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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-08
CITIZENS INSURANCE FAILURE.

Friday has been set down BY Vice Chancellor Van
Fleet as the me for the Citizens Insurance Company.
OF Newark, to appear and show cause why receiver
shall not be appointed 40 applied for He has also
issued injunction restraining the company from
doing business al interm Mr. schenck the secretary
the collapsed company, ststes that the application
mado by MIR. Kelsey for receiver great surprise
70 the ohccrs Of the company, ~ they entertained
hopes that would not resort 10 extreme measures
He had heretofore dealt quito Ieniently with The
company, and u was confidently believed that he
thus lar, he said, In meeting losses policies they
came due, aud SINCE no has OBLIGATED secretary the
Losses on new business had not amounted than
$4,000 out Of the $50 600 new business Transacted.
The twenty odd thousand set down unpaid losses,
he said, are NOT yet 6uA The stockheldorss he
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COTTON SPOT, 1-16a LOWER; FUTURES CLOSED
srEADy-FLoUR QUIEr-wHEAr QUIET-CoRN
EAsIER-oATs QUIEr-wHIsKEy NOMINAL
PORK NOMINAL LARD LowER-PYTRoLEUM
wEAK-sPIRIrs TuRPENrNE FIRM-RosIN
NoMINAL-oILs QUIEr--coFFEE FIRM-sUGAR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS QUIET.
TUESDAY. August 7-6P.M.
Business was almost everywhere moderate to-day,
while lie some departments almost nothing done.
The effects of the strikes still manifest In the gen.
eral dsincnation OF merchants to any risks and
their fears to do anything Everybody appears to
be waiting tor everybody olse TO make star. On
Change business dull Flour quiet Wheat quiet
Corn was a shade easier Oats quiet whiskey
dull nominal Pork dull nominal Lard dull and
lower Freights were quiet tho spot l-l8c
lower closed steady. Coffee steady Sugar nomi
nal Oils generally quiet Petroleum closed weak. Rosin
nominal. spirits turpentine arm.
ASHES were jobbing 41sc &c. for pots and exc. 7c
for pearls.
ANTHONY rcmsiued steady ut llHc. l2c. gold for
regulus, According to brand.
BHKswAx was Arm at sokc. a size. for Western and
Southern; sales were 1000 lbs Southern at Sic.
Baoox ruled steady At 4hc DC. for red tipped,
Sc &c. medium aud 71Sc sKc for choice green
COFFEE The market for Rio ruled firm at late prices.
Tho sales 5i bags Coperncus low fair to barely
fair 1916 1902 bags low fair lst4c 500
bags Hermann Ludwig, low fair lsiSc. Mild coffee
quiet We quote; Ordinary cargoes, l6Nc. TO
fnir do 1Sc 1870 good d. l9fc l9sc primo do, 20c
2o%c; range lots, 1910 2}ac Santos fair
to good 1876 1885, gold 80 days. Java bags.
23c 24c; d. grass 24c &C. Singapore. l9c
2Oc Csylon. l9c bic: Marncaibo. lsc. 2oc Laguay
ra. Ice. 2oc Jamaica, l76c 1870. St. Domingo l6Ac.
TIC. Porto Rico. lsc. 2oc Costa Rics, 1sc 2lc;
Mexican 1916. Macassar Ice. lie Angosrura,
lsHc. 2Ojsc; Savanina. lSc. . 2Oc.; Curacao I7c
Zoe.
ooorEaAcr sTock,-Marke. quiet but UNCHANGED. Ne
quote shookx 81 inch. with heads 81 70
shocks with heads. 3Snch. 81 10 ~ so;
d. i6inch 81 so s.; box shocks Toe 75c do,
81: pipe 50 90 S0 empty hogsheads 81 so: hoops,
IA feet ordinary to prime $33 SS5; do l. feet. do $2S
$50 per n
nominal quotation being 19c., cash, for lake.
CORDAGE.-MMrket dull. We quote Manila, large and
small size. per III, ldc do cordage. bolt rope
yarns Ice 17c. tarFed Manila. 14c; Sal rope. exc
1O1sc New ZeavnL, l26c. Russia hemp, tsrrod.
