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WEST POINT.
A Sonnd of Eevelry by Night
on the BudsoQ.
THE GRADUATION BALL.
Fair Women and Brave Men Com
mingliug in the Mazy.
UNFORTUNATE POSITION OF CIVILIANS.
The Distinguished People "Who
Honored the Occasion.
GRAND REVIEW OF THE CADETS.
[B1 telegraph to the herald.]
West Point, J una 13, 1877. j
It lu not uncommon when attempting to describe *
lense crowd to suy that people "were thick as leave*
in Vail stnbr oca," end occasionally* poworful simile i*
Found In tbo expression "packed like borrtngs iu a
barrel." Neither of these phrases, however, would
serve to convey anything like an adequate idea o( the
guests at this hotel at present. The attraction of
course Is the bop given oy the second class to tbo
graduates to-niglit. For days lrlends and relatives of
cadets and pleasure seekers have beuc pouring in, and
on Monday night It seemed to the ordinary ob
server that tbo bouse was lull. Ordinary observers
however, know nothing of the fertility of resources
possessed by a West I'oint hotel proprietor in the way
ot utilizing space. All dny long yemerday cam* guest
after guest by carriage, train, stage, horseback and on
foot, and yet each was mysteriously disposed of as be
arrived. It really seemed aa if the building were made
of gulf* pcrclia and was capablool indefinite expnn
?lon. Toward evening, however, when they carao by
dozens, and then by scores, and the office was heaped
high with baggage, whoso owuers crowded the
piazzas, throngod the dining room and flowed over
upon tno lawn, the situation becauio serious,
and mine host was in despair. Among the
arrival* the feminine element largoly predominated,
as it should In order to give tb* three hundred cadet*
and graduates, beside* the officers, a chance to obtain
partnors for the dance. To find accommodations lor
several hundred rcflned people accustomed to the com
forts and luxuries of lifo, lu a house capable of shelter
ing about sixty, was no easy task. It was accom
plished, however, it on* can bo called accommodated
when on* is provided with a place to sleep oat of the
wom her. In many small bedrooms four ladies were
pneked away to pass the night as best they could
with the aid of plenty of mattresses and blanket*.
The gentleman who had to share hi* chamber with
but two others was fortunate indeed, and an out of the
way corner of * hall on the floor wn* not to be
despised by a man who at home sleeps upon older
down, dome of the oflicer* who cuiue to attend the
ball and tb* graduating exercises to-morrow were
carried away by their fellow* attached to the post, j
?cveral found bed* in tbo hospital rooms and other*
went of! 10 the bouses of friend* in the viclulty. Bo
fore midnight all the ladie* bad either boon provided
for or had gone off to. the other hotel, and tber* were
only about a dozen sojourners of tho male aex to be
furnished wlih couches.
TUK L'NPKOVIDED FOR.
These were an amusiu? iiglit as they sat about tbo
oftice or upon tbo pta/zas, manr of them dozing and
blinking after the fatigues of a long ride by rail, i?i
alternately bull-dozing tbo clerk and desoeralely ex
pressing their Inteution to camp out under tbe trees.
"Accommodation*? Certainly, sir!" said the bast
to a now comor who arrived In tbe midst ol this
mournful sceno. "Tbe bouse is rather Toll, but there's
lots ol' rcom yet"
Aud ibere was. Although tbe parlors wero rigged
up with cots and mattresses until they looked like
temporary army hospitals, and tbe dining room doors
were covered with snoring sleepers, and tno oupola
on tno roof bad recolved us quota, and the basements
wi re scientifically packed, and the servants' quarters
ban been brougtu Into requisition, there was lots of
room left.
"There's nobody In the front cellar yet," said the
boat to tbo applicant, as be checked bis valise and de
posited it behind tbe countor. "lie carel'ul as you ico
down the stairs, sir, not to tread upon the bulldog, as
be is sometimes rather savago.'*
The old gentleman seemed timid about taking pos
lession of the offered quartets under tbo clrcom
sinuces, and alter declining in turn a One broad shelf
In tli<' silver closet and a campstool in the corridor ho
finally si-cured, In consideration of nis age and in
firmity. the solo and undisputed possession of a bath
tub nod n blanket, aud. after receiving tho assurance
thai the hot water would not lie turned on during the
night, ho reluctnntly retired. At last the whole num
ber wore tucked away und sllenco reigned uutii this
morning.
TCnMFD AWAT.
They were all up early?never liked to lie alied In
flue weather, they s.tid. Not less tban JOO persons
applied lor ruonic, to-day aud were turned uwuy. A
few, however, insisted upon staying anyhow, und no
doubt their disposal after their relurn from the bull
will givu r:nu to scenes more thrilling than tnoso 01
labi nighL Cozzens' Hotel, below, ha* receivod largo
-numbers of guc?ts by every boat and tram, but the
house is so large that lis capacity I* not yotoxhaustod.
Mil. HI.AI.NK A?l> Til K C'OLOKhD CAOKT.
Senator James U. ttlaine, witn his wile and daughter
and Miss Podge ("trail Hamilton"), leit at noon yester
day In anticipation of the rush ileloro going the
Monitor did u very gracious und kindly doou in an un
ostentatious way. lending lor Flipper, the colored
cadet, hciH.'itd:? i
"1 dou't know that you havo any political friends in
your own State, Mr. flipper, and you may Und it
necessary to have an Intermediary in Congress to help
you out of your diillcultiOH. 1 want vou to consider inn
vour friend, und call upon me lor aid when you ue?d
it"
With that ho shook tho lad's bund and bado him
gooiiby.
bishop Quintard, of Tennessee, and Senator Maxey.
ol luxas, also complimcuted the pioneer graduft'c of
the colored race upon his conduct throughout the four
yoars ol his training, and proffered their sympathy
und assistance. With these encouragement* iroin
prominent men ol tutli political parties tho joung
man seemod deeply touched, and tlmnkinjr them suit
ably, he returned wltil u light heart to uis quarter*.
SAI.CTK* AMI MBVIKW.
This morning a salute ol Kevoutveii guns was llrod
In honor of the Secretary ol War, aud later tbe saluto
duo the (iouerul ol the Army thundered over the bills.
Oue ot the largest assemblages over seen at West Point
was drawn together at live o'clock this evening to at
t< nd the reviuw ol tho cadet corps aud the haudlul of
enlisted men on duty here. Ueueral Sherman during
the <iav visited the rooms where the ex animation of
tlio lower clusse* was in progress, acd after dinner
attended tbo revlow. He aud secretary McCrary passed
down the liues, accompanied by Commandant ol
Cadois Neill. and followed by Coneral Hancock with
Ueoeral Scbolleld.
TIIK UKAPl'ATIO* HALL.
The great event ol the year to the cadet corps?tho
graduation ball or hop?is in progress to-uight, and
tho attendance is unpiecedentcd<y large. The second
class men, by whom the entertainment Is tendered to
the graduates, spent the day In decorating tlioir mess
ball, whore tho dancing is now In progress. That they
have good taste is evidenced by the simple and taste
ful appearance ol the room. festoons of evergreens
droop gracefully from tbe celling and wreath tho cen
tral chandelier. On enteriug, the eye ol tbe visitor is
c.ugln by tho arms of tbe class formed ot flowers und
leaves, and surmouuted by Its motto
? MJNKKVA KT MARTS ;
in letters of vividly green moss. On the north wall
tho central device is a shield, with the urms of the
four classes, '77, '78, '7'J and 'So, quartered upon It,
and framod in evergreens. Upon itio south wall ap
pears In largo characters, boautilully formed ol moss,
the mono?
Iti-noaih, a row of small trees ranged against trie
walls givu It Hie appearance of tho entrance to a
t,rov* The walls on ail sides aro tastolully decorated
with flags ot all nations, and wreaths ol green com
bined to lorm the various devices. Kroin a platform
extemporized from the tables, und covered with g?y
hunting, tbe band ol tbe Academy pours forth a con*
tuanl stream or melody.
I'KKSKNT FROM TIIK MKVKNTd.
A beautiful bouquot, sent to-night|hy the Seventh reg
Itncnt ol Mew York to tne oauet corps, occupies a cou
npicuous place at the head of tho room, and its donors
me rolerred to lu the most coinplluieuiary terms by
tin: corps, l'he heavy lostoous of evergreens Irum tho
ceiling inlerlere with the chandellcrs, aud although
candles are lighted in candelabra upon all ihu four
mantel pieces, two ol which decorate either end of the
room, Ibe apartment was somewhat dim.
TIIK rooii CIVILIANS.
