and that he stayed there half an hour, was read.
 Officer Rice said on the day in question, which was Sunday, he found the door un- locked and told MT. Morris that he would be obliged to report him for keeping open seven days in the week. He said he did not stay in the store five minutes. Officer Rice was &C., quilted.
 Charges were preferred against Officer John DriscoH for unmercifully maltreating and abusing Francis McBrien, whom he ar- rested on Monday evening, December 9th. McBrien's father appeared before the Board and showed his sons coat that was covered with blood. The young man was sent to jail for ten days.
 The hearing was postponed until the next regular meeting of the Board, when young McBrien's term in jail will have expired. The vote requiring truants to be taken to the High School when arrested was recon sidered
 Commissioner Kilbride objected to the names of truants being entered on the crimi nal record of prisoners. If it was necessary to enter the names on book for the con- venience of the truant officer he did not ob- ject. He thought the room used for the de- tention of truants should be made, if if was not already, comfortable.
 It was voted that book be provided for the record of truants, provided there was no city ordinance to forbid such a course
 Commissioner Harmon said he had been informed by the agent of the Steamboat company that the present officer detailed for duty at Belle Dock was not efficient On ,-@ET of the company, Captain Peck and the clerk of the steamer Northam were invited to .ap- pear before the Board and make any state ment they saw fit in regard to the present police service at Belle Dock.
 The committee appointed to suggest mem bers of thesupernumerary force reported that they were ready to report in part.
 Commissioner Catlin moved that the re- port be laid over until next meeting, and. it was so ordered. Adjourned.
 College Items.
 The second eight while rowing yesterday morning ran into a stone wall and smashed the bow of their boat
 Late hours and hard study will be the pro gramme for the next two weeks.
 Very little work has been done on Town send orations.
 Sophomore prize essays are to be handed in tomorrow.
 The Rutgers Glee club gave concert in Brooklyn last night, and will give one in Philadelphia next Thursday night.
 The Oxford University Bicycle club has an eighteen mile run tomorrow. A senior in Marietta College was recently suspended for three months 5for dropping coal down stairs in recitation time.
 Since Dr. McCosh became president of Priceton in 1868, the number of students has doubled, 1t now being 527. Harvard has come out far behind in her football expenses. Cornell has about 300, ,OOO acres of land which is now worth about $3, 900, GOO, and it is rapidly increasing in value.