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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-30
THE LAwRENcEyILLE SCHOOL.
RETIREMENT or DIR. s. NJ HANuLG-GRADUATIoN
INTERPRETATION MEETING.

RETIREMENT OF DIR. s. NJ HANuLL-GRADUATIoN
EXERCIsKs-ALUMNI MEETING.
FRoM Az OCCASION Al CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.
LAwRENCEvILLE, n. D., June 29.-The
closing exercises OF The High school took place to-day
The the close OF the year OF the history
OF school the fortynut and last Of Dr. s.
n. Hamilrs connectio' with H. DR.. Mackenzie, the
prncpaeec takes ais place at the head Of the nsttu
,on whlc - to be called The L,wrcuceyitie school on
the John c. Green foundation. The exercises were very
interesting. large number Of the old and young alumni
aud many the friends OF the school were present
Among these Admiral Emmons, Captain Quick and
Chaplain Hoer. OF the United states Navy; Or. A. A.
Woodruff, Of the &. 8 Army the Hon A. T. McCintock
OF Wkcsbarre the Hon Z. stuart Patterson. OF Phila
deiphia; the Hon. Edward wills OF New York United
States senator Mcmillan OF Minnesota aAd the Rev. Dr.
George Hale Of Philadelphia
c. W. f:ouse ~ New York. and b. Akernan OF Georgia
the Latin and English sauiaory respectively
william = VOORHEES, delivered the valedictOry. His
illusions 70 the long and successful career OF DR.
Hamll. and the great respect and love which al his
pupils not only ~ to-day but OF the past cher shed for
him were we'll received Twelve students received
diplomas
Dr. Hamill in his final remarks said he came Young
graduate from Jefferson College IN 1884 70 Lawrence
willie as a teacher OF nguages under SIR Philips After
teaching with him for three years lac became principal
OF the school than thousand person had bee
aud good lie referred 10 OF the first pupils who
tered the years o! aud left at sixteen
10 20 into business NeS-York Cty. The same lad be-
came Que OF the wralthGst and most inhu"nal men In
the great metropolis Princeton would ever remember
his munihccnt gifts, and LawTeueeyle would long re-
member and revere his The Lawrcnceylle School
on the John c. Green foundation would be a fitting
memorial in his native place Of tho vast good he had
accomplished. ,,
.he alumni to the number OF sixty met In the old
afr fts "A ~
Patterson elected president and j. walter Louvre
secretary. Letters OF regret read from several OF
tho Alumni, among whom were General Horace Porter
OF New. York DR. samuel ID. Gross. LII. d. OF Phiade
phia and Or. John Maclcan president OF Princeton
College, aud OF the rst instructors Ia the school
several resolutions adopted OF which provides
Tor An alumni reunion at Lawrenceyille every three
Al o'clock The alumni and guests sat down TO an
Attractive lunch provided b. Dr.. Hamll The follow.
Ing toasts were proposed the Navy" responded to
by ADMIRAL EmmOns The Army" by Surgeon A. A.
,odhull The Medical PROBES ion" by Dr. @. Hale
Ine Clergy" by tue Rev DIR. Hale; THE Alumni oy
C. 3 Patterson "Ihe Legal Profession" by Hon. \. L.
McClinock; 1.-THE Colleges by the Hon. Edward
Wells; "The Ladies'" by s. Il. Gummere and " The
New School" by j. C. Mack :nze, Pm. ID.
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fright that he very nearly tainted ana hau u w
by Dr. Hunter to the water tank. wnere 0Vu 49,.
rort,v restored him. The Board of Examiners then
proceeded to examine the professors to their quan
cations The latter entered heartily into the spirit Oh
the fun and ans wered such questions Was the atuor
of Bony Mary OF Argyle professor of anu
Describe the personal appearance OF s.r hv
DundOnis" in IN cry mood, amid shouts OF ugu'el "
the girls. -, ,.,n, a, tbe
President Jarrett then read resolution recing "a 40
hardshps that the class OF 'S3 had been iorced ~
undergo and INJECTING a punishment on inc Iaory
that they should lead their respective classes 70
cass-roO In the college building Tbs was uoro en-
Tie entire body proceeded TO the campus, where
was buried with suitable ceremonies, MISS Asnos
stevens acting as funeral orator and Professor AIta
r. Dunco on as chief Miss Jarrett piintyu eo
class ivy at the northwest corner Of the college DS
The graduates then retired to the calisthenum "nelo
a COLLATION. had been prepared All resttSlne We
thrown aside and the young ladies' sang their es sons
who told of the spheres of usefulness hat "ere W
be filed by the members OF the class.
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4 PRIEST ACCUSER ACCUSED.

