The New York Herald Newspaper, July 2, 1871, Page 8

COLLEGE CEREMONIL Commencements and Class Days at Our Institutions of Learning. interesting Exercises at Williams, Manhattan aud the Holy Cross. Class Day at Wesleyan University, Highland ilitery Academy and Elsewhere. Addresses by Generals Sherman, @arfield and Sedgwick, David Dudley Field and Archbishop McCloskey. WILLIAMS COLLEGE, The Commencement Exercises and Alumni Moecting—Review of the Boating Associu- tiew—The Graduating Clasy—“Speeckes by Ex-Govern Wasbbarn, General Garfield, D. DB. Field and Others. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., June 29, 1871, Williams Coilege has concluded its commence- ment exercises for 1871, the pleasant reunions having been nangurated yesterday by the alumni meeting, a boat review, class supper and other ceremonies, and closing to-day by the graduating class exer- eises, alnomni dinner and speechmaking generally. The alumni meeting was called to order at nine @ clock, and the first business transacted was the appointment as officers for the ensuing year of tne foliowing gentlewen:—President, General James Garfleid; Vice President, John E. Woudbridge; Sec- retary, Professor N. H. Grif n, A discussion took place on the necessity of raising money for scholaranips, and a sub-committee on the sulyect was appointed. A warm debate then ensued on the construction to be placed on the law passed in 1857 in reference 80 Nominations of trustees everv year by the alumni ww fill vacancies, Messrs. Merwin aud Marvin, Drs, ‘Toda, Prime apd Clark and Governor Washburn participated. Vr. Sabin was finally nominated as trustee on the olive branch or compromise plan, and the affair ended peaceahly. The following honorary members of the alumni were appoinved:— Rev. Dr. Patterson, Chicago, ill,; Rev. Dr. Masters, Maticawan, N. Y.; Kev. W. F. Herrick, Clarendon, Vt.; Kev. William Thompson, Hartford, Coon.; Mr. H. G. Knight, Easthampion; Charles Benedict, Wa tervury, Conn.; Charies F. Russeis, Boston. Visi« ing Commitiee—Rev. E. C. Hooker, Stockbridge, Muas.; K. M. Wrigit, Easthampion; Rev. E, Fiyut, Hinsdale. A report of the financial condition of the college ‘Was submitted to the alamm by G. Bb. Kellogg, a Member of the trustees, and appointed py that body to make such a report:— ‘The whole amount of funds and securities were found w be. fui Donations since the ‘These securities have been appropriated Jong to the following funds:. General fund for indigent students. Alumni fund......... Sunday scholarship fun Professorship fund, fun Jackson fund Prize fund... Balance ... Income for pi Ordinary expenses and disbur Dehiclt sessseeee vcseeeseeee ovees The address before the alnmat ++ $$8,180 was delivered by Rev. D. KR. Cady, of Arlington, and was listened to with deep attention. At five o'clock P. M. the re- view of the Williams Rowing Association took place op the Hoosac. The association displayea =1x sheils and barges, and quite a number of interesting races tovk piace, very creditable amateur time being made by some of the oarsmen. ‘The ay’s exercises closed with the class supper, reading of the “Prophecy” by A. T. Crawford, of New York, and in the evening the prize speaking by the Junior and Sophomore classes. In tts last effort the prizes were awarded as follows:—General prize ($50), Charlies May, Lee, Mass.; first Junior prize ($25), Joseph Berens, Philadelphia. COMMENCEMENT DAY. ‘The regular commencement eXercises began at ten o'clock this morning, the graduating class, the faculty, trustees and alumni marching ia proc sion to the church, Twenty-four members of the graduating Class, which numbered in all forty, ad commencement parts. ‘The vrations and dissertations were ail above ihe average, and some of them were of especial merit, among Which we mention Mr. F “Emblems.” Mr. Ford has a fue deliv Loss of the Oneida,” by Mr. Terrett, in matter and manner exccilent. “A Giance at the Social Problem,” by Mr. Foxcroft, a delineation of a delicate subject, ry oration, by Mr. Stoddard, in its eloquent reference to Dr. Hopkins, was jast on the programme, but first in merit, After the conferring of degrees and the prayer by Dr. Todd, the Trustees, graduates and 1n- Vuied guests repaired to Goodrich Hail and had the apnual dinner. Among distinguished alumm were ex Governor Washbourne, Generals Garfield and Sedgwick, David D. Fieid, Mr. Charles T. Russeil, Attorney General Hull. President Hopkins presided with his usual grace and quiet wit. Aller having announced two schol- arsnips—*“‘Masachusetts Scuolarship” of Laun and the -‘Sage Scaclarsmip” of history and political economy, which, we believe, 1s supported by an 1n- come from the Siate, he referred to the gifts to the coliege, among which we may mention Orin Sage has given $10,000, which completes a gut of $30,000 to tne college; E. C. Benedict, $4,500; C. S, Thom- son, $2,500. Class of 'e8 raised $1,000, and hope to make 1i up to $2,609 to found a scholarship, and tne Class of "Tl have $110 as a class fund. Tne prizes, Which were announced at the close of the exercises at the church, are as follows:—Latin and Greek prizes of $25 each, L. H. Andrews; matie- matical prize of $25, P. M. Snyder and F. M. Oids: French prize, J. L. Tapper; German prizes, ea 25, F. W. Fiske; rhetorical prize, Jonn L. Stod- Ex-Governor Washbourne was the first speaker and made a very felicitous address. General Sedgwick, of the Class of 1809, the oldest alumnus present, was called upon. President Hop- kins remarked “that we hear of the frosts of age. Here 1s one who graduated sixty-two years ago and has no frost.’ The General referred to old associations of the college and some of its Presidents, and especially the dignity of Dr. Fitch {n distinction from some. Alter a brief address by Mr. Harvey Rice, General Garfield, of the Class of °58, was next called upon. He began by alluding to a sentiment of an old clasamate—" Cascade Gien—Graylock—President Hopkins”—a climatic sentument in which this class- mate summed up his college course. This mighi be formula for our lives, 1is meantng and sentument, “Jt was tne educated mind that in the darkest hours of the war filled the gaps.” He alluded tw a young brigade officer, who, at the head of his men, dicd with the lay of Macaulay ‘upon his lips:— For how can man die better than facing fearful »dds For the ashes of luis {athers and the temples of bis gods ? At the Paris Exposition a Yankee nad constricted two buildings, one @ school house and the other a farmer's home, coeting, periaps, $6.0 or $700. To those in France who suw it le said, “Pais is what america will give you—a free schoo! aad a home for atrifie, and education lies at the bottom of It.’ Said the General, ‘The home, the ciurch «he college are the trinity of American force; He was impressed with the loveliness of Paris architecture, the result of @ one-anan power, uno he caine home, aud, passing up a New York street, he saw &@ little brick building among its palaces, owned bya pincky widow, who would not sell for Jove or money; then he realized there ts in America @ power, greater than that of kings, a one-woman power, closing in the words of Dr. Hopkins—-In this Lie of America there is no stratification through which some may never pass up; but like the sea, where every drop 1s mingied into one.” David Dudiey Field then followed, After aiming @ joke on Vr. Durfee, he said:—V e¢ always remem- ber ihe beanties of Williams—the oid street; ine river that will Sow on forever; the eternal hilis that he around it. We also tarn to its faculty; to its advancemett—ever rising higher, as It 18, toward ihe stars; its President has written classics, Its pro- Jessors works Uthat will live in the scienufle world forever—ciosing with the sentiment “Williams Col- jege: foremost in every college word and wor never abandoning anything because it 1s od, ne rejecting anything because it is new.” ‘ne following degrees were conierred:—D. D.— D. BR. Cady, of the class of ‘8, Arington. Ma GA. Stoddard, of the class of '64, Hoston, Ma: ©. 8. Robberison, of the class of '49; Alex. uilwin, A. M., of Sharon, Conn.; Chas. 8, ‘Thowson, A. M.; Judge Colt, of Pittsfield, LL.D.; D. A. Wells, Class of 41, LL.D. A committee was also appointed to report to the alumni on the feasibility of auowing ladies to parsne the college course. The names are a8 follows:—Pro~ Jessor Hascom, David D. Field, sudge Dewey, Rev. Henry Hopkins. The commencement has been every way success- ful, and the festivities of the week have hail a ting end 1p Unis last day. KINGSTON ACADEMY. One of the Olden titations of Leur America—ltus Early History—Burning of the Lomitate Boil by the British—Promi- ment raduates of a Century Ago—Com- mencement Days Then and Now. Kincston, June 20, 1871, Je is We pride, piewenre aud privilege of the in NEW Babitants of this beantifal city to boast of having ‘Within its borders one of the oldest institutions of learning in America, from within whose walls have gone forth many of the most learned and bril- lant statesmen and legislators of the past century, Among the nuinber of eminent names enrolled among its alumni are those of De Witt Clinton, Abram Van Vecaten, John ©. Spencer, Thomas J. Oakiey, James Vanderpoe! and a host of others truly distinguished in their subsequent several Call- ings of divinity, law and physte. KINGSTON ACADEMY was originally founded in the year 1774, “for the ine struction of youth in the learned languages and other branches of knowiedge.” The trustees of Kingston jor that year, who have the honor of founding this now time-honored institutton, re- served to themseives and thetr successors the care ana supertutendence of the inst!tation, and fur- nished for its use suitable buildings and grounds, ‘The Academy as thus organized opened and con- tinued @ prosperous course until the ravages of a desolating war and the BURNING OP THE ACADEMY BUILDINGS by the British necessarily suspended instruction for atime. The trustees, however, soon repaired tne damage, and in 1792 the Academy was again opened and resumed its course of prosperity and celebrity. in 1795 the institution was icorporated by the Regents of the University of New York, and Mr. Jonn Addison was chosen President under the ttle of “Mr, Senior.” The course of studies adopted were the Greek and Latin languages, elementary aud practical imecene mathematics, logic, moral and natural philosophy, ancient lustory, geography, and ime history and government of the Unt States, The rules and regulations laid down for the government of tue professors, tutors, ushers and students were SOMEWHAT PECULIAR. Among them are found the foliowing:—The terms ot vuiliou per annum were £5 and two loads of Wood. Should a stndent of the academy be tound guuty o1 PLAYING CAI or to arg or to play at any other game in a tay- ern, pubiic house or any wambilog house what- ever, we offender shail be expeiled from the academy, and the names of the offenders, together Wita the reasons of their expulsion, be printed in the public papers. That it was the duty of tne Pro- fessor Uo open Lhe exercises every morning with the reading ot a chapter from the Bible and prayer. Tnuat the students do punctually attend prayer } under the PENALTY OF THREE CENTS. Any student negiecting to attend divine worship twice every Sunday to be fined six cents by the Pro- fessor. The suadenis had @ particular piace assigned to them in tue gallery of the Dutch church, the only church then existing in the village, and were re- quired to occ that piace in @ body, residents as Well as non-residents. Ib addition to this no stus deut Was permitied to be In the streets alter seven o'clock in We evening. COMMENCEMENT DAYS THEN. There were two vacations of three weeks each year, On the Friday preceding each vacation a general aud pubire examimation took place. The semi-annual recurrence of that event was looked forward to with great expeciations of delight and pleasure by the ci.izens of Kingston and surround- ing coun both old and young, aud weeks pre- ceaing U ent preparations were made for its Diag ceiebrauon, Every house was thrown open for the reception and eatertainment of strangers and visitors who flocked to the village on these occasions, and freely and happily partook of the cordial hospitality of une Dutch ancestry. Upon the morning of the day fixed for the com- mencemeut the Board Of Trustees would convene at & public house, and from there were escorted in pro- cession by ue students, and, With music and amid tne MERRY RINGING OF THE VILLAGE BELLS, proceeded to the Academy Hall, where the examina- tion wok place, alter which a public dinner was given. In the afternoon the liierary exercises of the day Were closed by declamations 1 the Dutch church, ‘The evening was enlivened and interspersed by | the performance Of scenes from tragedies, farces 50) | and comedies, after which the younger portion of the visitors and citizens united with the stadents in the merry mazes of the aance, and thus joyously spent the rest of the night until the smail hours of the morning. Such pleasing observance of the commencewent days coatinued for many years. They waned at last, however, and now the joyous festivities of the occasion belong only vo tne history of the past. COMMENCEMENT DAY NOW To-day the aanual commencement began. The attendance was large, Crake | people from all paris of the country, Whose children are students here, The exercises this evening consisted of prayer by the Rev. Dr. Grenell, salutatory by N. Elmendorf, declamations by Jesse Ackerman, Jonn D. Ustran- der, John Mills, Cuaries Fowler, Jonn D. Eckert, Frank R. Wood, Heary Schoonmaker, Charles T. Van Keuren, F. Brant Oalkin, Jonn D. Murphy, Augustus Hays; essays by J. Van Buren, J. W. Jaines, F. E. Frame, N. Elmendorf, ©. Hamuiton, C. Norris, and valedictory by J. Van Buren, Mr. Marius Schoonmaker, President of the institu- tion, presented the diplomas to the graduating class in a fine address. Professor Curtis addressed the class in a feeling and touching inanner. The prizes offered by Professor Curtis for the best declamation was awarded to F. Brant Caikin, son of H. C. Caikin, ex-member of Congress from the Seventh Congressional district of New York city. COLLEGE OF THE KOLY CROSS, Twenty-Eighth Anoual Commencement of