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A MODERN COQUETTE.

BY CONSTANCE STERLING.

Don't toss them all about so, Sue,You know they're very dear to me;

Of course that ring is known to you;Tis the one I had from Harry Lee.

Engagement ? Yes, of course, you goose 1I wore that ring three years ago.

I know I played him fast and loose,And—that bud is from poor Charley Snow.

He gave it to me at the ball,I sighed, he said some foolish things.

I didn't care for him at all —But, Sue, how well he plays and eings ?

And all the girls were crazy—there !Pull out that little blue rosette;

It's tied with Joseph Stacey'a hair;Poor boy ! ho wasn't in our set.

I know I acted like a dunce,I met him often in the park;

He kissed me, mind you, only once,And then it happened to be dark.

Poor Joe, he went to India, andI was quite ill with vague regret,

He wrote to ask me for my handAnd said ho never should forget.

That picture is of Willie Lane,I met him at the Sulphur Springs,

I'll never see him, Sue, again.Ah, flirting often sorrow brings.

That locket was from Ned O'Hare,Dear me, but didn't he look blue

When I told him I didn't careFor him ! You should have seen him, Sue.

That book was from poor Harry Hays.I shouldn't keep it, Sue, of course,

For it makes me brood o'er those sad days,And fills my heart with vain remorse.

That bracelet and that pretty bookWere both from handsome Philip Boe,

I was then engaged to Lawrence Cook,And had to tell poor Philip " No."

That photo ? Which one do you mean ?This one of Stacej 1 O, that other;

Sue, your jealousy turns you green,Why, girl, the man in like my brother.

She's gone! I suppose she's in deev> despair.Goodness ! how she slammed the "door !

Well, let her go, I do not care ;I'll only flirt with George the more.

Her lover! well, what of that ?He gave his picture just in fun,

If she bows I mean to " cut her flat."I really can't see what I've done.

CONCERNING A CERTAIN PRODIGAL.

BY OAPT. HENRY KING.

The first time I encountered the lateNoah Babbitt, journeyman printer, hestruck me, as they Bay on the frontier, fora loan of two dollars. It was in thesanctum of the Commonwealth newspa-per at Topeka. He had drifted in fromhis habitual wanderings only the daybefore, and been put on as a "sub,"with the customary promise of "regu-lar cases" as soon as a vacancy shouldoccur. This particular night he wasnot at work ; and after the last of theloafers had gone, and while I sat run-ning my pencil over a delayed proofhurriedly, and vexed with tho heat andthe buzzing of insects about the lamp-shade—it was a feverish August night,I remember, with not air enough to dis-turb the exchanges lying loosely in theopen window—he tapped me familiarlyon the shoulder and said:

" Cap., that leader of yours yesterdayon the labor question was an awful goodthing ; you-sounded the key-note, and Iwant to congratulate you."

Thereupon we shnnk hands with ex-travagant warmth, though with a reser-vation of mutual distrust, I think, andthen we fell to talking on a variety oftopics, ranging from pauperism to thedoctrine of the atonement, in that can-did, positive and encyclopedic, butpicturesque and superficial, style com-mon to newspaper offices the world over.So much did the fellow interest me, that,weary as I was with the night's work, Ifound myself, after two hours, still pa-tiently listening to him, as the townclock struck 4 in the morning. In spiteof my first instinctive misgivings, hemade me like him. He seemed so frankand self-confident, so observant, soquick-witted, and so heroically con-tented; and then, did he not fill everylull in the conversation with a flatteringreference to my editorials? Ah, rightwell he knew, the calculating wretch,that he, too, had sounded a key-notewith that introductory congratulation!But it was not until after we had finishedour talk, and I was ready to leave him,that he asked me—I hardly know how,it was done so dexterously—to favor himwit2 a "couple of dollars, till Satur-day." Of course Le got it, though Ineeded not to be told that with the bor-rowing printer "till Saturday" is ameasure ot time that spans eternity; andthen he walked with me, arm-in-arm, tothe Old Crow saloon, where he wouldnot permit me to avoid joining him in aglass of ale, and, as I turned to go, I saw*iim hand my $2 bill over the bar within air of complacency that really touchedne like a persoml kindness.

After this we were frequently together,and came to be quite cordial, not tosay confidential, in our relations. Everynight, almost, when I was waiting forthe cabalislic " 30 " that ended the tele-graphic news report, or after the finalproofs had been corrected and the com-positors had " pasted their strings," hewould come slipping into my room withthat soft, considerate tread peculiar toprinters, when entering an editorialsanctum, and we would talk there allalone as at our first meeting, or, if theweather was pleasant, would go forth in-to the night and walk the broad, smoothstreets till the moon went down. Myfriend was a confirmed " bannerite," asthe printers term it—a careless, shiftless,strolling vagabond, here to-day andthere to-morrow, without home or kin-dred, and treating life as a farce full ofamusing checks and balances, with deathclosing it all, at last, in a kind of un-guessed conundrum. He had walkedthousands of miles over the coun-try. He always walked when hetraveled. " I get sea-sick on thecars," he said to me once witha grim smile; and then he added,slowly and in a shrinking tone, " makesmy feet sore to ride, too," During theprevious year he had " made the tour ofCanada," as he phrased it; thence toBoston, New York, Charleston, New Or-leans, and up the Mississippi to St.Louis, and then across Illinois and Iowa,and finally to Topeka. He had notworked over a week in any one place,nor rode a mile on the whole journey."A hankerin' for scenery," was the rea-son he gave me for this extended ram-ble. And surely he had not been blindto the shifting delights of sky and seaand shadowing forest which had openedout before him like an unrolling picture.Nor had he failed, vagabond as he was,to note the peculiar and varying traitsof the different peoples among whomhis travels had led him; for he had akeen insight, and detected a flaw or afoible of character as if it had been abourgeois letter in a line of nonpareil.He was better than a book to me, sincehe read himself and turned hisown leaves; and I grew tolook forward all the day to his comingnightly visit with impatient eagerness.No doubt he lied to me many times andscandalously, for he was mortal and not•wholly without egotism; but he did it,

when he deemed it advisable, in such alarge, overcoming, cliff-like way, that itwas almost as good as the truth. Wherethere is so much to interest, says somegenerous philosopher, there must yet besomething to pardon.

Why the boys in tho office called him" Old Noah" I could never quite makeout. Perhaps it was because he hadtraveled so far and seen so much thathis life seemed to them to have beenprojected forward, somehow, fasterand farther than the years counted. Or,it may have been that his supreme in-difference to all the alert and urgingelements of every-day life gave to him,in their estimation, something of theleaning and waiting spirit of one agedbefore his time. Certainly he bore nophysical signs of being an old man. Hestood erect, lacking even the depressionof chest that is characteristic of his craft;his eyes were full, clear and steady; andthe slight touch of silver in his whiskersmade his face stronger rather thanweaker. He could not have been morethan 40; he might easily have passed for35. The oldest thing about him was hiscostume. That was always and conspicu-ously in the pathetic second childhoodof decay, and always, too, out of har-mony with the prevailing weather, thusappearing to have been left over fromthe preceding season. The summer thatI saw so much of him he wore a heavy,dingy beaver-cloth coat, usually but-toned to the chin with clerical exactness—too often, I apprehend, only to hidethe want of a shirt; and he declared tome with every indication of truth that apair of brown cotton overalls had servedto temper the bitter Illinois wind to hisshuddering frame through the previouswinter.

" The peacock is a pretty bird," he re-marked to me once, casually discoursingupon this matter of apparel, "but itdoesn't count; with all its gaudy feath-ers, it can't sing worth a cent. It lookswell, but its music is the most abomina-ale noise I ever heard, and I haveDoarded in a house where they kept amelodeon," he added, with a conclusivetoss of the head.

Like most printers. "Old Noah" wasgood deal of a cynic, though his

cynicism was so closely woofed with, subduing sincerity that it wasery difficult, frequently quite im-jossible, to tell where the one left

off and the other began. As I have said,looked upon life as a play, and he

was fond of reciting Shakspeare's "Sev-en Ages " in support of this idea. " It'sxll right," he would argue, " as long asou don't care. That's the whole secret,gnorance is bliss, oftener than we think,t's knowing too much that bothers)eople, and if you're bothered you can'tnjoy the show, don't you see ? It isn'tltogether unlikely, let me tell you, that

a well-behaved dog, asleep in the sunand sure of a bone for his dinner, isn't)etter off than we are, with all our wis-om, and all our doubts." And yet heeverenced wisdom, I am sure, and re-pected all honest opinions, and I thinkhat, away down in his heart, lurked a[uiet faith in the saving power of

virtue; but I doubt if he be-ieved very much in the naked moraltrength of human nature. I know henee sorely tried my patience in thategard. I was telling him howJeorgelnsley, known to us both as a hard-ned specimen of the printer-toper, hadaken the pledge and was manfully keepng it; and after I had finished, with thessurance that Insley had not tastediquor for nearly six months (he subse-uently shot himself, poor fellow !), heropped his head a moment, and then,ooking up with an incredulous smile,aid quietly :

" There was some truth in thoseArabian Nights' stories, then, after11?"Singularly enough, too, his skepticism

as confined to his own sex; singu-arly, I say, for he was a man, you know,nd not a woman. " It was Eve that thenake had to charm ana betray," he was

accustomed to put it; " Adam fell as amatter of course." This was a littleophistic, to be sure, as much of hisogic was apt to be, but the sentiment of; was so knightly that it readily wonlim credit among his critical fellow-)rinters, even at the expense of somedis-oyalty to their own personal sense ofmasonline superiority.

He had been in love, once in his life,bis tattered prodigal, and the venturelad not been what could bo called aomplete success. He told me all about, of his own accord, one restful nights we sat on the bridge at the foot ofKansas avenue, listening to the quiverf the cottonwood foliage, and watch-ng the river slowly gather the shadowso its tawny bosom. He was religiouslyober that night, for a wonder, and Ielt that it must have been someubtle witchcraft of the atmos-ihere, rather than the few so-o remarks we had just beenxchanging about Phil Reade's mar-iage with the winsome little singer,Minnie Beals, that so suddenly drew hisyes away from the water an J out intolie vague perspective beyond the oppo-ite shore, and sent his thoughts back-

ward with a bound, as it were, to theich days when every sky was blue toirn and every sound a rapture of har-

mony.' She was a good, solemn girl," he be-

*an, "and I think her intentions wereonorable all the time. I know, now,liat she was not handsome, for her eyesere crossed slightly, and her cheek-

>ones were high, and her chin had aetiring turn—the face didn't 'justify,''ou understand—and her hair inclinedo redness; but she was as beautiful tome, then, as a flower, and I loved herery dearly. I was holding the ' ad'ases on the Quincy Herald, in Illinois,t the time, and saving some money everyreek. I was expecting to be a manf family, you know. I had fixed in mywu mind what kind of a house we wouldave, where we would buy our groceries,ow the children would look and whatre would name them (there were to beeveral of them, all girls), and a hundredther things that I'm ashamed to thinkf now. But it was all very real to meaen, I tell you. Not that I ever spokeo Isabel—pretty name, wasn't it?—bout such matters. Oh, no. We werevery sensible pair of lovers, I can as-ure you, and our courtship was pain-ully correct. There was none of theyon bright orb' nonsense about us. Wereren't a bit spooney. We didn't turnle light down, nor hold each other'sands, nor say ' darling.' Not any.)nce, only once, I put my arm arounder waist, and might have kissed her,

may be. but she looked squarely intony face, and said, 'You forget,' andliat was all there was of it. I used to

wish, sometimes, that she would belittle more demonstrative—one gets

ired of mere words, you know, intakes' of that kind—but, perhaps—lerhaps it was better as it was."

He paused and pressed his hands to

his forehead, as if he feared the sweememory would slip away from him inhis talk; and I sat waiting for him tproceed, busying myself meanwhilwith thoughts of a certain June-cheeke<Juliet to whom I had myself playetBorneo, and whose half-forgotten imagehis idyl had strangely restored to m<there in the pensive starlight.

"Well," he continued, directly, "wiwere very happy—too happy, Cap—toohappy. If there hadn't been quite somuch of it, it would have lasted longerprobably. The truth is, I was so happythat I had to do something to tone i'down—to loosen the quoins, you miglrsay—and I took to drinking like a fishI couldn't have helped it to save my lifePerhaps if she had acted a little warmertoward me, and I could have caressedand kissed her—been a little more ambrosial, you understand—it would havemade a difference with mo. But I don'know—I don't know."

He relapsed into silence again, andthere was only the dull fretting of thewaters about the pier beneath us to disturb the stillness until, after severaminutes, he resumed—rapidly, now, antwith apparent anxiety to have done withthe subject:

" She bore with it month after monthas patiently as a nun; but she couldn'stand it always, of course, and so shetold me, at last, not in anger, nor bluntlybut with firmness, and yet sadly, '.thought, that the time had come for usto part. It would have choked me tospeak, even if speaking could have doneany good, which it couldn't; so I simplytook her hand a moment—it trembledcalm as she was—and, bowing, wenaway."

He paused once more, and I was uponthe point of rising, supposing he hacsaid all he desired to say, but he mo-tioned me to remain, and went on talk-ing. "After that I lay sick a long time—eight weeks they told me—with someinfernal sort of fever, and the money Ihad saved went to the doctors. I pulledthrough, of course. 'Men have died,Erom time to time, and worms have eatenthem, but not for love.' I dou't knowlow it was, but when I got up again my3rain seemed to be kind of incoherent—' pied,' you might say and I couldn't?et steady work, and finally they beganto whisper around about sending meto Jacksonville—that's where the crazyasylum is, you know. Then I bracedup, and the first dark night I jumpedthe town without saying a blessed wordto anybody, and since then—well, youknow the rest, or a good deal of it. Butyou didn't know—you would never haveguessed if I hadn't told you—that it wastoo much happiness made me what Irim?"

With this last paradox, he turnedpartially aside, and I noticed that hewas fumbling about his clothes as ifin search of something—tobacco, Ipresumed. Presently he drew outfrom some inscrutable hiding-place anold creased and rumpled leather pocket-book, and took from it a faded sprig ofcedar, and, handing it to me, said, withthat glassy, cynical smile I had seen sooften: "There's rosemary, that's forremembrance. Pray you, love, remem-ber." Then he told me Isabel had givenit to him once, standing by the gate, andthat he had carried it through all thelong years as a memento of her. WhenI reached it back to him, he put it awayagain in the wrinkled old pocket bookas tenderly as if it had been a tress ofhair from the head of a dead baby, andthen, " I wonder if she ever thinks ofme?" he said, quite seriously, and wewalked leisurely up the long street to-gether, neither of us speaking a wordmore until we came to the corner wherewe had to separate, and there we merelysaid " good-night," and parted.

I did not see him again cor some time,and when, at length, he made me an-other visit, in the afternoon of a mellowOctober day, he iuformed me that hewas about to leave the town. "Ourplanet is dropping into its annual shad-ow," he said, with mock gravity, " and Imust hie me away to fresh fields andpastures new. I want to commune withNature, you understand; to touch theearth, like Antseus; so eat haws, andsmell the fall wheat; to mingle witb thequails, and blue-jays, and woodpeckers,and $1\ that sort of thing. Be good toyourself, Cap. Don't work too hard,and beware of the enemy which menput in their mouths to steal away theirbrains. By-by." And, before I hadtime to answer, ho was out of my sightand shuffling down the stairs, leaving mein a mood that was nearer sadness thanI would have cared to confess, andwhich, I fear, gave a downcast tinge tothe Commonwealth's editorials for sev-eral mornings afterward.

He returned in about two weeks,strange to say, and he solemnly assertedthat he had only been " looking for ahomestead." He was jaded, footsore,and, as usual, a little shabbier than usualas to clothing. He had read, he said, insome real-estate paper, of a locality outin primeval Kansas where corn grewwild, and live stock waxed fat on themere superabundance of ozoue, and everyquarter-section had been neatly fencedwith stone by the geological convulsionsof past ages; and he had been huntingfor it, intending to enter a homesteadin it and become a gentle shepherd. Hecouldn't find it, though; und now hewanted a few days' work " to replen-ish his depleted exchequer." Butmost of all, he said, he wanted tosee the man who wrote those things heread in that paper.

The foreman found work for him inthe job-room ; but the next Saturday heleft again, without even the formalityof saying good-by to me. We heardof him, in a few days, cracking jokeswith Nobe Prentiss of the JunbtionUnion ; then working a week for MiltReynolds of the Parsons Sun ; then inthe calaboose at Tort Scott, and WebWilder of the Monitor paying fines forhim to keep him out of the chain-gang;and from Tort Scott he swung around,about the middle of December, to To-peka.

"Just glided in to pay my respects,"he remarked, "and to tell you I'm offfor the sunny South. I like your Kan-sas fellows ever so much, but I want tosee the magnolias."

That was all he said. An hour later,happening to look from my window, Isaw him moving brisklyjdown the street,which was also the State road, and, wav-ing his hand to me, he disappeared.

He came bock again, with the grassand the birds, the following spring. Hehad been to Galveston, he explained,and had worked his way north throughArkansas and the Indian Territory.Somehow the trip seemed to have disap-pointed him. He talked gloomily aboutit, when I could get him to talk of it atall, and the very thought of it appearedto cloud his spirits like the haunting ofsome miserable dream. Perhaps thetrouble was deeper than my shallow vis-ion discerned; perhaps it came fromwithin, and not from without pt all.

Sometimes I thought so ; but, knowinghim as I did, the absurdity of the thingwould creep in to upset such notions.And Snaily, when he came to me onenight, with the old familiar quizzical ex-pression in his countenance, andtold me ho wanted to talk to me abeutwriting an obitiiary for him when lieshould die, I felt sure that he was re-covering himself and would soon touchhis natural poise again.

" I hope you appreciate the honor Iconfer upon you," said he, "in selectsing you to give me my final send-off.It'E because I like your style; and Iwant you to tell just the barefootedfacts about me—' nothing extenuate, noraught set down in malice.' Don't speakof me as a ' brilliant, but erratic' fellow,for that will simply mean that I was anawful liar. Don't say of me, ' He hadhis faults, as who of us has not,'becausethat is merely a polite way of tellingthat the deceased was a drunken sot.And if I die of the jim-jams, as I prob-ably shall, don't say it was apoplexy, orparalysis, but call it jim-jams, plain andsimple ; I'll feel better about it if youdo. I suppose there are a few goodthings you can say of me. Say 'em askindly as possible, please. And chuckin a little Shakspearo—if you can thinkof something to suit. Of course youcan't say anything about where I'vegone; we can't any of us figure much onthat, you know,—everything's so mixedand uncertain over there. Genesiscloses, you recollect, with a coffin."

Having thus bespoken my se? vices,and indicated his preferences as to howthe delicate task should be performed,he retired, humming to himselfthe breezy chorus of an old drink-ing song ; and I thought but little,and that only in a ludicrous vein, ofhis singular request, until, some daysafterward, they came and told me he wagmissing. Nobody knew when, or how,or why, he had departed. Evidently hehad stolen off in the night, not wishingto speak of his plans, if he had any, forwe learned on inquiry that he had evenomitted to settle with his too indulgentlandlady. But in his composing-stick,lying upon his case, he had left a line oftype, which spelled these words: "GoneWest, to grow up with the country."

I never saw him any more, and neverheard from him until I chanced one dayupon a fugitive notice of his death. Hewas discovered, the paper said, frozenstiff and stark, in the February snow andce of a Minnesota prairie. Very oddly,t was a young lady who found him—

some accidental Isabel, perhaps—andhey took him into the nearest town on a

wood-sled, the Coroner and a few others,lad then, I suppose, they dug a hole forlim in the numb earth and put him

away.Alas, you poor, queer, dead-and-gone

>rodiga], where be your gibes now?Was it fate, or but your folly, that beck-oned you to an end so pitifully desolate ?)id you meet death as you had con-ronted life, with that unflinching eyend that placid, masterful smile ? Anc1

lid they find, I wonder, inerne whimsical recess of yourragged garments, a poverty-stricken oldeather pocket-book, and a little sprig ofaded cedar ?

Here I might stop, content to let si-ence do the rest. But, recalling his ir-unction to "chuck in a little Shaks-seare," and remembering, also, hiskepticism and his waywardness, I deemt only meet and fair to add in his be-ialf that carefully charitable petitionwhich the great monarch of thoughtrats into the King's mouth at the death-)ed of Beaufort :"Peace to his soul,if God's good pleasure be! "

—Scribner's Monthly for March.

1NTER-STATE COMMERCE.

San Francisco Prices in 1850.The following is an extract from the

liary of an old Californian : " Nov. 7,850.—Dined with Mr. H . Theown has very much improved ; all ismsiness and bustle; hotel crowded withtrangers, wild, west-countrymen-look-ng fellows, some strong and athletic,others sickly and emaciated from diseaseont-acted at the mines. Gold is seeneverywhere, in tubs and other vessels.normous prices are asked at the stores;

a pair of blankets $75, a serape $100, etc.'. attended an auction of the sale of a

cargo belonging to Mr. C., of Valparaiso;fifty-three barrels of pork sold for $63)er barrel; common blankets, worth $1n the United States, $18 apiece; com-mon woolen socks, $14 per dozen ; 800>arrels of flour, $24 per barrel; brandyn casks, $8 per gallon, $24 a dozen in)ottles ; hams, 95 cents per pound, etc.,

etc.The people bid with the greatest en-

ihusiasm. In a side-room champagne,wine, etc., were opened almost ad libi-;um. The salesman, Mr. S , a shrewdind smart fellow, a wag besides, knewlow to manage his wild buyers. Forhe sales in two days he received $8,000;ommission. Those goods, bought at3uch exorbitant prices, are immediatelysent to the mines (in launches hiredsometimes for $5,000 for ten days, sail-ors receiving $10 and $15 per day),where a barrel of flour sells at $400" abarrel of pork $500, $2.50 per pound. Aman standing by me said he sold a com-mon horse-blanket for $100; another that

sold hams at $4.50 per pound. All;his seems very incredible, but it is mostundoubtedly true, gold being in suchnofusion that its value is not regarded

where a person feels a want of any arti-cle of absolute necessity. The holderslo not hesitate to take every advantageof their customers, particularly if theymppen to be Indians. A very respecta-ble gentleman said he saw with his ownsyes twenty-five pounds of sugar weighed

out for twenty-five pounds of gold, to anndian. The common way for an Indian» buy a dollar in silver is to pile it upwith gold-dust. The Yankee dealers,;oo, take all kinds of advantages of them,)y false weights, etc. An ounce will bemade to weigh two ; two ounces fourounces. A disbanded volunteer, whoshipped aboard the Lexington, told me;hat one day, being very hungry at thenines, he paid $13.50 for one meal. Mr.W. told me he himself made an Indianjay him $3 for a small mess of foodtanding in a sauce-pan, at which he was

enviously looking."

-iirs. Lincoln.It is a sad fact that Mrs. Abrahamincoln, the widow of the late Presidentincoln, is leading a secluded life in an

nterior town in France, and declines, toreturn to America lest sho may again be)laced in a lunatic asylum. It is said;hat in France she still indulges, to anoderate extent, in her propensity forsuying things for which she has no use,and filling closets with articles whollyunnecessary.—New York Star.

THE young Miss Sherman who is aboutto marry Senator Cameron has, it issaid, a fresh, blush-rose face, sparklingdark eyes and brown locks. She js 2gyears old, AJr. Cameron is 45.

Tho Hill to liegtilate Inter-State Commerceaud Prohibit Unjagt Biscriininatien— Re-port of the Houfte Committee.

The bill reported by the Committee onCommerce of the lower house of Congressfor the regulation of inter-State com-merce, and to prevent unjust discrimina-tion as to freights, charges, and facili-ties by railroads and other common car-riers, is accompanied by an elaborate re-port in favor of its passage. The reportsays among other things:

"When we consider the magnitude ofthe commerce of the United States, andthe direct interest which the whole ofour 45,000,000 people have in it, thebroad extent of our country as comparedwith other commercial countries, andthat its internal commerce carried byrailroads alone is estimated at about$18,000,000,000 in value, while it is sup-posed our whole internal commerceamounts to not less than $25,000,000,000in value, and when it is rememberedthat this commerce is carried on over75,000 miles of railroad, and by steam-boats and other vessels on our rivers,lakes, bays, and canals over a length ofnavigable waters probably exceedinghalf the length of all our railroads, theimportance of the interest intended tobe fostered and protected by this billmay be realized, and any measure whichwill materially benefit this vast com-merce will not fail to be sensibly felt inrelieving the country from its presentfinancial and industrial embarrassments.The most of this commerce is now car-ried by railroads and other corporations,each having, to some extent at least, amonopoly of the carrying business overits particular route, but in most, thoughnot in all instances, the evils whichmight result from these monopolies aremitigated by competing lines of com-munication. Each of these corporations,when not restrained by legislative au-;hority, can discriminate in freight ratesand charges in favor of and against whom;hey please, and may in this way benefitsome persons and places, while they in-ure relatively other persons and places,

as may suit their interests or inclina-;ions. This, in fact, lias been so oftendone with results so injurious to manyas to call for the passage of some law tosrohibit and puniBh such discrimina-;ions. One of the objects of the bill iso give an intelligible definition of whats to be considered inter-State freights

and commerce; that is to say, propertycarried by railroads or other commoncarriers, which would include steam-boats and all other water craft, whenwholly or partly carried by such rail-roads or other common carriers as partof one continuous carriage from orto any foreign nation or country, fromor into any State, or States, or Terri-tory, or Territories of the United States,or in or through two or more States orTerritories of the United States, orfrom within one State or Territory ofthe United States into or through oneor more other States or Territories ofthe United States, and in order that theprovisions of the act shall not be evadedor defeated it is provided that it shallbe unlawful for such common carriersto make any combination, connection,contract, arrangement, or schedule, orto cause any delay in carriage, or to doany other act or thing with intentto pre-vent any such carriage from being onesubstantially continuous carriage; andit is provided that as to such carriagesof property the freight rates, facilitiesand charges shall be equal to all ship-pers; and it is also provided that nomore shall be charged for such inter-State or through freights than ischarged for freight in any State throughwhich they are passing, having refer-ence to identity of time and similarityof freights and services, and thatequal facilities shall be allowed to each. !The bill also provides that as to such in-ter-State freights no more shall becharged for their carriage for a shorterthan for a longer distance. In the com-petition of railroads especially, a prac-tice is very general of charging very lowrates for'through freight on long roadsand between remote centers of trade.These charges are often so low as to beunremunerative, and the competition forsuch freight is one of the fruitful causesof what has been called the railroadwars, which have often proved so injuri-ous, not to say disastrous, both to thecompeting railroads aud the commercialinterests of the communities involved inthem. The bill has for its object thecorrection of great and manifest abuses,and the prevention of unjust discrimin-ations of common carriers against ship-pers who are entitled to equality ofterms. It imposes no unjust or even in-convenient burdens on such commoncarriers. It does not attempt to regu-late and fix a maximum or minimum ofrates of freight and charges, or to dealm matters of detail as to transportation.The bill requires, among other things,that all persons or corporations engagedin business as common carriers shallkeep posted in at least five places inevery depot or station in every city orvillage, having a population of 1,000,through or to which thier lines may run,a detailed schedule of tariff rates, whichschedule shall not be changed withoutfive days' notice. The prohibitionsagainst carrying freight at less thanschedule rates are not to apply to GJV-ernment business, or to the transporta-tion of articles for public fairs or char-itable purposes.

