A Negative Verdict

Thero was considerable interest manifosted in the special election on sewererage last Monday, in fact a larger vote was cast than at any other special Wection in the history of the city. There vvere 1,407 votes polled, and the proposition wius defeated by 203 votes. í'üe Courier lias f rom the first, consisténtly favored Bewerage. It favored the proposition submitteú on. Monday because it believed it to be in the interest ol the poor people and the laborera of 'the city. Tt ïavored that plan because it beli'v.-s i liat it is bad policy to run into l'.ut Jhe maio-rity of jthe people think Oifférently, and the majority must ï-ule in tliis country. The Courier tstill believes that it is rror of jud.mnent on the part of iln majority. l'.ut Bewca-s are a necessity. The i-ity must have them its own proteétion. And ww ie next ►scheme -vvill come forfward, which is the scheme of the :a.jiitali.st Avho have money to loan and -ivant to buy the city's bonds wliieli they considw a safe investnent and one that gives them no rnüble. ïo carry out this scheme il not ïiecessary ,to go bef ore th pepple, as -ve imderstaiid it. Tlie leg islatiue can grant the commou coun (il the privilege to issue bonds 'te the aanount desired. By this schem thentire Hrwcranc nystem of the citj (.■;;ii'le built at once, and the peopl fÜ6d'to ïiiake the jiecessary eonnec tions with the lnain or laterale whether they wish to or not. The city wffl have a liuge debt hanging over its heod, and the raising oí $10,000 or $15,000 extra each year to capitaüsts liolding the bonds, -vill become a permanent tliing for many years, and %vill be disastrous to Ann Arbor's prosperity. It is a BerioiM question whether tlfe majority, even, have a right to place npon evea'y lot, every block, every honie iii tliis city a mortgage, whether the owner is willing or not, for bonding the city is nothing more kw less ttlian mortgaging every piece oí property ín the city. Ixt this city Kt , debt of $200,■0Ö0 ar $300,000; kt its tases run up to 55 ipcr cent. or even 2 1-2 per cent., and see 8iow quickly this healthy Kteady growtn of the -.past eJght years 411 be Btopped. One very peculiar leature of MonUiay's voting was the fiict that a large lüajoi-ity of the tax-payers, and the heaviest tax-payers In the city, at that, voted in favor of serwers. It Vas beaten by the non-tax-paying Voters, who Avere in no way effected, omd by laborers whoiwould have been benefíted, had it been carried. It is astonishing how blind people ture to their oini interests sometimes. N'ilfiani CaTTipÍH'11 PicKtTmTWUrii ridge, the. i-epresentative, of the Lexiiigton district of KJentucky, was bom at Baltimorc, August 28th, 18371 Aftcr hie coxnmon-school eóucation was finisht-a, lic öntered Oen-toe college, of Damsville, Kontucky, -tiin took nj) t.he study of law at the Dnlverslty of !Louisvillo. Ky., and recelved Iiis deferee on Feb. 27th, 1857. He was clerted lo the 4Üth and .",()! h ccmgresscs, and was pe-eáecte3 bo the 5ls1 Congreee as a democrat, a-eeeiving 20,920 votes, a-ainsb 18,205 votes far A. M. iSwope, republican. and 734 votes i'or Alfred Cobb, prohibitionist. Mr. Breckenridge comee írom afamily oí Oiratore and te, Jiimseli, regard'1 as ome of t h most brilliant orators on the democratie side. His fatlier vis a celebrated Presbyterian clergyjj m. He was ateo, at one time, prbV' ofEquity Jurisprudence at CuinHnd College. i Breckenridge -vill leeture beBthe Student's Lecture AssociaV" Saturday eveniiig, March 5th, K tor hls subject "Southern Prob■' upou which the public wlH be Fto Uear what he lias to ;y. B. Slieldou Jacksou, J. S. ComHoner bf Ediicatáon, :ind PresbyV' missdonary to Alaska, gave an K-esting lecture at the Presbyter■clmrch last Sunday morning. Jlr. ■cson, Jinving livod in Alaska and Big familiar witli che people, their ■its, their -wants, both temporal Hl spiritual, presented iaets that Bonished lus hearers. The northorn Hm of that vast country is a üesoBo región oí Artic snow and ice, with V sun fw nearly four nionths iu the ■■ai-. 'l'lic scnithern portion lias .a ■finíate co that .oí Virginia and Klentuelf ., caueed by the arm n. -r sulí KU-eum. The vast terrltorj ie .is ïarse as all the States cast ol the Mississippi. l't. Barrow, the nearfst inhabited place to the nortli pole i' i 'i ■ worhl, is 7,000 miles from SanFrancisco and the missionaries residing theve get their jnail only once a ycar. The inhabitants oí Alaska are made iip ot native Indiana and KsqueInanxs. Tüey have no laws to govern them; 1liey worehip evil spirits, and tiie aed pareóte, when they lecome a barden, even requeet their Bons to kill them, whlch they do and believe it is all rtght. The people there are ïow willing to secure the missionanes uid bocoine civilized, and Christianzed. They -wantto hear that, letor wnieh tells how God fjent his loy lown ironi lltaven to save poor sinful man. The dedieatory services of St Tilomas Music Hall last Friday evenlng were well attended, and k Very pleasant tune was had by thoee ïwescnt. Tlie concert was a great fcuccess in every way, .the Lyra society rendering tlieir pieces in an ex■quisite (mannen-, every piece on the iH-iOgramme being cheered to the echo. One espceüu feature of the occasion was the harp playing by Miss Clarkfii, wlio not ouly pleased the audlence lut gave evldence of being au excellent aarttet upon tliis rare instrument, which makes sucli pood music whec. well played, and such poor inusic wlun, 'indiierejitly handled. Rev. Fr. Fierle, Of Ionki, who was for so many years pastor of tliis parish, was present, os wei-e also Frs. DeBever, of Ypsilanti, Flemming, of Dextei-, McTaughlin. of Detroit, Goldi-ick, of Northfield, nnd O'Rourke, of Wyanttofcte. Pather Kelélley was eepecially happy In hls openin.n' rexnarkê, and predlcted tliat the Hall would be ;i pteasnre and help in 1h parish people. ''líos. j. Keech luisón hand a quality oí mineral water that is said to eqmal any ai Saratoga or any of the Tamoiis mineral sprüigs of the world. Wiiilc örilltng a wel] at the lamber yard, on Depot nt., and wlien ibou.' 1G0 íeet down, a velo of water ws struck that riBOe wlthlm íive feei tlie em-face. Au analysisby Dr. cott g-ives to it íinc medicinal quali I belng eepeeiaUy adapted to convales,cin.- patiënte who need a mild diure ■and apetizer. Tlic íinding of tliis vela oí mineral water may be the ineana of having a Sanitarium erected ) íor there is no.doubt about tlie unlimited supply and iSbe great valué of thí "water.