The New York Herald Newspaper, July 23, 1858, Page 1

—— WHOLE NO. 7993. SOREST OF A BRITISH OFFICIAL IN NEW YORK, naw ae Ailege® Curtvus Mimbezzlement by # British Minteary Storcheeper—The Reason why the Engitsh Army Seeds sv Many Boote— Flight eS the Accused to America—Interesting Travels ef a New York Detective in Search ef the Fugitive-- He le Traced to Beaten, Al- Dany, Sy ractmee, Niegara Fails, Buffate, Old Point Comfort, Phtisdeiphia, Baltimore, Rewport sna New York—Cuntous Cotnci- dence m Allases—The Fatai Letter “ ti” -- How the Svont was Fullowed, and the Final Arvest—Stav ment ef the Accaud-A Lady Aus the Cone, dic, dic, de. A curious chavter in the bistory of crime is now being developed tm the case of Jamen Sutton Eliott, # couior Military Morebreper of the Brinsh go wedt a, Feeion, wear London, who arrived im this country on the 5th of Jane last, and who, it is aeged, absconies with $10 400 of government funce and a dashing young actress of cone mete, be being » man of fi ¥ and of previous g1od coe Paster. Since his arrival here be has boen traveling about the country, visking different watering places ex- peering mouey with a lavish band, and cutting & xreat Bxell generaily. Officer Rovert 7. Bowyer, of the mde- Peedent detective police, has been tm search of bim for six weeks, and, afer a hard chase, succeeded on Monday incidents of the wicged ombezziemact, fight, character of the atoused, end the remarkably suc%ssful pursait by officer Bowyer, form altogether a most romantic story. James suiton Ekiot bas been for over thirty Ove years ip the pervice of the Eogiten goveroment, and had ‘Beqnired 80 wuch the coufi¢esce of the authorities, that fowrthiog «ver two yeare sivce, op the occarreace of a Waeancy ip the important military station at Weedon, ‘Which m mainly ao army Cintnwg eatahinb ment, be suc- ceeded in getting the sppotatment 11 preference to a rival @andidate Of udm poact adie reputation and proved ability, Me salary Of £86. per anaam. He was loft ucenspected fend wpmolettes ual! shout lust September, when, from the divordered stare of bu eccounte, which Ki was ead bid ‘Det been arrange’ from the commencement of his term, An secountint a8 deepatened to etraigbten up the Dooka, With the betp of ten special clerks; they worked antil Maveb lest, wien she fore» has two be doubled, and asiti again a little la.er acommissary general aod eight assist ants ere Cevpatobed, aod fival'y wr. Ei jot was treas‘erred te Dudhp, aod the storexeeper at that point wat de epa'ched io Weedon, the former retainmg, however, bis evary of £860, apd the latter bis of only £560. Yet, dering these months of inquiry, it appears that the defal- @stion Wee Rot dwcovered aati receutly, wheo it was found toat the bird bad flowa, heving cojryed his com fortavie selary ap tw the atest momen:. The invest'ge- Won developed the fact that there were im the years 1856 and 1867 received at Weedon 860,(00 pairs of boots ior ihe arwy.ef whice 170,100 pars were found to have been Bold off unlewtul'y, and oviy about 20,000 pairs of these ould be traced The bovis owt the goverament about Se. 6d. per pair, and it was found toat a man bined Devi bed bongdt them tor be. bd per pair, aad sold Wem te & wilitia coptractor, who hed supplied ave Fegimente wits them at 12s. per pair. Tho “kite” Which are suppiied to the pew recruite, and for which the sum of £3 in deducted from their pay, were found to Do comparatively weribiess, co that somebody had pocketed « wiee inte sum from this item I ‘was also shown that, wbether fur vaine recetved or pot, several of the contractors for furnishiag stores had deem in the babit of paying money to the dank ac- Grunt of Soprivtendent Eliott, while the syswm of Drtery wb.ch pervades the whole insutution eas>ied a COBITACLET (0 DAss Almost any kind of sapplies by the jadi- @'.08 dwtrimo'lon of regu ar pay mente to the underlings. ‘With the same sagacity #bi2b bad aliowed these depre @auors to be carries om uoder the very vose of the go- veument, the cefauiter was slowed t take bis aepar tare enwnolented, and he decamoed {a the steamer Ame- ‘Wee op the 286 of May, for Bostov, leaving his wite bo- hited and iak'ng with bim & carding aciress Of some ro ‘Pwo, reamed Mus Binciair, The affair, of soares, created the crostest as'ozwhment emong those who knew bhim— he bad verwd ro long without suspicion, and bed the Privilege of retiring at any time on Halt pay. It wasdo- termiced to trace bim tw this couniry, aod if possible @omp+] Bim w dixgorge some of bis alieged ill gotten geler. ‘Ae upee the criminal charge it was believed tbat the ac- Oased could not be taken hack to England under the extra- ition treaty, it wee decided t» bave him arrested on & @tvil euit for the amount of the alleged embezziemont ond Mr. Hrery Whittaver, of No. 15 Wall street, was av Morized to proeecute if the wocused could be traced and arrested. Mr. Whitiaker thereupon employed Mr. Robert W. Bowyer, the well known independent detective, to trace Mr Eilictt and arrest him if possible. Mr. Bowyer ‘wes informed that F lett arrived om the Sth of Jane at Beeston, ip the steamer America, accompanied by the lady, wader the pame of Mr end Mrs, Brooks. Mr. Elliott wan @eeoridbed to him as a fine, portly Englishmen, of abont fifty years of ago, five feet nino in height, with veoo vedic gray bair, ineinding whiskers and moustache, whieh were pearly white. With this description, aod the wide United States before bim, the officer started im purrcit on the J6th of Jupe, just ten days after the arrival of the secused in thie country ‘The Bret step was to proceed to Boston aad institute a Vigid vearch there; and after diligent inquiry, a Castom woo had examined Elliott's baggage, was stated Die bebef that he bad started for Albany. ‘Teo Albany the officer repaired, and after a search among the bote!s found thet Elliott bed registered his own and We iacy's name at the Tremont House as Mr. and Mrs. Upon parties answoring