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u %, s,rc cid IN a.! lie Ji"tic,s on 1hursdsy even
Ir. tut, Win 'hc secvs 'fc.ption, sdourned uith-
on' rn.ktns any nom nttiuns.l
The .mu4sny General Committee b.li . t.,r,
And 'nth.iis.tie tna,tins Hon. VIM " Tweed I,
the chair. Tao report Of the Iunfctenes Committee
Scnaioi Cotusi. hsumau. vas IN, nimeusiy adopted
ana cal 'or primary elections i.sucd. 10 tahe 90
th' evening for h' rurTN~c ef clccttns q Count
Soh,sen'"n' i.e , 20 m.'t ~ I.wmsnl. hontay, At
and Assembly Convention. " cans.dss evening
.ssoin,,cn p'edslns the 'nrpor Of e.eh member o.
Ch,irmsn oftte tnanc. tou, mittes "a authorlsa
In regard to the expenses ofths coming election
ADMIRAL FARRAGtr AT WApp Scuoot No
II. ISrRBKsriSo Pnocuri-Gs. Ycs,,Idsy. Gram
insr School No. II, Seventeenth street. near Hshti
svcnuc, presented quite gala appearance. In suuei
patton o. visit from Rear Admiral Fsrasut. Ove
the pr neipal entrance. artisicaliy voush, In
greens, ~As the ~otd " wxLooxs" The gallant Ad
miral arrived shortly beiore noon. On entering the
School the hall found tastcfully decorated With
the na,iousl coor' and near the platform hung .
hno portrait q the hero Of New Orleans and
tho kls.ssippi Among tho visitors present
vue Rev. Df. Lindsay. Rev. Or. Ossood. 2. =
Randall. School Surer utsndsnt, Ar. Dsismstsr
NJ 81. John. and ID. Kse. lyon the entrance q
the Admiral. grand march vas spirtcdly perform
Cd ou tho piano by Mis McGsechy, ths purilr NOV
ing. a, the same time through the aisss prpparsto,
TO occupying their desks. When ell silent, hc
rang, aud the pupils Gang . hymn With credi,abls
effect the eosius choral responss being given by ths
scholars in the principal hall. Several patriotic
songs followed sfer which Ms.,s, t,o,.,c.n, n.
,,,., ,o.x.u-, -, - ,,r ~ ~
r,on.,,,I .,...,, ., "a NV "o' :"
introdue ns Admiral F.u,su, ,nos, N, nj. .,.., ,,
| yic.s In uueh,inins thc r,,h., ~ w.,.,. .o., !,
| had been en,raumclsd by tho rebels. He wa,
fom the songs they had sung tina, the boy. had
nothing ito do si.h treason 'srhrce cheer. for tho
Hero fths Msslprpi," sas called Tor by too OF ,h.
boys. aud three checrs yer. given With will by all
present.. Admiral Fansgut then rose lie would only
mafe " rev remarks, ho said lie bad hccn Atcachcr
all his 'ife part OF his duty wa TO instruct tn,
young and old officers and sailors under his cont'"l
Tic had long wondered at the great reputation which
the public schools had achieved. In past years per
sons refused TO send thetr children to them, hui
they we're spoken Of a. The only schools Tie had n,
conception ,h., c.u,cd ,he epu,.,io, Of such schools
until he the ec,aco that day in their hail. and
he ,h,n>,d tho .,p,I I,,,., vho h.a ,,,., hin, A.,
a,..,,, a. =, I,, -. -,
b.su,,sl cir, p.r,ormed ON IN, pi.no. ,h,
| company adjourned into tho female department
In tas hall below. Here the young n,,ses
| vent through . varsity Of cslsthenic exercises.
s,'TI sanss ioilosa undsr the ditsction
SS o. MI" a. slnm.' th" PrinclpA. And Mss
! SntLion' Suo TsueI ~ ht platuirte. h,,'I tIe
uhshs' mn 'hse de'vsred tonchine ndhrr's 20
.h- AdntAi' shs spoke Of the eyes of The Am'rean
NOR, ttpid'. ihe presence OF the sasnt hero Who
st'oa hsntr mem one INVOKED the biess ng ~ thJ
i ya o. p,,u',s n , ,h n's n ana e"neadsa u pc
!ssr, l,,t ana s'tesm. Adn.iIa fsussut ro'e and
III ,tn 80 n,,n,.t ~ 'n ht ta anu tne
s.h.iiiny, r. 'u.. "a nm ~ ,ne pes.h. ~