The committee quote authority to showthat Congress has the power to enactsuch a law as they propose, and arguethat, as Congress only can furnish theremedy for the evils cited, the time hascome when this duty should be per-formed.

the play-actor?" Fry said, "Yes, thais the great tragedian." After a fewmoments' pause, Greeley said, " Well, '.reckon he didn't scare anything ujhere."—New York Letter.

COFFINS FOR FIRE-WOOD.

Forrest and Greeley.It was up the old steep wooden stair-

way on the Spruce street side that thegreat American tragedian, Edwin For-rest, marshaled his way one afternoon to"say a piece" to Horace Greeley. Acertain critic had discovered that Forrestwas not according to Shakspeare's idealin a portion of one of his performances.Forrest wanted to know the man whodared to reveal such a thing in print.He supposed that Mr. Groeley could becommanded by his imperious tones tomake a clean breast of. the offender'sname. Greeley stood face to face wLhthe great tragedian, and kept movingtoward the doorway, Forrest movingbackward until he felt himself in dangerof toppling down the steep stair, andemptying out into Spruce street. To bebrief, Forrest wan afraid of Greeley, and"made tracks" down that stair as speed-ily as if he had traveled the road as oftenas Greeley. All Greeley said in theconversation was, "My name is Gree-ley; what do you want ?" Forrest saidall the rest, and did not articulate verywell, either. William H. Fry, who wit-nessed the performance, asked Mr.Greeley, in a cynical way, why he didnot treat Mr. Forrest like a gentleman.Mr. Greeley replied, " Is that ]?qrrf!8t,

How a Family Caught the Leproiy from

Dead Men's Fuel.

[From the San Francisco Chronicle.]

Tho Chinamen who have the piousand melancholy contract for exhuming,polishing and packing the bones of theill-fated heathen who strike out for theshining shore from a foreign strandhave recently been engaged in preparinga fresh consignment for shipment backto China from the temporary Golgothawhere the defunct repose, near thePresidio, awaiting convenient transport-ation of their bones. The business ap-pears to require the co-operation of awhite man in the work of deliveringlumber at the bone-yard for the manu-facture of tidy and comfortable coffinsin the place of those that had becomeimpregnated with the odors of a foreignand unsanctified soil. This sub-con-tract was accepted by Terrance Maho-ney, a resident of the Western Addi-tion, who could conscientiously acceptsuch service in the view of aiding thequiet exodus of the obnoxious popula-tion. As a stroke of economy whichsuggested itself to Mr. Mahoney whilefulfilling the labor of humauity at $2 aload, he improved the opportunity ofpitching a few of the old coffins into thewagon for domestic consumption in theform of fuel. Since the employment ofthis sort of Mongolian mortuary debrisin the concoction of the toothsome stewsome six ©r seven of Mr. Mahoney's off-spring have been temporarily debarredthe privilege of the public school in con-sequence of the development of a mal-ady of a cutaneous eruptive type. Thesingular coincidence that presents itselfin the case has prompted Mr. Maho-ney to an open confession of his impru-dence, and excited in his mind the hor-rible suspicion that it has transformedhis household into a colony of lepers.The matter is creating considerable ex-citement in the neighborhood, but thephysician at present treating the familyis still retaining the remedies peculiarto the Scotch materia medica. Thereis a wholesome lesson, nevertheless, inMr. Mahoney's affliction, and it is wellto suggest to all who view the Chinesequestion from a conservative standpointto refrain from utilizing Mongolian cof-fins as fuel while the exodus of the ob-noxious element is proceeding.

Setting Type by the Pound.The respectful approach of a subordi-

nate did not seem to be appreciated bythe late Horace Greeley. He had to bemet on equal ground, or he would beoverbearing and boorish. It was on thisground that the drunken "bummer"from the " Pewter Mug" could commanddollars from Greeley, while a poor me-chanic or unfortunate tradesman, whohas "taken the Iribune from its start,"approaching him meekly, would utterlyfail in eliciting the first tender exhibitionof sympathy. Here is an instance ofhow a drunken printer manipulatedGreeley:

Typo—Horace, it's a long time sinceyou and I spoke together, and wewouldn't now, I suppose, if I didn't wanta lift.

Greeley—Why don't you lift your-self ?

Typo—Horace, that is not sensible.In fact, you know as well as I do it'snonsense. Did you ever know anythingto lift itself?

Greeley—Well, I shan't lift you.Typo—Horace, I have a chance to set

type over in New Jersey for 20 cents apound, but I lack the stuff to carry meover there ; now, lend me or give me adollar.

Greeley—You're going to set type bythe pound in New Jersey, are you ?

Typo—Horace, I am, if I can get overthere.

Greeley—You know you're lying.Typo—Horace, that much has cost

many a man his life.Greeley—Type-setting at 20 cents a

pound ! I guess you mean sawing woodby the cord.

Typo—Horace, I didn't come to insultyou, and you needn't insult me, becauseI am in this temporary distress.

Greeley—Here, take that (a $2-bill),but it'll go for gin, I know.

Typo—Horace, you're busy, and anyfurther argument would be lost upon you—good night.

While this colloquy was in progress,Mr. Greeley attended to his writing justas if nothing was disturbing him. Hewould not have tolerated a person whowould have approached him in a gentle-manly way, but would have " bluffed "turn forthwith. The reader will observethe cunning practice by the typo. Inevery reply he opened fire with "Hor-ace." That was the secret of success inthat case. Gin couldn't be easily"bluffed."—New York Letter to Chi-cago Tribune.

Stabbed His Mistress.An old lady named Curtis and her

son, residing on a farm in Stetson, hadin their employ for some time a youngman named William Kimball. Wednes-day evening this young man was in thebarn, feeding the cattle, when the oldlady, with an overcoat over her head,went past the barn door. He noticedher and called out to her, "Who areyou?" She answered, " It is I. Don'tyou know me, Willie ? " He answered,"You are a tramp, and I'll give youenough of it," and plunged his forkinto her side—one tine penetrating herlung. Her son heard the outcry andrushed to her assistance and rescuedher from the mistaken man. A physi-cian was called, and, after a careful ex-amination, he pronounced her injuriesfatal. It is now understood that themembers of this family have read andtalked so much about the depredationsof tramps—and taken such precautionsto protect their property from these rov-ing nuisances—that this young Kimball,upon this subject, became somewhat af-fected with monomania, and in this pe-culiar state of mind committed this un-fortunate act.—Belfast {Me.) Age.

The Milling Business.Our milling industry, the American

Miller maintains, ranks next to that ofiron. The number of mills is over25,000, affording employment for morothan 60,000 men, whose annual wagesare about $20,000,000, and turning outyearly 50,000,000 barrels of flour, ofwhich 4,000,000 barrels are exported t*foreign countries. Pennsylvania hasthe most mills, nearly 3,000; New Yorkstands next with about 2,000, and otherStates follow, with from 700 to less than100. Minnesota's mills are largest, andemploy the greatest average number ofmen, namely, five in eaoh.

THE head-waiter—Tho last man ja acrpwded barber's &

AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.Around the Farm.

IT is generally considered that at thofull moon in August is the best time tocut timber, with tho least probability ofsprouting.

IT is said of Mr. Gillett, of Illinois,probably the most prosperous farmer intho United States, that he is alwaysfound at home, a practice he has followed for forty year3.

"NOTHING but a farmer." And yetnearly all those holding high and hon-orable positions in this country are thesons and daughters of farmers. Andwho wants to be " any thing but farm-ers."— Dcs Moincs Register.

BKOOD mares, cows and heifers in calfrequire from the demands on their sys-tem feed of extra quantity and nutritivevalue. While they should not be keptfat, their condition ought to be such asto stand the drafts upon their vitalityand endurance.

BOOKS and papers form as much a partof a farmer's working tools as do the plowand shovel and hoe. The farmer whoattempts to use the latter without the as-sistance of the former does an " up-hillbusiness," which nearly always ends infailure and poverty. — Prairie Farmer.

THE Commissioner of Agriculture hasreported favorably upon samples ofguano from caves in Texas inhabited bybats. He reports the material as worthfrom $15 to $80 per ton, and comparingfavorably with fish guano for fertilizingpurposes. There are several caves con-taining such deposits in Texas, and theestimated amount of guano is very great.

THE hens—and especially the pullets—are beginning to sing in their cheer-ful, contented manner on the sunny sideof the barn, or in the comfortable coops.This means more eggs; and, unless youexpect to get something from nothing,you know what the biddies require.Only don't forget the shell-making ma-terial, fresh water, clean nests and warmbreakfast.

THE garden seeds are ready. Recol-lect that sweet wife, who is wonderingand studying each day of the year,"(What shall I have for dinner for mydear ones ?" and, when her tired brain'ails to solve the problem, finally ex-laims, " I wish John would fix thegarden. It would be so nice and con-venient to have young vegetables andrresh berries."—Iowa State Register.

' ' WHAT is worth doing, do well." Put;his into your memorandum-book whererou can see it often. Did you ever hearof a slovenly farmer getting rich ? No,not one of you. Then do your workwell, as it pays the best in the end. If

are making fences, make them tostay as built for years. A good farmermay be known by his fences alone.—Rural New Yorker.

OBTAIN good help, if possible, as halfof your success in farming depends onhe kind of hired help you have; and

don't employ too many hands, as a manand a boy will often do as much as twomen, especially if the latter are left towork by themselves, as they frequentlypend half of their time in talking; but a

man is not apt to talk much with a boy,nd the consequence is that he attendso his work.

FEED your land, if you expect it toeed you. Make all the manure that youan, as this is the bank that pays yourIrafts and notes. The best farm thatxists may be ruined in a few years by a

continued cropping without supplyingmanure: and put under the plow onlywhat land you can fertilize liberally.Adopt a rotation of crops, and keep yourjasture and meadow lands in good con-lition, as the profits on your cows dependn the quality of their pastures, and the[uality and quantity of tlie hay that youut; and keep good stock, as a cow that;ives twenty quarts of milk a day can betept almost as cheaply as one that givesinly five quarts. — T. B. Miner, inMoore's Rural.

THE easiest mannerof preparing bonesor use is to burn them with wood. Theihosphate of lime is all in the ashes,)ut the nitrogen is lost, as the animal

matter is burned away. But an equiva-ent of ammonia could be purchased in;he shape of dried blood, meat, or fish?uano, for less money than it would costo reduce the bones to a fine powder inheir raw condition. One hundred

ds of dry bones contain forty-fiverounds of gelatine, in which there areibout five pounds of ammonia. Thissould be replaced by twenty pounds ofjulphate of ammonia, at a cost of 5Jsents per pound, or $1.10. As the sul-)hate is at once available, while theimmonia of bones is only slowly pro-

duced, half or a fourth of the formerwould supply an equivalent of the bones.—American Agriculturist.

About the House.

To MAKE BOOTS WATEKPROOF.—Yel-ow beeswax, Burgundy pitch and tur-sentine, of each two ounces ; boiled lin-seed oil one pint. Apply to the bootwith the hands before the fire till wellaturated.

KING'S PUDDING.—Beat six eggs ; addone quart of sweet milk, one pound ofwhite sugar, one dozen of soda crack-rs, four large apples cut in very thin

slices, and a little salt. Spice to taste.Sake about two hours.

GINGERBREAD.—Two cupfuls molafsescoffee cups), one cupful sour milk, onemd a half dessert-spoonfuls ginger,liree cupfuls flour, one teaspoonfulsodadissolved in water, piece of butter theize of an egg melted. Bake half anlour.

HANDKERCHIEFS WITH COLORED BOR-DERS.—To wash such article*, put in a)ail of water one teaspoonful of sugar)f lead or one teaspoonful of spirits ofrurpentine ; let them soak in this solu-ion one-quarter of an hour before•ashing.POVERTY CAKE.—Two cups of flour,

one cup of sugar, one cup of cream, asmall piece of butter half as large as anegg, one table-spoonful of buttermilk,mo teaspoonful of soda, nutmeg and one

egg.BROWN BETTYS FOR BREAKFAST.—One

cupful Indian meal, two cupfuls rye-meal, one egg, one teaspoonful creamartar, one-half teaspoonful soda, onearge table-spoonful molasses ; mix with

cold milk about as thick as pound cake ;Irop in hot lard and fry.

SEASONING SAUSAGES.—I notice vari->us recipes for sausage-making, many of

which are excellent. All I have to sug-gest is that, in place of sage, lavender beused (pulverized leaver), and no one willever regret it. Cloves and spice are alsoexcellent condiments, where the flavor

liked.— Letter to Country Gentleman.STEWED OYSTERS.—Take each oyster

out separately from liquid; strain juice,o get out any pieces of shells there may36 in it; add one pint of milk to everyquart of oysters; boil milk and juice,adding salt and pepper to taste; when;ho above is boiling put in oysters, and,when just beginning to boil, take off atonce and serve. The last direction in-sures the oysters being tender, plump,and cooked also.

PIGEON PIE.—Take six young pigeons,have them neatly drawn, trussed and.singed, stuff them with the chopped liv-ers mixed with parsley, salt, pepper anda small piece of butter. Cover the bot-tom of the dish with lather small piecesof. beef. On the beef put a thin layer ofchopped parsley and mushrooms. Seasonwith pepper and salt. Over this placothe pigeons, Between each two put theyelk of a hard-boiled egg. Add somebrown sauce or gravy. Cover with puffpaste, and bake the pie for an hour anda half.— Forest and Stream.

GEN. ROBERT TOOMBS has bought theKimball House in Atlanta. This hoteloriginally cost $650,0M, but it is. nowworth only $150,000,

FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1878.

DETROIT hns contracted for the StateFair for two years. Perhaps !

TIIK Republicans carried New Hamp-shire on Tuesday last by a majorityconsiderably reduced from that of lastyear.

IT •WIJ.L coat the city of Detroit sev-eral thousand dollars to hold an electionApril 1, just to receive a few scatteringvotes on the constitutional amendments.

THE lirst three silver dollars coinedunder the niiw law were received atWashington on Wednesday, and onedelivered to the President, one to theSecretary of tli« Treasury, and theother to the director of the Mint.

A.\ KxciiANOK says: "General But-ler fears that he is losing the sight ofhis only able-bodied eye." Havingalready lost all his other seuse(s) whatwill Gen. Butler come to when thatother eye is "a goner?" His physicalblindness will most certainly be typicalof his political unsoundness.

THE " Nationals " ot greenback?!* atLansing have organized on the Toledoplatform and propose to run a ticket atthe coming charter election. Insteadof the old campaign song " Uncle His rich enough to buy us all a farm,"their rallying cry will be. " Uncle Samia green enough to stuff us all withrags."

THE Kalamazoo GcneUs congratulatesthe Democracy on the announcementmade by Hon. Henry Chamberlain, ofThree Oaks, that he had left the Demo-cratic party, and then makes haste tomount the greenback platform andstrike hands with this same Chamber-lain, in opposition to every sound prin-ciple of finance.

THIS is the pertinent way the Ypsi-lanti Sentinel puts i t : " The Hayes pa-pers claim that the conviction of An-derson don't cast a shadow on Hayes'title. If somebody should give ua ahorse, and in a few days he should besent to State-prison for stealing it, werather think it would cast a shadow onour title." Jeeso.

IT WAS understoood that StanleyMatthews was made Senator to gratifyPresident Hayes, and now pig ironKelley " vises to remark" that Mr.Hayes, while a civil service reform can-didate for President, interfered in Penn-sylvania politics in order to securo hisreuomination and election. "Well, hasnot poor Mr. Hayes been already suffi-ciently punished by the conduct of bothMatthews and Kelley ? Twitting himof aiding them seems to bo a refinementof cruelty.

THE Senate put Hon. William A.Howard out of misery on Tuesday, byconfirming the appointment which ban-ishes him to the wilds of Dakota. IfHoward had been a " visiting states-man," a member of a Returning Board,or even an attorney before the Elec-toral Commission, instead of the manwho nominated Hayes by carrying thesolid Michigan delegation over to himjust at the "nick of time " (inspirationyou know), his reward might have beena first class foreign mission, if not aCabinet position.

W E SUGGEST to the House Commit-tee on Education and Labor, which itis said has agreed to report a bill mak-ing eight hours the limit of a day'slabor for all Government employes, thopropriety of providing that eight hoursshall be tho extent of a day's labor forall employers and employes—both pri-vate and public,—and that if any manor woman can't oarn enough for the sup-port of his or her family in eight hoursthe necessary balance shall be paid outof tho public treasury. What's the useof half-way work, or of special legisla-tion in the interest of office-holders orlaborers on Government works 'r1 Isn'tdemagogism about run to seed at Wash-ington 'i

IT IS TltE boast of all Englishmenthat a Bank of England note is goodanywhere in the world, and in factworth a premium in gold in all moneyor commercial centers. But Gen. But-ler has no such aspirations for theAmerican greenback. He wants thegreenback dollar, his ideal unit of valueto be made of " some convenient andcheap material of the least possible andintrinsic value," never to be redeemed,unredeemable, and " non-exportable."What do tho Democratic greenbackersthink of such utter nonsense ? Are n'tthey proud of rallying under such aleader V

THE New York World of Mondaycontained a full list of United Statesexhibitors at tho coming Paris Exposi-tion, whose goods and wares have beenaccepted, taken charge of by Commis-sioner McCormick, and dispatched byGovernment vessels. The total num-ber of exhibitors is 577, New York hav-ing 242, Pennsylvania 108, and Massa-chusetts, 44. The Michigan exhibitorsnumber G, as follows:

Gale Manufacturing Company, Albion, Plowand hay rake.

Bigelow, Lyman (}., Detroit, photographs.Richardson, D. M., Detroit, wheat polishing

machine.Glough & Warren Oi^un Company, Detroit,

cabinet organs.Warren, John, Detroit, spring motors.Withington <fe Cooley Manufacturing Com-

pany, Jackson, garden and farming tools.

THE Jackson Citizen says " it seemseminently proper that tho headquartersof the Yellowstone River should be re-served as a grand national park," andtherefore hopes that Congress will ap-propriate the $15,000 asked by SecretarySehurz for the care of the same. Nowas we see no more reason for convertingthe " headquarters " (or headwaters ) ofthe Yellowstone into a " grand nationalpark," at tho nation's expense, than the" headquarters" of the Penobscot, .theConnecticut, the Hudson, the Ohio, theMississippi, tho Missouri, the Colorado,tho Columbia, or the Huron, we hopethat Secretary Sehurz will enlarge hisvision and ask Congress to serve the" headquarters" of all these noblestreams alike.

XJHJ I'ATltlOT WAK.

A P A P B R K i \ i ' i ; \ I . i I A K k , i s c ^ . . <>:• A N N A K I I O K ,

A T T i l l ' . I 1 I K H . K S O C I i m M I H 1 S . . I I I . ! . ! • VI

It will 1)2 remembereil by the pioneers of Mich-igan, and not only by thorn, but by all otluit-sot that time along tho frontier lino botweonthe United States and Ctinailu, that during thewinter of 1837-38 occurred what was known asthe " Patriot War." Tho object of this warw;is understood to be a revolution tiiat shouldsepurato the 13ritish possessions of Canadafrom tho mother couutry that they might erectthemselves into sovereign and independentStates.

[u consequence of tho financial er.t.-di uudhard times then prevailing,there wero manyadventurous! rockier and idle persons m theStates wlio took part with the Patriots. Theanxiety that grew out of our Revolutionarywar and the war of 1812 towards the liiilishmay have slumbered but was not forgotten, andit took but little to awaken that old feeling.It was revived along the whole length of thefrontier, and was not confined to ouv side only;it was fully reciprocated by our loyal neighbors.At that time, as it may bo now, there weremany half pay English military ollieerd whowould have hailed a war between the UnitedStates and Kuglaiid as a God send to thorn,(or in that event they would be restored toactive service on full pay and stand theircJUauces for promotion. The hostile feeling Imdreached such a degree of intensity that GeneralScott was ordered to tho frontier with troops.Tho steamer Carolina, that was supposed toba in the service or the Patriots, was capturedin the Niagara rivur by tho British forces, andsent over the fall* and it was supposed withpart of the crew on hoard. The Patriots hadat that time a considerable force on Navyisland. A Rocket Brigade was stationed atWindsor. Occasional musket shots were tiredfrom Windsor into Detroit an:l a correspon-dence was opened between the authorities oneach side with a view to stop this recklessness.Tho late Adjutent General John K. Schwartzsonductei] the correspondence on the pait ofot Michigan. He read it to the writer of thispaper. About this time I visited Detroit, stop-ped at the National Hotel as the Kussell Housewas then called, anil before X had time towarm myselt I met Col. Smith, then a memberof the Legislature from Monroe Count}', whoinvited me into tho back parlor where I metGovernor Mapou who ordered me back to AnnArbor to raise a company of militia and reportto Cot. Smith, who was then under orders fromthe Governor to march dowu the Detroit riverand break up the encampment of Putnots intho neighborhood of Gibraltar, a small villagenear the mouth of tho river, and drive themaway. I had also an order, addressed to thelate Col. Slingerland, to muster his (the 6thKegimenf) from which to recruit my companyby volunteers, if possible, or by draft. TheColonel issued his orders and did his duty, butso strong was the sympathy in favor of thePatriots ami against the English, that not overthirty men out of about six hundred compo-sing the regiment obeyed the Colonel's order.Of course I was obliged to report my inabilityto report the company ordered. My recol-lection is that Colonel Smith made a similarreport and the encampment remained undis-turbed.

The leaders of Ifift Patriots had organized asecret society known as " Hunters," with lodgesin every village along the frontier. They hadtheir secret signs, grips, and pass-words, andwero sworn to secrecy. A large proportion ofthe able bodied men were " Hunters," that ismembers of " Hunters' Lodges." I mentionthese facts to show the state of public feelingwith regard to the Patriot war and the reasonthat Governor Mason could njt furnish thenecessary force to march on the Patriot en-campment and disperse the force there en-camped. Before the close of navigation anexpedition was organized by Brigadier GeneralThejler, of tho Patriot service, for the purposeof capturing Fort Maiden. He embarked mthesloop Ann, and when sho arrived off theFort was iired into and her riggiug so cutup that she became unmanageable and driftedashore. The general and Colonel Dodge (Ibelieve his nainn was) and the crew were takenprisoners. That winter a landing of a Patriotlorce was made on the Canada shore aboveWindsor and a battle fought which proveddisastrous to the Invaders. Another battlewas fought at Poiut an Pelee where the Patri-ots were victors. From these facts it can beseen that the magu/iue was ready and it ueede 1but a spark to explode it,—that is to involvethe country in war.

