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Additional local on second page. Judge Harriman is íd Chicago. The new postofflce will cosí $20,000. Northfield democratie caucus March '30. Frank Wood is going to Dakota Ij live. Look out for counterfeit silver dollars. G. Stofllcl has gone to lowa 011 business. N. Booth has been sick for several weeks. II. C. SUewcraft is roughins it in Colorado. Joe T. Jacobs is not a candidate for mayor. The indebtedness of Dcster is ouly $78.75. Dr. Batwell of Ypsilanti is abl to be out sgain. The Walker Bros. have purclmsed a $300 team. To-morrow is the nalal day of Ireiand's patrón saint. Tho roof of the hook nd ladder lnuse lias tumbled in. P. G. Mclntyre. of Northfkld, bas re turned from Lunsing. Ferdie Bliss is in luck. A rich uncl has given him $7,000. Capt. J.C. Bouticou will take up hi residence in Ypsilanti. N. A. Phelps of Dexter, is recovering from a paralytic stroke. Prof. and Mrs. Franklin were in Chica s;o the linst of the week. Considerable suow feil Banda)' night but soon vanished agaiu. Geo. A Boylan lias gone lo Toledo, where lie has a situation. The case of Maria Frey, selliug liquor to minor, was contiuued. The business mea are iu favor ot u utw city hall and enguie liouse. H. R. Hill has been appointed administrator of his f atüer's estáte. Wm. ii. Lbwís is doing about all the hotel business iii Vpsiiarni. "The üelebrated Case" by J-.ce & Rix's theatrical coinpauy, April 3. Joe T. Jacobs is out tu-ilay with auutlier cuando oí adveruseraeut. J. 1). tjiuusoii is selliug potatoes Ihat wre inipoi tcd iroui lielanu. J. W. Baübitt will deieud Addifton Fletclier m tlial slander suit. C. H. Whitman bas been aj)poiiited guardián of Mis. W. G. Viuluu. Conürniation ut the Episcopal cinirch next 6unday, by tJisliop Harria. The democratie waru caucuses will be lield Friday evemng, Jlarcüdl. Tüe Oracle, a uuiíersity publication, will appear ubout tüe lirst of April. John J. Wulk.br sold a buil dog last week lor $50 to a Toledo sportsman. The high school junior exhibitiou will ome off oq the eveniug of JVlarcü 24. Michael H. Breuuau seeks the nominution on tüe republicau ticket íor J. f. The demócrata of the third ward will noniiuate Ueo. VV. Eü'uer for constable. Joha Thompson is putting up a new house on Packard Street lo cost $1,100. Airs. Mary A. Liverniore preacned in the Unitanuii cuurch Sunday luoruing. A. A. Terry has been to Waireu this week to visit his son Lr. Will G. Terry. There is now a daily mail to and trom this city lo Hamburg, Suuday exceptcd. The democratie city couvtuiiou has been called lor öaturday eveuiug, April 1, The council are expected to make the Toledo raüroad aulhorities come lo time. Newton A. Lewis and Mary A. Herbage of Pittsüeld, were married last week. The young men are out about $75 on Mts. Livermore's lecture Saturday evening. J. C. Watts, the live jewelcr of the Saginaw Taüey,is spending a lew days in the city. L. Gruner was in Toleuo yesterday on business connecled with the Watson estate. The Presbyterians have acc-omplished a good thing in freeing their church iroin debt. J. il. Peebles and P. ü, Woodruft are candidates fur aldermen in the sixtti ward. Ttere will be used in the construction of the new library building 1,000,000 brick. Airs. John A. Nichols slipped down Saturday and fracturad the bones of her wrist. The receipts at the univursity tenipernce meeting Sunday afternoon were $7615. The womau's chrisliuu temperauce uuÍOQ will elcct uftictrs for the year next Tuesday. A discourse on temperance will be delivercii next Sunday eveuing by Kov. Dr. Haskell. Eli Jenkins, formerly a Ireight conductor on the Toledo road,is now working in Jackvon. Mrs. Hicks is buildkig a new house on East Uuiversity avenue. Willet & Kon, contractors. "Switzerland and the Alps" is the subject of Kev. Mr. Steele's lecture tu-murrow evening. There is to be a maple sugar social in the parlors of the M. K. church to-morrow evening. There is no doubt the next board of supervisors will raise the devil with the constables' bilis. The schools will close on March 24, and the acholar? will be given a vacation of one week. Geo. LeMotte has rented the store adjoining his ealing house and will opon a diniug parlor. A ucw time schedule weut into effect on the Toledo, Ann)Arbor& Grand Trutik railway Sunday. Joe T. Jacobs has opened a branch clothing store in Dexter, Truman Vadharns, manager. Bishop Harris will hold confiruiation services at the Episcopal chuich next Sunday evening. It is expectoi that Mis. J. T. Sunderland will soon deüver au address before the W. C. T. U. Only those persons who pay taxes can vote ou the quesüon of raisiug money to build a city hall. Fred Anderson died iu Rorhester, Mich. last