Local Affairs

A HaWy New Yeab, with a year of health i prosperity to the Augura readers and the outside world. __ The new county olíicer9 will enter on duty o Monday uext. The Common Council havo ordered the political polea cut down. I, Mrs. Rosaltha Wines, daughter of Arthur a Polbemus, died on the 19th iust. __ Bigelow, of Detroit, ia the man who is to liotograph the senior law studente. _'X'he regular term of the Circuit Court for this county will open on Tuesday nest, Januari _ On New Year's day the postoffice of this 0j will te open from 11 1-2 A. M. to 12. M., iUi from 7 to 7 1-2 P. K. _ John M. Chase, clerk in the probate office nder Judge Beakes, has been appointed deputy to County Treaaurer Qensley. - The Baptist Sunday School indulged in a Cristinas tree on Christmas evening, and the Qerinau Methodist Church School ditto. -Judge Cooley, of this city, will deliver the opening course of law lectures in the John Hopla9 University, Baltimore, in May next. -Charles A. Chapin, of this city, will go up to LansN'K next week, possessed of a laudable desire to be elected Enrolliug Clerk of the SenteThe anDual Christmas exercises of the Sudjjy School of St. Andrew's Church took place jut evening. ïhe church was beautifully decoroted. The Common Council is wrestling with the city charter, and one of the proposed amendBents repeals the 8100 saloon and restaurant license tax. _If anyone can point to evener, steadier, jetter winter weather thau that of the past week, who is the man and where was his sample servod up ? - Sleighriders are improving their time: Yieing with the ice-gatherer au wood-drawer. Will the festive beaux and gay belles excuse He comparison f - On Christmas afternoon master Johnnie Duffv, in behalf of the School of St. Thomas' Church, presented a handsome silver tea-set to Father Van Brp. - C. Auringr, of this city, has purchased the stock of J. M. Seeley, of Detroit, manufacturar oí perfumery and extracts, who recently an assignment. - Lawrence Maxwell, 'Jr., and Mrs. Clara p. Darrow, daughter of the late Bobert J. Barry, were married on Wednesday atternoon. Cincinuati is to be their future home. - If you own any of the stock of the Ann Arbor Saviugs Bank you can present your ticket at the banking office, u the 3d of January, and get your semi-anuual dividend of á per cent. - Daylight now loses at one end and gains attheother, the sun to-day rising 8 minutes later than on the llth inst., and setting 9 minutes later,- a net gain of one minute. This ccordiug to Watson. - Gen. Tom Thumb, whose victories are more renowned hl peace than those of many a general in war, is to hoid two of his popular levees at the Opera House on Friday next, - afternoon and ovening. - Col. J. F. Miller has written home from Washington to Capt. Alien, advising him that the re-election of Senator Ferry is all important (or so report saya). And if the Colonel don't know, who does ? - At the close of the last Sunday evening eiercises at the Presbyterian church eaoh meinber of the lower classes was presented a book and a cornucopia of candies. A china tea-set was also presente.1 by the scholars to Mrs. Darw. - Lettie Morgan and EUie Harris, two coltred waifs from Adrián, were held hy Justice McMahou on Saturday last, on a charge of toceny, and in defaultof bail were committed tojail to await trial at the coming term of the Circuit Court. - Edgar A. Cooley, Esq., of Bay City, and his bride, arrived in this city on Saturday evening and remained until Wednesday evening. A very pleesant reception was given in honor of the happy couple on Tuesday evening, at the residence of Judge Cooley. - Eev. C. H. Brigham will ïve on Suuday morning a discourse appropriate to the last day of the year, and ín the eveuing a lecture on the " Record of the Centennial year." At the the Studente' class at 9:30 an essay on the parable of the " Mustard Seed." - The old membera ot Ann Arbor Lodge No. 320, I. O. ü. Templars are cordially inTited to a social reunión to be held at Good Templars' Hall on Tuesday eveuing, January 2, 1877, for the good of the order. Members of other Lodges, in good standing will also be welcome. - The New Enfrian 3ers and their descendants and guests who sat down to the annual feast in this city on Friday evening last, found by the side of each plate five kerneis of parched coni, and were told by Dr. Brigham that five kerneis comprised the full rations served out to each New Englander on the occasion of their firat Thanksgiving celebr ation. - The Circuit Court Calendar for the term to open on Tuesday next 18 not a large one. Tbe cases number in all 62, divided as follows : Criminal, 8 ; Issues of Fact, 29 ; Issues of Law, 1 ; Imparlance, 5 ; Chancery - lst class, 13; 4th class, 5. The criminal calendar includes one information for murder, and the chancery list 10 divorce cases, 8 of them being pro con. or on default. The suspension of the banking firm of Cornell, Hemphill & Co., of Ypsilauti, which occurred on Tuesday of last week is still the eicitiïip topic in our neighboring city. The bank had been considered sound, and the suspension took the general public by surprise The liabilitieB are stated at over $00,000, with nominal assets amoimtmg to abont f50,000. Public opinión is not unanimous as to the causes of the failure. Some attnbute it to bad management by one of the partners, Mr. Hemphill, coupled with alleged diesipationwhile the friends of Mr. H. are equally positive that the paper milis of the Cornwelh have eaten up the iunds of the bank. It ís certain that the mili owneis have been heavy losers both by fires and explosión. Mr. Hemphill was treasurer of the city and it is understood üiat city funda amounting to over f4,000 are "tied up " by the i'ailure. He was also treasurer of the school district, but we have not wen the amount of school iunds in hls hands stated. The friends of the Cornwells say that dollar for dollar will be eventually paid, and we hope that they are correct, though all the creditors are not so sanguine. The firm of Cornwells, Price & Co., press, type, and paper dealers, Detroit, publish a card, in which they ay that the Comwells withdrew from their firm some months ago, and that the firm is not a' all compromised by the failure at Ypsilanti. Messrs. Cutcheon and Nmcie are the assigneei of the bank. ■ - .-fc..' - For the accommodation of our subscribers we will club the Abgus for 1877 with the following periodicals and papers at the prices named, the cash to accompany the order in every iustance : Atlantic Mouthiy aud Aaous, $4, 75 Scnbner's " " : " 4 75 Harper's Magazine " " 4 75 Eclectic Magazine " " 5 60 St. Nicholas " " 3 95 'odey's Lady's Book " ■' 3 80 'Demorest's Monthly " " 3 60 TneNursery .... 2 66 Including premium.