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DELAWARE COUNTY. 297 "After completing the organization, Adjt. Gen. Farrington left on Monday afternoon, on his return to Oswego." Small companies were constantly kept out scouring the in- fected districts, in search of those who had either abetted or assisted in any of the outrages connected with the history of, the disturbance for the past year. Almost every day additions were made to the number of prisoners, and in the course of a few weeks the county jail was completely filled, and it was found necessary and expedient to erect two temporary log buildings, to accommodate the increasing demand. The following extract is from a letter dated September 2nd : "A large number of troops have been out to-day, getting out logs to make two log-prisons. They are to be about twenty- five feet square, and very roughly constructed. Their erection becomes necessary, as the Common Pleas and General Session sits here next week, and the court-room is now occupied by some twenty-five prisoners, and the jury-rooms by some eight or ten more. The jail is full to overflowing." The September term of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of Delaware county, commenced on the 8th instant. The Court of General Sessions did not close until the 20th instant, up to which time the whole number indicted for violation of law, for being disguised, armed, &c., was two hundred and forty-two. The Circuit Court and Court of Oyer and Terminer, com- menced its session on the 22nd instant, his Honor, Judge Parker, presiding. The following individuals were sworn, and composed the Grand Jury, to wit : Orrin Griffin, foreman ; Fitch Ford, Gor- sham H. Bradley, Piatt Townscnd, John Sextell, David M. Smith, James W. Knapp, Daniel S. Smith, Samuel S. Scudder, Warren Dimmick, Amasa Birch, John Hammond, Abraham Shell, Reuben S. Smith, Milton Bostwick, Edwin J, Smith,