Local Affairs

- Thia is Uood Friday. - Next Sunday is Easter. - Democratie City Convention this eveuiug. - The public schools open agaiu on Mouday next. -As " April fooi " day comes ou Sunday the boys will lose a heap of sport. - öeo. Sedgwick, Esq., of Chicago, Ann Arbor's first mayor, was in our city on Friday last. - Feter Cook and Henry Coe have gone into business at Salino ; as assignees of James A. Jones, grocer. - Bev. Dr. Uockeris expected to preach in the Presbytenau Church next Sundy morning, and Rer. Benj. Parsons in the evening. - Hon. E. P. Allen, of this county, made a speech at a Eed Ribbon meeting at Lansiug on Sundav evening last. - The Bed Ribbon Eeiorm Club will hold d mass meeting at the Opera House on Sunday evening next. (rood speakers will be present. - Mrs. Doty, mother of A. M. Doty, of tho Fiith ward, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Prof. McLouth, Ypsilanti, yesterday. - A. E. Hewett, Esq., has been appointed a Manchester village-father - trustee they cali it -in place of H. C. Calhoun removed out of the Corporation. - Une of the 72 lawyers admitted to practice in the"Circuit Court ou Monday was a lady, Hattie Mason, of this city. She is reputed au excellent student. - Dsaleis are now payiug : for wheat $1.40 to $1.50; corn 30c. ; oats 38; potatoes Í1.00 to $1.25; green apples 2ö to 40c; butter 20 c; eggg lóc. ; and chickens 10c. - Those interested will remember the seaaions of the btate Uuitarian Absociatiou to commence Tuesday evening uext. See last week's Arous for programme. - Kev. Mr. Brigham will preaoli at the Unitanan Church on next Sunday morning, óu "The Seooad Coming of Christ," iu the evening on " Tlie Doctrine of Annihilation." - Ou Wednesday eveniug next, April 4, Prof. Jenney will read a paper betore the Ann Arbor Scientific Association, ia the " Old Cliapel," on " Animal Life on the Isthmus of Tehuantepee." - Hon. W. W. Wilshire, late member of Congress from Arkansas, and oue of the Southern Democratie niernbers who opposed fillibustermg, was in this city yesterday, en-route for hu home at Little Rock. - C. S. Millen is now in New York, and in a few days Millen & Soa will begin to receive a large and complete stock of Spring Geods. Buyers will of course make ready to draw their pocket-books. -Ou Wednesday morniiig early Mi'. Boal raised his flag over the Courier office, and fired -we don't know how mauy gans - in token of his joy over the report of the üiuversity Senate and House Committees. - " AiDt I glad to get out of the wildernoss " was the appropriate pieca of music which the band played at the close of the first eommencement exercises of the Homeopathie Medical College on Wednesflay eveuing. - Soventy-two graduates of the Law department appeared in the Circuit Court on Monday afternoou aud were admitted to practice in the several courts cf this State - the law waiying au examinatiou iu open court in favor of Law department 4Taduat.es. - This evaniug, Murch 30, the misses of the 51. E. Suuday School will hold a fair, and offer for sale a large variety of useful and fancy articles at low prices. There will also be musio and retreshmiiutd. Admissiou tor adnltö 10 ceuts, all under age 5 cents. Cheup enough. - ro-morioiv eveuing the Bichiugs Bernard Uraad Engüsh Oxera Company will appear in to Bohemian Girl, at the Opera House, in this city. The artists comprising this company have a wide and enviable reputation, and ït ia not ot'ten that suoh an entertainment is offered to our citizeas. - This is what the Free Press Lansing correspondent saïd of a Washtenaw meïnber a few days ago : " One of the best chairmen the House has yet had in committee of the whole is Represensative Norris." The correspondents have before spoken in the highest te ins of Senator Burleigh as chairman in coinmittee of the whole, especially of the rapidity with whioh he disposes of business. - During the thuuder(ing) snow storm which raged on Tuesday night of last week the barn of Alphonso Densmore, in the township of York, was struck by lightning and completely demolished. Singular to say not one of the flve horses and seveu head of cattle stabied in the barn was injured, and tho barn was not set on tire. The family knew nothiug oí the wreek until morning. - Medical and law students have gone, and tudents of the literary department uow have the streets to themselves and will be held responsible for all " the noise and confusión" and deviltry that they can't shoulder upou the "townboys." Well, it has been an orderly session, with but a fraction of friction betffeeu the student of tfle several departmeuts, or between students and citizens. - In the House on Saturday last the Coinmittee on Towns and Couuties reported back House bilí No 515, " A. bill to detach certain territory from the townships of Pittsfield and Yurk, in the couuty of Washtenaw, and attach the same to the township of Saline, in the couuty of Washtenaw," with a recommendation that the bül do nót