the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. WORCESTER, Jane 29, 1871. ‘Whe twenty-eighth annual commencement of the College of the Holy Cross in this city was held to- day, and was attended by Right Rev. P. T. o'Reilly, bishop of this diocese, a large number of Catholic clergy and ofthe rejatives and friends of tne stu- dents, The college is iocated some two miles south from the city, on Mount St. James, one of the most beautiful of the circle of hills with which Worcester is surrounded, and commands an unobstructed view of the whole city, 1t was established in 1843 by the Right Rev. Benedict Joseph Fenwick, Bishop of Boston, and was given by him to the fathers of the Society of Jesus, It was mcorporated in 1865. Its course of studies embraces a period of seven years, three of which are given to the preparatory and junior classes, and the last year is devoted ex- clusively to the study of rational philosophy and nairual sciences. Its catalogue bears the names of 140 students, representative of all the Northern and Eastern States, Its faculty is:—Rev. Antony F. Ciampi, 8. J., President and Prefect of studies; Rev. Albert J. veters, S. J., Vice President and Pro- fessor of French; Rev. L, H, Gache, 8. J., Professor of Logic, Metaphysics and Ethics; Rev. James Major, §. J., Professor of Natural Philosophy, Chem- istry and Mathematics; Rev. Charles H. Fuimer, 8. J., Pr oteasor of Rhetoric and Prefect of Schools; John J. Murphy, 8. J., Professor of Poetry and First Prefect of Discipline; Jeremiah McCarthy, 8. J., Pro- fessor of Humanities and Mathematics; Stephen Folan, 8. Second Humanities and Mathematics; ‘Thomas F, McLaughlin, ‘Third Humanities and Ariimetic; Thoinas M, Reynolds and P. J. Murph ‘Assistant Professors of Latn, Greck aud Arithmetic; George P. Burt, Professor of Music; Peter B. Mig- nault, M. D., Attending Physician. ‘The exercises of the cominencement and gradua- tion were held in one of the large halls of the Col- lege, Which was entirely filled with spectators. The programme of the exercises was as lollows, and ‘Was loterspersed with mstrumental music of a high order :— “anglo-Saxon Monasteries” (original), Ignatius P. Egan, (original), Robert ¥, 4 eeker” (original e seph H. O'Ne e First Crasade” (or inal), Joseph he Mother's Triumph Jon T, Shee “eloquence” (original), John H. Galiiguan, Massactu “The sartyr of Scio, John McCoy, Massachusetts; “Knowledge va. Fan,” » dia- logtte, Dennis Fy O'Connor, New Hampsnire, and Thoman McManus, Massachusetts; ““Valedictory, New Hampshire. The several productions were thonghtrul, clearly expressed and iudicative of the thorough mental discipline for which the college is noted throughout the Caurch of which it is a representative. They were received with generous applause by the audi- ence of partial and approbative (riends, After these exercises the degree of A. B, was con- ferred upon Robert F. Lee, of New Hampshire, and John F. McKenna, of New Hampshire, the only graduates of the year, Rev. Father ¢ Principal, making the customary Latin as The following named students having distin- guished themselves in their respective classes we! rewarded with crosses of honor:— SENIOR OLAs8. Robert F. Lee, New Hampshire, In Rhetorwe—Joun M. Muicahy, Massachusetts. In Po try—Richard Nagie, Massachusetts. First Class in Humantites—Richard McAadrew, Pennsylvania, John F, MeKenna, JUNIOR CLASSES, Second Class in Humanities—John W. Corcoran, Massachusett Third Cus Massachusetts. PREPARATORY CLASSES. First Class of Rudiments, First Dicision—Dennis F. O’Gonnor, Massachusetts. Second Cass of Rudunents, First William E. iinch, New Branswick. CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE. First C/ass—Maurice Galvin, New Hampshire. rcond Class—Johu F, Logan, Massachusetts, MATHEMATICS. First Class—Joho M. Mulcaty, Massachusetts, Second Class—\tuchard Nagle, Massachusetts, Third Class-—Charies A. lves, New York. Algevbra—Walter Corcoran, New Hampshire. Bookkeeping—DVavid O'Neil, Pennsylvania. Ardhmeic—Dennis F. O'Connor, New Hampshire; John Clerkin, Counecticut, FRENCH. First Division—Richard McAndrew, Pennsy!- vauls. in Humanities—Henry Walsh, Division— YORK HERALD, SUND. DECLAMATION. First Class—Joseph Mullen, New York. MUSIC, First Class—Jobn Eichhorn, Massachusetts, HIGHLAND MILITARY ACADEMY. ‘The graduating exercises of the Highland Miltary Academy took piace on Friday and attracted gen- eral attention, This school is widely known, being conducted strictly on West Point tactics and mill- tary rule. Its members, seventy-seven m number, are from nearly all the States north of “Mason and Dixon’s line,” and their excellence of military drill is acknowledged wherever it is exhibited, For several years they have made annual excursions tw different Northern cities, this year visiting Portland, Me., returning some two weeks since. From eight to ten pupils nave usually been gradu- ated: but the standard has been raised one year since the last class graduated, and oaly four pupils took the final honors on Friday. They were RK. C. Hodges, of Detroit, Mioh.; J. M. Taylor, of Brigh- ton, Mass.; R. L. Murray, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and W. A. Tracy, of Hav N.Y. ‘There are in tie school four Japanese ube sent to this country by their governmeut to educated. ‘They are unusually bright and invelligent fellows and take high rank in their studies. In the jist of cadets who have received no demerits and whoso conduct has been exemplary during the year two of these four are found—Rokusabusan Enouye, of ‘Takoka, and Matanosin Shlinatz, of sadowara. The former also heads the list in scholarship in rhetoric and ancient history. MANHATTAN COLLEGE, The Commencement at Manhattanville—The Graduates and the Addressew—The Arch- bishep on “Polsouous Literature.” The graduation exercises of Manhattan College all that could have been desired for an outdoor entertainment, and the good brothers made the most of it by erecting a big tent over the green sward fronting the college, in which every accom- modauion was provided for the visitors. ‘Ihe Amer can flag was the sole decoration of the platforn: where the studenta were seated; but tae appear- ance of the spectators under the tent, seated amid and half hidden by the FLOURISHING ROSE BUSHES with which the sward was covered, made up for the plain appearance of the other surroundings, and lent to the general scene an aspect quite enchant- ing. At intervals during the proceedings the college band, choir and orchestra, composed entircly of students, did their best to add to the general plea- sure by some very good music. The order of the ssay ousiness’ was as follows:—“Jacobinism,” Thomas J. Coleman; “Magnanimity in Politics,” John A. Hurley; “Popular Governments,” Philip Vv. Taylor; “International Charity,” John a, Noonan. Of course the first speaker handled the poor Jacobins without gloves and gave no quarer to Comuiunisin in any way. Tite tenor of, Mr. Huriey’s avdress can be nad from the closing sentence, which was as Joliows:—‘*In all stations of Ife tne duty 18 equaily Incumbent upon us to help forward the wheels of progress and, frowning down the