The New York Herald Newspaper, June 16, 1870, Page 5

» conned ‘ WEET POINT. The Awarding of the Diplomas and tho “General Standing”—Greene, Chaplin, Holden, Palfrey and Rockwell the *Siars”—The Address of the ~ Secretary of War—The War Record of the Gradu- ates—The Last Pa- rade to Take Place on Thursday, West Porn, June 16, 1870, ‘Te ceremony of awarding the diplomas to the graduating class took piace this aiternoon in the presence of a large number of spectators, the great majorily being the friends of the graduates, In for. mer years it was customary to hold the ceremony on the porate ground, where the, cadets usually drill as jufantry, but although the “pialus’ have many attrac. ons for visitors on certain oceasions, they were flways found to be a rather uncomfortable place for the graduation day. solemnities, In the firet place, they do not ditfer from ordinary parade grounds m being unsteltered, and, although they are hemmed in on the weat side by a magnificent background of lofty mountats, that fact was never known to prevent the sun from rising in the east! It will be ser therefore, thai the ‘plains’? aro by no means a nee piace for visk tors to sit for “an hour or #0 during the delivery of an address or for the graduates and their comrades to stand at .“parade rest,” clos ly buttoned in their thick uniforms, with the thermo- meter at eighty degrees, This fact was just as piain to everybody years ago as it is to-day; bet people at West Point do not difer much from most other peo. ple inthe world in certain particulars, anc one of them 18 that it takes them a long wile to leorn what ig good for them, 1! dont know exactly how the thing occurred vo the Superintendent wut, be that as it may, be decided that this year the DITWOMA CEEMONY shouid he held in frant of the library. ‘The good re- sult of the change was evidenced al the “event? to- day. ‘The ground chosen fer the cecasion is a bexntiful grass plot, where a very, very long time go & nuinber of trees tok root and were allowed to grow until the present day, unmolested even by good old Morris’ “wootman,” who is supposed to have hived just across the river. They are grand old trees, which stretch their branches, now hidden frem sight by the thickest of foliage, for many ‘ect beyond the parent t 8. “The sup, ‘Unat takes full possession of the parade ground from its rising to its setting, never gets a peep at the grass beneat! the leaves of these trees, and so a more ap- Propriate spot couid not have been selected for the event of the day. Adjutaat Boynton was, as usual, master. of ceremonies when the task of ‘map- ping owt the ground’ had to be done, , This MWwapping was quite simple. A detail of sappers under Captoin Mahan formed tre border lines of a given square, and within the charmed space chairs find camp stools were piaced in battalion-like order for the accommodation Oo! the lady vistiors. When NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1870.—-TRIPLE SHEET. of dishon three-four' ete th i North, not then tn service, fae soit’ hata ron who follow other Ks Ing willingly to the? nation education which — has be = - Treat ours. hing por iteelf, gore many cherished lent ae almost pow make heroes of ali who fread iM sacred ‘ot, ‘There wather sround us memories of the stories of the early days of the Tepuviic, of the actors in the Revolution, and tnagiration of their sturcy patriotism seems to touch ai] who are within the iniuence of this atmosphere. This river, upon whowe banke wero e1 #o many eventful scenes nearly a bun- red years flows by this spot as it did then. These everlasting bi tili cast their shadows on the plam. Yeur TO Til and, as graduates all over the came to ther trys of trial come, at as it 8 adds its part to the history ofan joatl- tution which bi 80 much for liberty and la inder influences, " honor the entiemen, you cannot fail to {isthy any (you, Gah you, ike men and which, with my beat wishes avd with the sincere bevedictions of this assembly, sends you forth to fight tho baities of tbe land for truth and jusiice and perfect erty. GOO ADVICE WELL GIVEN. ¢ ‘This address the S-cretary delivered in a clear, ri ging tone of voice, and as it was delivered and not read, the edeet was all the more telling, It did not ‘upy over fifreen minu'es’ ume, and was lis- | (ened to wiih rapt aitention by pe ti pres. ent. The references to tie bravery and patriousm of the yvolunice:s durmg the war was certainly sometuing novel for an address tu the graduates, and was for that reason ail the mote worthy of men- lop, Everyhody knows te contempt a great many Weat Point graduates jad at the outset of the rebel- lon jor our etiizen sold.ery and their offcers, and how they lost no opportunity to make it known, Even alter tye renk aud file of the voluntcers had, by their bravery, lifted West Point officers into nigh places and the War had come 'o a glorions close, this conteupt of the regulars for the volunteers did not wholly die out, There were during the war, and there are DoW, Very Many exceptions to the general rule, but the fact remains the saine (hat West Potut grad- ates Cun never as a general te see anything good in @ volunteer offcer, no mitier how he may have | fought during the war. “The way an officer in the regular army Who graduaied ou the battle fleld and LOL from Uns piace is treated by those who obtained thelr Giplomas here cannot nave failed to have very unfavorably impressed any one who ever las had tLe opportunty of taking ‘note of the fact, Under the circumstances General Belknap's address was hot only & novelty, but a noble tribute to the worth of Our citizen soldiers. His praise of their bravery, of ter devotion and of their patriotism was clothed in words that were not harsh to the ear; but, for all that, they toi West Point indirectly that West Pointers should not think that they and they alone were ali the perfection and virtue in the land, and that they alone were the saviors of the country, Annual addresses to the graduates are usuaily very long and very sale things, They begin with West Point and end with West Point, but General Belknap had too much experience in the late war to confine himeel’ to the bexten tracks of many of his preaccessors, and in giving West Pointers the ad- Vice he did he told them many truths which the regulars may not lke to hear told, but which for all that ave truths just the same. West Polntin the future will proba ty bear in mind that “the written history of the natton’s wars are filed with the gallant actions of cit zen soldiers,” and tat some good can come out of some place that is not West Point. . WAR RECORD OF THE CLASS. The following Menibers of the gradwating class, it Will be seen, are not only soldiers in theory but also In practice, The following is their war record: A. Wood entered the service of the United States ou the 4th of October, 1861, He served in FP company, Thirteenth lowa infantry, during the entire late war, He was in the vate of Shiloh, Ap 1 6 and 7, 1862, where he was woulded slightly in the car and neck, The siege of Corinth, May, 1362; the baitle of Corinth, October 3 and4, 1862; Grant's campaiga throdeh Central Mississippi towards Jack- and retura to Mempiis November aud ember, 1802; sieges Vicksburg and Jack nm, Miss, May, June and July, 1863; Sher. nian’s raid across the State of Mississippi to the town of Meridian, Miss., February, 1:64. Sherman’s campaign in northern Georgia, during which he was lu the battie of Big Shanty, June il, 1864; the battle of Keuesaw Mountain, Micka- % 7 re