VERY FOOLISH POLICY. - While the Union meeting was proceeding in and in front of Platt's Hall last night, a party of foolish young men and lads, some of them bearing old worn out brooms, and calling themselves "Broom Rangers," tried to disturb the meeting. Afterwards they endeavored to interfere with and disturb the Union procession as it was passing through the streets. If the leaders of the McClellan party have half the sagacity and prudence that we are ready to accord them, they will certainly discountenance, and, if possible, prevent repetitions of such disreputable conduct. It can do their party no good; it may do it much injury if persisted in. There is no disposition on the part of the Union party to disturb or interfere with their opponents' meetings or processions. Let them be wise enough to feel so and act accordingly. They have a perfect right to "Procesh" as much as they please, but it will prove losing policy to intentionally interfere with the processions or meetings of the Union Party. Had it not been for the timely and judicious measures of Chief Burke, a serious riot would probably have grown out of this rash movement of the Rangers.
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WELLER'S BUST. - A man named Abell knocked Weller's bust to the floor, at the Fair, night before last, and improved it; at least he made a completer bust of it than it was before. He was immediately arrested, but no one appearing against him yesterday in the Police Court, he was set at liberty.
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THE CONSEQUENCE OF INDEFINITENESS. - The McClellan Broom Rangers were out in considerable force last night and rallied around the corner of Clay and Montgomery streets. When opposite the Flag newspaper office, one of them shouted for "three groans for the American Flag." The words were scarcely of his mouth, when he was seized by Jake Chase, one of his own party, who commenced to trounce him. In the midst of the buffetings, the Cop. managed to explain that he did not mean the national banner; but the American Flag newspaper. Chase thereupon desisted, and apologized. In these times of excitement, a man cannot be too definite in his speech. No arrests were made.
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TRIAL OF A HACKMAN. - James McNamara, a hackman, was tried in the Police Court yesterday on a charge of violation of contract. He picked up some drunken men in the night, who were to pay him fifty cents to take them to the corner of Washington and Powell streets; but he proved that they afterwards ordered him to drive them to the corner of Post and Powell, which he did. They kept him waiting there a couple of hours, and he demanded five dollars for his trouble, and forced them to pay it. Judge Shepheard said that hackmen in general have a bad reputation for fair dealing with their customers, but he could not see that in this instance the defendant had demanded any more than his just rights, and dismissed the case.
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FEMALE ASSAULT. - Ellen French was tried before Judge Shepheard yesterday, for assault upon a Mrs. Burns, whom she dragged into her house by the hair of her head, and there and then broke a soup plate over her head, and struck her in the same place with a deadly tin wash basin. These facts were sworn to by a lady who was not present, but had made up her mind that they were so, anyhow. She had examined the wounds on the top of Mrs. Burns' head, and testified that they were from one to three inches deep, or thereabouts. However, if there was anything inside of Mrs. Burns' skull that could be affected by a blow, it had not been reached, as she was on hand herself, to give testimony. The case was continued until today.
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