The New York Herald Newspaper, June 24, 1876, Page 6

y 6 YACHTING. The Centennial Regatta for Yachts of Fifteen Tons and Under. A Mysterious Stranger Whipped the Fleet. That THE LIFE RAFT AMARYLIIS PROTESTED The Reveille, Susie S. Amaryllis and Victoria the Winners. The second regatta of theserles given under the auspices of the Centennial Committee was sailed ycs- terday afternoon, It was open only to yachts of fif- teen tons (old New York club measurement) and under, The regatta was sailed under the direction of a sub- commitice, comprising Messrs. Jobn M. Sawyer, Brooklyn Yacht Club; 0. E Cromwell and M. R. Schuyler, Seawanhaba Yacht Club; and Sidney W, Knowles, Atlantic Yacht Club, The breeze during the morning was very light, but it gradually gathered strength and at noon there was enough to make the light little craft move along quite hand. somely under their racing canvas, The rules of the regatta classified the yachts as follows:— , First class—All cabin sioops. Second class—All open Yachts of twenty-five feet mean length, Third class— All yachts of twenty-five feet mean length and under, Fourth clasx—all open yachts carrying pleasure or working sails, Distinguishing numbers were placed on the sails of each yacht participating in the race, THY COURSE AND PRIZES. The course was froma stakeboat off the New York Yacht Club house to and around a stakeboat off Coney Island; thence to and around a stakeboat off Bay Ridg thence to and around a stakeboat of Robbins’ Ri thence returning to the home stakeboat, and thence over the same course again, keeping all stakeboats on the port hand, no passing and rounding thom. The Prizes offered were a modal and diploma of the Inter. national Exhibition of 1876 for the winner in each class, as will ax a silver prize offered by the Centennial Regatta Committee. THR STARTING SIGNALS, “First gun, prepare to start; second gun, for first and fourth classes to start, and third gun for second and third classes to start,’’ These guns were fired at intervals ot five minutes, and any yacht passing the linc after the expiration of ten minutes from gun-fire to start her class was timed as though she had passed ten minutes afier such gun-fre; By noon the flats in front of the New York Yacht Ciub House presented a very lively appearance, as at least forty small boats were cruising around, the ma- jority of which had numbers, on their sails informing the public that they were to participate in tho regatta, They all carried crews of from seven to twelve men, and some were attired in shirts and caps of bright colors, giving a rather picturesque appearance to the gcene, THR START, At 12h, 12m. 20s. the preparatory gun was fired on board the yacnt Reckless, which was anchored off the club house, haying been lent by Rear Commodore Kane asa stakeboat. The little yachts now began to gather up to windward of the line, and at 12h. 17m. 40@ the second gun was fired, giving the first and fourth classes the starting signal. The yachts crossed thd lino as follows:— FIRST CLASS. Long Island... 20 Williamabarg. 12 21 13 ECON D s Cricket.........27 10,.Doyle & Cul len, ~ RB Greenpoint. Journeym «Long I 1.Cheever. Brooklyn, CLASS, 12 26 28 Manbattan. Clara 8 14 Amuryilis.. 12:27 18 Addie Taylor -12 25 29 Plack & nsburg.12 23 28 Inspector. Williamsburg .12 25 13 112 20 4 12-18 40 Knight Tem- plar «+39 00... Donshen. Jersey City....12 25 00 There was quite a picasant westerly breeze at the start and the tide was in the first quarter of the ebb. They all ran across with slack sheets and their booms to port, and were soon bunched up together, making it rather bard to pick them out. Those that kept well out in the stream had the best of it, as tho Journey- man, Almira, Amaryllis, Tough, Cricket and Leroy got becaimed under Fort’ Wadsworth and lost a few minute, while the others were making the vest of their way to Cone Pot, The Henry Ward Beecher pa-sed the U ° Narrows and touk the lead ot the fleet. The Pinck and Lack was doing very well, having passed the Reveille, Favorita, Maud, Robecea, Fidget aud several others and followed alter we Cynthia a short distance ahead of the Susie 8. The Amaryl, tho lite raft trom Providence, was not duing very weil so far, as the broeze was very light, but those that had seen her move the day betore were ronfident of the dance ste would lead them if the breeze ireshened. The fleet rounded the stakeboat at Coney Island as follows:— CONKY ISLAND—PIRST TORS, HM. 8. H, M. S. Maud... «12 58 00 12 50 W. T. Lee - 1 58 05 2 Mary Emma... 12 58 10 12 68 15 12 39 O° 12 69 05 1 00 00 1 0 1 0 30 1 0 36 ‘Amaryilis 1 00 45 39 Greenpoint, 1 00 50 12 36 Inspector. 1 OL 1! banied in the wind, reaching back The Inspector was evidently not cing crew, a8 she bad reeled he: ber jib, All the yachts i between Fort te and the mainland, with the exception of the Pluck and Luck. The Susie. kept the weather berth of the fleet, and, ‘hem off at the Narrows, came out best, as to tack, The Amaryllis got into trouble off Fort Ham. ion dock, as she had to tack, and being slow in stays, with tne tide against her, she lost five minutes before she got started again, At Ih. 46m., however, she taught @ litte puff that sent her fiying by about a dozen and brought her up next to the H. H. Holmes. The yachts turned the stakeboat off Bay Ridge as tol- jows:— They were then toto the Narrows, being handled by a mainsail and pct a bo BAY RIDGR—PIRST TURS. Victoria, . Greenpoint. Ko the Greenpot akeboat at Robin's Reef as follows :— Victoria... 00 The Susie 3, after rounding, slacked off sheot and went flying along toward the bome stakeboat, tollowed by the Cynthia and Fiuck and Luck. The Amaryllis got a pail at 2h. 1im., off the Quarantine lanuing, and went through the lee of the Greenpoint alter several effectual attempts to weather her. Toe docks along the Staten Isiand shore were now crowded with people, and it was ovident that the greatest interest was svinced in the race. The yachts passed the home Makeboat in the first round as tollows:— HK. . Holm Adare Taylor. | should Teport without delay, and presently she along toward Coney Island, lively puff caught the cigar boat and went by the Victoria, H. qi er W.T. Lee as if they were standing stil, It nor become very plain that if the breeze kept fresh the “What Is lt?’ would certainly whip the fleet. Tho yachts turned Coney Island stakeboat as foliows:— CONKY ISLAND SBCOND TURN. 2 35 16 Cynthia... 2 38 00 W. R. Brown 2 2 30, Pluck aod Luck, 2 39 45 Amaryliis.. 