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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-12
COLUMBIA COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSO-
CITATION.

TIE fourth social meeting OF the alumni OF
Columbia College was Reld at Delmoncois In Fifth
avenue last night. DR.. Drisier presided at the
reunion and introduced the lecturer, Professor
ogden \. Rood. His subject was Minute Measure
mcntr lie first treated OF tho minute measure
ment or quantities ana then OF distances He
gave a RAPID historical sketch u the subject
commencing with a description or the old
Greek experiments on the attractive force OF
amber, then OF the pendulum AND lastly
OF tue iorsion balance. THIS instrum ent
consists Or very light rod, suspended by nne
wire, 80 tnat the least twisting OF the latter
makes the ends Oh the rod move great deal, aud
this motion can be measured oy means OF a
graduated scale, which measures the length 0i
gey1st.on OF = ray OF light rejected from a mir.
ror attached 10 the instrument. This can be
combined WITH the pendulum Measurement 70
attain a great degree Of accuracy; IL Is pro.
weight Of ne s7H and moon, aud as the enect OF
vibration 10 got lid Of by having the observations
US with the paradox OF a tubterTanean astronom-
1cal OBSERVATORY. Ine second Bart OF professor
RoOd's discourse was upon the measurement OF
minute distances. The eve can measure TO within
one two-hundredth OF an lnch. by allowing bodies
to act on the short arm ol ever ana reading the
deviation Of The long arm an accuracy OF one ten
thousandth OF an inca can DC reached and With
microscope THIS can be increased 70 one one-h1n-
dred tnOusandta. A sprit-eYcl moved by wedge,
4 lever with Mirror attsehment aud the diner
encs Of the cOnvergng rays OF light Ia q lens
OF long radius can also be employed VITA
developed a discovery OF his own, by which much
greater accuracy could be obtained. II was
Combination or tne pendulum-tOrsiOn baiance,
with mirror attachment; 50 that ray OF ligat
could be reflected upon screen, ana from the
amount ofits deviation the expansion OF diamonds
ruDics &C.. could be measured. Under faYorabie
circumstances toe probable error Of such a meas
ufoment wOud not be more tnan one thirty-slx
InIIlionth o an inch This most extraordinary
discovery Is b far the greatest result as yet
attained In tnis department Of ss.ence. TIE
alumni al the CONCLUSION Of the lecture, warmly
applauded the speaker, ana gave him vote OF
49, aFtn ntrh 81 a ma rpn
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PIGEON SHOOTING.