nl jack COreek, Juiy 5, 1864; the siege of At- from all «quarters, but until the distingnished | 24 and, 225. the | battle oT oe thee people whom West Powt for goed reasous must | SW 283 hernias “march: to Savannah; pay on ali occas'ons extraordinary hoaor to had got withm the sjuare the soldiers allowed no Rea to put his or her unsanctifled foot within it, ‘Khe distinguished people made their appearance few minutes belore the appointed time, General Beiknap’s pleasant face showed itsclf irst, beaming with smiies as tnoug: It was that of a graduaic Whe knew that he was to be one>of the bi, features of the day. General Schriver, spurre @s urual, next passed the line, and was soon een by Mrs. Presidcnc’ Grant, Mrs. General Beiknap, Admiral Porter, Genera! Michter, General Meyers, THE AWKWAKI D SQUAD. commonly called the Lord of isitors, and the pro- fessors and ofticers of the post, is imposing array of distincilon once well seated and pro- per y cared for tae hed majority of Te. spectable ladies and gent’emch present ' allowed within the sapper !ines, when it Wei McNamara Ne corps of onsets, hevacd ty fis at ind formed in line, fects the ‘Space a rmed in mg the ~ The members of the juating clas; were the centre of ares &nd wore only their side Se ee ler classes carried their rifles, as ‘usu: é scene that the whole surroundings pre- sented as the cadets came to “order arms” and then stood “at ease” while the band played a sweet air as oniy the West Point band can play, was one long to be remembered by those who had the good fortune to witness it, The grassy plot, dotted here and tiere, a3 a field with daisies, with Httle groups of girls, nearly all of whom, by some Btrange coincidence, Were dressed’ in waite; the brilliant background formed by. the officers who stood just behind them; the motionless of cadeis facing where the Secretary of War sat at a tabie beneath one of the largest trees in the “grove;”” the hills beyond the barracks, whence the mel of the music returned in swect, sub?ued echoes, all went to make up a sceie that was perfectly enchanting. Wheu the last note of the music had died away th Seoretary of War arose and as each graduate’s name wis cailed he handed bim tie much cove! diploma, the reward for which he had struggled agatust ‘cde- merits” and every other ili that a cadet is heir to under the tutelag? of Uncle Sam. It is neediess to @ay that every one of the graduates looked particu- jarly happy when he feit the illuminated syeepskin safely 10 his possession, and that he got in nowise flurried. To be sure one of them did, in returning to the ranks, first drop his hat, and in picking it up droppe! the pompon, and in picking Vhat up dropped tue bat again; but that was not the cadet’s fault for, the di:loma was anew thing to him, and intiying to keep hold of it witn both hands the poor hat was for a second or so forgotten entirely. When the Jast of the “immor- tas” bad marched up, just as proudly as the leader of the class, ior his sheepskin, the Secretary steppod forward and delivered the following ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES, GENTLEMEN OF THE GRADUATING CLASS oF 1870— Having been requested to address you before the tle fs for- ever severed which binds you to the institution which hus so long been your home, and which you ure goon to leave io take your piace in the ranks of active life, I willingly do so in brie’ words, for feet my inability to im- of the: full ress upon yu fn the | full strength of its Importance the gravity of the duties which will soon devolve upon you. ato as you have been in miliary mov proven yourselves ia those subje been the labor of your academic Il o learn; tang have been in t our course of instruction inithfa'ly and with dovotion by those gentlemen who, as professors of this insuie tution, have given it a mame to be envied and a tame to be coveted whe the story of its achievements bas gone; impressed as your minds bave been by habiis of life and thought and study here, with the Important character of the profession you have assumed, you euter upon your new career hopelsl, earnest, with hij h anticipations, and, I trust, with honourable ambition. Hesitation in offering advice shall not prevent m_ tenderings ome to you; fo | can teil you what you wilizoon accept aa an admitied fuct, that ali learaed bere by tireless ap, feation Is but ilttie compared with the knowledge you wil acquire hereafter by @olid experience, by constant contact with ycur brother‘ofilcers, by the periormauce of the numer- ous and often complicated duties which will command your best efforts, and by the responsibiliiies which as OFFICERS OF THE ARMY. You will be compeiled to bear—iesposibi ities which,cooner pulife than you may expect, will try your strength of miud eyond anticipation, Though a vast treasury of Information has been oper: to you bere, you whit find ‘that there is yet much to learn, realizing at the close of your first year that you cid hot know everything when you passed out ‘of tho section room for the last time; at the close of your second how much more there 4s in life than living, and pardon mo if I say that many years will not elapse before it will seem that when yout @aduated you scarcely knew anything atall. But, geniie- Men, you have that sure foundation of knowledge which eannot be shaken—upon which, gathering from fruitful experience, youcan build acharacter of manly honor, of Solateriy real ‘und of patrfote virtue, which, guided by’ the Prinofpies inculcated within the walls of this academy and in- ired by the memories of all the historic associations which cluster around this venerated spot, will command the conil- dence of the people and mark you as men on whom they can & sege of Savannah: the march through the Caro- linas and Virginia to Washington, D. ©., during whitch he was fu the engagements of th? Saikeh chie, S.C.; Orangesburg, 8. C., February 15, 186. Fagetieviile, N. C.; Bentonvine, N. O., March 21 and 22, 1865; he was mustered out of the United States service July 21, 1865, John Coniine entere1 three months’ service on the 1eth of April, 1861, in the First Vermont infantry; stationed at Newport News, Va. Re-entered the service on the Ist of h, 1862, and appointed cidet from the-army by the late President Linacin, Engaged 1m the retail J battles ind — Poul sular and’ seven days’ battles— ‘orktown, , Golding’s Farm, _Sa- vage's Bal Ww Oak iter Mal- vero — Hall, 1d Campaign—South Moun- tain, Antietam. Under Burnside—Fredericksburg, ayre’s Seights, Chancellorsvillé cam, af Salen aaah Bacio iF Sank road, Deep run, Franklin's crossing. Gettysburg campaigu—Funks- town bridge, Setivsburg. O, J, Buchanan, enlisied as private in First United States Shapstiooters (Colonel Berdan), in November, 1861, at Utica, N. Y.; was mustered into service at same place. Saw ‘first sorvice on Peninsula with McClellan. Regiment was assigned to Army of Potomac and served with it during ail its campatgn. Was never absent from any regiment a single day, Was never wounded, was never in hospital; was. in upwards of thirty engugements, including seven days’ battles before Richmond, Antietam, Cnan- cellorsv.lle, Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, Wilderness and siege of Petersburg; served as corporal, ser- geant, sergeant major, first lieutenant and adjutant; was musiered out of service in November, 1864, at expiration of term of enlistment. cigar 3. Dudley was Second Lieutenant First New York artillery (Ligant); mustered into service for three years or during the war