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Day
27
Month
January
Year
1871
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In the Hou?, on Friday Ust, Mr, Childb preented tlie "mni"riiil of the Suporviss of WashUnnw couuty for tbc obolishment of the office of Superintendent of School." Similar memoríala have been proEcnted from otlier countitt. Without entering at ength up.in the discus8Ífl of tlie prorosed mensure, we muy exprese a hope tbat the Legislatura will "make hasto slowly," and Ihat it will besiute long beforo takiog ihebackward ttep prayod for. Wo beliove iu the County Superintendent gystem, believed in it long before tho adoption of it in 1S67, and havo sceo u good roas ons, to our raind, for goiiig bauk to the old law. It is no doubt true thal the pay of the several boards of Township Insdeotors did not equsl tuo salary of llio Supeiiutendent, and it is cijually true, - with no disreipout to any who may be, or who my have been School lusjieo tors, having enjoyed that honor once ouraelf- that muy of the Inepectors wero solectod without any spcoiitl refer ence to qualifications, but merely to fill a ticket, while o many olher casrs the Township clerk's, ex officio Inspectora, were notorioualy unqualified for tlie duties asigned to them. Theraforn, if moro money is poid under the prea ent systom, t is w'.ih a view to more thorougli and compete t supervisión of the schools. And once establishoJ, wu have no doubt it will givc it Aa much, of courso, cunuot ba' expected from u new iystein as tho publïo will have a right lo demand wlien njjo and expeii e:ice has mude tïie ru ig'i ui -ichinery emooth. We, thercfoic, hopo (Itat no uhangc will ba made ut present. Os lie lSth inst. Gov. Uai.d-.vin sent to Moh branch of sbu hegisUtnre, "a list of portions rasde by him luri'g tho years 1869 and 1870, wit!i iliu reiiRons tberefr.r." The list, nuuibering thirtytwo, (íive the ñames of tbo pardoned, the critno of which oiioh was couvict-d, tbe term of scntenee of oaoh, and th rrasons for each purdon. We uotioe but one frora WaihtODaw county : Jamks HoUAN, eonvicted of larceny, Dcc. 24, 1868, seuteticed to Detroil House of Correotion lor ono year ; purdoned Oct. 11, 1869, on account of fatal illuess, and died at St. Mury'd Hospital, Duiroit, üct 15, 1860. - Sinoe tbe roport Dr. Sbamnon, tho Adrián abortiouist, bas been pardoned. We have not soen the reasoas aesigned, but if there was not wholcssle perjury at bis trial, - aoá we dou't believa there was against him - he ooght to hare been peroiitted to servo the State the full timo of his sentence. A State Republicarr Convention has boen eallcd to bc held at Lanting oo thc 23d day oí Febrnary, to nomínate a oandidate ínr Justioe of tho Supreme Court, in place ot Juago Gampbui.l, hoee terui of offiou will expire on tha 3lst day of Defiernber nest ; also two candidtesfor Regent of tbe University, to succeed Aleara. Sweezey aud SrtiCKWKLL, whose terina espire the same day as Judge Campbkll'i). - A Republican convention lus alao been called for tho Fourth Congressional dinrict, to be held at Grund Rápida, February 22d, to nominato a candidate to euoceed Hou. Tilos. W. Febbt - just elovated to the Senate - in the 42d Congress. The name of ye patriota down in that región ar.xioua to serve their country at 85,000 a yoar and stealíngs in, "s legión." If Bill Howakd isn't to be provided for along wiiu the other 'lame ducks" - that is by the President - h.1 is just the maa to take Fekby's placo. Howard H. Gridley was convioted at Jackson last week on a charge of mauslaugliter, and fined 200. Mr Gridley was provoked into striking n single blow, with the fiat of his hand, to rid himself ofan abusive person whoae longue would not keep still, which proved fatal. GitiDLEY is a powerful man, not quarrelsome, and had uo intention of injuriug the man he Btruok. The Patriot saya : "Everybody seems to be satiefied that there wore