The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-25
That Cannno0an rrouble.

Vi Iue IdkiuS OI " CANNON ny bue SJuueHbc
OF Rutger College from the campus OF
Princeton College. The next step, the
main points OF which have already APP
peared in our teegraphic columns, is
detailed by one OF the students of
Princeton College, who, with twenty
others, visited New Brunswick to Sc
cure some trophy from Rutger College,
as they say, to snow the Rutger boys
that they were not afraid TO visit New
Brunsw lex:
We chose last night because it was a
clear moonlight night, and we wished to
show the New Brunswick students that
we could not only go through their
town on q clear night, but go into their
campus and enter one OF their buildings.
We did not know until within an hour
of the start that we were to go. We had
heard THAI DR., McCosh was going to ex,
change the big cannon for the one that
was stolen, and we were determined
that 1t should not leave our campus un-
less ~ went out in little pieces. We did
NOT go with an expectation of getting
the little cannon, because we did not
know where 1t was. We Went in three
wagons, twenty Of us, starting from
here a. 8 o'clock in the evening. T., ,.-
About three 3 o'c ock we entered the
second building from the end, one of the
up. Two or three got into basement
Wnere the arms were stored. There
were about 1OU muskets iii racks and a
bayonet and cartridge box for each. We
took out one muskeG, one cartridge boz
anu one bayonet lor each man, and one
Tor courier on HORSEBACK VINO was
with us and who kept galoping up and
down the streets shouting loud enough
to wake up the whole town. We CARED
the hluskets to the wagon at the gate
and loaded them. Then we started and
rode out OF town. on a trot. When we
arrived at the place where the other
wagons were We found that We had left
one fellow behind. IL Was about ten
lor some time. We sent the courier on
horseback after the fellow who was left
behind, and he found him looking
around The buildings, not knowing that
we had started. Tie two wagons wait
,eu for the courier to return, but tne
wagons With the guns went on ahead to
get them safely Out Of town. AT u quar-
Ter past 4, broad daylight, we started
for home. Before we were fairly out Of
New Brunswick we met three or four
persons and wagon or two, but noboay
said word TO us.
Tue moon was shining as bright as
Brunswick. We were around the town
i'll all about three hours, and made Il
great deal Of noise. We rode home
pretty fast, SO as TO reach college III
time iOr chapel-S O'clock. AS soon as
we got TO Princeton we mid the muskets
" here the Kutger boys couldn't find
them ii they ioOked month. We got
uere just in lime tor chapel, and Went To
WORK as usual.
Prof. Duffi Id of Princeton. went to
New Brunswick this morning, and had
an ali-day's session with tue kutger
Faculty. fhe agreement tnat was made
the colleges ubmiGted to the lac.
ulty OF eacn college, to-day, and was
agreed TO ny both parties. THIS, how
ever, was before the capture OF the mus
kets was known TO the college officers.
Whether this will make any change i'll
The plans is not known. The agree
ment that was made between the iacul.
Ties stipulated tnat the cannon that vas
taken from the Princeton Campus
should be returned. The other terms
that were agreed upon are to be
made known TO the students Of both COL
leges tomorrow morning. DR.. McCosh
Of Princeton says that the small cannon
will probably be back in It's place IN the
Princeton Campus before tomorrow
night.
Midnight-President McCosh says
that Prof. Dutlield has. visited Rutger
Coliege since tue capture of the muskets
was made known To the faculties. Last
nights raid will not MAKE auy difference,
he says, in the programme that Was
agreed upon, and the cannon VIII be in
the Princeton Campus tomorrow. 1t
was made by Southern students, aud is
deprecated by the Princeton faculty.
President MeGosh is just as determined,
he adus, that the muskets shall be re-
turned to Rutger as he was that the
cannon Shoulu be returned to Princeton,
ana detectives will be employed, /! nec-
essary, to lind them should the students
refuse TO give them up. The fact that
tue cannon Is TO be returned tomorrow
by the Rutger Faculty has leaked out
among The students, ana preparations
are being made for a grand ovation, both
by students and toWnspeople. Every
thing is quiet at this nour on the col
lege ground, but sentinels are posled
and every point is carefully guarded.
Some OF the students are sitting up, in
the expectation tnat the Rutger stu
dents Will return the cannon TO night to
save themselves the humiliation OF
bringing il back by daylight. but Presi.
0ShU 4'ASSNoh ooy 2 uheso ~ ~ w w SiOA5h ~
back in broad daylight, and that it prob
ably will not reach Princeton before
noon. 1t Is to be brought in a wagon,
and is to be planted IN the same place
and in thu same position that it was IN
be.ore the capture. The route it will
have. to take is through the mann street
of The village and through the college
grounds between Reunion Hall and the
old North College.
The .caunon Is in well-secured room
in the New Brunswick Police Headquar.
ters. 1t rests on stone floor, and 10 un.
der stone ceiling, and is surrounded on
three sides by stone walls. On the
fourth side two policemen stand guard
ana the door is kept constantly locked
The gun is about five feet long, and
eleven inches in diameter at The bulge
On one side are the figures s'I7T6." II
has been weighed since IL reached New
Brunswick, aud it weighs little over
eleven hundred pounds. 1t is partly
covered with earth, and what is not GOV.
cred is badly rusted. II is understood
that as soon as the gun 10 returned tc
Princeton the twenty-one muskets tnat
were taken from the Kruger armory are
| to be sent back.
| An old woman bade her daughter good
by in the Rochester depot, saying: "l1
isn't likely 1 will ever see you again
| lt,,, roftinr nId0 Che xuao tortiu