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- L he xpsilauti nentmel copies a "Kandom" from the last Akgus- a cominent on the Post and 'Tribune paragraph asserting that 'but one temperance man was uominated" by ;he IJetuocrats, Charles R. Whitman, of Ypsianti, who alone will receive the Bed Ribbon vote of the party," and adds, "Perhaps Mr. Emerick was nomiuated because he, too, is a Sed Ribbon man, having joined the Ypsilauti Reform Club some time since. We do not think the Bed Ribbon forms a part of this jolitical campaign." Our queation was no' aimcd at Mr. Whitman or his opponents, as we had understood alt the candidatos for Prosecutmg Attorney were of that order, but 111endad to draw out, if posaible, just how much he Post and Tribune correspondent meant. - The Common Council of Detroit has again stultified itself, and proved the unfitness of at least sixteen of its members, by adopting a resolution "directing the Pohce Commissioners to instruct the policeinen not to arrest auy saloon keeper for selling liquoron Suuday between the hours of 1 p. in. and 11 p. m." The law of the State absolutely prohibits any aloou being kept open or any liquor being old on Suuday, and it is the sworn duty of he Pólice Cotamissioners, the pólice forcé, and of the aldermen of the city of Detroit, to enforce that as well as all other laws. This being so it is worse than impertinence for the aforeBaid aldermen to vote for the resolution n question. - The Surrogate of Xew York City holds udicially that a belief in spiritualism or th ïolding iutercourse with spirits, through mediums, and acting under their direction, ndicates unsoundness of mimi, and that any undue itiituence exercised by Wm. H. Vanderbilt, through such means, to procure his ather's wili to be made in his favor may be fiven in evidence, or iu other words, 'that thé estimony tending to show the testator's belief n spiritual Communications at the time the will was executed, and that it was made under ts direct infiuence, ia admissible." Can the Surrogate teil how to distinguish between the estimony of lyiug and truthful spirits ? - We are indebted to A. N. Kellogg, of Chicago, for a copy of his "Auxitiary Haudiuok, contaiuing a history of the origin of auxiliary priuting, with opinions of publishers; and Day-Book and Journal combined, being a model system of keeping advertisiug accouuts, ogetber with vannus useful articies, tablea, and caleudars." The volume is certainly a very conveuient refereuce boot, and iamiliariy with its tables will save publisher and torenan many figures and calculations. - Our reporter detailed to work up the Fair ast week didn't prove an expert judge of catle. He gave John W. Naury, of Superior, redit for showing a grade buil of excellent ualities, when said buil was a full-blooded hort-horn, with a pedigree as long as his arm aud of pure strain. To save him from being gored by that buil we make baste to correct lis error. - The Supreme Court opaned in regular erm on the 8th inst., with 189 cases on the alendar : the largeat calendar in the history f that court. - This is how the poet of a political exhauge Iets off his muse : How doth the tmsy candidate Improve each shining minute.' By -.haking the hand of the uudecided And luaviug a dollar in it.