Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 26, 1874, Page 1

~ The Chicago Daily Teibmme, _VOLUME 27. LADIES' SUITS, &a. Lidies' Linem Suis. J. B. SHAY, 84 & 86 State-st., Will offer, on Thursday, June 25, still greater BARGAINS in their Suit and Oloak Depart- | ment. Linen and Grass Cloth St Gom $3 to $26, hite Vietoria Lavn Suits, - $450 to $26. Whits Swiss S, - - - - - $1.50 to §30. Linen and Batiste Polonaises at ail prices, A large assortment of Serge, Poplin, Mohair, and Alpaca Suits, at greatly REDUCED PRICES. New designs in Llama Lace Shawls and Jackets, lately re- ceived, at prices far below any yet offered. SUNMER, SOITS LLAMA LAGE GOODS, Lowest Prices i the Market! Field, Letter & C0, State and Washington-sts,, Will place on sale for the noxt few days, LARGE LINES of Swiss and Parls Muslin, Bishop and Victoria Lawn, Pique and Linen SULTS & POLONALRES, And a superb stock of GENUINE LLAMA LACE POINTS AND JACKETS! which will be found upon examination to be the GREATEST BARGAIN IN THE CITY. LAKE NAVIGATION. GQQBRIGHE_STEAMTRAST For Raolne, Milwaukes, Bheboygan, Manito. wog, ota., daily(Bundays oxecptad), e DB T#Baturday’s hoat don'tleavo until 8 p. m. For Grand Haven, Muskogon, cto., daily (Sun- days excoptod). ... 7 p.m. For St. Joseph daily (Sunday ozcaptod 105, m. Baturday’s Boat don't loave until 11 m. For Manisteo and Ludington, Tu and Thuraday... Da.m. Tor Greon Bt and Friday. Yor Escanabs day and Thursday., B~ Office and Docks FURNITURE. EASHIONABLE EURNITURE. W, W, STRONG FURNITURE CO, 266 & 268 Wabhash-av. FINANCIAL, TO LOAN! For one yoar orless..... For one year or less For ono yoar or loss For three yoears. For three years. TURNER & MARSH, 102 Washington-st. CHIVALRIE, CHIVALRIE! Do not buy any othor field game until you have seon and played it, iMustrated ontalaguos teco an appligation, - Tor axlo by al Whnlaealo and Hotafl Dealers {n Gamoes, Trude sup. ol QULVER, PAGT, HOYNE & CO., Agonts for Wost & Loo Gamne Ga, MEETING. OFFICE OF CHICAGO DOCK €O, 166 Washington-st., Room'13. Cineaao, Juuo 2, 181, Tho Annusl Meoting of theStockholders of ths Chicrico ook Cutnpany, for the oleotlun of Direotor for the vnsi- og yaary aud for any otitor” business Uit iy b brosout ad, wilt bo hold fn i ol o on'Tueaday, duly 14, 1674 T pom. - Da.m, at tho aftico of o Company, t 8 o'clock i m. BB OMBIY, Secentare. REAL ESTATE. LUMBER OR COAT:; DOCK O RENT OR FOR SALE, 160_foot front on Twolfth-st,, running back to the Empire L WL T 105 W ashingtondst., Hasomont. ! MISCELLANEOUS, AR AR AR AA A A AN . WANTED. Aa offics misn to tako charge of desk and make hilla i, o haring cayorbipde fn raizond or otwaraiag e ekl * TUTTLE & BOND, 5 80'Bouth Wato- PURS 54632 MOTHS Bond vour Furs to us for aafe koeping through the T8 BArNES & 00., Xurriors, 70 Madison.st, WASHINGTON. The Reasons that Led to Creswell’s Re- tirement. Promises with Which Hale Succeeds to. the Office. President Grant Agnin in Favor with the Inflationists. How Espericnce in Ofice-Secking . Humbles Congressional Pride, Comptroller Knox’s Views of the New Currency Bill, A Modern View of Bntler and His Accusers. The Rise and Fall of Mr, Par- ton’s Hero. THE POSTMASTER-GENERALSHIP, Specral Disnateh to The Chicago Zrionne, BOME OF THE CAUSLS THAT LED TOMR, CRESWVLL'S NEBIGNATION Wasmsoro¥, D. €., June 25.—It is thought that Postmastor-Gen. Creawoll's resignation was hnstoned somowhat by disnppointment at the tronmont given his poetal-telegraph schiemo, as woll a5 because the roport of the House Postal Committee, made just bofore the closo of tho seceslon, did not fully indorao him as ontirely without blnme under tho abuscs that may have grown up under the straw-bids system, Cres- woll hias labored fuithfully to sccure the adop- tion of his postal-telegraph ides for mora than five years, Mo las beon porsistent in and out of gonson in advoenting 1t but has failed utterly to fimpross sny respectablo number of Congressmen with its de- sirnbility, Ho feels quite soro at this, and evi- dontly doesn't desire (o retan in & pusition whera ho will be expected to renew tho couflict with eacl sousion of Congress. Bosided, he ex- pected an unqualified vordict of upprovel from tho llouse Lost-Oftico Cotmmittee, which o did not get in tho report concorning the racont in- vestugation mudo by them. MR, WALE goes into the oflice with the faircst promiso. As & mesnbor of tho House, Lo bus beon activo, on- orgetic, and determined. o hus douo good ser- vice 1u tho way of retrenchment and roform, and bis porsonal fame lns always bean above ro- roach, no breath of suspicion over having been irocted toward him. He is a compaiativoly youug man, only 88 yonrs of age, with oultura and breadth 1arely posscssed nowadays by Con- grospmen, It {s said that his promotion is dus m grent purt to the nfluence brought to bear with tho Lresident by Benator Chandler, his (ather-in-Iaw, and Spenkor Blaine, who has boen his political mentor. It is probable, however, that the President was brought to this choice by his own favoruble opinion of Hale, whohias been so promiuent in the llouse that his record has been fuptinr to all. It 18 wafe to assume that in this, ot in the case of Biistow, TIE PRESIDENT HAS DEEN UNURUALLY FORTUNATE in that ho hiss socured first-cluss man, Vory little opportunity for speculating and swindling in tho agmipistration of postal affairs will bo afforded undor Mr. Hale's manugoment, e THE NEW CURRENCY AOT, Suecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, SOME TOINTS NOTED. ‘WarmyoToN, D, C., June 25.