24 Afier leaving the Coney Island buoy the breeze was rather scant, and between Fort Lafayette and Fort Ham- ilton several of the yacbts bad to tack, but the Susie S was cleverly bandied and stood on without going in stays. The Catamaran, however, tacked three times, but that aid not make much diflerence,-as at 3b. 15m. she caught a puff that sent her flying to the van of the fleet. It then came 4 trifle strong, and ber lec boat went right under water, sending the other up in the air and stopping her headway. The Susie 3. then passed her, but only fora moment, as she got started again and took the lead atonce, The yachts turned the Bay Ridge buoy as follows 3 19 00 HL. W. Beecher. 8 25 40 % 19 55 Plackand Luck 3 25 45 -8 2% 10 W.T. Lee..... 3 28 45 -3 6 to Robbin's Reef the Pluck and Luck parted something, an accident that delayed her a little Tho Amuryllis was rapidly leaving the fleet and turned the Robbin’s Ree! stakebout at 3h. 34m. 308, about two minutes and a half ahead ot the Susie. The rest all followed in quick succession and running out sheet came down to the finish In handsome style. They made a very pretty picture crossing the home line and luffing up after their time w akon. The following is the corrected and actual ¢ of the yachts:— ST CLASS, Names, Start, Return, Actual, Cor'cted. M.S. H. MS. H OMS. H. MS. Favorite. 12 2120 415 28 35408 3 54 8 Reveille, 12 18 4 940 34827 342 7 SECOND CLASS. 1226 2 4 5 82 3 39 30 3 38 10 12 26 55 4 440 337 45 3 36 25 56 3 51 39 3 2644 3 2414 12 25 30 3 55 30 3 3000 3 27 40 Greenpoint 12 27.12 3.58 40 3.31 28 3 30 28 Journeyman, 12 27 69 4 500 837 1 337 1 12 26 2 Not timed. 12 26 28 % 56 52 3 30% 3 28 24 THIRD CLASS. 1226 8 28 8 4 200 3 5600 416 8 35148 3 47 28 Not timed. Not timed. 41159 34610 8 44 30 42: 349 21 4 3 B45 39 Amaryllis.. 346 50 31932 3 19 32 Addie Taylor. 41942 34413 348 3 Pluck and Luck, 4 322 3 39 54 3 89 34 Inspector...... Not timed. CLAS. H, W. Beecher... 356 20 33642 328 2 Maude Not timed, Vanita, Not timed. Florence 411 6 35033 8 87 43 Rebecca... Not timed, Fouiton, 42255 4 200 8 47 30 Victoria, 434 34012 327 2 Fidget 41922 358 41 8 46 31 Cynthia, 3 55 50 3 87:10 3 27 10 Knight Tempiar.. 12 25 00 4 649 34149 3 33 49 The Reveille wins in the first class, beating the Favorite by 12m, 18.; the Susie 8. wins in the second class, beating the W. R Brown by 3m. 268; the Amaryths wins in the third ciass, beating the Pluck and Lack by 20m, 28, and the Victoria wins in tho fourth class, beating the Cynthia by 83, A protest has been entered against the Amaryilia, which will be decided by the sub-committee, It is held that she is not strictly a pleasure yacht, HUDSON RIVER YACHT CLUB RE- GATTA The Union Regatta of the Hudson River Yaeht Club Will be held on Monday, June 26, from off their club house, at the foot Seventicth street, North River. Tho regatta will be open to all boats belonging to any regu- larly organized yacht club, The yachts will be divided into three classes, as follows:—First clasa, 25 to 30 fect on water line; second class, 20 to 26 feet, and third class, 15 to 20 fect, ' The yachts of the first and second classes must be rigged Jib and mainsail; third cinas, jib and mainsail or cat'rigged. A handsome gold medal will be awarded to the winner in each class, Tho start will take place at ten A. M., sharp, YACHTING NOTES. The following yachts passed Whitestone, 1. I., yes- terday:—Sea Witch, B.Y Mr. Frank 8. Stott, from New York for Glen Cove; yacht Pirate, Mr. Wynant, from New York for Newport. A YACHT CAPSIZED. Yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, as the yacht Martha was proceeding down the North River‘and was Opposite Chambers street, she was capsized, and four men wero thrown into the water. The men held fast to the rigging till a tagboat steamed out from Chambers Street wharf af roscued them, THE CANADIAN RIFLEMEN. Ortawa, June 23, 1876, The following isa list of the matches arranged by the Council of the Dominion Rifle Assoctation:—All Comers Match, $300; Dominion of Canada Match, $425; Battahon Mutch, $340; MacDougall Challenge Cup, vatue $200; Provincial Match, cash prize London Merchants’ Cup, value $1,000; Match, $280; Governor ver and bronz® medals; egate scores, $155, with medals of the Nation: elation and two tleld giasses; Wimbledon matches in two stages, $1,265, Lieutenant Colonel Gzowski, President ot the asso. ciation, accompantes the Canadian team to Wimbledon which sails from Quebec to-morrow. THE GLORIOUS FOURTH, for the highest PREPARATIONS FOR THE ILLUMINATED YROCES- SION ON THE EVE" OF THE GREAT ANNIVER- BARY. The route and the programme for the grand ilumin- ated procession for the night of July 3, so far as com- pleted, is as follows:—The various divisions will be formed, under the directions of thoir respective mar- shals, upon streets and avenues to be hereatter desig- nated, in the vicinity of their rooms, and take their positions in the order of columa on East Seventeenth, Fighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets, with the heads of the columns resting on Third avenue, The First division, N.G.S.N.Y., under the command of General Varian, will form on Twenty-first and Twenty-second strects, west of Third avenue, leaving the otber streets named for the civic column, Precisely at pine o'clock the n will commence to move, passing down Third to Broome street, through Broome street to Broadway, up Broadway to Thirteenth str: to Fifth avenue, to Broadway, to Thirty-fourth — street, to Fifth avenue, to Twenty-sixth street, to Madison avenue, to Twenty-third street, to Fourth avenue and around south side of Unton square. As the sub-divi- sions arrive at Union square they will be massed upon the plaza and in the Park facing worthward. General F. Sigel has been appornted assistant grand marshal, Major Charles Sauer, marshal of the division of German singers and Turners; Colonel A, Senges, marshal ot the division composed of German civic ftocieties of the east sido, and Captain Henry Schneldner, marshal ot the west side German division. The marshals for the Grand Army division, the Irish benevolent societies’ divisions, the Italians, Spanish, Frengh and Cuban divisions have not yet been named, The Grand Mar- shal will announce them as soon as the leaders of the «Various organizations can be consulted. The committe are vory desirous that all societies and organizations and have decided that no to position in the grand ter the 28th in A lunited application for assignmen column can be received number of torches will zation taking part by t pected that each society will tarnish its own means of iilumination. As the column passes the Fifth Avenue Hotel it will be reviewed by His Honor the Mayor ahd other city officials from a grand stand erected for that purpose. The Grand Army of the Republic will parade about 1,500 men and the Ancient Order of Hibermians about 4,500. FOURTH OF JULY NOLIDATS. The following tirms have consented to close their places of business trom o’elock VM, on & day, July 1, antl Wean ay morning, Jaly 5, 18 Willy Wallach; Esterbrook Stee) Pen Com; Henry Bainbridge & Co. ; Slate, Woodman & Co. ; Kig- gins, Tooker & Co, ; Thaddeus Davids & Co.; Ebenbard Faber; Berlin & Jones Donelis Sons; Alexander Agar; . & ©o.; Mara A. Reay; Woolworth & Graham; Belcher & Houghton; F. H. Dunkinon & Ca; B. Iilelaer; 8. 