I4c.: American do. 14c.; Russia bolt rope. lie
CorToN We direct shipment OF 1900 bales
per American brig Saista to Barcelona Also sale to
spuners included in the appended report of sas Of
500 bales. The market spot shows
decline of 116c with. however, moro steady undertone
close sellers offering less freely For delivery
opened about three points better
eak, under large to sell prices tell
off highest about 2S points but closed steady,
with decline partially recovered the final sales show
OF about points from lowest prices Of
day The closing prices to-day compared with Mondays
were nsf
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MUNICIPAL NOTES

Mayor Ely has approved the amendment TO the rsso-
luton OF the Aldermen, permitting farmers wagons
to occupy portions Hudson street for tho sale OF
garden produce. This amendment excerpts from the
provisions OF the resolution that part OF Hudson street
lying between West Eleventh ana Bank streets
The Aldermanic resolution requesting the Corpora
ton Counsel 10 inform the Board 10 tho power OF
local authorities In preventing the overcrowd
ing OF steamboats, in this vicinity has also received
tho Mayors signature
The committee appointed by the Board of Aldermen.
consisting OF Messrs Lewis Sevn ana Cowing To in
vestgats the Ring frauds has not yet taken any steps
discharge their duties IN that connection
dersood however, that operations will DO commenced
within a few days
The Armory Commission occupied yesterday IN
examining the claim OF Daniel Faon for s6s, 600 for
rent OF nilsson Hail. In Fifteenth street. Ii rs alleged
that tho premises used by tho Sixth regiment,
N G., as an armory and driil room. from January l,
1873 to July l. 1871 The testimony of General
Shaer, Colonel Sterry and Mahael sherry was takcn
In relation the purposes for which this hall was used
and to tho rent dua No decision has yet been
Ctvan
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srxLrrR quiet unchanged; quoted
Rsseip '' fns market was quiet
o'c lo5kc for prime city and loo l0c for prime
sueaH-The market for raw remained Gui aud nominal
We quote Fair reanns good do Sac Cuba srs
eery fair TO choice s ssc d. eentr,ussl hnds and
S"xss 7sse sssc PORTO Rico refuins common 20 prime
inca IN O .sa ard sr'sS5s s' i 3 sl' 90
ss:ss i % a o. iTs's's" White sx s
c's. ssse. los. yellow extra ca, s1Ss esc.: other
1..iSs va, sssay With sale. q $500 ssis sSs
Tls-Pis tin aul. and IN some instances a little
iss s,rsiss ' liza sis sns,a iss
renncd: l51sc i6c all gold Plstes--charcoai ~ %
own scarcity
Amounted 300 hhds az unehsnged prices 4. the sac.
prices Tansed from s. 20 up q sii sesd,saf wss qus.
r., sss 1 s sscn % + s o
se e~ iic 100 cases do crop @
iss =, 4 c % q s stop
waIsxEy- lssselg's 800 y ssIS m market was saes
'ps nss1 :. DAY wa. su.
ss..'1A sss g: room =
Ssss wheat q 40 100 . SS1'' ssssn 1900 eGn ..
gov. per steam. 5000 bushels grain. 3d.. go lbs.
t. n,,m. s,r p, ssm o bushels s: ..i IT,
$50 S $50 t,ssss hsusg ss go D.e..tss
las bales do. 50 sUs pork Is. so SsIs. starch
5s. so tons measurements goods 80 MARKS a ~ marks
with $500 quarters grain at s.. I'd an Italian
bark hence Naples with 3,0DO quarters
grain at S. 3D. British bark, hence 70 Cork
Tor orders, With $500 ausrters grain as S. 90. ;
slaves balance general cargo vt current
American 49, hence 20 - Domingo aud back ut
800 United states currency; British mark hence to
Antwerp. with 400 bbis. -chnea petroleum at
As. 3D.. clio arance. September j: a Norwegian
bark gelct. hence 20 Rotterdam OF Amstcr
Ims,ie.n snip fspo,s.S S.aes java With s7.,oS
cases refined pstroieum a. 2e an Amercaa bark, 4os
markot rates; . Spanish brig rsportsd, hence 70
\ 6psnisk peril with laooo cases rshnsd ps-.
