The New York Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1874, Page 3

WASHINGTON. {he House at Work on the Amend- atory Tariff Bill, TANCELLING THE SANBORN CONTRACTS, Proposed Admission of Colorado to the Union. Wasuinaton, May 27, 1874, \@roceedings of the House—The Sanborn Contracts. Annulled—mr, Tremain’s Bankrupt Act. In the House to-day, after the passage of the pealing the Sanborn contracts, the suaisted jommittee was calléd and’a number of bills were ported, among which dne to allow the Union WPacifto Central Branch to test their Claim for § ther land grant and government bonds was un- Spectedly referred to the Committee of the ‘hole, under the deciaion of the Speaker hyd rovided for ap. appropriation and could not opine Wireotly before the House. Mr. Poland reported » resolution in favor of the appointment of a specia) jcommittee to. inyesugate the condition of ait en Arkansas, with authority to send Jor peraons jand papers; and to ascertain whether the Stace @ republiicanform of government. Thé Bank- wupt act was. reported by Mr. Tremain, with the jannouncement that the commitiee did not concur | the Senate amendments and asked for @ com- | In this connection ‘he took ) ‘occasion to defend himself from the charge’ made | warly in the session that he was the attorney @ Jay | Bulttee of conference. \cooke or anybody else, and vigorously defended himself, After giving @ detailed scconnt of the ‘manner in which the bill was originally drawn up, Welerence to Tweed was made and brought out the democratic side with the question, ‘What has ‘Tweed to do with the Bankrapt Act?” The mem- ‘bers, a8 usual when any great interest centres in @ subject, gathered about the speaker and matters were getting lively, when Speaker Blaine request- ed the members to vake their seats and to pre- serve order. The demand for the previous ques. ‘tion was not seconded, and after a few mo- ments of wrangling the House took a re- ‘cess. To-morrow evening the committee will have a night session, ‘end hope to report a large umber of bills of a general character. One par- Weularly, to give federal judges tne right to issue writs of mandamus and determine cases ariging under State laws, will be earnestly onjected.to by’ the democratic members, on the ground tnat it enlarges the jurisdiction of the lower Courts and Would be fraught with evil if it became a law. Another important matter will be the bill to pay ‘Southerners’ claims debarred by the rebellion, and allowing ail to whom the government was indebted when the war broke out to present their clatms for ‘payment. ‘Expected Admission of Colorado into the Union. é The House Committee on Territories, to-day, after fully considering the claim of Colorado to admission as a State, decided unanimously to report in favor of its admission and will on Mon- Gay next present thé réport, and it ts expected the bill will pass.under a suspension of the rules, the same, Atrength being claimed as was shown when New Mexico was under consideration on ‘Thursday last, Wax on Vessels Trading at the Port, of Alexandria, Egypt. ‘The following important despatches have been received at the Department of State, relative to ‘the impos.tion of harbor dues at the port of Alex- andria, Egypt:— ¥ (Despatch No, 189.) AGENCY AND CoNnSULATE GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES IN EGYPT, ‘ Cano, April 18, 1874, Hon. ee TON FisH, Secretary of State, Washing. in, D. C. :— Sir—Ihave the honor to enclose herewith a no- ®ice issued by the Egyptian government in rela- tion to the imposition of hi r dues at the pore of Alexandria, together wit! translation of the despatch from the Minister of Foreign Affairs ‘which accom; a it. ne ee RBTDOE, BOERS of piexeniria Wore un- ‘en ey) government, in ) Com manicated with the agents of the different mari- ‘time Powers having relations with and repre- mented in Egypt, for the purpose of ascertaining ‘whether, in cage the proposed harbor: improve- ‘ments should be completed ana prove advan- tageous to commerce, the governments tn ‘qu tuon would consent to the imposition of such du upon their shipping entering the port as. tn Egyptian government migbt establish in compen- sation of expenses incurred. The assurance was ex by the Egyptian government that the dues levied Would not be her than thoge levied in Mr. Hale brought thi the department, in hi No. 147, of February ue 1869, In your instruction No, 68, of April 18, 1869, you replied as iollows:— —& “There would seem tion to the imposition upon vessels of the United States of the charges by tne Egyptian government Wor the harbor improvements at the port of Alex- andria, provided such charges are moderate and not in excess of those required of vessels of Other Dationalities trading in that quarter.’’ In acknowledging the receipt of the enclosed | communication trom the Minister of Foreign Affairs, I stated that I would forward a copy of his despatch to my government and ask for instruc- tons, I presume, from the tenor of your instruc- ‘tions to Mr. Hale, there will be no objection to the acceptance of thé proposed tax for vessels of the ‘United States; but I have deemed it prudent to await your further instructions before giving a definite answer to the Egyptian government. I am, sir, your obedient servant, R. BEARDSLEY. (Enclosure No; 1.) ‘ NOTICE TO COMMERCIAL MARINE. On and after June 1, 1874, the following tariff of. pert a dues will be applied at the port of Alex- andria:— ARTICLE 1.—Every commercial vessel, either of steam or sail, entering the port of Alexandria in cargo shall pay a'tax of four pence per Turkish ‘ton, Every commercial vessel, either steam or sail, satting from the port of Alexandria in cargo shall pay a tax of four pence per Turkish ton. ART. 2.—Every commercial vessel, either of steam or sail, entering the port o!, Alexandria in ballast shail pay a tax of two pence per Turkish ton. Every commercial vessel, either of steam or wall Sailing from the port of Alexandria in ballasc shall pay a tax of two pence per Turkish ton. Axt. 3.—For every new entrance, as well as for every new departure, the same taxes spall be paid. ART. 4.—Nevertneless, every vessel of commerce shall be exempt from the payment of this tax Ww having sailed from the port of Alexandria and having neither touched at any other ports nor effected any commercial operations, shall be obliged to return to its anchorage in the said port, eituer on account Of bad weather or on account.of. damages, the tact in the case to be established by ‘bal) signed by the principal oficers on board. ART. 5.—The signatures to the cegificate must be legalized at the consulate of the nation to which the vessel belongs. This formality fulfilled, the certificate will be transmitted to the Captain of the Port, Arr, 6,—Vessels of war, a8 well as vessels of com- Merce measuring ten Turkish tong or under, shall always be exempt from the payment or this tax, ART. 7,—Tue amount of dues to be paid by edch vessel will be determined by converting its official Tegistered tonnage into Turkish tons of 702 okes, RT, §.