on May 381, 1864; served at Fort Marcy, Va., during EFarly’s ratd on Washington; in hospital during latter part of ser- vice and on sick leave of absence until resigned, Ly aartaatl 28, 1864, on account of continued il ealt! James R. Wasson, enlisted at Des Moines, Towa, Sanne 1864, in Company B, Thirty-fourth regi- ment, lowa infeniry volunteers; served first m Texas; was with Banks’ expedition up Red river, the spring of 1564, and was in the engagements around Alexandria, La., and of the reveat to the Mississippi river; next campuign was that of July aud August, 18°4, sgainst forts at the entrance of Mobile Bay; was present during the siege aud at surrender of Forts Gaines and Morgan; served next in Mississippi “'re- serve corps’’ under General J. J. Reynolds; engaged In several skirmishes along Mississippi river, in vicinity of Morganza and along the Atchafalaya; took partinthe campaign against Mobile March and April, 1865, and assault of Blakely th of April, 1805, and survencer of Mobile same month; then went to Texas, where remained till close of war, and was mustered out of service at Houston, Texas, in September, 1865; lengin of service twenty-one 8; never wounded or-sick. C. A. Woodrulf served in batties at Harper's Ferry, South Mountain Pass, Wililamsport, Munassa3 Gap, Culpepper Court House, Kelley's Ford, Locust Grove, Mine Kun, Wilderness, Spotsylvania irt House, North Anna, Hanover Court House and Gold Harbor; severely wounded four times; on vd of June, 1864, was commissioned lieutenant. Eaward FE. Wood entered the service as a private Septem) 7, 1862, in the Seventeenth Pennsyivania volunteer cavalry; mustered out August, 17, 1865; served In the campaigns and battles of the cavalry corps, Army of the Potomac, under Generals Pleas- anton and Sheridan; also in the Vailey campaign of General Sheridan and in tie last campaign agatust e205 sent in upwards of forty-five engagements or different kinds, among others Kiipatrick’s and Sheridan’s raids, first days of Wilderness, Coal Ha: bor, Winchester, Five Yorks and Sador’s Creok served fs privaic, commissary sergeant, first ser- geant, first lieutenant, acting adjutant of regiment und for a short time act assistant commissary of musters ou staff of First cavairy division, Heary Reed enlisted in service (iwenty-fourth Wiscousin infantry) August 22, 1362; was in battles of Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Cnatta- nooga, Knoxville, Atlanta Seinsalen, Atlanta, Nash- ville; mustered out as first Heutenant January 18, 805. Henry ©. La Polnt enlisted August 27, 1864; dis- charged July 6, 1865, Battery K, First Vermont ar- tilery (Eleventh Vermont Volunteers), Second brigade, Second division, Sixth army Corps, Was tn engagements at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; Pelesburg, Va., March 25, 1865; Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1565; Sailors’ creek, April 5, 1865. THE LAST PARADE, The graduating class will not be relleved until Friday morning nex¢ at reveille, so the “last parade” wiil not be had until to-morrow evening. This roy. Passing through n war which exhibited toan aston. | Parade 18 always looked forward to by ‘vis. jabed world our windeetar military resources, the nation | tors as one of the most atiractive features Swelf looked with surprise upon the great armies which | of the graduation period, as it the ‘sprang to life before the echo of the first roilof the drums of | occasion of the formal ‘farewell of the the rebellion had died away—armies which were mainly officered by men. who came from the walks of civil life. Side by side with the heroes who won the diplomas of the Academy as you have won them, and who eataped on this plain where your tents have been pitched, the ‘officer of volunteers led his. men and fought for his country. Whether they cheered their men to victory under the leader. ship of that peerless young oflicer—that knightly soldier of the Western army, your own McPherson ; whether they were fn that Ine which stood like @ rock at Chicamauga with your own Thomas ; whether they marched down to the sea with the Victorious columns of your own Sherman, or on that other line Sought it out, although it took all suramer, under your own Grant; though volunteers, they never faltered in trustful ebedience to their commanders, and remember, my friends, shat these commanders never lost faith in thelr volunteers, The written history of the nation’s wars, filled with the gal- jant actions of CITIZEN SOLDIERS, jure, command your willing homage to their he: » While as long a8 their lives last the volunteer troops of the army of the Union will give the: tribute of sol- Glerly praise to the men who stepped from the.runks of West Potut graduates and led them to final triumph, Forget rot what you owe that country whose existence tho united labors of these men were offered to preserve. Apart from the educational advantages ‘which have been here ex- tended, the country has mace you deeply sts debtors, $ houid sectionai feeling aiise, in whatever strength, iteapects you to defend the nation’s faith and honor by an allegiance active and so purely loyal thas there can never be Upon {t the faintest seniblance of a doubdt. It gives you a place. in a profession” whose toll is '& roll of honor, and it unfuris above you that old flag which covers you wilh its protecting folds, and which scema to apoak to you of the manly conduct of many of those who, oars Ago, gradated on this ¥ ‘ound. You go from an stitution which, since"the Sear isi—since the days of Swilt, and Armistead, and Bornford, and Toiten—has sent ont nearly twenty-livo hunured gradual Ta. action they have ever veen among fhe DRAVEAT OF TUE BRAVE. Many who left tho service bave fixed civil positions of -high c= — — — —————— — — ———— — —"—_—_———-_ wore — es ee ie classto the Academy. It ‘is always a haif-joyful, half-sorrowful affair for both the class which bids farewell and the classes which remain benind, and the sentimentaily inclined visitors aiways make it & point to be present when the parade takes place, The class would, in all probability, have been re- leved from duty to-morrow had it not been for the -expressed desire of General Schriver that the ca- dets should go through a few more ‘exercises’? before the departure of the ciass, The visitors are of course delighted with General Schriver on this account, but I. doubt if the gradu- ates relish the thing as much as they do. They think they-+have had just about as much military “exer. cises” as is good for them. All their sisters aud sweethearts—who are Kpetie to see them in officers’ ny clotues—are of the same opinioa. The following is the standing of the class, arranged according to general merit:— a1-Randolob, 40-Schoteld. —MoCauiey, n BW. Willems 4a-Ky ey 43—Vimsted> 4i—Mickier. 45—Hodgson, nina, hapin, 8. oc 10—Reed, If, A. N—Homer. 12—Ives. 18—Dennison, ens. ey, E. 8. 43—Smith, 3. rating. 8i-—Goawin, Bo 62—Stodman, 53—McDonald. 