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MINING SHARKS

The following were the opening quotations for min
Ing stocks At San Francisco to-day Gould d Curry,
81; Savage, O. Chollar Po,osi %; ophir, 10; Hale
and Norcross, ~; Grown Point. 4; Yellow Jacket,
81; Belcher, 81; Imperial, Virginia Consolidated 80;
California, rs; overman, 20; Raymond Ely, IS;
Eureka G. ", 8; Best Belcher, 1SS Kentuck, 4;
Union Consolidated. 8; Alpha IL; Meadow Valley,
M; Sierra Nevada, *; Mexican, 9; Caledonia, 4;
Silver Hill, q Eureka Consolidated "a; Justice 16;
Julia Consolidated, TX;
The sales Of mining shares In Now York, ohically
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
IcoNrINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE. ]

coupon, l0sx Ito; do. AXIS, 1891, registered. losx
al 1881; do do, do, coupon. 1857 1881; four per
cents, 105k a 1854
STATE ndSDs.
state bonds a. the Board we're duh, with sales con-
fined 10 Louisiana sevens. consolidated District Of
Columbia three-sxty -hves sold at u.
RAILROAD BONDS,
Railroad bonds were generally steady; the only
changes advance of Ia in st. Louis and Iron
Mountain brss, y in New Jersey Central frsts, con-
solidated, Il in Burlington ana QUINCY lives sinking
funds and Milwaukee and st. Paul nrsts lila Crosse
Dtvsionl, and q Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
skies, 1917
Rank SHARES
The sales OF city bank shares were as follows -
Commercial at 1914 1917, Metropolitan at l3l,
Park a. lo4 and American Exchange at 100.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
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none; do. No. . none; de-, largo No. g. % to 50.
Box herring from stors-sessd a5e No. l. lac l6c
fLoUa AND ipts-Four ll.S4t bhis wheat,
Il SIG bushels; corn neal $40 bblA and 10 bags
ssS bushels: oats ~ 90 do; rye. 6t00 do barley
although important change occurred except in new
Southern were about 10000 bbs at the xed quota
tons Rye -four steady with sales Of 273 hb Corn
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A VETERANS FUNERAL.

John c. Baylos, a veteran Of the var OF 1912, was
buried yesterday from the residence OF hts son, Mr..
Nathaniel II. Baylss, No lao Putnan avenue, Brook
lyn The deceased, who was eighty years old,
born IN this State Of American parents He was en-
gagged In the sash aud blind busncss In Catherine
street, this city until about ten years ago, and was
very active man for his age. The remains wero In.
tered in Greenwood.
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thought, would undoubtedly lose something oy tne
course taken by the Secretary OF State but the policy
holders could possibly DO injured, - shs seservs
fund V sufficient 10 cover all iossca
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-08
WISE PRECAUTIONS.

Iron gates to DO placed at each end OF the Union
Ferry Companys boats for the purpose OF preventing
passengers jumping tho boats before the bridge 10
reached Many accidents, u Ia Thoughts Will thus %
urov
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trolcum owners account; Portuguese brig.
hence Lisbon With 400 bbs do. owners account;
German bark CLOSED few days previcus % ARRIVAL
hence 70 Antwerp with 800 bbS refined petroleum IS
a British bark hence United Kingdom direct with 2uO
bbis do - 4tsd Amcrica bark henee 20 direct
Irish With q 100 hbls g. Sd ANerweg bark
from Baltimore to the Baltic with 1850 bbss do. at
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Supernne Western. .........-'.. ~ ~
Extra Western .'.... 10
ROUND hoop Ohio. shipping 7ss go
Rou nd hoop Ohio, trade brHnds..........-. oo@ %
iamiy ~
ST. Lons low asa
ST. Louis ssoss double extra 7ss
ST Louis choice family. Goa 90
S Sys hsaa No j 9ss
Southern, suberiine. GOA
81: e.: ~: s.