—~Tho Curroncy bill presonted by the Conferenco Committec, passed tho Houss with so little debate in the confusion atlending tho closo of thosession, that it seoms that fow mombors of the House know what they were acting upon, aud fower still had givon the bill a éareful reading and auslysis, The commonts mado by tho pross, howover, have waked thom to tho fact that the saction redistributing the 55,000,000 was ot the only one that affected tho National- Bavk system, but that tho second scction practically rolioves the banks from oven the littlo check hoiotofore imposed to protect dapositors, It is o fact that so few kmew that tho Lanks were rolisved from the 10 per cont roserve to protect doponits, that many mombers of tho Houso, yosterday nm to-day, called upon Comptroller Knox and urged ume lim that tho real intent and meamug of tho bill, 8 the 1louso understood it, was to recall tho ro- sorves from the New York bauks and placo 10 of the 16 per cent reserve provided in the nctof 1864 in tho vaults of cach National Bank. These mombers point to tho clauee in the new bill rc!mnling the section in the old act, which reads, "but the monoys requirod by said Seo. 81 to bo kept at all times on hand, and shall bo dotormined by the amount of doposit in all ro- spects ap provided for io said section,” and cluim that tbo intent of the Lill is to leave 10 por cout in the hands of each bank, Comptroller Knox poiuts to the clause preceding tho one ubove quoted, which reads that tho Danks sball not herealter boe required to keop on hand apny umount of -monoy what- ever by reaon of the wmmount of theirrespoctive ciroulation, and then turns ton clause 1w Beo. 8 of the new bill, which rends: And provided furthor, Thut 80 much of the Natioual Bavk act roquiring or permitting the redemption or clroulation elsowhero than at its own counter, excopt as provided forin this soc- tion, is horoby reponled,” and thou tolls tho anxious Congrossmah that lio has passod an not which only roquires any Natlonal Dank to do- posit b per cont of ity cireulution, sud no more, with the Comptroller for redemption of its notes, nud nothing whatover in tho bl will compel a cent to o kopt in tho vuults, The consequeuco is the mombors dow't know what to do sbout it, and ure espocially sstonished at learning that Son- aiora Frolinghuysen, 2dmunds, Motrill, of Ver- niont, and ofhoxs, calied attention to this point, whilo the bill was bolng dobated in the Benato, and ‘|:lhu\vud tho dangor of removing this eafe- guard, Comptrollor Knox will [esue a circularin a fow days to all tho National Bauks, oalling upon anch tor a sworn statement of tho condition on July 10, with & viow to_prepare & plan for the rodusiribution provided for in the bill. COMMENTS OF THE NEW YORK PRESS, From the New York Tribune, Those who shamolossly domand that monay bo made of less worth, mn order that thoy uuy oscapo tho obligations of their contracts, nre now in the arcendant in Congress, fu tho courts, and in tho Whito-louso, And yot—inestimable boon I—tho volume of tho paper circulation Is onco more flred ! What inflationiut does not ohuakle a: fhe sound of this? What man who can appreciato the porlls of his country, and fool the natiou's dishonor, iu insensiblo to the stlug of tho sarcasm ? Yos. torday, at about the hour chosen by tho Presi- dont for loworing his llag und turning his faco homoward, hife entorod into the Lody of 8.05 Kollay, and, with somuthing of his ol assuranco, Lo roquested that tho 8th of Decembor ho fixe for tho consideration of hia plan for providing avorybody with rluuly of muue{. The papor clreulatjon fixed 7 Yos, trnly, Immovablo as the winds and waves, the clonds aud tho lightning, Wo aro not blind to the faot that this bill may iucidentally do & Mitlo good, It ab lonst CHICAGO, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1874. glivos the asanranco that tha Troaaury Depnrt~ ment oan no longor make and unmsako fortunes in Wall streat by lasulng or rotiring a protonded roserve. It meotr tho Western complaint that the Enat has moro than its Iair proportion of ciroulation, IL gives an immedinte’ stimulus to somo kinds of businoss, Dut {t is n practical sbandonmont of tho fight for stops townrd apeoto paymonts, Austria hos beou cursed with papor monoy for & hundred vears, beeause hor rulows had not_the nerve and ragncity to ombrace the tavorablo opporiunitios for roturning to spocia payments, This bill {8 an Ausirisn perform- anoe. From ths New York World, Congrosa bos Lhus finaliy won in its contost with Presidont Grant. It has made no stops to- wards spocie-paymonts a8 rocommoended in the Presivont’s manifesto to Bonator Jonos, of Ne. vada. It hins tnkon away from the Prosident tho powor which he usurped and exoroised without warrant of Inw, in lotting out tho so-called ** ro- sorve," to influte tha currency. [* Thoro is not obo word in auy law of the United Statos whick implies that any portion of the $400,000,000 shall bo hold s a reserve, That is merely n mythical creation of the Treneury Departmont for the purposo of keoping up tho nolos which had beon cancelled.*—Senator Sherman, June 20.] It bos tnken away the Uresidont's unumed powor to call in tho resorve nad thus to contract tho onrroncy. It has givon alegislative (udorscmout of that Executive inflation which President CGrant by tho hands of tho Becrotarios of tho ‘Trongury bad nccomplished £o tho mmount of $20,000,000, It has seizod and fixed that amount | of inflntton as that bolow which there shall bo no recossion by Inw of Congress or act of the P'ros- ident. [** ‘Tho fear of contraction rerulting from taking back into the Treasury the $26,0000,000 of the §44,000,010 reserve hins been takon away,"— Senator Morton,s June 20.[] Tho Presidont hos signed tho bill, and theso 20,000,000 ateps furthor aviay from specio paymonts have now all to bo retraced heforo the country can ba oven eo near to specio pavmonts v it was when Gen. Grant becameo its Chiof Magistrate, From the New York Times, . The futuro of most imporluntoe in the new law ia the definition of tho logel nmount of green- bncks ot £882,000,000, and the abrolute probubi- tion of what Mokars, Richardson and Loutwolt used curfously onough to call a * rosorve,” Tho country now knows how much tho Jegal-tonder curroncy is, and that it cannot bo made more or less by any action of tho Trensury Departmont untit furthor legislation, This is so far good, since it removes an olement of veory great nn- certuinty from business calculationn, and tokes ont of tho linnds of tho Secrotary of tho Treas- ury a power that no olticial ought over to bava enjoyed. Tho logislation abolishing reservos of Nationnl Banks sgainst cironlation, and tonching the redempton of lank notea through tho Tioasury is novel, and no ong can say with any confidence swhat it olfect will be. At present, however, the offect must bo comparatively elight, and the country will oxpo- rionce an immediato konse of reliof that ab lnst tho finuuces aro out of the hands of Congreen. I'ho prompt advance in the price of stocks yes- terday indicates this fact, Wo look forward toa rovival of business, which, if it dues not make itself folt during the summer, may rensonably bo expecetod to do so early in tho autumn, Tha situation is not, however, withon$ unceriaintios, and, while prudont onorgy in all Togitimato busi- nees ig likely to havo its roward, speculative ventures will bo attonded with more tlhnu usual dangors. ——o—— THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Sweciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, BECRETANY DRISTOW 7TO ET THE BROOM IN MO- TION, ‘Wasmyaron, D, O.. Juno 25.