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■■■ The Commencement Exercises Held Last Evening. d e r t r Ensars and Very B r ig h t Oration* by th e 6 r a d n a t e * - A Poetic Vaiedictory. P r e s id e a t P r a t t ’s I d d r e s i to th e Cla»*. p g s i ; /T h e b r i U i M t lig h t from m a n y gas je ts i n ttie Clinton Avenuo Congregational Charoh last ^ nIgM fell b n a bewildering a rray of Spring bonnets and dresses a t tbe Commencornent- exercises o f (be AdelpM Academy. The edlfloo baa tarely preaent- , . 8d a more c h arm ing scene. Eyery seat w a iocau- < pled a n d m any persons were compelled to stand. ' A platform had bsen especially constructed f»r the ' ■ ; I c occasion. It was banked wUb a profusion of ferns mnd tropical plants, the Interstices of which flamed With roaeSa geraniums, fuchsias and other garden Cowers* Grouped ou tbe p latform were .Mr. Charles ■ P r a tt, president of the Board of T rustees, a u d tbo fol* : lowing members of tUo Board: Messrs. Charles B. Evans, Edwin Beers, Edward F, De Seldlng, John <iibb, H. \V. W heeler, R. D. Benedict, Edward H. Kidder, W illiam H. Male, Enos N. Taft, Charles 0. Gatos and M ark Hoyt. Es>Mayor Bunter, Rev. Dr. B e h rendsaud IIoraceE. Dresser, of the Board of Education, occupied seats alongside of tbe trustees. The o ther gentlotnon on the platform were the m e m b e rs of tbe faculty, Messrs. Albert C. Perkins, president; W arren T. Webster, A, M.; Ited e r lck W. Osborn, A. M.; William C. Peokham, A. M.; Franklin W. Hooper, A. M.; Juliau W. A b ernethy, A. M., Fb. D.; Isaac E. Hasbroueb, A. 3 ^ ; A. C. Wadsworth and the following Instructors: . Amede de Rougemouut, A B.; Herm ann J. Bchmltk, A M.; W alter V. Holt, W illiam A. Ed wards, A H. The audience began to assemble shortly a fter 7 o'clock, it was seated without the least confusion by tbe following gentlem en, who TOlnnteered a s ushers: Messrs. &L Hoyt,F. Stewart, B. W hittaker, L, Treadwell, C. Haight, W. Black- to rd ,-6 . Pratt. Prom p tly at 8 o’clock the strains of Professor G ilssman's o rchestra filled tbe church and tbe g raduates filed out and took their seats. T h e yonng ladies looked charm ing in clouds of White d resses; the young gentlemen were in even ing dress. The exercises were of an unusually In teresting c h a racter and reflected no little credit on professor Aberuetby, professor of history and En glish liiorature, on whom devolved the arrange m e n t Of the programm e. After the overture Rev. C. H. Baker, of the Church of the Messiah, offered ft p rayer. A carefully prepared and well written salutatory was delivered by Charles B. Sears'In Batlo. It was warmly applauded. Miss Mattie E. Jansen followed In a thoughtful essay on *‘Real- \8m.” She said: When it is p roposed to build a snlendid cathedral, which Shalt exprt’ss tbe most exalted ideas of the peo^Je, what a h ue and cry Is raised agaiust it by the C ^ a t recepiloa giving, theater loving .Metropolis. ..^•'^hat, put so much money into a mere piece of re- ^gious architecture ? Why, it would endow a rail- {■oad! So i d s In ail a rt. Gorgeous m a te rials take the place of the simple landscape whicli was full of spiritual meaning interpreted by the artist’s poetic mind. Minute wearisome adliere ice to details makes a painting, faultlobsly, painfully, correct, but leaves it without a soul. There was a time In Italy wheu from pope to p e asant all were artists. People sac- tlQced even the iieceasities of life for boauiiful pRlutings and sculptures to adorn their cathedrals. Does the NineteeiuU Century make aacrifices for a r t ? Does it uot rath e r m a k e a r t d e p e n d upou the State of trad e ? Wheu bu.'^iaess is good and art is th e fashion, tb e a r t i s t «lli be able to paluc whole souled pictures, b u t if times a re dull he is left to starve. We talk m u c h of rcaliem iu literatu r e , yet where is that faaciimiioii iu average, ordinary life Ihatseem s io bold even great minds in thrall ? A book of .Mr. Howells’ is truly tne embodiment of the real—plot, chara-dera. incidents, are common place, such a s we actually flud about us. When wo have finished it wiiat have we gamed ? One more Illustration of poor, weak hum anity with a fow more glimpses of its pomps and vanUies.” Have wo fouud anyihlnc that will help us a ct belter p a rts in the groat dnim.a ef life? No, we aro kept dowu to the very lowest level of character, buroly aro there no noble characters that a re real? If wo ma»<t have reullsin iu fiction, Why not that of George EHot? Iso one will deny th a t h er c haracters a re real, but tho lowest oloment of the real is not made typical. A!a?glo TulUver a life was Iniensely real, even commouplaco, yet the presence of high ideals, hopes aud anpirations gives to her character a lignt that glorifies with radiant beauty life’s plain realitios. Art and liiorature are, however, b u t tho reflectiou of life, and If in tne re flection wo find tbe the m aterinl influeuce predoml- natiug what of life itself? Business men look with oomplaceucy at tbe falluro of college educated young men, torgeiiing the nineiy-flvo self made ■ ztieu who have gone to ruin. Youth protests egatust this cold, practical tendency, but then youth is impulsive a n d without experience. Youth Is but a brief return of tho old days of chivalry and romauoe, with high notions of frIeudsMp, honor and right. But experience, wrapped In the garb of worldly wisdom, draws near, and whispers that friendship should be determined m ainly by busi ness. conlingencies; all other considerations are m e re sentiment. Youth rebels, but Is chilled by tbe cold smile of exporleuce, and learns th a t con- Bdentlous scruples are Puhiaulcal and out of fashion. The subject selected by Miss Lydia P. Barstow was *^Paul U. Hayne.\ Tho essay follows: In the days before the war Charleston was the literary center of tho South, and in m atters of re- fluem e n tand culture easily vied with the Northern cities. Piom inent among tia m any d istinguished residents were three or four successful young writers, a ll ambliious and enthusiastic for the fu tu re of Southern letters. An acknowledged loader of this coterie, most ambitious, mo^t euthusiastlc of all, was the youug poet, Paul Hamllion Hayne. Could a IPe open with brighter prospects ? Picture to yourself this youug man not yet five aud twenty, finely educated, eager, confident, Inspired, with a heritage of a famous name, a high po.sitioa, a beautiful home, coutaining one of the finest p ri vate librarlos In the South, and am p le m eans to Indulge -In those leisures so necessary to a poet Then came the war. Hayne fought with his sword, but did a greater service with his peu. Dur ing the long struggle Ida lyrlcsatirredhla comrades’ bbaris like the blast of a trum p et. They lauded the victorious, gavo new life to the weary, they In spired alL Peace came at Jast, but to Hayne it brought only mi.sery. The beautiful old homo had been burned to tho ground. Every vosUgc of p roper ty had been swept away before tho mem«)r;ible “ m arch to the sea.” Hayne, now, wounded, friend less, penniless, with no home but a m iserable but among the p inobarrens of u p p e r Georgia,could hope for no assistance from the ruiue.l South. And tne NoribtWhich h ad smiled upon him la tbe sunny days Of prosperity, tho cultured, liberal minded North, refused to h e a r bU OHine or to p rint his poems. He xnigiit have the genius of a Bhakspoaro, he was DOW only a rebel. Nothing daunted, Hayne turued from fighting meu to fight circumstances. With Bireiigin born of d espair, he writes; “By iny literary craft I will win my bread and water; by U 1 live or I will starve.” It was striking an audacious chal lenge blow upou the very shield of fate. The struggle was a t times desperate, so desperate that bread aud water more than once were all that sus tained the liitle household. So he lived for many years with the woods, the birds, the brooks, almost bis Only companions. Ho takes us o u t iuto the opeu air with him and we feel the fresh breeze wafting the spicy breath of tbe pines across our faces. Now we are iu the meadow. In that corner by the Old fence we see tbe yellow Jasmine clump, smell the h eavy odor of the blossoms, a re Uazzied a s the Bun, striking each, turns it to a cup of gold aud then ^'O u tbursts th e m o e k bird, c lear an d loud, B all drunk with perfume, roiled with radiance bright off in A e tar o m usic in a fiery cloud.” Hero is eno glimpse a n l In Uayne’a poetry we find m any of th a t spoutaneltr, that poetic ecstasv, that vividness ot Ideal concepilun, which characterize Shelley. In delicacy of thought aud expTession, too, Hayne is the equal of Shelley, o r of Keuts. His fancy is Ariel like Iu its exquisite poise, a will of the wisp that fills hither and ihitbor, a lm o st e lud ing o u r g rasp. ills pictures a re sketched with tbe utmost uicoiy and tinted with the daiutlost color ings. As in a ll sweetest strains saduuss underlies m u ch of Hayne's poetry, this can be traced to tho sorrows of h is life, for he gives us glimpses of him- seirin h is writings. Is there anyone to whum a t some . tim e In liio the little word “if” never came home fraught with (he hopes aud plans of brigiucr years, with tbe posaibiliiy of a future which never cam e? It is th a t feeling which gives the charm of pathos to u a y n e ’B poetry. It is that feeling a p p lied to bis life Which m akes us exclaim, like Othello, “ 0,- tho M iss Mary N. Brabam discussed “L’ Hlstolre par les A rcs” in French. She showed an adm irable command of the language, and was cordially ap plauded. She was followed by .Miss Alice L. Morse In a charm ing paper on “The Modern Trouba dours,” in which she said: _^Schlegel once said: “ Everybody talks of tbe Troubaduui's, and nobody knows auyihiug about them .” Although qur ideas may siUl be vague about tbose poets of long ago, tbere Is a pecuUar ebarm lu tbe KorJ troubadour. It awakens bright Tlsions of dauee a n d Proreucal song and sunburnt m irtb. W e d ream of a Doautiful soutbern eoumry _ _ with Us rich flelds a u d pioluresduo cottages, ot the ■ laughter and gayoty of a happy. Impulsive, passionate people, whoso dally life is senti- : ineut, romance aud song. We hear thorn I t Ite vineyards, singing a cansouoUa or r Tlllanello In their beloved Provencal tougue, ? ao beautiful that It vras Itself poetry, r . U e llcate. musical, with a harm o n y aud grace like . < jno weird, over varying music of Cuoplu, uo hotter m e d ium could be fuuud for the expression of that old troubadour love aud poetry. P e r three ceniu- tle s aud a balf the Provencal literature was tbe •onree of poetic lusplratloB for all E u ropa Frov- . ence was then a uatlon aud tbe Provencal tongue an tndei>eudent lauguage; hut wheu tbe feudal fiefs were obliterated, when Provence, lost lisu a - ttonalUy, then the Provencal language degenerated into a patois, a n d tbe literature was a t a n end. Like tbe legendary city of Is, it s a n k from its positlou of em inence Into tbe boundless ocean of o blivion; but aa s glimpses of the spires and domes of the sunken \ - a gliuipw is VI iuo spires au u uom es OI tu e SUUKeu ife 'S tW - ’ d t y are caught through tue deep green of tho ' an d as the sweet toned bells aro sometimes - ' V sttA *./! Illpga skr.ti<\AO r t f t h a / l a v a rv itn A K . . ^ r V I ia v a -hfubni n n A/vhn m n rA h g a o iitlfu l m n ..A 10 pi ^^^Dtury h a r e beard ao echo more beautiful, more Btibllme than tbe original, l e Joseph lionmauUle we owe the first falut awakening of the long silent ^ h 6 , '.who gathered a b o u t him a group of modern trouDfl^ours,rbuDfl^ours,- inspirednspired byy onene purpose,urpose, too raiseaise theirheir ^ I Cliifiauagerom fro b o p t r t ________ Its p resent d egradailon and restore its lost glory 16 their literature, consUtlug only of L ••Castel CuUlo;’’ Tlioo- .