—The Uueés'shall be paid at the moment of entrance or of departure to tle Captain of the Port, who will deliver a receipt thereof, MCKILLOP BEY, Captain of the Port. An oke, or oka, of Egypt equals.2.7235' pounds avoirdupots; that of Turkey equals 2.83418 pounds, making the rurkisi ton Poet pounds averdupois. (Enclosure No, 2—Translation.) NUBAR PACHA TO MR. BEARDSLEY, MINISTER ‘OF FORKIGN AFFAIRS. tora See March 28, 187% ULAR NO, 201. SIR—As you are aware, Khédive has for three years been construction of extensive works Alexandria for the ie Of facilitatiag the oe tehin a beri Res he exterior breakwater, over the port and protect the vessels from the accidents and doiays which they were Jormerly exposed, has been completed since sev- Seve Deen ctie te pone fe past winter vessels ursue their it intertupsion, Operations without In view of tis state of thin believes iteelf authorized to Tn eens Cee frequenting andra. x, &3 Axed by the annexed tarif regiement, is far from representing che interest “upon the money expended in the construction of the breakwater, But the government, in its so- shettude forgthe interest of commerce, desires, above all, to accord to tt every facility and advans tage within its power, and it hopes to And its ‘greatest satisfaction less in the imposition of this Tax, comparatively moderate, than in the develop- iment of commercial relations with other coun- tries, to favor and extend which as much as pos- sible 18 1t8 desire. We beg you, Monsieur Agent et Consul Général, to bring this measure, Which wiil go into effect on the 1st of June neXt, to the attention of your cit engaged in the int je port of the government pose @ tax upon the port of Alex to be no reasonable objec:, the government of the *| NEW YORK HERALD,’ THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1874—TRIPLE SHEET. |, gens, and I avail myself of this occasion to renew “the expression of my Digh consideration, ae Cold Water on the Women’s Suffrage Sever. The Honse Committees On the. Judiciary. were to-day discharged irom the consideration of the Petitions of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, susan B. Anthony and others asking Congress to extend to women the same protection that colored men en- Joy in the exercise of their right to vote, and |-also.to. give women all civil and political rights, ; and also from the consideration of petitions ask- | ing for woman suffrage in the District of Colum- bia and all other Territories of the United States, ’ CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS. Cal for Secretary Richerdson’s Impeach- ment—Postponement of the Finance Question—The Bankruptcy Law and Mr.'Tremain’s Vindication of Himself. ‘WASHINGTON, May 27, 1874, Immediately after the reading of the journal ‘thia morning the House proceeded tothe congider- ation of the reportot the Committee of Ways:and Means in the matter of the Sanborn contracts, and Mr. NIBLACK, (dem.) of, Ind., a member of the committee; addressed the House op)the subject, He regarded all the developments. connected with ‘the contracts, which had brought such scandal on the 'freasury Department, as showing.@ most re- ‘able case of maladministration. The whole theory of the law bad been perverted. As to who ‘was responsible he could not pretend to say. SECRETARY RICHARDSON’S RESPONSIBILITY, Mr, KELioaG, (rep.) of Oonn., presunied that few themibers, if any} would voto st" the re- peal of the law and the aiinyinient of the contract. The House had been ready to vote om the subject four months ago. But ‘as to the eemsure of the Secretary of the Treasury he agreed with Mr. Eldridge that the proper course was to pre/er ar- ticles of impeachment. The Committee of Ways and Means should either recommend that course or modify the Janguage of the repart.. He heid that those who had voted for the law—and he had done so himself—were more responsibié for it than the Secretary, of the Treasury, No unprejudiced man could read the evidence without coming to the conclusion that the Secre- tary of the Treasury was entirely imnocent. He believed that Secretary Richardson was’ as pure and honest a man as had ever filled the office. If the Committee of Ways and Means thought he should be punished, let that committee report articles of impeachment, and not undertake: by denunciation and declamation to draw black lines Tound his character, or to come into the House ‘With baby resolutions of censure, I! a Secretary of the Treasury bad the brain of an Alexander Ham- ilron and Daniel Webster combined he, would still have to depend upon his subordinates, Mr. OLYMEB, (demn.) of Pa., denounced the whole Proceedings under the Sanborn contracts and said he had come to the conclusion that it,was tne Most humiliating, most distressing, most terridie Matter tnat had ever deen laid belore the peaple’ for consideration and, denunciation. The Secre- tary of the Ks had sat at the Treasury De- Realuece like a child, incompetent and imbecile. ne pe of Secretaries, commencing with Hawmil- ton and ending with Kichardson, wag. like a race of giants being ended Pee. He thanked tae Committee of Ways and Means’ for -its report, which had) met universal approbation. . He: only Tegretted that it did not go one step further and recommend the impeachment” of the three chief » persons stamed “in the matter— the) one tor incompetency, and | ineMiciency: and the two. others, for complicity, He believed that the charges would have been sus- tained. It was an astonishing thing that the Pres- identbad not yielded to public opinion and re~ moved these officials, instead of acting in deflance and disregard or it. It was only within a day or two that the President had removed a District ofmcial for attempting to tell the truth. This qhes- tion, he said, would. not be finally determmed here. It would go elsewhere; and tu that other tri- bunal, if justice were not obtained here, he would go witn confidence. Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Onto, related briefly and tersely the circumstances under which the clause on which the Sanborn contracta ‘were based was TCO PORE tag in an appropriation bill by a commit. tee of conference, and the careiat terms in which it was framed, and Ce hoe fend belief that if it had been administered witht ie ‘restrictions o} sd. law it provided none of the great evils complaine of. ould ba esd ve. rei a4 Mr. (rep) of X, '¥.,- elosed' thé debate in a brief statement. He explained that the law on which the Sanborn contracts were based merely limited a practice which had pre- valled erent, particularly as to contracts that were in force when the present administration came into power. Similar contracts had been made as far back as 1855, when Mr. Guthrie, of Kentucky, was nee ery. and as 1858, when Mr. Cobb, ot Georgia, was Secretary. The law claimed to be @ restriction on that practice. It incluaed the idea of moieties, which were certainly a8 oid as the government. That was the argument in favor of tne law. Such a law might have been on the statute book without scandal and without odium; but if was like al hak te) which with skiltul management ' could made uselul, but Which, unskilfully managed, was mischievous’ and