The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-12
LOCAL N r. w 8.

GsoaeErows CoILEor.-We are indebted to the reliable
Washington correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun for the fol-
lowing notice Of the commencement of Georgetown Col
eg which took place. readers have already been adj
vised, Tuesday last
Such s the unprecedented degree Of interest evnced to-
day by persons OF sll Christian denominations as well as
others who make public pr6scn Of Christianity in the
annual of venerable college, that APP
pend brief paragraph of its origin:
whom was the Rev John Carroll afterwards the first Arch
bishop of Batmore-formed design Of building acade
The first house was built in i7s2 the schools commenced
and in 1888 we find The College OF Georgetown Potomac
Il. Is. sass . m,. N .g ss ire n.ss.
partmentof Georgetown College was opened in Washington
city, District Of Columbia The academic year commences
July The collegiate studies occupies generally
years. inclusive Of the preparatory classes which last
abbreyiaton Of the term
During which closes this afternoon there
average q ESQ students at school They California
d. Georgia North and South csrons Alabama Msss-
kshSaS ind tic ps Of
Long before the appointed hour this morning the spacious
ball. which beautifully decorated and fesooned with
onal flags, thronged with intelligent and elegant
assemblage band Of music, composed OF twenty must
and many coaches we're with persons fastening
TIE exercise, ere as follows Marathon, H. Pnckney
Norhrop Pres alton Of American Liberty, Manfred +
Hulihen Human Glory Francis A. Lancaster Jerusalem
t. P and VIM aA a1s h'
Thomas Jefferson Edmund p Zane Death of the Emperor
Nicholas VIM b. Carr Morality and Religion the Founda
ton of Government A. H. Loughborough; The Triumph Of
Faith, Samuel A. Robinson; The Mulberry of st. Marys,
James Mcleod American Institutions, Frank Waters; The
Parthenon and its Associations James Randall vaedic
tory, Leopold L. Arman On the part Of the Phiodemic
Society," Mr. John H. ONei to address the assembly
was by Sickness and the Rev. Dr. Ryder deliv
cred chase speech in his stead, which was handsomely
received.
Ii but just should say that these young gentlemen
delivered their respective speeches in very fine STYLE The
following gentlemen received degrees: In the medical de-
Missouri Joseph A. Smith, Of Maryland Louis Sour, Dis
trict Of Coumbia j. Grey Jewell, Of Mississippi; j. Ed
ward wiett, Of Maryand Charles r. Queen, District Of
Columbia; johnson " D. Middleton, District of Columbia
o. A. Daley, District of Coumbia; Michael r. Shyne Dis
trict of Columbia.
The degree Of Master conferred John H. o.
Neil, Of 0ho Edwin King, Of Texas Joseph I. Gala
Brownson of Massachuss jesse f. Cleveland South Car
DINA; Geo. w. Fulmer, Indiana.
The degree of Bachelor Of Arts conferred the fol-
lowing Students Richard H. Gardiner OF Maryland Frank
aters Kentucky; Alexander H. Loughborougb, District
Of Columba Robert c. Combs, Maryand Alphonse Dec
nell Louisiana; Alfred F. Hullihen Virginia Leopold u.
Arman Louisiana; Manfred II. Huihen, Virginia; Hugh
Manuel G. Zunga Mon.evideo, South America William
II. Gwynn, Maryland John r. Boone District OF Colum-
bia; Edmund p Zane, Virginia Emile NJ Tauzn, Louisi
ana Orestes Brownson, jr., Indiana
PEnsosAL-In the list of arrivals at Wizards
States Court of Claims, Uo Wright, the United States
army, and Hon. F. Mallory of Virginia.
Convicted uRpER.In the criminal court the trial of
George Raglan coored man. charged with killing Francis
Fitzpatrick in month Of May last has resulted in
dict of guilty murder In the first degree" The jury
were absent only fifteen minutes Sentence deferred.