POLICE REPORTS.
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The Police reports of contemporary pa- | pers, are sometimes very amusing, to say the least of them. The following from the l Philadelphia Times, shows us quite an ori- ginal genius, either in the reporter or in the l loafer," it makes little difference which: The loafers- blast them acted quite sha hhy last night. They wouldn't come in, only one scSryy rascal, named Andrew Franks, the mosi rericccc: tatterdemalion. the ugliest, blear eyed, crook .soscd,wry necked, hip shotten. bandy legged vagabonG that ever had the ill luck to look at. He came to the watch house and asked for lodgings passed the night under the stove, and came up at the usual hour to say his catechism. "What have you to say for yourself, An drew Franks 2" ..9 "Say why, guess have done nothing Pm not able to answer for, have Mister % "Why do you sleep in the watch house !''

 "Cos l have right to that's soon an- swered,'

 "What right!"

 "Why, who does the watch house belong to, eh !"

 "To the public" "Well. ain't one of the public Amt it part mine! And ain't right to sleep one night in it !'

 "It was not intended for lodging house but for place to lock up offenders" "Oh ho! you come to that game do you 'sPose I'd aogged a watchman, I'd been an offender. eh !"

 "Yes. think you would.'' t.- "Well, I'll do that next time, and then 'spose therell be no grumbling."

 "Ican't promise you that. Where's your regular place of living!''

 ."I don't live regular; I travels. Eve been on to look at some of my property at Washington" .,s

 "What kind of property" Rale estate that large white building on Capitol Hill and tother edifices where they keeps the departments. and that snug house what my servant Captain Tyler lives in." ..e .t. .....tt "Your servant !''

 "Yes-ain't one ofthe sovereign people Didn't help to put him in his sitewation, and won't I help to put him out if he don't behave himself!"

 "Your property don't appear to be very productive, MT. Franks; it is of no use to you," -ta

 "Yes it is though slept on the steps ot the Capitol all the time I was in the metro pills. and had my vittles for nothing in the kitchen of our palace; COS had . right"

 "Well Mr. Franks, shall recommend to you Q residence of thirty days in another palace of yours in Moyamensing."

 "Well. I'll 20 and look at it." | So Mir. Franks was conducted of tO see how he would like his new habitation to which most undoubtedly he "had right"

 Hon. Samuel c. Crafts is elected by tn. Vernon. Legislature U. 6. Senator. to supply Gho Snaineder of the ssEm Of Judge Pssnrisa.