week, and his body was cousiued to the pickliug vat. C. T. Kobison, E. C. Cliflord and G. F. Getty were admitted to the bar Monday ou examiuatiou. Geo. Osius & Co., will furnish the senior class albums, which were imported from Germany. Many republicana are disappointed because the democratie city oonvention was not callcd earlier. Zenus Sweet annouaces himself a caodidate for thb office of constable on the republican ticket. Fred Schmid, of Mack & Schmid, will leave for New York in a few days to purchase spring goods. The university temperance association was addressed Sunday afternoon by Mrs. Mary A. Li vermore. Rev. Dr. Wilson, rector of the Episco)al churcli in Ypsilant for 35 years, has resigned the pastorate. Emma G. , wife of Chas. Taylor of iorthfleld, died Friday inorning in her 55th year, of pneumonía. Two shows thia week, and the republicaa ward caucuses and city conveution make things pretty lively. Luther James holds raoitgages on certaiu l'artns in thiscouDty, tüat have been running for over 30 years. "A Manuel of Historical Literature" by Prof. C. K. Adains is the ütle of a book just issued trom the pres. The Sigma Phi society ha purckad the late residence of Moses Coit Tyltr in the fourth ward for $5,600. J. H. Davis, Wm, Deubel and E. P. Allen, of Ypsilanti, are mauufacturing flre kindleis from coru cobs. Several parties in this city are figuring on building the new postoffice. Bids are to be received up to March 31. N. Herbert Grace, 22 years of age, a resident of Novi, died in the sixth ware" Thursday, of blood poisoning. A concert was given in the Ypsilanti opera house Tuesday evening for the ben eflt of the new Biptist church. The republican city convention will be held ut the court house March 18. The ward caucuses the night before. Rev. Jno. Alabaster has been to Clinton and delivered .his ieclure on "The .Nile, the Jordán and the Tiber." Henry Wilmot has put up large bill boards around the vacant lot on the corner of Main and Catharine streets. The grand niasonic lecturer. M. Clark, of Lexington will hold a school of instruction to-morrow evening. J. W. Hangsterfer left for New York Tuesday to purchase tock and machinery for the oonfectionery company. At the annual commencement of the dental department an aüdress is to be deivered by Dr. George Watt of Ohio. The visiting Maccabees from Dexter will be given a supper by the Ann Arbor Cnights at the St. James tbis evening. On account of the homeopathie hospital being full several patients have been compelled to go to private residences. Prof. Franklin's new works on Miner Surgery.and the Science aud Art of Surgery, have been issued from the press. Constable Davis evidently does not beong to the "ring" for during his term of ftice he haa never run a tramp to Ionia. The Beethoven Gesangverein society will celébrate their tüird anniversary next month with a concert, ball, and festival. Dr. C. C. Huff, homeopath'81, who has been in Saline the past six montas, is gong to Saranac to practice his profession. The Clara Louise Kellogg eoncert comany will give an entertainment in the "psilauli opera house to-morrow evenn?. James Godden of the fifth ward set 500 ggs in an incubjtor Sunday night. lle )roposes to raise chickens on a lirge cale. A number of visiting K. O. M., of Dexer will be in the city to-night to take harge of the initiating ceremonies of Arjor tent. Jno. Quigley of Noithfleld, & nephew f the late Thomas Earl, is heir to ne-fourth of the real estáte left by the eceased. It is now understood that if the repubican city conventiou and ward caucuses omínate good meu, a citizens' ticket will ot be put up. The Courier thinks the reason the tax s the lowest in Sharon is because a 3esendant of Andrew Robison has charge of affairs there. Dr. A. W. Chase sold his royalty in the Chase receipt book for $2,000 cash. The jook is to be printed in this ei y, bul mbHshed in Oüio. Wm. Greenman, whose parents live in he tifth ward, has been sentenced to the jausing reform school unlil 18 years of je. He is now 13. George Holmes, living in or near Ypsilanti, had three horses poisoned llonday night. He managed to save one norse - the ether two died. If you have chauged your residence 8ince the last election, you must register your name Maren 29 in order to vote at the charter election. Rev. Mr. Sunderland's next Sunday morning subject will be "Mr. Miln and Unitiiriauism." Evening subject, "8ab bath and Sunday," Wood & Son sold the lumber for the new school house that is to be built in Fred Gross' district in Freedom. The building will cost $650. Robt. Schilling spoke in Northfield Thursday night, Salem Friday night, and in Manchester, the nest of greenbackrs, he addressed a full house. A certain candidate is so