Local Affairs

- One more fellow happy. - And tliat is Postmaster Clark. - He haa been reappointed for auother term. - Or that is what an unDfficial telegram (from Willits) says. - And those other fellows oan't quarter theraselves on the public crib. - Congresisman Willits don't believe in "rotntion in office ;" or was afraid to say so. - Perhapa he thought Clark's backer could control more delegates in tha next Congressioual Convention than any other man. - Ex-Mayor Kinne arrived home from Washington on Saturday evening 'ast : having failed iu the object of his mission,- to oust Postmaster Clark. - Dry weather is wanted by the farmers : to let them plant. - Kegular meeting of Common Council next Monday eveniug. - C. Bliss & Son are once more in business: as agents. See their eard. - May carne in mild, beautiful, lovely : with a profusión of May flowers. - Not a saloon keeper in this city has yet flled the approveri'bondlue May 1. - Milliüi & Son move on the farmers in the advertising columns of to-day's Abous. - A. L. Noble haa a new advertisement in to-day'a Alteras. His offers are attractive. - " Money is close, but still we can't reach it :" that's the way the Saline Standard puts it. - A growiug time : the grass looks magnificently green, and wheat is getting a heavy growth. - Chauncey YValbridge has completed his seventeenth year of service as postmaster of Manchester. - We are indebted to Sheriff Case, of Idaho County, Idaho, for late papers from that far avray región. -A large cistern has beeu completed at and work has been commenced on the walls of the new barn for Cook's Hotel. - The Ypsilauti papers learned trom the ARGUS of the proposed changa iu the courses of study at the Normal School. - C. H. Milieu is raising the roof of his house on the north side of Huron street, recently occupied by Dr. Maclean. - Judge Harrimnn has been wreslling with the ague tor neaily a week, getting to his office semi-occasionally on his "well day." - Eight days of rain and then one day without : that was Tuesday IaBt. More rain on Wednesday afternoon and evening. - J. F. Sohuh has purchased the stock of hardware, stoves, &c, of L. C. Bisdon, and wilt move his stock into the Bisdon store. -Parshall is " trying the law " on Thomas Carroll, whose dogs took an active part in killing his sheep. Trial was set down for yesterday. - Yesterday the track-layers on the Toledo nd Ano Arbor Eailroad were within half a mile of the town line between York and Pittsfield. - At a special election held by Company A on Monday evening last Charles Ludlow was elected Second Lieutenant and Charles E. Hiscock, Director. - On Suuday eveiiiiig noxt, in the M. E. Church, Bev. Dr. Cocker will give an address or discourse betore the Christian Association of the High School. - Dr. Nïchols, the sale of whose house o Liberty atreet the Auaus reported last week has removed to his peach farm east of the city on the cemetery road. - Mr. Potato-bug haa eutered his appear anee, aud raay be discovered sitting along th rows and by the eide of the hills waiting fo the planted tubers to sprout - At the regular meeting of the Arm Arlo Scientiñc Association to-morrow evenmg Prof Prestott will read a paper on "The Legal Sup pressiou of Adulterations." - Lewis C. Risdon, of this city, filed hi petition iu baukruptcy, at Detroit, on Jlonday shead of the repealing act. Liabilities alle-jed at $35,000 ; asaets, uothing. - William Beuerlo, chairmau of building committee, has advertised for proposals for building a town hall m Freedom. Buis must be iu by May 20, at 10 o'ctock a. m. - Jabez W. Brown, of Ingham County, brotlier of Benjamin Brown, of this city, dropped dead on Monday evening, April 22, of heart disease, in the 67th year of hia age. - Dr. Breakey's house on the corner of Hurón and División streets is beiug moved to the rear and a new house, will be built the present season, nearly ou the Iocatio of the olcl one. - The Ypsilanti School Board haTe adopted the plan8 presented by Henry T. Brush & Co., of Detroit, the interior arrangeraents commending them above the other competing plans. - Thia from the Evening News : "The Ann Arbor Common Council Iicensed the May Fisk English blonde troupe for $3 and 16 iront ieat, and thua for once got a sight at a leg-itimate show." - Charlea H Manly has received a fine set of Mortgage Abstract Books, and has commenced the work of filling them. They will furnish a complete record of all mortgage trsnsactious. - Up to noon yesterday nine approved saloon keepers bouds had been filed in the office of the County Treasurer: five from Dexter Tillage, three from Bridgewater, and one from Scio. - That meanest kind of a sneak thief 'he plant thief - has commenced his annual operations, and on Tuesday night A. S. Polhenus, of the Fourth ward, had a lot stolen from the stand on his front porch. -In the United States Court, at Detroit, ou Friday last, Calvin Bliss & Son, ot this city, filad a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. "Liabilities about Í3.000, assets nothing," is the way the application is reported. - In the apportionment of primary school moneys just made by the