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4 PRINCETON AND RUTGERS, pa ee Grave and Reverend Professors Arbi- trating on the Escapade. THE UNSATISFACTORY RESULT pa roe ENS An Agreeable Legend Destroyed by Data. Historical reentrant INTENSE DISGUST OF THE STUDENTS, New BRUNSWICS, May 20, 1375, This ordinarily quiet little city ts on its ‘tup- | toe.” 1 don't think that within the same radius | of miles | ever stw @ greater degree of excite. ment ta my life, A great many residents of the town didn’t know tuat the raid upon Rutgers | Was made by the stuaents of P.incetun until they | vead the account of it im the columns of | the HERALD this morning. Your correspondent | was the only party admitted into the con- | fidence of the “raiders,” tne only newspaper | man that accompanied the expedition, But the principal dificulty between the swo colleges is to all intents and purposes | Settled. T.e¢cannonis to be returned to tne | fampus of Princeton, The articles of agreement drawn up by the arbitrators appointed were this morning read to tue students of botn colleges. ‘hey are as follows :— REPORT OF THR ARBITRATORS. After full and thorough investigation we tind the {ol- lowing tacts estavlt i DY onquestionable evidence Firet—ihat the canuon removed from the premises ot she Cotlewe of New Jersey. on the nightor April 26. is & rehe oi the ba tle of Princeton; that since that event Antil its recent removal to New Brunswick, Ithad not veen out of Princeton, and during almost’ the envre period was not off the co bn the cuimpus October 1, grounds, and was setup | Steond—=(hat the larger canton, How im the campus at Princeton, is also w relic of the battle of Princeton: that at New Bruuswick during | the 65 HAE It res eke 1S36, Dut | 0 -S0Hs1011 OF of Princeton, not by s bt the eosdege, but by the Princeton Blues, a inilitary | rompany composed of citizens of the town; that in Ikis | it Was brought by students 1» the college grounds, and | so 1540 Wax planted where i now stands. Third—That the two cannon above mentioned are the | 1 set Up OM the premises of | hat in 1861 & cafinon, which bad been a short | tine in the possession of the students ot Rutgers vo!- lege, Was removed: and it Was afterward supposed by | stuuents of Kutgers College, but erroneously, that this had been done by Prine: above mentioned prevailed w Bronswick and nd graduates of Rutgers College her of the cannon at Princeton bad ton students trom the premises of Sra Sioti—That thas beliet was confirmed by declarations wo int oflect wore or less frequently made by students and yradu rsey. dn vi onclade :— Firt—That no cannou taken trom Ratgers College ever been set upon (he premises of the College of New Jersey; nor have the stuaents of tue College of New Ji oeustody of the students of Rutgers College or New Brunswick. ond—ThAt auly boasts, taunts or statements based apo any of tradition to the coutrary have been ano are wholly untounded. fiird—Laut the studenisat Rutgers College who we: inthe removal of acanton from the premi Jersey on the mightor April t ed thereto by the beliet that t a ar one had once been in posses. sion of the students of Rutg-rs College and had been re- woved thereirom by Princeton students, are to be ex- guersted irom any imputation of wilal and malicious wisebiet. Frurth—That the cannon in question snould be ree warned to the Vollege ot New Jersy. The committee recommend that this report be en- tered on the minutes of the faculty of each institution, and thar it b@ officially announced to the students. May 19, 187 It must be understood that the Faculty of Rut- gers have pot been at any time the responsib! custo.tans oO; tue cagnon, They have oniy ex- erted ther influence to settie the qu2stion of rigntfal ownersaip, and the above report of the Committee is ‘be result oO} their investigation. The students expressed the nselves willing toabide by the decision of this cummultee, as they only de- ired what jairly belonged to their msritutton. ihe Pacuity have advised them tu retura the can- non to Pr.oceton, aod they will probably doit ina | day or two, But some of tuem oppose giving up | their rropny, as they are nos convinced that rivceton hus any wore right to it than New Branswick. ‘the declaration of Dr. McCosn, that ti auDon Will be on the Princeton campus to-ui Jechng, of the Ruigers stu- who say his atutuce in the tattur has been eio them irum the first. ‘Tne majority Proj.oge to act juirly, bet trey will take ther own time toretura i¢ aud will do it in their own wa! A statement has been circulutea that the cin- Dou would ve returned to Privceton this aite: hoon. Bur it wilnot be, and it 1s dimealt to de- termine when it willbe, It 1s at pregent ia the Police Headquarters, under lock and key. ib Using Ine term ‘ett.ed,” lam aware that my language 18 somewhat figurative, 1or the oificuity Hot sted, save im the “articles of agreement,’ &c,, drawn up by the profess rs. Toe Primceton boss, taough they are to get back their cana n, are angry and aissatisfied beccuse they could Wotrescue it from the nants oi the Rutvers students in the #Amwe manger in whied tue Roigers stnuents has stolen i¢ trom them. The Rurgers boys, on the other hand, who, though small-r tm numbers, cannot be.by any means ex- ceeded in spirit and pluck. ie) that they have been wronged. Therelore the tedious course pur. ned by the professors has resulted in More injury to the harmony aud peace, the friendsuip and good feeling previously existing between the two | nniversisies, than any other metuod of ‘settung dimcuities” couid have done. A HUMBEG. The apparent adjustment of the dispute is, in fact, a bumbug. he boys ol either collegs “won't Nave it.” Itcon’t suit ‘em. Princeton don’t care & about the cannon aiter the “maby pamby"? poucy of a few grave pr fessors bas robrea them ef tnese pet means of regaining tt. Rutgers don’s care abou! the gun eltner, bution consideration of the ulMcuities engendered in their efforts to cap- ture it they nate ty see it given ap £ ma who jayed po part in cepturing it, and Who simply on accoaut of sectional jealousy desire it retaraed. Rutgers feel that they made A BITTER MISTAKE when they turned the gun over into the hands of she police. Tney icel oow, aiter the (Lo them) hu- milating manoer in waoich the “grav-naired urbi- tration,” as the: callit, fas settied things, that Mev sould have beeu jar more victorious In re- taiuing the gan in tueir own possession than they dave bees in turning it over into the hands of the | ently autnorsties, Perhaps the gun may go back to Princeton; but in rva-iderarion o: tbe imteusely venement and bitrer animosity existing between the (Wo col leges I tua tnat it ole for it to remain 08 the Prince: on co: pus, Une thing, tu ts certain; if tae ee oes back. 18 set Uy on the Prigceton grounds and 18 finally recaptured, gtay-haired provessor of untiormed officer will ever vave another o.,poriunicy o1 arottrating ior it oro: knowing aught whatever in relative to its Whereacouts, THE LATR Rain. So far as tne late raid ts concerned, there is | reason for the wpinion that every thing