, 1877-02-18
THE COUNTY BUILDING.

Religious services will be held In the jail TO-
day.
The extra men in the County Clerks Office
we're discharged yesterday. They want their
pay.
The jail continues to fll up rapidly. Yester-
day sixteen we're placed behind the bars In one
gang.
The nrst load Of stone for the new Court
House has not yet arrived. It Is delayed Oh ac-
count OF the ice in the canal.
The Finance Committee met for moment
yesterday afternoon, but did nothing. All there
was for it to do it appears, vas to pass on some
bills.
This is the latest. 4 we}l~dressed gentleman
was around yesterday begging pass to the
Adelphi for last evening from the Commission
ess. He WIS not successful.
The Committee room OF the Board is infested
every day With loafers, pretending to be looking
tor a job. Several faces haye been conspicuous
Of late They will naturally turn up on some
jury at IN early day.
In the County Court yesterday in the matter
Of the City Of Chicago, Fl. Carter, Hermann
Belize, and L. f. Dwyer we're appointed Com
missioners to make special assessments in rolls
Nos. l ,17U to l, ,ls8, inclusive.
During the past week twenty inmates OF the
Jail have been SO severely convicted as to receive
ing heavy work, ami his success Is very Halter
ing. His percentage Of conyictions has SO far
been larger than was ever before Known in the
Criminal Court. He has fully justified all that
his friends said In his favor during the late CAM
uaign
Mnry's little lamb, Developed into tull-
Nedged sheep, has made Its appearance at the
itU {rttt1
IL chewing hay. Il is quartered in the loom
where the hay for filling The mattresses for tue
sick il kept, and It's peeseuce is suid to have
peculiar effect upon the patients. II one sheep
proves 20 beneficial. bow much more Would d
flork be: The idea is original with the Warden,
and he deserves all the credit.
Tie Grand Jury yesterday returned several
indictments into conrt,--tHo for burglary, aud
one for assault. While the return was being
made the Court requested the jury TO complete
its work by Saturday, iu order TO allow the
BalifTs and Assistant State's Attoruey TO con-
centratc their labor5 in the courtroom the toll
lowtug week IN the Sullivan case. Some Wit
nrsses were heard during the day in the Jaro-
Piper case, which attracted SO much attention
few weeks ago.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
met yesterday, Commissioner AraTs In the
chair. and Commissioners Holden and Fitz-
gerald present.
The report Of Austin Doyle, Clerk OF the
Crl1n1nM tohft. was passed upon 1afpTabIy.
The report shows the collections Of fees fsoif,
June to November, Inclusive to be;S,, 344' 10:
expenses, $23.30; balance duc tue county,
Sa.,321; amount Of clerks fees earned and un~
paid during that ttr,n Of six months In Grim
inal cases disposed Of, and taxed and charged
to Cook County, S+,sl565, pending in tho
Court Nov. 81, 4t4 criminal cases, In which costs
arc not tn1ea, amounting to 81, 100.
The County Treasurer's report came up, and
action thereon was deferred until the next meet
ing Of the Committee, to be held Monday At 2
o'clock. The report Of the Treasurer has been
published in THE TRIsrNE.
The communication of n. y. Ryan, asking for
$l63 Tor work in the Recorders Office Under
Stewart, WAS taken up. Mr.. Overlook repre-
sentea in letter that Ryan worked there before
there was any vacancy for him, and that the
controversy belonged 10 kvan and Stewart In
stead OF the county. Mr.. Ryan, who was pres
'ent, said he had worked for his money and had
been promised payment. The matter was de-
fesrcd until the next meeting, and the Com
mittee adjourned