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PESCKNDANT80FDUTCHMEN ASSV.\l. PINNEK OF THK PT. NICHOLAS POCIFTV A BBII1 UBII I srrf'rssrit. oathktuno nr .<101.1I> at-KB Ol" TUK MFTRnrni.ts BPBaVt-MS bv BaMUMl) wktmouk. B-BtKBaVt, Rt'OKK. TOMMOl Ot!K PICARD. MR. CfKUTC ANT> OTHKRS- MR Ml rnv _*____DS for tiik ARMEMANP ANP CCBA. lt la s BjMSStlBB whether th? Bt. NlehOBM Boctoty ever caaabrstsd the featlval af th* aneient ltiwhop of yyra. who, flrst thfl patror. of aallor* nnd nchool rhildrer,. fam* tO he the aalnt of the Hol.anJ.-rs an-1 then approprlately enough thi BBtat of the iVa-'endant* of the aett'.erfl Of Xew-.\m?terdam. wlth i 888*0 e, lat Anl hrllllance than when at DehnonJco'l ,a.?t ni_ht the alxty-flrst annual dlnr.er of the BO rlrty took p'.Bce. Theae dlnn-rs have been hel.l vaarty alnce the organlzatlon of the aoclety, and auoeaidlwg year*a banquet. accordlag to the BsaBfloraaa af Boaae af ihe oldet BBaaBbara *eem* to j.?ve arllpaed ail prevloua eflorta Hut whlle *> aweeplBg an aaaertleai aaa) be seaaawhat <iue to the ttel that the envlronmcntB of tbe present are more v;\ii than thoae of the past. it ls Ba^uaatkanable that lar?t nlKht'H dlnner araa net BOfpaaaod by any ,..* the note.l and ronnptcuoua gathartBga of thlfl 5 . ty that have gone befora. Oae __8i_B0ttvfl featura, aad ono which atrtttea ; raoaa in tha- habit of attending publlc dlnn.-rn hs a Inppy lnnovallon. Is the arrangementa of the tabOa In*tead ef ihe orthodox long rowa of tahlea ? ncht angles ta the head table. the St. Xlcho .- | !ety lnalats" on a provlBlon of separate round tablfla There were twenty-slx of these prepared !.i?T nlffht and at each right dlnera were s.-ated. raatagta Of tha cyaiem are mar.y, aa fhe f.-.isr-Ioving membera of Bt Nlrholas have dla <\-\er?-d. By thla arrang.mient a man Is not con '.ir hla exchangep of viewa to hla next d-ior na-i?hl>or or hr* vls-a-vla. He has al once a whole ? -if frler.Ja to ehat wlth. anl bnndy worda "f hiimor. This prouping is admtttedly an aid to g aad f.-iVwah'.p. a pleaslng element that ls aometfmea *!,.'!>? lacklng al poblle banqueta AT THE HEAD TAKI.E The guests' table extended aimost the entlre hnadth of the room Edward Klng, tbe president of the BOClety, occirpled the aeat of honor. I'pon hl? Immedlate right waa M O. de Weckherlin, the Neiherlands Minlster. whlle Ihe Rev I>r Henry ? :.!i Dyke Rat ta the left of ihe prcsldnnt. ?>thers al thfl head table were Commodore Blcard, .ludge .'..i.rwater. of Klngston. Joaeph H. Choate, M Plaotan, I'onsul-Ueneral of the Netberlaods; Nlcho taa Flsh. of the Soclety of the Cinclnnatl, Herkeley Moatya, St. Ueorjte'* Soci-ty: Dr. D. lt. St John R.iosa. Holland Soclety. Major-C.enerul Hog.r, W. H. M.Elroy, cbaunci-y M Depew, F. ti Da Payoter, Suelt-ry of Colonial Wars. Kdmijnd Wetmore. W. E. ]>.?lge. N.w-England Soclety; T. L. James. Sr Darld'i Bockaty; J Kennedy T<>., Bt Andi-.-w'a Bo nety. and J. S Coleman. St. I'atrlck'. Boclety. A BEAUTIFTJL BCWJSB The S'-ene in Delaaonloo'a handaotne b.u.q'ietting hall when rhe (rtiests had taken thelr placea WB8 ' esceedlog haauty laBmedlately behlnd the aalrman was the orangr-.-olor-d banner of the ao ga'.lantly popportad OB one slu<- by thfl Rlorl , - r'.ag Of the Repablle, and on the other ly th. natlonal Hag of HeiTait*. The orchestral fallen*, factag the praaldeat, was <)rape_ w.th tba Srnr^ aad Btrlpea, flrlth a c-ntrally altoated polBted devlee of thfl aOCtety*a coat of arms aiel lts ni-.tt.) under .- ? Th..- orange eolor of tha organlaatlon aat pre mlnated ln the decoratlnna-ih- menu ,rds. the toaat list. the mementoa,tht- racsptaoli ? ' * ? na fan- | I rea,arere all orange tintert.an 1 th.- aobdacd r v* from tha alumlnoiB oll lamps ptaoad up ? saefa . .. added eflacl la peaetratlng through gansy ahales of the same eolor. Bflhlnd tbe ehalr Uble, ar.'i la other prosBlBeBl parrs of the hall. Btood sr .>!. #aolemn, alm.>s; '.mpressive ne groes, dreaaed ta tne o;-. Knidierbochei coatume, l .oklng as If they ha 1 |tMl s'.pi^o from a ear toon, bnl ad Ung a pn-turesque frtngc to 'he Bcene. lOME OLD CERBMOKIEB Inat before the epeaktng bagaa the tradltloaal Of the s icl-'ty flren obaerve-l. The Bfl -. mentlonfld attlred in their ancestnl -- ; tha baU, beaded by a bugler, bewlgged : -.vi-r-i. bearmg tha predoua rette of th. Boclety, th? old w'athercock whleh anea ei . Sew-Amaterdaaa Town Hall. a; Burltag >..-,. ani afterward turned ta the wlnd orer Washtagtoa Irvliag'a hom.. st Blaapj BoUow. with th.- eoeh eaata th* greal ma.-e of th?- soclaty, and b .th wr? j .,,...-, | . preatdent, in nerordar.ee wlth cus I whfh he ackn<.wi !_- 1 by - (Bl | l.faahtoacd rhree-^ornfred hat he hai worn ? the dlnner. with each sBcoaedlBg year the membera ' lh< aoclety grow tu look upon the an vanc wlth greatar reverence, and II la ,.ar belff among the adherenta of Bl Slcho ,as tha- tbe eoch atlll polnts the dlreetlon of the v.- Ile thai aa it may, lt ls an - fnct that n-? Boaaer had the old blrd founl a restlng ).!.,?? on th* tab> of honor than It Immediately . ani pulnteJ ira b'ak a; JOflepb II. 'hauBcey M. Depew, who had been le h i 1 not then arrived. but tager ^yea rooater*! ne*. when, ahortly afterward, Mr- Depew entered the room und sat at a clrcular table oppoatte the chalrman. and th^ oWBera of ih? evo* wer. prepared to teatlfy on oath that it vi qulvered to an totenae degr^e in ,;r, BffOTI to sw;ng round ln a Une w:th tbe lata arr-.v... BOME <>F THOBE PRE8ENT nv?r tw bundred and f.f'y Dscmbflra aad g:ie.?:? _ n pre??nt, among whom were thi follofrtag: ?v aitaea " Y'S ',. M ""' Mertlm. ? '' oeR Moora Ueora* V N Bflldwhi. -.--.- 1. Mi ? ??-. .;-tP? llld8<1*n. ,' V,'"^. ";- , i-r .1 N BrflBinfln, ?? **? ner* lirr*. 1^ Bfla Hum a Boa ,. \rthi" I 1 u lll'sin H harlM F. Bro ' * ? ? . ? L Brow*', l XX Ueeknian. ' ' 'r?? , >; a Crulkahank. A |- PSf* 11. II. < un.f. I- A '.-.,_? John a. . I..-.T- - ,,?_ - ? " ?' l I?r T M CTieeflman, ?<>nn A R sers. ? - '. ?"?'"?? ' WaaaaoBa, M CBanon, ';. ?'. *?? , i riroem.r : '- MIPr' a -Inrki;,, W Y. SUffl ??!. j: i inr.?< n. . ,,..