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Millinery.
CASH MILLINERY STORE.

v A " " i u L II IA ~ " " ~
One door north of the Post Office,
W o o D S F ED, OHIO
M r s. M j. Q l. A r x
HAS OPENED
Ca S Ii NJ illinery Store
In this place, and will furnish goods as cheap
as any other establishment in town, Goods
shown without charge,
Orders Promptly Attended to.
All kinds of goods usually found in Milli-
merry and Trimming Store, such as Hats, Boa.
nets. Silks, Velvets, Ribbons, Laees. Embroid-
cries, Gloves, Hose, Buttons, Corsets, Neck
Ties. Netts and Veil STUFF, kept constantly on
hand .r
P RICES REAS ON A B l. E. /.
MAKING OVER, PRESSING and BLEACH
ING done in the best manner.
Ladies' are requested to call and
examine my stock,
may3o,76Y, - RI
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-05

At said election, the voters desiring to vote
in favor OF the adoption of this amendment,
shall have placed upon their, ballots the words,
Judicial Constitutional Amendment-Ye Yes"
the voters who do not favor the adoption of
said amendment, shall have placed upon their
ballots the words, Judicial Constitutional
atlsV
Adopted April 6, 1877. ,at,,S
800 O.J. HODGE,
Speaker pro tenn. House of Representatives.
H. W. CURTIS as9lO
President of the Senate I,
The New York herald., 1877-09-20
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON, Sept 10, 1877
Cotson-Es,imatcd net receipts a5 balcs Stock. $685.
NKw ORLEANS. Sent. 10. 1871
Cotton steady and IN good demand middling. lie: low
mddns iOssc. good ordinary uisc. Net receipts. Az
balcs; gross I53. Exports coastwise V72 Sales, 2Ul.
MoriLK. Sept 10, 1877
Coton-Esmatcd net receipts. Ia naes. stcck 3,672.
sAvASSAn Sept. 10. 1871
Cotton steady mddlng, I0sSc low midding 10 5.i6c.;
good ordinary i3lGc Net receipts 1910 bacs gross
l136 Exports coastwisc JOB sales 1856 stocK 72D3.
CnARLEsroS, Sept 10, 1877
Cotton nrm middling, 0c low middlina, lossc good
ordinary, ioc. ioIsc Net receipts 1861 bales Exports
cogstwiso, y5i. Sales 300. Stock, 4,425
BUFFALO, Sept 10. 1877.
Flour steady. unchanged; sales 700 bb Whest dull ;
sales OF $500 bushels OF hard Milwaukee. NJ 81 2Ssc.
3ju do of Green Bay, 81 2J; 1909 dp. of red Oho,
81 j Corn in light mand sales OF 200 bushels No.
Toledo. 54tse,. three OF NO mixcd Western, At
6l Jsc 32c. Oats quiet sales. 900 bushels Western
3lc secds-A light inquiry for timothy, ~ 81 go 81 Gj
changed. Receipts oy lake Flour. 800 bbls. wheat
4iDOj bushels corn 3iO2I7 do: barley 3,O35 do rys
7sO do lard, J75 tierces RsllroadsFour $500 Lbls
wheat Loo bushels; corn, 1900 do: oats. 1000 do
bari cy, 1900 do: rye. 4OJ DO. shipments canal tide
W heat, s6.73 Dushels corn 1876 AT do oats
4..tOD 90 rye. 335O0 do. barley p2UU do. Railroads
oats, 1000 do. barley 1900 do; rye 400 do.
TOLEDO sept 10. 1877.
