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John B. Finch next Sunday. Many junior laws are going home. W. W. Bliss is olerk at the St. James. J. M. Slater has returnedfrom Dakota. Begistration day is Wednesday, March 28th. February was a dull month for business. B. A. Beal will soon be able to be out again. Michael Fleming arrived from Chicago Tuesday. The new bank started out with bright prospecta. Justice Frueauff was in Manchester yésterday. Constable Imus arrestad four vags Monday night. Shoes made from monkey hides is tlie latest thing out. Company A's hop, Monday evening, was well attended. Dreased pork, $7@$7.50 ; butter, 25c; eggs, 22c ; lard, 14c. Next Monday Manchester will elect Corporation officers. Ten arresta were made by Policeman Millman last month. The Marcli term of court will conimence next Monday. James C. Ambrose lectmes in University hall this evening. Ezra 0. Kobison, of Saline, was in the city on Saturday last. The grass in the court house yard is cut up by wood wagons. The dancing school in Hangsterfer'e hall ia well patronized. Prof. Kent will deliver tha final lecture to the senior law class. Fred. Gakle spent the last of the week with friends in Lansingr. Wiggins has predicted a storm between the 9th and 12th of March. The next meeting of the Unity club is to be the last of the seaaon. Koek & Halier have something new in the line of artificial flowers. Chas. Fantle attended the wedding of the Missea Weils in Chicago' The pioneer's meeting in Chelsea, Wednesday, was well attended. Mat. Blosser, of the Manchester Enterprise, is able to be out again. Mrs. George Williams, of Milan, is visiting her father, J. Sprague. A. W. Britten is laid up with a bad arm, caused by falling on the ice. James Toms, -who broke his arm some weeks ago, is getting along nicely. There are seven criminal cases on tha calendar for the next term of court. The next meeting of the pioneer society will be held in Manchester, June 6. Henry Bliton, of Saline, has rented the DeForest house, on High street. Engine No. 10 is the latest addition to the rolling stock of the Toledo road. Thos. McNamara, a chronio bum, got a broken nose and twenty days in jail. Candidates for office at the spring nuil are Desuring inemseives aireauy. The Eeform club tent is rotting on the fair grounds, where it iraa left last fall. Henry Matthews' slaughter house went up in smoke Monday night. Insured for 8400. March carne in like a lamb, and will, if the oíd saying be venfied, go out like a lion. The monthly meeting of the board of education will be held next Tuesday evening. The report of Recorder Frenen, for the past year, wiil be found interesting reading. C John L. Smith was elected president "i. jjexcer vniage over Li. H. Uregory, Democrat. In the third ward the Demoorats ars talking of running Alderman Dow for a second term. Beiij. F. Martin, of Bay Oity, has been called home on account of the sickness of his father. One week from to-night Prof. Olney will lecture for the benefit of the Baptist society in Milan. The commissioners in the Hiram Arnold estáte have allowed Mrs. Bagley's laim of $6,630. J-he Glasier farm, one mile eaat of the %, is for sale. J. F. Lawrenoe can teil }ou all about it. Fanny Gilbert, of Chelsea, has been committed to the Pontiac insaue asylum by Judge Harrimau. The Democratie State convention, held in Lansing Wednesday, have named toe winning ticket. Alderman Wright, of the fifth ward, ha had enough of the office and will retire to private life. Claims amounting to $634.68 were allowed on the general fund by the oouncil, Monday evening. Rev. Z. Grenell, of Detroit, will lecture Sunday evening, in the Baptist ohurch on "A Valiant Monk." Aid. Keech has not missed a council meeting, or a meeting of the finance committee, in four years. During the recent thaw some of our citizens experienced difflculty in keeping their eellars free of water. DProf. E. C. Franklin received, by eipress, Saturday, from New Hampshire, a $100 Cocker Spaniel dog. The friends of Hascal Laraway, of Northfield, propose to present his name for the office of supervisor. Mayor Kapp, who has faithfully performed his duties for three years, is not a candidate for re-election. The average small boy will be pleased to know that Barnum's circus is to visit this place during the summer. The city marshal is hereafter to be held rftRnoriHilft fnr 11 Vtncinoou acted by the deputy marshals. The stairway from the clerk's office up to the court room is to be rebuilt. As it is now it is too steep to be safe. By special invitation, Ann Arbor Encampment, I. O. O. F., visited their brethren in Toledo, Wednesday. Alderman Luick caned the aldermen, city recorder, city attorney Lawrence, and Mayor Kapp, Monday evening. Oottlob Steerley, for sometime a workman in the Register bindery, has gone to work for D. J. Fisher, in Ypsilanti. The sixth ward people Trant an engine "1iAuv.j tu. bugiiic auu uiiudi i mi au llantina to protect their property in case of flre. " Hearts of Oak" drew a crowd to the opera hotiBe Wednesday night, and the audience got the worth of their money. The annual contest between the Webster and Jeffersonian societies took place Wednesday eveniiig, in the law lectnre room. We understand that sereral membors of the school board favor Arthur ehall's plans for