-.. ... l. tti- - li. r Vhe.iiorl- iv a ? ??*???? j; -^.v; E.iw.rd i- wut, * I,r,!ir';.,\i::t"nrt;^ Chaancej M Depesr. '',::'v '?< i. *' ? - ,.. i? ?i.n, -? \x ? ??? w Devoe, ' *>?_ '' ' '? WUBUfl O, Ii* wut. Mew ?;;""';'";, . ii. C. I'u v... V'.'r'ii ?:'' . Wllllam Henry F m -'"hr- " ? ' ' !ri ;,,:';'t-|iri i iuu* s.n.-n.-M. m, AuaiflB ci. y i '< *?hl? . ? Bdflrar. M f'rar: ' -. '.' ? ' ['!!'? i i-.-wk ii ;' ater. Rdwtfl ' OUI *l " '.:- 1!.T'-T-. , R ?: <:? Rev. .1 .' T..- -. , ,. Howfltd TflWMjad. ; -. WilBaaa II I raiboai n Hre* ??? r .*?? T' " '. _toa_Bafl ' ; '.'? Henry F. Hon I Y*"\ "., ri!2L?'B. a T. Helmuth, ?. V )!. T^rni' -.1. u. i: Hflvelte. ?'? '? ,'a ',u ;;v., - VV II Barrlronn. ' , m 81 li--- :, _,Rw__f ._._."i_k,.._. ^?B,srsr i- 1-VanW l?TM .lacob T V nn ?i'H. nee^!r,V Ir.. Abrahjm V., *?*%?*? K!. y. Cheater ? a.t.rldjtf. . ^r- ?.Ii;, , ?;|Ut.: e.,.*e. E< O ? ' n Knc ' ""'. .%\ , To* ni i. ? ?? >' ? LoaBfl N ?' Wfltertury, y M Line* H > Wemj..*. i.. H Uiflc ' ? ,?\"? )?mea .v :> . ?.rr 'w. ;- ,-r* II %? '.*. - x\ . H yx #.lf /.n.u". M rrar. 3 CWmStt. VViin_ji) I. Morphj .i^.eph M Wa''-. ^?ora* B. Mort. Th* atawarda te wbaaa a worthy me?i ol pr -' : duV for thelr effirrs ln heiping to make a hut ____. r,t tnf. f,-.- val arere Aurcen ", F.>\ A Van B_?tvoord Wll iam carp.-r.d.r. Henrjr r Bword.. B Aymar Bandil SunUr N^Deswr. Charlea A s hermerhorn ani Oeorgfl O. De \Mtt Wlthth' l^appearatree of the laat courae thfl lon? Liutch eiay plpes were brough: out and were nrsnlpulated with * wlh THE CHAirtMAN'S REMARKP Mr Kirr's openlng rddra?? wa* Ib parl a* fo - ; I - It lr a BOSWW Of coiiRr: ? ulation to ua all thal 1 am Btoraav to ? on thal ibe atat* or th.#w el r!., ... ' ,i Th( se r.rirv lnform* m- tha ^S_er^meinb-?a '* U ****. ?'"' '?}*1 hs - ,,,?,: lurprlaed .t th*'numberofapi a nrho art kBorhlBS -" <"'-' '"' ,r'p ,,r?":,.m' ,-. r, ..\* . | ., treaaury i^ overflos ln : u?< ? . ,: truly rlch, b. ? everybody, bul nafortaaatery ho had aai on th. baaket and broki n a lol (Laugkter.) lt u pleaaanl to linlulgo in remlnlaeence. on theae occaclona. Blxty yeara ago thi. aocletj waa founded aa a aon of prot. agalnat th. ealstlna p|?ur aocletle., partlcularb tbal of Mew-England I don't wani you to under.ian.1 by this that i moan thai there was nny hoajllllty, hut each one of th*-.< aocletle. hn.I i> mtaaicn of liv nwn and tbat mlsslon was not laoreaentative ol Kew-York There wa-= tbe Bcotcb Sooioiy (,r 8t. \i irow'a. with its annuai fea.t ing on haggia, accompanled bj ptt-roing ahrieka of tha bagplpea There waa the Bnglteh Boetet) of Bl Ueorge'tt, lovalli- toii.ttnr: iboir King every year. aiul thare waa the Kew-England HooU-tv en Joylng its bakcd i.oan. waahed dowa wlth rfew Bngland run. iLiughter > It n-aa folt that thero ahould b*> a New-York Boclety, end thi* ma tha outcomo. thc St. Nlcholaa Boclety. I'hlllp Mone, ln hla dlary, BOema to have taken a de.pondent vlew of the noW Boclety. He aay.-. that there would he a fow annuai dlnnera and that that would t>?- tho lost of it ll>. rb^raotorlz.-s th*- noxt annuai dlnnor. upon the (ir:--t Ennlveraary of the foundutior. of tbe aorlety, iss belna attended by only alxty people, nnd 81 belng a v.-ry for.-o,l nffalr, and glvoa It as hla opinlon that there would nol be another aanlvoraary dlnner Mut in tKts ho tahea a more chcorful rtaw of tbi proapecl f..r our organtaatton, nnd aino.- theti th. aoclety has not only kept up it. annuai dlnner*, but ha. goiie on Inerouslng ln proaperitv. (Ap plaua. . And, anlmated by honesl prlde for the elty which It ropri-aonts. tha soclety has none on Incroaaiiu: in power aad Influence untll it la repreaented ln every tastltutton in New-Tork, an.i tn lu eollege., churchea, mii?eums. charttle* and hoapltala you wlll flnd promtaently aot f..rth tho aamra >.f mem? ber. of thla Bt. Nlcholaa Sooiety. (ApplauM l Tn THK PREBIDEKT AND THK OOVERNOR Tha h.-aiths ot Prealdent Clevel.nd an.l (iovernor Morton wera thea propoaed by Mr. Klng. an.l .Jnink str n litig. WUUam II McBlroy, la rlslng to r*-sp..r. I to tho toast of St. Nlcholaa, waa warmly groetcJ. Speak ing of tho ohl siini of Myra. he aa ? He ls tr.ily good, and be eonld nn: be rr.ore ap proachabli lf he w..? a candldate tor Congraai ia a closo ..listrlci. Ar.d then what a magnifloent mlsaion li hla. As l apprahead h!m. it ls his mis eion to mak,- two rays of sunahlne baam where oni bearoed het re. It is foi hlm to enUrge und knit oi.,?er togi-thtr brotherhood and good feltowahlp. And ir, filllng tho atocklngi of tho Natlon, bc La a more Influentlal public p*-rvant than ,-.ny law-maker This sulnt who tllis the sto'klnga at Chrlatmas mak.-s happy chlldren, happy chlldren mak*- h.: i lldren; good chlldren, all thlngs boing equal, make aood m.-n and wom.-n, und wh->n Bt Nlcholaa has fllled h.a. mlaslon men and women wlll be worthy and there wlll be llttle noe.i for laws. trr.-s- may bo ablolahed. and the Capltal at waah? lngton turned nr,.. a bi rycle ? taden | "OUR CUT." Bdmund Wetinora, on tho th*n*a af "<mr City," made a wltty and tloquonr. apeeeb tbal gninod him frequent applauae. lio sai.i la part: I i-i-m ir a high honor to be .-ai!<-.i upon to r* spond to this toaat before the Bt. Nlcholaa Bo? clety. I did not suppose that aay one would bepei mltted to do bo who couidn'1 hltch tho tirst par: of his nnme to a "Van" or who dldn't ulve a "dam" for the end of it. (I.uughtor i Witn .1 graceful n rognltion, however. ol thoae of us who are only naturallaed cttlaena yoa, tho orlglnal proprietor. of ihe lalniul. allow th. r> st of ua to Join you ln a;*.-.:k lng of "our city " Hut when we say "our elty" lt's a llttl.- dlfllcult to tell Ju.t who doea own ll now. An trtakman and his wlfe once moved In aa tenanta next door to a qulet but .tritabie gentleman, wiio waa aoon ao dlalurbed by a leafenlng rackel from his nelghbon that lu* atarted out to complaln, ran>r the bell furlouslv and aski I the Irlshmmi. who .