City

-James Boydrumoves to Akron.Om this week. Gov. Croswell declines to pardo Geo. Henning. yin, AllabyandC. Bliss & Son wi! soon move into the store now oceupiei by J. T. Jacobs, next to First Niitiuna Bank. - Urs. Nancy Fisher, aresidentof the First ward, got druuk on Sunday. For this luxury on tho first day of the week justico Clark balievod it was worth $6. -Prof. Winchell's hat was stolen March 5 from his residence. A warrant wasi8suedfor tho arrest of James Morris, a colorea citizon, who skipped the city - Justice Granger last week sent Edward Pierce au old offander in the drunk line to the county jail for ninety days. His paren ts wished the comniittal tuade. - Charles Machara of Ypsilanti was brought to this city on Saturday and lodged in jail to await exaniination on a charge of embezzlenient set down for yosterday. - Tho supervisors instructed sheriff Case to receive hereafter only such persons as are brought to jail as crimináis. This was done to stop the jail being used as a place for lodging for traiups, in the future. - From fifteen to twenty men were ngaged the fore part of the week in repairing the embankment bordering the Toledo and Ann Arbor railroad in third ward, where the race bank crosses Felch street. ■ - John Calaban of Salem station, raigned before JusticeFrueauff on Wednesday of last week, on a charge of as■sault and battery upon Leonard Larkius, ■was convicted and seutenced to pay a fine of $20,11. - The suni of $95.27 was paid during the past month to the city poor, and irom the wards as folio wa ; First ward, $ ! 7.48 ; secondward, $10.01 ; third ward, $10.21; íourth ward, $26 ; fifth. ward, 916.(53; sixth ward, $9.91. - Vigilant Hose Company has elected the following officers . Captain, Guorge Dengler; first assistant, Fred Gerstner; ■second as6istant, John Murphy ; secretary and treasurer, James Hawkins; stewaid John Sweet. - Jacob Geiger, who has worked about the couniy in different places, and who is without relatives or friends in this country, was committed to the Pontiac Insane Asylum on Tuesday by an order of J udge Harriiaan. - By a unanimous vote, at a special meeting of tho Conimon CouncilThursday evening of last week thebeautifying ■and general supervisión of the oourt-yard square is left with the city, which action was confirmed by the Board of Supervisors before they adjourned. - Qeorge W. Cropsey late of the firm of Kearney and Cropsey, grocers, haviug purchased a lot on Washington street, next to Einsey and Seabolt's grocerv house, con templ atea tlia erection this pring of at wo story brick block, whero he will ojien a stook of groeeries. - Ou Tuesday Justico Boauan issued a warrant for the arrest of August Herz, a saloon-keeper doing business in the iïlUi Ward who, it is alleged, sold liquor to Georga A.Kellett, af ter being warnud by Mrs. Kellett. The case will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. ■ - There was a meeting of the executi ve committee of the Washtenaw County Agricultural andH -rtioultural Society, Saturday, in Firemen's Hall. There ■was a general revisión of the premium Hst for tbe forthcoiniug fair, and the usual number of juiges wero appointed. - When the Waahtenaw circuit opens on Tuesday next, JuJge Huntington will have the pleasure of holding the first term of court in the new building. That he will enjoy tke removal frora the close quarters of Firemen's Hall, to a large, well ventilated court room, there is of course no doubt. 89 cases are on next term's calender, di vided thus : Criminal, 12; issues of fact, 51; issues of law, 2; imparlance, 5 ; chancery, 19. - Residentsof seeond ward were alarmed at the discharge of revolvers at midnight of Saturday in the vieinity of a house of ill-fame near the western brewery. A score of shots were fired in the air for the purpose of intimidation. The cheme proved 6uccessful, for this in connection with other annoyances originating in and about the premises, impelled the marshall to break it up by giving the inmates 48 hours in which to leave the city. - Deputy .Sheriff Mclntyre'a grocery tora was burglarizod on Tuesday night of last week. The burglar or burglars ntered through the rear window and paBsed along inside the counter to the money drawer which, by the aid of a chisel they pried off from the counter to which it was attachod, and pocketed the contenta auounting to about $6. Not one among the articles on the ehelves was disturbed, for which kindness the proprietor feels grateful. - The following books have been added to the Ladies' Library : Prince Bismark's Letters to hisWife, Sister and Others; Nellie'a Silver Mine, by H. H. Orandmother Dear, byMrs. Molesworth . The Lady of the Aroosook, by W. I). Howells; Samuel Johnson, His VVords and His Ways, by E. T. Mason ; Modern Frenchmon, by Hamrnerton ; Memoirs of Anna Jameson ; Donald's School Days, by Gen. Howard; Mrs. Merriam's Schol ars, by E. E. Hale; The Europeans, by Henry James, Jr. ; The Marble Faun, by Hawthorne ; Through the Dark Continent, by Stanley; Robert Diok, Baker of Thurso; Geologist and Botanist, by Samuel Smiles. - Committee appointed bv Board of Supervisors to examine the books and accounts of the lato county treasurer, Matthew Gensley, made their report Friday. They found that he was iiidebted to the county to the amount of $825 09, and the elerk waa instruoted to notify his bondsmen that the county will look to them for any defioiency as reported by the committee. Mr. Gensley was given 30 days to examine the books and accounts of the office during his term of office. He has procured the services of John G. Smith, years ago a banker in this city and Mr. J. M. Chaso, who are carefully investigating the books to ascertaiu if possiblo, exactly Mr. Gensley 's financia! standing with the couuty. - Mr. John D. Leland of Toledo purchased and took possession on Weduetday of the barbar shop lately conducted by Mr. O. G. Owen. - Judge Ramsdell, attorney for the Univcrsity, has obtaineda doed frora Mr. It. A Beal, of the Beal-Staere collection to the lt ?gents of the Uiiiversity, conditioned upon the erectionof a fire-proof building in which it uiight bo safely storcd. - The annual meeting and anniversary exercises of the W. C. T. U. will be held in the leeture room of the Congregational church on Tuesday, Mvrcli 18, at ;S P. IL Mrs. O. B. öohuyler latu of Chicago will deliver the address, and a poem will be read by Mrs. E. L. Allen Df Hillsdale. All are iuvited to attend. A.. M. Frazer, Sjcretary.