, 1874-11-07

and othcr friendB, presented to him as lis
oaso r. Sixteenth o1 atrost In thia city, copy Of
lurcB Of names liustlioua In almost oyorY
honorable pursuit IN this community, aud at tho
nsu,o ti,no other copEoa whcil had MP to yca.or-
day morning boon returned to tho Committee
delphis, and other centroa Of American pop!,ja-
tiou, culture, aud outorprso. Tho proceedings
woro a slmplo and informal. Nlr. bryant was
accompanied 6y hts daughtors, Mrs. parke Cod
gentlemen tn company with Mir. sturgos woro
tho Rov. ORA. William Adams, Henry ".
Bellows, Howard Crosby. aud Samuel Obgood;
sir' Daniel Huntingdon, Mr.. Samuel !: T'ldea,
Fredorlck .. Poyator, h1r. George Cabot Ward,
N1r. John H. Goi,rlio, MIR. Albert g. browne. Jr.,
rFof. Van hmEingo. Of Colnnlbia College; Mr.
Wentworth g. Butler, aud Mr. dllbcrt l.. Doock~
| mnn.
IN delivering to Mr.. bryant tho copy OF tho
adlresa, Mr.. Bturgcs said:
Wo have come, dear Mr.. bryant, to congratulate you
pSn ssasng sn IT, rpe 20 years II sc vgor #
n.rttni; md TO 9tvo you our bost wIuhes for your
| au author, and from your frat publication 10 your
as you have giycn to ',s and our children tho best
Engfs.apcnling race. For more than Gty years you
lnyo been journalist, ond advocated the tn,ios
without any Ii to lce,se Of our ugo, in IN editorial
| wisdom TINT has been blessing 10 our daughters
VEL a. our sous You haye been good citizen end
steadiast IRON rat 70 isst your loyalty to ths her3
fur the juHtlce and humanity that Tue hope Ut
| .nankng and the commandment Of Goa. We thank
ind for our raco and wo eo,smend you to he proy1-
dence aud grace OF Him who has always been With
yo ed Who n1o,,ns x IN be xo, with hi, you 70 Tug
oongtatulaion, With signatures FROM al parts Of tho
country, aud with The proposal Of work Of com1ne
| &tn$H hhm
ages from your poens a1a full Of tho graurul Te,ne
brAueea and affections Of thu friends who love you
friend, and tho nation that honors you the patri
| arch Of our literature.
| Mr. Bryant then mado the following brief and
evidently unprcmoaitatoa roply:
! Bin. SrunaEa AND GEhrLRsEEN: I thank you for
has Just becn read and an glad that you ind it posi-
lilo to spoak Of what have done with much indu-
genco. have lived long, 1t may to ,noat poo
lack upon IL. In That period havo occurred various
most Important changes, both political md aocinl, aud
thtnE improved W o condition G Il mankind. man @ % Tho peo-
plo Of civilized couutscs havo bccomo enlsght-
| oned and enjoy greater degree OF freedom, Ihcy
havo bpcon,e ospocislly humane aud sylnpathc
ie morc dspoaod TO alleviate cacl othcrs suhctings
aen fors m au anKos1 IL ] 10 former ogcs aid occned t.
aof With tho cure Of oyala which former generations
irslnctuber tho timo when Donaparto filled tho post
| Of First Consul In the French Ncpublc-f0r began
early to rcad the newspapers. saw how that lte-
argcl isssf by successive conqucsa on all sies aud
how tho mighty mass. col!apsing by lts own weight
thta change ater Change t.ka place, snl tlo rcst of
them Rl "a Boerna to na. ia that tic bortics and
Of hH hnef n, II esssss as,n hare Ies and
laws For the greaer part Of my own eighty years
aceod to no, aud think 1t soomcd to MI. that the
approachlng anl suddenly 1t aank into Oloody grave
| Tue union Ut tho Italian prlncipalitica under ona
hen1. aud tho breaking uH Of that ANOMALY In Dp.
tics, tho possession Of political power by priesthood
dog the Ersas of 5 60 eas s
Ant and uncertain futnre yet waa It drawing near by
gteps not apparent to tho common eyca aud 1t cae III
| peuyle wero obcyed.
