Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-24

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The European delegates to the Sangerfest
which is to be held in Chicago the present
week, were, for portion Of Saturday, the
guests of Steinway a Sons, at their piano
factory. Aiterward they visited Central
Park Yesterday the singing delegation was
escorted to Guttenburg by committee from
the Liederpranz Society. They leave for Chi
cago this evening, accompanied by 100 mem-
bers Of the Liedepranz and about 60 mem-
bers Of the Arion Society. Our city will be
well represented at the great festival
To-day being an almost perfect day, the
races at jerome Park will again proceed.
There will be four races One of these-the
race for the Westehester cup, valued at S2,-
000, for all ages, dash of two miles and
quarter--will he of great interest.
Quite a serious riot occurred yesterday at
liquor store in Mulberry street, reported to
be a resort of dissEute and desperate people
A policeman, believing that liquor was being
sold in violation of the excise law, entered
the place in citizens attire, and endeavored 10
procure some. 1t is coniectured that some
one in the place knew him, for he was imme-
diately assailed, and badly beaten Other
policemen came to his assistance, and they in
turn were beaten. Knives, stones, clubs, bot
ties and other weapons were used. The re-
serve force in the police station house in
Spring street, was called out, and these soon
quieted the rioters. 1t was found that the
officers who had been attacked were beaten in
the most shocking way, and one of them was
very seriously injured. The bartender and
three other persons were arrested One of
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held down one of the policemen while the ri
oters beat him. The excise law is still we'll
enforced in this city. Yesterday eight per-
sons were taken before Justice Shandley of
! the Essex Market court, charged with selling
/ liquor in violation of the law 1t is estimat-
ed that the New Workers deposit with the
New Jerseyites about $4,000 each Sunday,
for lager and all that sort of thing. A large
portion of this sum is spent in Hoboken.
The keepers Of lager beer shops and gardens
over there think our excise law capital thing,
we suspect
Staten Island, Coney Island, High Bridge,
Central Park and other public resorts had
throngs of visitors yesterday for the weather
was delightful. 1t is estimated that 10000
of our citizens visited Staten Island alone
A large meeting of Old and New School
Presbyterians was held in the church on Fifth
Avenue and 10Th street last evening, for
prayer and conference in relation to the pro-
posed basis of reunion Addresses were made
by the Rev. Drs. Crosby, Adams, Shedd
Smith, and others. Resolutions favorable to
reunion were adopted. The Rev. Dr. Foster
of the Washington Square Methodist Episco-
pal church. delegate to the late General
Conference at Chicago, last evening preached
a powerful and eloquent sermon based on his
experiences there, and in his subsequent Jour
neyugs. Eight days before this address he
stood upon the summit Of the Rocky Noun
tains By his account, it would appear that
CHEYENNE and some other of the mushroom
cities of the Pacific Railroad, are very Sod
oms and Gomprrahs There were about for
ty clorgymen Of the NJ. Il. church in this par
ty. They entered into some negotiations for
the purchase of the deserted capitol building
at Omaha, proposing TO found there church
seminary or college. The cornerstone of the
Roman Catholic Cathedral in Brooklyn is to
be laid on Sunday next. This will be, perhaps,
the largest church edifce in the country, be-
ing $50 feet in length and 1873 feet in width
at the transepts. On the principal front two
towers will rise to the height Of $50 feet,
while tower 200 feet high will be built at
one end of each transept. There will be
seats for about 1000 people. The cost is es-
timated at about 81 ,000, 600.
The funeral of His Excellency Don Antonio
Jose de lrissari, Minister Plenipotentiary
from the States of Guatemala and San Saliva
dor to the United States Government, took
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