Tbe csdoia, ol course, ure doing nearly all the danc
ing. oflicers, in gold bespankled uniforms, alouo have
?d opportunity to dance, ud whenever a lady out or
pity consents 10 tread a maaaure with a melancholy
civilian in hi* customarv lult ol solemn black she is
regarded by her aompanloas u a martyr to bar good
Datura. A mora pleasant company I* seldom seen.
Tbe ladles and tbatr costumes botb are pretty, and the
uniforms of tba officers land a touch ol picturesquenesa
to Ibo scene.
DlSTiaor.'xnED ITOPLK.
Among those upon tba floor are tie n era I W. T. Sher
man, Mr*. Major General Schoiield. Genoral UaococK
and niece, Genenl Hull* and Mrs. Hillis, Genoral
Hyde and Mra Hrde, Prolessor Tnomjisou and Mrs.
Thompson, Senator Maxey and Mm. Msxey, Con
iiressman I'latt and Mr*. Plan, Colonel McCalmout,
Bishop Qumtard, tbe Hon. A. K. Stevenson, General
Horac: Porter. Layall Parrasut. Colonel and Mr*.
Menuonsball, Major J. M. Wbitemure, Mrs. Ruins
Hoyt, Mrs. Koberu and tbe Misses Roberts, rx-Mayor
Hucter, ol Brooklyn, and wile; Judge Alexander
McCue. of Brooklyn, and daughters; General Barry, ot
the artillery; Captain Mereur, the engineer in charge
at Hell Gate, and Mise Mereur: Mlsa Julia Hedden, ol
New York: Naval surgeon McMuertrle. Miss Derby,
daughter of "John Pbctulx," with her brother, wuo
graduates to-morrow; ex-Speaker Elliott, of ibe Penn
sylvania Legislature, and daughter; Captain Handbury
and Lieutenant Griflln, ol tbe Engineer corps at Wil
lett't Point; the Muses Towuseud, of New York.
Supper is provided In Ibc gymnasium. At ball-past
twelve o'clock a german wa? formed In tbe academic
building, which bud tho effect ot drawing away tome
fifty coupies from the mess tiali an^ relieved tbe room,
which bud beootne tearfully crowded.
The bull is voted on all sides to be tbe most success
ful ouo given lor many years.
XKD10AL KIAMI.XATIOX OF I'LKBKS.
Tbe modieai examination of the plebe* was begun to
day by a board composed of Surgeons A. K. Smith. B.
J. D. Irwin and Assistant Surjeon Henry Ltppiucott.
Tilt class or '6U.
General Scnotleld ?iavea reunion dinner at bis house
;o it number of his class ol '5a. Twenty members aro
living aud twelve are in the army.
NAVAL ACADEMY.
MOVEMENTS OP THE BOARD OT VISITORS?
WRITTEN EXAMINATION OF CADETS?.RESIG
NATION'S.
[BY TBLEGBAPH TO TBE HERALD. ]
Axxafolis, June 13, 1877.
Tbe Hoard ol Vlstiors or tbo Naval Academy, with a
number or other*, made an excursion in tho I cited
States steamer Pblox a tew miles down the Chesapeake
Buy to-day, and then up the Severn River. M-an
wbtle tbo written examination or lite cadets progressed
ai the Academy.
Cadet Midshipmen Samuel A. W. Pu-terson, District
or Columbia, and H. Bliss, Rhode Island, nave re
si n ued.
Candidates tor tbo poaition or cadet midshipmen
are expected to report promptly on the Hist lust.
TBS RECEIVING SHIP SARATOGA AT BOSTON.
Boston, Jttne 13, 1877.
The United States receiving ship Saratoga arrived
here last evening. AU well en bourd. Tbe Saratoga
will go tn dock ai tbe Gbarlestowu Navy Yard after
July 1, for tbe purpose or repairing and recopperlng.
TWEED'S POOR PROSPECTS.
THE CONFESSION RETURNED AND PROPOSITIONS
TOR HIS RELEASE DECLINED?SHARP CRITI
CISM OrOM THE CONDUCT OP THE ATTOR.NET
GENERAL.
At half-past two o'clock P. M. yesterday tbe decision
or Attorney General Charles 3. faircblld not to accept
tbe proposition made by Mr. William M. Tweed
throngb bis couusel, John D. Townsend, was received
el tbe office ol tbe last named gentleman. There bad
been much speculation as to whero this declination
bad been since one e'clocic last night, and tn
properly Informed circles generally there seemed to bo
% reeling or distrust. Tbe morning newspupors, with
llttio variation, bad stated that the Attorney Gecorai
bad announoed to their reporters that be bad returnod
to Mr. Tweed bis proposition lor bis release rrom Lud
low Street J all Cp to twenty minutes pant twoo'ciook
no such paper bad beea beard from either by Mr. Tweed
or bis countoL It was also ascertained by anxious in
quirers that the Attorney General blmsell bad hastily
left tbe Hotel BrunswioK at nine o'clook. A reporter
then called at Mr. Wbeoler H. Peckham's office, in the
Drexel Building, lor tbe purposo ot ascertaining
where the mysterious document bad been stopped.
Mr. Peckbam said:?>"Tbe statement that Mr. Tweed
sont through bis eooosel to tbe Attorney General bas
been returned.**
?Where la ur- reporter
He replied:?"It baa been sent to Mr. Tweed.'
??Will you pleas* tell me bow It was sent?"
"It wns sent to be delivered."
"Was It sent by mail?"
"No, U was not sent by mail; It was given to a mes
senger with instructions to deliver It,.and if Mr. Town
send bad bean la bis olUce yesterday bo would have
receivud it."
tub DorutfaxT matovsKKix
(joins to tbe otlloe >>| Mr, Townsend tbo Hkkai.d re
porter lound tbat the returned conleasion 01 Mr.
Tweed bad been received at tbut very moment. In
, lact the reporter met the clork iront Mr. I'ecknam's
olllce coming down tbe stairs alter tbo delivery or tins
document. Upon Its receipt Mr. John D. Townsend,
with a tew preliminary remarks, dictated to tho re
porters present the following:?
from the ucttou of Attorney General Falrcblld, and Irom
the description of him that Kulua I'eckUnm *?vo in the
Lord rune at Albany, unit from my own knowledge of his
condnet in cenneeilou with the Tweed mutter. 1 enn Iningino
u?i more appropriate tlmi ><r place lor airth a man to render
* decision on an important cane than at the Manhattan
Club t?> a reporter alter midnight. With Mr. Tweed's con
sent I hope to be ulilu to, and ahull, present the I arts to the
public In a few days.
TK.V1IKXCY or PVRUC HMTIMBXT.
There was an opinion prevailing yesterday In well
informed circles and with men whose nainos bail inci
dentally been connected with ring transactions that
Attorney General Falrcblld was using the circum
stances presented by the intricacies ol the suitK as
they uow exist, especially in tbe light of tbe recent
.Sweeny case, for the purpose of securing bis renomina
tlon to bis nresent office. "Mr. Falrcblld knew very
well"?so Mild the prominent politicians wbu were
discussing the sabjoct yesterday?"that bo bad no
more favorable opportunity to secure his end* than
tbe present, especially when he bud tbo advantage of
tiio very popular seutiment expressed on Tuosday
night at tho Manhattan Club."
Mr. Tweed Is v-:ry downcast. This morning, when
Mr. Townsend, who was In as much doubt us hlm
seit, mot bim, lie evidently felt that he had been
tmed lor tho purpose ol screening others. Re
ferring to what be might expect Irom the confer
ences, past or proposed, between Corporation Counsel
Wnltuoy, Mr. Wbooler H. J'eckham .mil tbo Attorney
General upon tho matter of b>s proposition lor im
munity, Mr. Tweed said ho hnd little hope. Mr.
Tweed's conclusions in tbla regard are supplemented
by Mr. Towusend's determination to give the lull
(lids to tne public.
The opinion* ol gentlemen who nre cognizant ol
cltv mutters yesterday woro decidedly to the ellcct that,
however great a transgressor Tweed may huvo been
In tbe administration ol city affairs, bo is under pro
sent circumstances made a scapegoat. These gentle
men point 10 tbo rcceut settlement ol tho Sweeny case
its an cvidenco of tbolr correctness ol Judgment. '
J0I1N KELLY.
WHY DID MB STAY AWAT FBOM THF. MANHATTAN
CLUB 1IECJ5PTI0S ? ? WAS I1E SICK? ? I* HO,
WUAT CAUSED HIS 1ILNESS?