unscrupulous demagogue and selosi politician, aid those magnanimous upholders of popular rights Who strive to lavor (he spread of that highest policy, the education of the masses, directed by religion,’ Mr. Noonan was decidedly the best orator of the day, Ab the close of the speehily- ing degrees were conlerred upon Thus. J. Coleman, Jonn A, Henley, Philly V. Taylor, Joun A. Noonan, ‘Theodore 8. Kelly, James W. Hayes, James 5. Kelly, P. W. Brennan, KE. M. Deering. One of the new features of the ratio studiorum durmg the past year was a regular commercial course. The examination of this course was a very severe one, and resulted in the awarding of diplomas yesterday to Henry L. Macdona, Jumes J. Scott, Edward B. xocne, James ?, McMannis, Thomas F. Necath and Xavier A. Schall. ‘he vaiedictory was delivered by William A, Farrell, The ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES was made by Mr. John E. Develin. It was a beauti- fully worded audress, and contained some excellent suggestions to the graduates as to how they should act in life to be successiul in the callings they saould see fit to adopt. At the conciusion of Mr. Develin’s remarks Arch- bishop McCloskey and Air, Pruyn, Regent of the University, addressed the graduates. ‘Tne Arch- bishop, after congratulating the young gentiemen on their succes, reminded them’ that they had a dangerous world to face. Many of the young men who had placed themselves ia opposition to law and order and religion during the late horrinie strife in Paris had been weil educated like taem- selves and had boldly proclatned their devotion to religion the day they graduated. Yet they had failen. But their fall was the result, not of what tney had Jearned, but because they became untaith- ful to their principles. They first became tndiiferent to, then despised, What they hau once neid 80 sa. ered. The lesson taught by their tail, he thought, should not be without its warning w then. To avoid the fate of those who had fallen they should set their faces agamst that poisonous literature which is doing such evil nowadays in sowing infidelity broadcast. He would not deny that ithad its charms; but even if 10 was pleasing to the eye, even if the style was attractive aad the ideas beantilully expressed, 16 was, for all that, deadly poison, which stole its way into the soul. The festivities of the day came to an end about seven o’cloc! elegant collation being the agree- able full stop Which put an eud to the ‘graduation exercises.”” PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 31, BROOKLYN. ‘The closing exercises yesterday at Public School No, 31, Ryerson street, near Myrtle avenue, Brook- lyn, were of a character which bespoke the excellent management of the principal, Mr. W. M. Jelliife, and elicited the highest cncomiums of the friends and re- latives of the pupiis who were present upon the occasion. The programme was commenced in the primary departmentshortly after nine o'clock, where the juvenile classes acquitted themselves to the satiaiaction of everybody, the order of exercises embracing singing, recitations, dialogues and calis- thenics. The “Fourth of July,” song, by the school, was given witn a vim indicative of the glorious anticipations of the noisy celepration of the coming anniversary, the dearest of all to ‘Young America. ‘The interinediate department boys and giris ac- quitted themselves most creditably, in their assignments, consisting of siaging, plauo solo, dialogue, solus and reading. In the grammar department the young gents and misses gave evi- dence of tne fact that the eve of the principal was upon them, and that the teacnings of the master were cherished by the pupils. ‘The exercises in- cluded singing, composition, deciamation, recita- tion, piano solo and duet, trio and chorus and dialogue. The semi-annual distribution of certif- cates then took pluce, and_ appropriate remarks were made by Assistant Superintendent Orutk- shank and Messrs. William L. Gill, James McGee aud W. H. Murtna, of the Local Committee of tne Boara of Education. + GEORGETOWN COLLEGE. WASHINGTON, June 30, 1871, At the fifty-fourth annual Commencement of Georgetown College yesterday General Sherman, in the'course of & short address, said the attempt to divide the Union in our generation failed, and it would always fail; and he would as soon expect to see an attempt to dissolve this Union in the fature come from tbe North as from the South. But it will never come; for now We are joined together stronger tnan by bands of steel. CLASS DAY AT WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY. Rare Times Under the Maples—Piping and Caning Each Other—Planting the Ivy—Tho Parting Song. MIDDLETOWN, Conn., June 29, 1871. Next to commencement no day at Wesleyan attracts to its maple shades and classic halis 80 large @ gathering of its friends as class day. “Seventy-one” has been especially favored with a beauatul day and a large crowd of listeners to their interesting exercises. A little before three o'clock this afternoon the 8 gathered around the “class tree’? on the campus, and an unusual number of the fair sex was present, The exercises were interspersed with singing, which, though it lacked | Counsellor Busteed aud family, Adjutal in volume, was made up in quality. The saiutatory address by Mr. W. E. Knox was finely delivered. Presents were made to each of the underclasses to assist them in the new spheres upon which they were about to enter, To the incoming seniors a very tail plug, to the “Jolly Juns.” a ligne (?) cane, to the Sophs., a8 emblematic of their coming daties, atin horn of no mean proportions, The beautiful “4mmortelle ceremony” was pertormed J. R, Wood and R, W. ©. Farnsworth, atter which class memen. toes were presented toa few of the class, llustrat- ing their peculiarities or chosen professions, which overed opportunity for many witty remarks which were highly appreetated by the audience, ‘The huge class pipe was then smoked *y all, sig- nitying the burial of all past differences sod pletg- ing united love for each other, hig d 4 A inen resented to Mr. George Ingraham, ¢ lyn, by ir. KE. A. Ransom, of New Jersey. ‘1 speeches were among the best ef ihe day. PV. Palmer then addressed the college and faculty, to which President Cummings replied, exiendin the class a well won compliment for thei stancard of scholarahip and genuemaniy character. RVENING BABROISRS were held in McDonough Hall. The music in the evening Was especially commendabie, A very fine oration was delivered by E. of Men which the Times Demand,’”’ A poem ty B. A. Brooks was read, after which @ song ol verses, cach written in @ diferent language—viz., Mr. AY, JULY Latin, French, German and Hebrew—was if. anid BO the audience, most of whom could read very little if any of it, that they called for its repetition, which was kindiy given, A very interesting and witty history of the chief events of the coli course of the class was tinely read b: Mr. T. Hancock. The most aaupess etfort of the evening was the yo Squires, being brim full ef ton, ‘uhts He) ind reference to characteristics and probable future of all his classmates. After