Flour firm. Wheat arm; No. white Wabash, 81 40;
NO. | white Michigan. 81 IO ex,rs do. 81 ~ amber
october 81 254 No. rcd winter, spot 81 32s seller
september 81 20; seller, Octo5e 81 "a No. 3rcd Wa
bash ~ 2ils rejected WABASH al oj; No Dayton snd
spot 4sc No. 2white soc rejected Az damaged
a5c Oats dull rejected 2ic. Reccps-tlonr $50 bbis
wheat, 5000 bushels: corn, 1900 do OATS 700 do
$1,000 dc oats. $50 40 Al the closc-whcat strong
amber Michigan, spot held at S "a; sales for september
3i q seller October, 8. ss; ~ s ,o,, sei
seller. 0ctgpet 81 2lN, No. ured Wsbash el 2AA 2oi
The New York herald., 1877-09-20

beans 4 yer, poor demand at nominal rates Canadian
a. ss nc. our
s ss 'psr p g. IN ss and Sl sse as & s
chuice varieties are out OF season. quot aons as
iolows;-Ne ari,eAokes on sale Lima beans ,os 7ae
Sc %sr dozen saneh., Carrots 81 Is e per obi
table So as
Tor picking as per 100 head brussels ,PrSs, ,
Me ar.s variety 90 hsnd and slow sae 81 per
iress Sst" Ssaowo,, choice in 'c qualify nee o sale al
o1n % sfsSns and irop y5 soc scs ssI o9
5oc 7oc. per 100 mad Estrsson SIC 57c per
s" si g sss ioS ssssss. r. DI.s. per- 100
buncnes Mushrooms, from Staten Island 2oc Joe cents
sYa sSE' SsaS ''s:s %
) per- case issns sesn. p ' M j. g '' So' Sa.Ss
Sfi per- 100 6sw Sasss
spnach & per obi b oae, a.a %
,.uo suai, choice higher ana active =. zoe os per
Yeliow ,urnips 81 asi s5c per obi White turip, soe
ruScins 81 2S per sol rss: quality soei q 50
ss 80 per .we Su.he' esg pG..ss. arrive rom che
tom LGns i'isas ws',sSn o,e q 7o.s4 per es New
hand. ssoee aaay pesssrs e. . ss 2S
pr DOL those from v1s,nis = 50 = per POL & Snao
hu,heL oys'sI plants ooc 81 per dozen 0anches EsG
PouLrnr Supply rath above tho demand; tho quality
Of the @ no"y 20 aS ,," Is In sensra inferior wit. s
follows for 1.-Two poultry Jersey chickens. i3c 5e
per h.. state chickens, IL. = lac per lb southern
chickens. lie iae per H. southern turkeys. l2c 3e
per b SouLhern ducks 5Uc Soc pair; state tur6cys
l2c i4c. per ID state " 37t 81 80 par
Jersey ducks Toe 81 per pair For dressed poultry
ndo ipaia chickens, dry pcAed l7c lsc perto. Paa-
dclpha fowls lie lie. per ID; PhlAaelphia ducks.
lie Isc. per lb Philadelphia geess, lJc. per To-
nj dry picked; supply rather heavy quality air. state
chickens scalded i3c ldc b State fowls scadcd,
lic i5c per ID state ducls scsded. i5c I6c ID
quality poor
GAxr.-supply off in condition. demand fair at
Gr ouse. Toe. ooc. pair partridges.
15c "a ~ per pair; woodcock, 4cc soc pair
bisds +Oc. oOc do1en ngis snpe 81 81
81 50 per dozen riover, 81 81 VI 90 dozen; wild
duck. of variaus varieties 2bc 6oc per pair
HAY STRANThe hay to hand has slightly i'm proved
quality since last weeh1 the color Is better
and there Is more o the b,st grades the market.
Timothy hay OF medium quaiiLy zoe. Toe. per cwt
nio hy hay. quality choice, sOc 0nc per cwt shipping
hay, 6Oc 6oc ger cwt alt marsh hav. 5Oc. 65c
cw' supply "a To- volume yet eiua TO the demAns Long
straw Soc soc short straw, 45c Doc.
per cwt. oaten straw, zoe y 55c
HONEY AsD BEEswAx No change in rates Western
beeswax 20c 2Nlsc ID. southern beoswNx 2Slsc
soc per ID. Fresh honey, in glass drawers 2Oc
22c per Id.
BROOM CoaN-Rates nominal; inferior qualities Of all
varieties, 4ac A6c per To- Choice qualities OF all va
cites, &c. &c. per ID.