The case of the Rev. Father Florence Mccarthy
against Kate Dixon, his servant until recently,
whom he charges with theft, was resumed before
.Instjce Naehef Yesterday and subsequently the
charge OF assault made by Kate Dixon against Tue
nrjesf was heard bv the same magistrate. In the
frst case Officer Henry Miller testified to searching
Kate Dix os room al No. 314 East Thirty -iourth-st
NewYork 10 the presence of the priest for property
alleged by Father Mccarthy TO have been soen
from him. The girl showed them where tbs trunk
was. Father Mccarthy Identified as hls an
ACCORDION an alarm clock, small bank-bOok,
foweI. a pcn-holder anu letter addressed TO him.
Kate Dixon testified in her own behalf that sac
bougbt the ACCORDION aud the clock with Der own
mnney Mrs Francis Ryan, sister OF Kate DlXon.
testified that Father Mccarthy told her that Kate
had bought tue clock and the accordeon ana called
her foolish for doing so. The against the girl
was adjourned for further wi nesses, 9ud the case
against Father Mccarthy was taken up. >.
THE priest testified in his own behalf,
DENYING that he ever assaulted or at
tempted TO assault the gTl, or ever used improper
language in her hearing. He declared that al her
etatements about his June B, the day The
assault was alleged to have been committed were
false. Mrs. l.. If. Moore. who has a laundry near
Father McCarthy's house, testined that tne DIXON
girl came to her laundry on June ., az 1oo I. NJ.
for sons clothes OF Father AcCarthys. ana had q
good deal of change with her. Beng asked II she
ere parlsbioner of Father McCarthys, she an
swered 81 am not one OF his Dari5hloners don
believe in priests, ministers Pope, bishOp or any
thing else IN the shape OF a man. L am not par
ishloner anywhere where pants rule" The case was
submitted without argument the Justlce reserFlhg
decision
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RASERAI,L NEWS.

The New-York and Philadelphia League
baseball met for the first time the Polo Grounds
ytsterday Contrary to general expectation, the game
finely contested. Both teams played In good form.
aud the batting free and hard Ward made eleven
base-hits and two home runs, which yociferousy
appauded. Lanes umpirinz frequently Kissed Tho
New-York nine took lead in the first inning Connor
making three-base hit and scoring on Wards hit for
two bases. Ward scored on error by Gross In the
second inning the Phadelphas began to score, Lewis
making hit AMI securing second base on wild pitch
by Wech lie scored hit by Ferguson. No moro
runs were until fourth inning when the visit
ing nine took lead by earned runs Me-
Cleand made q Ihreebase hit and scored on hit ~
Lewis Lewis scored hit by Coleman. L
the sixth inning the Philadelphia nine
increased their lead getting IN three moro
runs off errors by WEIGH and Ewing and bits by Fer
guson and Coleman. But the home nine played elrs-
July ana anaged tie tho IN the eSnth INNING
Connor again led of With thVeebase hit and scored On
Wards hOme-run hit Neither nine scored in the nlntl
inning, ia the tenth inning Gillespie mad- two
base hit and scored single hit by Welch, and New
York won. AL the New-York nine did EXCELLENT work
ia the field, particularly Ca5kius aud Ward. Gross
caught IN rather careless manner MeClellnad AMI Fer
gson carrying on the fielding houor5 for the Phiaae-
phia nine. The fOlOwngis the score
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COMMENCEMENT NOISE.
The pupils of st. LeOnard's Academy, 81