coon DAYS SPORT AT BkBXL0N L.
A strong delegation OF the Jerome Gina CipD
spent pleasant day yesterday at Babylon, l. l.,
including pigeon shooting on Ira Paine's grounds
and dinner at seiah Smiths after the shooting.
All the shooting was ut handicap distances. the
nrst event being for Grant gun, which mao SIX
teen entries, at SIS each or the sixteen nine
went TO the score, VIZ. Travis van bureh anu
Carol Livingston at 30 yards, d. De Forest AZ ~
yards, Count MonZiily and Perry bsinoh' az
"a yards. Belmont Purdy al p yards, J.
q. Hechscher at 20 yards, +. stevenson ana
Mr. Lewis each 70 yards. The BIRDS were
pue az the best lots ever trapped by Ira Paine and
tbe shooting especially during the NTH and sixth
rounds could scarcely be equdhad. the result
M INC SHOOT ending In favor OF Mr.. stevenson, ne
killing ont OH. which gave him tae gun, ~
Van Buren, Belmont Purdy, Ben. DE Forest ana
count Monzlny trying FOR second place, each XII
4rter the main event, sweepstake shooting was
INDUCED in TIN dinner time. The frst OF he series
1t $40 each with Mae entries, was the pest o ghe
Iot resulting in the success Of Mr. Perry belmont.
ne Hining out OF birds At p Yards MT; BeImo9s
nnd j.. g. HecKscher each killing 2.
me following are the
INA A. PAISEs GKoUNps, BABYLON, L, J., June
IL ls66.-HandIcap sweepstakes az 50 eacn,
plaV or pay for twelye-bore Run, py hrant OF
ounces OF shos so yards boundary, Gun Cluo
rules. Closed with sixteen entries as iohows'-
THE SCORE
p Stevenson, Is yards Cmuzzle)-1, 1. J. 9, l. !,
10 /, ]. Total ll-Klled, u missed; 2;
9, III o. Total To- killed. : missed, 3.
b. Purdy, y yards srseehl u, Q, O. !, l. J, ! J.
3. De Forest, ~ yards lmuzzle-1. Q, l, O. !, J,
/, l. 0, ]. Total, 1O--kllled: msseh' .
l,II.o.0 0. Total, lo-Elued, :; missed, 3
MI Lewis, Is yards toreechl-o, Q, J, \ J. !, O. Q,
- gerE.ehsr 9e wards toreeehl-o, o, l. o. J.
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s7- NOTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS BSrBR-
ING THE PORT OF NEW ToRK Al NIGHT.-The NEw
YoRK has adopted distinguishing Coston night
signal for board the HERALD steam yacht show
ing while burning the co.ors red, green red changing
the other succession and can be seen sew
era miles distant Captains Of vessels seeing this
signal will oblge w preparing any marine news
they may have for the ship News Department Of the
HERALp
nsr Persons DESTROYS Of communicating with vessels
arriving al New York do b. addressing 10 such
vessels care OF HERALD yacht pier No East
River New York Letters received irsn all parts OF the
world ana promptly delivered. Duplicates ere re-
IN. ri
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Arrived 10Th barRs Nellie Guest tBr,, messenger,
New York Bogart Brl, Reynolds do.
cADn-saiIsd, sebr W Drury, Thompson United
stftea
CALourrA-Arrived ship Alice Buck Snow, Liverpool.
DEAL, june Il-Arrived, barks Falken Kor christen-
SEN Wilmington, NC. for London Nary X Campbeii
(Br), Gray, Bull River for do
DUSDFF, June lo-Arriyed. bark Ulrica (swe) Locke,
Pensacola.
DuERRK June s-Arrlved, bark hittero Nor, Wage,
New York
FALMOUTH, june Il-Arrived, bark Star oueen lBr)
Crimp Boston.
Arrived in the Channel 10th, bark Meridian GER,
Hohorst Philadelphia Tor Bremen.
GLASGOW, june ll-Arrived, ship Abeona (Brl eros
ssrt, Quebec.
Sailed 10Th, park Primo Utah. DiGhero. New YORK.
GESoA-Arrived, bark Passaroesng tswe), signeni,
Pensacola
Sailed bark II Bills Penny, United states.
HAMBURG June s-AYrIyed bark Jsns Brands tNor),
Nlelsen, Darien.
Hose KoNG-A Arrived, steamer Great Republic, Cobb,
san Francisco via Yokohama.
LIvERpooL, June ll-Arrvsd ships screamer Austin.
Savannah; Dcwa GunGadhur lSr, former, Boston Mat
tei horn Arey san Francisco bark Antwerp Br Atkin-
son, st John, NIB.
Sailed lOIb, brig Kalervo RUS, Hillstrom, United
states.
IoSpos June il--sailed, ship Liverpool, Lambert
New York brig Raluna, Nash, do.
LONDONDERRY. june 10-saied, bark Gazelle (Norl,
BruB United States.
1lssos-Arryed. bark Romo Br). Campbell Phnadel
phia
PLYMOUTH June lo-of ship Momentum. Foster, from
Rangoon for Antwerp.
Pom MApoc Juno ll-Arrived, ship Berlin BIZ Jones
Darien.
QcrrssrowS, Jnae ll-Arrved barks Roseneath ,Br,
Portland 0; Giuseppe Massone dtaD, hereto PhAadel-
phia; Weymouth (Br) Kane Matanzas.
Also arrived 18th, bark Nellie May, Blair, Havana
Also arrived llth ii AM, steamer Wyoming (Brl,
(na,l Nexr VnrL
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NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND CAPTAINS.

Merchants shippiog agents aud shlpmas'srs are ia
formed that by teiezrapbiug 20 th1 HERALD Lonio n
Bureau. 10 ~ Fleet street o. to tia Paris oAcs.
Rus scribe, The arrivals ~ ana departures IRON IN
ropcsn end Eastern pors 81 American aai All foreign
vessels trailing wi,h the Uned statos the same viii b.
cablcd T. THIS country rec OF charge AL pu5ltsheL
Captains arriving az and sailing rom French a. !
Mediterranean ports win nni hs Paris odss the mofs
economical aud expeditions Tor s.iegra3ainI nswR
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And he smiled kisd Of sickly smile,
And came down on the floor,
And the subsequent proceedings
Int re Sfpd ht1n No mora
SUDDEN DEATH.

