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THE FREE COLLEGE.
An Annual Dinner under Peculiar Di1lcui.
tiesJThe Old Free Academy Boys' Re.
,.ll..,l...

An Annual Dinner under Peculiar DimcuI-
ties-Ths Old Free Academy Boys Re-
collections.
The Alumni Of the New York Uni, ersity have
formed m association, and in the habit Of meet
ing in the University building once each year on
the day after the Commencement exercises take
place. For somc yOars past they have regularly
wondered at the decline o: The College, aud appointed
q eommit,ee to divine the cause. Thoy have then ad-
journed to supper and forgotten all shout the mat
ter Tlere vas smother meeting last night Mr.. John
Taylor Johnston WA In the chair, and around toe
room were sundry votsries OF trade, law, and the
church IN this citv varinusly diapidated by years
The young fellows who Lsd zraduated the day be-
fore were likewise present, feeling biz. and de5.
rous OF asserting their new position. The old sub.
ject was revived. One thought that the decline Of
the College owing to def, ctiye course OF study
Another, that II had not money enough. and ought TO
have a million, and another, that the Free College
had drawn away Ia pupils. Another growled In a
general way at the Chancellor, but made no specih
cations. Somebody tried to read aome resolutions
but the gas out and nc put them In his pocket
The company then talked away In the dark Tor hall
m hour. Whom the gas eoaxed into the burn
crs again, the President read come more resolutros
appontng the usual committee, but begged he mig Ut
be excused from serving on It, He was requested TO
appJin, II. and did so. In the meantime, somebody
for supper tickets. After rejoicing the officers Of
the last year. eyeryboc wont NJ stairs to the cola
ton. The Alumni rsiher like their yearly gathering,
and talk of old times. They must diecuss some
thin. and therefore eroak about the College, al
though they have long ceased connection With h
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FUN IN C0LUMBIA COLLEeE.

Blk Students Porting Might and Day for a
whole Year over a Greek Tragedy 20 Gs In
Prize Of e30o-An Y xa minati tisu Of Fsur-
teen Hours-0oO Pages Of Feeisoap.
The examination Of candidates for the prizes in
Greek was begun In Columbia College on Tuesday
morning and finished On Wednesday afternoon.
There are two prizes, OF ei5o and one Of 600,
the fund for which was bequesthet to the college BY
Prof. Charles Anthon, who died In 1857. The or.
animation, AZ determined by Prof Anthon, must
be m.de on one Of the great Greek tragedies which
ls not In tbe regular college course, aud the compe
ttion Is open only TO the Junior Glass. This year
the Antigohe" OF Sophocles was the work given
the ambitious students FOR tho devotion OF their So
pernucus time and energy; and accordingly over
the " Antigone small bat determined band pored
night and day from last autumn. The aggregate
amount OF nesh lost since thar time cannot a short
OF one hundred pounds. Some began the arduous
task, hut abandoned the Geld long ago in disgust.
Only ',6 candidates remained ou Tuesday morniag.
AT 10 O'Clock Am on that day the exauination
began, Professor Drisler and two other professors
being judges. The examination was a written one,
and until O'Clock in tho afternoon the pens OF the
hslf past O'Clock Presidenv Barnard had \
lunch served but the digestive powers OF the un-
fortunate candidates were hardly in proper condl.
ton to receive anything OF the kind.
AZ 10 o'clock the next day the work was again be-
gun; and listed uuul O'Clock. BY that time the
candidates were on the OF paraiy sis and woud
with delight have hailei an ambulance In which to
be carried home. They filled on an average 100
sheets OF fooscsp each The examination Is said to
have been as severe any hatwas ever MADE in
or Csmbrid-e, and so well passed that 10 decide on
candidates were Messrs. =; n Romano, Jr., X. B.
Kelly, q. q. Stexrns. w. H. Sage, n. ID. LodeY and
j. y. vermilye. They anlxed assumed names, how
ever 70 their manuscripts; The names Of the sue
emy OF Music next Wednesday night commence.
meni night and the prizes are tnen 70 be awarded.
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PERSONAL INIELLIG ENCE.