8. Stafford ; Joseph Gillowt & Sous; John D. Emack ; Bene- ares & Highet; Koch, sons & Co; James 0. Smith & Sons; Porter & Kainbridge; Henry Lindemeyer; Coftin & Lyon; J. J. Anderson, Jr., & Co.; Miller & Flinn; J. B. Ayres & Co, ; Robert Sneider. COM. VANDERBILT'S CONDITION. Commodore Vanderbilt remained ingabout the same condition last night as in the morning. His doctors were constantly with him, no one else was allowed to see him. Ho did not saifer mach pain yesterday and was enabled to sleep pretty weil. His appetite is still very poor and ho partakes of but little aourish- ment, His doctors think that he is good for ten days yew MAN "PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES. The funcral of the two victims of the torpedo explo_ sion at Greenville, N. J.—Charley Sieckel and Louisa Neuss—took place yesterday, Mise Neuss was to have been married yesterday, and had made the neccesary families of COLLEGE CELEBRATIONS, . Class Day Exercises at Harvard University. Sf. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT. Sixth Annual Exhibition of St. John’s College in Brooklyn. EXERCISES OF THE SCHOOLS, J:ARVARD UNIVERSITY. CLASS DAY AT THE UNIVERSITY—THE ORATIONS, THE POEMS AND THE DANCING—THE EXER- CISES AT THE TREE—ILLUMINATIONS AT HOL- WORTHY AND THE GLEE CLUB, Camuripvar, Mass,, June 23, 1876. Rarcly has Class Day been observed at Har- vard more generally and agreeably than to- day, The weather was the choicest of the summer season, and the attendancy of visitors from Boston and elsewhere was larger than ever before in the history of the University. The festivities commenced as early as 9 o'clock in the morning, and in the chapel occupied most of the forenoon, and were Opened by prayer, and followed by an oration by Theo- dore Chickering Wiliams, of Boston, in which he labored to point out the best equipments for the duties of Iife, such as sound Judgment, the power of choosing woll, of resolutely following vp the choice, and that unbesitating trust in the veracity of one’s own convictions by which the courage of self-reliance is distinguished from the per- vorsity of sell-will. The poet of the occasion was Charles A. Dickinson, of Cambridge, who rehearsed in humorous verse the entrance of 76 to Harvard, the triumphs of the class since that day in baseball, hazing, and foot ball; its hard work in boating and other like matters which go to make up the history of a college class, He then turned to tne future and aiter briefly apostrophizing the centennial year pledged the class to lives of purity and patriotism, closing by an eloquent allusion to the bright days they had spent at Harvard and the still brighter memory of them which would follow through life, Following the poem there was an original ode, written by Frederick Stinson, of Dedham, sung with fine effect to the air of “Fair Harvard,” At the con- .closion of the exercise in the chapel the seniors formed. the line of march in twos, led by President Eliot aud Dr. Peabody, and proceeded to the east side of the library, where a space had been roped off for the graduating class, and the ivy oration was delivered by the ivy orator, John B, Olmstead, of Leroy, N. Y. He referred to the feeble growth of class ivys, enough of which had beea planted to clothe the library building in living green, bad their growth flourished, and alluded in a facetious tone to the rec- ord of the class of '70, the members of which he classified us reformers and loafers, The orution was tuil of personal and local hits, and was received trom time to time with shouts of approbation, The oration Doing concluded, the seniors wud their guests dispersed to the Various buildings about the quadrangle, where the customary ‘spreads’ were enjoyed in many a room made memorable by under, a At three o’clock in the afternoon festivities were begus. By this hour the throng of beautifully dressed nd their escorts was largely augmented and the Holworthy’s. facing the quadrangle presented the Jaughing tuces and gay spring bi the lower class studenis, to the number retty tableuu of ol tho ladies, several iun- dred, sprawled about on the green grass smoking cigar envying the seniors and adimirin; the of fair damsels passing to an fro on welks, Shortly after three o'clock Memorial Hall was opened, and in less than ten minutes the floor was thronged with promenaders, The floors were waxed, and the Germania Band tur- nished some of Strauss’ most enticing strains tor the dancers. The galleries and chairs at the sides of the hall were filed with interested spectators—papas, mammas, auaties and wall flowers of ail sorts, The dancing was enjoyed by many hundred couples, aud at titnes the tloor presented the appearance of a rather uncomiortable crush. The ladies = were really finely dressed, consiwer- ing the hard times one bears so much about, Blue and pink stiks seemed to predom- inate, with maslin overdresses. Meantime, while the dancers in the hall were whirling through the mazes of the giddy waltz to the tune of “Wiener Blat;’’ scores of ers, cousins, mothers and female friends were bei shown the sights and escorted through the various buildings of the Uni ity. ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE. ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT—THE SERVICES AND EXERCISES—THE CONVOCATION OF THE ALUMNI. ANNaNDaLR, June 22, 1876, The landed property ot the St, Stephen's College con- sists of about twenty acres of ground, beautifully diver- sified by wood and lawn, and peculiarily well fitted for the health and enjoyment of the students. The college chapel is a pre-eminently beautiful building of stone, in which the studonts of the college aitend divine service, and is well attended by those who live within the parish district, Ludlow and Willink Hall, built in 1869, is the residence ot the warden of the college, and also contains a spacious hall for public purposes, and isa memorial gift ot Elizapeth Ludlow, and her er Cor- neha Ann Willink, of New York. At twelve M. tho students of the college, precede'l by Eastman’s College band, of Poughkeepsie, and the faculty of the college, marched from the college grounds to the chapel, where divine service was held, the Right Rev. Bishop Potter officiating. At one o'clock P. M. the exercises of the commencement