City

i - Wlien will tliis warm weather cease? - Some one lias purloined the answer iïn tlie Bu rleigh ilivorce case f rom the (Oiinty clerk's office. -The reform club is now Ín posses ■gjonby purehase of the Fisk tent, for 1 üliich $800 was paid. I - Our colored residents liave indefinitely postponed the celebration of UaMncipation day, Aug. lst. -The only way for Ypsilanti to get [ to annex herself as a suburb to Ann Arbor. - There need be no idlers now; S2 and $.'r)0 a day is freely offered for iarvest hands, and yet tliey seem to be 1 tcarce. j -Charles A. Terhune, '80 gradúate of oíd school, will open an office over McI )[illan"s store next week, for the practice ,cf medicine. -Census ennmeratress Mrs. ÜST. TI. Jierce, overlooked fifty-seven inhabitj[ts in the 6th ward, whích increases dirpopulation to 8,09o. -Cali for democratie eoimty convenaon to elect delegates to attend state irnl rongressional conventions, wlll be Ifouiul elsewhere in tliese columns. -At a meeting Monday, of theexecnifive committee of the democratie counlf committee, Mr. A. D. Seyler was idected secretary of both committees. - Mary Graham the young colored pri vho recently graduated at the unirersity, has been appointed a teacher h Lincoln university, Jefferson City, Jlo. -V larerft number of citizens rejairetl to AVhitmoro Lake to spend Snnky. It rained there but a little, while in Ann Arbor water came down in toritnts. -Tlie refonm club is arranging to toeivean excursión to Port Huron on Friday, July 30. The steamer City of Detroit has been engaged to transport tlie pxcursionistp. -Mrs. Job Williams had a o:Ht. t ronoved from her eye at Aun Arbor, Mnesday, by Dr. Geo. Frothingham. Tlie operation was successful.- Coldtater Republican. -Mrs. Dr. Anderson of Bu chañan, ïho came to tbis city to edúcate a son líddauffbter someyears since, has retamed to her former home where she uil asiün practice medicine. - Duving the showers of Sunday, rain Knplrated the reform club tent recentItpurchased of Mr. Fisk, wetting more r less every person iu attendanco. - Jfternoon exereises were postponed in tonser)ueiH-e. -Advantages derived from plncing apump in the well on the south side of court house square, are appreriated, if fhe number who stop daily to quench Ihiist is an index. The pump is kept busynearly the entire day. -Mr. Foote, general agent of the Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Comjsny of Detroit, was in the city on Twsday and paid Mrs. Barbara Burkardt $1,000 a policy she held upon the lifeof her husband who died about sixtydays ago. ; -A waif of two pounds of female Wtsuasion was discovered on the dooritepof the residence of a Main street ttitizen on Monday evening. Ilaving a Jfftnty of sons but no daughter, the ifamily propose to rear it providing the W bit of humanity lives. -Every enumerator declares he would it again accept the position for almost y consideration. Tliey are all heartipjtired and sick of holding tliis federal tosition, pay for wbicta they have not freeived, nor do they know how much M will receive. But if the job was be done over again there would be a jenty of patriots eager to obtain the ifce. -Richard Beahan, who died at midight of Sunday was one of our oldest 1 iins, having been a resident of the tounty forty-six years. He died of conIBtion of the brain and lungs, at the i 50. He was bom in Queen's i'.nty. Ireland, settling in the towni f Nbrthñeld and removing to this ' '■!". He senred in the army and was a íptain in the 14th infantry of Michigan. lis term of magistrate which be held lo terms successively expired on .Juïj -i - CMtizens of this vicinity will long anember Sunday night. Honr after Mr from about nine p. m. lightning ■as momentarily visible unaccompantí by tbunder unti] about midnight, thfiii Jove's bolts broke loose sliaking lonses and frightening inmates. Kain Kcended in torrents. During the storm Ike residence of Keel Henion in ward Kond Was struck by lightning, the bid passing down a chimney part fty nnd then tearing through the brick assed out of a window, carrying away 'vt of the casement and a window ttnd. Mr. and Mrs. Henion, who we re ileeping in the room, were badly Itimned for sorae minutes, but not otlitwise injured. The lightning also struok the rod on the house of Louis fthode, in the same ward, but the damge was liffht. In Aun Arbor town a aluable Hambletonian colt belonglng io Evart Scott was struck by lightning ind killed,' also a steer belonging to Jacob Ilicks, ín Lodi. üotli of these frere insured in the Waahtenaw Mutual. The track on the Toledo & Ann orRaüroadwas badly washed out 0 spveral places, and the trains were od several hours Monday morning ]intil repairs could be made. During torm Friday afternoon a large arm house of Geo. W. Slayton, in Yplilanti Township, was struck by lightwag and entirely burned. It was inWred in the Waahtenaw Mutual for ?l,700. - Tt is expected that Rev. Mr. Gabriel Campbell professor of meiit.ií and moral philosophy in Minnesota University, and a gradúate of Michigan University. class '85, will preacb in tbe Presbyte1 rian church on Sabbath forenoon and evening next. - Company A nnnovmeeíin excursión A upruat to Detroit, tlience per steamer Garland tlirough St. Clair lake to ship cana), returning to lielle Isle, where a stop of severa! hours will be made by tliosc desiring, the Garland meantime making hourly trips to Detroit. -A special pomological meeting will be held at the usual place on Tuesdaj next at 2 r. m., for the exhibition of early varieties of peaches. All persons having early varieties are in vited to be present and bring a sample of their crops. J5y request of S. W. Dorr, president. - A novel feature isconneeted with a divorce case recently before circuit court commissioner MacMaboa for the taking of testimony. A husband deserted liis wife for the cliarms of another, the second damselpa int; all expenses of wife number one in procuring a divorce, wliich of course was an easy matter. - Jeff Davis bbw John Sweeney playing with t!ie cup attached to the pump on court house square and ordered liiin to desist. Pesist he wouldn" t imtil Jeff forcibly reminded him he must. Tlie law was appealed to, assault and battery alloged. Jury trial before liis honor E. K. Frueaufl followed. Ten witnesses were sworn - jury retired - came in- and said there was no cause for action. Jelï retires tiáumphant, happy, „a mniii.ma iu muran for Hancock.