, 1876-05-06

work. whph viii ba brought to focus to-day
provided m audisnoo can be had with severn
daalesa In cement.
Joseph coniey, one Of ths sspsasera eonviotss
and sent to tdo HOUSE Of Correction for On.
| ysar, cams Into the CriminAl Court {eatartiay
and succeeded IN getting his sentenoo changed L
| e200.
| a faw Of tho Comu1as!onsrs propose 10 take \
K K. nsx ssaS s. q s.ons
country .. sbs time viii scarooiy bs considered
In tho interest Of tho public treasury.
After the adjournment Of tho Criminal Court
yentefdsy, rorkmen aet=td upon the Job Of A.
room very materially. Tho extent Of the aleera.
lions ts not rot known positively. bur 1t IL oAou.
lated that tho work will be completed TO-DAY. and
that when fininhed tie improvement will be
married..
serst. Kaufman, Of the slgpal sssvlce, Ia
thls city Who has been ordered 70 report II
washington, Ia among the most oflolent en-
pfo!s OF tho County Clerks Office. He leaves
for Washington to-day, and takes with him lat
lie dislikes tho Idea Of being called from Chlos-
70, and thinks that through the influence Of
tlieae gontlcmon hc will foturn 10 fev days
II le cannot rnnain hero, thon It Ia likely ho
to him, and he fails 10 understand what it
meaus.
THE couR7-norsE AGAIN.
The Joint Committee on Public Buildings add
Servtce mot yesterday afternoon to further die.
cuss the mnttor Of advertising for the cut-Btone
and material for tho new Court-tIouse. Archi-
teot Egnn was prcsont, aud made somo important
auEgcsttonB and exhibited som, amendments to
tho original specifications for tho work, to coYoF
tho contingency Of accoptlng bids for material
10 tho rough. Tho Committee agreed 70 adyor-
ttso for lids for tho work in the principal
papers Of tho city for tho speos Of four
afternoon to prepare tho advertisement. Tho
question Of pticg for tho clty'a half OF tho dome
tor tic building ves alao discussed, but no
action wns taken, pending further conference
that tho bids woull be opaned juno l. for which
spoclal mcotiug OF tho Board would be hold.
THE GRAND JunY.
Thd Grand Jury yesterday had bofoEn 1t tho
winch Woro aone petty complaints. Tho docket
was practically cloRsnd, an achievement never
before mado in tho sasno length Of time. All
manner OF rnnoEb prsvaitol IN reference to tho
tions into tho CONDUCT Of officials. It was aid
tllat nfter to-daY tho Investigations would bs
taken up. aud then egatn it was said tue Jury
vas an1loue to set through. and would poaitiye-
y adou,n Tuosd. i: v.s sad The
tAtl.oscape md tho management Of tho Insane
A6yl0m aud pour-1Iouaa, aud that committee
OF the Jury wonld visit Jetforaon to-day. Those
reports, or rumor8 arc Htvcn Tor What they arc
worth. for whilo reporter IL ordinarily able to
gather what has boon done, ho III not always COM
posont to road tho minds OF 10 oatll-bound body
which ho ia not privileged TO 500, at,d who lla7o
been so particularly guarded by tho Court
against tue opportunities Of tho friends Of tho
press. Tho feature Of the proceedings Seeter-
day MAS tho refusal Of Ur. utBs to testify III
a case Of mayhem until ho had been paid his
w,tnoas foes 10 adyance. fIe Was naturally
marched into tho presonce of tho Judge whare
hc rRined m entfnty dfferebt jden Of hjs df1tIea
es / citizen. lie then coodesecndod 10 toll what
ho know, which was very little, The featurs Of
to-day will be tho appcaranco Of rorerul mcm-
befa Of tho County poasd IN the hope OF getting
Smith. who testified before tho last Jury in ref.
eronco to putting up $500 Tor tho uso Of the
County Board in awarding a contract for light
ning rods.