The Railroad Meeting

We announced in our last issue that the Riilroad meeting held at Toledo, adjournèd to meet in onr City on the 31st of August, yesterday. But owing to ibs eonflicting witli snother appoiutuient which must be met by a nuniber of the partiés, the delegates were advied of a postponement until to-day, Sept. lst. It will be held at the Court ïlouse, at 1 o'clock, P. M., aud we hope to see a large attendance tïom all the towns along ihe propO3ed line. Jg3f A moveuiönt is benig made by those of our citizens who dissent from the action of the recent meeting, authorizhig a loan ot 810,000 to procure the removal of the Obtervatory to the University grounda, to prevent such action being cariied out, We received a communication oq the subject of piling up a city debt - called out by this opposition - too late for thia issue. Our ovrnopinioD is that the Observatory is not properly located, that it is not lavge enough to accommodate the present instrulaents, and that its interests and the interests of the University would be alike subserved by t'ie constraction of a suitable buikling on the Univrsity groumïs. The interests of the City are intimately coauected with Uve University, but whether Intiraately enough to warrant s. loan or a tax j now the question at issue. It should bo fully oonsidered and detenniued before the bonds are issued, and when issued, if &t all, tte shall regret to hear of auy considerablo dissatisfaction, and certamly of any Uireals of repudiation. Let the matter be discussed with candor ar.d good feeling. _ 1 ■ i mtm 1 1 1 - L3 In aoothef column will be 'iound the aii'iual report of the Trustees of tor City Schools, which wiil be officially corumunicated to the annual meeting to be held at the Court House on Monday neit. - ïhis publicition in advanca is made in accordance withlliB directicns oí the last annual Weeting. At the last annual meeting the Board was (mtructed to open polla for the eleclion of officers from 9 o'clock A. M until 2 oxlock f. it., and aa the instruotions will be obsyed, lectors should govern themselves accordingly. At the close of the polls, at 2 o'clock, the teport and estímate sheet will be submitted to the meeting, and the reconimendaüons of the Board acwd upon. We hupe that every citiiieu interested in the succes of the schools will be present at th bminess meeting, and will also record tifoir yotes during tho forenoon. 3Ï1 University etudenta bogiu to ( appear in our streets, and Ihe Bitrns indícate j Ihat the several departments will open full. ( In this cónnection we would say tbat wa hear ( complaint made by tliose looking for board , that prices are going iip instead of down, and Ih&t much higher figures are asked here tban ] ehewhere. Our citizeno should oot be expected to board Tor notbing or at losing ratea, nd on the otber lsaud, it i for the interest of ar city and our educational institutious that the otber extreme be avoided. CS" A meeting of the tax-payers of this City has be?n called to meet to-morrow, Satnrday, evening. at 7 o'olock, to con8ider tha pfopriety of voting a tai to purchass tha Jlrty Flovrer Engine, Hose for the department, and Truck and impleincnts for the Hook and Ladder Gompany. Also to provide meaua to pay the Dorlring judguient, nd the old indebtedness for Street Work, &c. It is an itnprtanl 1't;g jLL Oo Friday afteroooa last a revenue oüicer from Detroit dropped into our City, and (ounced upon a large lot of high wines, etc, stored in the establishment of A. Hbb2, liquor dealer and refiuer, in the 6thWard, claiming tnat they had been smuggted. The value of the liqnors seized is put at $4,000. Mr. He&z claims to be an innoceut holder. L3C" We invite the attention of maslet me chanic and builders to the advertisement fov proposals for the erection of the naw M. E. Church, for which ground has teen broken on the corner of State and Washington Streets. CSC" The BitiGiiAJi, Unitarian, late of Mmsachusetts, will pre.ich in the Court House on Sabbatb next, at Q}L A. lí.,and3P. M. fpf J. F. Miller & Oo. are ready for the FallBook trade, with a full stock of School, College, and iniseellaueous books. - 6ee advertisemeut. B. Too late for insertion in this issue ive bavo received a letter from our foreign correspondent, E. R. B.-, now domiciled Bt Berlín. It will appear in next week.