, 1876-08-31

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: other legal documents. Thtshc aoca by deputy.
90 that i will be ap|'aront taevsry Que TINT Mr.
AEnew has Thoroughly s4r'isa .k ~ money; IN
:i;6esrdins i house. Itehs humber of lavola!.-
Nary gueeta wilton, It costs him III cents hAay 10
fiocd, for cAcl. nf whom the county rAys him IS
sicri1 70 krcp them Ut home. What the rrohss
from this source 9f revenue aFS e. IS 'los TX kn9M'i. @
>Thcy arc estimated at from el5,oo9 to sso, ,Wo
y1eafs depending. Of eolt!ee, upon the auctuat'ng
4 If il sisllI - l,nppen that The Supreme
Court sl,ould de,ide Tint township organization
Il abolished in Cook County, The Sheriff will
tho rG.so Gaff 81 fes gosy
efall heir 10 the INTEREST MI deposits. which rer-
quts!te cons.ltuses the grcster. part 81 tho
County Treasnrer's receipts, Should si,ts dc;
gil question, bc the most valuable III Cook
V07tsY.
III view Of the large income attached 70 this
ss.s s seti ior It 'is e tho RepuSsan % p.4ty sy
Arthnt Dixon. Gen. o. T.. Mann, md john
:. Stephens.
ARTHUR pl1oN ...
Is the most prominent Of these, hecanse be hns
been longer 10 acs'ge po'it!cal lta than any OF
ss IL sssaad W Ws ifs'f Il m e III
avacancy, and continuously reelected up to the
spring y 1870, when he declined 10 he . cand!..
date liz waa chosen President q the Council
RHO ras Che ColyIn candidate, and who was de-
ecrtca by two or three Aldermen who had been
counted Gu rs sure for him. ME. Dixon was re-
tion, aud tcla the p.ca until ii. tsrm ii oii'eo
expired. lu 1870 he was nominated a. mesn-
Ger Of the tegisla,ure from the South
Town on tue Republican tirket, and, pot,
the largest vote. Of any Republican candl-
i raigin b Sy ~ scr.iljcate tronl 4 b: Thomas,
Nr Dixon was in every respect = faithful mann
Der Of his flock. 1t hhs been the Eond fortune
1t Mr.. DIXON during hss p{ol!.ieM iiie 70 aave
gambsrs, and rouglB Of the old Second WaTd,
aud has also had The support Of tho loncst,
sincere members Of hts church: His course IN
'ncctcl with nn5 Of the Jobs Which hare boon 30
frequent since 1sC?, and no one aaas ever
charged him with having bccn influenced Gy
t,ecuisiary considerations. About the only fault
syas always IN favor Of measures BY Which ono
could gain cheap popularity.-tn favor Of In
creasllg the pay ct pol!senlsn md irnmen, Or
bo- gained at tho expense ii tho taxpayers.
Last spring, wlrn tile. Aldertnanc election
was approaching, ho Was forced TO taka ti,aid-
& 1sn ,a MSo 9s ., ai ~ s2 sSsass ps1
whote unfittetlness for the position was Eener-
oily admitted, The cntahgling alliances Of pre-
.yions years constrained Mr.. Dixon to support
.ttou, hit was 6adly bcaion at ths polls .TIis
was defeat Of Dixon himself In the new Firnt
Ward, mud VAS Ut that time looked upon as q
postlyf .etter p ls !rospssts tor tho ShtieVsl
whether lie rusll carry Ills nwn wartl delegation
IN tir itcpublran Convention iu tho fall. Hncc
then anothrr tsBuc Inns en1he up,wi'ach lnay, how
ever, te MI forgotten before Oriuuss. MI. Dix
on Ut present q meanbcr Ut thu Rov. Dr.
1aykllurst's church, AMI the recent sermon
preached BY that gentleman, II which Eu
entvte sap erss teetg sga xts u. is u
ljanfold, hus put Mr. Dixon In I'LL awkward pO-
s',ion. Au ltshn,an himself, he l.aa always
1sen atrong among l,is eou1tr5snen, cyen though
Nov, howcEsr, 10 may be cnalcd npon u take
6IIes. and to stats w,athrr he is Tor OF agalnst
htr. paFkhnrsk and lls VIEWS. In one catsc h.s
cAnnoL look i0r Catl,ulic support, In tue other
lie n,ly foricit Methodist sid.
HR. John II. cLou0H,
rot,mtsston merchant, wtH elected n member
u fae 1nard al County Commissioners in lg7:!
Three ycars' term With rase fa!thtulnrss aud e.
sjttency. In Deecuber 1873, he waa elected
Chairman Ct tho Board, ana lc'l the posltlat'
ono year, When tiH term expired 1uat fall hu
wa. strongly solicited to run ngaln, and 1t is
liz record 'la Lad made would have Insured his
success. tse positively decltued, however, %
Lad neglected 50 long, would not permit him to
.go tnta Board whcrc nothing tut hard work
and no profit awaited hn. He was spoken Of
' or, hut felt unwilling to tnke 90 oneroua IN OF.
hcc Tor 10 short d period.
iaso we'll known In this cn,ntv. of which bs ,,,a
necn resilient ior many WAY thot Il /. hn,jIy nu
NECESSARY 10 saY n,,ch CONCERNING HIN. Ha WI
Adcputy un.ler Nelson, Hammond, anl long
Ice in 1STs. IIe VA. rtnoninsted in isM. Int
~. h.aisn ~, ~" So.ant ;Ms,..nt - ~. ~
dtr[np Hral!rv,a a,l,nn,stratlm tbot ~,
las 7sreut;on..th,t ~ I;cnr1, NA"r i,r,yr, W.,
~t,ok nIncn IN coo,e cn.'ntv AM
he can consequently claim tn ~ haiti,
yers:d in this trancI Of Tia shc,lfTss duto,
fl,anonv of iii cnnn.t,tor, sAT s !. rnr,an1nr.
ri II. v.cht fcst St,G soG. tnasni ~ ~
uut.i snnnors 81 thn men VIM damn ~ t,ri, NJ,
tarrv f,ni.bts. xrar strnw I,at. wtth XII, .ii
i'nns bnx tnI,"cr1, ~ ~, ~ a!,
20 on ,trlke whenryer Sn"*s in nrnv.a VII, a
Eli ti,c ,xtrny.s",,sa .rht"i .t, w." @