, 1866-07-26
FROM BOSTON.

"A l3unorons Foem by Lowell-Df
~. 4. >lserman-Kcpreaent Il
the Philadelphia Conventlon-'rh
Watering Flaces-more Adroit Hob
bcttca-Hcmarkable Case OF Colo
Prtjudice-The Cholera In BoAton-
Ea"n'e Gifts Of George Peabody.
| Correspondence Of the Chicago Thbuuc,J
| Boszos, July 20, 1856.
| COMMENCEMENT AT HARVARD.
Never in the memory of thes enior alumnu
has there been so thin an attendance at th
annual jubilee of the ancient University, g
this year. The intense heat Is doubtless re.
ponsiblc for the falling of; for the exercise
Of Commencement are just dry enough an
apt to be just crowded enough TO make
high Temperature especially unenviabls
Still everything passed of pleasantly an
with e4at.
On Wednesday the. REGULAR Commencement
exercises took place. For the first time sluc
the University was established, the Goyerno
| Of the State YVES not there as the representa-
tive Of the guardianship of the Common
| wealth over the College. He was there, how
ever, as m honored guest, with his staff 4
full uniform, and a cavalry company picnicke
outside. For tha FIST time in many year
there was no venerable group Of ex-Presfdent
| Of Harvard on the platform. The recen
deaths Of Everett, FELTON,, Sparks and Quincy
have left only ono e1. President living, RcY
| Dr.. Walker, and he was too intlr1n to b.
| present. About hundred young men gradu
ated in due course, including one representa-
live Of Chicago, Benson Beriah Barker, ant
one SOD Of distinguished father, Edwarl
| Waldo Emerson, of Concord.
Honorary degrees were conferred upon
| eight gentlemen, including Nathaniel Thaycr
| the benevolent md wealthy Bostouian,
| Samuel Hooper, now member of Congress
Governor Bullock, Ralph Waldo Emerson
described In the commencement Latin n:
jueundi< sinu,n pueta,n Ct homiae,n multaruM
William B. Rogers. The usual dinner fol
lowed the services In the church, Governor
Bullock being the only speaker. The solitary
new feature OF Commencement, the election
Of oyersecrs by tho ballots of the Alumni
passed or very quietly. Four hundred and
hfty votes we're cast, and the nominees whom
mentioned 10 you IN my last werc elected
without scd us opposition. There was q
large number Of scattering votes, however,
and among them sucl evidences that sillines5
| Il not confined 10 that part Of mankind which
has not had the advantage of IN education at
Harvard, as ballots tocosely cast for JeIler.
son Davis, Robert E.. Lee, aud George B.
Mcclellan.
The NEXT day occurred that more lively and
enjoyable festival, the trienuial dinner Of the
Association Of the Alumni As have said,
the Attendance Was not large, but the agree
able features were many. Dr. Oliver Wendell
Holmes presided, with that happiness of man.
ner peculiar to the Autocrat Of the Breakfast
Table. DR.. Hedge delivered IN oration, which
ls to be printed in the next 4itidntic Monthly,
urging that the College under its new orsani.
zaton should become more of true UnIycr.
sit, than ever before. Col. Utsginson spoke
in regard to the heroes ol Harvard College
during the war, mid PROT James Russell Low.
ell delivered humorous poem. Iquote you
specimen brick OF a score Of lines from the
middle Of It;
1--WE notion. think Of good dinner specch,
Tapping l'ch- a. auopfpct over The beach,
sNcrsinR ihls way and lhst as the wave OF the mo.
Washes out r. slight trace with dash OF whm's
And leaving on mcmory's edge just a sense
sone!hlDs :racsful had gone BY, 1--we present
No, poetry; no. Dot quite thst, hut as good,
k'no Of winged pro<e, that gould fy il II would
Its a time tos guy iaretet a- aeetfny and vain
As The WhtsLts OF toauhs2ds Oh IRISH poured cham.
payne.
For d,nasts ss.c not M geshsps strictly designed
pop.
Then wander snd u,aundez too feeble to etop.
lhc1c uted 10 BE- something by mor4ls caIlyd In
Beginning again when you thought hey were
Respectable, scnsible, weighing ton,
And as near to The present occasions Of men,
AZ FastaaE discourse oi the year eighteen ts7,
l-well, eit xtill aud Hy sentiments snother,
For aIn n01 also borr END brothetI"
COMMENCEMENT AT DARTMOUTH.