stulen from the Rutgers Museum will .e recurnei to New Brunswick ju-tas soon as the Ratyers boys return the Canuun to Princetom NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THY LAMOASTER HOMEWARD BOUND FROM RIO ‘ JANEIRO. We learn irom private letters, dated Rio Jane ro, April 22, that *be Lancaster left that day for Nortolk, | witer an avseace of over three yeara, On the 16tn vf April tae Mononguhela, irom the Cape o Good upe, arrived at Rio Janeiro. Admiral Ler ¥ at once deviie 1 10 transfer his flag aod staifio cuat Vessel, allowing ine Lancaster to proceea home Wi.Dout lorther delay, Accordingly on the 2let of Apri, at u902, THE “GRAND FUNCTION” occurred, All the offivers anu crew assembied upon the Quarter deck, when tae Amira made a little .peecu, which was filed with afectiouate After tue 1ormai leave iaking (ne ad- Miral's peanaot was usvied down, aud, wile Saute Oo: thirteen guns Wag fired in Honor of it, tae vroag home ward bouad peunsut, uve. 209 fees 1a length, Was hauled to Mammast nead, ex tenaiue over the smp's stern to tue Water. The next morning the Lancaster started north, She | ¥ eXpected io reach Norjolé the frac week in | une, THR COLORADO AT HAMPTON ROADS. Information vas been received at tue Navy De- | Pariwens of tne arrival of the Cuited States steamer Colorade at Hampton Roads, this moru- | lug, from Port Royal, Woere sae Whi remain for We present. THE BROOKLYN. | The United States steamer Brooklyn was st | Montevideo vu April 2i. | A Special meeting of the Tammany Society, or | Columojan Order, Was held last evening at the | Wigwam, im Fourteenta street. Grand Sachem | Augustus Scheli presiaed. After transacting some routiue business Sachem-ciect Mayor Wickham Was Guly instulied, wich al the imposing cere- momes Of tiv Order, Anotoer meeting of Ly will be hea ime eVeoinu, Wheu sacneut-elect Belly dud Wiliam 6, Won Wil ve swetuiled, | it highs tuey Wed Ret be darom Albany, | | resolutions of the same character, which were | | adopted, M | Of internanioual regattas aut | mal war agatust Great Britain constitute in fact | Americans ana es) ‘York mé@rchunts Was 80 generally aamired, will NEW YORK HERALD. SATURDAY, MAY 2%, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEWJ, THE NATIONAL CENTENNIAL, | ‘TION OF OFFICERS—THH INTERNATIONAL RECATTA—SYSTEM OF AWARDS, PHILADELPHIA, May 21, 1875. The United States Centennial Commission re- sulmed its meeting tats morning in open session. ‘Tne regular order of business was proceeded with, being the election of oficers of the Commission for the eusuing year, Geucral Hawley, of Connecticut, was re-elected president by acclamation, as were aiso Professor John 1. Campbetl, of Indiana, secretary, and Mr John L. Shocmaker, of Philagetpnia, as solicitor. Yhe tollowing vice presidents were chosen by bullot, numbered tn the order mentioned :—Orestes Cleveland, New Jersey; John Dunbar Creign, Cai- | fornia; Robert Lavry, lowa; Taomas M. Catawell, | Tennessee; Jou McNeil, Missouri General William Gurney, South C#roiina, Tne election of | members of (he Executive Committee was then | taken up. The following gentlemea were chosen:— YXKCUTIVE COMMITTER, Daniel J, Morrell, of PenngyfVantia; Aliced Lf. Gore ham, of Ono; N. M. Beckwith, of New York; Alex- anuer R, Boseler, of West Vitam: Richard ©, M cormack. of Arizous;Jotn Lyaca, of Louwian, Cuuries P. Kimbail, of Maive; saniwel PB, Philitps, of Norio Carolina; Srederick L. Matthews, of Tl- now: William Phipps Bike, of Oo.necticut; dames A. Dexter, of vistriet of Columbia; J. T. bbe 01 Florida; George B. Loring, of Massa- chusetis. | “Mr. Caldwell, of the C muuittee on the Memortai | tor the Dead, read 4 eulovy On tne cuaracter ot | the sate Judge Bird, of Alabama, and reported PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL MBETING—ELRC- | | | | CALDWELL, of Tennessee, offered the tollow- ' ‘THE INTERNATIONAL ROWING REGATTA, ‘The committee to Whom was rererred the subject of in- ternational anu nadonal rowing races, base bail con- Uests, Fillo amatches, &:.. respectiilly report tuat we tuily recognize the very grea) ortance of the official sauc- tion and patronage olf: Dited States Cominission to some extent oF the Coos rererred to; but iC Would be impossible, withowy reat care and delibera- Hon, to present now in detuil such-a plan as would best accomplish the object sougiit, and would there ore rec- ommend tite the further eunsideration of the matter be reterred to the 4xecutive Commitee, who such arr-ngements as they may think commens with their fizportance, and to ofter such rewards ay they y deem expedient, Mr. Parsons, of Texas, of the committee, offered @ resolution specially reverring to toe SchuylKiil Davy Intervativoat Rowiny Regatta, urging te commissiod to take immediate action im conter- ring awards in the shupe of gold medals upon the Victors im that race, Coe Schuylkii Navy offering | ty furoisn the gold. Atter some dehate tre Cen- teoni! Commission reserred the whoie question boat races 10 the cutive Committee, with instructions that tne Givioma and medal of whe committee be con- Jerred upon Whomsvever the Schuyskill Navy de- clare to be the Victors in these coutests, tn order that they may have the national encouragement and indorsement co which they would be entitled on @ reat Dational anniversary. Mr. L, A. Gobright, of the District of Colambia, presented the io/lowing:. PROGRESS Ob-THE BUILDING: ‘The Centennial Cucnimlssion hereby expresses Sts sat- Istaction with the progress of the construction of the Exhibition buildings im Fairmount Park, and with the Judicious management for securing tt eir completion in ‘due thue tr the Exaibttion ; also its aporeciation of the continued improvement of the grounds and avenues | uuiting with the Mark. _ Ald. apart trom the great event to be commemorated in 1570, the Commission takes pleasure In commending the styles of the buildings and their adaptauon to the purposes of the Exhibina: ese, with other evidences of artistic skill in the general aw ements, wili show to all nations that while the people ot the United states are pre-eminently practiil concerning mecuanical in- dustries they are not indifferen: vo the agencies which combine’ wdlity wi h refined taste. ‘This Was adopted, THE SYSTEM OF AWARDS. Mr. Cleveland, o1 New Jersey, citered the fol- lowlng resolu. joo :— Resolved, ihat the Exeeutive Jommittee be Instructed to arrange for reports and rewards pased upon the com- Parative merits oF exhibiis entered tor competition. ‘This resolution caused along discussion as to the system of awards, ‘ners scemed mucn mis- understanding a8 lo the plan oO! awards recunt- mended by the bxecutive Committee, und a dif jerence 0: Opinion as to whether there s.ouiu pe gola, silver and orouze medais or only certificates aud dipioma-. The system proposed by tne Ex- ecutive Committee propuses to uave oaly a uni- furm brouze medal apd @ specific report upon cn arcicie. After soe slight amenament and further de- bate Mr. Cleveland's resolution was reierred to the Executive Commi tee, OPENING CERHMONIBS OF THE EX@IBITION, | The following report