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Day
29
Month
September
Year
1876
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Public Domain
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Monday eveuing the long expected Republican pow-wow made nighthideous. Willits.the man John J. Robison is deatiaed to bury in a political grave next November, harangued the faithful in the usual style, while Cutcheon, of Ypsilanti, flew the b oody shirt, shouted rebel until he was hoarse, and fought the war over again as though he were a whole brigade and not a weak, puny man. The Ypsilanti scalpers, 60 negroes, a host of boys, and a few white men, paraded the streets with their greasy lamps and helped to make a orowd. But the strangest part of it all was that while Cutcheon was olaimiug all the morality for his party and aspersing the Demócrata as drunkards and loafers, the " shining lights " of his political fold were flitting from saloon to snloon until the terrified saloon keepers were iorced to close their doors to escape their drunkeu orgies. It was disgustmg to say the leaet, and from the disgraceful exhibitiou of Monday night it is safe to predict that our Bepublican brethren will henceforth acknowledge that not yet are they all numbeied among the saints elect. Tuesday afteruoon the Democrats of Sharon msed a fine hickory, 100 f eet in length, from which floats a neat burgee bearing the names of Tilden and Hendricks. After the pole raisïng the people assembled in the North church, and were addressed by Willard Stearns, of the Adrián Press. Mr. Stearns dehvered one of the ünest aud most logical speeches it has been our pleasure to hear duriug the campaign. Every poiut was wull taken aud logically tained. lt was a Inasterly argument for " a change oí measures and of men." After the close of Mr. Stearns' address, Col. Burleigh, our next State Seuator, favored the audieuce with a few excellent and timelv remarks, which betokened his familiarity with the underlying prinsiples of government, and the earnest efforts he will devote to the interests ot his coustituents. Wm. G. Doty followed Col. Burleigh with an earuest plea for reform and a vigorous denunciation of the party which has so ruthlessly trampled upon all our constitutional safeguards. The day was very unfavorable for the meeting aud mauy were deterred from coming on account of the unpropitious elements. Hon. John J. Bobison introduced the speakers and contributed all the power of hls genial nature to make everything pleasant for all conorrned. Sheriff Fleming visited Manchester Tuesday and arrested B. Wade aud S. Williams, for " assault and battery " on the village lock-up At least your correspondent is inclined to think the oharge is something of that nature. But joking aside, the village authorities are entitled to credit for their efforts to preserve the lock-up, for without it the public peace would be greatly endangered. Workmeu have commenced tearing up the old bridge on Main street, and soon the dilapidated structure will be replaced by a more sightly and convenient one. Business fair ; politics lively. A Centenuial correspondent gets off this quiet bit of sarcasm at the expense of a distinguished Washteuaw farmer : The Hon. J. Webster Childs has made a most complete exploration, in company with Mrs. Childs. Yesterday we met him in the shoe and leather building, and he said he had thoroughly examined the exhibits of all the buildings except that, and he seemed intent on doiug that as thoroughly. As he has only been here about eight d&ys he must have labored hard to have accomplished so much. As a prominent farmer he will return to Michigan full of information calculated to aid in promoting the agricultural interests of the State, and he will not be apt to keep the iuformatiou to himself. That correspondent evidently thinks Childn must have crammed some in that eight days. Another farmer visitar says Childs might take a year and then find aa much uew on the last day as on the flrst. The Literary Department of the University opened Wednesday, with a largo attendance. The nuniber oí admissiona to the Freshman class up to yesterday noon, on examination and by d plomas, promises ao.lass from 15 to 20 larger than the class of '79. The professional departmeuts open on Monday next, with encouraging indications of large claRses. Up to yesterday noon the namen registered on the Steward's books were as compared with close of oorresponding day last year : 1876. 1875. In Law Department, 89 80 Medical " 90 120 Homeopathie College, 16 11 Dental College, 6 3 The Republican Conveution for this Representative district was held on Tuesday. One ballot did the business : A. J. Sawyer, 23 ; Geo. S. Wheeler, 17. There was soma swearing around the edges, or wou ld have been it Republicana didn't all lay claim to an excess of morality and the other virtuea. - Sawyer is a good lawyer and a good fellow, and if elected will creditably represen t the district (provided that he will not go to the House, as some lawyers have been known to do, with a special " ax to grind.") An Ypsilanti correspondent of the Free Press says that the friends of Cpt. Allen are in a heap of trouhle over the nomination of W. K. Chiids for Representativo by the prohibitionists, and that efforts are being made to get him (Childs) to decline the nomination.

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