, 1880-07-11
TIE COUNTY-BUILDING.

FRANK FRICK owes the State some months
service In the Reform School at Pontiac, whence
he escaped not long ago Mr. Currier will take
him to his old quarters Tonight
DAVIS. Arbuckle, and Gil1en, the three most
prominent personages who recently 1ourneyed
down TO the Peuftentiary under the guidance Of
Jaiier Currjer, have gone to work In the Shoe
shop Of that institution
AFTER gorgiug themselves with the gro
cery samples submitted by several bidders the
Committee on Charities yesterday let the con-
tract for the supply OF the various county in
stitutlons to H. C. d Z. Durand Tor two months.
WORK on the interior Of. the new Court House
is progressing rapidly and satisfactorily. Tho
tests 1T the stea1n fitting ind heating apparatus
have bccn completed and are satisfactory.
Next week the decorative and ornamental
cornice work will be commenced. All the first
cuAr. or brown plastering, has been put on in he
upper story. and if nothing untoward occurs the
rooms throughout the building will be reAdy for
puEcy curly in the spring.
THE test made Friday as to the completeness
OF the new pavement il. the 3ai-yard was made
ut the reques: OF the contractors. There were
rectiflcd, and the insinuation TINT there was
ANYTHING wrong about the entire work was un-
called for: The contractors have not yet turned
to do 20 until the pavement Is made perfectly
level and satisfactory to the Committee.
NED SMITH, the young man who was convicted
Of larceny in Stealing goods from the store Of
yesterday luadc happy by the receipt Of pnr-
don from Coy. Cullpm- Smith had been in jMil
since Aurcf last; and was will with delight
when told that he could go. He packed his
trunk and came into Jailcr Curriers' office
wrcathcd in smiles Mr.. Currier handed him the
pardon and Mtlnonished min To behave himself
hereafter Smith said it w.is his first otTense,
Aud that he proposed to 20 to his parents, in the
central part Of tho State, and cndcuyoc to live
down the fact that he had ever been felon.
IN the case of John Goldman, who came before
the Bar OF the Criminal Court upon writ of
hnbeas corpus, Judge RGgcrs rendered very
ifuportant decision Goldman was indebted to
one John Springer, who sued him before Justice
priEuvlIlc Judgment WAS entered. against
Goldman, who WIS heid over by the Justice and
confined for want of bail in the Debtors De-
pnrtment of the County Jail. Judge Rogers
stAted that so long rs he presided in the Grim
inui Court Justices OF the Peace should not upon
pure technicalit1cs send men prison for debt
He .thcreupOn rr1nnnded the rrlator back to
Justice Frsl1iyilie, being particular to huye the
substance OF his opinion accompany the papers.
TwENTY-SEyES prisoners were arraigucd in
the Criminal Court yesterday, of whosE nineteen
entered pleas of not guilty. The following
pleaded guilty: ;Ohn Sullivan, larceny, re-
manded: John Garvey, burglary, reman6ed;
James Hauley, burglary, remauded; John Hon-
man, larceny. remanded; Richard Croker, at
tempted burglary, one year In Reform School:
Louis Dorcher, horse-steaiing, three years in
the Penitentiary; E. C. Dillon, larceny. sixty
days County Jail; J. Crowley. burglary, sentence
suspended Louis Currant vas acquitted on
charge Of larceny. In the habeas-corpus case