, 1874-12-19


THO tom pe,aturn yesterday aa observed BY
L. 1lanasBo, optician. SS Madison ntroot, under
l'nE TutnuSE 1'uslding, rms, Mt y 4. n., 10 deg.
Eahr. 10 u. Ill.,, 10; u ,n., .5; p. M, 81 !;
8 p. Ill.,, 90 alld 3 =. nl., 90.
The judicial Conference OF tho Methods.
Church closed ita sessions Yesterday. Tho only
busn cas Of importance transacted waa lilo dis
position OF tho case of tho 1lov. aIr. ChaToo. OF
a1lnncsota. Tho decision Of tho minnesota
Conference vaa reversed. Tho Conference aa-
1ournol Eino di1.
Apollo Lodge No. 032, 4. I. and 4. H., held n
meeting laot evening, mud elected tho following
persons M o!icoru for tho onsnlnE yoar: George
l;}s 1tG;wis04 v Nj ha,s H. o r r. vi E dsaft G
Secretary; John Gov. s. D.: II. II. Thomas, ].
D.; Thomas Neili, s. It,; Tholnaa CORY, ]. D..
Hugh iso6crtHun, Tyler.
It rms learned from an nuthontlc sonrco, last
evening. that Superintendent of Police 1seh,l wss
going to rcsgn and Saceto his Office Jan: ], 1875,
time l'o to0lE Tho position llo now occupies. 1t
IL quits probable that Doputy.Supcrinte nteudont
lIsckcy will s1lcceel him, md. in fact II
il Bo hssertch in police md political clscles. It
arc III favor Of IlinkaY'a appointment. and will
urXo il IN proforoncu 10 tllnt Of oil ot!lor asl,r
raN.s. Caps. Ellis md buckley aye talked Of
ia tho Deputy Supcrint aud gergt Dixon
TIC kAIIAlnCy Iltauu fHGf&nL Ill CSGt GAtuEI VI
shosa oAicers Is appointed.
john linn, RHO was arrested Thnrsday witt,
William Joll,luon On tho charge OF larceny, ID tho
adopted sol, and not tho actual non, as stutod IN
yosiertay'a nos!eo OF the nrreat, Of air. Edward
4. Linp, OF No: G?9 North Clark street.
Mr.. Linn, displayed . ,fathor'a affection
for hin welfare. but bud companions led tho
youi!l iuto vicious practices, and aIr. Linn wns
obliged to d!sown him oyor year aeo. The
only privilege o'l,ig Linn enjoyed at tho hnntls
Of llia adopted father wcs that Of occnpying tho
tusemons ms n sleeping apartment. Tho dis
coycry ot \ quantity Of Btoun gooda thore,- rs
well AZ tho hoya arrest, was NurpriHo to AIr.
Linn, who caunot 30 said to DO Responsible for
the evll-dolngs u tlsis wayward boy, whom l,o
stroYo 10 bring up respectfully.
THE GRAND JURY AND THE c1TY.nAL1.
of - she se' eSS Grin,ins. Court as judge Trsa
recommended tho Grnnl Jury to Investigate thu
condition Of tho building occupied ns a Cty-
Hall. Tho J,tagoa language condomnlng tho
building AZ n public na!nanco slsa as bel"g <!an-
gerons to life, 'as very strong. mud crectna q
profound impression. inasnuol IS he statcd tint
tho persons Responsible for Ench Rato Of
niIsirs dcsoryod TO be Indicted. Tho Grand Jury
began tao investigation yesterday morning. cx-
aiming alessru. Fuller, Morris, and Swett, at
OF tho attorneys was corrobocatlro IS to tho do
fectiyo ventilation Of the court-rooms. DR.,
Miller was examined a. somo lougth. IIo gavo
the result Of peraonn inspection OF the court
| Williams. Taking tho dimensions Of tho
] rooms aud tho average attendance in them,
Ito found that III the Superior Court, Judso
Garys, each person Inns only 3s7.B4 cubio foot Of
mir to support life in tho Circuit Court, Judge
Doot!,'a, only 143.90 foct OF mir; III tho jury
roon,, only 72D foot for cach Of tho twelve
Jurors; alll lit Judge Williams Court, 1000 fect
| Of nir. When il is remembered TINT scientific
men place t!.e lowest estimate Of mir necessary
for oues c1iB.c,ca Mt ann cubic feot the alarnl-
lug condition Of Tho building will hp realized.