The absence of Mr. John Kelly from tho Manbnttnn
Club roceptlon was a frequent topic ol conversation
yesterday in political circles. There was considerable
Indisposition to believe that the ciuse was that glvon
privately to the chiefs of the democratic party
on tbo night of the reception by Mr. .Salmon,
on behalf of Mr. Kelly?namely, that the Comptroller
was suffering from a bilious attack, and w i ihero
fore prevented, very mucb to his regret, irotn partici
pating in the rereption given lo Governor' i'liden and
Hendricks. It wu? known that Mr. Kelly hud been
attending during part ol the uay tu his wi.iCl.il duties,
and tliat il be wore convalescent enough lor tbat lie
was sulticicnily recovered from bis mcknoss to bo nt
the clab in the evening.
1 lioee who proless to be in the serrnt say that Mr.
Kelly was sick, hut they soy the sickness was more
mental than physical, ami that it wax occasioned by
disappointment at the result ol Governor Robinson's
Visit.
WttAT MR. KIUT KXPKCTK0.
Mr. Kelly had anticipated with conquerable confi
dence that Governor Robinson would, both iu Ins
public mid private utterances, indirectly il not directly,
condemn tho noii-purlisau policy of Mayor hly su tbo
mailer ol nomiuatloua to tiio I'ouoeCommlssionership,
and lay down the genorui doctrine that in lb* u.unlcipal
government ol New York il is lo ibo democrats tiio
spoils bolong. Governor Robiuson did not do this.
In bis speecn lo Mr. Kelly's adherents, in Irout of tho
Kvcreti House, bu saul none of liieae things. On bis
visit to the lsiuud the Governor seemed to take It lor
granted that Mayor Hly was the Cblel Mugistrste of
the city, aud not Mr. Kelly; and therefore it wss
the Mayor tbat tbe Governor chose lor his companion
and guide when he visitod the institution. Tbe Gov
i crnor actually Iguored Mr. Kelly, nod tins produced
such bodily and mental prostration that Mr. Kelly
thought that to atleud the reception xivcn to Tilden
ana Hendricks would only aggravate tbe uisenae, and
tberoiore stayed away.
Mr. Ke>iy himself says tbat be wa* really sick, and
thai was tho only reason lor hla uorxaitcndnnce. Ihero
appears to be no disagreement about that. Tbe ques
tion ol questions In, Wbstcuused Mr. Kelij's sickness?
and these uro the two theories lor tho public to chooso
irom. The lacts wouM seem lo indicate tbat tne poli
ticians are about riglti.
BROOKLYN FliEE BATHS.
The Kasiern District, Brooklyn, public bath was
thrown open to the residents of that section ol tho
city yesterday. On Friday next tho new bsib at tbe
loot ol Conover street, is tbe Western District, will be
reudy ior use.
OPPOSING CRIME.
THE SOCIETY TOR THE PREVENTION OF CHIME
A KG LI NO BUTOBE THE EXCISE 110ABD? WHAT
IS AND WHAT HHOULD BE.
A special meeting or tbe Excise Board wni hold yes
terday morning w cooler with a committee Irom tbe '
society lor the Prevention of Crime as 10 tbe charactcr
ol 1 censes granted lor iho sale of liquor and tbe best (
means o( preventing abuses arising Irom ibe ovation
of tbo law on tbat subject. Preieut were Excise Com
missioner U. W. Morton, Chairman, Owen Murphy
and J. Patterson, Jr. Tbe Society lor tbe Pretention
of Crime was representeu by Mr. E. I). Culvor, of the
Exocutivc Committee, and Vice President R. H.
Shannon.
JUOOK CUI.VKR'S ADDRK3S.
Mr. Culver first addressed tbe Board as follows
Mr. ChaIKMa* a>d Grstlehbji ok the Board?To
waive all formality about tho matter, we shuil bring
directly beiore you the object ol our inviting a con
ference with you. We represent a society organized
lor the prevention ol crime. Our primary ooject is to
provent tbe commission of crime, and in ooing ibat
we Und tt necessary to suppress tbe illegal dnmsbops
that are selling liquor contrary to law in ibe city ol
New York. Tbose dramshops are more directly tbo
source ol crime tuau all other onuses in tbe ratio ol
Ibree to one. We ask the co-operation of the Hoard
ol Excise In promoting our enus. We do not
auk tbo Board to Interfere with regularly
established Hotels or storekeeper*. We ask,
iu View of tt?o recent deciMon ol the Court ol
Appeal*, tbat this Board recoguize tbul decision by
WtUiholdluk licences lo any parties who do not come
uudor tbo law ol 1S57, its modified by the laws of 18.0
und 1813 The Court ol Aopeuls decided that the law
of 18f>7 und tbe law of 1870 wero to be construed a*
one act The law or 1867 authorizes tbo granting of
two kinds or licenses?ono an to tavern keepers, ibe
other storekeepers or druggists. The liquor sold in
ttie latter caso waa to bo drank off the promises.
I l.iceuses could b - grauted to tavern keepers to sell
I quor on their premises, but not to be carried oil.
Bulore you could grant suoh licenses you must, how
I evoi b<' sotlslled ol three lm|>ort.int thing*?first,
that' tbe propriolors would keep an orderly
House; second. that tboy should have
! sullicio.it ability to keep a hotel, and
thirdly that a hotel or tavern would be necessary for
the accominodntion ol actual travellers iu the placo
where they propose lo keep one. 1 a'li aware that an
I oilort is now being mado by liquor dealers lo induce
I thu Commissioners to grant licenses by piitiiug up
temporaly beds iu their placet, thinking lo llll the ro
iiuireiueniM ol the law. We tbereiore apply lo you lo
correct tins abuse. By the law ol 1867 it is mudo a
I misdemeanor to urant licenses contrary totl.epro\l
! gion-olthai law. With tbaiend in view we respectlully
iujk tno Boatd to loud their aid to tnis society
for lUe promotion of good order. Wo mean lo make
a wariaro on these places, aud to shul up every dram
shoe that has no license. But wber. wo dud tliem
under uu old liconso which bus no value, but for wliicu
they paid tbeir moiioy and tbo term ol which b is not
expired, they should eitner havo their uiouey re
lundod or nerve oul thoir torni. We should Iiko lo
learn Irom this Board the numbor or places them ure
| to tho city selling without any license at all. We also
wish lo know the number of licensor parties, and who
they are, so thai when w? find parties selling liquor
we may know whether tbey are licensed or not.
AXXIOL'S TO CO-OI'KRATK.
President Mortou replied bnoliy to Judge Culver'*
specch. lie said that the Excise Commissioner# eu- I
deavorod to carry oul tho law to tbo best of their
ability. Whon ibe Conn of Appeals mado their de
cision tho Board immediately ceased lo grant licenses
under tbe construction that bad proviousiy been put
upon ibe law ol 18o7. Tho objecu or the Society lor
Ibe Prevention ol Crime harmonized with tho views
ol tbe members of the Board, and, indeed, ol every
1 eoort man in tuo community. Tbo lue.nbers ol tho
Board were desirous or enforcing tbe law
1 sincily but somewhat In a spirit ol liber
I aluy The greatest trouble the Board round
was with those who never mado any applinauou
lor licenses at all. Ibe Board would be glad to bavo
tno a-Kistunce ol the society in enrorciug the law
auaiusl these parlies. Some Oily places were relused
lice uses last year. Tbe power to withhold llceuhos
without cause would bo stretching the powor of tbo
Board Mr. Mortou held ibat a Board ol Excise bav
ins been created by law with power to grant licenses
In ihcir discretion, it would bo a breach ol the Im
plied meaning of tho law If they shoold withhoU
licenses arbitrarily irom iboae who lully answered
all tbo requirements of tho law. On this
point ho uifforod iroro Mr. tulver. The Ex
cise Hoard, bo suid, had no powor to enlorco
tbe law or to punish violations ol it. Tboir business
was merely to grant lioense*. Tho Coinmusiouers ol
Charities and Correction and tho Board or Polico wero
the ones to aatorce tbe law. Betides the two classes
ol licenses ret*rred to by Mr. Culver there was
another authorize# in 1H09. giving power to grant
IM4HSM Mr the sale ol art and hUr only. The
Kseise Beard rropr-eed, therefore, ta grant three kinds
or lieensen. It a man ehone to ki?p a hotel they coulu
scarcely debar him Irom sfl doing. Tbe Ural
-laes ol licensee were tnvirted inio threo
trades Hrst clasa hotels, second class hotels
and ordinary lodging housea theso cost
respectively, fl?0, ?100 and $.0. The second class oC
licenses lor storekeepers was $o0. Tbo third class, for
the sale ol ale and beer, oost $H0. If any man who
bad been previously selling liquor should wish to con
tinue doing so aud should go so rur lo meet the re
uuiremenis of iho law as Id start a hotel the Cotnmis
siou'TS would not reiuse him a liconse. Last year
0 .">00 licenses were granted. About 1,000 places wnero
liquor is sold havo no liceu#u. During the yesr there
hnd beon an actual diminution of liquor stores In the
city ol irom 1.200 to 1,?0U This was principally
caused by the bard times.