AT quarter to SIX O'Clock last evening an IN.
known colored man, apparently about thirty
years old OF slim build, entered the Coored
Home, in Sixty fifth street, where he died soon
after his entry lie is about five Ieet nine inches
IN height and slightly pockmarked. lie was at
tired ia dark clothes and wore red 1anne I'M
deYshirt aud drawers and white overshrt, which
was marked ]. G. G. In his pocket was found Sl3S
In currency and ast night key. The Coroner
was notified or mis- death.
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NOTICE 10 MARINERS

AL4EEAricN ~ IiGur o. ISLAND. cIEoux IsLAyp-
coAsr cara rRAI0S IsLASn
The Dominion government has gwen notice that
the OF July lha revoyiu. red and white light
Bird Island Cboux Island Cane Breton NS, Will be
changed " revolving red light showing fash every
minute.
ALTERATION - f1Cur o. N0Rrn TOfNr, PRINCE EDWARD
The Dominion government has also given notice that
the light AZ North Point Prince Edward Island VIII be
changed On the 1T RI Jay nest from fixed white q
revolving hite light showing fash every minute
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90 CABLE sHPPINa NEwS

Rrlras1, June 10-Arrivcd barks Frugoni e Devote
dtSp, fcraso New York forest Qusen.Brj, McCamont
naren.
BREsHS. June e-Arrisei, Sip Famine David Ger /,
Otto Philadelphia barks Eous Ger, Bcrding, New
York, Treclosa GER Wax Baltimore Caria Gor
Ionnescn, New YORK 4 Ansgew RI, pscE, do Mafis
geU, SeIwsTfAc ~
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Ships Gov Norton. for san Francisco, barks Albion
fNorh Ierborgsh Rosetta ltaD. Dublin; Bolle
sBrl do; Regina Tolek Naples Esan ,Ausn, Cork or
Falmouth; Luigi tAusr. do Go; Bolivar (AuRU Gil.
braltar; Giuseppe lceame utan, london; Bandiero
Moro uts Ccnsientinople; brig Ida Brl, Brdgewater
Ms; schr Isabella, Turks.Isiand.
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AMERICAN PORTS

ALEXANDRIA Juno 9-Arriyel fchr Lyoss
Washington and sBitet Tor Iroyiience}.
ssuca -scurs Leusa Birdsell, stonlnponi Eien ~
Inn Jersey Ctty. >aR4ght B0ston; kllss Moore, fat.
s0M Stars Price Rachel Seaman, Ahst Btile Shd 1l1ee
Ig9 ME- AS Fmtpcs fewer. wesbHxpn
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THE NATIONAL GAME.

TREsroN, y. j.. June IL, 1875
game or base ball played at Burlington to-day
between the Trenton and Burlington mines re-
suited To favor OF the latter by score or three 10
one. Tine or game one hour and a-haIt IL WAS
one of tie BEST amateur games ever played IN
Nav Icraey
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ship Ie p Ru,e BIZ from Glasgow for san Francisco,
MAY 26. lat 40 y, Ion ".
Bark Ressie Parker fHrl, from Barrow Y, for New
Yora or Daihouse. NIB. May "A, lat ~ IS lon 2J 40
Bark Ansgar Non, from Baltimore fer Larne May 20,
A al
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THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

The following record Will show the changes In
the temperature Tor the past twenU.fonr hours,
IN comparison with the corresponding date Of last
year, az Indicated by the Thermometer At Hudnuts
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YACHTING NOTES.

Yacht Bayonne no club, Mr. HocEner, from New
YORK. passed wnltestone yesterday, en route for
New LONDON.
Yacht Meta, B.YC, Mr.. Isslin, from New
Rochelle, passed wuitestone e. route for staten
l.land yeaterday.
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AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

The following are some Of the pool sales that
took place last night At the Jockey Club rooms
Tney indicate the feeling the several horses
engaged IN the various eyents:-
THE MEMBERs' CUP.
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.armacy, HERALD Building: =
BOOKS RECEIVED.

AVerage tempefhtuTe ltsItIdtY..... ......... 'Ifs
last year. ....................... 6SJ.
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NEWS
iCEAN STEAMERS.
- -
Steamer
O6lce.

DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THP
MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY.
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FOREIGN PORTS

Bark Riaemau cBr, Bishop. from New York for sgd
ney, Esw, April %.
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cALovrTA Nav THE Tvsnhoe. Luke, for New YORK,
having parted her Earboard bower chain while steering
from the hsplsnade noorngs into the stream On May
IN collision with the Sesos tus aud sorward took
the ground OF Fort Point where sue remained oae tide
aud then nOaed The slight damage she SUSTAINED on
The por SIDE ~ her msn deck hHs been surveyed AMI
In way affects the seaNorhress % the vessel II
u 70 he repaired ~ convenience.
nuNnALx Nay sl-1hc brig + l. Margaret Hilliams.
which arrived ~ here from philadelphia 2sth Inst. has
this morning been tawed 70 the onay.
Y4vaRr ~ ~ telegraph. dated sydney, May 2O-The
eark Cyffpe has stranded aud viii bscOme tetal
cgrg3 wtl H. stYet crew arrived here vessel
sid lay wih the cargo ~ her, lof ..la, anJ
cNrgn l1l.lll INat u umnel for le1O.
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HvIHoST srAKEs-oNE AND HALF NILE:
clrpnANplcAr-rv

IreaKness. $50
Grnstsad ~
BELMONT STAKES, ONE NILE AND A HALF-JUSE 10.
The following IL the latest state q the odds on
che Belmont stakes to be run today
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TRoTTlSG At FLEETWOOD PARK.


SANE DAY.-sweeDstskes $3.50, mile heats, best
three In I'VE, Ia harness, catch weights and owners
, 1875-06-09
MIS- LIAM 0 U s.,
(From the Spectat0r.J

Germany is contented, and the world
is tranquil. 1t was understood through
out the previous week that the mainten-
ance of peace would depend upon an in
terview between the Emperor of Germany
and the Gar of Russia, and on the 10th
inst. the interview was held in Berlin. 1t
lasted an hour, and was followed by con-
versations between the Gar and Prince
Bismarck, and Prince Bismarck and
Prince Gortschakoff, and by evening it was
rumoured that peace would not be disturb
ed as yet, and on Wednesday Mr.. Bourke
announced to the House of Commons that
there was no further apprehension OF war.
What passed between the three men who
now hold the control of peace and wal
is not known, and probably never will be.
According to French accounts, the Gar
declared that he should consider any one
who broke peace an enemy, but accord
ing to German accounts. peace was Sc
cured by a renewal of the old agree
ment under which the Gar is to assist
Germany, if attacked by more than one
Power. At all events, peace is secure
till the Gar changes his mind, or Prince
, 1875-06-09
THE FIRE ON BOARD H
BORUSSIA.

The St. Thome Tidende has received
information from the Hamburg Company's
Superintendent in st. Thomas, according
to which it finds that there was gross ex-
aggeration in the account given by the
Correspondent of The Star aid Herald:
According to the Ships manifest, the
whole cargo for Savanilla, Colon and the
West Coast, consisted of 3,oO1 packages,
of which 1916 had been landed at Savanil-
la, previous to the fire breaking out, and
of the remaining 1856 only about the half
was destroyed by water and fire. It will
thus be seen, that the real loss Of the cargo
is very much diminished and is next to
nothing when compared with the original
statement.
, 1875-06-09

GREAT acknowledgements papers
have to report the heaviest rainfall eyer
known in the Colony. Twentyrthree inches
of rain fell in "a days causing floods eveEy-
where. All communication and businses
were almost totally suspended. The rail-
way was stopped, the telegraph lines were
under water. Great damage was done to
buildings 10 Brisbane, where nine inches
of rain fell in one night. At olympic
on the 4th of March, the water was 30 feet
above ordinary levels in the Mary: Z The
water was over the roof ofthe sVaristjes
Theatre and 81, houses, of which six coli
lapsed and fell. -.la ae4af4-
, 1875-06-09

La Volont6, the organ of Prince Jerome
Napoleon in Paris, states, apparently on
authority. that even if the Prince Imperi-
al died, Prince Jerome would make no
attempt to revive the Empire. Heredi-
tary succession, it says, is dead in France,
and a departure from the true Napoleonic
principle. France, moreover, even if con-
suited by plGbiscite, would theoretically
pronounce in favour of the Republican
form, the most compatible with the
principle of universal suffrage. That
little manifesto is, of course, intended to
be in some way a dig at Chislehurst, but
its direct object, we confess, battles us.
Is the Prince convinced that the Republic
will win, and going to run for the Presi-
dsncy?
, 1875-06-09