WI s' asiss and without changes
.s. u for S s tor
sSns ST ss q g sr ss s ssSss%s
a. s n snsss M
SSss for Snsr.dsd mixed ard sSs. so1s is1 SS
No. scSe 5000 bushels ASss.s stss@sIe eat 4
ssa 5SO bushels ss:A'. .D.s AHsa'' STEAMER
sss & fssa
@ s n % tor No soc n sr Ss'fo o Ts
eeisS ss ~ ss ste steady Ss i nyc.%sas
sSa s"s sec Barley malt
Fsuir~rrsds n foreign dried confined iceSins
syi Ses y 90 y
.oH 49, i fs: ss sy:a. ..s Sc
nn.s 4e Turkey p,uns: &C. .1SSd for old S , snd
sssas.s lss a 'isss 100 sisSs.
m AZ steady -s na
scarce and not asossbs New straw quoted within
the ran, range-of Soc SO for long rye o.,., W.
soa an saS sod ats o
u.' sn s.s n o a4''''
W. ns va: :ss % X sss %
do 70 arrive e 22 both sSd go dry Texas s At iss
ssisfns ssss. sa .ns
1sss ssass s1ls 4ss 81 % ss'::s s SEE $
sSs aoe o5neso q Ss cis's.
1871 H.: ss 's; Sssr s
!ssss 90 l 'Ss ios .s$ai's e. Ok sxs
ss sss
We quote New York. choice to fancy loc i2c do com
%ss 70 ya nsas ssds ali ssos,S: Dali
faTni. nomiaaI. 10 l2c; Oregon laominsn 60 !ac
considering of for week Of she supply Of Pr
erenee although soms brokers sell
.ss sr s held
krmnsss there much inquiry 100 tons
No Sas 50 ss7; alenGarnOcl. No /. ss5; Esn.
LKAD-Iomesfic was held at 5,sc., currency. Foreign
LxSHrHss-There was only moderate demand for hem
s eYi Sa 'sss asas @ s'ssS
81: sasns: ass 90 &C. esaS
DO s.%.ss ds &c a' a
o Uoo. s d. hide zoe
Ss sed nS%a. Fossa
sss ' sss do sas:S sss, rsasiss
@ t0 ,.Ss 40s A New rs'tS good
NAVAL s7caEs~spiriss ,urpensne was arn with sale.
S = v At sS AL. and 80 S in r
1srSa ssSii @ % penn
able s. ps > y s 1, % DE-
min ton :, we're as follows Kesn srm; strained 81 $751;
= a v ns% Is Is p.s s Soc nom
S 81 NJ. b.d
private term: quote In.ssd ssS eoc lard prime
srss% So "a wSs.
erp coc; do soushe,n. Sc Ss.ehs< winter no. ..tu
phass naSr: winter do re Winter ssS
.s; .ss sSSa s 81 Hs ssss ss
So late = dsiyGs y a. s s ss. w a"
1ss At I.l,i%oss 500 Ssl. % xsxS:s s.Sy::s ;.i
r. :...s
ss. ss : s:sass ,' ss.s s..'ii
PoyLrsy.-The marie. WA. rather easy under : full
sss:ss' ma 5s9s sss'i iss per
s. 3 !.
ssms Jersey Esss to '
Ss ssssa % sr q @ ana s9
I
af:ssS g s4aa es
ss Sous sns
Pork Was stu dull and nomnA closing siS s =. hs
~. sns g ;s: s:
ssS ISIS Is Vss we're &
sales we're 29ooo sns picked bellies: II es svsr.ss ~
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MARRTtU.
DE BRxyxx-GREw.--New York, July 81, by tn
Rev. J. A. Edmonds, ALBERT II. N. DE BREYSs
EMMA NJ A. grew No cards.
RxcuRSnERG--GRIEs.- On Tuesday, August !, 1877,
by tho Row C. y. w. Rechenberg, at the residence Of
the BRIDES parents, C j. q. RECnKNnERa ~ MArHLDn
H. GRIBs. No cards.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-08
THE BRITISH GRAIN TRADE.

LONDoNs August ., 1877.