Thers is yet tlmo which good men earneaty hops
eiSilaeI W wor eall Prepare for Universal peace by
dtsbnndtnR the enormous arnics winch thDY Keep in
s sa 'fnpe ro sa
were wine. their sogercgns nayor Rlonid ,aro with.
drawn them. Let us lo9c that this will bo one Of tho
oe,sIelnen nfatn thank you for your Kindness I
aye hc to ~ proud Of but WIEN lex s1 npon
| fexs thRt am proud Of my friends
Whito AIr, Bryant waH speaking tho following
telegram was received from Gov. Dix
| ALBANY, Nov. 3. 1874.
unite Will your friends In The City of New York in
cordial congratulations On thtH anniversary Of your
birth. 1ona A. Dix.
names Of the signors of the address, but tho fol-
lowing hasty aud imperfect selection will indi-
cato the general. Spontaneous, mud cordial char
acter Of tholr token Of respect, esteem, antl
friendship:
Now York oity-ncujamin 6. Arnold. George 8.
Appleton, Charles Dutlar james Brown, YIN. A. n.t-
Ter D. ". bishop, d. D. Dunce, +. I. Barnun Julius
9. i. Dsnoll bowie Dasl,, W. j. Eassu Cortlani d.
r F!eld Alfred II. auernsoy Thomas !lt!lhouse hos-
wall D. 11itchcocl Kossttoy Johnson William ". Kip,
| {rf?r jtnnrt MnrrtE T.. y
wiial Orion, lschard Patrick G. il: Palmer, Charles
4. Peabody, 4. II. Peters, George Kirley, john Cot
ton Smith, Joseph scgn,ar. 1saae Sherman, ". = y.
shcdd, PHILIP scLa1, G. 9. Tiffany, Hugh Miles
erick FsS Winston. % George D. wilies Join T. wiamu
Jatuea Grant Wilson, Edward 4. "ashburn, E. l..
Yosimans.
IrooEiy,,--Fr. Schroeder, Il. D. caain =. Il. r.
Lyman, Damas Barncs I. g. Cor,n1l. Alden .rattles
Charles r. chapil. y. r. Christensen. josiah O. Low
'es'sS s.. Eeaisas. sffa vaa!,am r. Sherman and Gen
whirplo ard Coa. Audenried end Tourtellottc Of ti
Ysa.n olesef es Henry ee hcseos Hessy f roa
Glh:tcaeo-1yman rrumbnll, Robert collyer, David
Swing. Horace Wlitp ". E. Doggett, Charles Hitch
dock, ohurlea a. Dupee, ". L. Ogden, Writ Dexter,
phiiads itu-A. J. Drezcl, J. y. Lpplncott, aaorg<
Worcester, htass.-A1oxan,!cr II. Bullock, Josepl
chapn, ci " Il T. . ill., j. siodard, Adj, Tha:yer
| W1lIlanlRtowl,, 1{ass.-Nurk Hopkins. +. 4. Cnad
hournc, Joseph Wliito Arthur L. Ferry Stubborn Len
| ncy, Henry L. Sahin.
Ffovidenco, i. I.-seth padlefora, Bishop 1homal
II. Clark.
Hartford, Oonn-Josoph n. IIawloy.
Now Hayen, conn.-QAarlts t. ngexsoll, Noah
portor,
| Stamford. Connie. s. Henry.
CntAktl1, II. }.-Sa,4uel 1t. Cornell.
Rye, N.Y.-N. Il. Anthony.
| Garden City, N. Y.-John L. Irwin.
Flushing n. Y.-F. Elli1nau.
| Troy, N. I'D. L. DoLrdman.
bergen, N. J.-aoorgo Z. Gray, Thomas D. Dlack
| wsll. - -. --
Newark, N. IL 6. Benedict, s. ". Corwiu, s. II
| johnson. e..
aIontcias. N. III. Romcyn bury, Jr., George II
| Ntpioy.
Orange, N. J.-Charcs 4. Mcguire, ]. H. Meredith
1toBcie, n. I'M, H. IIthbard.
| MilIDuru, N. il. Il. l1urRns.
| New brunswick, N. J.-Oacar johnson, Jr.
Morrisiown, n. John D. Stewart.
llanao'4. n. J.-Trcdcrick ]. L. nasby, r. B. Brown
! TenaAy, N. J.-Gcorgc +. Lymau.
| Minnesota--Dishop II. u. Whprlu.
Uakota-Dislsop William II. Lure.
Vienna, Austrta-Joliu JAy.
THE WEATHER.