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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-15
WESLEYAN COLLEGE.

MIDDLETowN, Conn.,, June "A 1878
The exercises OF CONNIE nee ment week will open on
June 90 at hslpast p NJ, with the prize
orations; junior and sophomore prizo decamations,
Friday, June q. At han-past seven P. NJ. bacca-
laureate sermon, Rev. Cyrus D. Foss, u. D.,
sunday, Juno %, at halpast ten A. NJ; University
sermon, Rev. Henry W. Warren, D. D., Sunday. Juno
%. hall-past seven r. NJ. class day, Monday June
"a; gymnastic exhibition, Tuesday, juno rs, huff
past eight A. NJ. meeting of the trustees Tuesday,
j une rs, nino A. NJ; address before the
PM Beta Kappa Society. Edwin P. whippIe.
Tuesday, Juno %, haIi-past seven p. M;
business meeting and anniversary OF the Alumni
Association Wednesday, June &c. ten A. NJ; reunion
OF the classes Of 1853 49, 49, '6s II TO- Wednes.
J une 70; commencement, rsday, Juue 81; music
the American Band. Providence; examination OF
didates Tor lssion, Friday. June 28. nine A. n.
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THE HOME INSTITUTE.

The commencement Of the Home Institute for
Young Ladies, also that OF MISS Bulklsys seminary
a. Tarrytown, are ngasin9 tho attention OF the
merous ris.ds OF these two educational Institutions
1t expected that they would take place yester-
DAY, but the date mas been fixed Tor tho 10th inst
when, At the Homo Institute, presided over by Mss
Metcal, an interesting entertainment OF music and
reeiIatious will 90 gwen. FruLcu farce will
one OF The chief features OF the programme. Przcs
Will DO awarded TO seven pupils, aud Two oi the grad
yates. Miss S4ite q. Falling AID Mas Lucy G. GAie.
will get their appropriate dipi0mss
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-15

evening the comforting OF degrees will take place
George casserly will deliver vacdictory and tho
other speeches Ill be by Peter J. Mullay, who takes
his degree OF A. NJ, ana oy James Crowley Tho iol
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Addresses VIII be mado by the following mem bers
OF the graduating class :-Messra Bevier, Bogardus
Eilnspdorf Everett, Marshall Mclean, senior Tears
vanderpoel, Vaughan, Daryee. Lawrence, Lent, Prem
tiss and vurmeulc.
The commencement exercises ~ Rutgers College,
New Brunswick, N j., began yesterday with tho
reading oil tue following theses :"Ihe CONSTRUCTION
OF Canal Locks" ny Jonn Bishop; sine Clay Deposits
OF New Jersey" by Edward Duryee; "rhe Precipta-
ten OF 5tryehine by Hydrogen Sulphide.n BY H. NJ.
Herbert; .Manufacture OF Iron by tho Inaireot Pro-
cess blast Furuace)" w Walter !. lawrence; "rhe
Drainage Question: by u. +. Lent; .'rhe lson Rail-
road Bridge. Raritan River, New Brunswick by
Robert W. Prsntiss; .Desan tor = Lock md Dam Tor
tho Improvement or tho Karitan RIVER NJ New Bruns-
wick, - w G. O. Vermua.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-20
The Anti-Monop01iSt.

is used in the Hughes instrument a
rod of selenium is placed there, we
shall obtain a microphone which is
sensitive to light and all it's varied
hues. and which will transform lumi-
nous vibrations into those of sound.
Each microphonic note will reveal the
true color Of any substance, rose or
flower, at the distance of hundreds OF
miles. The instrument will thus be
metamorphosed into a most delicate
photometer which cannot be mis-
understood even by the color blind.
Strange as all this is, it is not only
possible or probable but absolutely
certain that the wonderful invention
of Professsr Hughes will inevitably
lead to these and other and more re-
markable results.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-20

dollars in specie, and India eaai
maintains specie payments.
It now remains to be seen whether
the people Of the United States will
permit themselves to be reduced to
the condition of those in India in order
that Mr.. Sherman may be allowed to
crafty his ambition in carrying out
his schemes and testing his politico.
economic theories. I, for one. shall
not believe it, but rather than before
that depth of human misery and deg.
radiation is reached, they will hur]
him and his confederates from that
power which they have so long and
so terribly abused.
HENRY CAREY BAIRD.
Philadelphia, May 4, 1878.
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sHAMs FROM CELLAR TO GARRETT.