irom the Committee on the | Opeuing Ceremonies of the (entennial Exnivitiun | was read by Mr. Matthews, of illnvis, and laid ove: H To Tux Unrrep States Centennial Commisston :— | Your Committee on Opeumg Ceremouies respectfully | Tecommen4 (Ac upDropriat- ceremonies Le he.d on the | opening ot the exhiv July and at te Close of the bxual | enougy abvut imported guods to pass upd eect ceived with much favor. Such an Office might eXtend many courtesies to strangers and protect them against swindiers and sbarpers. THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY AND BUNKER HILL. The New Kogland Society held a meeting last evening at Delmonico’s, Pith avenue and Four- teentn street, President Bailey im the chair and Mr. L. P, Hupbard acting as secretary, at which sonte eignteen new names were added to the list oi members who had already signified their inten- tion to attend the Bunker Hill celebration. There are in ali now enroiled on the list some sixty-six | names. It had been thourhe that 200 members of the society would atiepd tie anniversary, but irom the comparison of opinions last evening It Would seem tbat only avout halt that gum, ber are ukely to go to Burton. If was | announced by the that the “O1d | chairman usa’ would nos act as an & fugland Society, 1s members waving alreucy de- termined to join tee Blevemtn Corps of Veterans ¢ the ocvasion. ‘ousiderable discussion took y & band Ol music as so small w represcatation of the New Hagland soctety would be wade, put the pre- ort to the New | valuing desire was that mausicimos sould head tae New England Soctety’s representatives, The question, however, Was referred to the committee | jor consideration, With power; #iso Lhe question 0] the badges to be Used Im the procession, Lt was Yesolved Matall Woo propose to Join the aani- versury soall meet on Tuesday, June 15, at viree o'clock P. M., wt Alderman Miliiags’ office, and that the committee have power bo call unother moeting of the society between now and then, REVENUE REFORMS. 4 SINGULAR MEETING AT THE 8ST, NICHOLAS HOTEL—IMPORTERS IN COUNCIL. » A call recently issued requested all the importerg of the ¢lty whe Were interested in tue suppression of smuggiing at this port to meet yesterday, at three o’cloek, at tne St. Nicholas Hotel. The meeting was organized by the appointmen: of Mr. Fred. Butterfield, of Butterfleid & Co., as chair- man, and Mr. McKeever, secretary. The latter gentleman expiained the object o: the meeung as ope to prevent smuggling. He made a speech, iu would be | IS MARRIAGE A SACRAMENT ? | 4 CONFLICT IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF BOSTON 4S TO THE ECCLESIASTICAL STANDING OF CATHOLICS MARRIED BY CIVIL PROCESS—A MAN AND HIS WIFE PUBLICLY DENOUNCED BY A PRIEST—A SUIT FOR TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGES, BOSTON, May 21, 1875. A very interesting case has been commenced 10 the Superior Court in this cl'y to-day, which in- volves the rignts of Catholic priests to discipline — members of their parish by publicly denouncing | them. ‘The sult is one of slander, brougut by | Robert C, Fauping agatpst Facber James MeGlew, | of Chelsea, and the damages are laid at $2,000. ! DECLAKATION OF PLAINTIFY, ‘The plaintiff, in his declaration, says that to 1873 he was lawfully married to Catuarine Murphy by 4 | duiy authorized magistrate and in full accordance: with the law; that he and ais wile had always lived a chaste and upright life and bore » good name among their neighbors and im church and parish, bat they incurred the dispieasure | upd hostility of the delepdant by reason | of marriage; that on or abour the 9th of November, 1872, the defendant, Im church | and in tne presence of a large congregation, pub- i icy, faigely and maliciously accused the platinum | oj tne erime of fornication, by words spoken of | tne plaintiff, as tolows:— | TRE ALLEGED SLANDBI, “There have been parties that have gone and | got married out uf tae Church, and those parties | are livingin mortal sin. I will call their Dames to you—Robert C. Fanning, Jr., and Catharine Mur- | phy,” and, after calling sundry other names, the | deiendant said:—‘*These parties must come be- fore the altar and give puolic satisiaction;’’ that | on the 23d oi November, 12 church, the derendant publicly, falsely and | mlaintuit of whe crime of fornication by words | which he declared that the object was | to epaple impcrters to make exchanges and = prevent smugglers from throwing goods upoa the auctioneers, He wanted a com- mittee appointed to wait upon Secretary bristow, aud insisted that tae only way to prevent snug- ging was to have a Jaw passed compelling Consuls to certify 10 Certain cases thal the exporter was not known to him, and to order {pe goods ex- ported from foreign countries to ti suntry to we sent to the Appraiser. He srated “bhat all the pringipal houses to this city would? lepd their as- sistance to Suca a law, and ne peueved that bad this practice been followed in tac Lawrence case no frauds would pave beea perperrated. Somevody called tor tae views oi the President, who read @ paper ou the subject 4 .vocating the criminal prosecution of derelict omicials and tie aepriaimes: o1 a committee of imporiers to coa- | it with the Secretary of the Treasure. | spoken of the plaintiff substantially as iollows:— |.Joun Panoing, or Robert, or whatever bis nawe is, hus gone to live with that woman, is Lying in sin and i will call their names every Sunday until they come helore the altar and give public satis- | action. nese parues will be coming to me by | ana by with their bascards for me to christen.” ‘Tout on or gent the uOth day of August, 1874, tne | defendant charch and im the presence of the | congregation there assembled, pugicly, falsely and muliciously accused the plamtif, vy words spoken Of tae plant, substantially as follows:— “*; have neard that a Couple haye gone aud got married out of the paris, and 1 they ao not come and see me betore next Sunday I wil cai thelr names from the aite 1 thought the scandal, of @ year ago Was enougi to learn iwem & lesson; tuey Will run ‘oO neighboring priests | with @ le in their moutny, or, ike Garlaua’s son aud Faaning (meanin, WhO went to a sweep OI Punning, th.s plaintit), the town, duwWo at the | square, wno ure upluwiully marned apa living in ‘The secretary then calea upon all gentlemen | Present to give him their names, with a view of ascertaluiug What importing firms were repre- seuted, A numwver answered, When the index finger pointed to an elderly gentieman uaméd Hopper. Whea Mr. Hopper was askeu ti be repre- seuted an importing Louse be answered in tue negative. CHAIRMAN—Who, then, do you represent? Mr. Hoprek—A number ol geutlemen whose names | have at my office, CHAIRMAN—Toeu we must ask you to retire, Mr. Hopper retired. it was suosequently learned that ue was in some way an agent o1 the Custom House Ring, and ve exhivited to tue HenaLp porter correspondeuce between the lrea-ury De- to the meet ng on the suggestion o/ a rep, esenta- tive ol the Treasury Depariment, A long discus=100 jol.osed on tue suggestion of