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*V: H E R K I M E R . N .T .1 (WEDNESDAY, JUNE ilO. 1S69 &EOBETART BOBIE. It has been almost four months since that wonderfhl man, G eant , was in augurated. H e began' in a very self consequential way, kept the names o f his chosen counsellors a secret^ made big promises and has s6 completely fizzled out as to be supremely ridicu lous. In the space of four months half o f his Cabinet have resigned, and the other half proved their incompe- First, S tewart backed out because lie dkflovered what G eakt did not know, that he was ilieligible. Then 'W ashbttrn ' went because his fenowt edge of French overpowered him. and he must needs go to Paris to teach the Parisians how to speak French. Then S chofield gave place to the renown ed General R awlins , and now we hear that B obie , that Old Neptune, that man who knows all about a ship .•from stem to stern j he who has ably managed the afiairs o f the Navy for a few months past, he who has re christened nearly every vessel, and could have finished the Herculean task, had an opportunity been given-^ he, B oeie , has resigned. B oeie has left G rant while the voice o f the big drum and the Peace Jubilee y et rings in his ears and the great brain of the smoker is whirled with the confusion of the times. W e are told that a wail went forth • from the Presidential Mansion, when the news came by a special messenger from the N a v y Department, and fora long time the attendants upon his gra cious majesty could not make him be lieve but that the. whole Navy had gone down. However, when be be came calm again, he sent forth his'' runners to the uttermost parts o f the _ earth, and away up in Pennsylvania 'one of them found a man named G eaey , and him they called to take the vacant position in the Cabinet, but G eaey said that i f there was not too many Democrats in his State next fall, he expected to be made Governor again—^he knew all about the duties of the Secretary of the Navy, for he had taken. several boat, rides on the Schuylkill and had bathed in the canal, h'lit he must respectfully de cline. Then G rant heard of! one or two Others who were equally qualified for the position, b ut his great mind finally fixed on one G eoe ’ ge M. ' E obeson , a man who had achieved renown as the trustee of. a School District or in some such position in an obscure village in New Jersey, and as soon as the thought struck him he decided- that he was just the man for the position. A telegram was sent and Mr. R obe son , and all the people. o f Camden were surprised by a Oail upon them to furnisb a member o f the Cabinet,—a statesman for the national council. It was done. E obes O n with the same martyr spirit that actuated the early fathers, replied, “ I will take the po sition.” Then G rant lit another cigar, ordered the machinery o f the Gov ernment to run again and B orte ’ s place was filled. Admiral PoRTEn still stands ready to help, but how long his patience can endure this sy.=- tern of blunderiug in one of the most important departments, no one can tell G rant was sadly in need' o f states men, and we should have thought would have listened to the voice o f hh party friends and the whole people, and chosen some man (if any such could have been found in the Radical ranks) who could make some preten sions to statesmanship. R obeson maj be a very able man ; i f any one knev- any thing about him, we, perhaps, might find out what h is ability is, hut at present this last choice does not tend to strengthen thar confidence of the people in the administration, or secure respect for our Government W e h a v e a decision o f J u d g e O lin , o f t h e D is t r i c t o f C o lum b ia—-a J u d g e who is'undojatood to be in sympathy with the Republican party-r-thatUie Military Commission whieh tcltd and condemned Mrs. Surratt, ** were but little better than a mob, and themsdves g u ii^ q f murder.*’ The qpiestioa came before the Su preme Court o f the Distract, Judge Olin presiding, in the case o f certain individuals who. claimed rewards for the capture o f parties said to he con nected with the assassination of Mr. Lincoln. After setting forth the fact that “ the guarantee o f trial by jury contained in the Constitution was in tended for a state of war as well as a state of peace, and is equally bind ing upon rulers an.d people a t all times and under a ll circumstances,” Judge Olin said: The parties arrested, tried and convicted were tried before a military commission appointed by the Execu tive Department o f the Government. Those persons (Booth, &c.,) were r ' in the military service of that _G( ernment, or in the military service that sham confederacy organized for th e o v e r th r o w o f th i s Governm © ■The c rim e .com m itted b y those perso committed in this Districtr Mi tial law was never proclaimed he Courts o f law had been established a were daily engaged in efforts to pun ish crimes and redress wrongs. 1 dc not see, upon the principles announced in ex marie, Milligan 4, Wallace, p. 2, how an action in this case can be main- :ained. It will not, I think, L not, I t be co Smuggling is the natural off spring of a high tariff. The p ^ p le pay higher prices for goods—-honest dealers suffer from eomperition.with rogues-^andthe coasumeiif?