began, “Oratio Salutatorio,” by Joseph D. Herron, of Newecasi Pa; “Conserva- tism,” by Albert A. Brockway, of Pompey, N. ¥.; “Anniversaries,” by Charles G. Coffin, of Catakill, N. Y. (which was very tne); “Crusades,” by David L. Sandford, of Thompsonville, Conn; “Marie Antoi- notte,” by James H, Titue, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; “The Periods of the Stuarts in England,” by William C. Ma- gnire of New York city; ‘Hero Worship,” by Pierre MeD. Bleecker, of New’ York; “Novel Heading,” by Bradiord R. Kirkbride, of Troy, f.; “Francs Ba- cou," with valedictory address, by Scott B. Rathbun, of Franklin, N. ¥. The degree of bachelor of arts was conferred upon the following:—Messrs. Scott B. Rathbun, primus; Joseph D. Herron, secundus; Pierre McD. Bieecker, Albert A. Brockway, Charles G. Coffin, Bradford R. Kirkbride, William G, Maguire, James H. Titus, David L. Santord Tue Board of Trustees of St. Stephen's College for 1876 are:—John V. I, Pruyn, LL. D., Presivent of the Beard. Trustees—Rev. Jobo |. Tucker, D. D.; Bard, Henry W. Sargent, Willam A. Thomas W. Ogden, Cyrus Curtis, Joun W. Mitchell, KB. Fairbairn, 0. D.; Stephen P. Nash, + Rev. William F. Morgan, b. D.; John Campbell, Re' A. M. Littlejohn, Rev. Georgo F. Seymour, Right Ri William Crosswell Doane, D. D.; Rev. Henry € Potter, DD; Rev, Wilham A. MoVick George H. ughton, Henri M. Braem, Colonel's. Van Rensselaer ; Treasui Mr. Riehard M. Harrisot The prizes wer wrded to the fullowing:—Scott A. Rathbun was awal lirst prize, Albert A. Brockway, firat prize for elocution, the same being the McNickat prize of $50 in gold; Joseph D. Herron was awarded the first prize in moral philosophy; Scott B. Rathbun, the first prize in ethics; Bradford RK. Kirkbride, the first prize in Hellenistic Greek; Joseph D, Herron, the first prize in Hebrew; Frank KR. Bagley, first prize in logic; James H, Smith, Grst prize in natural phitoso- phy and astronomy; Frank Heartfeid was awarded first yrize i Lavin; Witham Hall, Orst prize in Greek; Frank Henrtfeld Was awarded first prize in mathematics, The following hovorary degrees were conterred by Bishop Potter:-The degree of 3. T. D., on Rey. An- drew Oliver, D., and the degree of Master of Arts upon the follow! Thomas B. Fulcher, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Andrew W. Gilkeson, of Bristol, Pa ; Wiliam Dol; Richard C. Sea- ¥; Wiliam H. Tomlns, Alumni, held this morning, Rov. Joseph Carey was chosen . Rev. W. Thomas, Vice Prestdent, and A. C. Kiinber, Secreiary aod Treasurer. Among the distinguished guests present were Colonel Stephen Van, Rensselaer Cragor, Treasurer of S& Stephen's College; the Misses Martin and Mr. Stoughton, of Barrytown; Right Rev. beearg Potter, DD, LL DOL; Rev. Dr. Seymour, ang Ww. Sargent; Dr. Potter, of Grace church, New York; Rey, J. W. Moore, Christ church, Red Hook; Rev. McC. Vetlers, of Wihnington, Ting, of Saratoga Spring, N. of Tompkins? William H. Beardsiee, of Franklin, Delaware county, N.Y ; Richard ©. Seart it Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ; Dr. Morgan, of St. Thomas’ church, New York. YALE COLLEGE EXERCISES. New Haves, Cona., June 23, 1876. Tho Deforest gold medal for the best oration by the members of the Senior class of Yale College was taken were continued until late this evening. The exercises | to-day Edwin Dean Worcester, of Albany, N. Y. The Thnject was ‘*Calvin.” 4 4 ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE. ‘The large hall of St. John’s College, corner of Lewis and Willoughby avenues, Brooklyn, was crowded to its fullest capacity on Thursday evening by the clergy of the diocese and the parents and friends of students to witness the sixth avnual exbibition of the coliege. The platform on which the 150 students of the college were seated was tasteiully decorated with flowers and band- vomely drapea with the national colors. The pro- gramme was carried out ander the direction of Rev. P. M. O'Regan, D. D., the President, the Right Rev, Bishop Loughitn presiding. The salutatory address was delivered by Mr, M. Sul- livaa im a manner thas elicited the approval of the audience. This was followed by an address on “Home” by Mr. M. Blake, whieh was del.vered in a very credit. able manner. ‘*frue Heroism’? formed t an address by Mr, W. Armstrong, alter MeGuire delivered a fine oration u Acuievemeats of Daniel O'Connell Mr. K, Counoliy, fm an address on the **Centenuial,” gave ample proof of the attentiou bestowed in the ooliege to the cuitiva- tion of the sentiments of patriotism among the students, Atthe cl briefly exp! tem by which the reourd of each stude: was kept during the year. Premiums wore then given to the loilowing youths by Bishop Loughiin:—The gold medal of 1576, donated by Rev, Peter U'Nesll, to Witham Armstrong; premiums of books \o J. A. Glaccum, James Muldoon, J. Harr!- gan, EK. Cunningham, George Hussey, Edward Cu- nan, Jobn McCormick, Michael Carey, Harvey McLoughii William ~ Curey, Charies Welking, Cuaries Allen, Francis Ryan, Audrew Murpny, Jonn Desmond, Jobn Duane, George Wildey, Charies Tieruey, FP, Conway, George Nivhois, Witham Doran, George Armstrong, J. P. Graham, Thomas Movuttrey, Horatio Sweetzer, James McManus, M. Blake, Wiltiam’Dowd, George White, Pever Owens, aie Kennedy, Thomas Duizz, A. Le Page and Charles Nichols, Right Rev. Bishop Loughitn then briefly addressed the visitors, expressing bis satisiaction with the credit able display mauve by the students and complimenting . the present and professors 01 the college upon their zeal and elticiency in the cause of education, St. John’s College, he suid, had flourished trom the start, and he felt vound to say that the principles inculcated in it were true to religion and true to liberty, and he hoped the students would always roflect credit on their alma mater, SCHOOL + XERCISES. $ The handsome Terrave Garden Theatre was crowded to the doors yesterday afternoon by the parents and friends of tho scholars of Grammar School No, 18, who were giving @ reception prior to their annual va- cation. The programme consisted of recitations, deo- Jamations aud singing by the scholars, and addresses by the school officers and by Mr, Harrison, Assistant Superintendent ot Grammar Schovls, Hon, 8. D, Moulton, J. W. Beekman, Esq. and others, In the rec- {tations Masters Benjamin F, Moss and Abrabam Schwartz excelied, while in singing Masters Thomas Truss and Bennet B. Cushman car. ried off the honors, A. feature of the entertamment was the reciting of questions from Shakespeare, Byron, Pope, Addison und others by a large number of the scholars, in which the members of Miss M, Anna Cowhey’s class showed the greatest pro- ficiency, The exercises were brought to