The New York Herald Newspaper, July 18, 1876, Page 3

CONGRESS. Debate in the Senate on the River and Harbor Appropriations, Mr. Conkling’s Speech on the New “Evangel of Economy.” Capital Making for the Presi- * dential Campaign. SENATE. Wasaincrow, July 17, 1876. Mr. Maxey, of Texas, presented joint resolutions of the Legislature of Texas, asking for such legi jon by Congress as will protect the fronticr of that State against Indians and Mexicans, and also to reimburse the State for money expended in defending tho fron. tier. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The Chair laid before the Senate the unfinished busi- ness, being the River and Harbor Appropriation bill, the pending question being on the motion of Mr. Thur- man to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appro- priations, with instructions to report a bill reducing the aggregate amuunt of appropriations contained in it te a sum not to exceed $4,000,000, Mr. Cameron moved to lay aside the anfinished busi- ness, but withdrew his motion. ote THE BOUNTY BILL. Mr, Locax, (rep.) of Il, muved to make the bill to equalize the bounties of those who served in tho late war forthe Union the special order for to-morrow at one o'clock, Rejected—yeas 21, nays 20—two-thirds Bot Voting in the alllrmative, Mr. Key, (dem.) of Tenn., voted with the republicans favor of the motion, and Messrs. Booth of Indiana (colored), Hatnilton, (rep.) of Texas, and Sargent, (rep.) of Cal, with the democrais against TUK RIVER AND WARNOR BILL. ‘The Senate then proceeded with the consideration of the River and Harbor bill. Mr, Kennan, (dem,) of N. Y., opposed the passage of the bill eiter as it came from the House of Representa- tives or as amended by the Senate. What was the use of talking about economy and reducing taxation if Congress would not stop making such appropriations as was contemplated by this bill? lt appropriated money in the face of reports of engineers and officers \m many cases whero there really was no need of appro- priating anything at all, In a time like this, when dusiness was depressed all over the country, #0 much ore, should not be appropri He argued that the bill proposed a wasteful expenditure of money, aud tavored the recommital of the bill, with instructions to have the amount reduced. Mr, Epuonns, (rep.) of Vi., said the bill, as it came from the House, was preposterous and extravagant in the last degree and the Senate had made it about twice as bad as it camo from the House, Theretore the Benate could nox shake its gory locks at the House of Representatives und say that that body was deserving of special mulcdiction. To recommit the bill to tho Committee on Appropriations, with instructions to_re- duoe the amount, would present to the committee bar- riers which could not be overcome, He tavored the substituie submitted by him to appropriate $4,000,000 to be expended on rivers and harbors under the direc- tion of the Secretary of War, and said that in 1869 the ‘matter was placed in the bands of that official and there never wasa period when the public money for rivers and harbors wag more judiciously expended, Mr. Mouton, (rep.) of Ind., said this bill, as it came from the House of Representatives, was a pretty tair Hlustration of the appropriations of the present res- fon, The members of the Senate aud House, of both parties, were not influenced to contract uppropriations where their own local interests were involved, but where the appropriations were not to affect them locally, but were for the general government, it was posed to cut them down. The House of Repre- sentatives had made no appropriation at all to pay the judgments of the Court of Claims. * That was retrench- ‘ment, but it was retrenchment by repudiation. 1t was an attempt to lead to the impressjon that the demo- cratic party was running the government at dimin- ished expense and that the republican party bad been extravagant, All this Was forthe purpose of making capital for political purposes, and the efect of it would be to bring nm large deficiency bills at the wext session, He argued that the government was for the good of the people and the 1wuprovement of rivers and harbors was tor the good of the people. Mr, Maxky, (dem.) of Texas, said be wasin favor of \ wise economy, but he could not support the substi- tate of the Senator from Vermont (My. Edmunds). He could nevér vote to give to one man the power to dis- tribute $4,000,000. It Congress could place all ti money for the improvement of rivers and harbors in the hands of the secretary of War it could place all tho money for the support of the army in bis hands; all the money for the navy in the bands of the Secretary of the Navy, and ail tho money fur the support of the Indians in the hands of the Secretary of the Interior. An short, to do sv the Senate might us weil deciare be- fore the American people that it had the capacity to dispose of this money or provide for its disbursement, ‘The Senator trom New York (Mr. Kermmp) was greatly Opposed to the expenditures made by this bill. Mr. Maxey then from a report sent to the House of Representatives by the Engineer Department, showimg the expenditures for river and hur- bor improvements from 1824 to 1873, to show tbat York had received during that period $7,832,703 64, and said the American peo- ple bad paid to the State of New York a larger sum | than called for by this bill, Delaware had received over $2,000,000; Maryland, $1,041,537 54; Ohio, $2,406,978 18, exciusive of the amount for the im: provement of the Obio River. He contended that lib- tral appropriations shou.d be made lor the improv: meat ot rivers and harbors’ Tie world moved, Congress must move with it, The country could get slong without steamboats, without raiiroads, without | printing presses; but the Lord deliver him from such p fet-along. AKW YORK REPLINS TO TEXAS. Mr. Conxuina, (rep) of N. Y., said the Senator from Texas (Mr. Maxcy), in quest of a sectional compsrison, had fallen upon the State of New York, going back itty years, and had brought to notice that $7,000,000 had been devoted to public improve- ments situated within the limits of New York Stato, and, second, that that sum bad been voted by the whoie American people; that the whole American peo- le had been taxed for it He argued that this $7,009, the country, by its credit, it determinea upon its maintenance, down to 1800, Ninety per cent of all the fevenues the general government ever bad were paid by or in the Stato of New York, That period marked Many epochs of trial both in war and pence. It cov- ered tho epoch which brought the Senator’s State (Texas) intu the Union. It covered the expenscs of the war fought tor the admission of that State into the Union. When one hali oi the country, including the State of Texas, was arrayed under the banner of revolt, the State of New York yielded