54—Conline. bb—Price, loyd. 57-—Jerome, Hunt, Ward, J. Ky 0, sree eaten ELAN VRRRRSTIRARTY n> a rem rerrnee aR R aeeeaecaeeee THR ‘NATIONAL GAME, Red Stockings ve. Unions of Morrisnania~Re- murkable Defeat of the Unions. ‘The extraordinary game of Tuesday, in which the Red Stockings were defeated, tended to heighten the Interest attaching to their visit and playing in bis vicinity, and, as the HERALD stated, helped to swell the crowd to witness the game ar- ranged to be played yesterday at Tremont. On this occasion tney had the Unions of Morrisania for competitors, and by the latter all practicavle means were employed to give the vial- torsa fair Held, The Union nine is composed of good material, and although they were somewhat duMdent as regards winning the game, yet they de- termined to do their best to win the game solely on their mertts, The crowd present at the opening of the contest yesterday was the largest ever assembled within the Tremont grounds enclosure, while the trees in the adjoining fields were loaded down with numbers of curious and interested humanity, old and young.” The score given below will show to the 1n tated the amount of work done by hh indivi- dual player and will convey a fair idea of the gaine, The “ed Steckings" were evidently still smarting from thelr deieat of the day before, and were deter- mined to offset the 1 lea that the game of Tuesday Was sold, Lt is Foie satisfaction to know that the Cincinnatl folks acknow.edge that they were fauly. whipped, notwithstanding the iuruly conduct of the Dlackguarads in tue crowd on ‘Tuesday, Their deter- mination to offset the defeat was [uly carried oat, and the resuit was, as shown below, an overwhelm ing victory, Comment on the game is unnecessary. The Unions were unfortuuate at the bat, and the record of bases on hits made by the “Reds” shows that in the field the Morrisania nine playea well and sharply, and have but little reason to feel ashamed in that regard, The score of the game—a very naughty One—18 as follows (outs, runs, first base on hits, total vases, hands put out, assisting to bases):— UNION, CINCINNATI, Players, O. RAB, 7. P.As Players. 0. RAB, T. PLA, Higham, 240.4 0 115 5 GWrightseS 3 23 4 4 Austin, c f...4 00 0 0 0 Gouldintb.4 1b iu dt 000 } 2 Waterman,3b.3 3 141 1 old 1 ere SS @iadsd } 8 BB 8-0 Hass, 0. @., ooord 14402 Kenney, let b.2 0 1 1 8 O Brainerd, p. 022360 Reynolds, r.f.3 0002 0 Sweasey 2d ooog 4 Geduey,1.£..2 0 1 1 6 0 McVey, rf. 22200 6 52718 Totals...,..97 14 16 20 27 13 INNINGS, Bi. dike Bue Bh. Wi BIA. Mh. Total, o 0° 0 0 0 oO oO 6 1 Tg US Bet og Sb ae ee “4 Mr. John Gunn, of the Eekford Ciub. ‘Time of game, two hours, To-day the Red Stockings play the Eckfords, at the Union Grounds, Williamsburg, and to-morrow they play the Stars, at the Capitoline. This latter game Whi, no doubt, be one of the best games of the sertes. fan Eo Le MEE LITERATURE. Criticisms of New Books. Roser’ GREATHOUSE, An American Novel. . By John Franklin Swift, New York: Carleton, pub- lisher. It was not necessary to read through the five hun- dred and seventy-three pages of this book to be con- vinced that they did not contatn the American novel which has veen coming these many years, but which has somehow not yet appeared, And yet this novel is in ail respects better than the average American work of fiction. Tie author is evidently a man of ability, Hisstyle of writing dispiays force and clar- acter. But he lacks experience in noyei writing, and a8 a consequence his work is: faultily coustcucted, aud all that is good in it 1s spoiled by the clumsy manner in which Mr. Swit has grouped his charac. ters. ‘The scene of the story 1s laid in California and Nevada, and, as might be supposed, there ts a great aeal about mines and mining shares, wild cat com- panies, garobling hells and gamblers—in fact, a little of every peculiar feature of Ife on the Pacific coast in the days now, happily, almost ended. The de- scriptions of scenes and narration of incidents are in the main good, and the dialogues are always ani- mated and interesting. ‘Ihe characters, too, are well drawn. Robert Greathouse, the gambler and bravado, who has shot 60 many men that he has won the unenviable distinction of “the murderer,” 15 the type of a class not unfrequently met with in the early days of Calliornta life, combination of the assassin and biackieg with the noble-bearted gentleman is singular, butiy no megs. 4. imposeibic, and we can imagine such a being riski his life jor the woman helay.., and yielding up all claim to her whex ite learns that she does not love bim.. Jevs Guray, the stage driver, is also a capital character—one of the rough, swearing, gambitng be- ings we sometimes meet with in the West and South, beneath whose rough exterior beats a brave, manly heart, chivalrous and true. Mr. Graham, Enoch Bloodstone, Mr, Withergreen, Mr. Speiter ana thé rest are not bad conceptions and are not badly de- scribed, Tis poorcst character in the book is the oro, Hele Grahanif Ti fact, thé Authot seems incapable of Cegcribing a Woman, But, putting that eicment aside, almost every character 1s well drawn. Neveitheless, the novel is & poor one—poor, becanse the author’s capacity seems limited to wring. has shown no skill as an artist. It is doubtful if he had any plot in hia mind when he began writing. Had he devoted five or six months to planning his work aud arranging his characters symmetrically wo feel sanguine, trom what he has #0 crudeiy and clumsily doue, that he would have produced a ro- mance more nearly reaching to the long looked for Americaw novel tian anything cise we have so far seen, THE CacrD Lion A Novel. By Charlotte M. Yonge. D, Appleton & Co, This novel is founded on history, and atthough Miss Yonge 1s guilty of several anachroulsms in the work, the which she frankly confesses, her story evidences much study of the historical events upon which itis founded, The scene is laid in the days of Henry V. of England. We are shown King Harry asthe kind-hearted monarch, whose pecu.iar reli Uons with lis prisoner, James [. of Scotland, forine one of the most interesting features of his life. Dick Whittington 1s also intreduced, the story of hs famous cat repeated, and the scene of betng knighted by King Henry described, The usual love story runs through the novel, as miglt be supposed, but It ts subordinate to the historical parts, which aro cleverly worked up. The hero and heroine are both inventtons, and are admirable persons, “The Caged Lion? is altogether @ work of decited merit. Miss Yonge never deals in the sensational, bat she de- series stirring scenes, and imparts to her nar. ative sufllcient life and adventure to make it—what this book is—interesting froia beginning to end, Tue Jono Stortes. By Jacob Abbott. Volume Frst—Juno and George. Volume Second-—Mary Osborne, New York: Dodd & Mead. In these volumes of stories, which are intendea solely for children, it is the alm of the author to unite religious instruction with secular entertain- ment, This object, it seems tous, Mr, Abbott has fairly attained. Both volumes are well written, and deserve, as they will doubt.ess have, a large circuld- tion, As presents for children they ave alxo worthy of praisg. ‘The mechanical execution is excellent, the paper being white and clear and the print large and plain, while the binding of red and gold on one volnme and green and gold on the other are de- cldedly attractive for ther elegance. © Au QUEL ON THe TAV.S. A Real Estate Kow at Poughhcepsie—Promi« {nent Citizens on the RampageGreat Dee mand for Coffee Beans. POUGHKEEPSIF, June 15, 1870, There is considerable gossip on the streets this afternoon over the result of a sale of what is known a8 the Hanscom property this morning, At that sa‘e a prominent lawyer of this place, Mr. John P. H. Ta'l- man, intimated that the sqle Was not a bona fide one. This raised the ire of Mr. A, J. Hanscom, tho owner of the gproperty and & prom nt elt whereupon he commenced to assall Mi, Tallmat with the vilest epithets, charging him also with robbing widows and orphans, and with placing his property in his wife's hands to avoid paying his debts, “Mr. Hanscoin was very violent In his deport- ment, and once or twice hurried towards Mr, Tall- man, evidently intent upon doing him personal vio- lence, Mr. Tallman stood at a safe distance, taking down the words used by Mr. Hanscom and repeated- ly declaring he would be made to retract or su‘ler the consequences, The row put a stop to the sale. Whetier a duel is on the tapis or not cannot at pi sent be ascertained, but a hostile meeting is deemed imminent, Both nen move in high circles, and the Maatter is town talk. THARUFAGTUBIRG LAWYERS How They Do the Business in the “Rooral Derstrenks.”