the description had registered their names as Mr. Everett and wife, of Toronto, at the Dele ven House, and bad probably gone East. But Be trace could be found of thom in Springfield, and, taking tho Northern route through Canada, in the hope of meeting them, Mr. Bowyer mate his way to Niagara strikivg similarity tn the maaner of writing the capital “E" Be the name of “ Mr. and Mrs, Evane of Bristol, R. 1.,! to the “B mm the “Everett,” on the Delavan books at A'baay. Buffalo with haste Mr. Bowyer travelled, and thore tho fatal ““b”’ ip the neme of “ Mr. and Mra. Edwards, of } ‘Yerk,” om the hooks of the American House, iaentified the there they were traced to the Ayrarnze House, Syracuss, where Elliott refused or declined to give any mame alleg- tng that be was tired, and “ there were bis Ove wuoks and ten Diack bags to rhow (hat he wee there and intended to stay.” Ge entered 0 name in tho book, and ieft with. on! leaving any trace of hie destination. Io vain did Mr, Bowyer search Paratogs, Baliston, and other watering Places, for he could get no trace of his man, and was on bia way to New York, on the steamer Isaac Newton, when he learned thet Eliot had left Albany on the 14th of June for New York. A brief search among the city hotels re- ‘vealed cn the books of the St. Nicholas the fetal «Ein he names of “Mr. and Mrs. Emen, of Syracuse.” Mr. and lady had been there and stayed over night, In the two o'clock train the next day for Phila Bomewhat encouraged by again catching tho repaired to Philadelphia, and traced Jones’ Hotel, where the fatal “mr” end Ure. Emerson, of Arkan- tho handwriting of EVjott, to have snob « passion for his own initiai Make every fictitious mame commence with an “ F."’ Tt was found that he had gone to Raitimore, so to Balti. more the officer went, and on the books of the Utah Houre the name of Mr. aud Mre, Elmaley”’ contained an “FP” which conld not be mistaken. Put the pair had Jolt at five o'clock the next evening after their arrival, abe the 18th of Jone, on board tbe steamer I ouleiana, for (1d Point Comiort, Vieginis, via Nortolk Tas off) sor wor LOW three Hecke vebiad LOE pair, On ayo jaat of bar WY a§ a3 $32 i ing heen thrown off the enent so often; but dunnied, be proceeced iertantly te Old Point Oomtort, at ‘he Bsxem Rouse never failiog “ E” to “Mr. oud Mre Elinsiie” denoted tbat the soent was sot tert yet. But the pair had departed for Baltimore aaa Philasephia, where they were traced to the 2840 of Jane, siting on We balcony of Biwodtord’s Hotel, waking for tee towne of the afterncon train for New York; Dut po trace of them cenld be carried further. Mr. Bowyer searched New Yors and Brontiyo #isboat 00 Ke, and Cape May quite as profitably Bal it woulde’t 60 10 give it up no,” and, RU: pecting that as they appeared to have & tante fir visting texbioned! wens Dot Degiect Newport, he proceeded Ww ther and ar- rived thereat op the morping of the 17%b, sod to bis great eight found the names of “#r aud Mre Elmalee”’ regis- tereo at ho Ocean lieuse, with the everiartirsly similar “E” denotipg ap old frieod. But the vair ded left the hotel some days, abo che eearch nee wed to De jast as fruit. les» an before, wden the offl.er ascore'ned ‘bet Mr. - dee has gowe © revide In & private cotlsgs oD the heech. ‘The while pigbt wae spent hovering ab ut the peighoor hood, Put po trace coald be foona. and finaly the pext wornirg, the phyrician eho had attende’ Mr Eimaies sisteo that be bed left fr New York oaly the wight ‘be fore, £0 fhat the officer Dad actually passed bim on the route, While there was life there was hope, end to New York Mr Bows er travelled poat haste, arriv img On Sunday last, and to Dis joy he foand hat Mr, Bilints ard lady were quartered at the St. Nicbolas under the beme of Mr abd Mre. Eimely,” witb she same eerval camtal’ EB.” and were still siopping at the bxtel Bai what wes his borror op (asmg up & copy of the Hanatp to fed the following spvoer cement: — ORDER OF AMREST FOR EMBEZZLEMENT Jonathan Peel, Principal Secretary of State for the War De- pas iment of Great Britain, va James Sutton EitvoiiomT aie wea Rew roit bieughs by ber britapnis acy'e Menretary of Store agaicsttbe deferden: tp wnich prepied for Mr KIMo The suit ta for Dave beer embezz'en by the defendont Bere was a notvfication to ibe fugitive to keep out of the woy, jost ot the fruition of the officer's bopes aftera atx weeks’ hard chore. Jt seemed really too bad; but news js De we, ADO, ruminating op bis I'l Juck, Mr Jowyer pase- t0 out of the &t Nichojus into Broac hep, to bis avr. Prive avd gratification be met, but pa from the door, the fre, porty English gentleman who hed been pictured ip Dis mine’s eye ag Mr Eiliott To ‘‘pipe” bim to bie quarters was @ mater of couree; aud elated with puccess. Mr. Bowyer determtped to keep watch on bim upt!l Monday, as @ warrant for arrest on @ civic auit could Lot be served op Burday The Deputy Sheriff who bea the werrapt was du'y notified, ape just exzougb after 12 P.M. en Sepday to make tt A. M. on Monday, the com- Jortably errcopeed occupants of Mr. E'tiott’s rooms at the St Nicolas mere araussa by a loud knock at tne door, and the following collcquy took — ‘Who's there? ~ ein T desire to see Mr. Elmaite, A rortiing of }ipen wes beerd, aud is «a few moments the door opened just jer and a ruffled head peeped out. ‘What want sir? Mr Bowyer’s boot was instantly mserted in the crack of the door, and be answered— I want James Sutton Elite, Mr. Eliot surrepcered at discretion, to the po lithe apnoysnce of bir fair compasion, who, thoagh by profes- ee ne ee mL Om rather reeeble. Eliott wen committed to apewer, snd ap ton for bis digcharge is yet to be considered by the Court, He bes employed able counsel, who will argue ‘bat po civt) proceedigs of this pature cap be belo againet bim. Ho i said to pave admitted spending moat of the » Sileging that the government wa indebted to him veurcerit g in pereoual appearance, as weil as tn manner. ‘Whet dispcaition will be made of her rather aged lo snd of course of herself as participating in bis adven- tures, remains to be seen. Tous ends the fret chapter The De Riviere Romance. 