ninety per cent of those loans and those revenues which made the American Republic onc of the great Powers of theearth Aiter the volume should be closed, and the student of a re- mote tuturity overlooked this fact, ho woald hardly conclude that it became a Ropresentative of tho State of Texas to taunt the State of New York with the fact that millions bad been expended within her borders for improvements. Mr, Mancy said he made no complaint about these {mprovements in New York. He bad no doubt the interests pf commerce dem: m. Mr. Conx.ixe, resuming, that this bill as it 'd one of the must neious and scandalous practi in our legislation, Re sain re(erred to the improvements in New York State, and said he could assign no good reasons for the ex- penditure of this $7,000,000, which seemed to loom up wo befor the Senator from Texas. While the tucome | sax existed New York, with one-tenth of the popula: tion of the county, paid more than one-taird of the entire tax. Now New York, with a tenth or eleventh ef tho population, yielded to the general govern- ment one-third of the entire re Over tixty per c poilected at the port ef New York. Nearly one-nall of the $7,000,000 expended in New York for improve- ments bad been vesiowed upon three works First, thore was Heil Gate, with its rocks endangering ail the stwise commerce of the country; next there was the Hudson Ki the great outlet lor the cereals and oducts of the West-——the Hudson River aad the Erie which might be called a part of it, now @, commerce tenfold greate: iver Khine, — tri sovereigntics jandiocked and protected not only the prope’ w York, but the floating property of every product of every wheat tela and of every Brate, th pasture lying west of the city of Buffulo seeking trans- portation to tidewater, If in reviewing these figures and facts any Senator could deduce an argument in favor of improving a creek 10 obtain twenty inches of water, sobe it. dir, Conkling then spoke of the er of Congress to improve rivers, and suid 1t would puzzie ihe rable Senator from Texas to vindicaie the pro visions of this bill on tho bas t appropr: had been made for the greatest harbor in the country. He bad no doubt of the power of Congress to appro- Priate money to improve navigable rivers, and he had no doubt of the wisdom of exercising that power, He would go & great way in voting for these improvements, but it should be remembered that trom cutnparatively small beginuings great abuses had grown. He then re- ferred to the River and Harbor Appropriation bills since 1869, as showing an increase, and said if the members of nate would address themselves par- process of icgisiation, it would be cor- first place a survey was called for, aud i Who pat his finger between the belt and the wheel bis arm was drat in then his whole body, Estimates ollowed these surveys. This year the esui- | mates amounted to $14,0W0,000. He then spoke | of the bill as prepared by the House appropri ating $9,800,000, when the estimates were $14,000,000 aud asked what toliowed. Members of ihe Hou-e, Members of tne Senate, members in committee, com menced a strife to get im the bill that which they ied jor their own localities, and, by a process which used to be calied log roiling combined enough of what others wanted to give the bill legs and wings Dill passed the House of Representatives under ion of the previous question without debate. house | thought it pe It was mado uP a rab coennniiiee of two or NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT. tripbammer and some part of its monotony. Two or three gentlemen picked and chose from the estimate of see 000 the items for. which a vote should be asked, perbaps for reasons concerning the commerce o' the country, and perhaps for reasons which bad nothing to do with the ostensible objecis of the bill He then referred to the care bestowed on the bill by the Com- the Committee on Appropria- said some of the amendments put on by the Seaate were incurably vicious, What a comment was this bill upon those infirm processes of legislation about which Thomas Jeferson wrote. Ai- luding to the power of Congress to make such improvements, he said the State of New Yor! illustrated the constitution when she expended so many millions of her money to dig on artificial river, 350 miles long and seven {cet deep, leading to the West. This River and Harbor bill was brought here at a time when the Senate was told prosperity lay bieeding in the streets and the people bowed down under political burdens which no could support. There should be some sub- for this plan of ppropriating for rivers and some change should be made by which each year a epecific budget should be submitted by sworn Officers selected to report the same, and he hoped the bill would be considered the occasion for thought co begin and action follow, He believed it to be the duty of the House of Representatives and the Senate to look atthis and every Other appropriation bill and re- duce them to the lowest sum compatible with the public interest, So long as the House endeavored to do that no man ever heard him charge revolution or repudiation, but if the House of Representatives said to the Senate, + We will not appropria you repeal election laws, unless you dian service from the Interior to the War Depart | he believed the Senate had the right, like the apostle, | to do all things that were right in opposition, and then stand. He ed Senators, and especially those on the democratic side of the Chamber, who just now were taking to themselves such virtue on the subject of economy, how they could recoucile themselves to take a Dill” which contained appropriations, improper | any ume, according to the report of the engineers; how they could make tt accord with this now evangel of economy and retrenchment; how they could take it, with all its impertections on its | head, as it camé from a sub-committce. If there was sincerity in the idea that the appropriations were to be reduced he hoped the Senate would show it in dealing with a bill some parts of which no Senator had at- tempted to justify. 