Local

The pólice made eight arrests last month. Next Monday our county legislatura is to convene. „__ It cost the city $78. 36 to care lor its poor last moQtb. _ The bij{ railroad bridge over the Huron, is just half completed. James Loncy died last Sunday, of consumption, aged 35 years. The contingent fund will suffer a loss of $2,200 to pay for the steamer. ?? ¦ The circus knocked the council meeting out of time last Monday evening. A barn and three horses were destroyed by fire in Mooreville last Sabbath evening. ¦ Election draws nigh. Tuesday, October 26th will be the day to see about registration. Patrolmcn Milnian and Porter have had iieir iay advan.'cd from $1.25 to$1.50 per day. _ The students in the homeopathie depart. ment exceed-the number in attendance last year. A littlc sou of Lawrence and Catharine ü'Toole, aged five yean, died on Friday, Octobor lfa _ A telephone exchange is on the tapis. City airs are slowly gaining a foothold in this intollecfcual city. Henry B. Dodsley, of this city, is stationed at Grass Lake, in the employ of D. Henning & Co., buying apples. At the council meeting Tuesday evening orders were allowed and ordered drawn on on the general fund for $271. ? It is rumore] that that democratie polo at Wal-ih's oornergwai raised last Wednesday. Rumor no1; confirmed, however. The "reporter" of the Dowagiac Republican says he pays full fare both ways, when he travels on the railroad. What a shauie 1 The city has ra-rented the lot in the rear of the Chandler House for a wood market for the ensuing year. $75 being the amount paid. The night operator at the M. C. depot, II. Swartout, lias been transferred to Elk hart, Ind., and Charles Hicks, of Jackson, takes his place. A student named Wm. McOsker, is said to have been robbed Monday night of a draft for $200, $15 in currency, and a gold watch and chain. Next week Saturday the greenbackers of this representativo district, are to hold a nominating convention at the office of G. R. WilHains, in this city. County treasurer Fairchild reports that he has received during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1880, the sum of $175,379.81, and paid out $173,692.51. One of Forepaugh's circus employés was accidentally injured Monday night, by being stepped upon by one of the elephants, and was taken to the university hospital. Apples are being flooded upon the market by the bushei, by the barrel, by the wagon load. Shippers are paying from 50c to 60c per barrel for choicc winter varieties. Dammlt Is the name of a new post office town In Sx. Thorc is whcre the demócrata will be addressing all of thcir conversation aftcr ncxt Tuesday. No poison was found in the stomach of John Hill, of Weston, Lenawee county. Wc noticed last week the fact of its being jent to the university for the parpose of finding out. A tramp, who had in his possession a vest belonging to John Sweet, which had been stolen froin Aid. Kitridge's livery barn, wa.s arrested byChief Johnson, Monday, on Main street. How quick the Evening News man tumbles to "points. ' ' Hear him : ' 'The managers of the Wushtenaw county fairaro living along in hopes that they will bc able to pay the expenses of the exhibition. Júpiter l'luvius !" Bishop Borgess (catholic) has confirined nearly 7,000 persons in this diocese the present year. In this county we noto the l'ullowing nurubers: Ann Arbor, 71; Ypsüanti, 58 ; Dexter, 47 ; Chelsea, 27 ; Northfield, 35. ¦ e We noticed last week tue fact that the tomach of John Hill, of Lenawee county, had been sent to the university for aualysis. Hose, who made the analysis, reporta no poisou. The body had been buried a eck or ton days. , fhe dental department of the university 13 "ow open for business, and all operations, cej't morely for the cost of material, will o perforiuod free of charge. Open from ¦'¦' to 4 o'clnck p. m., daily, Saturday "nd hunday excepted. Ut ïhursday night Prof. Harrington MJed to the name and fame of the Michif,an Jn'wrsity by placing another carnet in the long list of discoveries. The location 'our observatory must be favorable for wcliinif out ncw corners in the heavenly Mies, or else our observers are endowed ' 0. Bonniface in the Queen's Evi"Cn cc' with " an heye like an heagle. ' ' At W rato there doesn't aeem to be any "let"K up " on bftgging celestial game. A comimttee, consisting of J. D. Baldwiu, P. L