The New Circuit

Henceforth Monroe and Washtenaw oountieswill forma new circuit, in place of these counties beretofore, with Ingham added. It has long been held that the duties encumbent upon a judge, oalled to preside over the coarts of three counties were too onerous, espeoially in view of the small salary of $1,500. For thia reason tho circuit has boen lessened ia aren. Who shaU bo selectea o eiuididates by the various parties is a topic of some exoitement ainong members of the bar. A lawyer with a remunorative practice, nnless he has rotirement from the profession in view, can ilhiff ord to accept the position. ïo a young lawyer, ambitious and studious, a place on the bench for a few yoars is often a stnpping tone to higher preferment, or, at least, ftn excellent practice thereafter. We learn the Detnocrats of Monroe will present no candidate unless he be Governeur Morris. In Washtenaw Messrs. D. Cramer of this city and C. K. Whitman of Ypsilauti, present themselves. On the part of the Nationals, Mr. E. E. Frazer is a candidate in anticipation of a coalescing of the two parties. What will be done in this direction remiins to bo soen. Mr. Jchn F. Lawrenee of this city is a candidate for the Iispublican nomination. The dato set down for the asserubling of Domocratic and Greenback delogates will beobsorvedin the calis elsewhore in these columns. Whoever is elected will fill the unexpired term of two years. The re-election of Speaker Bandall is a viotory over subsidies, the soft money element in the party, aod the extremista of tho 6outh who rallied in support of Blackburn. There ia much in the selection to cheer the heart of every Domocrat who looks forward to 1880, as the time when all the departments of the government will be under our control. Mr. Raniall is jast 50 years old, and entera this liia ninth term in Congress. His services as Chairinan of the Appropriations Coicmittee in the first session of the Foriy-fourth Congress, whercin ho effected a retrenchment in expenditures to the aiuouut of $30,000,000, laid the country and hi.s party under such obligationa to Mi. sadall that the speakerehip carne as a natural recognition theroof; Every cmdidato on the liepublicau ticket is a nativo of New York. Judge Campbell was born in Buffalo in 1821; Ebenezer O. Grosvcnor in Saratoga county in 1820; and James Shearer in Albany in 1824. How much the excelsior has done to popúlate the wolverine Btato. IHaine is in groat doubt which he loves most, Virginia, tho homo of his grandmother; Ponnsylvania, hÍ3 native, or Maine, his adopted stato. Notiiixo Lqst by Courtesy. A oourteoua man often sucoecds iu life, when persous of ability fuil. Tho experienOQ of every man furnishosfreqnont iastanoos whore conciliatory manners havo mado tho fortunes of physicians, lawyei-s, divines, poHtioians, merchant?, and, indeed, individuáis of all pursuits. Iti beiug. introluced to a stranger, his aff ibility or the reverso croates insfcintanoously a prepossessior in. his favor, or awakons unoonsciously a projudioe against bim. Tomen oivility is, in faot, what a p'.u'ising appoaranoi) ia to woman it is a general pasnport to favor - a letter of recommendation, written in a iíinguage that every parson underr,tands. TBe best of men often iujuro thomselves by irritability and consequent rudeness; wherea3 men of inferior abilitie3 have frequontly sacceeded by their pleasing and" agreeablo mauners.' Of two men equal in all other respecta, the courteous one has twice tho advantag, and by far tho better chanoe of making his wsy in tii world.