< 4 ; ” dora AubaBoL a ^ t of deep sympathy, mors artls- . ^- tto, morBori*‘<>“> «ban Jasmin, aud Frederic siis- ■ ■ , jssswsassftM wHi«*h (1A.VA wrtn hirn renown, Ilo” Ishls ....... erii France, o f ru r a l scenes a m i quaint old custom s r ® : ^ M u ^ e a f ^ pickings. H s passes from r W U I la m 'l.; Ck>rbOtt delivered an oration on . y : displayed no Hover have, toe vflal perpetuated ferocity of prim itive man. O ther in- sUtutlons founded on social p rinciples so Injurloue have given place to the m ilder yet more ..efficient m e tbe^s d ictated by reason a u d Ohristianlty. But European m ilitancy has continued to increase until now U endancers the peace of every State In Europe, a n d with Its barUens, like the unjust U x of some g rasping tyrant, grinds the peasant down to a condition of lam e n table poverty. It sounds well to c all (hla tbe ago of reason, the period of mau'a graatast niontal and m o ral d evelopm ent; but what reason is there, w h at evidence of superior m oral ity in any institution which provides for the main- teuance of 4,000,000 able bodied men, in tho very prim e of life, a t the expense of those engaged iu tbe legitim a te arts o f peace? Are these man, in any sense, productive laborers, c o ntributing to their country8 wealth and prosperity? Nn; they are meu trained not to produce but to destroy, disci plined to c o u etant readiuesn for the work of dcUltng their fellow meu. But the loss of withdrawing so m a n y men from the proper work of the world fs only a fraction of the mischief. For what shall we say of tho host of laborers engaged in supplying the vast a n d complex war m a terial for the^e 4.000.000 non-producera W h at s h a ll we say of tbe labor em ployed in the construction of hundreds of gigantic ships of war with their great arm a m e n ts, a n d in providing the e q u ipm ent a u d stores for millions of men iu the field. Certainly, the labor of another 4',000,000 m u st bo 8wallowe<l up lu this enormous ta:>k. This, too, cannot be productive labor. Tbe results a re not consumed for reproduction, nor a re they even useless, but b aneful and destrucUve, a n d as far as the welfare of hum a n ity is concerned these 4,000,000 men m ight bettor be employed in m elting Ice a t the North Pole. The possibility of aboliubiug this Hystein of militancy Is aque.silon which is beginning to a gitate tbe masses of Europe, , a u d well It may, since lu four of the greatest pow ers of to-day tho people are burdened with an annual tax of ^300,000,000 fr<»m this cause alone. But the a ttitude of the naiious toward each other shows that despite the rapid promulgation^ of Chrlstiaiilty and e nllghtenfueut the time fur revul sion of feeling Is eiiil far dUlant. Yoc when the great principle that a nation’s security lies la the people’s intelligence' shall have perm e a ted the hearts of the European nations as ii has tho heart of our glorious uatlou, then light will dawn and strength of arm s will yield to strength of reason and diplomacy. Miss Helen £. Sands treated “A Cup of Cold W ater” la a n interesting way. She said, am ong other things: It wra Summ er and a ll the world was laughing in the sunlight. Tbe great oaks s p read their arm s to embrace the happy birds, while the leaves dattned aud leaped to lueir slnglug. A youug girl crosses ttio field, her eyes dowuc.'isl, h e r face full of trouble. She throws h e r a rm s a b o u t the oak aud resting her head a g aiust Its broad breast weeps bitterly. “1, alone, aro ueeler'S in tbe world,” she cries. “Here tho oak gives sliellor to many a weary traveler, tho birds fill the a ir with music, tho flowers with their perfume, the brook rofroshos every one with hs clear water, but I, I can do nolhiug, nothing!” Soft ly the wind c rept up, brushed away her tears and cot/led her hoi cheeks, a u d the girl seemed to un- derstuhd its gaulle whi-'pers of eucouragomeut, While the songs of tho birds awoke a now hope with in her h eart. “ 1, too, will fill the world with my music, a n d U will listen aud bless m e l” she cried, and hastened away out from the sunny field into tbe unknown beyond. B a t the world was ringing With music, and her weak voice was lo.st In tho groat Chorus that rose from a thousand stronger voices. No one heat'd tbe timid souig, no one blessed tho timid singer, and Irlghceued, hopeless, weary she fled back to hide her grief in the friendly meuduw. Ouce more she stood beneath tub oak, but everything about her seemed strange aud new. A n A u iutnnhad passed there and had kLsed the leaves u ntil they blusttod crimson. “Au tum n bus p a inted a wonderful picture here,” she m u n n u red. “ Why should not I paint such a pict ure? Surely the world will welcome it. It would not hehi* my sonc, but It s h all receive my picture.” Days a n d weeks she labored, aud a t last the flnUbed work was h u ng in the- world's groat gallery. But the pa.ntiugs of mastors crowded the walls, and uo one paused to speak to her anxious heart, uo one welcomed tho humblo stranger. Faint and despairing, tho g irl wandered back to the o ;k. In stead ot crimson leaves were flakes of snow upon tho brauchea “They a re not dead,” she cried; “ only sleopiQg. I, too, hare sleiH, und now I must awake. Im m o ttality! Y e s,! will take Its message to the world, aud it will h earken aud believe.” But (ho world Avas w iser'lban she, and pnilo-ophers, sci entists, laughed at her youthful teachtugs. Sum mer smiled again. A Uay daisy drooped is the dust a t tier feet. “Poor, dying flower.\ Then dip ping a leaf iu Che brook she tenderly carried the cool watur to the dying daisy, wheu lo! the daisy Stood Up in all its radiaui beamy, the birds sang aloud, the brook leapt d into life, aud the wind awoke to swell the glad chorus of x^raise and joy. And a s the girl knelt, bewildered at tbe sudden truuaforinaiion, a voice iu the wind s aid; “ SVhoso- ever hball give unto one of my little ones a cup of water only, he s h a ll in uo wise lose his rew a rd.” Then with a glad cry the girl sprang to her I'eec. “ 1 see Thy wisdom now, O my F a ther,” she crieil. “ I thought the world needed only the great and tho g rand and the glorious. I coul i not gladden it with my song; 1 could not c h arm It by my picture; 1 could not teach it my philosophy; but thou hast shown me bow to brighten and purify Thy beauti ful e a rth by only a sim ple a c t of compassion.” Miss Freda M. Brunn briefly tol l the story of “ Madame Roland’s Defense.” She was listened to atteuUvely by the audience. This is w h a t she s a id : The rorolution had marched swiftly forward In its wild work of destruction, aud only blood stained ruios were left to speak for tho glory and majesty of France. What iu b9 was a n a p p e a l for Justice in ’93 had become the reign of terror. The weakfnind- od klug and the brilUaut b.it ill s ta rred queen both hud perished, and with them all Che noble minds that sought t j save the nation from its inipeudiug doom. A few of the moderates had escaped, among them Roland, .Minisier of tbe luierlor, a u d his life they a re now especially seeking, for he had dared to oppose tho Bavagery of the trlhunal, and that Is treason. But Mine. Roland rem ains, his coufidaut aud acconiidlce; she shall bo his substitute a n d sat isfy tne law. The c ourt reum of the Conciergerlo Is .filled to overflowing, men, woman and c h ildren; a ll Paris is there. Every eye Is turned toward a group of men about a c e i.tral figure; It is the Hevulutlon- aiy Tribunal, and its centre—Robespierre. Sud denly all eyes a re riveted on Che door, for slowly en tering is a tall, commanding womun, clad In white, calm and beautiful; with noble bearing she ni>- piouchcs h e r accusers. Every e a r is struiued. Nut a word m u st be lost. “ Cituyentie Roland, wife of Roland, former Minister of the Interior, now a fugitive a n d a traitor to the cause of liberty, and friend of his accomplices, you a re suspected a u d d e nounced as a n enemy of tbe republic. Do you deny th e c u a r g e ? ” Agalu the stillness is broken by a calm, diguified voice: 'H am the wife o f Roland aud friend of his friends, tio far you speak the truth. But they a re not enemies of their country and 1, too, am tree from crime. W uat 1 have de sired for my comiiry you too desire—liberty. For justice aud liberty 1 have worked as you have worked. Theu how am 1 my country’s enem y ? And ot my h u sband, you ail know him well, aud I defy you to say you ever thought him other ttiau a n hunorablo man. 1 cannot e n treat you for my froe- doui, for e n treaties belong to thegulity or to slaves, but wuy should a woman be chosen as a victim fur the republic ? I am the leader of . . . no p a r ty , am eluded by my M6X from participation in public af fairs. I h ave DO tloslre for power position. 1 only wish to live lu happy obscurity with my hus band ami my child. Yon do not bid me go 7 Cruel hearts] .My fate has been awarded me und 1 do nut fear It, but I fear tor the future of France, for Hhe is in the x>ower of meu who know neither num aniiy nor Justice, aud who have sacrificed tho noblest minds aud the best welfare of their country iu the name of liberty. O Liberty, Liberty, what crimes are cummiiied lu lity nam e !” “ Cordelia’s Fault” was the title of a clever little essay by .Miss Susan R. Vanderveer, In which she said: Cordelia, the woman “ with heaveuV beauty cf soul,” whom everyoae adm ires, praises, loves, had she a fauli ? She, who was made to suffer so much at the bauds of' wicked sisters and an angered father, aud who, iu 8()Ue of her deep injuries, turued again to the a u thor of her surrow and bat tled, endured, died for him. Yes, even in her love- lluesB the cold and cruel answer to the question whlcn was to tost h e r lore was a wrong whicii only the sacrifice of her owu sweet life cuuld expiate. Picture that scene in tho open court with the three daughters, and then condemn X.ear, if you will, for his lolly a u d passion, but what of C o rdelia?' ^’^-hat right h a s she to answer as ^he does? She knows J.Qur’s c h aracter p erfectly, knows hla love, his hates, his weaknesses, his doting mind. Yet ^be acta us tnough sue uudersitood not oveu hum a n uature, much loss the uature ot her father, for with the a p p earance of c.ilm deliberateness abe thwarts, hurts, a n g ers him. He speaka to her lovingly, coa- . - _ fldeiit tliat when tested her love will m erit the aelf sacrificing reward, but shefalla him when she should liave been Ilia greatest comfort. No bright, loving smile, uo tender words, but a ullea respect, an averted head, an auawerao cold that It freezes his heart, a n d , forgetting her past, h e sees in her only a p roud, ungrateful, disobedieut child. Proud she was, but ho was still more proud, and this whole scene was a blow to that pride. W h a t hu miliation to have his avowed favorite say she loves him “ according to her boud;” loves him by rule I As she listens to the hypocritical profeaaloua of h e r ■isieraahe asks heraelf, W hat nhall Cordelia d o ? Lqve and be silent she resolves. Love ? Yes, Cor delia, with a ll the strength of your noble heart, but be s ilent? No. To tell your love, to expose the hypocrisy of your sisters, was a duty you owed to yourself, to your father, to a ll true hearts In tbe kingdom. Cordelia ought and might have spokeu words to h e r father that would have saved him the terrible woe that resulted from her acL William C. Mains spoke on the “Power of the In dividual” H isoraiiou, which follows, was well re ceived: A study of the world’s advancem ent attests tho truth that progress la m ade rather through tue effort of the individual tbau through that ot the mass. So true is this.Chat history is said to be best studied through biography. Romo, the m istress of the world, without h e r Cmsars would seem dwarfed and hum b led, and Carthago, Rome’s only rival, would he to many of ua a meaniugles.i term did uot the nam e of Uauulbal illum iuate its record. B'roin the time of the Pharaohs to tho present day im portant movements have owed their success to com- maitdlug men, who have led the way to victory. In alm ost every instance tho masses have either op posed progressive steps o r been skeptical and in- differeuL United Germany owes its exi.stouce to the statesm a n ship of Blsm.