When these events were taking place, butbefore the fight at Poiut au Pelte, " General "Sutherland, of the Patriot army, made hisappearance at Ann Arbor in full uniform andposted hand-bills notifying tho public that hewould address them at the court house on thesubject, of the Patriot war. The court roomwas filled and the General was listened to withrespect and attention. Before the meetingdispersed a committee was appointed to waiton the " General," at his " quarters," to con-fer with him. Tho writer was one ot thatcommittee. The committee called on the

General" that evening, at his room, andspent an hour or two with him. From AmiArbor ho went to Manchester to address thegood people of that village. His object wasto get men and means to carry on the war. Ashort time afterwards I received a package ofpapers from the " General." Among them wereenlistment rolls and a long letter- He wishedme to join the " Patriot army " and raise abattalion of men for the Patriot service; butostensibly as volunteer militia, hold electionsfor commissioned oflicers as directed by themilitia laws of Michigan, and apply to Gov-ernor Mason for commissions. He said that asI was a personal and political friond of theGovernor there would be no difficulty in get-ting tho commissions. This accomplished 1was to put myself and battalion under theorders of the " General," and as soonas the Detroit river was frozen over so as tomake .i passage safe he would give me an or-der tor arms, ammunitions, blankets &c., andlie would direct when and where the invasionshould take place. I confess to a completesurprise,—more I was astonished. WeJ werealmost entire strangers to each other; weliad never met except at Ann Arbor, and thenonly for an hour or two, and knew nothingot each others antecedents. During the visitot tho committee at the General's room I en-deavored to draw him into a conversation uponmilitary subjects, tactics, history «&c, but houvaded it, and I formed a small opinion of hismilitary capacity or knowledge. And when10 divulged to me, an almost entire stringer,lis plan of operations I lost confidence in him

as a military leader. I remembered of read-ng an anecdote of Washington who was asko 1>y an intimate friend and true Whig what his

plan of campaign was. Washington asked,Can you keep a socret ? " " Yes,General." So

can I " was the response. When the legisla-tive committee visited General Jackson andlemauded of him his plan for the defense ofS'ew Orleans, he raised a lock of hair from hislead and said, " Geutiemeu, if 1 supposed thisock of hair knew what was passing in myiraiu on that subject 1 would cut it oft' and

burn it."I have described the feeling along the divid-

ng line between the States and Canada. Iemember that Sutherland said that one of his.irincipal objects was to involve tho two coun-ries m war with each other. Doing this hi;

would attain the height ot his ambition. 1believe there would have been but little diffi-culty in enlisting the number ot men to fill thebur companies required, and it seemed plaino me that after receiving our commissions,

and before the ink of the Governor's signaturewas fairly dry on them Sutherland would haveordered a forward movement at a placewhere we would have beeu met by an over-whelming force and been compelled to surren-der. 1 could come to no other conclusion thanhat Sutherland was false to (lie cause he pre-onded to espouse. If wo had been takon>risoners ot course we would have claimed thereatmeut of prisoners of war This may havewen accorded to us in consideration of our

commissions and we not have been hanged asCunningham, Linn, Louutand others were. Ifhe invasion had taken "placo that might

have have been regarded by our Canadianneighbors as a commencement of hostilities on,he part of the United States ami as a sufficientustification for the Rocket Urigado to open onDetroit and burn it. At that time there wereo troops there except tho Brady Guards, au

excellent company of volunteer militia ot lessthan one hundred men. What tho conse-quences would have boon if Suthcrlami's or-ders had been obeyed others may infer. I re-membered that Sutherland told me that holad called meetings and made speeches

through Oakland County us he had in Wush-;enaw. My duty seemed plain and simple,and I lost no time in going to Detroit with thispackage of papers, i found the Governor iniis offico in the old capitol, and as soon as we

were left alone I told him my errand and laidtho papers before him. He read them atten-,ively and arose from his chair aud walked.he oflice for some miutes without uttering aword. It was plain to bo seen that a stormwas browing. At length it burst out in lan-guage more forcible than polito,—too forcible:or me to repeat in this paper. My iinpros-si'in was that if Sutherland had been presentie would havo felt the weight of tho Govern-

or's arm, A more angry man I have seldomseen. Aftur the engagement at Point au Pelcooccurred, Sutherland, under the pretense ofinning the victorious Patriots at the Point,

attempted to pass Fort Maiden with a horseand cutter on the ice aud was captured bysome of the garrison of the Fort, which ho

probulily uitemiu I to IK-, aud with Xbsllsx amiCol. Dodge was holil aa a prisoner until tliospring opened when the three were Uikcrt tQuebec, aud confined in a cell in one of thefortresses there. Theiler and D.xlge mado theirescape from the prison and, after returning,Theiler told me that on their journey down,which was by private conveyance (there wereno railioads then), he aud Dodge wen; cottfim Ain jaiU nig!its but Sutherland Was entertninudat hotold. ()n reaching their prison, the thryt>wero shut up in tho same (.ell for awhile, bulso strong were their tniprossiona that. Suther-land wa> in Britibb pay and a tiaitor to theI' itriot cau>e that they laid plans to get rid ulhim. They believoil him i spy on them ; theytuuuil him i dowaru and §b worked upon iiisteun until hi; n i removed, Aitn L'uellerand Dml^o hut the <:'-ll hi tlllilllMntirni) they M'~plied ihem -nivt'> to work and effected their PU-c.ipe aud returned to Michigau. 'J'he Cana-dian Bt*'Uteglfl tor nili'inal iiid'-|'cud lice wasunsuccessful.

Another expedition was planned at Detroittm tin; oapturo of Fort Bftaldon and was to sailfrom that city under tbe coniiiimd ot a "Uon-eriil " lrom Cleveland. It had been ascei talliedthat tbe garrison was lodged iu tho Queen'sware-house at the foot of the whail, and theollicers quartered al hotels iu tho village olAiulnTsthur^, aud that ot night there was buta small force on guard at tho fort. ThreeitramhouH were, to be employed, and whenthey arrived off the fort one boat was to layacross tho head of the wharf, and the othertwo one on each side ; one party should marchdirectly to the tort und take i t ; the secondshould capture the garrison in tho warc-hbuse; and the third should capture theoflicers. This was to be done in the night.And however feasible the plan was, it washinted that the " General " lacked tho nerve toundertake it. It was like the " cause " a failure.After tho escape of Theiler and Dodgo, Suth-erland was set at liberty without trial an iwithout punishment, proving further, that hewas a traitor to tho Patriots. He wandered tothe far West, to the verge of civilization, amiafter a few years died.

STATE M:WS RBEVIXIKS.Eaton Kapids indulged iu a |10,000

tire on Sunday morning last. TheUnion block and adjoining buildingswore burned, the losers being A. H.Brainard, A. D. Brainard, W. F. Sterling,and Mrs. Merrill.

John Barry was accidently drownedat Brewer's mill, East Saginaw, on Sat-urday afternoon last, aged 40 years andloaving a widow-and six children indestitute circumstances.

Don Henderson wits elected Presidentof Allegan village on Monday last,beating his democratic-greenback oppo-nent by a large majority.

James \V. Pugsley, a wealthy citizenof Battle Creek, has been arrested oncharge of improper advances to aud anassault and battery upon Mary J. Truin-bull.

Gov. Croswell has pardoned OrilliSmith, a life convict from Lenawee, con-victed twelve years ago of an attemptto commit murder by poison. Herhusband, convicted at the sitmc time,WHS pardoned five years ago.

James Sword, an old citizen of Adrian,once president of the village andafterwards mayor of the city, died onSunday last, aged HO.

S. R. VVilcox, for many years a clerkin the Auditor General's office at Lan-sing, died on Saturday last, aged .5.5..

Tbe Grand Traverse Herald says N.A. Parkers, Esq , of Frankfort, is prom-inently mentioned as a candidate forthe Nineteenth Circuit judgeship to suc-ceedo Judge Wheeler.

Newton Hnssell, aged about 17, wasaccidently killed six miles south ofGrand Ledge, on the sixth inst, by afalling tree. He was alone in the woodsat tho time and when found was quitedead.

The fourth annual convention of thoMichigan Cider-makers' Associationmeets at Jackson March 27 and 28.

The logs cut in the Saginaw Valleywill fall far short of the expectations.The estimate for this year was 70.5,000,-000, and tho amount banked is but 251,-000,000. On tho Au Ores River 40,000,-000 feet of tbe old cut will come out,and 20,000,000 will remain on the skids.

As the freight train going south ontho Jackson Lansing and Saginaw rail-road reached Marsh Creek, on Mondaymorning, it was thrown from the trackoff the bridge over the creek into thewater. Tho accident was caused by thedam over tho biidge giving away audwashing out tho approaches. Tlie loco-motive and seven cars were badlywrecked. Engineer Silas Hall wasbadly scalded. Charles Thayer, fireman,was killed.

The Charlotta leader says there aromore people looking for farms in EatonCounty than for many years.

Detroit ico dealers were engaged onMonday in harvesting floating blocks,—clear and thick.

Log-driving has commenced on sov-eral northern streams, and there isplenty of water, The log product willbe nearly two-thirds less than was ex-pected.

The propeller Music, the first boat otthe season, arrived at Tawas from BayCity March 8. She encountered con-siderable ice, which was, howevor, fastwearing away. This is the earliestopening of navigation ever known there.

What is Hcally Wanted.It is not the stimulus of more money

that is wanted to awaken once morethe torpid aud paralyzed energies ofthe nation.

This is a truism which it seems im-possible any man of sense and reflectioncan deny.

Mere money is absolutely plentyeverywhere. I t cau uow be hired forfour per cent, per annum every day inthe year.

If a car load of greenbacks was runinto the center ot auy town in thocountry, and proclamation made thatthey could be had iu any quantities tosuit, by anybody aud everybody whowanted to borrow, and who could givegood security for their paymout, inwhat way would the present situationbe improved V Would the propositionbring out a single customer, create onepurchaser, or set one wheel of industryin tuotion 'i We know it would be ofno more utility in reestablishing tradeand prosperity in that town than theintroduction of a car of sawdust.

But if a solitary individual was tocome into one of our towns in the Eastor in the West, and offer to buy a hun-dred thousand dollars worth of its products, whether corn, pork, iron, orcalico, and have not one dollar in money,but only the note or bill of some goodcommercial house payable in six months,we all know a sudden spring would begiven to the activity of the town, andidleness would be supplanted suddenlyby occupation.

What is wanted, then, to start thewheels of trade, is not more cheapmoney, but purchasers and customers.If congressmen can do anything towardscreating them, they will do somethingtowards reviving business, employingthe idle, and feeding the hungry.

But this can only bo done by restor-ing confidence and establishing "tradeand finance on a fixed and unchangea-ble basis; and, above all, by beinghonest about it. This threatening toswindle and threatening to cheat,which we have heard of since Congressassembled in December, has a tendencyto unsettle everything, and acts directlyto the prejudice of every industry inthe country. It operates as a constantoppression upon the producer, and up-on the working man.—New York Sjin.

Tho greonbackers report sundry vic-tories in receut charter elections. Thedisease will have its run : measles like.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTSI T OUSE AND LOT VOU SA LK.

Lotvitx-d in ;t desirable par! of tho city, andgood repair. Also u houHe iw ront on f.ivorablterms. Inquire .it tlio A.BOUP office, <:i

SB THOMSON STREET.Ann Arbor, Mure!) It, 1*78. 16781

Registration Notice.. V i l i r - U t i e i r U y u h ' i l l t h ; i l f o r I KM j H i r p m i ' <

tho list <>! qualified voter>. tlio Hoardl winds

in >.-s.-.ii»n oniiltu- o'Hnrk A

llowing imtnpd

i the city <

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of Registration r»f tinAnn Arbor, will lvMarch 27, in.-i . ffcftmo'clock f. M., al tin- in

Fire) ward—V. Sorg'* [mini shop.Second ward -Leonard Hottj-cThird wait! Sheriff"? irfHi •• in * 01Fourth ward M. It Krer*' ofltae.l-'il'ih ward Engine I louse,Si \ ih Kurd McDonald -

Dated, Ann Arbor; March 11, W7JJ.By order of (he Board ol Rcjrlstrution

il. K.'jl. (S<WK«, .1 \.MKS Ii. (.iO'lT,Sin-Mary. ChiUMiiuii.

Estate of Schneider Minors.oTATEOP MICHIGAN, County of WashtenaiO ss. At a session of the Probate Court Cotho county of Wii^htcniiv, hoMun nt the ProbatOMien in the city ol Ann Art»ort on Tuesday, thtwelfth day of March, in Lhe year one thousand eight hundred and seventy -eight.

Present, William !>. liarrlmnn, Judge of I'robatID the matter ftl the estate of P. Edwar

Schneider, Loisn .Josephin Schneider, MiirgnreS(.:Jineidcr, and The6dore Schneider, minors.

Ou readme and riling the petition, duly verille<of Dorothea Schneider, guardian, praying that «hmay be licensee! lo mortgage, certain real ratalbelonging to m»id minors.

Thereupon it is ordered, that Tuesday, thsixteenth day of April next, at ten o'clock itbe forenoon, he assigned, for the hear111 ' ot said petition, nnd that the next of kin ofluid minors, and all other IHTMMLM interestedin said estate, are required to appeara session of said court, then to be holden at thProbate Office in the city of Anu Arbor, an»how cause, if any there be, why the prayeof tho petitioner should not be granted : Anit iB further ordered that said petitioner givnotice to tho persons interested in Raid estateof the pendency of said petition nnd the hemincr thereof, by caunin^ a copy of this order to bpublished in tho Michigan An/u*t a newspapeprinted and circulated in said county, four aucetwive weeks previous to enid day of hearing.

fA true copy.)W1U.CAM 1) HAIUUMAN,

J udffo of ProbateW». Q. Doty. Probate Iteaistcr. 167X

Estate of John Coe.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of Washtenaita. At ;i session of tbe Probatu Court for th

County of Washton*w, holden at the Probate OIke in lhe city of Ann Arbor, on Wednesday, ththirteenth day ol March, in the year ono thouiaud eight hundred and seventy-eight.

Present, William I). Harriman, Judge of ProbateIn the nuittter of the estate of John Coe, i

ceased.Peter Cook, administrator of suid estate, come

into court and represents that he is now prepareto render bis final account as such administratorand asking to have hia account heurd nnd allowe<for an order ol distribution, und to bo diachar<;ewith his bond.

Thereupon it is ordered, that Wednesday, thtenth day of April next, at ten o'clocin the forenoon, be assigned for examining amallowing such account, and for hearing said requesfor distribution and discharge, and that the heir;tt law of said deceased, ami all other persons inteivsted in s«i«l estate, are required to appear attesalon of s:iid court, then to be bolden at thProbate Office in the city of Ann Arbor in sai<county, and show cause, if any there be, why thsniii account should not he allowed and requesgranted. And itisfuilher ordered that said adlulnistrator give notice to the persons interestccin said estate ot the pendency of said accounand request for distribution and discharge, anthe hearing thereof, by causing a copy of tinorder to be published in the Micliigan Argus,Bowspaperprinted and circulating in said countythree successive weeks previous to said day chearing.

U'll.MAM I). HAIiHIMAN,(A true copy.) Judge of Probate.

WM. U.JUOTY. i'robate Beglatw. li>;8td

Estate of Ella McCollum.

STATE OK MICHIGAN, County of tt'ashlenawS3. At a session of the I'robnte Court forth

County ot WashtsnaF, hodden at the Probate Oliice in the City of Ann Arbor, on Wednesday, tlithirteenth day of March, in tho year one thousamei.'ht hundred and seventy-ei^ht.

Present, William I), lliuiinuu,, Judge of ProbateIn the matter of the estate of Klla MeJ'olluni

deceased.David Depue, administrator ol said estati

comes into court and represents that, he is nowprepared to render his filial account au sucli administrator.

Thereupon il is ordered, lhat Saturday, thsixth day of April next, at ten o'clock ill thforenoon, be assigned for examining and allowin;such account, and that the heirB at law ol saildeceased, and all other persona interested in sailestate, are required to appear at a session of saiuCourt, then to be holden at tho Probate Office inthe City of Ann Arbor in eaid county, and showcause, if any there be. why the said account shouldnot be allowed: And it is further ordered, thasaid administrator give notice to the persons intere.sted iu said estate, of the pendency of said account and the hearing thereof, by causing a copy othis order to be published in the Michii/an Argu.-.a newspaper printed and circulating in said countythree successive weeks previous to said day ohearing.

WILLIAM I). HAKlilMAN,(A true copy). J ud -c of Probate.

WM. O. DOTY, Probate Register. n;;s

Real Estate for Sale.O T A T B O F MICIIK.AN, County of WasbtcnanO ss. .111 the matter of the estate of FrederickMiller, deceased. Notice i-. hereby £iven, that iipursuance of an order granted to Che undersignedexecutor of the estate of said Frederick Miller, bjthe lion. Judge of Probate for the county of Washtenaw, on the ninth duv o{' March, A. 1>. 1878. thereWill be sold at public vcndlic, to the highest bidderat the north door of the Court House, iu the citjof Anu Arbor, Ml the county of Washlenaw itsaid State, on Tuesday, tho thirtieth day of ApiilA. 1). 1878, at urn o'clock in the forenoon of thaday (subject to all encumbrances by mortgage orOtherwise-existing at ihetime of the death of saicdeceased,} the following described real estate to witAll those certain tracts or parcels of land situatein the city of Ypsilanti, bounded and described asfollows, vi/.: Beginning on I he north line of Freudclaim 691, live chains and live links east of the eastbounds of Huron street, running thence nortttwenty-eight degrees wfBtto the south tine of lan<3formerly belonging to James M. and NewtonEdmunds, thence westerly along said last men-tioned line prolonged to an alloy on the east sideof a lot owned by William Jarvls, thence south onsaid alley to a road on the north line of Frenchclaim 691, ami leading across the Huron River nearand above the liaale and .Ktn:v Mills site, thencecusterly along sain road to the place of beginnioexcepting ami reserving an alley twenty feel wi<on the east side of the above described land. Alsothe following described piece or parcel of land,commencing at tho south bounds of the publichighway at the northeast corner of Case andParry's addition to tho village (now city) of Ypsi-lanti, thence north 76)4O east along the southbounds of said highway one chain and twenty-fivelinks, thence south sixteen degrees one chain andseventy-three links, thence south seventy-six andone-half (7ii'^) degrees west one chain and twenty-live links to the east hounds of Case and Perry'saddition, thence north sixteen degrees west onechain aud serenty-three links to place of begin-ning, containing thirty-six vn]< of land be thesame more or le. s.

Dated. March '.). 1878I678td GBOBGS MILI.KK, Executor.

ningwide

Court House Loan.Notice ja hereby given thai prope—In will be re-

celve i ;i( my ftfflce Up lo March SS, :it noon, for 3X2,-000 Court lions*: Coupon llonds, drawing C percent, interest, payable the t int d»y of February ineach year; said bonds to l>(* paid, §4,000 Vebruary 1188 I:' H.000 February 1.1881: aud 84 000 February1,1882. Proposals should In- in sealed envelops, in-dorecd " Court Jlousr I.oan '

•elop: .on the outside. The

to reject any and all proposals is reserved.Ann Ahlior, March5, 1878.5S77w« P K T K R T r i T K , County Clerk.

MARRIED.SWKKTLAND—GKUDKS—At the residence Ol Hit;

bride's mother! in Chelsea, March 13, J.STs, t>JlU-v. Thomas Holmes, Mr. PRANK H . SWKKT-r.ANn, of Lodi, and Bflaa JVJ.IA A. QKD&BS, oli hi-Ki\i.

COUGH, COLD,

Or Sore ThroatMMHJIXAta

IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

A continuation for an j lrngtk ofI n u e . CHUSCN i r r i t i l l i o n o f t i l e I j l l l l g f i ,o r s o m e c h r o n i c T b r o a t a f f e c t i o n .Neglect oftentimes results iu some- incurable Lungdisease. B r o w n N l i roncl i f f t l T r o c u e shave proved their efficacy, by a test of many ycara,and will almost invariably give immediate relief.Obtain only B r o w n ' s i l r o n i l i inl I ' ro-CIICN, and do not. take any of (lie worthless imi-t t i t h t b ffd 16&4, ytations that may be offered. 16&>m4

THE DfoGEE&CONARD GO'SliKAUTIl-fl. ANU EvF.It-BLOOMlNC

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R. O. IIANFORD & SON,Columbus Nursery. Columbiu, Ohio.

FARM FOR SALE.

RARE CHANCE.The undersigned hns lor s;ile a farm of :".(' 1 acrgs

well Improved, and with ">o norea of tbe best orch-arding in the county. Located within half a in Heof a railroad depot, with another depot HOOD (O belocated near. The iurm CAD be easily divided intoone of ISO acres and another of 118 acres, eachhaving b u i l d i n g nnd orchards. A reasonable pay-ment down and baltincc on lont< t ime.

Anu Arbor, February 7, ISTH.167$ TI IAS . U . RICHMOND.

FACTSSPEAK

Ash ton's SaltSOLD AT NEW YOEK,

SACKS

1876 - - 96,1701877 - - 60,000

Decrease, 37 per cent.

HIGGIN'S SALTSOLD AT NEW YOEK,

18761877

SACKS.

5,95032,800

Increase, 550 per cent.

'I'lie following Kxtractiffroni Lettermid Certificates, a re reapcctfullysubmitted :

After a long and varied experience in Helling thdifferent brand* of Liverpool Fine .Salt, we are convinced that for Dairy use there never has beenbrand offered for sale equal to Higgin'.s "EurekaPrize Medal brand. In purity and color it is excelled by none, while in grain and texture it icrtainly has never been equaled. We hereby espniour unqualified opinion of its superior excel lonefor all uses in the dairy. TODD & CO.,

J. P. A G. C. ROBINSONImporters and dealers in Suit.

New York, Dec. Vi, 1877.

Our heat dairymen here think the "Eureka" 1ahead of anything they ever used, and for my partafter submitting to various dairymen and receivingfavorable opinions, cannot see where it can be bettered. I don't think the salt can possibly be bettcrcd for dairy use. CHAS. HAIU/RY.

Grand Gor^e, N. Y., Nov. W, 1877.

We have had but one kind of the Sail, and thais tbe *l Kureka." We like it very much, brteedand expect a large trade for it another season. W*don't know as we could suggest any improvenieiiin tin1 S;tlt-—it seems to be about perfect.

E. I>ELAVAN HILLS & <<>.Cooperstown, N. Y.

The Iliggin's Salt haa given general satisfactioVo would like to continue the agency. (Signed)Deposit, X. Y., Feb. 11,1878. FORP A PERRY

We think the sales of Higgin's '* Eureka M Brau<iu ftoston will esceed the sale of Ashton's. Yotcan order 100 sacks from Liverpool at once.

(Signed) BRfGGS A DAVENPORT.Boston, Feb. 11, 1878.

t take grtat pleasure in recomnieuding to dealerand dairymuu Hh/giu's l* Eureka" Salt, believingit to posses all the qualities necessary lor the manufacture of a strictly tine article of butter. I havihandled several thousand packages the past year oDairy and Fancy Creamciy Butter salted witlHiggia'a Salt, and have not found a single instantwhen it failed to give satisfaction (Signed)

Nrw York, Feb. l;i, 1878. J. 8. GATES.

Dining the last year, I sold a cur-load of Higgin'*rize Medal Salt, and in no case was there a single

complaint, but on the contrary dairymen wouktome in and call for the Higgius, saying they pre-ferred it to Ashton'*. The "Eureka" Ucertainl.splendid. (Signed) STEPHEN D. FREER.

Cortland.N Y., Feb. 13, 1878.

We aro now supplying sonic nine or ten Cienm-ertaa frtth the "Eureka" Brand of Blggta's Saltaud we, as well as the proprietors, are uioru thaisatis-tied that it is the purest and best Salt now inthe market. It needs no rolling and sifting befort

ii;', ;vs the lliggiu'-s Prize Medal and Ashtonbrand have always done, and it is entirely free fronpan-scales and other impurities.

Ehjiu, III., Jan. 19,1878. MANN &SHKKWIN

It is with pleasure, that we recommend Ifeoiggles & Co.*s Prize Medal Salt for the manufac-

ture ol' Butter and Cheese, and consider it a longway ahead of the New York Dairy, ur Ashton'sSalt, as it gives a better flavor to Butter and Cheeseand adds to the keeping qualities of the same.

W. A. BOIES A CO.Miiivn'jo, McHenry Co., III., Deo. 7, 1877.

Having usod several diffurtni brands oi salt inthe manufacture of Butter aud Cheese, am satisfiedhat Biggin's is superior to any other brand we haveis<-:l. tfare. 350 Cows iu our Factory.

J. P. ROCEBOROUG11.Geneva, III., pee. 17,1877.

This is to certify that the Salt used in the manu-facture of the Butter which drew the first premiumon Creamery Butter at the Northwestern Duiry-nen's Association Fair, at Chicago, December 20,pen to the competition of the world, was * Higgiu

Prize Medal Salt.1 " D. E. "WOOD .V 00.lluntley, II.

"This is to certify thut the Salt used iu the mauu-acturc of the Butter which drew the first premiumn Dairy Butter at the Northwestern Dairymen'sIBH tciatlpn Fair, at Chicago, December 20, open tohe competition of the world, was 'Higgin's Prize

Medal Salt." BOOTH BROS.Salem, "Wls.

iggiij1t> Prize Medal Salt hasyiven better aalis-action than, any salt ever wold by us. Everyone iseased with it. The "Eureka" is highly com-lended, being already for use.

DAURAGH & CHESKMHOUGH.Detroit, Mich., San. 10, 1877.

We have received your sample of ffiggta's "Eu-eka" Salt, and consider it splendid. We havused Higgin's Prize Medal duriug the last summernd fall, and cau say we have no fault to rind with

Ilia new brand, the " Eureka," we think wille better, because it will save u.s the trouble of sift-g. Hereafter send us the " Eureka." We have

sed the Higgin's Salt in nine creameries, and itus given good satisfaction.

BRAMAN, HOUR « WARNER.Elvira, Ohio, Jan. 12.

New Goods! 1878. New Goods!OADS.

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A VETO OH the EXISTING PRICESof all kinds of Dry Goods.

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and 40c.

assorted line of

HAMBURG EDGINGS AND INSERTINGSever shown in Ann Arbor, from .".<•. to 87c per yard.

Just received anotlicrlarge line of KID CLOVES

N>:\v SPRING SHADJCS for evening wear, in all sizes, undoubt1-edly the largest and clieajiest line in the city.

Just in stock another100 dozen of our "PEAHLSHIHTS"

F O B . $ 1 - 0 0 , wliidi tire beyond a (juestion of <loul>t thecheapest article ever offered. They are Wamsutta mihslin,2100 linen, well made, and a fit gudrafeteed or money refunded.

Examine our new Tics, Silk Handkerchiefs?, and" Torchon Laces/' Everything new and cheap for cash. Noperson of a " sound " mind could possibly expect to purchasethe goods at prices named except for cash.

BACH & ABEL.

! A DOLLAR SAVED

BUY THE SINGERThe best and most popular machine in

the world—.300,000 sold in a singleyear, after being on tho market

over twenty-five years.

IS A DOLLAR KAUNE1)

N E W GOODS !

Beware of Imitations!To Kecure the genuine buy of 1. I.. Grinm-ll, the

authorized agent for Wushtenaw County. It isonly a question of time, und not much time either,when the majority of the wild cat machines willnot bo built, then the warrant of cut-tl:ront deal-era will be of little nvitil. To buy a second clasamachine on a third class warrant for five years ispoor policy when, such a lnuchinc na the Singer canbe had at a reasonable price.

