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.T:inauschek at the opera house April 7. i The pólice made no arresta in February. Maggie Mitchell to-nisrht in "The Pearl of Sevoy." There are 12 criminal cases on the circuit court calendar. The acholara in the high school are now having their review. The annual charter election occurs in Manchester next Monday. V . 3. Martin was in Pontiac Saturday and visited the insane asylnm. Charles, a son of W. S. Ross, died sudden'y Saturday, aged seven years. Jaaper Imas is a candidate for the office of constable for another term. Nis?ht-watchman Clark has not miRsed a ni,-ht in 10 years of being on duty. J. E. Henriques has our thanks for oopies of Marshalltown, Iowa papers. Ex-Recorder Frenoh, of West Branoh, paid the city a visit the last of the week. The high school junior exhibition will occur March 21, in the high school hall. R K Ailea & Co., shipped a cnr load of " Jumbo " flour to Eridgeport, Conn., last iveek. The sum of 8229,044 was paid out by the marshal last month in caring for the indient poor. J. S. Sherman, who shot hiinelf through the head with a revolver, died in Jackson Friday. Old " Chicken " T iylor is domiciled at the county hmse. He was taken in and earetl tor last week. An Irew Muehlig has sold out his business in Reed City, and is teniporally stopping in this city. M;irtin Gakle, whü lives two miles north of Saline is to dispose of a lot of personal property at ancHon nest Tuesday. W. A. Jones, assisted by a number of young Lulies and gentlemen from here, gave a very interesting enter; ainment in Dexter, Monday evening. In the past six years Dr. W. W. Nichols, who lives a little over a mile west of the city, ha traveled 21.000 miles to and from his place of business on Main-st Aid. Hiscoek report' d the following 8ums which were audited and warrants ordered drawn for the same: First ward $5; second, $50.70; general fund, 8654.33; contingent. $442.14; total, $1,152.17. During the year 1883, E. H. Hudson, the popular landlord of the Cook house, entertained 14,055 persons who registered at the hotel, besides his regular boarders. Douations seem to be all the rage just now. The one given this evening will be to replenish the exchequor of the Rev. O. B. Waters, pastor of the Webster congregitional church. There are 15 children from the Coldwater school who have good homes in this city. Any person desiring to adopt a smart little girl or boy should confer with the oommissioner in this oity, Jas. MoMahon. The fo'lowing officershave been elected by the freshman class of the homeopathie college : President, H. B. Wilson ; vice-president, C. O. Landon; secretary, Miss Uncapher, treasurer, G. R. Mueller; quiz-master, H. B. ilson. Letters addressed to tl e following persons are held for postage at the postoffice: Gen. W. S. Rosencrans, Washingtor, D. C; Mrs. P. A. Porter, Geneva, N. Y.; Byron Novelty Co.;. New York City; Mrs. Jno. M. Adams, Summerville, Georgia. Hon. S. B. Thompson is anxious to deliver his celebrated leoture entitled "The Rise ind Progress of the A frican Race in the United State in 144 Years." lt íb quite probable t hat arrangements will be made for securing the opera house for the purpose. Geo. W. Cable will hold forth at the opera house nest Monday evening, pnd as he lectures for the benefit of the bieyolo c ub, we trust our citizem will turn out in goodly numbers, and thus help the boys, who are preparing the was for a grand bicycle tournament in this city sometime this sutnmer. Prof. Denimon has just reeeived an installinent of works for the MoMillan Shnkespere lbrary, numbering about 50 volumes m all. The most valuable ivork is an edition of Shakespeare's works in 43 parts, ed tod by J. Payne Collier. This edition embodies the 1 .test resulta of Mr. Collier's study of the text, together with many of the emendations of the corrected folio of 1632. The invoice inoludes, also, an edition of " The Whole Historical Dramas of William Shakespeare, Illustrated by an Assemblage of Portraits of the Boyal, Noble and o her Persons Mentioned, etc," and a volume of Italian sources of Shakespeare's plays printed in Venice in 1608. About 150 more volumes are expected, which will complete the purchase made with the MoMillan fond.- (Cor. Post and Tribune.