, 1877-05-06
THE COUNTY BUILDING.

The aunsi criminal calendar will be called in the
Criminal Court to- morrow. -
Commissioners McCaGrcy and Carroll will be
absent to- morrow attending to some private bus-
ness in Kane Comfy.
Tomorrow the telegraph Office in the building is
to be changed from the Commissioners room to the
office OF the Criminal Court Clerk.
Wozkmen were bnsy yesterday morning removing
the furniture from the Commissioners room, pre-
paratory to fitting it up for the occupancy Of the
County Treasurer.
CARO- D. Trimble, Clerk of the Supreme Court at
Ottawa, knocked in vain at the County Treasurer
Office yesterday for his pay for mixing copies OF
court opinions in county tax cases..
The Grand Jury for May will be impaneled TO-
morrow at 10 o'clock, and discharged, there being
no business for such q body during the month:
STATES Attorney, Mr.. Weber, the last fonr weeks
and will save the county not less than 81, GOO. )
The order OF Harms for 50. s75 for riling the
city's half Of the dome foundation for the new
urcr's Office yesterday for registry and payment
The County Treasurer was absent, and no action
was taken. At all events, Harms did not get bis
money. 80
Mr. Holden has been sleeping over his resoln-
ton providing for paying interest on county Or.
dcrs and has come to the conclusion that as II
passed it is inadequate as it ought to fix date up
to which interest wil be paid. After more sleep, r
Of which he will seek to remedy. - = ~
At the presentrate OF expenditure the valuation
Of property in the county upon which to base Ing
tnx-leyy for 1877 will have to be increased ~ per
cent over last year. aud the rate Of tux Will have 70
be made to reach the constitutional limit cents
on the 500. This will be necessary 10 cover tnc
interest the debt alrcady created, and does not
contemplate the extension Of any tax for tho court
House construction.
A warrant was gotten out yesterday for the
arrest OF Mr.. Bcardslcy the son-1n-1uw Of J. G.
Haincs. Mr. t.. 1t appears, had neglected the
matter Of paying hie personal tax, and a. conse-
,qnencc the County Collector levied on his elects
and: placed one Of his deputies in charge The daY
he came home in the evening he set about tearing
the clothes of the deputy, and this finished threw
him into the etreet very .nnceremon1ously: ne
came over yesterday md paid his taxes. and the
first thing ho knows he will be before Jnst1ce 70
answcr for his treatment OF the deputy.
:: :; THE sHENIFF'a BCAHDHG-HoU5E. >. :
The Grand jury submitted ita report in the Grim
inal Court yesterday and were discharged One
hundred and fifty two indictments were returned,
the most important being that of Pike for the MUIR
der ofJoues. The report In reference to the con-
dition Of the Jail was audatory In the extreme, and
TO ubtiah it entire would be advertise that in
sttiutiou and bring 1t into compctt1on WITH the
SherlfFa downtown restaurant, which he does not
want to o, Of course. At the risk or atspleaslns
him, however the substance Of the report is given
It Gays that tho food ig nonushng in quality and
sufficient In quantity, the soup being found to be
|'t. excellent and good as can be had in any OF
the restaurants Of the CITY," Furthermore, the