-icek, Italian liberty was won by Garibaldi, Freuch Imperialism s till lives in the nam e of Napoleon, and even o u r own uational structure was not established by the people for the people, but r a ther by tbe illustrious few whom the peppla were wise enough to obey. When we s p eak of tbe rule of democracy we speak of a theory of governm ent which has never been the strong est In the past, aud is regarded by m auy of our keeuest statesm en simply as an experiment. Every year in the United States there marches to the polls an arm y of Ignorant meu, large enough to control any elecUoti of our hlBiory. Tney aot upou tho vital i^ u e s of the day, aud by their suffrage decide upon questions which affect tbe v ery life o f the nation. Political leaders cater to these lower classes in selecting their caudldates, and whenever the cry of the rabble dem ands it re* leutlessly set aside respectability and virtue and e^ubstltute tbe oatebpenuy statesm an, whose mag- DOtic q u alities delight the common thro n g The assumptioo th a t the opinion of oue m a u ls a s good as th a t of a n y o tuer is illogical and absurd, a u d yet is this n o t what the democratic doctriue teaches ? There Is now much talk of the auppresslou of tbe negro vote lu the South. W hat right to vote has the a v erage Southern negro, iguorant a s n e is? As lougas Justice a n d right a re done by m an no one should be k e p t from the polls sim p ly on account of race, creed or color, b u t wheu the UlUerate rabble, black a n d white, are denied the rights of cUIzon- ship, our Government will be cleaner and our nation stronger. N a ture teaches the soverelguty of the few, and in the realm s of Intellect aud genius she h a s established a close aristocracy. T o theso- cheseu few, a n d lo these o n ly,she ^Ives th a tr ig h t to rule, which, when recognized, will m a rk the begin- niug of a n age of advanceuieut such as th e world has n ever witnessed. Miss Carrie U. Angell then delivered tbe v a le dictory ifi the form of a poem, e o tiiled “ The Mod ern Phaethpn.” Her elocution was excellent an d she was followed with the utm o st attention by her hearers.. The poem Is subjoined: A 'tlred worker s a t a t eventide. W earied with a ll the bustle of the day. The e n d less strife for power a n d wealth and fame, And looked back o’er h is life. He saw him self A strong and healthy boT» iBe B right on bis cheek, the s p a rkle In h is eye. lie saw a g ain hU e arly, well loved home, ;::i And d rive away their peace. Hts rest was gone; Bis heart was sick for something, yet h e knew Not what It sought; he bad no tim e to know; He could not waste his precious moments la An lale search for h appiness. A passing thought, a sigh of v ague rogrdk And then back to h is d ally round of work, While in his e a r a dull, low raonoP)ne K ept e ’e r repeating tbe sam e eudless song Of work a n d toil, of loss, of g ain, o f power. Suddenly h e heard a distant voice Telling a well known tale in words like these: Examination of the Pupils of St Faul’s School. While yet the world was young, ao poets say, Tho sun^ god PluBbus drove hismighty rn‘ _______ ___________________ team High through the skies a ^ v e the laud of GroooOf Holding tbe rein with firm aud steady baud, Guiding them with suoh skill that d a y by day, Tho chariot swerved not from Its dostlued truck* Beneath the wave h e stabled his wild steeds, But when tbe veil of Night was d rawn aside IfAHT T i s i t n n a t G a rden City Y e sterday. E x e rcises a t St. M ary’s I n s i i tn t e —Com. . m encem e n t a t B irerhcad—An I l a l i a n to be T ried for H a r d e r —G e n eral Not\*. By rosy Morning’s fingers, and the s ta rs Began to fail, h e roused them xt.uow^.. je to their work, And mounted the stoop lucllue of heaven In swift h u t steady pace, tbe while h e sang, To urge them ou, a bold and'Joyous s train : On, on my steeds I All power Is b u rs To make o r m ar, destroy o r bless; To change old e arth, now clothed In flowers, Into a barren wilderness. On, on, my steeds! Tho height’s a t h a n d ! • Earth, far below, Joys In your light; And over a ll tb a t beauteous laud M ankind d o th bless your radiance b r ig h t O b , on, ray steeds! Now dowu the slope! Yet k eep your way, for if you come Too n e a r fair e a rth, .she h a d uo hope To escape y our b reatb of scorbhiug flame! On, on, ray steeds I Oh to the goal! The hand tbatguides you knows e a r th’s n eeds And holds you in, with wise control, Along y our courae—ou, ou, my steeds! But ouce It chanced tbat Fheehus’ reckless sou, Y^oung Pbaetbou, won from bis sire a pledge Of a u g h t be should e n treat. Ho asked this boon Thai h e might a rlve the chariot of the sun Once o’er Its course, that a ll should own him c h ild Of Pbeebus, who a lone could grant o ne this. In T>tlo the father warned; hla word waa gives, And Phaethon soon stood within the car, With rein lo hand, the while sad Pboobus sought With e a rnest word to teach him how to guide team across ttie trackis'is blue. But he. Im p a tient of delay, shook off the hand -T h a t sought to stay him, and began hla course, Exulting iu a proud, trium p h a n t song: Power Is m ine! To me is given Now to guide tbe suu through heaven, Ne’er before by o ther driven Thao by Phoebus’ hand. Earth with hue of gold is gleaming As the sun, Its radiance siream liig. B right a n d ever brighter beaming, Rises o’er the land. Softly, softly now, obey me! How your s trength a n d fire dism ay m e l Swerving? W hat! will ye then slay me In my luckless deed ? Power Is mine, but uuavailing! F a s t my mortal strength is failing! Gods aud men on mo a ro railing Though lu sorest neodi 'Swiftly e a rth is d rawing nlgher, As you rusti to ruin dire! Now, even now, she feels your flrel Turu, turn, heed my cry! Jovo to m a n bis aid is lending, See! his bolt the heaven Is rending! On my bead swift vengeance sending! Now I sure m u st die! Tho story was old, y et to that woary m an, It came now with a meaning new and s trange. It was as if his own 3 a l, wasted life. From boyhood to lis close, were written there. Phaethon was not df'ad, but livc<l in him. And still in him a spired for i>ower, aud gained His rash deslros, and in Haccess Itself Worked out dt-strucUon by hU reckless deeds. Too late h e saw ibo e rror of his youth, And there, In all his new awakened knowledge, He sent a longing wish, a bitter warning, To those who still pursued tUoir vi^iious bright, T h a t they m ight heed tho lesson of his lUo, And keep themselves Irom Phaethon’s fate. Now for a life misused. For sturdy strength abused, Spare not your tears; For vanished hope and peace. For woes that never cease, For wasted years. Bright a re thy dream s, 0 yoath I Aud nought of sorrow’s ruth Doth with them blend. Guard lest d esires vain Should throw off reason’s relB, Aud ruin descend. Work on I thy s p irit leads Thee toward thy higher n e eds; Rut lei thy life In happy toil bo spent, Thy heart know sweet c ontent >Mfd All ItA uf.rirn. President Pratt, of the Board of Trustees, then delivered the followlugaddress to the graduates; 1 n^ver stand before the graduating class on au occaeion like this without feeling a sense of per sonal responsibility, a s I coniom p late tho possTblo Influence for good th a t m ay follow a word fitly spoken. This Is a m a rked day in your h istory; it is also one for the trustees, for whom 1 speak. No •no can tell when we shall attend tbe last cora- m eacem eut exercises of our academy. Since we m et here one y e ar ago, o u r felead Dr. J . C. Hutchi son, senior trustee of o u r Board, who labored with us so long a n d faithfully, has gone from us. Wheu the light of hla life wouiout It left a deep shadow. The memory of the useful work of hla extrem ely active life is the silver lining of the cloud of o u r bureaveinsut We miss him la t h e couusel of o u r Board of Trustees, and the community miss him in the eminout place he h eld in his profeaslou. These frequent admonUlous th a t the older members aro, one by oue, dropping out lead us to look to the aluiuui to lake iholr place. During the past year there has been added to the Board of Trustees, for tue first lime, an a lum n u s of the Adeiphi. O u rgrad- uates also have been added to tb« corps of leaohers, so tbat the scholar of to-day is to be m e trustee and teacuoref to-morrow. We a re glad of such excel lent q uality and abundance of mntorlal to draw from. Your class of '6S Is the largest that we have yet graduated Us school life, If put iuto oue scholar, would make 219 years. The couiornplatlon of this fact, that y our c h a rarlcr has been so long lu our hands to mold arid shape, not only for your iudi- vidual power, but fur Us iufiueace upou the m any dlffereui lives which a re to be affected by your ac tion, is aecorapaDled with a pang of regret as we Wish iu vaiu that we had done bettor for you. But the past is goue, and while you are starting out with h ope aud courage for your uow life we are alaO trusting th a t with tho enlarged facilities which we hope So soon to realize for those who follow you we may be able to do s till better for ihom in some respects than we have done for you. We may in J jstlce, ho.vevor, say th a t a t uo tim e since you came with us h ave we iniontlooaUy failed to -do the best wo could for you, and wo want to thank you for the paiiunco and faithful attOhUon to your duties aud tor the manly a n d womanly c h aracter which you have eviuced siuce your first couiiectlon with the acadomy. You uow go out Into a larger IHe, b e ar ing our reputaiiou in your bauds. Tbe reward for the Belt denial, for thu anxious hours and tireless endeavor of the conscientious teacher Is the sails- facLlou he o r sue has iu feeling that their work is being lived out in others. We a re glad to bellovo that your teachers aud friends (vill have groat pleasure as they follow you In your future career. We a re glad, also, to believe that the large addition your class is to m ake to the alum n i will give uot only added num b e ri, but will give it enlarged power. Wo have cherished grand hopes for tue future of our academ y and are lookiug to the am m n l (or the dinpositiou aud abllivy to bring us the fruition of these expeotaiious. Perm it mo to uote au lacfdeui boforo ciosiug; Last Thursday, while 1 was tbiakm g o f you and trying to put luio shape a few tboughtn ior ibis occasion, advice came to me of the d eath of a dear young frieud, Edward G. Baud, of the Class of T?, for whom I tell a deep interest. He was one of the brightest men lu his class. He went to Amherst, graduated with honor in the class of ’81. From there be went to H a rvard aud took an advanced course in history, with a view of accepting a protessorship in Am herst College. His be.'iUh failed him and he took a sea voyage to Australia, from which nows comes th a t the light of his strong youug life had gone o u t In th a t d istant laud. 1 rem em b er well wheu h e stood with h is class where you do lo receive bis certificate. At tho close of (he exercises he expressed satisfaction a n d said: “X shall heed the advice you have giveu.” The nens of his d e ath, Just a s I was tbiukiug what to say to you, led me to conclude to repeat the few words that I gave to bis class of ’77. Tliey found a living witness lu bis beautiful life a u d m a y possibly be of help to you. 1 said to his class a t taat tim e : “ Be cheorfui; waste uo s trength iu rogret lor the past aud uever borrow trouble about the future, but do well the d u ty which is n e a rest to you iu the present. Be pavleut and learu to wait; make few changes and bo known a s irauspareiitly honest. Always be •(.w o rk; there is no pleasure o r profit in Idleuess— Ifienty of work is better than wealth without IL Tbe results of a ll effort are in proportion to the work and skill we give them —never e xpect to get honor, position o r muuoy upon auy other terms. Be faithful aud honors will come to you; never seek thorn. Keep your wants sim p le ; avoid d e b t o r ob-, Hgatious of a n y .kiad ao far as possible. Book the counsel of persons more experienced, then act ou your owu Judgm ent; if in doubt, wait. Never do anything you would be asham e d to have your d e ar est friond know. Be Just and fear God. U is safe to talk much with Him. The rew ards of life a re an klud deeds A larg e n u m b e r o f p e o p le a tte n d e d a t St. Paul’s school In Garden City y e sterday and listened to the exam ination of the pupils. Bishop Little john a n d a num b e r of tbe clergy were present, and among the p rom inent laym e n was Dr. J o h n Ordro- oauz. Tho scholars a cquitted themselves well and gave much pleasure to iheir relatives and friends. Bead Master Moore received m any congratulatious. { Comparison o f tbe physical condition of tbe boys now and when they were booked speaks a s favorably for the school a s does tho intellectual developmenL Tbe c adets were seen lu m ilitary m aneuvers In tbe afternoon. It was also exam ination day at S t Mary’s, a n d Miss Tltcomb’s girls fully m alutained the reputation of tho school. To-morrow is com mencement day. Commemoration services will be held in the C athedral and the Rev. Mr. Brewster will d eliver a n a d d ress to the scholars of St. Paul’s a n d S t M a r y ’a Head Master Moore s tates that S t Paul’s had 139 pupils this year. Tbe tuition, $400, will be Increased to $000 n e x t y e ar, a n d so far, Mr. Moore says, none o f the parents of p u p ils have pro tested. ^ COUUSNOXUKKT AT BIVBRHEAD. The Congregational Church lu R trerhead was crowded a t the commencement exercises of the Union SchooL Addresses were m ade by Professor Belford, School Commissioner Howell, Justice Stackpolo a iid Principal Loveriug. The graduat ing class comprised Robert N. W alsh, Lena L. Orif- flng, Jam e s T. Walsh, Miss F. E. Huntington, 'Yer- Don S. Vail, Carrie B. Lane a n d George U. W arner. Mrs. Ju lia Holland has purchased tbe Moore property in Rlverhead. Professor Stone, of Cooper Union, is occupying his Sum m er residence in the sam e village. Mrs. Dr. Terry, of Rlverhead, Is