4 DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE. Mr. Tavumax, (dem.) of Ohio, said every appropria- tion in the bill which he advocated was less than tho estimate of the engineer. Appropriations made by this bill for Ohio wi bathe did not complain ot that. If it was necessary to stop work In Ohio in order to cut down appropriations he would say, ‘Stop it,” but there was not a more meritorious work or «a work of more national im- portance than the improvement of the harbor at Cleveland, Jet every appropriation stand on its own merits. In reply to the argument of Mr. Maxey he said something over $2,000,000 nad been spent in Obio on rivers and harbors in fifty-one years, while one county in that St paid four times thatamouvt in tuxes to the general ¢ vernment in a single year. The State of Uhio in the it nine years had paid to the | general government over $200,000,000. Ho next ro- | lerred to the remarks of Mr. Morton, and suid he de- | sired to say to hig democratic friends that if this bill should pass they would bear much more of the same sort between this time and Novembor next. Mr. Morrow said tho bill, as it row stood, was as fuch the work of the democrats as of any others; hence was an end to all talk about retrenchment, Mr. TuuRMaN said it was true the bill bad broken down all party lines. Jt broke through everything. He did not think the government could afford to ap- ropriate more than $4,000,000 this year for rivers and arbors, and it'was a great fallacy to advocate extrava- ance On the ground that the resources of this country ‘were boundicss, There were no people, no matter how Tich, but who mighy be reduced to want by extrav gauct THE DEMOCRATS CHARGED WITH EXTRAVAGANCE, Mr. Logay, of Illinois, quoted from the report of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury to show that an ‘appropriation of $250,000 was required to cover in the public building at Chicago to preserve it, ana ar- gued that the House refused to make the Sppropriation. | The Senate put it in the vill, but | its was) strack = out bythe Conference Committee, as the Houge insisted on having at struck out; yet that House could appropriate mil Jona of dollars to survey creeks and places where water never ran except whon itramed., He argued that the House bad attempted to cripple the army and nav, and had cut down the elvil service; yet, at one fell awoop, it had appropriated millions of dollars to benefit certain Congressional districts, The people of this country, he seid, were oo intelligent to be hoodwinked in any such manner. The House bad stopped the tast mail trains avd be was willing the democrats should have ail the credit the country would give for that. Such economy | Was not honest economy. He favored the recommittal of the bill tothe Committee on Appropriations, with instructions to reduce the amount, and if that should not be agreed to he would vote for the suostitute sub- mitted vy the Senator trom Vermont (Edmunds), a propriating’ $4,000,000, to be expended under the dire: ton of the Secretary of War. Mr. Maxmy referred to the remarks of Mr. Conkling, and said he (Mr. Maxey) did not speak of New York in a sectional sense; he relerred to New York only as a great Stato without the slightest possible sectional | feeling. There was no such ieeling in bis State toward New York. There were millions of dollars in commerce and trade between Texas and New York, and he had no desire to reflect upon that State. Mr. Carvenrsn, (detn.) of West Va., argued that the House of Representatives, by a two-thirds vote, su ented the rules and passed the River and Harbor bill, and, therefore, it must be inferred that members of tho House were acquainted with ita provisions, He did not think it had been rushed through that body uoder “the previous question,” as had been charged. A bill coming trom the Honse, the representatives of the people, must be regarded as the wishes of the peo- plo, and should be passed. He referred to the various bills for the improvement in rivers and harbors ap- proved by Adems, Jackson, Van Buren and other Presidents, and argued that it was withia the power of Congress to make provision for great interaal improve- ments. He referred to the argawent of the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Whyte), on Saturday last, in re- ard to the veto of the Kiver and Harbor by Mr. jerce, and said he did not agree to any sueh argu- ment, He (Mr. Caperton) would oppose any such doc- trine of our forefathers as laid down by the Senator a Maryland, Ho tavored tho bill as now before the jenute. A VITAL AMERICAN PRINCIPLE, Mr. WaLLack, (dew.) of Pa., favored the motion to recummit the bill with imstructions, and said ho ro. this bill iu its present proportions as a on und be would take any parliamentary means to reduce its proportions. The proposition of the Sen ator irom Vermont (Mr. Edmunds) to appropriate ‘$4,000,000 for rivers and hurbors to be expended by the Seoretary of War was wrong in principle. He (Mr. Wallace) would not intrust such powcr with any one. Specitic, distinct and short appropriations to be ex- pended under the direction of the people's representa- lives is a vital American principle and ought not to bo | departed from. ‘To depart from it would be a confes- sion of the incompetency of Congress to do the vory thing for which they were sent here, He argued that this bill was wrong upon two grounds. It appropriated for improper purposes and Was extravagant in amount. The right of Congress to appropriate for rivers and har- ors at all comes from the power in the coustitution to regulate commerce among the States. Commerce in- cluded navigation. Navigation meant ascending a river as well as descending it, It followed that a stream Which had no ascending navigation, and was not 1m fact navigable, was under control of the States and | not of the federal government. 1a this bill there were nty iMstances of appropriations for non- treams, and he could not v for their line decisions of mn to Congress by the conatitation to rogulate commerce and appro- priate accordingly im the exercise of a just economy. ‘This Dil! was too large. The appropriations bad increased from $33,000,000 in to nearly . $7,000,000 in 1876, and {it must bo reduced. He would vote to reduco it vecause it appropriated money for streams not navigable and took the control of rivers trom the jurisdiction of the States. 1t sent agents of the Federal goverument into Btates with power to destroy the rights vested under laws. It was extravagant in amount and unjusti- flable at this time. What would become of our govern- ment if tne great State of Pennsylvania was to say that | because the Susquehanna River was connected with the Chesapeake Bay, although there was no ascending navigation, Congress must appropriate $40,000,000 to clear out that river’ He then spoke of the Dusiness depression throughout the coun- try, and said | appropriations and increased ation and death in taxation meant eater many American homes, father of the family straggling with death for want of proper food. Mr. Wallace then argued that he would be faithless to bis people it be did not oppose the large appropria- Le ag and increased taxation upon this or any other Mr. Montox said no bill bad come from the Houso this session to reduce taxation, that he was aware of. Mr. WaLLace replied the appropriation of less money for the exponditures of the government necessarily re- duced taxation. Mr. Montox argued that taxes could not be reduced by an appropriation bill. They must be reduced by tax bills, Tais whole question of appropriations was & olitical One, and Senators wll knew it. The purpose