Local Affairs

Good Fkiday to-day. - Easter occuïs next SuncUy. - Register ! Register ! ! Register ! ! ! - Frederick Sehmid, of the firni of Mack & SchmiJt, leaves for New York city to-day. - " Christianity in. Asia" is the subject of Rev. C. H. Bngham's lecture next Sunday evening. - Jadge Crane was re-nominated by the Republicana at Jacksou, on Friday laat, by accl&mation. - The Repubheau caucus for the town of Ann Arbor will be held at the Court House on Saturday uext. - The Democratie caucus for Northfield will be held at Welch's corners, April '2d, by order of the conimittee. - Eight members of the Medical class who bid failed to suetain a satisfactory examinaron, did not gradúate Wedne6day. - Mouday inorning at six o'clock at the residence of P. Winnegar on Miller Avenue, the thermometer indicated 13 degrees below ro. - A little four year old daughter of E. B. Gidley was severely burned onone of her tanda Mouday, by falling against a red-liot itove. - The officers of the Ann Arbor iry, K. T., are to be publicly installed tlm sïening by Past Grand Coramauder Garfield, jt Detroit. - Tuesday JT. V. N. Gregory traded his hvjry establishment on Huron street to Fred L. Chapín taking in exchauge his property in the Fiithward. - (feorge S. Sawyer was seriously injured Friday eveniug while eudeavoring to catch on the caboose Of a passing freigïit train, near Hooper's old brewery. - Laborera are now employeil in diggiug treuches and making other preparationa for repairiug the damage done to the Miller Avenue tulvert, during the late nood. - E. K. Freuauff, a gradúate of the present law class, will engage in the practico of his professiou in this city, and bas opened au office in the Opera house block. - Üue of the parties arrested 3011e days ago for creating a disturbance at the íesidence of Lucinda Weeks, has settled up by paying the oosts, and was discharged Monday. - Wm. Wagner hab received a full stock of ready-made clothing for the Spring trade, and large amount of cloths for custom work, whicli he will make up in the latest style. - Eugene Oesterliu, for keeping his saloon open untü after eleven o'clock, Tuesday night, plead guilty Wednesday, and paid the required unount usually demanded m such cases, to fatice McMahou. - County Treasurer Fairchild, who was confined to his home in Sharon for a week or more ith a severe attack of innammatory rheumatism, is again in his office attending to business M usual. -Friday evening, William Schleede, who resides on Spring street, in attempting to get inte a wagon standing in front of of his residence, feil and struck against a wheel, severely injuring h8 right side. - A. span of horses owned ly a Germán, ran way Saturday afternoon on Liberty street, by herag frighteued by a number of boys who were snow-balling. The borses, after running iew blocks, were turned into the fence. - Owing to a defect in the complaiut upon fhich the eleven youug men were arrested for tuit and bittery, their case, which hal "been ■et down for hearing on Monday, betore Justlce Coleman, of Chelsea, was nolle prosequied. - As the animal charter election approaches, adidates for the different oflicere are making themselves known. Particularly is this the case in the Third ward where there are already dozeu candidatos tor the office of Alderinan. - Saturday evening John Martin, f rom Yp'ilanti, and a young man of this city, got into s little dimculty at Peifle's saloon. During the trouble Martin drew a revolver, when friends "f the parties iuterfered aud oider was restored. - We accidentlyomitted last week to notice "ie appearanco of the Free Press (Detroit) in 'complete new dress. ïhat jourual is now t"'e of the brightest-iaced papers which comes to our table, as it is one of tlie spiciest and news-ieat. - Monday the thirty-sixth regular meeting ol the Washtenaw County Medical Society, as held in the parlors of Cook's Hotel. Some 'wonty members were present, and different queítions discussed. After which the meeting Nijourned. - A middle aged gentleman wheu about to "osa Detroit atreet in front of Diehl's hotel, Friday afternoon, feil down in a fit. He was 'aken care of by passers-by, and was afterwarts assiated to the depot, as lie wished to go t ou the day express. - There will be no lack of candidates for 'he