WHAT IS TO St D0KK.
After this reply had been given to the commltteo an
iniormul talk was Indulged in by the gentlemeu present
Tbo members of ibe committee did not seem quite sat
Islled ibat iho Kxctso Board did not have tull power to
wituhold licenses H thev cho*e. Tbev Intunated iheir
Intention ol calling <>n ?ho District Attorney and over
bauling tbo caaes thai had hoen pigeon-holed, r many
tbe meeting adjourned, Judge Culver agreeing on the
part or the society to send to the Board a written com
munication in which ali the papers they desired to
I inspect should be montioned, nod the points In di?puto
should be cinuodlcd in tho rorm of questions lor the
Excise Hoard to answer.
THE CAUSE IN BROOKLYN*.
A temperance meotlng was hold last evening In the
Hall ol the Brooklyn Voting Men's Christian
Association for tho purpose ot forming tn organl
/.uilon to co-opernte wiib tho ckvtl authorities In
tueir efforts to onforco all lawn lor tbo
suppression of or'.noe, :ind also In iDoir endeavor
to sustain the law wiiicti makes tippling bouses Illegal.
Tho meeting, wblcb was Inrgely attended, whs caiicd
to orOor by Mr. H. B. Kpellman, Chairman of tho
Committee on Organi/.aiioo. On motion ol Itev. Dr.
Anderson, Mr. Sydney Sanderson wss elected chairman.
A lornt ol constitution which hoi forth tho oiijfcis of
tbe now org.ini/.uUou, to be kuown as the Socioty for
tho I'revontion o! Intemperance and Crime, was
adopted.
CONVERTED PRlZE FIGHTERS.
LECTURE BY HOWELL GIBDNEIt OS THK CON
VERSION OF HIS BROTH EH AND HIMSELF.
Howell Gardner, the converted prlzo lighter, deliv
ered a Iccturo Inst evening In liloeckor Building, cor
ner ol Blcockcr and MortoA street*, inking tor bis
subject "The Life mid Conversion ol orville and
Howell Gardner," the procoeds being lor iho b"iielit
of tho Dw.ver Mission. The speaker commenced
by singlpg lu good ctylo "090," and said ho
bad been ono ol thoef ahr^p unco, hp referred
to tbe early history ol the Gardners, stated Hint they
lived near Xcwburg, and thai their parents wero pious
people. There wero ten boys and tbroe girls In the
family. At tin early ago tho boys began to chow n rest
less and daredevil spirit. One of their early spurn
was to get a sang of boys together, go In tho willows
and mako whip*, with which they lashed each other
on tho bare back, Just to see bow much whipping they 1
could stand. They got up cock fights and were up to
all sort* of Juveulle deviltry. Th*y went to Newsrk
and becamo interested in wrestling matches, and as
they grew up their nam?s grew up wiih tbein. 1
Yankee Sullivan raine to Newark just alter McCov had !
been killed by Lilly In a prizo llfiit, and It was
tbo height of tbelr ambition to be nolle ed by the dis
tinguished bruiser. They thought tbo manly art was a
noble one. lln and his brother procured boxing glovee
ana practised with each otber until they became well
up In tbe work. He said that bla brother Orvllin
(ought with Jim Morri?sey, ntid the man died live
days afterward Iroin a blow lio received. Tbcy came
to New York and wero trained under Yankee Sullivan.
Soon they were boih matehid in prize lights. Their
nainos wero put up In big letters on posters, his
brother beiug announced as "Awful" Gardnor. *'Mon
in the society of thloves," remarked the s|ieuker,
"will beeomo thieves; men in the society of rutn
drinkers will bocome rum drinkers, and men In the
society ol prizo fighters will become prizefighters,"
and so they grew up. They were employed by men in
tho ctnlsrant business as bullie*.
MOMK KAKK KXl'KklKXCKH.
Ho exposed some ol tbo tricka of the emigrant
sb.irKj, uud recounted a terrible conflict his brother
had with a Long Inland betel keopcr who had tried to
overcharge him. Tbu man made soino insulting re
mum to h 1111 In the hearing or his wile, whon
the latter ?uld, "If I wero a loan I'd whip that lollow
or he should whip me." So you see there waa light
lb all branches ol our family, (Luugbter.) Jle stood
witn a icvoiver to shoot ilowt. any of thu land
lord's friends who aliuuld liitorioro, and the man was
curried out lor d*ad. They escaped to New York to
hear It reported thai tbo Gsriinera had killed hull ?
dozen pooplo ou Long Island. Ho de-cribed a aoene
on Broadway, at three o'clock iu the alieruoou, be
tuoni his brother Orville aiuI a man by tuo namn of
O'Brien, in which O'Brien's Jaw was broken all to
pieces, and ho lay on the sidewalk as II dead.
An uncie of the Gardners catno nloug, an>i
Buying "I'll see if ho can't be brought to life,"
and runulug a latb imtI under the man's tuumb nail,
the blood .-parted Irom his mouib. *'11 anything will
briug a dead wan to lite," said tbo Gardner uncle,
"ibal'c tbe ibing wtl! do 11." Ami he lived. continued i
the Gardner nephew, for three months afterward The !
'longshoremen threatened lu avenge tl>u ueaib o! ibetr
comrade, o'lireii, by killing >>oih Orville and i
lu in.-elf. On ona occasion a gani' allocked orville ;
In Williamsburg, when be look return lu (be j
American Hou-t nud the lougstioremeu piled in on
bun. Orvdte drew bis rrvolvor aud nboi three of :
ti>cm. from the light of Sullivan nod Hyer up 10 the |
lltibi of Morrih*ey and 2^uIIivmc he had been interested ;
iu prize flgbls. the litter battle wax the most des- 1
per.il c and bloody one be bad ever witnessed. and be ?
uover wanted to are another He tirmlv believed that
bad tbe Debt lusted there would bave been an
older Lilly and McCoy affair. He extolled Ihe !
prowess, manlinesi and courage; ol lol.n
Morrissey?"the Hon. John Morrissey," ha remarked.
He knew blin to be u noble hearted man. a man of
hint) principle, who could uot be induced to swerve
from what be believed to be rtKhl under any party's
whip "II we do uot liko bia present busmen,1' he
said, "all we can do 11 to pray ior hint."
Mr. Gardner regarded sparrinc as one ol tUe best of
exercises. It exi-rcises a man Irom hi* big toe lu the
lop of his bead li makes hi* eye brighter. It leaches
inen tbe me ol their band* and llieir led, 100. It enu- {
bled meu to take care o( themselves when attacked by j
rowlion, and lie believed it 10 b<* a good thing lor meu j
to oe able to take care ol themsoives.
ma covvkksio.v.
One Sunday he was playing bluff iu a wood near ,
Porichester. A terriilc storm came up. and a suddt-u I
IIash ol iitchtnirw leaped over the cards. He dropped j
the cards. He dta not siop for the money. A sudden j
and mysterious leeling had come over him.
'lhat uigiil, bid wile asked him il he wuutd !
not go to church. "To churcnf Me 10 church. Il |
would lall do* 11 upon me the imuuie I went lu. " But j
he did 110 lie was Icindlv ask ad 11 be would not like
to be converted. He declared that he wculd. This was !
011 a lUUMduy, unit by Saturday lie was converted. He 1
went lo his mother iu WlliiHiiisburg. When he hud ,
lust loll bur there was muruer 10 his heart and awlul 1
oiithH on Ins lips, ills mother was paralyzed with
agony. Ou his prosent visit his wile went 1
to bis mother's room, weeping. "What, ob pray, |
what's the matter':' Has IIowoll killed anybody t Has 1
Howell born killed t" "When tbe truth was told her," j
said the speaker, "oh! wliut ceiesiia. jov entered
that saintly woman's breast!" The conversion ol j
OrriHe was graphically described. So violent i
were the demonstrations, so loud tbe shouting ,
of orville lor mercy amid the prayers that :
a good German ran among the neighbors,
erring out:?'?Come down ! Here's de most desperate
flgbl among the Gardner family at ever you see " It
was a light?a desperate light. It was a tight whether
the devil should possess the soui ol Orville Gardner or
wiiother it should he wou by llio blessed Lerd Jesus,
aud the l.ord wou.