I keep genuine parts for the Singer, best'Oil,Needles, Plaitera for drew makers—"5c to $1.25,Lincoln's fringing machine, nnd have a targe num-twrof aeoond-hiiiid \n-.\> Iiiin .-.

Second-liaud Sineer, $20 to > . t.Second-hand Howe, $li tu 116.Second-hand American, 'irover St Bftkef, Wheel-

r iS; Wilson, and otlioi^, il to 10.

$rW* Sewing Machines repaired findiarcfully adjusted.

I. L. CRBNNELL.NO. 17 SOUTH MAIN STREET,

IWe) Opposi te I irs( Nutlona.1 B a n k .

Iu regard to Higgiii's "Kureka" Salt, we can sayis all that is claimed lor It, and in appreciated by

[1 using it. When fully introduced to consumers,ie demand will be largely increased.

8ECOR, BERDAN 4 CO.Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 14,1878.

Having used and sold your Biggin's Prize Medallit, we take pleutmre iu recommending it as theest Salt we have ever handled. We think the "Eu-cka" cannot be excelled. IRA M. DAVIS A CO.Milwaukee, Jon. 22, 1878.

We have used the lliggin's Prize Medal Salt lorn- year, and we arc convinced it is the best Salt»ere in tor Butter or Cheese, and consider it furlead of the Ashton Salt, or New York Dairy Sail.

\"e have a Dairy of fifty cows.Marengo, Dec. 7,1877. MIM.S BROS.

You ask how I like Higgin'» " Kureka " Salt. Iiswer, it is just the thing, and suits our customerserfcetly. I consider it better than Ashton's whichnot so good as formerly. The "Kureka" is fretoni pan-Heales; Ashton's is not. I expect to sellrge quantities of the Higgin'g the coming season ;is just fine enough, and being sifted improves it

* butter. II. BRUSH.Elyria, Ohio, Jan. 12,1878.

The IIiggiu's "Kureka" Prize Medal Salt gitesilendid satisfaction to our Dairymen, and we arclliug it also for table use, for which it is equal toly Salt wo know of. No one can find any faultith it. RINSKY & 8EABOLT.Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 15,1878,

l.K.&F.B.Thurher&Co.IMPOBTEES,

"DINSEY & SEABOLT'S

BAKERY, GROCERY— AND —

PLOUK. & FKKD STOKE.We keep constantly on mind,

BREAD, CRACKERS, CAKES, ETC.,FUR WHOLESALE *N1> RETAIL TRADE.

We shall also keep a supply o(

DELHI FLOUR,. M. SWIFT 4 (JO'S BEST WHITE WHEAT

FLOUK, KVJ5 FLOUR, KUOKWWHEATFLOUU, CORN'MEAL, FEED.

&c, ice.

At wholesale alia retail. A general stock ol

GROCERIES AND PROVISIONSconstantly on hand, which will bo Bold on us rea-sonable terma aa at any other house in this city. •

Cash paid for Butter, Eggs, mid Country Pro-toce generally.

V3m Goods delivero-i *o any part of the city without extru charge.

RINSKY A S H A I I O I / r .Ann Arbor. Jan. I. 1876. 15C4

Andpricc-y LOVVTIU THAN j;VKU.

I have purchased in New York, for CUSIJ. andI am now daily rec-ivint; one of the inrgeM u^dinant select atocks. of Groceries in Wash tenawCounty, consisting-of a lull and well selected

LINE OF TEAS,All of thfl Dew crop—including

( i u u p o w d o r s , I in per i ii IK, Voniijr H ) ' -s o n s , II > sous , J i i p a i i x , Oo longs , For -II1OKUK, C o u p o n s , Si>iirli<niL's. :>|.<I

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Toitctlier with a full line of COF1''KKS. consist-in? of the followiii"- brunds: MOCHA, OLDGOV'T JAVA, MAUACA1BO, LAOUAYUE.SAN-TOS and RIO, both roasted and ground ; u fulland well selected utoek of

SUGARS, SYRUPSAND MOLASSES,

| Together with eveiytfting in the line d Puri Spices,t'amu'il fruits, mid Vegetables. We.huve i; full and complet" lint1 nf

BOOTS & SHOES,MATS, CAPS, GLOVES

And Hosiery. Also, a choice assortment of L;«lienndOentlemen'tt Underwear. Call and exiuiiineGoods aud Piices and we will insure srttisntction.

EDWARD DUFFY." iluvQitrd'a Block,' cor. Mnin and Ann streets

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To tnke effect Nov. 11,1877.GOING WEST. OOISO lm.

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, THE NEEDHAM

Musical Cabinet

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FURNITURE!

T 1ST A.

Cipital,Assets Jan 1, 187li,

$6,792,649.93.Losses Paid in oo Years,

$ 44,760,391.71.Surplus over all Liabilitios, including

lie-Insurance lteserve,

$ 4,735,092.36.Surplus over Liabilities, incluie-Insurance and Capital Stock

$1,735,092.36.

J. KECK & CO.,JViANUFACTUKERS OF

F U K M T U U K O F A L L

DKSCULPTIONS,

Arc now Offering (,'roiit 1 •idiictMiiciitst« I'lirclinsers.

Cl MACK, Agent, Aim Arbor.

I). CRAMER,A t t o r n e y a n u C o u n s e l o r n t L a w .Will attend to collections nnd settlements of

Kntates. Makes it a sbectalty to keej> posted (>nall buaineus matters. Will borrow ur losa inon>-yat any time or buy good paper, ottii-c oppositeUregory House, Anu Arlior, Mich. lui'.I Oiu

BUYEKS WILL

SAVE MONEYBY BUYIXU TIIE1H

FURNITUREDirect of the Mtiuiifiictiirqr*

Manufactory, conier of Will-iam and West, Foiirtli Streets.

Salesrooms, 52 South Mainand 4 Wrsl Lil.crLy Stivcls,Aun Ai'lxir, Mifli.

'T 'HIS now and v.-onderful Instrument1 ciiablcs any one. wiielher under-

stanJing music or not to [Slay any de-ijed Melody or hnr:nony, sacred or

: cctilar, from the most plaintive dirge totho most lively dance music. It posses-ses a mechanism of marvelous simpli-city, requiring but the intelligence of ahiM to manipulate,yet c.i;).iMcof repro-

•. without liinitatiou, the musical• isitioii •. ;T, PRESENT and

The t::viou:ion is faultless,.:i':t in melody, harmony and rhythtn,

•nd tho instrument is eminently adaptedor Sunday School.;, prayer and revivalr.ieetings, home devotional exercises,and in all cases where good, correctmusic is required, and no musician isathand to perform. Address,

B. P. I?BE9HAȣ &. SON,O MANUFACTURERS,

143,145 & 147 E. 23d St., New York.

I N S I J R E YOUR PROrEUTVIWITH Jill ' : OLD

Insurance Agency

C. H. MILLEN.

Home I n s u r a n c e <!o.of Assets.

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f o n t i u e u t a l I I IS . Co., N. V., :!.OOD,(K«I

Klacara Pli-e Ins. Co., I,4«0,OMUirartl , or I'liila., 1,000,000Oiiciii , ol Har i ronI , 700,000

Rates as low iia any reliable Insurance Comt"11?-Lo'saes promptly and honorably adjusted. ^

Two Valuable HousesFOB. SALE,

The property belonging to the WELLES ESMT?situated oh DIVISION STEEET, at tliu I'«*"SA N N 8 T R E E T , a n d t h e prcpju-rty la t r ly l)inow occupied i.v A. W I D E N M A N N , Vi l l be W/M

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vi:uv LOWAND OX iiOSG T1MK IF DE8IBED-

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S. H. BQUgLAS.

OF LIME REDUCED.

Ohio I'm.- Mill hereafter be .soKl at Mi.ulcs

my linn; room, in this city, ut 35 oenU, :i"'lm; lime at 30 cents per bnd>«l.

ir s:il.- n Inrge stock nf .

ttranci Rapids Plaster*Al prices lo suil tlio llmo .

Ann Albor, lVbnuuy 20. 1878,

.1. VOIXVND.

LK HAltON Si CO.,DEALERS IN*

Groceries, Provisions,A N D A L L K I N H III '

Country Produce,SAI.I.M:, tiiiii.

llXLL UKVWIU OK

A l ' i 'LE Tl lEKS.-A ll.i,. «t.vk of lirst->l»j;-tr .- iw- n ,n DaTia, Baldwin, King, ntfWj

Utiioea' UoMeu, Domini.-, Northern ^I'Vi ( l U ,JRnsnet, Bainbo, Ohio N'onpariel, Colvert. «"°other approved a.nts, at low rates, send ' "iciii »tamp for descriptive catalogue.

R. O. HANFOBD & SON,It;; Coluuibua Nursery, Columbui, Ohio.

FUIDAY, MARCH 15, 1878.

LOCAL AFF.V1KS.__" April showers" and plenty of mud._- P r o f . '/•• T r n t ' s i K 1 ! l i a s r e m o v e d h i s f : i m i ! y

t0 Pontiac._\Vork on the new Court House is to be

resumed April 1._-The High School junior exhibition will

[ulte place next Friday evening.^There aio seven divorce cases ou the com-

ing'tena Calendar oi the Circuit Court.JClement Loveder, an old resident of Yps-

iliinti. died on the (Jth iust., age 1 9j years._- The caiuUd&tes for city and ward offices

>re just now doing preliminary skirmishing." Want your garden spaded ':" is the ques-

tion now put to the average citizen half a doz-,11 times a day.

— George W. Cropsey is chutrimiu of thepeinocratic Oity Committee, aud will probablystart the political ball in due season.

_ Yesterday the last piece of right of wayjvjs secured for the Toledo and Ann ArborRailroad between this city and the county line.

_ GeorgeS. Wheeler, of Salem, chairmanjf tlie Boaul of Supervisors, was in townvisterday, — to countersign the Court Houseloan bonds.

— George Francis Train succeeded in con-rineing a limited Opera House audience onSaturJay evening last that he is crazy ou moreIlinu oue subject.

- A mortgage was put ou record iu theRegister's oflice on Monday providing for pay-ment in gold " or its equivalent." Hedgingjjiinst the sreenbackers.

— The Manchester Enterprise says: " W eIjarnthat Mr. and Mrs. Kichard Green, of thisunrnship, intend to visit the Paris Expositionjod take a trip through England."

— In the estate of Mrs. Lucy Wiuter ouMouday Judge Harrimau made an order forjstnlmtiou. Tha Detroit Conference ot thet. B. Church got #i;:,000 as residuary legatee.

— Lawrence Kirk, who was kicked by hishorse, at his residence near Manchester, onHoliday of last week—as reported in lastteek's AEGL'3—has since died of his injuries.

-Prosecuting Attorney Babbitt has noticedIke case of The People vs. Edward A. Hyde,information for assault with intent to murder,lot trial at the ensuing term of the CircuitCourt.

— Prof. Olney, of the University ; and Profs.ferry and Xichols and Miss Crittenden, of theHigh School, will participate in the work oitie Teachers' Iustitute to opeu at Dexter,April 1.

- Mack & Schmid have broken ground fora addition to their store, which will close up;be gap ou Liberty street and make their store-room 101 feet long, with a wool-room in thebisement.

- A large number of Ann Arbor peopleUve been to Detroit this week, to hear Kel-;;. Cary, Eoze & Co., in Italian and English

ii[era: II Trovatorc, Mignon, and the Bohe-nian Girl.

— A large font of old style long primer,tew and beautiful, just received at the AEGCSsice: just the letter for record and briefNrk. if you want a good job in that linefire us your orders.

— C. S. Milieu, of tbe live firm of C. H.Milieu & Son, is now in IsTew York, whichceans that a seasonable and choice stock ofjew goods will soon be in store. Look out iorijvertisement next week.

— Au oration, debate, select readings, decla-ailious, etc.; such is the bill of fare for a lite-rary entertainment to be given next Tuesdayevening by the Alpha Sigma and CliosophicSocieties of the High School.

— Charles Mtu'tin, of Ypsilanti, puinmeledhue 1'olhemus on Sunday last, foi refusingll tot him have a horse, and Justice MoMnhouminiaks an effort ou Saturday next to dis-; ;e ut' a resulting complaint for assault and

by tho young poople to make the entertain-ment a success. Admission 20 cents. All arcinvited to attend.

—The Rt. H.-v. Samuel A. McCoskry,Bishop of the Diocese of Michigan, ProtestantEpiscopal Church, has notified the StandingCommittee that his resignation has beenplaced in the hands or tho presiding Bishop.He says. " I leave my labors with deep re-gret, but I find (hat they aggravate u diseaseunder which I labor, and which renders me unfitfor the performance of my duties."' BishopMcCoskry la now 71 years old. He was edu-cated at West Point, atterivai'iN studied law,entered the ministry III lK:il, Mid July 'J. lS:i(i,was consecrated Bishop of Michigan. It isgiven out that Bishop Gillospie, of the WesternDiocese, has breu invited to take charge ol Ihediocese until tho suirossorot Bishop Mc'.Vski vis elected.

IMVJCKSLTY MOTKS.— - This evening Prof. M. C. Tyler will give

the closing lecture before the S. L. A. Sub-ject : "Old English Ballads.

— Judge Cooley arrived home from Balti-more ou Sunday. His course of lectures in-creased the popularity ho earned a year ago.

— W. W. Augur has been elected class his-torian, vice W. L. Jenks resigned, and now wesuppose the seniors will arrange for their classday doings.

—There are students in the University from29 States, 3 Territories, the District of Colum-bia, and I! foreign countries,—Canada, Arme-nia (Asia), Japan, Russia, Porto Rico, and theHawaiian Islands.

—The Calendar shows an increase of thegeneral library during the past year of about1,000 volumes. I t now numbers 24,500 boundvolumes and 7,000 pamphlets. There are 1,800volumes in the medical library and 3,-300 vol-umes in the law library.

—iTlie Xew York Trihune soys: " Prot.Moses Coit Tyler has nearly completed thefirst volume of his ' History of American Liter-ature,' and part of the manuscript is in theprinter's hands. This volume covers the

j - Supervisor Webb, ot Saline, has pub--i:i letter to his coustituents explaining

• .jte for Edward Duffy for Superintendentior at the last annual session of the

Supervisors,— an explanation whichJ,t to be satisfactory to ail.

Secretary Hamilton advises us that twelveIS of iron had been laid ou the Toledo and. &fbor Eiilroad up to Tuesday, and that

'•••on will be down to Milan by to-morrow.I.ecompany has a locomotive and construc-

. train, and PUSH is the word.- The receipts of the village of Saline forfiscal year ending March 2, including $55.-

j Hbalance in hand at beginning of year, were' 75.7i> of which ¥487.-JO came from liquorM The expenditures were ¥1,331.80,

bring balance unexpended of $43.91.-The CalenJar for the March term of the

.iicuit Court to open on Tuesday next is notIrery heavy affair. The cases noticed mayti classified as follows: Criminal, 13 ; issues

I't, 26 ; imparlinico, 2 ; chancery—1st-. 12 ; 2d class, 1 ; 3d class, 1 ; 4th class,

' Total, 62.- We are indebted to Representative Wil-

'i'» ior a copy of Senator Bayard's very ablePert on the Silver bill. Also to Eepresen-• re McGowau for his speech ou the PensionWl, and tor the volume of proceedings ofCongress and the Electoral Commission

anting in " Hayes and Wheeler.- We are advised that we omitted one andmost prominent candidate tor postmaster

*>m the roll published last week,—that isOurles A. Chapm. In the absence ot Mr. C.iroia the State we had supposed that he had-••N up the contest, and our omission of hisIM was unintentional. The books are still

-At the recent meeting of the Pioneer• Ijr held at Ypeilanti, Mrs. Mary E. Fester

"1 Messrs. L. Davis, Dor Kellogg, and M.H. Goodrich were appointed a committee to"range the material now in the archives of*« lociety for publication in the second vol-•meof "Pioneer Collections " to be issued by

e Society.-William Kerr died at his residence ou

net on the 11th inst., aged 74 years." Kerr, though not ranked as au " old res-

had a large circle of friends—especially• - M E. Church with which he was con-

Mcted—who bear tribute to his worth both as•'••' and an exemplary Christian. His

•'iieral took place yesterday afternoon.- At the recent annual meeting of the

^les' Charitable Union of this city, the oldJDicers were re-elected. The receipts of theWrwere: individual donations, ¥102 ; moru-

:iIi fees, 121; thanksgiving collection,I --'; balance at beginning of year, $34.64.Total funds at command of society, 8198.56.Upended in relief of poor, $189.88, leaving'°'f8.C8 in treasury.-A subscriber writes us this from River

a: "Friend Pond, I have not seen theueo ot tho ABGUS in two weeks.

'"nk there is a screw loose in the departmentVJI"icwhore. If I cannot get the AEQUS by•Me conveyance I shall come after it, as I10 bound to have it anyway. That's so ! ! "Ria AEOCS is regularly mailed to Bro. Palmer'saWress, and we hope that the postal agents•l!l see that he gets it hereafter.

THE CHUKCHES.l! l :v .T. C. Armstrong, of Heading,

f"»Bliea ill the Baptist Church at Ypsilanti• Sunday evening last. Subject; "Gam-Wing."

~ Jhe lecture ou " Liberal Christianity," au-|lj'inceJ to be given at the Unitarian Churchlst Sunday evening, was postponed because of'" le°ture in University Hall and will be given

* * Boaday overling.~lhe Young People's Society will give an

---•-•rtuitiment in the parlors of the Unitarian'•'Urch ou Wednosday evening next, at which""Oourtship of Miles Standish " will be pre-

"Medin costume Ureat efforts are being made

' Colonial Perio.l,' and is §6 far complete initself.

— The Calendar lor 1877-8 is out and theroll of students counts up 1,230, or 120 morethan last year. The excess is distributed: inLaw Department, 7•">; in Me:lical Department,11 ; in Homeopathic College, 22; in School ofPharmacy, 5 ; in Dental College, 10. Fallingoff in Department ot Literature, Scieuce, andthe Arts, 4.

—248 of the 3GJ students of the LiteraryDepartment are residents of Michigan. Illi-nois has the next largest number, 28, and 21States are represented. 134 of the 296 Medi-cal students and 130 of the 381 Law studentsare Michiganders. Also 41 of the 73 Homeo-pathic students, 35 of the 69 Pnarmacy stu-dents, aud 17 of the 43 members of the DentalCollege. 605 of tho whole body of studentsclaim a home in Michigan ; Illinois and Ohiohave each 08 ; New York, 89 ; Indiana, 60and Pennsylvania, 57.

ISK1> J{1 BISONS.

— Ypsilanti has a colored Reform Club withover 150 members.

—A red ribbon hall is to be built at ThreeRivers, large enough to seat from 1,200 to1.500.

—J. "W. Wing, of Scio, is to talk to theYpsilanti Reform Club next Sunday after-noon.

—Mrs. Lydia M. Boise, of Grand Rapidswill address the Reform Club next Sundayafternoon.

— Mrs. Boise, of Grand Kapids, will addressthe Juvenile Temperance Club ou Saturdayafternoon, at the Reform Club rooms.

—II. E. Frazer, Esq.', addressed the MonroeClub ou Sunday evening last, and the Reading(Hillsdale Co.) Club on Monday evening.

—In aid of the temperance revival at Jack-son H. E. H. Bower spoke on Mouday evening,and Rev. R. B, Pope on Tuesday evening.

—" What shall the harvest be • " That wasthe subject of Judge Piuckney's address beforethe Reform Club ou Sunday afternoon last.

-Our neighbors of tho Sentinel and Com-mercial at Ypsilanti are pulling hair over theprinting of the Reform Club : especially thoCommercial.

—Schumacher or O'Mara.: which is to winthat beautiful pitcher on exhibition in theSavings Bank window ': That's the excitingquestion just now.

— Mrs. Simpson, of Adrian, made an efforton Tuesday evening to organize a colored Re-form Club, but without success. The AnnArbor colored citizens don't propose to play alone hand.

—The Standard publishes the names of theofficers and the members of the Saline ReformClub,—411 in all. The list is noticeable fromthe number of names well known In businesscircles and throughout the county.

— The celebration of St. Patrick's day com-mences to-morrow evening in the ReformClub rooms, under the auspices of the St.Thomas Temperance Benevolent Society. Theaddress will be given by R. E. Frazer, Esq., in-stead of by ex-Alderman Henry Gordon, ofDetroit, at 8 o'clock, and after the addressvoting will commence tor that pitcher—Presidents Schumacher and O'Mara being thecandidates. On Sunday evening Father VanErp will lecture at St. Thomas' Church ou " St.Patrick and Ireland." Monday '.veiling re-freshments will be served by the ladies in theClub looms, and voting for the pitcher cont'n-ued,—the polls to close at 10:30 o'clock. Adelegation from the Detroit Reform Club isexpected t'j be present ou Saturday evening.

S.VLINK SLITS.— The Masons of this place expect io hold

a social at their hall next Friday eveuing,March 22. ;

— Ou the evening of March 19 a donat-.onwill be held at the parsonage of the M. E.Church for the benefit of Rev. O. Whitmore.

— Aaron Kelsey, who lives about threemiles southeast of this village, buzz-sawed hisright hand Monday to a small extent. Nofingers lost, but his hand badly scratched.

— Who says the colored man is not capableof exorcising the light of ballot and of takingcare of himself • One of them voted at theSaline village election Monday and thencalled one of the candidates out one side audprivately told him : " I voted for you, I votedfor your man wat works for you, and foryour friend overdar; now if you wants datpile of wood sawed I'd like to get do job."

— The village election took place Monday.There was only one regular ticket in the field,although there wwas another issued on themorning of the election, surprising many oftha men who were on the ticket. The follow-ing is a list of the officers elect:

President—Myron Webb.Trustees—for 1 year, Eugene Helber, George

E. Schairer, George W. Hall; for 2 years,Adam C. Clark, John McKinnon, Jr., AlbertK. Clark.

Clerk—William P. Carson.Treasurer—Howard T. Nichols.Street Commissioner—William J. Jackson.Assessor—Paul Snauble.Constable—Chnrles O. Rogers.SALINE, March 12, 1878.

That Dexter Charter Election.In a brief paragraph last week the AEGUS

gave the result of the recent charter electionat Dexter as reported to us, and as we sup-posed correct. But as Judge Crane feels ag-grieved at the statements of the paragraphwe cheerfully permit him to make correctionas follows:

DEXTEB, Mich., March 8, 1878,FRIEXD POND :— In your editorial in to-day's

AEQUS, on the result of the charter election inDexter, there are a few mistakes which I thinkyou ought to correct in justice to me. Therewere not " three tickets in the field " Therewas but one regularly nominated ticket, andthat was the " Citizens' Ticket," which waselected from top to bottom, and that ticket wasnominated by the citizens without party dis-tinction. "Judge Crane" did not " head thesuccessful ticket" and was not a candidate uponthe ticket tor any office, and therefore he wasnot "defeated." My name was only put at the

head of tho ticket by a few disaffected mon,who thought, or pretended to think, thatHarris Boll, the regular candidate for Presi-dent, would not enforce the law against sellingliquor to minors and drunkards; and theyused ray name against my wishes and withoutmy consent, while I did what I could for thesuccess of the ticket that was elected. I wasnot, therefore, "defeated." As a matter ofjustice 1 ask that you publish this letter inyour next issue.

Yours truly, A. D. CEA.NE,

lit KasteinMSutter Deteriorating !A number of butter firms in Now York

lent! been induced by Mr. Francis D. Moulton,of Beecher-Tilton notoriety, nnd now agentfor the Ashton brand of salt, to sign a paperstating that a large amount ot poor butter isoffered lor sale, aud that they believe it to bedue tn using other brands of salt than Ashtou's ;.list) assarting, by implication at least, that thestandard quality of Eastern-made butter ishtMnij lowered. Like some other statementsof Mr. Moulton, this " won't wash," aud a lit-tle analysis is interesting and instructive. Wedo not believe that the average quality ofEastern butter has been growing poorer, butwe de believe that the quality of Western but-ter has been greatly improved by the creamerysystem and the use of the latest improve-ments in dairying, including tho best salt; andthe gentlemen- who have allowed themselves tobe used by Mr. Moulton must feel a sense ofinjustice when they reflect that, they includedHiggin's Salt in their sweeping denunciationot all other kinds except Ashtou's. If theyare right it is very strange that the buttersalted with Higgin's Prize Medal Salt took allthe premiums for creamery butter at the fairof the Northwestern Dairymen's Association,held in Chicago, 20th Decembor last, and thefirst premium for the best dairy. These were"D. E. Wood's Creamery," of Huntley, III.,first premium of $100; the " Booth Bro.'sCreamery," of Salem, Wis., second premiumof $75; " R. S. Houston's Creaniory," ofPleasant Prairie, Wis., third premium of 450 ;and " A. J. Booth's Dairy," ot Salom, Wis.,first premium for dairy butter, $50, leavingonly the inferior premiums of $25, $15 aud$10 for dairy butter, to be taken by Ashton'sand all the other brands of salt combined.

That this premium butter was good is provedby the fact that it brought torty cents perpound in New Yrork when the top price forfancy Eastorn fresh tubs was thirty-three tothirty-five cents. The Ashton's brand of saltmay be as good as Higgiu's, but advocates ofHiggin's brand claim that while Mr. Higginhas steadily improved his brand, Ashton's hasas steadily deteriorated, and this in a markeddegree since the death of old Mr. Ashtou andtho transfer of the works to Messrs. Dean &•McDowell, the result of which has not, itseems, been entirely satisfactory, as considera-ble litigation has resulted. Mr. Moulton is asmooth-tongued individual, as many personshave learned to their cost. He is able to tradeon the former good reputatron of a brand aslong as any body, and he may be able to con-vince the trade that all the poor butter inmarket is due to the falling off in Ashton'ssalt; but there are people who are uncharitableenough to believe that it is due to the fallingoff in the quality of Ashton's salt; and thefailure of some persons to appreciate this soonenough to avoid the consequences of using it.Among these are tho two oldest and largestsalt houses in this country, Messrs. J. P. & G.O. Robinson and Todd &, Co., who have mar-keted a large portion of Ashton's talt duringthe last forty years, but who have, within atew months past, refused to have any tilingfurther to do with it, and now publicly statethat they believe the Higgiu salt to be supe-rior to any salt in existauce. So much for thesalt question. And now if our Eastern dairy-men will more generally adopt the creamerysystem, with all its improved appliances, webelieve that they will not have to go to Mr.Moulton for a reason, or excuse, for not beingable to compete with their Western brethren.— Atnei'ican Grocer, Jan. 28, 1878.