dangerously ill at the residence of h e r sister lo Elm ira, h a v ing s u b m itted to a delicate surgical operation. Tbe Prohibitionists of the First Congresiional District will have a field d a y In J a m a ica to-morrow. A meeting will be h e ld to ratify the nomination of Fisk aud Brooks for President and Vice P resident The party will nom inate a candidate for Congress, two assem b lym en a n d candidates for the various Offices to be filled in Queens County this FalL Sul- folk County I s a Probibitlon stronghold. APPOINTED SCHOOL TRUSTEE. This m orning Supervisor Brlnckerboff, of Ja maica, a p p ointed Mr. Dow S. XiOtt trustee of school district No. 7, Woodbaveo, to succeed the late Al fred E. Grosjean. TRIAL OP A MURDERER. In the Queens County Oyer aud Term iner, on Thursday, Rafael Tate, an Italian, will bo placed on trial for m u rder In the first degree. He took tbe life of Henry Brown a t Port W ashington on March 12, d u ring a quacreL Tate would have escaped but for tbe blizzard, which blocked hts way. JAMAICA HEALTH MATTERS. The Board of Health of Jam a ica m e t yesterday afternoon to consider tbe petition ot Mary Burns who wanes c ompensation for three m o n ths’ services nurHing two of her chlMren, both having died from scarlet fever. Tbe Board could give her no relief. Dr. Nadal reported twenty-five deaths since April 17, eleven having resulted from ctntaglous dis eases. A ROBBER ARRESTED. Henry Schlde, tho German who robbed Benoit Hallonroider, of J am a ic a , of Jewelry worth $350 last Saturday, was arrested In College Point y esterday with most of the plunder In his possession. Schide bad worked for a baker in College Point, though Mr. H alienrelder hired him at Castle Garden. The police think tb a t Schide has m ade a business of hiring o u t for tho purpose of plundering bis em ployers. He was arraigned before J u stice Hunold this morning and committed for the G rand Jury. BABYLON HEARD FROM. A young m en’s d em ocratic club will be organized in Babylon to-morrow evening. It is designed to give it a perm a n e n t existenco; £. W. Oakley a n d wife a re visiting friends a t New burgh. Mrs. Jam e s B. Cooper’s school will close tor the Sum m er vacation on Friday. The Surf Hotel, a t Fire Island, and (he Argyle, In Babylon, will receive guests on Friday. A lodge of Scottish IHte Masons was recently or ganized iu Babylon and meetings are held weekly. The growth of tbe organization has been very rapid. Judge Cooper and wHe, of E.abylon, celebrated tho twenty-fifth anniversary of tbeir wedding on Saturday l a s t In the evening they were tendered a s u rprise visit by a hundred or more friends, who presented them with a handsom e silver tea service. M ark May a tid family, of Brooklyn, a re occupy ing tbe Ingalls Cottage, on Park avenue. Miss Laura A. Cauble, form erly of Babylon, and Mr. Edward W. Flagg, of Potsdam , will be m a rried In tbe Church of the Disciples, New York City, on tho 28th. Richard Hawkshaw, of Glen Cove, was kicked by a horse y esterday, the blow breaking Hawkshaw’a jaw a n d one of hts ribs was broken by falling. Three men wore c a u g h t Monday night In the act of s tealing c anned vegetables from Rem ain’s fac tory iu Long Island City, They were a rrested and gave their nam es as D aniel .Maitoraou, H a rry Mad den and H a rry Vandenborg. They entered the factory through a window. The Gleason Democracy In Long Island City in dorsed Cleveland aud Thurm a n and ratified the platform. approving conscience, the memory of and the hope of.heaven.” These aro fam iliar thoughts, but for eleven years, since 1 gavo them to otuera, I have beou trying to follow them myself aud beg you will accept them as the benediction of your friend. After Mr. P r a tt’s a d d ress h e preseotod the diplo mas to the graduates. The benedictioa was then pronounced a n d the audience dispersed. The f o l lowing wem the graduates: Class of 1888—Classical course: H a rriet L. Beh- rends, Evelyn B. Brown, Carolyn P* Dettmer, Ed ward N. Loomis, George H. Lounsbery, W illiam C. .Mains, lloien E. Sands, Charles B. Sears and Laura E. W hittington. Scleutifio c ourse; W illiam U. Cor bett, J o h n S. G raham , J r ., a n d Roswell C. W illiams, Jr. Literary course: Carrie H. Angell, Lydia P. Barstow, Mary N. B ram a n , Freda M. Brunn, Maude Chrlsbolm, Anna M. Culbert, Grace M. Hasiiogs,- Mattie E. Jansen, Edith Jew ell, Alice L, Morse, Adeline 8. Pettit, Mary A. Smith, Susan R. Vander- veer, Lilian S. W’esc a n d Sophie ZoUiaUoffor. BROOKLYN TO DECORIIG CINOINN ATL T l i e C o a l r a c t t o r ( h e C o m l a s O e n t e n a l * a l W o r h A w a r d e d ( o F r e d . A l d r i d g e . Brooklyn will do much for th e success of the CioclBnatl centennial ezblbltlon, wbloh beglne on the Fourth of Julr and coniinues 100 dajre. Frederick Aldridge, the local d ecorator, bae seourod the c o n tract (or boantK rlng tho ezpoaitlon build* Ing a n d jresterdar forwarded (our tons of decora^ lug m aterlol to tho city of pork. ^ T h e artlcloe in clude 5,000 flags of ellk a n d bunting ranging from 3 to 88 feet In lenglh, 800 shields, 50 pieces of life size arm o r a n d hundreds of rosettes and other m inor ornaments. They go by a special c a r a n d will be (urniehed twenty .days a h e a d o f o o n tract lime. AX OLD XANfS SODDBH DEATH. Benjamin Borman, 72 TearB pf age, residing on Bergen/BtTMt, n e a r !R<»^ :aTeqae;^coin-, plained to Itie wife a traut8 b 'c ltok last e ren ih g .th a t h|^lt-;Tery.- Ill and roqne*tod .her to suthmon a; FLATBUSH BOARD OF IMPROVEMENT. A p p l i c a U o n v f o r O p e n i n g a n d C losiflgp B i r e e t s to b e A c t e d o n J i i l p 9* The B o a r d o f Improvement o f th e Town o f Flatbush mot last evening in the Town Hall. There were present Jatno^ Ryan, Howard T. M ontgomery.. Peter L. W illiamson, Jacob Vanderveer, Christian Schaffer, W illiam S. Schoonmaker and A. V. B. MartCDiio. Tho last nam ed occupied tbe chair. The report of tbe Commissioners of Im p rovem ent on Albany avenuo, from city line to Clarkson street, was received a n d , on motion, placed ou file. The Board did not give a decision on the applica tion of John A. Lott and others to open p a rt of Bust Eighteenth street. The m em bers of the Board have expreesed themselves in favor of opening streets a n d avenues In the town. They somewhat object te the openlug of part of a street, clalmtug th a t It should be opened the full length as laid out on tbe map. Decision was reserved u n til the special meeting to be held J u ly 9. 1888. Au opinion was received from General Isaac S. CatUu in reference to the Incum brances on Rogers avenue, which was in substance that the Board bad tho power to proceed agaiust the form er Commis sioners, Theodore Magnus, J. Lott Vanderbilt and Freem a n Clarkson, wno failed to h ave the houses removed; that they could be com pelled to remove the same. The opinion was ordered to be placed on the minutes. Mr. W illiam H.' Curren, superintendent of tbe Holy Cross Cemetery a t Flatbush, a g ain m ade ap plication in behalf of the Right Rev. Bishop J o h n Lougblln to have th a t p a rt of Rogers avenue ru n . nlug through the m iddle of the cem etery declared closed. The application waa received a u d tbe c le rk directed to a d v ertise the sam e, and that the a p p li cation will he acted on a t a m eeting to b e h eld July 9 , 168S. Opposition will bo m ade against the clos ing of tb a t p a r t of Albany a v enue north of ClarJt- son street. THE STATE STREET FIRE. S e c o n H T r i a l o f a S u U C l r o w l n f f O a t o f tlio C a ( a « ( r o p U c * F o r tb e p a s t w e e k t h e seco n d t r i a l o f th e suit of William Durst against N a than Gushing has been before J u d g e Brown and a Jury In the Circuit Court. The d e fendant was tho owner of the State street building, in t .6 rear of 55 A tlaoilc avenue, where tbe calam ity of May 5, 1885, occurred, by whieh several people were killed and Injured. The catastrophe h a s given rise to a n u m b e r o f litigations and tho suit in question Is one of the most hotly contested of the lot. Oa May 1,1885, the plaintiff leased a portion of Che building and proposed to carry on there the business of a m e ta l spinner. He bad moved la his stock and machinery. On May 5 tbe props under the building g ave way, the build ing fell a n d the fire which broke ont destroyed tho plaintiff’s property. He claim s be was dam aged $8,500 and brought suit against Mr. Cash- lug, tho owner, to recover that, am ount. I t Is Charged tb a t h is a g ent was m a k ing unsafe a n d Im proper a lteration la the foundations of the build- ins, and tb a t the c atastrophe was due to tbe uo- skillful way In which the work was performed. The defense is a general denial and a great d e a l of evidence has been taken o s to w h ether the re pairs In q aestlon were o r were not properly exe cuted. For tho plaintiff, Richards A Heald, with J o h n B. Parsons of counsel; for the defease, Stiokaey A Shepard. On the first trial the Jury disagreed. THE ACME GUN CLUB. fa o o d S h o o t i n f f ttC D e x i e r ’e P a r k f o r t h e O r i t a n I z a U o n ’e G o l d filed a l* The membora of the Acme Gan Club of the Eastern District hold their regular, m o n thly shoot y esterday a t Dexter’s Park, I*. L The regular shoot for the gold club m e d a l was the first e v ent on the list, tlie condulons belug to Shoot a t twenty blue rocks each, club handicap. Mr. SohoetUer, 16 yards, hit 18 out of 20 atid won the badge; T. 8hprt, 2l y a rds, taking eecond with 17; la the live pigeon shoot C. M6ok,'^:A. E n llm a r and M.v8UpetUer kiilSd flve <[»ch divided. A fter the regular shbot several sweepstakes.were s h o t off iR Which Tom Short WM the * LAffHPABTr A«P HTmiTDItAm PUSHTAL, A ;1 S ^ party feBtiyiai of ttia :Bnb&r.'jliTWy«S«roVweto ri F o r W h i c f i cbG' n c q r t b a n t i i A t b g t a k t n g F ^ 4 p j a r a tto K The Betail Merohafite* Association held a regular m eeiibg l a s t ‘h lght in n e ls e r’s Assembly -a trlT t - Rooms, a t 136 Broadwhy.f T h e a tte n d ance, a s usual, was large aud -the pr< ^ e d lngs were interesUng. President Henry A. Mdyer .occupied tho ch a ir aud Andrew J . Maxwell n e e d e d . Among tbe gather n e r ochT’emann “ Ing were CommlMioner.^cbU a n d Edward H» Sch^Qter, beside som e npaufacturers and whole sale dealers. ' W hen the m inutes o i m e previous m eeting bad been read and approvW ; the chairm a n said (hat they had two im p o rtant q y e n ^ on hand, their an nual picnic on J u ly 12 a ^ d th e , g reat exhibit aud bazar which wlU be.bpqpeKi lU Grand Army Hall on September 28, aq he hoped a ll would work hard to m ake both brlillant sucqosaes. Three c andidates were elected a fter which Wilson Robinson, on behalf • f tlta W allabout M arket Com-, mittee, m ade a verbal report of a conference had with Mayor Chapin a b o u t p a v ing tbe oueecs in the m arket. There U a foot of m u d in the tbprougb- fares in wet w eather a n d of a pleasant d ay there Is a foot of diist. “The Mayor,” continued Mr. Robinson, “told us plainly tb a t there was no money in tbe treasury for the purpose of improving streets now, b u t there would be n e x t Spring over $25,000. Wo could a p p ly theu. Tbe report was accepted. The o h a lrraan spoke in entbusiustio term s of tbe coming picnic aud read a lo n g 'list of prizes for pedestrian events.. Mr. Michael Kelly o n b e h alf of a special commit tee eubmltted a written report of an agreem ent entered into with Mr.-Edward H. Schleuter to col lect debts for the members. The tOrras were very roaxoiiable and the agreem ent was ratified. Mr. Kelly rem a rked inddeuially That Mr. S ohleuier had collected several btUs for.him wbluU h e h a d regarded as dekd ones, siuce they were over e ight years due. Other grocers gave slm ildr experiences. Tne o h a irm a u read a list of committees for the picnic which was approved. ; - Mr. J o h n H. Trlbuken, of Myrtle avehiie, walked up in front of tbe chak-mitn a h d bpehiug a parcel exhibited to the astoulsh4;'igaze<>f h is 800associates u rlcbly-giU fram ed picture of the famous base ball nine of tbe associatlou. When the applause with Hhich the picture wka greeted had subsided Mr. Trlbcken said In s u b siance:' ^^Allow me, .Mr. Fresl- dent, to present through you to tbe assoclatioa this picture of o u r famous e s s e ball nine which covered itself with m u d If not with glory lu l u gam e with the W estern District Grocers’Association n ine a t tbe DeKalb Aveuue Athletic Grounds a few weeks ago. [Laughter.] But lo-mbrrow we will change tho order of things and cover ourselves with glory, aud not mud. [Applause.] 