—Gen. Bristow I8 giving considerablo personal attention to tho local routine work in the soveral branches of tho Treasury which aro immediately within the cat- egory of tha Secratary's ofiice, and his purposs is to oxtend his observations to othor parts of tho Department ns soon na ponsible. This is dono with & view to familiarize himself with the rod tape rulos, and algo to agcortain for himself how the Freasury machiue is xun. The resuit willbo MANY MUGH-NEEDED CILANGES, a8 woll in the porsouncl of tho Dopartment as in the abolition of a large proportion of the uu- necessary, and in some instaucos nousensical, customs and habits, which ouly cause delayin tho transaction of businoss. ‘Pho new Secrotary mays he has no financial schomes with which to startle tho country, and lus mafa object will bo to ecouomically, care- fully, and vigorously cxecuto the laws governing the T'rensury Dopartment, Tho President departing to-day has QIVEN TEMPORARY RELIEF to tho minds of hundrods of anxious Tederal oficiale in and under the Troasury Dapartment. Thoy think the general ronovation of the clo cal force in the departmont will not be mado be- fore the Executive returns, Heads of buroaus, heads of divisions, chiof cterks, and nll classes of employes dowa to messengers, share in tho anxioty that has provailed over sinco the new Becrotary took possossion, — NOTES AND NEWS. Correspondence of T'he Chicauo T'ribune, LINGERING CONORFSSMEN. ‘Wasusatoy, D. ., June 25.—Quite a num- ber of Congressmon are atill horo settling up ar- roars of husinoss in the Departments. GRANT AND THE INFLATIONISTS, Burface indications are that Grant has not in the ond lost much gs tho result of the recont finuncial strugglo. Thoso who were loudest in declaring that thoy wero dono with him becsuso of his anti-inilation thoories, have now no word of condemnation for him. Iis approval of the last il i given by many of them a8 a ronson wwhy they have telr confldenco in him rencwed, ot thoy hold that tho relezso of tho resorvos ia ap act of inflation. Thoy regard his approval as n viotory for inflation over Jones, to whom they froquontly rofor in terms of jocoso exultntion. ANOTHER DISTRICT EPIRODY. The furnitere belonging to the room of the Legislative Assomnbly of tho District, having a'l been returned by the statesmon who stole it, wag levied au to-tlay by, the dealor of whom it lind been purchased, bub .who had nover beon pmid for it, It was very coatly, and of tho bost quality. =7 ' CUSTOMS NRCEIPTS, Customs recoipts for the sweok onding June 20 TILE NEW TOST GENERAL. Tha President at once offerod to the Hon, Bu- geno Halo, momber ofCongress from Maiue, the appointment as Postmustor-Gonoral, That gentle~ man reached the vity this morniug, and formally notified the President of his acceptanco, oo i BENJAMIN F. BUTLER. Fram Our Own Corresponuant, WASHINGTON, Junsdl, 1674 Personnl carcor, whioh is more interosting read- ing than tho story of laws and eunctments, has not rocently had o more ‘dramatic chupter than tho rise, power, and decay of Bonjamin I, But- ler. Passngos in this carcer rovivo ono's his- toric sennibilitios to tho casea of men like Soy- wour, Btrafford, and Bolingbroke, the Ministors, favorites, or Parliamentary spirits of Euglieh reigus. Butlor bhas led, for a quartor of n cen- tury, a brillinnt, fitfnl, shrewd, and impotuous caroor, At differont timos ho hos beon tho most eotive, the most hatod, tho most praised, and the most curious, of our politiciany, Unless uppoarances deccive, 1io 4 now at tho end of the problem of himeoelf; and, ovormatchoed, ex- posed, and undorstood, worn down bodily and mentally, and with his grip relaxod on publio at- teution, Lo is aliout to experlonco the spoodinesy of public doscont and tho impossibility of roas- condoncy. WIS CODE OF LIFE, A criminal Iawyor of original audacity and pro- pulsive temporament, derivablo from bis Irish blood, hie appeared early on the publio stago as & politician, with no objeots to subxorve excopt the gratifioation of hisamoition, Hoaupired to borich, uotarious, powerful, 1Ile probably had courage, but it was in muoh tho coursgo of pride and publleity,—that courago whioks Is bold until the forcos behind it ave withdrawn, whon the popu- Jar lendor awakons to tho consolousness that ho hins no moral reaorves to fall back upon, and no tnuer foxtitudo equal to the outer stsaln, Aon ) NUMBER 307. ofton decelvo themselves and their timos, while loalth, temparament, and fortune hold out for thom, Butler wns this being in tho superlative. An long as ho could keep the flold, his adber- onta porformed their parts with alacrity. Woen ho oxpocted them to coma forward and supply his place, they were unoqual to tho roaponsi- bility,. Ho had taught thom to dopend upon his porsonal rovonrces; had edu- cated nmono of them to mpporr in his stead; and oxpeotod, with o strong man’s hioalth, to survive all his onomles, The contract wad too largo aud too long, Ilfa indefatigablo industry was no match for the rlsing public opinion which bas boon alowly encompassing him, His frequont encounters with opponents of all sorts taught exportness to them ; thore bas been all tho while the worm of wounded eonsibility growing at his hoart,—n wear and tuar of foolinge as of fibre ; and his last spocch was dolivored out of & mentsl agony hardly loss moving because it betrayod, alko, “solf acousn~ tion and guilt. e who, atill fighting, says his own obitunry, and reachos paat tho grave to stay tho departing of hiy famo, has siroady fallon in- to the gore nud yollow leaf, and must not look to love houor, Jlove, obodionce, or troops of {rionds, I118 ANTAGONIEMS. It nppoars that hislory