The Erpvess It's weekly review Of the
British corr trade says may now considered
have reached maturity and II some southern districts
rain. ana almost everywhere me fields have more
short Of disastrous change weather which very
wheat which most probably viii DO short Of an average
sl.hos.h not 50 i.ss yo"r. Als..
wheat psst week has shown signs Of depression
ssg.,nt upon anst weather. ana the temporary
this country osncsed With the prospect spsedy
IN tho supplies 81 snfn wheat Miles have
H..e liberal tho quantity reported up to Friday being
e. .ho nov wheat crop are sTa .ws So.h
which pashea forward in the autumn likely to DO
.s q
there net mach chance OF the Contrsnt reisying u.s.
Der Soas
wheat crops Of Germany and Russia promise
prices s.osSsa Enh
foreign wheat Fssdi& corn. on the other hand. Ia.
a. Sshes The s.is the former having
The ost trade also steady in the taco OF large
y' .s .e deduction h' o. sssn s sss s.
for wheat I: very and Soas1 h0Ss: :
made have indicated decline Of Is a. on the wseE
Maize sltsousu steady has barely maintained the lste
sa Tss .:ss e es.s a .ss ~sIs
the week sSsss July Is we're a7Sas sss Of ~Esss aud
95 ,345 cwt Of -four.
consols. es,< for both money ana sSs aeosuat
PARIS. August z, 1871
EXCHANGE on London. 25L l21zc. tor short sight.
Silver IL Quoted At 6z1<d. per ounce.
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PRINT CLOTHS MARKET.
PROVIDENCE. r. l.. August T. 1877.
Printing cloths market duh and slightly easier, but
prices hominslly unchanged.
EUROPEAN MARKETS.
COMMERCIAL.

n LVkRPOOL, August 7-5 p. N.
Cottou-The sales the Included 1880 Amer
Futures weak Uplands. low nddiing clause, oeto
Der and November delivery. 1S2d also sales of the
same LIED also sales Of the same, SID Trade
port-The market and fabrics Manchester v
dull and rather lowcr for all articles.
LONDON. August Us 80 p. NJ.
Produce-rallow, Ais. Cd. per cwt.
ANrwKKP. August z, 1877.
Petrelsum, 3lf for fine pale American.
rrw YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE REPORT.
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Pork Eastern dull At 7os.; Western steady ut 54s
Cumberland cut steady at 3s short rib steady az
37s clear dull NJ 37s. short cear dull 3ss
Hams-Long cut steady At sos shoulders steady At 3ls
l05S prime steady as s7s. Lasd-Prme Western
dull 1t 44A Tallow- Prime city Armer Mt 4Os Cd Tur
nns dull a. los choice dnl at 52s Lard
No spring steady ut la No, do. steady at lis I'd.
winter southcrn steady 1t las ID wnter Western.
In market. CornMixod soil steady at Dos Receipts
Of whes Tor the week from Atlantic ports $3.50
from Pacific ports 1880 quartors do from s4her
~ 500 aters Receipts Of 1000 quaItes
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HAVANA MARKETS.

HAVANA. August 2. 1871
Sugars perfectly calm. spanish roa 227ia 227x. Ex
change firm; ON London 201a 81 premium.
, 1877-06-28
sr. 1GNAT1Us COLLEGE.
THE BEvkyTn ANNUAL El

TUE SEVENTH ANNUAL Exhibition
Of st. 1gnatius College was held last evening In
tue hall VI the institution In tho presence Of an
Immense audience. In order to secure only tho
better class Of people, tckots and Invitations wero
issued, scvcrnl door.tcndors In tcgatla wcro sta.
tionel at tho entrances, nnl tho best Of order pre-.
vailed. The exercises commenced At hhls-past
o'clock. Tllorc wcre many prominent members Of
The catholio eiesaY pro.snt, =, ,inetuilng tte r.
srsulai"s, Sf ise:s; IL sSe IL iisx % Ds. hesiu.