4 BENCH WARRANT I8SUKD 4G a)NST MULFORD, DAVIS AND HUNCKE FOS PREJU Yesterdsy morping Judge Ogden called a special session of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, on the application of the District Altorney, Mr. J. W. Lit’le, for the purpose of issuing bench warrants for the arrest of Jonn Maiford, Jobo Devis and Jobo Huncke, on a ebarge of perjury. At the adjournment of the Coort on Wednesday afternoon tt was eupposed that ax application weald not be made for the arrest of the above parties until the fore part of next week. However, at the solicitation of Mr Little, Judge Ogden was ip court at eleven o'clock yosterday morning, and after the crier bad opened the court, ‘Mr. Little arose and said thet, as public prose eutor, he felt it his duty to make application that & berch warrant be issued agatust Mr. Mulford, who ¥ a8 corpse) for Mr. Huncke, upon a charge of subdor- ; algo for Mr. Davis; and theta writ and bench war weved sgainst Mr Buocke for perjury, afer tac exPrration of bie present sentence. He raid that ho felt it aver. pl duty, but from the evidevce given and the retarm to the writ of babeas corpus tamed, it snowed, whbcut @ coubt, that the retarn was faire. He hoped, Aberefore, the Gourt would determine the motion, asd im- Beda ely bene bevcb warrants for the parties to qasstion. Jadge Ogden, after reviewing the testimony wach bad been elicited, coloclied with the District Attorney, Qrd therevpon cirected the clerk to tate notice of the minutes of tbe proceedings snd immediately neue the Depeh warrants againat the above named parties. He &ro remerked that in a prooreding like the preseot ball cole only be taken i open court, and before the Juiges of the Supreme Chambers. Word daving been rent to Mr. Deming what coarse was about beirg pursued in conrt, be eooe arrived, and on app aring Derore Judge Ogsed arked the Court 00! to issue a beneh warrant for the present as Mr Rorcke for whom be Aporared, was pow jo jail, end that it could be rerved any time belore the expiration of bis term. Jucpe Ogoen remarked that be would have no objecticne. 48 tbe rut would be delayed a short time to give Mr Davw av opportunity to present Dail The warrants © sccordipgly tneved, and made re- bine o'clock, when Mr. Davie and i" bail to anewer betore the Grand ip October next reahouts of Mr. Mulford is cot known; he hes not been seen in Hob ben singe Friday last, wud it is rup- poetd thes he has fotlowed the example of de Riviere, and Ne -” wr. Burcke, who is incarcerated in Bergen was viaited by quite = number of bis friends = oF part of Jessie Rural, Rockot, during the presont season. Wyman contioden to astonish ‘Tre PANonal 2 Git Gen doe a deem one of the chief fentores of attraction cor: with the etapbic i Of the beautitn! Findeon. Nittie farce, and preceded by a variety of minetreley, Tayants’ Miverete, having recuperated their enor; Fiae, repteatined thor repertotre, and refitted and reno: vated lar bail, will recommence operations with rene: ext Monday evening. ja and fterkoeoh pinees the whole French & otate of exettement, The latter project is Almost a fact accomplisaed, EDITION-- vening | THE SLAVE TRADE AND LIBERIA. Manifesto of the few York Colonization Sectety. TO THE EDITOR OF TB¥ NEW YORK HERALD. Has Liberia sanctioned the slave trate? Ha» President Benron connived at it, even by indirection? Are the emi- grants that we rerd ateo much expenas to beorme free citizens ‘p Liberia, inveigled away t Frencd Guiana or to Coba? These questions are pressed ajon the American Prople, and I regret to ree thst, to some ¢rtnt, on very imyerfect data, the charges implied by them are assumed to be true. But who are the parties, and what are the facta? A French veasel—the Regina Coli—is fousd at sea dy « Engiieh tteamer, ip poesession of about two hundred na. tives, who hac murdered eleven of thecraw. Ex Presi dent Roberts, who bad gove up in the Eoy\ish steamer & retake the Frezcb vessel, was welcomed by thesa poor Retives ae ® ‘eliverer, He jevod (hem on board usder such ciro.m tances as convinced him that they had pearly or quie all been put on board by force, ard mony kept im manecies, and therefore in open deflance of the laws of the republic. The French FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1858. captam came off tp his boat, and demanded his verve), Dut, as portant legal questions were involved ehe was taken to Monrovia, »nd pieced onder the anthori Mea of the port The Eng'ish vesse! axed in saving tne Regina Cm, demanded satvege, which at first was re fused by the French owner, Qaptaio Simonds, but it wae ever tually agrees to rubmit the question of salvage to tre Liborian Court of Admiralty, Meant me, a# by the 1 era iawe no tan can ne held ae @ siave, these poor patives Iended. At wir the Frencn Uepten, epa commandant on that s'ation of the Freacb man-of-war se zed the Versel~ contrary acd tu contempt | aha Jows and sovereignty of Liberia—and by force took r away The Court of Admiralty nevertheless heard the teati mony, aud awarded se'vage to the captam, and gave him a certified copy of thetr decree. On the trial of this civil 0 Wr Sgainet the wave trade ‘Tho parties are thep a Frepob captain avd bis pbysician wbo bave violated the lawa of L/seria, and flualiy, with Of & Eetlopal Veerel, atoven away, iv de- utbority, their ebip, ane to soled thea- 8, bave made representations involving the good bate, the honor and the futore prosperity of a smail ecmmunity, whoee « ficers and whose governmevt have previourly rustain ed the highest reputatioa for fidelity. The mere relation of there perties, 1% would seem, ty Dias our joc ageipst the arcuser are we to bopor 4d cod ame of ng bie crimes, Captain Simonds aad ii the dieregara of Liberian sove- reignty are forgotten; ip thie bome