City

__ew steamcr is expected July 1. .476.98 was disbursed to the poor jaitas May. __Iextérs club will conduct the meet' i„p at the opera house Simday. __The famous university case is noticed for trial during the present June term of supreme court. -Micliigan's poet (the swcet singer of Mime exceptad) Will Carlelon drew Igood house Sunday afternoon. _Fred Travis, a relativo of the late v c Seaman feil f rom a cherry tree on giinday dislocating his shoulder. __E. Graff, the masan, has secured t)7 contract for building a oew bridge jeross the Allen creek at au expense of L.B required about tour onrs to trans,wrt those joining the Baptist oxcur]on to Toledo and Put-in-Bay, oh Batunlay. _A serious accident befel Robert Hunt wbile playing foot-bull on the campus, Friday, breaking his leg between the hip and linee. -l'oruoloerists will be interested in tlie monthly meeting to be held at tlioir room in the court house to-morrow, wliereat a display of strawbenies will forin a special feature. -The remains of Mrs. Spence, motherof Rov. E. A. Spence of Fouth D'vision street, a retired clergyman, and who died at Xashville, were brougfat to tliis city for interment. -The high winds of Suulny night jjicw aown many trees iu the city. l'ürtions of four shade trees surrounding the court house square were found the next moming suspendinii i'rom broken limbs. _JLr. Peter Cary of the Fourlh "Ward lias been doing a very conimendable jobincleaniiiK the gutters on Detroit street. Mr. C. has been in the employ of the city about twenty-five years and does his wort to the satisfaction of the public. - Company A appeared on tlie streets on Monday evening for Uie usual monthly drill, the tirst Monday evening of each month being set apart for sucli purposes.. On Monday eveiiing next at 7:30 f. X., there will be a dress parado 011 Court House square. -Mr. Fletcher W. Jewell of the Cook House sold his iron gray gelding last week to Mr. S. P. Hovey of Ionia. Tbis horse purchased of Mr. Berdan of Plymouth, lias, under tlie training of Mr. Jewcll turned a mile on the fair ground easily in three minutes with top buggy and track not in very good order. -City census enumerators will not beableto conclude their labors until the close of thistnonth, at wliich time tbeir papera must be fonvarded to the ilepartmeut at Washington. No person is permitted to see their books, foi as one of the officers said to our reporter, "tlie correct ages of someof tho oíd niaids might be ascertained." -The anmial election of officers of the savings bank occurred on Monday evenjng. The oíd board consisting of the following officers were unanimouslyre-electedDirectors: Christian Mack, W. W. AVincs. W. D. Harriman, K, A. ]5eal, Daniel Iliscock, Wm. Deubel and W. B. Smith. Directors subsequently met and alected Christian Mack, JPresident, W. W. AVines, Vico President, Chas. E. Iliscock, Cashier. -Gen. Clark says that the well locatedontlie court house square, the reopening of which is proposed by many citizens, is filled only with a few f eet of earth resting upon plank. To accomplish this desirable object it appears to be necessary to secure the consent of the board of supervisors, the ■well being upon ground within the sidewalk. A postponement of the subject uiitil a meeting of the board in October is necessary. -Are census enumcrators political agents of the party to which tliey owe tlieir appointment? If not why do they askfor the political complexión of the hcadof ahousehold. It is pretty evident that they are taking a poll list for political purposes the eomingcampaign. Did the repúblicas cemnty coramittee whïch met in this city to decide vrho shall be appointed enumerators impose this extra duty as a condition upon receiviug the office' -One of the richest treats we have enjoyed for a long time was in looking over Jolinson's Natural Ilistory by S. G. Goodrich better knowu as Peter l'arley. This great work is highlyjcommendert by the great authoritlea in science, Professors Agassiz, Guyot, Drs. Winchell and Bteere, by Presidenta llanis, Chamberlain, Smith, Stearns, Hopkins, Barnard and Angel!, and (r distinguishcd cducators, and bost of all is being appreciated by our most intelligent citizens. No one should iail to examine it. We will cali attent ion tu it agíiin. - On Sunday evening Alexis C. AdRtU, son of President Angelí, and Miss Fannie C. Coolcy, eldost daughter oí' Hou. T. M. Cooley, were married at Xhc Iatter's residencie, byBev.W. II. liyder. Only the relatives and a few intímate fiiends of the two families were present. Monday niorning President Angelí, Mrs. Angelí, Miss Uaisy Angelí and Master James B. Angelí, Jr. leítfor California. They were accompanied as far as Cliicago by Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Angelí and Judge and Mrs. Cooloy. A large numtoof students, several ïnembers of the faculty, and many personal friendfl were at the depot to witness the departure of the party and say their farewell. Went Angelí and f ami! y proceed directlyto San Francisco and will sail for China about the 20th instant. -Mr. Philip Bach of this city lias recently sustained a doublé aillictiou in the death of two brothers-in-law. On May 22, llobert ]$. Frost of Montclair, " J. dicd after a prolonged illness covering a period of ten years, and within a few days after retuming from Califor. Mr. Frostwasthehusbandof Miss lliaa Botsford, whoso sister Celia inarfiedVVm. Gillette whose death occurred t East Saginaw from erysipelas in the toad on Saturday at the age of 42. Mr. wllette graduated from the literary deI'artmentofthe Univorsity inl8G4, Frofa. Adams, D'Ooge and Ferry classmates. We af terwards entered upon the practiceof the law attaining considerable stinction iii the profession. Ho was maiTied in 1865 and leaves a widow and wochüdren. Hisremainswere brought this City and deposited by the sido of ''!s iaugfater Xellie who died in 1877. M bereaved widows are daughtera of "c.liitc Klnathaa Botaiord of Ami Aroi town.