an end by tne presentation by the graduating class to thoir toacher, Mr. James Murphy, of a solid silver pitcher and goblet of handsome design and finish, Mr. Murphy, who was taken by surprise, responded in a very feeling manner, The piano music was of a high order and was rendered by Miss Hines, A large number of prizes were distri. buted to tne boys, the gifts of Mr. W. F. Hudson, the principal; Mr. Murphy and Miss M. Anna Cowhoy, The audience seemed to bo well pleased with the rendering of the excellent programme and separated with renewed faith in the efficiency of schoul No. 18. A novel and pleasing ontertainmert was the closing Teception of Grammar Schooi No. 20, held yesterday: morning at hall-past ten o'clock. Under the auspic.s of Miss Marr, principalos the school, a number ut chil- dren participating in dialogues, declamation and short skolches were enihusiasticall received by a large audi- ence, Special mention is deserved by Master Johns, for Tendition pfa poem written by Miss Seixas. Quite a number of promiment East sido residents at- vended the re-veption, which closed at twelve o'clock. The exercises of the pupils of the Frenon department of Grammar Svhvol No, 29, in Greenwich street, yester- day morning, were very interesting. ‘they were wit- nessod by a large umber Of proud parents and pleased friends of the — girls, The partici 1s in the dimiogues and semi-dramatic pieces performed their tasks with =a skill = that’ = betokened much natural ability on their side, and good direction on that of Miss Batts, the princpal ot tbe pe baad und her assistunts. The recitations wore cleverly rendered by the children and the choruses were sung with sweetness and precision, Certificates of good cunduct and scholarship were presented io many of the pupils, ani prizes were distributed among them on bebali of school officers and teach rs. Mr, William Wood, President of the Bourd of Educa- cation, Messrs, Fanning and Harrison, Assistant Super- iptendents, and Mr. John H. McIntire spoke brietiy to the children, conveying uch good advice and some pleasing wit to them, The closing exercises of St Jobn’s Free School were heid yesterday. The Rev. Morgan Dix, D. D., pre- sided. Priaes were awarded to J. RK. Dezelier, George Morgan and J. 3. Heeny. The annual distribution of certificates to pupils took place yesterday in the grammar department of Public Scnooi No, 4, Ryerson street, Brooklyn. The exercises were directed by the accomphsbed principal, Protes- sor W. M. Jelifl, Dr. Schapps, chairman of the Local School Committee, was among those who addre-eed the school. Certificates were distributed among sev- emy-two scholars. The programme was ‘interesting and of a character to exbibit the talent of the boys and gitls, The annual reception of the primary department of Public School No 26, Walworth strect, Brooklyn, was held yesterday afternoon. Tho attendance of friends of the pupiis and citizens interested in the cause of education was very large. The exercises were con- ducted by Miss Mary Kuaecbel, the proeie cic cipal of the department. The vocal capacity of t children was attested by their fine rendic “Centennial Hymn,” “01 Huudred Yours Ago,’ “Our Nation's Son, ‘The Star Spangled Banner,’’ &c, The music was under tho direction of Miss Mary D Banuon. Among those who wero present and made brief ad- dresses upholding the schoul as a model tor all others of the grade of instraction imparied there in the city were Mr. A. Foreman, J, lL. Marcellus and N. J. Gat of the Local Committeo, and the Superintendent Pub.ic Schools, Thomas W. Field. The annual commencement of the primary depart- ment of Grammar School No, 42, at Ailen and Hester Sircets, was celevrated terday. One thousand seven hundred pupils are on the register and the aver- age attendance js over 1,500. Yesterday every seat in ‘ho building was oceupred. Parents bad vied with each in dressing the little ones for the festival, The ‘shad decorated the walls and columns of the flags, flowers and logends jn commemoration of the ceutenniai year. Midway in the auditor.um and in U ot the centre line of columns was !estooned tal bearing the word “War.” On the left of n of tl wat nal fag of silk, pure and compl the word “Peace.” Dr, Wiseman ai Roome, members of the Local soard, Assistant Superintendent Jones, were on the stage as patrons of the festival. After appropriate addrosses by these gentlemen the exercises, consisting of singing, recita- tious, piano solos and drilism the manual of arms by the Little boys, were gone through with. Neariy 300 certificates for correct deportment and punctual attend. iribated among the puptis. g eXercises of the third scholastic year of ie for young Indies and children, in Lex- d Filty-fth street, took pi day, and concluded with she distribution of prizes to the most proficient of the pupils as toliows:— For proticiency in French, Misses Carrics L. Huse and Katie Potts The same two youug ladies, with Miss Carne ©. Smith, also recetved prizes for punctuality, arithmetic aud geography, For English and German Misses Minnie Cahp, Jennie Lissburger, Lillie Abrahams, Delile Cobn, aud ©. Schauer; lish and French, Misses Cora It. Annan, Lizzie Schoon- maker, A. 1. Ballows, A, | Van Buskirk Irene ‘Biack; English, Misses Tettie R. O’Donohue and T. J. O'Donohue, Ella Howard, Bella Thorp, Alta ©. Stearns, Georgie Ack: Caroline Del Prado and J. A. Burche 1; histor ‘ettie R. O'Donohue; deportment, Missss O'Don . J O’Denonue. A numb f other smaller prizes wore also awarded to the lors advanced puptis, GRADUATES, NOMINATIONS FOR SECOND LIEUTENANTS BY THE PRESIDENT. Wasnisoton, June 23, 1876, The cadets recently graduated at the military Academy are respectively nominaied for second hea- tenants as follows :— Cadet 8M, Rains to be second lieutenant in the regiment of First cavairy; George A. Doad and sobn G, Gresham in the Third; James Parker, Fourth; Edward ©, Dravo, Sixth; E. A. Garlingt Seventh; Eugene A Elks, Eighth; Hugh . scott and Charles’ L, Hem- mond, Ninth; lL. s McCormack, Albert J. Bi Joxepn F. Cummings ana Altred Tenth; Alexander K. 3. acon in First artillery; William T, Howard, Edward E. Gayle und Heary Carliste In: ington avenue Miss WEST POINT D. Borup in the Second artillery; Joha B. Wil- liams, Heman Dowd, Lawrence L. Beuf, H. H. Ladlow and Charles 1, Satterlee tn the Third; Wiliam Crozier, Johu T. French, Jr, and William M. Medcalfe, to be Second Lienteouuts in the Fourth ar- uilery; Wiha K. Hamtiton and Granger Adams, Fitth artillery; William ©. Butler, Third intantry; Le Lovering, Charies W. Foster, Carver Howland, ty; Osear F. Long, Fifth intaotry ; Hamil- Sixth A Fourth inta tou Rows infant Samuel RK, Douglass, Sev- enth