these exercises the clasa sat down to & Dountifnt supper at the McDonough House, fol- lowed by toasts and parting advice to the class ol- fered by R. W. Jones, About two o'clock A, M. the boys of ‘71 ser- enaded the college for the last time—planted their ivy vine under alma mater’s walls, to which, like the nging iendriis of the ivy, their kindest memo- ries of their college days at ‘old Wesleyan” shall ever cling, Re Uiful parting song was then sung and last farewell spoken. The bright moonbeams cast their “meilow lignt upon the circle of college friends met together for the last time where ties have been formed whicn ume cannot sever. CONVENTION OF THE CHI PHi FRATERNITY. ALLENTOWN, Pa., June 30, 1871. ‘The annual convention and reunion of the Chi Phi Fraternity was held in this city on the afternoon and evening of June 29, A full delégation from all of its chapters, North and South, was present. The presiding oiicers of the fraternity, elected tor the ensuing year, ace William Sutphen, of New York, Grand Alpha; Benjamin F, Knerr, of Allentown, Grand Gamma, and James Bishop, Jr., of New Brunswick, Grand Delta. ‘The fraternity Cates its foundation from 1824, and is one of the best college organizations i the country. FIGHT FOR A FARM. were held on Friday afternoon, The weather was Disputed Ownership of Land in Westchester Ceunty—A Protracted Lawsuit—Arrest of a Felice Captais—Serious Trouble Aatici- pated. ‘The protracted legal strife which has been in pro- gress ior the past seven years relating to the ownership of @ valuable farm containing about seventy acres, near Yonkers, Westchester county, has within the past week reached a stage of unusual bitterness ana determination, which promises every hour to culminate mm the shedding of blood, ‘Throughout the annals of litigation {n the county named perhaps no civil suit has occupied such @ large share of public attention as that of George B, Skinner vs, Jane Quinn, the plainuf and defendant in the present instance. A recent decree of Justice Tappen, sittimg in Circuit at White Plains, sustained the de- cision of the Court of Appeals, cenfirm- ing the tiths of the plainth®? and also rendering a verdict in his favor of $4,739 for the use of the farm since 1865. In accordance with this de- cision the Sheriff put Skinner in possession of the place last Monday, having previously disposyvessed Hugh R. Quinn And Jane Quinn, bis wife. Since thea the Quinns have forcibly ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THEIR FURNITURE again into the house, and would not desist until ar- rested by Caplin Mangin, with a force of police, whose aid was formally invoked by Skinner, On being taken before Justice Shannon the accused parties were @scharged, the complainant not ap- pearing to press the cnarge. The Quinns then, as 1s stated, by advice of their counsel, proceeded at once to the farm and AGAIN ESSAYED TO TAKE POSSESSION of the premises, For this they were arrested a sec- ond time and taken vefore Justice Smith last rriday, When, on their refusal to give bonds to keep the t seengc they were committed to the county jail. Be- fore leaving, however, they went before Justice Shannon and entered a complaint of assault and battery against Captain Mangin, which resulted in a warrant veing issued for the ARREST OF THE POLICE CAPTAIN. The document was served on Friday afternoon, but was ignored by the captain until yesterday, when he appeared with mis counsel, and, waiving examination, gave bouds to answer any indictment to be found against him by the Grand Jory, The Po- lice Commissioners and the public generally endorse the action of Captain Manyin, while it is generauy conceded that Justice Shannon has flagrantly ex- ceeded his ofticial privileges. Armed policemen are at present stationed night and day op the premises in dispute, where a san- gutnary attack on tne part of the Quinn facuon was unticipated hourly throughout yesterday. SMALLPOX IN ORANGE, N. J. Facts and Figures About the Epidemic—The Authorities Alarmed. Still does the subject of smallpox agitate the good peopie of Jersey’s pretty Oranges this side of the Orange Mountains. The disease owes its origin in Orange to two emigrants—an Irish and a German one. The former appeared in the town about five weeks ago, and a few days afterward was covered all over with the cutaneous eruptions peculiar to the dread malady. From him a family named Fiood, living in that part of Orauge known as the Valley,” caught it, It resuited in the death of the maternal head. The German visited a family in Madison street (Orange proper), bamed Jordan, and to one of its members be transmitted the disease, A colored cook brought from New York into the family of Dr. Marcy caught the disease, and while being removed to the hospital in New York she communicated it to Thomas Reedy, the coachman, He was sent home to Jeflerson street. Since the commencement of the contagious and loathsome disease there have been THIRTY-SIX CASES REPORTED by the physicians at the police station, and are lo- cated as jollows:—Jefferson streci, 6; Madison, 5; Forrest, 3; Scotiand, 2; Monroe, 2; Main, 3; White, 3; New, 2; Bell, 2; Cantield, 1; Beaver, 1; Joyce, ag Lumber, 1; Linden place, 1; Ridge, 1; Valey, 1; McChesney’s lane, 1. Two of these are WITHIN THE LIMITS OF WEST ORANGE. ‘There have been five cases in all in West vrange; two are to go to the hospital and three are convales- cent. Of the above mentioned cases in Orange five have proved fatul, three have entirely recovered and four are convalescent, leaving twenty-eight cases that are competent to spread the disease. At pre- sent there are five cases at the hospital. GREAT EXCITEMENT was occasioned on Friday night in Main street. A smallpox patient, partially demented, was observed running aown the street in a condition almost stmilar to that of our common parents in the Garden of Eden, so far as clothes were concerned, He ran against and knockea down a young lady. frightening her terrioly, but was fipaliy secured by @ couple of police officers and removed | to the pest house. In the meantime it is but jnsi to say that the Board of Heaith ts doiug all in 18 power to lunit tne spread. They have even re | moved the restriction of examming tue case book, | and are m other ways demonstrating their belief | that the HERALD Is right in giving proper publicity | to the tacts. . io ‘ MORE “ NEW DEPARTURES.” The new steamship Atiantic, of the White Star line, lett yesterday asternoon on her first return trip. Sne took out 137 saloon passengers, including Father Hickey, of Orange, N. J., and twenty-four young ladies {rom Michigan and its neighboring States, ‘Chey will enter an academy in Germany to | complete their education, The Atlantic was es- | corted down the bay by the steamboat Seth Low, | having on board the agents of the line and a select party of friends. seven steamers left this port for Europe yester- day, all well filed. The steamer Main, for Bremen, took out 205 pas- sengers, including H. E. Adrian Mazel, Minister of the Netherlands, family and servant; George W. Smalley, Consul F. Kuhue and son, A, 1. Nicoll, Wil- liam H. Marston and