The Ottawa free trader., 1879-02-22

The members of the bar of this (thc Ninthl
Judicial circuit, composed Of the counties OF La
Sale, VIII, Grundy and Bureau, have presented
a memorial to the state legislature representing
that the facilities for the transaction Of judicial
business are inadequate. The memorial pre-
scnts maps showing the ~ present 9th Judicial
Circuit composed of Bureau, La Salle Grundy
and Will counties containing, in 1870, pOpula-
ton Of 32,4l5G0, 7.t-l4, ,93S and 43,Ol3 rcspec-
| lively; co a proposed new Judicial Circuit
created by taking Bureau county away from the
9th Circuit and the counties Of Putnam, Mar
shall and Stark counties from the sth Circuit and
the county of Henry from the 10th Circuit, max
ing new circuit of ) counties; CD the Sth Cir
cult with III" county Of Fulton transferred from
the 9Th Crcut making circuit composed of
Woodford, Tazwcl, Peoria and Fulton counties; :;
| az the 9th Circuit with Fulton taken out, leav-
ing the counties of Hancock, Adams, McDon-
ough, Schuyler, Brown and Pike. The plan re-
| licvcs four circuits and creates only one new
one in a manner that leaves the counties forming
the circuits contiguous and conveniently located.
| 1t also contains statement certified by the clerk
showing (U the number Of causes on the docket
of the Circuit Court Of each term for the last
years. t2J The number disposed OF at each
term. CD The number carried over al each
term. a. The number of days of each term.
The memorial also contains a statement that the
business OF the circuit can not possibly be trans
acted by the present number Of judges-one be-
ing almost constantly engaged one Of the
Judges of the Appellate Court Of the I'd District;
and that it is necessary to remedy thi. difficulty
&.
/ be done thereafter for & years, OF during the
terms of the judges that will be elected in June
next. The memorial is signed hy all the mem
bers of this bar.
| 1t i, announced that grand musical con -
vcntion will he held at Tonica on March ith 10
It'll both inclusive 10 which all singers are inyi-
! ted. Prot. ). W Martin, Of Chicago, will man
age the affair, which will consist OF training in
the singing of solos, duets, quartcts, DC. the
whole ending ir n concert, TO be given March 'th.
Following are the terms: Singers from abroad
Will be entertained free; music furnished free (;
singers tickets admitting through the cUnycn-
ton, 81; concert tickets, p cents. g. VI. PutIer,
Nj Palatne, i, the secretary OF the association.
The Turnycrcin Of the city Of Ia sale are con-
templating the erection Of u hall in that city.
The buildings plan will be similar 10 the build
| ings of Turner Societies gcnerally-for society
uses; and include = large hall for amusement
purposes. want sadly felt in that city.
! The people Of Usage township and nci@hborng
towns in this and Marshall counties have Of late
been so grievously annoyed by the dcpredations
of tramps and other thieves that they have organ
lied vigilance committees for protection. There
seems to be an organized system of stealing in
the neIghborhood, and the object of the vigilance
organization is 10 break it up and bring the
offenders TO justice, in which attempt all good
people must wish them complete success.