infantry; James A. Hutton, Jr., Eighth m/fantry; J. Pitcher, Ninth iniantry; Frederick B, Smith apd Charies 3. Hall, thirveenth infantry; Eben Swit and Horatio G. Sickel, Jr., Fourteenth int Charles K Garst and Samuel 3. Pague, Fiftec faniry ; Herbert 3. Foster, Twentieth intantry; Charles H. Bonestecl, Edward 8. Farrow and Henry 8. Bailey, Twenty-first intantry; George Paimer, Twenty-fourth infantry and George Andrews, Twenty-filth infaniry. s 5 NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1876--WITH SUPPLEMENT. + TAR MUNN STATE, Queer Wrangle of Executors Over a Judge's Will, MRS, M'CUXN’S SIRANGE STORY. The arrest and incarceration in Ludlow Street Jail yesterday of Mrs. Jane MoCunn and Thomas McCunn, widow and brother of the late Judge McCunn, of this city, occasioned considerable talk in certain circles, and the why and the wherefore was freely discussed. Although many stories were set afloat concerning the arrest, the true facts of the case seem to be as follows :— The Judge in his will appointed his widow, his brother and James M. Gano, who married his wife's sister, his executora The sole management of the estate by consent of the widow was left jn the hands of Mr, Gano from the time the will was admitted to pro- bate up to Jast July, when tbe widow, in conjunction with her brother-in-law, took possession of the estate, ignoring Mr. Gano altogether. Her reason for this ac- Mon was her belief that Mr. Gano was not fnithiul to bisstewardsbyf. Last March Mr. Gano began a suit against the widow and Thomas McCunn jointly for the appointment of a receiver ef the estate, on account of the incompetency of the defendants and for the pur. pose of having the question decided whether he was or not a trustee of the estate as well as the other two ex_ ecutors, The latter contended he was not; thas inas- much as the Judse in his will had created a trust and mace, them alone in charge of it for six years, and inasmuch as he was merely Appointed one of the executors in a codioil to the will, they bad the full and exclusive. control of the estate As co-plaintiff in the suitis one Elizabeth Patterson, who claims to be the daughter of a half brother of tho Judge. She contests THR, VALIDITY OF THE WILL on the ground that the clause limiting the trusteesbip of the estate to a Mval period is null and void, for cer. tain specific reasons given in her complaint, and argues that if the clause is void the real estate must go tothe heirs at law, and the widow is entitled to ber one, third only. A receiver was appointed last April by Judge Donohue. A short time after his appointment ho ordered Mrs, McCunn and Thomas McCuna and Mr, Gano toturn over to him all the books and papers in thelr possession relating to the estate, together with an accouut of moneys received while they had exclusive control of the ate. Mr Gano having no papers in his possession mado a return to that effect to the receiver, The other two execntors paid no attention to the order, and it is said purposely kept out of the way so that no other order could be served upon them. Tho final result was that the Sherif’s oficers managed to get hold of them yester- day, when they were arrested on an attachment and committed to Ludlow Street Jail in default of bail, Mrs. MeCunn rather t right, She was also served with an attachment by Judge McAdam tor contempt, in n answer last May a ander and Samue! Clark, who had obtatped an exevu- ly $2,000 tor plumbing work done for the ounsel for the Alexanders state: fe since ,May 24, anait was only yesterday that the officers succeeded in reaching her. ‘We know the estate is good,”’ said the counsel's chief clerk, “and we wanted Mra, McCunn; as for Thomas, he’s not worth a red and we didn't care for him, She has apparently been baitly advised by somebody trom time to time and has not always had good legal advice, or if she did, did wot follow it,” In order to tearn just how matter stood so far as Mra, McCunn was concernod, a Henatp reporter’ yesterday afternoon called upon her xt Ludiow Street Jail and bad a long taik with her ta tbo presence of her brother-in- jaw, Toomas. She made the following statement, Thomas indorsing it as Gospel trath: — WHAT MKS. M’CUNN SAYS. - Judce McCunn died on the 6th of July, 1872. Ho left awiilin which he named as executors James Gano, the husband of my sister; Thomas McUui he Judge, and Jane W. McCuon, hin ow: Thomas McCuon and Mrs. McCunn evs of the estate for six years, At tho bre porto of me they were to dispose of it as follows:—One-balf of the whole estate to go to the widow, the otber half tb go to James and Thomas Mc- Cunn, the two brothers of the Judge, after paying $5,000 each to *the two children of Jumes Gano, $6,000 cach to the Judge's two sis- ters, $3,000 to o third and $1,000 to an aunt of his residing in Iretard. The will was admitted to probate by Surrogate Hutchings the October itollowing the month in which the Juuge died. Tho will at the ime of Het- ions” Their however, were thrown out. Ina year after the will was admitted to provate I received my dowry in full, Daring that time Mr. Guapo managed the estace, with my consent. He conunued to have the control of it for two years and nine months alter the pro- bate of the wil I finally came to the conciusion that he was not managing the estate properly and that he was squanderimg money derived trom the estate in a reckless manner. I wrote to Mr. Thomas McCuna, who had jong before advised me not to have anthing to do with Martin Bachmann, a lawver trom Elmira (who 1s a half brother of Gano's), whom Geno had employed as the lawyer of the estate, Mr. Toomas McCunn was willing that some other lawyer on whom he, mysolf and Mr, Gano could agrec, should be employed in his stcad, Mr. Thomas Mecuan and myself did employ another lawyer and took the management of the estate into our own hands. For about ten months wo were getting along nicely, paying off the debts on the estate gradually, when Gano and Bachman made ailidavits to the effect thst we were letting the property go to dentruction, that we were allowing the mortyages to be forecloaed—tin fact, that we were incompetent to mut age the estate, On the strength of those affidavits th made a motion betore Judge Donohue ast March have us removed and a receiver appointed. We em- ployea a jawyer and placed in his hands counter-af- davits, to’be used when the case should come up for argument, but someliow the other side had it post- poned trom time to time. Finally, we changed our iP counsel, and when the case cam: in he appeared and asked for a weck’s ponement in order that he could study the case thoroughly, but the Judge only granted a postponement till tho next day. Our counsel then advised