confident that he is to receive a nomination that he hs already ordered his slips printed. There is many a slip twixt, etc. A. colorednian namcd Johnson died at the couüty house Sat arday. The reruains wcre taken in charge by Ypsilanti friénda nd giren a decent burial. Rubert McKiuney, charged with reCivJDg atolen pioperty, has been held for trial in the Detroit pólice court. He gave $500 bail for his appearancc. Notwithstanding the storm Thursday night, President Ancell lectured to a large aüdience, and the coffers of the lecture association were well fllled. Monday Edward Fleming was appointed admiuistrator of the estáte of C. Weitbrecht, and Emanuel Mann and Leonhard Gruner coinmissioners ou claims. "Switzerland and the Alps," a lccture by Rev. Dr. 8tele, for the benefit of the young people's association of the P'esby terian church, to morrow evening. Chas. Taitón, who has been in the eraploy of the Toledo railroad since it was built, as section bos, has thruwa up liis job, and is going to New Mexico. John A. Nichols proposes lo make a number of arresta if the boys do not keep off of his property on North Main street. The old man ha on the war paiut. Col. O. T. Beard is to be one of the speakers at the anniversary of the reform club. Gov. St. John of Kansas cannot be present on account of official business. Judge Harriman will read a paper next Wtdnesday evening beforo the ladics' librury association of Ypsilanti, on the "Pre-historic races of the United States." The graduates of the Michigan university residing in New York, will gire the Hon. Tho. M. Cooley a complimentary dinner at Delmonico's to-morrow evening. Sterling & Co. of Toledo; have something to say to the citizens of Washte naw county in to-day's paper. Their ad Trtiteinent will be found on our local page. O. L. Matthews is a prominent eandidate for juïtice of the peace ou the democratie ticket. He is a young man, wcll qualified for the position and could be elected. Nathan Rouse and Miss Catharine Futh miller of Freedom were married Jlonday night, and the neighbors gave them a charivari. Things for a little while were red-hot. The Toledo railroad company are, dis posed to make matters right, and flx up the streets geuerally that have been ren. dered impassable - bucause they are obliged to. Hiller aTenue from near th Walker house to the Toledo railroad track, is ia an awful condition. As soon as the weather will permit the road thould be grayeled. The Congregational society of Dexter appointed the following building committee last week: B.B. Williams, S. L. Jenny, D. Warner, Geo. Lyona, J. L. Harlow. There was a teniperance meeting Sunday at the íesidence of Jno. P. Herbert in Lodi. The next meetiug, a week from Sunday, will be held in the school house on the plains. Those persons living on tke wet slde of Alin's creek in the third ward want an alderman up that way, and would like to see Thos. Kearns, or some other jood man, nominated. Butter is a scarcity - Pork has taken a tumble - Beef has joo up - Iruus is doing a business in the poultry line - Eggs are dowu a little, 15 cti. a dozen - Potatoes $1.25 per bushei and cm ths nse. The Register printing and publishing company contémplate doing a large business when they get m their new quarters. The institution is in the hands of live men who propose to push things. Two patients were operated upon in the homeopathie hospital last week by Prof. Franklin, for stone in the bladder. One patiënt has returned to his home in Pontiac and the other Uves iu Brighton. J. Huiler & Son hav an old "grandfather's" clock that was left with thein nearly six years ago for repairs. As the jwntr does not put in an appearancc it is thought he is dead, or left the country. Several hundred voters who favor running a citizens' ticket, have signed peütions to that effect. Judging from what is going on in the temperance camp, the cuimng election will be hotly contested. J. B. Davis while eugaged in surveying on Main atreet Tuesday discovered the woodeu stake which was driven into the ground by a Mr. Stratton, early half a century ago, when this place was flrst flotted. The Ann Arbor city band is to hold a aazar for a week, commencing about April 6. The boys wish to raise money to attend the band tournamen t,to furnish tbeir uniforms and purchas some Dew instruments. Since the commencemeat of the present school year $4,100 hav been receired in tuitiuD. Before tbe year closes the board expect this amount will be iucroased to $6,000. No other school in the country can roake such a showing. It is to b hoped tliat ther won't be my more vacanciei on the supreme bench to be fllled while Arlhur is president. The thoujht of Grant a a justice of the supreine court is too paralyzing for