The plumbers last evening elected: President,
James II. Mccleilandi Secretary. Andrew Walsh
Treasurer. Albert smith.
Senator Grimes has given Ave hundred volumes
ofstandard German works 10 the library OF burlington
Iowa.
Mr., Daniel Mcfarland yesterday returned IN this
city from Indiana The froc lovers may soon be aston.
ished by clap OF thunder.
"The Light OF the Brtgh, Blue Eye" a charming
poem by Mr.. Edwin r. De kYse has been set 10 m uSc
by the orssnlst John N, LoretZ, Jr,
Mr.. Cyrus Curtis, President OF the Commissioners
OF Emigration, resigned yesterday. Tho Board has o
surplus in bank OF .ilO,5Sl.
Mr.. Myron II. Cooney, the "sdaptor' OF For.
nande" into English, married IN THIS city Wed.
nesdAy to Miss Maria Maher The happy pair have gone
TO Niagara on their wedding tour.
Ex.SecretarY W. H. Seward, Mr.. y. W. Seward
and family, h6rIon Thurlov Weed aud daughter were
In Croton last SATURDAY. Mr, Seward liyos at Mon
We regret 70 learn that the health OF Bishop Whip.
vislt Europe IL said that he mas the conBump ption
rhe Bishop Ia one OF tho most estmAble OF men and
div ines.
VIM. ID. Hampstead, purser OF the steamship Mis-.
souri,, who arrested come time ago q charge OF
smuggling cigars, by Major Kutlrr Young. honor.
ably discharged HestSdsy ~ COmmi.slone, &c GQsborn.
iorce being very conflicting
Mr.. X. d. Price has not been removed from his
position OF night Inspector in the Custom House. nor
has Mr. Empie domanded any m ney at his hands Mr.
WIN. II. Seward, Samuel Sinclair. George OpdyEe,
George Jones' and other gentlemen whose influence
ought at 80 time TO keep any man 10 tho Custom
House.
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A HUMAN SKY ROCKET.

A Cnrbonio Acid Gas Tragedy in Jersey
City-An Internal Machine Buried under
Load OF Furniture-Onc Man Killed.
James Burbridge, residing in East Twelfth
street, In this city, killed by the explosion OF
copper Fas tank in Jersey City, shortly before
yesterday Burbridgo was workman 10 the Novel
v Works, but at the time OF his death was assisting
truckman In removing the furniture OF Mr. Horatlo
Allen, Superintendent OF the Novelty Iron Works,
hom his residence in Clinton place, New York, 70
his country seat in North Orange, N. J.
The corner Of Grove and South Sixth streets, Jer-
sey City, was the scene OF tho explosion Burbridge
was seated on too Of the load, and was blown into
the dir like sky rocket. falling imme iiat tely into
the street. He was picked up dead. Tie truck was
taken 10 the police station, and the load examined
An exploded copper gns tank, such as Is used In
supplying oxygen Ros for calcium lights, was found
buried under the furniture. The driver was unaware
OF It's being included In the load. Burbrdge was %
years OF age, and leaves wife and four children An
inquest will be conducted by Coroner Burns to-day
Mr.. Allen, who nas sent for by the Coroner. went
over TO Jersey City Ind on a preliminary examina.
tion explained that the tank contained cArbonic
acid gas to be used In the manufacture OF soda wa
ter. Mr. Allen and tho driver, Morris Mulvany,
were each held to appear at the inquest In 500
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NEW JERSEP.

Joseph hcNeill, last year an Alderman OF Pater.
sou. jail IN that city on account OF drunken row
boy by tho name OF Donahue, of H9rrison on
Tuesday complained OF pain In his ear, ana in few
moments died.
The preacher or the Paterson Jail whose daily oc-
cupAuon 10 a Waterman At one OF the silk mill, was
lodged IN jail yesterday charge OF stealing u from
his employer.
Mrs. Ezekiel Baldwin, OF 1873 Thomas street New.
ark, was whitewashing her hallway on Wednesday
was broken.
Justice Whitney OF Hoboken yesterday issued q
warrant for the arrest OF son Of United States Asses.
sOr HAtneld charge OF obtaining money for
under false pretenses.
Mrs. MARY ID. Harrington, a widow, aged sixty
year, residing At 70 Kim street, Newark. yesterday
svallowed dose OF srseuio In mistake for
and died fow hours after.
Hoboken City Hall has been cleansed and white.
washed. to rid II possible OF tho engendered
oy the corrupt characters that have neQuontod II Of
lac.
Last Wednesday evenin: a number OF diatin-
euishod citizens OF the lao Hudson CITY had pleasant
reunion 10 tue residence OF Mr.. {. staples. In Wa
verley.
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81. JOHN'S COLLEGE.
silver JBbiiee- Gathering Of Old Graduates
and students In Fsrdham.