ARTICLES ATTRACTIVE!BECAUSE OF THE MARVELOUS PRICES

WHICH ARE LOWER THAN THERAW MATERIALS !

tlie Cash T>i\y Groorts House of

C. H. MILLEN & SON.$1.50 Blk. CaskineTe now $1.20 | 90c. Elk. Casliniei'e now 75c$1.35 Blk. Cashmere now $1.00 | 75c Blk. Cashmere now 60c

We are still selling our B L A C K S I L K S AT THEGREAT REDUCTION OF LAST WEEK, 75o:, Si.00, SI.25, $1.50, |1$2.00, $2.50. They cannot be matched elsewhere.

$20.00 Paisley Shawls now $10.00.$17.00 Paisley Shawls now $12.00.

$10.00 Paisley Shawls now $7.50.$5.00 A* Wool Shawls now $3.50.

i ESTATE SALES.Since our last report deeds have been put

on record in the Register's olHce showing salesas follows:

M:iry Ostrander to Eliza A. Ingraham, lot inLar/.elere's addition to Ypsilauti. $1,000.

Loren (V. Ovenshire to Thomas Ileney, 240 acresacres ott' section 20, Salem. 512,000.

Samuel Day to Leonard Vaughn, house and 2%acres on West Huron street, Ann Arbor. 54,500.

Ifenry W. Eldert to Wm. H. WBitmarsh, lot 3"in Jarvis' addition to Ypsilanti. $1,050.

John (i. Edwards to Conrad G. Helper, 20 acresOff section 28, Lima. 51,500.

Elijah McCoy to Geo. w . Voorliins. lot near cor.of Congress and Norman streets, Ypsilanti. *l,Q00.

Dexter Knapp to Henry Todd, 4 acres oft" section2, Webster. -~>i'>"<.

Clui-. O. Todd t" Dexter Knapp, 1 acres nil' see-li..n 2, Webster. $J00.

Georg-e Green to GrepEge ilieen, Jr., 20 acres off"section '-•:;, Ann Arl.or. 81,600 and Other considera-tions.

.las. (). Kmouse t.» Marvin A. Kanouse, 40 acresOff section ;;i), SutK'lior. ^2,000.

Wm. Judsou to Michael Foster, pieces of land off"sections 88 ana 3), Sylvan. $3,125.

Win. Sclmlter to John (1. Iluber, Jr., 75 acres oft'section 10, Freedom. «2,7OO.

acres onYpsilanti.

Wright Spencer to Clinton Spencer, 40 acres offsection 11, Ypsilanti. S1.200.

Edward Pardon to Edgar D. Austin, house andlot iu Hiscock's addition to Ann Arbor. 43,600.

Clinton Spencer to Wright Spencer, 4 iHamilton street, Lar/.clcre's addition to Y"

Edgar D. Austin to Edward Pardon, ]31 acres offsections P.O and :i5, Plttsfl'eld. $8,000.

Edmund Robinson to Michael Schanlc, 10 acresort section 81, Sylvan. S600.

Wm. W. Gooding to Joanna Granger, 40 acres offsection 19, Augusta. $2,050.

Frederick Egerler to Charles Hieber, 95 acres offsections 5 and B, Freedom. So,312.50.

Zavcr Zachman to Win. Wagner, lot and buildingon Huron street, near Fourth street, Ann Arbor.42,200.

Emily A. L. Kelly to Christian J. Kelly, undivi-ded one-ninth interest in 120 acres off section 27,Ypsilauti. $800.

Elhard Kulenkamp to Gottlieb Leyer, 120 acresoff section 33, Freedom. $6,000.

Edward MeXaimtra to Chas. H. Kenipf, lots 2 and4 in block 20 of E. Congdon's third addition toChelsea. S084.

Thomas Honey to Loren G. Ovenshire, 120 acresoil section 12, Xorthtiekl. 86,000.

Catharine Travcr to Theodore Traver, a piece ofland on Packard .street, Ann Arbor. $500.

Dennis Warner to Charles Warner, 80 acres on"section 12, Dexter. $3,000.

Isaac N. Conklin to WktA W. Swift, lot on Huronstreet, Ypsilanti. $1,100.

E. Lawrence and E. ('. Temple to John Smith,(quit claim), 45 acres off section 17, Ann Arbor.

Cream Laid Letter and Packet NoteHeads anil Linen Fibre Note Heads (Packetand Congress jus t rtM'eived. (Jive us yourorders

QUERY: "Why will men smoke common tobaccowhen they can buy Marburg Bros. ' Seal of JYorth' '•/./.,'".' at the same price '.''' liills

m- 50,000 Letter and Note Heads jus treceived a t tlie ARGUS Office. Now is thetime to hand iu your orders.

" I T IS A F A C T "That you can buy the BEST AND CHEAPEST

BLACK SILKS in the city at MACK & SCHMID'STry them and be convinced.

University Letter and Note Heads, withand without Cuts, in Hodder 's Pa t en t Blot-t ing Pad Covers—1OO and 120 sheets in abook—for sale a t the ARGUS Office.

An Astonishing Fact .A large proportion of tho American people arc

to-day dying from the effects of Dyspepsia or dis-ordered liver. The result of these diseases uponthe masses of intelligent and valuable people iamost alarming, making life actually a burden in-stead of a pleasant existence of enjoyment andusefulness as it ought to ee. There is no good rea-son for this, if you will only throw aside prejudicoand skepticism, take the advice of Druggists andyum- friends, and try one bottle of Green's AugustFlower. Your speedy relief is certain. Millionsof bottles of this medicine have been given awayto try its virtues, with satisfactory results in everycase. Yoa can buy a sample bottle for 10 cents totry. Three doses will relieve the worst case. Posi-tively sold by all Druggists on the Western Con-tinent. 1078

I n s t r u c t i o n o n the G u i t u r .Miss MARY LOUISE POND will give lessons on

the Guitar. For terms inquire at 51 South Statestreet.

OR D E R YOUR LETTER-HEAD!!! ,Note-Heads, Hill-Heads and .Statements at the

Aitfius Oflice.

done at

ANN ARBOR MARKETS.The following prices were paid yesterday by

dealers in his cit :Apples, green, per bu. $ 1.25@1.40Apples, dried, per lb, 6@7c.Beans, per bu., 75<g$1.5O.Butter, per lb., 16(S18c.Cheese, per lb., 13c.Eggs, per doz., l ie.Hay, per ton, $11.00(1/18.00.Lurd, per lb., 7(«8c.Poultry, chickens, 8(ti9c turkeys, 10c.Beef, per lb., 4%cPork, per cwt., ?3,90f<> 4,00.Clover seed, per bu., $4.25Corn, per bu., 25cPotatoes, per bu., 30@35e.Wheat, ber bu., $1.12(31.15.Wood, per cord, $4.00@G.00.•Flour retails nt $2.88 per cwt.

100 pieces Spring Prints at 5c. an<l <!c. Bleachedand Brown Sheetings at 5, (!, 7, 8, and 9 cts.

THE BIGGEST LINE OF EMBEOIDEEIES ever shown in this city—ALL NEW PATTEENS. They are selling fast at the very low prices of 8, 4, 5,8, 10, 121, 15, 20, and 25 cts. All the ladies that have seen them .acknowl-edge them to be tho cheapest embroideries they have ever seen.

A LOT OF STANDAKD GOODS, SELLING IRBESPECTIVEOF COST—to which you should give ear if in want.

('. II. MILLEN & SON, ( nsli Dry Goods House.

SPRING 1878!Goods being so low we purchased for cash at

the recent auction sales a large stock ofBlack Silks, Alpacas, Mohairs, Tamise

Cloths, Australian Crapes, andBLACK "CASHMERES,"

Including the Lupin and Colliugwood brands—admitted tobe the best in the market. We also offer

in bleached and brown Cottons, TableCloths, Quilts, and " Hamburgs."

S O M E T H I N G N E W in Ladies1 Ties, Handkerchiefs,Ruchings, Collars, and Veilings.

THE INDUCEMENTS WE- OFFER ARE THAT :

1. W E BUY FKOM F1KST HANDS.2. We have but one price.o. We buy and sell for cash.4. We have a large trade and our goods are always fresh.5. The consumer pays but one profit direct from the importer

and manufacturer.

l^W We still continue our Clearing Out Sale of WinterGoods.

MACK & SCHMID

CLOTHINC !WM. WAGNER

Is still ahead in Quality of Goods.PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES-

HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NEW LINE OP

American and English CheviotsFOR THE

Merchant Tailoring Department.21 SOUTH MAIN STEEET.

Are you going to Paint?THE BEST H THE WORLD IS THE

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5^* Price in a sealed envelope, only six cents.The celebrated iiuthor, in this admirable Essay,

clearly demonstrates, from a thirty years' success-ful practice, that the alarming consequences ofself-abuse may be radically cured without tlie dan-gerous use of internal medicine or the applicationof the knife ; pointing out a mode of cure at oncesimple, and effectual, by means of which everysufferer, no matter what his condition maybe, maycure himself cheaply, privately, and i-adicalli/.

BJ?y This Lecture should be In the hands of aveuyyouth and every man in the land.

Sent under Real, in a plain envelope, to any ad-dress, post-paid, on receipt of six cents or twopostage stamps.

THE UULTEEWELL MEDICAL CO.,•11 A n n St., N- 1.5 Post Office Box, 4580.

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Full particulars in our pamphlets, whieli we de-sire to send free by mail to every one.

The Specific Medicine is sold by all Druggists ;it$1 per package, or six packages for $5, or will besent by mail on receipt of the money by addressing

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by all druggists everywhere.

E L E C T I O N N O T I C E .SiiKirrFF's OFFICE, WASIITENAW COUNTY, \

ANN ARBOR, MICH., Feb. 20,1878. )To the Electors of Washtenaiv County:

You are hereby notified that at the election to beheld on the first "Monday of April next, the follow-ing Amendments to the Constitution of this Stateare to be submitted to the people of the State fortheir adoption or rejection, viz.: An Amendmentto Section 12 of Article 6, reiative to the appoint-ment of Clerk of the Supreme Court, as providedby Joint .Resolution No. 30, Laws of 1S77. Saidsection now reads as follows;

"SECTION 12. The Clerk of eacli County ofgaxt-ized for judicial purposes, shall be the Clerk of theriiTiiil Court of such County, and of the SupremeCourt when held within the same."

If tho proposed Amendment be adopted, said BOC-tinn will road us follows!

"SECTION 12. The Justices pC the Supreme Courtshall appoint the Clerk of said Court, and the Clerkof each County organised for Judicial surposes,slinllbe the Clerk of th« Circuit Court for MichCounty.

AlHdun Amendment to Seel ion 7 of Article 15,relative to corporations, as provided by Joint Res-olution No. :W, Laws of 1877. .Said Section nowreads as follows:

''SKCTION 7. The stoekeolders of all corporations;ind joint stock associations, shall be individuallyliable for ajl labor performed for BUCU corporationor association.1'

If the proposed Amendment lie adopted, saidSection will read as follows:

"SECTION 7. The'stockholders in all corporationsand joint stock associations shall bo individuallyliable in an amount equal to the par value of theirrespective shares which they own or have ownedIn such corporations or associations for all labordone in behalf rf such corporation or joint stockassociation during the time of their being suchstockholders,"

JOSIAH S. CASK,Sheriff of VVaahteuaw County.

OTICE !

I hereby forbid all persons from buying any Notesor obligations against me, as there is no considera-tion for the same.

Dated, February 15, 1873.1675wfi CHRISTIAN STIEN-

Estate of Charles H. Schlanderer.QTATU OF MICHIGAN, County of Wa&htenaw,O 88. Notice is hereby ^iven.that by an order of theProbate Court for the County of Washteuaw, madeon the twenty-eighth day of February. A. D. 1878,six months from that date were allowed for cred-itors to present their claims against the estate ofCharles II. Schlunderer, late of said county, de-cqased, and that all creditors of aaid deceased arerequired to present their claims to said ProbateCourt,at the I'robate Office in theCifey of AnnA rbor, for examination and allowance, on orbefore the twenty-eighth day of August next,and that siMb claims will be heard before saidCourt cm Tuesday, the twenty-eighth day ofMay, and on "Wednesday, the twenty-eighth dayof August next, at ten o'clock in the forenoonOf each of said days.

Dated, Ann Arbor, February 28, A. I). 1878.WILLIAM D. IIAUUIMAN,

1677w4 Judge of Probate.

( \i\i\ *>irst'"claa;S one-year-old Dwarf}\J\"f Pours, budded on best French

stocks. Duches' d'Angouleine, L. B. dtfersey,Howel!, llutlum, Vicar of Wmkfield, DoyenneBomsook, Beurre d'Anjou, Bartlett, Osband's Sum-mer, Lawrence, Uloodgood, Brandywine, Clapp'sFavorite, and other approved sorts. Price, $10 perhundred. Boxes and packing free.

R . 6 . HANFORD & SON,JfiTV Columbus Nursery, Columbus, Ohio,

Cornmissionors' Notice.8TATI; OF MIGtIIGAN, County of Waahteuaw,

SH. The undersigned having been appointed bythe Probate Court for said county, commissionersto receive, examine and adjust uU claims and de-mands of all persons against the estate of ThomasKennedy, lute of said county, deceased, hereby givenotice that six months from date are allowed, byorder of said Probate Court, for creditors to pre-sent their claims against the estate of said de-ceased, and that they will meet at the residence oJohn ltyan, in the township of Noithrield, iisaid county, on Thursday, the sixth day ot Juneand on Friday, the sixth day of September next, aten o'clock A. M. of each of sAid days, to receiveexamine and adjust said claims.

Dated, M-uch l>, A. D. 1878.

JOHN RYAN,1C7T PATRICK DONOVAN,

Commissioners.

Commissioners' Notice.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, < 01:11 ly i.f Wa-ditenaw, >The undersigned having been appnint<'<l fc_

the Probate Court for said county, Commissioner!to Arrive, c;;iiniii<' and adjust all claims and de-mands of all peTsom) against the estate of CharlesTripp, late of said county deceased, hereby give no-tice that six months from date, are allowed, by orderof said Probate Court, for creditors to present theirclaims against the estate of said deceased, and thaithey will meet at the store of Bach $ Abel, in thecity of Ann Arbor, in said county, on Saturday, the18th day of May and on Monday, the 19th day olAugust next, at ten o'clock A. at. of each of saiddays, to receive, examine and adjust said claims.

Dated, FeUruarv i'i \ l>. 1878.PHILIP BACH,,1. W. KXKIHT,

1CF73 Commissioners.

Commissioners' Notice.JTATB OF .MICHIGAN, County of Wa.slit.uuaw,^ ss. The undersigned having been appoints] l,yhe Probate Court for said county, commissioners;o receive, examine and adjust all claims and de-nands of all persons against Ihe estate George

Urenville, late of said county deceased, hereby giveloticc that six mouths from date are allowed, bymler of said Probate Court, for creditors to pre-cnt their claims against the estate of said dec< :i < .1.nd that they will meet at the otlieo of ,J:nnc.> 11.ilorris, in the city of Ann Arbor, in said county,11 Monday, the 20th day of May, and on Monday,he lSHh^day of August next, at ten o'clock A. M.t each of said days to receive, examine and adjustaid elafttlSt. Dated, February 19, A. D. 1878.

.lOHN'M. WHEELER,BENJAMIN BKOWN,

1675 Commissioners.

Estate of Christian Helber.^TATE OF MICHIGAN, County of Washtenaw, ss.

» At a session of the Probate Court for the countyf Washtenaw, holden at tlie Probate Office, in theity of Ann Arbor, on Wednesday, the sixth dayf March, iu the year one thousand eight hun-red and seventy-eight.Present, William D. Harriman, Judge of Probate.In the matter of the estate of Christian Hol-

er, deceased.Agatha Helber, administratrix with the will an-exed of said estate, comes into court and repre-ents that she is now prepared to render hernal account as such administratrix.Thereupon it is ordered, that Wednesday, theurd day of April next, at ten o'clock in the forenoone assigned for examining and allowing such ac-ount, and that Ihe devisees, legatees and heirs ataw of said deceased, and all other persons interestedn said estate, are required to appear at a session ofaid court, then to be holden at the Probatetfice in the city of Ann Arbor in said county,nd show cause, if any there be, why the said ac-ount should not be allowed: And it is furtherrdered, that said administrntiix give notice to theersons interested in said estate, of the pendency of

aid account and the hearing thereof, by causingcopy of this order to be published in the Michi-

an Argus, a newspaper printed and circulating inaid county, three successive weeks previous toaid day of hearing.

WILLIAM D. HARRIMAN,(A true copy.) Judge of Probate.

• Y, Prob

Estate of Hamilton Vanatta.QTATE OF MICHIGAN, County of WashtoO miw, MS. At a session of the Probate Courfor the County of Washtenaw, holden at thebate Office, in the city of Ann Arbor, onSiiturda)the sixteenth day of February, in the year 00thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.

PrQS&nt, William D. Harrimnn, Judge of ProlmtIn Ihe matter of the estate of Hamilton V«

atta, deceased.Kewluud C. Carpenter, administrator^ said Bi

tate, conies Into court and represents that he inow prepared to render his final account as sueadministrator.

Thereupon it is ordered, that Thursday, the lilsday of March next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, be assigned for examining aud allowing sueaccount, and that the heirs at law of said deceasecand all other persons interested in said estate, flrreouircd to appear at a session of said Court, theto be holden at the Probate Oflice in the city <Ann Arbor in said county, and show cause if an;there In1, why the said account should not be a]lowed : And it is further ordered that said adioiuistrator give notice to tho persons interested iisaid estate, of the pendency of said account am

,tho hearing tht b blih

f the penhereof, bd i h

d e y of ay causing a copy uf this order

M A U Sg , y g py

to be published in the MICHIGAN AKUUS, a newspaper printed and circulating in said county, thrusuccessive weeks previous to said day of hearing

WILLIAM D. HARRIMAN(A true copy.) Judge of J'robale

W.\i. i.i. DOTY, Probate Regtstprj I675td

M. G. DOTV obate Register. 1C77

Estate c f Achsah Goodiicb.12 OF MICHIGAN, County of Wa.shte-

* naw, ss. At a scs&ion oi the Probate Courta1 tlie County ot Waahtenaw, holden at the Pro-ite Office iu tlie oity of Ann Arbor, on Fri-ly, tlie first day of March, in Ihe year onelousund eight hundred and seveuty-eight.Present, William D. Hairirnim, Judge ot Probate,Iu the matter of tlie est-ite of Achsah Good-

ich, deceased.Charles H. Richmond, administmtor of said estate,mes into court uud represents that he is now

reparetl to render his tinnl account as such ad-inisti'iitor, and prays tliut the same day be fixed>r the final distribution of the residue of saidstate by decree of said comt to the persons en-tled thereto, as required by law.Thereupon it is ordered, that Tuesday, the!eond day of April next, at ten o'clock in the>reuoon, be assigned for examining and allowingich account, and for the assignment of tlie resi-ue of aaid estate in accordance with the prayer oflid petitioner, and that the heirs at law ofid deceased, and all other persons interested inid estate, are required to appear at ii session ofid court, then to be holden at the Probateffice, in the city of Ann Arbor, iu »;ud county,nd show cause, if any there be, why thend account should not be allowed . And it isurther ordeied, that said administrator giveotice to the peisun.s interested in said estate, ofie pendency of said account, and the hearinglereof, by causing u copy oi this order to be pub-shed in the MICHIGAN ABGUS, a newspaper•inted and circulating in said county, threo suc-ssive weeko previous to said day of hearing.

WILLIAM 1). HA1UUMAN,{A true copy.) .Judge of Probate.rM. G. DOTY, Probate Register. 1677

Estate of John Vreeland.TATK OF MICHIGAN", County of Washtenaw

* 89. At a session of the Probate Court for theouuty of Washtenaw, holden nt the Probate of-ce in the city of Ann Arbor, on Tuesday, thetth day of March, in the year one thous-ul eiyht hundred aud seveuty-eight.Present, AVilliamD. Harriman, Judge of Probate.In. the matter of the estate of John Vree-nd, deceased.On reading and filing the petition, duly verified, ofeorge W. Vreeland, praying that lie may be ap-ointed administrator ot the estate of said de-eased.Thereupon it is ordered, that Tuesday, the seconday of April next, at ten o'clock in the fore-oon, be assigned for the hearing oi aaid petition,nd that the heira at law of said deceased and nilher persona interested in said estate, are required

> appear at a session of said Court, then to beolden at the Probate Office in the city of Annrbor, and show cause, if any there be, why the

rayer of the petitioner should not be granted: Andis further ordered that said petitioner give noticethe persons interested in said estate, of the

endency of said petition and the healing thereof,y causing a copy of this order to be published in

Michigan Argus, a newspaper primed aud cir-llated in said county, three successive -weeks pre-ous to said day of hearing.

WILLIAM D. HARRIMAN,CA true copy). Judge ot Probate.

VM. G. DOTY, Probato Register. 1677td

Estate of Ann Burke.JTATK OF MICHIGAN, County ofWashlenaw,7 ss. At a session of tho Probate Court for the;uiity of U'ashtenaw, holden at the Probate Office

the city of Ann Arbor, on Wednesday, tliexth day of March, in the year one thousandghi lutinliTil'aiul M-vciity-eight.Present, William 1). Harriman, .Turtle of Probate,In the matter of tho estate of Ann Burke,teeased.>ii reading and tiling the petition, duly verified, ofnthony Burke, praying that a certain, instrument)w on file in this court, purporting to he the lastill and testament of said lU-cc-u ed, may be ad*itted to probate, and that he may be appointed

xeeutor thereof.Thereupon it is ordered, that Saturday, the Ihir-eth day of March, inst., at ten o'clock inie foienoon, be assigned lor the hearing <»t'id petition, and that the devisees, legatees,

nd heirs at law of said deceased, and allher persons interested in said estate, arc n -lirfd to appear at a sct-sion of said court, the,n to

e holden at tlie Probate Office in the city of Annrbor, and show oause, if any there be, whyie prayer of the petitioner should not beanted: And it is further ordered that said pe-tioner give notice to the persons interested inid estate, of the pendency of said petition and,e hearing thereof, by causing a copy of this or-er to be published in the Michigan Argus, aewspaper printed aud circulated in said county,ree successive weeka previous to said day of hear-g. WILLTAM D. HARRIMAN,(A true copy) Jud^e of Probat*."M. G. DOTY, Probate Register. l(J77td

Estate of Fidelua Sekinger.TATE OF MICHIGAN, County of Washteimw,ss. At a session of the Probate Court for the

ounty of Washtenaw, holden at the PiobateOf-se in the City of Ann Arbor, on Monday, the*venty-tifth day of February, in the year onelousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.Present, William D. Harriman, Judge of Probate.In the matter of the estate of Fidelus Sekingar,^ceasedOn reading and filing the petition, duly verified,Michael Foster, administrator, praying that he

ay be licensed to sell the real estate whereof saidjceased died seized.Thereupon it is oidered, that Saturday the thir-eth day of March next, at ten o'clook in therenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said p«tion, and that the heirs at law ot said deceased.id all other persons interested in said estate, arequired to appear at a session of said court thenbe holden at the Probate office in the city of Ann

rbor, and show cause, if any there be, why therayer of the petitioner should not be granted:nd it is further ordered that said petitioner give>tiec to the persons interested in said estate, otie pendency of said petition and the hearinglereof, by causing H copy of this order to be pub-shed in the Michigan Argus, a newspaper printednd circulated in aaid county, four successive;cks previous to said day of hearing.

WILLIAM D. HAitRlMAN,A true copy.) Judge of Probate.

,rM. G.DOTY, Probate Register. lli70td

Estate of Thomas Cullinane.^TATE OF MICHIGAN, County of Washte-

naw sa. At a session of the Probate Court for._ County of Washtenaw, holden at the Probateffice in the city of Ann Arbor, on Thursday, theventy-eighth day of February, in the year onemusand eight hundred and seventy-eiyhl.Present, William D. Harriman, Judtre of ProlateIn the matter of the estate ot Thomas Culli-(ine, deceased.On reading and filing the petition, duly veiifled,

1 Peter Tuite, praying that a eertain instru-ent now on tile iu this court, pun»orting to beu- last will and testament of said deceased, maye admitted to probate, and that he maybe ap-ointed executor thereof.Thereupon it is ordered, that Mouday, the twen-'-fifth day of Maieh next, at ten o'clock inie lorenoon, be assigned ior the heaung ofiid petition, and that the devisees, legatees,id heira at law of said deceased, and all otherirsons interested m said estate, are requiredi appear at a session of said Court, then to be)lden at the Probate office in the city of Aimrbor, and show cause, if any there be, why thorayer of the petitioner should not be granted:ndit is further ordered that said petitioner giveotice to the persons interested in said estate ofe pendency of said petition and the hearing-ercof, by causing a copy ot this order to be pub-shed in the Michigan Argus, a uewspaper printednd circulated in said county, three sueeessiveeeks previous to said day of hearing.

WILLIAM D. HARRIS AN,(A true copy.) Judge of Probate.WM. U. DOTY, Probate Register, itivtitd

Estate of Lestor Latitncr.

S" TATE OF MICHIGAN, County of AVaahtenawss. At a session of the Probate Court lor the

county of Washtcnaw, holden at the Probate Officein thecity of Ann Arbor, onMonday, the eighteenthday of February, in the year one thousand eighfhundred and seventy-eight.

