The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1875, Page 3

TICONDEROGA. os Celebration of Its Capture by Ethan Allen and His Green Mountain Boys. os THE PROCESSION AND FESTIVITIES. | Sereecpnesestinenennisiee: One Hundred and Sixteen Years Ago Ticonde- roga Was Freneh and Became British. oo One Hundred Years Ago It Was British and Became American. Bpeeches by Rev. Flavius Josephus Cook, Colofiel Calkins, General Cole and Colonel Joyce. OLD ForT TICONDEROGA, May 10, 1875. Ho! all to the borders of Vermont come down, With your breeches of deerskin’ and jackets of Drown, With Jour red woollen caps and your moccasins com To the gathering summons of trumpet and drum. It Was the same spirit that inspired tne cadence of this old song, written more than a hunored years ago, which led thousands upon thousands from the Green Mountains of Vermont to the ruined walls of old Ticonderoga to-day. One hun- dred years ago at this very hour Ethan Allen stood master of the ground above which he says the sun | rose With a superior lustre, But such was not the case to-day. Dark, lowering clouds hung in the heavens, The heavy ram drops came flercely pa Yering down. The wind turned the waters o: Champlain into short, choppy waves, and the geu- eral outline of the country was gloomy and dul, At sunrise thirteen guns, typifylog the original thirteen States, were fired, and, despite the dampness, hundreds were on the hill side where the cannon stood, THB ARRIVALS, An hour later tne rain ceased falling, and a Special train of seventeen cars, loaded to over- flowing, arrived from Rutiacd, Burlington and St. Albans. On this train came the Barlow Grays, of St. Albans; next the steamer Curlew, from Ver- gennes, the oldest city in New Englana, brought an immense concourse of people, and Jater the large and elegant steamboat Montreal appeared steaming down the waters, Meanwhile thou- gands upon thousanus of carriages, Wagons, carts aud venhicies of every description were coming from all directions over the country roads until At last the great promontory presented a scene of the richest ana most imposing splendor. Tents growded the rugged heights, Flugs were fying from every eminence; bands of music were play- ing among the historic rains, and the line of the cliff, as far vs the eye could reach, was black with human forms, As the Burlington boats came in @ round of cannonade greeted them and myriads irom the breasts of tne old earthworks cheered lustily a5 the prow of the | sleamers touched the shore. At noon the skies grew brizh'ei dued into a calm, and Old Ti, with its ruined wails andeager, expectant mulritude, lay reflected in | its clear, placid surface. AU who in this break- Ing of day had been led to believe the weather would keep many from attending the ceremoni gladly welcomed the sunshine os it struggled among the clouds and threw its halo om the giddy heignts of overshadowing Detiance, and they sawcar afier car stealing in and boat aiter boa: sailing down the lake. The steamerfrom Bur- Ungton brought with it Mlty men from Pose Stan- ard, Grand Army of the Republic; forty members pf the Xthan Allen Fire Company, Captain A. D. Drew, General Stanard, General Wells. collector pf the port; General George O. Foster, General Barstow, Colonel ©. F. Spaulding, General W. W. Henry, State Senator, and Lieutenant Governor Hinkley, slong with many distinguished people, All the military went in bivouac at the margia of | the lake, right underneath the shadow of the Promontory. In the meantime nunareds of tents and booths of different kinds nad been erected everywhere, in which were exposed jor sale re- freshments and relics of the old battle ground. THE PROCESSION. The procession was jormed at about half-past one P. M., as follows:— General Joseph Eglog, Marshal. Senior Vice Commander, G. A, K., Depariment of New York. Barlow Greys of St. Albans. Orators of the day. Sherman Cornet Baud, Winooski, Vt. Ethan Alien Hose Company, Burilugton, Vt. Vergennes Cornet Band. Stephens’ Hose, Vergennes. Bristol Band and Rutisod Brigade Drom Corps, Post Roverts, Rutiana, Vt. Burlington Bana, Post Stanard, of a ve. Ticonderoga Cor! and. vost Allred Whitehall Cornet Band. Citizens of Whitenall. Band, citizens aod invited guests, ‘The route of the procession was over the path Ethan Alleo toox his men on the morning of tne atiack, and has already been fully described in these columns. The line passed from the lake up ‘ne bill toward the fort. Tae fort was distant about a mile and the Journey was over # rou: tocky path. The citizens standing on the hig! promontory above in densely packed lines hur- raked as the line neared them, thirry minutes the place wi 1,000 peopie clastering avout the speacer: Tae sight was a grand one. The drignt untiorms of the soldiers, the gleaming of bayonets and the flourisa of the braz scene of more than ordinary splendor. Just at this reacned, about time, too, the san broke forth givriously aud the | sombre mountain sides were diffused with light, Every cloud was swept from the surface of the | heavens and the morning of May 10, 1875, was like ‘that grand and joyous oue apou which in the gray | ofthe dewn Ethan Allen won toe fort by his daring for the colonies. The Rev. Flavius Josephus Cook, a gentleman fawiiiar with every inch of the ground and woo, while qvitea youth, wrote an interesting boo! Qpon tis historical recollections, tnen ascended the speaker's stand and delivered the following address :— THE ADDRESS OF THE REV. MR. COOK. ‘This, fellow citix tame Plymouth Rock. In 1608, eleven Mayflower began her voyage, ta battle wih the lroquot snore yon- fer not far from tne spot where than Allen one the tog drifted from the mountain © tops, the little ripples upon the lake were sub- — 2d finally 10 about | tand. — instruments wrougat up a— eftting to make Alfen'’s application of the | ech seal to the New York land speculators, who | claimed property in Vermont, without law and | ugainst law, the keynole of certain timely re- | fections upon our duties in securing our own | rights against greed, Disraeli once called the | course of his opponents in- Englund the career of plundering and biundering, [um aware that | belong to a State which, when a colony, had | @ Governor that oifered a reward for Kthan Allen’s | are I beg leave to say that, in my opivion, Alleh was right and Governor Tryon wrong to the famous dispute as to tue New Hanipshire grants, | At that time New York speculators were following ‘career o; plundering and blundering, Mioute detail as to Ailen is assigned naturally to-day to | speakers from lis own State; my purpose is to ask the opinion of Allen's stalwart spirit, as to the tureats and promises of the American juture as democratic. We shal best understand Am ica by looking forward, avd not backward.” Mr. | Cuok here proceeded to explain the vase superor- ity of the American Cop@hent in condition of soil, owing to the formation of the Continent, and ius: | tified his propositions a@ follows;—first, our Con- tinent, ductive so as fhe Ovl World; second, | it can therefore @tntain as great & population; third, since it can it ultimately will; Tourth, great crues are likely to grow faster than | | the rest’ or the country? fiitn, commercial vices j and political dangers will ve fosierea by the | growth of great citie 4, tor this great and’ | perious intare we stand in trast, Sale repubii- Canis MUst consist of four things—kirst, ditw | Sion of liberty; second, diffusion of intedigence | third, diffusion of property; tourtn, didusiou of | | couscientiousness, | Prince Albert suid that a good citizen’s duty was to find out which way God was moving and move with him. What sentiment England writes be- neath Prince Albert's statues (Deum sequi) was, according to Seneca, the sum of political wisdom. In Americ: every man has @ certain princely re sponsibility. dvery free citizen is under political ebligation’ to find vut which way God is moving aud to move with him. Por 200 years repre- sentative institutions have been spreading. i ie gull stream of modern history is aemocracy. ‘ocqueville stood in awe before this historical tendency as @ revelation ¢i a divine de- cree. But ch,o8 must come from the prog- ress of democracy unless the dittusion of con- scientiousness keeps pace with the diffusion of property, of intellizence and of liverty, 1 believe | that the diffasion of conscientiousuess is What the | Lord means, Assurediy ne intends the didusion | of liberty and or intelligence, Providence intends | 10 bless, and not to curse the world, Wordsworth | used to say that without the quulities of which L Speak society Cannot be preserved, Only one world !s possibie—a thoroughly good world, Tne Lord 13, Lol Was. God was, is, and 13 to come. These are toe ultimate grounds ol iy interest in the past, and the only sources of my hope m the future of America. God means to diffuse conscien- tiousness assuredly, as Me has dittused ilberty, ineaanane and property, and s0 to siuare His own work, THLEGRAM ¥ROM DETROIT. During'the course of the proceedings the Hon, W. E, Calkins arose and read the following tele- gram:— Derrort, Mich., May 10, 1875. | TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE Day:— Abe! Ripley Torrey, sou of Samuel Torrey, one of the sixty men who entered Fort Ticondaieee. with Ethan Alien, 100 years ago to-day, sem greeting, and in spirit is with you im cemm orating the deeds o: that brave band; and you to join him im honoring the memory of ti facner, from whose lips he has so oiten heard the reciial of how they captured tie fort 100 years ago, ABEL R. TORREY, COLONEL CALKINS’ SPEECH, The following, the priocipal oration, was delly- ered by Colonel Willtam E. Calkins, who satd:— MEMBERS OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, LADI£ES AND GENTLEMEN—While Centeunial camp ires are burmiag thick wround us, it seems proper that we too should catch the iuspiration und gather irom valiey, biliside, ‘mountain and yien To celebrate the centennial of an event which Stands out in bold relief upon the pages of Ameri — cao nistury, an event Ireighted with vast inter. eats to the Wellare aod progress 01 mankina—to wit, the capture of Fort Tivonderoga by Ethan Alién and his band of Green Mountain boys, “in the name of tre Great Jehovah and the Coutinen- | tal Cougress.’”” Here, on this consecrated ground, ‘Wus the first harvest of prisoners of tne Revolution, Here was the first place where drilled reguiara ola foreign foe stacked arms to the yeomaury of America, Here was te first intimavuon that | | | | | { | { | | | | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, he sald, las a# great au amonnt of pro- | & | Baked to enliven the procecdings With music, and without doubt the entre programme will be en- crowns mignt crumble amd kingdoms pass away. Here the enamel of monarchy aud despotism was removed, and men learned to assert aud maintain their inalienable rights to life. hoerty ana the par- suit of happiuess. Weare told by the told and daring commander that the surprise was executed im the gray ofthe morning of the i0th o1 May, 1775; that the sun seemed to rise on toat morning With a sugerior lustre, and Ticonderoga and its dependeucies smiled.to its conquerors. Lregrec that the same sun Wficn illumined in so marked @ manner the morning, @ hundred years ago, is now partially one, by clouds, yet in beball of Post Alired , Of this place H. Stevenson, of Morian, and their a: the Grand Army of tho Republic, tv whose un- flinching energy and perseverance tne ceremonies u e chiefly due, 1 tender to one and all , trusting thut all will jolo heart We can- years ago peed not the drum beat of to-day, but We feel assared tuat their spirits are marching on, and when the warole Which marks the resting Allen and his + dn, Sp Greea to the crambling nd example will with increasing SPEECH OF COLONEL JoYcE. Colonel W. ©. Joyce, of Rutland, then delivered a very eloquent adress. ie dwelt upon the brave deeds of E‘ban Allen and his band o! followers, paying # tribute to them in euiogistic terms. He @tiributea (he success o1 ile American people to | the seeds sown 100 years ago to-day by our jore- fathers, He spoke of shot that was fired at Concord and Lexington on the 19th of April, 1775, Qnd Of the sufferiug® aiterward experienced by the brave colouista ip their eiforts to throw off the ed upon them of later years | place o! Et hand-ol time, their memorie: lave, gathering brighter lus! centuries. and when the rebel an was frm in tue belief that it ‘tilement of | the late difficulties been = intrusted | to the soldiers of bot Norto and South | tae present unhappy complication of atfairs would | | Botexist. He glad tit the American people | Bad awakeaed thatthe fat had goue forth | that would consign corrupt officials oblivion | and that their places should be filled vy nonest and iucorruptivle men. He closed with a glowing fs raphic peroration, in the course of which 1 the country Was now reaping the benefit oO acts that took piace upon this historic gan 100 years ago, when the brave old hero, Allen, knocked ‘be doors of this fort and jurrender “in the name of the Great e Continental Congress.’’ GENERAL COLE'S SPEECH. The speech of General Cole, thouga impromptu, | ‘Was the one which seemed to most deeply touch the feelings of those present, Letters were read from Governor Tilden, of New Governors Peck, Page and Stewart, of Ver- Colonei Ethaa Alien, of New York, and | Abel Ripley Torrey, of Detroit, & son of one of the brave patriots wno accom: ied Colonel Ethan Allen 1m bis celebrated exploit aud conquest, and irom othe ‘Thos the day passed. A bright, joyous, bappy Gay, most fittingly celebrated, and one tnat, in the | annaisof this borough, will not be very soon for- gotten, Nothing was wanting to complete tne ceremonies, for they were compicte im them- | seives, aod nothing happened daring the celevra- | tion to detract irom the interest of tne pro- | gramme. Every one Was pleased, and, thougu he might bave felt a little sad when he reflected upon | | the rack aod ruin into whict the government, | Jehovah ana when i owned it, had permitted the fort | to Jali, he still felt a thrill of pride when he +} saw how ready bis fellows were to dttngiy undred yeurs ago tins morning landed in thegray | wo. We are assembled tu a fortress which was one link of a chain of Fretica posts bmprprany Fa the moutn of the St, Lawreuce to that of ine Missis- sippt, nud designed to shut the Bngiisa up ventnd the Allegneuies, Over that long path irom the teeverg ne paim hovered the ous thoughts Di Chatl of Coibert, of George IV. and Louis XIV, ow it had not been @eciaed w Ame: was to ve Engilsn or French. By virtue of ber disco: es of the valley: the St. Lawrence and Missi-sippt france claimed Bll territory traversed by water flowing tutu (nose rivers; but by right of her paramou over the Lroquots (ive ne territory frum tue Green Moun.ains to beyouu Niayara. Here waa an issue between th ping Riant fingers of tne gilste Nand of Fi e a Whe sinewy hand of Boul on jecwion of ontinent hang Whica, at Quebec, bazara, Over this sou have waved the compeiing fags of turee nations, One handted aud sixteen years ago Ticond was Frenen British; One hunared years ago at dawn this morning It Was British atid cevame American. ) We read in the footereps ol Monica Ave: crombie, lowe, Amherst, Aillév, St. Clali Mr, Cook here deserived the scene presented SFound the fort, already detailed in these columns. “Ethan Alien,” continued the orator, pd. only bh ight years ola when le captured rs Td e ony fity-twoyears Old at Wis death, Mi ihe year 178%. fis lie jails Baturaily into prure; that of attack on Montreal; t Of Dis long imprisoument oy British, and tat his noble but crippled years remaining to WM er his return to Vermont, It was in the Ore. of periods that be or ganged that band o1 noyle rican Spariabsa caled the Green Noun aia ys. it Wouid iil Become us ie-day to omit tice of Allen's resimiance to the vices of bis times, honored — questa of vMr Sine CoD meree: H6Os Of our timed, our => see... | THE CENYENNIAL EXHIBITION . commemorate the daring hergvism of American | pioneers. Among the crambilng walis of oid Ticonderoga the people lingered awhile, takiwg away little bits irom them asiuementoes of the day, clamhered Gown the crags, caught the car and the buat and were bid “Bon voyage’ in dnd at sunset Ticonderoga was locked im the awiui solitude of iva eternal hills, —_——-. THE MERCHANTS’ VISIT TO THE CENTENNIAL | GROUNDS—THE PREPARATIONS MADE FOR THEIR RECEPTION. PUIVADEL.Puia, May 10, 1875. The merchants of this city, and indeed almost the entire population, are on the qué vive to-day In anticipation of the visit of the deievation of the | leading business men of New York and the New | Engiand States to this city to Inspect the progress Made ju the erection of the Ventenuial buildings. Tue Commitee on Reception, consisting of Measrs, Witham H, Harley, Chairman; J. Price Wetherill, D. Leeds Milter, ©. F. Hulse, £. B, P, Dixey and George A. Smith, have been maki every cxer- tion in their power to insure the proper enter- tainment of their guests, and bave succeeded la errangiug 4 programme whicu will doubtless be fully appreciated by the visitors, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has been engaged in profusely decorating the tions alung the iine of their road, trom Jersey City to Pniia- deiphia, with buntiog; ana the entire roae will a holiday appearance. The guests from New York Wii number aboat eighty, and will in- | clude eX-Governor Woodford, A. T, Siewart, A. A. bow, Horace &. GiaSin, S, B, Oniteaden, Bidet U, | muoication | Presiden MAY ll, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. Cowen, John Fraley, August Belmont and A. J. Lukenmyer. There wh) be wbout thirty genth men from the New England States, inciuding er Mayor Rice and James A, Little. The party will | leave New York at ten minutes past ven o’civck, | | iM charge of & vernor Bigler, in a special tray ly decorated for the occastou, far- lished by the Pennsylvania Raitroad, On the cars the rr company will lave @ colla- lion prepared for the refresiment of the excursiouists. Tne trai is expected to arrive iu this city at ten minutes past twelve . ML. when the party Will be met at the depor by | tie committee and cacorted to carriages, aud | en to the Centennial grounds, where the | a and the work accomplisved will be fully ex- | pained to them, After the inspeeuon of the Cen- | tennial bnildiags shall bave veen accomplished | they will again ta wes and bedriyen to the Belmont Mansion—t y the re , of Re’ nas been elaborately decorated and will present : beaullini uppearance, Upon arriving her é@of a magnincent collation, pri deuce oF ner, who nas deen | blanche ny its preparation, Morton MeMichael, — proprietor | North American, — wil "preside, and probably deliver a speeen. Speeches wil also be delivered by the President of the Centeaulal Board of Finance, Joon Welsh, Daniel Dougherty and Henry Armitt Brown, and will be responded to by prominens ventiemen among the visiting delegation. An eflicient orchestra hes beca ene tertuiuing m the bighest degree. The drive trom | the Contepnial grounas tov Beimout will euable the visitors to View some of the beauties of the Western portion of Fairmount Park. At six | o'clock the festivities will be crougat to # close | by the departure of the guests for New York. The following is & correct list of the gentlemen | | who form the Committee of Mercuants of this city, | | and to whom great credit is due lor the able man- | ber in which tuey have managed tue entire affair fiom its conception :— Thomas (. Hoo: bright & Co. & Uo. h | it, Santee & Co. | & Brown. | | | lison & sous. of NewLorger& tochstadters. P. Lippincott & Co. jaxton, Kemsen & Haffelfinger. he Edround Cla. Theo, M . . Mezarges, ot Megargee Bros, | Joon P. Wetherill, L. 1. ‘Thom)son, of Fenton, ihompson & Co. Krank », Couaday, of Homer, Colladay & Co. W. H, Hurley, ot Berry, Hurley & Co. i J. 0. Straw brady. trawbridge & Clothier. | ‘Thomas olan, o jomas Dolan & Co, | James Long, of James Long, Broa. & Co. | Willam 4. Kempton, of W. B. Kempton & Co. Richard Wood, ef , D, Wood & Soas, Gi + Wharton, of Lewis, Wharton & Co. | dosiah D. Brooks, of Brooks, Miller & Co. Wilam A. Drown, of William A. Drown & Co, James R. tarris, of Suyder, Harris, Bassett & Co. Levi Goldsmith, 'ot Gol . W. jans, Arnyld & Co. James 4 Hi Of Bi shit & Sons, Honry Winsor, of Henry Winsor & Co. Jolin agit of John Bubed, Sons & Co. x Smythe & Co. F. Odeo Horsun: . I, Horstman & Sons, George W. Whartgn, Sr.. of Lewis, Wharton & Co, H. I. Kibbe, of » Chafee & Co. J, 1 Ciagnorn. George U. stuart, of Start & Bro. Ub. Mu ot Price, Pasrish & Qo. ie, of Kd. steele & Oi ir Off Latourcade & Co. Joseph W. Lewis, of Lewis Bros. & Co. Samuel Goodman, of Harrington & Goodman, Withaan G. ak f Lsovd Supplies & Waiton. i. 1. Dixey’, of Stokes, Cadwell & Co. Amos It, Lite, of Amos it. Litde & Co. Wiliam simpson, sr, ot William Simpson, Son & Co, Henry sharpl ot Charles Sharpless & sons. Joel J. Baily & Co. er, of Ustheimer Bros. 1 Collady, Trout & Co. 1 of Wilson & Bradbury. Hughorn, Herring & © There 1s no doubt but tiat the entire West Park, and especially thas portion of it lying contiguous with the Centennial grouuds, will be throngea | to handsome turnouts, and also with peaes- trians, attracted thither by the presence of the | visitors. TRANSPORTATION OF THE WORKS OF AMERICAN ARTISTS ABROAD PROVIDED For. : WASHINGTON, May 10, 1875. The Navy Department authorizes the statement that it has undertaken to bring to this couutry in United States sips returning home from the Mediterranean squadron and deliver at Phila- Ceiphia all such works of art as American artists abroad desire to. seud to the Centennial Exnib- ition of 1876, Sbips carrying suck contributions | will probably leave Europe some time next | winter, and will touch at the ports most con- venient for the carrying out of this patriotiv pur- pose. THE CENTENNIAL IN MASSACHUSETTS. j Boston, May 10, 1875. | Haverbul. A HUNDRED YEARS OLD. pele Celebration of the Centennial Birthday of Nathaniel Eaton, of Sutton, N. H. His Childish Cries Mingled with the Boom- ing Cannon of Bunker Hill. Sutron, HL, May 4, 1875, There are few of us ior who will be per. mitted to remain on this mundane sphere the allotted time necessary to share in such wu cele- bration as that enjoyed in this town to-day by the venerable Nathaniel Waton, It was the occa- sion of his one-hundredth birthday, and the evens was mace the occasion of a grand centennial cele- | bration by ali the town. Although not so full of | pomp and splendor as the affairs at Concord and | Lexington, it was nevertheless an occasion of | equal interest ana pleasure to ail woo parucipated | in the exercises. Mus friends and relatives gathered im large numbers to extend their congratulations and respects, and the One weather and propitious travelling, no less than the ceremonies them- selves, contributed largely to render the occasion interesting and epjoyable. The event was ceie- brated at THE OLD HOMESTEAD where the ceutevarian has resided for many years, Besides the hero o! a hundred summers and winters tle family consists of Is son, George (., and wile, who now and have jor several years cared lor the farm and administered to the wants and coroforts of their aged parent. ‘The rustic mausion is in & pleasant neighdorhooa, among the hilis and amid the picturesque scenery O° old Kearsarge Mountain, the base of whose sum- mit, rising to the clouds, ts seen but a Jew miles away. It is in the southeasterly part of the town, two and a baif miles from Warner Centre, which is the post office and metropolitan centre o! the country for miies around. TAE GENEALOGY OF THE EATON FAMILY, | going back four generations from the surviving centenarian of to-day, 1s more than ordinarily interesting im these times ef Revolutionary and | other ancient reminiscences, Toomas Eaton was @ resident of Havernill, Mass., as early a8 1650, and was married at Andover January 6, 1659, to ‘Misa Bunice Singletary. A son (Jonathan) was born on the 23a of April, 1668, who married Sarah Saunders, Marcn 17, 1695. A son (James) was born tothem Maren 9, 1696, woo married the widow, Rachel Ayres. June 13, 1728, having by tnis marriage nine children, Me seventh of whom was | Nathaniel (the jather of the Nathaniel of to-day), aud who married Rebecca Dodge, of Luneabury, Mass., May 8, 1766. Nine children was the result of this union, the dith of whom was the gallant old centenarian who now survives, and Who was born in Havernill, Mass., y 4,1775. He married Sarah Emerson, daughter of Izhaman Emerson, of A short time after marriage, Mr. Eaton aud bis Wite moved to Hopkinton, N. H., where he resided buta jew years, and then removed to Sutton. N, H,, in 1802, and settled on tue farm where he bas ever since remained, veing a period of sev- enty-(uree years, Fourof the ten children born unto him died in infancy, two girls and two bo. ‘raose who lived to become of age were Leonard, who for many years Wasa weil known physician in Warren and filled many piaces of honor and trust aud who died several years since; Mechel- lum, another, also is deceased; Aivin, who resides | in Marylaad; Nathantel, a physician im Califoruta; George ©., living on the homestead, and Cynthia, wife of William H, Allen, of Fisherville, are the surviving children of the venerable gentleman, | Mrs. Eaton, the motoer of the ten child:en nawed, died at the age of sixty-seven, in 1846, while on a visit to friends in Haverhill, im the very room in which she was born. Mr. Eaton has never remarried, but bas remained a widower twenty-nine years, residing with his son as xbove stated. His physical Ana mental faculties are now somewhat impatred, but he is still able to wulk about the room and out into the yard. He recognizes vid and familtar friends, converses With them, and can see and hear as well as toost peopie at seventy or eighty. it is said that ne | ‘Was a irail aad sickly boy, and he says of himself | that the people in Havernill would veil bim, when a@ lad, that “8 WAS NOT FIT TO RAISE."