, 1876-12-02
THE COUNTY BUILDING.

THE COUNTY BUILDING.
Tho County Board has expended for public
charities over 500, 900 thu past year.
Tic Turner forgery ease was nil there was Of
tlle Criminal Court proceedings yesterday, and
there was nothing Of that.
John Garrick, Sheriff Kcrn's Chief Deputy,
was around yesterday ncqunlnting himself With
the duties Of the position hc Ia to assumc Mon
day.
From among the thirty applicants for the Of
fee OF Assistant Staso's Attorney, Mr.. Mills
will maize selection to3lay, or st least announce
bis selection.
To-day will bc tho last Of the present Grand
Jury. 1t can be said OF 1t that, for doing moth
ing and for expcusivencss, 1t has not llad It's
equal for years.
TIC County hoard will meet this morning at
10 o'clock to wind up thu business of tile year.
This Will BE- tho Inst meeting of the present
Ruar1, anil II 1t could havF tecn held yGnr ngo
the county would have been thousands vi dol
lars butter utf.
As III instance OF the looacness which charnc-
terzcs the conduct Of the County Commission
crs, the contract With Architect Cochrano fur
furnishing plnns, etc. for tho amphithcatrc nnl
only yesterday. Tho work has bern III progress
about two months, and will bo flushed In i fvw
| wccls. Faithful servants the public have!
Col. Walter :. Hull, an old resident, was I'D
| Judged Insane In the County Court yesterday
On tne petition 1T DR.. i. W. Kelley astl otllers
tho late War. and at the battle Of Stono River,
III l6t!, received severe wounds to Which h{s
present condition Is attributable. liz Is pos
eessed Of considerable means, anl surrounded
by a large AMI ueyntcd IaIntly. uc was con-
| vtyed To Elgln last evening"
.r,uun{a si,uor TTr1,1sr ,v,u t,,o1r ~ 1T. ....
| yesterday, utter two wceks' sojonrn in tho
| South. lie brought with llu an abundance or
3outhcrn literature, which he lost No tIuno IL,
displaying 10 Ills Do1uocratic friends III tile ef-
| the ignorant negroes. What he sow and heard,
| lic says, inatla every drop &of thu Republican
| blnud III Ills vens run cold.
| The Finsnce Committee Of the County Board
held privtso sca1lcu IN the ottco uf tbs County
| Attorney late yesterday afternoon to reyse tho
talurlrs nf county. etnployes the coming year.
1t Ia understood tllat the Con1nIttee's report to
| the hoard to-day will rccHnsnend some sweep
| Ing rcalsetluns In trrtan dupartmcnts, but To
however, that the County Attorneys salary Will
not be touched unless II Is to increase It, not
withdrawing the fact that 1t has been for two
! years past d0sllIle whit It had been In prior
years, to say nothing OF "e1tras."
Architect Dixon, employed oy Farmer Harms
|
Tho now Court-llouse, yesterday took charge Of
| tho p{nn9 md specifications and entered upon
his work. When his figures arc completed ho
ald ~. Esan VII eonitare, aud, II tic d!tler-
us court and hear cylIoncc from expert builtl-
crs aud contractors. MIR. Dixon nlasIo On cst[-
mate on tho same work sonlc days ago. Ills
"llnht!tlcs agreed with those made by Egar,
his figures, the only dispute that caa arlsu Ii,
tho settlement Ut tIle question vii! ba as to thu
prize ot labor, ete. Tile wlloIo matter will 70
| over lo the new Board.
Several Committees Of tho County Doarl
were busy ycstnrtlay taking last grub NJ tho
Most Ut the time was given to ..uxtras, :"
| 4tulpn, these allowances WAS bill to ffe
fayoreA Srxton Ut 81 ,Dd0 for tlnkeriny around
the Hospitaf, atla ono to Hogan for jobbtng #,
As Suspicious W lhesc hills were, and in cxnr-
bItant III their items us nile OF them NuA, they
wyre botll audited mud allowed MI tho motion
u C11ni'lssaloarr johnson, who wins the 0n!y
agaislst II. Tho nd claim of De4lrIrA Il lles-
der, for ''dehlya" On the NDrtnat Sel,ool wurk,
VIVA also allowed tn tbs amount Ut SoN}:f.. The
original bill was for sl,ui0.
T'lc COLLECTORS books will lie ready for dcly.
cry by the County Chrk OIL this 1ati Inst. To
w,lon the south.Sl1e books will be delivered Il
aauestlon yet to br determined by the courts
II to Eyans, then What becomes oi. tile assess.
tt.cnt Ilade ny Mr. tirNyt II Evans IL declared
to have lec;l elected Collector, Phillips must at
ttc same il,Iu haye been elected Assessor, und
Iulw tile question arises whether tue collection
run 1t lnhdc without aisputu Un the assessment
~ 0nu not legally ctsetett. This question MAY
tAko up bnnu t!tilo III the rnurta, fur, though
there IL nothing III II, It will b. fno for rhroi,ie
| tA1-nEHtGrs, Alu 6GEyH l8 another ObItett01I to
Their paying tlielr taxes. In any ryent, coupling
tue legal complications VI thu situation Will, t1ll
iaet tint thu tincs urb 'ard, n whoever is Col
ltctor In South Chicago has work befofo him.
htK1stFp KERN's TknuBLEs
Sheriff Kern yesterday !ed Ills bonl with the
County Clerk III tlu SUN Ut xltO, ,00 u,lti there
hpo! received his rprtit!rato VI olrctiun. upos
rsrctyiig h!s certificate lle presented It ut the
shcr'ilh uliltc, %huru hs wuM asked, ina:
.irntalIy, lur his cua,tntssiol. liz replied thu
tit|wn, expt'tHg 1t lnUtncMtarity from Spring
asli, the County Clerk haytug telegmphca thll
h1s huisd bud hern approved, etc. liz WIS se
back considerably When told III response llla
tI!e authorities Ut Springfield would not issu.
| Ala cofllnlssluil except upon tho certificate Vi
elcvtlon Ao ha1 In his hand betpY liletl Tiers
and thns It WIS necessity to tlaye his eUtutns
sion tu enter uror tho duties Ut his ulfiee, nj
Kern turneIl uDDll bis heel ut oucu unI loft t4
Office, atHl tho last seen VI lln tu wss lookis,,
| for i tl!ue-tR1lc to ascertain when tl,v usk
truIn left for springfield. Ills l,ondsne,s o.
". +. Coolbaugh, jonas tlutchInsan, John Y
| Le4ioytg, cyrus II. Mccormick, C0rueltu
Price, and David Krutgh.
ONH or THE lRRRPNKssInLH.
A fellow g!ylng Ills naille u Jimmy 0'Ncll
aistl halllnE from =" Little He'll" was arouu,
yesterday iuquIring for hts uetghbor, Comln!d
4tupcr hCEAlTr1Y. lis hal stumbled into Hev