, 1877-12-04
A DAY OF CHANGES.

THE COUNTY CLEAH's OFFICE.
Tho events Of yesterday at tho County Build
ing will DO long remembered, anil, 1t 10 hoped.
with pride, by the taxpayers antl tlle publit Ut
large. It was thc aY tor the Installation VI tbs
county officers recently elected. and for tho old
barnaclcs leaving the hlcll they lad SO long
citng to with such great tcnacity. 1t was day
Of mingled Joys and surEoWs, jostle aud excite
ment, and reward aud disappointment.
The County Clerks office was really tho tl,ca.
tre Of the day. At tho usual hour L!cb's clerks
reported for duty, and took their accustomed
piacca: but they were not tue lazy, careless,
and indifferent individuals they had been,
neither did they wear their accustomed smile
VI stop at thu neiEllhorlng saloons for their
aiter.bscakfaht nip" They were uneasy, and
whether they wont actually IL work or not they
pretended to, mud as they stood silently at their
ula posts, Ia dream, ~ It wcrc. nothing seem.
cd tn attract thcir attention 10 much rs the
upe,,Eug Ut the outer loor. 1t was not long
before tue haIl way was crowded with
equally ~ anxious d crowd. and every
moment added to the volume. until the door.
| way WAS blocked. It. was with dillleulty That
q lev moments later II was with gTeAter lah1r
| that Mr.. kIUkkc could press llis wuy III lie
wal buttot.Eulcd On all atdes Gctlinx through
thu crowd, however. h9 WAS soon iuftIBcl III
|
sau,t.. is waa aorrowfulay welcomed! BY Lieb.
and the turninx.ovcf rrrcsa was commenced;
I Lteb bud ciearetl bis desk. packcd his refsoAa!
effects. and his stepping out was thu tno "n.k ~ T..
had to To VIVA tp ttlrs over S1,S31.i
tho amount oi tho tax-Te4ea,pt!on fluid in his
l,auls, nnd take Mr. klukke's receipt therefor:
Ihis belsg through. air. klokks surto9nled
,ne,ired Issuing commissions to select lew ot
tho mass III thu outsi!c wi'c were called III one
| by uns and instructed 10 report for tuIMcdiate
They all reported witllks unauiMIty, anu were
eseortel 10 their desks or dutirs, and those that
they were to relieve wers politely tniortnc'!
Ut the situation, took the hut, donne'i
s.ss :es!s ha iaus s0A ras shs ehsags a nas.
occupying several hours; ont. 10 4 said. ~
change, lii most instances. WAS for lhe better.
for when tic work Was done ueW atmosphere
rcrgaded the premtees,-ths result ot an assion.
respectable public otiicc.
THE CHAN0E
made waa swccptaK. aud necessarily hat 70 ha
the ottlco which 10 has promised aud which the
people expect. t)ut Ut the enttrc regular force
1t clerks anu asslatants TO retained put t"o,-
Albert Kenlke and Henry htchl,-and VI the u !tt
"extta" men but thirteen wcse retained. The
work being done by the iitlety Mcu u,scha!gea
Alr. KlokEe proposes to pcfforn. with abou!
thirty mel, many 81 whom xrs 10 ne ye!
ss H. .f srs t. s,'2 m = as,
fot hls employees, which has Tor seyera! montht
past been rentcd BY the county ut an s1prnse u
yare ii follows: Chlrt deputy. G. X. llefrick
chief clerk, j. +. Voswinkcli casAier, 4. J.
GALLOWAY; Gookkcepor, ~: u: Ramp; cerk =
uoasd Of Conmtsstonefs. i. =. Ftlklnti 9ssias
m clerk. y. spisler sf1Fs4saptios sisrks e.a,!
eisrk., II. Il. Fuller .nd Peter bushwhull
license pesfs' slsts:' 1 Vial .st'.ts. sassFs xs9 III
ta new ispartmentj, Charles Procbsttne
J clerk iu charge oi books a.!d papers, 4. Jlsobi
clerks at llrge, Capt. N,ll!am BurkaeY, Z. y
Harris. X. c. WaTiny, o. u: Thomson, ~ Ultt
County Court.-ChIst clerk, y: 7. Hamilton
, tceord:wsllef, Woodbury. -. Taytor: minut'
cictk, II. u. Dsayton; fec clerk, Henry Bithl
| The ut4ef appointments 10 bo Maue atc u!
| .vxt1an mpn aud several vault clerks, whtcl
! will 10 doubt be made to-day.
CLERK oY THa CRIMINAL COURT,
,, The office Ut tAe Clerk u tho Criminal couE
.. was rut necessity. tos everybody con
! cedes That Ii has been managed satistactu
; ! EtlY and ttlled with etac.ent aud ooasxinf
: usu, john Stephens, tho Clerk k-clecet WI
! on hand II IN early hour accompanied W thus
. hc had selected tu surround Alsa III kis NY
e.tce. tbs retiring Clerk fhom.s y: bi'Fsi, 4,
> Stephen. aud formally inductel hiln Into soul
i ol the dut!ea Of tho office. Tbs ehanss va
u pleasant 2uu ulade In few minutes, tut " 80
scarcely b 4ald t. Gt u change ~ yet, ltF aooN
= the dsIt thug Mr. Stephens did NAY ~ invite y
' thu old employees to tcHain with him a~hs!e :, !
> educate t1e!5 successors, which they kindl
= clerk, James 81. Dovie; ies sud psocess clsTl
JRGneA O., IRmit .a. kycut1 writer. J2t4t