? Butas he grew up Le became a healthy, vigorous and active man. He has ever been an industrious, 4 The House to-day appropriated $50,000 to repre- sent Massachusetts at the Philadelpola Centennial. POLICE DEPARTMENT. | The introduction of General W. F. Smith into the Loard of Police Commissioners bids fair tO prove a disturbing element in tne hitherto | easy-going transactions of that body. It bas be- come evident since bis appointment that the Gen- eral means to push abead boldly ana fearlessly, | regardless 01 any combination that may be formed against him by lds colleagues, and make himself felt as a power im the Board. The drst practical manifectation of tuis spirit on the part of the new Commissioner occurred at the meeting yesterday morning, aod alcuough the matter involved was of itsell of ot much importance his action was preg- nant With significance as to nis tuture course. Alter the minutes of the previous meectog had been read Commissioner Smith moved that they be amended so a8 to record bis ceciension ol the Stating in explanation that he not serve as Treasurer, and he not at remark Board had vetcied the matter, but without turther argumect the minutes were so amended. Aithougn, therefore, Genera: Smith is still the nomival Treasurer o1 the Bo baving been appointed at the last meeting Le his deciiu- ing. toe ofice ia practically vacant, and it remaii en WHat action will be taken ja the pre} oi tue General to serve Treasurer cet ly gives coloring to the ramo: that the presidency Of the Board is the ovject almea at. 7 ppointments of patroimen have usualiy been mauve unanimously, @ tacit understaodiog existing that each of the Commissioners would vote in favor of the other’s nominee; but this picasant arrangement received @ shock at the hands of General Smith, woo voted “No” when a nomiuee Of Disbecker lor appointment as patrol man was placed before the Board, ‘ihe maa, how- ever, was confirmed, Disbecker, Matsell and Voornis voting in the affirmative. BROOKLYN COMMISSIONS. ‘The corridors and jobbies of vhe Brooklyn City | Hail were crowded yesterday by politicians in anticipation of the Board of Aldermen arriving at a decision in reference to the nominations for the vacant Commissionerships which were submitred to them by Mayor Hunter at a previous inceting. During tue forenoon the Mayor was ip conference | with the democratic jeaders. but they arrived at no satisfactory settlement up to the time of the mecting of the Hoard of Aldermen, who convened at two o’ciock in the afternoon, ‘Alter the transaction of some routine business, President berged announced tha: be had a com- from His Hovor the Mayor. The Cierk (hen read the following nominations for ¢ Board of City Works:—Genera! Jona Bb, Wood- Ww Loria Palmer; Thomas W. Adams, in pli of Kk. M. Whitin d Dr. W. B. Hard, in piace of Witltam A. Fowi ‘There Was a Warm discussion, and after variougly actibg on the nomimations the meeting adjourned in great contusion, AS (Le resait the commissions now stand as follow! City Wort Lorin Paimer, republican, Presi- dent: William A, Fowler and Thowas W. Adams, democrats, Commissioners. Police and Sxcise—James Jourdan, repubdtican, ; John Pyourn and Vaniel D. Briggs, Commissioners. ACCIDEN? ON THE NORTH RIVER, | Asad accident occurred early yesterday morn- gomocrats, | ing on the North River, opposite West Thirty- | fourth street, Shortly before eight o'clock Jonn and Frederick Kissell, sged ectively nineteen and twenty years, engaged a small doubie-scuil working boat at Roabr's clab boainouse, Thirty. fourth street and the North River. The keeper of id uo particalar attention to th bad Irequently before hired lim, The day previous (hey pad hired a simtlar boat and bad renamed out several hours. A heavy tlie Was running when they comimenced to row, ‘ana as they approached the Jersey aide of the river i: grew atronger. Not tar from the New Jer- scy shore are @ cuuber of shad poles, and despite ail the efforts of the fated youtos their boat was gradually dvawn toward them by the tide, imme- diately oo striking the poles tl boat upset, throwing its inmates inio the rin iugbeat Governor Young, jying at anchor at the foot of Thirty-elghrh street, Was the nearest boat at the time of accident, and the pilot, seeing the young men straggling in the water, hastened to their rele with the tug, bur o he coud reach them they had disapoeured neath the sarface, Further assisiance promptiy on hand, and a rigorous search, Lastt: several hours, made for the bodies, but wit access, ‘ihe young men were barbers bd; ua worked at No, 726 bi nue, re the only support ofan aged Widow | wee by the ample butlaings, the long lines of stone | Moved irom the rocky soll that he Las been a@ suc. | cessiul tarmer, and nas made “two biades of grass | | grow where but one grew before.” Srugal, temperate citizen, and a member of the Baptist Caourch for more than half a century. | Any one on Visiting tots centenarian’s 1arm Will | wall, toe great plies of stones that have been re- THR CRLEBRATION, ‘The programme of exercises on the occasion of this centennial anniversary consisted first in the Sloging Of an orginal centennial nymo, enttiea “One Hundred Years Ago;” the reading of the seventy-(rst Psalm and prayer by Rey. air. Walker, of Warner, pastor of the church of which Mr. Exton is a memoer., Subsequently the com- pany present partook of an ample farmer's din- the Venerabie sire seated at the head of tae table. Great credit wdue Mrs, George C, Eaton for the manner in which she prepared this excel- leat repast. Alter tne collation ieliers were read from kev. Mr. Heald, of Amuerst, N. H.. former | oa pay charch; Rev. Horace General John Satoo, Waeb- r of Education Osage, | © , lawyer, in Wasniogton, D. | Cc, Aceutennial poem was prepared and read by | Dr, Jacob Katou, of Harvard, Muss. The letters were | propriate and eloquent, | geneaiogy of our aged irlend and famiiy and repieie with bistoricai Jacts, r the reading of the re ie by Dr, Jacob Eaton, Ki chester, N. H., and Rev. Mr. . THE RELATIVES PRESENT. javally of the ervitte, N. H.. ie, Who 1s @ daughter; Miss Susan Eaton, granddaughter, and Miss Anna Mi granodanguter—vown of the last of i. Toen of nephews, neices, other relutive: citizens as iollows:—Dr. Jacob Eaton, H Mass.; Mr. Jubul Eaton and wife, Mr. tiirem Eatoa, George Barnard, Mrs, Julia Bornard, Mrs. H. D, | Koverison, all of Warner; Mra. Rath K. Sherourne, Mrs, Culonei Gove, of Concord; Mrs. Saran Dresser, Miss Lucretia Baton, Mr. Keaben Mesver, Mr. Varios 3. Eston aud family, Moses Hazen, Bsq., and | daughier, and Mr. Leonard EB, Dresser, ali the last | nated of Sutton; George C, Gilmore, Exq., and