® 9Win- annonneea that the ^^ernnient, h ay- ing fouUd that the qiiautity o f sugar and cofi^ smuggled into the country tihfough the port o f N e w Orleans is Iftfger than was at fin t supposed, and that it has been sent a ll ovqr the W est and Northwest, the revenue officers are now there looking after |h e goods, making seizures and compelling hold ers to prove.that duties have been paid, in qrder to-retain the goods dis covered in their possession. Some o f these revenue officers w ill he bribed; and smuggling w ill continue. H o r r i b l e O u t r a g e b y a N e g r o . -The uncontrollable and brutal pas sions of the negro are running riot all over the country, and the loveliest and best among the daughters o f the South are falling victims to them. The cor respondent o f the World, writing from Washington, relates the following, which has just obcurred in that city. H e m j s ; S i o m m a t y y <51'^ I T e w s . — A nna Dickinson'has accumulat ed one Uupdred thousand doUars> ■ ■—: J\- female has been admitted to practice law in the courts o f Iowa. Growing hops are contracted in' D u p u q u e , I o w a , a t 1 5 c ents p e r pound. — A certain Miss Hart, o f Troy, turns an income of more than $60y 0Q0-—a Hart worth winning. — Geary has been renominatqd-for Governor of Pennsylvania b y -the JEladicals. . —-;The National Intelligemer was suspended Friday morning, after hav ing been published continuously si — A new and formidable enemy to the apple crop has appeared in var ious sections of the towns of . Lyons and Sodus, W a y n e county. It comes in the form o f the “measuring worm,” or “inch w’orra,” as it is com.'nonly called. * e B A f f l U N I Q H C a i M f f l O N OP THE G3D ANNIVERSARY OF AH S R ICAH IH DSPEN DEH CE11 ON m t v A Y ^ h i : 5 , l a e s . -OBDill OF ARRANGikENISi COL. J .* 5 ^ ^ iT E R . HON. 3d. 1. TcfwNgEND, T rot . G, W. PINE.*ESQ*’ H bemxbr . ORDBR OP THE DAY: At auariao, r Ntitionftl Salnte. aocompR&ied Rinsing Of Bells. The Broeession-will form under the dlrfecUon of the Matahal, on Main, Court and Church Streets, in front of the Court Housis, through Main. Albany, \Washini U se op S tamps .-—The Oommis- sioner o f I n ternal' R evenue now re quires that the m iire surface o f each stam p a £ ^ e d to instrum e n t, m a t- the sam e o f the person using the stamp, ydtb, the date of cancella tion. It has been customary to lam stamps upon legal papers, as nS other oases. This is now prohibited. The o f stamps a second time is pun- ible by a fine not exceeding fl;000, imprisonmetit at hard labor not exceeding five years, or both. Dr. Nichols were p ro ceeding to school 'n e a r the c ity lim its sterday, a stalw art and very black who had been lying in ambush among the bushes, sprang out before them, and seizing the oldest one, a well-grown young lady of about sev enteen years, threw her down. L g ro, — A black girl in Chicago is suing white man for breach of promise. , — I t does not appear by iufm^a- tion received at Washington worn msiderable progress ■ted battles are little more than skirmishes, and the Span iards appear to be masters of the is- — The Prince o f Wales k a F i ?66‘ mason, a n d W soon be Grand Mas te r o f E n g la n d . Glynn, the ferocious carpenter of the fever ship, James Foster', Jr:, 15 years in the penitentiary for tended, i f none o f the parties arr. tried and convicted, uni recover this reward. I f that be so. had been tried and conv been tried had h< ell-g vUteen Jfcano, vu..v>n sisters, aged about thlrt« years, went to h er assist) ing been tried had been acquitted, that an action could be maintained to reuuver tiu s rew u r u . j . j . wmu u« ov, the question necessarily arises whether there was a legal conviction of any of those parties before the military com mission? I f there was noi^the com mission WERE BUT A LITTLE BETTER THAN A MOB, AND WERE THEMSELVES GUILTY OP MURDER.” This will no doubt be the ultimate decision o f the country upon this re markable transaction. IMKENSE IHHIGRATIOR. s and stones beat Her :een and fifteen assistance, and with beat him to make ing not succee »ff until he had committed a which it is to hoped he will Msin, Albas jeot Str< the ocoi ioera of the Day. lof and march igton. German and Proapeot Streeta, to the Tented Gree pared for the occasion, in the foUoirins order; 1. f ■ “ 2. C 3. Officer* of Corporation. i. Soldiers of 1812, and VeteraM of the last 5. Knight Templars, Roral Arch and Master dasons, in fall Regalia. ,,Tho Good Templars, Odd Fellows and Sons in fall Eegali 8. Thirty-six Ladies in White, representina of Temperance, 7, Eire Gompa 8. Thirty-six Ladies in White, representina Hie States of. the Union, drawn by 4 horses, witli carriage snitalily decorated. ^ any peraqa who should itructionstructions onn thehe track,rack, orr tarn-am put obs o t t o t per with the j-ails o f the road, for the purpose o f throw ing off trains, a fel- cert of proaanciatlOQ.wasseea Mrs. B a ^ terwoith’s admirable drill. Miss 'Wooster read the “ Ladies' Eeview,” a very excel lent paper. “ A u n t E e tty,” b y Misa Gates, wordd have been better h a d i t been recited ilittld loa^tr. “ Voaoticed Powcw,” by Miss pOWner, was good, and “ The., Bare l y , ” by Miss -Brown, a fine Recita tion. “ T h a'Iddit and Real,” Mian Win ters, a good Essay, should have been read a little louder. Miss Thornton represented the ladies well, a