? POUGUKERPSIE, June 15, 1870. Yesterday Judge Jostph F. Barnard, at General Term, appointed the following named gentlemen as a board of examiners to examine appilcants for ad- mission to the bar of the State of New York:—G. T. Jencks, Brooklyn; Odile Close, White Plains, and Ambrose LL. Wager, Rhinebeck. The board met in the ion Council room this Morning, and after a rigid examination ad- initted the followmg named applicants:—John L Clayton, Brooklyn; I. H. Arnold, Jr., Brooklyn; Charles E, Crowell, Brooklyn; J. Edward Bedell, Brooklyn; Robert H. Hunter, Poughkeepsie; Stephen Lent, Peekskill; Edgar Bergen, Flatiands; L. J Ebenezer, Platt Johnson, New York; H. F. Neraulre Armont, S. M. Saunders, Staten Island; John H. Clapp, White Plains; Louis § Turner, Brook- lyn; PF. Sayre Osborne, Orange,.N. J.; De W. Van Zandt, Middletown, Orange county; George H, Decker, Middietown, Orange county; George W. Welrant, Haverstraw; Frank F. Van Kuren, Rhinebeck; Eagar Whitiock, Brookly! ‘a3- tus Coons, Yonkers; William L, Muilen, New York; Charies J’. Mann, New York; Onaries G. Lords New York; David Barclay, Newburg: ©. Wesley Farrell, New York and John D. Howe, of Brooklyn. Upon the conclusion of the examination Mr, G. 0. Jencks, ove of the exammers, paid the class a complinent by stating it was the finest he ever examined, and he had examuued many. He. THE HEALTH OFFICERS’ IMBROGLIO. The Quarantine Commissioners Send Dr. Cochran @ Copy of the Quarantine Laws to "Read Up''—The Brooklyn Bard of Health Sustain Their Health Officer—The Merchants to the Rescue. A large number of merchants and tmyorters mant- fest considerabie anxiety in regard to the result of the controversy between the Brooklyn Board of Health, a8 represented by Dr. Cochran, Health officer of the city of Brooklyn, and Dr. Carnochan, Health oMcer of the Port of New York, A number of these gentlemen calied upon Dr. Cochran yesterday morning to asceriain whether he bad received any answer from the Commissioners to his letter of inquiries as to their rights to take thelr vessels to any dock along the river front. THE REPLY OF THH COMMISSIONERS. Dr. Cochran said he had receivea no answer to his questions; he had, however, received the follows ing letter from the Secretary of the Quarantine Com- missions:— OFFIck OF THe CoMMISSIONERG OF QUARANTINE, No, 2 Exc ANGE Count, New Yorx«k, June 14, 1570, To Di OMRAN, Health Oflcer of Brooklyn :— A leiter was received from you without date, which I am directed to acknowledge, and to enclose for refer ¢, in reply to your inquiries, opy of th arantine now ia'toree.. : wOPe OE ioe O OWARD, Secretary Commissiouers of Quarantine, PROTECTION GUARANTERD. This, the Doctor thought, was a little unsatisfac- tory. He said that when a vessel came to Brooklyn with @ clean bit! of health the owner had a right to take her to any dock he saw fit, and he should pro- tect them in the act, He expected, however, that the trouble would soon be over, and hoped the mer- chants would have no cause in the end to complain, ACTION OF THE BOARD O¥ HEALTH. The Brookiyn Board of Health met at noon yester- day in the Commoa Council chamber. A number ol merchants Were present anxtous to hear what action they would take in regard to the quarantine question. The Clerk read the communication whioh Dr. ‘Cochran had seut to the Commis-toners of Quaran- tine, Making inquiries as io the right of the Commis- sloners to designate what pier or wharf a vessel shail stop at a'ter receiving a clean bill of health. Dr. CochRAN—I Would state, Mr, President, the questions have not been answered, Alderman THORN# (Chairman)—I don't know how ae compel them to auswer the questions, or. Dr. Cociran—I am sorry, sir, we cannot. Mr. McNamara (elerk)—I understand, sit, that the Commissioners of Quarantine only received the doctor's communication an hour before the meeting, and conseqnenily did not have time to act upen it. Dr. CochRax—I merely wich to get a litte infor- bs in regard to this matier, so that I can go Ng! REMARKS OF ALDERMAN CLANCY. Alderman CLaxcy—lI presume, Mr. Chairman, in regard to the communication which the doctor sent to the Commissioneis, making imquiries as to why they pursued tis course, that we have no power to compel them to answer the qrestions, but we must certainly lake it for granted that they know of no law under which they act. Alt we can d> under the clrcumstaces isto do as we have done. When a Vessel comes here with a bill of health we will give the owner a permit to take her where he pleases. J beg leave to submit the following PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS, Whereas this Board at {ts last session authorized the Health Oficer of Broolyn t a givo permits for discharging vessels at dock or place desired by consignees of the cargo iv nil # whore suid vessels had been allowed by the Qu: orities to come to any part of Brookiyn; and whet ation to soveral vesse, b; Ofiicer to change thelr pine a8 have been made by the Quarantine olliciais' to take sard ves- sola back to Quarantine 1n cousequencs of thelr having moored in accordance with the verml-sion granted; and in the judgment of this Board, in view of the afore- jon of the Quarantine ollicials, a yessel coming from Qui » restricted to discharge ata cerialn point, cau be gonsidere:t only as a vessel not entitled to a clea n bill of health ; th ure be tt Resolved, That the public health of the city of Brookiyn demands that no with a tamted or qualified bill of health shali de allowed to lay or discharge her cargo at any dock or place within the limits of the city. vg Mises this Board cannot perm!t any Quarantine to determino as to any particular dock or place in the being suficonily zamnote’ or *solated"* to vessel to di at, when in ¢ Of such officialjt ts not entirely saveto yive such ‘unrestricted permit to disc Resolved, That the Health Ofiicer of the city of Brooklyn be and is hereby authorized and directed to allow no vessel to discharge Ler cargo or to lay at shy dock or place in the city without she bas acleun bfil of bea'th from the Quaran- tine authorities, free and clear from all restrietions as to dock or place where she sball discharge, The resolutions were unanimously adopted, . . REMARKS Qv MR, REYNOLDS, Mr. keynoups, one Of the napectors, sald that be had intended to make @ few remarks, but he be- eved the resolutions which the Board had adopted covered what he desired to say, At the last meeting of the Board they stated their grievances, and now he thought they had become pretty familiar with the subject. Dr. Cochrane has taken the stand that a vessel coming to this city from Quarantine with a clean bill of health shall pass to auy wharf to which the owner desires to tuke her, and in this action he should be sustained. I: it is nol safe to allow a vessel to discharge her cargo at any whari it js not sa‘e to allow her to come up irom Quarantine atall. The merchants all trast that