The examiner., 1886-01-23
good time before all of Brown Bros old customers find their goods elsewhere.

customers ma Ihelr gOOdS elSeWncFe.
 One of our city police was very of6cious in serving notices upon property holders who neglected to clean their sidewalks during the late snow storm, but was so busy studying his dictionary as to wholly neglect his own walk, for which he was served g notice, much to the enjoyment of his many victims.
 Sunday, Jan. 24, is set apart by the church as Hospital Sunday. Many of the would-be contributors are asking what has become pf the money which they so freely contributed last year. No report has been published of the amount or where invested, and until the figures are shown many will | feel like keeping their money in their own hospital pocket book.
 It turns out that all our city legislation | for the past ten years is nulity, because our mayors have not signed any votes or ordinances, and so the legislature must be called ill to validate assessments. It looks as if it was a good time for the people to kick on that $1. 50 per foot sewer tax, and have some equitable rule adopted.
 Michael Guilfol is enjoying himself in law to it's full extent in his effort to pre- vent the closing of South Riverside street. He is folling wherever he hears the matter is to be brought up-now in New Haven, then in Hartford, again to this city. He had better attend to his butcher market, and on the quiet, advocate the laying of the street on the west side of the track to Burnham street.
 When Holmes Booth and Hayden were about to build their large additions, they got out their plans and submitted them to contractors for estimates. After number of contractors had studied over them for a number of days, each figuring down to the last cent, they decided to do the work them selves, and even forgot to thank the men who had spent their time for them. But this is thankless world, and Corporations have no souls."
 David M Cowles of Bethleham died last Sunday at his home in Bethleham, aged 91 years As money gatherer he was success, as an ornament to society or of being conductive to the growth of his native town he was a failure. He began life a poor boy and died estimated worth at least $500 O00-a half million. Many of the dwellings owned by contented workingmen, so often bragged about by some of our manufacturers, are built largely with his money, and his face was familiar at their homes "semi-annually 1n advance"
 "Ye reporter' for THE EXAMINER took it into his head few days since to inspect, with Fire Marshal Snagg, the workings of the fire alarm telegraph. MT. Snagg show ed the utmost courtesy, and it can be truly said that this department under his man agement is perfect. Some fourteen miles of wire must be looked after by him, all bat teries left in repair and proper shape con- stantly, regular inspections of indicators in the eng houses, and thousand and one details. The city would get more for its money if it took the proposed $400 increase of the mayors salary from that office and cd, ,lo1 to tbo If fbo Gv-or al Tn the former case it is a bonus merely for Hooking dignifed;" in the latter for honest and efficient work.
 Now it is the locality of the post office rather than the postmaster that is the query of the hour. It is a fight between Bank and East Main streets, while THE ExAMIN- FRS suggestions regarding Dan Mahoney's or Mitchell's block in Brooklyn may have to be accepted as compromise. Denis Mitch ell says that as soon as he signs the agree ment with the United States he will sail to Europe to look after his large estate in Ire land. Lately his agents have not been sending him much revenue. It Is also whis- pered that Denis will return with young wife.
 The police raided the domicile of 'Moth- CT Welsh" the other night, and the inmates were sent to jail for thirty days. This is S step in the right direction, but why are not high toned places out east, where the inmates thereof appear on our streets in silk and seal-skins, raided? Why should the vices of the rich be shielded, while the crimes of others are punished? ''Mother Welsh's" den was bad enough, but the gild- ed cages of sin entice and ruin young men far more. Only few days ago we saw young man marching on Bank street with pair of those birds, without regard of public opinion.
 We have a city ordinance against fast driving, but 1t does not seem to be enforced. Two weeks ago the keeper of palace gin mill, who was speeding his horse at 8 three minute gait on East Main street, ran over Harry Bronson, one of our oldest citizens, who was on the cross-walk near the Catho- | lie church, and severely injured him, but no arrest was made, and singularly enough the local papers were kept muzzled by some | influence. If people can be run over almost in sight of the police headquarters and no notice be taken of it, what may we expect Tn the suburbs?
 The past week has been one of great in terest in police circles, as policemen ap- pointed by the incoming commissioners are | to remain on good behavior. While speaking to one of the commissioners he remarked, "I am one the most rersecuted of men. cannot walk the streets or re | man at home put my u1e IS @ Durden. Candidates of greater or less ability beset me at every turn. Why my dear sir, they are worse than insurance agents. This thing must be settled soon or I shall be crazy. On Monday night every one of the former supernumeries and several of the regulars came to see me. My door mat is all worn out, my bell pull has been pulled out and carried away as 8 souvenir, and have been obliged to promise to do all can for at least two hundred would-b be wielders of the club" Such seems to be the expert ence of all the commissioners, and it is clear that they will endeavor to get the business off their hands at the earliest possible time, to save taking trip to Middletown.
 Charley Commerford said last Monday, when jubilant over the report in Sundays paper that the post office had dropped ints his hopper" that his opponent, Landlord Tremaine, Tainted dead away" at the news Commerford also remarked that all restor- atives were useless, until a telegram from
 Washington was read in Tremaine's ear, to the effect that Commerford had not been appointed. We have not learned whether at this news Commerfurd did or did not faint. Certainly his beaver was cooked al a more nervous angle than before. The contest between these two for this position reminds one of the meeting of the two Irishmen:-'tGood mornin', Pat!'' "Me