sop, Manchester, N. H.; N. | RK, Mason, 5 ona wie, of North Conway, N. H.; Mr. Duuley Bayley Emerson and wie, chelmsiord, Mass. ; Rev. Mr. Gage. of chester, N. H., agent for the Hampshire Baptist Convention; ar. A. Wait. | ; Rev. Mr. Walker and | jam K. Bart- E> ol Newuryport, wife, Messrs, Koberc Thom} ny. lett, A. #. Davis and H. H. ner, and cthers. The average ame of the nepuews | nd Dieces present was seventy-tnree rs, just | the number tbat our aged friend has ived in Suttoa. WAS DE A DRECENDANT OF THE MAYPLOWEE? There 13 @ tragition that (he ancestry of this Eaton family can be traced to one of three broth. ers Who came over in the Muyflower, But it | is sufficient to take the weil authenticated record as starting with Tao Eatoo, im 1660, only one | | generation alter tue janding of the Pugrims. But | what Distoric memories clus around ‘ne single | lifetime of this venerable sire! What wonderiul | changes our oWn country aud the world has | undergonein his day! The place of his birth was | | on wistorie ground, being im the very vicinity | where the beroine Mrs. Dustin was captured by the Indians. He was boru tn th the Revolotiou, only fifteen battles of Lexiny and Concord six Weeks old his father, Captain Nathaniel Eaton, | Was leading his patriot band in the deaaly stri at Bunker Hill. His cradie was rocked by tne earihquake throes of the Revolution. His tnfan- Ule nature Was first aroused by toe drumbeat of freedom. His chilaish cries mingied with t booming cannon irom Bunker Hui. Ba bas spanued three generations, and in tha’ the tnirteen feeuie dependent colonies have risen and increased to thTee times that wumber of free sovereign States and # great poweriul nation, and 3,000,000 Of oppressed peopie to 40,000,000 01 free- men. DEATH OF THE CENTZNARIAN. SvurTox, MW. H., May 10, 1875. Nathaniel Eaton, who celebrated ais 100th birth- day on the 4rh inat., died this morning of pnou- monia, brought om by the excitement of ihe birtn- duy celebration. THE GREAT SILK FRAUDS. ‘The at er Scythia, belonging to tne Cunard lime, i@ expected tu arrive im this port to-day, bringing among her passengers Mr. E. Lawrence, who has been extradited from G Britain on a charge of forgery im tals city as a Custom House broker in connection with whe great silk frauds, For alleged complicity in this matter Deputy Col- lector Des Anges is now an inmate in Ludlow Street Jail. On his arrival the prisoner, Who isin | coaree Of private detectives, Wil be taken of the deck of toe Cumsrder and transferred to a re nue cutter, ce bring bim to the eliy, wnd | United States Uourt pected that he Will make iho; to Custom | name was x some extraordivary re THE STATE CAPITAL. REASSEMBLING NIGHT'S SESSION INDICATES A SPEEDY AD- | OF THE LEGISLATURE—LAST | JOURNMENT—MR. HUSTED AND THE RAPID | TRANSIT BILL. ALBANY, May 10, 1875. | The Legislature reassembied this evening and | proceeded to transact routine business in the form of the third reading of bills and consider- ation of general orders. It 1s now pretty well understood that we are in the last week of the session, and if no uulooked for !mperiment arises we inay expect to conciuge all legisiative matters by Saturday next, Tue tedious features of last hours were apparent in the proceed- ings of to-nigat, as no bilis of particular interest to New York city came belore the Legts- lature jor its action, When the Rapid Transit pit! came up in the Assembly for a third reading Mr. Husted moved that it be laid aside, as be Wished to examime itcavetuliy. air, Husted says ne bad | Bothing whatever to do with the amegament in- seried as prohiptting the erection of a rapid tran- sit road on Fourth avenue. This ameudmient was Inserted tm the Senate aud came Gown to the As- sembly jor its action. He wishes now to lave the bill thoroaghly overhauled and passed as re- quested by the New Lork municipsi authoriues, CONVICT LABOR. Mr. Daly introducea, by request, some days ago, @ bill to utilize couvict labor, To-nigbt be had the proposed measure recommitted, Me stated there ‘Was some apprehension that such a vill had @ teo- dency to bring convict labor in competition witn honest toil, a principle to which he was un- | & alterably opposed. TRE POOR BLIND. ‘The bill presented by Mr. Costigan appropriating $50 to each poor adult bilnd perso passed both Houses. MR. HUSTED AND RAPID TRANSIT. Svat OF New York, ASSEMBLY Sgt 7 aad ALBANY, May 10, 1875, To Tag Epiror oy THe HERALD:— Please correct the statement in the editorial of | to-day’s HeKaLp, entitied, ‘fhe Danger of Rapid _ Transit.” 1 enclose youa printed slip, showing conclusively that [ made no motion “exempting | | Fourth avenue from a am railway line.” Some one not proper.y informed has misrepresented me, The iacts are as iullows, viz:—I intro- duced, in the early part of the seasion, a bill having reference to the construction of street railways, This bill did nov to rapia transit roads. Subsequently, Ls‘ruck out all of tne provisions of this bill, and substituted In lieu thereof the “Common Council’’ bill, Which, Upon My motion, Was ordered to a third reading. On friday morning last, at the special request or the geuteman Who mtroduced | pled the THE ANNIVERSARIES. THE AMERICAN SEAMEN’S FRIEND | SOCIETY, ‘The forty-seventh annnal meeting of the Amerie men’s Friend Society was beld in the ei of the Sutiors’ Home, No, 190 Cherry street, yday afternoon. Mr. Richard P. Buck oceu coar, The annual report was read, | which showed the society to be in @ most flouristy n the city of | New York not provided for in the institutions, has | apply | the Senate biil, herewith enclosed, 1 substituted, | by motion, his bill ior the one that f had pre- viously, as above stated, moved to @ Laird reading. The bill now beivre the Assembly is, 4s you Wil observe, a Senate bill, which bas already passed that body, which bas been in nowise amended m the Assembly, but whicb, on the contrary, is, verdatim et literatim, precisely the same vill as it was when it passed the Senate on Thursday night Jast. Having for seven years eeu a con- stant and consistent advocate of rapid transit, and having voted for every measure tiat tended in tuat direction since Ihave been a member of tro Assembly, | was, a3 you mey well iwagine, sui- rised beyond measure whea [| read in to-day's sue Of your paper the articie Alinded to at commencement o/ this communicatio May I ai ou to give to ‘the vindication” the same pubdiic- ty tat you bave accordea to “the charge 1? Very truly your: JAMES A. HUSiLU. WESTON’S WALK. Tne American Institute Hall, Sixty-third street and