you wili take every precau- tion in regard to the health of Brooklyn. The Quarantine Commi-sioners do not affect to declare it a part of the Quarantine law when they give ves- seis the right only to discharge their cargoes ata certain dock. ANOTHER MERCHANT SPFAKS, Another merchant said be had been desired, on the part of several others, to say a word upon the subject. After a vessel passed Quarantine he -heid the owner had a right to take her to any wharf he saw fit. The Quarantine officials had no right to say What whar! these vessels shail goto. If there ts no sickness on a vessel aud nothing against her, she should not be detained at Quarantine, for all these things had the etlect of destroying com- merce, and these interferences had given rise toa great deal of complaining. If every vessel which comes here 18 Hable to be biackmatied then commerce must suffer, Now was the proper time for them to break down this dreaditl monopoly, which was de- gtroying and injuring the commerce of this country, No other business of importauce was transacted, and the meeting adjourned. BOARD. OF HEALTH. Gratifying Docrense of Sickness on Account of Street Cleuuing—Amendments to the Codeine fat Melters? Petition. The Board of Health held a session yesterday, present Commissioners Bosworth, Mauierre, Stephen Smith, Mulialy, Ceccarini and Gross, Dr. CeCCARINI, from the Committee on Vital Sta- tistics, reported, recommending that copies of the annual report aud weekly reports of the Bureau be forwarded to the Parisian authorities, in comphance with ine request of Frank Moore, Secretary of the American Legation at Paris, The committec'’s recommen¢ation of the appointment of Dr, Nagie as Deputy Register of Vital Statis proved, that gentleman to draw no additional to tint recelyed by him as Inspector of the Board. The Commitice on Laws and Ordinances reported he egainst the application of certain persona in Broo’ lyn to drive cattle through certam streets of the cay. Mr. Gross, from the Committee on Lawes and Ordl- nances, recomended the amendment of section 146 of tie code so as to prevent the retention of any deceased human body in the city beyond three days, e-cept by permit of the Bureau of Vital statistics, Referred back to the committee for further report, He also recommended the amendment of the ordi- nanes to prevent the bent or sale of olis or fluids below the test of 100 degrees Fuhrebhejt, flushing polut, Re‘erved back ty cdifitnities, ~~ ‘Leifers Wire Fecefved from the Governor's secre- tary acknow.edging tbe receipt of the resojutions asking Congress to erect warehouses at Quarantine, aud from Noah A. Childs, water puiveyor, asking for the turning over to him of hydrant proper Letters were received, referred and filed’ from Lieutenant Ramshorn, of the Russian Navy, offer+ ing a certain cure for lydrophobta; from Gamble & McNeil, asking for a permit vo render fat, aud from Middieton Bell, making @ proposition to remove night soil. if Ajl the fat melters, with one exception, having applied for permiis, the attorney and counsel were empowered to exercise their discretion about com- mencing criminal a Td On motion the Inspector of Street Cleaning, Dr. Cotiman, was authorized to resume the cleantag of Streets, in consequence of a remarkable reduction in the cases of sickness)reported since te streets have been cleaned by the Board, an instatice it was shown that in Mott street alone the cases of relapsing fever reduced from twenty to two cases per week, The Board adjourned until Mouday, at two P. M. THE FLUSHING VLEIGH ROAD, A Legislative Swindte=Eight Dollars for Somebody. In the session of the Legislature during the spring of 1869 an act was passed appointing a commission for the purpose of locating and building a road in the town of Flushing and known as “the Vieigh.” At the session last year a bill was introduced repeal- ing the act, which bill was opposeg by the property owners on the line of the proposed improvement, Peiitions and remonstrances were sent to Albiny in abundance, and everybody thought a violent discussion would crop out when the bill came before the Assembly. But nothing of the kind was seem Remonstraaces and petitions alike had been w drawn, and the bill ¢ ing the act was pas: unanimously, neither did any one appear to Oppos it, On the feceipt of the bill at Finshing the reason why the properiy holders had wittdrawn their obs Hak Was apparent. A clause was incorporated n the bill compeling the Supervisor of the town to pay the landowners damage and atthe same time allow them to retrieve their land. Over $8,000 is thus trausferred from the town treasury to private parties. ‘Thousand THE NEW REGIME The Public Parks People Providing Pyro. technics. In years gone by the Common Council! nace an- ually very heavy allowances for pyrotechnic dis- plays on “the glorious Fourth.” This year they did not meddle with the matter, and the Department of Public varks, knowing the desire of the public to get “blazes” on the Fourth, and deeming It Within the province of the Department to furnish public entertainment at the arks and places under their control, have taken the matter in hand and have determined to make & good, old time celebration, as the following commu Hication from the Mayor wt!l show:— DEPARTMENT OF PUULIC PARKS, 81 NAGBAU STRENT, i © INiew Youn, June 14, 1670, i DEAR MAYOR—Acting on your suggentio Fxeow. ‘committee to-day determined to celebra 4 with freworks and music in Madison, Tompkio and Mount Morris squares, and Broadway and 1681) street, and ony Mai Pars, Very truly, ” HENRY HILTON. in MY. our he 4 al) Renovating the City Hall Park. ‘The Public Park Conmmisstoners have their men at work in City Hail Park making preparations to move the iron and wood fences back teh feet, there- by increasing the width of Broadway ana Park row 80 far as the Park extend3. This action on the part of the Commissioners will be much apprectated, 1 with really tend to re‘ieve Broadway at a point where tt is crowded, If the Commissioners in thelr tn ments and reforms will have those dingy, m: bocths removed from the sidewalk next to Pars they will confer a boon wu the city and a favor upon citizens who have a rezard for the respectable appearance of New York. ‘they are an eyesore aud a alsgrace, WORK FOR TEE DOCK COMMISSION. Meeting of Citizens of the Ninetceuth Ward= Public Docks and Piers Wanted Along the Enst River Front. Last evening quite a numerous meeting of the “solid men” of the Nineteenth ward was heid at Grimm's Third Avenue Garden, between Forty- eighth and Forty-ninth streets, to take into conside- ration what steps were necessary, under the “new régime” of phe city government, to secure to the ward substantial Improvement ta the shape of public docks and piers on the East river, from Fortieth to Righty-sixth streets. Mr. GN. Williams called the meeting to order, and explamed its objects, after which Mr, 8, D, Moulton was elected chairman and Henry W. Schmidt secretary. Messrs, G, N. Wil- lams, Henry Clausen, Jr., 8. D. Moulton and Wil- Ham R. Carr made short addresses, detailing the many inconveniences, hindrances, delays and exac- tions to which business men were now being daily subjected for want of proper wharf accommoda- tions, The following pream!le and resolutions were then unanimously adopted:— Whereas the Nineteenth ward was constituted a ward of tho city of New York some twenty years since, bounded south by Fortieth street, west by Sixth avenue, no y Eighty-sixth street and east by East river, containing at the date of ite