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Respect for Can't. Herndou.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.- The officers of the
navy and marine corps, now in this city, be.
tween torty and fifty in number, held meet
ing this evening to give an expression of their
feelings at the untimely loss of, and to pay a
tribute Of respect to, the memory Of their late
officer, Capt Herndon.
Commodore Shubrick presided, and Com.
manders Rogers and Page acted as Seereta-
ries. Appropriate resolutions were passed,
among them the following:-
Resol0ed. That while we profFer to the widow and
daughter our heartfelt coincidence, and the assur.
ance Of our readiness to maintain in deed. the
sympathy which we have endeayored to enforce
in words, we indulge the hope that the wives and
daughters of all our professional brethren will CO.
operate with Us in contributing to them that ma
terial aid of which they have been bereft in the
loss of our gallant brother officer
ResotUed, That monument be erected at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis Commemorative of
the circumstances Of his death, not only as due
to his memory, but to incite to emulation of his
noble conduct.
committee of seven was appointed to
carry the resolutions into effect
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Railroad Meeting.

ADRIAN, Mich, Sept. 25.-The Michigan
Southern Railroad Company meeting is now
in session. Over eighty tkousahd votes We're
cast in the election for directors, and the fol.
lowing gentlemen were unanimously elected ::
John B. Jarvis, Samuel w. Comstock, Clark
son N. Potter, and Robert M, Oliphant of
New York city, George Bliss of Springfield,
Mass, John G. Wright of Schenectady, R. S.
Burroughs of Orleans, N, Y, Nelson Boards.
lee Of Auburn, John N. Prouty of Geneva,
N. ", Sawsin Gardner Of Detroit Schuyler
Coltax of South Bend, Hiram Sibley of Ro-
chester, and William Walcott of Utica.
Resolutions were passed, expressing entire
confidence in the new direction, that the road
by proper management can be made to pay
fair dividends, and that the general office of
the company be removed to some point on
the line of the road.
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Hor,iouIturaI E,hibi,Ior.

The eighteenth animal exhibition of the Wor-
cester County Horticultural Society was brought
to a close last evening 1t has been eminently
successful, considering the unfavorable season for
fruit in the number of the entries, and in the evil
dence which the articles presented, furnish OF the
steady progress Of horticultural taste and skin
in the county. By mistake in the official cir.
cular Of the Society, the occurrence of which is
yet unexplained the time limited for the making
of entries appeared to be one day short of what
was usual and of what was intended, and which
was not discovered in season to be remedied, a
large number of persons, and among them some
Of the best contributors, were prevented from
bringing their fruit, &C., in. Notwithstanding
this drawback, the entries were about as large as
at the best exhibition Of former years. The mum.
Der. variety, and excellence of the vegetable pro.
ductions far exceeded those Of any former occa.
sion. The entries Of pears have never been equal.
ed in but one former year, and in the variety Of
species and in the quality Of the specimens, W,
think Il is decidedly superior to any preceding
exhibition. In apples and peaches owing to the
cause above mentioned and to the uniayorable
season, thhre was a decided falling off from some
previous years, though still very respectable both
in the number and excellence Of the specimens.
But we viii not enlarge at this time, as we Dur.
pose hereafter to give the reports Of the commit
tees entire, or a inll abstract Of them.
On Thursday evening, at eight o'clock, the
President made q brief address, giving an &C.
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THE ILLUSTRATED GYMNAsIuM-This is the
title Of new book by r. 7. Trail, NJ. D., now
being published by Fowler & Wells, New York
The work comprehends considerably more than
the title expresses; for it contains not only an
exposition Of gymnastics proper, but also the ap.
plications of gymnastc, caisihenic, and vocal
exercises, to the development Of the whole body,
the proper training of weak and defective organs,
and to the cure Of disease Special medical gym.
nastics, for particular ailments and infirmaties,
have prominent and important place Ling's
system Of Kinesipathy, as developed by its author
and practiced by Roth George, and Others is
extensively treated Of Brief instructions are
given in the various .'manly exercises" as SWIM
ming, Sailing, Rowing, Riding, &C.; and not the
least valuable part of it is the analysis of the rudi
mental sounds Of the English language, with the
instructions predicated thereon, to enable the
student to obtain full command of the respiratory
apparatus, and acquire Auency and power of voice
and speech.