Republican nomination for mayor of this Among the ñames proposed aro : E. D. Kinne, Benj. Browu, Fred. Sorg, John. F. Uwrsnce, E. A. Beal, O. Krapf, H. S. Dean, Moses Rogers and Wm. Noblo. - George Flintolï prefered going to jail than 40 Ms home in the country Monday, which he "as permitted to do, and was taken down by Chief of Pólice Loveland. The next morning Justice Mcllahou fined him five dollars and csts for mdulging in a bit of a spree. - All persons who wish to vote at the coming charter election, should.bear in mind that it will be necessary for them to re-register their flamea. Remember that March 29th, 3Oth, and 3lst, are the days wheu the board of registra'ou for the different Wards will be in seasion. - Last Saturday Charles Kitson received a letter from his nephews, U-eorge and William Bumbv, Sioux City, Iowav contaimug specinena of gold iU'kerl up in the Black Hills. Tliny ure makiiit? netive reparations to leave or the New KI Dorado about the middle of tprii. - C. Bliss & Son are better prepared than ever before to give great bargains to purchasers of watches, clocks, jcwelry, silver and lated ware, fcc. They now have one of the arrest stocks to be fotind in the State, and tieir trade exteuds over a wide range of territory. The difnculty existiug betwoen John B. Geer and Silas Thompson, in which one preered charges against the other for stealing, hreatening to shoot, assault and battery, etc., has been amicably settled between the parties and the costs of the different suits placed to ,he county's credit. - We don't think it adds to the embellishment of prominent street corners to have them crowded every time the weather changes, with 'onng men who stare pnssing ladies out of countenance. We are of the opinión that the adies will bear us out, nine-teuths of them at east, in the assertion which we make. II. W. Bliss has severed his counection with the ftrm of C. Bliss & Sons, jewelers, with wlioin he has been connected for the past fiiteen years, and left for Toledo, Ohio, Monday, to engage in the jewolry business. During his residence in this city he wou many friends, who will wish him sucxiess m his new field of abor. - Henry Sawyer and Edward Williams, wo of the parties arrestad for stealing wheat, barley, etc , had their examination before Jusice Forbes, of Saline, on Saturday and were held for trial at the noxt term of the Circuit Court. John A. Lyle and John Sawyer, impliated with them, have had their examiuatiou ontinued until next Wednosday. - James Rond, a professional beggar, who ïad been mposing upou the residents of the Sixth ward for a number of days, was arrested by officer Gidley, Mouday. He begged hard to be allowed his lreedom, and Justice McMahon lot wishing to put the county to unnecessary expense coucluded that the easiest way was ;he best way, and suspended sentence on him by giving him 30 minutes to leave the city. - Last Friday niorning Frank Longyear, a aborer employed on the farm of Christopher ohnson, who resides uear Burkit's Mills, Dovr, met with a serious accident while cutting odder. In attompting to dislodge a stick that ïad caught between the knives of a corn cuter, his left hand was badly lacerated in conseuence of a young Ïad who was turning the machine nut stopping wlieu crdered to do so. - Mary McGlowin, eleven years of age, daughter oí Owen McGlowin, who resides near the Observatory, met with a terrible accident Monday morning. Sbe was sleepmg in a room up stairs, and soon after getting out of bed, got hold of some matches, and while plsying with ïem her night clothes caught tire, and before elief reaclied her, was fearfully bumed. She ived until the afternoou, when death put an nd to her sufferings. The child's mother had er hauds badly burned while trying to extingfth the flaines. - Last Sïiturday afternoou 69 members of ie graduating Law class assembled at the ourt House for the purpose ol being admitted o the bar. A commumcatiou froin Judge ooiey was read by E. E. Frater, Prosecuting Attomey, to the eflect that the persons named lad taken a ful! course of law lectures. Two ad y members of the class were then sworn in, fterwards the young men, to each of whom ertificates were given by County Clerk Tuite. 'hree members of the senior class were unable o ass tbeir examinations.