destructive. So it was: maladministration that rendered this law so obnoxious, The first yote was on an amendment offered by Mr. Becx, (dem.) of Ky., Pap totes any Senator, Representative or Delegate tn Co! from act Ing a8 agent, attorney, proctor, advocate, solicitor OF counsel for any person in connection with the violation of the customs or revenue laws, and it ‘was adopted without a division. The bill which repeals the jaw on which the Sanborn contracts were based was then passed Without @ division and without an objection, The remainder of the day’s session having been assigned to the Judiciary Committee, Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass. the chairman, stated that under this call the Givil Rights bill and the Geneva Award bill would not be reported to-day. SALARIES OF DEAD CONGRESSMEN. Mr. BUTLER then reported the bill introduced by himself yesterday providing that the Ray oi a de- cer member shail be given to the widow or heirs at law up to the date o1 the election of his successor, whose pay shall commence from his election. Tn. @ briei, discussion he stated that hitherto tne pay of the deceased member had gone from tne day of his death to his successor, which was the most odious of all the odious features of back pay. Questions having been put as to the application Of the bill to the case of Mr. Mellish, 1t was agreed ¢ that a special bill to cover that case would be re- ported later in the day. The bill was then passed. AN ARKANSAS COMMITTER, , Mr. PoLaNp, (rep.) of Vt., reported @ resolution for the dppointment of a select committee of five ‘to inquire into the disturbed condition of goverp- mental affairs in Arkansaé, and to ascertain the facts relating thereto; whether that State has now @ government republican in form, thé officers of wuich are daly elected, and which, as now organ- ized, ought to be recognized by the government of the United States, with power for the committee to send for persons and papers or to proceed to Arkansas, and to report at any wine, 4 Mr, ELprepes, (dem,), of Wis., desired to offer an Bmendment to imciud® South Carolina, but Mr. Poland refused to yield for that purpose and moved the previous question, which was sec. onded. The resolution Was adopted—yeas 129, nays 84—nearly a party vote. THR BANKRUPTOY LAW. ‘ Mr. TreMmarn, (rep.) of ‘New York, reported back to the Senate amendments to the bill to re- peal the Bankruptcy Law and moved non-cou- urrence andthe appointinent of a Conference jommittee,. He said that the Judiciary Commit- tee had been anxious to perfect the Senate amendments as far as possibic; but that the more it Was examiued the moro coufirmed the majority of the committee had become in its inal con- clusion that every effort should be made to pro- cure arepeal of ‘the law. He then proceeded to Notice some aspersions alfecting his honor and in- rity in respect to his connection with the bil. iach migcetiaucous Duéiness was transacted and the House at five o'clock took a recess till hall-past seven, the evening session’ being for the consider ation of the Tarif bill, |. THE TARIFF BILL. The Howse in Vormictee Of the: Whole ‘to-night made a little progress on the TariMbilk The ques- tiom of a tax on hops was debated at length, the proposition to increase the imposts from: five to tem cents per pound being left to the House when the committee shall rise. FUNERAL OP CONGRESSMAN MBLLISH, Arrival of the Remains at Worcester. ' ‘ WORCESTER, Mass., May 27, 1874, The Congressional conmmittee and others accom- THE BRINCKLEY DIVORCE Stir. Verdict for the Plaintiff on All the Issues. “he Speeches of Counsel and the Charge te the Jury—Scene in Court. The great divorce suit, which bas engaged the attention of the public for so many days and in which 80 much general interest, has been centred, will occupy @ memorable place im the records of ’ the Supreme Court of New York. Few of its kind have excited such curiosity, few tndeed have elicited such varied comment, It was one of those legal contests which never fall to arouse certain feelings, and which no other sort of Helge tion ever awakens, Tne learned Judge in the course of his charge to the jury truly observed that, taking all the incidents as presented by the diferent witnesses, it was more like a romance than a ead reality., Adherents on both sides were not wanting, but there canbe but little hesitation in. saying that those .present.in the court room yesterday afterngan.and who had listened.to the | brilliant appeals Qf, counsel coud not fail to regret that, under,ali the ciroumatances, legal ald had té be invoked.af all, 1 bos 1 Long before ven,o’clock the Supreme Court room was densely .crowdea, the plaintit, surrounded by many sympathizers, occupying a seat adjacent to her counsel, Several other ladies Were also seated in her immediate viciuity,, Mra, Brinckley seemed - to be careworn and much fatigued, but there was | nevertheless mantiest. about her that earnest ex- pression and electric motion which have, marked - her bearing throughout, The testimony had closed. on the evening previous, and there remained . nothing now but the summing up of counsel and: the charge of the Judge to bring the case to a close. Judge Van Brunt took his seat on the bench at. ten o'clock, ; THE ADDRESS FOR THE DEFENDANT. Mr. Anthon in addressing the jury for the de- fendant warned them not to be influenced by any comments they might have seen in the newspa- Pers. He then proceeded to call attention to the Various points of law involved in the case, ‘True, he said, the statute of the State of New York did. not require that a marriage should be solemnized before a clergyman or @ magistrate, but he sub- mitted that the proof of a contract of marriage was absolutely essential. And that coniract, he claimed, should be proved just as other contracts. were. How was such a. con- tract to, be proved? In the first instance by the declarations of the parties themseives. But supposing the parties were antagonistic towards each other on this point, then must the contract be proved by presumptive evidence. It should be. proved by cohabitation. Not cohabitation as they. Saw it tn the haunts of licentiousness, but matri- monial cohabitation. Not with the divided repu- tation of being at one time a man’s wife and another time his mistress, Counsel continued to state that he proposed to put upon the relation which existed between the plaintiff and the de- Jendant the stamp of a meretricious intercourse which could not for a moment be mistaken for the noble and high relations which were sanctioned by the Iaw and blessed by the voice of God. He then detailed at length the history of the platntifr, and. described the several events as set forth in the evidence. He said that’ the j defendant “was a young man just come ol age, who. arrivea in New York irom the South, with more money than discretion, and commented upon the manner in which the piaintif and” defendent were introduced. In Teierence to the defendant’s statement that | Plaintiff had taken him to an assignation house and the platntit’s contradiction of that fact, counsel submitted that the presumption