They were in the bell-tower yester-
day, and she leaned her yellow-haired
head on his agricultural shoulder and
listened to the mighty ''tick :! tick
tick!' of the big clock.
owe don't want such a big clock as
that, do we, darlingi?" she whispered
'No, my little daisy" he answered
as he Rugged her a little closer; 81 kin
buy clock for 50 which'll run three
days to this clocks two. I've got her
picked out already!'
"We'l be very happy she sighed
"You bet we will! I've figured it
right down fine, and I believe we can
live on twelve eggs, one pound of sufar,
ten pounds of flour and one pound of
butter"
"And you'll have bank account?''
shepleaded.
81 will, even if have to buy a
secondhand one"
"And we will keep coachman %
E"Yes."
"And have piano -
eyes, darling
"And 1 can have some square pill
lows with shams on them ?"
eyes my tulp-yes: We'll sham
every dvrned thing from cellar to gar
ret, have the front door painted blue,
and-but less go'n look at some second
hand cook-stoves -
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-20

The old man was oiling the hinges
of the stove door and carelessly sing
ing one of Beethoven's best, when a
middle-aged woman entered the sta
ton. and began:
"Mr. Joy, are you COOL MANI
"Wall, acknowledgements" he re-
piled, Il never dro pped a bad nickel
into the street car box, and don't go
fishing on Sunday"
"Mr. Joy, lam canvassing for mon
ey to buy Bibles, and SO forth, for the
African heathen!'
care, Ell! Does he seem to want
Bible!''
HE does. He sits on the sands of
his native shore and looks longingly
this way
s'Does, Ell! Sitting right there this
morning, 'spose!"
'sHe is. How much will you SUBJ
scribe, Mr., Joy.'
MADAM, I've got to lift mort
gage before noon to-day, and
"You will certainly give some
thing" she interrupted.
"And I've got to meet fire ind life
insurance. pew rent, taxes, gas and
Put down what your nobe heart
Dictates" she said, as she handed him
the book.
He reflected for moment aad then
asked:
Twill $500 convert a heashen-a
great big two-fisted heather, with a
stiff kneef'
Ill think so.
He hgured with pencil. on the bot
tom of chair and said:
Five dollars into two hundred
pounds of heather is forty pounds for
a dollar. That is, less sse-um-ten
pounds for twenty-five cents, and none
to carry. Divide the dividend by the
divisor, cut off the cube root, carry
nothing, and, madam, you take this
quarter and convert ten pounds OF
heather for me. That's an / car
spare--no use talking-ten pounds
here comes his Honor"
She went away puzzled and amazed
at his figures. and Bijah LOOKED after
her. and unused:
Il ought to have taken mortgage
on my share of that heather, hut I'm
Just that careless in business affairs.
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The performances at tie theatre OF
Pompeii. interrupted by tho eruption
of Vesuvius, A. D. 70. are % be re-
snmed under the management of Sig
nor Laneini. who makes the follow
;no annonncament: AFTER lapse of
more than eighteen hundred years,
tha the.tra Of this city Will be re-
onered vith La Figlia del Reggi-
msr*c Isolicit continuance of the
f.~er hestowed on my predecessor,
T.r-rs Ouintus Nartius, and beg 70
...nrs - public that / shall mako
s-erv 80 . eqnal Tia rare qualities
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LOVE IN THE ROUGH.

They were leaning on the ballstrade
of the bridge, locking into the water.
He had hand like panleaf fan, an
ear like pickle dish, and no collar
She had a foot like a center table and
no teeth. They were eoong. He
cooed first, and in a tone as gentle and
musical as a Kansas zephyr, he said
Nancy, jest es soon es I sell my pur-
taters I'm going to claim ?ol fur bet
ter or fur wus." Then she coOed.
and with the customary shtewdness
that women are wont 20 show in
emergencies, she queried IN a soft
sweet monotone. "Buck. what air
taters fetchin' in the stores now =
And thus did they COO until It got too
cool.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-15
MR.. BEECHER DISCOURSES OF
BRYANT.

