The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-07-12
in crackers and rockets. would have been.

in crackers and rockets, would have beer
far more nobly directed toward the pro,
motion of such an object as the Monu-
ment Association had in view. ONLY
about N third of the necessary amount
has been obtained.
MAX MAPcrzEK and the italian Ope-
ra are established at Castle Garden
Friday night was the iniatory of the sea
son, when LuciG al 'fummaer moor was
performed to a small audience. Ma
says he has abandoned the star" sys-
tenn, and concluded to make his compa.
ny a constellation. Very well, but we
would rather gaze on the single glories
of the evening star, than ON the com
bined, indefinite, unimpressive radiance
of the milky way. The three principal
a~rtistes ofthe troupe, BERALDI, GOMEZ,
GRAHAM, Ire new to New York. Ora
z1ANI is a baritone of remarkable brill
fancy, the other two are ordinary.
The commencement of the New York
University went off on the 2Sth ult.,
with great eclat. The Valedictorv Ad-
Dire IS was delivered by Mr.. BRUsu,-
The degree of d. D. was conferred upon
Rev. DIR. DUFF, whose s~ojourn in this
city has procured him the universal es-
TEEN and admiration of our citizens. ]
see that the Scottish Divines are dispu-
ting violently about the validity of de-
grees conferred by American Colleges.
Perhaps DR.. DUFF will not feel quite so
much complipented as he ought to-
The Senior Glass graduated but four
teen members, which is a great decrease
upon the number of former years. DIR.
Ferris, however, is very popular with
the public 4nd among the students
Quite a pleasant story is told, illustra-
tive of the affection entertained by stu
dents for old College Officials. An old
colored man, who has oficiated as Janitor
at the University since its foundation,
was lately discharged by Chancellor
FERRIS, on the ground of incompetency,
Old Cufy nothaying enjoyed a very lib
eral course of education. The students
Immediately set to work, and raised mo-
ney sufficient to enable their black favor
lite to buy a homestead in the country.
At commencement, some allusion to the
Janitor, in one of the speeches, called
forth a tempest of cheers.
Columbia and her Alumni have finally
come to terms, or partly so. 1t has been
acknowledge that the two contested
votes for McCULLocH, of Princeton,
were not strictly legal, but the Alumni
decided to allow Prof. McCULLocH to
take the Professional chair. They fur
Their announce their intention of endeay-
oring to secure for the Alumni, the cleo
ton of Trustees of the College. The
present body of Trustees is a self-perpe-
trating oligarchy. 1t elects its own
members. 1t always was slow, is now,
always will be, SO long as this electing
privilege is left in its hands. 1t does
seem scandalous that a college which
has been in existence one hundred years,
which has five millions of property,
should trail far behind lineage, with a
poor n horsepower, owing solely to
the Encouragement of tagging, inef6-
cient, unprogressive, " old fogy" helms
men. Under the proper arrangement,
1 fully believe that Columbia College
could leave every Educational Institu-
ton in this country far in the distance,
and rival the great Universities of Ger
many and England. sd ot
Sunday rowdyism seems to have been
given up by the Irish as a bad business.
Last Sunday, every man went to his
own church, or staid at home to mind
his own business, a few hard loafers be-
ing excepted. OF the Brooklyn church
es, the most. largely attended is that of
Rev. H. w. BEEcHER. His preaching
is of a cast which is calculated to attract
those who are fond of novelty and ex-
element, and his evening discourses
draw immense crowds. Rev. DIR. Cox's
church, or that of which he was lately
pastor, is also very large, hourishing, and
more fashionable. There are about g.
900 regular members. DR.. Cox preach
ed, as supply, in this church on last Sab
bath, and will on next Sabbath. He
may, possibly, return to his former
charge, if his health be improved by a
summers leisure and rest. A noble
church has been erected in eighteenth
Street, New York, by the Episcopalians,
at a cost of $4,000. 1t was dedicated
yesterday. An organization is o
forming in Brooklyn, having for its OBJ
ject the establishment of mission Sun
day Schools in destitute quarters of the
city. The existing ones have accom-
plished much good.
On Thursday night, there were five
deaths by cholera at the Franklin st.
Hospital. On Friday, five more in diff
ferent parts of the city. The ship C~l-
tivator came in from Liverpool yester-
day with eight hundred and seven immi-
grant passengers The Erie Railroad
has resumed carrying mails for way sta
tions. ST. CYR.
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