ad been to reduee these appropriations, and in man, iy cases improperly, for the sake of political capital was tor the coming election, and ail to carry that el tion in favor of the democratic part doubt there could be some reductions, but he believed the great talk of reduction was not in the interest of economy, but im the interest of party The democrats Would go before the country and say “Look how much we have reduced the appropri tions; but whe. asked how they had reduced the | they would 'o nothing to sav. He argued much good could be done by improving smail He then reterred to the argument of Mr. Conk- id said he did not believe New York constituted | mine per cent of this country. He thought a | change bad come over the South, and that section saw the importance of looking to her material interests. fle was glad of it, The debates had been to the eflect that the country was on the verge of bankruptcy. Mr. Tilden, who was nominated for President by the demo- cratic party, ina recent speech wi he was sere- naded, said, “The wolf was at the door of every in the country. Ho (Sr, Morton) was that kind of talk = which was to enter so largely into the campaign, and which was 80 jargely There was some distress in the country, but it was nothing like whut it had been sad to be, The statement that the country was on the aE of bankruptcy was false and made for political effect. THE DISTRESS OF THR COUNTRY, Mr. Mennaks said there were 5,000 business failures in the cooptry during the past few years, and the amount ol capital involved was over $100,000, 000. Mr. Logax said ithad only been a few years since | appropriations were made to feed the starving people of the District of Columbia; now there were no such | eh ba ye That did not look much like distress, Tox then sent to the clerk’s desk and had ) read an extract from the speech of Senator Morrill, of Maine, delivered just before be tcok charge of the Treasury Department to tbe effect that the revenues of the government uext year would be ample for ali ex- penditures, and sn concluding bis argument said if the appropriations should be made according to the House bills there would be a large surplus to apply to the pay- Mento! the national debt, but the people would have as much taxes to pay as ever. 4 SURPLUS REVENU! Mx. Kxnvax argued that the people would be relie' ed by baving a surplus revenue. Lot there be such a surplus, aud then taxation could be reduced. Congress must cease to make such large appropriations if it ever inteuds to reduce taxation. The people should be ro- eved from every dollar of taxation that was possible. There were people ail over the country out of employ- ment, and if Mr. Tilden was wrong in his assertion, and if the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Morton) was right, the whole country woula know it He hoped persons would not be moved by the argument of the So ator Uhat the state of the country and the national Treasury was such that large appropriations might be made. Mr. RY, (rep.) of Mich,; said it seemed that his State had been the target against which all weapons had been aimed. He repeated bis argument that Micbigen had fitteen per cent of the coast of the whole country, and he would not bo true to hys State if he did not leave the chair of the presidicg officer and tako some little part in herdelence. tle detended his course in moving to accept the House bill, and said that Dill) gave Michigan $44,000 less than tho Dill as mow before the Senate. He denied that this political bill, and argued that {t was for the inter- est ot commerce throughout the couatry. Wheu other Senators gave good reasons tor improvements in their respective localities he had voted for them, as he did for those in his own State, because he supposed the Senators knew best what their respective States wanted, POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION. Pending discussion Mr. Hamuix called up the House Tesolntion to correct an error in the enrolment of the Post Office Appropriation vill im regard to compensa- tion of postmasters, and it was agreed to, ADJOURNED, The Senate then, at fitteen minutes past five o’clock P. M., wont into executive session, and when the doors were reopened adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasmxctox, July 17, 1876. Mr. Porpzztox, (dem.) of Ohio, trom the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, reportea the testiv mony taken in the matter of the New York Post Office, Ordered to be printed. Under the eall of states bills were introduced and re- ferred as tollows :— By Mr. Hopvixs, of Pennsylvanta—Appropriating $100,000 for the completion of the Washiugton monu- ment. [Note by the reporter. —The number of Houso bills and joint resolutious introduced up to to-day 1s 4,048. ] By Mr. ReaGax, of Texas—Tho resolutions of tho Texas Legislature asking protection for the frontier and compeusation for past expenditures by the State in that behalf. By Mr. Putuurrs, of Kansas—Authorizing tho Presi- dent to accept tho services of volunteors irom Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wyaming, Colorado, Dakota and Utah against the Sioux Indians. By Mr. Wappy1, of North Carolina—For the eree- tion of an equestrian statue to General Custer in Wash- ington, By Mr. Laxpens, of India For the immediate utilization of gold and silver butlion (by cortificates of value), to encourage the coinage thereo/, and to make the standard silver dollar a full legal tender. Referred to the Commitice of the Whole (on motion of Mr. Banks). Hy Mr. Kaus, of Rhode Island—In addition to the bili for the resumption of specie payment, requiring six per cent of the amount of outstanding legal tender | notes to be set aside in coin every year until the lea: tenders are of equal vaine with gold. The resolution offered last Monday by Mr. Piper, of California, for the appointment of a select committee ot three to proceed to California, attor the adjournment of Congress, co investigate (coujointly with the Senate committee or otherwise the tent and effect of Chinese immigration was adopted, yeas 195, naya 14 Majority ana minority reports in the Virginia con- tested election case of Platt and Goode, were made and ordered printed, The majority report is in favor of the contestant, and the minority report is that Goode (the sitting member), was logally elected, A bill to removo the political aisabilities ot G, T. Beauregard, of New Orleans, was introduced by M. Tucker of Virginia, and passed. Mr. McDovGaut, of ww York, introduced a bill granting pensions to heirs of officers and men, killed in General Custer’s recent battle with the Sioux, at increased rates proportionate to that of 950 a month to the legal pension of a Lieutenat Colonel, Referred. Mr. Spminexr, of Ilinois, noved to suspend the rules and adopt a resolution instructing the Committee on Banking and