AN ODD FELLOWS MONUMENT.
GRAND DF-DICATOItr SERVICES AT BOSTON YES
TERDAY.
[UT TELEOn\PH TO THE 11KRAM) J
Boston, Juno 13, 1877,
Tbe dedication of an Odd Follows' monument to- |
dny at Mount Hopo Cemetery wss one o) the most in- j
tcrostisjj; mid imposing occasions iu the New litigland j
history of the Order. Thero was a monster 1
procession in the city, and afior parading |
the principal stree'i special trains cou
veyed the brethren to the cemetery where
the formal exercises of dedication took place. Theso
consisted of an introductory address by Nnibamol
Adams, \V, G. M. ; an original choral by Brother B. P.
Sbllluber (Mrs. I'nrtlngtou); a dedicatory address by
Horace W. SticUney, M. \V. G. M.; a pre^eutatlon ad
dress by Alhtrt L. Fesscndon, G. \V., and au oration
by ltev. A A. Miner, LI.. D., P. G.
t)H. HINKK'S Al>l>KI.!iS.
In Ihe course ol hit oration I)r. Miner said ?Mark
you yonder sacred encloxuro, a memorial ot the sleep
ol Ihe patriotic dead I Tbo song of liberty floated on
all tbe Northern air. lis nolos, angelic, as heard 011
our hill tups and along our valleys struck like a death
knell upon tbe tyrant's ear. Tbo sword leap from
its scabbard. Tho bugle blast of war rang
tbrougb all the land. Our fathers and broth
ers and husbands aud jona flew 10 the
front; they baptized the streets of Baltimore
with thoir blood and Uasteued to stand with uucoverod
bonds in tho prcsenco of the Cbtof Magistrate ol the
nation. Whan our beurls were agonized by tne mis
fortunes of Hull Run, aud subsequently reassured by
tbe bloody conflicts of Vicksburg, Gettysburg aud
Antletatn, and by the triumphant march to tbe sea,
we waited to hear of our loved ones, oatilo marred?
our felain. Our souls leli tbu pangs of be
reavemont before iho wires trombled with their
names Tnolri, we know, was the heroism to bare
their Ixssoms in the hottest ol tho fray. Tbe integrity
of our homer wax laid a* a snorttlco upon tbe altar lor
the in. ;ri>v m our country, and but yesterday tbe
anthem 01 attaairatMU and grnmade voeo to
Heaven, and was echoed aud re-eoboed by
overy mountain and hillside throughout the wide
domain of our liborty loving millions. Thank God,
It was no indlsoritninuto euiogy ol patriot and rebel
alike. The lires ol freedom buru brightly to-day lu
Northern hearts, and though wise meu may siumhlu,
truo meu listening mid booming ol cannon and crack
of rillo to the confusod voices borne {in soutborn air
will yield obedience 10 the poet's command:?
If wo have wOlsprrnl 1 ruth, whisper no longer.
Speak hi tho It) 111 DO it does, sterner and stronger.
BKSCKII'TION AMI Ills roll V O t TIIK MOXl'lIISXT.
It Is unly about a yoar a^o that the lioston Odd Fel
lows conceived tbo idea of eretlling a inonument III
mutnory ol its soldier and < ivic dead. Various storit-s
are lol<t> relative 10 the history ol the design which
the monument represents, and among ib?m is uno
winch is said 10 be authentic aud tvmch Is highly poet
ical aud interesting. Il Is 10 tho effect thai I'homas
Ball, the famous Ameriosn sculptor, having be
come enamored of the history of Odd Fellowship,
aud its euuoblltiK objects ulid purpo-os, pruponod to
model a monuineni inculcating the moral ol tho story
of Jonathan and David. In tbe old reatnmenl. An
other Is, lu briel, thai, having determined to luako Ihe
monument symbolical of friendship, tne motto of llio
order, 1 ho officers of the Grand Lodge bit upon ihe
touching story ol David and Ills Iriend. They then
sought 10 discover whether the Idea bad ever been
cir.bodled In statuary holorc, and alter a complete and
analytical survey ol modern and ancient scutp
turo 11 was found lo l>o wholly original. Tbe com
mission was then given 10 Mr. Hall to model the
monument from designs oy K. C. 1\ Newcomb, 01 this
city. The worn was modelled in Philadelphia, and its
translation Into granlto took place al ilallowoli, Me.,
llio material being Hallowed granite. The task was
dually tlnlshed last week, and Saturday tho remainder
ol the monument arrived lu Boston over the Kastcru
ITiillroart From the statlou it was transferred di
rectly to tbo cemetery and net upon the pedestal,
which, with tho base, nas been located 011 lis proper
site lor mine mouths past. Tho ilgures
were then inclosed iu drapery, and In that condition
they remained until tho dedication ceremonies Una
afternoon. The base ta ol liuiucy granite, and is com
posed of ihreo steps, in all about threo leet high.
I'pon this the pedestal rests. Tbo latter Is of parti
colored granite, the ceniro panels boiut, polished and
the mouIdlug ol red granite. I'pon tins structure,
which in eight feet four Inches high, are engraved irio
three links and the bundle ol rodR. In the middle ol
tho moulding, on ihe upper edge, is a glooe, Willi pen
dant drapery undornealli, Inscribed: ?
X FUlKNDdHlP, LOVK AND TKL'IH. ; I
surmounting itxi iMMlestai urn tho statues represent- I
ini! David and Jonathan. They are eigut leot litgtl, |
unil uro m:iiI|.lured ill Hallowed xranito entirely. .luiin- ,
than is ?-(mi iii armor and' DiU'fd HT"*? ruMic i:Yi*niuii', !
probably iiionnt lor that i>f ? snepherd boy. Jonathan
is ail vim ni; David as to his safety, and t.'arld stands in 1
an attitude ol loving acknowledgment ol hi* mend's
nuJiuitudc toward bun. fno distance (root the pedo?.
tal to the crest or helmet I* eight Mtt lour
lnehe?, making the total height ol the monument,
ba-o and all, about nineteen loot.
KINO OF THE SCHUTZBN CORPS.
Ct.OHE OF THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE NEW ,
YORK CITV HCHCTZF.N CORl'H -CROWXIMO THF. j
VICTOR.
Tli* New York City .Sehntzon Corp* closod H* annual |
fcnitvitl ynstorday by crowning ./onn It. tirohmann I
king lor the ensuing your. In tho coronation ceremo- 1
nlcs tiio New York Central Schutzen Corps, com
manded by Captain C. K. <?ennortca, and the .lor?ey ,
Srliutzen Corps, under command of Captain A. Kr- i
mtsch, partiripntcd. Tho festival baa lasted lor three
day*, and enr.U dny lias added to the enjoynicut ol ilie
corps and Its invited guest*.
Tbe grounds worn tastefully decorated, and each of
the many llagstafls which tower skyward from the
buildings in .1ones' Wood gave to the breeze tlie Stars
nixl Stripes ol Amerira asido with Ibe black, white and
red bars ol (iorinnny.
Mr. K. W, Seliumakor, the aecretarjr ol Hie corps,
said to the reporter:?There is an effort being made to
esiaolish a national tschiit/.cn'* bund. 1 think it will
he auccvsslul. You kuow all (terumis take a pride In
t>u*taining tho Schmzens. The organization? dale
away back live hundred yours or more.
AX INiaKKSri.fi. TARORT.
That target you seo there, representing th? double
beaded oaglo ol Prussia, Ik the one in which each
tnuinber ol the corps is deeply Interested. On each
bond you notico a crown, Tim marksman who hits the
crown on the leii head receives t-!> In gold. 'I'i.o
crown on ilie right heud brings in flu to the skillttl
shooter. In the right clnw ol tno bird you none*
a sceptre?Hie sign ol authority?arid in tuo
left claw u ? Keiaclinppei" ? n round apple?
which lor a thousand years has algnlflcd an endless
rule to tho Corinan nation?each ol these entitles the
expert marksman to $1.V Kvery part ol the bird?the
head, the lens, the wing*, eacn and all havo prizes at
tamed, but It is the body winch la tbo coveted prize.
Wlioe\or lilta that bas n golden medal worth fi.i ar.d
$40 In gold, and, Isi aiiove all prizes, bo Is crowned
King ol the Scnutzon Corps for tho coming yo.ir."
KIHI) or Tlia MTHt'TRRR CORP*.
liurely had tuo Secretary inadn ihla statement when
a loud and hearty huzza proclaimed that a now king
Wh? made. A stand handsoinoly dfapeil with crimson
velvet had bacu erected oil the south side ol tno
giound* lor the coronation cervmonioe. it waa
crowded with ladies aud boautliul little girls 'tressed
in white. The new made king wsa escorted around
the grounda by bis own and the visitiog corps.
