Chelsea Chips

i he llura District Democratie couvention was held here ou Tuesday, and was a very respectable body, composed of the aolid men of the district. John J. Robison, of Sharon, received the nomination by one vote over C. S. Oregory, of Dexter. Mr. Bobiaou's nomination was made unammous and general good feeliug prevailed. After the business of the onventiun was ftnished Mr. Bobison was sent tor and he briefly deflned his position on the issues of the day. It was sound Democracy in every respect, and no Democrat in the district will have any good reason for not supportiug the nominee of the party. He will undoubtedly be elected. Edwin Willits, liepublican candidate for Congress, spoke to the faithf ui here Saturday uight. His speech was entirely upon the fiuance quet-tion, aud was a hit at the irredeemablos. Iu some respecta it was well received by all who believe iu houeat money, but his defensa of the strengtheuing act of 1869 and other similar Bepublicau legislatiou was seriously objected to by all Deinocrats and mauy Bepublicans. The Michigan Central Bailroad Compauy hus justbuilta long aide track at thia place, and will soon begin work on a new passenger depot which has so long been needed. The site bas been purchased lor the Temperauce Hall here aud work will begin aoon. Immense quantities of wheat and apples are being marketed here now. Wheat at 91 ets., aud apples frorn 7ó cents to 11 per barrel. Ohelsea, Sept. 2-3. John H. Quinlian, who learned his trade as printer in the Aboub office, but has been recently employed in the Courier office, üied very suddeuly on Wednesday morning, at tho residence of hi father on the Biver road, aged 21 yeara. He worked at case on Tuesday, up to 6 p. m. and went home and to bed in his usual health, wuich had been poor for some mouths- consumption having claimed him as a victim. He woke about daylight feehng budly, and about 7 1-2 o'clock his physician caine aud found himsittingou the bed. Stoopïng to piek some article irom the floor he feil, and expired almost immediately after beiug laid upon the bed. His funeral will take place at 2 p. m. ou Sunday, at the Catholic church. Ann Arbor Typographical Union No. 154, of wlách Ue was a member, adopted the following resolutions at a meeting held ou Wednesday : Wukkkas. It has pleased Almighty God, in the dixpenxation of divine providence, tu iakc i'rom our midst, by dcath, our brother, John H. Quimlian therefore, Resolved, That, by his sudden and entirely unexpected demise, we have lost a much esteemed and honored fellow-craftsman, of whose better qualitie we stand ready to testify, having found him ever ready, with open heart and willing hand, to enhancc the good of " the art preservative of all arta;" that through his death we shall find a vold in our associations which it will be hard to replace ; and by his untimely departure we are foreibly reminled that " in the mfdst of life we are in death." Reiolved, That we tender our heartfelt sympathy to his father, sisters and brother in this their hour of sad bereavement. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to them ; that they be inacribed on our re:ords as an organized body, and that they be publislied in eacli of the city papers. He was also a member of the Reform Club eind the St. Thomas Temperance Society. At the business meeting of the B. C. held on Wednesday evening, it was voted to attrnd his funeral in a body.