our satriotism. - iliuing Journal. The following corporation officerg were elected in Chelsea Monday: President, J. L. Qilbert; clerk, J. D. Schnaitman; trustees, J. A. Palmer, S. S. Guirin and Li. H. Van Antwerp; treaaurer, Tkomas MeKone; assesior, W.F. Hatch. Mis. Morgan asks $4,500 for 40 feet [ront adjoining the new postoffice site. She has been offered a reasonable price, but refuses to sell. Certain partie want ed to purchase the land and erect a buildng in connection with the postoffice. Annie Pixley played to a large a.udïecce, We hare no doubt if she was to coinej again the opera hous could not hold the people. Sh fully sustained her reputation a a clever actress, and was called before the curtain at the end of each act. Now that the council has paved the way for a city hall and engine house, it remaias to be seen whether the tax-payer3 will vote to raise $20,000 for that purpose. The whole sum will only amount to onejhalf of one per cent of the taxable propertyof the citj'. Commercial: St. Patrick's day is to be observed by the Land Leage of our city by a graud demoDstration. Speeches, etc, at Follet hall. Capt. Allen and Bob Frazer are to be the orators of the occasion. Won't St. Patrick's bones rattle? A saint used for politioal ends. It 9 very important that the right men be nominated for constables. Everyborïy knows with what a higli hauil certain officers hiive been running tuitigs the past winter. They have unucoessarily mada this county hundreds of dollars' expense to replcnish their exchequor. The confectionery company paj' R. A. Beal $1,500 per year for the rent of the vacant store next to the Courier office, and for the room now used as a bindery. For this Mr. B. is to furnish power to run the machinery day and night if need be. In case the company should require more room, he will also build an addition 60 x 60 feet for their accommodation. Prom a published report it appears that according to the assessed valuation for the year 1881, on each $1,000 of state, county and towusliip, the highest amount was in Lyudon, $7.38; Freedoni, $5.44, and Augusta, $ö.!)0. The smallest tax was in the following townships: Sharun, $3.40; Webster, f3.5G; Lima, $3.58; Manchester, $4.30; Norüirield, $4.18. Thefollowiiig is f rom the Laugiiig Kcpublican: As the awful liour, pregnant with fate draws nigh, the average caiididate for a city office is more casily recognized. His eye has grown wilder, his stnile broader, he stops lougcr ou the corucr to "see a mam" who is two blocks away, and his grip is more hearty as he asksyou to- "just step around the cor ner." The Lansing Republican has the folio wing good words to say of our fellowcitizen, E. H. Hudson : It is not erery man who can succcssfully keep one hotel, but "Herb" Hudsou, the popular lnj lord, will run both the Dook and the St James hotels at Ann Arbor for tho mxt two years. If any man in Michigaa can carry throu?h such an enteiprise "Herb" is the individual. If the citizens of Auu Aibor furuisbed the money to build tbe Toledo & Ann ArDor road, au The Demockat claims, why did not that burg furnish the officers as well and save the city from the "inditcnities" referred to?- [Pontiac Enterprise. Because the money was given to Gov. Ashley as a bonus and to aid him in constructing tbe road. The "indignities" will be remedied. If they are not the railroad commissiouer will hare something to say. Jas. F. Royce, an old pioneer of Washtenaw county, died Saturday murning aged 76 years. He was bom at Norwich, Connecticut, in 1805, and afterwards went to live in Sullivan county, where he resided until 1830 when he carne to this place. Haring learned the trade of a eabinet and chair maker, he worked at this trade. for some time, ndsubsequently became proprietor of a carriage manutactory. Atone timehe was deputy sheriff of this county. Monday afteruoon a young íuau in the employ of R. Hendrickson, on State strect, was chopping wood when tlie ax flew off of the helve and struck hira in the wrist, making a bad wouud. As there was no doctor handy, H. W. Hartwell, a junior medical student who happened to be in an adjoiuing store went to the wounded man's relief. He uobandaged his wrist, tied tho arteries, and dressed the wound as if he was an old hand at the business. The insurance agents of this city undertook to put up a job on the court house building committee by increasing the rate of insurance on the court house from 70 cents to $1 for three years. The building is insured for $50,000 and of this amount $45,550 expires next Sunday. The committee, which cousists of supervisor Rhoades, Foster and Richmond, don't propose to be bulldozed and have advertised for sealed proposals to be teceived up to to-morrow at 10 o'clock. The