Superintendent of Public Instructiou the ratjo is 50 cents on the cholar- four cents in excess of apportionment I last year. This county gets Í6.493. - John Geddes, son of John Geddes, of Ann Atbor town, died at Beloit, Wis., a few days aüo, where he had been running a paper mili. His remains were brought home for burial, 'id the funeral services will take place to-day. - It is uuderstood that a number of saloon keepers iu this city will not reuew their licen which expired April 30, and will not report taxable business under th State law. Campbell & Eberhardt, on Main street, have cWd their doora. "Prot. Steere will deliver a lecture upon the Lower Amazon, for the benent of the Ladies' Library, at the resiilence of .Frof. Tyler, upon Tueaday evening next, commencing at "ght o'clock. Admission 10 cents. All are ordially invited. - The total populatiou of Washtenaw Uounty, according to the census of 1874, was W?, and now the Register says that the Wint has 51,526 school children- that is of Pefsons between the ages of 5 and '20 yeare. A healthy increase, that. -Uro. Woodruff, of the Ypsilanti Sentinel a"d Fresideut of the school board of our ■""ghboring city, took a look at Ann Arbor anl the new Court House on Monday. He alo took an interest in the clook bids, with a "ew to opening negotiationa for a dock for ttle "ew school building ou which work will oou be commencad. mgt - A week or two ago Judge Gooley invested ' a Pony, but not liking her quarters Mrs. "y deseited them during Monday night, 'U the evident intention of seeking her old "oma at Battle Creek, as trace was found of 'r seveial miles west of the city on the terriitv!'1roaci' She is described asa light gray, n dappled hips, heavy mane, and weighing 'weea 700 and 800 lbs. -The house of Wm. Porter, on the hill in the Fifth ward, was partially burned at an early hour on Wednesday morning. Furoiture mostly removed. Loss estimated at $400 ; fully insured in the Detroit Fire and Marine. Mr. Porter and wife were absent. In addition to loss on building Mr. Porter lost Ï98 in bilis which he had taken the day before and lelt at home " for safety " instead of oarrying thum with him : thrown under the bureau. - At the meeting of the Ann Arbor Medical and Surgical Associatiou on ïuesday evening, Dr. Stevens, of Detroit, made his maiden speech, and told his experiences abroad. He spoke at leugth of the use of antisceptics in surgery, and at the close was tendered the thanks of the society. The discusaiou that followed showed the best of feeling to exist betweeu the disputants although they disagreed widely. Drs. Frothingham, Dunster, Maclean, King and Georg were all haard irom. Dr. Georg is to read a paper at the next meeting. - Frank Edwards and John Hogers - two gallant tramps who were sent up from Ypsilauti for 20 days for assaulting a woman- were discharged on Mouday. They forthwith made a raid on Henry Binder's, but were ret'used liquor having already put themselves outside of what Binder thought a sufficieut quantity, and theu proceeded to kick up a row and frighten people in William street. Sheriff Case arrested them, and on Tueaday Justice Frueauff billeted each to the Detroit House of Correction tor oue year. - As Patrick Kennedy, carpenter, Richard Kearns, blasksmith, and a young son of Kennedy, were driving through Spring street on Sunday, their horse, a youug one, was frightened at sume barrels and other culvert rial, aud sprang sudiienly to one side. Kennedy was thrown out, had his collar bone broken, and was otherwise seriously bruised. At tirat he was Ihought to be killed, but is now recovering. Kennedy's boy was also thrown out and slightly bruised. Kearns maintaiued his position in the wagon and control of the horse. -The committee appointed by the Board of Supervisors - Prof. Watson and Supervisors Harper, Krapf, and Shurtleff- niet on Monday, opened the several proposals, and awarded tbe contract to the American Clock Co. This company had in two bids, one tor a Seth Thomas & Uo. No. 12 B, 1,600, and the other for a No. 12 of the same manufacture, for 11,507. The appropriatiou being but $1,500 the second bid was accepted, unies? the city or private partios will contribute the $100, in which case the more powerful clock will be taken. It is to be an eight day dock with a six and a half feet illuminated dial ot French plate glass, three-eighths of an inch thicfc, with a 2,000 Ib Meneely & Kimberly (Troy) bell, and is to be put up, cased, with gas connectious, etc, and is guaranteed to furuish standard time, run within teu secouds a month, and warranted for ten years. Payment to be made after both clock and bell have been fully tested. When tbe size sliall have been dotiuitely determined upon we will give a tull descriptiou of the clock. J. C. Watts, ot this city, was the next lowest bidder,- for a Howard & Co. No. 2 clock and a '2,000 Ib Buckeye bell, complete and in running order and warranted, 1,Ó25. The coramittee considered both clocks good, but the Thomas & Co. No. 12 the largeat and most powerful. Howard & Co. also bid for a No. 3 clock, bell etc, at Í1.800, and Fasoldt, of Albany, for a clock alone, Í1.300.