, 1875-04-03

reeult ~as locked forward 10 sitll groat interest.
Many uf tho contestants looked ratlor ncrvoue,
and among those who Ecamcd particularly 70
wero arurry Nelson and y. 4. Douton. Gen. J.
b. Webster presented q much calnor fron: wheu
lo was pounding tho rebel cciuu'us with lis
artillery at Iittsburg LnndMg, and ths
genial Judge 1,ootli would hayo felt
muct, moro at hnme in deciding
m intricate question Of law. Tho 1.ov. Dr..
Thomas appeared 10 enjoy tho affair immensely.
alhonsh lo has no. Lccu remarkably fortunate
iu Braliing out scientific woltls Haury Greene
hauu looked reckless, aud did not appear half
~ uncasy when tho great "run" was being
made on the bnnis at tho simo Of the panic.
rl1g INTRODUCTORY Ap1lgESs
srhB delivered by tho iiey. Or. II. y. Powers,
who was worry llappy In hin rcma1kR. He said
tl,at the aalleuec had couo u Witness contest
ot great moment. 1t reminded bin Of Tue
0iyinpiail gnmeB, or Of tho strnggloa IN tho
arnphlthcatro when Nome Was In her prime.
The whole world Was looking nuxiouAly for the
result OF tho stru.glo,--tlIe iate OF tho English
language jepeutod Upon the issue, for several
centurion Of En.i:ab literature looked down nren
tue action Of the clasHcA tlat night. Laughter
mud applauae.) The country c1pecsod esory nan
| to do Ais duty, mud be was nnre arcTv mau
uonld All minor questions wcre 'le:e givea tlle
bacl; Roat IN The American mind and o-thosrapls-
,cai distinction vIs about tho only nloTe:
tss term ''eIe; qasston 1'ss' sSs iroo&ya sesnaa
tho purity Of Aldermanc bodies; tho contempt
quessson; all tAeae he!d nt"us place IN tho
| American mind juet now. Let tho champions,
therefore. do their best; and in conclusion, lie
! would Hay, might the Lest nan vim. (Applause. !
RI. J. l.. 11ckArd, School Superintendent,
| acted Al propoundeE. lie stated shat
| THE llRET pAE1 or THE EEEEcIErs
would consist Of . spottlug-m7sch between tho
| tno SociGtiea.
Tho first sot Of worrls given was very aimp!e,
and there were no falls, until tho monl "aute-
I,outon .a1l.i-date." wlaie!, u,ishar prodnccd n
storm of aprl.uso, and Nr. 1sauson folt that hu
hhd achieved somc kind Of victory.
oAR III ONE TllKr FELL
The tirst really big word given was "McA-
iterfa,leau." wbfch was correctly npallod by e:
u. CALVIN. of the Inter Oc2an. Tho ne1t word
given vns " Anti-Chria:.' which Henry GEeene-
baum and Aiurry Nelson rendered "Ante-Chr!at. y
Mr. c. c. Eonnoy broke lis knoea as t!!e word
deaEderatum" which he called "tim IN the
staal syllablo, hurry Nelson also foil at
syncllonism, WITCH ho spoiled with un
~ instead Of ~" Cen. Webster failed
ing that it nearly 1hynod NTH bis old trade
artillery. "Feofrco" ecrt half dozen to grass.
and ME: Bonney MAS again unfortunate at
the hnsl soweI. Alr: D. +. Aoulton could not
rot over "tertiarr." which hs rendered '.te..
sary." 0Ir. Bounoy, who appeared to catch all
tho largo words. made tue plural substantive
of the word nnth1opopha.y," giving is with 4
dnal ii" Mr. ". 4. Sullivan spelled = sacael
With ST" and took an appeal WHICH Was nus
saiucl, both ypollinga boing allowed by the
recognized authoriticl. Murrr Nelson spelled
"crisicizo "aath an ~ =" and HppoAod the case,
which also boro douh1e rendition.
It this point, Bome Of tho Athennun gentle
men claimed TINT Atr. Nelson belonged to them.
alr. NclBon-lts only fair for mo to say that
| ft tint side. Laughter aud cheera.l
| THE 7. II. c. 4. WINE.
Mr. rickard announced that the vocabulnry
| in tho spelling match between tho clashas was
| exhausted, and recess wAH taken.
Tho Chair then stated tlat tho failures were o
tie-tloro heing thirteen on each eislc, but. sub
hequentfy, 1t waa shown that tho Y. II. G. 4. had
the advantage bY ono over tho Atheupunl. This
announcement xaA received With great applause.
IN TIE sPEt.1lSti-DoNf MATCH,
| tha Ko1lnt1nnt Hata kba mt Ahla mfAtaaeA.