Third avenue, where Weston, tae weil kuown pedestrian, 18 making the attempt to walk 515 miles within siX consecutive days, was visitea throughout yesterday and during the evening by @ large number of visitors, prominent among whom were Commissioners Thomas 8. Bren- nan and Townsend Cox, ex-Commissioner Duryee, Colonel Ethan Allen, Dr. N. Vv. White, Captain Wiley, Messrs. W. H. Marston, Ed. Russell, Travers Van Buren, Stuy- Judge and Mrs. Caboone, Rufus Andrews aod « number of others, Weston finished his ffteeath mile in 2h. 50m. Sis, from the start, and was going Welland strong. At tne endof the eighteeath mile Westoa went to his room, saying ne bad, he thought, sprained bis bip. Alter resung 16m. 57a, he again Look to the track aud made another three miles. At tois point Weston found it tm- possible to proceed any further, 80 retired to Bi Alter staying im his room watil 9a, 41m. once more made # new Start. Sum, last nignt he Bad walked eiguty. g@rtarc on bis 115-mre t 32s., he Up to lon. task witnout a Db: midnight be was provability that ‘within the spe short rest and atvempt tu y ob. é4m. on Wedmesday morning. which, witn the twenty-two miles already to bis credit, will give bim totwl of 222 miles, leaving him tuirty-five halt miles to make only during the re- main of the day up to Midmigat to score one- hall the distance to be walked. PROTECTION OF GAME. MONTHLY MEETING OF THE NEW YORK 4SSOCLi- TION—ENFORCING JUDGMENTS AGAINST OF- FENDERS, ‘The final meeting of the season of th w York Association for the Protection of Game was held jast evening at the residence of Mr. Royal Phelps, No, 22 East Sixteenth street, Mr. Paelps in the chair, After the usual prelimiuary business nad been disposed of, Secretary Cuthbert submitted a communication from Messrs. Middleton, Carman & Co., against whom a judgment of $2,566 nad been obtained by the association ior selling brook trout out of sexson. The firm submitted as an important point in their defence that they were not aware the trout were in their possession, and as they fh not offered them for sae they selt the pe alty should be remitted if the costs, wiich amount to $500, were paid by them, and 50 asked the association to order. Messrs, Whitelead, Cuthbert and Preips opposed tne request, and after aspirived discussion it was ordered that if the | offending firm paid the judgment and cowts, as above, a secoud suit now peudiog against them Would be discoutnued. ‘The Chatrinau calied the attention of the asao- clativn to the ansativfactory manver in waoica the Chairman of the Committee oo Ameudments to the Game Laws had periormed bis duties at Al- bauy, and asked tue counsel, Mr. Wuitehead, to explain how matrers in this Connection stood at present. In response the counsel said the bill Prohibiting the shootiag of ducks between sunses apd sunrise, the killiog of LaglisR suipe and spring birds, and cther ansportsman.ke matters, bo Which @ large numoer of Members were antag- ovistic, had been reported, but he doubdted very much if the bili Would further ; Fozress, in view oO! the short peried yer remaining before the aa- journment or the Legisiature. Messrs, Whitehead and Cuthbert submitted thetr settlement of suits whicn ba been pending against dealers in game and fish for viol of the law, which received the sanction o1 | ciation. Messrs. Whi ad, Luddington and Carter were apvvinted anew committee to arrange certain amendments to the game jaws daring the sammer months and be prepared to submit them in shape to the Legisia are at its nex session, ‘The association tuen adjourned, to meet at the residence of air. Pheips in Nuvember. PIGEON SHOOTING, Captain Bogardus arrived in town yesterday and at onco proceeded to bind the match between nimseif and Paine by piacing the amount required im the Nands of the stagenold The conditions of the event are 100 birds each, five traps, wwirty yards rise, eighty yards vouoaary, $1,000 a side, ana Hurlingham rules to govern. The wated will be stot on the 15th inet. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four bours, in, comparison with the corresponding ate of last year, as indicated by tue thermometer at dad- Dal's Pharmacy, HgxaLD Badding:— Isit. 1875. sar, Magee a 3 @ “ E Mugs Sik bo OP. Mrs. 83 63 | oA. M. 7 9. M ~ 7 Bs 12M. os i29P, M 68 uM Average temperature Average temperature qe erday woes C086 F corresponding date last year.. ve A melaochoiy and fatal accident occurred in ‘trenton, N. J., ou Sunday iast. A respectabie citi- zen named Jacob Osterman, bis wife and daungn- ter, while attend! @ funeral with @ horee and duagy, Were Violentiy thrown out of the vebicle by no) running away, Mr. Ostermaa fauing iajaries ‘ba tut af Cauwea wis geath yeuveraan, | PROTESTANT nt Fish, Frank Ellison, Hermann Oeirichs, | |A MELANCHOLY FATAL ACCIDENT. | ing condition. The total recetpts of the soclety from allsovrces for the year ending May 1, 18%, Yotal expeuditures were $64,858. ort Wes also embodied the following in- tatement:—fhe past season will long eubered jor its many aud Tearful disastert ab set, attended by @ very groat loss both o% property and ite, Four pandred and Ofry-ning Vessels, belonging to or trading with ports in the Vuned st were reported 43 totally lost or missing dur the twelve months enaing with last December, tueir estimated value being Over $11,100,000, Alter the adoption of the report the following geulleinen Were elected trustess of tue society to serve for (three years Jolin Spauiding, Fosced Jonn Dwhent, Henry duriout, Captain Davi Gillespie, Wiliam Macnews, Captain C, C, Duncan, oy. E White, D.W.; Frederick Scurges, ity Levis. Weed, D, D3 Rev. N. Tait, James W. El- v Vraneis Moran, Mose2 8. Beach, For two years:—Richara P, Buc! Rey. H, Loomis, ».D.; William A. Booth, Rey, a inglis, Li. D.; James Demarest, Horace W, Ropes. officers elected were:—President, RK. P Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer, ft. Hail; Vice Presidents, J. D. Vermtlyea, New York; Aipneus Hardy, boston; Rev. Stepoem H. Tyny, Jr. D. D., New York; Rev. B.S. sanes, D. D., New Yor Rey. Jouu Hall, New York: Real Aumirai Melanechon suith, U L, Preutiss, New York: James Rear Aduural Silas H. Stringnam, U. 8, N.: Rober! Providence, K. Ll; Hon. George M. Robes gon, etary or the Navy; J. W. Stanton, Stome ington, Coun.; Commodore K, kh. Breeze, 1. 