Adrian Press Items

An Ann Arbor alderman denounoed the olerk, and a newspaper reporter, eaoh as a pnppy. Ez. Norria is now lookiug up the law to see if they are liable to doublé taxafcion, nader his dogma, previously aunouuoed to the sohool board. Stearus, of the Adrián Presa says : "Smite with your vote every oongressman who talks Monroe dootriue for Soutti Amerioa or war with England'" Somebody onght to smite Stearns with a oleaver and fill up the oavity with oalve's brains. --North Adains Ad vooate. That would let him know just enongh to go to war. There are editors who need no stirgical operation with a oleaver, the oavity is filled with that kind of brain, by nature. The Ann Arbor Light Infantry (the military oompany, aud uot the babies, ) propose to have a rnidwinter circus at the rint, from Feb. 11 to 16. Full arrangements have been made and star performers have been slated. Two sessious of the Ann Arbor counoil are booked and a joint meeting of the oounoil and board of public works will be the ohief attraotion, to which doublé prices is to be charged. Several noted acróbata have been seoured, chief of wnom is ex-Mayor Thompson of Detroit whose efficiency in turning political somersanlts hasn't been equalled sinue Bob Frazer lived in Ann Arbor. They also dr?w on Detroit for principal clown, and have engaged Mayor Pingree; even the Courier keeps hearing something that goes "Piug, Ping." Talk about yonr circus. If the "Light Infantry" of Ann Arbor do uot have a high grade entertainment we don't see how oue can be arranged. It is to be a uniform affair. The price of admission will be uniform throughout.