strong mitigatng features of tho priooner's act, and nol one, tbat we have heard, bas eaid that tbe prisoner deserved more than h received. His punishment before trial - his coutrition for the sad reBult, and bis never-tiring endeavors to show his sympathy for the widow of the deceased, all con8pired to justly excite pubüo 6ympatby in bis behalf." On Monday, the Judiciary Committee ot the Uniled States Senate mado threc reporte touching the several oUimants to rapresent Georgia iti that body. Mr. Tiilmbull reported in favor of Jobuda Uill, - a majority report ; Mr. Stwart made a ïninority report in favor of Messrs. Fareow and Whitely ; and Mr. Tuurman in favor of Hill and MiLi.EK. All these clairnantg were eleotüd prior to the last act of recoustruotion, - which the Senato thus gives tho go by. Tho House haB admitted soveral of the meinbers relurned at the recent election. In the Senate, on Monday, Mr. Sümneii presfnted the rcsolutious of the Iudiaua Logisluture, "instructing tbe SenatorB from that State to voto ogaiust tho antiexation of Dominica ;" which induced Mr. Mobton to sagely remiud the Bcuate tbat "the resolutiong were paused by a Democratie majority. "- Whut of that? We thought "the doctrine of icütructious" was originated to cover juot meh caien. What the eaithly luu of iust.ructiiig a Senator who iï "all right'' and needs no inftrucü'.'n ! At a recent tirra of the Circo I Court i in Lawiwee County, n yonop man by the oame of Rick, for nttemp'ing to "raieo tfc wind"' by writiog auothor iiüin'e oanio at tho botton of a noto, without duü power of attornry, tliot ifor forgery, waa eentenood to ícrvc two years in tho 8tta prraon nt Jacks ü. At tho eanio term a lethcrus o!d wretcli, disguised in human f"m, and nained L.vvton, convioted of rape -'and iccest upon tho persoo of h8 own young dnughter, was sentonced for fivc yoars. Rick nllcged in exp!aiiation of iiisfffcnae that he iutended to pny tho hofS bofore due, atid nol to defiuml any nac ; Ií.vyton, that he was drutik and didu't kuotv what h-: wus doing untii too lato. We mke uo opology for forgery,but if Rice earncd two ycara Lvvro.v desered a lie senttnee, tho s'.atutory linstt for rape, nnd we iad alrn''St said the fif.eon yeai oxtra provided for inuest. Judgu Pbatt has a ourioua sale-rato for criiaas aad penalties we should say A test vote was had on l;woman saffrago" by tho House - Congress - on Friday lust. A bilí bei g coneidored to cstal.lieh something liko a territorial governmetit for the District of Coluinbia, Mr. JdfciAN, f Indiana, the "champion woinaii suffragiet," mnved io "good faith" to amend the six'h sectlon by etrikiog out tho word "male," whih nould hare mada the voranu of ihe district votors. Hh amondnaent was loft : yeBS, -55 ; nays, 117. Moisrs. Stouqhton and Stricki.and voted es ; Messrs. Bi.mu and (Jonger voted no ; atid Messrs Hkamax ar.d Ferry wero on the fence, or at least didn't vote. And sn ends this oumpaign of Anthony, IIooker, IIa.i.ktt & Co. A Lond'jn d'spatoh to tho World, íij3: "Premiar Gladstone haviug been req-iested, by bis Greeuwich cons'ituen'.s to resigo bis soat in Parliament, ba complied with tlicir req'iest, and wil] oever agaiu git [jt Orccnwich. Capt. K. W. Grosvenor retires frora Westminster to inako way for the Premier." The gsme dispatch adda : ''The Gladtone Miiiistry is fsst giing to piceos " Di-atisfaction %ith its position on the Franco Pruss'an war is at tho bottoui of it all. The Euglub people bave como alraost uiianiniously to sympattme with Fraoo8, and thoy domand that the Miuistry sball loud an activo influjnco to stop the wnr. A hacohier of ex-Minister Motley was mairied at Framptoa Uhurch, on the 18th to Mr. Brinslky Sheripas. - Tbo World' cable dispatch says : - "There was a large attendaocc of the nobility, and Eiiglith literary and scientific circles were numerously repre3ented. The display of toilettea was magnificent. The bridesmaids