Currency to report to-morrow a bill to re- peal the act for the resumption of specie payments. Negatived—yeas 102, nays 92—not the necessary two- twirds in the aflirmative. Mr. Goctnank, of Pennsylvania, from the Select Com- Mittee on the whiskey trials in St. Louts, reported the testimony taken, Ordered printed. Mr. Lang, of Oregon, introduced a bill to pa; States ot Califoruta and Oregon expenses incurres suppressing Indian bostilities in 1872 and 187% Passed, Mr. VaNcR, of Obio, rose to offer a resolution direct- ing the Banking Committee to report to-morrow a bill to repeal the Resumption act; but a motion to adjourn was interpoeed by sr. Eden, o! Tilinois. ‘The motion was lost—yeas 99, nays 99. The resolution was then offered. f Mr. Kasson, of Iowa, inquired whether it was in order to m such indirect uttacks on Governor Til- den. (Laughter on the republican side. ) The SPRakeR pro fem—Such remarks are uot in order. Another motion to adjourn was interposed by Mr. Hubbell, of Michigan, and was carried. Yeas 100, the nays 99. ‘The Hovge then, at forty minutes past three P. M., adjourned, THE IMPEACHMENT. FURTHER ADJOURNMENT OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF EX-SECRETARY BELKNAP UN- TIL WEDNESDAY. Wasuinetox, July 17,1876. ‘Tne Senate resumed the consideration of the articles of impeachment against W. W. Belknap, late Secretary of War. Mr. Carpenter said he was informed that the Ser- geant-at-Arms had information to the effect that Jobn 8. Evans, the absent witness, would be hero to-morrow (Tnesday) evening. He asked that the Senate, sitting asacourt, &c,, adjourn to Wednesday next, that the evidence of Evans might be received 10 the case. The Chair laid before the Senate a communication from the Sergeant-at-Arms, announcing that he had in- formation {row his deputy to the eflect that Evans ar- | Fived tn St. Louis this morning en route to Washington, and would be bere to-moi row. Mr. Edmunds, of Vermont, submitted an order, that the detendant have permission to examine Evans at any stage of the proceedings, apd that the trial pow roceed. Mr. Conkling, of New York, inquired if that order gave the managers the right to examine witnesses in reply to Evans, ‘The Chair replied in the nogative. Mr. Carpenter said the defence expected to examine two of three witnesses after Evans, but could not call those witnesses now, therelore they had no testimony to put tn this morning. Mr. Whyte, of Maryland, submitted the sollowing order as a substitute of that of Mr. Edman Ordered, That the Senate sitting in this trial adjourn until Wednesday, the 18th inst, Agreed to, and the Seuate, sitting asa court, adjourned, . STANLEY. [From the Cincinnati Enquirer, July 16) ‘A few years ago the reading public tired of bearing about Stanley, the discoverer of Dr. Livingstone, The New York Heratp columns and those of its contempo- raries teemed with the brave young explorer’s exploits for weeks atatime. The citizens of New York and elacwhere feasted and toasted tho HexaLd Commis- sioner, and lion:zed him considerably. When he went on his last mission to continue, if not complete, the work the lamented Dr, Livingstone bad left undone, the whole world bade him God speed on his trying and ad- veuturous expedition, and waited patiently to hear what progress he bad made alter sulficient time bad id wilds of undiscovered Alrica But they havo been doomed to digappoimtment Stanley's whereabouts is a puzzie and a mystery. The tact that Colonel Gor- don bas reached ard navigated the Lake Albert Niyanza without finding any traces of the explorer, and without hearing of him, awakens much appreuension for the American's safety. It was one year ago iaat April since the'lest news was received irom him. He had then completed his exploration of @he Victoria Niyanza, and was about to start trom King Mtesa's capital, across the country of Ugandato tLe Albert Niyanza, a distance tittle over 100 mties, which he should have accom. plished 1p three weeks at iurthest, He had seven or eight miles a day in the tedious journey from Zanzibar to the Lake Victoria, and on his route had some trouble with the savages “He should bave roached Aibert Lake at rust a year ago. Aiter exploring the Jake and surrounding country it was on his programme to go southward imto the Tanganyika, through the wel which Dr. Livingstope thought connected these two great bodies of water. Colonei known to Stanley, made the expioratton, states inat no such channel exists. | Stanley ched the lake last mentioned, ma same discovery that Colonel Gordon. ‘did, then turned his face Nileward. if so,’ gra fears are to bo entertained for his safety. One conjecture is that; instead of retr his Course, as Some SUPPOSE, the explorer started on a tour westward, in order to strike the head of the Luataba River, whieh Dr. Livingston discovered and which Cameron visited, with the intention of descending to its mouth, In this case itis vot surprising that the explorer has not been beard from. ‘There t# ground to believe that the brave explorer has pot been lost nor siain in the Wilds of Central Airica, He may be heard port feared that the ny from yetatany time, Lf not within another twelve months the reasonable supposition will bo that he is lost, Would it not be well, shouid not the overcr of the great and good Dr, Livingstone send us tidings of lis whereabouts Within the next six months, to send ont an expedition to search for him’? He has braved many dangers and endured many hardships within the past few years in the beart ol heathen Africa, and the whole civilized world feels an mvorest his fate, Tidings irom him or from those who have seen or heard from him since April of last year will be looked for with anxiety by all students of history and all interested in the progress and advancement of Vilization, THE CUSTER MONUMENT. Additional Contributions to the Fund Yesterday. The Surgeons who Accompanied the Ex- ‘Pedition Not To Be Forgotten. EULOGIES FROM ALL CLASSES. Some Questions Which Might be Found Hard to Answer. AGGREGATE OF FUND 10 DATE, $299 OL The following additional subscriptions to the Custer Memorial fund were reccived at the Hxnatp office yesterday, All ages, sexes and nationalities unite in expressing the most enthusiastic admiration for the Jamented hero. IN MEMORIAM, Lory & Tayior's, | Broapway axp TwextieTH STREST, July 17, 1876. To tae Epivor ov Tur Herany:— I herewith transmit to your care the sum of $30 50, contributed by a number of Lord & Tuylor’s empioyés, whose names are herewith annexed, toward he.ping to perpetuate the name of Custer and his heroic band. HENRY BARCLAY, A. Calder, M. Barmore, F. N. Strong, H. Dalgicish, M, Lynch, Miss H, Gartiand, Miss E. Kennedy, M E. Webber, Miss M. Donaldson, Miss Condon, Fagan, Misa H. Kofler, Miss A. Hollins, Miss MeGov. ern, Miss Lynch, Mr, Hamilton, Mr, Cash, Miss Molloy, F Cash, Miss