, 1875-12-29
THE COUNTY BUILDING.

T. D. Barrett, Deputy Clerk OF tho Criminal
Court, IA On tho sick ltst.
Tho County Court WAS in session yesterday
morning. aud disposed Of como routine buainoss
An adjournment Voc had at noon until Friday
morning.
Tho Joint Committee on Hospitola and Public
Buildings vlsitcd the HOW Hospital yesterday
morning, and report that tho engineers reoeutly
elected can so to work in fow days, and fur
thnr, that It Is highly probable that tho building
will ho ready for occupaucy by tho 1st Of March.
Constable Walsh, OF tho Wost SIDE IL In
search Of now bondsmen. Two Of them ono Of
whom uas Commissioner Carroll, ycaterdav Ill
formed tho County Clerk that they would TO
longer DO responsible for his official conduct.
lie cannot pxorciaa tho functions of bis Office
until q new boad in procured.
Tho complaints 3Eainst tho employees recently
elected by Lilo County Doard still continue 10
como in. Tho latest Ia against tho competency
Ut tho person elected euglnocr for tho Criminal
Court Building, who is said to be saloon-keep-
or, and appointed because ho had been All old
patson OF q browery ruiz by ono Of tho members
Of the Bonrd.
Tho Colo bigamy caso Is sot for trial In tho
Criminal Court to-day, but tho tata's-Attornoy
hnH been informed In adyanco that tho dofcpBo
will not bs roady. The trial Of Mcdonald. for
tho murder Of d gtr} sono months ago On West
1lHQbAIt ID t4HD bbk kl4A4t 0Ak OHIQH
tho inability OF Tho prosecution to roach ita wit
nesses. Tho probabilities sro TINT tho caso will
be dsuIBaed.
James Ludwig, who escaped from Jail aovornl
days ago by way Of thu trap-lloor Ill tho roof,
wns captured last Monday evening at South
Clark street lolginE-holse He HOW replnes bo-
hiud tho bats, and his chances Of escape In tho
fnturs will h0 few, tsn1oss he succeeds in ingra-
tiattng himself iuto thu confidence Of tho jail
folks and tlloEoby gain privileges heretofore Ae-
corded prlHou0sa in Some Of thu ooal-yarlR
around town.
AFsunREcT1Sa THE DEAD.
John u. Kouutsces announcement Of the
name. oi tho nleulberH of tho Central Committee
Of tho Opposition party provoked a broad
aaI. sn'ile IL in i"r:Y crs'es yester1ay In tho
thing olso than representative, and would
have been frownad down In tho palm,ost lays of
tho Opposition ra.tT. Secondly, it is Rnnornly
conceded that tho Opposition party coasod to OK
Ronntrce, h few Of hlB followers in tho "Iing"
In Tho County Board. aad tho bcvy Of rolslvat
paupers sLo snbsint on tho County Treasury.
VINO Is To BLAME?
Tic County Clork will not 20 betoro the Grand
Jury to lodgo complaint ngniust tho indeos ut
tho lato election for feillng to mako returns.
This comes df Tho fact tllat yesterday morn
Ing aomc Of tho jusiGon who had been
threatened with prosecution for neglccting thor
duty knocked At Liz private office sud informed
him thas thoY returned tl.e lallot-boxea tho day
aftos tho election. A search for tho boxos
showed that they had betn ntowod away iu the
basement Of tho Office by blundsnng clark,
nnt. AZ consequence. II tl,o County Clerk
ulakos my complaint It will DO ngaiubt Hofne QUO
elro than tho iuugoB Of election, Tic qucstion
now arises, iuaamucl as tho official returns have
already boeu forwarded to Springfield, wilat will
Gen. lieb do about it2 The threatened Judges
wore very Indignant. and closed their interyiow
satisfied that tl!e management Of the County
Cterk's Office might bo improved without my
detrimcnt to the public interest
TIE RESULT OF A ''nlNd" TRADE.
It Is highly probablo that an Assistant County
Phya'can will be appointed. Dr. llcurotla
frequently asked for nu assistant but could not
got one. But things hsyo changed. A brother
Of Commissioner Holden now hna tho Office, and
the need ol a,l assintsnt IL sail to 10 on
nccolsnt Of his alleged inconpetenoy for
tho position, It in said that tho Coroner
waited Npon Commissioner I1ullon fow days
1Eo md laid tho caso before him, and Expressed
his fear that Dr.. Holden could not till tho bill !;
henco tho resolution Of Commissioner Lonosgan
Mon1ay calling for tho appontmoDt Of an assist-
at,t to attend tu1ueBtH hold poHt-moItom exam
lnntions oto. Tho fnet that tho duslcs laid out
for the asalstant arc the mont important OF those
pertaining to the office q! Co4nty Phyelcian will
he taken aa 4 confession Of Dr. Holders fnCnns-
i'otonoy, and cannot fail to convoy tho iupres-
hion that II IL intended that Ills ol3oo nha! DO
made sinecure. 1t Ii reported that tho assist
hnt'a plRcc will be offered Or. uenr0sln, but he
Will not eccort il.