will be infinltoly lons concorned with Butlor thau his own times, Oc-~ cauion and faculty have mado hin what holis, Nelthor built doep nur fast, broad nar high, ho has beon n wemi-detnched ~oharacter, Loth in politics and war, socking to rise by skillful indi- viduality through u leveling age, and play the in- froquontly successful part of o leador without a arty. No man can do this and rule, unless he o o dospot. Familinr oxamplos of this kind of udvonturer nare Aaron Durr, Santn Anna, and_Napoleon. Butler was the oqual of neithor, ITe was wholly doficiont in the con- structive parts of publioworl ; ho had no notion of comporing peoples or periody, 80 us to give that semso of wocwrity which s all “that governments are institutod for;’ Dis constituonocy o floating ; ki slandurd was dranuitio ; Lis style was dotlunt. e scomed to Lold that to scold wonld hold ont forever. Possessing a falso ides of the peoblo, ho thought to appouse thom by exinbitions of cruelty— lianging a man hero, bunishing n womun yonder, decryiug the rich, antirizing tho refined. The following, in order, liave beou his objeots of asenult : 1, The clection of Bumner, 1852. 2, Tho elec~ tlon of Douglas, 1859, 8, Tho_stability of the rogular army and navy, 1805-', 4, 'The co- owdinato powor of tho Excoutivo, 188. 5, The co-ordinate powar of the Benate, 1869, 6. Tho national secwitios and currency, 1869-73. 7. Tho gentility and " gontry of his Commonwenlth? 187278, 8, The press, 9. Thomerchants, 10; His awn colleagues in Congress. ‘I'here i8 nothing loft for Butler to assail but bimsolf; for, in his domestio aud parontal rola~ tion ho fs kinid and sffeotionato. Ia fs rich, be- uidos. Possossed of thoso two havons, Bome and mdependence, he Is in a position to do tho Inst importaut net'of o long euroor: writo from Lis stundypoint tio history of his times. The illusion of suel s mon, worn out by handling, liko the state-furnture of n stage, cannot L restorad, It will take Lim tho iife- timo of n comet to retwn and stand 1o the heavons s Lo did. 18 BLVEN YRATIS IN CONGRESS. Tho now life of Gon. Butler begau in tho Tortioth Congress, March 4, 1867, All that he had doo ill prior to thut time wont not tolis ac- count. o bad beoen a prompt soldior, aud the memory of his fiorco reprossory work on_moba at Baltimore, Now Orleuns, and Now York sup- quum wn tho popular mind hia failuro ot Fort Fishier, and tho coutomptuous notice of his Bor- mudx;;hund.md campnign in Gen, Grant's final roport, But Butler ontored upon his new life in no chastuned spivit, It was known that ho had come to Congross in & wny akiu to carpot-bag- gory,—pitching Lis tout ia another diatyiot to got tunely residenco there; and, while this species of carpot-baggery soemod vory brilliant to the groundlings, 1t donoted the unserupulous gouras of lus subscquent carver, and, besides, Incited Dim to like smart trickery in Congrees. Ho had all the rivairies of tho War to avengo in tho Public Parliament,* and his sovority with Admirel Porter mmy occur to 'him at this time us meither generous nor politio, 1l had the Iessons of the War, ag well, to recite 1n the wav_of picking up money bo- times. 'T'here two dispositions—rotaliation and rapine—huve dofined his legislative carcer for soven yeats, 'I'o terrorize and to amass monoy havo been the two arms of his body, Irish com- bativeness oud Yankeo ways and mesns made up our departed friond. _ For tho rest, ho was without a principie. Ho had always beona Democrat boforo the War; but in seven yoars ho bins not neserted one Domoacratic principle, unlows contralizabion, fedoralization, agrarian- fum, and contempt ot all checks aud” balances, bo such, Ho appeara to hnve adhored to a sin- core di-Jike of tho Puritan character and form of Comtnonwealth, and to have roused the rabble sgawst it, but ho also wont to tho ox- tremity of concession to the field negroes; and wherevor bis unbinsed sagacity would have directod him right, some repilsion from tho truo side drovo him ovor into error. Thus thoro 18 nothing intelligiblo in bis careor. It is & roving opisode, like tho story of Admiral Cochrane, 1t Ity unseraputousnoss bad baen of any compon- sntion to the State, we might romember the act. In that Congress sat with him, ns collenguon, {ho presont Benator, William 1B, Washourn,~re- peating Lho fable of tho tortoise and tho have,— ud the ingrateful Boutwoll, who had the ait to use his _shoulders to climb into tho Nonnto win- dow. There was Dawes, too useful to be dis- lmnunblu; Onkes Amos, whoso moemory Butler joft more doubtful by defonding; Banks, tho wwindlod rommindor of & formor flowary growth : Hooper, ‘I'wichell, Baldwiu of Worcestor, and the doad Bliot, TIE REPRESSOR FOR COIN, Gen. Butler at onde put himselr in the front rank of opposition: to the Prosident, and of sovority toward tha ton robellious states, 1o proposed to govern the latter by Constitutions! Conventions which shonld nominate civil offi- cers to tho mulitary communders of each dis- trict, without conterring with the Iattor,—a species of caucus administration so nnsorupuions that only b3 votes wero easc for it out of 165, At th oponing of tho ballots for Prosidont in Joint Convoution of Congress, Feb, 10, 1869, Butler-objected to rocaviug the vote of Georgia, and raisod tho most disgracoful hullabuloo syor witnensed on such an occasion, yot enrrying the Houno with him. 1o roported tho Mississippt and Yoxas bills, by tho first of wlioh bis son-in- luw became United Btates Senator struight from vho Faderal army, the groseest abuee Gen, But- 10c lias yot found in any West Pointor. In short, Butler was the champion of the Con- quistadoros of evory Bouthern Btute, and has itept them down In Washington ag ho ruled Now Orleany, ulways with storn, roproesory, and yot not cloan iands, 'Eho mailed glove hio woro was mailed with gold, Tho Bouthern elemont his bills raturned to the Houso and the Benato supported nls everymeasurs of rapacicy, and made the pawor of corrnptiou overwhoelming, Many men, ponu- riona of frme, wora advoonted of these Rovon- struction moustros, and profitud by the vore thoy brought to the party; but Aly, Butlor L cked 2lio most oub of thnt polloy. b to the lust, 1t ig insvmpathy with him still, Iio- tween Butlor and Grant tho nogro 18 standing, liko