-am,- t i the door. If he was the master ol the houae. "Well. .or," b*- replled. "thot'i wbal me and me wlfi - Jaet tryin' to folnd out." (Laughter.) Bo, there la in the Bame way some llttl. Ilfflculty ln flnUiiig out rh. preaenl proprletors ..f thli town. Thore is no doubt that the Dut hmen wer.- the flrsl ownera, and Bt. Nlcholaa the foundatlon salnt; but, what wlth the llberal Bunday lawa of youi Dutch anceatora attractlng over the early Putitana from Boaton, and the uovrmmet.t ol thi patro ni a;> pearlng so attractlve to th.- Pal Rooneys and the other Bona of st;. Patrick, and tbe fame of your good llvlng bringlng o\or half of I.'ur..;..' and the arholl ,' i? ?!. hat \v;:h l falling ofi' :n th. Importation of Dutchm n, and ar Increaa. In the exportatton ol ducheaae., :h--.'a verj llttle of the old patrimony left In the ortglnal hand? (Loud lauirh'- ? ' Wo are Borrj thal this is io. Thoae old Dutch mon hai an elemeni of conaenratlarn. a qualll ? ' placldlty that would b<- very arateful in thi n neadlong ruph ..f tr,. elty ol to-day. Thei rule.! in a klnd ol aober Dutch reformed way that made lifo mii.li ea.ler They did nol arlte letter. for tho newspapers, an I llke tr..-ir Natlonal bero, Wlll? lam the Bllent, were charj :;?? h and wen or.ly Intervlewi l oy thelr aood wlrea. They never let buaineaa intorft-r* wlth thelr dtaner, n-.r pofitl dlaturb theii iie p Planked b? thi- sober Q i of Pennaylvanla on thi one side, and the auatcn Purltans on thi ther, they opened theii hospltable doors to the poor, homeles. Ooddeaa of Mlrth, who woul 1 otherwlae have perlshed fi r waal .?f ? ? l HER li.'STS WEL.L REPA1D. And well abe repald ber hoata Ho* many ml.l lonp of ohiidron have grown it:'.. bappler men and ? from tbe entranclng brl| theii flr.t aoQiialatance v.ith Banta Clauai H "? many b'-irts. ar in Dtckena'a atory, baa tl. ? splrtt ot Chrtatma* Paal stlm l lato warmtta for the llvtaa pr.-s.-ntl Who can BB* that. ln nianv B a,,ul. chlld hoo I'a fnr1. In Bt. Nlcholaa h n i ol rul bed ou: llnei that faith ln ;? ?? Weatmti .'..?. ohl?m would ?? ?? havi effa ed And the p.-nl... aood fellow.hlp that grew up In Paaa festlvals, and New-Year'a calls, and ChrlBtmai Junket ngs, I akin to general ho>pltal!ty tha: u i.r?-1 a wlai tnat n,a our cltj from the beginnlng the r~fuf; oi the Btrar.ger, and baa been the promoter , | preae'.vei o lu i r .sperltj No on wai ever persecuti 1 f?>r hi.- rellgion on Manhattan lalan.. The Immigrant broughi that In wlth him on the free llat; and ho loaa as he behaved hlmsell a didn't dlaturb othera, he could do whar ? , ? w th lt Iie r,,'.inl frcedom here lona before lb? autue of Peraonal Llberty adorned *>ur bay. Ar . lh. :. I egan thi pr i *a* ot r ibblng oti hia ragged edgei and harp corn ra, ana breaklng up prejudlces that preceded hli tran.formatlon u Amerl in rltlxen and a true New-Yorker. Tne r.su" of this procesi we, perhap., regaM a llttle more hlghly than th. real ot our ffliow coun;rvm'.n One might for examp.e, po.*ali tect a Bhadi ol differenc betwten o Bn i tha rhlcago papers. ln 1 lem w-o pardon aornethlng of tne Bplrlt ol local patn (Laughter.) But no local patrlotlsm I* wholly prool agalnst the attractlve power of our brl.llan! me .. | ,ij. i, || thi oni olace that all tne i 1:1! s comes to or wanta to come to How many wn have won BUfces. elsewher. comi here to enjoy it bul whoever knew any one wltb a aettled hom' among us who moved away anleaa from necea l < (Applauae.) 1 i.-iv.- aeen eltlea tbat aurpassed our own ln i tv-ito-- Cltlei wlth a bcttei ikyllne than ours, that look b lf aome chlldren oi the Titan. had been playlng witn glgantlc bulldlng blocka and .eft j them ln confuslon. l v. .een dr.ii plcture galleriea. , :? tter docka, m ire ire. bui I ve nevei met any men mon d< llght fui a. compai i or mon a >rtn: ? 1 regard, tha oos broad-mlnded cttlae ire th- true repre aentativea ol thla communlty- the genuln of our patr r. salnt (Applaua. .) A HISTORT ADDfl DIONITT TO IT. Bu -h a eharacter la tha work of time. It l*. acme* thlng to have a city wlth a bistory ?' ? ? of dlgatty to llfe that can never be fell ln eltlea where the ehlef wonder ki tha oppreaah ? iwiftne?> of thoir growth aad thc marvaUoua rapklit) ? wb.ch tbey have hu I lled or. a prec plta ? . . ? tm ? b . . way wai not a wil I ? i "??'> ? ? *\*i ; ,na, , though th m* dern town has nsen ovei '. . " . . :;,,? ,,; tn- ancieni one. yel nal rkB thft| cannot h. effi namea thai uarry us back for two r more, are reminoers ol thi gtorle. and the romance ?i ca! on!y do luatlce to the harn d ivi ln the harmony ol ? ??? ' ' -;" n,'i into my mlnd unbldden and wh ? h m< , raci ? eal i I ihe r charactera, wlth a rhymlnj ? ip4< i (./;. hi.,'i". wer. lh* r ? ln old Mai halt.n ? pi ln ? IVhei ' ; ? I - - And di inking *.? '? ? crtme, \wi, M.I. :...- thai ?? Th* ? Bl) siur.t tiie\ Mi w . ,!, i i, t ? lam * r ,\....-. tala old i iwb a. Tne war i were . r , ? ?.. Xhe p* ? -? ? ?? - i ath* ? ? I ?? ? ? No ?sccichor" r? I'ar-.. ? -, liat ,.-??'.. Hai ii,h i nl) "I ? ?? . ;, i |.. II ll .?'... 11.-.: - - ?' ' ' ' ?' And - i.. v i ...i gabl. ? ;. i ar i > ... : h ... ? u.l Kxr j I Un-: lu ., ? I 's 't .. ?? ? ?- dall) ? hi ipp*. N- - I ' ' v ,i .. I . Wl ? .. ? Id 1 ' . u i ' -' n:ni; r f? ? ?i'i. - hunrat draugi I haartj laogha .;. thi Bll ? ? - ? . . > \* - ? u simi . .. ia. e. Bat iturd). '.? j ? : . . '. 1 lo* . I'r . -2 '? . . ? - ? ?? Mlnlater De Weckerlin th*n ma-u- a btief ad dreBB exprcBi the ] i re he ha on b^.ng \>rtt anl at the dls Judf* CiuirviA.er. )l K 88*1 ai**jk:-r, I . ?: .... GKNi'IiAL RUOER I RKBPOlftl Tha neat loaal a* anaouaced war "Tne Army anl Navy,' whl carried - atlment, "Tha army , n,-.\ .-. ti ? ?? ??? :- th. pole, to ..... " aii ? >? ? Rug aaa tatro* . -,., the t **-r an l Iti aentlmeat i!d that to i . the toaai v...r a aource . ttlfl >attr?n t i hlfl ' I i B. "'" -: v... i ..: ? . ii..: '. a I " rather a recognition of l aald had ba n ta a. rvle In ? thi v\..i wlth M tl "' :''':' ''?'? ' "' tir. fiegula Army, aad mada anawer to Mr Wel mor- That K''n!l":'na!' '?'" an ' love bc'tt' than eoaBt Cr-;r\.: u g . . r r thla wonld be ?:i rlghl if the "other B ' "?' .ml I b? made t> F'-e lt in lh>- BBBM laght" ??" f.