the sixth ward school house. Miss Amelia Welling, oí Albany, N. Y., who has been spending the winter with C. Orcutt, left for her home in the east yesterday. Philip Duffy wishes us to state that while he has been importuned to run for the office of supervisor, he is not a candidate. The Northfield Democratie eaueus, to nomínate township ofBcers, will be held at Walsh's corners Thursday, March 29, at one o'clock. The name of W. W. Whedon is mentioned in connection with the office of alderman in the first ward, on the puDiican ticKet. There is no doubt but the Toledo road can be bettered under a new management, as it will be if Commodore Garrison takes hold of it. A course of lectures, to be delivered Sunday evenings, is announced for the Baptist church. The flrst lecture was delivered last Sunday. Ex-Postmaster Clark has sent to his bondsmen his note for $2,100, payable in flve years. It is doubtful if he can effect a settlement in that way. Martin Clark would like the nomination on the Democratie ticket for Recorder. H says he could attend to the office just as well as not. M. F. Walker, one of our University boys, who will catch for the Toledo base ball club the coming season, leaves for Stubenville, Ohio, to-morrow. The floor in the office of the" county clerk caught fire Sunday, from the grate, but was discovered by J. J. Robison in time to prevent a conflagration. Joel W. Hamilton, who is now in New Mexico, has sent to his brother, Aleíander, several fine specimens of silver ore, which he took from his new mine. A barn in Lodi, owned by Mrs. Barbara Broas, burned down Saturday night. Loss covered by insurance, in the Germán mutual of this county. O. Steinfield has gone to Rochester, N. Y., to engage in business. He is succeeded here by S. Langsdorf, who will have charge of the clothing house. Recorder French says he is in earnest about not being a candidato for re-eleotion; that at the expiration of his ent term he will remove to Weet Branch to reside. On Saturday night last several car stood on the West Huron street crossing, obstructing pedestrianism and compelling teams to go a long distance to cross the track. In October last A. J. Sawyer's horse strayed away, and last Saturday the animal was retumed by Z. Sweet, who found him in Nora, in the possession of J. J. Perkina. Por the month of February Ohief No-wland drew orders on the contingent fund for $160.51, as follows : First ward, $21.76 ; second, $26.18 ; third, $42.56 ; fourth, $58.07; fifth. $11.94. Mr. Fred. Wallace and Misa Carrie Henly, both of this city, were married Tuesday evening, at the residence of the bride's mother. They will take up their residence in the county jail. D. W. Wright&Co., of Roshester, N. Y., who shipped Grossman Bros., a $350 bilí of shoes, recovered their property at the Michigan Central depot Monday- the goods nerer having been delivered. During the past week many persons have called on County Clerk Robison to see his "fossil." It will be on exhibition only a few days longer, when it will be preseuted to the museum of the University. Feloh street was obstructed several days laat week by loaded cars, much to the annoyance of pedestrians and men witn .eains, who weie obliged to go sume distance out of their way to reach Spring street. James Clement Ambrose who gradúa - ted from the literarj and law departments of the Michigan University in '64 and '66, will lecture on the " Family of Shams," at University hall this evening. For broad humor, deep satire and hard sense, this lecture stanïs unsurpassed. Mr. Ambrose spent ten years in Chicago journalism, magazine writing and authorship. It is quite probable that Thos. Kearna will be nominated by the so-styled "law and order" men, for alderman iii the Third ward, and that he will be endorsec by the Republican eaucus, if he wil acoept. Mrs. J. Ï. Sunderland has just returned f rom St. Louis, where she leotured last Thursday evening, anc preached last Sunday morning and evening in the First and Second Unitarian churcnes. Judge Joslyn says attorneys use the word "now," in legal documenta, oftener (without attaohiug any meaning to it) than any other word, and he olaims to have traeed its use back through a period of 200 years. John Quigléy, who postponed his auotion sale Tuesday, on account of the weather, will sell next Tuesday, at his residence in Northfield, a large amount of personal property. W. H. Mclntyre will do the sellint;. Hen. John B. Finch, of Nebraska, will deliver a temperante locture in University hall Sunday aftemoon, at 3 o'elock, under the auspices of the University Temperance aasociation. Subject, "The Next Line in Advance." Janitor Horton has armed himself with a revolver, and now paoes back and forth through the corridors of the court house. He appears to be as brave as a lion, but Sunday night he becume frightened at his own shadow and nearly fainted away. As the tramp nuisance has become a senous question, the council referred the matter to the pólice committee and oity attorney, Monday evening, and something has now got to be done. It is proposed to set all trampa to work upon the streets. Friday night, at 12 o'clock, the residence of Samuel R. Doty, on the üexter road, one mile and a half west of the city, burned to the ground. The fire spread so rapidly that none of the furniture