, 1875-06-05
LOCAL LETTERS.

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CHscAno, Juno 3.-con,plaints Of tbs flaws
delay" ase increasing; the courts hre crowded
with cases which cannot bo reached for trial
wl,hin oiehtcou months nfter they arc com-
1ncnced; Tho Supreme Court hha decided that
ontaido JUDI sca cannot DO employed by the oonn-
ty. and IN t!.cao respects ma.tors ara constantly
growing notso md worse. Let mo suggest i
partial remedy, via:
firs-That our conrts convene at instead
OF 10 4. m, With an houF'a sn4ormlaston at noon,
Instead Of tTo hours as now.
Secont-Tho courts to continue in nohAton for
tho transaction Of usual busnes. during tlis
months OF July eni AuEnst, lnstesd Of practt-
cal!y a,!lournins during thosa months, as hsn
been tho ptacIc.. 10 accommodate Tho lndgcs
with onn escept,ou) mud tho feu lawyers uho
call a1old 10 tako n summer vacation.
Third-Tllen orc or mora OF our J1dGe5
wlsho. 10 IN abroad, or for any roason 10 absent
himself from In post Of duty for several months,
or. N was tho case III ons tnstaneo, fof over D
yoAr, let him first get tho conssnt Of tho reo-
to Tho Governor. at,l TINS show plopor ro-
kpect for tho s1ghto OF Tho peoplo. We want
for our Judges ncn poeaessod OF lcarnfng
health. aud Integrity; tho more they hnro OF
cSclA tho better; au,i, when ono Of thoa' finds
that Ao III larking in either Of these uua1ilca-
tloha, ho might no lohEcr to b. Jn1go: let
him rhow lslrnscll 1t loatt to bo man BY ro-
sgutne a nositoM which he can NO lonGo: prop
drly or A0noraDiy ILL. Lawyer.
A. VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
n M Editor Of Ths Ghieaas Tribune:
CntcAao, JuHA 4.-IB 1t not about time for the
citizens to tsko como cotion concerning the
gambler, thief, ETC., nufsance7 I do not moan
to meet in mass-mcotspg aud "EesoiTo, TINT
wbesoas, ctc., ntc.," but to organize good,
lleal:hy EigItauco Committee, with branches In
nil sections Of tho city. and give thees light
fingered Bcanrs 10 undo,sinnd thas Chicago shall
do without shou. It iB disgfaco to tho honost
pooplo. and ahano for our polcs Comnaifsion-
efs, TINT stranger cannot enter Our city but to
DO neeccd, unlcaa ho be on hia guard. 1t iB \
crlne for thu Cou,mon Council mt 10 pass an
ostlinanco prohibiting rawnbrokars from con.
ceating goodH (ya1nables) ard dealing with
tLteycs; also, an ordinance prohibiting junk
dcafolH from, b1yiog lead ppoa. aaBh weights,
etc., from boys and regular thteves. Il soams
to ,no thai n l,ttlo tHs md fontherB and poih.ps
something stronger, ls actually necessary. We
ate about to organize a committee. aud thoso
desiring to aid In CLEARING tho CITY of tllcso pests
ran JOIN. provided they la!o lrod hero oinco
1855, and arc iu good standing in all teupocts
No bellows that We can work without inserfes-
encc from tho pollco. Tor almost iii tho mon
would lika to 200 something done, they beiug
pownl1cas Oh account OF tno Commissioners.
Respectfully, fla1LAxT.
TIE w1ltTrwAsEtH0.
n ths Editor sf 7ht CAteasa 1r,bnne:
CHICAGO. juno LIN your daily reyiow Of tbs
atata OF Affairs 1t t'ia "statu QUO" Government
Buildings, In reteronco to tho wlttewnshlug Of
tho c,lorod stones, you ask, "Who did this
work." Perhaps +. /. Warner mi 5ht DO ablo to
tslrun some light on tho subject. At any ratio,
he might TO able to say why foula Of Ills men-
Furlong, Oleson, aud othora-,isosi to nuswcs
thelr nnmos at ths regular rol!-can in the oyen-