joint contest between the Jeffersonian and Webster societies of the law department came olï Monday evening. The opening address was by Mr. Frye of the Jeffersonian; readings by G. B. Holmes and H. C. Gesford; orations by A. Mires, Teffersonian and A. M. Easminger, of the Webster, The question that the government should ultiraately own and opérate the railroads', was discussed by Singleton Bell and G. S. Grimes for the affirmatiye and I. H. Webb aad L. Jacksou for the negatire. The monihly meeting of the. pomological society will be held 011 Saturday, the lst of April at 2 o'eloek p. m., in the circuit court room. The commiüee appointed to solicit stock for the erection of a cauning, dryiug, jellying and applepeach bulter mauufuctory in this city, will make their report. Mr. Higley, the entomologist, will read a paper on the destruction of noxious insects, which will be followeC by a general discusiou of the subject. Erery member of the society, and citizens generally, are invited to be present. "These rubber garnients are fuch a blessing!" reraarked a fat man, as he brought into a Street car a perfect deluge of water. The lady at his right, who mopped one side of his coat with her costly dress, agreed with him perfectly; the man at the left, who caught about a pint of the dripplings in his shoe, could scarcely conceal his admiration; while the young Miss to whoni the fat man gallantly offered his seat a few minutes later, went into perfect ecstacies as she sat down in a pool of water left on the seat in the car. The examination of S. A. D. Bycraft on the charge of assault aud battery with intent to kill Fanny Hobson, commenced bef ore justice Winegar Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. A motely crowd was present to hear the testiinony. Miss Hobson was the first witnest called, and underwent a severe cross examination. She could not swear positively that Bycraft did the shooting, although she thought hc might have done it, as she had rcceived threatening letters from him. Other wilne8ses were sworn, bul o new facts were brought out. Examination continued until this morning. The Enterprise say3 C. M. Fcllows of Manchester has sold the past year over $6,000 worth of sheep, aud over $ii,000 worth in the last tbree rnonths. He is acknowledgtd by shcep men to be one of the best, if not the bet judge of sheep in Michigan. Although a good judgeand good buyer, he is also aeknowledged to be a poor feeder. This for the first few years hindered his sale6 ; but as this feature became known, it was conceded by buyers to be an advantage, as they claim they can buy such sheep and improve on them rather thau to buy high breii sheep and h&ve them go down on their hands. The Corporation election in Manchester Monday passed off quietly. In order to hang it on the democrats the cans and grecnbackers coalesccd. The following are the offlcers clected: President, Dr. Conklin, national republican; constable, Ilorace Wisner, (iemocnil; tieasurer, John Kenslcr, national republican; elerk, Elijan G. Oarr, democrat; trustees, Jas. A. Field, democrat; Thomas J. Farrel!, national republican ; Joseph Lazelle, national republicun; Munsoa Goodyear, democrat, was defeuted tor street commissioner by one vote, and Benjamin G. Lovejoy, national republican, was elected assessor over J. D. Corey, a hard money democral. Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine. The number for April is an unusually altractiveonejtbe editor, Kev. Dr. Taluiage, contmurs bis interesting papers, "Pcople 1 llave Mel"; be also describes "Wbat I Saw of Mormonism," and in tbe ' 'Home Pulpit" is a sermón by him on the subject "Longerity." Tuere are admirable arlicles, Snely illustratwl, enütled "A Mittsiönary Explorer"(David Livingstone,) "JUmiuiscences of an Old New Yorker," "A Journcy to tbe Oldest City in the World;' "Weighed and Wantiug," is commenced, and theie are short sketches and essays by distioguisbed writrs. Ad dress, Frank Leslie, 53, 55, and 57 Park Place, New York City. Last Friday morning Samuel A. McCormick, one of the very oldest settlers of Washtenaw county, died at his residence in the township of Salem, aged 80 yeara and live months. He was bom in Hopwell, Ontario coualy, N. Y. He carne to Michigan in 1829, and purcbased a farm in Salem, where he continued to reside up to the time of his dcath, which was occasioned by a stroke of paralysis. Up to a short time before he died, he enjoyed excellent health, rxcept that occasionally hc was troubled with tüo rheumatism. He leaves a son and two daugh ters. James lives in Salem. Mis. Laraway and Mrs. Rhoda Lewis, the lasi named being a resident of Jackson. The funeral Monday was held at the Leiand Methodist church iml was largely ttended.