was saved. Total loss about $2,000. The property was insured in the Washtenaw mutual for $1,320. been designated by the oouncil: First ward - F. Sorg's shop ; Second ward - J. Heinzman's store; Third ward- Court house ; Fourth ward- M. Kyan's shop ; Fifth ward- Huron engine house; Sixth ward- T. McDonald's store. Several young men behaved very ungentlemanly in the opera house gallery Wednesday evening, and after being repriinanded continued to act more like rowdies. It is singular that young men, who claim to be gentlemen, should thus show their ill breeding at such a time, and in the presence of so many ladies. The Union school building is poorly off in the matter of f acilities for escape in case of fire. The stairways are long and steep, and just about wide enough for two to come down comfortably row as hardly to allow of egresa in that way. Next Wednesday evening Professor Kempf's pupils assisted by Miss Ca milla Allardt, of Port Huron, and Prof. Louis Boos, of Jackson, the celebrated cornetist, will give a concert in the Grand opera house. Beserved seats can be securcd at Haller & Son's jewelry store. The probating of the will of Daniel O'Hara. deeeased. twin nrlioiirnflfl hv his gon Jolin, and contested by him on the grounds of undue influence, carne up for final disposition on Friday last, in the probate court. After hearing testimony the will was admitted to probate, and John W. Nanry named exeeutor thereof. Kev. J. T. Sunderland will begin, next Sunday night at the Unitarian ohurch a series of evening discourses upon "Christian Doctrines in the Light of To-day, or what do Unitarians Believe?" The subjects treated will be the "Bible," "Jesus," "God," "Man," Salvation," "Eleotion," "Conversión," "Heaven and Heil," and"Prayer." Kev. J. T. Sunderland is delivering a course of ten lecturas in the Unitarian church. Next Sunday evening he will speak on the Bible. "What do Unitarians believe about it ? lts origin and growth, in the light of the higher and more unbiased biblical scholarship; inspiration ; revelation ; Bible authority. Must the Bible be either all accepted or all rajected?" Recorder's report of the finances of the city of Aim Arbor, for the month of 235.92 ; general, $831.34 ; general street, $365.64 ; first ward, $761.93 ; second, $1,046.18; third, $253.87; fourth, $368.68; fifth, $336.88; sixth, overdraft, $9.48; cemetery fund, on band, $21.22 ; engine house fund, $2,374.65; gixth ward engine house, $800. Kearly every man in the township of Northfield is a candidato for the high and responsible office of supervisor. In addito P. S. Purtell, John Byan, Anthony Burke, and a host more, whose names hare been mentioned from time to time in the Democrat, comes Daniel Donovan, a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, who Mr. Purtell has no objections . Ann Arbor Commandry, No. 13, K. T., eleoted the following officers Wednesday evening : E. C, W. D. Harriman ; Gen., W. G. Doty; C.G., Howard Stephenson; Prelate, Eev. Wyllys Hall ; S. W., W.W. Nichols ; J. W., C. 8. Millen ; Treas., P. W. Carpenter ; Beo., W. A. Tolchard ; Std. B., E. N. Gilbert ; S. B., D. C. Fall ; Warden, B. F. Watts ; Organist, Ed. Eberbach ; Sentinel, T. Taylor ; Trustees-W. D. Harriman, W. B. Smitb, li. C. Bisdon. Philo Galnir nnA nt tlio TimniuT # Superior, died Sunday, aged 79 years. He removed with his family to Bush, Monroe county, N. Y., where he was enRfiged in farming fór several years. In 1832 he einigrated to this State and located on sections 8, 9 and 17. This estate included 240 acres of "oak openings," and when improved made a fine and productivo farm. When he firet arrived at his new home there were fer settlers. By industry, integrity and good will, Mr. Galpin won the confidenco of his fellow citizens, and was elected by them as justice of the peace. He was a prominent member of the Methodist church, and a member of the pioneer society of this oounty. 8id. James is manufacturing several handsome monuments, to be placed in Forest Hill cemetery, for A. Judson, Dr. Wells, Prof. Palmer, Judge Beakes and W. W. Wines. William H. Potter, who carne to this city from Dexter, sereral years ago, died at his reaidenoe on Di viiion street, Sunday evening, after an illness of eight months, in his 46th year. Ha was a member of Ann Arbor Commnndsry, Knights Templar, th A. O. U. W., and the Knights of Honor. Mr. Potter loares a wife and toree daiightera to mourn his loss. During his brief reiidenoe in thi city he won maiiy friends, who will regret to learn of his death, whioh was occasioned by a complication of diseases. The funeral will be held thi afternoon, at two o'clock, from St. Andrew's copal cnuron, unuer tü direotion oí the Masón io f raternity. During the pat week Jgnitor Horton has diseovered the doorB lending to the oounty offices wide open at 12 o'clock at night, and on one occasion the treasurer's offiee was brilliantly illuminated bet ween 2 and 8 o'clock a. m. He swears t.hat he hears footsteps and persons groaning. The mysterious sounds and noises have so worked upon his sensitive feehngs that he now lacks sufficient couratre to leave hi room af ter 9 o'clock at night. Last Monday he went before the building committee, Supervisors Folter and Krapf, and asked to have bolts put on all the doom of the main entráñeos to the building.