s 'Valedictoreau, and did herself moeh etsdit. . Miss Thornton re ceived;, 'her diplocna^,aad then came the moat interesthil^ thing q| the .evening,' in the shape of an exercise in '* Dio Lewis’” Gymnastics, by eight young -ladies. “The audience looked on with rapt attention and •e highly entertained-' 'fhe Benediction result was that the real culprit committed for the offense and the The innocent man exonerated. L O C A L M A T T E B S . rescue,but they did n< ing him off until he crime for which it is to hopec be yet made to suffer. T h e young la-_ dies, who are well grown and look much older than they really are, made their way back to their father’s resi dence, and he immediately gave in formation to the police, who went in search o f the miscreant, but have thus far been unable to arrest him,although .they have a clue which may y et lead his arrest and conviction. gets 15 years in the penitentiary cruelty to passengers, Cruthers, the boatswain, seven years, and Mur third mate, five years. — A patent has been obtained for the manufacture o f wa ‘ \ It will be no uncommi by, to carry a quart a paper bag. — Two men in the Michigan State Prison, convicted of burglary, last Winter, by the positive identificatio! lately been released by of the real criminals. — Pius I X and the Rothschilds have had a little unpleasantness, and the Pope can’t borrow any more mon ey of thei — A Maryland negro, hanged for the positive evidence ”and ion o f twenty witnesses, h ave 1 released by the confession The. immigration to this country is greater now than ever before. Says a New York p a p er: There is an enor mous influx of, immigrants at this port, and the character o f the persons arriving is better than for several years past. Every day there is an im m ense and active throng a t P a stle Garden, filling the rotunda and over flowing into the Battery. Since the 1st of January, 114,683 immigrants have arrived, excelling by 27,743 per sons the arrivals during the same pe riod last year. The largest number of arrivals was during the month of May. The Germans are the most numerous, exceeding the Irish by over one hundred per cent. \The English come n ext in order; the Swedes,Scotch and Swiss', comes next. France, H o l land, Denmark, Norway and Italy follow in a much smaller ratio, while those from other European countries form a trifling number. About seven thousand Danes are shortly -expected in • different vessels, who will, it is said, bring $3,000,000 with them. The Germans, as a rule, bring the most money. The Norwe gians, in proportion to their number, bring a large amount o f funds. The Swedes and Irish bring the least. Probably the average sum brought by each man, woman and child could be reckoned at fifty dollars, though it is difficult to form a correct esti mate. The Swedish and English reach here more numerously in proportion to the rest .than in past years, while the Germans and Irish show but little change. A n E piscopal C lergyman goes OVER TO THE G k EEK C h URUH. --- A remarkable conversion or perversion is reported. The Rev. James Chrys- tal, an Episcopal clergyman, o f New York, and a theological writer o f some distinction, has become a convert to the Orthodox Eastern Church of Rus sia and Greece. H is profession of faith made in -writing to the Most Rev. Archbisop Alexander, of Syra and Tynos is published in full in the Greek and Russian papers. H e was publicly baptised in the Greek Church on Jan. 18 last, ordained deacon on March 25, and presbyter and ajcchimandrate on April 26, since which time he has been assistant priest of the Arch- M r . B orie and the Em p m a list. The Allentown, Pa., Democrat makes the following statement; Knowing the effect o f acknowledg ing the fact that the Imperalist, the larchical organ lately established V York, is published by leading ^lers are ig It. The simple fact in re gard to this matter is, the money to furnished by one of the members of Grant’s Cabinet. It is edited by men holding official post tions under Grant in 1 ‘ what time shall bring forth, and let every Radical, great or small, he pre pared a t any time, on a moment’s no tice, to go to W ashington and take a place in G rant ’ s Cabinet. Somebody else may resign soon. W e hear that a distinguished gentleman, who studies the signs in the heavens, prophecies that the kind •of weather recently inflicted upon ns will continue until th e eclipse in A u gust. There will be a stout, enormous growth o f crops; then will come heat to ripen and perfect them ; and We shall have a harvest equal to any ever gathered in the land. . W e can endure the weather i f this result is certj 3 .jp to follow. . The Albany Evening Journal says the staple o f the Demoeratie par ty is formed from the “ ignorant masses.” This, from, a paper whose party in ten o r a dozen of the Sjfcates is solely composed o f and upheld by untutored, savage and idiotic n^roes ij OQO hales is gatid^ated. inN ) . , Radicals, high in Grant’s fav< petty politicians and little denying it. ird to this itablish that iorie, , ORDER OF EXERCISES: 1. Music by the Glee Club. 2. Prayer. ' 3. Music the Band. 4. Reading Decl)iration. 5. Music. 6. Oration. 7. Music hy the Band. 8. Dinner. 