Tie pupils OF st. LeOnards Academy, South
Fourth-st, Brooklyn held their third annual COM
mencement, at the Masonic Temple, in Grand-st, last
night over 1000 persons attended The Rev. syl-
yester Malone pastor of the Church OF SITS Peter and
Paul presided, and with HIM the platform were the
Rev Fpthers Gallagher, Ward and HumiltOn OF Brook
lyn and Father Donney, OF Flushing. The sautatory
address was livered by j. J. Smith, and oraOns were
made by John j. Leary, William ]. Doran and j. Doran.
The graduating exercises OF the Jersey City High
School were hlcd last night in the Jersey City Academy
The boxes orchestra chairs ana galleries were filed with
people The graduating class which numbered eighty
one occupied the stage together with the mem
beers OF the Board of Education and eX-UOngressman
Uardenbergh Judge A. y. MeGiu and ex-Judgc John A.
Blair who constituted the comm ttee To determine the
forensic prize. The exercises opened with scripture
reading by the Rev. DR.. Howard A NJ Henderson.
After an address by Isaac Romano, chairman OF toe
High School Committee, the prizes and diplomas were
awarded. Tie medals were won by Lille ii. CDwles
Katie A. Murphy, Clara Autenreith Alfred q. Herzo'
and Herman Koch.
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TRINITY COLLEGE.

PROGRESS OF THE COLLEGE-THE ALUMNI DINNER
fFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE !
HARTFORD, June 29-The commencement
exercises Of Trinity College Dcuded last evening
by a reception at the college buildings. Very many Of
the best known citizens Of Hartford present. The
blsncy Of the gathering formed filing close for the
most satisfactory held by this col
lege The college has made valuable gain In its new
president, Rev. Dr. George w. smith, who assumes con-
troll July l. Although heretofore stranger TO most OF
the alumni succeeded In the brief period OF the
commencement season in winning the respect and adj
mraton OF all who then met and him. chair Of
Political Science and Modern History, endowed by the
late Colonel Northa'n has been established; and also
chair OF Physics. Louis Cheeseman, Of NewYork was
recently elected professor OF physios
The annual alumni dinner was enjoyed In the after
Allyn House. About 200 persons were pres
ent Among the speakers to the tOasts the Rev.
Dr. W. G. smith. the preSdent eK Governor
PbeDa 80, OF Missouri; DR.. George s. Mallory, 1dge
sankEon I. Morgan, Dr. Thomas Gallaudet, Luke ,.
lockwood John :. Smith. OF New York. aud Smiley. g.
Fisher, philadelphia DEW. A NJ. Wainwright, presi-
dent Of the College Alumni Association aud or the
New England Alumni Association, acted "a toasmster
IL stated the dinner that the endowment OF n
professUrsbp mis- hit soon be expected. Dr. Gaau-
Diet, Luke :. Lockwood and L. WlnslOw Williams were
elected alumni trustees. This u the first choice Or
trustees By the Alumni under the power conferred upon
them by statute and the other trustees express the-
selves AS well satisfied with the selection made Tne
hail dedicated TO the memory OF olOuel Northa m,
by whom IL largely built Is now completed ana ADDS
greatly 10 TIE beauty Of the collection OF buildings
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THE CRUSADE on TRADE DoLzARS.

