, 1875-02-07
LOCAL LETTERS.


JUSTICES OF THE PLACE.
To Tho Editor Of The Chicago T37buns:
CHICAGO. Feb. G.-The selections mad, ty oul
Judges for Justices Of the Peace may VT II c.cEe
sstonishment az it does, to al disiateres al c:ti
zens who havo given any attention to
the subject Their first exercise Of this
power disappointed everybody who WIS
looking to the removal Of that
Office from the political caucus, AZ promise Of
aome FIRST or at least second-class mcu a3 city
Justices, Tho general criticism and dsunucia-
ton Of the choice made by the Judges At that
time, it was supposed. would lead them to e1er-
else greater care on tbs next occasion.
What many persons would like light upon is this,
and the facts may explain how it IS that so many
upright Judges can Jointly indorse suct. sct o
men for that Office: how do tho Judges mskt
the seloc:ion-iu Joint council ? or does esch
Judge se'ect three or four, and all the OH
et Judges indo,se the selections made By
their brethren without comment,in consi alteration
that their own Lis. il also thus passed? 1t is ru-
Ioored that the latter ia the plan adopted. In
that case, each Judge yields to t.,e im-
portunlties Of some pot-louso bumme:s, fear
ing By refusal to incur their ih-"il at
ing that his brother Judges will select Erst-
class men. and that bis two or three poor sticxe
will pass, since The rest OF the list vii! to
good So each Judge acts in de!aii
result ia wha. we have Unless the Judges act
in joint conclave, and criticise and reject each
others nominations when deserving rcjeo-
ton, w. had better have the sc!ec-
T ton loft to one singls petson: :,t,?.
incurred, which does not seem to exst 8: pres
ent- Meshiuks there is hardly my subject Of
our local matters moro important to be thurough-
" ahaken up just nov than this. oADnus.
not 50.
II ths Edttr qf Tn< ca1eage r41b,ns:
CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Your paper Of tho 29.h oi
January contains what purports to b state
ment made by me to the Rev. Arthur Macarthur,
before my unfortunate marriage with him, and
also other statements and confessions rurport-
ing to hA.o been 1nads subsequently, 10 the mar-
iage.
They are Ill simply fa'sehoods aud forgsnes.
as the legal proceedings hare taken to free
myself from this terrible man will shortly show.
Tho trouble was that would not abandon my
mother, take her furniture to Lin room, and mako
over hor property to him. Because refused to
do .hesa things he beat me until had to aeek
the projection Of the law. During the month las
was with me he got 500 which hsd saved up
against day Q: need, and now he publishes his
falsehooo to ruin me.
have never knowingly signed but 1pne docu..
that was agreement to sep4ra.e am in-
formed this man has other confessions from my.
self and frs'm my mother etlIl moro foI aud
horrible. Tnase alao, II he has such, Ara to;ged
and falsa- ALICE Wi1xKH1o4.
CARD.
~ ths Ed1tsr ~ Tbs Ca,eaoo tribune:
CHICAGO, Fob. 6.-The following ssntleans7
subscribed and paid for the object which 10
" ere kauthorized to present to thsm, Ind
:he money Was paid over to the Itcss-
uror, viz: Sydney Myers, l. 2. Lei
!ar, n. F. Coolbaueh, J. 7. PArweA
Potter Palmer, D. D. Spencer Robert 7. heb
len, G. D. Blair. Sol L. Smith. the Hon. J. @.
aainos, ]. Irving Pearca N. Corxtth, L. ).
Gage, Henry Greenebautn, Stettaper Broshe'5,
d. o. Wells. tue Hon. Cyrus L. McCorniok, r.
: foaby.iy. Siplsy Eodicost. Pfeaton, KeAa =
Co., N. L. F&ithauk, Alffel O,vles.
B. 3. Wn.xE