1 knew the a p p lause would come iu there. [Laughter-] Our colors, I under stand, were to-day trailed iu the dust by the Mon roe team , but we will regain our lost laurels in our contests with the Grocers tb-morrow. Iu order to encourage you a n d show you how famous you havo become, I uow preieut you with a group of your pictures fram e d .” ^ The g ift was accepted with thanks. Louis Saudbu-'Ou expressed his regret th a t tho president whs not made, iu drafting the bylaws, ex officio a m e m b e r of a il c o m m itiees.and moved m a t thoomiBsiou be rectified. The moUou prevailed. Mr. Robiuson gave notice th a t he would a l the next meeting introduce a resolutlou in writing pro viding that the motion Just adopted be inserted in the bylaws. The regular business having been transacted, Edward H. Schieucer m o unted a chair and an nounced th a t be was ready to aucUou off the twenty rom uluing spaces for the great exhibit, to be con- tinued for a couple of weeks lu Grand Army Hall. Diagram s of the hall were passed'around. Ic was explained th a t tho coal of each space was $10, and th a t the sum s bid would he.premiunis. “How much a m I bid for first choice? rattled off the auctioneer. “Ten did I hear? thanks; fif teen, seveuteen, elghieeu; uo, no; n i take no .bid less tbuh $2: thanks there for your twouty; yes, tuenty-iwo, three, yes, Ml take a dollar old iu m is instance; tuauks; twebty, twenty-four, twenty- five, twenty five. It’s yo^irs, Mr. Frederica E. Teves, am i I kuow you’ll throw iu fifty o r more ions of coal to h e lp us along a i HU e x h ib it”. Such was the pleas^iii way in which the auc tioneer couduuced the sale. For tlie last choice there was the most corapet’- tloii, a s several luou who. w aited to g e t c h eap spaces had to compete. M r.; .M. J. Gatliiey, through a friond, was tne purchaser, at ^29.50, the highest price paid, The buyers a n d m e prices realized lu the uunaerlcal o rder glveb a re: F. E. Teves, $25; Thurber, W hylaud & Co., $20; National Baking Company, $22; F. Johnson & Co., $2U; K. H. Haulou Botiiiog Company, $17: August Thimlg, $19; J . Ruggeo & Co., $17; C. 11. Harvoy, $17; Kings County China Company, $16; Thurber, Whyland <& Co., $16; 2’tiomas Leary & Co., $16; Joiin W eygaudt & Co., $16; Price Baking Powder Company, $16; Charles Macbeth & Co., $18; R. Fredericks, $ 18 ; Garden City Dairy Company, $17; Cereallno M anufacturing Company, $16; John 0. $13; M. J. Gaffney, K u a u p , $15; R. Coheu & Co., $29.50; total, $380.59. The m eeting shortly a fter adjourned. SELLING SOAP TOO CHEAP. R e t a i l G r o c e r a O f f u i i d e d b y i h e A e t t o a o f D r y G o o d H itlea* Soap was th e m o m e u touB question discussed last night by the reiajt grocers at their regular meetiug, h e ld a t 407 Bridge street. It seam ed from what was said tb a t some of the large dry goods houses sell sapollo, peuHlne a n d G erm an laundry soaps a t less than coat prloe, a n d the retail grocers throughout the country are loudly c om plaining of it, a s U injures their trade. President J. O. Grins called the m eetiug lo order aud H. P. Rotbormond recorded. The secretary read letters from Charles O. Hlgglus & Son aud Pyle & Go., in which they d enied soiling their soaps to W echsler & A b raham or to. the Unlvoreal for less than tho price c h arged to grocers, A very funny Individual, bearing the nam e of the once g reat h u m o rist, A n e m u s W ard, s a id he cam e to represent sapollo a n d answer the charge m a d e against h is h o use for selling to d ry good bouses at less than Job prices. He always worked In the interests of retail grocers, and la the contracts m ade with wholesale grocers it was positively as serted tb a t they should not sell sapollo to d ry goods men. If tbe grocers of (his city had seen a dray belonging to a n y wholesaler delivering sapollo al any dry goods store ho wanted the retailers to drop him a note and his house would tako acilon. Be said th a t d ry goods bouses who bought direct from his firm and sold sapollo for 7 cents a package m ade 22 por cent, profit, but ho eoulcl not see how any house could sell for 6 oenU a package when the original cost waa r.ouis. There wore only two dry goods e stablisbm enta In this city doing so, and in h lso p in lo u It was absolutely wrong la them to cut prices a n d sell tor less than It cost them. C. A. M o ttlersald th a t one of Pyle’s reprosenla- tlves called on him saying It wa.i untrue that Brooklyn dry goods men were selling pearllne for 10 cents which they shOuld sell for 12 cents, but after a n investigatloa he found out th a t the a g eut of th a t house told him a falsehood. It was moved and seconded th a t Higgins & Sou be notified that their soap was selling at the Uul- veraal at 4 cents a cake when two. cakes were bought, which Is 1 c ent leas than It should sell tor. The motion was c arried. - After a great deal of talk a b o u t different k inds ot soap Mr. Mettler, from the Plcnlo Committee, re ported progress. ^ A. E. Steers moved th a t a committee of four be appointed by tho president for six months, to be known as the Funeral Committee and who a re to attend all burials of deu^ased m em bers of the as sociation. The motion whs carried aud the meet ing adjourned. — -------- ..................... . COUGHED UP THE BULLET, o f cbo R e c o r e r y o f cb o m a n W h o W a s S h o t b y O f f i c e r H a e k e t t * P a t r i c k F o r d , tlie F l a t b u s h fa r m e r w h o w a s shot in the eye some tim e ago by Officer P e te r Hack- ett, of the Flatbush police force, has eutlrely recovered. Ford was confined in the Kings County Hospital for some tim e and the physicians failed to find the bullet, a lthough.they probed often for I t Since Ford’s recovery be eays he has frequently felt a funny seusatlon around the roof ot h is mouth, aud on Mouday, while sitting In a chair, he felt som ething in his throat aud commenced to cough and In a m inute he spat out the leaden bullet, Which, Ford says, bears the m a rks of the probing, such 08 scratching. It was not flat or m a rked in auy way th a t would confirm tbe excuse given by the officer th a t the ball g la u o ^ off a stone. Ford yes terday took the uall to iho: District A ttorney’s office and asked th a t the officer be prosecuted. Tbe authorities told him to'go to a Justice of the peace In the town. Ford d id a s he waa told, a n d yester day a p p e a red before Justice of the Peace H enry Borukarap for a w a rrant for llackoti's a rrest. Tho m a g istrate Informed him (bat as Coroner Rooney had c h arge of the m a tter a t p resent he could not Interfere. Ford’s friends s a y they w lir c all on the Coroner a n d request him to press this charge. It will be rem em b ered th a t .while Officer Haokett was passing through F a rm e r Ford’s yard two little ter riers ran after him. He drew hla pistol and fired at tbe dogs, mlssiug his mark*. One of tho balls struck Ford, who was standing on his own stoop. The officer then attem p ted to ru n ttway, but was caught by Ferd’e w o r k i n g GALLANT KNIGHT^ AND FAIR LADIES. £ n l o r t a l n « > e i U p f ; ,W a v e r X y .liOilffOf Or* d o r o f t h e 'p o l d o t i S ta r * A m u s ical a u d lite r a r y e n te r ta in m e n t o f a pleasing naimre, which ]Was followed by dancing, was h e ld iM t n ight u a d ^ the aosploea of W averly Lodge No. 85, K n ights ^^nd Ladles of the Golden Star, in Fhenix Hall, ou (South Eighth street, near Bedford avenue. The c ^ y apartm e n t was crowded by a select com p any of yohng p w p le mostly. The program m e was o pened by Mr. Frederick M urray perform ing an overture on the piano, a fter which (he Amphion'M ale.Qnartet saug A VYet S h eet a n d a Flowing Sea » a n d , later on, “Bill of Fare,” “ Sim ple Sim o n ” and “rferei|%ao,” Mr. R o b e r t.J. Mc Cracken read humorodeBeleotlons a n d Mr. M u rray sang. ■ ' ’ A fter the entertalnmoQt tho ball was got iu readiness for dancing Aad to the muelo.of tbe or chestra the festivities ifcre k e p t np for several hours; The arraagotuBiiis were lu charge of Dic tator Charles H. H iller,'ftssU ted by the following com m ittee: W aiter Miller, J a m e s C. W ilson, Mrs. Tyrrell, Miss Carrie Viueer, Miss Eva Vlneer a n d Mra. Higgins.' The are: Dictator, Charles H. Miller; vice dIctotoK ^Mrs. Van Dosey; secre tary, J a m e s C.\VllM n:\‘’flhauclaieecrotary, W alter 8. M iller; treasurer, D ^ ShEowsbuiV; orator, Ihllsa Em m a MiUer; 'guid^'^M tss Eva V ldeer; assisu n t guide. Miss Carrie yiuher; ;wBrden; H iss Jeanie^ _______1 . . : ________ jr i i s r B g ittiiyoii: bkac R HOTgL T h o : West Brighton Beach Hotel WiU Jbo TWO HOME RUNS Hade by Caruthers Yesterday Afternoon. A n s ther D e feat fo r tb e CIsTelands a t WaBhiHKteD P a r k — Tha le a r u e aud Assoolatihn Record*. ■ The Brooklya team Tirtually Avon their first ohampioQship series of tbe season yesterday, as they won their tenth gam e with the Cleveland team, and they have b u t to win one more gatde of the nine they yet h ave to p la y with thorn to complete tbeir first s e n e s of viotorles in tho pennant race. Ten Victories out of eleven successive gam es with the sixth club of the association eight Is not a bad record by a n y m e a n a The nearest approach to it by any o ther club team la th a t of the Ciuclnnatls with the Loiilsvllles a n d tbe Sk Louts with the sam e team , each having won seven out of e ight with the Loulsvilles. N ext to these is the Lotiisvllles’ record of seven ou t of twelve with the K ansas City team. Tho contest yesterday, though m a rked by errors, was, nevertheless, Interesting throughout, a n d at tim es exciting, Inasm u ch a s (here was an oloment of u n c ertainty as to the final issue of the game which m ade It • ( interest to the spectators to the very last. Taking only the runs clean earned off pitching as an estim ate, the gam e should have ended with a score of 8 to 3; as It was, Brooklyn won by 8 to 6 in runs, 10 to 8 in base bits, 8 to 8 in earned runs and 6 to 6 in e rrors, a pretty close contest, a ll things con sidered. There were no g laring e rrors m a d e th the game. McClellaq’s, Pinkney’s a n d Sm ith’s failures to accept a ll o h ances offered . them Were not muffs so muob a s they were fielding e rrors resulting from less able efforts than are looked for a t tbeir hands. They ran to face bard hit bounding balls which got away from them , no hit b a ll c h arged a s a n error for them being what m a y be called muffed. Smith a n d Pinkney each had two of these errors and McOlelian one, while Silch bad a bad throw in charged to him. Pinkney’s and Sm ith's errors ^n the e ighth Inning h e lped to give the two ruu« scored In^hatlnnlag, but McClellan’s and Silch’s single errors did not cost a run, a n d these six errors were tbe only o nes m ade on tbe Brooklyn side, the others being battery errors, but one of which helped to give a run. On the other aide two of McKean’s er rors were costly In giving as m auy runs from muffed or b a d ly thrown balls, h e fielding very poor ly In (be first p a r t of the game. There were several specially noteworthy features in tho game, a u d one of these was the practical Illustration of tbe costly c h a racter of home run hit ting a s shown In tho c ase of C a ruthers’ b a ttlug. In the second inning he m ade a clean home run from a hit to Che F o u rth a v enue e n trance, c o rner of right field, and in tbe fourth inning he bit the ball a s till longer di)itaace in the sam e direction for another and cleaner home run. The first r u n of 120 yards a t Hprinilug speed was a hard pull on bU pitching strength, but the secoud—making a total sprlm iog run of 220 yards, a lm o st used him up and tho cost of it was seen in tbe next innlug he pitched in, in which the Clevelands m ade four clean hits and three clean e aruhd r u n s off his pitching. Thu-t the two homo runs virtually gave the Clevelands throeruns, for It was in this inuing th a t they e arned all their runs, e rrors giving a ll tho other runs thoy scored. Another feature of the gam e was the striking lllns- tratlcm of the v alue of place hitting m ade in the case of O’Erlen’a telling tap of the b all safely to s h o rt left field lu tho eighth Inning, it being decidedly the preuiesc bit of the game, a s It p'am ly showed the value of scleBtlflc batting. In this innlug Smith bad been given his base by a b a l throw by M<r K ean lo Faatz a n d by two good steals ho reached third, a u d he was there whon O’Brien cam e to the b a t The question was w hether to try for a home ru n a n d thereby run the risk of an out, or ;ry t o brijig the run In by a safe Blnglo or a sacrillce? Darby chose the latter course aud m ade a b it which won the a p p lause of all on the field a« well as on tbe grand stand, for he tapped the swiftly pitched hall over