The crusade against the trade dollar is spreading
uptown. Many stores IA Broadway ana NINIu-NNe'
have now the warning slgu displayed IN Gou5p'cn-
ous pustinn. This evening there VIII ptoDany pe
lively sCeucs abou; the cOrucrProceres ana b'"eiy
stores. for hundreds OF working men anu w.. ,u
will receive all part OF th'lr wages IN tbe u'uslNo
coin and will have il refused at the counters ol tue
stores ~ here they make their purchases IS Set u"
action has heea taken by tbs large retill Neops
stores "a they are waiting for some concerto PlSa
,f action TO be proposed. IL was stated bY "ne OF
large retail firm III lOurteentl-st YESTERDAY thal
the only reason for still continuing 10 receive lh'eo
coins from their customers was tnat nc hetl I'm
pet itiou in the trade made each hfm appreheh7a's
of giving the smallest advantage TO lts IlNsIs.
feather will cause n Weil-adlustc, hcHle !" "aNel'
"a Ls and a. z Is with ~. We feel that If two
esta bsBmcnts Of equal size ana hltracloh NeIo ~.
next JoOr 10 each other ana the one On u = iltl,i
refused trade dollars while that on tho LETT
them the luft-hand store would eaten nearly AZ Iio
customers II would not matter u they had no tIahs
dollars nj all in their pncket-books; theS Nouiu
n,yr a sort of impression that the store whlcp re-
caiyed them was more generous than ms hrlehoor,
and thitaer they would flock We hnd them not
onIy a nuisance but an apprccAble source Oh
recuniary loss Ladies ALWAYS grumDle Nhei lhey
receive silver in change, and rrnmble sun more
when there trade dollar among H. ana yct ailey
would stare with Indignation were hve OF TX ''les
handed by them 10 the cashier politely refused.
Yes I'll lend you doilaf, SAID an IA Iocunlo9S
dollar aud pay mo dollar bill III return To-
The borrower is servant to the lender" mur;
INJURED the friend ID need % he extended MS manu-
for the which Is not money, .., ~
The banana dealers placed printed cards
in their carts info. ming their Gu tomcrs that
trade dollars are ~ longer received IN payment lor
fruit. ., ,,,., L,,.,r,
| in his pCsscs.ion what Treasurer Acton calls "A
"-ouycnir" Of a ginger-cakr yenier' maj Is
pauds on the kind Of dollar" was the rep!E Oh VIC
Adj man. "if It's q trade will give you 20 cents
for it," 1t was Trade but the owner ana not
care TO exchange il at such d-sc2u; anu ,h
walked away, looking with contempt on The bdsAoI
The outcry against the trade dollar is rapidly
| i,cr.asJng m volume In Brooklyn, in many cases
III c0n being refused utterly. The corner grocers
win, receive them are greatly bothered 10 ADJUST
their ubstract6n table 10 the new basis OF 10 cents
instead OF 100 cents IN reckoning the value OF the
coin. . ~, -,
The war has spread across the river to Hoboken'
and Yesterday a protest was made by the city en-
niovfs against The custom of paying them la the
d.hased dollars. Nevertheless many OF them were
paid in trade dollars yesterday, as many as ten
hninr given To one person.
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TIE CROPS or ILLINOIS.

A GREATER ACREAGE OF CORN AND LESS CORN
DIsCoURAGING WHEAT PROSPECTS.
SPRINGFIELD, H., June 29.-From advance
sheets OF the June crop report published by the State
Board OF Agriculture learned that the estimated III
crease OF the that OF 1882 is per
cent. making the corn area :his year over 100000
acres The condition indicates yield threefOurths
large as the average l6s750.Oo0 bushels less than
the crop Of 1882.
In the northern counties the percentage OF the pros
pectlye yield ranges from 20 to 3D. and in the central
counties the percentage Is placed at So or somewhat
better than last In Southern illinois the outlook
about the same as year Tue condition of broom
corn and sugar cane is discouragng. Winter wheat
prospects are not good in MAY, and the present
tine average condition ana he prospective yield II l00,
100000 bushels Rye tax aid barley nave fallen on 10
ner cent IN acreage. There will 100000 OF Irish
Severe fross have greatly injured tho fruit
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KINGSTON ACADEMY.
AN ANCIENT scHooL-THE GRADUATING CT

