The Press., 1884-06-26

THE New York and New England railroad, under it's present management, is getting generous praise from press and public; it's trains runoing on time and without accident. It has recently made further reduction of fares, and is now using the double track be- tween Willimantic and Boston.
 Ar least thousand people attended the commencement exercises at Storrs Agricultu- ral, Mansfield, on Thursday last The speak ers-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and Gov Waller-both spoke without notes. Beecher's remarks being rather below his ordinary ef- forts, while the governors were extremely apt, and are given in substance on the 4th page of this paper. Essays were read by the graduates. The grove near the school was used for the gathering, and the end was slightly hastened by the coming of the show CT.
 Puck, whose English caricaturist, Gill am, presented MT. Blaine as the 'stattooed man," was great admirer of MT. Blaine when he was in the cabinet. In the issue of December q, 1881, Puck had cartoon of MT. Blaine leaving the cabinet He was clad in Roman toga, and as he strode away he exclaimed, 1T go, but I return. :" In explanation of this cartoon Puck said editorially eff brains ever made man president of the United States, brains will make Mir. Blaine president He has set his heart upon that dignity, and nothing but death, a miracle, or sunstroke will keep him from it''
 To1,, >R %, leaped from the deck of the steamer c. H. Northam on its trip to New Haven Monday, and was drowned It is supposed that she did not live happily with her hus- band, but no immediate cause for the act is known. She had been sitting on the after deck with little brother and cous- in i; without any warning she sprang to her feet, exclaimed that she was going to throw herself overheard, and did so before any one could interfere. Before boat could reach her she sank. When the boat reach ed New Haven her husband, who had, of course, no intimation of the suicide, was at the dock to meet her.
 The missionary brig Morning Star, lost this week in the Pacific ocean, is the third ton in 1871- The original Morning Star was sent out about thirty years ago. Each of the vessels has been built on the co-op eration plan by the contributions of Sun day school children.
 Peterson's Magazine for July is even better than usual, and gives an Illustrated article on "Lengfellow and Westminster Abbey" Our readers are aware that the English admirers of Longfellow have just placed bust of him in what is called Po- cts Corner" in the great abbey, where are the monuments or busts of so many of the more distinguished authors of Eng land, from Chaucer down to Thackery and Dickens. The article is a timely one, and gives engravings of "Poets' Corner" the bust itself, the place where it is put, and of the abbey generally. The principal steeLengravlng of the number, ,~''l Care for Nobody" illustrates capital story by Frank Lee Benedict The author of ssJo- siah Aliens Wife" contributes one of her inimitable humorous sketches. sLord Avalon, a novelet by the popular author of "A Fifth Avenue Romance" is begun, opening with great spirit, and containing, among other things, graphic description of an English fox-hunt. The colored fash ion plates, the colored patterns, and the half-hundred other illustrations for new dresses. embroidery. etc., etc., are given as usual. Two dollars year, with great reductions to clubs. A new volume be- gins with the July number. Specimens sent gratis, if written for, to those wishing to get up clubs. Chas. J. Peterson, Phil adelphia.
 Professor William G. Sumner regards the New England manufacturers as sssome- thing in the nature of thieves"