Secretary slcKeever to piedge ali the gentiemen present to join society then to ve jormed. A number ol gentlemen poited and left tue room, while others protested tiat this movement was premature and ui advised, Onr gentleman cutie attention to the fact that the best known importing houses iu tne city were noc rej Teseuted, aud he declined participation in the meeting. took Dis hat and leit tae roon!, much tothe suiprise of the secretary and chairman, | Who attempted to stop the exodus. Mr. McKeever them maue a speeci. “We cannot remove (he Appraiser. He stauas higher and stronger than we are. Let us asx toe Secretary o1 Treusury tu detail a practic man to superiuteod im the éilk business, I understand, bas been stupped, ‘The Chief Appraiser admits tnat we doe-n't as t herm.?? Whiie tuese speeches Were lug mide one merchant uiter another Mok hie nat ana leit. Mr. Daman, of Daman & Co., mude speecti that toe meeriug. It was a deuunclstion decuuing: rt Ot Sinduylers and wil he tollowiug aa a tens, @.d amd Wall to enter iuto a compact upou the basis proposed. possible:— Other speec.es iviiowed, and faally Mr, McKee- President of the Day—Tne President of the United States. a Chaplain—Chapisin of the Uniced States Senate. Orators—Charies Francis Adams, of Massachusetts; C. Lal ‘of Sissel pp. Poa\—Henry W. ongieiiow, of Massachusetts. Keader of “the Declaration of indepenaence—R, W. Emerson, ot Mi chuge tts. Grand Marshai—Generai W. J. Sherman, United States Arm: (asier of Ceremonies—General George E, Johnson, of” 1a. J, military and other digpitaries of the general State foreign governments to be invited. approp Music, vocal Aud instrumental, to be pro- yidea Your committee turiher recommend that the PresiJeut .nd the Secretary of (his commission at once Botify the gentiemen above se.ecte. ‘The commative adjourned \o meet to-morrow morning. EGYPT AND THE CENTENNIAL. WASHINGION, Moy 21, 1876. Mr. Beardsley, Agen: and Consul at Cairo, Egypt, sends the sollowing despatch to the Stat Department, which was transmitted to the In- terior Department to-aay:— c ant Cairo, May 19, 1875. | Egypt accepts invitation to be represented at Philadelphia, NEW YORK CENTENNIAL ASSOCIA. TION. The organization and pians of ¢ ew York Centennial Association are belng earnestly ad” vanted. The committees have not nad time to specify the day and celebration to be observed during tue present year, bar they wil select some one Which symbolizes the atutude of our people anterior to tne united Declaration of In- | dependence by the Colonial Congress, at Patia: pula, in Jaly, 1876. The preliminaries to the for- the trae Revolution, The “girding up of the loins” and the urawiog (he sword Were the test, and in New Yors we nave a proud historic record of those days whic. iaid the \oundations of the na- tivnal Character. in the city oi Nev York the Orst popular actioa Was taken against the Stamp act, ihe fi Co- J ngr assembled w York. Tne Grst blood of the peuple, conflict wita Britiso suidiers, wi piled to a dwut oetween tuem and of Liberty,” on ‘Goia Hui,” now John ‘street, Ail auring 1175, ¢ famvuus Committee of One Hundred, citi- zens of New York, carried on tne great popular movement. ‘the story of toat peri is fui of spirit ond 4 alt pire state, Doriog the sammer or iall the Whole people of New York ana Brookyn will be calles Loon to Unite Lo a grand testimeaial oj rememocance oF thuse brave days of oid, It wili be Weil 1OF tu@ civic and military yssociations and the Various justitutions aud cima to take steps soon to p.epare for suitable demonstration of their pubic devotion. ‘Lhe secretary Oo: (he association, Mr. Algernon | S. Salivan, wii be giad to receive notice of ail societies and public bodies which wish to co- operate in tne appruacniny THE CENLENNIAL MEETING. PREPARATIONS FOR THE EVENT—MORE SURSCRIP- TIONS REPORTED, The Centennial meeting to-night at Steinway | Hail promises to be a great auccess, Mr, Peter | Cooper will preside, and Mr. William M. Evarts, ex-Governor Cartin, of Penosylvania, and Wiilam E, Dodge are down on the programme ior speeches. Besides tuese Mr. Brown, Of Puttadelphia, whose speeci attne reduion Of Philadeipiia ana New | speak to-oignt. lhe exercises will inciade mu- sical selections by weil known local ar; mong otners vrolessor Watson, Lae attendacce prow- ises fo O€ Very large, all the tickeis issued huving been taken up. } bx-Governor Bigiet reported yesterday the fol- lowing suuserip lone:—Farker House im Boston, | $1,000; Freach line of s eamers, New York, $2,600; Weoer & tru ers, plano makers, $1,000, and a large aumoer Ol smaler subscriptions from Ubiw | and Massachusetts, Toe ov) for the appointment of New York Cen- tential Commis-loners waving been pussed it is NOW eXpevied (oat, immediately upon their en- teriog Upon their duties, they Will open an oftice for N York exXuibitors in tis city, where toey van be seen reaurding the di pay of us aud | otcer mutters. ‘The om.usi appropria.ed for | laeir expeoses by this bill 1s $25,009, The excursion of the New York merchanta to | Philadeiphia Was so brliltantly auccessiul that | ano.her oi Baltimore merehanis is mow on the | taps, ‘The pruject, however, DAS NOt yet assumed a definite suape, A suggestion for the establishment of an ins telligence vilve in New York, iof the penent of Toregherd COuIDg (O Lue Censenmiel, On8 boom rer = ¢ | jomed trom eurering teeir alip, Ver announced that the ioliowiny Mims bau in- | dorsed the movement:— E. Ackermaa & Uo, D. B. Arnoid & Uo, L. Biumgart & vo. (representea by F. H. Heyman), H. Bernpeimer, son & Co.; Guidenve: Bowers ©, F. Autwordt & Cu., Person, Ha. rim: Joon H. Anuerson & Uo., , Lehmeir Brotuers, Sum McLean & Co., Lucius Thowmp-von & Co., Kerfman & Co, and Vreyius, K bn & Co. ‘Tue Meetiag Was on the point of breaking up in disuroer when tae Manages anouaced ene fol. lowing Commitiee on Organizativa :—dir, Taylor, of Butterfled & Co.; RK. M. Oberreumer, of Kiefer & Co.; —— Rosenbiat, o: Dreyius & Co. ; — Alc. Keever, of A. i. Herman & Co.; Mr, Forntana, of Person, Herriman & Co., ana Mr. suizbacuer, of Mevsrs. Sulzbacher & Co. The Mecting adjourned to meet ataday to be hereafter named. THE STATEN ISLAND FERRIES, BITTER FIOHT BETWEEN ‘THE RIVAL COMPANIES—- HOW To AVOID AN INJUNCTION, ‘There are now four ferries to Staten Isiand, for which there are but two owners, or, rather, sets He said:— | | partment ana oimeel!, and cluunea to have Kone | Ttauons. Evervytuimg ia | | speculation, or that ne has made any unfortui of owners, although im appearance each ferry ts | controiled by ® corporation distinct trom all other orgavizations. The real owners of these ferries are now engaged in a desperate rivairy- Tels has grown out of the desire oithe Stateo Island Ferry Company, in which Commodore and William H. Vanaervilt are most largely interested, to kill the Nerih Sbore .om- pany, in order toacquire its business. The Norta | Snore corporation appears to Dave at first mereiy struggled to maintain itself, ouc at present it is bexioning to fuilow a new policy of ofence Instead of defence, which seems ukely to Wok