All departments of the work are profusely illus
trated with engrayings. Its book for the indi-
yiaual, the family, the club, and the school. 1t
VIII be completed in two numbers Price for the
work complete, Sl.25. Address Fowler & Wells,
S0S Broadway, New York
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ROBBERY OF A BARRE MAN.--Mr Lucius At
wood, of Barre. so says the Gazette, was recently
robbed Of S4,35O in money, on board Mississippi
River steamer. He was on his return from ST.
Paul. where he had been to transact business
and while on board the steamboat awoke one
morning in his state room in very bewildered
state, and found that his money,--part Of which
was in a money belt about his body, and the re-
mainder sewed into the lining of his coat,-had
been stolen from him. During the night the boat
came in collision with one gong up the river
when two men (who took the boat at st. Paul.
and who were known as blackIegs, and boarded
at the same hotel where Atwood had stopped,)
were seen to jump from his boat on board the
other, and the suppositon is that they are the
robbers. Another man who occupied berth in
the same room with Atwood experienced similar
bewilderment Of mind, and there is no doubt that
they were both drugged in some way while asleep
in their berths.
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1.-THE list of signatures

On PAPER-In its editorial comments on the
Gardner Convention, the Boston Journal says
Gwen the Island of Nantucket, and far off Berk-
shire, had delegates in this convention" So far
as the Island OF Nantucket is concerned, the del
egates were in attendance only on paper, merely
the written lists of persons chosen, which may be
thought strange, considering that Gov. Gardner
lately made two visits to that town, and was in
close communion with the faithful. '-Nant',cket
Inquirer
1t was on this principle that the Gardnerites at
fremont Temple, when their numbers at no one
time during the 10th reached over 500, made their
credentials give them, on paper, 1872 delegates
from lis towns 1t was the slimmest State Con.
vention, in numbers and spirit, that has been
held by any pasty of late years, and was indica.
tive of the final decease of Gardnerism in Novem-
Der next
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SUsPBNsIoN Oh THE BANK OF PENNsYLvA-
MA hHadeLphjG, Sept. 25.-The Bank Of
pennsylvania has suspended specie payments,
by resolutions of the Board Of Directors.
The suspension is complete. The President
says it has been brought about by the action
OF other banks against it, and losses by recent
failures. He further says the suspension is
only temporary, and the capital ie untouched
The Girard Bank is giving specie Tor its own
notes, but checks viii not be honored till one
o'clock
There is heavy run on the City Bank, and
the counters Of all tile other banks are be-
sleged With depositors and note holders.
The excitement is increasing, and there is
almost suspension of business.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25.-The Girard Bank
is only paying specie for fives and tens-large
notes and checks being refused. The Com
mercial and other banks are taking the same
course, promising to resume tomorrow. The
excitement is intense. The Pennsylvania
Bank has the State funds, and the Girard
Bank those of the city.
Later.-The Girard and Commercial Banks
have failed.
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SToFPAeE OF FACToRIEs.--The Woonsocket
Patriot says that many of the cotton and wooden
manufacturers in that vicinity are curtailing op-
erations or expenses, to a degree that all must
regret, but none can help. In Woonsocket, one
large mill has totally suspended operatons-that
of Messrs Geo c. Balou & Son. The cotton
mill of Edward Harris, runs only two thirds the
machinery. The Lyman mill runs short time, as
also the Hamlet Mills. Others are soon to follow
this example In the Social and Harrison mills,
the wages have been reduced. In the Darlington
mill similar course has been adopted.
Thirteen wooden manufacturers in Burrillville,
have adopted the short time system-i. e. they
run three fourths OF the time from this date, but
will adopt still less time, or stop entirely, unless
there shall be improvement in the business
soon These wooden manufacturers run forty, six
sets of machinery, and employ fifteen hundred or
more operatives.
The Patriot says that if all the manufactures
will run "short time" for few months, the over
stocked cloth markets will be relieved while the
raw material, be it cotton or wool, will recede in
price because OF the less demand.
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THEATRIcAL.-We rejoice at the fact that on
Thursday and Friday evenings Nj. Marshall had
audiences in numbers approaching to being wor-
thy ofhis merits as an actor. His approximations
of William Tell'' and Hamlet were capitally
done. and the actors, generally, acquitted them
selves in creditable manner.