qoestva, is Liberia witout b: orb? And do ber noblemen cor rwptty aid ip the renewed clave trade? We snewer whbout a covbt that the charges are incredible aud Dnevpported by even probebiiivs Ose ground op which they have been based is the state- ment of the Mipieter of Marine of the French overnment, founded on a report of Lieutepaut tel, viz: that rot only was the Liberian govere Ment co operative but eolisitous bave Capt Simoacs procure the emigrants in Lyberm, and bat actuai'y receiv: €4 8 lerge rum (1,D00 plasters) for passports for tour bua oreo emigrante. is wl Giecredit fur several reevore: 1. "he psenporte are oply issued when veescie are gettirg their clearanee for a foreign port; this the Re. uma bad pot dope, se ber load was not completed 2 The stated se having beep paid for passports x in crecibiy lerge, For f buudres pereops tbe smount would bave bee $200. The efficer who mate the report hae cou! mittaken she sum paid for eustom bovse duties as paid tor passports 3 The Hon. B.V R James, whcee word, to a!) who koow bim,is aa as bis bond, rays no money had been paid by the 8 Cool for pees ports ‘ith there remarks on tbe charge of passporte, we leave that point uBiil the Liberian autborities can be heard ‘Avotber allegation bes been that the emigrants were Liberiape, # bo, being eet fr America ard sent out at great rzperse by our Colonization Nociety as a pbilaothro: Pic measure, were thus violently sont by the connt- ‘veoce of tbe Liceriap government. To's charge is based on a report by Dr. Brulais, the physician, who deciared that two buxdreo could read. To wie we reply, that vo» patives of the Vey Tribe, pear Galitpae apd Mena, bave twverted a syllabic alphabet of their own, and many of the JoOUDg Men cao une tt, apd evn if Dr Bruins’ stavement were true tbat two hundred couid read, it would not fol low that whey ever emigrated trom America But it is potiruc. Mr. James, sbove referred to, was Presept 0 the Courts of Moprovia when the legai question Of Meivege Was tried, apc be aseures me tbat every emi. granton boare war A DAL ve African, and bt ove of them Vey charsctor, Now if there we they most have esosped, and om the papers inet the Frepeh captain murvere! y comeon shore If this istrue be ought wo dave bung fer ebooting Liberians, Tous much ef to the two principal cvarges I have no ® parucie of doubt that roun are outrur. Bot there uly which weowe ty Liberia, to exolain to y Wt is that French or any veesols beve a right F COBBUE trBCe. This is the reeult of uncoptrojable ciroums'ances Prine to the sttiement of Liberis the Burcpesn natioes bet traded along thet const tor a lorg period, nod their Jeors bee sequired y ght» of trade from the pative oa! which they were not wilting torelnguish dence, whea Liberia declared ber sovereigety over the const, aod asked for recognition, England first and thew Francs re- quired thie privilege tor their merc! aote—i ¢ 0 obtain a PS) ing cuties at Monrovia or some other por: of entry. To their circumstances the litt'e commun'ty which wo Dave estabdl'sheo, when askir g (orm reonguition and | roaty with such great nations, Dot reeiss the deunand, aad it war yielcea No doubt it tym privilege Capable of abuse, a very irjorionr, by Ite competition, to the Literiaa roberts; but it #& privilege which tbe government of Liberia canrot rey Te prevert soy mete punishing the purchasing of * em any vemel #h od may be proved guilty of 1); and im this fact wo perbase bave the key w the violent and unjort act of the French cr mmencant, who forcibly took porses#iow of the Regiss, and carried ber awey (rom the Lineria: anthoritier, fad ede remained, and, by examination of ber immi. nts. it bad been proved thet they were ein force or ip maracies, bis bond ‘would ba Felted avo bin verrei renoemnnd The reema to be, that the French being discover i» & pai violavon of Liberian aw, aot Frevch C§OMBADCASE On the station in a FTOeS vUtTAge Upou tbe sovereignty of Liberia, they are Low, by mikropresenta ton, tryirg to implicate the Liberians with them. Ido Dot doubt that Liberia will be vindicsted from these charges, end won'd ask the public pat to credit stories to de examined. Every act and too long T some extracta from the Liberia laws, care @ith which they bave guarde! against any attempt at taking slave from the coast withia toner Juriediction, and that President Bensos could oot bave ted in tbe obtaining of sisve emigraaw wittout g bimeelf lanle to impeschmen: and Jiegrace. This, however, mart be omitted, and the ruhject jefe until expect from Liberia within a few weeks J 8 PINNEY, Gor, Sec. NY. Colonization Soy. Brockiyn City Bews. ‘Tar Receet Arromtunets my tire Coston Corse. — When the present Board uf Aldermen entered upon their official duties to May last they elected « number of off cere—Health Officer, Clerke of the Inferior Courts, ko. There being ® vacancy in the Twellth ward, Aldermaa Bannon was admitted to a seat aniti the election of 8 auc censor. Several cffloore wore sect: d by bis vote, and those who were torned out refused t give ap ther perlvens on the ground that the election of their sacoreors war Mlegat There sre, therefore, ten ests who clam to hoid the seme positions sinon begining of Way. Cons. B, Wy hie, clerk elect of the Third Dietrict Conrt, (Jontics Moreboure) Applied to the Auditor for bis salary ae euch Gerk, end beng refund, Jadge Emott, tice ipptied sitting in special term, for A mandamus, comreliing him ante ant Ba 3 he bong ‘Bot pay bim. The pa; 2 judge, who yesterday fore decision in the care — a were the fol tie proseefed euler ba e may bave Lap the gare for a negtons 0 duty. of Brooklyn, 28 Wend, 453.) This an jaate remedy. Al defendants in damages, 1s dose tot dave ao ection for bi ary, if the state true and well foonied His prefure refused, sithout The Charleston (8. 