the head of tbe third basem a n so as to m a k e It a clean, safe bit, a n d sent lu tbe run. A three bagger would have done no more, while it would have exhausted the runner with a ninety yard run at the top of bis speed. It Is this s tyle of batting tho E agle I s trying to get the Brooklya batsm en to s trive for in preference to the old r u t in batting of knocking up fuugo balls in their efforts for g rand stand hom e runs a u d three bagger hits. Another feature of the contest was the nerve and coolness exhibited by Caruthers in the fourth a n d eighth innings, in which three runners were on third and second bases a n d but one m an out, a u d yet uot a run waa allowed to be scored or a bas^ bit m a d e which would yield the desired run. It lain this in which Caruthers shows bis g reat s u p eriority over other pitchers. He does not strike out bats m en by m ere iuiim ldating speed, but by strategic skill alone. Moreover, though he does r u a risks of having base hits m ade off his pitching, h e gives bis fielders chances for catches, a n d thereby gives life to the game. Still a n o ther feature was C a ruthers’ splendid fielding in his position, he accepting no less than nine chances for o u ts la this gam e, exclu sive of as'istanoe on strikes. In fact, in pitching, fielding and batting yesterday he bore off the honors. In the fifth inning Foutz hit a ball Into tbe long grass on the bank at d e ep right field on which he could readily have m ade a home run, as the b all was lost, but In running to first b ase he sprained his leg and It was with difficulty that he reached third, a n d then Sitch had to go lu and tako hU place. The absence o t so valuable a n a ll round player—pitcher, fielder, batter and base runner—as Foutz would be seriously foU by the toam, not to mention his m a rked good nature aud quiet method of doing his work. Paul Radford m a rked his play, by three finely Judged catches, a n d this is a strung point of his flelding. He watches the batsm an and places him self accordingly, a s does O’Brien, and they aro both doing splendid outfield work in their posUious. The catching of Bushong and Snyder was especially noteworthy, both the veterans doing y eoman serv ice behind the b a t Strieker, too, did himself proud with throe fine catches, o u u ing off prom ising base hits. In fact, the gam e abounded in tine plays de spite tbe errors chargeable. Here Is tho full score: CLZVKLAND. i BBOOK:LYN. b .1 b . i ». o a . e .' M o K e s n . 1. f . . . 0 2 3 2 3 Pinkni H o t a L n g , o. 1 MoGlone, d b ... 0 Snyder, o .......... 0 Bakely, p ........ I U 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 a u 0 3 0 U 1 0 0 8 2 s'sTri U S m jta,a.s..... 1 0 2 2 2 OOBrion, I.f.... 2 2 0 0 0 0,Carather3. p . .. 3 3 2 9 0 2'Ra ifurd. o. t.. “ “ Total ................. 5 8 24 8 6| 0 1 3 0 0 jTotal ............. Bcoas BY 1MKIN6S. 2 3 4 6 6 0 1 3 1 0 . 8 10* 26 i i *C dlevelat B rooldy; 0 0 0 0 ___ 0 2 2 - 6 8 C;evdlanJ, 3: Brookly.i, 4. Lett ............ —ClevdlanJ, 3: Brookly .i, 4. Lett on uases—tfleveland, d; Brooklyn, 6. Tntal b ises—Gleveland. lUj Brooklya 19; Scolen bases—Oioveland, 1; Brooklyn. 9. Strao% out — Cleveland, 1; Brooklyn, 2. Double pi vy—Cleveland, 1. OanDues for catuhHS—Cleveland, 10: Brookly t, 13. Hits yielding runs—By Carnthers 4; O'Br.on, 1; Hushons, 1; Foutz, 1. Bases on balls—By B ikely, 1; Garachers, 2. Wild pitches—By Bikely, 2; Caruthers. 2. Assistance on s trikes—By Bakelv.2; Caruthers, 1. Umpire—Mr. Mo* Quade. Time—1 h o ur and 65 minutes. To-day the Brooklyn tea/n play a postponed gam e a t Philadelphia aud then go to Baltimore to play, until Sunday, when they return home to p lay a t Ridgewood with the Baltimore team. Tbe o ther assoeiaiiou games ended a s follows: • June 12—St. l.ouis vs. Kansas City, a t St. Lonts; pitoliers, Knouif and Porter................... 8— 7 thU u cs vs. Baltimore, a t Baltimore; pitchers, Seward and Shaw .................... 4— 2 In tho Sc. Louis gamo wild pitching by Knouff alm o st gave the gam e to the visitors, five battery errors giving as m a n y runs. The St. Louis toam scored eleven base bits off Porter and earned four runs, tbe visitors earning five off Knouff, beside bluing him (or twelve base hits. Here is tbe record to d a te: Ja n e 12—Ati OInba 4 s iji }i 11 I i il\ Fi : I t will be seen th a t tbe Athletics are creeping up to the C incinnati^ They seem to havo tne best of the Baltimores this season, while Brooklya has more trouble to boat Baltim o re than tbe Athletics. Three s traight from Baltimore by the Brooklyns a t Baltimore this week would be “real nice, you know.” The league gam es y esterday ended as follows: Jane 12—Ohlot Ja n e 12—Pi phta; pitchers. Glstson. ........... * Ja n e 12—Boston vs. Detroit, at Boston; pitchers, Kadhourn, G r u b e r ...................................... Ja n e 12—W ashington vs. IndU n ap dis, a t Washing* ton, p itchers, O'Day, Blireve., The record to date stands a s follows: 4-3 6-3 6 - 1 Olabs. Olabs. ^ i - f Ohlooft-o ........ •28 1139, .718 FbUadeIpbia.(19 18 37 Deltoit ......... »24,16 33 .615i‘Pittsburg ....... !14 24:38 Bosloo... ....... ,25;17|42 .696 .Indianapolia.. 14}2f,39 New York....i22ll7 39! .6U4(iWashingtotu.il0:29.39 .614 .368 .359 .266 To*day the New York team m eet tbe D etroits a n d the CUlcagoa go to Boston, while the Philadelphians have the Indianapolis team with them for the first time. K ansas City p lays a t Clncianatl lo-day and the Loulsvilles a t St. Louis, while Brooklya plays In Philadelphia a n d Baltim o re takes a day off. TheN e w lTork team lost tholr gamo yesterday from the Inability of their record playing batsm en to do a n y r u n getting batting. Ju s t think o f a team getting eighteen players to first base, only to have twelve of them left because the m ajority of their batsm en did uot know bow to bring them In by place hits, like th a t o f O'Brien yesterday, o r by sao- rlflce hits, a n d a ll because, like O'Conoor, they go in for hom e ru n hits to p le a se tbe groundlings, who think a home r u n or a three bagger is the perfec tion of batlinjg. No wonder the Chicago plaoo hit ters win as they do a n d the New York record bats m en do n o t Harris, o f the/Vrsw, la his report of yesterday’s game a t the Polo Grounds s a y s : “ Three tim es the bases were filled and left filled, a n d three times men ware on socond whan a h it m e a n t a r u n , a n d It is recorded that neither bit n o r ru n materiallzed.- Eigbtoeh men reached first b ase in safety a n d Just; two of. them s c o r ^ ' The New Yorks o u tbattad the Ohicagos a n d m ade 1 m s errors, and the loss o f t h e . gam e c an t e ’attrlbnted to poor b u Cievelands a t W ashington P a rk yesterday after noon. . T h e home team won the gam e, bat hardly bn their m erits, a n d the Clevelands m ight have won it h a d they p la y e d with a n y k ind of s p i r i t ” This Is a b o u tib e worst report of a Brooklyn game tbe Prei» has had. The Wesley Base Ball Clnb Is In tbe field with a challenge to a n y team In the tw e n ty-sixth Ward (or Saturday afternoon games* Responses m ay be sent to G. P. Davis, Essex street, Brooklyn. Tbe team consists of the following players: Crook, p.; Smith, c .; Casterlln, lb .; Uelsner, 8b.; Trew, 8K; Davis, s. s.; Tomlinson, r. t ; Jacobs, c. f.; Hooper, I f . SAILING BEFORE THE BREEZE. ^ b o Y a c h t s o f t b e W l l l i a m s b n r g h Y a c h t C lu b o n th e s$oand» Tlie Irou Steamboat Company's boat Sirius had a largo party on board this m o rning o n leaving the foot of K e n t street, Seventeenth W ard, with mem b ers a n d friends of the W ilUamsburgh Yacht Club; i t being.the occasion of tbe e ighteenth a n n u a l regatta. There were reprosentatlve^ present from the Ease River, Jersey City a n d other yacht clubs. There wore twenty-five s tarters In six classes, and the flying s tart from opposite the club house pre sented a beautiful sight. The signals were m ade on tim e a n d tbe a rrangem e n ts o f the R egatta Coih- mlttoe were a d m irably c arried out. Tho indications were very favorable for a n exciting day’s s p o rt ou the Sound. The friends of the varlods boat owners appeared Inclined to back their boats liberally. Out of the six cabin sloops in Class A, ic was thought by knowing ones th a t It would be a n even thing between the Tregarihen, Carrie A Van Voorhees and the Wacodda. The Sorceress ap peared to be the favorite in the. cabin sloops on- tored In Class B. An exciting race Is a n ticipated between the cat)K>Ht8 Bulldozer a n d the Ernst B. Ackerty. Tbe latter boat Is owned by Commodore Hope a n d will be sailed under h is orders. Captain “ Hen” Zoble’s catboat Charm Is looked upon a s a runner in Class F, though the Katie, Lottie E. and the Lillis W. give prom ise of pushing hor very close. At the lim e ot the s tart there was a good breeze blowing, aud there was every iudIcfUon tb a t the races between the boats would be well worth seeing. JOCKEY CLUB IMPRUVEHENTS. More Ikowia Cor B altera tki (ho Sheeps* head B a y Coarse* Superintendent Clark has everything ready for the opening of the Coney Island Jockey Club grounds to-morrow. This year is tbe twenty-first Of h is service in the racing business, though be is a young man, and he m eans to signalize it. The turf course is now reatly tor any am o u n t of trial, the straight away course of three-quarters of a mile is about q u a rter finished, but tbat will not be needed until Fall. The new buildings, put up under direc tion of Architect Robert Dixon, a re a stand 100 feet feet long a n d 20 feet deep, rising 20 feet at tne rear with a fall of 4 feet and a n extension of tbe betting inclosures about 50 feet. Tbe new stand is •!! the betting ring and is for the bookmakers and special. outhusiaHts W h o have no time Co go to the grand stand proper. There will be no chairs on It. A dozen pool m achines aud twenty bookmakers’ booths have been added to the com p lem ent There are now 3.000 sittings in the grand stand, which has been beauilfiod with 12,000 pounds of paint. A special floral o rnam e n t is a bed of flowers picturing a ruuulog horse, over the word “Futurity.’ The big trees in tb e in f iell are dying of lonesome- net>6, but the superiaiendent Is disguising the fact by inducing the growth of vines a p o n them to cover their naked branches. HOKE TRAINED NURSI]:S. Lonff la l a n d Coilvfftt llftttp ital G r a d u - atcH A u o t l i e r C lass* The L o n g Isla n d C o llege H o s p ital T r a i n in g School for Nurses held its graduatlug exercises for the class of May, 1838, in the lecture room last evening in the presence of a gathering of friends Which filled up a ll a vailable space e ither for sitting or standing. Tho young ladles who received diplo- m as were: Mrs. Elizabeth R alfstanger and the Misses Nellie E. Russell, Elizabeth Munday, Abigial Collins, Lucy Wood, Elizabeth Ritchie, EUeu En right, Florence Jackson, Jennie E. Stuart, Minnie M. Flower, Florence Crompton, Slgna Johnson and Eleanor Mary Senkler. Mr. Thos. H. Rothm an, president of tho Board of Regents of tbe college, was ill the c h a ir and about him s a t George G. Hopkins, M. D., representing tbe Council; Professor J a rvis S. Wight, M. D., Profes sor John A MaCorkle, M. D., Professor Charles Jewett, ropresem lng tbe faculties aud .Miss Ida L. Sutliffe, s u p erintendent of the Training School. Tbe Rev. Charles Cuthbert Hall delivered the opening prayer and the beuedlcilon. Dr. Hopkins m ade an address, telling of the inestim able value of trained nurses to the medical profession, and Professor Jarvis S. Wight p resented the diplomas. Floral decorations were profusely used on the platform aud each graduate bore a large boquei in h e r h and. An orchestra interspersed tbe exercises with music. NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY BALL. T b e G r e e n p o i n t Y* Ifl* O* A* S t o p p e d b y t h e P o li c e * of the Young Men’s A d jo in in g th e room s Christian At^soclatlou of Graenpolnt there are sev eral lots which the members of the association a v er have boon lea'^ed for athletic games, etc., and the police of tbe Seventh Precinct, by roaBon of the num e rous com p laints made, will not perm it them to use them. Last e v enlag the secretary of ihe Y. M. C. A. visited tboSoventh Precinct Station House to ascertain the cause, and ho was Informed by Ser geant Reid that several of the residents of Milton street, in the rear of the rooms, had complained that they wore tired of having their windows knocked out by those playing ball in the lots. The m em b ers of the association declare that the win dows a.re broken by tbose who do not belong to tbeir num b e r and bad no right to be in tho lots. They feel g reatly