harm to its oppunent. ‘They orga ized @ new company to run boats to Staten isiand, and land with @ Water rivht Was )urchased at Stapleton, Toe Most prominent of the corporators oF the Compan, which is Called the New York und Staten Island Ferry Vompauy, is Mr. Wiliem K. Garner, Who is alsu Very jargely lu/erested in toe atuirs of the Norto Score Company, Mr, ner is te Vice o: the New York Yuche Ciuv, Woen ve it enlarged 80 tuat @ house jor the yacht ciub could be built upon it, Toe structure was there. wore leugt.ened, aud the butidiag of tne house upen it Was begud. ADvut two weeks ago an i- junction Was lssued on the application of tne bouts Suore (Vauderbut) Company, directing tae New York and Staten Isiand Company to cease work upon the GOck until they cuala prove that it was nota ‘oor Obstruction. Lhis iujuuction jedi, mpauy Aeutou to ey bad got .t so far toward completion on Wednesday tuat their buat, ne D. K, Marten, began 10 ply between it and the slip of tne North snore © mpany, at the Battery, the new beat Dace Wouderiuliy fast time between city aud Stapleton, and ic lwoted much as i the Siuwer boats of the Vanderbilt company would very soon have ho n6ea to stup at tae latter place. Tne vticuis of that company We.e, vi Course, angered by this ew copdiiiuu Of uffairs AUG Bought lor 1. eans tO overcome it, Tuey sued ou two injunctious—oue against ihe New York and Staten isiand Ferry Compuny, tu restrain Its voat irom entering toe sip Of Lhe Sorth Shore Company, ana tue other La the latter company, tu restram it trom jowing the J, R. Marti to enter ite sip. ‘These inatruments wer m rhiog trom Jndge Vao Ts: im the Superior « OUrt OF burs CIty, but were NOt served unt 1 o'clock im tue afternoon, There was a great a o1exXestemeut in tne vfiice of the Norta Siure Company when t ctiuDs wi receives, ib Was at firs« supposed tmat the! (3 eS rhomas P, Way was tukéa aronna to the guvern- mene d ck at the Batiery, wuere she receiveu her passeugers. Beiore she started on her trip the error was COrregied, ANd 1 Was learned tuat omy toe Steamer vy, R. Martin gist not eater the sip. nis Vessel Was, Chereiore, stopper at ana started om the ,overomMen’ duck. oe seemin.iy erratic movements of the steamers of cou se attracted tie hutice Of @ great Many people, who Immediately became interested iu the trouvie. When tue D. i Matto rerarned fron or started tor t.e island sie Was covered at vy hundreds of | peuple avs. movled ou the governmeat duces, |THE JERSEY KEROSENE ‘TRAGEDY. Ovonty Physician ‘tout yesterday directed Coroner Whelan to hold au inquest ou the Loay of Bridget Marphy, of Railroad avenue, Jersey City, whose death was caused by the explosion of a Kerosene lamp, aileged to have been wured at ner bya Mrs, smith, Two other women are impil- Gated in the auair, Th) post-mortem @Xamine- tlm showed that tue Wom.o Was terribly arte o6 te tae Ve Was 01 BY ATRL procured yesterday | | to do witn the delivery. Sip, Bud they cannot approach tue rals of Cula | ailar Unt they buve given puviic Salisfaction.”” Re DEFENCE. Father McGiew, in his delence, says that if he spoke the Words as alleged tuey were spoken by | big in Lis Capucity aud by virtue of ois authority — as patesa priest and spir:tual uirector of the | plaindid; tbat be hada fall spiritual aod ecclesi- | @stica: authority over Him and his wie to disap- prove, CoB.emn ana cen.ure. privately aud puo- ely, the plainuil aud wis wile for auy Violation O1 the teackings, doctrives, laws, rules and discipline of tae Church, and bad the sail | ecclesiastical and spintuar guidance, Cire, direc HOM ahd teaching of them; thas the Words alleged | to baye Ween spuken by tue delendant, 1 ihey were spoken by him, were on information. eyi- denve anc belief on tne delenuant’s part taat the piaimud und bis wife bud violaled Lae doctriaes, jaws, rules, teacniogs and usages of tue Roman Catholic Uhurch by being married outsiae of the Chorca aba by some person o1mer Chau a regwariy ordaimed priest of tae Church, in gross Vi of its dvctrines, laws, rules, usage teacuings, and to tne great scandal imjury of tue members of the aud onurch = ani to the great meutof tue plaint and bis wife, jendant veneves. © 118 Ogee to Leacn, and pariso aetri- as the de- nd is bound by the obiigativus tee pastor and pries!, and | as tae Muintif and is wie are memoers of tae | church. at wwe time or marfia. since, weil knew, and that at the time of marriage, 101 a long time previously ever siuce, bave claimed to be members of the church ‘and parisy, aud to be suoject to the doctrines, texcaiugs, rues, usages aod discipline ©. the church, and subjected themselves to ce a ABSENCE OF MALICE. @efendant iurther says that none of said 8 were spoken Oy bim With malice, or wito the design or intention of injuring, defaming or SAndermg the piaintitf or bis wife, but wito toe lugeniion soleiy of discuarging a duty appertuin- ing te ills onice as priest and past THE DISTINGUISHED DEFAULTER. MORE PARTICULARS 4S TO THE EMBEZZLING | GONE?—HR IS MIDDEX aWaY IX AN INSANE { ASYLUM, Bostow, May 21, 1876. | The achievements of Abraham Jacksoa, the — venerable lawyer and accomplished defauiter, still furm the chief topic of conversation in onau- cial, legaland commercial circles. What he has done with toe hundreds of tnousands o: bis ill-gotten gains is a mystery to everybody. It cannot be | a-certamed that he was engaged in any s:ock ate iuves'ments, He was # bachelor, and itis sus- pected in some quarters that a Woman may be at botto.n ov bis crimes, although if such case his amours bave been conancted very secretiy. Tne €X eatof mis swindies is sud un- known, for almost every Moment something Lew turos up, Jt Das transpired this witernvow, that he robved one oi tae directors of the American | Steam Sale Company of $125,000, and how mack more can only be determiuved upon a further in- vesuigauow. Mr. Bond, the leadlug watcnmaker abd jeweller of Boston, is a Victam to toe amount Of $37,000, and Has falied to-day, in cousequence, Mr, Bono, like Otver inuameradle persons, loaned the Venerable swindler money to cover frauas. An evidence of e feeling of deace generaily prevailing, n aiter bis franas were suspected, 18 U cr ry newspaper m Boston reffamea irom pubiis! unth to-day. | “JACKSON IN AN INSANE ASYLUM. Nothing seems to hav a dope tuward lock- ing up the aisuogulshed detaulter, apd it ts Dareiy . possible that his victims may not be aware of bis whe euvouts, For their imiormation your cor- respundent 18 euavied to state upon unquesdioned authority that be ts conflaed ip 4a insane asyium | at tbe instance o: Dis relatives, only a 1eW wiles irom Boston, and that be bas been there ducing the past fortmigat. He ts not insane, as ican learv, and, 1urtaermore, that excuse can bardiy be enterta: {BasMNCA Bs bis [rauus are EDowa fo huve been going op the past eight years. Wn information of His Fhereavouts ve- comes koown It is probabie that tue ofenger Will | be taken into custouy. } ANOTHER ESCAPE OF CONVICTS. | Newsvre, N. Y., May 21, 1875. Last night, jast as tae prisouers in the Newourg Jail were about to be removed