-rrlUK tO Ih" Aimy as lt BOB BBkStB, BS BSB1 ? waa i thheg ihar BhouM i?- eapable ..f movin it wa.?. thla eoaatry had nothlng to aaave. a.''?L'r' Rnger caba*d wl! - a ptea for lacreaaed f,,r **? Commodoi. Mantgomery sicir.i respoaded to ! aaral BMa ot the toaal Ba bagaa by aaynsj i , beard much iiuring the srenlBg of tbe m?n oa Bbore, but n,oihing of their ____evem ?ta al rei they w-:e as aettva en tha wmter sa ii otbar BotloB on tha globa. The Dntiauaaia re psatedty baal both tha ?agUaa and ihe French wh.n tbere araa anythlng like aajaal feece, Ba Biada the teaaarh thnt tha Lord waa on lha alde af l haa ita al ablpa, aad naaaa thi* eoontry araa bow ;r%" Ing to bu'ld The battle-ahlp he held to be the only aflrecttve ahlp ln tlme of war. An Am-rlcan had aald th..t ba alwaya fell nt ease when he aa? : Aaierkan Hag la a rorelgn port. ror bla parl Coeamokan wisald bava biai feel aioeh more at . i- ni Ibe Btgbl of thfl Bag on a battle-ahip Bl a f. n ign p irt ? A ri.AIX. ULBXT MAN." Wh.n Commodore Bteard bad aat dowB, prealdeal arooe and aald: "The rbondera of Jfew Aaiaterdaaa wera plain, allent men, arho d i worid'B rongh work. i bave tha ho?or to latrodoee to : yoa s plain, allent man, who wlll reapond :" this toaal Mr. Depew." Aald deafentng appinuse the ! sil.-nt man aforeaald aroae ind imlled by way oi peallBilBary, am; ramarhedi I um bfll. to hold tbe fort for a f>-w ml ? v.hile my frlend Choate si;s back and preparea nu< e ralplng-knlfe and battle oxc to , I '--1 a dlfferrace between noa in I two >? ? Then l araa the presldeni ol thli "'" ? ' e*t poflltion in thfl world. Now l all ?' '.!<? ')*.?' ard'a tab.e aad am :? i upon Ita charity. xn* aina ls dead; lona llv? the klng! Thla la on< ??' ' ? ? beal dinnera I have ever attended, Thi , bavc bea n bettei Tb< % bavc bt en more wir. of humor and rm - ? ? ' and l kno - ? th.H la dufl t.i the faei tbal only om man among iliciti all ha* been .. Dutchman. 1 ..:.-.r--< i?' dlfferent when attendlng a 81 N'lcholaa II ner rrom what ! do ai that of any other nationalltj ? clety. I feel like the C'lrglnla t.i. who took her alelgh-ridlng .a thej gT.ded .ng pier the crlsp anow .-:.-? snuggled np io blm bbo aaia. "John, 1 feel so dlfferenl from arhal I dl other nlght, when mi lipa aren aore. a-erc all eovered wlth camphor Ice Thert ? on 'era to-nlght Thea tbe apeaher lo ked I -ra!..- lo k of his whlch haa melted bo maBy audleitfea, and laughter aad cheers follosred. TurnJ | I ? the Preai? deni tbe ipeaker ?ld blm bla tlme waa eoBilng. Bpe Ury i. would hav* t^ dofl bla crown Ha flfoald hav- to go to Bcotcti -i nnera aad and drlnh Bcotcb whlahey H- would havi to tbe New-England dlnner and !r:r.k porh and beaBa. .1,. v. ?. . - ? attend e Welah dlai ? r ari I hear allea d muslc. li- wounl hava lo attend tbfl Irlsh dinnera told thal he aaa domlnal Irlsh, aad tbat he would hava to nwke the n II ,-,,, ; kej bereafter; aad if be came oat ol tbe ordeal aithoul ? >-.-"? of dyspepsls whlch would laa blm I i llf< lOBg, why, the llfe teso companlea would consider blm av a rlak al a loa , rate of pmniaaa. ContlBUlns bt aa Th*- Dutchmen have Imprei I upon 1 ; thelr pecullarltlea. Tbern nevei xx** a mon and emotlonal man than Peter Htuyvesant. Boa U..n*. (Laughter.) We are al believera ln hered.ty, ae Dutchmen Thlrty-Ove yeara ago a man waik. i (nt.. Delmonlco'a Il> had under hta arm a rooater done up ln ?' neflrspap*' Thal rooster had been i. own ofl ?' barn up ai Irvlnatoi be luse atated ln aittlng U| thera and K.iziri_ toward Yankee* ,-rii nevei turnlng round to look ihla wsj Tn. man wlth the rooster waa Washtngton Irvlng |- ftj yeara 1 I >re a pi 'eaelon ar ia m I tr- a iv. it - to ..-ii to hls Inai'guratlon a Preaideni of the i nlted Btatea a fl >man waa atandlng near Thi Preal lenl patte i the : ea l of thal rhild an l ih B so ne ? towi . . ' ration xx hlch pi luced tni ? , pr of Amei icai ? and the flrrll beal blograph' fl'* hav. to-day. Ti.it Preaideni wa* .. Waahing) ? chlld was Wasl The speaker p?ld rlp .o tbi >?? I lus of the t?utch snd then turned to thelr nueterful aym .,,.(.-. an | -.,:-.- ..i--! the downtr >d len He Phowed how duiing Ihe elghty years' war tl ;/,. . world fl'aa moved bj the atro itlei In Hol.ai .. ani he would asfc arhal wi an dolni to-da ai; our boai el ad ? nv i i and Improved : ic ll tiea for apr< - - ?? " matloi Ue dn w a atronj of tlie :' y?t L'hi be aald. atood looked or. at tl rn- re quest ona i I p part. - ? aa He ? iui I aak If ???? - hive Tl.. n of Cuba h- apol the f.i r- al ui der th aun, r - owi ahor - robbe I. plunder*d ar. I d ui d*r tl h< el of tl , ior un;.: th< ? II n ? longer an l rlar :?? revoH to caat off tl ? I y,.- no viii ? la ralBe i ln tbla coi ntr_ l isy to then -i-i; they have ahown theli rl| be an 1 thai thla cojntrj a .. gh ? tm m to buj ari arage As th. laal Bp4aher, Joaeph H. Choati wai duce l to apeak l i the i ?at, "' ?ur Uuesti el over tln ' then * i ? ?I hav* i. . IT- ' later." ai ,.i to devoti blmsell for a tlme to Mr Depew . r the Bt. Nicholaa he aald ths il waa a half ? ? eti oi rathei breed* ; tongue an I natlo h.uld not a that It la onlj yeara i?-,.- iai the i for a Wl . mpllfylna m.nj thinici ? . . ba : - I heai - a!l to oi Van Tromp an I to llttl. t our own I ari i ww wh-. laaheal nothlni I i than i'.i to th< ni.i-r Thla to :? araa tha oesn algnal i f luty due thal thi worl - en N'.-.a ,i" .T-k had to bon >w a Rufua K ri^ to perl I,, ? gn ?? !? wa. D ?' ' ?'?? l' ?* h who made New-York Hsd thejr I ren lei llon l ? i ? ? tl ,. u, . ii md on ih? north alde ol \ woul I fltlll ? lei ol :.'. town Tl - Dutch wer" ponservatlvi Thi dld nol multlplj glven tbe Increasa a*e n ? i - - ? I'.ll (mn WILL 01 CBABLES B. PBILLIP8. J-I-I-- ;: v- rilAR ^rTEniSTICa OP TH. III- TRL'NK ; BTILL l-'Xi -- .IMED One of tl >f P pular mm a-aa tha ati of Charlea Bui n Pn :? ? ?? ?' '?' wai prlnti i ln Th Trv.u: i yesterdai n PhKllpa ? '-'--? of Bmltb i- McNell'a II,,. -i foi i <" Bi re, ir. ns ?? ? n.? .-.--?. k, Mr. NVad rnoon. aald that, .-..:: Mr Ph'.U.p dl* ? ,-.