The New York herald., 1877-09-20
coupon. loSx losx; do. fours, 1907, registered.
l0lx l0lL.
THE yoRxIcs MARKET.


Tho London advces report consoIs steady at yester
days prices United States bonds are \ a u higher
New York Central Illinois Central aud Eric were each
Il per cent lower, selling at 1881, 10 and Tx
spectively. but at the close partial recovery took
place. The sum OF fs5, 900 bullion withdrawn
from the Bank OF England balance to-day At
Paris rentss opened arm and advanced 10 lO6L 65c.,
but later fell OF To 1901 27hc, and exchange Lon
don was quoted at 25t l6hc Bar silver was quoted
at AAd. per ounce The closing prices IN London
were:-Consois for money and account, 95ll e5x;
new four and half per cent bonds 1857 lo5x; hve-
twenty bonds OF 1867, lo74; ten-iorty bonds, l07X;
fves OF 1884,, 10TH lo7,s Erie common shares, ia;
Erie preferred shares, 81; New York Central, los;
illinois Central, 7O4.
UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The revenue receipts today $500 900; customs
receipts, $500, 900; bank notes received, $2b0.o0o
STATE Boxps
State bonds the Board per cent lower for
Virginia sxes consolda and Tennessee sixes new
sercs and steady Tor Missouri SKIES, Hannibal and ST.
Joseph issue, to which dealings were confined
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds irregular, and tho following
were the changes compared with last previous sales
An advance of x In ONO and Mississippi seconds, u
In Mlchigan Southern sinking tund, aud u in North
Missouri hrsis. There was decline OF u In Rock
and Union Pacific SINKING fund, and y In Uuion
Pacific sinking funds, and u in DO. frsIa
BANK SHARES.
The sales OF city bank shares wcrs:-Commerce,
l27h Central National l01. The latest bids were
tollows:-Amerca. 1872; American Exchange, l0Sk;
Central National 101 Chatham, 100; City. 200; Com
merce, 1913; First National, 200; Fourth National,
81; Gallatin National, 112h; German American. SO
Importers and Traders 200; Irving, 120; Manhattan.
1874; Market, 104; Mechanics, 1872; Mercantile. 90;
Merchants, ll6>s; Nassau, 90 New York, Ill; Park,
1Oo Phoenix. 1011s; shoe and Leather, III; State OF
New York now, lls; Union, 1879.
MINING SHARES.
The following were the opening quotations Tor min
ing stocks at san Francisco to-day:-Gould Curry,
8; savage, Z: Cholar Potosi 50; Ophr, l6H; Halo Il
Norcross, 6}s; Crown Point, 4: Yellow jacket, 10;
Belcher 7; Imperial l.; Virginia Consolidated, 90;
California, 81; Raymond Ely. lSN; Eureka G.
8; Best & Belcher, Is; Kentuck, o. Union Consoii
dated, 5X; Alpha, 49, Meadow Valley, ~; Sierra Ne
vada, ~; Mexican, 10; Caledonia, 4; Silver Hin, 81;
Eureka Consolidated, 40; Justice, 15; Julia Consoli
dated, 2N; Overman, "a.
The New York herald., 1877-09-20
dulI; high mixed 4sl[c; No. 2, 4sc damaged. 45c.

CHICAGO, Sept. 49, 1877.
Flour hrmer Wheat excited and higher;
No spr,ng. 81 iuh, cash: No {. co. I'll 49, 81 rs.
cash 81 ~ sep,emoe; 81 % ue,obsr; No do 81 oogs
ejected soc Corn unsettled but generally hghcr sales
fc cash: 4,sc.. October rejected 12c oats quiet
but steady 2f4c 2fe.c cash aud October; 2isc. Sep
tember rrJcted 22c Rye steady IA fair demand 5fc
Ba,sy active and hr@ q, os,.e Pors In nr esmaad AZ
year. Lard easier - 10 eash and Oclober. - 20 all
the year Bulk STEADY and hrm At o4c. Tssc and
7tac Tor shoulders RIB short clear mdlos boxed
cash. Whiskey steay at ~ o3 fTcignts-corn 10 But
fsio 3s.c ~ Dbls. horr lj9 DDJ bushels
wheat 2i6OOO do. corn 5000 do. ~ 900 do rye
1900 barley shipments-7.5p0 bbs. Hour, $4,000
rye $4,000 do barley Markets closed Wheat easier st
lower oats uehsnsed Fork hrmer at si2 50. october.