9. ThcFrooession will re-form with Fire Com panies, and niarch to the place where they com pete for the prizes. The cithens of Herkimer offer the fQllowihg sums to Fire Companies: , First—Purse Fifty Dollars. Seopnd—Purse Thirty Dollars. All organizations of Masons, Good Templars, dd Fellows, Sons of Temperance, and Fire Companies, with hand Engines, in or out of the County, and citizens generally, are cordially in vited to join with us in celebrating this National Holiday. I n the evening there w ill he a GRAND D I S - , PLAY OF F I R E WORKS, and a BALLOON ASCENSION. T. C. R,R,«-^Neir TlraeTahle. A new Time Table went into effect on Monday, April 26th. Until further no- ticejIrsiDa will leaye tii9 Herkinier ffion a s follows ;— GOING EAS*. Dr. Barnes, and tie Ladies’ Bxhibition closeA Thursday morning came, bright and pleasant, and in good season the people began to arrive on the ground. Crnm- weli’s Band did not reach the field as early as it should have done, and the result was DO music for some time daring the morn ing. Mr. M. JenklDB, in a very good Oration, told ns of the “ Responsibility of ;^meri- can Youth.” Mr. G. M. Wilson talked about \ Genius and Learning.” Mr. Wil son> speaks Very distinctly, and' received good, attention, Mr. C. E. Biownell hs murder a week or two ago, stole the preacher^ handkerchief while W^ praying for him, just before the' exe cution. It may be interesting to Masons to know that a lodge was duly opened in the open air, on a high ’ h ill, Cinoinnatt Express.... AllJany AcoommodaGon ___ Buffalo E x p ress. ...... ... .......... tiville Accommodation 9 88 P. GOING WE5 St. JpIinsYiile A coozoluk Day Exprei SyrMuse A< sp: _ id attention, Mr. C. E. Biownell han dled well tile subject ” Falnia Non Sioe rqlvere.” Mr. E . S , A n a b l e spoke, B raise.” It* w as good. “ T h e B e o p le's' one ■coommodation..............12 50 P. M. Express Frei N ight E x p re zzlS-.l. g to an d ent usage, by tl field^ Mass., Encampment, while vis ing their brethern at Newburyport, recently. — In the fight of the Cuban revo lutionists with the Spaniards, near Puerto del Pa'dre, the former gained :. THE SEYMOUR LIND SUIT DECIDED. The Rochester Union s a y s : “ A lo n g pending s u it has j u s t be decided in Chicago hy Judge D m m'ond, of the United States District Court for Northern Illinois, o f which the subject matter furnishes a striking illustration of the enormous apprecia- , complete victory. They captured im enton-this continent, Emperor, has rogation of < lican Govei and the crow n ing o f an iiimperor, Jtias within the past few weeks been recog nized as the official organ of the — The Indians are .acting badly in Arizona, owing to the withdraw al pf States troops from' that idations on stock the United f ^ quarter. ■ Their depred 'are Incessant, and their mur murdeiWs assaults frequent. a®* I t is announced that in five years the communication by rail be tween Paris and Constantinople will be completed. The time occupied be tween the two cities will be sixty-nine hours. It is estimated that the force employed upon the road will amount to m ore th a n 100,000 m en. abroad. W e must wait, therefore, 'bishop of Syra, attending him on all important occasions. The Rev. gen tleman was born in New York city in 1832, and graduated at Madison Uni versity in 1855. After having been a professor o f Greek, Latin, and Eng- Isih in Burlington C o lleg e ,^ . J., he studied theology in the General Theo logical Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, was admitted to the deaconate in 1859, and ordained to the priesthood in 1860. CoTTtwr.— -It is estimated that larger area has been planted in cotton this year than the last. The increase in Texas is estimated at 33 per cent. more, and in Georgia 12 to 15 per cent. The total - a.verage, including the entire Southern area, is stated to be 10 per Ci^t increase. The number o f acres under cnltjvation in 1868, was s i s million. Jn ^8^? .i.t \yijl then be, according to th e 10 pCT cent, .in crease, s ix million s ix hundred thou sand acres. A yield o f about 2,900r F r e e R e l i g i o n . —^This is the latest New England mania. .The essential point in this ■ “ freedom” is that of having no “ creed.” Every one is per mitted to think what he pleases, do as he pleases, and go where he pleases. There seems to be quite enough of this kind of religion already. If a thorough organization of the “ ele ments” can be effected, a strong “ church” will be formed, and some lazy suckers supplied with pulpits. A uthoritative .—The New York E erald which has endorsed about eve rything .thak has been done by the party in power, says a ll that was want ing to complete the scene of the re cent Washington electicn was “ that the triumphant negroes should have eaten the man that was killed,” as they no doubt-would have done, it in timates, had not “ some undertaker carried him away prematurely.”' As Grant was driving in New York, Thursday morning, he was re- coguized by the driver of an Eighth avenue car, who shouted at the top of his voice : “ Do ye moind the dhrop of wather I gave ye, fbrnint the stunt ed poines at Sphotsylvania Court House ?” Grant had no blank com mission in his pocket, and did not re spond. Y ery G ooh .