8. Nep Commodore stepuen D, Treuchard, U.S. N.; Hone s. F, Frelinghuysen, New Jersey; Charles H, Dabney, New York; Wiliams. King, New Jersey; fienry P. Haven, Connecticut; Davia Ohpaant, New York, Mr. Luther Prescott Hubbard, who bag peen connected with the society for over forty years, was elected Financial Agent, Alter the regular order of business had beem et pee of a collation was served inthe dining hall or the home, THE UNIVERSAL PEACE UNION. , The ninth anniversary of the Universal Peace Union of the United States was held at Plympton Hall yesterday, Mr. A. H. Love, president, im the chair, The proceedings were divided into three sessions, beginning atil A. M., 2:30 and 7:30 P. M. The attendance was very small, not more than thirty or forty active members being present at the @iternoon session, with as many more as spem tators. Among the leading ladies of the movement present were Julia Ward Howe, Mra, Cook, Mra, Dr. Chase, of Cleveland: Amanda Deyo, Mrs. Dr. Rey, Phoebe Hanafora, Lilie Devereux Blake, Mrs, Underiill aud Mrs. Lownsend, a Phuadelphia Quakeress. Tue proceedings were Interspersed by Vocal music irom the Hutchinson Family. The most linportant ousiuess of tne day was toe election of Mr. Alired 4. Love, of Philadelptn President; Lucretia Mott and a large numoer o! others Secretaries, Charies W. Pierce, of Pulladelphia, ‘Treasurer, and a large Executive Committee, Commissioner Meacham appeared by invitauon, with George Harney and auoches Indian Chief, Mr. dieacham made a aeclaration tatin thir-y years the government had expended $1,000,000,.00 in the management of tue ludians, that coud have been saved pad they pursued a policy Of peace and kept faith with the varioud nda tribes. Harney, a chiet of the Rode River trive, Addressed the mecting, declaring that the Jugpans were lor peace, and wanied civivzauon— th@@good mwan’s vook, the Bible; but they uidn’t want the Binle extenaed to taem with one nand, while the otoer gave them builets, “We want tuem to come,” he said, “with the good people book—Bibie boe teach us way to God's place; ) things that better for Indian than give him ballet, Bullec hurt; Bibie civilize; indian want good peo pie book, and no vad man’s oullet.’? EPISCOPAL CHURCH CONFEKENCE. The regular monthiy conterence of the Protes tant Episcopal Churci of this city was held yew terdoy in the chapei of the Churen of the incar nation. The meeting was culled to order by the Secretary, and the Rev. Mr. Widdemer was ap- pointed chaliman. | ‘The subject uader consiceration at the last meeting, “Tue Extent of Allowaole Differences in Church Practice,” was continued by the Rev. B H. Newton and the Rev. J. N. Gallehei Newtou understood te question to refel diderences iu Church Worsuip and that we mast seek fur guidance in two directions, the writtea aud the uuwritten law, ‘ne latcer serves as ag interpretation to t ‘Tue Rev. Mr. G. law entirely repiace » Th Choren by it has expressed her mind witn re; to her liturgy, The discussion was ed after a warm devate, and the meeting adjourhed, Ju the next meeting, which takes place in the month of June, Dr. Schenck will read @ paper om “Handel aud the Oratorio; or, a Pie for the Ore torio u8 a Substitute for ihe Opera.” iHE METHODIST MINISTERS. PUBLIC SCHOOLS VERSUS PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS—<« A STRONG PROTEST AGAINST SECTABIANIZING OUR SCHOOLS. Yesterday the Methodist preachers gathered as usual, at No, 805 Broadway, Dr. ©. D, Foss preside Ing. Toe Rev. C. C, Goss opened the discussion or the question of incorporating tue Catholic scnools of thia city in the public school system, as pro posed by Vicar Geueral Quina and others to the Board of Education. He took the ground tnat, having by intimidation and threats of excomma- nication drawn the catldren of Roman Cacnolie parents irom the public to thelr own parochial scnocis, aud for lack of imteilectual abilty te compete with the puviic scoouls having lost the catidrea, Who have returmed to the common schools, the priests now find themselves in a dk lemma, With large scaool buildings almost empty, heavy taxabie property end a corps of teachers t¢ be puid ana no fuuds to meet these expenses, and they appeal ‘o the Woard of Education to help thein Ovo, ther @idiculty with the pubic moneys, fie dowored that they bad 30,000 culidreo in these schovls, aud a3 these institutions were bailt in OPPOSITION TO OUR SYSTEM OF FREE EDUCATION, 8 opposed to ony comprom se wWoatever be- tween the two De. True laid dgw following propositions whica he would Wilungly agree lui—i. 1 mmonu school fs ag Americ institution, 2 1 Stave to have ments ol an En compulsory uyou every catid of suitable age. Tue Bioe should be read w as wi hot interfere with tre couscientious scrupl the parities most interested, aud li its read: Z 3 telligent citizens, ut €ducation shold be ~~ 4 ali 2 ected to he would let the Bible go alto- getner, He, however, Would bold on to the Lora’e Prayer because it is arian; but when pressed toknoW whether would equaliy ex- Cinde prayers to the Virgia, the Doctor yielded a littie ana woul to exciude the Lord’ Prayer aa well ‘Hau Mary,” &c. These pints Dr. ‘fue purated, ater which Dr. De yiune made a sew remarks, and resolutions, of which the followiug are tue stroog polmts, were then adopted unanimous Resolved, That any arran i, stamp politica: Hoar of #ducation jg amy Olher vers than Liose meluding the ‘ | TOTAL EXCLUSION OF KCCLRSASTICAL INFLORNCR Amer isa virtual sbandooment ot nN principle ot the 6, an Mvidious solute separauon of Chace endowment of the Komen one Worthy saomiselon fo the arrogan nds of a forelga potentate Who claims tie right to Control tae faith a be religiOus aid pogitical action of free and Im. at American cuaens, @ suictd al mpt of tae cv of roman Caubdlig countries yeatly © thos exper.eu compeliog ty curse and a ds public shogis, } tis affor.t to"spare. REPRESENTATIVE STANDING OF THE PREACTERS, Tois_s6vort was sig oy the commit | apposted at jast w meeting—Kevs, Wheatley, William Lioyd and ©, UC, Goss. Pfesmenut and Secretary of the preachers’ meeting were uirecied to forward these resolutions to = nd represen fo that te ow Who and what they are, represented in the body—New York, East, Newark and New Je nd tl present vary irom 150 to 900 h session. | iar irom 1.000 courcues are represented, UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. Yesterday evening the tnirty-ninto auniversary of the Union Theological Seminary, located om Union square, was celebrated at the Madison square clurch, corner of Madison avenue and Twenty-fourth street. At the coneipsion of the openitig exercises, whic consisted of prayer, oud singing, Kev. H. oi. Scudder, D. D., of Bi D Geny: af address to ive alumni. v. De ens ol v mini x the radia ‘aid douvered a@ address to the a classes,