Yesterday was the twenty.fifth anniversary Of
the foundation OF the Catholic College Of ST. John
al Fordhsm, and quite large number OF old pupils
assembled to do honor To Alma Mater. Tho pro.
coedings commenced With the registration Of old
graduates who wero present, after which the com.
pany proceeded TO the study hall, where they were
received by the students, and 4 poem Of welcome
was spoken by Mr.. J. W. Morris. When this was
concluded a move was made for the church. where
IN eloquent oration was delivered by the Rev. ID. A.
Merrick, S. j., whose principal theme was the lite
and works OF the late Archbishop Hughes, to whom
he p'id q handsome tribute stating that the
OF Catholicism In this city were eutire
" owing to bis efforts" ACer this mass
choral service being conducted bi Mr. Felix simon,
Musical Director OF the College. The Lduds Sion
q GTegorian Te Dunn, ani the TdAtum Ergo Of
Kos.i were splendidly rendered. meeting OF
Gustave 1hebaud in the chair. at which It was re
solved that the old Society OF Alumni be reor.
sanized, and Committee was appointed for
that purpose. The. days proceedings concluded
with dinner to which large number sat down
Among the most prominent visitors were Father
John Hughes, Nicar-Genernl Of Hartford, Gen. NJ.
T. Mcmahon, ex.Minister TO Paraguay, Philip j.
Van Dyck. District Attorney OF Detroit Gen II W
Sweeney, U. s. A, E. b. o'Csllaghan, State Libra.
rian, and DR.. Orestes A. Brownson. Ater the eat
ing had been got through, toasts tie order OF
Father, Plus TX" DR. Brownson rem arked that " ii
the iniallibty OF the PoDe is defined. II will he one
" the most important events tgat has ever taken
Peter"
Many other toasts were proposed, including " The
United States, Tue Alumni" " The Honorary
"1n. Press" and the company separae cd with three
sheo;s for the college Mr.. Foley, OF Nassau street
Was engaged all day collecting photographs Of the
alumni which he intends 10 group into one large
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ELLEN N. snANDLEY,
Died June 70. 1870,
Aged 81 years and 10 months.

The services were conducted by the Rev. 8. j.
Cornell c. rector Of All Saints i. X. Church In
Henry rect. The remains were then borne u
Greenr 'od Cemetery for interment, and were fol
bearers were VIM. NJ. Tweed, Jr., representing
Gov, Hofimsn, John ". Williams. Justice Cox,
iuslcC Koch, Justice Bowling. Il. j. Campbell, Geo.
W. Brett, David Miller, County Clerk Charles X.
Loew, md Coroner Keenan,.
Mrs NhSndey died OF consumption last Monday
NJ her todutry residence In Orange, n j. The fol
pWinR ,umed Clubs we're represented: Americas.
0ilental Amelicus Association Blossom, Gotham,
hlerhan Ol'y, stable Gang, and X. }. Shandley As
me Police Courts and Court Of Special Sessions,
Out VI Ieepcct, adJouinoh al II O'clock
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BROOKLYk.

The now Board Of Excise has granted $50 licenses
and received t1l.l1
Tho Fenians OF Brooklyn had civic and military
picnic Al Lenerts Park yesterday
The festival OF the Eastern District schuetzen
Corps Capt. j. H. Wcrcks, was concluded last evening
by the coronation Of Christian Hunken as King,
George Herman aged eight years, was drowned
IN the hay at the foot OF Eighteenth street yeserdsy
II has been given olt that Herman threw some dirt ut
several boys who we're with him, when thay caught
MIN, and throw him into the water.
Tho BODY OF the man who died suddenly few
days AGO, at the public house No Hamilton avenue
proprietor OF sailors boarding house At No " Oliver
street New York. Death caused by noArt disease.
A scatfuid upon which three carpenters were at
work In mont OF No. 2a Ryerson street gave yes.
tcrday and preclptAtod The men TO the groand q
distance or about thirty feet Two Of them. David and
Esnry Brown, dangerously injured but the third
escaped with couple OF slight bruises.
Al meeting Of tho Prospect Psrs Commissioners
that they would be unable unless there was some ne
prospect OF obtainhg money, 20 coLtnue work the
park longer than 5alurdAy night OF this week. hncr
come remarks 6y different members. MI; A, A. Low
moved thai Be jtt 10 Tho President In his discretion
70 suspend the Won on Saturday aisht' Carried.
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A Trnp to Catch Peroui,,,es.

Many Of the good people of Brooklyn COM
plain that Rcveuue Collector Gordon L. Ford has
established rules calculated to them great in.
convenience AID loss. Previous to tito last
collection OF the income tax, we'll informed
citizens say, the fact was announced In only two
papers, both OF very limited circulation, and in
placards liberaly displayed on the windows OF the
Collectors oflce, and nowhere else. MANY persons
awaited the expect d announc ,ment-putting OF tho
Gay OF paymen: a. \ sufferer from the tooth.
ache puts on q visit to the dentist - until
at the legnl time. Then the Collectors deputies
pouuced upon them. ann reyelled In the plenitude OF
plentifal false oaths nd many unfortunate delin-
quents realized bofor, ri dismissed them that the
Internal Revenue offCer re determined to supply
deficiencies in their salaries BY perquisltes drawn
from the public
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JOTTIS0S ABOUT rOWN.
Music on the Battery from tosP.