L So 80 "A 8 Octobcr
The New York herald., 1877-09-20

delivered contract 100 bales For future delivery The
sales follows l esterday after T. NJ Sen.
tember $40 bales ut 3oc 100 at 29c October 100
l4c 100 ut he. 100 AZ H. l2c. November 800
NJ lie 400 AT l09ee., 400 ~ 10 D5c, 1000 6ic
December 800 At ile 100 M 10 99c January, 1900 ~
ii 2sc 100 at i. :,Dc, 100 IL 2yc 500 At Sic
$40 IL. 32c.. 600 1l33c 100 At III 2ec. October
TOO lI1uc. 100 at Lille, 1000 at Ii.l2c 200
l3c., 800 NJ I4c 200 vt IL &c.,, 4UO
22OO II. iUc. 5000 at lli7c 100 IL &c., 800 AZ
isc 100 II l4c 900 ut II ic 100 at II lac Novem
bsr 300 nt los7e 800 as l0o6c 400 At 095c 1000
ole, 500 II Ulc., 200 Vt llo3c 400 iic 1880
10 December 200 at 10 99c 800 luO7c. ZOO NJ
9oc 500 1885,. 100 at 10 99s.. 200 lc 100 at
i02c 100 Hole 100 AZ Oic 100 at O2c 200 at
lolc 400 Al lie January, 300 Al II oTc., 200 at iOc
100 Vt IL 09c 800 at H. IOc 900 al l2e 800 l4c
500 at II iOc February. 100 at II 25c 100 29c
March 100 at s4e, 200 AZ l3gc.. 10 at il40c.;
Total, 3oeoo bales. Grand total. 46 400 bales
The receipts At the por.s were as follows New Ore ans
Az bales; Mobile. 367 Savannth 1910 Charleston 367
Wiim ngton. l22 NortolS, 100; Baltimore. 1 New York
"a. Boston t67; Philadelphia 81. Total mot Including
Gaiveston 8l4 bales. This day last week 1864 bales
This day year. D,G4l bales Total sine september
3o55l bales to last night. Cotton cights closed FOL
by steam. &c, compressed. 10 Liverpool ad by steam
by sail, 7.32c., compr ssod. Market quiet.
FLOUR GRAIN.-Receipts Flour H. 100 bbls wheat
122 $40 Dushols $40 bbs and 10 corn,
$50 bushels oats, 1888 do; rye. 1910 do; barley
alt TO do The nour market strong; No. rs
aud super6ncs high aud extras and wanted
Tho saes including state, Western and southern, were
was steady with sales of 800 bbs Coon was quiet
mi firm sales uf 4JU bbls and We uuOts
The New York herald., 1877-09-20
HAVANA MARKET.

HAVANA. sept 10. iNT7.
Sugar stving gent Spanish gold. 227'a 227a Exchange
firm; the United States go days. currency fa+ pre-
MUM short siant 40 5'f - . premipm 20 Gays. gold
IA premium short n sht, do "a ss premium; on
London, lels 10 prctninm: PARIS. ~ "A premium
The New York herald., 1877-09-20
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON SPOT 1-16c. HIGHER FUTURES
CLOSED STEADY FLOUR rIRM-wHEAr
FlRMER FOR sPoT-CoRN FIRMER-OATs
FIRMER-wHIsKEY sTEADY-PoRK FIRMER
LARD QUIET - PETROLEUM QUIET oils
sTEADY-sPIRITs TURpENTINE NOMINAL
RosIN NoMINAL-CoFFEE STEADY-sU0AR
QuIET-FREIGHTs STRONG.
WEDNESDAY, Sept 19, eP.M
Business was fair In most commodities to-day, but
there but little change in mercantile values
in exceptional cases. On Change -four was hrm
kinds tending up Wheat WAS frmer tho spot.
