Henry Ward Beecher Sails For

rope the 19th, to be gone several months. AiiD. Q. Franx Allmbndingeb, the Courier saya, expeota to leave Ann Arbor Friday, for a two week's vacation! It is to be hoped that he will return before the next oounoil meeting. President Cleveland has kindly and thoughtfully remembered ex-preaident Arthur during his late illness. by sending him daily freah flowers trom the white house conservatory. Farmek Lüoe, although he is a republican, is capable of making a fine talk, and we can asaure our democratie friends that they will be well pleaaed to hear him from a republican standpoint. He speaks in this city next Wednesday afternoon, June 15. I? the demócrata and nationals expeot to carry the politics of Michigan, they must unite on some good man for governor. ín our opinión that man is Col. Shoemaker of Jackson. He is strong with the democrats; he is atrong witü the greenbackera, and we believe that he could be triumphantly elected on the aecond Tuesday in November. Greenback state convention August 17-18, in Grand Rapids. The oommittee who met for the purpose of calling the convention, conceded the nomination for governor to the democrats. Colonel Shoemaker of Jackson, Senator Sherwood of Watervliet, and Hon. Julius A. Houseman of Grand Rápida, were mentioned as the strongest candidates. Jüdqinü from the signs of the times a crowd of twenty thousand persons will probably visit Ann Arbor on the third of July. Soldiere, Grand Anny men, people from the cities and surrounding country, will come here to have a good time and see the sights to be seen at the university. The Chinese exhibit alone would repay any one coming a thousand miles. Every time the wool tariff has been tinkered with the sheep-growing industry has been deranged ; nobody has made any money on sheep or on woolen goods for"years. Take off the duty, get down to bed-rock, and then you aan build up the trade in both the raw material and the manufactured article. This is the reasoning of common sense. - Florida Times-Unión. The council should go a little slow in the matter of expendí tures. It is easy to vote to put in a hydrant here and a hydrant there, but some one has got to foot the bill. Of course, the city is good for any reasonable amount, but because of this people don't want to be saddled with a debt of thousands of dollars. Watch the water works scheme, the nlpt.rir licht, Hnïiomö, roil poacl aobamo, and all other proposed schemes. Thk most suggestive commentary upon the recent strikes is found in Bradutreet's where the ñnanoial losses are summed up. The direct loss in wages at the principal industrial centres is found to be $2,802,000, the loss to current business is estimated at nearly the same sum, while the value of new business hindered or postponed is placed at some $25,000,000. Of course, these losses fall most heavily upon the laboring class. - Monroe Democrat. President Clevelaud has received something over one hundred and sixty congratulütory telegrams and letters. The Michigan presa association, held at Coldwater last week, adopted the following resolution: Congratulating President Cleveland on his wedding day and expressing the hope that in the home governmnent that ho to day established, that there may be no confiicting politica, no unexpected vetoeB, no offensive partisans, and that the affection and esteem that prompt the union may never pass into innocuoua desuetude. Next Tuesday, June 15, will be a great day for Lansing, when the Michigan semi centennial will be celebrated with appropriate ceremonies. Ex-Governor Alpheus G. Felch, President James B. Angelí and Hon. Thomas M. Cooley are among the orators of the day. Several millitary bands, the Arion Quartette of Detroit, and other musical orgamzations Will furnish musis for the occasion. Extensivo preparations are being made for the entertainment of strengere, and a fine time is anticipated. Half fare on all the railroads. i The defeat of the Irish home rule bill is a disappointment to its many friends in this country, and to thoae who have been strainipg every effort for ita support in England and Ireland, it is a sad and bitter blow. It is said the excitement during the división has no parallel in the history of the house of commons. The oppoaing party wtre loud in their demonatrations of joy, The friends of Gladstone gave three cheers for the "grand old man," who quietly left the house. Parliament will undoubtedly now be dissolved, but Ireland's cause has been championed by some of the best and the ablest men in England, and receiving this temporary defeat will but encourage them to new and redoubled efforts, which muBt and will end in triumph for Ireland. Thb county convention of prohibí - tionists, to elect delega tes to the State convention held in this city Monday, was composed of the rank and file of the prohibition party. B. J. Oonrad was chairman, and Al vin Wilaey occupied the aeoretary's box. Hon. N. W. Oheever and O. R. L. Crozier were chosen delegates at large. Other delegates, B. J. Conrad, J. Schumacher, W. W. Cheever, A. O. Crozier, Cooley Reeve, A. Congdon, G. W. Boynton, J. Wing, J. Doane, H. Laraway. We are creditably informed that the tempéranos people of Washtenaw county at their coming oonvention will also nomínate a first-claas ticket. They will present the very best men that can be found in their party f rom congresaman down. And it ia to be preaumed that something will drop.