were Miss SuBRiDüf, Miss Stukgiss, Miss Motley, Mias Buupfylde, and Mis Norton. - The young married couple willspend he r honeymoon at Pottimore Park." "Jenkins" will do the afilair on a more elabórate sealo and forward by mail. Gov. Baldwin has appointod Hon. John Moore, of Saginaw, temporarily ti fill the vacaucy occasioüed by the reignation of Judge Sutiierland, and has ordered a special election for Mouday, April 3d, tbe day of the annuul township meeting-. The appointmcot of Mr. Moork was asked for by the members of the bar of both parties, and it ia no doubt the fittest one Gov. Balowin could muke. - "Another Democratie Judge in training for Congrees" - acoording to the Saginaw Enlerpriee. We cite thosj members of the Legislature who are anxiously inquiring aa to the right and pcwer of that body to declare the animal towDship meeting - in April - a "general election," and to submit to tho electors at that tirae, for ratification or rejection, oertaia constitutional amendraentn, to the House Journal, session of 1859, pages 128 - 126. They will there find an official opiuion of Hon. Jacob M. Howard, then Attorney General, that the biennial Ifovember election is the "general electiou" reierred to in tho oonstitution, and that to declare the April election a "general electiou" will not mako it so. 1 - + Thb Catholios of Detroit held a very large meeting at the Cathedral, on Sunday evening, to enter a formal and earnest protest agatnat the oooupution ol Rome by Víctor Emmanuel. Bishop Bohgess presided, and Hon. Ross Wnkins, Wm. PozSN, ïïs([., and a number of other wcll-known citizens assisted ns Vice Presidents. Addresses approptiate to the oocasion were delivered by Bishop Borciess, W. B. Moran, Esq., Capt. Stkpiien' Martin, C J. O'Flyhh, Ksq , Col. Joun T. Atkin'son, and P. J. D. Van Dyke, Esij. Tho "Protest" wül be found in auother oolumn. Thb releasod and exiled Fenians, Jeremiah O'Donovan, whoae wife read in our city sorao two or three years ago, CitARLES Underwood O'Connei.l, John Devoy, Joiix MoCmjrk, and HiNBt S. Mullada, arrived at New York on Fridny morning last, on the Cuba. They declioed the publio reooption teodered them until the arrival of their comrades, who were to follow them on the Russia. The Legislature, by ooncurront rosolutioD. bas voted to take a recess from to-day, the 27 tb inst., uotil Wednesday, February 8th, "to affrd the various conimitteee appointed to viait the State institutions time to discharge their duties." Tbe other members are espected to go and seo their wives. The newly elected Senator from Missouri, Gen. Frank P. Blaib, took bis seat on Wednesday. - Alexander Cadwell, of Leavenwortb, wis electod Unitod States Senator from Kansas on Wednegday, to Mieceed Senator Kom. ' Tuk lloiist, on Tueaduypassed l!o , Sonato bil! pnviding for a riew compilación of he lsws. It difiera from the original House bill, in uot requiriog the iinmfdiate binding of the Op tire edition, and tuit otbertrfce materiafly, The wrk is to bo complc'ed, the edition printed nd a ponion of it bouii'l bv November first. No tluggard can do ths w-.rk iu tliat time, or no expert, evm, if ! lic pending Lill amendtug iho compüed !mvL bliali II {KIS". A KlSG'ffON, .1 .una. ca, difa'c!ij Mjfi that Admir al Ghkkn, dÍ the U. S Stomaer Severn. ju-t arrivod fioun San Domingo", "announcf.'B that the Dominicana uua'jiinouslj favor unoxatïMi to the United Blates." 