, 1862-03-13

[special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.1
SR1SaF1E1D. March II, 1867.
An attempt in Convention to reduce the |
number Of grand jurors from Is to Il succeed |
cd in tic morning, but was reconsidered in the I
afternoon and again fixed Us originally report
ed, |
The Convention has taken new tack.
There is evident fear on the part of Democrats I
that the Convention is in danger. They con-
sequently had caucus Last night, which was
very stormy, and thc1eat they decided that
they would not turn out the circuit or county
clerks, or tue clerks Of the Supreme Court
Thcv also decided on biennial elections for
State officers.
In Convention to-day, in accordance with the
decision Of the caucus, it was decided that the
State officers are to be elected biennial1y in-
stead of quadrenuially, and instruct that
county clerks are not to be elected till the
terms Of the present incumbents expire, ex-
cept in Cook ceunts, in which there are to be
three cle.ka elected to the Circuit Court in
addition TO the present clerk
It was decided to hare terms Of the Su-
preme Court annually ut Springfield, Mt. Yer
non, Ottawa, Chicago and Peoria.
TIE State has been divided into sixteen JE-
| dicial Circuits instead Of twenty.
No person in Cook county shall hold any Of
| fee under the Constitution for two successive
terms, except the Offices Of Judge and Justice
| OF the Peace.
| The term Of Sheriff has been restricted to
to two years.
Fred. ". Young, Sergeant in Smiths bat
te1y, 1st regiment of Illinois artillery, has
been promoted by the Governor to Lieu
tenancy in the same battery. He was formerly
Deputy Sheriff in your city, and is most -e1-
ceuent young man. He entered the company
rs private when it started for Cairo in April
last, under Cspt. Smith.
Capt. Bottoms company, in charge Of rebel
officers and men for Fort Benton, passed
though here at o'clock, to-day all right.
Messrs. Singleton and Brooks, {Dems. have
seeded from the Convention in disgust. It
is not known whether they have gone of in a
constitutional or revolutionary manner.
SPRINGFIELD, March 12.--The Democracy
hare agreed upon the following seven Con
eressional Districts; leaving the other seven
to the Republican delegates to fix to suit
themselves:
, johnson. Pope, Hardin, Jackson, llliau1son Sa
line, GaIla,iu, Hamilton, White, Franklin ans
Eecord dDistrict-Crawford, Jasper, Clay, Rich
land, lawrence, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash. Emng
: ham, Fayettc, Marion, Jefferson and Bond coun
Third District 81. Gais, Washington, Clinton
Monroe, Randolph and Madison counties.
t Fourth District Christian, Montgomery, ,AasoI
y Moultrie: Shelby, Cumberland, Coles, Dong1at
Q Clark and Edgar counties.
d Fifth District -Macoupin, SanEamon, Jersey
Green, Scott, Morgan, Menard and Calhoun cou1
Sixth Dist.ict-Hancock, Adams, McDonougl
seventh DIztrict-Peoria, Tazewsl. Fulton, Cas-
N Schuyler and Mason.
IS The Republicans have not yet decided no
to spportfon their seven districts.
It Nj. Lawrence Of Boone moved that ele
tons for State officers hereafter be held hie1
Ia rial1y and that the first election be in Deeen
a. Der, 1862, and every two years theteafte
er Adopted. Yeas 43, nays Il. This ID unde
stood to be in consonnnce with the Dem
ut cratic caucus LAST night. -,
At Judge Puppies proposition to hold the 8
ia | prene Court at five places has been adapted
"a namely: At Chicago. Ottawa, Peprla, Sp1fn
u. field and Mount Vernon. Whether there a
10 be three or i've Supreme, Judges has u
,u | been unalterahly determined.
Mr Brooks Of the Quincy HeFaId> who I
at afpEed in the Senate in the winter Of 1861:
ad | cause the Legislature would not call ConTe
lis ton (which It did CALI, threatens to 60 hos
and take his colleague, General ainglctc
,re / with him. Gen. Singleton secedad from 4
ais LET the Convention OF 1841 md went han