Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-03
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Well. the Bos land Dohsrty controversy mas
been compromised or settled, and the ease
will DO nolle plos' q in the Police Court this
morning Why this WAS done. and how, the
peripaietie does not propose % discuss.
There were some nice questions involved in
the ARRAY, and il is regretted that the matter
Is not TO be tried Had any ordinary citizen
assaulted Patrolrnan Doherty he would have
received ths full extent Of the law. and there
seems no just reason why Deputy Boyland
should be shown any ieinency. The settle
ment of the affair does not reflect any credit
upon the Prosecuting Attorney nor the Police
Department, and it looks as though the Boy
land family had won a victory, thereby in
eressing their political ''inhooence.
There has been good deal Of discussion
the past few weeks on the subject of capital
punishment The pulpit and the legal fra
ternity have had their say, in view of the bill
which was introduced by Representative
Ford. Two members of the Legislature who
were in the city last week told the peripatetic
that the bill would not be passed, so any fur
ther talk on the subject would be waste of
words.
The peripatetic was told yesterday that
among those who opposed the extension of
the city limits, was the proprietor of one of
the road houses, now out of the city, which
would be included il the extension were
made OF course he did not like the idea of
coming into the city and becoming subject
10 the enforcement of the laws regulating
the closing of saloons. The road houses are
popular, because they flourish at night time
and being outside of the jurisdiction of the
police, the "sports" and the todghs natural
ly flock to them for their nightly orgies.
City politics are again coming up for dis
cussion, and not few are calculating on
getting city office, provided they can first
secure the necessary nomination. Most of
these hopes are located among the fusion
element. 1t is said that newspaper man
would like to occupy John Belknap's place.
In his prest n following his talents shine out
and bring him abundant success. Political
disappointment would be painful, besides
the worry and strain in the short campaign
which precedes it. The peripatetic hopes,
that for the good of the public and his own
happiness, the aspiring journalist will aban-
don his political and devote his attention to
his present pursuit, in which he has been
eminently successful.
Gavel, of the Eagle, asks the dramatic
rite of The TELEGRAM the meaning of the
nautical expression "a wet deck" Gavel Is
| evidently an unsophisticated land shark, and
| can probably obtain the desired information
| by going to sea, or Reeds Lake may be.
| Since the employment bureau began op-
erations there are few idle men to be seen on
! the street. The bureau has secured work for
| quite a number of men in the factories, and
| the common laborers were given employ
ment in cleaning sidewalks and other jobs,
| for which the bureau had applications. The
| organization has developed the fact that pro-
| Lortionately speaking there are fewer unem-
| pioyed men in this city than in the larger
| cities in the west. This speaks well for the
| general prosperity of the city, and shows
| that we are sailing smoothly through the
period known as hard times As soon as
| the weather becomes favorable for building
| there will be few men III the city out of a
| Job