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New-York tribune., 1876-06-26

The College Regatta this year shows signs
OF the speedy decay which is often the Sc
-quence of very rapid growth. The popular
interest awakened by its rise was surprising.
The colleges took hold of it with unprece-
dented energy. Year after year, as the merry
month of June came round, the pretty college
towns have buzzcd loud under their leaves
with the preparations of the Oarsmen. The
undergraduate, after his Winter IN the gym
nasium and his Spring OF active padding IN
the class boat, has waited more anxlOusly for
the selection of the six than for the announce
ment of the prize lists. The alumni of the
colleges have come forward TO contribute
coach, push, pull, or do anything to give their
boat a good place. The Faculty, nOtwith-
standing large families and small salaries,
have come down handsomely for the crew."
Even the venerable President himself has
stepped from his awful throne of starch and
sheepskins, and fshed up from careful
pocket twenty-five dollars I" for the boys"
And the busy world. which cares little for
the Anabasis of Cyrus or the Memorabilia of
Socrates, year after year, as the dog days
came, has yearncd from dusty stores and
dark counting rooms for tidings of the doings
of Ostrom, Otis, and Cook. Old Gradgrind, as
he has read of them, almost wished that he
himself was "punting" along the upper
waters of the Connecticut i'll a shell under the
cool shadow of Ascutney, or running aground
on the too inviting banks of the IloOslc in the
Valley of Thanatopsis. Encouraged and sup
ported by friends within and without the col
leges, the Regatta became great institution.
Last year it reached its elimination in the
magnificent spectacle then witnessed of thir-
teen boats starting at the pistol shot, bearing
the cOlors of thirteen American colleges, under
the eyes of $1,000 spectators
This year nearly half the line has fallen
away. Seven boats at most will be the array
of 1876. Yale withdraws from the Ass0cia-
ton this year, and Harvard will follow next
season. The other absentees besides Yale are
the smaller institutions that have to lie by
every two or three years to husband their
boating resources. Brown, Amherst, Bowdoin,
Trinity, Hamilton, and Williams cannot be ex-
pected to row every year. Cornell, Columbia,
and Princeton now stand strong and well
equipped, ready to do battle with Yale and
Harvard year by year, and If the Eastern men
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26
DR1.nlTIC NOTES.

Mr. Edwin Adams has sailed from San Fran
cisco Tor Australia
Mr.. Barry Sullivan gave 235 performances
while he WAS ip America,
Mr. and Mrs. f. H. Davenport will pass the
Summer at Minaqua Springs.
Mr. +. A. Schwab sailed on Saturday for
Europe where he will pass the Suinmer
Mr. Leonard Grover has reassumed the man
agemcnt of the Adelphi Theater, Chicago.
Miss Eliza Weathersby will appear in Boston,
ON the lOth OF july 40 uaoF's'' ~ 'hc oue'q"o VI
" Eyangeino"
The bill will be changed tonight, at the
Union Square Thear and the fokes Family VIII be seen
in" Bunch OF Berries."
San Francisco seems to be more than pleased
with the Henry y OF Mr. George Rgnod aud also with
that OF Mr. Lawrence Barrett ....t 80
Mr.. George Honey, the distinguished conc
dian passing few days IN New-forA prior 10 his de
parurc for England next saturday in the Chlna IRON
Boston.
Mr. Charles Fechter received compliment
airy benen at the California lheatcr on the lth lnst
under the auspices OF the French Amateur Society OF
san Francisco.
Mr.. Napier Lothian, the leader of the band
a the Boston Theacr is to preside over the Music at
Saratoga this summer and will give has first entertain
ment there on july L.
Mr.. Rowe has acted for two weeks, ending
tho 2ith inst, at Montreal He app ared to- good
houses, us Wdiyfon stray and Mica aber. He will now
proceed San Francisco, where WI. I'LL an engage
mout ut Baldwin's Acaemy Old Musie.
The drama of Conscience" will be pro-
pany from the Union Square Thcaler Tins company has
Palmer, the manager. Is at Niagara Falls.
Mr.. Edwin Booth is passing few days at
Greenwich, Connecticut liis Pc ionance III Baltimore
In aid OF &c Maryland Ladies Centennial Fund earned
about ~ O-, Oh thursday ne,t Mt Booth goes In Long
Branch 10 Ease lew day. win hrs mother after winch
hc VII make SOW journey 10 Sau Francisco where he
v III ac' iu scp:emocf al John McCuioush's Theater
Miss Augusta Darcon is among the stars that
Messrs shook aud Palmer have enssod TO succeed Zach
other next season at The BIooiyn Theater Hiss Dar-
gOn will appear early III tho AutumD ani VIII act eb0-
rdh and Lady MdcbcN; and the public ot this rcsOn
will then nave opportunity OF seeag. under suitable
circumstances OF the most earnest, ambitious, and
competent actresses OF the tlme
Mr. and Mrs. Florence continue b act in
"Thc Mighty Dollar" at Wallacks Theacr: Mr. Joseph
Murphy his third week. at the Park lheater IN
" The Kerry Cow %" Pique Will be repeated at the
Fifth Avenue Theatcr; Messrs. Kelly Icon will make
all corners merry with Negro Mnstresy at the Twenty
third street Opera House the NOkes Family Will sport
at the Union square and thcre viii be varieties at the
Third Avenue Iheater--where Mr.. b. W. Hitchcock ID
making extensive preparation for rousng celebration
| OF the Fourth OF july.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26
PERSONAL.