us to let it go by default, promising to have tho case tried in May, The Judgo appointed Joseph O'Donobue receiver on the 15th of April. Our counsel then began a suit in Chancery, which was set down to be tried in the second week in May, When the time came for the trial, it was poetponed again and again, and Snally thrown off the calendar tor the term and postpuned till the fail term. The receiver took possession on the 14th of April and has had the exclusive management of tho estate, since thea, At the suggestion of my counsel, alter the receiver's . appoint- ment, I notified the tenants of the estate not to pay rent to tho receiver. some ot thein, | Jearn, have not paid him and some have. A lady | rented my own house to retused to pay rent becanse the receiver bad notitied her not to, This particular rent, on motion made before the Court, is deposited in a bauk, to be accounted for at the conclusion of the penatog suit; bat it has been so often postponed, and is Pow postponed until the fall, lam naturally left wit income Irom any svurce. This house was | to me by my h independent of the Gano got a mortgage ge of forec! K jouses estate. The fact is, | wus‘ like a child in his he had control of the estate, and thinking doing everything tor the best I co wery suggestion he made cuncering estate. About three weeks ago Mr. Thomas M. Was served with a paper, ed by Ju ordering him and me to appear Delore the receiver to give an account of our management estate and to give up all papers and documents relating to the estate to the receiver. No notice of this kind was served upon me, and I only heard of ”% through Mr. McCann. Mr. cCunn, being served with this summons, piaced in the hands of our counsel, who told bim that he ‘Would see to tt, for him not to pay any attention to it The summons gave Mr. McCunn six days within whieh to do us 1t required. In accordance with the instrac- trons of our counsel we paid nu attention to it, and the next thing that happened was the arrest of both of us this morning tor Seas of court, and here we are in Ludiow Street Jail. 1 will say in conclusion that Mr. McC bas none of papers concernin; the that hi em and that refuse to give them up to jor the reason that I on regard the action brought against us as MWerally without cause, ye will of besides making me a co-executor with Thomas McCul and James M. wi: ade xe, with Thomas McCuno, trustee of the estate for six years, and I am therefore im my refusal to me add here sen anagement of the estate made against mo ir, McCunn, made vy Gano and Bachmann, is that while we were im charge of it we allowed tue mort- gages to be foreclosed, The tact ts that not one mort y property belonging to the estate was tore- ing the time we had the management of it, whereas while Gano bad the control several mort- gages were foreciosed. The motion made by Gano to have a receiver appoimted was joined in by one Elizaveth Patterson, who cleims to be @ relative of the late Judge MeCunn. She asked for a receiver a# well os Gano, and had as her lawyer Christopher Fine. 1 never beard of the ‘Women before in my life, I regard the whole case as A conspiracy ou the part of Gano and Bachmann to wreak their vengeance upon me Having been do- prived of the control of ths estate, they determined, if they could mot rule, te ruin, ‘MR. GANO'S STATEMENT. s Havihg obtained the widow's side of tte story tho re- rt Fiirey-tourin igs called upon Mr. Gano at his office in West z he made in answer to there will T was named as the will bis Tue trast ang appetois faces The 1 to take care of the trust, dispute between them and me is as to whether [ am a trustec jorptly with them. There is now asuit pend, img to di this question, ‘as well as the valid- ity of the. will A receiver op my motion, beeause I the Property safe in their ban rom the a co's bes grin to a away ip the country Jaly, an agent appoint to collect the rents of ho qtake, Sbdabenittion the Shoe and Leather Bank, subject to the joint order of the three executors. While I was away Mra MeCunn and Thomas ond took the did ds, I managed the ostate May, 1875. When I went dis- uted question settled, The validity of the will is ine contented by Elizabeth Patterson, a daughter of a half brother to the Judge, on & technical point, the ciaim being (hata cortain clause of the will ts void. The point of the contest, if sustained, would the effect of giving the real estate to the law, the widow simply getting her As to the arrest of Mrs, MeCunn and Thomas McCunn | have had novhing whatever te do with it, and do not know of my own knowledge whether the recerver has hud them arrested for con. tempt. However, I was served sometime ig March with an order by the reveiver ordering me to tarn over tw bim all books, papers, &c., relating to the estate in my hands, acd I suppose the’ other executors were served with a similar notice, When they com. menced to act with me in May, 1875, I gave them the combination of the safe in which the papers, &c., were. They at once changed the combination, so that, even if I wanted to, L could not get at them. Not having apy papers, therefore, when the order of the receiver was served on me, I made answer accordingly, I presume if Mrs. McCunn and Thomas did not o! the receiver and they have been arres! ance, it is for contempt of court. In sonwer ys Aneeen ot the reporter Mr. Gano said:—If Mra, McCunn and Thomas were not incomps- tent in the manazement of the estate I do not think that the Judge would have granted the appointment of a receiver. In my affidavits I alleged mismanagement on their part, from facts that ¢ould not be denied. He also added: While the mo- tion for the appointment of a receiver was tending, statements were made that my accounts were iD arrears for the time I munaged the estate These statements were entirely unfounded. The accounte are now in the bands of Rufus F. Andrews, the referee on the case, and his decision will show that they were correc. As an instance of the way the estate was managed hy Mra. McCann and Thomas, Mr. Gano stated that since the will was offered for prob: they bad employed tou teen different set of couns nent men.as B. F. Dunning, A. Oakey Hall, cher and W. W. McFartand, This instance alon Gano believed, showed that Mrs, McCunn and Thom: MeCunn lack the business capacity necessary 10 mai age such a large estate as Judge Mcvunn had let\ NOW WILL IT ALL END? Tt will be seen by the statements of Mrs. McCunn on id that of Mi: no On the other that wide margin left for speculation as to whi truth, Mrs. McConn’s case comes up ot and Thomas McCunn’s on the Ist of Ju! As the lady stoutly asserts that she wil) not obey t receiver’s orders to give up the books and papers ia her possession and will not givo bail, her stay in Lud low strect will doubtless be a prolonged one and the up- shot may be the biowing open of a sale by order of the Court and a new case forthe lawyers with more com- pleations than the combinations of the safe lock itseil A SAD CASE OF DESTITUTION. 