- ? j). wa on ??:'?? fi endl | - rks, and Mr. McNeli waa deep \,<r,.,;. i when he ' ,,-...; . of ti unka of hla," -1 d Mr. 'A >, . a treat, fsi thi old man waa a 1 w rk< I I ' ? ? L? t to ac : tbe heli " ?' i i hear thal there ? in the ty, bul ? ? ' -? -':- :1!;i ? Bl'IT OVER THE JAFFRAY ESTATE . -. .:. Bupreme C rt yestcr la grante l leavc 1 J O, Cannon two of the rece rera ol the flrm i Jaffray A- Co., to brlna bu i againsl Howard .-' fray and John R Woo Irlff, ln ? rld i ? ? eatate of E B. Jaffra; them ? lh< property Noo. lo*. ii ? . : ? it.. ln thla ?? ?? The ? ? it they h ive paid < i W per Brm ? ? ' .,.;. the i roi r:- wl thej b -.? wa hi '? n oi the partnerahlp an I therefon paa i to t .. The ea rut -i - -?' ? ' pr, pert; I I >ns -d to E. 8. Jaffi ? ? "'' they ' '' ? ? ? H laf f the re ex* ' eatate. JAMEB H C .RLETl >N'H -r B ]!.,, . i>. Mra K n i ti - rf thi lal ?'? i-i - H Carlel ... died audd ? - - _ty-flve yeai A. ? ... er death It wi ' be dh I le ' varloua orgai Th< - - il. ',,-,- H -? ?? {15.1 ?' N ?' <?; iii ... Hai I-" ? ??"" ? | . .;. a ,.- | . ? : - i ? nev :??:?' B ., 1- j.. i.ai v'mei ' oo), Am. in lb -ii- :?? i; Haverblll Voui k Men's C College. SorthBeid ?.o i < ln irui J-, .aa, f0 be HS' : I I ' Hlgh Bcbool: Kenoas igregatloi i .,. ? Congrega nai Churcn H ... , \\ i. - R ? ? ooo CJXCIXXAT1 BAKKI BADLT XIPPBD ? .?: g?lt la BOW r :'? . banher. Z. F. Lewla, of Vi ? ' ' ' caughl ra. baBhi l ' - ? elt) ' amouat aggi satli It ia sad thst vld of Lewla la thla clty. on learnlng <-' hli nighl _ . .-,;.. ,, aarranl waa worn out for hla arresi Tr.. . ? ? the iletecme 1th him iron and ls tn l blm mr > \< extradltion - I impllfw l ?? _ _? /, / // i i CBnP *Bf? . .'a::- '? 1 I Tl rear ; ? . i . . :? ? ? ?? - ..' !?- at \ M 1 . .... MEN OF WESLEYAN DINE. THE ANrfTJAL MKKT1NO AND DINNFR Of THK NEW-TOttBT CLUB I ADDacaaaa n at...i:m:'.-'iknki!a.. bmbjotjck, Bx-oxyrmBsoB LWwaaaraT, of ...nnikti I't'T. AM' oTHsag. Th* twnty-wonth annuai BWeCtag and dlnnor of tha WaBleyan rjalvaratty Clah of RJaw-Tork wn I in Id last evenlng at the Hotel Savoy. After an hour 84*88*1 In aoclal greetlng. tho m?m bara ef tho oiub, ro the number of about ona hun dr.d. ho|?j thelr annuai bUStaeaa mootiiiK. at whlch th* followlng oHic. ra ware elected: Pr*aldent, Ai torney-Oaneral Theodorc B. Hancock, Tl; Hr.t rlea ).??? iMei t. Oaorga s Coleman, lt; ? wond vka-preBl I deat, the H.v. David <i. Dowaey, tt; aecretary, Oeorge W Davlson, tt; traaaurar, W. F. Randall, Ixeeutlve Commlttee, John K. Buatte, '7i. laaa ' C. Clark, fj, and il. lt BUyhock, "i Th. r, the membera gathered at tne dlnnor. Wltl* lam ?'. U'alla.-*-. Judge Adv.x-at.-'l.-n. rai on Oov ? c Morton'a stafT, acted aa to?tmdafr, The Rev, i>r Enalgn MeCheanev, tha retirlng preaCdaat mad- n brlef addreaa >f welceaae. ln the .'..urse of hla rcmarlta he aald that though Wealeyan ? Bttvaly a young laatltutlon, raa old anough ta be vn-rai.ie. and that ln ?ea graduated from tho unlveralty alnce IU teuadtag, thete waa nol one without at leaat a Btngle ItVtng rer.r I ,;.. .,,. Bradford P. Raymond. prealdent of mlver tj aboke akMueatly ta reaponae to the iai "Aima Mit*-." He dlrocted hla remarka "New ttducatlon,' aa laugbt La the eurrlculum ai Wealeraa. and lald : great Btreea upon th Imporunce of developlng tne , indlvldual man lle waa followed by Judge Oeorge <;. Reynolda, of Brooklyn, prealdent of the Hoard of Truateea of tbe onlveralty, wi,.. sy.oke apon "Tha Truateea." Profeaaor W. O. Atwater, of the faculty, waa the , . ;: .... r tl iBteltectual .tan.l ard bad ?.d so fai ra ?? ? at Weeleyan that the . nta graduat I to any of tht leadlng Oerman unlveraltlea Bad upon preaeatlag th.ir ? aiiow.-d to eater oa the aame I with tha atudenta already there, aad tak*- the degree of docior of phlloaophy ta one yoar's tlme. Oeneral Thomaa R. Haneock r.- ? i . . ...... ,.r Sew-York." He conflned hia remnrka prtactpai:y to tbe excelleal Btandlng at* talned by Wi leyan graduatei in thla Btate ln the : . . .,.. : m< . .: pi ?' ?? *** ** ?*?? Pu,D,t Ex-Oovernor P. C L abury, of Conaectlcu ' n- ? Introduced. He .... i ln : ar: ''W'<;. yan ha* ited many of th* great men ..f thla country. J ! trus: that thc efforl I alma ma ter" wui r* dlrectei ir. th- future a- tht. hav- t.n ln tne paai t voloplna men rnenial i und not phy.ica.iy. "Sugge.tlons have been mad- by aell-meani..g frlend* of Wesleyan tha: the name ol the rl, -i.i b* changod, the fear belng **P****** .;t;1' g-nera.ly had giin*-1 the Impresslon tbat tn. "on wa. a MethodlBt college ln tbe rmrrow sense. I say, No! Latt the |.I o-d name a i Von cannol dtv*?t Oxford or ( ambrldge o. the ln M . ?? of th ? Church of Ecgland .you cann l bi Harvard fr >m lh. I lea of I nltarlanlam; 5Ta.e wl : remaln i n regal i and Irir.ity Epl.copi Han and I eoni i I tn il ?? ? cani ot dlvee w raleyan ,,< ..... ?,!?;,. iiant, whlcb la ber tru*- tagacj ai I i u thright." ? , ,. Tn*- other toaal an I responsei were: I Alumnl." IVi'.ll.m E L ard; "The t ndergradu ate?" C R. Berrlen; "Our < ollege. \\ f Randall. ona those presenl were Stephen 11. Olln, < 1 > ,...., ,- johnaon, of Oovernor Cotnna etaff. n ? i ? ,; r-'' '>?'.'? ,'??.-' ? ? iadge, Bridgi porl Conn.; H i M, li ? [>r S. F. Ipham, ol Dr< a Beml iev Dr Jame. M Klng, Wlll;..,,, M I graham. I>r. C L Bonnoll, Frederlck A. PTard, B K rjwltllm, the Bev. T. Maaon Nor;,!. Judge I?. <* .. an 0f i" loklyn thi Rev I'r Oeorge P. Mains. Ueutenant J. A. T* kio-rrv. .1 hn E. Eu.tl. ?'? kov Ur. Wllllam V. Kelly. the Bev Dr A. J I'Almor Cle<irge ?. Coleman, fleorgi K-. 'Kf. v\ 1. Walkl r, Danlol Pomeroy, Dr. Praak D. Baeel aad Prank Reynolda_ 111 r. 1 >rE " AXD Ut> BBIOB LBAYB MAD':IO. vI:, ir*; i,. . I -i'.. ? and Duche ia >f M irl borough h..v ? taken the',:- departui i i contlnulns thelr tour of flpaln. TT.i.v/ HBORTEB FBEttDEXTIAL CABPAtOXE. Dec, l The el renth annua - i iventlon tt tbe Natlonal Livi Btock Kxchange waa call. i to ,ir,,.r Bl u .,??... k thi- morntna at tbe L'nlon Bt k Var |g i,. .. ? .? i ?? ? ? from Bt Loula Omaha, Kanaai City, II a City. rt>r "Torth, Bkat .. r excbnnges. Tho m irnlpg wn ,, ? routlne baatnea. Tb i Buffal , Bx hange wai admttti l memberahlp. Tho ?lon deeldi ;, ... ? - ? Congrea. re ?orn mendlnn thal Natlonal pilltlcal eonventlons be hi I Btxti daj - before -?? tloru '?'