Webster betweon Johu ‘Lylor and Faneml Tall, suywig, *Whora shall I go 7" ILY TOPAOST RTEF. » At the proposition of -the imponohment of the Prosidont of the United Statos, Mr, Butlor lind the great occasion of his duys, sud bounded {o tho fieightys of publicity. o made at that time all the reputation ou which ho has siuce snb- smted; aud I heve' hourd Mr. Blaine suy that Butler only kept tho fuipeachmont from mnking balow contempt. Notb haing dosigned by uny of the leadors of the Houso to bo a Mauuger, he ofcotionoered himself on tho Bonvd; drew tho artlcla on which the tost-voio was takon on the motion of Bouutor (now Attorney-General) Will- fnma; took noatly bwoluto churge of the trinl; browbent tho Chlef-Justico; nocused the Presi- dont’s lawyers of lirlng thomsolves: and, in a word, delighted, surprised, amd terrorized the party l»ufiiml him, by the keenncss of hin invootive, the rendlucss of his votort, aud the vigor of his cross-cxamination, - After that, no wondor lie gat grent Chalrmanstups and infly- enca ; for all wora afraid of him, froim Grant Lo Blaiyo, No wondor the Iiadien! sentimont ot Masshohusotts llolmhnonulum rallied _aronnd him, wlule donouncing Fessoudon moro bitterly, without rotort, than ever Butler afterwards, who always retorted, 'Thera woro a feyr mon in that trinl who folt hittorly npainst President Jobnson for ombarrassing Radionl: reconstrug- tlon, Tho greut bulk of tho mnjority voted to impoach him on the bubject of dispuied patton- age, and nigher. Thiy u plain e . S nothing (oo Fifth Fanos ~ THE COMING RACE. Young Men and Women Who Are Beginning Life. Thirty Graduates Turned Out by the Northwestern University. The Graduating Class at Yale Numbers More than 200. Twenty-Seventh Anniversary of St Xavier's Aondemy, Chicago, Commencement at Knox, Kenyon, and Cornell Colloges. Programme of the Beloit College Commencement. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY. Tt adherad by him. The excreisos pertaining to the sixtoonth annual commencoment of the Norlhwostorn University woro held yostorday in the leoturo- room of the First Methodist Church, Evanston, aud were attended by n largo conconrso of the {friends of the graduating oluss and of tho inati- tutton, Tho platform was occupied by the Presi~ dont and Fagultios of tho Univorsity and the Woman's Coliege, and & numbor of prominent olorgymen and laymon from tho ecity and auburby, | Ohoico musio selections by popular composers, performed by half & dozon membera of one of our Gorman bands, served to make tho intormissiona in the literary programne pass plensantly. Tho orations of tho voung gontlo-~ ‘mon roprosenting the gradunting class woro ox- coodingly olevor compositions as a rule, evincng unusual thought and atudy, and the delivery of thom was marred by but fow of those apologetic ahems which aro tho goneral excuso of youug spoaliors for lapses of memory. Tho names of tho membors of THE ORADUATING CLASS aro as follows : Frank Macartney Boatty, Honry Shorman Doutell, Aloxsndor Dean Brainard, David W. Casscday, Chestor Tuttle Drako, Will- inm Cnrvosso Istes, Oscar Lyman Gibbs, Josoph Matthow Howks, Richard Gear Hobbs, DoEorost Mills Hydo, Matthing Sailor Kaufman, William M. Knox, Charlos Loach, Martin Oliphant Lowls, EH MoClish, Willism Luther McGarry, Willlmn Leslio Martin, Willinm Omolvena, John Wosloy Ttichards, Danfel Charles Richl, Willtam Braids Robinson, Barsh Rebecoa Roland, Androw Jaok- son Scott, John Willinm- Scott, Qilbert Maurios Bimm ons, Georgo Henry Bmith, James Trowar- tha, Oscar Woliington Willits, Melvillo Cox Wire, Thomus Zieglor, . ' THE FOLLOWING PROGBAMME, with the excoption of the oration on ** Education aud Bodiety,” by M. O. Lowis, of Chicago, who was honorably exoused, and whose place was filled by A. J. Scott, ot YouBot, Cal,to the manifest pleasure of the audionce, was faith- fully curricd out, the venctable Rev, Di. Lcausy leading.in prayors MUHI ¥ PRAYER, p MUSIO, #Tho Alliauce ..., , Kaufian, Decatur “Pruvel W, Cussedny, Bvauston ‘4 Irelund “¥. W, Boatty, Rockford “ Banking ..., ‘Bimmons, Kenosha, Wis. rowts of th +E, BlcClish, Watseka o lnlll,ulunllnn asa Serv: an \E, . Robiuson, Buffslo,N, Y. MUBI0, 11, 8. Doutowell, Evanston ‘G, Holbs, Rollo, Mo, +.ALL O Wire, Evatiston HUSIO. dueation and Soclety ¥, lture . * Duvid Livingstono ", s Intelleotual Power™ 4 BInyan Meieeeeen 0. Lewin, Ohleago Martiy, Chicago i D, M. B, KAUFNAN i spoke of tho World's Clristian Alliance, recontly, held in Now York, in a very poetio manner, and disp lnyed considerablo oratorical ability in bis dolivery. After describing ot some longth and in goneral torms, tho bloody ars aud social antegonisme with which the world bos beou at- flictod, ho roferred to the benoficenco of such quict and poucoful soasous of calm and dignilied discussion ag that Leld by the Allinnco. That body toiled mot for any single sect or cirele, but tho wholo Christisn Church. It came togother to accomplish o great work, and ity mombors poured forth words of Obristian followship aud cheer that would live in the hearts.of mou atter thoy had passed away aud wore porhups. forgotton. The har- mony which proyatlod in the doliberations of the groat religlous body was aun exemplilleation of Varicty in unity, aud unity in variety, and made tho nations foel that though many thoy were ono. Such pescerul combinatious of tha repre- weutatives of the various sects could not but mako thew foel that the God-like principle of oharily existed amoug wmou. M, D, W, CABSEDAY, o young gontluman with au excoedingly mo- notonous voice, spoke sowo pleasunt words wbout teuvel, eud tha good it did o wll_ who ouguged in i¢ intellootually and_ for tho purpose of. deriving other advantagos ~ beyond the ono of were sight-seeing, Au obvious reason for the great iucrenso 1n travel iu modorn times ap- ponred to vim to bo that ‘it way tho only adven- turous employmont lolt for prosuic epoch, Ilo desoribod the titlicolties sttendant upon loug journoys in tho olden timo, and contrasted thoimn with tiie facilities Which tho iuveutive spirit of this nge atfocdod, Mo who know the mout of boolus wae by no means the wisest ninu, and fre- quontly gained his knowledgo ut tho oxponso of newlth sud comfort. ‘“'he wisdom gained in ob~ servations injured neither framo