Bismarck can occupy Russia, or the War
party in Berlin becomes irresistible. or
France has found aa %ally-that is, it is Sc
cure till it suits either Germany or France
to break it. As we have tried to show
elsewhere, of real peace there is no more
certainty than there was q week ago,
and there will be none, while France
and Germany, armed to the TEEN, are
each expecting or feigning to expect
aggression from the other.
, 1875-06-09

months in the year. The President of the Re-
public may communicate with the Chambers
by message. The Chambers are obliged to
reconsider any decision if the President makes
a request to that effect. The President and
Ministers can be impeached only by the Cham
Der of Deputies, and must be tried by the
Senate.
M. Dufaure also introduced a bill relative
to the organization of the Senate. 1t provides
that elections for Senators shall be ordered by
decree, which must be issued six months be-
fore the day appointed for the holding there
of.
A motion was made by the Minister that
the bills be referred to the Committee of
Thirty.
The Left opposed the motion, and urged
that the bills be referred to a special commit
tee.
NJ. Dufaure's motion was defeated, where
upon NJ. Batbie announced that the Committee
OF Thirty resigned their functions.
II. Laboulaye, a member of the Committee
of Thirty, objected that NJ. Batbie had no
right to tender the designations Of the entire
Committee.
The Duo d'Audiffret-P asquier, President
of the Assembly, declared that the resignation
of the Committee was unprecedented. The
Committee should first meet and consider the
subject, and those Of its members who propose
to resign should inform the presiding officer of
the Assembly of their intention.
NJ. Dufaure Informed the House that the
defeat of his motion would not be considered
a Cabinet question.
May 10.
In the Assembly to-day NJ. Batbie announc-
i ~, +i,, Of turAptV.Oup mpmhpTS Qf
the Committee of'lhirty.
The President of the Assembly stated that
elections would be held to fill the vacancies
thus created in the committee.
May 20.
An article has appeared in the Figaro
suggesting that tIe revenge of France be post
nonrd 100 wears, and causes much excitement.
1t is asserted by the "Libert6' that the article
has been made the subject Of Cabinet discus
SONS.
An international Metric Convention was
signed in this city yesterday by the representa-
tiyes Of all the powers which participated in
the conference on the Eletrical system.
MN. Laboulaye, Cezanne, Waddington, and
Vacherot, and the other remaining members of
the Committee of Thirty, have resigned, and a
new committee will be elected on Tuesday, to
which Minister Dafaure's bills will be refer
red.
May 81.
The Paris correspondent of the Chimes
writes that a recent decision of the Left Cen
tire to vote in favour of the retention of the pre-
sent system by which Deputies to the Assem-
bly, are elected by a vote of a whole depart
ment, instead of adopting Minister Bullets plan
for the separate election of a Deputy by each
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, will lead to disruption of the
majority and a ministerial crisis in the present
session of the Assembly. If the left centre
adheres to its resolution, there will be a strong
majority against the Government, and Presi-
dent MacMahon will be obliged to form a CO.
alition Legitimist and Bonapartist Ministry.
, 1875-06-09

1t is probable that, war being postponed,
other questions were discussed between
the two potentates and their Chancellors,
for it is stated that Russia promised to use
her good offices to induce Belgium to
change her laws, and that Germany
promised to use her best endeavours to
persuade England to come to a final agree
ment with Russia about Central-ASian af-
fairs. These statements have not yet been
confirmed, but if they are true, they mean
that severe diplomatic pressure is to be APP
piled both, to Belgium and Great Britain
to modify their policy on subjects really
of internal interest. 1t is very difficult
to understand what Prince Bismarck
wants 10 Belgium or Prince Gortschakof
in Central Asia, but we may be certain
in either case that it is something which
the menaced State will be most unwil-
ling to grant. There may be serious events
in Kashgar before long, if the Chinese
troops are massing on the frontier in the
numbers reported, and we trust Lord
Derby will not be betrayed into another
Luxembourg guarantee. The only safe
course in Central-Asia politics is to re-
main perfectly free to act as the interests
of the Empire. may at the moment of &C
ton dictate.
, 1875-06-09

In the Assembly to-day. Minister Dufaure
tween the public powers. f provides that the
Senate and Chamber of Deputies shall meet
annually in January, and sit at least five
, 1875-06-09

passing through the streets to-day it was as
sailed by the populace, and its ranks were
broken up. The Police with drawn swords
charged on the rioters ten of whom were ar
rested. The members Of the procession took
refuge in the neighbouring houses, and subse-
quently dispersed.
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DLACk FkENCHCLUTH s. DOESK1NS.
JUST RECEIVED.

Our stock of French and English Worsteds
and Cassimercs, T.ilors' Trimmings, &C., ls
very large AM .reully selected. We employ
J, Gutter of ackn owledged ability, and all OF our
arrangements for making under our own con
troll enable Us to make clothing at very little
more than tn" ready made. Satisfaction guar
antecd in every case.
ap % d. +. WITME Elk CO.