Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-08-05
Our New York &C rrespondence

D,di days IN Val street. Col1,ge Commence
ment- Oiirer Wendell Holmes-A Witty
Prfface - Wm IHen Butier-" Trio MI
iions'-A JedMttm tribute 10 Women-
BENEFIT Of tie american dramatic Fand,
dc, dc.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9. 1858.
business is decidedly " dull and Wall
street has got the "blues"
The Bulls and Bears" finding it impos.
sible to get up an excitement in the Stock
market during the cheated term" have left
town, together with their wives aud mar
riageable daughters, and may now be found
at Newport, Nahant. Saratoga. or some 9TH
q celebrated locality, where the aforesaid
maids are permitted to practice the "pas de
fascination before dukes, lords, counts
and milionaires, who always swarm at this
season of the year at fashionable (brandy
and watering places.
All the street Brokers (who are not 'dea1
broke" already have also left town, and are
rusticating pro tan. at suburban pavilions,
where they enjoy cool breezes, smoke fra
grant Ilavanas, drink invigorating smashes
and dance "Les I.anciers' to the musical
meanings of the sad sea wave
There was quite a gay time among the
Colleges last week The ~ Mon, of Sche.
nectady, Dartmouth" Of Hanover, y. H. 4,
old yale" of New Haven, and "Antioch,"
OF Yellow Springs, Ohio, all celebrated their
annual cOmmencements with more than
usual spirit.
DR.. Q. w. Holmes delivered an Grafton
before the Phi Beta Kappa Society, of Dart
mouth in place of Hon. Rufus Choate, who
was detained by illness. The witty Doctor
prefaced his Grafton with the following re-
marks:
He SAID, if party of travellers designing
to visit an eruption of Nesuvius We're met
by deputation informing them that the
eruption would not take place, but that the
magistrates would burn several Roman can
dies and pin-wheel, the reception of the
display might be respectful, though han dig
enthusiastic.
II party visiting Niagara were informed
that the mighty cataract had suspended,
but that Engine No. 5 would play through
a two-inch hose, they would hurlly be de-
lighted at the change. Yet the powers that
be were not responsible for the failure and
If the travellers were good natured, they
would say Burn your candles" and "Play
away, No s." The application, if any, he
uld leave to his audience. He only honed
his audience would remember that no dis.
tween Natures grand exhibition and the
more humble pyrotechnic display.
A very neat and graceful compliment to
Mr.. Choate, certainly.
VIM. Allen Butler, Cor Nothing -to-Wear
Butter as he is called here) delivered his
new Poem entitled "Two Millions before
the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Yale last
week; the following extract, being the
closing lines of the poem, is the most beau
titul t:ibute to woman that | have ever
read:
Thu p.tlent, perfect Women. A, thcv c,inb,
With bleeding feet the fiinty crsgs OF Time
Npt praise OF man OF earn
They b. ar the cross ami wear the martyrs crown,
Though QieenlY maatl, stamped with ,yal Heads :.
Their humble toll to endless honor we'd:
Though, ike bow Of Hope. their Ame il bent
From side to side OF each brosd Continent;
And pictured Volume, with It's tinted Page,
Bears their meek featprt 8 to the coming Are:
higher JOY their gentls spirits reap,
Where, all urknown, their silent watch they keep.
Hsr from the ecno OF the worl rs applause
through sutry noon, or miduight's dreary pause
Where helpless infants gasp their parting breath
Grader In sorrow and baptized with Death;
Or strong men, tossing, with d'lirious lips,
In fev,r-tempests and the minG's eclipse,
Plunge thro'gn the sarless storm, like foundering
ships;
VI Old Age, shrinking from the tyrsnt's clutch
els through the darkness, for their tender touch
Watching and waiting, TIL the rising Nom
ehall greet their sanity fac 8, pale and worn
With the long vigil. as they steal away
Tdrou2h srken'd chamb' rs at the dawn u day,
Z nloose the Easement to the early air.
Hail its pure radiance with their purer PRAYER
Drink In fresh courage with It's qnickenns breath,
Then shut the sunlight from the bed % Death.
But bear, serenity t, the sufferers side,
brighter beauty than The Morning tide
Faiths golden dawning which, from heights above
Tran figures Toll to JOY Duty to |. we,
No eye behol'iing, save th,r risen Lords.
Who sees III secret but Ia s;gnt rewa-dsi
Their faire It earthly crown, the wrs ath that tvire,
mol found ioud Platforms, or proui Senate Domes
tut those pure Affairs, those perpetual shrines
Witch grace and gladden. all our SAxoN HOMES
The annual Benefit of the American Ora.
matte Fund Association, takes place this
evening, at the Academy of Music. A new
Allegory, written by John Brougham. and
called ~Shakspeare's Dream" will he nro.