Present, William D.Harriraan, Jud^e of ProbateIn the matter of the estate of .Lester Latimer

deceased,On reading and filing the petition, duly verified

of Charles E. Latimer, praying that a certain in-strument now on file in this court, purporting to bi,the last will and testament of said deceased, maybe admitted to probate, and that Abigail E. Lati-mer may be appointed executrix thereof.

Thereupon it is ordered, that Monday, the eigh-teenth day of March next, at ten o'clock in theforenoon, be assigned for the hearing oi saidpetition, and that the devisees, legatees, and heirsat law ot said deceased, and all other per-sons interested in said estate, are required

appear at a session of said Court, thenbe holden at the Probatu Office in the

city of Ann Arbor, and show oause, if anyhere be, why the prayer of the petitioner

should not be granted: And it is further ordered-hat said petitioner give notice to the persons in-lerested in said estate, of the pendency ot aaid

petition, and the hearing thereof, by causing jiopy of this order to be published in the Mich-gan Argus, a newspaper printed and circulated inaid county, three successive weeks previous to saidlay of hearing.

WILLIAM. D. UARHIMAN,(A true copy ) Judge of Probate

WM. G. DO!1*, Probate Register. 1675td

Estate of Gottlieb Breisch.ATE OF MICHIGAN, County of Washte-

O naw, ss. At a session of tho Probate Court forha County Washtenaw, holden at the Probate Officen the city of Ann Arbor, on Thursday, the four-eenth day of February, in the year one thousandighthun red and sevtnty-ei^ht.**r ?sent, William 1). Hurrirnan, Judge of Probate.In the matter oi the estate of Gottlieb Breisch,

eceased.On reading and filing the petition, duly verified,

of Uhich Schaiblo, praying that Louis Fritz, orsome other suitable person, maybe appointed ad-ministrator of the estate of said deceased.

Thereupon it is ordered, that Monday, the eight-eenth day of March next, at ten o'clock in theforenoon, be assig od for tlie hearing of said peti-tion, and that the heirs at law of said deceased,and all other persons interested in suid estate,are required to appear at a. session of said court,then to be holden at the Probate Office in thecity of Ann Arbor, and show cause, if anythere be, why the prayer of the petitionershould not be gianted: And it is further or-dered, that said petitioner give notice to thepersons interested in said estate, of the pendencyof said petition and the hearing thereof, by caus-ing a copy of tins order to be published in theMichigan Argus, a newspaper printed and circu-lated in laid county, three succesive weeks pre-vious to said day of hearing.

WILLIAM D. HARRIMAN,(A true copy.) Jud^e of Probate.

W M . G . DOTY. Probate Register. 1678td

Estate of Emilie Eiting.IJTATE OF MICHIGAN, County of Washtenaw,^ ss. At a session of the Probate Court for theCounty of Washteuaw, holden at the Probate Of-fice, in the city of Ann Arbor, on Thursday, the four-teenth day of February, in the year one thoussandeight hundred and seventy-eight.

Present, William D. Harriman, Judge of Probate.Iu the matter of the estate of Emilie Eiting,

minor.Leonhard Gruner, the guardian of said ward,

conies into court and represents that he is now-prepared to render his annual account as suchguardian.

Thereupon it is ordered, that Saturday, the*" six-teenth day oi" March, next., at ten o'clock in theforenoon, be assigned for examining and allowingsuch account, and that the next of kin of saidward, and all other persons interested in saidestate, arc required to appear at a session of saidcourt, then to be holden at the Probate Office in thecity of Ann Arbor, in said county, and show cause,if an th b h th id t h l d tbguardian give notice to the persona interestedin said estate, of the pendency of said account, andthe hearing thereof, by causing a copy of thisorder to bs published in the Michigan Argus, anewspaper printed and circulating iu said county,three successive weeks previous to said day ofhearing. WILLIAM D. HARRIMAN.

f A true copy.) Judge of Probate.WM. G. DOTY, Probate Register. 1675

, y, a d ,if any there be, why the said account should notbe allowed : And it is further ordered that said

Real Estate for Sale.QTATE OF MICHIGAN, County of Washteni.w,O as. In the matter of the estate of Moses C.Edwards, deceased. Notice is hereby given, thatin pursuance of an order granted to the under-signed, administrator of the estate of said de-ceased, by the Hon. Judge of Probate for theCounty of Washtenaw, ou the twenty-eighth dayof January, A. D. 1878, there will be sold at publicvendue, to the highest bidder, at the late residenceof said deceased, on the premises to be sold, in thetownship of York, in the County of Washtenaw,in said State, on TUESDAY, THE NINETEKNTH DAYOF MABCH, A. D. 387S, at ten o'clock in the fore-noon oi that day (subject to all encumbrances bymortgage or otherwise existing at the time of thedeath of said deceased), the following describedreal estate, to wit: The certaiu pieces or parcels ofland situate in the township of York, in the countyof Washteuaw and State of Michigan, knownand described as follows, to wit: The southwestquarter (s. w. qr.) of the northeast quarter (n. e.qr.) and the west half (w. h.) of the southeast quar-ter (s. e. qr.) of section number thirty-five (35}, intownship four (4) south, range six (6) east, ex-cepting four parcels of about five (5) acres in all,deeded to Hiram M. Smith, Elijah Ellis, D. A.Woodard and J.E.Marvin; and also exceptingand reserving a parcel of land heretofore deededto Thomas Bray man, off the west end of abovefarm, containing thirty-six (36) acres ; also except-ing those parcels of land included in the plat ofJane P. Edwards, to the village of Milan, Mon-roe County, State of Michigan, being a part ofthe west halt of the southeast quarter of sectionthirty-five (35) in the township of York, Washte-naw County, State of Michigan, said plat beingrecorded in the office of the Register of Deeds forWashtenaw County, in Hber 60, on page 406; alsoexcepting-thy piece or parcel of land deeded byMoses ('. Edwards to Levi H. Keynolds, and re-corded in the office of the Register of Deeds forWashtenaw Couuty, in liber 71, on page 518; alsoexcepting the piece or parcel of land deeded byMoses C. Edwards to Sheldon B. Throop, and re-corded in the office of the Register of Deeds forW;ihhteiiaw County, in liber 7o, on page 600; alsoexcepting the piece or parcel of land deeded byMosesC. Edwards to George Clark, and recordedin the office of the Register of Deeds for Washte-naw County, in liber 77 of deeds, on page 420:also excepting the piece or parcel of land deededby Moses C. Edwards to Elizabeth Epley. and re-corded in the office of the Register of Deeds forWashtenaw County, in liber 77, on page 699; alsoexcepting the piece or parcel of land deeded byMoses C. Edwards to Addison E. Gardner, andrecorded in the office of the Register of Deeds forWashtenaw County, in liber 77, on page 5-J8.

Dated, January '28, A. D. 1877. 1672SABLES C. EDWARDS, Administrator.

Chancery Sale.MICHIGAN, the Circuit Court for the

County of "Washtenaw—in Chancery. SamuelP. Jewett, complainant, vs. William B. Dean andJames C. McG-ee, defendants. In puisuance andby virtue of a decree made aud entered in theabove entitled cause, on the thirteenth day of No-vember, A. D. 1877, the undersigned, one of theCircuit Court Commissioners in and for said countyof Washtenaw, will sell at public vendue to thehighest bidder, at tVie south door of the CourtHouse in the city of Ann Arbor, in s? id county, onSATURDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF APRIL, A. D.1878, at Ion o'clock in the forenoon of that day, theeast half of tho southwest quarter and the westhalt of the southeast quarter of section twenty-eight (28); also the west half of the southeast quar-ter of the southwest quarter of section twenty (i>0),all in township number three south Of range num-ber three east in said county of Watfhtenaw, Michi-gan, containing one hundred and eighty acres ofland; also one acre of land in tho southeast cornerof the west half of the southwest quarter of sec-tion number twenty-eight (-2S), in the same town-ship. Paled, February 21, A. [>. 1878.

FRANK EMERICK,Circuit Court Commissioner.

JOHN N. (iOTT, Solicitor i'or Complainant. 1875

Mortgage Sale.

DEFAULT having been made in the conditionof a certain mortgage made mad executed by

John Keegan and Catharine Keegan, of the city ofAnn Arbor, county of Washtenaw and State ofMichigan, to William H . Parker,, of Lowell, Massa-chusetts, on the twenty-fourth day of June , onethousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and re-corded in the office of the Register of Deeds for thecounty aforesaid on the twenty-fifth day of June,A. D. 1S09, at 11% o'clock A. M. of said day, in liber42 of mortgages, on page (55. There is claimed tobe due on the note and mortgage the sum of fifteenhundred and sixty-rive dollars and fifty-two cents,alsu au attorney's fee of forty dollars* should anyproceedings he taken to foreclose said mortgage,and no proceedings having been takeu in law orequity to recover said sum of money or any partthereof: Notice is hereby given, that, by virtue ofiIn- power of sale in said mortgage contained, Ishall sell at public auction to the highest bidder onthe EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MAY NEXT, at 2 o'clock p.M. of said day, at the front door ot the Court Housein the city of Ann Arbor, in the county of Wash-(enaw and State aforesaid (that being the buildingin which the Circuit, Court for said county is held),the premises described in said mortgage as beingall that certain piece or parcel of land situated inthe city of Ann Arbor, county of Washteuaw andState of Michigan, known, bounded and describedas follows, to wi t : Being the east half of the westhalf of the northwest quarter of section numbertwenty, iu township number two t'2) south of rangenumber six (C>) east, containing forty acres of land.

February 21,1878.WILLIAM H. PARKER, Mortgagee.

JOHN N. GOTT, Att 'y for Mortgagee. 1675

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Mortgage Sale.W HEREAS, Michael Welch and Edmund Welch,

of the township of Northfield, County ofWashtenaw, tmd State of Michigan, on the four-teenth day of February, in the year of our lordone thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, «xe-cuted a mortgage to John N. Gott, of the city otAnn Arbor, county aforesaid, to secure the pay-ment of certain principal und interest moneytherein mentioned, which mortgage was recordedin the office of the Register of Deeds of the countyof Washtenaw, on the fourteenth day of Febru-ary, A. D. 1876, at '6]A o'clock v. M., in liber 51 ofmortgages, on.page 60') ; which said mortgage wasduly assigned on the said fourteenth day ot Febru-ary, A. D. 187*irto Luther James, of the townshipot Lima, county aforesaid, which said assignmentwas recorded in the office of tlie Register ol Deedsof said county on the eighth day of February, A .D. 1878, at4% o'clock p. M. of said day, in libersof alignments of mortgages, on prure 621, andwheieas default has been made in the pay-ment of the interest upon said mortgage, thaithere is now claiineu to be due for interest tin; sumof two hundred und fifty-two dollars, also fiftydollars as u reasonable solicitor or attorney's feein addition to all other legal costs, also other pay-ments to become due upon said mortgage for prin-cipal, and no suit or proceedings having been in-stituted either in law or equity to recover tlie sameor any part thereof: Notice is hereby given, that onSATUBDAY, THE EI.KYKNTH (llthj DAY OF MAY,1«78, at 2 o'clock r. M. of said day, at the southdoor of the Court House in the city of Ann Arbor(thatbeingthe building in which the Circuit Courtfor said county is held}, and by virtue of the powerof pale contained in said mortgage, I shall sell nt•ublic auction, to tlie highest bidder, the premisesescribed in suid mortgage to satisfy the interest

due with the attorney's fee of fifty dollars andcharges of Bale, subject to the sums to become due:All those certain pieces or parcels of lard situateand being in tlie township of Northfield, county ofWashtcnaw, and State of Michigan, and describednx follows, to wit: Being the "west half of tIn-northeast quarter and the went half of the southeast quarter of section number tlihty-Uvo (S2), al.-othe southwest quarter of the northeast Quarter ofsection number twenty-nine (29), in Lownanjp mini")er one south of range number six (6) east, c utaimngtwo hundred acres of land more Ol

Dated, February 1">, 1878.

LUTIIKU JAMBS,JOHN N. GOTX, Assignee of Hortguj ye.

1C74 Att'y ioi Assignee of Mortgagee.

Mortgage Stile.

DEFAULT having been made fn flit; conditionof a certain mortgage made and executed \y

.'imviit S. Taj lor and Abigail Taylor, his wife, ofhe village of Saline, county of Washtenaw and

State of Michigan, to Comstook F. Hill, of Lodi,jounty of Washtenaw aforesaid, ou the tenth dayf April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eightundivd and seventy-two, and recorded in tho of-

Ice of the Register of Deeds for the county afore-aid, on the twentieth day of April, A. b. JH72, at'lie o'clock p. in. oi'isaid day, in liber 4tj of mort-ages, page300; that there U now claimed to b;-.ue and unpaid on said mortgage, and the note acompanying the same, the sum of one hundred andhree dollars and fifty cents [$1O8:5O), also an attor-ney's fee of twenty-five dollars as a reasonable at-orney fee, in addition to all other legal costs,hould any proceedings be taken to foreclose theaiiit', und no proceedings at law or in equity haing been instituted to recover the earn* or any parthereof: Notice is hereby given, that by virtue ofhe power of sale in said mortgage contained, andf tlie statute in such case made and provided, 1hall sell at public auction to the highest bidder, onhe SIXTEENTH DAY OP A I T . I L , A. D. 1878, at two'clock p. m. of .said day, at the front door of the'ourt House in the city of Ann Arbor, in theounty of Washtenaw and State aforesaid ( that be-ng the building In which the Circuit Court for saidounty is held), the premises described in saidnortgage as being lots No. 48 and 49 in Bennett'sddition to the village of Saline, comity of Washte-aw and State aforesaid, according to a recordedhit thereof. Dated, January 15,1878.

KiTOtd COMSTOCK F. HILL, Mortgagee.

Mortgage Sale.XfHEREAS default having been made in the' • conditions of two certain mortgages, one madend executed by John Crawford and Cathariner&wford to Charles S. Gregory, and dated Beptem-er the fifth, A. D. 1871, aud recorded in the officef the Register of Deeds of Washtenaw County,i liber « Of mortgages, on page C27, which said

t^age was assigned by said Charles S.ffregoryo Frederick Lanbengayer by deed of assignment,ecorded in liber five of assignment of mortgages,n page 578, and the other of said mortgages beinglade and executed by F. H. Kraus to JohnJ .raw ford, and dated November the ninth, A, D,872, and recorded in said Register's oflice, in liber4 of mortgages at page 244, which last said mort-age was assigned by said John J Crawford toharles S. Gregory by deed of assignment, re->rded in said Register's oflice, in liber fouroi'ar-gument of mortgages, on page 447, and by saidharles S. Gregory to Frederick Laubengayer byeed of assignment, recorded in said Regisit r'-ffice, in liber four of assignment of mortgages, onage 448, and whereas- there is now due and unpaidn said first mortgage the sum of Seventeen bun-red and eighty-one 19-100 dollars ($1,783.19) andi become due the sum of five hundred dollarsith interest at the rate of ten per eent. from thisate according to the terms of said mortgage andie bond accompanying the same, also an attor-ey's fee of thirty dollars, provided for in saidlortgage, and whereas, there is now due and un-aid on said second mortgage the sum of thirteenundred and fourteen 57-100 dollars, together wit hn attorney's fee of thirty dollars provided for indid mortgage, and whereas, no proceedings haveecu taken heretofore in law or equity to recoverie debt secured by said mortgages or any partlereof: Now, therefore, notice is hereby.givennit by virtue of the power of sale in each ot saidlortgages contained, and by virtue of the statutei such cases made and provided, on SATURDAY,

QS TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF AlT.II, next, atL A. M, of said day, at the south door of the Court[ouse, in the city of Ann Arbor (that being the

jlace and building where the Circuit Court for theounty of Washtenaw is held) the undersigned willell at public auction, to the highest bidder, theremises described in each of said mortgages (iteing the same description iu each) or so muchlereof as shall be necessary to satisfy the saidebts with interest thereon, together with saidttomey fees, also the costs and expenses oi sale[lowed by law, said premises being described iniid mortgages as being the south part of the north-est fractional quarter of section number four,

n township number two south, range number fiveist, in the township of Scio, county of tTftshte-aw and State of Michigan, containing eighty acres'. land, more or less.Ann Arbor, January 28,187S,

FREDERICK LAUBENGAYER,D. CRAMER, Assignee of Mortgages,

Attorney for Assignee. 1672

Mortgage Hale.

DEFAULT having been made in the conditiu uof a certain purchase money mortgage, ere-

uted by Lorenzo Davis to Zacharias Schaad, bear-g date Januaiy first. A. D. 1871. and recorded iaie office of the Register of Deeds for "Washtenaw

ounty, State of Michigan, on January seventeenth,. D. 1871, at 10:25 o'clock a. m., in liber 45 of

nortgages, on page 52, which said mortgage ftfter-ards, to wit: on March fourth, A. D. 1871, dulyssigned by deed of assignment, by the said.Zach-rias Shaad to Sarah J, Winner, which deed of as-gnment was recorded in said Register's office onauuary fourteenth, A. D. 1877, at - rlO o'clock p.i., in liber five of assignment of mortgages, onage 002, by which default tbe power of sale there-n contained has become operative, and no pro-eedings at law or in equity having been institutedu recover the debt secured by said mortgage orny part thereof, and the sum of fourteen hundrednd eighty six dollars being now claimed to be duepon said mortgage, for principal and interest,esides the costs and expenses ol this foreclosure:ncluding an attorney fee of twenty-five dollars .otice is therefore, hereby given, that said mort-age will be foreclosed by a sale of the premisesescribed in said mortgage, at public vendue, tuie highest bidder, on APRIL THIRTEENTH, A. I).$78, at ten o'clock a. m. of said day, at the southrout door of the Court House, in the city of Annirbor, county of Washtenaw, and State ot Mlchian (that being the building in which the Circuitourt for Washtenaw is held}. The lands and preni-

ses described in said mortgage, and which will beold at said time and place, are described as tol-ows, to wit: All that pieee of land beginning atie southeast corner of the southwest quarter ofection number thirty-four, in township nmnbeiwo south and range number six etist, being in theounty of Washtenaw, nnd State of Michigan, anduniiing thence west on the section line so fai that:ie boundaries hereinafter mentioned will Inductfteen acres of land, thence north parallel to tbeast line oi said quarter section to the center oilie Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti road, thence southrly along the center ot said road to the east lintt said quarter section, and thence south on saiituarttr section line to tho place ot beginning.Dated, January 15, 1878.

SARAH J. "WINNER, Assignee.HENRY WADE ROGERS, Att'y for Assignee. iG7o

Mortgage Sale.

WHEREAS, John Blythe and Joanna Blythe,of the township of Manchester,Michigan, on the

,enth day of June, A. D. one thousand eight hundrednd seventy-four, executed a mortgage to Watsonieer, of the township of Superior, county of Wash-enaw, nnd State ot Michigan, to secure the pay-aeet of certain piincipal nnd interest moneyherein mentioned, which mortgage was recordedn the office ot the Register of Deeds of Washte-iiw county and State of Michigan, on the seven-eenth day of June, A. 1). 1874, at five^and one-half'dock p. m. of said day, in liber fifty-one of mort-ages, on page 389: and whereua default has beennade more than thirty days in the payment of anustallment of said interest money which becameueon the tenth day of June, A.D. 1875, by reasonThereof and pursuant to the terms of said mort-age, said mortgagee elects that so much of said

nineipal as remains unpaid, with all arrearages ofnterest thereon, shall become due and payablemmediately, and whereas there is claimed to beuo and unpaid at the date of this notice the sumC eighteen hundred and ninety dollars and eighty-ix cents for principal and interest, aleo fifty dol-irs us a reasonable solicitor's or attorney's fee, inddition to all other legal costs, should any proeedings be taken to foreclose said mortgage ; and10 suit or proceedings having been instituted eithern law or equity to recover the same or any pavthereof : Notice is hereby given that on Saturday,he thirteenth day of April next, at two o'clock inhe afternoon ot said day, at the south door of the^ourt House, in the city of Ann Arbor (that beinghe building iu which the Circuit Court for studouuty is held), and by virtue of the power of saleontained in said mortgage, I shall sell at public aue-iou, to the highest bidder, the premises described inaid rnortguye, to satisfy the aniounl ol principalind interest claimed to be due, with the attorney'see of fifty dollars aud charges of sale, to wit: Allhat certain piece or parcel of laud tdtuate andjeing in the township of Manchester, in thocounty of Washtenaw, and State of Michigan, anddescribed as follows: Being lot " B " on middleubdivision of tho northwest fractional quarter otection, number seven (7), township number (4)outh of range number three (o) east, containingighty-one and tifty-tive hundredths of an acre,

except all lying north of the highway, supposed,o be three acres, more or less.

January 18, 1878.TUIIN X. GOTT, AVATSON GEEK,

Att'y for Mortgagee. 1G70 Mortgagee,

\ BSTRACTS OF TITLES.

'Die undersigned, Uegislei of Deeds, will prompty and carefully make Abstracts of titles,

From the Original Records,or Attorney*, Agents, Owners, or Purchasers,

So pains will be spared to give a complete chain oiitle, and show all encumbrances. Charges reas-onable.

CHAS. H. MANLY.Ann Arbor, January 10, 1877. 1617.

THE NEWSJCOADENSED.TURKEY'S DISHEHBBBHBNT.THE TBELIMINAliV TERMS OF PEACE.

Tlio treaty contains twontv-nino articles,Tho opening articles relate to Montenegro,Servia. and Bulgaria. The indemnity is fixod»t 1,110,000,000 rabies, but 1,100,000,000 arecovered by territorial cetSHious. Nothing ialix( <1 concerning the terms and period of pay-mcut of the 310,000,000. No pmrantee isBtipnlated, nor is there niontion of Egyptian orBulgarian tributes or of tho Turkish fleot. Thetreaty simply statos that Russia and Turkeyshall agree subsequently about tho payment.

Pirot remains Buljjai ian.Bervia includoB [cienitzn, Novi-Bazar, and

Vranja.Montenegro includes Antiyari, Spuz, Podgo-

rit/.a. and Nicsics.All tho Bulgarian fortresses aro to be razed

and the Turkish troops withdrawn.A military road will be established for tho

Ottoman posts and tho tdogtapli, and tho pass-age of troopB, which, however, must not makeany considerable halt while passing throughthe country. Mussulmans may return to Bul-garia. Any property of Mussulmans, who havonot returned, which they loavo undisposed,will bo sold after two years for the benefit of awidows' and orphans' fund.

The arrears of tases in Bosnia and Herze-govina are to be remitted. Tho revenue, until1880, is to bo applied to the Indemnity for «uf-forers bj the insurrection, and to provido forlocal noods. Austrian and Kussiaucommission-ors will arbitrato in all disputed claims.

Tho navigation of tho straits is declared freefor merchant vessels during peaco or war.

Six divisions of Russian infantry and twj ofcavalry will occupy Bulgaria until tho forma-tion of tho Bulgarian milit a, tho strength ofwhich shall be fixed later by Bussia and Turkey.The Kupsian army of occupation will preservecommunications both through Jioumania andthoBJacksea. Tho expousos of the Kussiauoccupation aro to bo boruo by Bu'garia.

Bouruania is authorized to make her demandfor indemnity direct to the Porto, and make adirect treat}'. No indemnity is stipulated forServia or Montenegro.

Russian, Turkish, and Bulgarian commission-era will determine (ho Bulgarian tribute.

Tlio reform piogrammo of the Constantinopleconference will be applied to Bosnia and Herze-govina.

Au organization similar to that granted toCrete in 18(58 is stipulated for Tliessaly andEpirun. No mention is made of Greece orCrete.

Batoum, Ardahan, Kars and Bayazid areceded to liussta. Erzeroum and Trobizond arenot mentioned, oxcept that the Russians mayembark at Trebizond on their return home.

Asiatic Turkey i» to bo evacuated in sixmonths. Tho evacuation of Enropoan Turkeyid to begin immediately, and becompletod with-in three mouths.

The European Danuba Commission retainsits former rights. The Porto undertakes theexpense of ro-OBtabHsbing navigation on theDannbo and indemnifying privato losses, theamounts of which are to be deducted by theDanube Commission from tho sums it owes thePorte.

Bussi» reoeives tho Dobrudscha, to exchangeit for Bessarabia.

Tho question of the Turko-PerBian frontiershall bo speedily settled.

THE BAST.

P. B. LEACH'S shoo shop at Brocton, Mass.was burned last week. Loss, $150,000 ; insur-ance, $125,000. Four hundred persons arothrown out of employment.

THE business portion of the village of Spartausburg, Pa., has been burned. Loss, $100,000 At Rowell's point, Pa., a few days agotho trestle platform used in building a newiroibridge over tho Potomac at Rowell'd bend gaviway, precipitating thirteen mon at work intKtho river, a distance of fifty feet. Three meiwero killed outright, and the remainder serionsly injured.

THE long bridge- at New Brnnswick, N. J.,on the line of the Pennsylvania railway, andspanning the Raritan liver and Delaware amRaritau canal, has been burned by an iucendiary. It will be rebuilt immediately.

PHILADELPHIA has had a panic among thprovision dealers, and a number of failures arireported R. W. Adams <fc Co., lumber dealers, New -York, havo failed. Liabilities«1,548,044 ; assets, $39,959.

THK WEST.

THE finances of the city of San Francisciare in a sad plight. Tho treasury is omptyand the city is prohibited, by legislative enactnient, from borrowing any money.

THKBE is stored in Chicago elevators 1,326,011 bushels of wheat; 354.0G4 bushels of corn241,671 bnshols of oats ; lf.8,205 bushels of rye,and 684,955 bushels of barley, making a gramtotal of 2,774,909 bushels," against 8,513,85bushels at this period last year.