Corn hrmer. Oats were frmcr. Whiskey steady.
Pork nrmer. Lard without decided change Freghts
strong. Cotton the spot l-l6c higher. Flu
closed steady. Coffee steady SUGAR quiet Oils
steady. Petroleum quiet Naval and entirely
nominal.
CorrEE-The market for Rio steady but quiet;
bags Rio, Newght sold in Baltimore priv
Mild coec steady with fair demand from the trade
Tho business for the week Is summed 752
bags Msracaibo 1913 Do Laguayra OlO do st Domingo,
797 Costa Rico, 12ss do. Mexican. 97S do vanilla
sold in lots for within our range The stock Of
milo soss IN h.s r. M hands Is 20 S1 mate sexs s os DO
eai6o; 1902 do Lagua,rs. io37 no. Costa Rca, $3.50
dat Go sasos '9 CO. . sa Va
ls,so; good do io'ac 2o'Ac prime do. 2ol+e 2lc:
a3c de- mats, 22c a4c. singapore. lssc. 2Jc
s'' lss 2oe i.maor lie is,.o; st. Dom nEo, % ies
,S,:f roT.o 1 .isS lsc sos Costa s 'sa Ca i7c 2s;
lsc. 2O,ac.; savanilla, l7c lS1ac Curacos I0c.
Co1ToN on spot hrm and 1.1ec. higher The de-
from spnners Was very light The se Of 900 bales
lures opsnsd Ut about yesterdays closing prices During
the day the market rcnsthened and prices advanced
an advance the day from 80 10 points The closing
prices to-day compared with Tuesdays were iolows:
The New York herald., 1877-09-20
Stock tasc certained by &C.
tual count, including spec
ulation), sept. l, l877....
Receipts since sept.
1l3.eO5 25. 436 31O.956 2,015
6.342 2,4O9 47.5lO -
.-- ---
l2n.Oi7 ~, ,S35 35S, ,.l63 2.6l5
23.9l2 0S7 4,44S 733
e6.l3 6.S5S 354,OiS 1882
1910 1924 lof,9ll lao
il0.916 42.5O7 159,357 1881
"a ego QR 700 ~ oz3 GDr

Io1f 54bSz
sTEARNE.-Market wat steady.
1ALLow was quiet Receipts, SO hhds. So terces and
13U bbls Sales were $1,000 los. NJ TIC. u &c.
WHlsKEY WAS quiet Receipts, 800 bbs
FREIGHTs.-iho movement in petroleum tonnage
fairly active and raes IL general were quito
to scarcity OF tonnage for prompt The export
business In grain continues ably retarded
OF spot tonnage Fngsgsmcntsro Liver rpoo steam,
1000 bushels grair. l0.d. 5000 do do on private
terms; 900 canned goods 25s 500 boxes bacon,
Sos Londen, steam 2o bbs -four IS ID BRISTOL, stoam
4SO bushels grain o. 3D. quarter American ship
$50 tons laid the BERTH harters:An American ship
at Tybee. IRON BALTIMORE 10 Bremen, with 5000 bbs
lined petroleum 3D.; Germ bark (reist) hence
direct Centinsnta port with 5000 obls DO, A.. 3D.;
1000 bbls do As Cd British brig, from Philadelphia
to Genoa with 1900 bba do, IS. 4kd German bark,
bark previously). hence 70 tho Lev.nt 1000 eases
bbls. naphtha So. 3D. new British ship
Novs scotia from Baltimore 20 Bromen Anwcrp, with
5000 bb refined petroleum AZ A. 3D. Italian
hence to trieste with 800 Ibs do, es Norwegian
bark dn EuroDe hence to Cork tor orders with 5000
quarters grain ut "a; British brig. 29l tons
River Platte. with lumber and general private
Spanish port with Kentucky tobacco AZ about 42s Cd
, 1877-03-25

James Rourke was arrested Yesterday after-
noon BY the Madison street police Of, capias
for burglary held by Deputy-Sheriff Hefter.