H'ben be arrived lo front of tb* ?t?ud Cap- i
l.tin John F C.-rtia# welcomed linn. Hi" iHUe ?
daughter Emma, u bright. bnutiiul ItuU nirl. who
hr;;r blue e> es Hud sutiuy uair. crowned the victor
king w.tti a wreath of laurel Without laltertng 'or *
moment, wall u sweet, cbildisb. yel llriu vo ce ?be
proclaimed Mr. Grobtnanu kin * and c .Ued lor Ibree
welcomm: cheers
After tin* ceremonies wore over the members or rue
dlflerent corps. ?itn their wives and friends. ad
jonraed lo ibe lurge ball, where .Uuc.ng wm kepi up
10 a late bour.
OUR COLLEGES.
COL U M BIA'S COMMENCE M EX T.
GRADUATING EXERCISES AX THE ACiDlMI OF
MUdIC ?PRIZES. OB VTIONS AND DECinEEi*
Fully two thousand spectators wore ;aUi<jred iu Ibe
auditorium o: the Acadoniv of Music. last uiirht. to
witness tho one hundred and twenty-third commence
ment ot Columbia Coi:e;o. Hall-past seven u clock was
announced a* the hour ?ol opening tbo exercises, and
before that timn a Ur<a crowd galD-.-red iu iront ot tbe
Academy building utid walled patiently till nearly eight
o'clock, wbcu ilie doors ?oru tbrown opeu, aod the
ball soon presented a brilliant spectacle, ttio audience
consisting chiefly o! Initios. Every box and every
Mat, except in the family circlo was tilled, but tba
spectators wore not at auy tune uolsily eu
tbusiasiic in their demonstrations of mtorest.
Tbo ante was occupied by the prolcssors and as
alrtaut protCLjon ol the collego and tbe following
members ot tho Board ol rruiteoii:?Hilinni Seller
merborn, Rev. Urn. Dls tud Huttou, Stephen P.
Marsh, Joseph W. Harper ml Chirles A. Siillmau.
President Barnard, iu cap and jo*o, occupied a seal
at a table in lb--* centre of th<i st me. Tin whole num
ber on the stage was not less than 100, and of
students?who mostly ocoupiod front sosts in tho
auditorium?about 45t). au equal number irotn the co'
lepe proper and from the School of Mino*. Tho gradu
ating cliiss ol tho coilcgo numbered twontv-six. of tho
School ol Mines, twenty-seven?a sra&l'er uumber tban
usual. rbo freshman class for th* coming year will
have about lbO members??n advance of iwcoiy-flro
over last year's entries.
Of KM M> KJtKRCIStH.
At eight o'clock tbe exercises otiened witb music by
Npyor'iorcbeHtn Hev, VV illiuni IV talker, A. M., at
present of Columbia Colieso, then ollered an appro
priate prayer, winch was followed by a selection from
??Don Carlos." Tbo Greek salutatory oration, which
followed,was delivered by Lawrence Hunting Klelchor,
the graduato who has achieved tho highest honors of
his class. Mr. Fleicber is a tall youug gentleman,
01 dark cotuploxton. smooth faco and decidedly in
lellcctual exprosoou. His delivery was graroiul and
the addresses lo ibe audience and to Hie President and
professor* wero spoken in a clear, unlallering and
I sonorous voice. At the conclusion of Mr. Fietrhor's
oraltou a Lalln pooui was dolivered by Stephen Y ites
Howell, wno, like hl? predecessor, received a number
of handsome bouquets.
fnc first address in English was spoken by William
| Kelly, School ol Mines, whoso effort was entitlod "A
Stale Survey." Mr. Kelly appeared in ovonlug dress,
the Greek and l.atln speakers wearing tho conventional
gown, which was worn by all tbo other moiubers ol the
graduating class. He prefaced Ills address by suiting
that no apology was needed lor tbo discussion of so
Important a subject as thai which ho was about to In
trodocn. He then spoko at some length to ibe effect
that a crying need of Now \ ork 'Ms a complete
and sccdruto survey of all its parts.' Tbe
address was well delivered nod well rocetvod. lbs ro
soinblanoo between Leouardo Da Vinci and Goethe was
then discussed by William H. Hyde. Jr., who held that
the bent ol a niau's genius is determined entirely by
the need* of tbo age Iu which bo lives. The deiimnua
of art Hi Italy had produoou L)? Vinot. aud ol literature
in Germany, Goethe, wtio alike showed romarkabl*
powers iu other directions, lo America we may look
lor .in urtlst who shall lull no whit bobmd l.eouiirao,
mid lor ? poet Who shall equal Goethe. ??F.ducatiKU lor
Public Lile" was the thomo obo>en bv Dudley H.
\orria whoso oration liuinertiauly fallowed mat
ill Mr Hyde. The tinportaul part played by univer
sities in' this work ot preparing ruleis lor tno
land was ably demonstrated, us well as the neoessHy
ol phvstologr and psychology as collogiale siuuies.
1 An audrosson tno ??Wagner School of Music w*t# not
delivered, owing to a severo afflictlou to Its author,
?Mr. Cbar'ws Moutaguo Ward.
nisTitiiiftto!! or i'kuks.
' Tt?? remainder ??e.log, dsrm, wUi?l? the
audience urow rapidly and beauiilully less, vrus oci u
piod i,y tho disiribiitlon ol prizes, tbo cotiferrmg dt
dec roes and a vuledictorv oration by John Murray
Mucnoll, who dwelt clrelly upon the bavoc nude bv
Cupid In tho .-lass ot IS7T. two of wbom havo boeii mar
ried and (our (ackcowledgedl.v) engaged. T tie valedict ory
to I'rosidi'ut Harnard, and the salutatory lo ibo God of
Love wero marred by Irequeut lapses ol memory and a
loo close adherence to mo prompter's box. Tbo exer
cise closed with ilie benediction. Tho following is a
complete list of graduates:?
RArllltl.OHH OV AKT8.
Fred. Stlllwell Ackurman. Win. Henry Urdo, .fr.
Charles Uaibg.ite Hock. Loroy King.
Tbeo. Vernon iloynton. Guatayo Kobbe.
Herbert Pndellord mown. Joiin Murray Mitcholi.
MarlDorouEb Churchill. l'Jiilip G. 1'ealaidy.
Charles Augustus Clark. .loliu Huckley I'me.
Thomas S. Drowuo, Jr. Willi mi \ an \ orstj owcrs.
('banning Ellery. John Myers Shei d.
Lawrence B. Fletcher. I-idore Salosllnsky.
CUreneu W. Francis. Hobert Toiiiii*.
Wesl-y Harper Wisnor K. lownsend.
John It. m Horn*. Charles M. Towneend.
Stephen Yates Howell. Frederick Holano \\ eek?.
KXni.tllBRf OK MINSK.
Buckley, C. Itamsey, A. B. Mackintosh. Jus. Burkton.
Cady, Linns Bertram. Murphy, Jobn Glenvll.
Caniltid, Augiisltis Cus*. Mctiols, lUlpll.
Clark, Henry Gilbert. Norns. Dudley Hiram.
Colby, Charles F.dwards. rrtoi. James Robert.
Constant, Charles Louis. lladlerd, \\ in. Helsbam.
Cornell," George liirdsali. ltnod, Sylvanus A.. A. 11.
Fioyd, Frederick William. Rogers, Charles Louis.
i Hidrnlh, Waller Kdwards. Stiivllie, Roland Mulvi'le.
Ihiseng, Axel olaf, B. S. Thacher. Arthur.
Koliv. William. Randolpbe. J. F? class '.8.
CIVIL ENOINKKH'*.
Luiz do Sow/ I B irros. Frank Stuart Helloberi.
John Britton Caldwell. Robert W. Van Boskerek.
Tbo Ural clans honor men *cre Luwrenco Bunting
Fletcher (whoso morit mark M oui ol a possible
UK)). mn?i Siephen Vales Howell; ??*cond clttM, Ch/in<*4
M Ward, William II. Hyde and ('. W. Francis; ihlril
class. J. B. l'ltie, Cliauning Ellcry, J. M. Mitchell and
J. R. M. Ileruz.
The pnzos and scholarships were awarded as fol
lows ?
ai'llOLARMIU'H?Jl'Molt CLASS*
(ireel\?Charles Frederick llurlburt, scholarship;
F<dward Wushhurne Hopkins, Mornay Williams, Hour*
Kinworili Gregory and Henry Lawrence Bogert, liouor
ablo mention.