THE annual national convention of thchoese, butter and egg men has just been helin Chicago. The meeting was largely attendeby delegates from all parts of tho East anWe t J. R. Bartnolow, a well-to-do citizeof St. Louis, was shot and probably fatallwounded by his young sou, because ho reAised tho youngster pormission to go out amwitness tho Mardi Graa festivities.

A JOLIET dispatch to the Chicago Tiiburusays that "Rando, tho wholesale murdererhas not beon assigned to any occupation by thprison authorities, and it is said that ho stubbornly refuses to work. Ho will probably bmanaged on the principle of ' No work, no eat,and his backbone allowed to rasp his sternumuntil he in satisfied that a little healthy labor ibetter than a good deal of starvation."

TnE Supremo Court of Nebraska has just anuounccd a decision that dealing in grain optionin Chicago is gambling, and all contracts mad'in Nebraska, founded thereon, are against Dublie policy and void.

CHAIII.ES L. WILSON, one of tho founders ithe Chicago Stoning Journal, and for thirtyears sole proprietor of that paper, died recenly in San Antonio, Texas, whither ho had gorfor tho benefit < f his chattered health. MrWilson was one of the oldest and most honorecitizens of Chicago, having settled there1835. He was born at Fail-field, Ct., in 1818...Chicago is to havo aoothor groat dry-goodhouse. Arnold, Constable k Co.. second Jargeeretail dry-goods dealers in Now Y.ork have leasetho premises lately occupied by Field, Leit€r .Co., on State street, and, as soon as tho builcing is reconstructed, will open an extensivwholesale and retail store.

THK SOUTH.

IN pursuance of a joint resolution whicpassed both houses of the Ohio Legislature,national salute was fired at Columbus, oMarch 4, in honor of the final passage of thSilver bill....Two Missouri murderers wehung on Friday, March 1—John W. DanielsWarrensburg, and Richard Green at KansiCity.

REPORTS from the Upper Missouri riverjeountry roprosont that threo couriers from GenMiles havo been killed by some of tho runawa;savages from Red Cloud agency, and thoro iHomiithing of a scare at Buford. It is also r<ported that Sitting Bull has visited a Yatiktocamp, near the boundary, for the purpose ctrying to buy provisions for his people. Hpaid there was no buffaloes across the line, anthat tho Sioux in Canada are starving.

EX-SENATOK BEN WADE died at his home „Jefferson, Ohio, March 2, at tho advanced agiof 78 years. Mr. Wado loft an estate valued a$80,000, and made no will.

Tnu town of Hot Springs, Ark., tho welknown resort for invalids, has been almost eitiroly destroyed by fire. The loss is estimateat about $250,000.

A FINANCIAL panic seized upon LouisvilKKy., bat week, and tho Nowcomb-Buohanadistillery, tho largest in the country ; HarvejA Keith, the heaviest shoo dealers in the cityand.X. A. Zoanoro ft Son, liquor dealers,pendod.

TEE Steamer City of Chester, tvae burned ithe Memphis wharf the othor day. Loss, £40,000. Two persons lost their lives by the disaiter.

On Sunday, the 11th of March, tlio city >Atlanta, Ga., was visited by a wind tornado o.unprecedented violence, which did great damage to property. The storm struck suddoul;about 11 o'clock, when tho churchos were fiUc<with worshippers. Tho Episcopal churchlike tho othflm ™«° « " - i ^ — ' — "with worshippers. Tho Episcopal chlike the others, was tilled. During thepart of tho service tho wind suddenly roseshook the u bol buildi t it f d

earlpart of tho service tho wind suddenly rose, an!shook the u bole building to its foundation. Thofficiating minister realized at once that,tornado had Btrook the building, and, knowhijthat it was merely a question ef minutes tsecure tho safety of the peoplo, crind out tthem to throw themselves under the seatsThis advice the congregation at once followod,and not a moment to > soon. With a few fearfill creaks and jnr.-tlho whole building crumbled into a ebtpeleu rain, burying the congregation under the debris. Luckily the sholteafforded by the seats protected tho groat lna*of the congregation, but eighteen wero monor lots seriously wounded by tho falling timbers. The City Hall was unroofed by th<storm, and many other buildings sustained »erious injury.

A rELEOiuar from Charleston, S. O., saysthprogrammo of tho Liberian Exodus Associatio;is now completely arranged, and a vessel habeen chartered for tho carrying of emigrantThero are 31,000 shares of stock at $10 a xhar<and it U cliimod that 25,000 colored peopnthrough thu .Smith have '"vested in tho joint

ock association, and that over 160,000 aro onilled to go when the occasion offers.

CAIT. WILLIAM O. HARBISON, who was a pas-

nger on tho ill-fated steamer Motropoli", haseen arrested at Philadelphia on a chargo ofobbing tho dead after they were thrown by•ne wavos upon tho Currituck beach. Harrisonaa agent of tho firm that cent out tho cargo* human freight,

THKRK were thirty-six mercantile failures inlontroal, Canada, lart month, aggregating1,935,000 of liabilities, and showing nominally989,000 of assets, which will not realizo moro

ban $500,000.

WASHINGTON.

TnE President, in conversation with someeutlemen on the Silver bill, tho other day,tated that lie hoped that tho expectations of:s friends will bo realized, and that his ownpinions as to itB effoct might provo to be er-ouoous... .McCulloch. Superintendent of Gov-rnment Buildings at San Francisco, having>eeu discovered in fraudulent transactions, hasioen removed by the President Tho House?ostoflice Committee has agreed toreeommondho adoption of the double-stamp return postal->ard. The purpose of this is to permit an an-iwer to bo returned on a postal-card.

THE President has nominated Alexaudor{oed Postmaster at Toledo, Ohio; also, the'ollowing Consuls : Charles H. Brouscomb, ofilissoiui, at Chenkiang ; Erastus V. Webster,f New York, at Toronto; Henry C. Marston,f Illinois, at Port Louis j also, John McNeil,f Missouri, Indian Inspector, and Wilbur F.iUnt, for United States Attorney of Maine.

THE Government's new silver certificates willloon bo ready for issue, and aro of the form ofauk notes, eDgravod in the best manner, andiriuted on bank-note fiber paper... .The Secre-

tary of tho Treasury has asked Congress for $75,-000 to build now vaults for silver A Wash-ngtou telegram nays: " There are evidencesif a dead-lock between tho two houses similarto that in the last Congress.Tho Sonate Appropriation Committee haa.ucreased the appropriation for the MilitaryAcademy bill $83,216. This increase was madenfter Gen. 8chofii>ld, the Commandant of thoMilitary Academy, had testified as to the ncodaof |that institution Tho fishery award atHalifax is under consideration at Washington.Tho opinion is now rapidly forming that it is inno proper sense an award, and should not bo

Slid even if paymtnt is demandfd by Greatritain, of which thero is now said to be doubt.TnE President has nominated John W. Hoyt,

of Wisconsin, to bo Governor of Wyoming Ter-ritory.

J. F. RrssLiNG, who has bad some connec-tion with tho Erie railroad, was before theHouse Committee on Agriculture last week,and gavo some tostimony as to the existence" ofa livo-stock ring, which created a sensation.According to the testimony, a olose corpora-tion controls the transportation of tho entireive-stock product of the Went, and is able to

levv an annual tax upon producers amountingto about $4,500,000.

FOBEION NEWS.

THE Mark Lane Express of the 7th inst., ina review of tho British grain trade, says: "Thpeace prospeot3, the fairly-abundant granaries!stocks, and heavy anticipated arrival* bothfrom America and Southern Russia, havo combinod to reduce the wheat trade to a lamenta-ble stato of depression."

THE iiiHUrrectiou in Thessaly and other Greekprovinces of Turkey is spreading, and tho Turk-ish soldiers are re enacting tho Bulgarian atrocities in the disturbed districts, whorever theyfind opportunity.

THE Czar and tho Sultan havo cordiallshaken hands across the bloody chasm, as wit-ness tho following graphic correspondenceSultan to Czar—"On tho occasion of tho anniversary of your Majesty's accession to thtthrone, I offer you my congratulations, withtho desire of renewing our friendly relations."Czar to Sultan—"I thank your Majesty yourfor congratulations, which I received simultane-ously with the news of tho signature of peace,I perceive in this coincidence a presage olgood and lasting relations botween us."

ADVICFS received at Washington from Cubafully confirm the reports of the completo col-lipsoof the rebellion in that unfortunate island

Tho Grand Lodge of Freemasons of En-gland, Lord Carnarvon presiding, unanimouslypassed a resolution refusing to recognize as aFreemason any person initiated in a lodgewhore the belief in God is denied or ignored,This refers to tho action of the Grand Orion'of France, which recently eliminated the articlexpressing belief in God from its ritual... .Th*Cabinet of the new Pope is announced its follows: Cardinal Franchi, Secretary of StateCardinal Simtoni, Prefoct of tho PropagandaCardinal Morichini, Camerlengo, and CardinalBartolini, President of tho Congregation oiBites.

CAHLE dispatches of the 8lh are to the effocthat the conference would certainly meet a1

Berlin, and that Prince Bismarck would proba-bly preBide. Lord Derby delivered a speech iParliament, in which ho took a dospondonview of the situation. Ho admitted that thitreaties of 1856 and 1871 had virtually ceasotto exist, and wero only binding until the powers could ratify a new system.

THE city of Panama haa been visited by a doBtructive conflagration. Loss estimated at1*500,000 Tho plaguo has broken out inseveral cities of Persia A report comesfrom Constantinople that Suleiman Pasha,who, at the time of tho signing of the armis-tice, was tho Comtnander-in-Chief of theTurkish armies, has been drowned as a punish-ment for his part in a conspiracy to dethronethe Sultan.

ADVICES from San Domingo state that thorevolutionists attacked Baoz's army a short dis-tance from tho city, and utterly defeated it,making many prisoners, and capturing all itsartillery and ammunition... .A dispatch fromTrieste says the Austrian steamer Sphynx, fromCavallo, with 2,500 Circassians on board, caughttire aud went ashore near Capo Elia. Fivohundred lives were lost Archduke Francis,father of the Emperor of Austria, is doadGen. Grant, after a somewhat protracted so-jouru in Egypt, went to Constautinople, and,after tarrying two or threo days, and acceptingtho hospitalities of the British Minister, he setout for Athons, where he was received with thehighest honors and banqueted by the GroekKing and Queen.

A CABLE dispatch says the Sultan has ratifiedtho treaty. It ia reported that the last clansois to tho effect that Russia ana Turkoy will re-gard tho treaty as solidaire, implying that theywill not recognize tho right of any power tointerfere with its torms except as regards thequestion of tho straits and the settlement ofme boundaries of Montenegro.

A itECEKT dispatch from Athens, Greece,says the insurrection is very activo In Thessaly,Epirus, Crete, and Macedonia Late advices

from India state that the Mohammedans aregreatly excited about the overthrow of Turkey,and Berioue trouble is apprehended unless theBritish Government taken somo anti-Russianaction shortly.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS*.;

TUESDAY, March 5.—SENATE.—Mr. Thurmanintroduced a bill to prohibit members of Congressfrom becomuiK sureties on certain bonds. Re-ferred Mr. Hponcer, from the Committee on Mili-tary Affairs, reported adversely on the Senate bill ex-tending the time for presenting claims for collect-ing, drilling, or organizing volunteers for the war ofthe Kobolliun, and it was indefinitely postponed...Mr. Heck delivered a long argument in Btipportof his resolution directing the Secretary ofthe Treasury not to purchase any bonda for thesinking fund during tho next fiscal year. He niiin-taincd that by an erroneous method of bookkeep-ing an excess of $37,000,000 has been carried to thecredit of the fund. He blamed Senators Morrill andDawes for this, and insisted that, in the depressedcondition of the industries, no more money shouldbe appropriated for this purpose. The resolutionW.IH referred to the Finance Committee. Mr. Mor-rill Bpoke in reply to Mr. lieck, after wliich the Sen-ate adjourned.

HOUKK.—Mr. Marah offered a resolution directingthe Judiciary Committee to tttke stepn looking tothe collection of the |28,000,C00 indebtedness duethe United StatCH from tho Central and UnionPacific Itailroad Companies The Fortificationbill, appropriating $275,000, was paused... ..JudgeKelley delivered a two hours' speech onfinance. It was designed aa a reply toGen. Girfield't* November speech on silver.Judfje KfUey's review «f (iarlield's speech wascaustic. He said it wan devoid of loKic, aud wa« amere rhapaoily, and was welcomed by the bullion-I«t prfEH as an answer to the silver argument, andwan dintributed through the office of the Comp-troller of the Currency, and thus poBHCsecd a semi-official character Mr. Kiddle, from the Commit-tee on Territories, reported back adversely the billto establish the Territory of Pembma. Laid on thetnble... The. House, in committee of the whole, dis-cussed the bills authorizing tho Secretary of theTreasury to employ temporary clerlm. and makingan appropriation for the. same; making appropria-tions lor detecting trespass on public lands, and forbriiH.'inK into the market public lauds in certainStates.

WEDNESDAY, March 6.—SENATE.— The Senatobill to authorize the Worthington «nd Sioux FallsKailroad Company to extend itH road into tho Terri-tory of Dakota to the village of Sioux Falls was tak-en up, discussed ami passed.... Mr. Chaffee, fromthe Committee on Public Lands, reported a substi-tute for yie Semite bill authorizing citizens of Colo-rado, Nevada and the Territories to fell and removetimber on the public domain for iniiiinfi and domes-tic purposes. Placed on the calendar....Mr. l'hinib, from the Committee on Public Lands,reported, with an amendment, the Senate bill defin-ing the manner in whi.li oartalD land-scrfp may be((^signed and located or applied by actual ceitlerrf,•iijd providing for the isKije of patents In the namo

f tho locator or his legal representative. Placed onliocalcndar After a lengthy debate, tho Sonato>assed the bill authorizing tho issue of bond» iumall denominations, running fifty years, «ml bear-UR 4 per oont. interest.

IIOUSK.—The House passed the Fortification billud tho bill authorizing the erection of a Govern-

ment building at Knnsiii. City, Mo A f«<;:rrafl received from tho President vetoing tlif bill au-iori/-ing a Rpccial tfrm of tho United StjiteB Courtt KlflBjflSipp! to (ry tho timber depi-edatorfl. Thooimnieut was very brief, and tjtatcd, in substance,hat not enough timo was allowed by thoMl to allow tho Government to preparets ease, and that there wero no fundsn hand to pay the expense of an extrapinion of tho court. The bill and message were re-errcd to tho Judiciary Committee... .The Housepent a largo share, of tho day in committee of tho

whole on tho Deficiency Appropriation bill, tho timebeing principally consumed by Mr. Garfield in a Botspeech iu reply to Mr. Kclley's speech, delivered onTuesday.

THURSDAY, March 7.— SENATE.—Tlio Senate1:• .-iiM-i-d the bill rotating to reopening the court-

uiirtial caso of ex-SurgcoM General Hammond with-iut reaching a vote Mr. Sargent called up hisolut resolution in regard to Chinese immigration,

an.l mads a long speech thereon Mr. Cockrcllresented a bill to provide for the oiganization of a

Mississippi llivcr Improvement Commission, aud for;he improvement of navigation on that river.

IIOUSE.—Tho Ilonse Committeo on Accountsirought forward tho Democratic caucus resolution.uthorizing the appointment of a number of experts:o work in connection with the several investigat-ing committees. A spirited discllHsion ensued, butthe resolution was passed—183 to 101.

FRIDAY, March 8.—SENATE.—Not iu session.HOUSE.—Communications were read from Ameri-

can type-founders, protesting against certain peti-tions for the abolition of tne tariff duty ou typo. ..The Houso debated the bill to appropriate $375,000to pay Southern mail contractors for services ron-dered tho Government prior to tho war.

SATURDAY, March 9 .—SE»TE.—Not iu ses-sion.

HOUSE.— Mr. Foster, from the Committeo on Ap-propriations, reported a bill providing for tho ap-propriation of $1,633,445 for doflciencios for thoservice of the Government for the fiscal year endingJuno SO, 1878 The Consular and Diplomatio Ap-propriation bill was considered in committeo of thewhole Mr. Kelley delivered a speech in reply toMr. Garfleld's speech of Wednesday, and Mr. Hnb-bill addressed tho Houso In favor of tho extensionof our foreign commerce.

MONDAY, March 11.—SENATR.—Mr. Blainocalled up tho resolution calling upon tho Presidentfor tho correspondenca relating to tho Halifaxfishery award, and in a short spocch attacked theaward, claiming that it was'.excePBivo and obtainedby unfair means, and ought not to bo paid. Mr.Hamlin appealed to tho Senate not to projudice thecase, and said that, while tho award might not bejust, national honor demanded its payment. Theresolution waB adopted Mr. Hamlin submitted arcBolufiou appointing Gen. William T. Sherman amember of tho Board of Regents of the SmithsonianInstitute in place of George, Bancroft, resigned.Agreed to. .The bill providing for a cemmtssloncm the alcoholic liquor traffic, wi'h the amendmentthat one member be engaged In tho traffic, waspassed—yeae, 2S; nays, 19.

HOUSE—Mr. Ewing introduced a proposedmendment to the constitutionamendment to the constitution providing

for the issuing of paper money, and makingit a legal tender for all purposes. ...TheDiplomatic Appropriation bill was discussedand amended in committee of tho whole. Duringthe consideration Mr. Hewitt, of New York, made aset speech against the President's civil-servicepolicy, severely criticising bis foreign and Cabinetappointments Mr. Clymer,from the Appropria-tion Committee, reported the Naval Appropriationbill. The total amount appropriated is $U.0J8,B84.

The following bills were introduced: By Mr.Riddle, to reduce the present high tax on distilledspirits and tobacco; by Mr. Knapp, to issne certlfi-oates on the deposit of silver bullion or bars;by Mr. Crittenden, to issue certificates on the de-posit of silver bullion ; by Mr. Martin (by request)to abolish the Court of Claims; by Mr. Patterson,fixing the measure of damages in suit3 waged bythe Government for timber cut on public lands; byMr. White, to repeal tho act providing for thopayment of certain Southern mail •ontractors; byMr. Fort, for the preparation of uniform silverbars of the value of $100 and $1,000 standardsilver, and for the ifsue of certificates thereon,which shall be receivable for all public duesMr. Harmer presented a petition of citizens andtype-founders of the United States, protestingagainst any change in the duly on foreign typeAn evening session was held, for debate only, awhich half a dozen set speeches were delivered.

BILLS BEFORE CONGRKSS.Senator Thurman, of Ohio, has intro-

duced a bill to prohibit members of Con-gress from becoming sureties on certainbonds. It provides that it shall be un-awful for any Senator or Kepresenta-ivo in, or Delegate to Congress, to be-some surety on any official bond here-after executed to the United States, orto any officer thereof, or on any bondhereafter executed by any contractorwith the United States, or with any de-partment or officer thereof, to secure thoperformance of any contract in which theUnited States may bo interested, andany such bond hereaftor executed bysuch Senator or Representative or Dele-gate as a surety shall be null and void.

Senator Ferry, of Michigan, offers abill to repeal certain provisions of theact of Congress, approvod July 12, 1876,entitled "An act malting appropriations

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rider like a cannon ball. The other daythey came to the edge of the worst mudhole in the State, and the mule gaveunmistakable indications of bucking.Tho good deacon knew that he wasabout to be thrown, and his mind- skur-ricd about for a prayer. His table gracocame easiest: "Lord, for what we areabout to receive make us humbly thank-ful," he exclaimed, and the mule hadbucked and he was in.

End of the Cuban TTar.All the rircumstflnceB scorn to indicate;

that tho Cuban war, which ha3 now lastedabout ten years, haa been brought to aclose by a triumph of Spanish authority.But it is evidently a triumph gainedrather by concession than by the asser-tion of superior force. There is littledoubt that tho Cuban patriots could havemaintained a formidable insurrection formany years longer hnd Spain foughtthem under the barbarous and inhumantactics pursued duriDg several years byYalmasedn, encouraged and sustainedby tlio homo Government. Then thopolicy was massacre, not war, and Spainfound its fighting material under thename of "volusteers" i?. tho peniten-tiaries, and galleys, and chain-gangs;tho beautiful island of Cuba was laiddesolate, and men and boys wex'e slaugh-tered bj the tens of thousands by thesebloodthirsty wretches with commandersscarcely less brutal than themselves.Had this kind of warfare been maintainedup to Iho present time, we believe thatnot only wouid the insurrection not havebeen crushed, but that some portion ofthe civilized world would have inter-posed on the ground of Immunity andthe confessed inability of Spain to gov-ern Cuba us one of her provinces.

Whether or not Cuba shall long re-main in a state of quiet will depend en-tirely upon the good faith of the homeGovernment in following out the spirit£f conciliation and fair treatment prom-ised by tho terms of peace, Cuba in thepast has always been at the nvercy of theCaptain General, who ruled with as dci-potio a sway as if ho were an Emperorin tho Middle Ages, and the CaptainsGeneral have usually been chosen bythe home Government from men whowould apply tho screws aud extort theutmost revenue from the residents ofthe island by fair means or foul. Thisis the underlying reason of the constantsuccession of revolts, insurrections andrebellions which have torn and rent thelovely island ever since the populationwas large enough to offer resistance tothe policy of oppression. Nor is thereany reason to expect a permanent cessa-tion of outbreaks now unless the SpanishGovernment shall abandon the effort tosqueeze out of Cuba, by taxations andimpositions, the entire yield of its richresources.

Where Religion Failed in the Hour ofNeed.

At night old Gumbo was accustomedto retire to his lonely cabin to light histallow candle and pore over a dog-eared,dilapidated Bible, and, as he read, he-would at brief intervals pause and de-voutly exclaim with tearful, upraised•yes: " Oh 1 cum de good angel of theLor' an' take poor Gumbo home torest." It happened of a dark night, whenby the light of his tallow-dip he was in-tently studying his Bible, there camethree solemn, measured raps on thecabin door. Gumbo heard and grewpale with fear, and immediately, with aspasmodic jerk, blew out tho light, anddemanded to kuow: " Who am dat areknookin'at dis are door?" when a dis-mal, sepulchral voice answered: "Thegood augel of the Lord has oome to takepoor Gumbo up to re,8t." When trem-blingly, with superstitious fear, believ-ing that the good angel of the Lord wasreally standing at the door, he answers:" I kno's dat niggah Gumbo, but dat arniggah don't lib heah ? Why, dat arGumbo ar jes dun gone ded deso fo'yeas ! Yes, he am ! he jes dun gone deddese four yeas."

Heavy Damages.An acnident occurred at Arlesey, on

the Great Northern railway of England,in December, 1876. Ono of the passen-gers injured was Mr. Warschawski, aprofessor of legerdemain, popnlarlyknown as Bosco, being a relative andformer pupil of the conjurer of thatname. The muscles of his hand wereso hurt that ho can never again practicehis art, and in a suit against the railwaycompany he has just recovered $7,500damages.

A SENSATION wis created in a Newportcolored church rccontly, by the minister'spublic reproof of a mischievous sister,who put peanut shells instead of moneyinto the contribution box. His remarkswere seconded by an aged woman, whocalled the reprobate a vain, conceitedhussy, and advised her to wash the paintfrom her face. Then the young womanindignantly replied am] bustled out. ofthe church,

for the Postoffico Department." It re-peals so much of the thirteenth sectionof tho act as provided that railroad com-panies whoso railroad was constructed inwhole or in part by land-grant made byCongress on condition that the mailsshould be transported over their roadat such price as CoDgress should by lawdirect, should receive only 80 per cent,of tbo compensation authorized by theact, and provides that such roads shallbe paid at the rates fixed by law for thecompensation of such services to rail-roads generally.

Senator Oockrell, of Missouri, intro-duced a bill to authorize the deposit ofsilver bullion or bars and issue certi-ficates therefor. It authorizes the Sec-retary of tho Treasury to receive depos-its of silver bullion or burs with theTreasurer or any Assistant Treasurer ofthe United States, in sums not less than$20, estimating 412| grains troy weightstandard silver to the dollar, and to is-sue certificates therefor in denomina-tions not less than $20, each correspond-ing with the denominations of UnittdStates notes, and such certificates shallbe in the form of the certificates now pay-able to depositor or bearer, and shall bereceivable at par in payment for dutieson imports, taxes, and all public dues,and shall be payable by the Treasurer orany Assistant Treasurer of the UnitedStates on demand in silver dollars orUnited States notes, and, when so paid,such bullion shall become tho propertyof the United States.

The Houso Banking and CurrencyCommittee has matured a postal savingsbond bill, and reported it to the House.It provides for deposits as low as 15cents, and a postal saviDgs bond as lowas $10, and up to $100, bearing 3.65 percent, interest. These bonds are ex-changeable for United States 4 percents, at the office of any AssistantUnited States Treasurer. The follow-ing is an important paragraph in thebill:

SEC. 4. All moneys received into the treasuryin pursuance of this act ehall bo applied ex-clusively to the redemption of such bonds ofthe United States as are redeemable at thepleasure of tho United States, and the Secro-tary of tho Treasury shall call in of such bondethose that bear the highest rate of interest attho time, and the Secretory of the Treasuryis boreby authorized and directed to cause tobe prepared a special issue of United Statesnotes, identical in all respects with the logal-tender notes, which shall bo a legal tender forall debt?, public and privato, except duties onimports and the payment of interest oil thepublic debt, to the amount of 10 par cent, oftho postal money orders and postal savingsbonds actually outstanding, until the wholeamount of such special issue shall roach thesum of $50,000,000, which special issue of le^al-tondcr notes (-hall be nsed wholly nnd exclu-sively in tho redemption of tho postal savingsbonds herein provided for, under such rules andregulations an the Socretary of tho Treasuryshall prescribe for the purpose.