Mr. and Mrs. James W. Gerard. Mrs. John O'Neil, wife of the Broadway photogra- pher, saved vesterday for Europe iu company with a party of tricnds, intent on an excursion to the me- morable places in Ireland and on the Continent, George Mitchell, ex-Chief of the Caledonian Club, and Quartermaster of the Seventy-ninth regiment, suiled for Scotland yesterday for the parpose of pro- curing kilts for the Seventy-ninth regiment N. G. 8, He was escorted down the bay by his numer- riends, Among others Captain Noss and famiiy, Lindsay and others, ‘A WOULD-BE BOURBON SU.CIDE. About half-past seven o’clock last evening Wil- lam Farretl, while laboring under the hallucination that there were ‘reptiles in his leathers,” the effect of bad bourbon, attempted to cut his throat with a pocket-knife, at his residence, No. 60 Concord street, Brooklyn, He was prevented from perfecting the delicate undertaking by the opportune arrival of Mrs, Farrell, wao handed nim over to custody of the police ‘of the Second precinet, Mis wounds were dressed at the station house, where he passed the night. THE WINETEENTH WARD — AND SUICIDE—A CORREC- ALLEN'S BATHS, FI¥TY-FIFTH STREBT, EK. Re, New York, July 1, 1871. to Sigh To Tne EprTor or THE HERALD:— Your reporter has seen fit to couple my name with the mur er and suicide in Seventy-third street, The truth 1s that I am a@ relative of the unfortunate M. Smith on “Tae Kind | woman now lying at the point of death, and that she is my own sister. By making ifs correction five | you will confer @ great favor upon your obedient servank RICHARD ALLEN, | " Y. 187.—TRIPLE SHEET. RIVERSIDE PARK. interesting’ and | ‘The Contest Between the City Oficials and West Side Property Owners. Argument of Counsel in the Supreme Court. Objections to the Confirmation of the Report of the Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment. Riverside Park formed the theme of a prolonged and interestung discussion yesterday in the Supreme Court, Chambers, before Judge Barnard. Rarely has this room been so densely thronged, and still more rarely has 80 much time been consumed in one day here in the discussion of one subject—the proceed- Ings opening at haif-past nine A. M., and, excepting @ brief recess in the middie of the day, continuing tin four o’clock in the afternoon. The subject mat. ter of the discussion was the report of the Commis- sioners of Estimate and Assessment of the park, pursuant to a previous motion made by Mr. O'Gor- man, Counsel to the Corporation, for the confirma- tion of such report.. The present status of this RIVERSIDE PARK matter is too well Known to require explanation. AS proposed, it is to extend from Seventy-secona‘to 129th street, on the Hudson River, ana embracing within its area some three thousand lots. Tne esti- mated expense of laying it out into a park is $5,800,000, of which one-haifis to be charged to the city and the balance upon owners of property be- tween Fortysecond and 155th strects. Messrs, Hugh Smith, James M. Sweeny and William M. Tweed, Jr., are the Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment. It was the report of these gentle- men that was under consideration. Of course in the multiphcity of interests involvei there Was necessarily @ multiplicity of lawyers, and, in fact, it was a general feld day for lawyers, and to say that they fought well and valiantly for their cli- ents and their fees is only saying that they were true to the dominant if not nonlest instincts of the pro- fession. MOTION FOR AN ADJOURNMENT. First in order after the Judge had taken his seat on the bench and before he had fairly got his knife open to commence, with his usual custom, a vigor- ons whittling assault on a plece of pine wood, held in reserve for such occasions, was a motion for adjournment. Mr. Ira Shafer made tis motion. He stated that one of his clients, the present owner of the upland at Ninety-eighth street, was entitled to a graut of the land under water next this upland and had filed his application for it. One of his neighbors, since this matter had been proceeding, had received his grant on paying $5,000 to the city, and for this land so granted he had been awarded $14,000, The next neighbor had received a suntlar grant on payment of $10,000, and had deen awarded $48,000, Justice required that a reasonable delay should be had to perfect this title to the water right, for which now but $1 was awarded to un- known owners. Mr. Kitenel asked a delay until he should have time to examine the report as it now is. He under- stood that it had been in some respects changed, especially as to certain streets. He thought one rule should be adopted throughout, and desired at least one day to examine these changes. The Court dented the motion. PLUNGING IN MEDIAS RES. Mr. Devlin was the first one to address the Court on the subject of the confirmation of the report. He opposed the confirmation, He led oif with presenting the case of Mr. Carrigan, owner of property on tne s#loomingdale road, which, he claimed, was an old road dedicated to public use by the owners, not acquired under the statute by the city, and when the uses as & Toad ceased the property in the road reverted to the adjacent owners, under the common law. if it was taken for any other purpose then a street the adjacent owners had a right, he insisted, to its fall valne, and not $1 only, the amount awarded by the Commissioners. He drew carefully the distinction between the deddica- ted roads and the roads either ceded to or acquired by the city, aud claimed that his view of the law was fuliy sustained by the decision of the Supreme Cowrt as to Harlem lane and Mcdowan’s pass, as In- claded in the Central Park, Again, they had allowed him but $1 for tne poritons of 112th, 113th, 114tir and 116th streets taken for the Park. The streets had never been opened, nothing had been paid for them; the streets had only been marked out on the map of the Commissioners as places where streets might be, For Manhattan College; for the Roman Catho.1c school in Manhattan; for Mra, Daniel Dev- in, owning $300,000, and who, he satd, did not care twenty-tive cents to have the ‘park opened; for the executors of Mr. Danicl Devlin, owning $500,000 of assessed property not improved, as alleged, $10 by the park; for Edward C. Donnelly ana for the estate of Dr. S. Ives, he opposed the park assessment in toto, The act, he urged, was unconsittutional. A park was nota public purpose in the sense of a highway. It was not declared to be a public par Was it to be tolerated that a set of irresponsible men, changeable from year should be allows to roam around laying out a park here or a park there, and paying for what the city had solu six months $0 $10,000 $43,000? The thing musi be stopped. ‘The action of the Board was unreasonable, it was preposterous. The Hudson River ran right along- side of the park from end toend. The purpose of a ark was to furnish fresh air and freedom of venti- lation for such purposes. The river itself was a park. On tne other side was, at a very short dis- tance, the Central Park, and could by any reason this be thought a necessity for which the property owners