AN ANCIENT sCHUOL-THE GRADUATING CLASS.
KINGSTON, y. y, June 29.-The Tooth
yersary exercises OF the Kingston Academy were
held at Music Hall here this evening. TINS institution
WAS founded by the trustees Of the Freehoders and
commonalty OF the town Of Kingston In IVA John
Addison waists first principal The original building In
Crown-st was burned by the British IN 1777. The
second building occupied by the school was stone
stfucture which is now residence still standing. The
pregcnt structure stands IN little triangular shady
mark on Abanyave. 1t been enlarged from time TO
fine and is now being again extended
The following compose the graduating class OF 1888:
Jobn NJ Broadhead Rachel Corn. Jennie Dant Lboie
GnrslIne Minnie Florence Hail. Flora Elizabeth Ous
irena T1lson Lucy Northbary, Bessie Vreden-
mr. Wilbur Francis Barber, watson MAnthls
Eresr Gerard Lounsbery Walter Eltbg Merritt
Tine saluaton was read by Miss Otis subject: Econ
omy the Philosophers Stone" Miss Vredenburg read
IT, 'vaiedictory with an essay on 1.-THE Invisible
World" the diplomas presented on ben air Of the
Board Of Education ny General George H. Sharpe
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COMMENCEMENT DAYS.
FyrRCIsES AT WESLEYAN.

c,,nr,r,ox nrGRFFs CONFERRED on TWENTY
THREE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEGREES
lTRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE lhiDuNAI
MIppLETowN, Conn.,, June 29.-lhe COM
nceroept exercises OF Wesleyan University were held
Yesterday The class graduated numbered l"enly
three and Included woman student lno
exercises were held, as in past years. In the tne
Methodist Episcopal Church, IN Ouurcn'S"
Among those upon the platform were Governor waller
PRECEDENT Reach Judges Reynolds Culver and Northrup
the Rev. Ora A. s. Hunt, W. O. Steele and Professors
Van Benscnoten Rice, Prentice, Van Week and Aar-
rs.
Dr. Hunt opened the exercises with prayer. me toi-
lowing we're the speakers and Their oratons: Eugene
IL Thrasher Nashua NH, The Scholar in the fohtcs
OF To-Day. George A. Robbins, Manchester
Conn, "An Historical Verdict Examined
Thomas smms, westaeld,. N j, "The American
Problem -" james A. Develin Philadelphia Penn, Inc
Republieap Movement in Spain - Bradford o. McIntire
salmon Falls. n IT,, "Our Dangerous Classes" John
W. MAYNARD Brooklyn, n. Y, John Bright y; lhomaS
c. wilson, OceanpOrt, NJ j., Our Debt to AleRauuer
Hamilton; Albert L. Smith, Concord, n. H. "eo'-
ter's 7th OF March Speech" The speaking was
CONTEXT for the Rich prize in oratory, which was ael
word awarded to John W. Maynard. President Beach
conferred the diplomas.
The following honorary degrees were bestowed
IL. d. upon Judge Miles Granger, OF the supreme
Court OF Connecticut D. upon the Rev J. r. Day pas
tor OF St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Chucn IN
New-York aud upon the Rev. william V. Kelley, OF the
EpiseoSal Cimlch OF Brooklyn, n. Y After tue public
exercises tbs commencement dinner was eaten az iae
steele President Beach the Rev Dr. Joseph Pullman Bur
ton r. Beach. +. Randall Professor Van BenschOteh,
and the Rev Mr. Nudge. College songs were sung Win
To-day The examinations for admission to the incoming
Freeman class were held. The Applications
received are numerous and the prospect Is good for
larger class than ever before at the fall term.
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4 JANITOR FIRIHG Ar SCHOOL-BOY.