President Bascom of Wisconsin University
is coming East to spend the Summer vacation.
The Rev. DR.. Manning of Boston, who was
recovering from his illness has had relapse and is
quite feeble.
The Rev. DR.. James A. Duncan has resigned
the presidency OF Randolph Macon College at Ashland.
Va. on account Of failing health.
The Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, Minister to
England, sailed on Saturday in the steamer Britannia
for Liverpool william j. Boppin the Secretary OF
Legation TO the Court of ST. james. accompanied him.
Mr.. John II. Ford of Baltimore has been
elected President of the Free Excursion Society OF that
cityan association that Is TO furnish during the hot
weather, weekly steamboat excursions, with food med
ica AID &c To Tie nursing and sick mothers and the
sickly children OF the poor. Mr. Ford took out about
1000 Of these sufferers excursion last Thursday.
Miss Kate Field writes from London to The
Louisville Comier-Journdl that 1.-THE two young ele-
phants-twns In fact-brought home by the Prince OF
Wales, ale rejoicing in the names OF Moody and
Sankey aud the recipients of pcous attentions from
admlrlns muttudes. What irreverent person baptized
the twins have not yet found out, but they bear up
under the dispensation wonderfully well"
Miss Dickinson, The Boston AdrertiSer SAYS
has just finished play IL is written in five acts
aud each illustrates the fortunes and prosecutions OF
Jewess IN different cOuntryE England. France, Ger
read the work say that IL is remarkable the strength
with which the principal characters are drawn and oI
Mr.. Robert Dalo Owen was married ut Cald
WELL " last Friday to Lotte Walton daughter OF the
late Martin A. Kellogg OF Hartford, Conn., and grand
daughter OF the Rev. Bella Kellogg, who for than
thirty pastor OF the Congregational Church
Avon Hartford. The lady Ia cultivated artist
middle age, who has Travelled and resided many years IL
Europe and studied her profession in Rome. IL
her that Mr.. Owen two years ago. dedicated bis antobi
0grahy as TO dear friend at whose pleasant homo
Lake George part OF these pages were Written" Th
pheasant home which was built some years since b,
Mss kcllogs, Is situated headlapd. emb0 yercd Ii
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26
trees in one of the most romantic nooks on the
shore Of the lake. and viii be the summer resioon0e v

trees in one OF the most romantic nooks on the
shore Of the lake. and viii be the Summer residence "
Mrs. and Mr.. Owen.
Victor Hugo's funeral Grafton, which was
read at the grave OF George ssnd contained the ioo~
ing passage "she Ia the one great woman III 'uis
,rv whose mission was 10 finish the French Revolution
and commence the revolution OF humanity Equality OF
the sexes being branch Of the equality OF men, srea
woman was necessary. 1t was for woman 70 prove
that her mind might possess all gifts without losing
particle OF angelic nature might De AZ 1hoo ~
and gentle George Sand was that woman m nppy a1v dis
that some one does to France when so many o @
grace H. George Sand ia OF the gores OF our ase
and country she had great heart like Barpes, sree
mind like Bazac, and great soul Ike Lama,'ihe d., a.
enumerate her masterpieces were needless anu a pas
arism from the stores OF universal memory. one was
good and accordingly she had detractors, Dut tle -,
ants 10 her were Of that kind which posterlty VIII couD
as gl0ries"
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, June 25.-Gov. Tllden
has declined to deliver the university Grafton az inc
Commencement of Union College ON Wednesday next
and Prof TayIer Lewis will supply his place with an a
dress 10 the alumni regarding the career OF III lsc vi
Jackson who this year celebrates ms sehicen'eDnai
as u member OF the Faculty
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26
WV voaK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY. JUNE s6, 1876.