creat ‘atively few inhabitants; and whereas the famou | Park has since been erected along {te western border, attracting directly and fadirecti within the limits of the ward a resident population eqitul to-day to 70,000, running op tho taxable valuation of its property ffom 859 to F85,808,040 $888: and POOH 18 In whereas there hi€ fitinerSus charitable tustituttuns, public and private, located within the boundaries of the salt war d, and ity comimodious and accessible waler frout bas int duced the erection of y afacturing establish- moat materials ence for years of an or convenient public dock or janding place at any p: along the more than two miles of water front o: the ward these great interests, including several branches of cur fabulous building fiuprovemenis, have become entirely de- pendent upon private charging Material, raw ‘or otherwise, across wharf even at the excessive rates of $8 Sls per day; and whereas, in the judgment of th ineetlng, there is no good revsuh why the good people of th Ninteenth ward should any longer ‘submit to there cont ous inconveniencies and oppressive exactions, contributing they do wnnually in the shape of taxes so largely and liber. to the support of the municipal government of the chy; therefore, he It Resolved, That the © favor ‘for the privilege of dis- \ssioners of Public Docks be and y requented to take such immedi matter, N uot lucousinent with the powar conferred upon thera, 24 will afford the poopie and Dnt tures, men of the ward immediate exemption irov a long standing inconvenience and a series of. oppi ro el jos by the gon- struction of safe and wares, pu Ne tig ‘places at reasonable fiiter. ais of distance alohg the water front thereof, committee of five be olnted, whose Rexo'ved, Toat daty it shall be to. bmnit the forecoiug preamble and resolu- tod to the Commlasonors of Public Docks, with such other remark d details as may occur to them as pertinent to tae question, and reapectfully urge thelr immediate action there- upon in bebaif of an oppressed community. As the committee under the last resolution were appointed, the Chairman and Secretary and Messrs. Henry Clausen, Jr., Charles Huber and D.C, Ward. The meeung then adjourned, subject to the call of he Chair, CHESS MATTERS, > New York vs, Philndciphia=Grand Chess Match by Telegraph. Arrangements have been made to play a match at chess by telegraph between the cities of New York and Philadelphia and the champions for the contest have been ‘appointed. Captain Mackenzie, Mr P. E, Drenzinger and Dr. Barnett will represent New York and Messrs. Reichhelm, Whiteman and Elson will be the champions for Philadelphia. A better selection could not have been made on either’ side, and judging from the well-known = strength and tevacity. of the players a fine display of chess skill and a stubborn contest may be expecied. In a former contest of this nature Pwiladetplia victorious, as also in a maich of Eresponcente played in 1856, boih of which the Philad Cas champious won, The cause of these victories Is matnly to be attributed to the unanimity whieh prevaliea in the Philadelphia council of players and in their willingness to submit to the leadership of one of their number, Since these matches were played, New York has made a valuable acquisition in the great chess abilities of Captain Mackenzie, who will undoubtedly assume the leadership in the coming match. We await tie event with considerable interest. A BOGUS EARTHQUAKE, Fall of Binsin a Warehouse With « Thou.and Tons of Iron—Singular Accidcat~A Man in a Nightmare. Yesterday morning, at lia’ fpast tree o'clock, the people sleeping in the vicinity of leston’s iron store, No. 166 South street, were awakened by a tremendous noise as if a thousand hammers had fallen upon a8 many anvils, «(a Gilmore, A man, whose bedroom adjoins the sidewalk of ihe store, was dreadfaily frightened at seclng the walls totter. ing and feeling the whole house rocking backwards and forwards, He thought it was an earthquake, W two games by © ar himself hurriedijy and partially, and ran into the street, expecting to find it filled with terrified men and women, But ail was silent and serene, and the ships were satin: in the river, evidently unconsctous of the shock, So. he went home to bed, satisfied that he had dreamed ital, In the morning te mystery was sulved when he goons af Eglost ns place were opened, {The pat ‘orn, coufaluthg asd6rléd bins of tron ta hint of 1,000 tons, had given way, and the gr ars of metal had been precipitated Into the ce falling it had siid forward, completely cov the pathway for the wagons, which entered the gates ut South street, loaded up and leit througn tie doors in the rear. By this obstruction business 1 y rendered Impossible, and @ vexatious expense has becn entailed which Will exo 4 $1,000, HOASEWHIPPING A NAKED MAH, Willlam Robenstein, the proprietor of Pelievne Garden, situated at the foot of Eightieth street, East river, Was jesterday arraigned ig the’ Yorkville Police Court, before Justice Bixby, ona charge of assaulting Edward Reutsch by striking him a num. ber of lastes with a wiilp, om Sunday last The circumstance that led to the assault was as fol- lows:—Reutsch was bathing directiy under the river bank bordering the garden, in which there was a large number of people at the time, and was re- quested by Robenstein to leave or go opposite the next lot, which he refused to do. clothes in the | pape and when he came in to dress himself Robenstein committed the assault complained of. He was held in $500 bail to answer. THE AM:RICAN HIGHWAY TO THE EAST woies, What the Pacific Railroad Is Doing. The San Francisco Bulletin gives the following slatistics of the leg pnid travel over the Paco Hallway during the first iour months of the present year:— dionths. Bast, West. January bob 1,254 February 959 March. 1,205 April. + 1,885 Total « 5,043 There! , im) ntioned, tt will be seen that 4,000 more people went to Cali/ornia over this route than came from Callfornia eastward, There arrived at San Francisco during the same perro by d there departed 4,00. Tie je number of arrivals in the four months was 16,200, and the departures 9,000, showlng « balance in favor of California’ ictivencss of 6,200, The ary 1, not incine © large amoufit of gencial merchandise forwarded from the east, are as tole lows:— vine, Wool, Miler. Naat 1028 NGI 5.9, The tea figures some idea of how ) this grand tran: nental highway is cuony | the di, colon of ihe China trade, Totals, ve & freight shipments over the Pacific road, siuce Jauu- | 5 NEW YORK CITY. Local and Police Paragraphs and Misecllas neorg Items of Metropolitan News. —- The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours tn com. Parisou with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, HERALD Building, Broadway, corner of Aun street:— 1869, 1870, 1809, 1870, 738 OP. M, 1% OP. M. 1 OP. M. $1 12P, M. Average temperature yesterday. Average temperature for year. pr orresponding dai Garrett Burgess, charged with indecently agsault- ing children up town, has been held in default of $000 ball by Justice Bixby, at the Yorkvlie Police Jour. Benjathin F. Flanders, Mayor of New Orieans, and John 8. Waiton, Administrator of Finance of that city, visited the institutions on Ranaail’s Island, Waia’s Islind and the schoolship yesterday, Kate Slavin, of No, 460 Washington street, while sitting on the stoop of her residence, on Tuesday evening, Was shot in the mouth by an anknown boy, She sustained severe but not daugerous wounds, and was sent to Bellevue