Chas. Plunkett, The Oldest Theatrical

manager io the country, is dead. Thekk seems: to be some doubt wheth er Parnell will sur reader himself to th authorilies. -+m- Gov. .Ikkomk has issued a proclama tion appoiuting Thursday, April 27, a Arbor day, and recommends the genera obaervance of the same throusfhout th state. - - Some mouths ago X{. A. Beul infoimec the citizens that he Miteiuled to build postoffice buil i' Mg, and as yet we hav seen notLing Ihat wottld indícate h would not do it. Of course there ha been considerable said on the subjecl and what 8 everybody's business i nobody's business, and is the cause of th report now being circulated. The resolution passed by the counci requiring the Toledo, Ann Arbot uu Grand Trunk railway to place flagmen 01 each of their streel crossings in Ann Ar bor, appéara to have been adopted throug inadvertence, and many of (bote whos nauies were uUached to the peülion ask ing such action trom the couucil were in ignorance of the f uil ex tent of wliat lli petilion called tor. The council at il last meeting, on metion of Aid. Keecl rescinded tJiat part of the resolutiou re ferring tu flagmen. - Register. Not so. But we can readily see why the Regieter makes ilie statement. Alex. W. Hamilton, one of the stockholders stands in with the officials of the road, and of course is ready to do their bidding. The article is an insult to those wlio signed the petition. An examination into the affairs of the soliiers' home at Washington reveáis the most serious charges against the management, who have possessed themselves of every luxury at the expense of the veteran fund, while the old soldiere ihemselves have had the barest fare and have Deen deprived of evnry sort of recreation and advantage accorded the homes elsewhere conducted. Not the least of the offenses hasbeen the praet.ce of inviting the inmates of the White House to summer there, of which we made frequent mention in connection with the tour seasons Mr. R. B. Hay es and family occupied a cottage on the grounds. The senate commiltee is now engaged in the pleasant duty of inquiring into the purchase of costly furniture, chipa, table linen and other similar inicies used upon such occasions. When it will be remembered that the. soldiers' home at Washington was built, it was endowed and supported by assessments of 12 and 1-2 cents per mouth on the small pay of privates of the regular army, these abuses beoome more grave, aud siuce invesi gation has begun we hope it may be as searching and thorouifh as il is possible to make it.