, 1877-12-16
THE COUNTY BUILDING.

Judge McAllister tclegraphcd yesterday that ht
was sick, hence the Criminal Cont was I blank.
The prisoners who were to have been arraignec
will be arraigned Tomorrow.
The Grand Jury disposed Of numerous petty
cases yesterday and adjourned. The faces OF tht
Jurors arc very familiar, but their ifiuck cannot
be accounted fur on any other ground than that
jury service is agreeable to most Of them.
meeting OF members OF the Bar Association
was to have been held Yesterday in reference to the
recent death OF join Mason. From, the fact that
there WHY All error in the announcement the attend
ancc vas slim, wnescuoon it agreed to adjourn
until to- morrow morning Ut s o'clock ut the Law
Institute
Sheriff Kern yesterday announced the appoint
,ncnt OF GustavI1s Lang and George ellison cx-
tra balifTs. Ttey will enter upon their Offices to-
fio,n the Criminal to the Circuit Court Wilkinson
comes to the County Court. and McGurrcn ind
Atck 50 to the ProDate Court.
The Warden OF tho County Hospital has prepared
his annual report. The figures show that the &
pe1,ses have ueen $50, 4S2 10, of which $50, i50 II
was fur groceries, 32 $40 Sy Tor clothing and bed
ding Sl4. 100. 81 for salaries, 81, S51 S for extra
labor. 81, SUI. so for liquors. S. $50 IS for drugs
S740, 60 for surgical instruments. ST., 5lS.6S for
coal, and g.476.20 for miscellaneous purposes.
The deaths had been 155, and Nov. 80 there were
lS6 in ho7pital.
Tnc Committee on Public Charities were In ses-
sion yesterday, and audited number OF bills
Most OF them, were for transportation, and, the
amount being large, the Committee became
impressed with thc necessity Of cutting down,
and it would not be astonishing to see this cnbr-
nous expense cut of entirely. Fhc bills presented
on this account were ridiculous in tho extreme.
showing thar the County Agent had been little less
than an agent OF the railroad companies, and that
transportation had been given from Maiue to Cali
fornA.
CAUCU5E5 At AN END.
That the Board will not 90 Republican fs now
cleaned yesterday TaDor may be said to be etfcctu
ally bounced, that it, ii he insists in pushing Mur-
head for Cuunry Agent Ayear ago he Wis in the
Democratic caucus, and displayed tue slime dicta-
torial spirit thlt he has 60 far SHOWN
in the Republican caucus. Ills cx-
NV Is Tint the Democrats had not treaited him
ric1,t and in view of tis, 1t least one OF the 1te-
publican members is inclined 10 let him 90 his
way, and drift to where he belongs. and back to
those with whom he has co-Operatcd for the past
veas This member says emphatically thai he
will not support Muirhead. because he does not DC
lieyc him 10 DC the right man for County Agent,
and il Tabor continues TO demand him all cAucus-
in. may be said to DC at I'm end. On the other
haad several Of the more respectable members OF
tie minority Of the Board shy that they are willing
to vote for good for the several positions with
ont regard TO party lines, and they have gone
so far as 10 propose to the Repuo~
licans that IT they will give them
some O? tho minor positions they will support
their candidates FOR County Attorney, County
Agent, aud Warden Of the Hospital Summing
il Tapur, Mufrhead, and Eckhardt were destined
to tuke back seats, aud that in The election OF
county employees party would be lost sight OF and
the best men would be elected