The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-20

and twelve me !, eared the Illinois Bridge Breast
work aud For.i6catioa Fusaers, has been &C
oented fer tarce years eesyice by the War rc
psr'ment Y is composed Of oue hundred and
twenty carpeDsers, sege0ty rai,rc ad track men
seven railroad aod bridge backsmiths, six coat
builders, nine locomotive engine builders and Two
engineers
dozen 'se:eshers," frends of Jackson, who
was killed at MeSaLdrs, have bound themselves
by al awful oath to stay one thousand Northern
ers, or abou. eighty three and one third each
Our European files by the Jura contain some
details of the news to the day Of sailing which We
| publish this morping. The chief points Of her ad
vices Lave already been telegraphed from Father
| Point
Fe are in receipt offiles Of papers from Bridge
| town, Barbados, with dates to the 3lst ut. The
weather continued very wet, but the young canes
were in promising condition. Great fears were
entertained that the civil war in our midst would
deprive the people Of the West Indies Of heir most
important articles of provisions, which have a..
ways been drawn from the United States In cen.
sequence, considerable attention was being paid
by the farmers TO the raising of grain and other
edibles Instead Of sugar cane.
! The annual commenc ement Of Rutgers College,
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following graduated Bronson S. Wille.t, of New
York city; Geo. Esselstyn, Of Cheyereck, N. Y;
James Wycof Of Lodi. N. T.; James 8. Dusen-
! berry, of Warwick, n T.; W. B. Van Benschoten
| CT Midd.etown, n. T.; J. VIM. Barst Of Middle
I burg, n Y; Louis III. Eahier and Dirk Brock, Of
| Holland Mich; Robert A. Johnson Ernest Kin.
| ney, A. Hough.on Stubs, and o. E. Gordon, Of
| New Brunswick, n j.; Thornton Van yiiet, Of
| Brooklyn L. l.. T. F. Mercer ani J. E. Trip, Of
| Newark, n. j.; L. S. Taylor, of Bergen N. j.
| Richard D. Cray, Of Paterson, n. j. VIM
| p Masiok, Of Somerville, N. j.; Ireyonia
Hagh., Of Colts Neck, N. j.; b. A. Bar.
tholf r. II. johnson and T. Haight graduated on
special certifc ates. Seventeen of the foregoing
| received diplomas. The degree of Bachelor Of
| Arts was conferred upon Mcssrs Boiler Bodine
Borst, Gray Essestyn, Jordon, Kinney, Mer.
Ger, Mesick, Stubs, Taylor Trip, Benschoten
Van Vliet, Wllett aud Wyco6. The Broadhead"
| prize for classics was conferred on Mr. Boiler
ard the "Suydam" prize for English composition
| on Mr. Mesick Of the honorary degrees Boiler
received the first, Bodine the second, Borst the
third, and Benschoten the fourth. vaedietory
address which received repeated applause) was
| delivered by MIR. De Witt. The aboYe exercises
| were witnessed by very large number Of clergy.
men from tiderent and distant parts Of the
| country.
The annual exhibition Of the grammar schoo!
attached to the New York University took place
yesterday forenoon IN the chapel Of the college
building. Chancellor Ferris presided and the
exercises were attended by large number of the
lady and gentlemen friends Of the students The
| programme embraced the defamation of some
twenty-five prose and poetical pieces ind dia
logues, interspersed with music By Dodworth's
! band The exercises closed with the distribution
of prizes to the students for proficiency in studies
| during the rast year. The annual commencement
of the University takes place to day at Niblo's.
During the meeting Of the Commissioners Of
Emigration yesterday Castle Garden was the
scene of considerable hustle, owing to the land.
ing of some Zine hundred Mormons from the ship
Monarch of the Seas. At the meeting 10 business
OF public interest came up. The number of emf
grants arrived here for the past week was e6s,
making the total for the present year, SO far,
3S,928. The balance of the Communication fund at
| present is $27 ,2lO 80.
The market for beef cattle yesterdays was steady.
| aud prices substantially the same as last
week. The greater portion OF the offerings sold on
Tuesday Mich cows were unchanged Veal
calves we're dull, but unchanged. Sheep and
lambs were in moderate request at about previous
quotations. Swine were in fair request at 3sIc.
4ssc, light stock selling readily. The total re.
ceipts were 4,5l7 beeyes, l2j COWS, 800 yeais,
1874 sheep and lambs, and 1856 swine.
The cotton market was firm yesterday while the Bales
embraced about 700 bales closing the basis Of 14c
l4h4c for mixed and even lots Of middling upIauds
Dealers seemed disposed to await later news by the Ar
d,,o A1ps.z
cepts at the ports since the LIST Of September last show
decrease OF eco bales compared with those for the
game period ast year the exports show decrease {,
Great Britain Of o bales, to France increase Of
5000 bales TO other foreign ports o. bales decrease
total decrease, 500 COO bales The -four market was
rmer for fair to good shipping brands Of State and West
and closed for some grades at SC. l0c per bbl
advance. Wheat was drm for good to prime ship
ping qualities, while common to inferior grades were
heavy, and in sold at easier rates. Corn
in fair request and nrmer, especially for good
to prime shipping lots. Pork was heavy aud dull
with limited sales of at SIS so sl5 49, the latter
figure being outside price, and prime sold at $40 80
ST. chiefly under the latter figure. Sugars were in fair
demand but prices closed at about &c. per Id lower
this weeks sales, compared with the highest figures
Of last week The sales embraced about 700 hhds and
eco boxes at prices given In another column Coffee
was rm with salee Of 400 bags Rio and small lots OF
Aaxacaibo, Jamaica and Laguayra, at full prices.
Congress should subject coffee to tariff OF duties it
ought at the same time, to impose heavy duty on
chicory root imported In large quantities for the purpose
Of adueratng coffee. It s introduced free of duty at
cost Of about &c. to SC. per b. while coffee ranges
from lie. to 17c per h. 1t possesses not one single
quality in with Coffee except in it's color The
Gales in this market have sometimes reached from
10000 to 90 COO lbs. In a single week
A Wall street Conspiracy Against the
Government.
The extra session of Congress which is con.
vened to assemble at Washington, on the Fourth