, 1877-11-17

The jail yesterday contained 200 prisoners.
Deputy County Clerk Washourn, who died
suddenly Wednesday,, was buried ut Gracc'aud
yesterday.
Jack Stephens, Cicrk.clect Of the Criminal
Court, called at his now Office yesterday. und
ha1 talk with tho boys
The Contrasting Doard was not In session
yesterday. on account Of the sickness OF Justice
Iarn,nIll. The Board will resume its labors
to-day, II continued sickness does not prevent,
The gas-bill at the County Hospital for Octo-
her was $3.50, against $201 for September. Com.
missioner C,eary cannot unlcrstand why tbs iu
crease should be W great, and PROPOSES to ill.,
quirc Into tho matter.
Ths States Attorney ia being annoyed not
little by applicants for the otIco Of Second AS
sstant md Clerk, created by the B6nrtl Wedncs.
day. He lias not determined whom ha will up
point TO either place o. yst, aud will 10 in no
Aastc Alput reaching conclusion.
$3.50 on tbs County Treasury without any
trouble. lie would have gotten tho money, but
there was mons to get. perfolat las onc-thirl
Interest in the urnount, us Ii well known, anl
livery Of tho o!,lcr to Egan as he has heretofore
sexton IN allowing l,lm $40, ,ooo for si3, ,otN worth
Ut work On tho Court.lIouse lonle. which was d
EQffERpQnulIltt lAFQF III LUG 'AluEs' &tlu LEt8
tnay explain 1t alt.
tlay, mud at utgltiall reported that they had
about completed counting 6exton's brick uud
weighing lls irou On tho Courthouse. They
now havc to ~ through tho torul OF deductng
thu stonu.work whirh has been included IN tle
measurement, and then they will bc prepared tu
verify Egan's measurement, and to rcport to
the Donrlt that thu dome steal was ITO steal at
all. Tho King" Is to pay tue ,ncasurcrs 1900
Sexton has treated them with marked cousid.
eruttUn.
Gen. Lieb haa been tnquirin9 hts way to the
ura1ld Jury, aud threatens to secure tbs ndiet-
lnent OF several members Of the Republican
Campaign Coultnltteo wdu published tint prcu-
during the recent canvass, and also sotno nt the
papers. lie thinks, Or fclgns to thlnk, that ho
as been iibuled. It Is probable ihat hi will not
ho allowed 10 use the draul Jury as an instru.
ulents, hut viii have 10 60 before n Juat'ee Of
tho peAcu atld begin Ills sults thure. II the Jus
tfco tl,tnks there (s anything In tho matter then
tho tisaud Jury can vet.
III making the appropriations for the coming
year the board r1bbcl tho charitable tust!tu-
$.4D,0tu for tho bcueat of thu Court-tIouse cou.
tracturs, anu now II Is said in explanation of tie
Job that It has suddenly hccn iound necessary
tn let thu contract fur the carpenter work ull
kHc huHu1HE u ohset ~ LINZ tHe !uu'uce may Dr.
properly seaao1.cd, etc. Tho 'tlny"is Is deter
initIcd. ~ has already been noted, to let tho re-
luninlng contra:t4 between now aud Der. !, and
this appropriation was made with no other view,
II the cArpenteftnE Is let sexton or soms Ut l,ls
men will gct the work without regard to lils
bid.
Tho county employees arc smartng Under tho
action OF the Hoaed tn reducing thclr satartca
1 iur the coallng wear, yet no trouble is autirl'
tel In gettiuR thetr work dune, nor IL It fear.
i'd that there wlll 10 suy whoitsale designations.
| 10 sotnt Of tl,cru tho reduction IL sertoua
te fact ttiAt they believe tho Ring cut then,
/ down to zurich thensulyes,-to mako Court.
llouse approprlatlon.--and fron, tho further
fact thAt now they nave to discount thclr otdess
while thu prospect for ths year to cut,e fs that
The Ahavu will to still larger. They are discun
tented, nnu Fightfuily 40, for cyery cent taket,
from thcn will 70 to make up IN income for The
| retiring +" Muxstcts.f