was in favor of the defendant's evidence. The plaintift had stated that the defendant took her to the door of sach a house and offered her $500 to in- duce her to enter, but that on no terms other than as defcndant’s wife would she comply with his request. And yet the plaintiff afterwards con- sented fo marry a man who was base enough to Make these proposats to her. Counsel contended ‘Bt length that the declarations of the plaintiff her- self were antagonistic to the asumption of any Marriage reiation, and, afver reciting the various; | features of the case, wnich he claimed were in | favor of the defendant, catied upon the jury, in the | ae of soctety, to render @ verdict in his | At the conclusion of Mr. Anthon’s address the Conrt .took a recess for nalfan hour. Meanwhile the court room became densely crowded, arid {¢ Was not without difficulty that the attendants managed the overflowing throng outside t he | ors. After the Recess. Mr. Beach, at a quarter past one o’clock, rose to { adaress the jury on behalf of the plainuf. After | making some general allusions to the prominent | features of the case and referring to the argument. of the counsel for the deiendant that the marriage had not been recognized, observed that, assuming | for a moment the defendant did represent to the plaintif that an open avowal of the, marriage Would be disastrous to his pecuniary interesta and ‘would lead his father to deprive him of tie means for big and her support, assuming he had per- ; suaded the plaintiff to consent toa secret mar- riage, 10 inconsistencies in their relations had been established, But how was the difficulty to beovercome? The defendant promised in view |. of these representations to take a European trip for five or ay ars, when they mane return under @ more settle ate of affairs. The jury, counsel Claimed, must look at the surrounding circum- stances and position of the parties, the nature of the agreement. they entered into and the motives and objects oy which they were governed. Coun- sel cited the case of Clayton va. Wardell, wherein Chie Justice Harris held that a marriage could be declared valid witnout any solemnization by the Geliberate consent of competent parties entering into the agreement, in view, thereiore, of this Jact, he would ask was the defendant sincere and | honest in his promises, or as a mere ilbertine and voluptuary de pone her by faise representations | on the occasion of that secret marriage ? He con- vended that is at the time the defendant promised | to take her as bis wifc, no matter what inconsis- tencies or embarrassments ensued, they were now, in the eye of the law, man and wife. Counsel vead several letters written by the plaintuf as Well a8 many extracts from a diary kept by her after the alleged marriage, and submitted that no person could read them withou: being con- inced that such an agreement existed and that the plaintiff lived in the hope of a speedy avowal of the marfiage relations which existed between the parties. He detatied the history of the plain- Uff in pathetic terms, describing ner eariy associa- tions, her talents and aspirations, and finally her self-sacrifice on behalf of the defendant, who’ now endeavored to cast her off. He criticised ia with- ig. terms what he claimed was a conspiracy agains lefenceless woman, who had been de- luded and ensnared, and who’ bad: implicitly obeyed the directions of her iawful husband in the hope that his promises would soon be fulfilled, Counsel then relerred to thefevidence which had been adduced against the plaintiff” and pro- ceeded to dilate with great earnestness: upon the character of @ who had testitied for the de- pT failly upon that of the detective CY) unsel in the course of an able and powerful address observed that the jury might condemn the plaintif for her — and reckless error in consenting to becoine a pemelens an secret wile, but he asked, in the spirit of justi and fair play, that they would give her the benefit of ‘the equivocal position in whlou she had been induced to piree herself. At the voncluston of Mr. Beach's: address .there Were unmistakable tokens of approbation among the andience, which the. Court ordered should ve instantly suppressed, THE JUD@R'S CHARGE. : Judge Van Brant'then proceeded to charge the jury. He saki it was undoubtedly to.them and to | im @ subject of congratulation that this long and, he would say, tedious trial had so nearly leached. its términation, The 'y, a8 it “had been related on the stand by the wituesses, of the adventures of the plaintiff and @efendant in pia case seemed almost like a romance, and ff written they would believe it to'be fiction, each day’s testimony, like every chapter of ell-written novel, had readily awakened their interest ant at- panying the remains of the late Congressman David B. Mellish, o?New York, from’ Washington arrived here this afternoon and were escorted from thedepot to the Bay State House by Mayor Davis and a committee of the City Council and a committee trom Auburn. Tey will attend the funeral at the Congrega- gational church in Auburn at ten o'clock to-mor- row morning. Tae Congressional Pe consists of Copgress- men Smart and Cox, of New York; Harris, of Mas- sachusetts; Magee, of Penusylvania, and Clements, of Illinois; Asaistant Sergeant-at-Arms Bradshaw and Assisiant Do per Chancy, of the House. Ex-Assembiyman Bertyman and Assistant, Alder- man Simonson, of New York, are also in the escort. STATE TREASURER RAINES’ CONDITION, Urioa, N. Y., May 27, 1874, No particular change is noted in State Treasurer Raines’ condition to-day. His family haye arrived in Unies, tention, The importance'tn this case : to tue par- Hes to it could not be overestimated, It was of @reater importance to them than the mere matter of pinay. If the vepdiot of the jary should be in favor Of the defendant and against.the plaintif® she was Sent irom the Court room disgraced and covered ‘with infamy from which she could never recover. On the: oti hand, Wf @ verdict wore rendered against the defendant the effects upon him would be of scarcely tess importance, He was young ant had briliiant prospects, and by the adverse verdict Would be tied to a woman who could never be his wife and who, yt? his life, would bang about his neck Tike @, mulistone, He (Judge Van Brunt) did notcali their she cr ha these jects to excite sympathy on one side or the other, because juries had no right to render verdict from motives of sympathy. When they did so they were simply charitable at other people’s expense, In fact, ie gratification of such @ teeling reminded hiin of the story of Artemus-Ward about his loyalty wien he sent ail his wife's relations to the war and kept out of the way of the bullets himseif, But he called their attention to these facts of the case, in order that they might carefully and impartially discuss and consider the evidence which had deen offered upon the issue presented them, guided bv a ———— the principles of Jaw, and having determined the facts theywould render a veraict according to the evidence, regardiess of the consequences. The court then proceeded at length to direct the