M. Stack, Mr. G. le D.' 0, Jones, W. J. Jobnston, osh, H. E. Retd, P. J. Ken- nedy, G. H. Lake, Cash, M. C. Patterson, F. Delbanty, George Smyth, Francis, RK, Outram, Thomas J. Blanck, L. Losee, A. C. Brown, R. Delmonte, M. Sher- man, FOR STONE OR BREAD. : Haxuem, July 13, 1876, To tux Evitor or tar Heraup:— Leonidas, with his Spartan band, defended the pass of Thermopylm for three days, and then cut his way to the centre of the Persian camp, whero all but two | of his heroic band perished. Cardigan, with his Light Brigade, charged the Russians at Balakava, with cannon in frout, rear, right and left, right in the jaws | of death; out of 600 only 200 were left, Custer, chiv- | alrous Custer! at Rosebud Creek, with seven skeleton companies, charged the Sioax, ten times his number, | Was repulsed, rallied and fought until the last man perished, Noble, grand Custer! Any American who neglects to contribute something loves neither country nor countrymen. Inclosed find my mite ($5) for stone or bread. SYLVANUS BUBBLE, TWO DOLLARS AND TWO QUERIES. New Yon, July 16, 1876, To tux Eptror-or THe HeKaiy:— Enclosed please find $2 toward the Custer monu- meut. In this connection permit me to inquire as to tho canse of all this trouble with the Indians, Has it not arisen from the silly sentiment held by some people that this land of North America originally be- longed to the savages because they happened to oc- cupy it—or, rather, a very small portion of it—before discovery by the white man? Why should our yovero- ment contribute in any way to the red man’s support? W. C, BAKER, REMEMBER THE BRAVE SURGEONS. New York, July 14, 1876. To tae Eptror or THR HERALD; — Whiie so much is being said, and justly, in praise of our noble soldiers who fell In the late massacre, let us not forget those devoted men who served m a medical capacity, aud who sbared all the hardships and dangers of the expedition with no hope of auy such rewards as strictly military mea receive in the Shapo of promo- tion and enduring fame, and whose only recompense 13 the consciousness of duty well performed und tue bless- ings of those whose lives are saved und sufferings | assuaged by their endeavors. The scrvices of the | surgeoo ure seldom noticed, and yet there is nota | blood-stained deck on whicu be is Bot seen, nor a bat- tle ticld without him; uay, is he not often the last vo leave the scene of slaughter, voluotarily remaining prisoner in the hands of the ‘enemy, whose advancin columns find him at his post ministering to friend and foe aliko? The bodies of some of the physicians who were with Custer have not been recovered, and may be even now writhing in torture at the hands of these red | devils. Let us hope that upon the monuments orected to Custer the names of none who fe!l with him shall be “found mi-sing.”” As they shared the horrors may they also share the glory. Accept $2, all I cansparo to rurther that end, a A PERTINENT INQUIRY. New Yorx, July 17, 1876, To tas Evitor oy rae Hreauo:— Inclosed pieaso tind $1 for the Caster Momorial Fund, and let us koow what the Great Father (Grant) at ington is going to do about it. Sega one ANDREW JACKSON. SCHOOL CHILDREN’S TRIBUTE. yw York, July 16, 1876. To re Epttor or rhe Herat: Wash't General Custer a braze soldior! We wish they would tell us all about him in our new school books, Ho wag a buily fellow, 1 tell you. Hero ts $1 for bis monument trom our money box. I hope that vn sol diers will revenge his death and kill all the Indians. Why don’t Genorai Grant aud all them othor big gen- crals loaflug about the country talking politics do rome fighting and less blowing? Write to our Uncio George; ho is one of them fellows. i ROBBY, JOHNNIE, MAMIE and FANNY, i AN OLD SOLDIER'S TRIBUTE. New York, July 15, 1876, To THe Error or Tre Heratp :-— ‘As & soldier of the late war, of Sheridan's cavalry, and often with the brave Custer. please accept the fee- bie sum of fitty cents toward the Custer monument. A braver soldier never buckled on a sabre. H, SCHROW. LOVED AND APPRECIATED THE HERO, Sanaroca Sraixes, July 16, 1876. To rue Evtrox ov tHe Hiraty:— Please accept this email sum {rom four persons who loved ana appreciated. the brave General Custer and | his men, who fought for their country and fell by the hands of the brutal savages:—G. 5., 35 cents; OB, 25 conte; M. E. 8, 20 cents; B. B., Scents, ‘Lotal, 85 ceute. A SCHOOL TEACHER'S MITE. New Yorx, July 17, 1876, To Tue Epiton oy tae Herat. 1 inclose five cents toward the fund for the erection of the Custer monument | am a poor school teacher, | and you are doubtlessly aware of the miserable little salary that seHooi teachers receive, consequently can- not give more at present. ANNA WIENER, SMALL BUT HEARTY CONTRIBUTIONS, Bertie Olmstead, Pawling, Dutchess county, N. Y., send ten cents to the monument fund, Willtam F. Wo ® poor printer, contributes filty centa. ‘An Ltalo-American, ten cents, W. J. G., Sullivan county, New York, poor but sympathizing countryman,” twenty-Ovo cents, Thomas H. McCabe, a messenger boy for the United Press Associatipn, Jersey City, sends twenty-lve cents. of Jersey City, sends $2 *‘to assist in a the proper rocognition of this noble J. B. Cronon sends five cents. Charlio Ross, of Pawling, Dutchess county, N. Y., sends twenty fi nts, William Most poor commercial traveller,” sends five cents, all he can spare at prescay H, M. Arnold sends fifty cents. A. C. contributes twenty-one cents without com- ment Charles Schiele sends five cents, Amor Fortis forwards ten cents. Fernando Cain sends the same amount, Gussie and Edaje, of Brooklyn, whose papa served under the deceased hero in the late war, send fity cent: Nottie, little girl, sends ten cents trom Phila- delphie, pert Danting Roe, a newsboy, sends threé cents “+A Reader” forwards twenty five cents, Hawkeye Tom sends ten cents [rom Brooklyn, A Russian resident contributes ten cents. RECAPITULATION. ‘The following !# a full list of the subscriptions for the nt to Custer and bis comrades re- HL. ©, Stove: J. J, Courtenay. f, Puimer usgrave & Co. Lloyd Aspinwall Lovell Hill, | among his soldiers, but away in the rear of them G. Union, C Be... oe 10 Ned Forrest Pd Fiat Justitia. 10 Charles G........ 10 Ex-mew. Custer’ 2 600 5 50 10 10 2 25 Ww Jobuny and Ed. 30 Fred. ‘Novi. 10 Isaac Frank w BeBe Bosses 2 Tommy Dixon v0 1, M. Herman. 10 Ie 00 5 200 10 10 10 Ww Apprentices’ 3.00 Patriotic Newsboy. 5 Robert Stobe 10 00 A 10 Geo. H. Ci 10 Platonian 6 Socrates Copperdacht. . 1 00 OL Wingate, 1 00 ©. K Young 5 L. G. B.. BW. M. B., po German Boy... Misogomist, Litt. Harry Lily, Pauline and F Marie Thompson. 2% Sylvanus Bubbie, 500 H. Peaboay. 