split off altogether and form New-Ensland
Association. as now seems probable. there wiii
no doubt be formed Middle States Associaf
ton fully competent to cope with the cnall,I
pions of the "region OF perpetual ple, ial9
and Harvard are to row by themselves at
Springfield this week. but it is to be hoped
that they will eventually come back into ine'
If, however, they stay out, and the best Gays
of the College Regatta are past, 1t must sui
be acknowledged that great things nave peeh
accomplished. The modes of rowing ana tiain-I
ing have been carefully studied, and certain gen.
eral principles fully ascertained. Old humpugs'
such as the raw beef and bloody bones system
of training, have been exploded, and many
wise notions about rowing have been borrowed
from the English college oarsmen; SO that
when the British crews come over to the Cen
tennial Exhibition, it will be from crews vi
Young American gentlemen trained In the Coi-
lege Regatta that they will meet their strongest
antpgOnistS
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26

genuine Reformer. And yet there: are people
who will say, "Well if Tilden isn't TO pe
"trusted, pray what Democrat can be L
IL the anti-Tilden men at st. LOUIS were nov
the truth allowing and honesty -admirlng patriots
thew are so well known to be, the prejudiced
and uncharitable might say that they had peeh
playing off the Governor as Reformer not De-
lieving him to be one, and that finding OUT
their mistake at some cost to themselves they
had turned upon him with, $50, so, old fellow,
"you mean it, do you? Well, wen see about
"that,n and commenced feeling for his iifth
rib. But it cannot be that they arc playing at
a game of deception. Oh! no. They are feel
ing for the Governors fifth solely in the IN
terest of imperiled truth.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26

Mr.. Conking's candidacy, if meant other
wise than as method Of beating Blaine, was sheer i'm
pudence. The Independent voter had informed the Re
publican party by the election returns OF twenty states,
that IL would be wiped ont OF existence If II dared To
man who had helped to make Grantsm what 1t was.
Then came Blaine This his opportunity to repre-
sent the anrant Republicans Adler and Drawer leader
no body OF need have asked II be had been sincere
aud pure But lac played the demagoge, and rallied the
most powerful ring ever formed Neither Morton. nor
Caaron Grant nor C0pklng, nor all Of them com
bined boast OF his defeat Over them. each and ALL
In state after STATE he walked strong man tramples
down dead grass. Only candidate stood In his way
genuine refoiner Add the vote Of Mr. Brstow, second
In list from the first ballot TO the sixth. to the vote
Blaine and there every ballot over 400 votes
which no candidate tainted with Grantism could have
gained Blnnc did not get the whole 0f 1t because he
was only moderate reforner "a sham, aud not =
yerity-lThe New York Pablie 60. A. ..s. = ,.4.4...s
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26
THE SUNDAY BEER BUSINESS.

Yesterday matters resumed their ancien'
ouietness to a considerable extent. Inc COm-
missioners adopted the old plan OF giving
notice to the liquor and beer sellers to close
their places of business, and of taking Official
notice of those who refused to comply WIN
this reasonable order. The spasmodlc style
of enforcing the law and the fussy way oil
securing a quiet Sabbath have been kept up
lust about as long as we supposed that they
would be. The police has returned to It's regu-
lar and normal methods, and the political game
played under moral pretense is for the present
suspended.
We do not know that the Sunday excite
ments have settled even the question,
VIII lager intoxicated Mr.. Jacob Van
Weller of New-Jersey, being apparently
of Dutch extraction, and therefore OF
good capacity for the experiment, swallowed
in a saloon of this city on Saturday evening
80 glasses of the dubious beverage. He did
this to win a bet of $50, and with the lnten-
ton of Illuminating the Judicial mind OF the
Court of Appeals in the matter OF lntoXicants.
Mr.. Van Weller, with the $50 in his pocket
and the 80 glasses in his stomach, started for
his home in New-Jerscy, and desiring to reach
it by the most expeditions route walked into
the water at the foot of Leroy-st. He was
fshed out by pair of policemen. and is now
ready to swear in any court that lager Will
not intoxicate but may mislead man into
the river. We suspect that good deal of GU
mulative evidence OF the same kind might
have been obtained last evening without much
seeking for it, though nobody adopted Mr.
Van veilcr's plan Of diluting his Teutonic
tipple.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26
Nrsppork Daily Gribu,gs
MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1876.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRxioN.-Seryia has called out 6,000 of her re-
served troops. - Seventeen persons were killed
and 81 injured by railroad accident near Cervis,
in Spain. - The Roumanian Parliament is called
to meet July 2. - The Americans in London are
preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July.
DoMEsrIc.-At St. Louis, the anti-Tden men
from New-York are doing hard work; nothing Is
talked of scarcely except Tilden's strength; the
friends of the Governor at present adyices exhibit
no signs of weakening. - The Republican nomi-
nations have been ratified in Cincinnati; Mr. BrStow
spoke and was received with enthusiasm. == Mr.
Blaines health does not improve; he will leave
Washington tomorrow. == Baccalaureate ser
mons were delivered at Yale, Harvard Union Vassar,
wesleyan, Amherst, Lafayette, and Dartmouth col
leges.
CoNGREss.-In the Senate Saturday, long dis
cnssion Of modes Of taxation in the District OF Co
lumbia took place. resulting IN a recommittal of the
pending bills. - The House passed the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill and elected Mr.. Sayler O
Ohio Speaker pro tenn. during Mr.. Kerrs absence.
CRY AND SUBuRAN.-Testimony was taken IN th
investigation of the excess of expenditure over TIL
appropriation for the new Post Office. - Ih
new Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart was dedl
Gated. -- man was fatally wounded In Union
square by a thrust of a stake in the eye - Gold
112, 112, 112ls. Gold value of the legal-tende
dollar at the close, S9l5 cents Stocks extremely
dull and irregular, closing steady
THE WFATHER.-THE TRIBUNE's local observa
fions indicate that the weather for two three days
will be cloudy, with nerchanges of local rains anC
occasions of clear sunshine. - In this city i
was very warm with little air stirring, and con
tinual sunshine Thermometer 79', 93o, e10
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26