should pay $6.800,000P Again, the area of assessment was aitogetner too wide, The park's low- est point was Seventy-second street; the area of as- sessment was extender to Forty-second street, below the Central Park, with which It never conid com- ve. Avain, it extended to 155th street while ‘hose above the 125th street valley could not pos- sibly be benefited by it: and ail along here the property was in a great measure owned by poor and sinall owners, holding single lots, who would not be benefited, but must pay i this went through. ‘This was an outrage to ail of these poor people, many of whom must thus jose their lots. Furtner, he urged this was not one, but two parks; the lumping of the two together was tilegal; they juight as well lump the improvement of tue Battery in witn it, and then declare the lots on 155th street and Forty-second street benefited by both. PROTEST FROM THE POST ESTATE. Judge Porter, on behalt of the fost estate. com- plamed that they had not been allowed for Tweifth avenue, an avenue Which had never been cpened. ‘Their property was some forty acres, lying between Eleventn avenue and the Hudson River. They had the most elevated and most desirable portion of that part of the city. They had conveyed away none of this property excepy a portion for the Twelfth avenue, as it now is. The T'weifth avenue, as originally iaid out in right lines, nad been Closed, and a new avenue jaid out and opened according 10 the land. The Commisstoners had relused them any compensation for the property laid down between these old and imaginary tands, In thei original report they had struck out ali this portion—a strip 100 feet wide and nearly half a mile ioug. Seeing the error they had made, they had amended cheir report by granting a merely nominal amount for property the most valuable for villa sites in New York. They had done this by originally awarding certain sums for Jots oounded on the avenue, and atterwards, in the amenaed report, bounding the lots by tae centre line of the avenue, eitier added nothing to tne orgiual valuation or a mosy inadequate amount. or the West hail of the paper avenue they added nothing, although it included sixty-seven lots, For the cast haf of the avenue, eighty-four lots, they allowed on bui seventeen of them less than $15,000, while on the usual rate of valuation they should have allowed $134,000, On the paper cross streets they were not absolutely closed. They did not therefore claim the whole value, but on the lowest ruie ever adopted they suould have allowed $25,000 more than they had. It was not ® mistake in amount, but @ wotally Taixe one of valuation. Property, he insisted, coula not be destroyed, as vlaimed, by the mere drawing of certain lines ou | piece of paper and filing it away in @ pigeon hole and without any of the requisites of the law being observed. He asked that the report be sent back. | REM NSTRANCE OF RIGHTY PROPERTY OWNERS. | Mr. Kitcnel, who said ne represented some elguty property owners, stated that some of his clients ha the same objections us raised In the Case of the Pos estate, but his first objection was that the Commi sioners had not tiled their oath as required by la They were vound by law to file ail the antidavita a papers belore thein with the County Cierk, 80 U ine property owners might know on what rule What process they had arrived at their conclush Mr. Whitlock, Mr. White and the New York Hos; bad bougnt their Property by metes and bounds, 80 part of theit property was dedicated or ceded tohe city. The plots were by law to have been pri described in the maps. The maps did not so deaclbe them. True, the Commissioners said the lots ra to the middle ‘he unopened streets; but this could not be determined trom the maps. so Mey could not ascertain whether they nad received ;fair valuation; whether they had been awarded m¢e or Jess than was awarded to lots on streets for shich the city had already paid, thus depriving than of the power to test in the cuurta whether the ward wan just, The act provided that where | had been “veded or dedicated to the public they Souid rade of xauited, and who with him was the cause of the Tow, was held to bail in $1,000 to be of good hav . 18 not fatally injut went ly there was yer geen 1n the awards; ne had analyzed the report and found that the Jots op the opened streets were awarded $100 per lot, and sometimes More, above similar jots on the unopened streets. To one of his cents this error made $50,009, differs, ence to others in all over one hundred weoipend Gor pen had de- Some alteration, he unuerstood, had made since ms 0} I made since his objections were putin; he EXAM thes d, ATION OF THE REPORT, Jndge Barnard asked if it was not provided that ae) oper should be open for examination for certain om Fito) hove ines after the correction of the r proc 0 point out ties in the valuations, sadist oa With regard to the assessments he clatmed that the assessments on the water 101s Were wrong, te Comunissioners Ravine oni off aul their upland, aud, cut them off from all fronts on the streets, AWARDS AND ASSESSMENTS HOTd UBJKOTED TO. Mr. Anderson said he appeared for a large numper™ of property owners who objected to both awards an® assessments. As co the awards, tuey were objections vo amounts pernaps not reviewable here, as raising no question of principle. The executors oi the Harsen estate raised an objection to an assessment Which he beheved included a matter of principle. The Harsen estate included lots on Seventy-frst street, ‘There was no greater advantage from the Park to the lots on the north side than on the soutn. side of the street, the ouly avcess to the park fromm either being through Eleventh avenue, yet the Jot: on the north side Were assessed irom two to two ant ‘@ half times as much as those on the south side. : ‘The other objections Were to the eaxessments on Water lots. The water lots of the op,ectors were nos Yet filled in or reclaimed by the owners. It was 8uv< Mitted that these jots were neither “lands nor lene+ ments,” nor property subject to assessment for benes fit. The act of 1813 gave the fee of tnese lands to- the grantees as fast ay tt should be re.laimed and filled in, : be grantees could not fil in without: leave irom the Common Councti. If they did they be~ came ilabte for obstructing the nighway. Phe actol 1857, setting back the exterior hae of the bulkhead, showed that the Legislature took this view, a8 other~ wise the act would '@ taken property without compensation. But, besides, no beuefit had accrued, trom this park to vhese lots, On the contrary, dain: age resulted to them. ‘heir only use was lor com— mercial purposes. Access to them was cut off b, the park: how could they be benedted by that Again, the park was intended for pleasare, to 1m- prove the value of dwelling houses on the east side of the park. Itcould not benefit the commercial: value of these lots, cutting off all storehouses, wares houses and convenieuces wuich would tempt ships. tu the wharves, > ALLEGED DISPROPORTIONATE ASSESMENTS, : Mr. Ernst objected to an assessment on lots in 100th and lv7th streets, on the ground that it is dispropor+ tionate to the assessment iuid on the property on the ‘Twelfth avenue immediately in tront of his lots. ‘Those lots, belonging to the Hudson River Ruitroad,, were assessed $500—whiie uls lots were . $6,300, A FEMININE COMPLAINIST. Mr. Crosby, on bebaif of Mrs. Catharine’ Dubois, objected to the report that while she was awarded tor four upland Jota,) nothing was said about che waterfront. She was entitled, he claimed, to this water front, and pen was wanting to uer fuil title to them but the forma! issue of the grant, to which she was entitied. CONSUMING PROCLIVITIES OF INTEREST AND TAXES. Mr. Lewis L, Delafield, on behalf of certain. owners on Seveniy-tilird street, raised, in regard toy Seventy-third streeg, the same questions a8 raised by: Mr. Deviin and Judge Porter, that the street never having been opened they were entitied to the fully value of the street, subject, perhaps to a slight de-~ duction for the less value of lots on unopened, streets. He stated that Mr. Martyn nad purchased, his lots for $30,000 two years ago. Interest and taxes brought this up to nearly $.4,000. ‘the Come missioners had awarded but $24,200. THE CASE OF THE CuTY. Mr. O’Gorman, alter several other speeches on be- hail of parties opposed to confirmation of the re-+ port, addressed tne Court, sustaiming the action of vhe Commissioners, He claimed that the assessment 1n itself was one properly levied upon the parues to- be benefited by the proposed improvements. The objections to the work were mostly of local charace ter, natorally incarring the hostility or opposition 01 the non-contiguous property owners, who were! not yet suficieatiy awake to their own interest im, the increased value Which all the contiguous prop. erty wold receive when the proposed work Was Tairly done and completed, A Very natural motive of opposition to the pro- posed 1inprovements lies in the fact that the Commnis~- sioners bave taken too wide a range in their as-: sessment as to the benefits to be conferred by the contemplated route. A larger assessment fairly calculated on the holders of property in the imme- , diate neighborhood might not be a matter of com- plaint; ba: when it reaches localities outside and beyond the property to be benefited naturally enough oppositioa to 1 is exciied on the part of landholders and otners. ‘The only opposition to any improvements in the city of New York arises and can omy arse from amy unjust assessment on the actual vaiue and Income of any given piece of property in any district. Let the: tirst principle of benefit to the iminediate holder and his prospective interest in the property to be assessed, be fairly equauzed and the city suthorities can go: on improving ‘orever. We look with great interest for the decision of thoes Court in this ease. The Steamer Wacausett at Norfolk. Norroxk, Va., June 29, 1871. The United States steamer Wachusett, third rate, Commander Charies H. Chushman commaading,. arrived heve Monday evening from New York, after &@ passage of three days, during which she was tned under both sail and steam. Sne proved quite sti! and weatherly under canvas, and under steam alone made twelve knots. ‘She gves into dry dock to-day to receive a uew two-biaded provelier in place of the four-bladed one that she now has, She Teplaces the Yantic, the jatter having just arrived from the West Indies, She was employed in towing monitors North. She Pa ific Squadron—The Flagship Cali- fornia at Callao. . CALLAO, Peru, June 14, 1871. ‘The United States irigate California, commanded. by Captain Clitz, and destined to be the flagship of the Pacific squadron, to carry the pennant of Acmiral Winslow, arrived here on the 9th inst, Her voyage: > Srom New York, comprising in all eighty-eight days, with only two stoppages, and about forty-six hours: under steam, ts considered as almost unpreceaented, and the officers are jubilaot in their pratse of the vessel. She is by far the finest wooden sip that has graced the harbor of Pera since the days of the ~ Merrimac, and numvers of people from shore visit her in admiration of her quailties. The Ussipee, with Commudore McDougal on board, and the Onward are still in port, First Assistant Engineer Albert Ashton and Sec--* ond Assistant Engineer Main nave heen ordered to» duty in the Bureau of Steam Engineering of the Navy Department. Master F, Singer has been aetached from signal duty and ordered to attend to ordnance duty at the Washington Navy Yard; Master Thomas N. Leo, from tne Nipsic, and ordered to return home. Assistant Surgeon Bielby has been detached from the Wasnington Navy Yard and ordered to the» Naval Hospital at PNilaveipmia; Assistant Surgeon. Magruder, from the Naval Hospital at Phiiadelpnia and ordered to tie Washington Navy Yard. tH FG3s AGAINST ARMY OFFICERS MUADERING WITH IM-~ PUNT © IN SHE SOUTH. ‘To THE Epiror OF THk HERALD:— The people acknowledge the gigantic power of the New YorkK HERALD, and, after all legal and miiltary aiministrations most cowardly failed to perform their duty, the force of the HeRaLp has caused honor, conscience, law and order to be applied. Diten and again the HERALD showed that nothing , could be more sad and discouraging to all right--* minded men than to see a large number of the dis- Ungulshed ana infinential men of oar great nation— statesmen, politicians, judges, lawyers and ministers of God and ambassadors of Christ—so cowar ily as to hut their eyes bec use they have not the courage to raise their voice to condemn wholesale murver of tis most irreproachabie people tnat ever uved on his earth. Taey were the most hideous murders hat were ever planned and successfully executed known to the annals of any civilizea nations or bar- barian tripes. ‘Tue perpetrators were United states bilicers, and now iu the army im the Sout. And hough the sufferers were distinguished tor their loyalty, fidelity to God and their country, neverthe~ eer? notwithstanding all that, they were cruelly put jo death by starvation, and every olticer, not ex- Ceptng President Grant, refused to bring the mur- derers to justice. It seems that the fact is that We live an the days of a declining civilization. anc. hothing but a speeay return to tue impartial cuforc. Ing of the law will save us from the horrors of Paris, SIDNEY SMITU. THE DUMEB:LL ASSAULT. Alexander Ives, Who as#aulted George BH. Ward.’ with a dumohell at No, 967 Third avenue, was ar~ raigned at the Yorkville Police Court, and admitted to ball In $2,000 to appear for examination. A com- Ward's, who was with him when he got as~ ‘ard, Who ja now in the Bellevue Hospital, brain or something eine. ANOTHER WIFE STABBING CASE. During @ family quarrel yesterday morning be- tween Mrs, Grant and her husband, Thomas Grant, at their residence, corner of 12ist street and Fourth avenue, the husband seized @ knife and staboed his wife in the breast, inflicting only wit wound. Parties were taken to the Twelfth precinct sta- tion house, where she was attended by Drs. Neti and Thomas, who dressed her wounds and pronounced them not dangerous, ‘Tne husband was iocked ups * red, though his wound is of avery serious nature a1a may turn into compression of tue 4