nor constitu- tion. ‘I'ravel wss the proliflo source of such wisdom, The speaker closed with tho staiement that. those who surrounded A mun in his own country wero merely ropeti- ciony of himaelr, aud he deseribed tho conditions of pund nocessury tor truvel auwong, and proper aud usoful observations of, uther niok. ¥ W BEATTY,, v Troland " was tho uext thome, and Mr, F. W, Boauy was tho spesler. ‘Fing yousn; gontle- man possesses ull the Coltio attributes ot oratory ~tlue presunce, easy and appropriate gesturcs, and fiery doelumnntion, He st spoke of the untional faitutes with which tho histuty of the world wis crowded, and sald that stong thom nouo was more pittable thun the fuituro of the Emorald Isle. Bho had attemptod now and thou o walk upright aud alone, but the result was nlwvays n tnilare of the most disastrous kind, ilov Justory was o vecord of centuries of uufuir loiginlution, trenson, putrionsm, gonius, and su- peistition, Ity brightest pagon toid of hov poets, soldiors, orators, ahd utatosmon, and mado it one of the most wonderful hintories or modern tines, 'lho Irishman's intluence, however slight it wight be tu his own country, wuas felt every- whera, for Lis fout prossed overy sod, aud lis brow was fanned by tho winds of the onds of tho oarth, - His ohavieteristics woro bravery, patri- otisn, gontlemsuly benring, . hospitali- ty, b -aud passiow. After s thou- gand #_of staryation, bud govormmont, ¥ aud repoutod fuilures, Erin’ still lived, as hope- ful as ovor, and, when proper education lLnd freed lior pooplo rrom Ilrlufluy domination, sha would tuke hiorproper place among the uatlons of tha would, MR, G, M, HIINONS spoke on “ Bunking," Ilo convoyod a good denl of valunble informution thul was oxceedingly el to vomomber, boibg confined priucipally to who dates of organization of yarious lhmnumi)iu- stitations thae have bocomo fmwmous in tho walt's history, ‘Uhe sibjoot was neitbor woll chosen nor woil handlod, boing axcossively prosy, and altugother too unintoresting for an vocasion liko wovllogo foto, . . THE NEXT ORATION was & oapital onoin overy rospeot. It was on- titled **Urowth of the Good.," ™ The speskor way Ar LN AloQileh. 3o deulod, at tha outsst, that ion Gontre, N, ¥.- thore was any truth in the lines of Shakspoare— ‘Tho evil {hat mon do lives after them ; Tho gond 14 often Interred with their bonos— and was confident that history regarded tho sonti- mont thoroln oxprossed os false, History was & witnoss that tho good and trio aots of every ago lived in the momorjes of mon whon those™ who porformed them had presed away, for did not the world of to-day gathor _its ood from the world that was yesterday? “ho_slavery of CGroeco was forgoften whon hor lenrning and gonoral oulture were contom- piated, The barbarism of ancient Romo paled in tho lght of bor achiovoments in lotters and in art. “I'ho good tho old time bad wulill lived, Monos was & murdoror, Saorates hoterodos, and D'aul n porscontor of the Church, but what did wo remombor them by? Which lived aftor thom—their bad or thelr good doeds? 'I'e po- sitlons of tho worda avil and good should be re- vorsed in the quotation, 2. 11, ROMINGON, “ Imngination s s Sorvant,” by Z. B. Robinsen, wae o thoughtful prodnction and ueatly deliv- ered, Its princlpal pomt was that wiile we moveied at the works of arc and nature by which we wero surrounded, wo shouid marvol silll mora nt tho qualities of the mind which brought thom into baing. MR, If, B. BOUTELL spoke of tho gront workiaccomplished by Dr. Livingatone, tho Afriean éxplorer, aud analyzed bhis roligious obinracter. Hin yoars of yosoarch oud discavory mado plala the rver svstom of Gentral Africa, mvm-lnFt 4,000,000 of squaro i mlllu», ond braught to light many of the habits and oustoms of ~the inhabitans of that wild and trackloss country, #0 that the travelor moed not grope in darknoss. A nobler phase of Livingatons's Wwork was Lis labors s a missionary and preach- or, All lus scloutide work way nnv{o subsldisry to the introduction of Ohrlstianity among the benightod peoplo whom ho wmetin his wandor- iuge. The world valued the example of lus lifo ag a solf-sacrifioing devotion to the thanltlous task of serving others, Nothing but the no- blont.genernsity could have lod bhim into un- known lauds, snd anong sevagos, thoro to wan- dor nlono, aud at last to dio far from his homo, and with nouo but s savage for his companion. MR, M. G, HOUDY dikcussed ¢ Intollectual Powor” in s yathor fanoiful strain, the gist of his remarks boing, that in thoye timos the settlomont of impo- ting quostions was 1ot left to physieal power nlous, o4 in formor days, as Sonates legislatod and un- l]AIuhfionlug nations scted In accordance with them, MR, M. Q. WINK'S dlscourao oo " Bunyan ” was a brief blography of tho famous tinker, aod s long and_favorable criticism of hia book, *The Pilgrim's Progress.” MR, A, J. BCOIT'S ONATION had no title, but it was vory clover and humor- ous for nll that, o spoke of what the workman could accomplish when ho governed bimsolf and utilizeil his great power, This young gentloman nrpnnrod to bo a greab favorite with the au- dicncoe, probably bevause bo had cousented to take the plnce of a graduate who was unable to {ill his assignment on the programmo. T'ho lhenz oxorcines wero brought ton close by Mr. 3L L, Martin and Mr., J, W. Richards, who tipoke ot “Symmetrical Culture” and “The Outlook™ respectively. ‘Lheso govtlemon ad- vanced idens that have alrcady ufforded great mnds uubounded opportunitios for writing, but whioh tho world atlarge sppoars to Liave no groat fanoy for, Pronident Fowler then formally conferrad tho degreas on tho class, as publlshed in yostorday's PTntovNe, Whon -he handed Miss Holaud, tho first lady~gradusto of tbe Univorsity, hor diploma, 110 sald ho was oxceodingiy glad to seo hor at tho head of n long column that was to come out of the futuro. . ‘I'ie audionca then dispersod. In the ovoning Presidont Fowlor bad n lovee, which was numorously attended by the students nnd tho resideuts of Lvanaton. s ST. XAVIER'S ACADEMY, The twonty-sevonth annual commencement at 8t. Xavier's (Catdoliv) Acedomy, corner of Wa- bast'avenue and Soventy-ninth siroot, oceurred yostorday afterioon, before & large number of ladios &DA gONlluwman who arqws-ad 00 