The Democratic division at st. Louis seems
so far to be upon Tilden and anti-Tilden, just
as fortnight ago at Cincinnati the fight was
Blaine and anti-Blaine. The anti-Iiden men
are making very lively and energetic can
vass, though they are in minority, and the
friends of Tilden are working just as energetl-
cally, though less demonstratively, to counter
act their efforts. Other candidates are little
talked of, as the fight raging round Gov.
Tilden occupies cveybody's attention. 1t
may be that the fate of Mr.. Blaine,
the leading candidate at Cincinnati,
foreshadows that of Tilden at st.
Louis; but after Tilden who7 is question
which one man may guess on as well as an
other. Meantime the citizens of st. Louis and
the visitors from abroad who have gathered to
participate in the proceedings or see IN the
shadow are noying the charms of good Dem
ocratic society, with occasional exhibitions OF
pugiism. As in 1872 and 1868, the Southern
delegates are taking no very active part III
the proceedings, but simply wait to see who Is
the strongest candidate presented from the
Northern States.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26
MEETING OF TILDENs FRIENDS.

lHE NORTHWESTERN AMI A'N'''~
S1vc TO PRESENT TlLDENs NAME TO Tis
SOUTHERN DELEGATEs-THE ANrI-TiLDES MEN
LOSING THEIR TEMPERs
IBY TELEGRAPH To -HE rRIBuNEl
Sr. Louis, June 2J.-Thc demonstration against
Gov. Tildcn by Ncw-YoIk men does not seem to os'
Ter his friends in the other States from active WORK
meeting was held this afternoon OF committees
representing the Michigan, Minnesota, and lowa
delegations. with q view to perfecting an Organize
tion of the Nortil-Westcrn States. by which Gov III
denis name may be presented to the south
"A tho candidate of that section. o"ips
70 the fact that the Wisconsin delesa'io"
Was unable to be represented the meeting was %'
iourned until tomorrow Ii the intention TO inaH0
a solid organization Of the Northwestern sta'es,
including Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota az.
Nebraska, to present Gov. Tidens name 10 wv
Southern delegations and rs 1t IS tho wish Oh ,p'
Pacific Coast States to be admitted, the uiiiV"
of the two sections will doubtless be ia'I.'
Senator Barnum of Connecticut Is sara y
have in charge a similar movement v
New-England An impartial observer WHO "a.
made a careful canvass of New-England repor'sD
solid for Gov. Tilden. Two delegates from MASS
chusetts who may leave Tilden, will neverlnsies'
vote for him ON the first ballot; and the TWO Nos
HAMPSHIRE and Connecticut delegates VINO ~,
been counted against Tilden it is now saaa x'n W."
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26

The utter inability of the conference COM
mittees to agree on the disputed points in the
appropriation bills. is now admitted. This
makes the dead lock between the Houses again
complete. The danger that several of the
Government Departments, including the Post
Office, will be obliged to stop their operations
after June so, looms up moro ominously than
before.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26

connected with this continent who repose
there. 1t is probable, however, that our coun-
trymen will be too merry minded on the Fourth
to avail themselves of the Deans friendly but
gloomy proposal
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26