Plymouth Church lecture room was unusually vel
filed last evening, and Mr.. Beechers ks we're OF
william Cullen Bryant and DR.. Sehenck OF ST Amir
Church. He began by saying that he wished to ioiu
all Christians IN congratulating DR. Schsnck and the
members OF MS 81 AIMS Episcopal Church having
become cmancipated from ther church debt
Most Of Us from childhood, continued Mr. Beecher,
have known Mr.. Bryant His name 10 a household
word In htcrature He was healthy, ana babe fair 10
1--we hundred years. There Is melancholy sonti-
ment connecied wIn his death. He was ripe and
aa hs aa 30, Ss s'fn s ssse
ton, ana, although fastidious ne did not shrink
from doing his share Of work in life
literary reputation Mr.. Bryant was the msn.
but no felt duty do his pars struggles for
humanity. For nity years he had been IN the midst
in lie when most rest he sil continued to labor
Tor all that was necessary TO the public welfare ho
stood IN his place and worked nooy. HIS example
was TO be commented TO The young men aul women
OF tho time. Though an editor and u pubnc man he
never brioed by honors 10 forsake q cause.
From 1880 until 1860 was the crucial period
IN our history. Ministers, editors teachers and men
OF wealth and rencwn committed moral suicide bs-
cause they were unwilling TO speak behalf q
slaves who were black ana voicsless. Business mes
were sont aud great wrongs were permitted wilhouk
protest. But throughout that long period Mr. Bryant
never sworved once he was not sradica,v but he
was pronounced and changeless. To-day his record
bright with honor. In regard 10 his literary ca.
reer Mr.. Beecher said II was a great thing for
a man, alter living sixty years, TO say
that no had written nothing that he would wish 10
ooliteratc moral grounaa The dead poet had ~
advance sanetded literature. There not a line o
HIS poems that n mother might read by the bed.
side OF her dying child In theology ne studied tho
was IKE the Hebrew poets He gave 70 the wafer
fowls tho rivers, mountans aud sky an interes
that will not Jade. His dust laid away, but the
poets spirit would work on ana on and be blessed by
God who II.
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TWO men BURIED into ETERNITY.
A Tangled Mass of Iron Swept
Through the Air.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPES.
Extraordinary Scene at the
Anchorage.
DANGER LIGHTS OVER THE RIVER.

A few minutes after noon yesterday the residents
Of that portion OF the city lying between tho New
York tower OF the Brooglyn Bridge and the anchor
age were by loud report that sounded like
the booming OF a cannon, and nstantanc ously io
lowed by q scraping hissng sound, impossible 10 &C.
SCRIBE Tho noise did not last half minute and
followed by dead silence In Ices than five inutes
over hundred rumors afoat, each ascribng tho
noise TO some distinct cause. In lew minutes, how
ever the news spread that OF The cables OF tho
Brooklyn Bridge had parted killing and manning some
twenty or thirty people. There general rush
10 the yard at the loot OF the New York tower and
tho reports were found 10 be greatly exaggsr-
ased Instead OF the cablo having parted, one OF the
nineteen strands composing the cabie had broken
loose from its fastenngs, and, with tremendous
jump. landed pile OF stones in tho yard At the
back Of tho New York tower, carrying with II an I'M
menss iron shoe. braccd between iron bars, and
about ton weight Of steel rope When
the tackle parted Thomas Blake, . rigger,
assisting the the anchorage was killed Ia.
simultaneously by blow from the flying rope. and
Henry supple the foreman OF the gang Of rggsrs,
was knocked on the anchorage into yard below,
fall seventy feet receiving injuries that have
since caused his DEATH Two other men who were
working the anchorage, James AcGrath and
Thomas Arberg, also severely hurt and taken 20
their homes. Although several other persons wore
knocked down and otherwise hurt by the
scattered wires In their lightning transit
they only suffered temporary Inconvenience. Halt
an hour after the accident quito crowd
OF people collected around the bridge yard on
the New York side and examined with considerable
curiosity the heavy shoe It's iron traces they
lay ON the heap OF stones TO the right OF tho en-
trance GATE They looked Hrst as the anchorage,
Then at the shoes and finally at the houses built
Immediately underneath the bridge cables, wonder
Ing how u was possible that heavy lump OF iron,
with the wire ropes and sneaves. TO reach the
spot ON which they now rest without tear
Ing down all the houses that lay IN
their path. II appeared almost impossible
TO bclieve that in jump II could have cleared 500
ieet and done no damage, with the exception Of few
bricks Knocked OF tho copngs Of tho houses BY the
hanging ropes. The broken wire rope that caused
the accident also lying among the debris, and
proved TO DO quarter inches diameter. and
vf The Bessemer steel Manufactured BY Rosblng
Brothers, of Trenton, N. J. The wires in the differ
snt strands the rope appeared be good order,
but IL understood that tho engineers intend 10 have
hem thoroughly tested.
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SWISS PAUPERs FOR AMERICA.