0) 4 r RK HERALD. Commencement of the Norma? Sehwota. | Laying TMNERSE ASAEMBLAGE 4? THB ACADEMY OF MUSIC ~ PRBEANTATION OF DIPLOMAS—NaMes OF TAR OALUAT) S—s DDKE“BES BY JauBs T. BRADY, BAO, MK, Va¥ DYKE,BON A 8. KANDALL, &0, The spnual Commecvemonto’ ihe No mat Sebools of this ety, under tha supervision of the Board of Eines. tion, ceme cff leat evening in the Aosiomy of Masic Long before the hour fixed for he opening ef the oxercen every availabie feat of the magnificent end spacious edifice was o copied, which, with the acene which the stage pre: ¢/ when the curtato rose, mado up a Deilitant epeotacie, ile young ladies were drurred in white, uggestive of ine pusity which ther countenances indi. cated. The conscious pride whish swellod their Dovoms on the arrival of the avepicious hour which was w reward them for years of incessant intelicotual labor, was aiso clearly visible. Foon alter the rising of the curtain the Board of Esucation, tegetber with a large uamber of the friends of education, marched ib procession aud i00K seats in front of the graduates, Among the gontlemen on the Platform we observed Peter Cooper, Exq.,«x-Mayor Have meyer, Profeseor Webster, 8.8. Randal!, Mr. Hush, Prin cipal of School 18, Brocklym, snd other eating ollizea trom adjacent cities. Ym. B. Eager, E-q., President of the boi sae'on Norma) Sebsots, eomtens The exercises were commen. performanos of an overture Noe band; ater ; ich the Rev. Mr. Aiague read <4 nireteenth Preim. The following t# the ORDRE OF RXEROTSBS. Reading of the Seriptures. Anthem—* The Lord is merciful’? Comperition—"The Meeting of spring and Winter,” Julia A, Ladtum. Chor ue “Siar of Evening.”” Oration —‘ Tbe Corridor o: Time,” John H. Kaaebel. Chorus *Dietaut cells,”” Poem—“The Oid Ork Cree,” Julia Norris. Chorvs—“The Water Littes.”” a eeiniiee Voice trom the Sidewalk,’”’ Catherine mite ‘Aadream, by James T. Brady, Esq. Preeextation of diplomas in behalf of the Executive Committee cn Normal echoois, by Wm. B. Eager, Jr., (bermwep Adcrese tograduatee, by 8. S. Randall, City Superin- tendent 8 to the schools, by Rev Wm. Hague. * feng, by gradustes. Response, by school. Valedictory-- thomas Moore. Doxolegy—“Praite God from whom all diessings flow.” The chorus, ‘Distant Bells,” was effectively rendered by ie young ladies, a8 indeed were ail tue pieces, aod she accom pevimerts were emoothiy given. Prof, David B. Scott then read two short poems, “The Old Oak Tree,” by Mike Annie & Thompson, sud “Sunbeams,’’ by Mics Julia Norria, They ware worthy prodactions, and evince! BUcb poetical talect on ihe part of the fair poeterses--an cpiptop ip which ‘be audience seamed to coincide by the AteLtien which was paid to treir recital. “A Voice from tne Sidewalk,’’ by Mias Catherine W. White, war & witty comporition, aud was well read oy Mr Thorwass F. Harrison, principal of tbe Greenwich ave- ve seboo). The ‘Sidewalk’ said thas its mortal enemies were the ges oud water pipes, and #ubsoribed iiself to Weryor Nenapp- #pom }* perceived from tbe newspapers: that occasionally fell across ite path, was fivatituting va- rious relorma A Buiferng Sidewalk. SPERCH OF JAMES T. BRADY, RSQ. The Presi¢ent then troduced Wr. James T. BRapy, who wae rece'ved with oud applause. He said that as that wae bis firet sppearauce on the stage of the Academy it might pot be » holly fore'gn from the practices which pre- valied there if be should open the few remarks which he might make by ap apoingy. He reted exceedingly that sitce the moment when he was ‘od by an invi there that night, it hag been entirely ont of bis power to meke that species of preparation for an oocasion hike thet, aud eo eminently due to the brilliaat apsembinpe whieh crowded tbat magnificent temple of the arte fiom pit to dome. He then dwelt briefly, but ele quent!s , op the progress offeducation. speaking of the failure of the telegraphic expedition, be esid—Ladiea asd peptiemen, win a few days of this moment we were informed of & circumstance untoward in ‘te cberacter, whieh filied with despondency the hearts of many & be pefu) yet refiective man. We know what totense anxiety the whole civilized world be- held the conspired ppectacte of four greet shuttles moving Upon the oman, exgaged io the grea: efor. to weave & cord of intellecieal communication petween pations—an ¢flort wbied for {be time han been deteated— with which, under the providence of God, 1 trust, by the combined power of two great pacions will st length achieve the pplendid triumph o ley ug deap amongst the caverns, in the valley# spd opoo the mountains of the ola deep, = Dighway for thought between ali the great nations of the world. (Al What (cootwued Air, Grady) was thes ONderIeking GON the deen—wbat wee it io interest ison wi f this epectacio that we have presented pow! What with these Beings, educated under gv influence of & great padiic spirit, to diffuse io- Uelhigence wherever they may Present choir Countenan rs? What was the effort to estebliah @ teieerapmc com D beteren Gere’ Briain and the Used State ih COMPEFFED BIN vp of the effort of the Normal Academy t rend” worth & body of Wachers to ex tend & telegrepbs: commut ination between totatiect ant ‘hi telleot, to extend throvgh the geperations of the future ‘This if @ pTeet trum@ph, sard Mr B , ome of the trampns iy which Cur country may, should, sud must rejoice. The nebemer OF the politician, the arts of the untorman, be noblest ¢ilertat the forum, the greatest achieven.ente th intellectual seieves spart from the daties and the «forts of lsarmrg sone —what were they in Ibis repebie iv Comparkon with the abeointe necessity o ( formg (r end wide the biesewge of that oducation ‘op cur Doasted form of goveroment would bollow-nearted mockery; but raised apap 6 United Sates of bearted men on tbe uorverse of God = Mr. Brady cloned ty saying that 1 ‘Sas Po institution in America bod could eCxhidit & more some ANd Ddeautifal thaw Which gresied him wherever He doubted whesner (no gra luates of Fr deserved, than thoae who angearcd Ww, Our deariio’l aaprrations, our earnest Ml their umetu: careers were closed, oO with Sbich @ tended