The Senate Committee on Patentshas prepared and reported an importantbill revising tho patent laws. It pro-vides that the time within which suitsfor infringement mny bo commencedshall be four years after the expirationof a patent. The damages for infringe-ment are to follow the general rules laiddown by courts, the trespassing partiesto pay for tho injury done ; but in casewhere general rules will not apply theeourt may assess a specific sum in ac-oordanco with its estimato of the injury.In tho reissue of patents the inventormay amend his specifications in form,but cannot add new matter, and thomodel cannot be appealed to. In orderto do away with the great number ofusolees patents it is required that afterfour and one-half years an additionalfee of $50 shall bo paid, and after nineand one-half years another of $100.Testimony can be taken in perpetuationby leave of a court and notice to the op-posing parties, and this evidence willbe available. Any other parties canuse it agaiust either of the parties to thesuit in which it was tnken. Suits maybe brought by leavo of the court to re-peal and annul patents which are void.A remedy is provided for injury whichis dono by one party advertising that apatent is an infringement of his. Theagrtement in regard to an assignmentmust bo made within one month. If aperson sells a jjatent that is ineumberedas unincnmbered, with intent to de-fraud, it is a misdemeanor, and madepunishable by a tine of $1,000 on con-viction.

A bill has been introduced in theHouse by a Western member to con-struct a railroad from Cheyenne to apoint at or near Fort Laramie; thenceto a point at or near Deadwood, in theTerritory of Dakota ; thence, commenc-ing at or near Fort Laramie, to- a pointat or near Fort Fotterman ; thenco, in anortherly and northwosterly direction,by the most practicable route, to theYellowstono river, near the month of theBig Horn river; thence, by the most prac-ticable route, to a point at or near Hel-ena, in tho Terrritory of Montana ;thence, by tho most practical route, tothe Pacific ocean, orthenivigable watersconnecting therewith. Tlio companyis to be required to commence its linewithin a year, and to construct fifty milesa year until the road is completed toHelena, Montana Territory. Mortgage-.bonds for $25,000 a mile are allowed,and the right-of-way is granted throughall public lands. The capital stock ofthe corporation is to be $35,000,000.

Gen. Garfield has discovered a newway in which to use officers of tho En-gineer Corps not on duty. His billproposes that the President shall selectfrom among their number a board to in-quire into the number, causes and meansof prevention of accidents on railroadsin the United States, the number of per-sons killed or injured thereby, and themost appioved means of preventing theoccurrence of the same ; and it shall bethe duty of snid Commissioners to here-after investigate such accidents on rail-roads as may, in their judgment, beaccompanied by circumstances of an un-usual or unexplained character, andspecially report upon tho same. TheCommissioners shall, in addition to theirpay as officers of engineers of the army,receive compensation for actual traveland other necessary expenses incurredin the duties designated.

The bill introduced in the Senate byMr. Ferry, to grant an increase of pen-sions in certain cases, provides that fromand after June 4, 1878, all persons who,while in tho military service of tho Uni-ted States, and in line of duty, sinceMarch 4, 1861, shall have lost nn armabove the elbow, or a leg above thekute, shall be entitled to a pension of$130 per month ; aud those who shallhave lost a leg below the knee, or anarm below the elbow, shall bo entitledto $30 per month ; and those who sliallhave lost one hand and one foot shall beentitled to $45 per month.

A Prompt Mule.A good story is told of a deacon in

Tennessee, who was in the habit of rid-ing a 1 nicking mule—that is a mule thatcan make a camel's buck of its straightOHO, aud, l>y a spasmodic movement ofits four legs aud hump, discharge H«

THE LONCMIOKD BILL.

Full Text of the Measure as It Passed theSenate,

Tho bill passed by the Senate of theUnited States providing for tho issue ofbonds of the denominations of $25, $50,and $100, redeemable in ooin after fiftyyears, and drawing 4 per cent, interest j vnt gaining back my will may find it Thinein coin, is printed in full below. This, !

similar in its ™«™s- i

SUNDAY READING.The Consecrated Will .

Laid on Thino altar, oh I my Lord divine,Accept my gift this day, for Josus' Bake;

I have no jewels to adorn Thy shrine,Nor any world-famed sacrifice to make—

But here I bring, within my trembling hand,This will of mine—a thing that seemeth small,

But only Thou, dear Lord, elitist understandJIow, when I yield Thoo this, I yield mine all.

Hidden therein, Thy searching eye c»n seeKli'iitfgles of passion, visions of delight;

All that 1 am, or love, or fain would be.Deep love, fond hope, or longings infinite.

It halli been wet with tears and dimmed with sighs,Olfnrhed in my grasp till beauty it hath none";

Now from Thy footstool, where it vanquished lies,Tho prayer ascemlcth, " May Thy will be done."

Take it, oh Father! ere my courage fall,And merge it so in Thine own will, that e'en

If iu some desperate hour my cries prevail,And Thou giv'st back my gift, it may havo beon

So changed, so purified, so fair have grown,I may not know or feel it as my own;

So one with Thine, so filled with peace divine,

or some measuro similar in its provisions will become a law, unless thePresidential veto should interfere:

lie it enacted, etc., That ia lieu of thatamount of 4 per cent, bonds of tho UnitedStatos authorized to be issued by act of July14, 1870, tho Secretary of tho Treasury of theUnited States is hereby authorized and directodto issue a sum not exceeding one hundred mill-ion dollars coupon bonds of tho United Statesof the denominations of $25, $50, and $100,and of equal sums of each said denominations,redeemable in coin fifty years from tho date oftheir issue, and bearing interest payable nemi-annually at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum,and said bonds shall be exempt from taxationin like manner as those in place of which theyare to be issued.

SEC. 2. That said coupon bonds shall bo madepayable to tho order of tlie person who shallpay the money therefor, and the name of suchperson, or his or her assignee, or of any sub-sequent assignee, aud his or her residenco shallbo registered as tho owner of nuch bond in likemanner as if tho sauio was a registered bond,and such coupon bonds shall be transferableonly by assignment duly acknowledged beforeand certified under the seal of the Clerk of aStato Court of Eocord, or Federal court, orUnited Statos Commissioner, which assign-ment shall also be executed in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses; and such assign-ment may also be made leaving the name ofthoastig'neo blanit. and when so made in blank ; i-r.and executed as hereinbefore provided, saidcoupon bond shall bo transf errable by deliveryin like manner as if payable to bearer.

SEC. 3. That tho coupons attached to saidbonds shall bo payable either in United States

rime—Eternity.To man, time is for sowing seed, while

eternity is for reaping the harvest. Aninch of time is given us here to decidewhether wo shall spend our eternity inendless weeping, or in supernal bliss.A pious life, however short, is followedby an eternity of joy. A wicked life,however long, is followed by an unend-ing existence in every part of which aman wishes that he had never been born.No man ever had an adequate conceptionof the variety and brevity of our earthlylife. No man ever had an adequate con-orption of the vastness and grandeur ofa happy eternity. If I only knew howa man lived, I could easily tell how hedied.— S. S. Times.

at any of tho sub-treasuries or money depos-itories of tho United States, or at any nationalbank, and it is hereby made the duty of eachof Haid national banks to pay paid couponsupon presentation without obargoa, and remitthe anrao to the treasury for redemption, butsaid national banks shall only be required to doso upon the production of the proper bond towhich the coupon presented HUR.11 have beonattached. •

8KC. i. That the Secretary shall keep saidbondj for nalo at the different sub-tre&BUrieS,national banks, and money depositories of theUnited States, and shall dispose of the same atpar and accrued intercut for coin, or for UnitedStates legal-tender notes at their nominalvalue, ana such legal-tender notes shall be re-issued, and their proceeds and the coin re-ceived for such bonds shall bo applied to thoredemption of outstanding bonds of the UnitedStatos which aro redeemable and bear the high-est rate interest of such bonds.

SEO. 5. That the provisions of sectioni 3,704and 3.705 of the Keviaed Statutes of the UnitedStates, authorizing the issuo of another bondin room of any registered bond lost or de-stroyed, are hereby made applicable to thebonds to bo issued under this statute, but onlyin caso of loss or destruction thereof beforethe- execution of the assignment in blankthereon. Tho Secretary of the Treasury is au-thorized to iiKiki; such rules and orders as mayba necessary to carry out the provisions of thisact.

Nationalities and Ages of the Popes.The journal of the French Statistical

Society publishes somo curious statisticsconcerning the Popes which may not bewithout interest at the present time.Pius IX. was the 252d Pope. Of these16 were French, 13 Greeks, 8 Syrians,6 Germans, 5 Spaniards, 2 Africans, 2Savoisiens, 2 Dalmatians; England,Portugal,Holland, Switzerland, and Can-dia furnishing one each ; Italy providedthe rest. Since 1523 all the Popes havebeen selected f-om Italian Cardinals.Seventy Bishop3 of Rome, belonging,with very few exceptions, co the epochpreceding the establishment of the tem-poral power, havo been proclaimed saints.The ten last centuries have seen ninePopes j.udgel worthy by the Popesthemselves of being sanctified. Of the252 Pontiffs, not including St. Peter,eight died within a month of their ele-vation to the Popedom, 48 within a year,22 were seated between ono and twoyears. 54 from two to fivo years, 57 from5 to 10 years, 51 from 10 to 15 years, 18from 15 to 20 years, and 9 more than 20years. Pius IX., iu the years of hisPontificate, surpassed in 1874 all theRoman Pontiffs except the Spanish anti-Pope, Benedict XIII , of Luna, who,elected at Avignon iu 1394, died at Pen-sicolft, near Valencia, in 1424. In respectof age he has been surpassed by a verygreat number of his predecessors.There died at the age of over 82 vearsAlexander XIII. (1089-91) and Pius VI.(1775-99); at 83 years, Paul IV.(1555-59),Gregory XIII. (1575-85), Innocent X.(1644-55), Benedict XIV. (1740-58), PiusVII. (1800-23); between 84 and 80 years,Paul IH. (1534-49). Boniface "VIII.(1294-1303), Clement X. (1070-76), Inno-cent XII. (1091-1700; between 90 and92 years, John XII.. Pope of Avignon(1316-34;, Clement XIII. (1730-40), atthe age of 100 years.

S illMl / .

The letter .« often takes the sound ofz a type which printers havo tried toabohsh as far as possible or drive itsuse to a minimum, l o the close of thelast century books show to us rouze,

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"A Lamp to My Feet."This is what David called the Bible.

Not a light up in the sky, like the sun—which shines on everybody, whether theywant it or not—but a light that we musttake in our hands, and trim, and carrywith us whererer we go; a light foreveryday life, and that we must be al-ways throwing upon the steps of thatlife. We can't get enough Bible on theSabbath to last all the week, or enoughin the morning to last all the day. No;we must take it with us—in our memoriesand in our hearts—wherever we go. Wemust apply its principles to every newemergency. We must obey its preceptsat all times. Thus only can we ever" walk in the light," and find our pathshining more and more unto the perfectday.

Hf " Uallsth for Thee."

When Jesus had come from " beyondthe Jordan" to Bethany, "glad" for thesake of his disciples that he was notpresent at the death of his friend, so thathe might wake him out of sleep in theirpresence, and when he had come into thesuburbs of the village and near to thegrave, Martha sent to the contemplativeMary, still sitting among her friends" in the house," saying, " The Master iscome, and calleth for thee." And atonce the question arises in our minds,Why ? Why was it that Jesus did nothasten on and raise tho dead man, andthen lead him to tho house, a grand sur-prise to the sorrowing sister ?

Wo think that we know the reason. Itwas not tho custom of the Lord Jesusit would not have been consonant withthe grand purpose of his mission toearth—to do his great deeds in secret.He must have witnesses; and whenpracticable, and just so far as practica-ble, human agencies must co-operatewith the divine power. At all events,the works of Jesus were not to be donein secret, not unknown to those most in-terested in them. Lazarus could not beraised from the dead while "Mary satstill in the house."—Herald and Pres-byter.

Stand By Tour Colors.

When you join a church, you shouldcalculate to stand by your colors. Whatis a soldier good for who drops out of theranks, or skulks, or runs, the momentthe cause is in peril ? What is a churchmember worth who becomes invisiblejust when his services could be of somevalue ? If you are in a large churchwhere workers are abundant, you maywithout harm keep modestly in the back-ground; but, in case the ranks are thin,your response should ring out at everyroll-call. As a Christian soldier, yonhavo enlisted for tUe war; how canyou settle it in the court of con-science that you are delinquent in thebreach ? What good opinion can youhave of yourself, if, when in a largechurch, you press your way to the frontranks and seek promotion, and thenwhen your lot falls among small people,who really need your help, you keepyour letter in your pocket or pass itover to some other denomination whichhappens to be larger or more popularthan jour own? That course is a sadcommentary on your religion. But wefear it is a true history of many a shamprofessor. If they are not desertersfrom the ranks, they are shirks andpretenders, and, as such, a source ofpositive weakness to any body to whichthey belong.—Zion'a Herald.

T l i o P s a l m s of I)nvlcr<

Among all compositions these alonedeserve the name of sacred lyrics. Thesealone contain a poetry that meets thespiritual nature in all its moods and allits wants, which strengthens virtue with

quenco to prayer, and almost rises tothe seraph's joy in praise. In distress

n^mn ~«~'"" "• ~~i~ "~ IT :>. aud fear they breathe the low sad mur-w i H ^ ^ ^ T i 8 - " l l d m ^ 0 t k " u r d » nmrof complaint; in penitence theyW rhnf in S *" g ? ! °, g T ' > ° ™ ™"» tb« »«™7 °f t h ° troubledfc*S* w h e f f f t™ "lodes of writing £ T1 h * ^ f o r t h

ought to select that which | p e a c e o{ fnfth; i n a(foration t h e y ascendto the glory of creation and the majestyof God. For assemblies or for solitude,for all that gladdens and all that grieves,for our heaviness and despair, for ourremorse aud our redemption, we find inthese divine harmonies the loud or tholow expression. Great has been theirpower in the world. They resoundedamidst the courts of the tabernacle;

exist we ought to selectcomes nearest to tho received pronun-ciation. This will give us jail (not gaol),chymist (not chemist), artizan, partizan,reprizals, civilize, with z, as numerousother verbs in ize. But there will re-main many other traps to the foreigner.How is lie to know that this has the ssharp, while in his, is the s is soundedlike z? Thnt in loose, dose, chase,grease (as substantive), goose, geese, itis sharp; but in lose, choose, cheese,peas, chaise and the verb grease the 8 isblunt ? That grease, use, house, whennouns, also, diffuse when an adjective,have all sharp #, while the a is soundedlike z when they are verbs, is more thanaccident, and deserves attention. Somemark or other ought to distinguish theblunt 8, if we shrink from uniformlychanging it to z. At present (we sup-pose) the public could not bear hiz, YA,roze, shoez, wize, wizdom; but theywould not resent a dot (or, better, threedots) under the s whenever it has the zsound, for the dots would be omissibleat pleasure. Even if threo dots bo allfaint, yet collectively they are alwaysvisible, and are never mistaken for ablot. Indeed, this triple, dot, added totho double dot, as in dioresis a, v, o, willhelp us through many difficulties. Bntanother admissible device would be toprint a long / (without horizontal line)

is sounded as

floated through the lofty and sol-spaces of the temple. They were

sung with glory in the halls of Zion;they were Bung with sorrow by thestreams of Babel. And when Israel hadpassed away, the harp of David was stillawakened m the church of Christ. Inall the eras and ages of that church,from the hymn which first was whisperedin an upper chamber until its anthemsfilled the earth, the inspiration of theroyal prophet lias enraptured its devo-tions and enaobled its rituals. And thathas been not alone in the august cathe-dral or the rustic chapel. Chorused bythe winds of heaven, they hav« swelledthrough God's own temple of tho skyand stars; they have rolled over thebroad desert of Asia in the matins andvespers of 10,000 hermits; they haverun through the deep valleys of theAlps in the sobbing voices of the forlornWaldenses; through the steeps and

oal" confession, three to the " reformed"church, and one being the "supremehead on earth" of the Church of En-gland, but the vast majority of QueenVictoria's subjects (139,000,000) areneither Protestants nor Catholics, butHindoos, while the Mohammedans,40,000,000 in uumber, are themselvesmore numerous than the Protestants ofall denominations in tho empire.

ALL SORTS.THB Persian Minister in England sent

the Shah a telephone.A ONB JJKGOED man was arrested in

Pittsburgh for kicking a boy.THIRTEEN African wemen accompanied

Stanley's oxploring party across thoAfrican continent.

A FABMEB drove 1,400 turkeys intoConeordia, Neb., tho other day, to beshipped to Chicago.

THE works of the great German gun-maker and manufacturer, Krupp, are in-sured for $9,500,000.

DEACON BLOCK haa been expelledfrom the Presbyterian church in Atlanta,Ga., for permitting a dance in his par-lor.

THE number of persons of nearly allnationalities who have this year takenpart in the pilgrimage to Mecca is 132,-450.

CAIT. BOYTON is about to swim fromToledo to Lisbon, a distance of 70miles; then he will try to cross the Straitsof Gibraltar.

THB prairie grouse is gradually fol-lowing the progress of tho railroadsfrom the Nebraska prairies westward.California's effort to introduco and nc-climate them has failed.

THE following dispatch to the EmperorWilliam from an insane man, and forwhich he paid $20.41, was sent from Al-bany : " l a m the conqueror of the world—don't vote for the Pope."

THE celebrated Eddystone lighthousein the British channel, which has suf-fered th J waves of a century, will proba-bly soon disappear, owing to the under-mining of the reef below it by the waters.

THB native press of India regard theRusso-Turkish war as an indication ofcoming dangor to Great Britain, andsome of them even express the hope thatBritish rule may shortly be overthrown.

WILLIAM PAVTTT, of St. Paul, on be-ing arrested for branding his unrulyson's tongue with a hot iron, said thatthings had come to a pretty pass when aparent could not discipline his own chil-dren.

MB. FFRDINAND LBSSEPR, of Suezcanal celebrity, is now 70 years of age.His young wife, Mile. Autard deBragard, whom he married in 1869, re-cently presented him with a pair oftwins.

A DUBUO.UK man, some four years ago,buried $4,000 in a field, and soon afterleft the State. He roturned, and onlyfound his treasure after many months ofsearch, the old landmarks having beenremoved.

OF the sixty-four members of the Sa-cred College, all but Cardinal GodefroyBrossais Saint Marc and Cardinal Mc-Closkey were present when CardinalPecci was elected to the Pontifical throneas Leo XIII.

A POCKET-BOOK and $35, which a ladyof New Britain, Ct,, had lost over a yearago, were recently returned to her by aMoody and Sankey convert. Moody'ssermon on "Restitution." at Hartford,did the business.

PRESIDENT BABTLETT, of DartmouthCollege, argues elaborately that endlesspunishment is the just result of sin.Ho says that it "harmonizes with thowhole current of nature and the generalscheme of God's word."

A MR. HIGGIN is called the " GrandKhan of Kern," because he owns andpays taxes on 187,281 acres of land, cov-ering over 292 square miles, in Korncounty, Cal. Only five British peersown as large or larger tracts of land.

THE number of British subjects inConstantinople is under 4,000, and ofthese more than half are not English-men, Irishmen or Scotchmen, but Greeks,Levantines, Italians and Turkish sub-jects, who havo clothed themselves withBritish nationality.

SOME of the English scientific men aredisposed to do with the telephone as theydid with the telegraph—claim it as anEnglish invention. Mr. W. H. Preece,C. E., has just delivered a lecture beforethe Royal Institution, in which he findsthat tho telephone was "shadowedforth" by Hooko in 1667, and "practi-cally applied " by Wheatstone in 1819.

THE Army Medical MuBeum at Wash-ington has among its curiosities thewithered and parched hand and arm of aman who left it on tho battle-field ofGettysburg. A cannon-ball carried itto tho top of a high tree, where the windand sun shriveled it to its present well-tanned condition.

THE day of lawlessness is over in Dead-wood, and the streets are as safe at anyhour of the day or night as those of NewYork. It has school-houses, twochurches, two daily papers and fiveweeklies, and well-organized fire andpolice departments, and efficient oountyand United States courts.

PARIS is to have an extensive under-ground railway system, with four prin-cipal lines, all meeting below the gardenof the Palais Royal, where an immensedepot will bo erected. Twenty-one mil-lion dollars are to be furnished for thowork by the General Government, theDepartment of the Seine, and the cityof Paris.

Social « Deceptions."I heard an amusing criticism upon

Washington society the oilier day, audnot without its sober lessons. A sableChloe, entering the room of her employera few days ago, delivered herself emphat-ically thus: " Well, ma'am, yestiddy wassurely a deception day. I was out onK street, and the whole place was jammedup with carriages aud people. Mosteverybody out there deceived. I believethat Mr. Evarts must have plenty ofmoney. He paid a man $5 just to standthere and open the carriage doors. Heis going to give another deception to-morrow night, and havo 1,500 people ntit. Well ! well! what I wonder at is,what time do they 'low themselves toserve the Lord ?"— Cleveland Plain-Dealer Washington Letter.

A MAN of quiet taste goes belli ud tbedour nnd takes it.

five America ia the heroic hallelujahsof the early Pilgrims.— Seottish Ameri-can.

The Sovereigns of Christendom.There are, at the present moment,

thirty-six reigning sovereigns iu Chris-tendom, from the Queen of England, towhom 237,000,000 of human beings oweallegiance, to the Prince of Monaco,whom 5,742 subjects acknowledge astheir liege lord. Of these Princes, tenare nominally Roman Catholic, namely,the Emperors of Austria and Brazil, theKings of Italy, Spain, Portugal, Bel-gium, Bavaria, Saxony, the Princes ofLichtenstein and Monaco. Of the ro-maiuiug twenty-six, two belong to theGreek Church, though the Czar and theKing of the Hellenes belong to differentbranches of it. Tlio other twenty-fouraro Protestants, sixteen being calledLutherans, four (including the GermanEmperor) belonging to tho, " Evaugeli-

DRUGSTH. A. Tremaine

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No. 2 1 07CORN—No. 2 42O A T R - N O . 2 24RYK—No.i 64BARLEY—No.2 63

ST. LOUIS.WHKAT—NO. 3 K«d Fall I 11CORN—No. 2 Mixed 40OATS—No.2 26RYE 63PORK—Mess 9 75LAUDHOGB 300CATTLE 2 80

CINCINNATI.WHEAT—Red 1 10CORN—Mixed 39OATS 28KYE 60PORK—Mess 9 75LABD

TOLEDO.WHKAT—No. 1 White 124 @ 1 25

No. 2 Red 1 22 % 1 23COBK 44 9 45OATS—No.2 M <S 29

DETROIT.FLOTJR—Choice Wbito 5 75 ($ 6 15WHEAT—No. 1 WWte 124 @ 1 25

No. 1 Amber 122 % 1 23CORN—No.l 45 & 46OATS—Mixed; 28 0$ 29BARLEY (per cental) 1 03 ® 1 45PORK—Mess 10 25 @10 60

EAST LIBERTY, PA.CATTLE— Best 5 00 @ 6 25

Fair 4 10 @ 4 75Common 3 60 (4 4 00

Hoos 8 50 ® 4 40S B W , . - , . - 3 50 <jj 5 75

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(SuccejHors to E . W. ELLIS & CO )

ANN ARBOR, MICH,

A FIRST CLASS

Drug Store,

DRUGS AND DYE STUFFS,Patent Medicines,

TOILET & PERFUMERY ARTICLE8

Prescriptions Compounded 41

.A.11 Hours.

Cor. Main and Huron'BOBBINS' STARCH

A GREAT DISCOVERY,By the UKe of wbich every family maj jpve ife?Linen that polish ju-culiar to fine huudr;.iii^ time and labor in ironing more ttuocost. Sold by KTOCPTP, or will be H?nt, pgftag* $«J011 receipt of 25 oente.

BOBBINS, BRO. & CO.,13 N. Fourth St., Philadelphia,

This is the finest liniment in Uie vmtt,tnd tirill positively cure in almost eccry eu«

Price $1.00 per bottle.JOHNSON, H0LL0WAT & CO,

SPECIAL AOESTS,

THE MILWAUKEE'

MEDICAL & SURGICAL M I T EKitabliihod 1867 and Chartered by the SUteI/gll'W

for the improYed treatment of all Private and CniawDisoascs mentioned in thii card. Just putuihea,

" T H E SILENT FRIEND!"A confldentinl AcJviier for ibcy?""!1"

middle aged of both leiei;on •liltai*tt ot a P r i v a t o Nature, «nirat»E a r l y Abuses or Infection, Smuai

Weakness, and L o s ot Manhood, mid the IW.•»•"olcure; with valuable advice to the Minid «M ""*contemplating filarriaee: including ft treatise on remHBDiseases, and Chronic Aflections of the ThiMtlWand Skin, Catarrh, Cancer, Rupture, Piles,FutultiM*'urn Habit &c. It contains ^601argc pages and numertlllwgravines, mailed under Real on receipt oitfldl. ,

A CLINICAL L E C T U R E on the above di«aM.s"the principles of medical practice in their trtstnxc.

Price Wets. Address,AttendingPhvsuitn.

Xo 438 Water . . . . M< * 8 * I L W A 5 M £ I »

This is probably the - - . ^purest and best preparation OJ Jknoivn. One trial vriB «#«*Price, $1.00 per bottle.JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY'4^

Rnr.rlnl Appnta. MMfarfrfj*'* .,Special Agents,

DYSPEPSIAPermanently cured hi every

by tho

EAGLE DYSPEPSIALThey will immediately correct«.«"

stomach.check vomiting and bcan"»Vcure sickness or pain in the SWJE'costiveness, liver complaint, henw •etc. Being pleasant, safe an'l l'»r"!„:„are a sure cure for Infauts Buffering « »weak stomach.

Price, Thirty-Five Cents per Box-

EARLY BIRDWORM POWDER.

At all times safe, reliable, s t r i c t ly^table and tasteless, used by old a » « ) ^with perfect safety, even when won"-not present. Kequires but one a"3

effect a cure.Priee, J.5 Cents per Package.

Sold by all Druggists, or sent by Mailon receipt of Price.

NEBEKER *£ CO., Prof*

PRICE, 38 CENTS.

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