atten- tion of the jury to the marriage law of the State of New York, and adverting its extreme laxity observed that notwithstanding {ts condition in that respect when it did not establish the presump- tion that she was his wife, the man stood in no peril whatever. Judge Van Brunt then pointed out the law bearing on the case, and cited several authorities wherein the iaw was fully set forth, which he dwelt upon theevidence as it had Presented by the witnesses, and called at- sion to the inconsistencies and contradictions with which, tn geome tnstances, it was surrounded. He referted particularly to the testimony in ref- erence vo the alleged , agreement of marriage be- tween the plaintiff and the defendant at the house of Mrs. Beems, on the 14th of June, 1864, and charged that if the jury founa that the defend- ant intended to convey to the plaintiff the idea that from the time he made the agreement she was to be his wife, and conveyed that iaea in appropriate terms, no matter what the inten- tions of the defendant were, a marriage was con- summated according tw law as well as to right and justice. But Brinckley claimed that no such agreement took, place, and iftt did not no evidence which had been brought forward in regard to repu- tation—common or general reputation—could make @ marriage between the parties. In order to find that @ marriage took place the jury must believe the plaintiff's statemens in regard to the Occurrence in tae third story room on the night of the 14th of June, 1864, | If they found that the mar- riage was solemnized.as described by the pinintiff it Was, no matter what the reputation and repre- sentations were in ard to man and mistre: Vhey (plaintid and lendant) were busband an ‘wife, aud nothing but a decree of the Court could dissolve the contract, But if, on the other hand, the hope Ot Brinokley were believed, that the agreement did not take place and that their con- nection Was merctricious, they must declare that no such ceremony bound the parties togetner. This was the real question to be determined. If they found that there was @ marriage, if they ound that It shouldbe secret, the plaintif was not bound to con‘inue connection any longer. if, in fact, the jury found from the evidence that there was @ marriage, his refusal to acknowledge her constituted abandonment in the eye of the law. dpdes Van. Brunt here vbserved that when in the coursé of a trial he found a wit- ness sailing under false colors’it was certainly his duty, agit. was bis pleasure to point out the false plumage which he suspected, and if in this Case such & witness appeared that man was Cran- Mer.’ He testified to certain admissions made to him by the plaintiff in reference to the case. The Judge then dwelt severely on the tact that when the detective (Cranmer) was asked the question as to whether he had Bad any criminal connection with the plaintiff, nig demeanor was such as to lead to the false impression that the question was aaite unexpected, although be subsequently testi- led that he “knew that question was to be asked him. The Court repeated the law bearing on the case, exnlaining that cohabitation and reputation did not make marriage unless there was a contract Or an agreement between the parties, In fine Jodae Van Brunt called the attention of the jury to the issues to be determined. ‘They were :— rst, was the plaintiff at the time of the com- Mencement of this action a resident of the State of New York? If so she had @ right to maintain thig action. Second, did the plaintiff become or ‘was she the wife oi the defendant, as staied in the complaint ? Third, did the deiendant abandon the | [pet ag neglect and re(use to provide for ner— nat is as bis wie? Ifthe jury jound ee ieee ae the wile of defendaut then they must fod that the defendant had abandoned’ her. The jourth issue was whether there was another action peadiag in the State of Tennessee in the same cause for which this action waacommenced, There was no doubt it was a similar cause, but the fact of her being a resident of the State entitled her to bring the action. Ju@ge Van Brunt concluded by impressing on thejury the importance of the case. They saw. the magnitude of it, and he felt assured he would not be aipappginied in having. bis con- science aided in this momentous trial and that the verdict would be a Vindication of the right. Mr. Anthon excepied to some parts of the charge, particularly im reference to the comments made on the evidence of Detective Cranmer, Judge Van Brunt stated that he leit entirely to the jury to derive their own impressions from the evidence of Cranmer, The jury retired shortly before six o'clock; but scarcely had they left the court room when Mrs, Brinekley fairly gave way, and, bursting into tears, showed that the strain which she had hitnerto borne 80 courageously had at length over- come her. Ste was, however, consoled by many friends and soon leit the court. In about three-quarters of an hour the jury re- turned to court for further instructions, The foreman asked, in case the jury found that No agreement had been entered into between the parties, what course would they pursue. Judge Van Brunt said the question was whether certain words were used which would convey from one to the other the idea that an agreement was entered into, Unieas the jury iound taere was such an agreement the jury must find for the de- fendant. "But if the jury were undecided on that Ppomt they must then take into consideration the circumstances surrounding the case, as well as the subsequent conduct of the parties tn reference | to the transactions alleged, for the purpose of aid- ing them in coming toa conclusion. in a word, if the jury wete able to determine one way or thé other as to whether a contract existed then the subsequent events. Were immaterial; but 11 they could not determine that point then the subse- quent vircumstances and the subsequent connuct of the parties must aid them in coming toa con- clusion as to Whether there was or wad not a con- tract. The jury then retired. THB VERDICT. At nine o'clock the jury, who were locked, sent word to Judge Van Brant asking tf they might have some refreshments. The Judge sent word back. by all means, and the Court: officers took them to Sweeney’s Hotel, where they had supper at their own expense, the case not being a criminal One, and the county not being lable for such ex- penses, anak The jury returned to Court at a quarter toeleven with @ verdict for the plaintif on all the issues, They found that she was the defendant’s wife, and that he relused to provide ior her, as stated in the | complaint, Tne plaintiff clasped her hands, exclaimed “Mh!” cone ay and jeaped on the bosom of a lady ‘tend. " Mr. Anthon required that the jury be polled, and then asked tor astay of sixty days to prepare a case and exceptions. A STAY GRANTED, ‘The Judge said he would consider the application and grant a stay meanwhile, but he thought the Tequest unreasonable. ir. Brown (for plaintiff)—Provided further all- | mony be granted. Judge—I have nothing to do with that. it. Brown thanked the jury on behalf of the plainud, Mr. Anthon