5 00 w 200 25 20 200 50 200 10 85 N.J.G. 26 A Russian 10 Solon J. Glasto, Colored Waiter... T. D. and F, M. | this was not so, bis experience was exceedingly lim- ited, and that be was overreached by Indian tactics and hundreds of valuable lives sacrificed thereby, will astonish those alone who may have read his writings— nOL those woe were best acquainted with him knew the peculiarities of his charactor. | . D. STURGIS, Brevet Major General United States Arwy. SOCIAL SCIENCE. THE COMING MEETING OF THE AMERICAN 80+ | CIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION AT SARATOGA, This society will meet at Saratoza on the week be ginning September 5, It bas been arrangod that all the members shall be accommodated at the United States Hotel, the meotings being held ina public hall opporite The totlowing programme gives the course of proceed: ings and tho subjects anaounced for discussion, There will be several sessions, simultaneously taking up the different lines of inquiry as follows 1. THR GENERAL SKSSION, Trxspay, Sept. SP. M.—Address by President 4 Jconomic Possibilities. ” HRDAY. Sept. 6—ALO A. M., business reports and communications from members. At 12 o'clock, annual report of the Secretary, Mr. F. B. Sanborn, At 3P. M..a paper by Mr. Horace White, of Chicago, At 4:30 P. M., apaper by Mr. W. Jungst, of Cincinnati, on “Ihe Social Task of the Second Ceutury of thé United States.’ AtS 2?’ M.. # paper by Mr. Goorge T. Angeli, of Boston, on “The Prevention o! Crime."’ THURSDAY, i | Department o vciai roblems of Cotion Manuf ngland city, a8 shown by the recent experience of Fall Ri At lo A} paper by Mr, Edward Atkinson, of Bostou. At 12 o'clock, a’ paper by Pro | fessor F. A. Walker, of New Haven, Conn, op “Wages.” At3 P.M. a paper by Mr Charles Nord: hoff, of New York, on “The Industrial and Social Con dition of the South,” to be toilowed by a general de bate. AtSP. ML, areport, with communications and a debate on “Chinese Immigration to the Pacifie States? Addresses or communications on this sabe ject are expected {rom Senators A. A, Sargent an ton Booth, of C and other persons, Fuway, Sept. &8—At 10 A. M., a paper by Dr. John W. Hoyt, of Wisconsin, on “A National University.” At 12 o'eh a paper by Professor William Watson, of Boston, on “Technical kducation in Europe and Amer- jen”? At 3 P, M., a papor by Gamaliol reg irs Boston, on ‘The Civil Service Question.” At 4 P.M, a paper by Professor W G. Sumner, of New Haven, Conn, on The Commercial Crisis of 1819 in the United At 5 PM. a paper by Thomas Balch, o lelphia, on “Building Assocutions in Pénneylva nia and in Europe.” Avs P. M,, a paper ow “The Raib road Question in America,” followed by a debate. THR CONFERENCE OF CHARITIES. Turspay, Sept. 5,—At 3 P, M., opening of the Con. ferenco; address by Governor Tillen, At 4%. M., re 35 | ports trom the States represented in the Conference. G, E. Sears.. Lawrence Barrett... L. P. B. Bolle F, Sulte Patriotic Gorman Boy Josephs. Charles Dilg Eph. Muggins Johnny Rieley. Tommy Ricloy. Dollie Pinto... A School Bo} int Assistant Head Waiter, Colored Boy... F. Pe ©. B. Rudolphy Polly Hopkins, . J, & C, Johnson. T. A. McCab Gussie and R. D. Roe... A, Jackson W. Mosher, Anna Weiner, W..C, Baker, I Ameri Jobnny. Robby Three Children ues Bob, John, Mamio and Fanny... Charhie Ross. Bertie Olmstead, Ti. M. Arnold, 50 Hawkeye Tom. . i A. ©. 2 A. Reader, ©. Schiele: EB. 8. Weils. REP . Agent Central Express. John Owen, Annie .. G. J. Huber, eS Heda, Amy. Withio Morton Nat H.....+ Theodore Burnton... Post No. 3, G. A. R., Bridgeport. Employo’s Taylor's Brewery W. H. Roberts......... Mary Muni Fanny H. Merriu H. J. B. Moses Johnson. Tom Collins. . Lord & Taylor employe’s Grand Total. . COLONEL STURGIS ON CUSTER. A BITTER DENUNCIATION OF THE DEAD HERO— CUSTER CALLED A POOR INDIAN FIGHTER, AND SHOULD HAVE NO MONUMENT. The following card from Colonel Sturgis, the real commander of Custer’s Seventh regiment, is in ex- planation of an interview with him by a St. Lous Times reporter, who represented him as saying that Custer wantonly sacrificed the lives ot bis officers and men to gain notoriety; that he was no Indian fighter; that be was disobedient; that he was a coward and did not die at the bead of his columa; that bis life did not pay she penalty of his wrong. In regard to the pro- posed monument Colonel Sturgis used the following remarkable lunguage “If a monument Is to be erected to General Custer, for God’s sake let them hide it in some dark valley, or veil it, or put it anywhore whero the bleeding hearts of the widows, orphan, fathers and mothers of the men £0 uselessly sacrificed to Cus- ter’s ambition can never be wrung by the sight of it.”” COLONEL STURGIS’ RXPLAXATION Sr. Bannack, July 14, 1876, To rnp Eorror or tHe St. Lovis Tinns your article of this morning headed ‘A Curse on Custer,” giving the result of an interview between your reporter and myself yesterday, some strong lan- guage 1s used Which cannot be justified by anything I said, and must have been the result of an unfortanate misunderstanding. Mf General Custer had apy one trait more tully developed than another it was proba- iy that of dauntiess courage, This ail will admit who evor knew him, andi wm as unwilling as another to detract a single jota from his fame in this regard. But General Custer having been a public servant of the nation, and engagod in an important military ente: prise, the manner in which that enterpri ducted becomes a matter of public solicitation, inqairy and even criticism. In this view of the case | gave my ‘own views, fully aad freely und possioly warmly, to your reporter, and be bas in the main embodicd them correctly; but when he represeuis me as saying “Why was not General Caster at the bead of his troops in- stead of a long way im the rear of them; why was not his body found where the hottest fight occurred instead of back on the knoli?” he Goes both General ( and myself, no doubt anintentionally, wrong. 1 can readily sec how what | did been misunderstood. I wi seen in a paper extolling death, ‘at the bead of bi and surrounded by his chosen baud of office jw’? TL said, praciny my finger on the map where his trail met the river aa: where the fallen so:diers showed the carnage to have been, ‘if General Caster’s body had been found here, surrounded by the bodies of his officers, then, while we might deplore his error of judgment, yet all would have to admire the gallant manver in which he paid the pen- alty of his error by gallantly dying at the head of his troops; but this was not the case—on the conteary, he fell here’’—piacing my finger on the map where the knoli is marked-—* ft and surrognded only by officers, all of wnom appear to have fallen figuting desperately for ¢ lives. I knew every one of them and they were a gallant set of gen- ‘a | Uemen; but I can soe nothing in the desperate defence of their livos to call for the erection of a monam General Caster,"’ &c, Now, Mr. Editor, L trast you willdo me the favor of inserting this explanation in my true relation affair inay appear ly 48 possible, generally, 18 reported correctly, an B of battle, topes caretul comparison of General with an official map of te field with my intimate ki ledge of General Custer’s char- acter, and of the estimation in which he was held in his regiment and throughout the army. He wrote bject of Indian wartare, and the peo- pie of country who read his articles, - posed he bad areat experience im sacase warfare: Wupxuspay, Sept. 6,—At 9 A. M., reports from the States and from dowgates representing municipal and | private charities, A: M,, a report {rom the Stand ing Committee on In: covering papers by Dr, Allen, ot Massachusetts ; HB. Wilbur, of Syra cuse; Dr. Edward ©. Mann, of Ward's Island, New York city, and others, followed by a debate, AtsP, M., a report irom the Standing Committee on Publi¢ Builaings for the Dependent Classes by Mr. F. i. Wines, of Tihrots, and Mr. Francis Wells, of Philadel. followed by a debate on that sabjeck Spay, Sept. 7.