You will get IRON other sources, suppose,
your aecount OF the Commencement annlvcr-
sary at old Dartmouth, which rejofced In the
losssssion Of a couple Of lions, In Chief JUS
tice Ch.se and Gen. Sherman. The latter
Psfsonaee vas rewarded for bis long journey
~ gIt, WHICH will te about as useful to
him @ as a White eggplant, in degree OF LII.
u. IAe General h~de a pleasant, rambling
speech, narrattn~ so1ne incidents Of his own
youth. and paying trit1tc TO the worth of
his friends and comrades, Grant, Thomas,
Sheridan and Meade.
POLITICAL.
At Inst, despatrfngtot sceing the ba'1 set In
molnn bY any OF the Conservative Kepubl1-
cans Mhoin We read about but do not see In
GeW En:tnnd, the Democratic State Cent
CoMml!te hak tnff1 - T. Iho 1 1a;,r ssSseacho-
sssH tsT anR RnTnst. H. a mestint .ostons nSonsen'
Where rrcat deal Was needIes.Sv III yi1dteIaa
he nrnasnce ~ r.,n1aa "%7 uesiE .i SAY s4a about
haad;sm e cooeeo,ad ~ f. ;Se auG s; Won o. Goppe5-
eration tor sha da,ut,a, ~ .no ~ sSneepsk!a o. MOI
,sho ~ Irh, ra,,trs. ns'ta, y. uuy 1.lay tamps
fn1j if iyas Sac;3ed ~ 1,so tue nsPuouea1
nnTtr ma rh,ner, W ali IL a9s sue Demoetalic
Ia1l' Anenst stb ~ rn.u;aat u aa,aatu ransull
from the whole of tie STATE "ase os4esa'sS
m .n,t. - Nv m'aEEaSa iatanss I'll rtAcss; s; ~
standp i6e rnnrs senSe ~ rnt neal ana aoswth.
snIernr to1n 1.ce Ia. ~ ms watering Places are
and NeTnort both mstse ea, ~ seno,t a1osa a'Io.,
unprecedented at this f].tr n tkc san.aI, .uaos1
"0nly half full-njenfv nr rno,a -. ~
comefs."-nnd the lrsser re,orts o,,n. ~ al ~
the railroad and steambont mn ,,sr. rs,'nst s."
Similar exceptionai statn of afi.,:s repost
into consideration lie nnnsnn1 rnsh G,- E,s5
rope, In the ycrv wear when trare1 tte-c ~, T.
impossible, this dcscrtion Of Tho mshinnobto
haunts nearer home il hard IN ernisjn' Tha
price of board Ia all the sumner hotels in
this vicinity is fixed al the uniiorn rate n
S4.O0 per day. ~
ANOTHER DARING no1nEnr.
Again have to report To vnn m incnniouo
aud atlroit robbery il Boston. WhIch scens tn
be selected Us special huntInr oron,,d hv
the thieves who operate on larra sraic.
This time m express company suffers, The
shared by several other local expresses % and
it is customary 10 lake the bo4 eonts1nin, dc
the funds and securities from ihe saie t;nr;mEE
the day time-the door of that renos;tnrr
standing open where CUSTOMERS conrre@atcy2
and lock II IN q drawer in Mr. EinsIeT's nj.
yate room. Yesterday, during Mr. Kiusley's
brief absence frn1D his cbnirs somchnJv m.
known walked In, opened Tie drawer ore,
that containing Tie money by tho kew IN IT,
lock, reached tbrough and tnnI nnt'
the box, wrapped his booty in
newspaper, and walked Oily oT with II
60 coollT and quietly that no snsn}cions vcna
and The loss was nat IIsrorerca ~
some time. The boz Contained onlr shant
s., ,000 ia money. but twentr times a. mnch ay1 n
Of Stock and ot1,cr secnr;Iies ~ ~
negotiable. There Is not tie sllrItes. trace
viii, proudly. sucrcst 10 both M neIiiss iaaae tba
expedicucy OF q compromise. br which tbe
present condition OF both will be fmDrovei.
A smaller but still boldcr robbery l,ns oc, I
Cured here to-day, and the news Of i reaches
me- as write merchant t1o;rr, hn,i,,an. ~