—The N. Y. Time^ (Rep.) suggests to its partisans who are driving about ini search of some new clap-trap issue for the fall elec tions that they had better first “ real ize those on which Gen. Grant, was elected.” That is very good. The last Congress spent the snug little sum of two hundred, thou sand dollars in the rascally perform ance of unseating Democratic mem bers of Congress and giving their places to thieves that they might have the proper majority to rob the coun try qf as many millions. very precarious state o f health. s lost ovei — A ttorn e y G eneral C h a m p lain, of this State, has decided that those pro visions o f the military code, which au thorize the imposition of fines by Courts-martial and imprisonment of delinquents for their non-payment, are constitutional. if murders and It is rraorted that France is en deavoring TO convent! drawal i 0 renew tl i with Italy the French the September for the with- illustration of the enormous apprecia tion id value, within a period of thir- f-four years, of western lands. In he year 1835 an agreemen^as made between Henry Seymour, of Utica, father of Governor Seymour, aud Jere- raia Price, of Chicago, by the terms of •dingly res of land were purchased understanding expressed in m o u r within five years from thb tim( of the purchase. Before this time elapsed Mr. Seymour died, tioe crash o f 1837 u n settled all business, a n d steps were heirs o f ; business, and no ken by Mr. Price or the heirs of Seymour to carry out the orig inal terms o f the agreement. In 1854 Price, and in 1857 bis administrator, stated in a communication ^to Jhe Court that about two hundred acres had been sold for the sum of $70,000. The decree just pronounced by Judge Drummond is final.as to the sale of the residu) Rome. The Emperor only requires sufficient guarantees from Italy for the security of the Papal territory before concluding the treaty. tnmpndishnal.asto the sale o i the ,ue o f the land, though an appeal effect the distribution of the pro- bring as ready be) — Grant is sending out men to :lipse in August, a suitable'one study the The theory for a l l the Radicals to study. — The W omen’s Temperance Com mittee o f Dover, N. H ., have passed a resolution that it is ihe duty, o f every woman “ to abstain entirely from the use of wine and all other int,oxica,t|hgj liquors in culinary operations.” — Father Clhret, the confessor of Queen Isabella, is in Rome,' intriguing for the restoration of his royal, mis tress, and for the recall of .the Papal Nuncio Franchi from Madrid. — D. R. Martin, President of the Ocean National Bank, has. published a card, saying that the lo^es of the bank by the late robbery do.not ex ceed $20,000 or $25,000. The rob bers left on the premises a large num ber pf burglars’ implements of the finest quality, showing - that they are masters o f the business. Some believe they are a late visitation -iicom Eng land. It is also believed that they are still concealed in New Yor! amount o f private deposits stolen from the Ocean Bank, for which the bank is not r^ponsible, it is said by-the offi cers, will not exceed $250,000. It eonsists mainly in bonds. A reward of $4,000 is offered for the return W those belonging to the bank. which is said to contain matei a ronmnee o f the sensational kind.— ■course.- Early last fall the father received a letter from his daughter stating that her h e a lth had become so m uch im- PETR IFIED HUMAN REMAINS. The Baltimore- Sun of the 21st, ’ ’ 7 o f the late -Ad: d at the age of 65 years, and was buried on the 28th of November, 1851, in Baltimore Cei 1 Saturday disint( tery, the purposie mount. Th almost as perfect in appearance as at the time of burial, except that it was 'completely petrifiedr The face alone i of removal to Green- mouiit. \The body was found to be almost as perfect in nearly disappeared, bat the body and limbs were solid and stone-like, hard and chalky to the touch. Thi deceased was a very large man, anc weighed about 300 pounds at the time of deqth.- In the process o f remOy|l’ it required the utmost stren^h of m a r m e n t o l if t thbTemain's&Oin’thegiSaVe,, and this, too^ after aa S teri^ p t.d f ent of the cemetery, says that with under his observation in twenty years.' Should the whole purchase large a price as what has al- e a price as what has al- !old, the original invest ment of five thousand dollars will se- for)r thehe partiesarties entitledntitled too itt t p e t i near ly one million dollars—an increase in value o f two hundred fold,” * A SOMANOE n r OBNTEAL NEW TOEK. An occurrence is rep< rhich is si of the case as follows lived ISt of US 11 swhere of the The Demoeratie Press gives the outline iws:— Soi ed a minist gospel, who was the father of a highly educated and accomplished daughter, who obtained a situation as head ' ' ‘ stituti paternal med the i itained a ^situation r teacher in an educational institution of high standing. While thus em ployed and away from pat) straint the daughter foi Innirersaff at Fairfield. Once a year this quiet little village thoroughly alive to the people of Herkia county.. The 'Commencecaent W eek at Fairfield Seminary is a season of great in- temst and enjoyment. It is then and there that we meet our old and familiar friends, and joyfully greet many whom we have not Been for years. The Annivemary this year has been one of nnusnal interest ; bat let the scribe' relate the incidents thereof: On Monday evening the Calliopean So ciety held their Annual Public.' I t was a sry creditable effort, and the members of le S ociety may well feel proud