, 1873-04-30
The Supreme Court in the
Northern Grand Division
of Illinois.
The Mil Where Law Is Ground Out
for Chicago and Cook County.
Tho Gentlemen WHO Reverse and Remand,
Ararm, and Dispose Of Our
Legal Troubles.
; Special Correspondence u The Chicago 9TfoHne
OTTAWA, ILL.,. April 20, 1873.
There never WAS such struggling place "a

md There noVet WAS 6noa PIAco 3oE VIZ Aos@
The atreots arc settled so far out that qaaftef
OF million Of people might aqucsze within their
generous limita. Tho smallest thinga about tho
lots are the houses.
Tho Illinois nivcr, now swollen stream,
sweeps tho south Bido Of tho city, aud tho FOX
River 1owa through It north md aouth, ompty-
ing into tho Illinois on tho soush aldo. Connect
Ing tho west end with the east 10 noble, single
span suspension bridge Of 2s7 foot, over the. Fox
Riyor, and the south and north shoros Of tho
Illinois nro Joined by fno pior-struoturo. As
tho Illinois / Michigan Canal ptorcca Ottawa Of
sbout tho centric, M idea may DO had Of tho NUM-
bor OF bridgos ....
II tho Legislature Ind adyertiacd for model
community, into which they could drop ronay-
prepared Supreme Courthouse, OTTAWA would
hayo illod the bill, Thoro is an mir Of nothing
new In this city. The Court-House does not ar-
pear to have grown up among tho houses, nor
tho houses to havo grown up about the Court
House; but they Heem to hayo dropped into the
right places all at onco. Tho staroh-faotory, tho
reapor-vorks, tho glass-works, the olovators, tho
sash-mils, the cut1ory-worlss, all hayo IN air OF
pcrnanonce without dirt, activity without noiso
aud as though they had been engaged
in making starch, reapors, glass, sashes,
and cutlery, aud storing corn, for ages
past; and as though they might go on doing
tho Ramo tor centurios to como. The
very dam that was swept away by the froBhets
aeoms to have Bmitton when Babel fell. Yet
nothing is antiquated. Rip Van winkc wouldn't
have chance hore. Il il said by tho envious
people Of Marseillea that tho ottawaiane sleep
with ona eye open when they appear most som-
polent, they arc really moat Widc-aWake. II
thora Hore q baronial tower horo, one would mt
urally 1ook TOT the IVY as u io, 1uago eaton
naa Peh nass a n o waa srn na srnsdv ~
orabo; Whilst hls park .,, 1a nllea with door,
J.. TIE Ti.s ,aa,,a c4uaatnoosE sEo,,a ,a4
1s l., IN Keeping. me ohufenos crowd around II:
Ihefo ia a;quet, o1a-lasnonGu sqaa!g ~ lsons OF
II. Ihe houses Ar9 ot orlGk. ingre a,' ia an
steps OF tho court,house lead up under porti.
co into foomy hhii. oafPoteu with stu1i that
cost - eon!s PCT ya5u. urn 70 sne l'sns, ana
yoa ontor tno oleIRS olaco, "nero tno scllgoh,
era, young and old, look as though they had
beon writing away IN the sclf-snnlo manner Tor
Untold geneTa..ons a1h M 70 .h9 .ets, eha yon
enter the library; It 10 scarcely half naled.
Ih1f9 la aao the eours-1oom'Ga spacious, loity,
woil-mEh!!ooa chsmGer, thas Is solemn enough
Doge OF Venice and his terrible Council; only
shefo are eease 1or W. seven. No1s la tne con
icrenee-ro1na, "here tho ounges prepare tne ae-
tonat9ra that a. Afterwards ter no peacefully IN
grown O. onas ~ tne pagoonsholost oseE Wlloh
a9iet halls there t7 + 'ds sufficient amount
OF laooI perioImen, oota Pnyaicai anu mental,.
70 Impress the nohoiaer 9. wisn tug idoa that ne
saeao nesa oesms ,s ~ ~ 8npso u Muhs 'ao nue
@ aaeos q H. the rapid pens, a5 tho h pues Of manu-
aIttes, sne inInenao tesold-oo?1s, Gonsnceh one
or tue ;nniiaIling method, tho intelligent Htndy'
inc @ aso'Pnnea .nouget' tno pfaot'coa nhsers'
'nas neto sas3 saao aeea cnarge ., ~ eno ,oor ,o
1EtAL DEHTlNES OF COOK COUNTY,
Tor, 20 1t Known, that In TINS lttlo brick alou
are the Judicial archiyee tho printed records,
tho legal history OF hli tha business Of tho last
court OF appeal Of that great, wealthy, aud pop
ulous commonwealth, Including tho irroprouai-
PIC Clty OF Chicago. II tho writer had boon sent
hero to write up these mon n8 dolts, and
6atnholGs, md wosshipora of the sparkling
diamond, the ruby vino, Hpotlegs white llnon,
and trotters, he would return to Chicago dis.
gusted. All that is seen hore means untiring,
ainoRt continuous, almost hOpelo86 drudgory,-
and not much pay.
Cairo D. Triniblo, Of Princeton. ,S. was elected
Clerk OF the suprome Court 1aat fall. Mai.
Taylor's term would not have expired till ncrt
June !; but he resigned to connect hiulseif with
tho Chicago. EoeAing Maii, and Mr. Trimble
stepped INTO his place. The compensation is BY
S15, 600 per annu1n, ont OF which the Clerk must
pay certain salaries. II the Clerk pockets $1,000
por annum after all is paid, ho must DO an o1-
kIHulu1uAEy EuOu manager.
james Leland, tho Deputy, has been Deputy
20 long that It'll popularly supposed there neyor
win he any other. He 10 part and parcel Of the
supIomo Court. Ho has grown gray In the
ahadow Of those walls, mud his opinion on
questions Of law is generally accepted as
hnal, He is q chubby, comfortablo-looking
gentleman, with laughing eyes aud rosy cheeks.
It Ia impossible to think Of Mr. Leland Us hat
Ter, Or 9 hotol-koepor, or q railroad-man, or to
aasoeiata him WITH now lines of spring dresa-
goods, or the selling, Of .aowing-maohiuea; but,
et his deak IN the Clerks office Of tho Supreme
oourf, ho tB perfectly Mt homo and in keeping,
nnd looks as though ho had been planted there
contemporanooualy With tho foundation-stono
.e nna glown VIII t successive appropriations until
the present iull-nlown condition Of things. Mr..
len f1hd5 u 1 ono Cheofybio Brothers on law
stoot. he Is a1ngont IN buslness, and affsblo In
oetnsru91 niSra5 i r..,ou w,
c,ate wit H. Ar nJ1s ~ aenlor % %ulerk VA 9seo-
ay.ofe M adnnas,Isso., ana In peFaon ot cour
.rnoas fnnr uaa;a ana @ az nas neon IN
nficent sd to t1,o Danutv nhonovsn 1oetoa a
Seen' nu 70 ~ oopa.y "aGnover n ' Ine la.ter
sa "s oao eou muon "ppeat7 ~ oo 1fequensly