Page and N. B. Covert, was appointed at tbc last meeting of the pomological society to report plans and suggestions as to the best nicthod of crecting a fruit preserving building. Two representatives of the pharmacy department of the university, will be on a conimittee of twenty-fivc appointed for the decennial revisión of the United States Pharmacoepia, Prof. A. B. Prescott and Mr. II. B. Parsons, class of '76. The Post and Tribune correspondent locates J. B. Van Atta, tbc democratie legislative candidato, in Scio. This will givo the demócrata two candidates in the 3d district of this county. Well, the more the merrier - if they will only stick. The first train over the Michigan Air Line R. R., from Romeo through Rochester to Pontiac, passed over the rails on the 3Oth uit. The road bed was not in good condition, but ballasting will soon be finished, and trains put on. Now, how foon will Anii Arbor be reached? The Washtenaw county medical society held its quarterly meeting last Tuesday afternoon in the court house. Tuere was a full attendance, several peculiar casos were reported and treatment discussed, and a paper upon "injuries to the spinal column" read by Dr. Batwell, of Ypsilanti. The robins held a convention, or something of the sort, in the high school grounds one morning last week. They may, perhaps, have met to disouss their day of departure. At any rate, hundreds of theui gathered there, and made the air melodious witli their chatteringa for an hour or so, and then all flew away. The oistcru near the Catholic church has only 10 inchcs of water, again- and for months it has been ia about the same condition. The now one at the ntersection of Jefferson and Fifth streets is dry. If a largo fire should aecidentally break out in either vicinity, wouldn't the negligence which allows these cisterna to remain empty be deeuied criminal, almost ? Two prospectivo limbs of the law, loaded with liquor, last Monday night, in front of the Cook house, so far forgot their Black - stone as to attenipt to disturb the peace and good order of the city by indulging in pugilista. Chief Johnson and Constable Schall "jugged" them, and Tuesday niorning Justicc Winegar let them off after they contributed $25 to the library fund. One of the largest crowds which has been in this city for some time assembled last Monday to sec the show. At about 10 o'clock a. in. Main and Hurón streeta for many blocks were almost impassable. Everybody. almost, carne to see the elephant. Souie of the male persuasión took occasion to load up licavily with "budge," and cousequently our pólice "budged" them off to the coolor. Eight arrests wcre made tliat day, all d. and d. Mr. S. C. Boylan, of Battie Creck, has presented the museum with üome Indian relicts, consisting of stone hatchets of regular fora, polisbod saiooth by the action of water, also some stone pipes and arrowheads, which were recently dug up on bis farm in Battle Creek township, some three feet below the surface. A large quantity of such reliets have been found in the vicinity, and it is surmised that the place must be au old Indian battie field. The postoffice at Ypsilanti was entered by burglars last Sunday morning, at about 1 o'clock, who proceeded to blow open the safe and appropriate its contents. A heavy thunder shower prevailing at the time materially assisted the thieves in their work. An amount reacbing $1,200 in cash and stainps was secured. This office seems to be what printers would term a "phattake" for burglars, as this makes the third time it has been successfully robbed. No clue to the thieves. The Michigan Deaf-Mute Mirror, publlshod at Fllut, wants the Republlcan to cali the school for the deaf an "Instituto" instond of an "asylum." We accept the amendmeot.