Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-29


 ful affair, illuminated in colors with appro-
 priate designs, and on the reverse was the
 list of toasts. The menu was as follows: | Royal Printaniere.
 1 Kennebec Salmon. Hollandsis0 Sauce. Pomme de terre Parisienne. | RELIEVE.
 | Tenderloin Beef, Larded, with Mushrooms ENTREES.
 | Sweet Breads Braise, with Green Peas. Macsroni au Grat1n
 Queen Puffs.
 ROAST.
 ] Young Chicken with Dresses. | Lobster Salad.
 DESSERT.
 1 Meringues a la Creme. 1 Wine Jelly. Fruits. l Confectionery cNapontaine Ice ofeam' Tea. Coffee.
 l President Trowbridge, few minutes after | nine o'clock, announced the opening "of the I feast of reason, and called upon President | Watrous of the Consolidated road to introduce the proceedings. Mir. Watrous replied with happy introductory remarks and gave the I toast, ''The President of the United States, " l to which Dr. Bacon responded. He paid a patriotic tribute to the office of the President
 of the United States. Americans spontane-
  be the incumbent. To-day it was President Hayes who filled the place between President Grant and the one not yet nominated. Per l haps the next man will be from Con-
 necticut. (Lively applause.) Connecticut
 can furnish many suitable candidates, one to almost every square mile. President Hayes administration had bright points. Un- der it dollar had become a dollar, for one thing. Furthermore, Hayes was Connecti- cut man, and therefore to be admired. It was difficult to get Q President without getting Connecticut man, and this applied to Cabi-
 net officers and posts of great honor at the bar. Rutherford was a name the speaker
 heard in his own family. Buddy Hayes the
 President was called at home. The speaker
 liked President Hayes because he was Ruther- ford Hayes, and he might say also because he
 was the husband of Mrs. Hayes. Professor
 Stowe, of Hartford, when his house was build
 ing, asked man at work on the house whose
 house it was. The man replied, q don't
 know, but I tbink it is the Widow Stowe's."
 Iaughter.J The speaker further very hap
 oily alluded to Mir. and Mrs. Hayes.
 MT. Watrous said Connecticut had been fit
 tingly alluded to as having suitable candi-
 date for President on every square mile. He
 would call upon sx-Governor English.
 Ex-Governor English WAS warmly applaud
 ed. ''What is the State of Connecticut Mr.
 President ?' asked Mr. English, and proceed
 ed to give an answer. He alluded to Con-
 necticuts founders, men who had laid the foundations so broad and deep that half mil of 1 ;E
 The speaker alluded to the time when Con nectiout was composed of two colonies, and to the spirit of the men and women, their learning, piety, who established these col onies to their self sacrificing devotion to principle and high, elevated walks of life. Da- venport, Eaton, Hooker were names of which we today, like our fathers were, are proud
 The foundations were laid broad and deep, and laws were created with reference to the spread of intelligence and of learning. The mists of ignorance had no friends with those founders of this old State. Free schools were established and as early as 1700 the founda- tions were laid for Yale College, and there the college stands day, monument to those men, to the enlightened high thinking of the founders of this Commonwealth. Education and piety are the corner stone of our State and the safety of our republic Young msn, see to it that Connecticut maintains her high and honored name until this whole broad land from mountain peak to ocean shore, shall be radiant with the principles of religious and constitutional liberty. (Applause.)
 MT. Watrous was satisfied that to take President elsewhere than from Connecticut stock would be token of insanity or of in- born, ineradicable depravity. Dr. Bacon had said that Connecticut had capacity for pro- ducing Presidents, and the last speaker had shown ample capacity for demonstrating 41n nF foof \ Gov. English was possessed of wide informa- ton. The speaker never heard the ex- Gov ernor speak without being amazed at the ex- tent of his information, both in comprehen- siveness and in detail The Governor had acquired an immense fund of knowledge and yet he was not 100 years old. Gaughter and applause But the next toast was in order, and with brief introduction complimentary to Mayor Bigelow, that gentleman was sum moned to respond for ''The City of New Ha- ven" MT. Bigelow was greeted with a most hatteriDg reception.
 Mayor Bigelow expressed the desire that the toast should have been responded to by ex- Mayor Lewis as the most suitable person and he knew the ex-Mayor could do it. He would, however, call upon City Auditor Kim berly to speak for him. Mir. Kimberly was applauded and related an apropos story to set of his responding for the chief magistrate. He then spoke of the success of New Haven its name and fame, of the elevating influences the city afforded, of its low death rate the lowest of any seaport town in the United States, and of the numerous municipal inter- eests of the city, carefully looked after by it's Mayor. (Applause.) He concluded with a sentiment which caused loud applause
 Toastmaster Watrous now prefaced with a very happy allusion to the college, and called upon Joseph Sheldon Gin the absence of Pres ident Porter) to respond.
 Mir. Sheldon said it was surprising to find himself selected to respond for Yale College, certainly at a few moments notice but who could fail to express sentiments in honor of such a noble institution as Yale? It's own sons were everywhere in this country and abroad in high positions, representing the country honorably and well. Yale was repre- scented in the Cabinet with an Evarts, whose after dinner speaking would make him prize for this evenings entertainment. Yale's influence radiates everywhere. But it's connection with this Chamber WAS the subject. This Chamber highly valued | the college, and some of it's members l had given substantial evidence of their high l appreciation. The speaker said our wealthy | men could not fail of happy disposition of l funds in making additions to the funds of the 1 college Aid it in it's great and noble work. l
 Toastmaster Watrous very happily referred 1 to Mir. Sheldon's eloquence for Yale, saying | that had he taken the same interest for Yale | in his youth he would certainly have been | Following he called upon James D. DeWeH to respond for 1.-The Cham Der of Commerce"
 MT Dewen said: do not rise to apoIo- gize. You well know that am ever ready to forward the interests of this Chamber, which has an interesting history. I find from 8 search of the records that this Chamber in it's early history called upon the President to consider certain important matters. I find that they called upon Congress for certain acts establishing branch of the United States bank. The reconciliation of this body is due to E. s. Wheeler. We have the best reasons to invite manufacturers to our city. There should be unity of purpose, and every en- deavor should be made to have low and uni l form taxation. I am pleased to see so many present, and cast no reflection upon past upon the corporation our head represents, when I say that believe he has soul and has due regard to the corporation and the interests of the public.
 President Watrous referred pleasantly to .he allusions of Mir. DeweI, and aid while he was president of the road he represented he 'hould recognize the rights of all classes of ,itizsns, and never, where Yale College is To- 'ated and so many other interests are located, !