at the suc- cess of their uDdertaking. The passion for dramas -seems to hare died out, and we notice that the Calliopea'ns set an example which was very wisely followed throughout the exercises of the week, by giving a lit- iry entertainment, and omitting the dra* k altogether. W e regular exhibition goers had become surfeited with comedy and tragedy, and come to believe “ .that too mneh of a p o o r thing” was bad enough. The exercises of the evening opened with Music ; the Prayer, by Prof. A. J . Hutton ; President’s Bemarks ; Salutatory, A. Shepard ; Oration, “ Imperialism,” by M. Wilson ; Declamation, A. L. Price*; Orations, “ Our Fallen but Unforgotten Heroes,” D. J . Robertson, and “ Ancient and Modern Society,” B . Eeeler ; then the reading of the Calliopean Gazette, by G. H. Davis, a very spicy sheet, full of fun and good hits. P. J . Keeler and C. H. Davis discussed the question, “ Do the Signs of tflb Tiro) Indicate the Overthrow of the Bepnblic ?\ Affirmative, H eeler; negative, Davis. The subject was -well handled by both disput ants, and the audience pleased. Declama tion, J . H . W illiam s; Oration, J. W . Bar ris, on the- ” Philosophy of Life,” and the Yaledictory, by Mr. Milo Morey, closed' the literary exerci&es of the evening. Where all did well, it would be unjust to discriminate. It perhaps would have been in better taste had some of the young gentlemen chosen less high sounding sub jects, and we know that the audience and his many friends wonid have been pleased to have beard Mr. McLaoghlin—-who was to have come on with an Oration, but did not for some reason. However, every body went away pleased, and ready come agaid on Tuesday evening to heat the Philos. The day opened very inaus- piciously, and the Pbilorbetoreans long faces, for it rained ; bat it held np a little toward'night, and the people turned out in good numbers. After Prayer, 1 the Rev. Mr. Anable, the young gentlen Representatives,\ by B. Keeler, was of the best^delivered Orations of the mom jng. Mr. P. L. Meade talked well about “ The Spirit of Inquiry,” and Mr..M. Mo-; rey, on “ The Art of. Living.” Mr. Morey 1 should try lo be a little more forcible in his manner, and our criticism on 0 . H . Da vis, who- followed 'him in an Oration on’ I “ Truth,\ would be just the other way, not quite BO much force, however, Mr. Davie . . . appears well on the stage. “ Humbugs,” and Mary was sentenced to three h e r h e a lth ha d become so m u c h : paired by her constant labors that it became necessary for h e r to travel in order to fit her to resume her position. She went, and the anxious parents looked for tidings from their lost daughter, hut none came. Weeks, months passed, and still no ne-ws from her came to the ears o f her fond moth er and doting father. About two weeks since something reached them from which, they concluded that their daughter that they had almost mou ed as dead, was staying in this-villa p d - th e mother lost no time in repi ing thither, where she found her daughter and a. grandchild five or six weeks old. The father of the child had provided the means, and had also visited the mother and his child. ^ Af ter the arrival of the old lady it was decided to accept the offer to adopt the child which had been made by a ------ -------------------theyOUng, nwelcomer off- gave it a last her unwelcom citizen o f the vilh erring mother too spring in her arms and Creator for its sustei handed it over to the tender care of that food desi_^ — ■’*— ------- •‘mahee, and .then of its hew protectors. The two inothers then started for home, it raj fiumed, with heavy hearts — Union, JuneStS. tS t\ T h e N ew Y o r k S e r a l d g ivei ficcoiint o f the 8$ilin^ o f a Cuhaii ex pedition, S gtqrdlF night, qpder epm- m)ind of Go!. Ryani who lately es caped from the ciistody of the United States Marshal. Nearly 800 men be- +.. tu., .— ledition, and are organ- _ 3t New York regiment. 16 expedition sailed about midnight. Its armi^ had been sent forward pre- viodriy, and await the regiment at ir. Anable, the young geni gave an original song—” Twilight”—which was very beautiful indeed. The Society showed good taste in choice of their President, Mr. Carter.— H is remarks were happy and well-timed.— The Salutatory, by Mr. F. R. Torrence, was well delivered ; Oration, “ Popnlar Sovereignty,” by J . M. Jenkins, was good Mr. E . S. Anable awakened the cariosity of the people by entitling his Oration ” NoD-Obliviecenda.” It waa full of hap py hits, and brought down the house.- Then came “ Charlatanry,” by C. Brownell; “ Our Nation’s Birthday,” L. Meade; and ‘‘ The Old Bachelor’s P ic ayune,” well read by M. W . Y an Auken. This paper was lull o f fun, and the witty account of Gemima’s Trip to the Boston Jnbilee was properly appreciated by the audience. The discussion on the Protec tive Tariff Question, by Mr. Frank W&t- kias and D. Favill, was sound and evidence of a hard study on both sides of this very difficult question. Song, LaugbiDB Chorus, was fine. “ The Bless- inga of Poverty,\ hy J. L. Davies, was tip top, and the Yaledictory of Mr. E. R, Red head showed that the right man had been chosen for the right place. It was excel lent ; and, in closing this account, we con gratulate the Society on the eminent suc cess of their 16th Public Debate. Wednesday evening came. The Ladies’ E x h ib itio