Music on the Battery from to sP NJ
superintendent Jonrdan has issued an order 70
arrest all boys found playing ball In ths street.
The annual distribution OF prizes and premiums
In Forty street.
The steamer Thomas Powell has commenced hor
landings, iHaEing at2P, 81.
The commencement exercises Of tho New Yors
House Oh Eighth avenue.
:. Conrad Newman, aged 0, who was run ovcr bys
Thrtyslxtn street, on June .. died last night
The Hon Simeon Kehoe, the Indian club man and
a o sns pods sy sG an Aho
resident Of Yorkvle ealls the attention or tho
BSs5d Of SSG e me s19S from I sh n ,t9r in ss
A scientific expedition sailed yesterday anernoos
y the leamer NoIth America for south America VITA
Amazon River and tho couhtry adjacent.
Mr.. j. C. Goldsml. - rep0rt on the Free baths oi
St9H VA A. s to t9s GO%%0p n GSaHs ysis
tue regulation Of the baths to be opened ho1e.
The German Preethmkers' League or this ctyas
ssitate for return Ihc HnGoo custom Of burning
and urnng the ashes Of the deceased.
The Board Of Managers OF the Unii- Home and
@ ia hs SadTs.s on the beweS
The Hon. August Brcntsno received tho latest
n'STa.eS EuTopean C1@THss @ By the uSs Yesterday
tAnot.
AZ public meeting yesterday nj the once OF the
Department OF Docks II was agreed that IL " highly
necessary that the wlarvcS OF New York saOud he re-
butt In solid manner. betting her commercial I'm
portAuce,
The charge Of thirty cents collected at Williams
Guions wharf for eltcrs posted aitcr the mail By
eir steamers has closed II made ~ the AuhO fty aud
for the bcneht OF the Post once DepAr ment. Nessrs.
Williams a GuiOn have nothing 10 do W IN 1t.
James Boyd, the Wall street stock operator wboss
failure was announced yesterday, has failod several
times before but always paid up honorsby. His pre-
sent oGsn liabilities sntei 10 be- $4,000 II "a saA
that he WAS long t5.O0OoO American gold, OF Whid
probably N,0OOO was settled privately.
AZ the annual commencement exercises OF the
Academy OF the Hoy Gross In West Forty second stress
Yesterday. Miss McCOrnick received gold modal fOs
silver one for excellent writing The very Rev. FathoE
Stars G., delivered an address and presented the
plkes.
The residents or property owners on Sixth avenue
above the Central Park are almost untedly signing
petition to be sent TO tho Commissioners OF PublA
Works. begging them to mAcAdanlLo the avenue al
ih upper end and praying that no other paVemeai
may be used The petition signed BY AL OF the priR
both sides Of The street.
Slaford'a Iron and Sulphur Powders inyigorats
the body aud purify the blood.-AdU
Tin-Tzeei. that rare Chinese medicine, Ia among
Ling WAus stores, Uuion square. -Ads.
An illiterate--or possibly, ph'nnth rorio-fssts.n
Ia the nowerY advertseb; Teeth ettrsctod slthoS<
pAying"
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THE WHITE PLAINS TRAGEDY.
Another Version Of tho Throat-Cuttins
Anrir-Tho Colored Man Murphy's stery
Tho white Man the Aggressor.

AuPtr-TnC Cotoreu MURPHY btory
Tho White Man the Aseressor.
Yesterday the SUS reporter heard statemon mt
from Thomas Murphy, the black man who inflicted
the dangerous wound In the throat upon the young
butcher Sberer, on Sunday last, In White Plains,
which goes far toward exculpsting the colorod man
from the serious charge brought against him. The
report as published In TIE SUN, was from the lips
OF shcrers companion, the man Skinner.
Murphy says that lie was walking quietly past Mr.
Reeds house, accom- panied BY . colored woman.
when they were met 10 the road by wagon, In
which were seated sherer and shrmer, who wero
both very much under the influence Of liquor. T. sy
stopped Murphy, and, in . verv insulting tone,
sherer demanded to tnow the road to White Plains.
Murphy replied, bc says, very courtcously, and
pointed them the way. Sherer then began abusing
Murphy and the woman In a very violent manner,
which somewhat exaspoyated Murphy, who retorted
In pretty severe language, whereupon Sherer,
against the entreaes OF Shirmer, Jumped out OF the
wagon and struck Murphy over the head with the
bptt end OF a whip Murphy started TO run, but was
man blow upon the head which nearly feled him
10 the ground
Murphy, seeing escape almost hopeless, stood and
defended himself With q knife. aud In the SCI lie
which ensuod he managed to severely cut the man
sherer. He moreover says that he has never at
tempted to eecrete himself or evade the officers OF
the law, AMI IL willing 10 deliver himself up wien
ever Snerer o. Gnirmer Ii ready to appear against
him In o court Of lsw.
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FLASHES FROM THh OCEAN CABLsa.

