, 1875-08-25

Judge Walaco war aronn1 the County Court
Yesterday morning, but resisted all temptation
to transact any 1usiness.
Tho Grand Jury began work In garment yestor.
day. Twcnty-iiyn cascs hail heeu tsposeu of M,
to noon, mhcn tho body adjourned until thls
mornog.
Stascs Attorney food aud Assistant States
Attorney ulrcl returned from their vacation
Monday evening, md yeAterdny morning hnron
tier laburs iu conusction with the tiranu jury,
lucy appeafoi equally rtlrcshod aud inyigusateL
by their triEH.
coanty.rfsatsrer Miller sold yeuterdsy for
taaen ~ OF the dclnaucnt piai,orty III tho Town
O. Worth. aud part VI tho property in The
Town Of Lake. The hgle in tho latter town vii
be Resumed to-tiaE and completed, For tic lart
ie" aasn the rush Of taxpayers has at,nted vory
large.
Tho Committco on Public Cl,ari.ios was In ses
sion Yesterday. and, bes,trs aut,tlmg sumo tllla
anu authorizing q tcw e,naIl exront1jfuros dis
c,lssed lie productive capacity of tho puor- txrsu
Iho op,n'9n Was general thai tho weld Of pota-
toes "ou!'1 roach l.G00 buElIoh. The Comnltfep
appeared confident that tho supply OF potatocu
would at least rtacl, the demand.
Tu"N rASEs
In fow days tla Committee on Equa1,zaston
o( tlls County Board will cunaitIor the estjm1tos
Of tho NORTH south. and Wea, Ch,cago To.n
boaFas Tor town EXPENSES during the coming
year. Before making any recommendation tho
Committee will demand thut tho estimates from
ne several towns DO itemlzed, no that All ,dea
cal, DO gained OF the application Of the tnoney
dotnhndod. 1t 10 highly probable that an EFFORT
VIII bo mnde to reduce inost Of the estimation,
II tl'ey arc not tlo active nscu,bors OF tho Com
Hlteeo will not bo trne to t!lcr wcll.earncd
character Tor economy and industry.
MONTH cH1cAHo RAILWAY.
some weeka ago Judson II. W, Jones. as re
Iasor. hlel information In the naturn Of 4 uuo
wasra',to in tho Criminal Court to compel liz
North Chicago Railway Company to sfow l,y
what authority 1t o1ofcised tho right 10 ,1so Il
dummy euglne on lls track from tue citJ limits
70 Gracoand, through tho Town OF Lato View,
mo matter ~.a argued as length. and tho Court
inssinuch as tho matter was IT public interest,"
tho p oaecntlon s1luud 30 conducted on tho mart
OF the peoEf0, and thc tnfof mat! !uu eiluull ha
hed in thn name Ut tho Atstoa ATTORNEY for tho
people; Yesterday tho caho catno to light again |
by tha bringing III OF nov information. r. Iieea
'efuse1 to siRn 1t. however for tho rcnsou that
difference OF o,tiuion exined az to tho Court X
dochioii "a tils matter, autl fnrtlar bccatao lo
lad promised thu counsel fur tho defunso 10 tako
no action in tho matter Without riyu. them ou-
portunity TO DO hoard.
COOK conSrY VALUATION.
Tho COMMITTEE Oh Equalization OF tho County
Board ,yostrrday received from tho State |
erty Of the State az con,ri!ed for tho uso Of tia
State Buard. It appears from tho report Tint Ii,
Cook County tllero are itl,43G asrca OF improved
Eafsd. tue Average valuation Of which, In 322.1u
per acre; unimpruvea lands, laO, 235 sctes-ayer-
Ags valuation. $5o.07 per acre. Tho total yai,Ia-,
nun % railroad property in tile colt1ty is put
At VI, l03,b9J. and tho total valuation Of ali
property nssesscd In the county ut $l4G, l9l, ,749
~ nulnbor of horses iu tho county Ia liked ut
!U,31l, averago valuation. s32.60; cattio, s., ,uU
tyaFago valuation, ia.3l mulos and asses, 43s:
'aoep, 6.aJ9; average valuation, 9l.13 hogs
!, ~ average valuation. sl.D fro Or busglar-
'roof aafss, 40: blliard tablca, SET: ca,r,a9es
nd "aSone. l1,723; watches and cloels, 1856;
Hw!nR and knitting -machinds, 1889 piauuu,
to1u; nelodeonB nEIu osCans. 477.
bAfA3liEa or COUNTY CONM1YHIoTrns
htato'a Attorney RaoI will to-day bosin pre- /
ht!ng ~ official communication to bo submitted 4
tho rssaidans OF the Citizel.s' Assoclntlou, Il
tnoracla9 the op!ulon OF Judge Faswe! recently
eEsored 10 foferonco to the tight OF tho County |
'natd TO Tx The Hnlary OF its own members, 1t
NJ 10 renomhorod tllat judge FArAull slecleu
dveFsely on tic AubJect. aud his opluiou was
1ld befoso tho Grand Jury; that Ii was after.
Afa agreed to turn tho whole question over to
10 Citizens Aasocistlou with the request TINT
iat body should cntoan tue County Uierk from |
ayln6 tho members of tho board moro thnl,
a.5u par day, this being tho A,aoun. tho Court
ccluou that they Here ont,tlsd to under tbs
atltes. Tho object of tue Injunction is stl-
" to test ths rights OF tho DoaSd In the pren,-
6a. Tue lower court would doubtless sustain
10 injunction, aud the question would 10 to i
70 Supreme Court for fua decision, Tbs
oinsH Ut issue are Htlch as lawyers 4ud Judgoa |
Her gu, aud, II thtY arc TO DO settled a. ali.
'e1e IL no time TO DO lost for the1e s no telling
10 oct declnton III tile care wqusd have unon
10 AUCTION OF Connalsslonets thiH fail.