Readers Of The TRIBUNE earring torn or trdr,,
elino for The San,ner can hare The paper mailed
10 them, postpaid, for 81 per month, the address
being changed ,chenerer desired. requests .for a
claSqe of address skoaH Gl,oays mention the
edition IDaily, Weekly. or Semi Weekly, aud
both old and nep addresses.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26

As several of the leading colleges have their
Commencements this week, our columns OF
correspondence contain abstracts of baccalau-
reate sermons from men of emincnce. va
riety of lighter news from the colleges also
claims attention.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26
amnstmenls ana alsstinss Co Nigbt.

FIFTH AVENUE TaHATER.-" Pique.
PARK THEATER.--" The Kerry Cow" -, . Y.,,s
TwRxTT-THIRD STREET OPERA HoUSE.-hehy N0o"
Minstrels- -. =, porr,asy
UNION SQUARE THEATFR.--"A Bunch OF berrieo
WALLAcK's THEATER.-" Mighty Dollar"
Ac,pypy or DrsIGS-Centennial Loan Exhibition.
. GfLNoRE's GARDEN Concert .., - r.
hioitiOn.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26

The suit over the claim of William Wood for
81 800 fees for service in tho opening OF Broad
way, may happily do something toward compelling
a reform in the method Of paying for such wcrk. 1t
is a connection of the old Ring, egazcd by a Legs
lature under Tweeds control for the benefit of the
CRATES" who prevailed in his time, and who hung
like barnacles on a ship to every court, commission.
and department Of the city. We came near calling
them leechcs, but these repulsive reptiles have n
habit of ooscning their hold when they have sucked
their FILL but Crates never get enough, and the
comparison would have been insulting 10 the leeches.
We suppose the city will in the end have to pay Mr..
Wood his cxorbitant charge at the rate. according
10 his OWE testimony, of over $50 an hour for al
tending merely formal proceedings duiing his leisure
hours while Dock and School Commissioner at
10000 year. With tho very highest appreciation
of Mr. Woods services, we do not think them worth
so much money. But it Is tho system which needs
correcting and until this is done the ciy will con-
tinue to bo and deserve to be plundered by act Of
Legislature,
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26

Beaver-st pyrotechnist has attempted to make
corner" in iirecrackers. If he is successful he
will deserve recognition also q public benefactor.
We certainly hope he will run the price up SO high
that the most desperately patriotic small boy will be
unable to celebrate the Fourth after his peculiarly
ilintic method.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26

The Woman Suffrage Centennial, to he held in
Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, next Monday.
July 3. in ccmmcmoration Of tine establishment of
Woman Suffrage in New-Jersey, July 2, 1875, re-
calls an interesting historical fact. For 81 years,
from 1915 TO 1907, women had a constitutional
right 10 vote, and in many cases actually did vote IN
New-Jersey. Election laws were enacted in which
the words che or she" aud his or her ballot"
used The friends of Woman Suffrage claim that
the absence OF free schools and the existence of
slavery gradually undermined the revolutionary
spirit and that the defeat of Thomas Jefferson in
Ncw-JerScy in the Presidential election Of $500 by
the Federal votes of the women, led to their dis
reimbursement, in 1907, by Democratic Legisla-
ture.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26

There comes from Turkey and the adjoining
States the customary crop of incidents. Aus
tria, continuing her timid policy, has resolved
to intern" 10000 refugees in Croatia to pre-
vent them from aiding the insurgents. Seryla
has called out part of her reserves, and Is al
most ready to begin hostilities. Mukhtar
Pasha has, according to the Turkish report,
relieved Nicsic, and thus rendered that fort
ress safe, until in the usual order of things 1t
is again invested. At the capital all is tran
quill, the Sultan being busy putting the
finances in order. The situation thus por-
trayed is not IN itself alarming, but 1T lndl-
Gates that there are elements at work which
portend grave disturbance.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-26

Uncle Richard Schell was, we believe, until late
date, leading advocate of soft money. and now we
regret to 1t recorded that his arrest las been
ordered in consequence of his misconcepton as to
the manner in which certain loans of bonds ad-
yanced by Commodore Garrison to he repaid.
There seems to be q chronic msconccption of the
same sort general among soft-noney advocates as
to the repayment of Government loans. The loan TO
Mr. Schel was for his accommodation" Ii does
not lessen the responsibility of the Government to
redeem its promises in gold, and at an early date,
that the loans TO It were advanced for its salvation