The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-06-19


menceDent exercises Of de public schools q
this city closed At midnight on Thurslay
with the largest and most brilliant audienct
ever assembled in Tooble's Open House.
The High school class vas the largest eve,
graduated in the city. The commencement
exercises Of the Highland, Kaa, University
closed to-day, and the ovations before the
different literary societies were pronounced
by Rev. J. 3. Morton. of Highland, and
{. B. Wilkinson, ofth St. Joseph Herald.
New York, June I3.-The examination
Of the graduating class Of cadets was con-
cluded to-day, and at ii O'Clock the whole
corps formed in the square under the trees
in front Of the Library Building to witness
the presentation of diplomas awarded accord
ing clase, standing and rank. As each
name was called the cadet stepped forward
and received his diploma from the Presi-
dent. Previous to the distribution
Gen. Belknap, Secretary of War, made q
speech to the cadets, and at the close Gen.
Sherman made . Characteristic address. full
of good advice. This afternoon the cadets
will receive their liberty, and by nightfall
most of them will have departed.
Gen. Sherman and party will return to
Washington this afternoon, and tomorrow
the President aRd family will return to Long
Branch. Secretary Belknap will remain till
Monday.
BANK SUSPENSION.
The Columbia bank in the village Of
Chatham, conducted under the State banking
law by W. A. Woodbridge & Co., has sus-
pended, creating great excitement in the
village az nearly every business man there
had money deposited. The cause of the
failure is not made public, but it is supposed
to be owing to the recent collapse of the Co.
lumbia Paper Company.
United States Senator Window, Chairman
okthe Special Committee on Transportation
between the seaboard and the interior, visit
ed the Produce Exchange this afternoon.
He Was received by committee Of promi-
nent members who escorted him through
the building and then displayed to him sta
tistics Of the island, trade and commerce of
the por, as collected by the statistician of the
association.
PoIARIs INVESTIGATION.
Washington, June lS.-Secretary Robson
and others, who conducted the Polaris inves-
tigation, will meet this evening TO agree upon
a report.
San Francisco, June lS.-The sale Of
thoroughbred stock, by B. Whirple & Son,
aggregated $4,000. Harvest Queen
brought SlG.500, Hamble,onian $40, 100,
Spectator IS, 800. Cattle generally brought
fancy prices. Ajax was not sold.
GRAND RAPIDS RACES.
Grand Rapids, June 13.-In the races to-
day for pure of $500 for horses that
nexer beat 2:2l Fred Hooper won the first
money on three straight heats; Pilot Temple
second; Byron fourth. Western Boy was
distanced on the first heat. The fair closed
to-day with largely increased attendance.
CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT UNION.
Richmond, Va, June 13.-The Catholic
Benevolent Union of Virginia adopted the
report of special committee recommending
the Catholic Benevolent Union Of America
at its annual meeting at st. Louis in October
next to amend its constitution in regard Il
representation of the State unions and local
societies, so az to allow each State union to
elect one delegate for each 800 members
represented in their union, and one for
fractional part thereof, and one delegate at
large, and that societies not attached to any
State union be entitled to representation on
the same basis, with the exception Of del
egate at large.