IA the close of the performance last evening,
Mr.. Marshall, in answer to repeated calls, came
upon the stage and thanked the audience for the
cordial manner in which he had been received the
past week, and announced that he should have
the pleasure of appearing before them another
week.
This afternoon Will be performed the drama of
the "Warlock of the Glen" and the farce of
"Cousn Joe" and the "Limerick Boy"
Mr.. Marshall will appear on Monday evening
next as Richard III a
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THE MECHANICS FAIR.-Since our last, the
interest manifested by the community in the Me-
chancs' Exhibition and Fair, seems to have ex-
perienced no abatement, and the halls were again
crowded with visitors last evening. The music
and the tableaux form very attractive feature
of the exhibition, and great credit is due to DR..
Fagg, for his indefatigable efforts to crafty and
amuse the audience by the novelty and variety Of
his pantomimic preparations.
The department appropriated to works of art,
and which is under the superintendence of Mr..
B. H. Kinney, himself an artist of great merit IN
the department of sculpture, attracts much no.
tice and the visitors seem to lnger there as if it
were hard to leave. In the Multiplicity of our
engagements, we have found it almost impossible
to sketch, even in the brefest manner, all the
noticeable features of the exhibition, and would
therefore again commend our readers to visit the
fair in person, and see for themselves.
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THE BEST STOVE YET INvENTBD.-Among the
many useful and economical articles on exhibit
ton at the Mechanics Fair, in this city, we have
seen none that are more deserving of the atten-
ton of housekeepers than the air-tight coal and
wood stoves invented by our fellow citizen, Will.
liam Capron, the popular and obliging conductor
upon the Providence and Worcester Railrosd.
These stoves Indifferent sizes, they are equal
ly well adapted to coal or wood, and the princi-
pie upon which they are made is such, as to ena~
BILE the user to obtain more than twice the radia-
ting surface, and of course much greater addi-
ton heat from given quantity of fuel than from
any stove that we have seen. These stoves are
very neat in their appearance, and not liable to
get out Of order, and it is claimed for them, as
we believe, with entire justice, that at least SO
per cent. OF fuel can be saved by their use. OF
the hundreds of stoves that have been patented
we have seen none that so nearly approaches our
idea of perfect one as this and, as the season
is at hand when it is matter of Importance
with every how to warm his house or his
store at the least expense, we bespeak for Mr.
Capron's invention a careful examination, on its
merits. Mr.. j. W. Jordan, stove dealer, on
Southbridge street, is the manufacturer and they
may be examined at his store or at the Mechanics
Fair ar
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BARRE AFFAIRs.-The Gazette recommends
the providing of lookup, in that town, for the
safe keeping of rowdies and other disorderly per-
sons on public occasions.
Last Friday mornidg, Mr.. Hiram Powers, who
lived near Barre Plains, was found dead in his
barn, having, as was supposed, fallen ina "faint-
ing fit" to which he had been subject for year
or more. Coroner Denny summoned jury who,
after an investigation, rendered verdict in ao-
cordance with the above supposition. The de-
ceased was So years old.
Professor Carr has been greatly astonishing
the people Of Barre by his exhibition of feats of
strength, magic, and venttiloqulsm.
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highly ornamented, and bears appropriate devices
Of engines, hose carriages, and other parapherna-
liza incident to the fremens apparatus. Value
800.
The sixth prize is one of Colts reyolvers, Char.
ter Oak stock, highly finished, and accompanied
with all its apparatus of molds, &c, Value $50
The seventh prize is a revolving hose tip sill
ver.plated, and worth $50.
The eighth prize is silver water pitcher,
valued al 800
The following companies took the prizes -
Pacific, Chicopee, Mass, IS6 feet, inches
Maylower, North Bridgewater, Mass, $50 feet,
inches.
Neptune, New Haven, Conn, IT'S feet, 2
inches
Gaspee, Providence, R. l., 100 feet, inches.
Cataract, Poughkeepsie, N. Y, l6n feet.
Collinsvlle, Collinsville, Con-, l65 feet.
Hoyoke, Holyoke, Mass l6l feet.