4 CHILD STARVED TO DEATH IN A CANAL BOAt AT JERSEY CITY. A heartrending case of distress was brought tothe aitention of tho Jersey City authorities yosterday. Mr, Hewitt, Overseer of thé Poor, proceeded to a half. sunken canal boat lying in the Central Railroad basin, 1m the southorn part of the city, and im the cabin he found a woman named Anna Wedsworth keep ing watch over her tour children, one of whom wan dead. She related a pitiful story. of her suffering. Her husband bad been out of work for some timo, and failing to obtam employment in this section he started for Troy four days ago, leav> ing bis family without a morsel of food. One of the children, a girl named Emma, five years old, became very sick, aud on Thursday night she sank rapidly, At intervals she cried for nourishment, as did the othet children, but there was none at! and. At midnight, Emma, who was nesting in the arms of the dis- tracted mother, asurieked out that some one was trying to cath her and take her away. There was no lamp im the place, but the mother lighted a match aud made @ search, but saw no one The poor woman mixed some fluur in a pat!, but could not indace the child to swallow it. The little ono then commenced to scroatn wildly and soon bccamo deliri- ous, When the mother reachet this part of her story her utterance became choked and big tears rolled down face, **1 took my chii4,”’ she continued, “and Went on deck. She cried tor food and I had none ta ‘ou let me go with my dar- id not leave me here to see more suffering ?”” Here sho broke down completely, and when she be- partially reconciled to her misiortune she con- tinued:—*‘My darling said, ‘Lam dying, mamma’ I prayed that she might not die till the light came, the Lord heard my prayer, and I held my baby ‘anti! the daylight came, and then she died.” Thore wat such an intensely melancholy ring avout the last sen- tence that the three gentlemen who heard the story turned aside as the mother _ passio ately ciosed her narrative by kissing the dead child again aod again, it was only with great difficulty that she could be induced to allow the Over- seer of the Poor to arrange the corpse for burial. It appears that the children bad been in a Catholic inst. tution m Now kK; but the mother would not leave them there, as she said sne was not content to have them away from her. She was also afraid that the doctors would cut up her dead child, but she was as- sured she could follow it to the grave. Mr- James McCarthy, a kind hearted gentleman, nanded her $5. Coroner Gannon will bold an inquest. OBITUARY. _ STOCKTON BROWN. Mr. Stockton Brown, well known 1m this city, died yesterday morning at the residence of Colonel G. K. Lansing, No, 325 East Thirty-second street. ‘Mr. Brown was born in Windsor, N, J., and at the age of thirty re moved to Charlton, Saratoga county, N. Y., where he held the position of Supervisor ten years. Thence he went to Palatine Bridge, Mowtgomery cuanty, in 1865, and engaged in business anger the tirm name of Browt & Beach, in which business he continued up to the time ot bisdeath, During tue year 1873 he was appuinted by Governor Dix to the officy of Port Warden of the harbor of New York, and was elected President of thr Board, occupying that position when he died. He wa: chosen as alternate from bie district to the Ciacinnat Convention, and took an active therem. He re- turned on Monday Iast (rom the Convention, and on hit arrival was too sick to warrant his return to Palatine Bridge, From that time bo never left his bed. His disease Is supposed to have been acute inflainmation of the bowels. ROBERT NAPIER, THE SHIPBUILDER. A cable telegram from Glasgow, Seotland, under date of yesterday, reports the occurrence of the death of Robert Napier, the well-known shipbuilder. Mr. Napior was eighty-five years of age. He was born in Dumbarton, Scotland, on the 18th of June, in the ycat 1791. His father was ablacksamith. The boy received @ very good education in the grammar echool uf bit native town and was instructod, at the charge of bis parents, in architecture and mathematical drawing. In the year 1807 he was app jed to his father, and continued to work im the shop until year 1811. Then be removed to Edinburgh, where he adopted the trade of a miliwright Here he worked at unul the year 181 ced own account in Gi ror His cash capital was $250. ¢ the purchase of the goodwill Ly Of this he used $225 of a blacksmith’s business and the tools of the shop, In the yeur 1821 hi aged in the works of ironfound- ing and eng! In the year 1823 ho made hig first steam engine tora vessel trading ‘between Duin- barton and Gasgow. Years lator, 10 1839, be turnished the machin for the British Queen to ply to New York. Mr. Napi ubscribed toward the trial of the Sirius, tho first steam vessel to cross the Atlantic. and, in it he fitted ap tne machin of the British wa ship Duke ot lo took his sons into ‘tnerahi| the year 1853; the firm being 'thencetortn “known “on. that. of Robert They undertook for the since completed the Hector constructed a great wumber of steam rams and iron-cased ships for the British and furcign yovernments. The deeoased way at one time President of the Institation of Mocnanical Engineers. ‘ GEORGE ©, BASTWOOD, ONE OF THE “SIX HUR- DRED.” George Carter Eastwood, an English soldier of the Crimean war, and one of the ‘‘six hundred” whe charged at Balaklava, died at his residence, Tenth avenue and 178th street, New York, on the 17th, inst He was born in Sussex county, England, in the year 1832, enlisted inthe Queen's service at the age of nineteen years in the Thirteenth light dragoons, aud was twelve years on foreign service. He fought all through the Grimean war, and was present he gallaut charge of Balaklava, where he saved tte life of hi officer, Colonel Tromagne, when they wi under heavy fire. He was discharged on the reduction of the Engiish army in the year Ls62, ppointed a intending olficer of the Kent county prisons, stone, England, which situation he filled greutest credit, Failing hewlth compelled bim to re sign, He came to New York in 1808, worked as a car penter, and has died of iliness brought hare work, at ‘age of forty-three years, je: and six small children to deplore his loss, RRV. A. M, HENDERSON, A telegram trom Toronto, Canada, undor date of yes torday, reports as follows:—Rev. A. M. Henderson, President College at Melbourag Mustain, dee in city to-dag, 0