n — th e p e r f e c t p r e p a ratio n o f e a c h and every one of the ladies who took part in these exercises reflects great credit on the able and efficient Preceptress, Mrs, Butterworth. *With nothing of the whole week were we better pleased. The liissays and Recitations were good,. and the sabjects well chosen. First, Miss' Lord rpgd a very Senrible Essay on “ F ‘- tion.” “^ isa^ e n y p n gave a l^eoitatiop. Alias Neely an Essay. “ Harriet G. Hos: mer” and Misa Rice, like a little girl she was, resd a very natural and pre% thing about « My Dolls.” •* Thaiialppsis,\ a Recitation, by Misses Thompson,'Foster and Peck,'in concert, was a pleasing nov elty. Here, in' the perfect time and con- proDOijneed by ien’ 'E x h ibition c eotit PmtedlBgs, A Court of Sessions convened at the Court House, in this village, on Monday, J u n e 2 1 ^ , H o n . A m o s H . P r e scott, pre siding. . ’ . The chatge of the Court to the Grand Jury was lengthy, eloquent and impressive. After reciting and .especially calling their altehtlon to several statutes, he urged and Impiessed upon them their duty as men and Jurymen —the duty of keeping sacred and inviolate, within their own bosoms, facts that were brought before theca while organized -as a body empowered to place persons upon trial for the smallest and the most heinous o f crimes. Richard Dempsey pleaded guilty to an assault and battery upon the person of Al exander L. Coffin, and was fined $25. Amadou and Anderson pleaded guilty to an ihdictiaent charging them with keeping a Gaming House in Little Falls, and werh'fined $50. Henry Edick aad David Edick were ar raigned for an assault and battery, and ac quitted. S. S. Alorgan for the prisoners. Micbae! Kelly against Joseph Ne)^ley, wal an action fo'r services alleged to have been performed in the summer o f 1868.— The Jury remained from four o’clock in the afternoon until moraiog, and failed to agrhb and were discharged. Link & De Gamp for plaintiff; Hardin & Barrows for defendant. ffit-er B. Seeher vs. Jacob R . Edick and Jo h n B d i c k . T h is w a s an action for s e r vices rendered - in d r y ing d e fend a n ts’ hops duFing the season of ’67 and ’68. The tri al occupied nearly two days, and resulted in artVerdict of $56.21 for plaintiff. S. S. Morgan for plaintiff; H . Clay Hall, D. C. Pomeroy, and E. Graves for defendants. Charles Green plead guilty to stealing a horse Im Winfield, and was sentenced to five years’imprisonment at Auburn. John Ambrose and Mary Ambrose were tri^ for keeping a bawdy house, and found by J . L. Davies, was an excellent thing.;, and “ Free Will,” by R. Keeler, first-rate Mr. K eeler speaks distinctly. H e should have had his Oration a little better com mitted.. Mr. Frank H. Watkins closed ihe exercises of the morning with one of the most interesting Orations of thfl Wholo day. His subject, “ A New Education,” was admirably handled, his appearance was graceful, and Lis many friends were proud of liifn.^ The programme for the afternoon showed that some o f the best wine had been kept for the end of the feast. “ Work,” by G. p . Leggett, was a'good thing, and was well received. “ The Bight Man in the Eight Place,” by M. W . Yan Auken, was no less excellent, and Mr. E. R. Redhead showed that there was “ Room Enough Up Sta rs.’' We think he means to get there at no dis tant day, and we prophesy that he will.— Mr. Daniel Faville, o f Rock Stream, was deservedly tbe \Valedictorian for the day. His Oration on “ Romanism and The Re public” cannot be too highly praised. His' delivery was forcible and earnest,- and were glad to see the highest honors of the His farewell to the students and faculty, was short and to the point, and we are happy to congratulate him at this honor able closing of his academic course. W f regret that space forbids giving a short sy nopsis of some of the orations of the day. Diplomas were conferred upon the gradu ating class, and tha people-crowded around th% stage to listen to the Address of the Rev. Albert Barneg. Gen. Yan Petten read the Report of the Examining Com mittee, and Dr. Avery, of Hamilton Col lege, who always takes a great interest in Old Fairfield, with some very happy re marks introduced his friend and class-mate. Dr. Barnes. W e are unable to tell you o! this admirable Address. We, listened for an hour and a half as we have not listened for many a day. W ith deep interest we heard the story of fifty years ago and now, as it dropped from the lips of this eminent theologian an)3 scholar. W e can only say to those whuwere not there, “ Ton should have gone and heard it.” The ex ercises closed with the Benediction, and thus ended the Anniversary. iniiDths’ imprisonment at Albany Peniten tiary, anti sentence in John Ambrose’s case reserved utitil Feb. Term. H. Clay Hall and J . H. Weber for prisoners. Sherod Yincent was tried for an assault )ind battery, alleged to have been commit ted upon the person of Garret Staats, and a c q u itted . S . E a r l for p r is o n e r. Hiram Wilson plead guilty to an assault and battery upon a boy 10 years of age, and was fined $50 or sixty days’ imprison ment in' the' Penitentiary. Daniel Higgins, tried for an assault and .battery.alleged to have been committed on Patrick Dillon. Jury disagreed. S. Earl and p . B. Keeler for prisoner. Tunis Yan Siyke vs. Phebe Ghurchill, et. al., was an action for trespasses alleged to have been committed at various times. -Jiiry returned a verdict of $65 for plaintiff. 