The Spring Elections

Ttaere is little political significance in the towuhip meetings and municipal eleetions in the iprioCi and so li;ht a vote h generally polled UMI th; iiiiijniiiy on the ltsta ticket s not a guide from which to judge the politie) complexión of the state. The republirans, however, in tlio eonle-t Im( Monday pretty penerally luid theirown, though in many placea dirided by the folly of a few fanat ie-. Repubüotn mayori were electcil in the follüwin; litio ol tlie state: Adrián, Battle C'rei-k, Ji;iy Ciiy, Btnton Harbor, Cadillac, Charlotte, Dowagiao, East Saginaw, Grand Rapids, Hill-dale, Linaiog, Lapeer, Ludington, Monroe, Nilcs, St. ("lair and St. Joseph. Democratie mayors were chosen in the following cities: Albion, Alpena, Ann Arbor, 15iif ltapids, Corunna, Flint, Grrand Haven, Greenville, Holland, Ionia, Jackpot], Munistce, Marshall, Mf. Clement, Miukagon, Ownssn.l'ontiac, Port Iluron. Sagtnaw City and Sfptiltnti. The republican candidate for justice of tho supieme court il elected by a small majority for Michigan to give, aud the candidates for regents. Mewn. Joy and Blair, are chosen by sliglitly increascd majorities over the judge. In the seventli oongreMJomi district, where a member ot congress was to be eliosen to succeed Senator Conger, promoted, the Uon. John T. Rioh, was elected by a hand-ouie majority. The republicans also elected Win. '. Andrews, stat.: senator for Lapeer and Taacoll counliesin place of Rich, resigned. In tho matter of circuit jadgtt tho returns indicatc the cleetion of nearly all of the republican nominees. The democrats have probably elected Jo-lin, in this, the 22ddutrict; Judge Tuttle in the Alpena circuit ; Sinith in the Montcalm rironit, and Newton in the (encsee circuit. Detroit gives about 500 uiBJoriiy for the republican state ticket ; elccts Judge Swift recorder, a non partisan school board ; and B republican circuit judge and coroner.