a letter, dated Bale, June I, 1875 and signed by
Asdrsw zwiIchsubart, general sgent Tor emigration
Basic, received yesterday by Mr.. jackson, su-
psrintendsnt OF Castle Garden, In which the writer
stated that Swiss psuper would arrive in shors
time By Liverpool steamer. The mans name is
given jacob Zimmerman, from Trasad inssn, Can
ton Of Schafhausen. Swilzerland. He 10 fortytwo
years old ana is said TO be Of weak mind, unable
work, aud, consequently. future burden 10 some
pubic institution like Wsrd's Island IL seems that
She American Legation In Berns and The American
Consulate telcgraphed TO Antwerp TO dctan this per-
and requested the police 10 send him back 10 his
canton This 10 tho second attempt Within tho last
months OF tho swiss authorities 70 gey rid Of this
pauper by paying his passage TO our shores. IL the
police do not dctan him superintendent Jackson says
that q sharp lookout will be Kept Ter zimmerman,
and II these charges prove true he will DO I'm medi-
ateiy returned 10 his mother country, as too many
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-15
KILLED ON THE ELEVATED ROAD.

A painter who was employed on the Metropolitan
Elevated railroad was run over yesterday morning
and instantly killed. II appears that deceased had
been painting the horizontal orders opposite the
sion Greenwich While 80 occupied hts 1t.
tsntou wss attracted traia Of going porsh.
Thinking that he secure II getting the rail-
road track, no raised himself partially above the
level Of the road when engine No. 4 with three cars
Nos IL II aud 10, which had escaped his
notice, getpg south, struck the unfortunate
with iull iorce, and carried hts iielees body
q considerable distance. the train proceeded on its
wsy me station, whie ofacisis in charge
were quite UNCONSCIOUS OF The fatal accident which
had taken place. Several pedestrians sixth avenue
were eye wisnesses OF the occurrence, and large
crowd mbled, soss dared 10 asoend the
upright pillars ascertain the sxtent Of tho injuries
Peters had sustained. Officers Cowgirl and Creig
OF Ninth prooinct arrived aud aacended the
unfortunate painter stretchcr vas sent Tor, when
his body conveyed TO the station house Al frst
seemed 70 be acQuanted with the name or
residence OF deceased Several citizens followed the
body TO the station bausc, and then Is was rscogu zed
that OF John Peters, twentyour years OF age, Of
No. 4o4 Humsoldt street, Brooklyn 4. ID. Word Was
Ie,cgrspnsd 70 the residence oil deceased wnen his
brother Arthur arrived and took charge OF the
body. II was found mat deceased had his thumb and
YtRhs broken, besidss two deep wounds ovor the
right eye. HIS head was irightfuiy gasnsd and split
open
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

The New Haven Register asks why Mr.. Hayes don't
take Alexander Ii. stephens into his Cabinet
The Manson tInd.) Courier says that Congressman
Sexton, IRON That district, VIII DO Reelected.
grand mass meeting In san Francisco . week ago
Endorsed the non-parsissn nominations for the Con
sututonal Con vention.
Cassius NJ. Clay Is now being "wri,ten up'' -
candidate Tor Vice President
fhe Montreal Post is . new JOURNAL and II has more
the air Of . newspaper than anything that has yet
been printed north OF the lima
The Massachusetts, ereesbsck Convention viii be
held In August.
Boston I'oa.-'sTo every line Of Endorsement Of
Hayes In tho platform Of the Ohio republicans thers
were sixteen mental reservations"
Cincinnati Enquirer ldem.):-"Thc opposition 10
John g. Thompson increases II would not he hazard
70 say that ne win not guide the democracy this
falLn
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KxrIASAros pIAcRAx
A-The shesve where tn. steel wire parted.
B-where Thomas Blake stood when killed.
and m ms wo"na.a: since sisa
R Tsm.. a q; All ''HS'0n "'''''
4. .i..sl ':. .s 2. sss sss. bans
The central sheAye.
Ik Hemp rope.
I'M M-Ltnes OF the strands Of the cables
or rHg ACCIDENT
A represen tatvc OF the HERALD arrived at tho en-
srmncc IN yard surrounding the New York anchor
ago shortly alter one P. NJ, ana applying for
told 10 90 tho engineers once, the
opposite side OF the street. There were n number OF
newspaper loungina around tho Office, growing
about being kept OF tho anchorage, and especially
Indignant at the reply mefe TO them by one Of tho
Engineers when asked for Information This gentleman
hcctousy told the reporter that the engineer would
give written statement for the bencni OF the press
IN Saturday. Everything, however. was Immediately
,st RICH, when Colonel Pane, Of the assistant
Engineers, entered tho ONCE that gentleman at
offered TO take the representatives OF the press
the top OF The anchorage and explain TO the best OF
his ability the nature and cause oil the accident Tn
der his guidance the party tncn taken through
the yard and after mounting long winding staircase
presently found themselves on tho OF the
dent. Tho anchorage has surface Of about 100 feet
square, mainly devoted 10 iastenings oil the four
tables The OF the cable that belonged
TO the the nOftu TAXING brlSf glance
~ The scene there many objects that ght
eye indicative OF the fearful scsne that had Gently
taken place. Tho broken wro rope, with Its Jagged
ends lay over the northwest corner and stains OF
blood visible IN nearly every direction In order
TO make everything as clear as possible, Colonel
Paine hrst called the attention OF those pres
ent 10 q strand that In course OF
struction for tho second cable. Hs explained
how the wires were brought over separately
from the Brooklyn side on wheel run
on traveller ropes, ana Topped on TO wheel on
the snchoraec. wnen all the wires have been
brought they fastcued togcther aud after
ward lowered into position with the Others that help
10 form the cables There arc In all nineteen strands
10 each cable. ~ during this operation that the
break took place Colonel Paine explained that when
al the wires composing the sirano mad been brought
they secured to large shoe that was fast :
between two large iron bars This shoe 10 held
In position by steel rope, one ana quarter inches
IN diameter that works on number Of iron sbcsves,
and alter passing through several blocks s controlled
by steam On gnc al the foot OF the anchorage. Tho
process Of lowering the strand IL effected by paying
cot tbis wire rope from below anc thus allowing the
shoc TO slide forward and give more fall 20 The strand
DESCRIPTION or ACCIDENT.
Yesterday tns Knock ed Oh work at noon, and all,
with the exception gang Of risgers under super
intendencc of Mr. harrington, the master mecnsnc,
vent hons TO their dinnsrh These men remained be.
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CAPTAIN vANDERPoELs REMAINS.