irom the corridor, to wae. they have access duriog the day, aud locked up for the nigmt, Mrs, Nicaol, the mother of ome of them, asked Alexander Morgan, the turnkey, to get a pail that she had used in bringing some de.icacie: to ber son. The turucey, suspecting notbing, opened the door of tae corridor ior the purpose, w tour ofgthe prisoners made a rush, knocked the turakey down, aad.one of them threw s hand. | Imi o. pepper into hy — bliading and disebdliog yum, ‘ihey wen # tor the outside dvor ut the balding, Mr wife of t turnkey, Was in at the ti ana ined to lock tow door, vut the | Gesperadoes attacked ver, kuocked her down and | infieted ao90n wer severe inju tes, Her wrist was sprained, her bead Dudiy cut, and she was severely bruised. The servant giri also Came iD i heir Way, ang she was knocked down, und some of tuem tepped On ner prostrate turm 10 their break ior oom. Meeting no further ovstacies, they | effecteu their escape, and ap to noou to duy id red, Under Seenit the lime, heard the rac er to wand; but woen escape aii was “qmiet as ny The police wei u Di and by the recapture o1 | stated, Without succes#s thus tar, J other prisoners attempeed to escape, was arrested this morning and heia jor examina- Mrs. Nichol toa oa the charge o: uasisting In this escape. Her sou Was One Of these liverated. She denws | that sue DeW Anytoing apous or had aaytuing Ali the tour are nut. | and have heretoiwre d | terms in the State Prison. ine followin | their Dames:—Jawes Nichsl, awed avout forry- | two, indicted for hignway robvery: Samuel Jonaoson, alias Seai.b, arrested courge Of burglary, and oniy comm: t to jail He about twe years of | age | ¢ traced ty Nimte James | Barney Kildud, twenty- os Dg ito several Brie Rails Way atau Sina ava Kildue eins Atrearrarnese ‘Hai a dozea ourgianies Smitu, soout ang one, cnal wita a maicivusly accused the |* | would hoid togetuer Uli herp caine, but tae sea | Were both Ov cock avaln, ane wes THE SCHILLEn. MELANCHOLY DETAILS OF DISASTER STATEMENTS BY PERSONS WERE SAVED—THE INQUEST ON THE BODIES OF THE DEAD--CAPTAIN THOMAS’ “‘GOOD-BY, OLD FELLOW. REMEMBER ME MY FRIENDS.” (From the London Standard, May 11.) | The sveamer Queen of the Day arrived at Pen- | zance yesterday at two o'clock from St. Mary's, Scnly, She brought seven bags of mails which | have beeu recovered since Sunday irom the wreck. THY MAN 0 WHO DISCOVERED TNE WREL STATEMENT OF THE #VBNY. Mr. Opadial Hicks, Trinity boatman, of mf. Agnes Isiand, who was the first to discover the K--HI Wreck, has made the following sfatement:—Bo- | tween twelve and ove o'clock on Saturday [ beard # SUL, apparentiy from the westward, Luere boi & Shick log at tne time, L concluded 1% to be trom @ Vessel im distress on account of Its being so dark and the sea so high. | thought proper to wait til daybreak, and avout four o'clock 1 went Of in 4 boat WIth sIX ined to the Wester rocks We Went round most or the rocks and saw Both: ing. About two hours afterwara, when on the port ol giving it up, the oz ited up w little, and We Observed two masts and the sails of a vessel, We iu mediately puiled toward it. We oad not been approacning it long when We found that one | mast Was gone. MRS, JONE3 SAVED, Mrs. Jones, who Was saves, Was thrown into tbe | boas by her husband, aud when the boat was swamped she Was Oue amung thuse rescued im tue commiete durkuess py unother boat, the engimve:s und stoxers did a very plucky | thing. Aiter the suip had struck trey went be- | JoW, $0Ut Of Sleam aud put Out tue fire, Bo as to prevent an eXplusiou, Veraaps Uns goes sume way (OeXpialn vow If is taat BO engineer and Onsy one Stoker Is amonz those Saved. ‘Lue Manuer 10 Waicn tae women clung to the captaln Was Must Neurtreading, and when duty | cuinpelied is atte..dance MM whother part of toe Sulp we Bad Cu Doe Maiu.orce Lo Gear pimself of | them, Many beueved that the suip, bemy new, Was 100 Leavy lor The Sifungest iron Vessel, Several made the uustake of lisaing themseves | to the iTun Mas:8 and rigging, 8» taat When tne mats went tao peopre Were Carried to the bottom withour aby cuance o1 Psiug. MR. STERN’S STATEMENT. The parrative o. Mr, Meniy stera, commission agent, New Yock and Herlin, a saloon passenger, is exceedingly Mteresting. He said, im audition lo Mis statement already puvlisaed in the. cable despatcues to 10e HiKaLD:— ‘roe captain fired lis revolver over the heads of lhe peup.e to keep (uem quiet, 1 think if 1 bad been 12 ois price 1 8.ould have shot ar them, L thik it Migar have Ocen better. Lue capiain was ou toe bridge, Irying fo save Cue Women aud eutl- aren, Why were Hui tae souls on board, Wen he and the doctor and the chies en.meer were Washed overduard, ‘f'b18 WS avogl 2 UclocK In the motu ing. Avout midnight, When I was in the rigging, tus fog cleares, and I saw the ligat at the Bisuoy’s Kock. During theses two hours, and alter we first struck, We, buii seVerdi ties oefore fuaily seitling. Altogetier about ten guns were fired, but tuen tue powder voc.me damp, and We © do movin. lurtaer 10 that direccion. tne s breasipyg over the Vessel and she Was rapid 1 assioted in launching fur boats, bul the SUCH @ Crus. and odca a emeadous sea running that they Were SWanped gimost iumediately. Bei ween one anu Wo o’-luck iu the morning tie DaVillon over tae sdiwon, in Which the semen and chilureo Were ali huddled tozetuer, was stuck by a heavy sea ana wasued away wiih the unior- tanate people. I then toog to the rigging, woere 1 remaiwed until nearly daylignt. Tue foremasc and toe rig- wing to Which clung Was thea carried away, aud ail Whu Were on it were leit strugytiog in tne waer, icomueuced tu swim, andl succeede Keepuig myseit atluac ina) twas picked a tish.ng voat, In Wich Were two boys, wiio Wo: Anu pulled With a bravery Wine Cold Dui DE ex celled, Tue Wowen wud Culldrén vad uo coance When che se. Wasued aWay tue pavilion, ana tue Ouly Wonder to me Is tut Mrs. Jones was saved, THE SKCOND OFFICER'S STATEME ‘The tolowins 18 tae Dapvauive of & manuy, the second olticer of tue Sen At Was, a8 Nour as Lean suy, about seu o'clock on Fridoy piznt, When, 3 L Was SieepiMe On MY sola m my cavin, | wus suddenly aweke vy ueartag Wwe Steam ple Whisde sharply biown. 1 tuousat at once that the weather was very tnick. i turned rouud and almos; ut tMe sauie mewent heard and felt tue suip striking. 