AWt un of the largo Lall in which the exerciecs took .placo to_overflowing., Tho- Academy is under tho direct managoment of thaSiators of Mércy, of whom Mother Conoyiovo'is the Lady Superior, The numbor of bonrders nt the Academy i 100, and dav-scholars 60. All wera represented in the exerciuea yestorday nfternoon, THE PREPARATIONS for tho occaslon consisted In floral decorations of the ball, and especinlly the plat- form upon which the young Iadies wero situated. All the young pooplo were dressed in white, ornamented 1ith pink and blue according to the taste of the wearer, Ona table in front of tho platform wero piled numliora of books which bad been won a8 promiums by tho several pupils. To the left of the staye, tho front row of chairs were oceupied by THE CLERGY who wore present, First omong these wore tho . Rov. Dishop Foley, supported by the Rev. Fathers Riordan, Butler, Walsh, 0'Connor, Dot~ noy, Noounn, Dunne, and Waldron; Canon Me- Geo, of Ireland; and tho Jeswt Fathers Verdun, Yennoman, aud Oakley. THE YROGRAYME OPENED with a quartette upon tho piano, tho overture fo “Fra Dinvolo,” performed by Misses K. Dillon, N. Dore, Mary Shaughnessy, and Lottie Wildor, whoso otldrts wero received with deserved matks of approbation. 158 N, DONE delivered the opemug address to the visitors, Iu which sho thanked them for tho compliment of thair prosonce upou this ocoasion, and compared the elegonce aud beauty of the uew building with thio loss spaoious ong_occupied by them bo- fore tao fire, touched lightly upon the trals and tribulations, of echool-girl life, and_concluded with a few protty remurks to the Bishop and clorgymen . pronont, winding up & neat little nd- dress in o highly appropriate mauner, = Tho littlo Llisses Inunie Dillon and Katie Buckley played o duot upon the pinno, “ Und Douncer uml Blitz,” which was alko applauded, and the.girls dismissod smiling, IS8 LILLIE CO0K, ’ who recelves the Bishop's mednl for roading, mod a poem very nicoly, and, after her, Missies Loda aod Lettio Wildor saug ** Waon Morning’s Light is Douming.” Mo next pieco upon the programmo was des- tined to try tho nerves of the following young Indios : _Misses Weod, Bluckmua, Tragnor, Brady, Jounings, Iooley, and Wildor. It way A DRaxa in two aots. Misa Brady deserved and received the heartiest appluuse for her declumation, which wss owsy aud forcible, Soma of the pupils wero too nervous to ba audible, but they managed to, got through their 1espoctive pacts tulavably well, little Mina Hooley, as was natural, uequitbing horzolf bravely and well, Aliss- Kute - Dillon, dnughter of the distin- guished comedian, who graduates in mueic, aud recolves u gold medal thorefor, played a solo on tho piano,, and proved hor claim Lo the distine- tlon bestowed upon her, <+ 3i#e HUEMIDAN, dnugbter of the Poties Comaussioner, with littlo Migs Wobb, pluyed u dues ‘ff"n the piano, after \which the Gerninu clns, lod by Miss Suydackor, hiad a Jong conversation all to thomsolves, little of wlieh was tutelligibla to the sudiouce, Missca | Ryau and Fox tollawed on the piano, aud Missos Siydacker and MeAndigws in a vocsl numbor to the satistaction of their hoavors, LUTTLE FANNIE DILLON, anathor daughtor of tho comodian, read n poom in the happicst manner “possiblo, aud received o hoarty respouse from the wholo house, Misses Condou und MeAndrows gavo some mioro piano musis—the # Night-Blooming Corous Polks,” . RUE JUNIORS' DIAIA was o funny pertormunce by thirty Jittle misses, who erganized an impromptu eluss in geography, hisiory, and astronomy, and amused the audi- once, espocially the clorgymon, mightily, Somo of thoir liftlo hits at tho Dishop and the ghostly futhops were good, and taken in excellent park Ly tha worthy divines, Inthe coutre of tho croscoitt formod by the pupils wore a couple ot your-oldy, ono of whom was very shy, “thé, othor was tho embodimont of uticouscious infantilo Importance, One turned hor bacle in {uvuulln alarin upon the au- dienco ; the other ntood fanuing norsolf gravely, umllmg coyly upon the Bishoy, and singivg to horsol€ with all the self-possession of & dowager, Lo wan & comicnl sight, "Che Juniurs indulged in songs, culled un tho 2-year-ulds for & solo, and had a moiry time ull to thomselvon, MISSES DOB AND DILLOY played an futerlude ulmn the piano, afler which a ouc-aob gomedy, “Tho Cowntry Cousin," way N layed by Missos Farroll, Hastings, Soymour, Tikman ud T Fayeta, - Nios ‘icksonn, 1 the part of Afra, Dan “n, cxhibited s very protty and striking aptl o for dramatio ropro~ seutatfon, Ilwasthel nmatour noting of the soason, and oxtorted & tho roverend gontlo- wen i the two frontr @° of nents warm onco- viume; all of whis S.vas very shacking, of courso, but vory chat %< 1g noverthelosn. ‘filu Inutings and Blise, © fayotte aluo doservod praise for thoir aotity "3 Mora plano musii! /3 Missos Cummings and Bhaughuoasy procod I n ossay by 3189 9% BLAGKMAN, on *Qur Friondss05 1 was vory prottily writ ton and rond, Buyf .0 most commencomont ouuays, consistod of@ 3 magest poseible counsel, based upou the mosy ofound meditation, all of which, considering:” proverbial depth and en- duranco of schoc. , i frienduhips, was vory uo::lcn&\nnd rorru?hhxg. uother quartotts by Missos Snydacker, Webb, Wilder, snd m‘me,{t am thon alttho pu- pils united in siuging the * Parting Song," with capltal effeot. H RO THF, VALEDICTORY ADDRESS, by Miss Doruoy, was & vory clevor offort, and appleudod heartily, It did not diffor matorially in hubstance from similar addrossos by oharme ing young Indios, but gave evidence of carofuf Fmpnrfitlon and original oxpression, and was do- livered with graceful forco aud oago. This concludod the programme of oxeroises, but tho most important foaturo of tho day was yet to como—tho DIGIMIRUTION OF PREMITNS by tho Dishop., T'he right reverend gentloman briefly addressed tho pupils, complimentin them’ uEnn tho pleasant entertaiument they ha flvou thoir guosts, and upon the progress” they ind mada in thoir studies, with a fow tlnd words of oucouragement for the futuro. ‘The dis tribution of promiums then took place. Miss Mary Dornoy graduated in all branchos, and Miss Kato Dillon, who hnd dono 5o lasi oar, added & dogroo in musla to hor qther honors, Miss Lilie Cook took the Bishop's medal fox