tinopie nre.
The Dutch send ftgata TO demand redress frou
venezuels for outrAges on Dutch subjects.
An English paper says Spain needs money Cubs
needs peace, and the nited States needs Cuba"
riot occurred In Cork on Wednesday amons
the taors, who object to the Introduction OF German
lahor.
Mr.. Evsns. partner OF the Arm Of Bradbury a
Kyans, formerly publishers OF Mr.. Dickens workA 3
dead.
Keble College, raised In honor Of John Keble the
author OF The Christian ear" wa opened Oxford
yesterday
The Norwegian bark Svslen. which sailed from
Quebec nine months Ago, was brought into Falmouth
yesterday, having been picked ~ at sea defclct.
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SPARKS FROM TINE TELEGRAPH

The New Jersey editors are in Saratoga.
The Massachusetts, Legislature adjourned yester.
day.
They have small. .poz cholera, and yomito In Hs,
yana.
Yesterday, In Boston, Charles K. Valentine had
both leEs crushed on the Newton Nairoad.
KooDnanschap has contracted to furnish 1900
Chinese 20 Alabama ana Tennessee, In tnree equal
shipments, the nrst tomorrow.
HThs Republican Congressional Convention for the
Finh District OF Indiana yesterday renomnated the
Hon John Coburn ty reclamation,
It is conceded by the press I'll over the country
that u the matter OF news circulation and every
else tHE Sun soa over every other paper In the land
Ekyhgn,
Charles q. VsleItiOe, principal OF the Qniney
school who was run over yesterday morning by train
the oatou Worcester road. died yesterday
the amputston OF both legs below ths knee.
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CURIOSITIEs OF CRIME.

John Irving was arrested yesterday on suspicion
OF being implicated In the robbery at simpsons the
pavnbrokers.
John w. Nagle was arrested last night, in Brook
lyn the charge OF stealing S from his father
NJ. Nsgle, OF No. n Dean street. Mr. Nagle 81 il an
AttAohe OF Mayor O'Halls ONCE In New YORK and the
father OF the Seltknown General Esgle,
On Saturday afternoon last n neatly dressed re
spectacle looking young woman called At the residence
In Bleeckor street. OF an elderly mAtron who reus
few furnished rooms She engaged room At - pei
onnl bank note, receiving t5 good money ln return
and has not been seen there since
bold thief drove IN in q butcher cart to Geo
FAlkS Jewery store No. 5 Atlantic street last even
ing ai~htcd and walked into the ttore and asked g
soc 2 RAN gold watch valued az tl0o. MIR FAN
store, jumped into his wagon, drove OF with iht
The door.
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A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.


and Furniture Nitre-si ycerine
SmuReicd into Car-Bars Of Iron
Thrown a Quarter Of n Mile.
WORCESTER, Mass, June 2s.-An explosion Of
nitro glycerne In this city at twenty minutes past
ten o'clock to-day killed Timothy Cronsn, an Irish
man. twenty-five years OF age, and injured about
thirty other persons, none Of u,em dangerously how
ever.
Twelve houses were demolished and many Others
badly shattered. The shock was felt all over the city
Bells we're rung, and crockery and furniture broken
half q mile distant The cause OF oil the mischief
was nitro glycerine that had been smuggied into
car, and addressed 70 North Adams, and was In.
tended for the Hoosac Tunnel.
The wounded were kindly cared for BY the ply
sicians Of this city.
The scene Of the disaster has been visited BY over
hfty thousand people.
II s moet astounding that but one life was lost
and so few seriously injured. The man killed was
walking on the track at tho time OF the explosion
The nitro gycerine was In the last car Of freight
train. Three cars were demolished. The railroad
officers here, md also In Boston and Springfield,
have visited the scene, and anxious that every
thing possible shall be done for the sufferers.
Heavy bars OF iron were thrown q distance OF
nearly quarter OF mile, ana the shock was dis
tnctly felt t points twenty miles distant. Tho
damage is estimated at about t15O,0O0.