—At # A. M., a report from Standing mmittee on Dependent and Delinquent Children, followed by adebate. At 11 A. M., a report | from the Standing Commitice on Penal and Prison | Discipline, by Dr, Ehsha Harris, of New York, fol- lowed by acebate, At 3 7. AML,’ a report from the Standing Committee on Medical Charities and Out- door Relief, followed by commun cations and a debate, At 4:30 P, ML, a report from the Standing Commitice on Statistics and Legislation, by F, B, Sanborn, | of Massachusetts, the special subject being National Legisiation for the Protection of Immigrants and the | Prevention of Panperism, followed by a debate, At 8 P, M., the conference will join with the general meet ing to discuss the question of Chinese immigration. | 14) SECTIONAL MRKTING OF THR DEPARTMENT OF JUy RISPRUDENCE, Wepxxspay, Sept. 6.-—At 10 A. M., a paper by Pro- fessor W. G, Hammond, of Iowa, on “Legal Educa- Von.”? At ll A. M., a paper by Professor Von Holtzen- “the Study of Jurispra- | dort, of Kerlin, lock, @ paper by Mr, ©. George A, Mat ‘on, D. on “Certain Proposed Changes in American Law Schools” At @ P M., a paper by Professor Theodore W. Dwigut, of New York, on “Tho Study of Jurisprudence in the United States,” followed by a debate, AtSP. M, av address by Mr. Dorman B. Katon, of New o8 “The Aduninistration of Justice, Considered im Rela | tion to a New Method Proposed for the Selection ot ” TIONAL MEETING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BRALTH AXD EDUCATION . AU1L A. M., a report from the Department, Dr. D. F. Lin. A. M., a paper by Dr. Secretary of the Healt! coin, of Boston. i D. Castle, of Phila Other Iphia, on “ifealth in the Publi pers on “School Arubitecture,” yes,"? &e., will follow and will be “The debated. SARATOGA ATHLETIC SPORTS. THE ENTRIES FOR THE COLLEGE GAMES ON THURSDAY NEXT—THE DIVISIONS AND ORDER OF EXERCISES, Sanatoaa, N. Y., July 17, 1876, The entries for the college athletic sports, to come off’ on Thursday, closed with the following entries :-~ THREK-MILE WALK, W. Merritt, Bowdoin; T. A. Noble, Princeton; M. EB. Driscoll, Williams; Ernest Law, E. 8. Molivaine, Unie versity of Pennsylvauia; W. M. Watson, College of the City of NewYork; ©. W. Eager, Dartmouth; H, Sewall, J, H. W. Wharf, Wesleyan, oxe HUNDRED Yards DASH, ‘ W. W. Van Dousen, B. A. Rich, Wesleyan; J. M, Mann, A. C. Hunt, Princeton; J. W. Pryor, Columbia; H. W Stevens, Williams; H. L, Geysclin, W. D. Kelley, University of Pennsylvania; HL Lauterbach, College of the Civ of New York; Stepbem Young, Dartmouth; W. T. Wakeman, Yale. BROAD JUMP. H. I. Willoughby, Hi. [. Geyselin, University of Pennsylvania; Stephen Young, Dartmouth; H. Bogert, Columbia; ©. Halsted, Prinecton. THREE MILE Dartmouth; T. D.B, Frear and Q, edder, Union; K. A. 1. Mend, Wesloyan, GNADUATR MILE WALK. W. H. Downs, Wesleyan; S. McCall, Dartmouth. MILK RUN. A. L. Morton and D. H. Kellogg, Yale; © W. Ved- der, Union; 5. A. White and E. 1. Mond, Wesleyan; H, 1. Bogert, Columbia; £. C. Stimson, Dartmouth, HURDLE RACK. J. M. Woods, Princeton; J. W. Pryor, Columbia; A. W. Biddle and H. L, Geyselin, University ot Pennayl- vania; K. J. Babcock, and W. D, Maxon, Union; W. T, Wakeman, Yale. PUTTING THE Shon. J. M. Mann and N. B. Van Tensep, Princeton; J. Ke Bold, P. F. Jenkins, Union. MILE WALK. J. FE. Woodbridge, W. F. Lansing, Union; W. Fr, C, Stimson, Merritt, owdoin; T. A. Noble, J. M. Taylor, Prince ton; Driscoll, Williams: Ernest Law, E, Melivaine, University of Pernsyivanin: W. M. Watson Colloge of the City of New York; C. W. Kagar, Dart mouth; J. H. W. Wharf, W. E. Ward, Wesleyan, Crap iw CN: i F. A, White, F. E. Holeom! ; Young, Dartmouth; D. H. Kellogg, Yate; T. o B Frear, C. W, Vedder, Union; H. P. Bro ind G. M, Hammond, Columbia. THROWING THE BALL. J. R. Adriance, Willams; J. M. Mann and P. Carzi, Princeton; H. Andrews, University of Pennsyl- vania; D. Robertson, Wesleyan; P. F. Jenkins, Union, : GRADUATE MILE RACE. W. R. Phillor, Princeton, and W. H. Downes, Wes- leyan. RUNNING MGM JUMP, J. M. Mano, ot Princeton; J. W. Bogert, of Columbia; P. F. Jenkins, F, D.. B. Froar, and J. F. Thomas, of Union, and A. W. Biddle, of the University of Pennsylvania. QUARTER MILE RUM, |B. A. Rich and W, W. Van Densen, of Wesleyan; RB. Robbins and H. W. Andrews, of the University of Pennsylvania; G Halsted, D. Stewart and W. B. Van Leinsip, of Princeton; H. M. Stevens, of Williams; Stephen Young and E. ©. Stimson, of Dartmouth; F. D. b Frear, of Union, and Gaspar Griswold, of Colam- bia. THK ORDER OF THR EXRRCIAES. The following is the order in which they take Ince :— Piporenoon—Three milo walk, 100 yards dash, putti the shot, graduate milo walk, first heat of hurdles, half-mile ran, broad jump, first heat ot quarter-mile run. Afternoon—Throwing the ball, final heat of 100 yards dash, mile walk, graduate mile run, Gnal heat of hnrdies, mile run, high jump, final heat of quarter mile run. CHESTER PARK RACES. Cixcrswart, Jaly 11, 18 The summer trotting meeting at Chester Driving Park was concluded to-day, The first race, 2:45 class, for a purse of $1,000, wat won by Lady K. in three straight heats, Scott Thomas second and Frank Miller third, Timo, 2:55, 2:20}5, eats won the second race, tree for all, for a purse Of $2,000, in three straight heats, Time, 2:29, 2:27, 2:29%. Huntress came in second and Nelie Irwin third, Tho third race, a five milo dash, betwoen Wander's i Stone's Lady Chester, was won by the Wetts Isnaxn, St. Lawrence River, July 17, 1876, Groat interest is manttested in the Sunday School Parliament which opens here to-morrow. Tho first day will be ealled “Fraternal Day.” Addresses wil be delivered by John Feraio and M. H. Halden, of Rng. land; DK. 0. Haven, of the United suas, Hon. A. D, Shaw aad other prominent speakers. The seqund day will be devoted to the best methods of teaching. A lai namber of delegatce attend the | You Mens Christian ‘hssogianean vention at Torome will be pensenh