, 1879-04-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
JaiI~Oiary Of the Victim
of the House of Oil
garchs.
Realistic Aspects of n Lat~
ter-Day Crucifixion Be-
tween Thieves.
The Douglas Monument Bill
Killed, Rcconsidcrcd, and
Killed Again.
The Kankakee Subsidy-Ma~
MACS Get More than
They Expected.
Passage OF the Bill to Make
Michigan Avenue q Park
way.
Nearly the Whole OF the House
Session Given to the Nit
tia Bill.
Proceedings Of the Committee 10 ,nlvcs-
tlgate County-T'reasurer.
McCrea.
Attachments Issued fora Humber Of
Witnesscs---A Park Bill.
Proceedings Of the Committee 10 ,nlycs-
tigato County-Trcasurcr-
McCrea.
Attachments Issued fora Humber Of
Witnesses---A Park Bill.

scEaEs AND 1sc1uZfTs IN TIE nAT-uoLE
WHERE he Il 1NCANCEnAIEp.
Special D'<7sfea 10 The Tr1braa-
sANGAMox CouSfr JAIL, erIt'HGr1Etn, H.,
April s.-Thts playd ts ]Eellcr than auy Lczisfa.
ture, unl the session Is perpetual. The wonder
is how these meu lire. They seem never to atop,
and aro as spdglItly ct o'clock at night US
thc5 ore at O'Clock in the morning. Lust night
ncw guard WIS nut into the ball to watch the
prisoners, to keep them from saving out, and
from burning the jail. lie was green hand,
md the taunta and ieers Of the men were amus-
iug In thu extreme, AMI terribly perplczlng to
the watchman.
ssnALLoA, SITTING BuLLl"
wos his tlrst greeting. '.This way, Dutchy!'
"Lend n,c your ptpc" "Whnt small icctl:
"lIc's making sueak on you Satn!'' shouted
Joseph Blair to. ! prisoner at the other cnd Of
the corridor as the unfortunate watchtnau went
tramplng down the hnll with m cchoInE tread
that could havc been heard block away. "uts
nose R|ows like gaslamp at nldn!ght,h re-
marked another observer OF his per-
soDal pcculiarltics. "He1c, Ripstein, g,yo
mo Il nickel to buy drink
o( WATER" ch!ncd another. Suddenly the lights
were all cxtineulshcd, and poor nlpstetn had to
1uy abuut aimaolf- Lively with q hilly- to Keep
from being thrown cut Of the window. Then
another prisoner With hne-tootL cosnb ind q
piece Of glass
DEGAN 4 sAw1No SolsE,
which threw thu poor whtthn1un tnto a tremor
OF terror, mid causcd him to rtln to the iron
doors and make clamor alul rattlng OF the
hinges which soon brought the Undcr.SheriH to
hts assistance. When the causc Of tlle alarm ,Eas
discovered, 4 loud outlaw from thu prisoners and
volIcy Of curses from tie Deputy wns nil tho
consolation poor R!psteIn got. Being somewhat
alarmed, RlpBtcfh asked thu Undcr.sheriT what
he should do In case so1ue of tlle rMt!Ians broke
out Of their cells. "Ehuot 'cm p was the 1nat-
ter.of-fact instruct!on Of his superior. ~
dlnks butter va[t until dey ret to dc bottom Of
dc stairs. Den you shuots 'cM init your re-
yo'vcr," suggested tt,u timid Uutclsman. This
blood.curdling programme was hually deter
mined upon, mud the officer retired bcow. while
the correspondent reflected that the 6angamou
County Jati was
4 LESS MoNoTonous LOCALITY
thap the chamber Of The Huusc OF Representa-
tivea, mud not bower Of ease. Tile uguaI ntl1n-
ber Of visitors called during tic day, and life
sped merrily On, a gentleman from tile coun-
try has Just called at the Jail to Yiait tile Sheriff
md bis friends, anu bec the contribution OF a
qunrtcr-dollar Ito rig q tombstone" as he cx-
pressed 1t, for bis deceased wife. lie claimcd
to have sl4,. AMI he wanted but 81 tnose
In order to enable him to commemo-
ratio the virtues Of the deceased partner Of
his joys. With coMnendabtc llhcrali.y, Col.
Bhoup and some Of his best boa111crs contributed
small sun to th(s eu1, AMI tEc asrlcnlturlst
departed On bis mission OF affection. Had the
object Of charity been the purchase Of tomb
stones for the Illinois General Assembly, tho
subscriptions would lsave bten moro chcerful1y
bestowed, and far more libcra'.
soME or TUE NEWSPAPERS
Of the State claim that tho correspondent Of
THE TRIBUNE has been making churgcs against
thu General Assembly for tfle purpose Of achloy.
iug notorlety. 1t ,silt bc remembered that
for telling tllu truth on a certa!n
occasion George Washington also had consider
ahc nottricty. It nuy 10 inferred, therefore,
from these two atrikin; examples, that one tells
tho trutt, At tho peril Ut nototlety, think
thut George and ! call stand 1t, however, anu l
shall still adtlcru 10 tbs truth. This morning
Paul selby, etitor Of tae Stats Journal, comes
out on the side of tho bummers and swas!,-
buckicrs OF tic Legislature. Tha. is, ho DE-
nouncel those wha denounre tho thieves and
pfmps Of that body, which amounts tn tue same
thing. Il few ycars ago, while revolving undcr
the viYityine light OF that eminent Chriatta1.
statesn,ant Davs Phillips.
eKLnr USED TO pk ON THE stpR or pxcEKGY
AND NEaPECTAH!LlTr.
BTnca the restraining example OF that illuatrous
editor has been removed iro'n befnre his eyes.
Paul has mcandercd from tho straight patti, and
become thu apologtst OF thv jobbers, black
malicrs, and btackguar1s In MD about tic
General Assembly. srlbY needs lnorat rtgetcra'
tlon aud Thorough process of religious bcneh.