formally moved that the verdict be set aside on the minutes, which was refused. THANKING THE JURY, When the verdict was given there were about twelve people in Court, of wnom four were lady friends of the plaintif, who tried to caim Mrs, Brinckley's emotion, She’smilea on the jury, how: ever, while they were being polled, and atter the Court adjourned she stood at the entrance of the jury box and shook the hand of every juryman and thanked him with emotion. THE PISTOL IN PHILADELPHIA. pr Shatiamias A Husband Shoots His Wife for Asking a Question—Che Ante-Mortem State- ment. PHILADELPHIA, May 27, 1874. The pistolin Philadelphia is: performing danger: ous work, and not less than three shooting cases have been reported during yesterday and to-day, As was reported in the HeRaLD tals morning, an enthusiastic German shot a youug girl yesterday through the head, while at Germantown to-day a quarrel between @ cart driver and a citizen was | settied by the latter’s drawing a pistol and shooting the drayman in the forehead. , WIPER MUBDER, This morning 4 still more aggravted case 13 noted of a busband firing four bullets at his wife, under the following circumstances:—The name of this woman t# Christiana and the name of the man is Simon August Franck, fortable.circumstances for several years past, and have maintained an existence by Keeping a popur lar beer saloon, This morning the wile entered the barroom and inquired Of tie nusvand concern: ing the receipts 'of the previous day. No answer was rendered, and the quéstion was fepeated, when the response from the husband was, ne of your business.” Tne wife then went to the dar and leaned ever it:—'‘Surely,”’ says she, “this Place 18 a8 much miine as itis yours. I ask a ques- tion which ts both proper and right for you to an- swer.” The husband, without mora words, drew a four shooter irom his pocket, aimed and FIRED IT AT HIS WIFE, The first ball took no effevt; the segond entered behind her ee and buried itself Yn her head; the third passed through ber back and lodged tn’ her right long; the fourth shattered the bone and fleehy part of one of her armns. - The wite sank in & pool of blood. The husband took to his heels, Jumped over two iences and finaly fell into an excavation tweive feet in depth, spraining both shoulders and badly wounding nts head. In this condition he was arrested by the Moers. ° Soon after the an Alderman visited the Kk her antesmortem state- peso Sree re ork 2 ta ment. To the question, ‘ ‘ou give your hus- ‘a inswered, ‘No; he band cause to our”? she fired at me deliberately, at a moment when! was ignorant of what he was gotng to do.” She re- rouins in a dying condition, Lhe husband refuses to answer aby questions. THE BAGGAGE MASTERS AND BRAKEMEN, POLADELPHIA, Pa., May 27, 1874 The second annual Convention of the Baggage Masters and Brakerien’s Lile Jnsuranee Company is in session bere, M. B. Hoffuian presiding. A constitution and bylaws were adopted after discussion. A motion Was made to amend the CONnsLULUTION 80 that colored Members could be ad- mitted, as requlred by the Civil Rights pill, but ic foiad. ¥ They have lived in‘com- | | whieh provides tor the designation of the ocher WEST POINT. The Approaching Examination at the Academy. THE GAY SEASON AT HAND. The Graduating Class and Its Past Record. West Point, May 27, 1874. If that wonderful regujator of the rain storm and the sunshine profanely known as “Old Probabjli- ties” had graduated at West Point wuen the tem- pest and the calm were the exclusive property of the truthiul almanac, itis highly probable that the weather during the past jew weeks would hava been arranged to suit the wishes of the gray- coated gentlemen hereabouts, in whose minds the month o} June and the fortnight preceding it are ever associated with bright skies and girlish faces wreathed in smiles. Be that as it may, tt must be said that the rains and the chilly winds which have prevaited during the past ten days, with only now and then a daily intermission, have, had much, if not all, to do with the backwardness of the season at this resort, In the days when Lee wasa loyal | colonel ruling the roast here, and it was consid- ered the correct thing for the Southern aristocrat to come to the “Point,” for a few days at least, before going to more distant resorts, the hotels at this time of the year were generally well filied; but the war, which changed so many things, lett its impress upon West Point in many ways, and the great crowds that once were so early in their coming, come not at all now-a-days, Still, 1 be- Meve that the weather this year has had more to do with the present general duiness than any- thing else, and as but few persons here, except | the over anxious cadets, expect a throng before THE EXAMINATION OF THE GRADUATING CLASS has begun in downright earnest, even the cadets can hold their souls in patience a few days longer when there certainly will be a rush tor PLACE, POSIVION AND COMFORT AT THE HOTELS, I may remark just here that the accommoda- tions for visitors to the Point are excellent, so far. as they go, The hotel on the post, wnere the Board of Visitors will have their quarters, and where the high'and mighty men from Washington, who will give the academy a call before the gradu-_ | ates make their final bow, will be done for ina regal sort of way, 1s, as usual, in apple pte order. The other hotel, two miles below here, will be | opened on Thursday next, and what the one can- | not accommodate of the crowds that are expected | in @ week or two the other will take good care of. Heretofore, as now, the matter of hotel accommodation on the post proper hi been a subject of much gingerly the national capital, and it was only last year that everybody there who had anght to have a say in the matter came to the conclusion that It was } right and proper that the hotel on the post (which is government property) should be enlarged. But, then, after the conclusion had been arrivea at, Bothing further was done in the matter; and this season, as in the past, by reason of the Washington | ainy-dallying about the necessary appropriations, hundreds during examination week will doubtiess be disappointed when they come here and find not even acot to sleep on; at least if they find a cot they may find it hard work to secure a room to putitin, Now, aword about THE GRADUATING CLASS, This class, I find, is but another annual illustra- tion of the severity of the West Poin: course of studies. In 1870 the candidates for admission to the Academy were 144, and finally, when tne firat examination was at an end, and when the fourth class of 1870 (the present graduating class) was a thing of fact, it numbered just sixty-five, , In the battle for admiasion seventy-nine spiring young gentiemen were found to Know a great. dei! less than West Potut expected of them, and had, there- Jore, to go back to their mammas with tears in their eyes, sadder, if pot wiser, than when they lett the paternal roof with visions of a maior gen- eral's epauleta and the command of an entire army inviting them ou to glory and renown. The class now. numbers forty-two, inciuding