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- The exhibitiou at High School on Friday ovening íb pronounoed by thoso present as a vory creditable entortaintnont. - " It was Tora Paine," said Bob Ingersoll in his lecture Saturday evening, who originated the term " The United States of America." - Mr. C. S. Gregory of Doxter bore off the honor of not only presiding over both county and judicial Democratie conventions, but over the firat tion that assetnbled in tho new court house. - The comniittee met on Tuesday and awardedthe contract for finishing, pain ting and glazing the basement of the Court house to Luick, Bros. of this city on a bid of $449. There were nineother bids, the higher one being f640. - The house of Philip Exinger, of the Fifth ward was destroyed by fire Monday night. Tho fire caught from a clnraney. Thero was an insurance of $300 on tlie house and $100 on the contents, a part of which was burned. The fire was discovered about 11 o'clock by Mrs. Exinger. - One hundred and forty-nine members of the senior law class marched in couple8 to the court house on Monday and, by Judge Huntington were admitted to the bar. The class, upon their feet with right hands raised, solomnly agreed to support the oonstitution of the United States and that of Michigan. - County clerk Clark's fees for certificates were one dollar each or $149 for the day's labor. - Tue8day was a gooa day for conventions. There were no less than six held in this city on that day. Each of the threo parties met in oounty convention and elected delegatea to judicial conventions which were subsequeutly held. The streets were alive with moving humanity and the court house thronged with various-hued politicians and deleeates. - Mayor Smith.v. who owns the oíd Coyle property, on Ann street, opposite the court house., has made a proposition to some of the offioora of the Reform Club tosell hia briok block to the club and to give such time for making tho paymeuta aa would be satiafactory to themembers, iu sums of $5 and upwards, just aa the mouey could be raised. The building is sufficiently large to aooommodate the wants of the organization. - In hia sermón on Bunday evening, Eev. Mr. Sunderland proved the boating inania developed the muscular power of thelimbs; baae ball maniato be good exercise ; horseriding mania conducive to good health ; in fact all manias save the present, contained commendable features. Walking against time was testing human enduranoe without Mie least merit whatever, aud tending to the ruination of health. - Eobert Ingersoll is one of the greatest orators of the day. Hisiuanner of talking is of the easiest inethod and his gestures come along without effort. Though he argües against Divine authenticity of the Bible, at issue with all orthodox teachings, he is an attractive speaker, and ono whom it is a pleasure fea listen to. A large audienoe paid him close attention during his address on Saturday eveuing.outburstsof applause frequently greeting his effort. -In June last Edgar M. Eose, an engineer on tho Michigan Lake Shore Eailroad, was arrosted in Clinton by Deputy Sheriff Oase, of Manchester, charged with bastardy. The offense alleged ocourred gome 12 or 14 years ago, when tho oomplainant iu tho oase, Elizabeth Bodine, resided in Manchester.- Eoso afterward left, and for a long time his whereabouts were unknown. The oase was brought on for trial in the Cirouit Court, butthe defendant settled the matter Monday by paying f 500. - Mayor Smith takes the right view with regard to exhibitions on the Sabbath. ÏTot long ago he closed the Opera house againgt a spiritualistio exhibition advertisedforSunday evening. On Sabbath last the women who proposed to walk five hundred miles in five hundred quarter hours, beginning on Wedne8day of last week, were forbidden to continue on the Sabbath. The moráis of this city are too widely seanned by parents who send their children here to be educated to permit of deterioration by way of Sabbath amusementa. - The two gentlemen selected by excounty treasurer Gensley to examine bis books for the years 1877 and 1878, have finished their task. They find Mr. tr. indebted to the county in $691,43. Theee figures aro somewhat less than those of Mr. Eicbmond who.afterexainination plaeed them at $825.75. It is stated that Mr. G. will make up to the county the diaorepancy settled upon by hiB experts, although the sentiment of the people is unanimous that the defioiency is accountablo through carelessness in book keeping, and not froin any design on Mr. G's part to appropriate unlawfully oue dollar of the peoples' money. -The ire of Mrs. Eapalie, a well known citizen has ariseu. Sinoe the famous raid upon her houso in the Seoond Ward, sho has had a detective at work to securo testimony to conviot a student who was said to have fired a rifle several times at the building. On Monday Mrs. R. procured a warrant for the arrest of Willis W. O. Frantz of Lancaster, Pa., a senior law, against whoin she claiuied to have secured evidence sufficient to prove he handled the gun. Mrs. R. did uot guard her tongue well, for Prantz, hearing of her threat, hurriedly separated himself and wife from the city. tjhoriff Case dispatched a telegram to intercept him but he had got beyond the confines of the state. Mrs. Rapalje has also procured warrants for the arrest of five studenta, whom sho accusos of stealing a tablecloth and aomo silverware from her house Saturday night.