Latin.?Mornay Williams, schol irshln ; Kdwnrd '
Wnxbburno Hopkins and Charlo? Frederick Hurlburt, 1
honor.iido mention
Mnlhrmaliei.? William I'orter Allen, scholarship;
Mornay William* and Holbrook Cuslinian, honorable
mention.
Chrnnttrtf.?Charles Slover Allen, scholarship; Jo
seph Maitmon Knupyi, honorable mention.
lAtgif 'tint J?iii)ti*h Liln'itturr.'?lleur> l.awreoco Bo
gert,'scholarship; K.iward Allon Low, Jr., Joseph Wil
cox Spalding, ccorge Frederick Willntm Holla and I'.g
berl Carll Miuouson, honorable mcntiou.
iwrntMfoKit class.
Grftk?IMward Johnson Runk, scholarship; F.dward
Arthur Norlliall and William Kliord Gould, i.onorablo
mention.
I.'itm.?Kdward .lohmoo Runk, scholarship; Kdsrin
Robert Au<ler*oti Sellgtnan, honorable mention.
V<Uh'matic*. ? Abraham lllch, scholarship, William
Hallock and I hcodore Bogerl Foster, honorable men- 1
lion.
Chewiitry. ? Ferdinand Sands, scholarship; William
llailock, honorable mention.
Hifti'i-if.?Kdward Joubson Runk, scholarship; %V til -
lain Albert Kellogg and Samuel lioilleld Upborne, bon
or.iblo mentiou.
KKKMI1VAX CLARK.
Qrrtk.?llcnry Aliord Short, scholarship; William
Warlturioa Scrugbatit, .Sidney lUn-uio siuurt, Cbarloa
Formal Moody, Milton Kiuanuet Lehman in>l Charles
lloldane Johnson, Jr., honorable mention.
/.aim ?Charles Augustine O'Nell, ?cholarxhlp;
Sidney liaruolo Stuart, Chirlos Forman Money, H>nr\
iMeiiluO May, James Alexander Siovens, Willium t?u t
ton t.e Botitilller an t Laudroth Hczokiah Kiug, honor,
ablo meniloti.
.l/a'/i'mahrM. ?\\ lllmm Llspcnard Kobb, scholarship;
Lanureih HexekUb King, Georgo F.nsa Biaukw II
and Jesse Albert Lock, Jr , honorable ment mi.
Mrferi'.?Cn?rie? Forman Moooy, scholarship;
William Vtarhurlon dcragb.un, honorable nietiiton.
I'KIS KM.
TrutUfS? Pritn for Kr'rlhur' in Hn'mnn.?Les? ad
vanced cla?i:?first prizo, |W, William Hillock; see*
ono |iri/.e, V-ib, Worihinetou Clisuncy Ford. Jdoro |
advanced class ? > ir?t prize, (.'SO, Isidore Siilosnlnsky j
itoiond pr.se, $'jn, Ili'iiiatmn f urquhar Curtis.
frHlM* (ivttk I'rifFirst prize, fiioo, Kdward
Wa?bt>uruc Hopkins; second prize, $i;>o, Cbarlw
Fredoric.it llurlburt; honorable nieution, Betiianitn
Farquhur Curtis.
/'/?<*'<?<?* I'ni'* for h'.arjlinh K?uyi.?First prize, $.">0,
Isidoresaloshlnsky ; honorable mention, Willi.un Houry
Hyde, Jr.
/ rif if the Alumni Aw>cinHon ?To the most faithful
and deserving nmmher of llio gradualiog class, $.'>0.
John Kamon Murine/ Hernz.
.ycMmil hi Vimm? Torrtf /"rum.?Ba?t id i|ualttailre
analysis, i&O, George Spencer KMtwiak, Now York;
honorable inonttou, Granville Wbillhuy Williams,
Brooklyn; Leo flrorpa Cloud, Newport, Ky.; Xtthaaiel
I.ord Brnton, Statsn island. Besilnat-sayniK, |.'iti, John
Ulnuvil Murphy. Mlddielown. Coun. ; bonordlile me#,
lion, Charles l.ouls Constant, Clnclnnuii. tihio; liud
ley llirain Norris, Brooklyn. M. Y.; William Keilev,
A. II., New York, t barler F.dwaid Colby, Brook yn.
N. V.
IIONOKAHY DKOKKKH.
Honorary degrera were ooniorred upon tha following
natnsd oandldatas:?s. T. 0 . Cbarirs Collin Aduns,
rcctor ol St. Mary'* Chunk, ManbalMuvtlle; LL li.,
James Craig Watson, PrtHtmur ol Asironoinr in thu
I I'tiiVersiiv of Michigan ; llev. ihoirtss Kuggloa I'vncboti,
I Ptesidnnt ol Trtnllv College, Hartlord, Conn.; Joseph
I.emuol ('heaisr. of l,ohiion, m<'mb?r of council Hi.
I torical oocistv ol Ureat UriUts; Ph. U., i'roloaiur WiU
lam O. Peek, of Colombia College, and II. C Iblsoo,
o: ibe same
Mr. Peter Cooper was present at the comiueuoement
exorcises and occupied a teal on the (tag*.
BOAXOKE COLLEGE, VIRGINIA.
COMMENCEMENT ZXEBCHES?TWENTT-FOCBTS
BEaslON ? IN Al'O fit ITION OF A NEW PBKUI'
DENT?A FI.OUU18HINO SCHOOL.
Salkm. June 13, 1S77.
On oua ildo of Silem rue l lie spurs of Ibe lllua
Ridge. on (lie other those of Hie Allegheny, wbi o
through (be narrow valley flows ibe Koanoke Stiver, ?
name forever to be associated with mat brilliant wit
and statesman John Itandolpb, of Roanoke. I
do nul wondor that tbit charming valley la called ibe
"UarJou Spot" of tbo Old UointnloD. I hive uowliera
el<? ?een one more beauti'ul, unlcaa It bo the
Wyoming. >n Pennsylvania Cortatnly tbe Roanoke la
tbe Oiit-ai id tbe South Tblf country la tbe abode ol
health aud plenty, w itbm a radius of thirty mile* of
Salem are seven uoted watering plaeaa, and tbo town
ilsoll is generally Oiled with visitors during the sum*
mer mon'.bs.
In thin beautiful town, cradlcd In tbe mountains and
noted for tbo high moral character aud alerting worth
ot an intelligent population, la located Koanoke Col
lege, chartered In 18iH, ml now the fourth Instltu
t'.ou In Virginia in point ol attendance of atudeuia.
It bad already attulnud a lair degrco ol prosperlt)
wbon the unfortunate civil war came, with it? attend
ant interruptlona and devolutions. Yet tbe halls and
lecture ruoms ol Koanoke, owing to lu location, wen
open 10 studonts throughout the war, it being tbe only
Virginia college that did nni suspend Its exercises
during that period.
OKOWTII or TDK IXHl ITt'TIOM.
Since tbe war the growth of thia uow famous Insti
tution baa been remarkable. During tbo past six
yeurs, while other Southern colleges bare been de
creasing, Koanoke ha* gradually advanced from tbo
seventh to ibe lourth pluco among tbe ten mule col
leges and universities ol the Stale. Tbo Mat cataloguo
shows at. aitvmlauce ol 177 students from fifteen Siatoa,
the Indian Territory and Mexico. The eight Choctaw
students in attenduueo create no little Interest among
tho citizens and visitors. These Indians are supported
by Hie Chocluw government and aru soot Bero ihrongb
the inlluence ot Mr. J. II. Jackson, a Choctaw, wbo
spout three sessions at Koanoke sinco tbo war, and
who is now one of the Senators in tuo Choctaw l.ects
l nnre. Next lo Old Dominion In attendance ol sl?j.
dents comes tho New Dominion of Texas, wblnb baa
enrolled thirty during this session. The graduates and
forinor siud?nlH ol tbo college are scattered ovor
twonty States.
Tho courso of study is qulto comprehensive; tbo
college library remains about 14.U00 volumes; tna
literary societies, which have beautifully furnished
hills, rank secmd to none In tho Stalo; a reading
room la well supplied with papers and magazines.
Tho oollogo also owns a Urge collection ol mineral*
aud curiosities, lor which a building is, had I.v needed.
Indeed, I Uud here, as elsewhere in the South, that
although th? colleges are doiue a groat work an small
capital, they ura greatly in need ol funds to eniarst
building* and Increase their general facilities and ad
vantages.