Ellen Doyle and Jennie Doyle, inmates OF
bagnio ut No. u Pacific avenue, were locked up
at the Armory charged with the larceny of S45
from foolish Granger from Indiana name
James Brown.
Officer Topping, OF the L.. D. r. Company,
last evening arrested bell-boy at the fremont
house upon complaint OF Jcwett Wilcox man
ager Of the earaVansery. Crump was fouul ia
possession Of q pocketbook containing 1870,
which had been dropped on the floor By Jnmes
Barnes, , ct Red Wing, Minn., guest Of the
boys possession, and portion Of the balance in
the pocketbook. a balance Of S4S is still miss
Ing, and for tlis reason only is the boy under
arrest.
, 1877-03-25
TOWN COLLECTORS.


Christian Tcmpel, Collector Of North Chicago,
who has just turned over his books, makes the
following crcditablc showing OF collections:
Amount OF real estate tax warrant. SS01, ,06S.-
IS: amount OF real estate tax delinquent. S952,-
645S2; amount Of real estate tax collected, $49.-
G22.G Amount OF personal property tax war
rart, S115. .33o 50; amount Of property tax dclin-
lcctions, lis, ,3S. .Gs. Total amount Of tar war
rant, $9l7, ,007.T; total amount OF tax delinquent,
$7G4, IS; total amount Of tax collections,
SIS, ,2G0. 80. Total amount OF second install
nlent Of Lincoln Park assessment and interest
on deferred payments, s1o9, go o.; amount SANG
returned delinquent, S02, 46S. II; amount Of col
lection, S1O,S05.50; total amount OF taxes and
assessment collected. s1G3,01o.44 The
total amount collected Is made up and
goes to the credit Of the different funds as
$3.50; city tar, sM, ,s1451; town tax, ST.
3s3.sS; Lincoln Park tax, S13, 1850; Lincoln
Park assessment, s10,S0S.55; printer's fees on
back taxes, $20.50; total, S1G3, 3,0G9.40
THE WEST TOWN
Collector, John Hoffman, will turn over his
books to the County Collector tomorrow. Hts
labors show total ct collections, including real
estate, OF over S430, 900. The total amount OF
taxes collected d! ed b ~ % is
he managed to pull in S5}9 per cent OF the
gra,d total. the other Az rer cent is made
up as follows: Bankruptcies, which arc prefer
red claiIns to be Bald III full per cent, or
S5,63S.43; moved out of the city, business
changed hands, failures, etc, per cent. or
Sll ,2G6.SI; total dclinquents, Sx per cent, or
total of 81 ,2l2.3 81. This item is made up large
" Of poor persons out OF employment, who, if |
the rigors OF the law were enforced, would be
left destitute aul homeless. As it is, they lave
4 struggle to ret along, and to sell them out |
under i levy would be absolute cruelty.
SOUTH TOWN.
Collector Mark kinball yesterday finished UP |
taking In about Sl5,CN. Tnc total amount
collected s;uce l.c commenced work will aggrc-
gate $4,000, aud il he had not been cnjoiued
BY the banks he would no doubt have taken in
over S700, 900. The delinquent list must be in
:he hands OF the County Collector by the 30th
nEt.
, 1877-03-25
TEE COUNTY BUILDING.

The Egan claim will be the special subject to
| wrangle over in the Board tomorrow
In the County Court yesterday, in the estate
| OF John Gibbons, letters tcstamcntarY were Is
| sued to Harry Gibbons under bonds for SIS, 600.
In IN informal conversation yesterday several
Commissioners expressed themselves in favor
| Of closing the County Agents Office for the
summer the 1st Of May. The condition Of the
county finances suggested the expressions, but
whether anything will come of it or not re-
mains to be seen. About two-tilirds OF the an-
preparation for the year has already been r.
pended. A -
Word was received yesterday that the ctr hod
oech notlhed that suit for damages would be
<ant1,. asainst u " gentleman who re-
~ m.. the % street gy the contractors on the new
rt-Housc. These holes were dig. as has oI.
ready been noted, without tile NECESSARY ner-
MISSION from the city, and were left exposed.
