New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-30

seemed willing TO aid their laudable designs, for
thew Joined in the chorus and sweetened the musio
with smile.
After supper was disposed Of the literary enter
tainment Was opened by W. Z. Robinson, Presi-
dent of the Convention, in a few remarks Elo-
quent and witty speeches followed BY the Rsv.
Horace James, Orator of the Convention; WIN.
II. Burleieb the Poet of the Convention tho New
Mr.. Lee of Fair Haven, CT, Chaplain and Tutor;
W. s Cotton of Yale College. Then followed re-
spcuses TO the toasts in honor Of the different
chapters at the several colleges. Mr.. Davis re
spoDded for Union College; DR.. Tuthiu OF The N.
Y Times, for the Nes-York University; Mr..
Taft for Brown Mr.. Strong for Amherst Messrs.
Drake and Parker for Columbia Mr.. Hawley Cor
Hamilton Mr.. Pomeroy for the Wesleyan Uni
yersity: Mr.. Jacobsen for Harvard; and Messrs.
n c. Robinson ano Phelps for Yale. | need not
ATTEMPT TO report the speeches, though there were
gems of orarory well worthy OF preservation. One
of the finest things of this sort have ever listened
10 was Mr.. Burleighs painting of q vision which
opeued upon his mind as be was dwelling
upon the toast 10 The wives Of Psi Up
"silon that are aud are 20 be;' some with
ripelets that had tangled in their brslds
the captive sunlight and, Others with hair as dark
as the wing of night, beneath which the stars were
sleeping OF shining Your Dodworth's Band was
present at the supper, and dlscoursed most exqus-
tie music, accompanying the Society IN many Oh
their songs The balconies around the dining room
were crowded with guests Of the hotel aud others
listening to the music, song. toast and eloquence.
The gray artist of morning was pencng most del
icate light on tree and turret the echo OF fher
festiyity died away
Commencement was the same old story of Prayer,
Music, Grafton, Dissertation, Dispute, Colloquy
and Vaedictory. Will not deny that Yale is i'm
proved since had the honor of beng disciplined
by her but she is conservative OF her old looks and
habits One OF the most marked changes l saw
about her was a more decided silver tinge on tho
beard of the college printer The church was
crowded With the ladies who appeared pretty much
as had eazed at them from behind my sheepskin
fourteen wears ago They still looked as young AZ
ever and here and there | could notice among the
lunches of Queens " and Bellies " that doomed
ON the galleries new-blOwn roses that we're then
but infant buds
Tie CITY of New-Hayeu always beautiful, is
more so now | had intended to give you some
description of her new churches, new dwellings,
&c but my letter is already too long. On We'd
nesday spent the afternoon in visiting the gun
and pistol factories of Eli Whitney at Whitney
vile His father, Eli Whitney, was the inventor
Of the Coton-cin and bad established factories for
various manufacturing purposes on Mill River.
He is now very extensively engaged In manuiac-
turing arms for the Government. Already he has
made about 80 coo of the Mississippi rifles, which
with the Minnie bail are quite equal to the Minnie
rife Mt Whitney showed me the whole process
ofmakipg The barrel is drilled from the solid bar
of steel and grooyed spirally by machinery of the
most curious description. The Minnie ball is cone
shaped, with a cavity in the part next the powder
which exploding wedges il out more thoroughly TO
the shape of the bore Every part ofevery piece is
manufactured 20 that one piece Of any tits all
The barrel is 33 inches long, and the ball 80 to
the pound
Mr. Whitney is commencing an extensive manu-
aciure of reviewers which he claims to be far
superior 10 Colts. It is known as BeaPs Patent
Repeating Pistol It is a seven shooter, the trig-
ger revolyes the cylinder by an oscillating spring,
and fires the pistol as quick as you please. The
shooter is the perfection Of simplicity, aud an i'm
nroy, n emit should think, on all previous revoly
ers He is making thousand on a small scale,
being six shooters-the whole fixture will only
weigh twelve ounces
One of the most elegant parties ever given In
New Haven very happily wound up the commence
ment proceedings last evening. IL was given by
Mrs She field to her youthful and accomplished
! daughter, who has just been married to Prof John
A. Porter of Yale College a graduate of Yale 10
1912, Brother in Unity and a Psi Epsilon. Mr..
| sheffield elegant mansion on the Pab'ic-square
was thrown open. he rooms, The arbor, the in
closed yeranda, the beautiful walks in the garden,
we're crowded with the wit, fashion and intellect
of New Haven and more distant cities. II dared
to particularize, even if could do so with pro-
priety, could not with. ut injustice or an unrea-
sonable elODgatiOn ofmy letter.
/ must not forget 10 mention that President
Woosey hao his usual elegant levee, graced by the
adies, at an earlier hour the same evening.
have a dish poetry for you, in part from
BurIeighs Phi Epsilon poem, which will send or
bring you BY the next mail. RIcHELiEU