? rn i ? . I ???! aaklng Congreaa : en leavor I bargoo.\rn-rl.i'. llve stoch and meat pi . ir-, force in forelgn tountrtes; alao to repeal .he areclal tax on ol. imarEartne. The c nventlon D| . ... itael! on n rd i In favor of a betti i ' auiar a. i vl e, a redu tlon In letter poatage and a better iy.?tem of recelving and handllng ,lv< it f. ClEFELAEttB FISASCIAL POL1CT. MISTAKEB EFFECT FOR CAUBE . From The Boaton Journai. The trouble arlth Mr. Cleveland ta bla eoi ? th. Natlonal rlnance. la that he haa mls effecl for cause He devotei all hi* al n ., ,, th currency, whlle tbe real aocret . ri-'.n. rlal wi iknea. whlch affllcta ua la thc ln ?? ..-.: Natlonal revenue. Mr. Cleveland l. hn rea. tiiat th- , only important mca.ur. of legHlatlon tbat h ... rty-flvi yeara has lament i ;i,,v- .-,,;. [ tlu purpoae for whi<-h ll raa ., ;:,.- th De ?? ratl tariff for ??? .,. 'V I* noi , ro lucln . Ineome enough to mej l : xatloi ' :? tun V-: that la the hard, col^ I the .-it ??? B< .i'HIHTUV REOARDINQ OREENBACK8, From Th- Boaton Advertlaer. . large and labbrtaua wrltten rart of the -. lr whleh Mr ? leveland rehear.ea and re 1. . h*-. hla ..i.i i: ? ls ln po.ltloi to th green ,, K9 and trl to ju.tlfy hla dlBgru el il bo.id ti . iiini la u .v irthy of a I'i ti,,' l'nlted Stati lt -'""r ?';il ? . the - '.'?? t ? tlon. so Irr* ton- , , li b, and .; Il r.\ ? io i , feehle ... lish, thal an Intelllgenl r. a ler tin la dlfheult) In undei < hat ? lha la .-..-.,? the i h mer. MERE THE" fRIZINO. From The Ctnctai " srclal-Oaa. Mr. ch veland ? hlmself. '? . or large a ? tori ,,f tbe eoUi try, full thi ui,... from thi ch rle ..' New ^ ,.rk bank< rs, hc ilon to thi have no iho* or cna mlnl tratlve polli A FAL8* 4FFIAN Ejft-LANATIOV. lr ra Thi R ' - ?? I \ir Cleveland n "Besl tarj of the Tn aam ? h id .... a ith ease the oi llnary r vi . , I oi eoursi not; i.ut lf orizt | to bon iw on \ to malnt iln tl ? gold ri - --rv- orlginalh ai i um ..i had he to break Into tha \y ? Ilal did ln rh. aprlng ol 18*1' And what i - il r any other j . - moni y bon iwi . tha. fund? - k Palstaff undei i .. I, ... hc lo ' b . ?? tta I ' ? ? er. . ln I THE CART BEFi ::': THE HORBE : : Mr Clevi laa l fumes and I with ... financlal ? oodltlon of the country v r. d. pei l< ni upon them. To i I II ln i on .we.l I wruen. -, M ,,...; th* Iln inel ti rt befoi i tb* bo ? Be . : ... mdli ... ol thlngs i .. .? a ol take ? are ol Ita \\ BAK P IIXT OF THE MEf?AGE ! l-'rom Tha 1 In hla a igerni ii I i ' " n ' favor of l" ? rcment, the Pr *l lenl oi . - . and thui ? Tl . w ik ;? ' ? opp - 1 to htm ? .1! be >. itcb to eatcb and i i n. ? THF REAL FACTl COKCEA The li.. bi iti: Demo rat and Chi * ;? would h ? been tr--re manly If Mr. Cleveland ha i fr inkl] tol I C< ngreai thai our exi our Im ?:? ' ? ' our gold li golng abroad t ; balan '. at the revenue li In n frl lent to rrent exp. ttei Thla would ha' Df the atate of tba Ki n implt"!.. Tl Itatl ?:' the Natlon .. ly concea partlally r*-i oi t? I. and It rr.iy he n. ? ll i appoint a , that luld hav* itlve Depart im ? : ? ngr. ?>. Th- pi haa 1 I ln bla Conatli utl o il Int] Hlfl I ECKLEfl WTORDB \S TO I From 'i be Baltli bb Ib th- world t.. ba told tbat the L'nlted S'at.. Natlonal eurrencj becauae tbe peopli lo rei gold for lt whenever Ihey-wai i p : ? Natlonal ? ui i ency b? m h tn .,, . .. broad? To mak. ,. ..... vei i llke t-'.i.lreu pla) ln it the (1 ? ?? ? gold i of Ba l'nlted - . i -ih ow? -? .h :i nll." I II it pald . , R .|,i. n m ist havi i ? ba. . li dl ?ut . ihora Uk*i .... OBITUABT, IJ. IIOV KING. Li Bef King died or. Thursday nt hla New-York h'me, N r.'l II ndlaon-ave.. flfter a ahort lllnee*. from f id> ?' 1 >'er. He owBed a flne house ln New r.ort. and Bpeni aaaeh of hla tlme thcr<\ on Novem i?.r g '?!? - ? t- tb i elty, latandlag to *a>i on ,h* roBowiBg | -i aeveral fr.ends for Oenoa, Italy. H? ibbb wtth the BBVar, however. and took, to hls ?? I Imi ll.i'ev. A-nong thoae who w r<- W b Mr. Klr tr wf-re hli fat.her-ln-.aw-. t> x\ ?? -i - indi-r, pre.a|,Vnt of the Lake rtnore Rallroad i'n pany, ind hla ?l*tcr. Mrs. Loula B. Mc.'agg. Ml King was. thlrty-ntofl yeara <n 1, anu he leavea i wldow II- wa* a grapdflpa of tbalata Danlel !.? Roy. ? Ihla eltr. and hia only llvlng brother ta Ofljerge 'iorJon Klng. Hi? boUy wui ue burted ai Newport _ AI.MKTH WHITE. Alaaaih Whlte, one of tha oldaal ? b4 bwb! hlghly respected mMenta of Bahway, died yeaterday moratBg at ms hoeae la Bt QBBOiBt*B-ava? in that dty, He had been ln poor heulth for thr last y"ar. Ile was asveoty-foor year." old. nnd for half a century had bsen Intlmstflly "ooctated J^th*j2 growth and deve.opment of Rahway. ??w"Dr!__ eni of the Rahway Ice Company aod oae'?* ?? , rtW? member. of tbe Flrflt Baajtot.Church. MdiBg the offlce if aenlor lea - '??? Ba was w.-.i known throughout l'nlon t'ourty. ciiAi:;.!:.- T. bTAOO. rha-''? T. Btagg, who aaed on Wi laaaday at his | home al Bellport Loag laland, was a well-known ; fmir- ln Sew-Yort aesjlety. He waa the a.m of the late Joha P. Btagg mercbaat an.l waa of o.d Knlckerbocher atock. H<- was an early member __ .,,.1 bii n .ted for hls geirtBl man Btafg m ia b.rn In thla ctly in W. ln Ig* marrled Mary M. Drahe. wbo s-i-vlv. rs fi-m. ">?*?}? wfth hls lom rtsters, Mra. Wllllami A- HaJBaav^r. taieypUc^ prtvately tZday at Mr,. Whitla 8 home. | ln Bro >k.y:i. _^__ EVERETT II. POMBROT. o.k'.an!. Cat. Dee. l-Bverett B. Yornt:*?. pro prle, ? 0f "Th.- Oaklaad Tlaaee." died at U o-lock laal alghl i rt ttlneaa, Mr. Pomeroy wa* bora ln Rl bfleM. n^ar CteclBBatl. on November , US& Al Ihe a? of Blnehe came to^to^ wUJ - &^wfflaP^0|/!^^ ;.'a- .- .... V , : Vrlaona i.luae of 11 purchaaed The oakian.i Tsm-a" aevacal ag '. _^_ BBTB J. THOMAB. BoatoB, Dee. 8,-Beth J. TTwenaa, ior f.fty yeara ? member of the Boaton bar. died to-day. He waa elghty-elght yeara old. Ba was an able ani auc Mr. Thomaa waa born on No- i : _:.. ii.T. m Uarshge'.d. Maaa. His father was b Bea captaln. When about tarsnty yeara oU ba , :.. -., _ ..;.,-,. He waa la the LesgHatBt* la Q i ernor Morton'a time. balng a eandldnta for Bpeaher. 