Barnicoat, Boston, l60 feet inches
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To THE BENEvoIENT.-Rey. j. S. Baldassare,
formerly an Italian monk and afterwards Cap.
tain in the revolutionary army of 1913, after
the disastrous result of that struggle for free.
dom, was compelled to flee his country and
come to America. Since his arrival here, he has
been converted to Professionalism, and has received
an education for the ministry at the Theological
Institution at Princeton College, N. J. Ae is
now DESTROYS Of returning with his family to
Europe, and proposes to settle in Saldinia,-the
only part Of Italy where flee principles prevail -
to labor there with the Waldenses. But he Is
destitute Of means, and needs $500 for the pur-
pose. A part Of this sum is already contributed,
and he visits New England to obtain the remain.
der. He brings credentials Of the highest and
most unquestionable character, and the ministers,
and others in Hartford, New Haven, Springfield.
&c. where contributions have been made, and
officers Of Princeton and Yale Colleges, approve
his plan, and commend him and his cause to the
good will Of the public. He now presents his
claims to the people Of Worcester, in hopes Of
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THE CONCERT or MONDAY EVENING Next We would
remind readers of the rich musical treat in store for
them Artists of the highest order so seldom visit US
that they should profit by this occasion. The Brothers
Moenhauer have equal present in this country on
their instruments. Their success with Julien, at his
grand concerts in New York, has had no equal Night
after night they played, and the more they were heard
the greater was their success. They created perfect
iurore Some of readers will recolec having heard
them at the time, and will with u.s. that they are
most wonderful artists. They are modest Germans and
their merits have been put forth by humbugs or
claptrap' They should be the better appreciated
for it.
Miss Anna Vail, charming and talented young vocal
list, who has most brilliant before her is gifted
by nature with beautiful sweet soprano voice. cuitivat
ed in the highest degree She sings with so much feel
ing and TASTE that she carries all hearts with her Be-
Sides she is one Of own,-a native Americsu-and
belongs to OF the Oldest American families In the State
of New York, Goshen, Orange County.
Herr Theodtr sohrener is a pianist Of great merit and
spoken Of in the highest terms by the press wherever
he has appeared.
The programme contains the choicest selections of mu
sic, ind shows fine taste. On the whole il will be
Of the highest ORDER and advise everybody to
go Early and tickets there will undoubtedly be
crowd, the hall being small and no other could be OBJ
tanned flr the occasion.
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KANzAs.-A correspondent of the st. Louis
Republican, gives the following reasons for
the adjournment Of the Kanzas Constitution
al Convention
"First, That the members desired to attend
to their farming operations at this urgent pc.
Rod; and second, that not knowing exactly
how to proceed, they appointed committees to
draft plans, preambles, and articles, to submit
to the body for action at their adjourned
meeting"
Gen. Jim Lane was lying extremely i'll at
Lawrence on the 10th, and the organization
OF the military is temporarily suspended. OF
The weather and crops, it is said
"lhe weather is fine and seasonable The
hemp is gathered, and pronounced Of superior
quality The corn crop is immense, and ex-
tends almost continuously from Clay county
TO the centre Of Iowa. Ii an early frost does
not nip that North OF us, there will never
again be scarcity Of provisions in the Mis-
sour valley, and millions Of surplus will pour
into market"
The Washington correspondent of the N.
\. Herald of Sept "a, says that "a gentleman
arrived here this evening, direct from Kanzas,
lie brought dispatches from Governor Walker
to the President. Their contents will not
probably be known until the President returns
from Lancaster, on Monday next Every.
thing was quiet when he left the Territory.
The governor had his proclamation ready for
PRONUNCIATION when he left"
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THE DEMocRAcY-At the meeting of the
Democratic State Central Committee in this city
on Thursday, the organization for the year was
perfected by the choice of W E Parmenter of
West Cambridge, as Chairman; Edward Avery
of Braintree, and Geo. A. Vinton of Southbridge
Secretaries and Charles Siders of bingham, as
Treasurer. The Executive Committee consists
Of E. Hathaway of Freetown, J. B. Robinson
of Roxbury, and Oliver Stevens of Boston, to-
gether with the Chairman, Secretaries and Treas.
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SENATORIAL AND COUNCILLOR CONVENTIONS.
A convention of the friends of N T. Bank" in
councillor district comprising the Counties of
Hampshire Hampden and Berkshire, is called to
meet at Springfield, on Wednesday, October It'll.