lou. tho l,evs. r. Rcarlon,. parrctt, uro-
kfs ss:ac c'pKSGy Ksyue naaM HSsH: plGnDs l,yss
ii!eck, Darnrn. yut,iia, .Nlelefkora, Zealand,
TSs sIs. nrTpsas,. "ns kawlof aa'ae Van dc
The programme consisted Of Welcome oyeftnrc
y tho oschssEa; pto,Ssne so%po;ed b. Joseph
di.eoMrso. w Int Good iias n: li'tory s Dono By
S:; 5sfss@:s il G%sy .! s:!ssss
ss;sss Sss? sS$,';;
sA y wea ii a'aii''' rlnsss: rnss c9!E1ss' ;s ias
''sian, ey William ]. Donlta; "ioot and reas;;
gnt" BY tl.o oFcheat!a; comforting Of degrees and
Tho sid1s.: sy Se. $o,an VA. by far the best
p.sdasttoa Of ,hs . sysn'gs Tas ya%ns speaker
htartIIy appaadea at the cIo.s q Ii. aiiiort. "N
Tho .lcaareo ot bachelor Of Arts was conferred
upon the tour GRADUATED. .-Mcbsfs, JhnacA j. Cuf~
ra1,. Wllln,n ]. DontLu. Edward d. WInuow. and
John II. Mcnra&h. Tho degroc was conferred by
l1Ishop fooy. Then followed tho distribution
Of a largo number Of premiums for good
conduct, In which Thomas T.. Ncata
cur5n,., III ",eF % msa To- sSo Soss Ess,,sh es.ay
In tho classical course: Jaca +. Frnnzur. silver
medal fur the best English tssaY in rhetoric;
gs. essay in poetry; nnd william ]. lIyrno. sll-
yer medal for goad conduct tn tho Preparatory De-
partsmcnt. y faw remarks from bishop Folsy
clusdu tho cxercixet.
, 1877-06-28
DELO1T COLLEGE.

Special Distkssch to 7as Tribune.
DEtoEr, Wls., Juno .7.-rwcnty. conc yonng men
received their graduating honors from nelole Col
,syo to.lay. Tho yalodlctory WIS given by II. II.
rctt!bona. OF 1sclo!t, tho salutatory by b. ".
McKaY. u Milwaukee, j. o. AtnslIc, oT Roches-
Ter, Mimi; W. 8. Cato, c. F, Gates, and
". II. Malone, Of Chicago; ~w. IT, Cars, OF
1ielo't; L. II. Perkins, Of Caledonia; and j. r.
MIllor, Of WlnMcba:o. delivered distinguished ora
tlona. ". u. Colt. Of Ba'o!t; y. N. Malone and
rii, q ieloit. osatious; G: n Ainsiic. St Roehe.-
tcr, Mimi, +. lssnne:t Of Caledonia. Ia. +. II.
lsnrdlck, Of Haratoxa, ~ Y.;O. ". Jack. OF nulot,
L. A. rcttlbone, ut 1icot, and j, A, Trnesdcii,
of lle1ot,. dtascstatiOns; mud j. W. ltallott, OF
Mt. Carroll. a p!,en. !. J. Wilcox. Of Bo'olt Of
orchestra furnished tic nu.lc. Nearly 1.6o0 per-
sons crowded neo tho Gruat church to enjoy tho
exercises. anil were exceedingly rrofnsc wil tl,cfr
doial fayoEa and appliances to tha young hcfoes Of
TIC hour.
THE BEST SENIOR CONCERT
ellr,tra, atlss Jps i!!,e: tha p!aalut Mr.. CLAN
y. stacy, soprano, Pfof. fAsllle, bnsitonc aud
lIutchtns un ths cornct, pning tho performers.
THA ALUMNI
unAnlmonaly resolved 10 undertake tho endow.
meRt Ut profcss0rship. An Executive Commits
fe!oS.: ilss'es whits. .; 4; %,issd, y s:sies:
~ itcv. Henry, !. Hose, of Miiwsussu.
The plan contemplated an endowment Ut At least
$40, Wv 10 1e raised BY. subscr1ptI0na In notes
bearing interest and payable In four Ayo annual
with energy. similar uaoyemcnt In connection
with thv ai.ter inatltutl0n at Rockford has bean
sQccsoA(ully carried unit.
, 1877-06-28

lshed as one Of the drst College. in the country br
lts ftat graduating class Of 1aAO.