Joseph Stein. assistant janitor of Public School
No g. jersey City, was arraignrd before JusIlce
Lawrence IN the Second DiStrct Police Court IN that
cjty Yesterday morning, on charge of firing 1--WE
shots at William Slater, "a pupil IN the school, who
lives AT No. 90 ST. Pauls-aye. At The examination
IL wa, learned that on Thursday
afternoon a slate was broken in the
school-ya ard and Stein believing that Slater
had broken il ordered him TO pick up the peces.
ward threatening that if he did not go he woutd
1nt lullet through bIm. Slater did not go, and
stem drew his revolver and hred hive shots ~ hin
siam admit ed firing the pistol, but declared ihat
he did If under excitement. He said the pistol was
loaded with blank cartridges which he had pur.
chased for the Fourth. The case VIII be continued
tn-daV
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q MILE.
FOURTH RACE, sEABoARD STAKES, THREE-YEARoLDs
SPECIAL WEIGHTS, 13s MILES.
LAWN TENNIS AT ORANGE.

The weather yesterday was rather unfavora-
BILE for the lawn tennis tournament at Orange, j. In
the afternoon heavy shower fell which completely
drenched the Shortly before o'clock, however.
the sun ours through the clouds and was determined
to continue the games LIZ the first round OF doubles l.
N McCarter IT,, and II. NJ Peters defeated H. f. Hitch
and Mr.. Coolidge. r. F. Conover and Mr.. Muller de
feated G. r. Watson and Mr. Crosby. There was
some good play In this match. but Mr.. Wat
son was not well supported by his partner.
Charles Farm UNI and Mr. Van Rensselaer, OF Pniladei-
phia, defeated Mr. Anderson and his partner Messrx
Grant and Coey of the Brooklyn Club easily defeated
E. winslow and Mr.. Rankin, Of the Staten Island Club
in two straight sets Of 63, Ga DR.. Dwight and r. ID
Sears beat Messrs. Campbell and Mann BY so, SO
Mcssrs Toler and Larkin beat Messrs Macomson and
Dodd easily By 63, go. The match between MI Patton
and Dr. Brandt against Messrs Hynes and Buckne' OF
the st. Georges Club was the only hardought contest
Mr.. Hynes and his partner played well tosether aud
srugI lie won the next by 65 After the third game in
the third set the snn came out and the uPre made ns
his partner protested The matter referred 10 pr
Dwight president OF the association ana ne a.rasd
OF vantage games although the match was not nDal
aud again he was ruled TO be wrong But Ihe paysrs
submted to the nmpre's ruling, and so equal was 1e
NAV that it took eleven games TO nnish me
set, which was won by Patton and partner by IL 10
In the second round OF doubles Messrs CouoVer ana
Miller easily disposed OF Messrs Carter am peteFs
Mr.. Van Rensselaer, and MT FaTngm tsen mel a We
81. 6l. ID. Dwight and Mr.. Sears defeated Ies :.
Larkn and soler easily In two stralsn sets Dt DSs
introduced some fancy services, twisting the Da CIV
eriy both ght and left This completed the doubles Tor
In the fourth round OF the singles Mr.. Sears played
Dir. Lyman who stood up well 20 the champion ana was
defeated Dy 6.3 65. The most interesting natcn was
thai between SIR Far1um and Mr. sears. Although the
champion won easily Mr.. Farnnn was saiicienSy
good player to draw out some OF MS skill IAere we're
several pretty rallies showing much skill ana VoeyiAs
The score was 6.3. 60.
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JOHN RoGERyS DARING ESCAPE.

The daring escape on Thursday, Of John Rogers,
through an open window at the Ion6s Poiiee
Courtroom Yesterday. Roundsman Keruso SAID
that it was the first escape since
three years ago notorious criminal
nv fhe name of Sullivan escaped in similar
manner. The window through which sullivan
iunped was at once provided with strong bars. as
was also every other one in the room. except the
one near the Judges desk This omission WAS taken
advantage OF by Rogers. The Toundsman, when
asked who was responsible for prisoner when ID
the courtroom, sand that usually the policeman
the Tonbs and " hen he escaped il was the fourth
time that he had been before Justice Power
twice on Wednesday and twice on THURSDAY.
The Jusf,ce was not OH the bench when the
prisoner made his escape, but had stepped INTO a
room near the desk for moment. Justice Smlth
Ing for Rogers but up TO a late hour without