A Senatorial Convention for Hampton will meet
at the same place on the same day. Senatorial
Conventions are also called at Palmer and West
field. on Thursday, October 8'h
Conventions of the " friends OF N P. Banks {"
should soon be called in all the other districts,
for the nomination of candidates.
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The FIREMEN's MUSTER AT HARTFORD. The
fremen had fine day for their muster at Hart
ford, on Thursday, and made brilliant dis
play. Upwards of fifty companies were present,
and the city was crowded with people, In the
morning there was grand procession, in which
ffty-two companies of fremen appeared The
Press says the display of muscle, and brawny.
broad-chested men, was truly splendid. Through
out the line of march the fremen were greeted by
the waving of ladies' handkerchiefs, and now and
then bouqet would alight in the ranks. The
following companies from Massachusetts appear-
ed in the ranks -
Barncoat No II, Capt. Hunting, of Boston.
Warren No. 4, Capt Prescott Of Charlestown.
Washington, No 8, Capt. MITCHELL Medford.s
Mayhower No. 4, Capt Lincoln, No. Bridgewater.
Silver Grsys No. 10 Capt. Lewis, Lynn
Columbia No. 5, Capt Hyde, New Bedford
Washington No. I, Capt. Brinhall, Worcester.
Niagara No. 3, Capt Hudson, Worcester.
Yankee No. s, Capt. Mcfarland, Worcester
Emperor No 2, Capt Boote, New England Village.
Water Witch No. 2, Capt. Pease, Lee.
Pacific No l, Capt. Drake, ohicopee.
Niagara No g. Capt. Files Millbury.
Housatonic No. l, Maj Capt. Olapp PittsHed
Pontoosic No 3 Cant. Shepardaon Piusheld.
Grayock Hook and Ladder Go, Capt Groot PittSfeld
American No. Capt. Perry, West Brook6eid.
Holyoke No l, Capt. Marsh. Holyoke,
Bay State No. q Capt. Collins Westheld.
Deluge No. 2, Capt. Brayman, Northampton
There we're also present Gaspee, No. o, Can't.
Lawton, of Providence, R. l., and Rough and
Ready, No, 4, Capt Leonard of North Provi.
dence.
A slight accident occurred to one Of the Mas
sachusetts fremen. AS Harry Ashton, Of Niaga.
ra, No. 3, of Millbury, was at the neap guiding
the machine round corner, he was thrown VIC.
lenty against heavy truck wagon, severely lac.
Grating and bruising his leg, and spanning his
ancle
At the trial of the machines, in the afternoon
each company drew their own water, and PLAYED
horizontally through four hundred feet of hose
with such pipe and nozzle as each had selected
the pipe held the company saw fit. Time o.
trial, one minute. Fifteen minutes were allowed
each company from the time of arriving at the
reservoir for the trial. II any company had burs,
their hose, and could replace it and play within
the fifteen minutes, they had the privilege of do.
ing so.
The Free Press gives tho following description
Of the prizes -
The FIRST prize is cash, S3l0.
The second prize is cash, $500.
The third prize is beautiful trumpet made A.
ter the Navy pattern, Of the Charter Oak, and
gold mounted The value of the gold before
working it was $40. There are three gold bands.
two shields, one inscribed with a narrative Of
the history of the tree. the other an inscrin.
ton descriptive Of the occasion Of its presenta.
ton, and ready for the reception Of the name
of the winning company. Tits put in the nrizes
as valued at Sl25, although $500 has been offer
ed the committee for IT, but refused.
The fourth prize is a silver tea sett, comprising
pitcher, urn, coffee pot, two tea pots sugar
bowl, cream cup, and slop basin. Each piece IL
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MORE FA1IuREs.-Caleh Cope s Co., dry
goods dealers in Philadelphia. suspended pay
ment on Wednesday morning. Liabilities
$500 900. :.
Bangs Brothers, book auctioneers in New
York, failed on Thursday.
Also the Medina Bank, Medina, N. Y.
The failure of Desmond & Co., Long wharf,
Boston, is reported.
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MrIITARY.-We learn from the Manchester
IN. H. american, that the Amoskeag Veterans
have voted to make an excursion to Worcester,
Providence and Newport, about the 18th of oeto-
Der. The Veterans, ARE probably the finest look
ing company of citizen soldiers in all New Eng
land, and they will no doubt receive cordial
welcome here