Tho pFniuetiona wcro nblJ written, while eomn
dtspfayed unusual sc.carch. thought, and ability
for students In tho Freshman year. Whtln The
clocntfon Of SONG was better linn others. none
vers poorly delivered. Miss Orc!!c aehnylcr,
essay, s'Tho Songs OF the rcop1e"; ". ", nEck-
inson, oratIon. .!john isriaht''; i, +. .Kahout,
ota;on K"x,ssh I.ao j., L, i.eIan%"; ~. Ai.io
sii:s Anns f..ws!l: e;.ay, Tns ,Atson n s1i ii: h:
Il. Wells. arat!en. Thct:ollege as an Elencnt OF
'.Wc.sminstcr Abbey !" and ". r. seost, grafton.
'A1ons Or with the Majority, ;. constituted ths
tpeelisely. .wers awarded. Tho. comMIttce
ssasa h ' hprn to M.. Ant. Frwp s
comm!ttce, It wns difficult to decide, md there
ought to tlnyo been 1vc or six pstzos instead Of
two.
Tho music. ~ the orchcetrn of ptnt. Lewis, waa
c]ecs o.nIght With tcccpton At Ferry Hail.
II L. understood there IL a prospect Of Hnltd a
large Freshman class for nc1t year, and sdue addi
t!ous 10 tbs present (sophomofe) Glars.
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hops that tho yonns men who hail them in charge
wnnld ,o better In thc fatnrc.
after roms general ternark', saa ~ address VA.
directed 10 tho patrioIc 'mpuitee ot lilo young men
men 70 government. Hereditary !aiers ha3 given
away In this country Ia thc rule OF the penple. who
were their w'sest md sAfe.t nGeccssoTA., ~
wnIch tho ,sst ths. iSe snof.nt sls:sr. formed
American Constellation. and 1t might bo stated Az
fact that no written ,n.sancnt could possibly nut
sn{ t #
tha evil tendency ot ate 10 ic'sroy partc. d. Tho
reprctcntatives 81 principles. and TO render them
Il po'l!ssI er;neps, e t6s .po. 4 eoiiis.i &c;
fc IN he 81 M ss .s wse ss
ment pdwcTfni for rctorm was the press. It lid
not want v"tes. WA practically Independent. ant.
something ertra.tonatlinttanaf. md. even II IT,
mschinattons were mt hctser known, should ho
nsSs IL ses;s1. ws ssp hs eo
own Stats. e which there lay rleh hsd Of etates:
% eSasastclSisea liz "ins van md the onts a. po
a s . ns sDS S0;o It, ssi a
eager 10 match them out Of tbelr grasp. Some
ycry excellent and rght. t.n!ndel pcople were In
IN lie Constitution. bat tSs spcskst Va. oi op!n-
lon that Il would b better TO wipe
out corrupt .prac!Icos under the law
~ II now ntood+ and cleanse tho Government
u u i tsu name % q sod !" shs % eonsi!taiou jndgo
Cooley olso noticed tho prevalent loose notions In
REGARD 10 dcfrandtng tho Government, and cvcn to
committing perjury when wrong. docrs wcrc do.
tcctcd In thc[r ovi deatgns. There wsre two afgl-
mcnta which 10 such mcp seemed ample jnstlfca.
lion for chenting shs uovernnent. Ono was their
creed That the Government had no right to Inquire
Intu or Meldlo With thclr private acts. and the
other Tint II they did chcnt aud dcfruui they
presented Itself: a reform Of these evils must
Of The tand w.re especially. called upon
in Jill way only was ensE,bse rerfown to bc
won. and 1t should DO the ambition Of every cduca:
ted man to assist in olcratin1 soccty wisdom, and
morality. IlIe'c wore aln,a worthy The ambition
OF the wiscat and the best, and when the American
erclsc tho powers uf tiovefnmsnt. thun might they
hoast OF receiving tho hct!tuge Of freedom from,
their anccstora; then would they have !ualt1ed
that gfft by making solid md certain tho founda
tons VI tho Commonwealth. .
The lecture was hcartl with great intcrcat, and
tho speaker was frequently awarded with hearty
applause.