A. =. Swan, the indicted Sullivan Juror. se-
sured wns dsa, na., yesterday in the sum of and
Aioran one OF Sullivan's ATTORNEYS, and Afirhaei
tSa9r!lmer. Sler. Swan owes bis liberty DIRECTLY to
sullivan. who hunted bondsmcn for him md
presented them to the Court In person, Sulli
,ndarEt aerest IN Tue juror can scarcely be mis-
The forfeited bonds Of The celebrated Ror
inai Souft Ct an early day. It will be remem.
peleu lhat Leonard Swctt WIS one of the bonds
1i h!en, ana ad that Judgment Was entered against
i'a h'1n aor S@o,WQ, but subsequently set aside on
us, ,,s 'notlof lie Is not satisfied, however, know
vs. ae does' that he is yet liable, hence he il
preparing pleas in the case which viii be fleil in
few days. "''i ~ "'eo III
A1chtect Egan yesterday prepared the snccj-
neatlons LOT the fence around the -Housa
h +hnsa - a1o same can now be seen at lis office
~ tnose aeslr1ng to compete for the work. The
4ense Is 70 pe eight 1eet high, aud the bidder is
70 reckon the use Of the lumber in the nresenf
lcncc and also the lumber covering lie hase.
ment walls, which has been donated to tho
county on the condition TINT the donors hova w.
Inc sole use OF the fence for ADVERTISING mn.
poses. ''1us pui-
=: Inc County Attorney was engaged yestcrdav
tho ~ aenalhs tue contract Of Mcneil d; Son for
ine cat-stone work for the new Court
noatu as Tomorrow for approval As amen1l-
~ ~ provides that the concractor shall he
pau on quarry estimates. The order Of the
a noaIu IN the matter TAursday was somewhat
anIiognous, but in amending the contract tie
1tuer mas been liberally construed, ana II the
ooato consurs therein Mcneil will be happy.
Inc Grand Jury Friday found and retnrnad
~ 4ea1Gtmcnt against George Side, another Of
~ sne sullasah jurors, for perjury. capias for
als arrest was Immediately issued, but IN to y
iate hoar last evening he had succeeded IN elni-
LIE Inc olhceFs. 1ti believed that he has LETT |
, 1877-03-25
THE CITY-HAII.

The Treasurcr's receipts yesterday vert
! So,U21 from the Water Department aud $2i, OK
| which was subscribed some days ago for reyc
| nuc warrants.
During the past week the Building Depart
tncnt has issued but eight building permits.
The value Of the building represented by all the
! permits Issued is about S43 900.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys Of the
North Division met in the City Clerks Office
yesterday, and decided to recommend to tho
Council that an ordinance be passed for the
| opening of Elm street from LaSa1le to Wells.
The new cases Of scarlet fever reported ycstcr-
day were at Nos. 1873 ulnman, 1868 West Lake,
6s Artcsian avenue, aud 39S Webster avenue.
Seventeen deaths from the disease have been
recorded during the week. The mortality from
other causes has been unusually large.
The City Clerk is experiencing great deal Of
trouble IN finding tue names Of the judges aud
clerks OF election in the directory. The reason
IS, that the Aldermen presenting the names
have, IN many Instances. so horribly written anu
nllsspe!ied them that recognition Is almost i'm
spelled 'kalnmcll." Hence the difficulty in
notifying the appointees OF their appointment.
Assistant Corporation-C Counsel Francis Ad-
ans returned to the duties Ut his office yester-
Gay from Springfield, where be has been by iu-
vitation to explain to the Legislative Com
anseav ssisea thS b fT The OF esoa hs adams @
back lakes. The Bill has been ordered to a q
third reading in both Houses Of the Legislature,
and Mr.. Adams is very confident that it will soou
become d law without the emergency clause.
While 1lr: Adams was ut the Capital lle cxcrtcd
considerable influence $50 it is authoritatiyely
statelD and secured the passage of the Riddle
bill extending the term OF the City Treasurer,
City Attorney, aud City Clerk to two years.
AID. Throop being .lcsirous to know If there