- Lanslng Kcpubllcan. It is our private opinión that the institution is nothing more nor less than a school,, and should bc called such instcad of an "institution," both officially and otherwise. It is not an "asylum" in any sense, but a school where the children of the state who are deaf and dumb may be properly educated by methods peculiarly adapted to their physical detects An excellent portrait of Gen. James A. Garfield can be seen over the private office door of the Coueieb. It was executed by Messrs. Anderson & Donovan, and beto kens much skill and genius in the line of art, which if properly cultivated, will undoubtedly prove of superior order. The portrait is executed in oil colors, on cloth, and was painted from the picture as shown in the Courier. These young gentlemen are furnishing similar portraits for either party, on banners or flags. Dr. B. F. Cocker and wife reached home last Friday evening from their sunimer's aojourn in England, much to the gratification of their numerous friends in this city. On Wednesday evening they were given an extremely picasant reception at the M. E. church. The pnrlors of the church were crowded with friends who were sincere in their expressions of joy at the safe return of the Dr. and his amiablc wife, and the occasion was one of the most enjoyable in the history of the M. E. society. A pole, which had been laying at the comer of Main and Ann streets - opposite the store of E. Duffy - for a week or so, was raised by tho aid of a capstaD, a small horse and 25 or 30 bosses, last Tuesday evening. The usual crowd upon suoh occasions was missing, and tho enthusiasm ditto. The pole isn't vory graceful. It has a bad crook about half-way up, resembling a hump on the back of a camel ; prophetic of the condition the democratie party will be in after the second of November next. A passably fair audiencc asscmblcd at the oourt house Saturday night for tbc purposc of listening to a former townsmao, Qeo. F. Kobison, of Detroit But what was their chagrin when tbey found out that Geo. didn't come, but in bis stead sent one John J. Enright. This gentleman read bis little picco instead of speaking it, which didn't checr up the multitudes any. Afterwards Chas. R. Whitman, of Ypsilanti, took pity on tho crowd and endeavored to revive their spirits a little; but he wasn't extremely successful, either. We are informed that the Unitarian society have given the reform club to understand that they can purchasc their building and lots for about $3,250, or $1,000 less than it was offered one year ago. As this organization han done and is doing a vast amount of good for the moráis and good order of the community, a correspondent suggests that it would be a good idea for .he different churches of the oity to solicit unds at their respective places of worship and assist the boys to secure a homo of their own, and a place largo cnough to hold their "mblio meetings? The new ateam flre engine, which bas been nanied "W. B. Smith," reached the city one day last week, and on Saturday, at about 5 o'clock p. m., a test of her ïuerits was givcn, the engine bcing stationcd on tho corner of Main and Hurón streets. The "boys" with the hand enginc sucoecded in throwing water the higher by a foot or two, but the streain waa not quite as large as tho steamer threw ; and furtherniore the boys couldn 't keep it up long, while the steamer didn't tire out as long as there was plenty of coal to devour. A still further test occurred Tuesday afternoon, at tho corner of Liberty and Main streets, which proved satisfactory. A pretty bit of consisteney and puro business toet (?) comea froui the Washtenaw County Agricultural Society'a recent meeting. They charged the ladies of the Womens' Christian Temperance Union the sum of $100 for the privilege of furnishing meals under the grand stand, and then, 'on the Monday following the fair, rented the entiro grounds to Forepaugh's circus for $20, with the idea, undoubtedly, that they were securing a rich bargain. It certainly doesn't look, to a business man, at all business like to rent tho fair grounds for at least one week succeeding the annual exhibition at any price, to anything which would be Hable to compete in interest, or detract from the attendance upon the fair. One or two years more of similar management and the society will be hopelessly bankrupt. On Tuesday afternoon last the Washtenaw county grange held a meeting in the supervisor' room at the court house. W. P. Qroves, of NorthBeld, acted as chairman, and Geo. A. Peters, of Scio, secretary. The following were given seats as delcgates: H. Gr. Warren, J. B. Waterman, Mrs. Sarah Warren, Mrs. E. P. Waterman, R. Johnson, W. D. Smith, Mrs. R. Johnson, Mrs. Braun, Chas. Alban, J. M. Brinning, Mrs. Brinning, Wm. Wood, C. M. Glenn, P. W. Watt?, Cbas. Cooper, W. P. Grove?, Mrs. Groves, Geo. Sutton, John Brokaw, D. Martin, R. Rice, N. Carpenter, H. C. Rice: A. Day, Northfield grange, and