inteticet, 5 Mr, Braoy reecwed b's peat amid joud ayplanne. The President steiea that thy graduaces who were to ra- ceive their diplomas were fe ected from thras normal sebools. They were swardes by Leomard Bazsitine, Faq , spectacle a principal of the echool. A* each young iady’s name was caneo phe erenied bereel) and reeeived ber nly by the jnventies, who wore much amuared by the friends of the fair ones in the avdierce, who showered meek cla om the piasform waa staggered by & morser wet, biting bin straight ta the face, muric rtance in orchestra were capsized, while the crapiow of a member ot the press sullrrent violeotly from the sbock which it received. The folowing aro the names of the graduates PRMAL® WOEMAL SCHOOL. B Kiwebiana, Helen Oakley, atnie A. Boman L Porter, Darriet BO y DAILY NORMAL SCHOOL. Borrlet N Day gnertina C Perkine dether Tum, rete ones, Perel per, Mary Wilko, Margaret MeGreget, @ Lovise Spring, Cstberine W. White MALE NORMAL FCHOOL, = i. Sees ~~ Meare, Jobn A Alevin, enry ©, s 4 aa hi wing |, Ceo, W. Btrecter, Joke White. Subjoined are the names of the young ladies who re ceived State certificater -- Mes F. A. Martin, Mice ‘irmabeth Steel, Mune header [iT Mies A. A. Kogere, Mire Stan Q Mise Miriam. aeprater. we Kae A. berry, After the pres: ntatic dipiom ae wae coneluded, the Ren. Mr. Vau Liske, State Suneritendent of Pulte Instruction, presente’ Cipiomas to the young lstien who excelled © & late exammation. fhoes certificate ¢otitic them to tach 'n every common sche! /a tho State, Mr. Van Dyke intimated to the ladies tha! they bad only entered the veetibale of knowledge, Somme ton pales af taen Be coutinue their wit inion that Providence med fone ener. Rev Wm. followed, dwet' “ fdvantegrs, felt paper ajatem ot one, vA Pareet From Iupaeperr Marnie. Barrett, pastor of 8 Thomas’ Oatholl ne 4 ou the 18 (nee wh was peer Hing aera! weeks ogo tomo’ ay.te b cme rbanted ene while ty vm rs lig was a | * Henly Seized WIL & fever, Of Whi ho aigd, PRICE TWO CENTS. Curver Stone of the Tuand fies petal, Brack wells Hospital. SPSSON OF WArHINGTON SMITH, PRESIDENT OF THE BUABD OF TEN GOVMANORS—THE COLLATION, Bre., BTC, At three o'clock yesterday afternoon the interesting Ceremony of laying the ovrner stone of the new “ Isiand ‘eepital,”’ at prenout being raisod ov the alte of the old oe pita), Bleckwell’s Islan, was gooe through ta tho pro fence of @ large number of jovited guests. Amongst them We noticed Moters. Joby Hl. Whitmore, Williem Demott, ex-Senator Carkeon Crohvs, of the firm or J. B & W. W. Corpeiile, coptractors ; Governor Bevjamtn Pinkaey, © E Pinkney , Kellock, Superimtenvent of the Out door Poor of Now York, besides delegates from the Emigration Ooas- missioners, Board of Governors, beads of depart nents, &e., &. ‘THM ISLAND HOSPITAL Will be a large and commodioas building, in the form of a double crows, aud is three and # half atories in height. Ite total lengtb is three hondred and fifty foar foet, its greatert depth, ove bandrec and twenty-one ; in tae cen tre is a equare two hundred and Atty. two by nins'y foet ‘The apothecary’s shop and reception room for patients are on the ground floor, snd also two private kitch eng for the use of the pbysjolans; on the ss.0nd etory Doctor Sanger’s cfice and the Governors’ rooms sre to be lovated, and on the upper story wil) bes chapel. Tuere will be four wards on cacao floor, eech of whish will Bave a water cionet, bathe, &o ‘There will be 740 bets in the building. It wilt bo eur movnted witha French Mareood roof. The walia are three feet tour inches thick ip the basement, and iwo ive! wa above The buiding wiil be @upplied with woo which will foree the alr through all its apartments. walls will be butt after the mauner of ne Ricart aod Pitti paiacee of Florence, and are W cooswt of pear! colored stone, quarried of the isiand, It will have two large verandahs, ove on the north aod the other on the reutb side, both of whicb can be enclosed with @ ginse covering ip the winter. The centre buiidivg is to de Buisned with demes on the roof, like the Louvre a: Pare Tos en tire Dulidiog. when completed, will be appropriated to sypbihtic patients exsiusively, and is estimated wo coms ubuvt $150,000, a great deal of the expense being saved by Dringing into requisition the jabor of thoes oa whe \eland. At present there are seventy #tove aud brick wa seve at the work. The carpenter work is to be vous on contract by J. 8. Myers, whose estimate ix $42,600. ft i expected that oD wilt be completed and reaiy ‘or patients @ year from hence. There uave been $15,000 already expended on it ‘The architects who have the building in charge are Messrr, Ret wick and Auchmuty, whovea biliites in tne profession have stood many teats satiafaxoriy. LAYISG JHE STONE, Al the arrangements baying beeo for the ceremeny, Mr. Weeke, aasisted by tho workmen, pro- ceeded to lay the stone in are bed wb bad bees prepared for it im the wail. [foe box COMPO*Ed 0 ebeet 70n avd Covtained the following scrolie:— Che Aims boure Keporte ot isbr-€-7; By lows of the Boards of Gov @rnore; State laws Orgaviziog the department; List of Gov erbors of the Almsbouse of 1868; Oommittees on several Institutes; Lithographs of the bullding comporing tho Alu house Lepartment; Newspapers of the city; Valeatme's Mevusl, 1857; Crovoe Aqueduct Reports, 1865-6-7; acta of the Legislature relative to Oroton Aqueduct Devartinert, Comptrotier’s Reports, 1866-6-7; Bills from Jaouary let to March 20th, 1858; Coins of tne Toe stone beving been Oxed in ita berth by of trewet apd morter Mr. Sur on it, and seizing @ mallet strack it tbree biows, alter which he aaid:— ‘Geotlemen, in the Leme of humarity anc of public enarity, | proaoavee the corper stone of the ‘island Hospital’ permancatiy inid.”’ (Cheers. ) Z wR. SMITHS SPEECH. Mr. fmith then stepped forward to the frout of the plat form eno raid that tt was by poseif imposnd task, but by & resolution of the Board of Governors of the Aimsbouse Le presented bimsel! oy irepenies poonal 5 ad UrpoRe Of andrersin; |. He Bow appear: fore aed aye Bosra loome them there Mr. Smith bavicg eptered ito a minute detail of the plac of the builcirg, continued to say thet ali understood the necessity of that important structore when ihe large that depended and were throws ov public charty copawered. The hi of the Dospiial of Black weil’s Island need not be eougbt for in the dusty erch.vos of the past. Its commencement lived in tho memory of mseny who were iben present. Afier reviewing the rk ing Of the vid boeyital from ite extaniisument up to ve time it was burned, pode yg Pom that ou the 26ta of February, 1861, the of Governors appynted a commision to exawine its coudition and report oo iu strength, &c. Afier a careful amd thorough examinauon of the building they reported that it had been ore ned io & most irregular and careless manter, ead that, a ® public buliding, it was ® reproach’ to aoy city of them preteut who had been coonectet w.th the t, could bear witness to the fact that the building was mos faul\y to its coascrac It was represented as Deing dangerous and com- plane! of as wabeaithy by 4) whe pbypcrens, aod it Was bo exaggeration & amy that turing Lan eignt yearn it bad been mending it bad coat more ‘or alte reasons and repairs than the original outisy for ita erection. It was, therefore, retotved that the ouly means of adapting ths ry. to the purposes jor which i. waa intended wast) pull it down end erect a euitabie bailding 00 ite elt, Ac cident secomplished that devigo by fire, If it bad pot been y,12 wl promability the batiding 800 8 \earfal 108s of life wus . So far as the department was concerved nowing Could present sich glaring evideoces of deception and frand; and {t was the design and dater- mination of the memvers of the Board ty benefit by tne knowledge of that fact No greater cisgrace ovaid fall upon # public man then that he waa a perty to the Meappropriation of such @ fuad of charity aa thas Now, beving demolisned the old wooden shanties, ‘bey were erecting to their place «@ parmaneut bojidirg which would be an orpament to that New York garden of charity, He trusted thet the same attention ard discipline wonld be covtinged io that noble inatitation as hac characterized the oid ove noder thon who had do voted their time and talevie—wany of them for yaara—to it By the end of 1869 they hoped to completes that im tient work. But with surrow «00 sadorw they looked lorwerd to its occupation It wea true that many, psr- bape zost of ‘hese who would “eck re/ugo im the “Island Horpital” would be victims of pollotion brought yn by vee of shame and crime, and perhaps had not ao great a cleim on their charity a otherwise would be oxpected They bad no great vatiefaction in looking over the liet of patients, for they diegraced thease. ves aod wilfully charity. Their lives were marked by no ment, aad consequently their claim oo lors. In that institation it pipen, the i H | ES oe ak otping rom plecieh the “inward man presided. Ai named Johm Smith, was detected going into the house No 86 Elizabeth street, which w alleged to be @ notorious re- to the door ib a wagon, with reveral others, who, on nee im taken into custody, drove off at a rapid rate, and racaped. Lanepey ey 4 Servast.— Maris Brown, an frish woman. wre arrested yesterday charged with stealing « gold watch aot two chane, valed at $190 from the house of ef eMLOy OF, & Colored man named Webster, who keeps hove: for covored folks tn leonard ecrest. It seems that Weraver Ieft be wach onder the pi'low of bis bed where t waa founa by the scoured, who gave it to her mother, Bler Malone, and he pswned it 0 Catharine street, where ‘wae found. The mother wae aiso arrested, and boi sere locked ap by Justice Owborne for examination. STAMMING AFFRAY.—Lowis Fisher, colored, was stabbod im the face and both legs in Thompson street, on Thurs” day afiernoon, by a colored woman named Maria Adams, whom he gross'y insulted and assaulted in the street. Rnor Lirrive.—A young ‘man oamed Wm. Adams was Arrested for shoplifting at the store of John Hawks, No, 161 Fixth avenvs, ma by operect tnae Camaimere, valued ai a and the prisoner was locked up by Justice Kelly, Assaciiro a Mrutary Musas —Joha White, a military marsbal, while attempting to levy on some furniture tn the house of Patrick Garvin, No. 888 Hudson ‘non-payment of his fing, was assaulted by Rooted af Job S. Garvin, whe struck him upon the head with « piece of lead pine. The two Garving were arrested, and held to bail by Justice Kelly to anewor the charge. A Pouce OPFOR ASBATLERD RY PIoKPocKRts —Offioer i oF the ¥ Polle Court, while enieavoring to PCepeores 6 Vile don in Tene! street, was se Se F mon Of 8 CODTaMer Aton, whe revoued thete com her fat wits bim. The officer Ged at tne Without eileen, gang, & THE GRAND AMERICAN TOUR. Pleasure Trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Alleghanies, the Rocky Mountains ard the Sierra Nevada, UP THE MISSOURI RIVER. The Prairies, the Plains, the Great Basin, and the Valleys of California, NATURAL CURIOSITIES ON THE ROUTE. Chimoey Rock— Scott's Blath—Fi Boutlle—-& storm in the Roeky Wountaine— Boute te Utad by Frozer River—The Butte.aux-chiens—the trois Cetons— The Great Bastn — the Losi tountains —Place of Fountaios—subterras Beap Biver—Ba-atsle Cotamns— The Dalles of the Columbia— Pyramid Lai ‘ass in the Sierra Ne —Glgantle Treee—Carious Geologi- cal Fact—Suoset on the Colorado Deert—Tfhe Mirage—Evi- dences of a Great Lake in the Desert— The Islands Thereof—& Gem-Cevered Plain—a-Melle-e-quette and Ar-with- a-que—indlan Explanation of Garth- quakes— Aztec Baln:—Remarkable Capen of Natural Masonry—The Yosem'ty Valley —Up the Snowy Mountalns—Caseade of the Baipbow— Falls of Choo- look-- CpperFalls—Falls ef the South Fork— Reliing a Boulder Down the Sler- ra hevada, wo., &0., ao. The thougbt bas often occurred to us, whats grandly interesiing region of country lies tp our Wostern