one memver who was untortunate evough, though he stood third in the order of general merit ag second class: man last June, to get suspended, and who will have to take a place With the present second class when he returns. It will be seen, therefore, that. the class since 1870 has lost twenty-three. members—a- result which proves not by any means that the twenty-three were numskalls, but that an eXal ination even of an undergraduate class at West ; Point is not @ college farce which, by a lew weeks of persistent cramming of the students is made to appear to the guilivie as a sure evidence of hard siudy and wondertul proficiency. ‘The class, it may be said, judging trom alll have been abie to learn of its,history during the past four years, will stand high in the order of general merit when the examination is held.: | append: the names of the members Of the class.in the order of merit they obtained last June as second class me! ' Appointed | Date of Ad- Brom. | oa tasion. Missourt, .:|Sept 1, 1870. Murray, Arihur,... ymons, Thomas Macomb, Montgomery M, Wisser, John P.. Wiison, James L Michigan..|5ept. 1, 1870. SES ES) vemupy wynady ommmtm cone | HON “VOD fo 12P10) zi \ 1870: |17 | wir | 0.117 7 | 870.19 | Metien, Albert Zdgerton, Wright P Oyster, Joseph 5. Thayer, Russel uGecil, George Honeyentt, Jonn 7. Robertson, Edgar B, Ous, Harrison G. ditcham, Orin Be ‘ebster, Edmut 13) 1 3 226 | n, Charles Rowell, Charles Hare, Dutiter &. Wood, Charles Hewitt, Christan C. Turner, George L Craig, Lout Lioyd, Chai lowa.. . Davies, Wiliam California Wheeler, Williat Wisconsin | se: x les Kentucky. | Steeeusserereseserey, od ‘2 BESSSTESSEESTTSNS Ee Maryland. {sept. | Missouri, .: | New York. 1 Eckerson, Theodore Hi.....J At large. ...¥ | French, J. Hansell Louisian 4 FS Hi : 4 “y-ses—r~ | THR BOARD! OF VISITORS, The examination of the class wul begin next Tnesday, beiore the Academic Board aod tne | Bourd of Visitors, atid will provably be completed the 18th of the month. There 19 one leature bout the examination this year that ts giving rise tO considerable talk, and whtch ts Certainly very peculiar, It has always been the custom tor the | resident to appoint the members of the Board ef Visitors weeks belore ‘the examination takes place, but sofar no one here seéms to know. Wild the members oj the Board are to be this season, 1 refer to those members Who are not members of the Senate or House o/ Representatives. A law passed a ago gives the pointment ot senators to dent of the Senate and three members of the lower flouse to the Speaker, who act.as visitors’ | Laan with the seven gentlemen whom the President hinsel! appoints, Bordey word was re- ceived here irom Washington that Messrs. B. Young, Robert S, Hale and G. 'F, Hoar wouid repre- sent the House of Representatives on the Bourd, but not a word has; been heard about the President's appointees. Lt may be thas there 18 such a scramote tor places on the Board among the thousand one prominent patriots trom the various States who ate anxious to come here and remain at government expense, nicely housed, and be bowed wo doierentally by every cadet and oiicer.on the pout fcr the-space of three mortal weeks, and ve jonored with salutes from battery. Knox and ali shat sort of sping that the President cannot make up his mind what to do. Now, judging trom the past histor of Boards of Vistors, T fo not think West Point will suffer or the country at large know any the less about the real workings of the Academy i! he should finally conclude, law or'no law, to dispense with the Board this year alto- gether—that ts 60 far as gentlemen are concerned who belong to neither brauch of Congress, It was & wise law that provided for the presence’o! Sena- tors and Congressmen at the annual ex- amination, with power to “look inte’ the way the institution i# ron; but that | Iractional parts of the Board is. generally jooked upon if not as a harmful at jeast as speculation and talk with the powers that be at | }ous! | Dot practical drivéra and some of them had } Set upon | passed Agsletant Engineer George Magi, | Wachasett, and ordered home. th ‘The members of the Academic Board the real examiners, and by their decision, _ spective of the honorabie visitors’ ideas about the e ni the graduating-clasa, as: well as’ the ucmbers of st the me the other three classes, stand or fall, The fact ‘s that the seven gentiemen annually appoint be serenaded and honored free of expense oye a fortnight are about as necessary to the examina. Hon san gilt edge would be to @ volume of Upton’s tact THE roe a BACE AGAIN, The class that takes the place of the one that is So qreduase neXt month, or, tO speak more cor- rectly, the class which will take the piace in point of class number to tne present fourth cl; which will become the third after the- graduates leave, promises to be a very large one. The number of candidates is 114, most of whom have already re- ported and undergone the usual preliminary men- tal and physical examination. the result of the examination of these 114 wouid-be major gen- erals will amount to, it would be jecture as yet, Judging from the usual success of “candidales” it need not be @ matter of surprise to many anxious fathers and Mothers who think that, once their sons secure an appointment tothe Academy their way is ap easy one at West Point, if thirty or forty should be informed in a day or two that they e, in the language of the oficial register itself, “subj themselves and their friends to mortification and disappointment by accepting appointments at &! Academy and entering upon a career which LA cannot successfully pursue.” There is one coloring to the list of candidates that makes it quite novelty already: it 18 embellished with the names of four youngsters who are of African descent. Two of them come from South Carolina, ope irom Minissipol and one from Massachusetts, Three of hem are not very dark but one of the Southern fellows {s black as a pure Congo. I was very much amused to-day, in speak- ing to one of the cadets as to the praprietts ofa colored cadet coming from Massachusetts. eu”? sald he apologerically, *there’s one thing about it, he's nearly white, anyhow.” If these tour colored youn ntlemen succeed in passing the examination the colored population of the land will be represented at the Academy by six cadets, Smith—he of court martial tin-can Jame—tne pioneer of hig race at the Jnstirution, as ishes Senator Ames called him, doubtiess wi them success. He is now @ second classman, and will graduate mext year if luck doce not go against him. He hag aroom mate who 1s also a colored boy, and who by the way 1s the only cadet who will associate nim. In view of his being socially oatracised tn the corps, 80 far as the white cadeta are concerned, it re- wires No argument to show that the acquisition o the ranks of the cadet battalion’ of four “darkies,” as the new comers are called, will be & social biessing to him and bis only social com- panion on the post. The toliowing are the names of the candidates for admission—the “new cadets” as they are termed :— Adamson, William F., Ind. Lusk, Wiliam