0 vernor .: wai I Even tl U polnted blm colonel.of th- M R? 1 me il of Infantry. an.l he aeryed m that 'aD~ .... .; - thr - yesra. WheB nearly forty yeara idy of law. Mr. Thomaa was i .,,a.i.'.-i wlth Danlel Webater and waa Tcunsel ln the Hurna "^ other fugiUve Mr. Thomaa waa *Ued thi Neatoi ol the Ba_ THK REV. DR W. -I- BTEVENBON. Phll-dfllphla, Dee. 1?The Bev. Dr. W. J. Bteven tstor of Chrlat Methodlat F.piscopa'. Church, of thla dty, dl< I at hia home shortly after !? ? g He was BtTlCheB Wlth p.iraly-ns ln bla ii lay, and dld n.n re iver c nr. Btevenson waa born In thla clty fifty-slx : ? ir? ag li- v>...- a graduate of Dlcklnaon " mportant chargea .:i Wllmlngton, Baltlmore, Harrlaburg, Readlng and Phlladelphla. Hewaa | phla i 'onfi ren ?- In UBB. I na funeral aervlcea wlll be held iri Chrlat Church on v ? .' >rnoon, and thi btirlal adll be In Oreen emetery, Baltlmore, on Tueaday. OBNBBAL BDWARD WRIOHT. Dea Bolnes, lowa, Dee, 1?Oeneral Edwai Wrighr died at 2rJ0 rhls BaornlBg at h:-c hom- ln this clty. G aeral Wrlghl waa born la Baleaa, vihio, of Quaker parenta on June tl, UR Bc came to Cedai County, lowa, m UKS, and v.-.t-^ ateoted to tha Bous. of the BUte Lealslatnre In USB, an.l re-el4ftttd la ? : ind UKS Ib th. apring of lafl be wa? eoaunla . B_ajoi tbe Bth : >wa lafaatry, ar.d served through the War. returnlng aa brevet brtgadler ?- neral li- waa woutideQ at Champlon Hlll anl at r-iar Creek In UaS h< waa again enoaen a membe? of the Houae, and eerved aa dp -ik-r that wlnter. Ilowlng year be waa eleeted Becretary ot ...rv,.| tbn - tel i,- -?:: retlred ln January. 1870 when he beeame secretary of the Ca ng Commlaalon, a poaltl n h<> hei.i untll th< ati i- tur? wa> completed ln 1884. when he wa.s mada Ita cuarodian, anl Berved until iv Early ir. 'x-i :.- ? appolnted member if rhe Board of Publlc V -K. ,; n-.v Molnea, t placa he held unt;: hla il t*M t.i ' Mr Wrlght xx ia marrb I : i Mlaa Martha Thomn ,,;? ... . ;.,- -... i it - ln 1848. Bhe -I." 1 In 1874. Tb i daugh aurvlvi Mra Cella Cleveiand ind Mlaa Flora Wrlght. Oeneral Wrlght ?a a lt. n in i' ihtl -. _ _ TBB MARQUIB DB L'AKOLB BBAUMANOIR, i'aris. l>?^. a.?The Marqula da rAngle-Eteaa manoir, a Benal r for the Department of Cotea du dl i to-day, li- ?a? a member of th- p.ir;< Rlghl Be waa born In ) -"ri-a en M.ir---h .;. 188. and wns eleeted to the Benate irr IBB Hp wa* (armei er ln th. Imperial liartae. ai I In ittru he waa Pi ?fe Department of Cotea du Xord under th? governm nt oi Barahal MacMahon. JOBN L>- MIDDLBTOM. john i>. Mlddlel n, a wfllMoaowa Ifarallar, dtfld Buddenly at bla bome, Ib the BoehBighaaa, No. i.t;i Broadway, early yeat4Wday nmrnlng from hear: fall? ure. ii-- lefl bla ofllce last Thursday nlght, ap parentiy In robuai bealth. Mr. MMdleton araa born .. of Black Rlver, Jsfferaoa County, N. v., |n Beptember, IBB When alxteen yeara ald, ns ,.;..,;, .. i. - .-.-?. ai/ I'i-m^i' .? 11'..?' v<-1 aa a clark ln the Jewel Brm of Iflddletofl .-; Pooler, at No. 18 Malden Lane, of wblch ttrra bla brothei w,is the head. In Bna, tbi Brm wai ' ? ioIvi '-. and bc aad hia brother contlnue. th bu ii bb under the name of Mlddleton Bro? Af! r tl ith of hla brother. ;,, 18W, he carr.ed on the ? : ?;.' ? Alr Ml ? 11 ti n waa a mi mb r of ( I of l'r? Maaona, of Jeraej i i1 , ?'- ?? ivi - a an i iu.. daughtera .4 WOXAX FOB PKOFESAOB OF OBAIOBT. B aton, l" r. v BU U Ivlna M. Beni 11 ; ivewlty, ( L A., "? b] poli ti ; to t.. peaklng aad BE UAT /:.'-' PXEBIDEXT OF LAXX BEU1XAEY. ^. ,_ .. .... .. t . . .; ? gfl nui! -I. N ? thlrty years I r of thi - ' ' tn C ., : Xi. ?? i ' : ' ? ?. rr"r THE WEATHER UEPORT. ::.???:?. TKMPEB ;??'', v - ? l ' ' '?? ? ? ???? near U.k S i;? :? ? ? ll - ?? !?? ? " ? :? ! ..-.1 ? i Ihfl eaircm* :' ii mlAdli Ulul .-.'-? itur. I rt TO-DAI I i ? . w ? fali weather a 111 ar babl! untll I ablftlna ta ? . . l . Baal i- :-? ? ' ' ?'?''" ln . : ___.!**___ BflW-Jeraar aad Dc'.awa-o. ,.- ?xenm? ? *li:d? hBd - -.; bbIs. BTflBlflra I nd Ohl ? ? - ... . . aturlav, TR'aBOKB LOCAL OBBBRVATtOKS, h"T)L' iuiT J'.ri.. ?<? . lu !;., |BCi ? ' nmii ar_!______ I B| " m.a 30.0 ? -. ? -.- ' 20.". !? !!:>? .li.B'ar-.i a eootlaoott* flliTe linif ?iio?? -:ia ,.',.L.. i ?a In ated b :?? TrlUuflfl'a ae.f ,. - .1. T!?i! Ilne r-t. ?f,rnt? in* Iflflfl. I Perry'a I'hflliai'r I-.i- ifl l I fl. l _ . . . a .... f ?* *i k aagrs. ?>,-.,*?.- tfcaa Ihat af tTraraaar ***J*** *r** lower than thal af th. -? rr-a., .r, r.n* Aay '??*. >"!'',?_ , . .arh-r to-day wlll v-hMy ta* falr ar.d aarinar. Kll rEEEIXS OX TBE MLSSAGl. bome oa? tiik nuatLBglBiii. taaaaajj ?? "Ai l.T.WYSV.UVV.itM Bjat, l*BT>TB-a*J?. Potsdr-.m. BT. Y. Da* I (BB*N uio.- M-'vi: a> UB> don. better kaowa a. Bl rarkaaa, apaaka tba* ot tne PresHrnr'a 8888*88*8! "Pt*8*n*B? Clr-vland 1 mt-Rsage Is a clear an . lacM I 1 aBBBBBt J' WBE UB Democrata why are had t* klD tb* ^rJS^inkt^ lr telta u? whv we Deaao -r ? had to try 10 ******* Repabllc of Hawal an-1 pu: a n***ro 01. the tn Tn? roeaaag.- DTO* - rJais Ji'V r , n a 1 .Mm to aend mii ta low-wag* *********,1 h-aata ?-|.i.x anl potfery and dOth, BBd 'W, ??,PJj,,,n.* BBlaa, Kiving aor worka ' .V,^,**f m -*? of axplaln. how, when w< bon gooda from England than a I \ ? I ; !h*> balanfe ir, gold hlr-<! fi .,' eaat, II waa tbe Bherman Mll leat ma Then. OveJand explalned wl it a ea. grernbsek ha* hn m "* *\ - I ??*?'?*??* YoveA rh-.- gi - during the thirty >>"<>' r*rt.perlty. whei we had a r irlff :'? r revi ... a faB TreaVury! and pald off 12...-.???:.?'?? ***** debi but noi ! that fr? tr.-. 1 . and that the greeaback la rulalng aa. Tbe me ahowa ua Democrata that lt a llf?*\t iy for the Klng of Bpaln to 1 . '?