Hospital, Detective MeXvever apprehended James Ryan, 2 boy eighteen years of age, for entering a tenement house and stealing clothing apd sixty dollars from one of the rooms. Upon Ryan was found a key that Would open the doors. Justice Hogan held him to answer the charge of burglary. The Dry Goods Clerks’ Early Closing Association. metlast evening at Plimpton Building and discussed the best metho! of procuring short hours for the lady clerks who are kept in to such @ late hour tn the retail fancy s*o! They also completed ariangements for t nual picnic, John Dusty, who was arraigned for examination - at the Yorkville Poitce Court yesterday, charged with being ‘one of those who had attempted, on'the night of the 28th ull, to outrage vant of the Sheltering Arms, has been heid by Jua- tice Bixvey to await the action of the Grand Jury. Coroner Schirmer yesterday held an inquest at the City Hail on the body of Thomas Sweeny, a laborer, Who was killed at Forty-ninth street and Fourth ave- nue by the upsetting of his truck and the falling upon him of some heavy stones, with whieh bis truck was loaded, The Jury rendered a verdict of accidental death, George Hoium, driver of a butcher's cart, was ar- raigned at Jefterson Market yesterday afternoon by detective Hill, of the Ninth precinct, charged with running over Mary B. Sullivan, aged eleven years and residing at zé4 West Tenth street, He was gone mitted to await the result of the lujuries and the girl removed to Devevue Hospital In au ambulance, These arrived at this port yesterday from foreign poris 3,101 pasacngers, In the following vessels:— Steamship St. Laurent, from Havre and Brest, 14 steamship Dorian, from Ginsgow and Movitle, 366: steamship Cimbria, from Hamburg and Havre, 6255 steamship Pennsylvania, from Liverpool and Queens- town, 1,234; steamship Morro Castle, from Havana, $2; steamship Australia, from Glasgow and Movtile, 634; steamship Neptune, from Liverpool, 132. Yesterday afternoon Warden Brennan, of Bellevue Hospital, informed Coroner Rollins that Ellen Riley, an Irish woman, sixty years of age, had died in that Institution, Deceased Jived at No, 495 East Thirty- fifth street, and on Tuesday, while ustpg some kero- gene oil to kindle a fire quickly, the oll im the can took fire and, exploding, communicated to her cloth- Ing, Durning ber mos( fearfully about Uke body and Jower extremiites, An inquest wall be held. A rather unique performance took place last night at the opening of the restaurant of Sylvie & John Durand, formerly of the Astor House, on Park place. Mr. Riordan, who has been for some time past per- forming at the Olympic theatre, played several airs on the “tumbleronican,” @ singular 4 composed of numerous tumblers, on which the sweetest music ts discoursed, The performance was atonce artistic and enjoyable, and the hearty ap- plause It received indicated the pieasure it allordeu. The steamer A. H. Schultz ieft the pier foot of Franklin street, North river, yesterday morning, at seven o'clock, having on board @ number of promt{- nent gentlemen, among whom were Judges Curtiss and Quinn, Lawrence D. Kiernan, Alderman Terence Duy, Captain of Police Burns, Henry EB. Lyoch, George Bartholomew, Patrick . Cuff, J. MeNierney and many others, ‘the vessel proceeded tothe Lower Bay, where the genulemen paid their parting respects.to Mr. Benjamin Wood, who in- tends sojourning for a brief season in Europe. George Moore, a lad ten years of nga, died yester- day in Bellevue Hospital from the effects of injuries, On Tuesday afternoon deceased was riding on one of the cars Of the Forty-second and Grand street ferry line, bp Fleventh avenue, when, as alleged, he was ejected by the conductor, On leaving the car George was knocked down by a pair of horses attached to a truck, the wheels of which passed over his arms and legs, fracturing them fearfully, causing fatal injuries. BY permission of Corover Fiyna the remalas of de- ceased were removed to the residence of his parents, 431 West Forty third street, where aa Inquest wiil be held In the cour-e of a day or two. The Reception, tho Ceremony and the Gifte. Last evening a scene of gay activity prevailed at the West Twenty-third stieet Preebyterian church, where a marriage ceremony was performed by Revs. Fred. G, Clark, D. D., and H, T. Northrup, uniting in wedlock Mr. Eljah F, Clark end Miss Emma @, Ranney. The cbureh was crowded, and the spectacle was superlatively brilliant. After the ecre aired to the No, 444 West Twe: iy the bridal pariy and guests re- residence of Mr, aud Mrs. Clark, ty-third street, where a recherche reception Was @ vc to @ large number of friends, ‘The bridal presents, consi-ting of a. splendid set of diamonds from groom, & $2,000 stiver set irom the grandiather, a number of pieces of c siatnary ‘and th a va y of jewel from sre exhibited, Mr, Clark is rm of Clark, Brother é& Co. Mrs, , is the daughter of Dr, James W. nume Joroner of this county, After i 1 idal party left for ‘a Falls, and will thence go to ¢ *, White Mount 1 Last night the F nue Raptist chureh hetd ite Sunday school anniversary, The attendance was quite goo! and a ¢ t deal of epirit was manifested in the exercises, Various new and pretty liymns were sung with agood deal of spirit, ‘“Patrling for the Leora,’ “Work and Pray,” “Learn, O Golden Glory," “Jesus Will Welcome Me,” were particularly pretty and appropriite, aud much of the manner in which they were given was due to the evideat enthusiasm which animated those present. Mr. J. W. Root gave an organ voluntary in @ style which 1a seldom to be found among our church organists, and then the annual report was read. It appears there-- from that during the past. year $1,220 were anbscribed, aud that of this $1,201 were dis- bursed in various ways. At present there are 240 children im the school, and every week the member- ship tnereases, It 1s Lh tg Pa during the coming year to collect $2,000, and It is anticipated that there | wi ei wv e re He Nat let ing | Wii be no great difticuity about the matter, report had been read the Rey. Joha J. Bronner je an addresg, In which ho spoke generally of the ceas of the school since Ita establishment and the prospect of splendid success for tue future, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Commodore O, S, Glisson has been Ordered to hold himseif im readiness to command the European feet. Commodore S, S. Almy 1s ordered to duty as chief signal oMcer of the navy on.the 25th inst. Commander William K. Mayo is ordered to tho command of the Tugearora. Rear Admiral J. A. Winslow !s detached from command of the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, N, Hy 9 Id himselt readiness for the command of te Packic feet, Rear Admiral 8. P. Lee is deiached from duty ag chtef signal ofiicer of the navy aud directed to hold Pe gat ub readiness to commind the North Atlantic eet. Commodore A. M, Pennock {s detached from duty asa@member of tho Examiniiug Board at Washing. ton, and ordered to command the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, N. U., on the 1st of July next. 14.799 40,14 | 1 £RIES—AMERICANS DEWARB.— rs engaged by the government our fisheries are now ae ‘they will carry a couple o: ont be manued by experienced sait- , Wearing the regular naval uniform, In addition a90 Vexsols (uere Will be several Canadian and Tur CANADIAN | Three of the svlio e@ protec jon of at Halifax, tot Briush gunboats and a frigate or two on those waters. American tishermen should make a note of these preparations.—Zuronto Telegraph, June lity