The romans OF Captain b. W. vandsrposi son Of
Dock Commissioner vandsrposl who died In Antwerp
on the 9th ui., arrived yesterday on ths steamer
August Andre. The body taken 20 The receiving
vault at Green Cemetery Funeral services Will
BE- held to-day, A. which Rev. Dr. Lathrep, formerly
Of the second Avenue Baptist Tabernacle will OIL
cate Captain vanderpoel died Of debility resulting
lsBg confinement In rebel prisons and exposures
Incident TO military lie.
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IN MLMoRIAM.

comm uncation was yesterday sent 10 Mayor Ely
by Alderman Morris requesting that some public
ton be taken relative the death OF Mr. Bryant Mr.
Morris suggests the Of statue aud that
scripuons, from I've cents upward be solicited from
the pubic generally the Mayor treasurer and
appoint Ave or more prominent citizens 10 seIec. the
design and carry out the proposition The suggestion
also made that placed In she Of
the CIRCLE ~ the Central Park FIh
avenue, between Fiityeighth anu FiityainLh strecs
Mayor Ely expressed himself In favor OF tho idea,
The New York Free Trade Club, . meeting neld
on Thursday evening, June Ia. directed the following
minute 70 be entered upon It's Journal:-
In recording the desth OF william Cullen BRYANT an
sweat wnica lame mt with whoio
muniy desire TO express our uniegned adm Of
his Instructive fearless and untring efforts In behalf Of
freedom OF trade and that all free traders will
best show their appreciation OF his economic services
to the country by continuing without
the relief OF commerce. that he aborcd xeal
ousy TO the end OF his long useful fe
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OTHER ACCIDENTS.

A NUMBER OF PEOPLE DURrED BIZ FALLING
9N1f WALL
.ae .aa9 RocHEsrEn, n r., June II, 1879.
the walls Of two large brick stores In this city
fell with terrific crash this aftornooa, buryins a
number Of peopls ia the ruins Four were recovered
alive, bot badly injured. One or moro are likely 10
die. One of the buildings was oeeuped By Graves
candy factory, the otcr by the United states Express
Company, printing oniccs, &c rhe express employees
ali escaped. CoIenel n. II. smith, printer, was
seriously injured. N1s
DEATH RESULTING FROM RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
na NORTHAMPTON, Mass, June IA. 1878.
Rev. G. G. Burstyh dOd last night from injursss
oeived In recent raslroaa accident as YIorencs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFERINGS.

Tho New York sooaesy for the Prevention OF Cru
city 70 CnnAren has received from Mr.. James Fra.
ser, superintendent sea. sontrbutsd by the Sunday
sohsoi connected with Or. Jebn Haips FINN Avenue
Prssbyterian Church