*"* to MeiT Davta ta a war to Bill a republh ar.d aava itavery. *'hii- it la all wroaar for our R? pu '-iie ta erint betlbjerent rlgbta to Cuban patrtota flgnting ? r ||be and a ?wni repub.lc. 1 ???. our i.i ?? r a .1 Democrat, an-i Demociacy i. alaajra ? wm?llma?." _ ^_ Croap m quJcatly reUeved, and WhaopkBg CoagB yjraatty a*h> .. and ita aaeatlaa .hinened i.y ur. u. jayaa'a rapaatar t, th bM famiiy atand bf for Coagha and Colda aal all LaflBj or Throat affec n*aa. For tonatlpaf-r lah* Jajraaf* Patalaaa B*a*> ttva i*i:i?. # _ ?*? Thc anlc nf bta* ?hw. r-iml-ira ar* 1a*--.'!> ?* .' J tnrr-aa- at manufurl>r;nx i-ri ..' Um' - - 1 Tlie Baaaa p-tamtnMrt of CM < a-rv*. BM 1?" ?**? anl I.-a" ra aeil I ?' MM ?*?? of lltlls pitis and eh MABBIED. *-?a? titt ln Bl t- ?'' ?"*?* !'. - '.- - *>r it; |{,. I>r .1 .nr? H. I" -*??. Mr. an 1 Mr. Tie a*a. g. Tutt, 1 lf V. ..-'I ",-,' TODD r \> '?'.!?: ; ?? ' *? the 1 - :? - I ? ? to Faru.y B. J ? .'.**. Packt. r. WILBO.N BT! ' *5fi Henry Van h?li,? Btebbtna, . - clt;-. N.tices of marrUgea and daathB maat be ln* loraed wlth full n ime and ad li DIED BACDK?Oa Tharaday DeremBcr \ Maraarai A >'!n* ..niy ehlM ol rr.net* MeNlel. )r.. anl Paulin* 1 Bacon, B*ed 1 >-r> hhI 1 rr Tunera! icrvlei I ? i.-ii- ? nf her per**lt 1** B*BB SBth-st.. nn Batui I , Biornli ??' 1" Rel.tlv** and fr. n : .-? r* ? CARTBR Prlda) Decem ?r ?, al bt. reeldeBee, Tl tA**> ive II-riiM ' . Funerul a?rvir.- at B>-ottl*h Rlt* Hall. lia?Ii?n?-a; 1 -1"" -'??-?: V .. . . ,... . ? amberi 1 f fontlihtnul t^odg-. .- -v . IA.II ' ?? ?'? -,l' ': ?' ' Man 1 rv Xo. 1. K. T Af ' ':". ,-""':n.,htir: 1 Kit- bodl - ?? ? ??"?;'!-? A. A. O.H.U - . r the Tth R?alm*nt. N. "?? S. N *-."';* B |. h ra a r *t. B ?"" '? a I!.. sr* w '.-??? ?fully ur.ltel. imtr.n. N. 1 ( ontlnel.tnl l.oillte. t ?'? ^ S V*rr"TB ?,.. pMUWIMl t.i I." U V. . tl-rrr: ... ' ? ' * ***** W* ** Hootttah Rlt* Ball 29 ? N 1 Baa*. ;,,,,.,,... v H'H ??? JOHKBOK. Maater. PETER J. ROfiERT, Acttaa Bacreta DATKs ? '?' '?? Thuratar. D* Avcnua Pr. .->t-:.ar. I'luirch, Kun*l?y. i-.-r... - I k| m Ir.t.rn ?-:;? ?t Flahklll, N. V .."f *??* ? ? HOWIaAaD- At Atbena N*. v. Pridar. rv-'emb-r 8. l-oo. Nathanlel 4V rren H " Pnneral ??:. M. 1 ?? > . De -1 ib. D al ?"? ; 11.hns On th* m. mir, r 1 f*mb*r 8, i:i!i B. Jottaa. u,f.. ? .,1 an* ai.'i daaahter et ''?? i\ei.io Bmlth, .sed Xi y*ar. 5 moath* Puneral s... I *. ?' ; ?' ? ",;- frnrn th" riitoii Methodlat lifi-- ? .<-! Caarch, BBta-M., Waai ?t Hr..n ? Frlen.la wl'.l kladl) 1 mlt ' IOHNBON ? -. Thu "? ? rr:h*? .*.. ***** A. Johnaon age 4" bei rved huaband ot Ann. M. Jol - ai thc i- *lden * of hi* f w, j,,.. .?'?? Hi ? . Brooklya, E D., Banday, l>.r. ?r 8. at 8 |. nv It la kindl) ? ? ? ? ? -a b.-- a*r.t. tntern hii .1 * of f iraU] KISM3 \t IT.'l Madtooll-ar*., -n Thur?*lay. I>e?ml " of typhold fevi ..- Roj Klng. In Uv SBth year ?t h\* .-.*. Kun-ral a?rvieaa al Tr nlty Church. Newport, Ii. I., .*n -' ? ?:? 11. Ht 1- 0'. I,\ FAROE-JONEB?On nr*dae*aay, Pereaiber *. ?t Mr*. h'-aan K. V.. ln IM . UooMB Ia K.irB-J n* , ? of .L.t-.n La Y.iru- .nd ot Thotna. J i.-? aa I tr of L. .....-? \ ?? 1 - : ? ? Bi r ?-, 1- . '. r.f ... Th- fun.-rai wlll be held .1 Bt. Leo'. Churi-h, 28th-*t.. br tw?n 5th an.l Madlaon .?.-??. oa Batnrdar. I?? mi,*. 7 Bl II n- B*? BEAMAM?Ia Ur?..'-. I :: C BB. OB W- In-alr. I >.?een? ber 4. Edgar ?' ' B .nd M. v Beaman. Relatlvc* .0 I frl. nd* ' mernl aervteta ?t ina lat. 1 n Cireenwlch. ? n ?- 1 ? lnat.. Bl 2 l>. rn -iT ^.;.; 'rn W* lni ?r 4, at hla I !? port Uoag laland Chai Joha P. staa-n. ol Ne? V ,rk 1 Ity. Pnneral i.mate, from ' ?? 1 siater, Mra. Henry Wlil-ln MB 11ln1 B Ba al 1 "''I' ch p nn TITBWORTH?At Newark, N. J . ? n W in.-.l.v m-rnlnt. December -t.'l"'..-. France. C. ' t CaU* B Tlta\* " _ Funeral aervlce* al ?>. ?? l? e of I r el.ter, Mn M. II Maekaet, N.. 1.4X1] I ' ? r * at 2 p. m. i:-.atiM-? an ; frlend* are lni ited t ? .v ? ? . Int. nn. nt at tb. ence of tba faaaUy. Thr krnaleo f f mi-tf rj-. IrcaiM nn Ib. TUrlera Ralrraad forty-elaht mlnut-a' r!J? fr- m th- Qtaad .'intra. Depot. OBVe. 18 Eaat *ttVI-at Spectnl L*Totlnf. A.? I'lllli 4*881? **rt l.nllcrlea. I | 1 i.'TU avi;\: k. m'.ui BtTB Bt. ItKAf IIJ'TL AKXIQUXTUC*. PaOM CRtKA AKD GP.Kf." 1: Di.-atinr^uish'-.l oul Ch,lnwaa Tiii'?lain jiii.l I'otii tv, Soparb Jadaa tui.t Crjrfeteila DnUPCT PROM BHAKGHA1 AKD l":\IN'l. I .': 1 avs. TBTJRSDAY WI) FRIDAY, DEC IJ AND 18, AT I II Y Bt . >v.-?-:c GUawM with aplwndld Irtdsa*a*wra4*4h (ir.in.l Terrn Cottn Vawwii and Statuatta** uv THE P1JIE8T AN'.'in.VT ART BALE >vi:i N'ESDAT, DE '. UTH, AT l:U P. M. Ala. ON FRSr* VIKW J>.\V AND .M'rlli'. . .: ?:. ? 'i.'' IU I d ''<X? UittiK" A ? .... 7.".:> i.n.l 7.1 I'.rnrrilMrij, v.Ti.i. .-1:1.1. AT **. AT I Am. r. ? in. :? ? ' t.i laATI PKKKAKDO Wi ><)?-). Many Tr;>. 1 ai a k, A collectlon - froai 1* wi tl Kn iwn private '. w b ka n an 11 . . \ . . . . , ? ..: .it.H.N I'.M-luili- (br cold ? lt> il.iri i'K .-' 1 .trl] | .1 UamUl Thr Mlshcal A??i-.l lo.- Irli.l.'lr.l Tovta at ' ?. - 1 ? . ? i... Ib* ? ? :. ?-. .. Kipre*.* 1. PwatatDr* Rotle*. igliOUl ' .y 01 ur ..t BB) ; ?.it cloaa ijHOtnpil -vs: IK '. \: \ . I.AN, ;?' il . SAT^'lltla^ \i I 11. ll y. .-ram. r . , lla, i??r . I..? '. 1 rmaadkr"); el 8 a in. loi 1 .. ,? ? ? . u: .? a n. lo; 11 ? ? ...'., Naplea ? - ll 1 ll 1. .'..... ? . \Wr ..-11 latn, ^... Kut 1 ? 1 "p r rt;..- ndam"). Aftei ib. closlna ?f '? .t.j't'i. i 1 ,. ;... ' ?- . ? . 11 1 ;.:?".?'? ? l| I B '1*8 kllUUlea uf . .' ll MAlL*S'OR BOL'TH ANI I IL MERICA. WEST IN.ilM.l. KTC. bAT^'RI>A^ - ai I'i ?? ' . n. m.) for l\>rtur.e :-.. ri I. Ja i|*u I | lil.irtlia. I>er a a. \:irt (lett. I foi '.1 ? ? : 8 ot Cclon bia an.l Coata Rl ? .u . 1 : l.tcoteJ 'per k ? . 11 a r.i ?*!? *. a. |i ,,i -,,i M 11. r . ' -... . ! i*i Pl la :iptr!*? ? Uahla. Rl JAnrlre an 1 HantM (letter* -? I ? ?! r. -?| I tur I'ali.pecll.. fhlapa.. Tabai ". Tu (letura f.r nth-r i-arlH of .'? ?' I r, --..l ??per '? ? 1 : H iv M. t'timana ana i?*rt? t len* iela >'i>r ?. Trlr.ldivd, Hrltlah aiij . (Jr.lana mu?r 1, .llrrct.-.l "per Piln.. \\ ,il*n* I\ ); .? s ? B . per at am. 1 treaa Bow ?. ii f, l? m. pr?\loua J.iy. 1 w-, '.? iri.- ? ll:.li< :.!..'' -'-X of 0*11) i?p to t. ? .. ' ? 1 I iiuiti.i-.s rx. dattox. r 'vn.ttfk r-? n-e. Kea I *:.. n y.. Kovembtr 2l? ivjj.