Judge P. T. VanZlle, whom the Republican...

Judge P. T. VanZlle, whom the Republicans have selected as chairmaii of the State commitlee, is a gradúate of the Law school U. of M., class of 1867. He is a polislicd speaker aml biings to tlie position a wiile experience In public affalra. W. A. Underwood, of Adrián, was in the city this mornlDg. He and Mr. Jacobs heilig the delégatea from this district to the Chicago conveiition, say they are besieged contluually by friei;ds for tickets to the convention. Tt is uncertain yet how many tickets they will have, but probably twenty personal frlendg will rise up to ólaim cvery cim-tctl Meheti At the animal State Band Tournament to be held in East Snginaw June 83 and 4th the Ann Arbor band will be present and probably enter la the second class. It wül be remembcred that last year they easily took the first prize in the third class, even scormg more points than any of the bands which played in the second class. They expect to present twenly pieces or more in the band. Nearly $900 will be given in prizes, and the affair promises to be a success. Ürange Judd, Editor of the American Agriculturist for some thirty years, but unconnected witB its business management for a year or two past, has lately retired from its editorial department and located in the West. He desires to gather a complete "Postal-Card Album'' of iiie old Eeaders and Fiiends, and requeets them all to send him now a Postal giing their present location and address, naming also, vhen convenient, the yearsin which they were his subscribers. Mr. Judd's address is Chicago, Illinois. Unfortuiiately for the prohibitionlsts n Maine wlio say thcir theory or hobby is a succes?, tlicre happens to be .111 Interaal revenue offlcer in that state who takea pains to ascertain the fncts relating to the sale of ardent spirits. His booka show that since May 1, 1883, the number of retail liquor licenses issued were 1,131 ; number of Wholesale licenses, 7; nurabor of malt liquor dealers, 117; total, 1,255. The total population of Maine is 030,000, which gives one liquor seller for every 518 inhabitants, men, women and cliildren. Portland, with a populatioa of :30,000, has one liquor dealer for every 177 inhabitants. The leaders of the Problbitlonistsin Michigan might obtain an Mea frora this official showing. The water works scherae is asnin ljoing worked up. A few seem to have forgotten how suddenly the pcople sat down upon it last sumraer. But now it is varied somewhat by the idea of forming a company to build it if the city will agree to give them some $8,000 a year for the use of hydrants. Will this company also put in a sewerage systein for us, or do they expect the city will spend thousands of dollars for what is not needed? Horeover the present time of depression does not seem to be an appropriate time for a city to rush into a scheme to cost no one knows how much. We hardly thiuk Ann Arbor is ready for, or requires a system of water-worka ju.-t at present. Blaine, after usingevery etlbittoobtain delegates to the National convention, stil] is agreat ways from the rcquired majority, and what is more, some of those lie did obtain are wa vering and airead y have picked out a second choice. On the other hand. the quiet manliness of Chester A. Arthur's position in making appointmenta to office for merit rather than for intiuence, is having its effect on an observant people and they see that there is now in the White House a man who has a high respect for his office, one who does not stoop to use the machine he could easily control to make it grind dowa all other forces for his own advancement. Such a man is a safe man to keep in office. He is better than any ontried politician who for ye.irs has been an aspirant for office. President Arthur will go into the Convention witli the respect of a large majority of its members. Animosities ought not to, and we bellere do notexistngainst him wliich wotild make his election uncertaln. He will have a good lead on the first ballot. Present indications show that the fession will not be as long a one as that of 1882, as probably there will not be such a fight over contesting delegatioiif!.