, 1876-01-12
THE COUNTY BUILDING,

account OF the recent srocisl election, winch
foosa uP s2,2a4.
The County Physician Ia filling mp an ofllcc
In the Criminal Court Building, noxt 10 tLo
Coroner's Office, whcro ho can hereafter be
| found.
George ". Parent, indicted with John II.
ltoulslJ for perjury committed in falsely swohr-
Ing 10 tho ownership Of property ns bon,lameD,
was yesterday arrottod anI placed in Iuil.
Work on tho NOW County Hospital continues
to progress satisfactorily. It is now cxpccscl
that tho building will bo formally occupied, on
All-Fools' Day, but at tho aatno timo all arc
liablo TO DO fooled iu tue matter.
Judge Wallace ycssor1iay transmitted tho 10
formation to thc County Clerk. based on o test
case In tho Supromo Court, that tho Couaty
Court Ind tho right TO ttBuo naturalization pa
pors. aud that he, as Clerk thereof, could hore-
attos receive applications lko Tue Clerks Of other
thelr foes to Gen. Licb, will tako notice.
Assistant Tse..nlhr Deyo moro beofs,oak on
ha loft cYo yesterday. Report had 1t That it was
tho work. OF Commissioner lIoIdcu wLilo suCrer-
Ing from All "eriteptlo 1T" In some of his deaf
inss With tho county's finances, but Mr.. Beyo
tfenleB It, and ehys II camo from, Andslldc or
!edgers III Qua Of Tho vaults whilo he MAS making
cortaio exh'b'ts to tho Commissioner.
The Finance Committee Of tho County Board
yesterday negotiated loan Of s5U, ,UDt, at 8 per
cont, for tho beneit Of the general fund, aud
burned nifty hre-bonds Of tho denomination Of
q 900 and tho coupons authorized purchased d
few days ago: Tue purchase and destruction OF
the fte-bopd6 III questi0h Is computed to be an
annual Barlug to tho county OF "a. 500. Tor which
Gommissloner Holden claims the credit,
4 FHw DAYS MORE,
The Grand Jury did mol adjourn yesterday,
but ~ lou thereof made q show OF work BY prc-
eenting twonty.eiRht indictments, classified as
follows, Larceny, 1ti; loce'v,ng at,'len Gooda.
assault viii intons to in I aro, ;ui j. rot f;li par;
Jury, Z; cheatpg. ; and cutliuA trees /. THE
jury concluded to take up all tic jail Cases 10
date: aud dispose of them prior to adjourn
work.
A rLEAH1Sa sHow1sn.
Report waa rocoived from tho County Agents
otiico yesterday that tito numuer of applicants
for relief tho preasns month: compared with tho
about une-half. Wlilo shis fact is pleasing
one, II cannot DO construed iuto an indordouent
Of tho management OF tho Committee on rubllc
Charlton Of tue County Board. Itls, howeyor,
step no ID retarded In h,B work by the INTERIOR
enca Of tho Committee, and haa been compelled
to appoint mon as visitors wilo woro totaliy un-
g. for tho position: Nothing hut " eternal Wig
Ing result.
AN AMnIT1oUA COMMISSIONERS,
Commissioner aicllaeI htultoy, it aprears. u,
not satisfied With tho Office to which he maginas
tie people havo elected him. III faet, IN WOW
Of tho contest Of tis seat which Is about to DO
made, he IL decidedly uneasy, and, 10 mako auso
Of something. haB ttrtfted back to biz uld poui-
tion OF Deputy shori1, tlftnR tho place vacated
y! AID. Cullerton. When elected Commissioner,
luis prdc to did Il. si1co then lo hua RottolJ
better acquainted with tho ways OF the world and
with the County Attorney. who has tur-
ntshed nh;1 =, him 81 u, opinion that he, can
his reappointmont. To say nothing about
the Propriety Of bis holding two Offices under
tho couutv, his nppointment az Deputy Sheriff
is aald TO have aomo s1gniflcance. It ls ca'cu-
lated that he will servo the sLerlH in tho County
Board In securing rniao in tho nricn Of dietiug
prisoners = and aerge his fsl slow-dopntica tn ercus-
lug an addition to their aaIaries. And ho might,
IN bis position. bc Of further sorvico to lr. Ak
nav this fal! 10 h!s candidacy for reelection but
candidate for Shorin himself II in to 10 hoped
TINT Lis ambition for office will DO finally grat-
fed.
AN UNUSUAL acENE.
Tho County CoMrt WaB yesterday emn1oycd In
tho hearing Of baBtnrdy oaeea which had bccu
nppealad from tho JuBticca' Courts, and NJ con-
sequence Judge Wallace pssHud through 4 eoyere
ordoa!.. Tho attorneys III tho cnseH ,roro OF
cence, and DO did not appear to rolisl1 tho vis-
ltat1ou. In fact tho Court WIS temporarily trans.
formed. md II stranger had dropped ii during
the argument or examination Of witnesses, his
imprcsaiona OF Chicago attoruo}s aud thor stYlo
OF practice could not have beon cxaltoI, What
is ordinarily ono OF tho most docorous
and ligh-1oned courts Of tho county romlndod
one Of The days when Justice waa dealt out In
small quantittos and iu rudo shape in country
taycrns, and when 1t was not necessary 10 parp
an examination to bc admitted to ptaostco at tho
Dar. Tho Court himself was In i guandaly ut
tlmas in raierance to Just what was going on,
but BY comparison If tho caaos Lofore hin,
viii. tho character OF the attornega aud their
clicnts. he managed to maintain AlH conpobure
mud worry through moro disgusting SCENES .hnn
ordinarily fall to tho lot Of d Judge in single
day. o'S
Tloro were four cascs tried In ali, In .hrco OF
Fhcl, there was practically no contest Tho IT. |
tganta wore not noted for their Bocia! standing,
their beauty. or wealth. but for tho most psrt
"ero from tho lowor tanxB Of soclcty. They |
wore as follows: Emolluo Larson rs. john
Wehber. dtamIsacd by defendant paying costs;
Louisa Turner W. Willis Ward, verdict for
plaintiff aud motion for now trial; Jouuie Do |
gan VI. Henry Casto1 verdict for plaintiG and |
Judgment on verdict Helena bfantouifel vs., N. |
Schuoert, verdict for plaiatiG and notice Of ap.
peal GlEon.