c h agrined at tho Interference of the police. RAX AWAY WITH A DOLLAR. A N iiio Y e a r O ld L<ad W b o V e r y Illiic b E t i j o y s fi'i«hinff* William B. Becker, aged 9 years, of 32 El- dricige street, was sent on M o u iay m o rning to tho store by h ts m other, with a dollar, to buy groceriei. He delayed rath e r long and his m o ther sent Harry, her 12 y e a r old eon, a fter him. H a rry found him in com p any with H a rry Weber, another boy, of 626 Central aveuue. The boys purchased some fi^b hooks a n a cord and s tarted for Canarelo on the 7 o’clock train. W hen they got to ttie beach they tried to h ire a boat, but owing to their y o u th no one would let them have one. A fter trying all the places with no success, they cam e to tbe conclusion tb a t they would get a boat, a n d taking their shoes off they walked to one anchored off tbe shore and •ff they s tarted for a good day’s fishing. They had not gone'far when they were overtaken by Consta ble A. W. Skidmore. They were taken back to Cauarsle and after receiving a severe lecture placed on a tralu and sent home. FIRB OF LONDON AT MANHATTAN BEACH. A l i a r f f o A u d i e n c e W itn e s s e H NIr. P a i u ’s Ija t o a t E ffort* A goodly audience shivered last night in tho presence of tbe great Fire In London, produced at M anhattan Beach by Palo. There was some de lay in beginning the exhibition and one or two m inor deviations from the program m e, but as a whole the p resentation was good. The scene is a striking and picturesque one and the Morris a n d 3!ay pole dancing an Interesting feature. The story is clearly told. First, there are dancing and gam es by the people in tbe picturesque costumes of two centuries ago.' These are interrupted by a m a rch of soldiery. An officer a ttem p ts to kiss the daughter of the blacksm ith at the c o rner of Pud ding lane and rouses a riot, ^hloh results In tbe death of the sm ith, a n d tbe great fire, beginaing a t hts smithy. Buildings a re utterly dem o lished, in cluding the old Church of St. Paul’s. Nothing but charred tim b ers seems left. Incidentally, there a re acrobatic feats by professional perform ers. For a while the exhibition will be given only on Tues day, Thursday a n d Saturday nights. THE ST. ONOFRIUS SOCIETY. M e i u b o r E n j o y f n t r T h e i r 4 n u u a l P i c n i c i n B r o a d w a y P a r k * Euler’s Broadway Park was *110 scene yes terday of the picnic of tbe Sr. Onofrius Society. It was the o rganization’s first attem p t in tbat dlreo- tlen and. Judging from tho attendance, the affair proved a success Dancing began shortly before dark aud when the last n u m b e r h a d been played it was n e arly m idnight Tbose in charge were tbe following: Floor m a n a g er, Francesco Basile. As sistant floor m a n a g er, George S. Schilling. Floor Committoe—George Hob, F r a n k S. Duffy, David M. W aldrin, Frederlek Flathm a n n and Luke Ruddy. Reception Coinmittee—W illiam J. Brown, John Eagan, J o seph Reel, Domenico Ferrante, William V. Schilling, Edward Doyle, Andrew L Dixon and Felice Ferrante. The officers of St, Onofrius’ So ciety a re Guiseppi Ferrante, president; Francesco BasUo, vice p resident; Antonio Sablnl, secetary, And Koces F e rraote, treasurer. THE BKIUGE BILL. I H a r o r C h a p l a E x p r e s . c * R e * r e t a t It* D e a t h . T h e d e a t h o f th e B r id g e B e o r g a n izatio n bill iBdepIorea ia Brooklya offleial circles. Uayor C h apla w bea spokea to o a the .ubfect, rem a rked: “I a o i d le appoiated th a t the bill d id notbeeom o a law. My iatereet la it ia ao well kaown it la oot necesaary far me to a ay 1 earnestly desired Its p a s sage. It was the only bill about wbloh 1 took so direct a n Interest a s to think it worth while to Tlsit Albany a n d adTocate its passage b ^ e r e tbe Gor- ernor,” ^ ■EGEPTIOS AT PUBLIC 8CB00L HO. 9. T h e p u p ils of th e p r im a r y d e p a r tm e n t of Piiblio School No. 9 will, Under direction of Miss Ella Kelly, prinolpa!, hold tbeir Sum m er recep- tton to-morrow in to e Bobool hoose, corner of Tan- derbiit syenUe aii'd Stlrllag place.-: A program m e enw e n iy-eightnum ^ b e r s w lllbepr^ented. IN A NEW ROLE. Tragedian James 0. O’Conor on the Witness Stand. He Is U a lled to T c stiry la t lie Contest Over HIs Di^eeased Sister^s W ill—H rim flces and Tears A ltern a tely on H it F a c e . The contest over tbe will o f the late Mary E. C. O’Connor, which was begun In May, 1687, was continued before Surrogate Lott yesterday after noon. Jam e s Owen O’Conpr sauntered Into tbe court room an hoar after the hearing had begun and, posing for a tim e so tb a t a ll could get a good glim p se of him , he strutted to the c euter of the room, where he took a s e a t behind bU sister, Miss R u th O’Connor, a n d h e r lawyer, ex-Judge Veeder. He then balf closed his fists a u d a s If they vrere opera glasses eazed through them a t Surrogate Loth When be had sufficiently scrutinized tbe Surrogate he gave his attention to the spectators and contorted his face into a ll m a n n e r of grimaces, m uch to their quiet am u s e m e n t Mr. J. Adolpfius Claremont was ou tho witness s tand when the tra gedian cam e into court. HU testim o ny caused Jam e s Owen to twist b is face a s if in agony o r d is sent Mr. Claremont testified th a t Miss Mary E. C. O’Connor s p e n t seven: o r e ight week of tbe Summ er and A u tum n of 1885 a t h ts house lu Mount Vernon, W estchester County. She appeared to be in ill health and p a rt of the tim e acted irrationally. The will was m ade a b o u t a m o nth before abe went to his house to reside (or the Summer. While she was In h is house she was contiauRlIy fighting with her n u rse, and said she was k e p ( a prisoner tbero. He did not think that she was of sound m ind, as she frequently forgot who h e {Mr. Claremont) was. All of this testimony seenaed to bo dlspldlCsIng In the extrem e to Tragedian Jam e s OwOn O’Conor. He would close his eyes aud roll his head sadly from side to side, and then, looking toward the celling, would move his lips a s if la prayer. HIs m a n n e r changed, however, when ex-Judge Vendor, who a p p e a rs for MUs Ruth O’Conor, began to cross question Mr. Claremont. Mr. Voed6r’s.^vldBat de sire to confuse tb a t g e n tlem an seomed to afford the tragedian the greatest p leasure. “Slate some of tbe conversations which you had with Miss O’Connor,” said ex-Judge Veeder to Mr. Claremont, “from which you formed the opinion th a t she was insane.” Mr. Claremont sald^they wero of too trifling a nature for him to rem em b er any of them. , “ Were they worthy of being continued In for any length of lim e ? ” a sked Mr. Veeder. “Perhaps more worthyof a n a b rupt teraiination,” said Mr. Claremont. “And,” a d d ed Mr. Veeder, “Miss O’Connor kindly performed that d u ty.” At this the tragedian chuckled audibly a n d smiled with Surrogate Lott. Perhaps the long gray board, of wlilch the Surrogate Is so Justly proud, or bis shining bald head gave Jam e s Owen a n idea, for he turned to a n E agle reporter who waa sitting beside him. and said: “ W hat a make up the Judge would bo tor Polonl- us.” F u rther comment on his part waa stopped by tho fact that ho was then called to tho wltne>B stand. He walked slowly past Stenographer Cos tello, to whom h e made a dignified bow, a n d seated himself in tbe witness chair. He unconsciously ducked his head as he looked up and saw the snowy heard of tbe Surrogate above him. Perlmps he thought it was a descending cabbage. He re covered himself, however, and taking from his In side pocket a neatly folded handkerchief he pre pared for action. In answer to questions put to him he said: “ My name Is Jam e s Owen O’Conor. I live on the Hackensack plank road, Iu tho town of Union Hill, New Jersey. I havo been a c o u n selor at law; at present I am engaged at Koster & Blal's, giving Shakspearean recitals in and out of costume. Elizabeth O'Connor was my sister.” At this point tho tragedian’s voice q uavered and tears stole into h is eyes. The next question followed fast, however, and, nerving himself, he eontrollod blsom o iionsand said: “Tho surviving members of my family a re ray slaters Ruth aud Josophiue, my brother Eugene and myself. My mother and father aro both dead.” Again the tears rolled into Jam e s Owen’s eyes, but he m astered his emotion and s aid: “I saw my sister shortly before her de cease. It waa about a fortnight before her death. I cannot fix the date exactly. I rem em b er the time, as I was a b o u t leaving Pennsylvania to play in Fredericksburg. I rem em b er by that coinci dence. Wheu I was in Baltimore I received a tele gram informing mo that ray sister was d ead.” At this point he could no longer reutralu his feelings and wept bitterly. After a time he continued: “I upbraid myself tbat I did not see nry sister oftoner.” T h a t concluded his testimony aud he left the stand, after bowing and snilUng at Surro gate Lott and Stenographer Costello. When be left the witness stam l a n E aqlb reporter asked him how he liked his new venture. He said: “Thoy pay mo well for my appearance; If they did uot I .would not go. I used to feel much hurt at first a t w h at you new spaper men said a b o u t me. I do not mind it now, however. I m u st now go homo to ray bride. Fare you well, sir; I will see you anon,” and, bowing gravely, he left the court roum. REPUBLICAN GENERAL COiI.niTTEB. A S h o r t Seaaion a t th e R e g ^ n lar f i l o i i t h l y filn c tin ff. The June meeting of the Kepublicau Gen eral Committee was held last evening Iu the Everett Assembly Rooms. The attendance wa.H sm all and no business of Importance was transacted. At 8:30 o’clock President David A. Baldwin c.'illod the cora- miuee to order. A call of the roll showed a quorum present. The reading of the m inutes was dispensed with. Mr. Emerson from tho Executive Committee re ported they had exam ined into the m a tter of the petition of the Thirteenth Ward Association fo r a re-enroUmeut and bad decided such re-enroUraeoc was uot necessary. The report was adopted: Tho Coramiuee on Rules and Order presented a report a m ending the bylaws so that in the future a placard shall bo provided to hung in the rooms whore a prim ary eiuctiou is going forward and which shall state in succinct form the violations of tho prim ary election laws aud the punishm e n t for such truDSsrroiSioua. Tho report was adopted. Tho committoo also subm itted a f o r m /o r the pla card. Several members fouud fault with the gram m ar, a n d the enmmiuee explained It bad been printed bo hurriedly that thoy had not had time to make the necessary corrections. The m a tter was referre*! to the Executive Committee. Tho Executive Oo.nmUlee called attentiou to the fact that it had made a rrangem e n ts lo sell Kepubli- CHQ badgo-s, the profits lo go iuto the treasury, q'he badge is in tho form of a lappel button. A basket full ot packages of ten badges each was brought forth for distribution mnong. tho ihembors to sell. It Is noped that a t least $1 apiece will be obtained for tho badges. Of this a m o u n t 10 ceuts will be for value and tho rest for s o u iioieot Hugo Hirsch presented a roiolution oxpro.sslug tbe Hyinpaiby of tne Geuoral Committee with Gen eral Sheridan in his illness, and an earnest hope for hU recovery. It was adopted by a rising vote and a copy suitably engrossed was ordered to be sent to the general’s family. Daniel W. Wilkes and Rudolph Courant, of tho Third Ward, sent in their reslgualions and Byron E. Mead a n d Henry E. Klukel were substituted in their stead. Dr. Henry J. Mennlnger, of the Fourth W ard delegation, also resigned and W illiam H. Curtis waa substituted in his place. William P. Rhodes, of the Seventeenth Ward, also resigned. All of. those resignations were caused by removals. THE REPUBLICANS WHO ARE GOING T o S e e CIO T eiaad^a A n i a f f o a i a t fit t b e F ield * P l a c e d The Kings County Republican delegates and tbeir friends will start for Chleago tom o r row a t 5 P. M., via the Erie Railroad, on a special train. There will be a large party from Brooklya. W. B. Lindsay, a g ent of the Erie liailroad, of Brook lyn. says tbat tbe following h a re soevred a ccom m o datlOBS on tbe train: A. W. Tenney, T. B. Willis and wife, Gran ville W. Harm an, Timothy Woodruff aud wife, Jesse Jolinson, J. William Johnson, Dr. L. K. Nicot, J. C. Jotmson, Frank Sperry, Colonel H. H. Beafile, Ernst Nathan, W. J. Taylor and two daughters, W. H. barker, W. U. Leaycraft, Robert H. Hunter, ,T. S. Konyon, Thom as Barry, U. E. Hunting. W. S. Cogswell, D. J. Tyson. J. H. Platt, W. L Van Dusen. R. W. Fielding, Howard M. Smith, Charles Na>«her, Henry E. Townsend, Q. W. Farm e r, C. Eugert, David A. Baldwin, T. L. Boyle a n d wife, U. E. Latbrop, C. H. King, H. C. H u rlbert, J. C. Hughes, I j . Hauser, J. B. Dickerson, E White, W. TUcomb, J . C. Anderson, W. Green, H. Wood, W. B. Voorhls, G. S. Roberts, F rank Oberuler, R World. DIRECTORS OF STREET RAILROADS. RettideiKu of B r o o k l r n W ho Are In t e r - c a t e d i n N e w Y o r k U o r p o r a t l o o ^ The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Broadway a n d Seventh avenuo* Railroad Com pany, Now York, h eld on Monday, resulted la the election of tbe following gentlem en as directors, some of whom are from this c ity: Charles Banks, John IL .Murphy, Thom as F. Ryan, J o h n J . Bradley, D. B. Hasbrouck, Henry Thompson, B ernard AL Ewlug, Thom as J. O’Donohuo, William L. Elkins, Gharlea F. Frotblngham , W. H. Rockwell, Peter A. B. W idener a n d W. B. Dlnsmore. H enry Thompson was re-eloctod p resident a n d Thom as F. Ryan sec retary a n d treasurer. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Houston, West s treet and Pavonla Ferry Railroad Company, New York, was h eld Tuesday, a n d among the d irectors eleeted are several Brooklyn geotie- men. The new directors are Henry Thompson, William L Elkins, Thom as F* Ryan, Daniel B. Hasbrouck, P. A. R Widenor, C. R W arren and H enry Steers. At a subsequent m eeting of tbe Board Henry Thompson was re-olecteJ president and D. B. HM b roack s e c retary a n d treasurer. LIKLLY Tit D l l . Ed^ ftrd Van Arsdule, a resident of the Seventeenth W ard and employed as an engineer on the Old Dominion line steam e r Old Dominion, Is lying a t death’s door in a hospital a t Richmond, Va. On Saturday, while the stoam er was in tbe port a t Richmond, the engine bro'xe a n d a piece of the m acblnery weighing 1,800 pounds fell on Mr. Van A rsdale a n d brake his back. It is s a id t h a t it is n o t possible for h im to recover* I.f THR ACT. Daniel Maaterson, H arry Madden and H a r r / V anderuurg, of Lon* H laod C ltr. wore ar- THREE GENTS. BTBENEAL. S h e r r r —G a e r t l n . Miss Mary E. Gnertin aud Mr. Frahbi* Skiddy Sherry were married loa( evening at tha^ residence ot tbe bride's parents, 2 Monroe stra^ The ceremony wae performed by Her. ’ Dn Boh-, rends. The bride was dressed In white moire and: crepe de chine, pearl pasaomanterie. The brld^ maids were Miss Florence O n ^ flo and MIsa Gtob.-: MI m Guertle wearing white tollo and Oliver wheats and.Miss Gibb irbliA rnllA anA 'mi.-.* ^ and.M lssGIbb while tulle an d gold w h e a t- beat man was Mr. J o h n Sherry, J r ,, a n d j h e nsheBi Messrs. Qobr^e F a 'hy; W u S S a “w Jr.^ W n \ ‘ = lam Gill a n d Charles Tracy. Tho cerem o n y < ^ k place a t 7:30, a receptlou being h eld (rdm Mrs. J o h n Sherry, Mias S herry, Mn an d Miw. R ’ Conk. MUO Pawh c __ \ Cook, Miss Edith Cook, Sag H arbor; 'and Joseph Fahys, Miss Ilodenpyl, Mr. and M ra John G bb. Miss A.Ia Gibb. Mr. aud Mrs. BIchmond '1 Gibb, Mr. F. Kline, Mr. and Mrs. Lounsbecry, Mr. and M rs Scodeld. Mr. and Mre. Noi! ’ ' Nostrand, Miss Peachy Jonae, . trand, Mr. H. Mn Moserole, Mr. Snedekor, MIsa Mrs. Samuel Vernon, the Misses V e r n o n , 'i f r ''\ ' English, Mr. J. Geoi -ohnson, Wallace, Mr. David M. Stone, Mrs. Mr. Edward p a r i e s English , Mr. J. George J 'tone, Mrs. StockWo, M ri;’- ' ^ Scrimgeour. Mr. Edward Lewis, Mrs. C o M n n e ' : ^ ^ - ------ .......... . ..... MFS, (JOnUnd Guertin, Miss Dills, Mr. and Mrs. William BrowiiiS'-‘'S\'S#K Mr. a n d Mrs. W illiam C. Denny, Boston; Mn a n 4 ^ ^ S a « i | Mrs. Sidney Gulon, .Miss Houghtaling, Miss 'Tal- mage, Mr. Edward Kalbflelsch, Miss Dean, Mr. and;- Mra .lohn Bogert, Mr. and Mrs. W. CL Barber, Mr. - ' i ' and .Mrs. Thorpe, Mr. and Mrs. Boardman, Mr. andi^^ M rs. Charlnn T.ima TW*. «*..! ir-.. th _ Mrs. Charles Lima, Mr. and Mrs. Frodetiok Bter, Mr. and Mrs. Moffat, Mr. and Mrs. Jam e s Ead-AiCs^li® cUffe. Mr. Edward VAmnn. Mi*a , Mr. Edward Voraon, Miss Post, Miss Per-'' Mr. and Mrs. Gard, Mrs. J. F. Pratt, ind Mrs. Crampton. Mr. and Mrs. Alien M i . . der, Mr. Perry Sturgis, Mr. Edward Mr. A rthur Tomes, .Mr. and Mrs. V a n ln g e ^ MitS- and Mrs. Van Dusen, Philadelphia; Mr. and Jam e s Whitney, Mr. a n d Mrs. E, C. Wallace, M r.’- --------- , ■ ■: and .Mrs, U. W. Wneelor, Mr. F rank W heeler, Mr» v and Mrs. Fr.ank Arguimbau, Mr. a n d Mrs. William Booker, Dr. aud .Mrs. Behrends, Miss Blackford, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bumstoad, Mr. Crane, Mr. and Mrs. Blood, Mr. and Mrs. Sinylie, Rev. J. T. Dur- yoa, Mr. Austin Denzey, Mr. a n d Mrs. & P. Frentta, Mr. P. Vernon, Mr. Sidney Stuart, Mr. H a rry S tuart, ilr. aud .Mrs. Howe, Mr. Percy White, Dr. and Mrs. Fuller, Miss Matthews and Jliss Hardy. ii V a n SlUHlen—Tlfiier. At St. John’s Church, in St. John’s place, near Seventh avenue, .Mr. William Van Slooten aud Mrs. .Mary L. .Minor were m arried Monday ovea- lug. Mr. \ an S'ootea is a mining engineer of New Orleans, who la interested lu silver mines in Col orado. The wedding ceremony was porforraed by the R o t . Georgo Breed. Tho beautiful little Epis. copal church was extenaively decorated with flowers. Pou of hydranglss and lilies were an ralguod a t the enclosed sides of tho chancel and the seats for the choir were concealed/iy high flowering plants. Bouquets of roses weto' on the aliar. It was 8:30 o’clock whon the bride entered tho church and the wedding m arch was played. The bride advaaoed toward the altar leaning en the arm of her brother In law, Mr. Frederick Greenwood, aud at the chancel rail waa met by the groom. At the altar the bridal couple kueeied and the music, which continued during the entire ceremony, toll to a soft monotone. The bride wore an Imported cream silk dress, h igh In the neck and without train, a hat of white laoa and diamond ornaments. She carried a bouquet of white roses. The bride's maid of honor was Miss Rena Fitcholte. The groom's best man was Jlr. William Crowell and the ushers Messrs. N. R, Sohdou maker, R. W. Brooks, T. I. Crane and W. Robiuson. A ftir tho ceremony a reception waa hold ot 52 Sidney place, to which only intlm ato (rieuds of tho bride and groom were inviiod. Among the guests wero .Mr. and .Mrs. FredoricK Greenwood, of Norfolk; Jllss Rena Frltehetto, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Breed, Mr. a n d Mrs. William Lawton, Mr. and .Mrs. George B. Riiohlo, Mr. and M ra Lang- staff, Miss Kale Loo, Mr. N, H. Schoonmaker, Mr, IL Brooks, Mr, W. Robiuson, Mr. \V, McKenzie a n d Mr. aud .Mrs. A. Bush. Mr. and .Mrs. Van Slooten will delay tholr bridal tour u n til next mouth, when they will go to Europe. On tholr return they wiU make their home In this city. ■V''L :-:v I O ’ l i a n l o n —E v e r e t t * A w e d d ing p a r ty , com p rising th e relativ e s and friends of lUe ooairacilng couple, y esterday as- aemblod in the Cburch of Our Lady of Mercy, DehovoIsostroeL Tlie pastor, Rev. Father MoNa- raara, united lu tho holy bonds of wedlock Mr, Frederick O Hanlon aud Mias Mamie Frances Ever ett, daujhior of Airs. C. Everett. Tho groom has for m/iny yoara been a realdeut of lUe Sevealh Ward, He U a m o inber of a loeal am a teur dram a tic so ciety and U very well known in promiuenS'CatholIo circles of Brooklyn. The bride Is a young lady of bright lutolUgonce and ploasiug m a n n e rs and is much o f a belle iu local society. The happy couple after the ceremony received the cougratalatlous of their friends a n d am id a shower of rice and slip pers started on their wedding lour. On their return they will take up tneir residence o a Duffield’street P e e t —C H r livle. Miss Lucy Ella Carlisle and Mr. John Northrop Poet were m arried a t the residence of the bride’s parents, 96 Greene avenue, last evening, (ha Ruv. Thomas B. McLuod, of the Ulinion Avenue Congregational Churca, perform ing the ceremony, Tho bride wore « gown of white brocaded satin, e a train, d raped with white silk mull aud em broidered with sprays of silver. The vail was of tulle. The brliie carried white roses and lilies of the valley and wore diamond ornaments. The bridesmaids wore Miss Mary Carlisle, Miss Helen Carlisle, Miss Fannie Carlisle a n d .Miss Peek They wore striped gauzo over molro and carried lilies of the valley. The best nmu was L')Uis H. Feet, the brother of the groom^ and the uihera were .Messrs. T. DrewDun- uGll, Guy Duval, Robert R Poet and Jay P. Car- A reception followed the ceremony. lisle. V a n L y n tle* Mr. George M. Van Alst and Miss Hattie II. Lynde, you:igost daughter of John H. Lynda, wore united in m arriage yesterday at the residence of the bride's parents, 517 (ireone avenue. Tbe cere mony was porforjned by Rev. R P. Ingersoll, only tho relatives being present. Last evening tho h a p p y couple look their departure for a n extended tour through the West. BAPTISTS ON THE WATER. F o u r S c U o o ls G o o u E x c u r s i o n s Y b ls iQorninc:* Four Biiptist-churchea .have their member- ship afloat to-day. They wore somewhat sprinkled Anuivorsary day, but they will m ake am ends In this weather. The Grand Ropuhlio, from Jewell’s Wliarr, took the schools of tbe Strong Place, Taber nacle und Ocean Hill Baptist churches, comprising 2,000 persons, up to Roton Point, on the sound. The general committee la charge coasisted of Jam e s Gugo and U. R Drake, of the Tabernacle; George G. Diitchcr, of Strong Place, aud Newton C. John* sou, of Ocean IIlll. Tbe special committee of Strong place Included George G. Dutchor, W. L* Chappel, 0. F. Smith and Delos R. Do Wolf; of the Tabernacle wore Jam e s Gage, John McLacblan, Bates, George HInk, Georgo H. McClare, ■ '■■■■I'. Levi Charles G. Pock. George C. Collins a n d W illiam H* Lake, and that of tbe Ocean Hill Church coasisted of George Evans, Effingham Finch, Enoch Brloksoa and Dr. Frank Tetamore. Tho Central Baptist Sunday school went teG n m d View Park, on the sound, by the steam e r John Lenox, from tbe bridge dock, and there wore about six hundred in tbe puny. The committee In q] of the excursion consisted John Sebreiver, John Edward Damerj Leadbetter. k, and the re wore abo u t The committee Ino^|;qj|ft 4 ^ of Joaepb M T S u a r d i: : ,rd Da in e ra trend Robert f : _____ ^ NAVY YABiriiOTES. IV e w I r A p p o i n t e d O f f i c e r , B e p o r l l u a ; f o r D u l r . C o n s tr a o to r P o o k , o f th e N a v y Y a rd, y e s ter- day gave over the reins of governtneot of the Con struction Departm ent to Constructor Hoover. The latter will take possession of Mr. Pook’s residence on the first of July. Mr. Pook will go to W ashing-'/ ton on waiting xrders. Ha has a I x months to serve / yet before hla terra la tho Navy expires. Tho construction office will h e reafter be occnplod by Captain Evans, who has charge of tbe work oa ^ the Alaluo, and the office of the departm e n t changed. Commodore Newman, Rear Admiral G h e rardl’a aid, baa gone on a vacation to Kingston, this S tat^ '■ Lieutenant Paul, Assistant Naval Constructor ', Joseph J. Woodward and Chief Engineer Daugaft;'^ have reported for duty. Mr. Dungan is te ta k e , '' Chief Euglnoer .Moore’s place on tbe 18th Inst. Tbe other two officers will assist la the conatcuctioa of tbe now cruiser .Maiu& . . . ■ i i SOUTH BROOKLYNITES BAKLNG HEBBT. T h e J o h n E . I l u f f l i e , A s . o c l a t l o a H a s * G o o d T i m e a t S c h u c t z c n P a r k . Tho yonng people of Sonth Brooklyn tam e d out in large numbera last eveninff, tb^ attraction : o u t m larg e numoera la s t eveninff, tue attraction : being tbe flrst picnic o f J o h n E, HueboalAssecIatlon - at Sebueczen Park. As u sual tb e y ^ o j o } ^ tbem - selTOs a s South Brookljoltes only ku.-.w how to d o ,' tho oTCulag being pleaaaatly spent In-^anclag, Tbe oD tr e e was led by President Janaes j/U $ iK M , followed by fully 100 c o u p lea A good; p r o g r a m s ^ of d a n » s was praseutod wbloh took Uy o’clock to complete. The olllcersof the club, — also had tbe picnic Inobarge, a r e : President, Jaihto);T:«i!^ J. McKee; flrst v i c e p r e s i d e n t , Jam e s J. H a n ibnfrJ> i|^ second Vico president, Jam e s P. Ross: troasdror, Joba J. Kane; Secretary, T. A McKee; financial .rT, .Johni h d ’, secreiar.r, Henry Moyer; recording srcretary Jo J. N o lan; corresponding n c retary ,' W illiam IL “>5/ Blrcball; s ergeaut a t a rm s. M arlin A Flannery. OBITDABT. J o h n B a r l d i r . John Barlow died at hie resideirco,' South Fourth street, yesterday. The deceased a natiTO of Oldbam, IsinoasDire, Eugland, a n d '^ i t o i S S lb ihoA lth year of hla ago. He w a s'a to e in b e r '4 t; % ^ n u u cu c ito i. V..UUUUT. su e Will take place Friday aftornoon, w hon toe o rganl. zatlous named will attend. The rem athi ..will be:: .' Vfl Interred at Cypress HUls C e m e te^ with M a to^;: coremoDlw;.'■; / \ f t - ’ ^ :f t '