and Pa- cifle territories, stil! unexplored by the tourist, and bow poor, in comperieon, are ali the points of imterest for teur- memory of past greatness; Lake George and Lake Cham- plain, with their quiet beauties aod there historic recatlec- tions; the White Mountains and their trac iions of terrible earth elides; the St. Lawrence, with ite thousand islands, \ta rapids and the charming solitude of its shores; even the grand earth's wooder itself— the thundering Niagara — are common pine sighis compared wo those wonderfal scenes that Natore has carved out away in the rolttudes of the Great Basin, in the fastneesen of the Rocky Mountains and of the Sierra Nevada, and to the besofifal valleye of the Sacramento anc San Joaqnin, lying be ween the base of those mountains of eteran! snow and the placid waters af tho Pacific There are scence whose magnificence appals the sense, before which the spectator stance spel bound, apable to suppress the searations of awe and wonder which arefereed upon his mind at sight of these grandest of Noture’s works. It bas occurred wo os that we would bo renderivg groat sorvive two tue world of tooriete by grouping together the pont of toterert that invite ther to loave the beaten track of travel and right- reeing in the North, and to direct their steps ioward tbe Tegions Of the setting sun. OVER THE ALLAGHANIES. Lot the traveller seek St. Louis by way of the grost thoroughfares concentrating in that Now York of tne West. The Erie or the Central w: jog bim to Builelo, and thence he can travel along the Lake Shore road to Tolnto, thesce aloog the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Ratl- road to Chicago, aud thence by bis cholee of bat’ s dozen roads to Cincinnati and St Louis. This is tae most fre- quented route between New York and the latier city. abere is, bowever, acother roat to Ciecianati which the yover of the picturesque might well profer, if be could only get to Baltimore by some other direction than by the Binte of Camden and Amboy and through the City of Brotherly Love. Once on the road from Baitimore, how- ever, by the Baltimore anv Ohio Railroad, the desutios of tbe route begin to develope tbemacives. For hours jou kirt the rushing Pa'apsco, with milis aod maaefaxtories and rose covered cottages slong its banks, aod with ite nosy babbling waters, crossed here apd there by pic- turesque bridges, and you are often tempted to ork yourself why it is thet our basy popa- lation Is si) the time pressing out to distant territories, when 20 large * portion of it mignt flad room ap J space enough in thie beautiful and fertile regina. Bat we bave ro time to speculate on this. The road Ms gre. duaily eecending «spur of the A’leghanies; new objects of interest are presented at every tarn; the Bue Ridge is berely perceptible in the falling twilight, although the fruide book informs you that |t can be seen when the train reaches a certain point in the road; and after a rite of four or five hours you sit dows toa comfortable supper tm the inn at Harper's Ferry, unconscious, perhaps, ex- cept it be a moonlight night and that you have not been courtirg the drowsy got, of the beauty of the surranding sooner y, with the mountains towering bigh above and the artowy Potomac rashing far below. If not pressed for time, thie place, with its great national armory aad ite picturesque scenery, will well ropay the toartt for the day he may devote to it The Western Virginia Railroad, built at an immense cost to the State through @ wild anpeopled district, taps ine Beitimore and Obio at the village of Graftoo, aight or ane hoor’ distence from Harper's Ferry. There you get « goad carly breakfast, and if you do not care to cross the mountains by the zigzag plan, which is bere carried out to perfection, you can take the Western Virgisia road, which rune through \pnamerabie tanneis to Parker: barg, ‘® point op the Ohio river, where, for the fir time on your route, you make the scquaistance of the datoont of the Western rivers, which conveys you to & piace called Mariotta, famous in the history of te sevtlement of the Northwestern Territory. Thence the Marietta and Cin- cimpati Reilrond carries you to the Queen City of the West. But, if instead of taking the Virgin « Central iime, you pro- recnte your journey to Wheeling on the Raitmore and Jo Raihoad, you are carried through some of the wildest and grandest rceuery this s!te of tae Rack y Moan- tate. Mere you skirt the Cheat rivar, rolling over its pebdly bea uaudreds of foet below you, whi'e on the op poe ce shore the mountains rise perpendicularly, with their aiden covered with apparently impewetradis forest, giving one the grandest idea of unbroken solitase. The Cheat river is famous, as are all the rivers of Western Virginia, for te excellent Aahing; but although easily socossibie from New York, Philadelphia, Daltimore and Washington but fow tourists find their wsy there. Crossing the mountains between Wheeling and (raf. ton im one of the characteristic features of this jauct, Tk is intensely exciting. The train comes dasbing up to the very base of the moatain, which appears to bar any furthur progress. Tunnelling Works are in operation for the parpose of boring a pas- sage through solid limestone and granite, Bat i will re~ quire years to perfect the work. Is the meantime, en. gineering scierc> has devised a way to get the care ap to the summit and i riog them vown on the other side. This is done by means of short diagonai tracks. Thus, the train rune over ® track of say 200 yards, which hase gradual elevation, By means of « switch at tho end of that short track jt gets on another cut and backs stil! up a grade on another track, there sgain it switches off sad suns a couple of hundred yards forward op avothar piece. Again it backs, and overcomes anviher grade of like jongth, And 90, by zigzueging be kward aad forwart- the fran bocging ati the 4g prectpices = the Summit iv at length gained, and ws acccemt