II. Baldwin, of the Chelsea grange, were elected delégales to the state grange, which ineets in Lansing on the 9th of November. We didn't notice any elcctric light at Forcpaugh's circus ; nor any velocípedo ridiog on a wire ; nor any walking on stilts on a wire ; nor any wirc 60 feet from the ground ; nor any tin horns- except the ones the clown had ; but notwithstanding that several extremely important things advertised were omitted from the performance, it was a very good ahow. Tliu tumbling was good ; the horizontal bar performance was good ; the trained elephants were good ; the audience were well bohaved, which wa.s a good thing ; and the barrelkicker was good. Loyal went out of the cannon just about on time with the fifing of the squib inside the gun. The clown was stale, and the incessant bragging about the cost of things, and their great superiority over evcrything else of the kind, by the ringmaster, was distasteful, and tended to detract from what might otherwise have been considered pretty fair features. Last Friday, in the early part of the evening, two prisoners at the jail effected an escape by sawing a couple of bars off their cell. One was John Keegan, imprisoned on the charge of larceny from the person, and the other was Joseph Graves, charged with "till tapping." It seems that the bars had been previously partially sawed, and it is thought some outsido parties gave the prisoners tools to finish the job. Both were seen before they had got outside the jail yard, but it was so dark they succeeded in avoiding capture and have not been heard of since. It does seem as if sorae one was to blame for these frequent escapes from our county jail. If the cells are not secure, the supervisors ought to niake them so, but if the officials are too lenient, and put too much confidenoe in the lionor of prisoners, they ought to keep a stricter surveillance. There ought to be some way of retaining law breakers in duranco vile uutil thoir cases are passed upon by a oourt. A cali having been circulated among the colored citizens for a political meeting at the court house last Friday evening, a goodly number assembled, and commenced proceedings by choosing Eider Brooks as their chairman. As is natural to suppose a colored meeting is a republican one, and some of the speakers commenced proceeding on that prinoiple, when they were informcd by "Jeff," of court house notorioty, that they were expected to talk for the democrats. That was a thing they couldn't swallow, and some of those present commenced making red-hot speeches, when "Jeff" turned off the lights, and informed the crowd tbat "he wasn't furnishing gas for republican meetings." It is something of a query to know if the peoplo didn't pay for the gas anyway, and if the republicans have not just as much right to it as the democrats. The meeting did a little good, however. It developed the fact tbat there was only one democratie colored man in the city, and he couldn't influence any but bis own voto. One of the fine, heavy teams of E. B. Hall, used in the coal business, started from in front of his office on Washington street, last Tuesday afternoon, turned on to Main street north, and sailed down the same at a furious rate. Coming to the lamp-post at the north-west corner of the square the horses passed on each side of it whilo the wagon knocked it into "smithereens," and the team still kept on its way, running the full length astride the democratio pole, which was lying upon the ground opposite Duify's store, and carne upon a hitching post in front of Delaney ,& Ilill's wagon shop, which wrecked the wagon and saved Polhemus' large omnibus, standing just beyond. The team with the fore wheels attached then turned the corner on to Ann street west, by the Coubier office, made kindling wood of the bill board standing there, and finally brought up directly in front of C. B. Davison's house, the wheels bounding over the fence and knocking the corner of the stoop off. One of the horsos was thrown by this mancuver, and became tangled in the hamess, so further progresa was impossiblc. Strange to relate the horses wcre only scratched a trille, and thougU tücre woro severa! extroniely narrow escapes by children and grown people from being run over, no damago was dono to life or limb. It was a most fortunate ending of what bid fair to be a most disastrous event.