The collcgo buildings consist of tbroe brick edlflcei
ol three stories each. Tlice aro divided Into lecture
rooms, society halls, rhnpol, dormitories. Ac. The
grounds are me finest in tho Siute The troea, mostly
set out in Imitation ol nature, allord most Inviting
shade, while the rich grass, covering tho campus as a
carpet ol greon, wttos (no passer by from the warm
summer suns to the coolost ol inul-day reposa. The
walks are covered Willi cedars.
TIIK IV.IUAIIY COJtTKST.
As Koanoke College is <-nntieetert with the Slate In
tercollegiute Association ol Virginia, the drat exorcise
I was culled lo wltuesa was tho primary contest, on
Saturday m:lu. io decide what young Cicero should
represent the college in the State contest, in the city ol
i Richmond, next November. J. W. ownuy, ol Texas,
aud S. 11. Jauier,, ol l.ouislaua, were the contestants.
! Tile former spuko on "'Progressive Evolution," ?nd
i the Inner look his text iron: Hums' "A Xun'tiBiu
lor a'That" Hot It speaker* gave evidence of coiiTrd.
I er ii>lo firatorical taleul. The live Jud?o< decided thai
| to Mr Owub/ was duo the honor of appearing a* tho
, cbimpion et hip alma mater ai the State contest. This
i young gentlemen received the gold medal in oratory
bero last J nne,
THE IIAOCALACRKATK.
The baroulaureaie sorinon w?s delivered to a large
aud appreciative audience on Sunday morning, inch
I lusu, In Rev. William T, Hall. D. D., ol l.yncbburg,
i wbo fouud an appropriate theme in the ?'Temptation
I of Cbrtst," as recorded in the fourth chapter <?!
j Matthew. In the development ol bis subject be im
pressed upon the young uion tho ihouaht thai ibess
' same temptations are ulleted to all mankind, and that
the great lesion 'to be learned In this life is ouo ol soil
dental aud-cousecrmiou to duty, ibis eloquent dis
course was proiouudly thoughtttil Hd svggostlve. II
lias heard with the utmost attention and produced a
marked Impression tor good.
The iinuual address before tho Young Men's Chris
tian Assochttlon ol the cillego was prooouncod by
| l'rolessor 8. A. Repass, D. D., ol Salem.
ORATORICAL OOMTKST.
The contest for the Sigma Chi Medal la oratory
took place 111 llio Town Hull last night, tbo Hail oei.ig
crowded to overflowing. Prayor was unbred by iliabop
Uiossbreuner, of Ohio. Tli? contestant* then
appeared in the following order:?C. it. Kob
luaon, of Mississippi. subject, '? Aladdin s l.amp;"
C. H. Scoit, oi Weat Virginia, subject, "Introspec
tive;'' 0. V. Yotue, of Virginia, miUJoci, "(bt Ketro
?met;" S. H. James, of Louisiana, .subject, "Home
thing of llero Warriors;" l<- K -mitb, ol Tennessee,
subject, "Culture, iho Cone or Hope of the W.?rld;''
L. 0. Doar, of Virginia, -nbjoot, "Heat la I.II* and
Cold i* Death." flic Judges?Wm. McC.iubiy, H<>n.
H. K. Blair, llou. 11. A Kdmuudaou, Captain It IJ.
Moorman and Colonel W. 1*. Wasnburn?decided lu
favor ol Mr. Smith, which announcement was re
ct-lred with great applatiae. The handsome gold
mwlai win gracefully presented by I* C. iiunsbrougb,
A. fl , of Salem. Each ol the speakers received man;
floral offerings from fair friends.
IION. CLAKKHON V POTTRN.
After the presentation ol the medal, Professor Julius
0. Dreher, ol tlie faculty, rend a teiegnm and letter,
received irom Mrs. 1'otter, announcing that in conse
quence of au accident her husband, Hon. Clarkson N.
rotter, ol Now York, would not bo ablo to deliver
the annual address before the literary societies thu
(Tuesdayl evening.
IU.CMIXATI05.
The collego grounds and society halls wore Illumin
ated last nlglu and, alter tlm exercises of the contest,
long linea ul people wended their way to tbo lairy>iik?
aceu*, where the gaylv olorud luntvrns presented a
striking contrast t? i lie aoinbro hue of the overhang
ing trees. Music sent its suit strains on tbe night air,
adown tue long cedur avenues, and the gay youn{
couples promenading In iho "dim religious light'
among the trees doubtless quite naturally fuiDlleu the
ootuniandmcnt to "lovo onu anoi her," and confirmed
the assertion thai "out ol the abandanco of the heart
llio mouth -peakclh. "
IXACOtKATIOS or TIIK XRW I'NKHlnKNT.
At the conclusion of tho valedictory add rest- Ho v.
Professor S. A. Repass, I). U., on the pari ul tbo Hoard
ol Trustees, anuouaced that the formal inauguration
of the President-elect, Hov. T. \V. Dosh, D. I?., would
now take place. The letters giving notice ol tue elec
tion and the acceptance ?oro then read. Rov. Proiua
sor Repass s.ild it gave him great pleasuro to act as
the representative ?i tile trustees in the ceremony of
Inducting the President-eloet into olbcc. Altar a few
pertliieiit remarks he couciuded by introducing Dr.
I><mIi to the sadtance as the President ol Koannko
college, lu an earnest address the new President do
tinea his MmhoI ?b? dwotea devolving U|?>? kuu ami
those who with him were to watch over the develop
iiinnt of llio in.-tlltiliou and lumcaied his lull purpose
to do his part therein and his ilrm expectation of
hearty co-operation from those usociated until bin ia
the noble work.
Degree wore then conferred by the President.
The degree ofLLD. conlerred <>n James 0. Soathsll,
Hlchluoud, Va.; 1'h. 1). <di Professor W. Douthot,
Missouri, A. M. on the graduates ol 1872, Protestor J.
T. CraUiroc, ol Kosnoko College; Professor M,
M. Hargrove, Carolina Military lostlwito; D.
li Kloyd and J. S. Hotter, Maryland;
C. C. Campbell, M i-stssippi; William E. Cruig,
I. W. Kotner, J. W. Stephen son and J. I,. (Heaves,
Virginia, and A II. on the graduates this rear.
The Alumni Cold Medal lu Meiaphysiea was won by
K J. He nick, oi \irgloia; Trustees' Mathematics
t'ednl by ?t. J. Kpprignt, of Texas; Faculty Mroek
Medal by A. D. Sayre, ol Alabama; Oratory Modal by
L. V. Muith, of 1 etiiiesseo.
COMXKXCKMKNT DA) ?
The follow lug is tho programme for the exercises o!
conmieiicoiiu'iil day, June 14, 1M77:?
K. J. Keuick, Virginia (second honor)?l.atln Salu
tatory.
Asa W. Pope, Texas (third honor)?German oration.
I.. K. Smith, Tennessee; subject?"Impulses to
Action. '?
J. ?. Kherly, Virginia; subject? "L'nsang Heroes,"
T. W. Dreher, South Carolina; subject? "Klementi
of True Manhood.''
r. H Jarrett. West Virginia; subjoct?"The Result
rests iho w ork. "
C. 11. Robinson, Mississippi; subject?"Modern
Student I.ile."
\\. II. Henihgton, Mississippi; subject?"We are
Making llwtorj."
J. t,'. Kussell, Texss; subjoet??"The Future ol
Texas."
Marn .larrett, West Virginia; subject?"Chsrlet
Db kens."
J. \\. Peterrn.m, Virginia; subjoct?"Coal."
J. A Hi. Clair, Vlrglula; subjoct?"The Railroad at
a Civllljter."
J. I". Ku?r, Virginia; subject?"Revelation and
Science."
V. Yonee, Virginia; subjocl? "Iho Danube."
J. W. iiwnhjr, lex is, subject?"Kvomtion.''
I. I,. Smith, Maryland lUrst honor)?Valedictory.
RAID ON A VARIETY SHOW.
About seventy-live persons were esoetnbled between
teu and olevrn o'clock last night enjoying the antics
ol a variety eniertaintneul at No. 110 Chatham street
wb n Captaiu Petty, with aalt a dozen rolicemeo, on
tered upon the aeoue. Liquor was served to the thirsty
crowd in the auditorium by six waiters, Captaiu
petty ascended the stage and' requested the audience
I to retire, which they dm in goed order. The pro*
pfirtor of tho establishment, Wnium Johnson, and hit
six waiters were then marched off to the fourth
preoiaci station houae, whore they were looked up
last night. Ihay will bo brought uy at the Tombs this
morning, charged with solium liquor in the auditorium
?I a theatre mtuont ho*ate.