1 jumped up io a mowent aud rusued on deck, Dut beiore 1 bud guc up afew steps 1 met the firsc mute, Wao ran doWa exclaim- ing toat We were stipwrecked. in a momeuc we Lran to tue vridge, Where the captsiu was. Woen | reaches aim ne bad just teiegrapied cows into the eu, vom Uo gv astern; Out ine wacer rusded uver he deck, ana, seeing (nut the jore cOupartment bad HLed, Tvold the captain thacto go as.eru woula be of | BO Use. ‘Tne ship then beeled over to starboard ard tae captain ordered the bouts, of which we ua Uo De got ready @s quickly us pese.uie, [ra Quarteraec ward Pogl- K und we lowered toe iwo gece bats, dowa to whicn (here was ldiuicu ately Orusi, 1 1ue0 went to the muin deck, Wae.e toe calel oiicer Ww AULCMIBY vue of Lie VOUtS, It was very ueavy. Ofthe egut voats we luuncbed seven. here was very great difficulty im luunea- log more of cuew on account oO: tue.r Weigut and the Way in waolco tme vessel lay wiib ine waves dashing over ner. At lenyih We succeeded ia launcniog No. 6, and were tuem ordered oy tae Captain Lo tage churge. ahere aso Nad ,ot auto the Boat three male pas- seaogers, 4 Woulan and no of the crow. Ay I Weut vver the sice Caprain Tuomas Called out, “Goudby, Old ICOW; remeuiver me to my iriends.”” He aiterward wyuio Caled to te; but, a honga L heard gim, f coud vot reply, belay so exuausred, AS Lue buat Was oeing lowered, 4 bie Wave cume and sWamea oer, and we were ali capsized. We manage i, however, 10 recover ihe buat and kept her up as Muct #@s We could. S @ Was, however, full oi Water, ana we Rad to stand lu er all the time. For three Dours we beat abo..t at the werey Of tue Waves, ulteriy Unaware Where We were, #0 dense Was ths og wad su dark the nigat, tlh et lengto, We Sawa gicaw vi light overpead and the Bissop Lignt. CHARLES THRAN'S STATEMENT. Charies Toran, aged twenty-one, of Davenport, Towa, made tae joliowiug statemen { Was @ passenger im the second cabin, At the Ume the Vessel StiucK We were playme dominoes. 1 veara ap alarm giveu and we uli rushed on deck. The Vaptain Was Ou toe briige at tue time sue struck. There was the gre tess excitement, and iM about Halt au uourthe Water begun tw vreak over the Vessel and Co sweep sume oi [he passen- gers of. Iwas on board aut jour o'clock, The Water was theD cad low, Some oi tee saviors u- recoguizer | tempted 10 get off the boats, and avout wor or uve once. | ere gut oi. One was beleve taere were drowned in _ her, moat got im bere the tt ieit ahere was terrible exXciement, tne women ecresnung aod crying. je came tp, so the seu began to oreak more neavily aud wasa the people off. Adout fuur o’ciock | Was Wasned ove. - voard, | swam and gut hold of @ pi@uk; aller some Time 1 got huid ola door, Ll wasior four nours ia the water; them saws buw', I aaiied ana taey look me in; it Was one of the suip’s boats, aud oul ten men in her. In avout nal! ua vour We lauced at fresco Island, Wes.w a house apd went toi’. Tae people gave us every atteution, and we had dry clut..es and pienty vu! iwod, &c. any of the Dien Of baru had Ilie belts vu, out the water Was very cold, li it had not been iow Water it would Dot have beeL 90 Dad, but the water came ap und tee dood set i, aad tren the began tu vreak over (Ne suip, for the tier twenty or twenty- five leet. The c.eW Gad frev canovn ana sent up roc! uy twin brother Wiliam was drowged, We Were bot) Wasved off to,etner, undisaw no tore 01 bia THE INQUEST ON THE DEAD, On we went, our eu iva fyiug at half-mast, in- Gicative O' Lhe Sad eV.dence of [he Caiuscrophe we hau on bvard, Suvu it was believed tw more bodies Were siguied, Dut the boas faiieu to re«ca them, At sce.lly we jound al tne Masis with thew flags bail-masc higa, and a heavy groom seemed to be settled over t isiet ot, Mary's Pier was crowded, Close DY, im @ spacious courtyard, preparations Were beng made tor the decent imterment of douies \hat have come ashore, A Ccare.ul Inveas tory of all pro. erty sod other means o1 wentifca- tion have been taken oy Mr. Hanles, Receiver of Wreck-. Some o the bodies haa been piaced 1a cofins beiwre our arrival, but the Ciwsimg vj (nem had been deterred in tue bove thas we migat boring turther means of luentification, two sew arcs Ol toe Sehiller Demg with us, they naving been brought buck for the purpore. THR FUNERAL, ‘The funeral was singularly impressive, Al: busi- ness Was suspended aad the Whole of che innavi- tants artynued. Tne islands cannot ovast of heal f mouruing Coacd, und to have carried oy hauu shirty-reven bow.es Would Dave been more than the limited mae population of St. Mary's evald Rave accomp.ished, And yer the & ectxcie Was exceedingly solema, it moved tne stoutess | to tear. The cy Mlius were borne on little two-wheeiod caris, drawn by tne snuggy pomes of the isiaud. Baca pouy was i wiy did tue ; roves sion move in singe Hle that it Was loug ere tie thirty-seventh cart passed out of ile spacious coortyura, Allthe ccfius Were pained Olack, and every ONe #a8 bestrewn With Dow. rs wa from the vioomiug xardens of the Sollonans, ‘rnoagh iar away trum thei Homes tne deceased | were foc buried Without some token Of loving care. sunk some ut at wea them the vessei. WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN LAID. ‘The place of interinent was @ mile away from the pier, in The Caurenyard o1 tHe vorwmer Capital. | oe Way to itiay over a rugged road, cominenS- | view of the sea ali found. Im the enurens two large graves been UY, and 1.10 | he vulllns Were piled. Iwo interments | @ previousiy, out, in view of the | large ou imp .$010.@ tu LOVE sing hile the iGaeral was ding & message ved requesting tuat two ot the budies rice kept Usibverred tli inends arnved. fiese bodes Were ue@vraingiy Fevuraed ty the oF ail. grave: ' THE PATAL MARINE | WHO | | ing ot ) eompos mentis and pi Ver Of bodies tu De vuTIed It Was iouad | 8 LINCOLN. MRS. Proceedings in the Chieago County Court a: to Mrs, Lineoln’s Insanity. Sad Story of Mr. Robert’ Lincoln. (From the Chicago Inter-Ocean of Thursday.) of sad imterest to the nation at large stedly broke in upon fhe monotonous v of the County Court yesterday. It wag the trial of ihe quesciou of (he insanity of Mrs, lancoly, the widow of Avraham Lincoln, President. wi the lawyers ana persons summoned ws Witnesses there were very few in the court roo when the venerabie lady, her son and her friends entered. Mur the report of the nature of the ui Soom spread through the County Buildings, abd the Court room soon became crowded. Mri. Lincoln, gemtie looking and modesly attired, Was ded with pity vy all present, and not inires quently duriug the proceediugs, particularly ducing her son's recital of her eccentricities, many, as well as the witness, were aflected. Tue proceedings were insututed by ber sou, Mr. Robert Lincoln, through feelings of concern for tis mother’s safety, Still, Mrs, Lincola did notexhibit apy anmoyance with Dim Jor his action until tae verdict was returaed, She wae periectly cognizant of What had taken place, but displayed noemetion, But when Mr. Lincoim ap- proached her afer the verdict, and takiog ber hand spoke affectionately, tue lady sadly, sorrows tuliy and reproacniuily exclaimed, “On, Robert, to ChIDK Chal my -Ou Would ever Lave done this!” Mr, Lincoin turned aside and concealed ols grief, THE PROCREDINGS. ‘Whe proceedings Were vasea on a petition fled by Ruverc f. Lincoln, sestiug forth that Mary Line* colp, his mother, Bus property aud effects, consist. negotiaule Securities and other persunal property, mot exceeding $75,000; thay sme 18 nom mcaouble of managing her estate, and praying for the issuance of an order for @ Warrant ald Venire to test tue question of her sanity. Leouard Swett and Benjamio F, Ayres sup. ported the petition, and isaac N. Arnold appeared Jor Mrs. Lincoin. MRS. LINCOLN'S MEDICAL MAN, Dr. Willis Dantortu, was thea called as a witness, 4 tu see her N oo