H., Pa. Alexander, Edmond, N. ©. Martin, Joseph H., Va. Alexan W. Mout, Tenn. McAtee, George 5, Ky. ‘Arnold, Frank 8., McClure, Charles, TL _ Avery, Frank P., Mich, McKinlay, Whitefield, 8 C. fy Albert ». McMaken, William V., Ohto. Barns, John David, Va. Conn. Beckwith, Ward M., N. ¥. MeNeill, Edwin, Jr. Merrill, Elijah Berard, Jobo H., Large. Michaux, Ne Boyd, Oliver C., Pa. Miller, Isaac BP), Ky. Brown, Robert L., West Va. Mills, Albert L.,/N. ¥. Burnet Rovers L., Pa. Nevins, Richard, Jr., Ohio. Burns, J. Haydon, Large. Ohver. Austin W:, Texas. Butler, gd Tenn. Perry, Theodore Carrington, F. d Gi Pettit, James 8., de L., Ga. Carrow, Charles M., Pa. Chapman, Pleasant T., 0 eke Clemushire, Wm. M., N. ? babe Gockrell, John J., ito. Postlethwaite, Cox, John L. Lowa. Richard: Crawford, George W., Als, Riddell rotoot, Louis w., Mich. "Robinson cis, Cal. Sauermilen. Pa ; Chas, Jr, Schaeffer, Chas. M., In. Schroder, Beary, A. we Slayton, Freder ick HL, N.Y. Smith, Abial L., Mo. bmith, James, West Va. Smith, Reuben 8., Fla. tT, D.C. Mass. i Elptwer, Mal Evans, Wiliam Farley, Charles A., La. Funk, John H.. Uhto. Snyder, William Spartow, Solomon Spilman, B. D., Large. Btandifer, Waiter 5,, Ala. Starr, Charles Guensitie, Il Gault, Frank, Ky. ttiff, Samuel M., Obto. Getty, Robert N., Large, Taylor, Charles N. ¥. Goodloe, Paul 1) Ala. Tilson, John C. F..'N. Y. Goodpaster, 0. W., Ky. Totten, John Reynolds, Neb. Greene, Lewis D..'N. ¥. Tumut, James C., Ga Heisly, Charles C, Large, Turnbull, Wm. B., Large. jobbs,’ Frank E., Me. Vance, Burton, 5 Hoek, 0.5. C., Wis, Waldeb, John, Ky. Hodes, Alfred J. Towa. Waltz, Millar Hoeber, Adolph, Mo. . Wheeler, Charl House, Mans eld, Tenn. E, Pa. Wheeler, Fred., Wis. amie! L.. Lowa. White. Willian H. . ard C. i Williains, W. H., Wash, Ter. wes Oscar H., oe 4 . Me. Ala. Kundail Henry ¥, fexas, W endall, Henry F., Texas, Tandis, gonn ®R: Large: Lillard, 0. M.. Ky, Lovell. Wm. i, Mase. Lull, George ¥., Mas, GREAT. EXPRCTATIONS, The Secretary of War and his family will be here on Tuesday neXt, and it ts expected that during the last week of the examinations President: Grant and General Sherman wiil pat in an appearance. It 18 quite probable that the President will remain ‘when he does come till the day when the diptomas are to be distributed, and that he will himseli do the honors of the occasion. Either General Sher- Man or the Secretary of War will deliver the ad- dress to the graduates. it is pretty certain that fhe President wilt not -ait taik:£0,the contrary notwithstanding. If be should consent to deliver the address the class will not have to complain of. ‘its length at all events. AMONG THE STAGE DRIVERS. Yesterday the stage drivers dia not have a holi- day.» There: were three or four lines running stages, ana the stages which were driven on Broadway were driven by countrymen who had been brought in to take charge. It was a singular thing to see two drivers on a box, each one anxious ds to how the hotses were to be driven. There were a great many rows on Broadway between the truck drivers and the new Stage dfivers, Collisions were very frequent, and at Chambers street and Broadway an assem- Diage Was made in tne afternoon, which was occa- sioned by the meeting of a dry goods truck and a stage going north. The people on the sidewalk gathered, as they always will do when they have nothing else to do. Finally they were separated, as sausages can be separated, by force. At Con- cordia Hall, tn Forty-first street, the men are holding out and are behaving in a most orderly manner, The real old stage drivers do not intend to give in, and they told the Herawp reporter thas a8 there Was @ number of bogus drivers on the lines they could afford to wait ior events. The majority of the stage drivers” are boro Americans, and there does not seem to be any Nonsense adout them. They have families and are hard Working men, Some oi them are 1 debt for thelr rents, but they have the feeling that they will never surrender. They have vot enough wages to give their families bread and meat apd ig a they ask the people of New York to give them an honest and fair investigation in this ‘| matter, They have to pay sixty cents a day for their two meals, which are taken away-from their families, and they say that®they cannot support their wives and children at $2 50a day. As mest of the stage drivers are Americans, theyginsist that they wilt not live in back rooms In teflément houses*if they should not be abic (oP y their rents. Forty stages were ranuing in roadway yesterday, and these stages were o/ the Firth ave- ‘hue Une, the Fourteenth street line, the Fourth venue line and the Twenty-third strect line. To all appearance the stages were running Jairly yesterday, but, fomehow or another, there was no _ confidence :manilested dy the wayfarers who desired to be trans- ported up town or down town. Shopping is very seriously Interfered with by this quarrel be- tween the drtvess and tne proprictors> It {s at Jeast a question bow long the public will stand this aladministration of Ags In three days, wever,, “will Be lecided. = On the Futh avenue line the afp&teurs have been doing very bad driving yesterd ygghore were some few applications at the dite) offices of the stage companies for work, but those who applied were ever sat behind @ horse beiore, Consequently thelr ap- plications were listened to -with incredulous sules, but witha greats fund of good nature. ATTACKING THR NEW HANDS. At about eight o’ciock last evening a Jarge num- ber of the striking stage drivers assembled at the. corner of Fourteenth street ana avenne and waited for an opportunity tO assault any’ of the drivers who have returned to work. They had Rotelong to wait, jor iD & lew ates } Patrick Trainor) and John erly, two Of the “offenders,” came alohg and were at once, y the entire mob and dled In an ex, ceedingly rough manner, Several officers wh > chanced to be hear feu to theit rescue and suc ceeded in getting them away {fom the infuriated crowd before any serious injury w done them, th & platoon of men, ‘The captain oi the precine! repaired to the ay lon a8 SOON as the lacts were made kni the station bouse, but were uasble to make any arr as the mob bad dis persed, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ” Wasnincron, May 27, 1874. Rear Admiral William E. Le Roy bas been ordered to the command of the South Atlantic station, per steamer of the 234 of June from New York, re- eving Rear Admiral Strong, who will then re turn nome and report nis arrival, Lieatenant George A. Converse is ordered to duty at the Tor- Newport; Lieutenant H.R. Wik Bon io temnorry onda oe eee Bs rey Ms anlage Ni 1; Passed Assist jorge Hrwutts, 3a aasistan to Eugiueer ¥ H. Lang, at the Qninzard fron Works, New York. uhlef Lagineer inary ‘amnvon 1, detg from a order uty special duty an “ .chusesty BXERCIS AT THB NAVAL ACADEMY. The exercises at the Nayal Acadetyy will cto: ANKE LeS8 SUPERFLUITY, | It is Dot generally Understood that the Board of | Visitors have ho say Whatever in the examina. | on Saturday next, when Secretary Hobeson wil be Im attendance and distribute diplomas to the graduating Glass.