ronding. ligsos Mary Honnessy, Cors Blackmnan, Mary Ryan, Sophin Jounings, and Mary Shunghnessy were presontod with silver modaly, aud will suter the sonior claks noxt torm. Onlonving the hall visitors woro takon into I REGEPTION OO, whore ovidences of the industry of the young la- dies in noedlo-work, painting, drawing, fuucy- work, wax-work, oto,, wero ou oxbibition. Misa Dillon bad In thiy srt-gallery thros paint~ ings,—iwo landscapea and ono Christmas piece. liss Furlong aldo had a large contribution, s Diad 3iseoa Entoy, Hastlngs, Barton, and Black- man, Iu tho wax-work deparlmont, Miuses Mary Anuo Farrell and Darton took the load, and Miss Burns dlsrlnyuu ‘much ukill and ingenultyin the fancy noedlework liuo. Indoed, the oxhibition apoke better than wards could do of the industry of the pupils, aud nssiduous cars of tho mook-oyed geutls siators of 5t Xavior's Academy. — THE KING SOHOOL. The King Bchool, which is the last of tho pub- lio educationsl institutious to come into uso, closed ity sovsions yostorday with o goneral ox- hibivion. ‘Tho Juvenilo Dopartmonts wore disposed of oarly in the dny, and tho afternoon was givon to Classos 1, 2, und §. A large number of visitors * gathered In the aftornoun to witness tho dis- posal of the King prizes, which aro the ANNUAL DONATION of W. H. King, Esq., Prosident of the Board of Tiducation, aftor whomn tho school was named. ‘Thesw couslsted of threo gifts of $7, &5, and &8 roupectively, tothe throe scholars showiug the bent ayerage i scholarsbip and gonoral doport- ment in onoh of tho_three rooms, making i all nine prizos, Mr. King presentod tho gifts in person, making a neat little spocch to each of the scholurs, and especinlly emplasizing tha fuct thiut it waa all thoir own, to do with just ag thioy plesad. i oo T ungnAns whe Vi g Tod e o e e OO attainod : Olass 1—Paliner Wsrren, 90,8, §7: Tred Fitoh, 96.8, $5; Louis Keops, Ui $3, Oluss 2—Goorge Joues, 97.6, $7; Alico Richard. won, 97, €6; Frank Stono, 96.9, §3. Clacs S Normon Ilurd, 7.2, #7; Nottie' Garrigus, 96.8, #6; Lmma Boguo, 9.3, &4, IN ROOX No. I, which was the first visited, Judge Moore made quite a speech to the children, urging thom to itnprove thoir time while thoy had tho opporttni- ty. In Roum No. 2, the Rav. Dr. Powers mado a similar nddress, and J. L. Pickard, Supormtend- ont, followed with some ploasant remarks, which F(IBMM tho boys and giris mmghtily. In Ioom 0. 1 the specch-malitrg culminated, It was o~ gun by Mr. Richberg, Committce on this school, who made passing reference to the_fact that tho sohool had shown great reuults, and Lad not ita superior in the city. 1o also oxplained the man~ ner in which 3lr, King had come to give tho prizes. MM, RING ABOBE AND EXTLAISED the manner in whick Mr. Richborg solectod the teachers, He also stated thab this would bo Dis Inst yearas_a member of the Board, as his timo wa# too fully occupied to give it attontion heronfter. 1o overjoyed the childron, however, by stating that the prizos would be givon every yoar just the same, E. B. McCagg, Eeq., thon spoko, MMr. Jounes, momber of the Legislature from Qalons, slsa made some remarks, Mr. Runyan, momber of tho Board of Education, followed, and the chils dren thus had the advantage of listening to sov- orai styles of eloquence. Tho exorcites closed at 4 o'clock, the children joining at the last uinging & bonutiful littlo chorus, * Good Night, Good Night," which was woll suited to theit young voices, and died awsy in atendor sud plaiutive maunoer, AMONG THE VISITORS to the sohool in tho atlerngou were Dr, I, N. Powors, W. I, King, Judge Maore, J. L. Pick- ard, J. O. Richberg, I, B, McCugg, Mousrd, Tunyan and Sheldow, and Mr. Joues, of Gulena, ‘I'hore was also o large concourse of mothers and irionds who folt & just pride and huppinasy in the triumph of their little ones, 1t should be said bolore disminging tho subjoct that this #ehool, though open for only hait a year, is in an oxcellont ttate of disciplind und shows great ndvaucoment, 'There were prosent at the last sossion 630 scholars. 'Tho Principal sooms boe loved by thore under his chargo, and the whola school may be said to bo in a very ofilefent con dition, roflecting credit oo all, ‘and ospucially upon the fostoring care of W. H, King, Lisq. L —— THE GRANT SEMINARY. The closing oxorcisos at Miss CGraut's Sem- inary, 150 Novth Dearborn atreot, took place al tho Seminary last evening, A large audionce assembled in the parlors of the Institution, which weroe handsomely decorated with flowera and vines. ‘The oxorciues were & plossant sum- ming up of the results of tuition shown in the most graceful manuer by lterary exercises. THE ENTERTAINMENT WAS DEOUN by Prof. Beoker, who playod an instrumontal solo, Miss Lnrrabeo read the ‘ Wrock of the Hosporus,” with feeling and approciation. Mise ©. Taylor followod with n reudition from Dicke ons, “Berooge & Marley,® which shy vend woll, giving a fine Iutorprotation to the humor nud pnathos of the scone Miss Y. Moss' sang “‘In the Wild Monne tain Valley” tromulonsly, but still very bonutifully, Bhé-was rowarded by spplause, Miss O, Greon noxt attempted & recitation fron Beott, ** Marmion and Douglass,” This israthes nu embitious offort for & young lady who soarcos 1y bus tho tlopth of voico to ordor wardens te What ho!" hut nevertholoss tho spoeaker ene tored iuto the mattor with spirit, aud gave it the bust possiblo utter: noe under tho cironmstances, Men, 13, Hmith payed o piece on tho pno, “Phe AHL" o 8) ple and sweet rofrain well rondered. - 7 A recitntion in verse was given by Miss T, Moss, **'Iho Smaok 1n Schoot.” It wus excend- ingly nutural,—luughanly so tho audionco thought, for they broks forth in hearty lnughter and applause, Miss 1, Lnrrabeo read */‘Whe Gleanor,” & nowepapor devoted to tholr own clrolo, and odited by tho siudonts, It is muoh wittior than many papors, and amused tho audis ence very much, An article, *An Indignation Meating of Behool-Tooks,” was quita ingeniouss Othor uelections woroe alko goo 18 2, AR road * Tonnessoo’s ardner,” from Drat Harte Mius Groen is an oxcellent veadar, Lut hor soloow tion was unfortuuato. The Onllforninu dialect cunnot bu rendored by & young Iadyto good pun pose, Bhe muy oconslder it rather an ex tysordinary mark of her ability that she wad $3,