80 far si good. Tha nexl que-tim i, do the pnople 'f the United State uYümiroously faror tho anut-xation ? We rcckon not. Tm: beginniog of thejsj : pui egotiations for the surreoder of Paris in progress ! The Germán ultimatum, ujni-ondilioMil Surrender !" BuitaBCK threatens the restoraüon of tho Empire ! Gen. Trocho has resigned ! Havre sgain menaced y the Pruseians ! Longwy bombarded and one-third of the town burncd ! Such is tho e83ence of the latest news. The llev. W. II. BrockwAt, of Albion, now a meinber ol the Iloute f rom Cnlhoan couniy, has aga n boen appoiuted Indian Agent for Michigan. "Lo the poor ïudian.'1 - Any "Quaker" about that. BlSHASOX havingrefused Jules Faviu: a pass through the Gwman liaeg, to attend tho London Conference, Favrb advises Ouo llussELL that lie declines to leave i'aris. In tho Iligu Court of I;eauhnsent, at Ilaleigh, N. C, on Monday, Gov. IIomiex put in bis answer to tho artiolca of impoachiueut preferred againiít iiitn, coveriog 200 fcolscap pages, Had tha eritio of Üa N Y. Evening Post read "The Friend of My Yonth' in the Febrnary Atlantic, vvheu he vtvled it 'a personal description of thedoughty Govornor Dork of' the llhode Island Rebellion" 'Í The Prosident wroto to ruornbers of tho Nebraska Legislature, endorsing Senator Tiiaykr and asking bis re c!eotion. It killed hitn. Believing in Lifo Insumnse not on!y as a privilege but as a duty, a duty whlch should not gbtrked by the man of limlteil means witli a fumily dependent iipon liim.be he artisati, trader, f armer, or professional man, a duty which tli man of larger means, retnembering the trite aul trntlifiil gay loe, "Hiclies take unto themselves v.ings and fly awsy,'' wlll basten to discharge, and practieiog for ourseU what we Delleve, vo cheerfully ea!l atteution to the attractlve advertlsement in this Issue, of the "National Life Insurance Oompany," chartered by act of Congress, with a cash capital of $1,000,000 and a surplus of over $G00,000, anrt managed by some ol' the best known and a blust fiuancicrs of the country. Commenclng business In the latter part of 1808, it has establislied tsolt in the confidence of the public, and al read y i able to makt a better sliovving tlian somc of the oklur compaiiies recogDized as lirst-class. A recent mimber of the Inmranee limes crfiüts it with an Issue of 4,000 policics daring 1870, iusuring in the sum of f3,700,000 or au avei age of $2,125 cach. It issues policics 11 pon the regular life tables; twonty. Ifteen, and ten year tables, endowment tabies, &c , at the luwest safe cash raUs, the insured thus getting his ditidtniU in advancé. The Episcopal llegtittr, high authorlty, says of it : The National Life Insurance Company oftbe United States, cliartercd by Congress, is an institution which has taken a flrst rank among the insurance coinpauies of the country. The experiment of its projectors In investing $1,000,000 as its jointstock capital has proved a brilliant sucCÉSB. The company now shows an accumulatiou (in addition to the capital,) of $607,000 in solid cash assets. lts income is wholly in cash, and a recent valuation of its policies shows that the National bas available assets, aside from lts capital suílicieut for a reserve fuud. lts ilnanciiil couditiou (an all-importaul tem) is known every month by actual examination, and its policies are valued twice a year. A11other of its distinctivj featuros is, its pre ïniums are deiinitely flxed at a reduced rate. By this plan the assured recelvcs his "dividfiuls" in advance, and has no llncerlng anxietles on the subject. Those who are in mutual compaiiies, some of which are diminishing their dividends, and others aying not at all, will appreciate this fea turo. It offers no opportuuity for misrepresentation on the part of seiíuctive solic.tors, and the insure'i knows beyond a per adventure just what he has to pay and just what he will pet. In conclusión we may say that the high cliaracter of the office of this coinpany for business sagacity and honesty justifies the conildence reposed iu them by their large body oí patrons. We commend Life Insurance to all who are not as certain as they are that death is 011 their track, that without It they will leave a liberal provisión lor their families - a loved wife and helpless young children ; and to all to whorn we commend Life Insurance we advise an examination of tho claims of the National.

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