Waves avenue und Twenty: street: ireated her for some weeks for jever aud nervous derangement of tie bead; voserved #6 That Lime ladieations of Meural disturbances; sue had strange Imagmilgs: thougnt trac some one Was at work at her oeagd; thought tt was aa Jnodiau removing the dunes Oo: her face and pulling wires out O1 her eyes; these were ti prominent halincmatious ‘she saffered irom Visited Mrs. Lincoiu again on September 16, 18745 she was suffering frum deoility of ihe pervous system; Sie co nplaiued that some one was taking steel springs rom her head, ana Would not let ber she oeleved that she was golug (0 ate Wituin a few Gaya, andshe hed been admunshed 10 rhutelfect by her husband; sue imagined tnat Sné Wears rapson the table convey lug tae time of her deach to ner; she sat by tue fade and asked questious and repeated Supposed auswWer Wwe tavie returned, although no one beard any willess @Xp esseu a doubt as ty of tue iniormation givea, Mrs. L.neoln made Waat sue tered 4 onal test, vy putting the question 10 2 glass gobet winch was on the table; tne goolet Was ound Co be erucked, and (hat circumstance She regarded as & corrob. oration Of (ne Table Taps; those were dura. e ment nol depenueatou che conditioa o1 ber vor net deliriuua arising from physical diseas a week ago called en Mrs. Lineoin at tae urand Pacific Moie@i; Sue speke Of ber Stay in Fioriua, the p.tasapt time she had toere, o: tue scenery aid manocty aad custows of te Southern peuple; she spoke ratiogally and apyeured to be im exceilens bewlth aud tne hullucivations formeriy uoticeable seemed ia Nave passed awa. sie said that Wer reasou tor revarnimg Jrom Fivrida wos that Ner Son Was not Well; suddeuly she startled Witness somewhat oF Saying (bat au attempt bad been made to pol-on uer ob ber jourvey Lou tue Soa U; she sala (hat she had peen Very \Wrsty, Bad ae a wayside Sia- ton wot Jar irom Jacks nvilie sue ootailed a cup of cofee, discovered tuere Was poisoa 1a tue cul fee, and drank auotuer Cup so taut the oreuteae Of poisoa Mgnt Make fer retch; wituess did hyl see uny tYaces tuat she suffered frow mimeral poison; bis prulessional Oplion Was that Mrs, Linculn is insane. Alter tne examination of several witnesses Cone Devied WIT Une Hotel tae \oliowing testimony Was give . ME, ROBERT 7. LINCOLN'S STORY. Rovdert f. Lancuia, ime petu.jover, testified that thee Was uo reusol A18 Motuerghluid COIDk be was Sick UDiess That S0€ Uad scen some newspaper Paragruph; be vad not been sick in Leo Yeurs; ne Giu Mut Waot amy mooey irom gis mMeotuer; a¢ owed ver woney, that is, Ue hus some lu ais bands io trust ior her; motuer arrived from toe south on March 16; waeu Witness enverrd cue car in Wuich sae wa: ared startled; she loved A alter ne. jouruey of seventy-t to come to w.tness’ @; sue deciinea, aud went to Graud Pacilic; upper towecoer, and arter It sat talking; st the o fat sue pau ater leaving Jacksouviile, Wus wade ty polson Le! pied @ vom aajus lug her's that Digat; she Siept well that Dignt Dut SuoseqdentlY was resiiess; several mighis sud lapped at witness’ bedr om dour; sme Would o« iu ver nigatgowu; tod ner logo 0.Cck to ber roou, twice 1n Ove Might Ske Toused him up; one mwni she AT UCU DiM, AG asked that she uigMt ierE in nis roum; ve gave Als motner his ved, and ne siept on tae loung Here witness uuve veut to his feelings Im t aua the scene Was most touching. He@ continued; Tueu Lyot Dr, sham to attend ger; on Apru 1, she ceased tapping at Witness’ roum door, for w.tDess toi her sue must Mot Ge it or be would leave the hote!; on tuat da: not properly dressed; sue lef. the room under sou pretext, and tne mext thing he knew Was ia the elesutor going downy to the office; ¢ tae elevator and endeavored tu induce retuce io her room: she regarued witness? interference as impertinent; decuned to leave tne elevator; just thea tne vell rang severat tunes; she Was nut im & Coudition Of Gress tu be seen, an witness genily iorced her out of tae elevator by puttiog bis arm areand wer waist; Maggie Gavia aasisted hm, and they got ner inte ber rvon she screumed, “You are going to murder me,” and woud not let Mazuie Gavia leave tae roum ¢ do ner work; aiter a While she said that tue mas who had tuken ber poeketuook promised to returt ic at three o'clock; asked her who the maa ; he replied he Was tae wandering Ji seen O1m 1m Floiida; tuea she Sut wear u tog ana for ah uur proressed to be repea woat This an Was telny ner ihrough the Wall; gurmg Th@ atternoun she siept; since t fice she bat ket ber (rungs aud p.opercy ia the Bae ity sale Deposit Company's vulowng; im tLe vetiuang & the jast Weed in April ne cailea on her; 800 said thut ail Chicago Was go.we to be burnen, and Bat intenaed tu send her tramks ty sume couniry towo—to Muwaukee; told ner that atuwanKced Was too near Oshkosh, where there a been a terrioie fire tue mignt belore; ue Said that Wid howse, ot ia Chicago, wauid be faVeu, atu Witness taen suggested that Was the best plice to sead (be tranks; oo the Sandvy judowing sue showed Witness securities 108 $57,000 whiten sae carted In her ial aad Spent large Sums of mMouey latery; bow ob g60 Worth Oo! lace Curtains; tree watcues costing $4505 $700 worto of jewe.ty; $200 sorta Of Luben’s Soups an t periameries, wud a Whvie pie A number vf tradesmen vesiitled Lo ta ance uf ats. Lincula’s purchases. Mr. Lincoln $.acea that iMeumity was tary; 108 MOI, WAS Dri FestX Fears Of age, Phe jary retired aud Were (eu Munates 10 Cone suitativn, and orougat io (he folluwiog 1 Silke extravar redi= VERDICT. — ie, County of (yok #—We, the undersigned, cnse oF Mary Lincola, atieged 10 ve insane, tne evidence an are satisded that (i sary .incoiw Is sane aud a Mt person to sent toa Stace Bo-pital for the ausane; that she is @ ident ot the . t jols amd COUNLy of LOK her wwe. Chat the ious 1a Of tis known d Wid her hereditary; that she 13 no. auby : sno dues not mal ftest homsciwal of stigidal temsencies, that she uot a pauper. THE WARRANT. Mr. Swett then muce application to the Court for yoe request was grantes and Coact Unicer cnert served the Warrant om Mrs. Lincola, she regardes it wii uoconcern, and soon uiter 1@.t toe Court lu come pany with Messrs, AThold and Swett, Toe ture entered @ curriage una drove to tue Grand Hotel, THE CENTENNIAL HERALD. (From the Richm na Enquirer.) The HERALD’s ente.prise ia truly wonderfas, Bat @ litle walle ago it started ti public with @ Revoluuonary extra of the Lexiagton and Concord Centenaolals, con« taining facsimiles of mumeroas § iniers est.og documents and publications of the revoias touary era, bearing upon the events about wo be commemorated, ond now we have its extra of Meckienbary Cen- tonmial matter, whic, as @ journalistic feat, surpasses its first effurt, and is fact is uae preceaen ed ia the hisiory of tne newspaper vres: It shows not only that tae HeRaLD stands Without @ rival for energy ana em Yerprise, but that is is entirely impariial as lo sections, Sach recogaition of the lnterest- of the Soutn and our cities tO PFomIMeNde 1) kevulutionary history oa the part of tale journa bovald @adear it to our peODiey