8. S. Morgan and Link & DeCarap for plaintiff; Hardin & Burrows for defendant. Michael Finnegan vs. Edward J- Davis, was an action for conversion of some wood in, the town of Newport. The Judge di rected the plaintiff to be non-suited. A. M. Mills for plaintiff; A. B . & J . A . Steele for defendant. The Jury were then dis charged, and the Court adjourned until 10 i. M. Monday morning to hear arguments. Indicted, for Murder. • At tha recent term of the Court of Ses-. -dons, held in this village, the Grand Jury indicted M rs. N ancy L yman for t h e mnrderj by poison, of her former husband, Mr. ErasAiN G ardnkr . She will be tried in December. XhJ Cheese Market. At the Little Falls Cheese Market, oa Monday, June 28, Dairy Cheese sold at 14 @ l 5 ^ c . A few extra lots brought 16c. Factory sold at 17 to 17K c .—the lat ter figure being paid for only one or two lota. The delivery was about the same as last week. — There was still another decline in prices at the Herkimer Cheese Market yes terday. The delivery was about 3,000 boxes. Farm dairies sold at 13 to 15 cts. — a few lo ts having b r o u g h t 16c. F a c t o ries ranged from 14 to 16 cents. Jury Lists. Once in three years, the Supervisor Town Clerk and Assessors of each town io tha Connty are required to meet at a place to be appointed by the Supervisor,; and there make out a list of persona to sorvt' as petit Jurors for the throe years ensuing It is an important duty, not to be neglect ed, but to be performed according to the very best judgment and abilit/’of the offi cers indicated. The County Clerk has is sued circulars calling a ttention to it, and we find that the day appointed for these meetings is Monday, the 5th of July, We were id error io regard to the location of the Agrionltnral Fair at Rich field Springe. The Directors have finally fixed on West Winfield for fire years, to the disappointment of some of onr Rich field Springs friends. g ^ T h e Little Falls Fire Department ihade a fine display on Saturday afternoon last. The w'ofking o f the several engines proved entirely satisfactory to all concern ed. ________ __ The Fourth i t Salisbury. A celebration of the coming Anniverga,- ry will be held at Salisbury Corners oh’-tht 5th of Jnly. Gnns will be fired and belU rung; a pajade of “ acrobats and wolver ines from the North,” music by the Mo zart Band, foot-racing, sack racing, pole climbing, pig-ebasing, tightrope walking. &c., &C; and a splendid exhibition of fire works in the evening. . BroekeU’8HrIdg^ Arrangements have been made for » v e ry fine a n d a p p rop r iate celebratio n ol Independence day at Brockett’s Bridge, on Monday, July 5. Warning to S o p . On the '21st inatant, at the School House at East Frankfort, some four or five boys were J>laylng with a pistol tMrtridgo, by placing it on a stone and pounding it with another, when it exploded, severefy wound ing AU cbik M c G owan , a little son of Hon. A. V. M o G o ^ aj ^, The bsH passed through tha skin and flesh of his leg, below the knee-joint, causing a severe but not dan gerous wound. Bemcipber the Firemen’s Party. Monday evening, July 5. - , A match game of base ball was played at Cedarville, June 25th, between the First Nine of that village, and Rich field Hill Clnb, resulting in a victory for the First Nine ol Cedarville, by a score of .13 to 7. . The 3d «t liion. The 93d Anniversary of lodependeoce will be celebrated at Ition, on Saturday, ■July 3. The several lodges o f Good Templars of the County, the Masonic Fra ternity, Firemen and other organizations, are expected to participate. A procession will be formed at 10 o’clock, A. M. and march to Remington’s Grove, where the exercises will consist of Prayer by Rev. Jndson Davis. Reading of Declaration by Bev. O. C. Wigbtman, and an Oration by Rev. B. I. Ives, to be followed by a Basket Pic-Nic. The music will be furnished hy the Ilion Cornet Band and the Glee Clubs. Thos. Bichardson, Esq., is to be President of the Day and E. F. Howell, Marshal. A. display of Fire'Works will take place in the evening. Death o f H sb . N. S. Benton. : L ittle F alls , June 29th. ilditor Democrat: ! Hon. N; S. B enton died at his residence ih this village this morning, a’ter a very short illness. In his death his family hare sustained a loss few can appreciate, while by his fellow-townsmen, by whom he was 80 mneb esteemed, the bereavement will be sincerely mourned. On Wednesday of last week he visited the County Court, then in session at Herkimer—being his first at tendance for many years. In spirits and health he was never apparently better, and remarked to the writer of this communica tion “ that he seemed to be the last o f the ^neration of lawyers who were his cotem- poraries.” “ But,” said he, “ I shall soon go myself, and I only hope it may not bo through a protracted illneas.” H is last wish ID the Court House—where he had practiced^ a t th e B a r , a n d s a t a s J u d g e so many years—was granted, and he passed enddenly but unsnffering’y away. ^ Yours, &c„ H. 0. H. Reformed fhw'ck. Services will be held at the Reformed Church, in this village, next Sunday, J u ly 4to, a t 1 0.^ o ’clock A . M-> by Rev. G . D. CoNSApr., and in the evening by R ev. J. A. Lasej.vfir-