pass. The report was accepted and the bill laid on the table. - During the recent Democratie caucus In Lima a 8juad of promising young members of tiie paity of " great moral ideas " took possesBon of oue corner of the hall and " showed their broughten up " by playing at that game whioh Ah Sin didu't understand, or at some other game of " fceards." It couldn't have been the game of 8 to 7 - as the " commission " had nary Democratie member. -Dr. J. F. Curry, resident physician at the hospital, and who would have graduated on Wednesday, died on Monday, ha ving been ick about two weeks. A post mortem examNiation discoveied aii injury, probably receiveflinplayiug foot-ball, which had caused the rapture of a vein ut his lett breast, with a clüiting aud stoppage of blood returuing to 'he heart. - A large meeting was held at the Court House on Wednesday evening, the new char' discussed, a resolution unauimously adopti protesting against its passage, and auother ürectiug the Secretary to send the proceedings to our Senator and llepresentative. A comloittee was appoiuted to prepare such amendmeits to the cliarter as shall be deemed abao'utely uecessary. - The Democracy of the township of York "e in the field with the following excellent ticfcet : Supervisor, Alfred Davenport ; Clerk, William W. Ktílsey; Treasurer, Andrew D. Jackson ; J ustice of the Peaoe, J ames A. Jack8n; Commissioner of Highwaya, Moses J. Kelsey ; Superintendent of Schools, Amos G. Mclutyre ; School Iuspector, Frank Butler ; Constables, Frank Spaulding, Charles H. Canutó, Frank Olds, George Litchard. - The following members of the senior c'a83 have been made happy by beiug appointe(i speakers for the coming Commencement, Juno 28: George S. Bishop, Hülsdale ; Gran"He W. Bruwning, St. Paul, nlinn ; George C. Comstock, Ann Arbor ; John S. Crumbis, Pontla: ; Frank C. Furgesou, Buffalo, N. Y. ; Fer"s S. Pitch, Fitchlmrg ; William J. Gray, Delroit ; Lawrence C. Hall, Hamburg; Mary (J Marston, Eau Claire, Wis ; and George N. tcutt, Horuersville, N. Y. The number ot uuhappy seniors has n't yet been listed. - The Demócrata of the township of Lima have nominated the following excellent ticket, aud propose to elect it : Supervisor, Charles Whitaker ; Clerk, William Covert ; Treasurer, Eugene B. Freer ; Commissioner of Highways, Charles G. Kaercher ; Justice of the Peace, George R. Williams ; Schooi Inspector, Leonard 0. Rodinan ; Superintendent of Schools, Marcus S. Cook ; Constables, Eugene B. Freer, Loyd Freer, Samson Parker, William Stockford. - On ïuesday evening Prof. M. C. Tyler read froin Tennyson's " Harold," in the parlors of Mrs. Israel Hall, tor the benefit of tbo Ladies' Library. The whole poem being too long for a single reading Prof. Tyler connected his selections with a brief description of the characters and the movement of the poera. His rendering was excellent and imprcssive. After the tragedy he relieved the train on the sympathies of his hearers by reading a laughable comedy, " Love in a Balloon," - 8 to 7 : that was the Commission vote which made Hayes President. 4 to 3 : that is how the Hayes Cabinet is said to stand affected toward his Southern Policy, - the 4 being agaiust the policy. 7 to 6 : that is the vote by which the Common Council, on Monday eveumg last (oue member being absent) adopted the " revised "-we can't say amended- city charter, a charter composed of all the extravagant aud objectiouable features of the charters of Detroit, Gtrand Rapids, Saginaw, Jackson, aud we don't know how many other cities. Outside of the Council there can scarcely be found 7 men who will indorse the 7 meuibers of the Council. Tuk Laboeatoey Defaloation. - Another stage has been reached in the Laboratory defalcation troubles. The joint Senate and House Umversity Conimittee made a unanimous report on Tuesday, giving in detail, and at great length the processes and results oí their investigations, coupled with their concluaions. The committee flnd Dr. Rose innocent of withholding any laboratory funds, hold Dr. Douglas equitably and legally responsible for the whole deüoiency, 5,797.17, and haul the Regents over the coals for negleot of duty. The conelusious were not unexpected, but would have been more generally acceptable, aud concurred in, had not the committee, in their criticisms of Dr. Douglas, shown such intense partisanship as to matenally impair the force of their ïeasoniugs. - At a meeting of the Kegents held on Weduesday afternoon (Regents Uiant and Estabrook beiug absent) a resolution was adopted dismissing Dr. Douglas, by a vote of i to 2 - E. C. Walker and S. S. Walker voting no. Regent Cutcheon voted for the resolution in order to place Drs. Douglas and Rose on the same footïng, rather than because of the legislative report. The Executive Committee was instructed to fill the vacancy. The bill in chanoery against Messra. Douglasa ani Rose was ordered araeuded or a new one filed, so as to inake a strouger claim against Dr. Douglas.