Personal

Dr. D. E. Osborne sailed last week for China. Dr. Chadbourne now has two daughters instead of one. Miss Anna Ladd went to Detroit, Saturday, to remuin some time. Thos. Birkett, we regret to state, is quite UI, at his home at Birkett P. O. Mrs. Esuna Smith, of Flint, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ware, of the 5th ward. Mrs. J. H. Cutting has been quite ill for several days with the prevailing epidemie. The condition of S. S. Blitz is reported more favorable this morning, but is still á very sick man. James A. Eobison, of the Detroit Free Press, was a pleasant caller at the Courier office yesterday. B. Frank Bower, the business manager of the Cleveland World was in the I city Monday visiting his mother aud sisters. Walter Mack, who went to Denver, Colorado, a few weeks ago, has extended his trip to California, where he now is. Edgar Burnett, of Jackson, an old Ann Arbor boy, is spending a few days in the city, visiting friends and relatives. Paul Perry, of Detroit, spent Saturday and Suuday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Prof. Perry, in tliis city. Sunday was his 24th birthday. Harry W. Hawley, proprietor of the Denver Times, was in the city Monday. Mr. Hawley has fully recovered his oldtiuie health, much to the joy of friends. Judge Cooley left the city Saturday for Washington, D. 0., to meet with the Inter-state Commerce Commission. He was accompanied by his son, Eugene F. Cooley, of Lansing. Hon. Chas. R. AVhitinan left Sunday for Washington, D. C, to attend a meeting of the railroad comniissioners of the United States, with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Harry Seyniour, of Silver Creek, N. Y., who has been pursuing special studies in the University for the past few weeks, and stopping with bis cousin, C. B. Davison, on AV. Huron st., left Mouday for Iowa, to visit relatives and friends for a time. Miss Kate Jacobs arrived hoine Sunday afternoon after a rough voyage aeross the Atlantic on the steamer Spree. They had a collision at sea which was a narrow escape from being serious. Hon. J. T. met her in New York, Friday, on the steamer's arrival. Gen. Frank Askew, of Kansas City, Mo., lit class of '58, writes to the editor of this paper enclosing a handsome check for the Beta Theta Pi chapter house. The general is a prosperous merchant of that city, engaged in the wholesale leather business. Mrs. R. D. Giles, of Detroit, visited Misses Lou and Saté Giles last Thursday and Friday. She was on her way home from Chicago, where she had been to attend the wedding of her brother Harry Bentley, formerly of this city, to Miss Alice Chute, on Feb. 21. The council met Monday evening and went through its customary routine. A petition signed by 16 tearusters, was received asking that a license system for teamsters be adopted; a petition was also signed by 21 citizens asking the Street Railway to extend its line from Washtenaw ave. east on Geddes ave., thence south on Elm street to S. University ave., thence west on S. University ave. to State street. An ordinance relative to disorderly houses - (an ordinance badly needed) - was passed. A resolution requesting the Street Railway Co. to use sorne other street than Packard was introduced. Wannly discussed and laid ou the table. Congress has acquitted itself nobly iu voting a postal subsidy to American steamers sailing to foreign parts. England, France, Italy and Germany have by this means built up large commercial navies to enlarge their foreign trade and in case of war to be available at once as cruisers in the navy. It is a broad, far-sighted policy which if carried out will again put the stars and Btripes upon every sea. The refereuce of the manly but indignant protest of thePatrons and Farmers against the political thievery effected by.the democratie senators, to the committee on Fisheries was very significant, although it was dastardly and contemptible. It was b notice tothe Patrons and Farmers that tliere was no use of fishing with the deinocracy if lionorable action, t'airness and patriotism was the thing sought for.