New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-06
VEST POINT.
THE RIOTOUs CADETS OFFICIALLY REPRIMANDED
AND RELEASED FROM CONFINEMENT.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The following order

THE RIOTOUs CADETS OFFICIALLY REPRIMANDED
AND RELEASED FROM CONFINEMENT.
WAsHINGToN, June 5.-The following order
has been issued by the Secretary of War;
Such of the members OF the First Glass at the Military
Academy as were concerned In the late dsgraceful mob
hing OF certain members OF the Fourth Class and who
were confined by virtue OF Specia Order NO. u >. NIL
ar M Sa 49, Hdnrencs granted cadets
are hereby relieved from the further operation OF sad
led to their punishment, cannot be too strongly CON
demned. combination on the part OF cadets under any
pretext whatever for the purpose Oh 81 oad
order and subOrdnaton as to require the seVerest rp
guilty Of This oense and who are soon graduate and
become officers OF the Army, VIII never again place them
selves in any situation which may be discreditabe to
them or require the voice Of authority to remind them OF
their duty as officers and gentlemen. lslgnedl
w. W. BELKSAP, Secretary OF war.
The above order applies the entire First Class Of AZ,
with the exception OF some five or six members
THE CALM BEFORE THE sTORM-GRANT AND HIS
FRIENDS-THE PLEASURES TO COME
WEST POINT June 5-The days best loved by
landlords have come Not the semblance OF vacancy
now remains for the anxious crowds who propose 10
come in the train Of the President For the latter rooms
have been awaiting week two, but his suite II made
up Of half the notabes the lists for the pleasure
season here will be obliged to call the Quartermaster
for accommodation. The President means to stay week
OF MORE and means, beyond ALL to be very quiet and
have some OF the time himself Several Of his class
mates the Board Of Visitors and there are rumors
of vast varied schemes for the lettering Of things at
the Academy Gen. Hunter irreverenty termed Black
Dove by the ancens hereabou has been haunting the
pale gmpses OF the old school days. In fact there is
almost class of graduates here and the "reminiscences
from these OF two three sngulary
significant suggestive in this nursery Of soldiers
The disposition to crtcise the institution finds no
favor with these old soldiers that there abuses they
aver warmly, but they say they can be reformed with
little difficulty and that every day OF the last war told
beyond all cavil the vital need OF West Point and its
training. The GermanFrench war still more signfi-
cantly the danger free country encounters left
without skilled, educated defenders. 1t was the West
Pointers Prussia who the loose training OF
the French oficersfor all admit that the former
better trained in the art ofwar.
The ranks of fashion at present turned hther and
while the President remains, there will be OF
unexamped gayety. Up the river at Cozzens, Nilsson
with her friends Prof. Doremus and family, has taken
cottage In all directions there is anxious expectation
No one seems be quite OF what is coming, but
everything waits upon the Presidents advent The ex
animation of the graduating class began this morning
the Board OF Visitors and will be continued the
the week. Drills, reviews parades, and guard
mount still relieve the tedium OF the day, and the de-
ghtful music Of the military band renders the soft
moonlight nights unspeakaby enhancing